Because Gruto's troops were already very close to the imperial capital at this time, the news quickly spread to Yalan.
"You see, right? I said there must be a mole." Linton said after hearing the news.
Yalan frowned slightly, Linton's previous words were confirmed. The reason is also very simple, that is, the news that the soldiers of the former Second Legion led by Gruto returned to the city has not been made public.
Yalan's exoneration of the soldiers of the former Second Legion and the rewards given to them are naturally public. But the matter of letting them return to the main city obviously does not need to be made public. After all, this is a military secret. How can the transfer of the legion be made public?
Right.
The troops of the former Second Army can stay in place to help the Third Army in the encirclement and suppression, or they can make other arrangements. Now that Yalan has forgiven them of their sins, it is obvious that they do not need to come back to atone for their sins. Their families
The release has also begun.
So how did the assassinating troops accurately determine that the opponent would definitely come back?
Among them, it can be temporarily judged that there are no spies in the former Second Army. The reason is that they just attacked the troops of the First Army before. If there are still spies, the First Army will not be attacked, right. Then the Second Army
Who else knows his current whereabouts?
The answer is the palace. Yes, Yalan knows, Linton knows, and some ministers also know. Now it is basically certain that the whereabouts of the second legion was revealed from the palace.
Linton was not familiar with most of the ministers, and the only one he was familiar with was Prime Minister Tyrard. But of course Yalan was very familiar with these people.
In her opinion, these ministers seemed to be very loyal, but she really couldn't tell which one had the feeling of being a spy. When Linton made a bet with her before, she also said that they probably didn't.
But the facts are right in front of us, and we must make a good judgment now.
"At times like this, just give these ministers a hard time and let them all go." Asked Linton for his opinion, Linton also waved his hand and said.
"..." Yalan looked at Linton with an expression of "You really know how to govern the country." She thought carefully that Linton's attitude towards these ministers has always been to kill them if they can, and not if they can't.
So can it actually be done like this? If Linton's words really work, after all, if he is in charge, it will be really stable, and no ministers will dare to think anything about it.
The current system of the empire is that only nobles can serve as officials, so although these ministers are individuals, they actually represent the noble families behind them. So will Linton's actions offend all the nobles and lead to turmoil in the empire? The answer is no
meeting.
The reason is that the empire killed two other human empires before and integrated the three human empires into one empire. However, since one empire annexed the other two empires, what should we do with the nobles in these two empires?
?They used to be high-ranking officials in each other's empires. Now that their empires are gone, their status in the newly built empire based on the Holy Empire of Elan has naturally declined.
Suffering from the lack of a position as an official, Linton appeared at this time. He was not worried about how he would be affected, because even if this group of nobles united, they could not overthrow him. Linton, the guy he didn't like, could do whatever he wanted.
But these ministers had no way to deal with him, and then they fell into competition among the nobles.
If Linton kills someone, someone will naturally come up to him. Linton doesn't have to worry about no one becoming an official. Even if he really offends all the nobles and no one wants to be an official, Linton can still do this.
It's an imperial examination, so he has nothing to worry about.
Although it was not his intention, the power of the empire's officialdom has inexplicably maintained a balance. These officials have inexplicably seen the path to promotion. In other places, they may rely on performance, but promotion here
The only solution is for Linton to kill anyone who is displeased, and the position will be freed up.
In short, only Linton can do this, and of course Yalan can't do it. Just when she was thinking about how to deal with it, Linton here suddenly said: "Anyway, I'll go and see what's going on first.
"
Linton has also rested for more than ten days and is about to go out for a walk. I just happened to pick him up.
Then I went out for a walk. After all, I had been a detective in the previous world. Isn't this the time to find a spy? It felt like a professional match.
Soon, a portal opened on Linton's side and arrived near the temporary base of the former Second Army led by Gruto. At this time, the Second Army experienced an assassination incident and temporarily stopped marching, stationed on the spot and waited.
The results of the processing in the imperial capital.
Although Linton had never been here before, the door opened quite accurately, and he opened it directly into the military camp. At this time, the military camp here had just been attacked and was obviously on high alert. Seeing this sudden change from
The soldiers who were patrolling around the people who came out of the orange gate were stunned for a moment, and then quickly surrounded them.
Soon Linton was surrounded by a large number of soldiers, all of whom looked at Linton warily. Of course, they did not attack immediately. Looking at Linton's clothes, he knew that the identity of the other party must be very noble.
