Chapter 270: Dark Arrow

Not to mention anything else, as the Regent, Byron once had power in the court, but he could not do anything to Scadra. Byron had been in power for so many years, but he had not allowed his confidants to occupy the position of the court chief (this position was originally one of his important goals). On the one hand, this is because Scadra is confident and has many allies and supporters, and on the other hand, it is because he has always been cautious and cautious in his work, making it difficult for Byron to seize the other party's handle.

At least Ellen knew very well that since Scadra was standing in front of him and “seeking opinions” from him, it actually showed that the other party was already very sure about this matter. I believe that those influential old ministers, local nobles, and some people from the church had already known about the news of the marriage and stood on Scadra's side. At least they did not show any objection to this.

From this point of view, Scadra must be prepared now. On the surface, he was asking for advice, but in fact he must have had a backup plan. This is like the joke that the king wanted to hunt tomorrow, but the prime minister refused. As a result, the two discussed together for a few minutes. After the king came out, he announced that he would hunt tomorrow, and the ministers talked about how the king convinced the prime minister. As a result, the king laughed. "The Prime Minister disagreed, so I changed to a prime minister who agreed."

But in politics, this is not a joke. Scadra... How much energy is there? Especially now that the little queen is in power...

"With the current performance of Earl Asu Ruffat," Elinn finally said. "His achievements are indeed worthy of this honor." This sentence is very tactful and leaves an actionable backup. But Scadra can only be satisfied with this answer.

"I'm glad you're in agreement with me, Prime Minister." Scadra smiled.

Like a time-saving person, after achieving his goal, Scadra stood up and planned to say goodbye.

"Wait, Lord Scadra, there is something I should tell you."

"Oh, what else do you have to give me advice?"

"It's about Essin...you should remember him?" Elinn sighed softly. "There is another person, General Paul, the former commander of the Guards...I remember you two are friends."

"It's true. Unfortunately, Paul... failed to witness today with his own eyes... It's also life and death!"

"I don't know if Scadra remembers... the situation before General Paul passed away. If I was not mistaken, he should have died of a sudden illness. He was the kind of person who participated in various activities very healthy a few days ago, but suddenly died without any warning. Although we all know that General Paul is not young, isn't this situation very doubtful?"

"At that time, many people thought that this matter was the commander of Byron. He sent someone to poison Paul." Scadra replied. He was a little confused. It took so long for this matter to happen that even Byron is gone now. Is it necessary to mention this matter? Whether it was the commander of Byron or not, Byron has always been completely finished.

"Haha, that's probably not a rumor. Recently, I have received relevant news by chance. Well, although it's belated news. General Paul was poisoned by Byron with a special poison, which... According to what I found out, it is a magic poison. It is a very dangerous and vicious thing. In addition to being colorless and tasteless, there is another characteristic, that is, it can be accumulated."

"accumulation?"

"Well, that's right. If the lethal dose of humans is a bottle, then this medicine can be taken by the victim ten times. The victim will not feel anything until the amount reaches one bottle. Then one day, the last dose is placed in the food soup and the victim will die. When the judge came to check the food, he could not confirm that the food was poisonous. Because even if the murderer ate the food in person, he would be safe because it was far from reaching the lethal dose."

"This is indeed a dangerous and vicious poison," Scadra replied. "I will remember this lesson and strictly control it within the court just in case. However, although Byron killed the poor Paul, he has now been sentenced. I personally think this secret is better to keep it, because if you tell it now, it has no other effect except to add extra grief to Paul's family. What do you think?"

"I totally agree with you. But I want to tell you in particular that it is Essin who brought this dangerous and vicious poison to Byron!"

“Essin?!”

"That's right, it's the Essin who is now appointed as a general by the Queen and leads the army to fight against rebellious wars. Your former subordinate, the Queen's former personal guard and traitor, Byron's confidant and betrayer, now General Essin! It's the man who arrested and imprisoned you; it's the man who betrayed his duties and mission and defected to Byron; it's the man who betrayed Byron again at a critical moment and burned the city's material warehouse. Oh, it's also the man who rescued you from prison." Erenn smiled and said, "A man who is not very reliable."

"It's really hateful...but... Her Majesty the Queen has announced the pardon for all the guilt he had before." Scardra hesitated for a while before speaking. "It seems too late to speak out now."

