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Chapter 792 - 792 56 Omen of Chaos_2

792: Chapter 56, Omen of Chaos_2 792: Chapter 56, Omen of Chaos_2 This operation against the Columbia Country was already considered very outrageous.

If the aftermath is not handled well, the international reputation of the Black Forest Kingdom will plunge into negative numbers.

To legally annex a nation has never been a simple matter, especially for Columbia Country that hasn’t experienced war, ruling it in the future would certainly be fraught with many hidden dangers.

Direct annexation would not do, thus, the only alternative is to add a bit of technicality, for instance: propose a merger of the two kingdoms by Louis Vuitton III.

This has happened previously in the Continent of Aslante.

The powerhouse kingdoms currently on the continent were all formed by a group of noble lords banding together after the fall of the empire.

Many of the ancient major nobles, their ancestors, have seen the birth of kings.

Even if their independent reign was short, it was nonetheless a glorious history.

“Your Majesty, don’t be angry.

If Louis Vuitton III really wanted to end his life, he would already have died.

Even if we acted swiftly, we would not be able to prevent a person from seeking death.

The way he is behaving now indicates that he is waiting for a better offer, hoping for better terms.

We want a dignified resolution, and he is no different.

The real trouble at this moment of annexing the Columbia Country is the noble lords scattered all over.

If we do not eliminate these people, the Kingdom’s rule in these places will never feel secure!”

The Duke Milton, the Chancellor, stated with a murderous aura.

However, despite his aggressive grandstanding, circumstances change when it came to the actual execution.

The territories of the nobility are sacred and inviolable.

Without a reasonable cause, even the king has no rights to strip them of their titles.

According to the normal time for depriving nobility, the king, or the government at all levels, on obtaining significant evidence of crimes committed by the individuals concerned, must submit them to the Noble Parliament for confirmation before they can officially strip them of their titles.

This set of rules clearly does not apply to the Columbia Country.

To strip the titles of even a couple of noble families would be hard enough.

Collective deprivation of titles, the local nobility would hardly agree!

Even with a knife held to the councilors’ necks, the local noble parliament would not possibly pass such a proposal.

During times of peace, Alexander V does not dare to openly execute nobles, even foreign ones.

But retaining these people isn’t an option either.

The Black Forest Kingdom has risked its reputation through militant action all for its own gain, not just nominal rule.

All the interest groups within the Kingdom are eagerly waiting to divide the cake.

If there suddenly wasn’t any, there would be a lot of explaining to do.

“What do you think we should do?”

Alexander V asked, pretending not to know.

Normally, to deal with stubborn individuals who were hard to tackle openly, unconventional measures had to be adopted.

But, such matters are usually the responsibility of the subordinates, the outcome must be dissociated from the king, whether it is a success or a failure.

“Your Majesty, the July Club has been entrenched in the Columbia Country for a long time, plotting to instigate a rebellion.

We went there to help suppress the rebellion, but the Columbia nobles did not appreciate this.

If the master isn’t willing, it’s not right for us to forcibly enter their territory.

Now that the situation has leaked, I’m afraid that the July Club will be forced to take a risky move and launch a rebellion in advance, attacking the king of Columbia Country.

For the sake of the big picture, please order the forces that have entered the Columbia Country to gather in the Capital to protect the safety of Louis Vuitton III.”

Count Nicholas proposed solemnly.

This sort of thing is a responsibility that the military has to undertake; it mustn’t be connected with the king.

“Let Marquis Lelian handle it!

The primary concern being the long-term peace of Columbia.”

Alexander V’s words settled the matter.

In order for Columbia to have long-term peace, they naturally had to first cleanse it of unstable elements.

Pity the July Club was caught in the crossfire.

Even though they were still active in the north of the Alpha Kingdom, they were blamed.

And refusing to take the blame was not an option.

Countless pieces of evidence and scandals would be directed towards them, proving all the misdeeds were their doing.

Of course, for the July Club, thousands of miles away, carrying the blame was a routine affair.

In the past years, they had borne numerous scandals, this was just another addition to their list.

No cult organization is clean, especially the notorious ones, they are carry scandals all over.

…

The Holy Mountain.

“Your Majesty, the Rusenians rejected our goodwill, willing only to lend a passageway, they refused to declare war on the Dwarf Kingdom!”

Bishop Soren reported with a grim expression.

A sure bet ended unexpectedly rejected.

It should be known that to win over the Kingdom of Rusenia, a considerable amount of effort was put in.

The great Clergy could lower their status to ally with a decaying kingdom, being rejected was just…

In any case, Soren, the Bishop, was embarrassed by this incident.

He was now quite angry, eager to launch a military campaign against Rusenia immediately.

“Expanding the living space of the human race is the responsibility and obligation of all, not something the Rusenians can reject on a whim!

Send someone to warn the King of Rusenia, tell him that colluding with the Different Races won’t end well.

The other plans remain unchanged.

Ulysses, find a chance to instigate several conflicts between the Dwarf Kingdom and the Kingdom of Rusenia, the bigger the dispute, the better.”