Chapter 127: Changes in the Principality In the torrential rain, a carriage drove into Lord Donald's mansion, and there was a patio in the middle, and the people in the carriage hurriedly walked over with their waterproof rain silk coats, and the servant who greeted him with an umbrella could not help but be stunned.
As soon as he entered the hall, the man took off his hat and complained, "It's terrible."
"Yes General, just like the political weather in Butani now" Donald greeted him, smiled and took the hat from the man's hand, handed it to the servant, waved his hand and said, "General, please be seated" It was a square-faced man, his hair was gray, but there were still few wrinkles on his face, except for a deep scar on his left cheek, and his cold-looking face was always a little hideous.
He was tall, but his back was a little hunched, but despite this, when he looked over, there was still an aura of swooping down.
He nodded, looked at the long table, saw the situation in the room clearly, and couldn't help frowning slightly, and the center of his eyebrows became a deep Sichuan character.
The room was very dark under the rainstorm, and a row of candles was lit on the long table, which looked like it was about to be dinner, but the table was empty, and there was definitely not a plate.
The tables were silently filled with people, their faces solemn, not standing up because of his arrival, and looking preoccupied.
The general subconsciously touched the scar on his cheek and sat down on the main seat, his gaze sweeping over the faces of these people.
The people sitting on the left-hand side are dressed in a variety of clothes, but they all sit upright with straight waists.
The generals recognized that they were all high-ranking generals of the Duchy of Butanni with heavy troops.
On the right-hand side, there are powerful people in the municipal and parliamentary departments, as well as some nobles.
Donald walked back to his seat, glanced at everyone on the table, and sat down slowly, "Alright, now let's get started." ” General Shut was the first to speak: "I don't care about anything else, I just want to tell you that now the economy of the principality is in a mess, my soldiers have to feed their families, they have to eat, drink and be merry, no matter how they live, they need more or less money, but they don't get anything now."
The soldiers have now refused to go out for drills, refused to patrol, and some have deserted, and if any country declares war on us now, I don't know if we will be able to lead a capable force.
Our once brave and warlike army is about to collapse, and the soldiers have thoughts, not a bunch of puppets, and soon we will not be able to control the situation.
I think the situation of the border guards and the city guards is similar, and the Grand Duke's personal guards may be better."
One of the generals immediately scoffed: "General Shut, I don't deny that the pro-guards are treated better, but now it has also fallen to the worst situation.
The most important thing is that no one has given us a chance to change all this now, the Cult of Light and Appia are at war, the situation is getting worse, and the surrounding nations are waiting to strike us a fatal blow."
He shook his head and could not go any further, and the military and political officials began to take turns to speak, telling of the predicament before him, of the danger of the surrounding countries, and the source of all problems was directed at the Grand Duke of Butani.
The general listened quietly, and at last knocked impatiently on the table, and asked them, "Complaining and complaining is of no avail, and I would like to know what your lordships have to say about the current state of affairs."
Judge Bryan and a respected gentleman of parliament whispered a few words and coughed: "Juridically speaking, if a monarch is confused and cannot govern or acts perversely, which will lead the whole country into the abyss, Parliament and the courts have the power to invoke emergency bills to deprive him of his rights and restrict his liberty in order to protect the interests of the country." ” The general at the head of the table leaned over slightly, forced his eyes on Judge Brian, and said coldly: "To put it simply, it is a rebellion."
Judge Brian blushed, a little afraid to look at him.
Count Alexander's eyes flashed, and he interjected: "Ladies and gentlemen, I have no hope for the future of the duchy.
Let's think about your personal future, as far as I know, the Grand Duke is not unaware of this situation, but he has adopted the approach The Grand Duke and Bishop Christopher have been in close contact lately, and he wants to borrow a sum of money from the Cult of Light to tide over this difficult situation, and at the same time, he wants to use the power of the Knights of Radiance to strip the military of all dissidents and keep the army firmly in his own hands. ” The people in the "hiss" room couldn't help but gasp.
