Evil will not deceive you

Li Ke needs the power of Alsace to intimidate the territory.

They are different from the old lords.

The old lord can easily mobilize his troops to do things. Even if something affects the interests of the knights, it will not matter under the old lord's prestige, as long as the benefits are distributed enough later.

The problem is that Jennifer is an illegitimate daughter, and he, Li Ke, cannot marry Jennifer yet, which means that those knights may not have the idea of ​​"I can replace them."

Although Li Ke is not afraid of these bastards, if the news leaks out, then the money-taking operation will be immediately over.

And the same goes for Alsace. If he can't produce any strong evidence, Alsace won't bother to take care of it at all. Not to mention, strictly speaking, this kind of thing will weaken his reputation.

After all, the king should not interfere with the lord's affairs.

But Li Ke is not worried that Alsace will not take action, because it is very simple.

Jennifer is an illegitimate daughter who came to power. It is normal for an illegitimate child to shamelessly seek refuge with a big noble. It is normal to break the rules of the game, because only by joining the largest noble can their status be stabilized.

Li Ke just wanted to appear as a nobleman who had an unstable position and took refuge with the king because of many problems in the territory.

And the story of Prince Alsace punishing evil and promoting good, and helping a weak and helpless new noble to secure his territory, can spread a wave of fame to some extent.

After all, although everyone doesn't like illegitimate children to be in power, when necessary, illegitimate children are no choice.

No one can be sure that their heirs will really be able to live until their death.

Therefore, Li Ke was not worried that his proposal would not be accepted. At most, the people playing the bandits would not be Alsace people, but his people.

But one thing is necessary - he must have real evidence to ensure that the three major families are really guilty.

Otherwise, Paladin Arthas would help him escape the ghost.

"Domestic files are not acceptable. The lord can forge them at will. Secret information is not acceptable. It must be the kind that allows both people to get the stolen goods and make them confess their crimes."

But this is indeed not the case, because the old leader does not need any reason for them. And after destroying them, why can't you find any reason?

At first, Li Ke was thinking about the traces of evil energy and looking for the succubus to get two demons.

But now that he has a roster of demons, that's less of a problem.

Although the demon roster does not yet belong to him, it does not affect its use. It will just disappear from his hands after he fails in the mission.

Obviously, this was an upright conspiracy to tempt him to complete the task.

"I'll go out first."

When Li Ke thought of this, he sat up from the bed. Jennifer, who had just exercised with him, instantly pouted.

"You're not looking for those two, are you?"

After becoming a lord, Jennifer felt that those two existences were very annoying.

"No, you are overthinking."

Li Ke was a little helpless. Jennifer obviously acted like a little woman. Although such a girl would not have much problem becoming a wife, she was absolutely unqualified to become a collaborator.

Her vision is indeed not very high.

After all, intelligence does not mean vision.

"I'm going to do something to make sure we can really bring down those three families."

He explained to Jennifer, but there was some hesitation on Jennifer's face.

"But, Li Ke, do we really need to do this? Even if you don't talk about that business, your tofu business can definitely support us and our army. We can do it ourselves, why do we need to bring Alsa with us?" Si? And...and they don’t dare to do anything to us, right?"

Jennifer said something that asked Li Ke to hold his forehead.

"Because you are an illegitimate daughter, Jennifer, we must eliminate all the old forces in the town, otherwise there will be a lot of trouble in the future."

"I understand this, but why do you want Prince Arthas to take action?"

"Because it means we have turned to the king."

Li Ke tried his best to answer the other party in words that Jennifer could understand. Although his intention was to grab a handful and leave, he still had to make it clear to Jennifer.

There must be no flaw in the trust between the two of them until Li Ke has money.

"We can only guarantee our status by surrendering to the king. Jennifer, the location of our territory is too close to Baron Rivendell. The fact that he did not send people to attend the funerals of the old lord and Sean can explain a lot of things. Also. It’s just that we are not recognized by Rivendell, and in this case there are only two possibilities.”

"First, the old lord has other illegitimate children and so on. Because he has other choices, he chooses to ignore us. Whether we choose to continue or not, as long as the information is not exposed, then there will be no harm to him. Anything, and even if we choose to expose the news, we will only be the unlucky ones."

"Second, the relationship between the old lord and Baron Rivendell is not good, but obviously, this is impossible. Being able to carry out such a transaction just proves that your father has a very good relationship with him! Otherwise, he would not be Pull in!"

Li Ke rubbed his temples. He had been thinking about these things during this time, but it was obvious that Jennifer, whose horizons had not yet been opened, did not understand these things very well.

Of course, she was still able to handle internal affairs, because during this period, no servant or servant said anything. The knights and officials who met her were also very satisfied with her decision.

It is just that the political acumen is not enough and the vision is not enough.

But what can't be helped is that she has not understood this since she was a child and has not been trained. Unlike Li Ke, who knows some news about the future and can make bold guesses and inferential thinking.

Li Ke has always felt that the relationship between Baron Rivendell and Tenaris cannot be said to be good. The reason is very simple.

Stratholme was slaughtered by Arthas. Tenaris had no intention of being angry at all. Instead, he praised Arthas. Moreover, he felt during this period that the benefits of kidnapping in Baron Rivendell's territory were too great. .

Exquisite luxury goods flowed from the Elf Kingdom, and the proximity to Dara led to the prosperity of magic items, as well as spices and other things needed by the Elf Kingdom.

The territory of Baron Rivendell is the most commercially developed place in Lordaeron. There is no problem at all.

And the most terrible thing is that his territory is all good land. No matter where there is a famine in Lordaeron, it is impossible for there to be a famine in Stratholme, which is backed by Silvermoon City.

What does this mean?

This means that it is possible for the weak to dominate and the ministers to be strong, and the elves, as a foreign race, say they do not want to see the human empire become chaotic. Do you think anyone believes it?

Commerce, agriculture, and population are all ranked first, but they still focus on the young and the strong. If you were Tenaris, would you feel relieved?

So, if Jennifer is neither from Tenaris nor from Rivendell, what will be their fate?

It's not that Li Ke wants to defect to Tenaris, but the current situation can only defect to Tenaris.

It was definitely not a good choice, but they didn't have a choice.

Jennifer didn't see this, but fortunately, after listening to Li Ke's explanation, she finally understood.

"I, I understand..."

But she only understood superficially.