With the important clues provided by Hang Shiqi, Ao Wu asked Shuang Yu to search Chen Mu's memory, and sure enough, he found some clues in his memory three years ago.
The poison in Chenmu was taken from the cocoon orcs who were disguised as traders. On the surface, what they bought was a spice used to cook meat and stew. The old wolf king liked broth and drank a bowl of it almost every day.
At that time, the cook in charge of cooking in the palace happened to be drunk and fell from the building. The person who replaced him was recommended by Chen Mu.
This poison is mixed in the spices. It is said to be poison, but in fact it is more like a poison. The spices eaten by the old wolf king are mixed with tiny insect eggs, which gradually hatch in the human body temperature, crawl into the brain, and occupy this place as their
A breeding nest, but at this time it will not cause substantial damage to the host. It will only cause low-grade fever, headache and forgetfulness from time to time. After examination by the priest, it will be determined to be a brain disease that does not affect health.
What really caused the old wolf king's condition to suddenly worsen, so that he had to replace the wolf king in advance, was the time when Ao Wu saw Chen Mu "poisoning" with his own eyes.
What Chen Mu administered was not poison, but a plant powder that induced the madness of those Gu insects. He mixed the powder into the Old Wolf King's tea cup. It was not fatal, but it would catalyze the death of the Old Wolf King.
After Ao Wu bumped into him, he immediately restrained the things and people, but no matter how the healing priest checked, the things were just ordinary plant powder, non-toxic and harmless.
Chen Mu argued that it was a folk remedy he had heard elsewhere and was good for brain diseases, so he specially added it to the old wolf king's tea.
Both sides insisted on their own opinions, and the matter ended up being settled.
From then on, the old wolf king's condition began to deteriorate rapidly. His temper became increasingly irritable, and their training became more stringent day after day.
Chen Mu did not survive the old wolf king, but he was almost killed by the training. Seeing that several junior brothers died one after another during the training process, in order to save his life, he had to withdraw from the competition for the wolf king in advance, planning to wait for Ao Wu and Ao
Jing was tortured to death by the old wolf king, and then he went to take advantage of it. Unexpectedly, Ao Wu not only survived the training, but also successfully defeated the old wolf king and successfully took over the throne.
Chen Mu's troubles now turned into making a wedding dress for Ao Wu. No matter how unwilling he was, he couldn't help it. The battle between the old wolf king and Ao Wu made him realize the terrifying growth rate of this little junior brother like a monster. Now he,
He is not a match for the other party at all.
Ao Wu became the Wolf King, and his first order was to imprison Chen Mu for interrogation. Ao Wu firmly believed in his intuition that Chen Mu had killed the old Wolf King. But he had no evidence, and the Chamber of Commerce and the Council of Elders had no control over Chen Mu.
Protection could only remain in a stalemate like this. So Chenmu lived in prison like this.
Shuang Yu sorted out Chen Mu's memories of that year and handed them to Ao Wu: "Your Highness's judgment is correct. Chen Mu is the murderer who killed the old wolf king. Although the evidence may not be available now, if His Highness deals with Chen Mu now,
Mu, I can help testify."
"There's no rush." Ao Wu rejected Shuang Yu's proposal. Now that we have clues, we can't just close the case haphazardly and get to the bottom of it: "The evidence on our side is gone, but the evidence on Cocoon Rat's side may not be gone."
.In addition, the Council of Elders and the Chamber of Commerce that protect Chenmu should also give me an explanation."
"Your Highness wants to..." Shuang Yu listened to Ao Wu's tone and wanted to make a big move. The chief elder of the Presbyterian Council, the third elder, and the president of the Chamber of Commerce have all been involved in this matter. If all three of them are replaced,
I'm afraid the northern border will also be in chaos.
"The Presbyterian Church and the Chamber of Commerce in the North have long been rotten to the core." Ao Wu looked calmly: "If you don't cut out the flesh and scrape the bones, you can't change the status quo at all."
"Your Highness has decided?" Shuang Yu's eyes lit up, and her voice trembled uncontrollably.
Ao Wu's tone was firm: "Even if it's not for the old Wolf King, it's still for the future of the Frostwolf clan."
Shuang Yu bowed deeply to Ao Wu, hit his chest hard with his fist, and made a gesture of allegiance. His voice was a little choked: "I am willing to do my best for His Highness."
Ao Wu helped the person up: "You are my future partner, and we are peers, so there is no need for such a big ceremony."
Shuang Yu suddenly realized that her etiquette was wrong. She said in a panic, "I'm just too happy."
Shuang Yu followed the third elder and his brother and grew up in the presbytery. Naturally, he knew that the current presbytery was in decay.
The Frostwolf Clan first established the Council of Elders in order to allow future generations of orcs to practice their martial arts while also becoming knowledgeable about world affairs and discerning truth.
When the Presbyterian Council was founded, the right to participate in and discuss politics was separated from the Wolf King. Although the Wolf King commanded military power, internal affairs were subject to many constraints from the Presbyterian Council. The younger generations trained by the Wolf King also needed to be taught by the elders of the Presbyterian Council.
Only when you graduate can you qualify as an heir.
This design was originally to make up for the fact that the Wolf King only focused on force and lacked experience in governing the country. Unexpectedly, after hundreds of years, the Elders House became a place where politicians played tricks on each other and exchanged power. Later, control
The northern economic chamber of commerce was also involved, and interests and power were entangled with each other, like intertwined vines, pulling each other, and gradually sinking deeper into the mud.
And that vine that tightly wraps around everyone is called family blood. The births of Shuang Yu and An Qing were the product of the third elder's efforts in climbing up the vine when they were young. Later, the third elder used this vine to entangle them.
