They don't want me to work harder

After fully understanding the situation, he understood what...

A mess.

First of all, roughly speaking, the aging emperor Norton I is at the top, while the bottom is divided into conservatives and progressives.

The former, headed by Finance Minister Lauren Tory, mainly represents the interests of the imperial civil service group and the traditional large landowners in the north. It advocates avoiding large-scale wars, improving internal affairs, and preventing the formation of an encirclement network with surrounding countries.

The latter are headed by former naval marshals (there is no marshal position in peacetime) and commanders of the Gulf, Highland and other legions. They mainly represent the interests of the imperial army, southern multinational companies and emerging powerful people, and advocate active war.

Looks okay?

But in terms of breakdown, both sides reflect the classic bad pattern of me and you among you.

For example, because the conservatives had a large number of northern landowners, many army officers from the north also joined. This group of people was not completely opposed to the war. They only opposed going south, but supported the use of force in the northern and eastern grasslands.

This led to the northward faction and the southward faction, and even the army faction and the navy faction.

Going a step further, the current powerful eldest prince and second prince in the empire, the former is more stable and the latter is more advanced, and their natal families are also powerful, so naturally they play with the officials and arrange them, and the eldest prince faction is derived. and the Second Prince Faction.

There are really four or five butts per person, and one garbled word stands out.

Of course, maybe His Majesty the Emperor deliberately interfered with this...

That's the situation.

Richard peeled off the cocoon, keeping in mind that Connaught's big ass didn't move, and figured out the clue.

The best thing is to prevent the empire from fighting. If you have to fight, go north or east, don't come to the south!

As for the conflicts between the princes, it would be better for him not to get involved.

So he and New Times, without a doubt, should follow Lauren Tolley and support the conservatives and the Upstate faction!

As it happened, the Cromwell family to which Luvia belonged was considered a half-conservative family because of its long lineage and deep relationship with the northern landed aristocrats.

[With Luvia’s introduction, you quickly got in touch with many conservative officials]

[As the influence of New Times is growing, they are also willing to cooperate with you]

[Under your instruction, more news about demons raging in the East and orc invasions appeared in newspapers]

[Your new friends often provide you with some special information, allowing you to expose the crimes of many multinational companies]

[Your newspapers sell better, but at the same time, you also provoke more enemies. They have not launched an attack for the time being, but you know that it is only a matter of time]

The newspaper is ready.

But Luvia felt something was wrong.

She keenly felt that Richard's current actions were very dangerous - the factional struggle was fierce and cruel. As the gold of an established family, she did not dare to get involved rashly. What was the difference between Richard being a foreigner and dancing next to a cliff?

According to some words, this is Wu Dalang eating giraffe milk - jumping on his feet and slurping it!

Of course, she also knew in her heart that Richard might be trying to save her hometown...

But she doubted, could this really happen?

It would be great if they became one, then Richard would be completely integrated into the empire's system, and she would no longer have to worry about this man getting out of her hands.

But if that didn't work, what would Richard do?Renew hostility to the imperial mainstream?Then, how should she, Luvia, choose as the sword of the empire?

Now, Luvia doesn’t want to repeat the mistakes of the first simulation...

No, we still have to prevent the situation from getting to this point!

As for the method...

Luvia recalled the third simulation. Did Richard and Alice unite in Connaught?

Then if she also married Richard, naturalized him, forced Connaught to remain in the Targaryen name as a ducal fief, and then drove away the standard fruit, would Richard be able to accept it?

However, if she wanted to operate like this, she was still not strong enough, and the empire itself was quite sensitive to the marriage of masters - she needed to be truly promoted to a legend before she could be willful and shut everyone's mouths.

Just when Luvia was worried about the future.

Richard gets an unexpected visitor.

"Wirt? Quartermaster adjutant of the Highland Corps? Why did he come to me?"

[You secretly received Wilt]

[The young officer handed you a stack of documents with a sad and determined expression]

[You read it once...]

Mom!

This is a beheading thing!

Chapter 81 Prison is a good place

The documents are full of scandals about the Highland Legion.

On the small side, there is evidence that officials at all levels bribed each other, and there are also exaggerated account books that do not match up, including a roll of toilet paper with one silver coin and a coffee cup with three silver coins.

On the larger side, it is recorded that the Highland Legion lied about military information, concealed defeats, killed good men and took credit when they exterminated the swamp orc tribe, and what was even more difficult for Richard to look directly at was that the Legion assisted some private companies in remote villages on the border of the empire. , conducting magical experiments related to plagues and curses, without the villagers knowing anything about it.

