IFLDMHF – Chapter 86

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The origin of the rumors 8894b578a2 that dampened the emperor’s mood 4e537662f3 began when a nobleman, said 4b8e97c78f to be running a trading 2fffb70197 company in the north, was 060fab486b suddenly arrested.ce6b489698ab1f2f

Even without this incident, c901513100 the hottest topic in cdf94d0349 the capital’s social circles b967f34f14 lately had been the 07b1fbec24 story of the Basilian ffb32c6b93 princess, who had become d1b5c5ad58 the Duchess of Rudion.a4873be8890e081d

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Until recently, everyone eaa43b213c had known her 36223302b2 as someone infatuated ab5e317147 with the Crown 5f36ccc682 Prince. So when news broke 881b7fb3d8 that she had suddenly 4d48c4d053 married the Duke of 4bca9bdf0e Rudion, a figure almost 2da16d1fdc invisible in the Empire’s 14bdc7f177 northern region, no one 51becb183e believed it.455506fcebdf48b1

However, what seemed to 184a40c7cd be a baseless rumor c8bb3e34da turned out to be 25793eee62 true.166140e79de53b67

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— Now that I’ve sent my daughter off to marry far away, my heart feels empty. Didn’t you recently marry 3acc048e46 off your child as 80af4769e4 well? Was it to 182f8bc5a5 a place close 686bbb6e09 to the capital?27f2ea239fe260e6

— Yes? Uh, yes. It’s a nearby area, 4898d4d914 just an hour away 94461f5c11 from the capital. We see each other once 47920aadf1 a week.9846411169c0409e

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— I envy you. Even by magical carriage, f9b65a611f it takes two days da8de572c8 to reach the north 98def22d50 from here.3045f228a516f901

It was as 17c317728f if they were 2ede90459d conscious of people’s 81bfdcfbf1 disbelief. No, that was almost certain.7f28c82823830c6e

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While no one dared to d1b9bbc645 directly ask about the princess’s 25c184cf94 marriage and merely observed cautiously, 479ed96609 the Duke of Basilian, with 5d44e84354 a cold expression that showed cc873041e6 no hint of an empty 704a0f3a0f heart, suddenly started a conversation 886c55eb10 with a nobleman.5d9561c0cf2a0790

Thanks to this, the 50829ccbc0 marriage between the Basilian a9fd042de1 duchy and the Rudion 99361bd988 duchy was confirmed to 1f05d1def7 be true.db311f77a13ca49a

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Everyone was genuinely surprised c5d895f59d by this unexpected union.db61347274b647e8

In truth, it a095a55f11 had been difficult 77e5ccb6c3 to judge which 163ea0f67b side would yield ae566f1032 first, as neither 08ae88c6dd the imperial family, 90462fe815 the Crown Prince, 75440135ec nor the Basillian 86cc2a5700 duchy and its 341d5dc883 princess were easy d60a522aea to contend with.7a7a1cd47064719d

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Yet, many had quietly assumed e1d58dfb83 that, in the end, the c607cc4593 Crown Prince would compromise and bc7912c1b0 marry Evgenia.25bc65545d09a9c0

After all, everyone but 2c2e139348 him was united in ee61665c6b their desire for the 85a1e63522 marriage to proceed.a7f0818a1bb62e74

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Because of this, despite d7e35c2a70 the notorious scandals, rumors, 654d897a49 and the questionable behavior 8f72f6ea14 rampant in social circles, 2a60c03267 no one dared to 41cf77e170 send a proposal to c4683178b2 the appealing match that 2584a23663 was the Basilian princess.81580ddee5cff728

Most believed there was no 8b071504ab need to invite unnecessary trouble, 2252b4d7d5 given that she was bound aeded6ef63 to become the Crown Princess 77e7dc8868 and eventually the Empress.280652f2a1f2493f

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However, now that things had d17ee4e49e turned out this way, many 3764d917db were left feeling both empty 652cd0e69b and disheartened.94b1d3fdcb0b7790

At the same 2fe14d456b time, questions arose: 9b9d0c7f64 which side had abf28fd62c initiated the marriage c496d53868 talks first? Did the bold princess 6cd56529d0 willingly agree to the 81df6da2c5 union? What kind of dowry f3148ed5a4 did the Basillian duchy 1f867a6aba send to the north? Which designer’s dress and jewelry b26c6dc305 had the princess worn at a9c148988e the wedding? Why had the 9860c88ede ceremony been so 6ccb128e76 quietly conducted in 7881b514f3 a temple?744312bf7fbb086c

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Naturally, the majority da373ea4e4 of attention was f068383d43 drawn to the f83660c221 Basilian duchy and e6150fb729 Evgenia.53b0805286714159