After losing his two sons, Shuang Yu relied on his priestly talent to break free. An Qing couldn't break free and drowned in the mud.
Shuangyu said that he wanted to avenge An Qing. In addition to the direct murderer Cocoon Shu, he also hated his father who had pushed his brother to this point, and the intricate connections between the Elders’ Council and the Chamber of Commerce behind them. He hated them for eating nothing, playing power, and showing favoritism. He hated them for being greedy for power.
The heart is self-righteous and does wrong.
Unfortunately, it is not easy to shake these two major forces. The old wolf king and the high priest once tried to use gentle means to slowly correct the long-standing abuses of the Presbyterian Council and the Chamber of Commerce. However, the result was that the old wolf king died young and the high priest was left alone. Shuangyu didn't think they could do it on their own.
He did better than the old wolf king and the high priest, but if Ao Wu wanted to take action, he was willing to risk his life and try again.
"So we want to take action against the Chamber of Commerce and the Presbytery?" Hang Shiqi held a cut honeydew melon and gnawed it, making a crisp clicking sound. The serious and touching atmosphere between Ao Wu and Shuang Yu disappeared in an instant:
"If you ask me, what's the point of talking to them? It's better to tie the people back first and capture the thieves first. I think we can capture the first elder and the president of the chamber of commerce. There are also three elders. If Shuang Yu doesn't mind, we will come too.
Catch him, so that if we go to the Western Front to fight, they will cause trouble behind us."
"This is not possible." Shuang Yu reflexively denied this kind of bandit operation: "I don't care whether I catch the third elder or not. I no longer have him as a father in my heart. It's just that the North always needs someone to manage it, so I rashly captured them.
It’s going to be chaotic.”
"Why the chaos? They are not the only ones who can do it. There is no one in this position. Just replace it." Hang Shiqi wiped his mouth and said.
Shuang Yu patiently explained to him: "The Great Elder and the President of the Chamber of Commerce have great influence on the Presbyterian Council and the Chamber of Commerce. If His Highness the Wolf King captures them, it will be equivalent to declaring war on the entire Presbyterian Council and the Chamber of Commerce."
"Although the Elder's House is rotten, it is not without capable people. Let's take the Great Elder, who is nominally His Highness's teacher. He is self-restrained, fair in dealing with matters, and has a good way of handling political affairs. He has a very high prestige in the north. If
It’s not that he values the interests of the Presbytery more than the Northern Territory, he should be a very good elder. It’s just that he went astray..."
"Well..." Hang Shiqi didn't understand the Great Elder, but just insisted: "But isn't this more important? It's better for one person to walk slowly than for two people to go in opposite directions. You said the Great Elder is very powerful
, then we need to catch him, otherwise wouldn’t it be troublesome if he uses these powers to deal with us?”
Shuang Yu still disagrees. He grew up in a presbytery when he was a child, and later went to the priest's court. These places taught him how to be a good person and a good priest, but they didn't teach him the gangster logic of Hang Shiqi, who sounded like a villain.
. He did not sympathize with these people, he was just worried that excessive measures would lead to bad consequences.
"If they are captured, the remaining members of the Presbytery and the Chamber of Commerce will definitely use various methods to force His Highness to release them. These methods are nothing more than using some major events in the North as bargaining chips. In their eyes, the happiness of their own children
They can all be used as bargaining chips, and there is no need to care about the life and death of other orcs in the north."
Hang Shiqi shook his head: "Some people, that is to say, there are still some people who don't know how to do it. It's better to observe who is causing trouble and arrest them together. The rest are heading north and are willing to work hard.
.”
Shuang Yu's thoughts were gradually led astray by Hang Shiqi: "Then what are you going to do with these people who were caught, and how are you going to explain the reasons for arresting them to the outside world. If you can't give a satisfactory explanation to the outside world, who knows what will happen to the public.
It caused panic."
"That's not simple. There is no ready-made reason now." Hang Shiqi raised one leg and put it on the armrest of the chair. He leaned back on the chair in an awkward manner and said with an expression of indignation: "They are all cocoon rats.
Well done, their purpose was to mess up the management of the Northern Territory and make the Northern Territory self-defeating without a fight, so they took advantage of the Wolf King's campaign on the Western Front to capture our president and chief elder, and spread rumors that he was His Highness the Wolf King.
The purpose of doing this is to sow discord and create discord among the Northern Frost Wolves!"
"Later, they still felt that it was not enough, and captured a large number of elites from the Presbyterian Association and the Chamber of Commerce through the list information provided by the Grand Elder and the President. Of course, with the efforts of our Wolf King, they rescued these people back to the north.
However, they suffered some torture from the cocoon rats. After evaluation by the treating priest, it was found that their spirits were abnormal, they could talk nonsense, and they had aggressive tendencies, so they were not suitable to continue their original work. Your Majesty, the kind-hearted Wolf King
We have prepared a secluded place for them to live and rest. I hope they can recover soon."
"..." Shuang Yu originally just wanted to question Hang Shiqi and make him give up his thoughts. Unexpectedly, after listening to what he said, he found out that it was really feasible and even a little heart-wrenching. He had to use the remaining reason to ask Ao Wu for help: "
His Highness the Wolf King?”
Ao Wu nodded: "The method is feasible."
Although the plan is a bit shabby, the risk is small. If it is handled well, internal fighting can basically be avoided, which is a good thing for the people in the north. Ao Wu is a little curious. Hang Shiqi has been thinking more and more wildly recently.
More and more: "Where did you come up with this idea?"
Hang Shiqi shook his tail: "I learned it from the cocoon rat. They have always been like this, framed and framed, and made random rumors."