"Where's Gruto?" Linton also asked directly.
The soldiers looked at each other. As soon as the other party arrived, they looked for their acting army commander. It seemed that he was sent from the imperial capital? The soldiers here were all soldiers of the Second Army, and the Second Army was previously stationed in
On the northeastern border, no one here actually knows Linton.
Fortunately, Gruto had already heard the noise and came over. Of course, he didn't know Linton. Only some officers of the Second Army had met Linton before, and of course most of the officers here were dead now.
However, Gruto obviously had some guesses about Linton's identity. He was probably an envoy from the imperial capital? So Gruto here also saluted cautiously: "I am Gruto, may I ask who you are..."
"In Lower Linton." Linton only reported his name, and then went straight to the point, "Where is the dead Losos?"
Gruto was stunned for a moment. He had met several envoys sent by the imperial capital before, but when they introduced themselves, they would not only say their names, but also their family and official positions in the court.
, will also show tokens. But I have never seen someone like Linton come up and just say his name without even giving his family name.
Because he had just been attacked, Gruto was now very cautious. Just as he was about to further ask about Linton's identity, his brother Joel, who was now serving as a military affairs officer, suddenly pulled Gruto and whispered.
: "It's Master Sword Master."
"Sword Master... Sir?" Before Gruto could react, Joel also knew that the other party probably didn't recognize him, so he quickly said again: "Great Lord Linton Melo."
Yes, Joel had met Linton. After all, their village was near the imperial capital. When the People's Republic of China was founded, and when Prince Lin Rui was born, there were banquets held for several days. Joel was all
He had attended several city-wide banquets and had seen Linton from a distance. At first he didn't dare to recognize him, but when he heard the other party introduced himself, of course he confirmed it.
"Linton... Sir?!" Gruto also reacted. Although he has never met Linton, he certainly knows who Linton is. As we all know, this is the actual ruler of the Holy Empire of Elan.
, As for Yalan, everyone agreed that she helped Linton occupy the position, and Yalan herself didn't mind.
The sudden appearance of Linton made Gruto a little panicked. After all, he was just a commoner a few days ago. He had just become a noble, and after being promoted, he failed to do the first thing he was asked to do. Gruto, who was a little flustered, directly
Kneeling down on one knee, he leaned towards Linton and said, "The criminal will visit the Sword Master, and the failure to escort the prisoner is all my fault. Please punish me."
The acting army commander all bowed, and the surrounding soldiers naturally knelt down as well. Linton was really famous for his evil reputation now, and he didn't even dare to show his face until he saw the emperor opposite.
"Okay, get up and do the work." Linton really didn't care that Gruto messed up the matter. After all, the news was leaked from them, but there was no need to explain this matter to Gruto. He said directly, "Then Luo
Where is Soth’s body? It won’t be buried.”
"Of course not, please come with me, sir." Gruto here immediately led the way.
Although I don’t know why Linton wanted to see Losos’ body first. He probably wanted to verify whether the other party was really dead? Or did he think he was lying? Although Gruto
Ran thought a lot, but still led Linton to a military tent. There were several corpses inside, because they were the ones who were attacked last night, and the people didn't stink yet.
Linton took a quick look and saw that the man had been stabbed to death, and there seemed to be a lot of injuries on his body. Although his face was not damaged, Linton didn't recognize him at first. He vaguely remembered that he had met him a few times before, after all, Jianguo
At that time, all the legion commanders returned to the imperial capital to report on their duties, and they were also asked to re-swear their allegiance to the new empire and the new emperor. Of course, this oath can only be said to be heard, don't you think he will go against it.
"Are there any assassins captured alive?" Linton asked.
"No, I caught a few, and they all committed suicide. The other party was a dead soldier, and they didn't have time to stop them." Gruto here replied.
"Are there any officers of the Second Legion left?" Linton asked.
"There are still a few, but their knowledge is limited and they have been tortured." Gruto said here.
"Pull any one over here." Linton waved his hand and said.
Although it was strange, Gruto still obeyed the order. So an officer of the Second Army was pulled here. When the officer saw Linton, he quickly begged for mercy, saying that he was temporarily confused. Linton didn't listen to him at all.
I mean, just hold him down and he will be reincarnated. After a while, under Gruto's surprised eyes, Losos' body on the ground "came to life" again.