"Yes. I'm sorry. Although I hope to do more in General Paul's case...but there seems to be nothing to do." Ellenn looked at Scadra. "However, I believe you know the battle report on the front line. And you should also know the rewards made by Her Majesty. Well, I shouldn't slander the monarch, but in this matter, Her Majesty does not seem to have linked the rewards to the difficulty of the task."

"If we are not mistaken, our General Essin..." said Alin. "Such a speculator, such a former Byron's lackey, has committed many evil deeds for the tiger... Such a man, now because of a little luck and cleverness, will become one of the highest nobles in the country in a year. But we can't do anything about it." He sighed pretendingly.

If these words had any effect on Scardra, at least he did not show any of his face at all. Scardra just sat there calmly, looking calm.

"The consequences of the Queen's Breakup are far more serious than those of a villain's success." Scadra finally spoke. "If even the Queen's promise can be violated, then what else is worth believing? On the contrary, Essin... Prime Minister, as long as you can persist, it is easy to make him untenable politically. He even cannot stay in Eagle City for a long time. Let that villain be a country lord in his own territory... Although it feels a bit inappropriate, it should be an acceptable result."

"Oh, I'm just ashamed to be with such a person." Ellenn replied.

"But what's the use of telling me this?" Scadra suddenly asked. "You shouldn't ask me... to let the Queen ruin his promise? Don't say that your Majesty agrees or not, at least this matter itself is a very bad example. As I said just now, it's better to let the villain succeed than to let the Queen ruin his promise."

"No, maybe there is no need to destroy the promise." Ailin smiled. "Someone proposed a way to deal with that villain, and I think... maybe before he completes his mission and gets his reward..."

"Prime Minister, you must also consider the situation of the battle. Although I don't want to say that, now our main forces are all going to deal with the Chaos Legion... except for Essim's troops, almost all other troops went north to reinforce. In this case, any failure... is an unforgivable mistake. You know, although Essim is capricious, he does have a little ability in military aspects. If I am not wrong, he seems to have defeated Count Lamas recently!"

"That's not his credit. If you read the war report carefully, you will understand that the so-called "defeat" is simply overstatement. Several subjects who are loyal to the queen opened the city gates for Essin, and the battle ended without beginning. In addition, if you count the achievements of Essin, you will find that although he praised his credit and praise in the war report, in fact he had never tried a real battle... He relied on the White Eagle Flag held high in his hand, not his strategy and courage. In this case, it shouldn't matter if the arm holding the White Eagle Flag high... it should be not."

"I understand your view, but... you know that Essing's past crimes have been forgiven by Her Majesty the Queen. Although he is a capricious villain, at least legally he is innocent. What you said just now makes sense, but since Essing's war on counterattack went smoothly, it would be impossible to change the battle in this case. What is the meaning of your view?"

"Essin lets Earl Ramas go," said Alinn. "You know, that Count Lamas dared to raise troops to fight against the White Eagle flag, which was an unforgivable crime. If he really couldn't be sure whether Earl Ramas should die, he should also escort the traitor back to Eagle Falcon City for judgment by Her Majesty the Queen. But he did not, and he just let Earl Ramas go directly... Do you think this behavior is appropriate? To be honest, for the future of the country, I think Essin... maybe he can exist, but he should not be a duke, but a duke with an actual fief!"

"I understand what you mean, Prime Minister." Scadra stood up and said goodbye. A few minutes later, she returned to the long-lost palace garden. There was a path leading directly to his own office (that is where Ashu Rufate first met Scadra). While he was walking and thinking about problems, Scadra suddenly felt weak and almost fell down. Fortunately, he held a rockery rock beside him, so he did not fall.

"Master Scadra!" Several maids came over and saw this scene. They hurried over and helped the old man up. "Scadra, what's wrong with you?"

"It's no big deal." Scadra replied, trying hard to stand up again. "Have you checked the situation in the back hall? Have you left some traces that are not... that shouldn't be there?" he asked the maids.

"No, sir!" a maid replied. "The conference rooms of all sizes are available. Your body..."

"I'm fine!" Scadra said, but anyone could see that he was using all his strength just by standing. "I'm just a little tired."

After saying that, he broke free from the maid's hand and continued to move forward staggeringly.
Chapter completed!