When they learned that the Grand Duke planned to take out the bloody flag, everyone present secretly decided to retreat without any hesitation.
If it were a political struggle, it would depend on means and connections, and everyone would side with Mr. Rizal without hesitation. Mr. Kawei’s ability to talk was too weak, and it was not enough for everyone to spit on him. The city will drown him.
But if you turn over the table and... compete for strength, no one will think highly of Mr. Rizal. Mr. Kawei's reputation in the past was built out of a mountain of corpses and a sea of bones. Let's just say that he himself is an extraordinary person. Everything is as good as him. No one who opposes him and forces him to act recklessly will not tremble in fear. If you can't win in a one-on-one fight or in a group fight, why should you fight with him?
The corpses of more than a thousand people and the burned-down camps in front of him proved that the old Duke was serious. He was not killing thieves in remote mountains or barren mountains. If they were all dead, everyone would just celebrate with their foreheads. The people who died here were the personal guards of a great duke. They were not only the most elite force in the hands of a great noble, but also formed the backbone of a family.
Even though there are only two hundred and fifty people who are official members of the Duke's Guard, the remaining people are selected according to the same criteria. Most of them are young people or even heirs from the vassal families of the Grand Duke of Risa; they are the entire Grand Duke. The future of the family. And as a result of thousands of people being killed here, there will be a big gap in the strength of the next generation of the Risa family.
Before this generation can decide the winner, the next generation will lose first. No... maybe there won't be a fight for the next generation. The victory or defeat between the Kawi family and the Risa family, in this situation of fleeing. The nobles have already made a decision in their hearts.
The wooden village did not burn for long. A fire was set in the morning, and before dusk, only ashes remained at the site of the original wooden village. The dead bodies inside were gathered together, as ordered by the Grand Duke, and several buckets of car fuel were poured over them. The gasoline was burned as well.
Duke Kawei's guards did not even plunder the dead bodies or the property in the wooden stronghold, but only selected some symbolic items as proof that they had annihilated half of Duke Risa's guard. Of course, there was no loud cheering or celebration of victory. .Just like in the past when they conquered monsters and annihilated thieves, success was the inevitable result and failure was unforgivable.
The nobles who were lucky enough to escape rushed to the capital of the empire with all their strength. Not only did they have to report what happened here to His Majesty the Emperor, but they also had to stay away from the murderous old Duke.
Although Blood Flag Revenge has a clear target, it does not allow accidental injuries to unrelated people. However, considering that the two opposing parties are both Grand Dukes, if you are accidentally injured, you can only admit that you are unlucky, and you have no choice or courage to ask any party for compensation. Or apologize. So staying away from this place is the best choice.
However, compared to the several nobles who rushed back on two legs, the news of the annihilation of Risa's private army spread back to the capital and the palace faster. What was even more shocking was that the Grand Duke of Kawei was preparing to raise the bloody flag. news, and the target is another grand duke of the empire—Duke Rizal.
This level of blood-flag revenge, if other minor nobles were forced to get involved, could already be regarded as a civil war in the empire. Therefore, unlike the shock of other ministers and nobles, the emperor sitting on the supreme throne felt even more Headache.
Although the old guy he knew had extraordinary achievements in martial arts, he was definitely not this ignorant, reckless and impulsive bastard. So what happened that made him make such a choice? This is absolutely not the case.
The questions that most people would have suddenly focused on the other person involved in this incident, that is, the current Prime Minister of the Empire, Grand Duke Rizal.
"Your Majesty, this is just a despicable slanderous behavior by the bad old man Kawei who has no clear head. There is no doubt that he just wants to use such actions to rationalize his disobedience to His Majesty's orders and to launch shameless revenge on me. I
He has no idea what I have done that he is qualified to raise the bloody flag against." At the court meeting in the palace, the imperial prime minister said plausibly.
Rubbing his temples, the old emperor felt bitter in his heart and had no choice but to do so. The careless old man held up the flag of blood, but did not give any reason, so how could he let people express their stance? In fact, such a situation, in the Gwana Empire
It is not uncommon in the history of China. Situations like this that raise the blood flag high but do not explain the reason usually involve scandals involving female relatives, and of course it is not convenient to publicize it.
But it does not mean that any noble can take advantage of this convenience to suppress or annex other nobles. So whether it is really revenge for blood relatives or simply an excuse, as the higher-ranking nobles on both sides of the struggle, they have the obligation to take the lead or take the initiative.
Prevent a war between two nobles.
Generally speaking, no one will use the bloody flag as an excuse. Anyone who dares to do so must be prepared to be treated in the same way. After all, one of the legal principles applied by the imperial nobles is 'False accusers shall be punished with false accusations'
.To prevent someone from arbitrarily fabricating charges and falsely accusing others without having to bear any responsibility. Although in actual implementation, there are many additional considerations.
But this time, two grand dukes, who could even be said to be the most powerful nobles in their respective fields in both civil and military fields, were facing each other tit for tat. Thinking of the possible consequences, the old emperor wanted to strangle these two to death with his own hands.
Two bastards.
However, Duke Rizal sternly denied it, and Duke Kawei did not appear in the court to provide reasonable evidence for his actions. Therefore, the voice in the court can be said to be one-sided in favor of the imperial prime minister with numerous partisans.
Duke Kawei's agent, his legitimate son Marquis Farshid, naturally became the target of everyone's criticism.
This middle-aged elegant aristocrat who was nothing like his father and had entered his forties could only lower his head and silently bear the malice from everyone without any intention of defending himself.
This can be seen from the side that the first heir to the Grand Duke's family was not aware of his father's actions in advance. Otherwise, given his status, he would of course have to replace his father, defend him in the court, and make it clear
The legitimacy of the Kavi family to raise the blood flag against the Risa family.
"Your Majesty!" After noticing that he had won the support of most of the nobles in the court, Duke Rizal was ready to launch oppression against the last noble noble who had not expressed his stance - the Emperor of the Empire. He said: "Grand Duke Kawei
It is a crime of great disrespect to be arrogant and ignore His Majesty's orders and brutally kill the imperial envoy who went to announce the orders. It is recommended that he be demoted to a criminal body and be arrested and tried in the palace. If he is allowed to behave like this,
If you have repeatedly provoked the power of the royal family, how will your Majesty govern this country and manage so many vassals and subjects under your command?"
Anyone with a discerning eye also knows that Duke Rizal's words are also nonsense. When did the envoy who promulgated an edict need to bring a thousand troops to accompany him? This is simply a plan to arrest people at the slightest disagreement.
As long as Duke Kawei dares to openly disobey for his own benefit, Duke Risa's troops will definitely hold up the banner of the empire and arrest the old Duke. As long as the person is caught in prison, it is not up to him how to deal with it.
To put it simply, the whole plan is to oppress this old man who has been loyal all his life and dare not treason in the name of the empire.