THE FIGHT TO BE KING
CHAPTER 90: THE PRIME MINISTER'S PLAN
Seeing the sly smile on the face of Prime Minister Tercop, King Azeroth V who had known him for a long time immediately understood "It seems that you have thought of a plan, my friend has never disappointed! Tell me your plan, let me and everyone here judge it".
"Because his majesty has allowed it, Terkop will explain the idea he already has" said Terkop smiling confidently "You all must know about Marquis Gerda right?".
The limo at the side nodded "Marquis Gerda is a noble who has followed the Kingdom of Azeroth since King Azeroth I. They have always been loyal to the government, although their nature is a little problematic because Marquis Gerda is a strict person. Even in the past few meetings, Marquis Gerda dared to speak out against the idea of the king".
King Azeroth V said without the slightest anger "Marquis Gerda is a little too firm, but I know that he is a figure loyal to the kingdom. Even in the past meeting, he opposed the idea of mine for the benefit of the royal population. So I don't mind that attitude, is your plan this time related to Marquis Gerda, Prime Minister of Tercop?".
He slightly bowed his head to King Azeroth V "Your Majesty, this plan can only be done if you give permission. I plan to make Marquis Gerda hostile to Baron Myro, with the stubborn and assertive nature of Marquis Gerda, as long as he is already hostile to Baron Myro then the development of Baron Myro must be disrupted".
"Making them hostile?", said the king interested "How? The territory of Baron Myro and Marquis Gerda were not close together at all, why could they be hostile to each other?".
She smiled slightly "Your Majesty, we all already know that Marquis Gerda has 5 children, but he had only 1 daughter and was the youngest child of another Marquis Gerda. Even people refer to the girl as the heart of Marquis Gerda, the jewel of the Gerda family, his other 4 brothers are also very protective. Even the eldest son of the Gerda Family who was the captain of the 10,000 elite army of the Azeroth Kingdom army had once led his army to surround the academy because someone was harassing his sister, am I right, the head of the Lotem academy?".
An old man who had white hair as well as had the aura of a person who had vast knowledge in the room said with a bitter smile "I still remember the events of today, I still remember the events of today, suddenly the 10,000 elite troops of Azeroth Kingdom surrounded the academy which almost frightened me, I think that his majesty regarded me as a rebel and was planning to destroy the academy".
Lotem was the head of the academy of Azeroth Kingdom which was the best military and government academy in the entire kingdom. Although he had no political or military power, but as the head of the academy he had produced many students who became officials or military leaders in the Kingdom of Azeroth. Moreover, Lotem is a person who is respected as the person who has the most extensive knowledge in the entire kingdom, therefore there are many people who respect him.
King Azeroth V also said, "I have heard of it, but what does this have to do with making Baron Myro and Marquis Gerda hostile to each other?".
"Your highness, I have the news that Marquis Gerda's daughter is planning to go to the Northern Province to conduct her academy's graduation research, she is planning to research about the 4th prince's winning strategy. What happens if Marquis Gerda's daughter is captured by bandits in the territory of Baron Myro when traveling there?" said Tercop smiling coldly.
Everyone in the room was shocked, Limo finally spoke up "When that happens, Marquis Gerda who is very protective of her daughter must be furious. Given his stern and stubborn nature, Marquis Gerda must have blamed Baron Myro for his son being lost in the territory of Baron Myro! They would definitely be hostile to each other even if they did not fight directly because Marquis Gerda had no reason to fight against Baron Myro in front of the noble!".
But King Azeroth V shook his head "Your plans are indeed good, but I disagree! The Gerda family has been loyal for a long time to the kingdom, the current Marquis Gerda is also very loyal to me. How could I have done such a disservice to him? As king, I cannot harm those loyal to me, unless Marquis Gerda is a traitor! Therefore, how could I possibly get Marquis Gerda's daughter to be captured by bandits? You yourself must know that anyone who is captured by bandits must have bad luck, be it killed or sold as slaves! Marquis Gerda is a loyal and kind person, I can't do that to her".
"In addition, Marquis Gerda's daughter is the jewel of her family. I'm sure when he travels to the Cavalry Province, he will be escorted by dozens of elite Marquis forces. How could the bandits possibly be the opponent of the Marquis' elite army? Your plan has many weaknesses, Prime Minister Tercop".
"I know that his Majesty highly values those who are faithful, for this I have prepared the proper plan for the noble" said Tercop still very confidently "We will not allow the bandits who captured Marquis Gerda's daughter, but rather we will send 500 elite troops of the kingdom to disguise themselves as bandits. When our elite forces capture Marquis Gerda's son, we only need to hold him in the villa in the royal capital until Baron Myro is successfully suppressed".
"I think it only takes 2 years, then we can bring back the Marquis' daughter without getting hurt. With the loyalty of the Marquis, I'm sure he won't get angry when he finds out that his Majesty used himself as a weapon to suppress Baron Myro".
Everyone in the room came back to think, this Terkop plan really did not hurt Marquis Gerda. They simply held his son in disguise as if it were a bandit act, then returned him again after 2 years or so until Myro was successfully suppressed.
"Your plans are indeed good, but Marquis Gerda is still harmed by the plans, I cannot agree" said King Azeroth V, who still refused.
"Then his majesty only needed to compensate him like giving Marquis Gerda's daughter the title of Baron without territory after he was returned, I'm sure the Marquis would be happy with that. However, only 1 child can inherit the title of Marquis, by giving his daughter the title of Baron, then Marquis Gerda does not need to worry anymore about the future of his daughter" said Terkop.
"Even if Marquis Gerda is harmed but we give a reply to cover the loss, with this Marquis Gerda will not feel his loyalty to the kingdom has been betrayed", said King Azeroth V who said the core of the Terkop plan.
When King Azeroth V was thinking, everyone was silent while waiting for his decision.
King Azeroth V opened his eyes which had already become firmly "General Limo, prepare 500 elite soldiers of the kingdom to disguise as bandits in the territory of Baron Myro! Make sure their identities are unknown to anyone even if they are arrested though, I hope that all of you in this room also keep your mouth shut about today's matter! Other than me and all of you here, no one else should know about this plan!".
"Okay, your majesty!", shouted everyone in the room sternly.