A muffled thunder exploded in the sky at the right time, adding to the tension.
During this time, they had seen a lot of the bloody and cruel things that the Radiant Holy Sect had done under the guise of eliminating the cult, and those things were really a hundred times more fierce than the fighting between the enemy and us on the battlefield.
If the Radiant Cult uses this hand on them The cold face of the chief general couldn't help but float a trace of worry: "A country cannot be without a monarch, and the previous Grand Duke has no other heirs, if you take action against the Grand Duke, the Principality will become a mess of sand, have you ever thought about this serious consequence?"
Judge Bryan immediately interjected: "Of course, if there is no new monarch to carry out his powers, the consequences will be unimaginable.
However, the Grand Duke is not without heirs" The general's surprised gaze swept towards him, and Judge Brian said slyly, "According to the law, when the Grand Duke has no heirs, the Grand Duchess is the first in line to the throne. ” The general's gaze suddenly froze, and he said word for word: "Queen Elizabeth" At the table, many people nodded at the same time.
They were not surprised, it was clear that they had reached some kind of tacit agreement in private.
The general hesitated for a moment, slowly closed his eyes and leaned back in his chair, and the atmosphere suddenly became depressed.
Outside, the torrential rain is like a waterfall, and the thunder is gusting; Inside, there was silence and silence.
After a long time, Mr.
Donald hesitated to ask the most powerful and prestigious general, "General, what do you mean?"
"Boom", another heavy thunder, shook the candle flame on the table for a while.
The general slowly stood up, and his expression seemed to have aged a lot all of a sudden: "The previous Grand Duke had the grace of appreciating and promoting me, and I could not use the power given to me by the Grand Duke to imprison the Grand Duke. ” The faces of the generals, officials, and nobles all became nervous, and Mr.
Donald left his seat, trying to stop him, but he didn't dare to really stretch out his hand, and he said crampedly: "General, you."
The general shook his head and said, "I am old and not in good health, and I will take leave to return to the country house to recuperate in the next few days." ” He walked to the door, took the hat from the servant's hand, put it on, looked up at the rain under the eaves of the porch, and said thoughtfully: "Today's rain is really heavy, this kind of weather is not suitable for going out."
Today, I've been staying at home and haven't been anywhere."
The words "I haven't been" came from under the porch, and after these words were finished, his figure had disappeared into the curtain of rain.
The people in the room were stunned for a moment, and I don't know who cheered first, and then everyone hugged each other with joy The Western Route Army of the Holy War Regiment of the Cult of Light was completely annihilated, the Middle Route Army was defeated, and the commander of the Eastern Route Army who learned the news was assassinated again, and the first battle was forced to die, and the Holy War Knights of the Holy Sect of Light began a great retreat.
At this time, the surrounding countries waved olive branches to the kingdom of Apia, and messengers continued to come and go, and a large number of aid materials were delivered to them free of charge in the name of the purchase of the kingdom of Apia.
Politically, these countries hoped that the kingdom of Apia would grow stronger and contain the Grand Duke of Butanni in order to keep one side safe.
Ideologically, these monarchs were very appreciative of the Hope Cult's view of "divine authority of kings" and "I am the state".
They are keenly aware that this consciousness has not yet been implemented, and if every subject is really allowed to accept this concept in their bones, it will have a great impact on themselves.
The army and people of Appia launched a major counter-offensive, and the Holy Cult of Light retreated, on the one hand, they were really defeated, and on the other hand, they were deliberately bringing the flames of war into Butani, forcing Archduke Butani to join their warband.
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There is not a single complete church of the Cult of Light or the Cult of Hope in the small border town of Trent, and the entire city is almost empty, except for the occasional ragged, ghostly pedestrians floating aimlessly through the streets.
Although the city has been cleaned up, ruins can be seen everywhere; Although the bodies were burned, dried blood still littered the streets.
