Well the "Paranoid" ruler had a nice idea, to find war in a closer place with a higher chance of gain something, the problem was that the "sane and trustworthy ruler" got more support than the mental backstabbing one.
I fixed it for you
And I just did exactly what Autrey did when Galvez switched EP to us.
But hey if that is still her idea then it will bring some more excitement to all of us.