Chapter 2363

Because Gruto's troops were already very close to the imperial capital at this time, the news spread to Yalan's side very quickly.

"You see, right? I said there must be an inner ghost." Linton said after hearing the news.

Yalan frowned slightly, as Linton's words were confirmed. The reason is also very simple, that is, the news that the soldiers of the former Second Army led by Gruto have returned to the city has not been made public.

Yalan's exemption of the former soldiers of the Second Legion and the awarding of rewards to them are naturally public. But the matter of letting them return to the main city obviously does not need to be made public. After all, this is a military secret. How can the transfer of the legion be made public, right?

The troops of the former Second Army can stay in place to help the Third Army carry out the encirclement and suppression, or there can be other arrangements. Now that Yalan has forgiven their crimes, obviously they don't need to come back to make amends, and their family members have already begun to release them.

Then how did the assassination troops accurately judge that the opponent would definitely come back?

Among them, the former Second Army can temporarily judge that there are no spies. The reason is that they had just attacked the troops of the First Legion before. If there were spies, the First Legion would not have been attacked, right? So who else knows the current whereabouts of the Second Army?

The answer is the palace side. Yes, Yalan knew it, Linton knew it, and some ministers knew it too. Now it is basically certain that the whereabouts of the Second Legion were exposed from the palace.

Linton was unfamiliar with most of the ministers, and the only one he was familiar with was Prime Minister Taillard. But of course Yalan is very familiar with these people.

In her opinion, these ministers should still seem to be very loyal, but it is really impossible to tell whether they feel like spies. When Linton made a bet with her before, she also said that she should not have it.

But the facts are right in front of our eyes, and we must make a good judgment now.

"At this time, no matter how hard it is for these ministers, it's all over." Asked Linton's opinion, Linton waved his hand directly and said.

"..." Yalan looked at Linton with an expression of "you really know how to govern the country". Thinking about it carefully, Linton's attitude towards these ministers has always been to kill them if they can, and let them kill them if they can't.

So can it actually be done like that? If Linton's words are really true, after all, if he is in charge, it will be really stable, and no ministers dare to think about it at all.

The current system of the empire is that only nobles can be officials, so these ministers, regardless of being individuals, actually represent the noble families behind them. So will Linton offend all the nobles and cause turmoil in the empire? The answer is no.

The reason is because the empire killed the other two empires of the human race before, and integrated the three empires of the human race into one empire. However, since one empire annexed the other two empires, what should the nobles in these two empires do? They were all high officials in their respective empires before, but now that their empire is gone, their status has naturally declined in the newly built empire based on the Holy Empire of Elan.

Suffering from the fact that there is no place to be an official, Linton appeared at this time. He didn't worry about what would affect him at all, because even if these nobles united, they couldn't overthrow him. Linton, the disliked guy, does what he wants. And this group of ministers had nothing to do with him, and then fell into competition among nobles.

If Linton kills someone, someone will come up naturally, and Linton doesn't have to worry about no one becoming an official. Even if all the nobles are really offended, no one wants to be an official anymore, Linton can still conduct the imperial examination, so he is not worried at all.

Although it wasn't his original intention, the power of the empire's officialdom has inexplicably maintained the balance. These officials inexplicably saw the path for their promotion. In other places, it might be based on performance, but the path of promotion here is that Linton kills someone who is upset, and the position is vacated.

In short, only Linton can do this. Of course, Yalan can't do it here. Just as she was thinking about how to deal with it, Linton here suddenly said, "Anyway, I'll go and see what's going on first."

Linton has also rested for ten days or so, and is about to go out for a stroll. Just then, I went out for a stroll. After all, I was a detective in the last world. Isn’t this looking for a spy? I feel like it’s a professional match.

Soon, a portal on Linton's side opened near the temporary garrison of the former Second Army led by Gruto. At this time, the Second Army had experienced an assassination incident, and temporarily stopped marching, and was stationed on the spot to wait for the results of the imperial capital.

Although Linton had never been here before, one door opened quite accurately, and it opened directly in the barracks. At this time, the barracks here had just been attacked, and they were obviously on high alert. Seeing the man who suddenly came out of the orange gate, the soldiers patrolling around were taken aback, and then quickly surrounded them.

Soon Linton was surrounded by a large group of soldiers, all looking at Linton vigilantly. Of course, they didn't attack immediately. Looking at Linton's clothes, he knew that the opponent's identity must be very noble.