Today, it has become a military camp, and a certain high-ranking general of the Cult of Hope lives in the already empty city lord's mansion, and the door is heavily guarded.
The two mysterious guests were General Schute and Count Alexander of the Duchy of Butanny, and sitting opposite them was Queen Elizabeth and Jedi Saker, First Deputy Head of the Order of the Blood Rose.
"Queen, that's the case at the moment.
We have reached a consensus to endorse the Queen as King of the United Kingdom of Apia, Butani and Croatia in order to resolve the current contradictions and crises.
For the sake of the peace of the country and the well-being of the people, I ask the Queen to promise us.
As soon as we have the Queen's approval, we will immediately mobilize and urge the Queen to ascend to the throne of the United Kingdom. ” "In order for Appia and Butani to coexist peacefully, and for the sake of no more endless killings on both sides, I promise you, Your Excellency," Queen Elizabeth was dignified and elegant in front of people, and her bearing was extraordinary, without the slightest hint of the coquettish and lovely style in the boudoir: "Do you need me to do something, General?"
” "Yes, we need the cooperation of the knights and monks of the Apia Kingdom, and when we reach the border of the original Apia Kingdom, we must stop the attack, otherwise" General Xiut smiled bitterly and said, "The flames of religious wars can probably only be extinguished by gods.
If the Knights of the Blood Rose enter the Duchy of Butani, the situation will surely get out of control again.
Therefore, they need to stop, and we will launch a mutiny in due time to arrest the archbishops, bishops and senior priests of the Grand Duke and the Holy Church of Light, and this mess needs to be changed immediately. ” Queen Elizabeth nodded gently: "War is a double-edged sword, no matter who wins or loses, both sides will suffer, I promise you, General Shut."
Do you need some help from me, there are many people in the Cult of Light who are skilled in magic and martial arts, and Butani himself is very skilled in martial arts. ” Count Alexander said happily: "Of course, this is more appropriate, and if the queen can send a helping hand, I believe it will be more certain." ” Elizabeth smiled and nodded, her bright eyes swaying towards Jedi, who nodded imperceptibly The Grand Duke of Butani's personal guard, which sounds like a team of guards, actually controls one-third of the strength of Butani City, and it is the strongest in terms of equipment and combat effectiveness, and it is the elite of the elite.
The captain of the Guard, Grazt, was an excellent officer, young and handsome, with a promising future, and he was loyal to the Grand Duke of Butanny.
Grazt not only has first-class martial arts, but also has excellent ability to command troops.
Today, General Xiut invited him to come over for a drink, and although General Xiuwu was not as powerful as him, his military rank was much higher than his, and Grazt could not save his face, so he agreed to come to the door.
As soon as he walked on his front foot, Captain Kane rushed to the Guard Command.
On duty today was another vice-captain, Edwin, and Kane walked into the office and closed the door tightly.
I don't know what the two were chatting about, but after a cup of tea, Vice Captain Kane walked out.
At the moment when he closes the door, if anyone is standing in the doorway, and at the right angle, Captain Edwin will be seen leaning over the table, seemingly asleep.
One of his hands was on the edge of the table, and a thick liquid dripped down his fingertips.
The mass arrest initiated by the military began, and as soon as the war began, there was no way to be merciful, that is, to be cruel to oneself, the military did not have that kind of stupid politicians, the army was frequently mobilized, and the generals and officials loyal to the line of the Grand Duke of Butani, as well as the bishops and priests of the Holy Church of Light, the head and deputy head of the Glorious Knights, and all the main members of the Knights, were all in the list of sweeps.
The Parliament and the Supreme Court of the Principality jointly enacted a secret bill to arrest all members of the Cult of Light in the Duchy of Butani, and all political opponents, including the Grand Duke of Butani, were accused of being members of the Church, weakening their political identity.
The Cult of Light had become a heresy in the Duchy of Butanni, and it was hoped that the Cult of God would be established as the only religion, which in fact became a greater religious war.
