Chapter 164 (1/2)
Chapter 164
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The servants were so exhausted that they could not even open their mouths.
“Hah, that’s insane.”
There was too much content in the letter to anger the Emperor.
First of all, the Duke of Riagan himself was a problem. He is talking back and forth, apologizing and asking for forgiveness.
However, it is impossible for the sericulture farmer who was introduced to be really a woman from a small farmhouse. In the end, it means that the Duchess of Riagan and Queen Eimmel were trying to do business together.
Or were already doing it.
The business could not have been ordinary. It’s not Queen Iantz, whose entire country is subsidized by the textile industry, so what’s the story to be discussed about Queen Eimmel and her silk business.
Above all, the Emperor had never heard of such a plan. He had never granted such freedom to the Duke of Riagan.
Considering the situation in the South, where trade with other countries was concentrated, it was highly likely that he was even engaged in smuggling trade.
If the Emperor had just known about this fact, the Duke of Riagan would not have escaped responsibility in itself.
But now that wasn’t the problem.
No matter how wrong the Duke of Riagan was, he was the handpicked choice of the Emperor to entrust the jurisdiction of the South.
He was the one who was chosen to finish the big job of annihilating the Empress’ family, saying that he would get rid of his outliers.
Lawrence wasn’t the kind of man to dare touch.
It was something that the Emperor’s most trusted servant should have carefully informed the truth and recommendation.
“Please calm down, Your Majesty. Did the Duke of Riagan have any idea that something like this would happen?”
“I thought this would happen. I knew this. If I had just waited, would I have helped to manage his inheritance? It is my fault choosing such a small man and having him sit there to touch the lineage of the Duchy of Riagan.”
The Emperor exhaled nervously. His face was red, and his mouth seemed dry.
“Please calm down. It’s harmful for your body.”
The chief attendant took lukewarm honey water and placed it near the Emperor’s hand. As the Emperor snatched the cup, he gulped it down.
Treasury official Bellon wiped his cold sweat with a handkerchief and bowed his head.
“There was a situation within the Eimmel royal family. The Duke of Riagan must have been involved too.”
“Does this happen because Sir, who is right next to the Duke of Riagan, could know what is going on from this distant capital city?”
The Emperor raised his voice again.
And he looked at the military officials who were sitting in a row on the other side.
While most of the other officials at the meeting were the Emperor’s old loyalists, the military officials were all present, regardless of whose line they were holding.
The Emperor asked.
“What happened to the Southern Conquest Army?”
“I understood that they were still on their way to the Southern Road.”
“Has there been any news from Gayan?”
The generals just looked at each other. The Southern Conquest Army could not go down to the South like this. The Emperor’s orders had to be renewed.
However, there were few who had the courage to speak up to the Emperor’s wrath up to this point.
Cedric, who was sitting to the right of the Emperor, said.
“I sent a messenger to confirm whether they had received the news or not.”
“Really? What did Gayan say?”
“The messenger hasn’t returned yet, but maybe Lord Gayan already knows? Currently, all military information in the South is supposed to go into the South Conquest Army.”
“Yes.”
The Emperor sighed and buried himself in the backrest.
“What happened to the man previously named Lexen?”
“He was originally a low-ranking nobleman in the West. It was also confirmed that he had left his place of residence and came to the capital.”
“Are you saying he went into hiding?”
“It is not. According to the locals, they said that he would go to the capital, and that he would buy a manor in the East and move in with someone he knew in the capital.”
The Ministry of Finance official who answered, turned over the report and continued.
“We sent someone to the East for now. But I don’t think we will be able to find him anytime soon. He went to a place he had no connection with, and he was not very wealthy, so if he entered the countryside somewhere, there seems to be no other way than to make inquiries.”
“There is no way!”
“I am sorry, Your Majesty. But eastern manor transactions are difficult to track.”
The Emperor clenched his teeth.
This is because the large landowners who split the eastern land made a mess of the land ledger.
They wanted to prevent the central government from knowing exactly the size of their farm.
Land transactions were rarely reported. It was rather rare that the real owner of the land and the owner on the ledger coincided.
There were many times when the name on the ledger did not exist at all.
It was reported only when it was moved as a dowry for marriage between a nobleman or a large boss, or when there was a transaction too large to hide, or included a monastery or winery with very famous specialties.
So it would be very difficult to find the land that the lower nobles bought with a small amount of money.
That fact reminded the Emperor of the situation in the eastern provinces at once, giving him a headache.
Lin said.
“It doesn’t seem like it would mean much to find out. I checked, but it seems like it was only last year that Terry married Lexen.”
“What?”
“I think it was a means of buying titles. The marriage certificate is from last year. Divorce and marriage were concluded at the same time, and the local people did not know that he was divorced from his ex-wife.”
“It’s about buying his title and sending him to the countryside.”
“The Terry Ford herself is from the capital. A person who worked as a high-ranking maid in the indirect family line of Marquis Luden.”
From there, Terry’s life was dissected in detail.
Grand Duke Roygar had a crush on Terry’s older sister, and she went west to avoid it, but she died in an accident.
After that, it was revealed that one of her parents, who was engulfed in grief, died as a result of the grief, and the other suffered a mental illness and lived as if dead.
Finally, an official from the Ministry of Finance reported.
“The property formation process is being tracked now.”
“Is there any way that the girl could have made the fortune by herself?”