"Where's Gruto?" Linton also asked directly.

The soldiers looked at each other, and when the other party came, they went to their acting army commander. Could it be that they were sent by the imperial capital? The soldiers here were all soldiers of the Second Army before, and the Second Army was stationed on the northeast border before. In fact, no one here knew Linton.

Fortunately, Gruto had already heard the movement and rushed over at this time. Of course, he didn't know Linton either. Only some officers of the Second Army had seen Linton before, and of course most of the officers were dead now.

However, Gruto obviously had some guesses about Linton's identity, probably an emissary from the imperial capital? So Gruto here also saluted cautiously: "I'm Gruto, may I ask if your Excellency is..."

"Under Linton." Linton only reported his name, and then got straight to the point, "Where's the dead Losos?"

Gruto was slightly stunned. He had met several envoys sent by the imperial capital before, but when the other party introduced himself, he would not only say his name, but also his family and official position in the court. , will also produce tokens. And someone like Linton who came up and said his name directly without even reporting his family name, this is really unprecedented.

Because he had just been attacked, Gruto is also very cautious now. Just about to ask Linton's identity further, his brother Joel, who is now serving as a military affairs officer, suddenly pulled Gruto and said in a low voice. : "It's Lord Juggernaut."

"Jugmaster... Your Excellency?" Before Gruto could react, Joel also knew that the other party probably didn't recognize him, so he hurriedly said again: "Linton Melo is great."

Yes, Joel has met Linton. After all, their village is near the imperial capital. When the country was founded, and when the prince Lin Rui was born, there were banquets held for a few days. Joel had participated in those city-wide banquets at that time, and had seen Linton from a distance. At first he didn't dare to admit it, but when he heard the other party's self-report, he certainly confirmed it.

"Linton... Your Excellency?!" Gruto also reacted here. Although he has never met Linton, he certainly knows who Linton is. As we all know, this is the actual ruler of the Holy Empire of Elan. As for Yalan, everyone agrees that she is helping Linton occupy the position. Yalan herself didn't mind either.

The sudden appearance of Linton made Gruto a little flustered. After all, he was a commoner a few days ago. He just became a nobleman, and then he failed the first thing he was asked to do after he was promoted. Gruto, who was a little flustered, knelt down on one knee, leaned over to Linton and said, "The criminal will meet with the Juggernaut, and the failure to escort the prisoner is my fault. Please punish him."

The acting army commander all bowed, and the surrounding soldiers naturally followed suit and knelt on one knee. Linton is really famous for his viciousness now, and he didn't dare to show his scared face until he saw the opposite emperor.

"Okay, get up and do business." Linton really didn't care that Gruto messed up the matter. After all, the news leaked from them, but there was no need to explain this matter to Gruto. He said directly, "Narro What about Sous's body? It won't be buried."

"Of course not, please follow me." Gruto immediately led the way.

Although I don't know why Linton wanted to see Losos's body first, probably to verify whether the other party was really dead? Still think he lied? Although Gruto thought a lot, he still led Linton to a military tent. There were a few corpses inside, because they were attacked last night, and they still didn't smell bad.

Linton took a closer look, and found that the other party had been stabbed to death, and there seemed to be many wounds on his body. Although the face was not damaged, Linton didn't know him at all. I vaguely remember that I should have met a few times before. After all, when the country was founded, all the legion commanders returned to the imperial capital to report on their duties, and they were asked to renew their oaths to be loyal to the new empire and the new emperor. Of course, this oath can only be said and listened to, but if you see him, it will be reversed.

"Is there anyone caught alive by the assassin?" Linton asked.

"No, I caught a few, and all of them committed suicide. The other party was a dead man, so I didn't have time to stop them." Gruto replied here.

"Are there any remaining officers of the Second Corps?" Linton asked.

"There are still a few more, but their knowledge is limited, and they have already been tortured." Gruto said here.

"Pull any one over here." Linton waved his hand and said.

It's strange, but Gruto complied. So an officer of the Second Legion was pulled here, and the other party hurriedly begged for mercy when he saw Linton, saying that he was confused for a while. Linton didn't listen to his nonsense at all, and just holding him down was the reincarnation of the dirt. After a while, under Gruto's surprised eyes, the corpse of Losos on the ground "came alive" again.