It's just that the Light Cult is too large, and its torso stretches too far for the reaction to be transmitted back to its brain and heart.
In the prayer room of the Holy Church of Light, Archbishop Christopher communicates with His Holiness the Pope.
He had obtained a portrait of Jedi, and confirmed that this so-called Jedi Wolfer was the missing Jedi Thackhar in the Norman principality, and the human walker whom the Pope had sent them to secretly take care of.
However, what Jedi Sack did really did not show the slightest implication of defending the Holy Church of Light, and Archbishop Christopher was very puzzled by this.
He said indignantly: "Your Majesty, are you sure that Abraham's intelligence is not wrong, is this Jedi Sachael really a human walker."
If it weren't for him, I believe we would now have taken control of the Duchy of Butani; If it weren't for him, Appia wouldn't have any power to resist us now. ” The Pope asked lightly: "Are you sure that without his appearance, you would be able to control the military and political affairs of the Duchy of Butamni, the army of the Grand Duke of Butani has never moved, this person is arrogant and untamed, and he is by no means a true devout believer, you are sure that when you attack Apia, the Grand Duke will not do anything to you as the monarch of Apia when both sides are defeated."
"His Majesty, all this is speculation, but Jedi Saker's actions are clearly difficult for us" The Pope closed his eyes, and then slowly opened them again: "God stands on a completely different height, what he sees is not what we can understand The most difficult thing in this world is to change people's ideas and beliefs, under normal circumstances, we want to completely turn the Tagore Empire into a kingdom of God's faith, it may take thousands of years like the Rus Empire." ” He tilted his head thoughtfully and said, "However, there is a way to speed up this historical process, and that is to quickly and completely establish a new ideology on the ruins of old ideas."
"Yes, Neon," Christopher bowed his head humbly, "This is exactly what His Majesty has sent us to Tagore to give the gospel of God."
But Jedi Sackle".
The Pope's eyes flickered slightly: "What is the difference between what he does and what you do, the knife doesn't have to be in our hands, we just want to cut the plate of cake in front of us, it doesn't matter who cuts it" "But this knife is too dangerous, neon, it has already pointed at us" Christopher excited: "I hope that the Cult of God is preaching a new doctrine, the idea that the monarchy is divinely ordained, and I am the state, this idea is very dangerous. ” The Pope was moved: "Is this the initiative of the human walkers?"
"No, Nishi, I can't be sure.
But this is a new doctrine that the Church of God wants to preach publicly, and Jedi Sakr is helping them grow. ” The Pope stood up uneasily, and he could be seen walking around the room in the crystal ball, and after a while, he raised his hand and said, "It's strange, Christopher, that he's injecting people with a thought, a dangerous thought, but the people don't need thought, they just need faith."
"I see, you step back first" "Yes," Christopher bowed, and when he stood up again, the crystal ball had returned to its normal light.
In the main temple of the Light Temple of the Rus' Empire, the Pope paced restlessly, his red papal robe dragging a three-foot back hem and gently dragging it across the crimson carpet.
"Is Jedi Sakr really the messenger of the gods, why would he preach such dangerous teachings, I originally thought that he was using another method to provoke strife in the Tagore Empire, creating an opportunity for us to shine the grace of God on the land of the Tagore Empire, but how could he preach this terrible idea Is the supreme being going to change his course and abandon the Late Saint Sect, or do we misidentify him at all" The Pope walked uneasily, suddenly stopped, and slowly raised his head to look at the void space: "I want to pray to the supreme deity, ask the gods to send an edict, I need to confirm the true identity of Jedi Saqr" The Radiant Knights' Deputy Commander of Karthas was on his way back to the city of Butanni, and this time the holy war had failed, and an oppressive atmosphere hung over the entire army.
The army remained on the border, relying on the fortress to confront Appia's army, and it seemed that the other side had no intention of attacking Butani, otherwise they would have sent troops before the deployment was completed, which made him somewhat reassured.