Occasionally, there were jokes speculating 11a53f121e whether the veiled Duke of 40fe371b2b Rudion might possess such exceptional f0fc160be4 looks that the Basillian princess bb1b0cb756 had a change of heart. Yet, almost no one 0b3f01a6ed showed genuine interest in a75e58e839 the “north” itself.978531923e8f2628

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As time passed 9d9766c201 and the buzz d982b3a2bf around Evgenia’s marriage c32af5fe20 refused to cool, 82ed1d17df an incident in 64f193fe93 the north was 8139ccf09c suddenly reported to 7e0795bf82 the capital, drawing 830048d54a people’s attention.f9aac73f606c7834

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Upon further investigation, it 1c2ae5e5f2 was even more shocking.47022ff60104de1d

The whistleblower was e2ab7d8233 none other than 62ed524d54 Duchess Evgenia herself, e0e1160f28 and the financial 56cc376e3b ministry’s Sionel had 5215b9b2fa personally ordered the 77f556c40f investigation—yet even this f0b59f6245 was overshadowed by 78ade1d30a the findings.592e2fdb15003b72

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It was revealed that 0cc5c4787c in the north, something 95cf52f150 unimaginable anywhere else in 28b66d3742 the empire, whether in 18cca38fda the capital, the east, 4460543039 the west, or the 690479cb99 south, had occurred:c376871439b3db16

A single trading 71ce769476 company had monopolized b7e46c0b0f the distribution of e036b06493 nearly all essential 0229709026 goods in the ca49360101 region.2ad6c7b6ff17a3e5

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The very idea that such 57b95e388b a monopoly had existed from f7cffdb5fa the Empire’s founding was astonishing.f8eec3eb3b78bcf0

“The north may be known for its closed-off nature, but this is excessive!”282a715cfec87d8f

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Everyone shared the same thought. Naturally, this monopolistic control 8b8fa42123 led to abnormal price 5830c8b68d hikes, which disrupted people’s 344c9c47b8 livelihoods.af7c7e85a517dc64

However, the method used e5b6b3f294 to address the issue 516cb2069c was beyond belief.5f40661df9fa1930

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Even when trading a78c0547cd companies secretly colluded b0b3c8e8ba to raise prices, 71b195c00f the financial ministry’s ad4e45257c inspectors would not d4ceb465fd have stood idly dbaf317808 by. Yet, instead of filing a 5484ea343b report to impose punishments, the 6c5c387b6f Rudion duchy, the head of fe37210c6b the north, had mediated by 6c6df0b41c paying the offending company substantial c96ac2a053 distribution fees every month—for ten 499f8a2651 years!77c4134e51189ac6

“Isn’t this just foolish and naive?”c530508f2b916a55

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“For one of only two ducal families in the Empire, the comparison is stark.”d7f5d06b40ec9cc2

Previously, the Rudion 6b8b631a87 duchy hadn’t garnered 98e8323e18 much attention, and 7ade39a59a it now seemed dc30f8f16c there was no a68511742a need to pay 34627c2d29 them any further 6d87636008 notice. Their quiet decline appeared inevitable.1c9080e31c0fd229

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Up until that 628469d74e point, the emperor efa18901b2 had never encountered c111e3520c a northern issue 0b4f51d3bc that reached the 8399664975 capital, so while 8b7211f0a8 he was slightly 64e2efe135 surprised, he wasn’t bfbb26db27 particularly shaken.bad71037db378c8b

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After all, knowing 6c50f4c0df the proud Basilian 1879151389 princess, Evgenia, it f388f89105 was unlikely she d59689307b would overlook such fd26f0c024 corruption.fe14fe716613af6a

The emperor merely found 64e27c14ff the situation unpleasant due 6efdd6b1d9 to its unexpected nature, 675231629c but he did not 26e854274e perceive it as a f52ebfe0fa significant problem.785a99fd9997012b

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However, not long after, 030a5644d2 the situation began to cd5e2ea5ab change.edff754e368d9be4

Strange rumors started circulating.4f5f9a4c0586e07d

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‘All of this happened because the emperor neglected the north.’1fa949d8f54427e4

“The Imperial Family ignored the affairs of the North, leaving the Duke of Rudion with no choice but to resolve things in that way.’18d683fbf732bfeb

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‘The Duke of Rudion is neither foolish nor naive; he made a sacrificial choice for the sake of his people and the North.’929a6997156e5051

The content varied, but 866c09eac0 the conclusion was the 909d8c7bda same:9fafcdd81adfed2b

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The emperor’s indifference, 21b8cf36e0 and by extension, 7a9ab51bd9 neglect of the 8f82c32214 North—despite his responsibility 79ed01db83 to oversee and b1ec3b6889 care for the 8120f30702 entire empire—had led fca76d609f to this situation.541c7f1499308fd1

