Summon the Twelve Kizuki at the Start!

"Is it Bude, this guy?"

"Have you begun to use the power in your hands to arrange guards for Your Majesty?"

"I didn't even notice it."

Honest had already concluded at this time that this decisive maid was definitely specially arranged for Rivo.

And this person, besides Bude, he couldn't think of another.

After all, there are few people in the entire imperial capital who have the ability and courage to dare to resist him and oppose him.

The two great generals of the empire have this ability, and the Revolutionary Army may also have this ability.

But apart from Bude, he couldn't think of anyone else.

Moreover, Honest could judge from the slightest hesitation when he moved down from Sayo.

This woman is definitely specially trained, otherwise it would never be possible to twist someone else's finger so easily without expression.

They were all a group of powerful people, which made him feel even more dissatisfied.

"Your Majesty, the minister also retires first."

"These people are all pillars of the empire."

"Next time, I hope Your Majesty will discuss it with the ministers."

There was also some dissatisfaction in Honest's words at this time.

He dared to speak out, which also means that he had some warning charm in it.

And this warning was not aimed at Rivo.

Today's Rivo is not enough to make him feel threatened.

Instead, it was General Bude that made him feel threatened.

"Minister, do you know the dog in the backyard of the palace?"

"I know it will be fierce when it sees people, but no matter what I do to it, it will not be cruel to me."

"You know why?"

Rivo didn't think that today would just end with such a simple talk.

Today, he wants to give Honest a slight warning, and the game between them has officially begun.

This is a game, although he may have a disadvantage at first.

But so what, he didn't care at all, all he wanted was to provoke Honest.

Let him show flaws, make him think that he is crazy, and thus start to mess with himself.

The strong and solid network of imperial capital relations would continue to break around Honest as the center.

"Your Majesty, the old minister is ignorant."

"I didn't understand you."

Honest smiled slightly, and while lowering his head, a cold light flashed in his eyes.

If he wanted to, he could directly crush Rivo's neck now.

He was also a disciple who came out of Assassin's Chamber, although his years of indulgence made him forget a little.

But this kind of strength still existed, and at this time he already knew that something was wrong.

Rivo may not be the puppet under his control, or this puppet had been snatched away.

Thinking of this, Honest turned his head and glanced at Bude.

The two who had always been safe and sound in the imperial capital.

Under the exchange of eyes, Honest no longer had the approachable and kind appearance of the past.

On the contrary, the cold eyes made Bude, a battle-hardened general, also feel a little wary.

"Because that dog is raised by me."

"You should understand now."

"Okay, that's it for today."

"General Bude, come to my dormitory later."

"I have something to discuss with you alone."

The corners of Rivo's mouth raised slightly, he stood up from the throne, glanced at Bude, and then turned away with Sayo.

A series of sudden events left General Bude, who was half-kneeling on the ground at this time, still a little confused in his heart.

"Is this a dream?"

"Your Majesty, how did you suddenly become like this?"

Bude didn't realize what was going on at this point.

He just looked at the officials around him in disbelief; there were still officials left at this time.

Either they were from the neutral faction in the imperial capital, or his faction—officials protected by him.

But at this time, everyone was as surprised as Bude.

It's just that they were not as confused as Bude, and they even felt very lucky.

Fortunately, they insisted on not choosing to join Honest and collude.

Now, that young majesty finally began to awaken, no longer believing in Honest, but standing in the same camp as them.

This gave them hope, and finally they didn't have to live in fear every day.

"General Bude, quite a clever move."

"It seems that I said something to His Majesty when I left a few days ago."

"But do you think it will be useful?"

Honest walked up to Bude, and the smile on his face gave no clue to his mood.

It could even be said that Honest at this time was not angry at all.

As for what Bude did, there was no threat in his eyes.

Eighty percent of the big and small officials in the imperial capital were under his control.

If anyone wanted to pull out his influence, it would be equivalent to paralyzing the empire itself.

Without more than ten years, the empire could not recover at all.

Honest was smart—smart enough to calculate everything clearly.

He knew that he was not capable of controlling the vast majority of the army, so he controlled everything outside the army.

In addition, an agreement had been reached with Esdeath, another great general.

With her help, most of the military power was transferred to Esdeath, allowing her to continue fighting for the empire.

As for Bude, although he was known as a great general, his military power was only a few thousand.

Even the number of soldiers in the imperial capital garrison was more, making him little more than a tiger with its fangs pulled.

"Minister..."

Bude's brows furrowed slightly, and he understood what the other party meant.

A possibility also occurred in his mind—that he was manipulated by a teenager who was no more than twelve years old.

But was this really possible?

Looking at Honest's back, Bude's face gradually became gloomy.

He was a soldier, not a politician—a man of action.

If he couldn't figure it out, he would rather stop thinking and walk toward Rivo's dormitory step by step.

After arriving in the dormitory, the slightly dark environment inside made Bude puzzled.

It wasn't the first time he had come here, and he remembered that the young emperor didn't like the dark and preferred the room to be bright.

So there were windows on three sides of the dormitory, but now those windows were obscured by heavy black curtains.

There were only two oil lamps in the room, and Rivo was sitting next to the desk.

"Your Majesty..."

Bude half-knelt on the ground, performed a courtier's salute, and then stood up to look at Rivo.

"General Bude is here."

"Sayo, pour tea for General Bude."