Chapter 561: real politics is always played behind the screen
There was a rule regarding a ’key’ battle or toppling another realm’s Lord; everything was allowed.
There was no such thing as a dirty trick. You could use poison, seduction, conduct an assassination, stage a whole rebellion...anything was a fair game.
This was why, as long as they could kill the Lord or snatch the Lord’s key, there could not be any retaliation from the previous Lord. Of course, if someone else snatched the Lord’s key in the next hour or even seconds, that would be fair game too. Thus, those who wanted to topple a Lord would make sure to plot carefully and prevent any faction from betraying them.
But if you were to succeed? Whatever method you used, there wouldn’t be any trial questioning the fairness of the method or the legitimation of the key holder. The residents of that realm just had to accept the change of the New Lord.
That was, as long as you didn’t fail and get caught.
When you did get caught...well, it was a fair game for the Lord too. Whether you were a noble, from a prominent family, or a Lord from another realm, the targeted Lord could do anything he deemed fit as punishment.
Including death.
"We had stationed agents around the perpetrators’ house," Opti explained cheerfully in the carriage when we returned to the Castle. "While we were playing the recording, we seized their estate and imprisoned everyone except for the names mentioned"
"Oh, what did you do to them?" I asked drowsily. As much as the excitement I experienced earlier, my mind and body needed their beauty rest.
Still, I wanted to follow the sequel of the movie, so I tried to try to open my eyes wide while leaning against Natha’s chest.
"Why do you need to ask, Young Master? Of course, we impale them!" Opti clasped his hands, face bright and smile wide.