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Chapter 583 - 583 135 The Regicide Plan_3

583: Chapter 135, The Regicide Plan_3 583: Chapter 135, The Regicide Plan_3 The nobles of the North had too many scandals, so it wasn’t surprising that the clergy held incriminating evidence against them.

Their reputation was already tarnished, so Duke Pias didn’t mind revealing a bit of their dark history.

But what truly concerned him was that there’s no such thing as a free lunch.

The Clergy kept talking about helping them take control of the Alpha Kingdom.

That kind of selfless devotion was just a tad too much for him to swallow.

As Bishop Simon said, some things, once done, are irreversible.

What they were about to do was assassinate a Monarch.

Even if they were not the main actors, merely creating an opportunity for someone from the Clergy to do it, it still amounted to regicide.

The inner turmoil this brought to any legitimate noble was immense.

The Clergy could afford not to care, as historically they had been responsible for the deaths of more than one or two Kings.

They did not give a damn about the life and death of Caesar III.

But it was different for Duke Pias.

The five major families in the north were united in interests.

If it came to regicide, he could not guarantee that the other four families would follow suit.

Once such a thing was exposed, it would spell their doom.

Not only would they be targeted by the enemies of the Rocknard Family, even their subordinate nobles would likely turn against them.

They could not expect much help from the Clergy.

Remember that the fall of clerical rule was triggered by the barbecue of a King, sparking a wave of anti-Clergy sentiment in the Noble World.

If they were exposed, they would be too busy passing the buck to take the blame.

Even the Pope wouldn’t be able to shoulder the crime of regicide.

This was a taboo that no Monarch could tolerate.

As long as someone was willing to take the lead, everyone certainly wouldn’t mind forming an Allied Forces to eliminate the threat on their heads.

“Your Grace, the Bishop, it’s not the time yet.

Why don’t we first help us capture Moonwind Port and deal a heavy blow to the Orc Empire?

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“If we don’t first eliminate the hidden dangers in the north, once the kingdom falls into chaos, the pressure on our families will be too great!”

Duke Pias suggested cautiously.

Trust was the most important thing in a partnership, and as the weaker party, Duke Pias needed to consider more factors.

For the Clergy, as long as Caesar III died, most of their plan would be completed, but for the Rocknard family, that would only be the start of a new problem.

To control the government, they could only slowly infiltrate it, not blindly rush in to seize power.

They even had to act normally at first, pretending they weren’t prepared for anything.

Any hint of overstepping could easily be linked to the regicide case.

“No problem!”

Bishop Simon agreed immediately.

Originally, they did not intend to cooperate with the five major families.

After all, the power gap between the two sides was huge, and they were not equal allies.

Regrettably, killing a King required finesse and internal collaboration.

Without an insider, the assassins couldn’t even get close to Caesar III.

The assassin sent by the Clergy had been lurking in the capital for several years without finding an opportunity to get close to Caesar III, losing many operatives in the process.

Out of desperation, they had to find partners within the Alpha Kingdom.

For any other matter, bribery and manipulation would have been easy, but this time was an exception.

No matter how good the relationship was usually, as soon as they hinted at any intention of regicide, the other party would immediately turn against them without any consideration.