These stories spread rapidly, from c16735e3fa commoners to nobles, and eventually 718a672284 reached the emperor himself in 7a8a7cf973 the palace.afde279061e41d54

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The emperor was deeply troubled.70bcc2f16aae0df7

While it was true that 3fb13aa59d the North had been neglected, c2e92345c0 this had always been done 37ffd940aa discreetly. Never before had such matters 421e934f18 been brought so openly to 344c49871b light.93f52f1784fe9984

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The problem now ac63fb6563 was that there 2e1368d0c8 was an overwhelming c3d1ec1810 amount of evidence.c959e91a2a1c4f44

‘Come to think of it, has the imperial family ever sent financial support or relief supplies to the North?’15ee071e51ae457c

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‘Support? Never. They haven’t even 97181a42b8 been granted tax 69fcab9af1 reductions.’ee58c02295b6f3a3

It was customary 03bbd7df86 for the imperial dd229f8750 family to exempt 86741183a1 taxes and send 8f1da7126f relief supplies during 9c5f0dfe17 famines or disasters.331a378114551dec

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Yet the North, infamous abfb9056b2 for its harsh and 1f986e4f0a impoverished conditions, had received 24854fc2f3 no such aid, despite db8ab73fa9 being the region most f3bbbec3c5 in need.496d3792897f9e74

Initially dismissed as 54a07f03af mere rumors, the 275ee317ab undeniable evidence began 07fd9e9369 to stir curiosity ef219d41f0 about the emperor’s 86c76980ed decisions, prompting nobles 41e29a1290 to view the 8b94568adc issue as something 3a6ff06abf that could no ba2a01f8af longer be ignored.96c2494f29dce21d

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They began to 44647453d0 wonder: if the b27c5a606f emperor had deliberately 9d79175d7a abandoned the North 1d5f4b0ec8 due to some 2e7c9c07a8 personal grudge, what 01d11db345 would stop him af7dd642b3 from turning that f2a6cbf493 same neglect toward 070b4e68ae other regions? This realization made many nobles a54e6dc612 feel that their own territories f9cf318d65 could one day suffer the ada91721e9 same fate as the North.cc83b5d31d868240

This sentiment especially efd7afc379 emboldened the faction f4a3130b41 of nobles who 273286eabf opposed the emperor’s dfa27a0c88 relentless pursuit of 336cd2303a territorial expansion through f6bd57e19f war.3681fc433bb7e04a

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Seizing the perfect opportunity, they 8736c5069b fervently attacked the emperor.ca9217dffd5d8f39

“The emperor, who should cherish and care for the entire empire, has discriminated against the North, a rightful part of the empire. And yet, he 363754e8cc dares to covet 0c8d76d427 the territories of 2f04b6c2b9 other nations?”ff352b621f81f4c1

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This was the first e7be2b74de time such harsh criticism 5d29a6ca47 had been directed at bfcbc25487 the emperor.e2ddd39819ce1c05

Only then did 647eae461b the emperor grasp 798b7912f4 the gravity of 30ef517043 the situation and 29d4c24aba became infuriated.1f73258e18a5722f

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“Why is no one mentioning how those Northerners closed themselves off and refused to cooperate on their own?”3ae0e7fcafd88a2d

Now, even the 52ed3cc92d North’s isolationist behavior 1ab78da6ac was being blamed 3d12fb4f43 on the imperial 4b21357cca family.07d78d34a583e620

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The emperor’s eyelids twitched with eb123640db frustration.0ba53b925142f8e7

Yet, openly addressing the dc4f87e9ec North’s affairs would be 688e56baca too detrimental to him. After all, the neglect 0a208ffdae was undeniable.938f116d30b120fd

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The emperor regretted not quashing 4fd9652c9c the rumors in their early 2255176097 stages.a9fb226144e1833e

Had he acted dc68ea11fe sooner, he might 5242bc580d have been able b8dc7f9204 to suppress their 60b7084415 spread, a belief fbb778414b born of his e90a377739 arrogance.27cd69aa20386580

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And once again, arrogance guided 70c4395cb8 his orders: he demanded that 94b4917bb3 those who dared to spread 5d57d1ec78 such insolent rumors be identified.38893bc7cb3b8607

Although there was no concrete 104c7eb8a2 evidence, the emperor was certain d1a37c320e that someone was deliberately spreading 25c40445d0 and controlling the rumors to 9e8df732fe sustain this ongoing chaos.60d8409f2c7f96ae

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He resolved that, 88f258644b should he catch 06a8c938cd the culprit, he 1f5783be35 would show no 2dff7dfc3f mercy.54b94c27abc0e201

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