flstandardbreds Chapter 182 Silence
Chapter 182 Silence
As the country with the strongest belief in the God of Light, the French King's Office has always declared to the outside world that all those who do not believe in the God of Light are pagans. It is also the first country to include the elimination of pagans in the law.
To the extent that advocating the extermination of infidels and holy war has become the political correctness of this country and the truth that must be followed by anyone who wants to gain a place in this land of God.
However, in a country where everyone is eager to fight against infidels, the top leaders are arguing over an infidel assassin attack.
"So, we supported the Yoda people so much in the beginning, supporting them in fighting against the pagans, but now the pagans have all fled to Midland!" In the conference hall, an archbishop stood up and angrily reprimanded his colleagues around him for the Yoda people's betrayal.
"The pagans from Kusha, far away in the east of the continent, were able to cross the vast land of the Yoda Empire and reach the border of Midland. Is there no support from Yoda?"
"Calm down. This isn't the French King's Palace. Didn't Count John's letter say that with a group of about thirty people, it's not impossible for them to sneak in from the border in batches. Besides, they can also smuggle across the sea by boat, and they don't necessarily have to come from land." An archbishop nearby saw how excited he was and quickly pulled him aside to persuade him.
"Come from the sea! Which ship dares to sail on the northern waters in winter? The key is that there is this thing." After the archbishop said this, he pointed angrily at the Yoda military map on the central table.
"Then what's the matter with this map? The Kushans use Yoda's military map. Could it be that it was dug out from the Kushan Desert?" The archbishop's face was as red as a date due to anger, and some archbishops next to him also began to complain about the Yoda Empire in private.
"The Yoda people didn't fulfill their promise at all. We gave them so much money, but now they don't even pretend to be doing it."
"We haven't settled the score with them for the last fight with Barden."
"This time it's Mitlan. If we don't do something, the emperor might reach out to our French King's Hall. After all, he has already declared himself an angel there."
Seeing that a riot was about to break out, the King of France, who was sitting on the upper throne, coughed a few times to signal for everyone to be quiet, and then responded in a serious tone:
"Regarding the assassination of Count John by the assassin from Kusha, the French King's Office should pay more attention to this matter. First of all, we should be more determined to eliminate the pagans; secondly, we should send envoys to express condolences to the victim of this incident, Count John, and thank him for his contributions to the French King's Office and the spread of faith over the years; as for Yoda..."
The King of France paused, then said:
“We must send an envoy to investigate this time to see if Emperor Yoda has secretly collaborated with the pagans. If so, we will excommunicate Emperor Yoda!”
Listening to the Pope's passionate speech, Fidelicio did not pay much attention. As a senior official in the Pope's Hall, he certainly knew what Emperor Yoda had done with those pagans.
At present, the Hall of the King of Laws will not pursue the case. First, Emperor Yoda has not gone too far. The Bakiraka tribe is said to be pagan assassins, but in fact they are just a group of wanderers driven out by the rulers of Kushan. They will follow whoever pays them. Moreover, the Yoda Empire army is still fighting with Kushan. It will not benefit the Hall of the King of Laws if they become enemies now.
Secondly, the current strength of the King's Office cannot affect that place at all. Even the Kingdom of Midland, which is closer to the King's Office, has just established its own forces there. The King's Office can only have a say in the countries on the continent because of its wealth and the right to interpret religion. At most, it can scare the southern countries and those weaker principalities.
However, what Fidelicio was thinking about at this time was not how many more Kushan assassins had come, but whether he should confront John about Matilda's incident.
To be honest, Fidelicao didn't want to get involved in this matter at all. First, it was a bit cheap to challenge a regional overlord he didn't know for a small noble; second, this matter was clearly an internal matter of the Midlanders, and he couldn't intervene even if he wanted to.
But if he didn't care, it might lead to the failure of his previous layout, and he would not be able to reach out to the political stage of Midland in a short period of time. On the contrary, if he succeeded, he would gain a group of his own supporters in the noble circle of Midland.
"It seems that I have to write this letter to my old friend." Fidelicio thought so, and left the conference hall when the King of France said "dismiss".
In Wendam, unlike the unanimous and overwhelming protest against Yoda in the Dharma Hall, the ministers were divided into two extreme factions in front of the king. Although the nature of this incident was a pagan invasion, in Midland, the judgment of any political affairs depended on the faction of the parties involved, and then looked at the nature of the matter.
The ministers headed by the court faction naturally wanted to support John. While denouncing the pagans for their despicable and insidious behavior, they hoped that His Majesty the King would petition the French King's Office to declare Emperor Yoda a heretic and immediately summon all countries that believed in the God of Light to launch a holy war against the Yoda Empire.
"We absolutely cannot let this matter go. Today the assassin assassinated Earl John, and the next assassination will be everyone present. I hope that all ministers will put the overall situation first and stop arguing over trivial matters." A minister from the court faction suggested in the palace. However, just as he finished speaking, a local minister on the opposite side immediately stood up and refuted:
"I think this matter is a bit too much. First of all, I think all the ministers have encountered assassinations to some extent. If you can get preferential treatment just because Earl John wrote a letter saying that it was done by pagans, then it won't be long before your Majesty's desk is piled with letters about pagan attacks from all over the country."
"Secondly, even if it was an attack by pagans, I think it has something to do with Earl John's recent activities. As a Midland noble, he actually had an ambiguous relationship with the French King's Office and even created a knight group for the French King's Office to help it eliminate pagans. So it makes sense that he was attacked by pagan assassins."
"Really? It's like this again."
The king was also troubled by the quarrel among the ministers below. Although he had a lot to do with this matter, after all, it was he who appointed John as the leader of the religious knights. But he also wondered why John was so concerned about such a thankless task as eliminating pagans.
"Ministers, be quiet!"
In order to quickly end this boring and meaningless meeting, the king stopped the ministers who were arguing and said after they returned to their seats:
"No matter what, this time Earl John killed those pagans who dared to commit rebellion on our land, proving that Midland is the country that can truly protect the faith of the God of Light. Earl John should be praised and honored. At the same time, let the Minister of Foreign Affairs severely condemn the Yoda Empire's sponsorship of the pagans' heresy and ask the King's Office to make a fair judgment."
After seeing the king speak, the ministers were no longer able to argue and left the palace through the main gate after the meeting ended.
Just as the king was about to leave, there was a sudden explosion outside the window, followed by a blue and white smoke rushing into the sky from a house not far from the palace.
"Send someone to see what's going on."
The king was surprised by this. Of course he realized that the fireworks were being set off to celebrate something, but what surprised him was that the fireworks were launched in the commercial district of Windham, and in a prime location where the aristocracy lived. This meant that another wealthy store had opened here.
Soon, a guard came running back from outside the palace, knelt on one knee and said:
"Your Majesty, it was Earl John who opened a mercenary company called Black Watch in Windham. That shop was previously owned by the Reginale Chamber of Commerce."
"Oh, back off."
His Majesty the King suddenly remembered that the mercenary officers who trained his national servants last month seemed to be drawn from the Black Watch Mercenary Group, and he couldn't help but mutter in his heart:
"Is there no mercenary group comparable to Blackwatch?"