The last dozen or so pages of the document were filled with medical records and hand-drawn pictures of patients. They looked miserable and could not be reproduced without coding in the previous life.

Richard finished reading and sighed.

This is where I came to report...

[You asked Wilt why you didn’t hand the documents to the adjudicator of the empire instead of coming to him, a newspaper owner]

[Wilter replied that many of these things are confidential. He himself obtained them through illegal means, and the contents are too involved. If he goes through the formal reporting route, he is afraid of being suppressed midway]

Ah, no, do you think I can't suppress it?

Do you know that these things of yours are too powerful?

Could it be a trap for the progressives?

It's not necessary. There is no need to forge so many documents in a trap, and using a young quasi-senior officer as a bait to sacrifice his future is somewhat wasteful...

It seems to be true.

[You asked Wilt again if he knew the consequences of doing this and why he was so determined]

[Wilter's answer was without any hesitation: "For the sake of justice... soldiers must behave like soldiers! The degeneration of the Highland Legion violates the spirit and virtues of the empire and is intolerable!"]

This guy……

Richard was silent for a moment, with a hint of admiration in his heart.

He calmly thought about it.

This set of documents is still very destructive. Although the empire is essentially feudal and centralized, public opinion must also be considered.

Therefore, once the document is exposed, the commander of the Highland Corps, who is an important leader of the progressive southward movement, will most likely lose his position. A series of middle-level officials will also be unlucky. The progressive forces will be greatly frustrated. This is indeed in Connaught's interests.

But afterwards, the New Era was probably not saved, and Richard himself would also suffer - the progressive southward faction had suffered such a big loss, and it was impossible not to have a backlash, and the empire had never protected press freedom.

Then his plan to simulate using newspapers to influence the empire's decision-making this time will fall apart.

Therefore, a more rational choice would be for Richard not to publish the document, but to secretly send it to conservative tycoon Lauren Tolley.

The latter may report it to the emperor, or may threaten the opponent privately. Nothing will be exposed, and only compromises and deals will be completed behind the scenes, thus causing the faction's power to wax and wane.

In general, it is less lethal but safer.

However, looking at the description of Wilt and the experimental data line by line, Richard's thoughts gradually became a little unclear.

The Highland Legion's human experimentation was so disgusting that it reminded him of many bad memories from his previous life.

And a native-born and promising Imperial officer like Wilt dared to stand up and uphold justice. As a newspaper publisher, or someone who is imitating, is it a bit outrageous to hesitate?

Ok……

Damn your safety, I'm going to cause trouble!

It just so happens that since the founding of the New Era, it has yet to report any big news that can truly go down in history. It has been criticized by many people in the empire as a vulgar newspaper...

You look down on people, right?I'll let you know a lot!

It can also add drama along the way!

[You found your cronies and gave secret instructions to organize and print the information overnight, and sent it out as additional pages the next day]

[For a time, public opinion was in an uproar]

[New era newspapers have achieved unprecedented huge sales]

[But behind the sales volume, you quickly realize that you have pierced a hornet's nest]

[People in the streets are talking about the evil deeds of the Highland Legion, and many decent people with high moral standards (at least on the surface) have spoken out demanding investigation and severe punishment]

[Norton I held an emergency royal meeting. No one knew what was decided at the meeting. However, the next day, the commander and deputy commander of the Highland Corps temporarily resigned, and dozens of middle and low-level officers and business leaders were taken away for investigation]

[At least now, justice has been served]

[At this time, you received a message from Finance Minister Lauren. He severely reprimanded you for being inappropriate and crossing the line. He also said that a big shot was eyeing you and he might not be able to protect you]

[The terrible silence lasted for a month]

[When the Highland Legion incident gradually faded out of people’s sight, you heard that Wilt was missing]

[And that night, mysterious guards knocked on your door, saying that you violated the Empire's Secrecy Act and Espionage Prevention Act, and you need to go with them]

[The result, not too surprising, is that you went through a hasty trial and were sentenced to ten years in prison. No connection or foreign royal status played any role.Your newspaper was also directly taken over by someone else]

[You were thrown into the Imperial Central Prison]

Hiss, are you entering the Dragon Field now?So cruel...

It stands to reason that I have a lot of protective umbrellas. As a result, I am afraid that I have taken the full blow of all the opposition...

It seems that this round of attempts to save the country through curves has come to an end.

Then, let’s focus all our energy on improving the drama!

Going to jail is a story worth writing about.

Richard laughed to himself and regained his composure.

at the same time.