But he needed to report the details to the archbishop immediately in order to decide on a new strategy.
At this moment, the Temple of Light was surrounded by a large army, and among the soldiers were Dolores, Garnier, and several high-ranking priests of the Cult of Hope.
There were not many people returning to the city, only sixty horsemen, and the large rubles followed closely behind Karthas, and in front of them there was a knight in his mid-middle age, dressed in imposing armor, who was the chief of the regiment, Jacques.
Their team had just turned onto a trail, which was closer, but not suitable for a large group of people.
There was a jungle on the side of the road, and they were about to return to the city of Butani, they were carrying the banner of the Holy Cult of Light, there would be no danger here, and everyone was relaxed.
But at this moment, a terrible cry that made the soul whimper, and countless sharp crossbows shot out of the dense forest.
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It's terrifying, it's a giant machine crossbow, I don't know how many bed crossbows are placed in the forest, and hard arrows as thick as guns that can shoot the bluestone of the city are shot out of the forest with a roar.
"Be careful," cried Karthas, as the crossbow approached, and he kicked his horse and leaped into the air like a great bird, and the ruble jumped up almost at the same moment as he did, and the terrifying force of the crossbow could not even be swept lightly.
A spear-like sword pierced through the horse's body and continued to shoot backwards with a rain of blood.
Some of the knights had already been pierced by crossbow arrows, and a huge hole had burst out of their chests.
The head of the regiment, Jacques, did not move, he was a middle-aged man with a mediocre face, if he was wearing ordinary clothes and blending in the crowd, no one would notice him, but at this time, his eyes opened, and his whole body suddenly swelled with a strange look, awe-inspiring like a god.
A ball of flame-like white light jumped behind his shoulder, and he shouted loudly, his fists slammed forward, and the two hard crossbows that shot at him approached at an unrecognizable distance, but when they got closer, their speed suddenly slowed down, as if they had encountered an invisible force, and were blocked out.
The force of the crossbow piercing was enormous, and due to the blocking, the powerful penetrating force was transformed into another kind of energy, destroying the crossbow itself, and the spear-like crossbow exploded, split, and exploded into a cloud of sawdust, and then burned into a fire, turning into ashes.
The two iron spearheads fell into his hands, as if they were being set on fire, and quickly melted, and the molten iron poured into the ground.
At this moment, Captain Jacques was like a god.
"Come out," said the captain of Jacques, most of the knights behind him had died on the ground, few of them had crossbow arrows stuck in their bodies, their strong bodies were thinner than the great arrows, the sharp arrows had pierced through their bodies, and the large wounds of the bowl were exposed on their armor, and blood was gushing from them, like some machinery leaking lubricating grease.
A group of plainclothes men came out of the bushes, and in groups of three, one with a crossbow, one with a two-handed broadsword, and one with a spear, rushed into the pool of blood in arrogance, mending a sword or stabbing a spear at every knight of light who still had air, and killing them.
Commander Jacques stood tightly with the three of Karthas and Ruble, ignoring the plight of the soldiers.
Directly in front of them, there were three young men, and the head of the Jacques regiment shrank his gaze, and he recognized the identities of these three people without the introduction of Karthas.
Jedi Thackle, Picasso Van Do, and Sally Ster, the three youngest and most promising young people of the Church of Hope.
When the two armies faced each other, as the commanders of the army, they did not lead the army into battle, but infiltrated the rear of the Duchy of Butani No, they can sneak in with a team of soldiers, but they can't carry a bulky bed crossbow with them, which is a sharp weapon for defending the city, and even a small bed crossbow made by the dwarves that is easy to move cannot be carried in by them in a grand manner, unless "Unless the city defense of Butani helps them" Jacque and Karthas looked at each other in horror, and the certainty in their hearts suddenly disappeared completely, there must have been some change in the Duchy of Butani, and they suddenly felt an extreme uneasiness in their hearts: