I Will Be The Crowned King

"Han Tu has already begun to mobilize."

In Franz's mansion, the expressionless Archbishop handed the message just sent to his daughter, and said indifferently, "At the beginning of March at the latest, 10,000 Hantu soldiers will be assembled outside Eagle Point City on standby. Officially head north in the name of the Mujahideen."

"So soon?" Sophia's eyes widened in surprise: "In early March, isn't it even a month away?"

"They must be quick... Because only in this way, Clovis and the Empire have to express their position as soon as possible." Luther Franz explained:

"Dear Sophia, do you think Han Earth wants to fight this war?"

"Of course not, what does the new world have to do with them?"

The frowning girl said without hesitation, her eyes swept across the note quickly: "If I were Claude Francois I, I would try my best to seek benefits from the church, and then use various The reason is to delay the assembly and dispatch of troops, and it is best to delay it until everyone has been mobilized, and then quietly join this huge jihadist army."

"Anyway, even if the jihad is successful, Han Tu will not be able to gain any benefits. Since we don't expect any profit, we must avoid losses as much as possible. Ten thousand elite soldiers plus the knights and officers who lead them, even if only one-third Losing it in the New World is an unbearable price for Claude Francois!"

"That's right." The Archbishop nodded slightly and continued to ask: "But can His Majesty Claude I really do this?"

"...Can't you?"

"He is the king of Hantu, the king can do anything." Luther's eyes met his daughter: "As long as he is willing to pay the price."

"Han Tu did not win the unity and independence by his own strength. His Majesty Claude does not have absolute authority in his court; externally, he needs to have both sides and gather strength to fight against the empire. Internally, he needs to establish prestige and ensure the seal. The ministers obey, at least in name."

"So he can't disobey the church, and he can't deliberately delay, which will give excuses to those who oppose him; and Hantuo is not Clovis or the Empire, their strength is far from the point where the church needs to beg him; on the contrary, He needs to proactively prove his loyalty to the church in exchange for possible aid."

"So not only can he not delay, he even has to be more active than anyone else..." Sophia's mood was a little gloomy: "Only in this way can you keep your crown."

"The weak and the inferior need to recognize their own status. Trying to be on an equal footing with the strong in fact is a very ridiculous and foolish behavior that threatens their survival... Of course, the same is true for the strong."

Luther Franz suddenly couldn't help raising the corners of his mouth: "In the words of those 'criminals' who made a fuss and inflamed emotions in the Clovis Pravda, this so-called 'sorrow of a small country'."

"And then append a few sentences about Clovis's difficult past, and then tout how strong he is now - my dear father, I didn't expect you to be reading "Crowe Truth"?"

Sophia's face lit up with surprise, and the slightly trembling corners of her mouth had to be restrained so as not to rise completely: "But what does this have to do with Clovis's position with the Empire?"

"Claude I is not stupid, but he is somewhat arrogant." Luther Franz continued:

"I have said that it is in the interests of Clovis and the Empire as a whole to delay the start of this 'Holy War' as long as possible; There are not a few people who want to get chestnuts from the fire."

"Like what you just exemplified, it is actually in line with the wishes of many empires and Clovis's upper echelons, and let Hantu become a 'stupid small country'; if Claude really wants to do this, both the empire and Clovis will do it. I am happy to cooperate with him, and even deliberately create some border disputes to give him a suitable reason for prevarication."

"But he didn't. Instead, he behaved more actively than the empire; for the purpose of promoting the holy war, the church must ask for things from Hantu, even if it knew that this was intentional blackmail, it would try to satisfy all Claude's wishes— - As long as there are really 10,000 Han soil soldiers, they will be able to gather under Eagle Point City in early March."

"Clowe and the upper echelons of the empire can probably understand what the church is doing, but the middle class nobles, officers, knights, and wealthy businessmen don't. They only realize that they can get rich by joining the holy war; Be more active in jihad and avoid being the last to join and get nothing."

"The public opinion formed by this situation will in turn affect the decision-making of the upper levels of the two sides, moving in the direction of 'starting the jihad as soon as possible'; however, various conflicts cannot be resolved overnight, and the blame can only be placed on the other side."

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"...And the first party who can't stand the pressure must make compromises and concessions."

In the corridor of Xiaolongcheng Palace, Archduke Edland, who had just finished his interview, said with a sullen face: "Once a compromise is made, Hantu will definitely ask for equal treatment in the name of the jihad; in order to ensure unity, the church will definitely support it later. ."

"Whether it's the empire's interests being damaged or Clovis being forced to bow his head, Hantu can get the maximum benefit in a rightful manner, and the price paid is only to have 10,000 soldiers assemble and stand by."

"Even if it's time to crusade the new world, the Empire and Clovis can't really let this ten thousand people stand in front. The fleets of both sides are not enough to transport their respective troops, and there is no room for a group of people. Han people?"

"And judging from Your Majesty's attitude, most of the final compromises are the Empire - Han Tu will definitely take the opportunity to demand a complete truce, and even ask for compensation for losses like the Clovis people." Bernard's expression on the side was also ugly. :

"I actually tried to manipulate the decision-making between the Empire and Clovis, taking chestnuts from the fire... Claude Francois, what a arrogant guy who doesn't know how to live or die!"

"It was an unwise mistake for you not to kill him in Hantu." Archduke Edland said coldly, "But now it's not important anymore, we must find a way to get His Majesty to reject Ambassador Clovis's greed. To the unrepeatable armistice agreement, Shinobu used the negotiation to postpone the time for a month or so."

"Not enough, it's not enough."

Bernard shook his head: "The Clovis didn't come here to speak out, they are testing the Empire's attitude towards jihad, in a sense they have achieved their happy goal; if they ask for renegotiation, they will definitely take it out immediately. A 'more suitable' agreement, then we will be passive!"

"What about your suggestion?" Archduke Edland asked.

Bernard, who walked slowly, thought for a few seconds, and said cautiously: "Spread out the conditions of the Clovis people, first create public opinion, and make the people in Xiaolong City excited; Clovis's armistice, leaving the ambassador in Clovis to Carlos II and his Privy Council."

"Specifically, it is to completely expand the matter and leave room for quarrels; in this way, counting the repeated wrangling and exchange of agreements between the two sides, the time for private communication can never be less than two months."

"In addition, if the attention of the whole country is shifted to the armistice agreement with Clovis, the enthusiasm for jihad can also be slightly weakened, and the emotional influence of the Hantu people can be somewhat avoided."

"Good idea!" Archduke Edland's eyes flashed:

"Two months... I will visit the Roland family to see if there is any way to hinder the efficiency of the jihadist army's opening."

"Actually... instead of consuming energy on the opening time, it is better to consider how to make the colony cooperate." Bernard took the opportunity to say:

"Louis Bernard is now not only the governor of the city of sailing, but also has a great voice in the so-called 'Free Confederation'; if he can make a move in the new world, the scale and scope of this holy war may be reduced To a level that is acceptable to all."

"It goes without saying that before I came to Xiaolong City, I had already thought of a way to send the information about the holy war to Yangfan City."

Archduke Edland said solemnly: "If the Ring of Order is blessed, Louis should now have a general understanding of the seriousness of the situation."

"Before coming to Xiaolong City?!" Bernard's pupils shrank suddenly, and he couldn't help but lose his voice:

"Did you tell him the whole truth?!"

"of course not!"

Archduke Edland glared at him: "I only told Louis what he must know... You also understand that this child is naive and terrible, and his innate aptitude has made him very stubborn, and he knows too much truth. He's not good."

That's not wrong at all... Bernard secretly said that his experience in the Far Land Expedition and the Governor of the New World made him have lingering fears for the heir to the Duchy of Edland.

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"...In other words, the upcoming jihad is still essentially an intelligence war, and whichever side has less information fog and more adequate communication can reduce the losses caused by the jihad." Luther F. Lanz gave a final summary:

"In this regard, Clovis is in a slightly unfavorable position, because the goal of the church is to hunt down the Apostle Rune, and the Ice Dragon Fjord must be within the scope of the holy war."

"It is precisely because of this that we must give Anson Bach as much information as possible to ensure that he will recognize the situation and make a more reasonable judgment - even if this judgment is not entirely in Clovis's favor, we must Ansen Bach made the wrong move because he didn't have enough confidence."

Sophia nodded slightly, her expression solemn and at the same time she couldn't help breathing a sigh of relief; although the Franz family paid a lot of risks for this, at least it avoided the result of Anson Bach and Clovis and even her brother fighting each other.

As for "not entirely beneficial to Clovis"... This sentence was completely ignored by the girl. Anson Bach and the Storm Legion were meticulously cultivated and loyal subordinates. No matter how severe the situation was, it was impossible to betray Clovis and himself. .

"The church... Is it really going to destroy the Rune Apostle this time?"

The girl couldn't help but ask: "I'm not sympathetic to the Rune family, it's just... why is this necessary? If an apostle who is far away from the orderly world really destroys him, won't it arouse the vigilance and hostility of the rest of the apostles? ?"

"It's also part of what the Church needs. I don't have proof, but I think the Holy See and His Holiness the Pope must have considered it."

Luther Franz was silent for a few seconds, and said lightly: "Since the forty-seventh year of the saint's calendar, the relationship between the various dioceses and the Holy See in the world of order has become very delicate."

"On the one hand, the Holy See's finances and influence need to be maintained by the Diocese, and the Diocese's power and deterrence against secular authority need to be bestowed by the Holy See; but on the other hand, the Holy See's instinctual desire to increase its interference in the secular; while the Diocese wants to maintain the status quo, There is no desire to add more parishes.”

"For any archbishop, whether he is willing or not, his interests are highly bound to the political power in the diocese; only by supporting and providing help as much as possible can he have a higher discourse in the Holy See. But this situation is not entirely in the interest of the Holy See, because it is tantamount to weakening the Holy See’s interference and control over the Diocese.”

"If this situation continues, it is only a matter of time before the authority of the Holy See is weakened and it returns to the period of sectarian division; to stop this process, the current structure of the Holy See must be reformed; and reform means the loss of a certain group. In order to suppress the resistance of these people, we must first cultivate another new force to compete with it, completely breaking the original balance.”

"That's why the Holy See insists on a holy war." Luther Franz smiled:

"Hunting the apostles and expanding the diocesan can bring huge influence and prestige to the Holy See; bringing about a truce between Clovis and the empire is equivalent to breaking the constraints left by the second public order meeting in the forty-seventh year of the saint's calendar; Only then can the Holy See, which is eager to establish the kingdom of heaven on earth, rise again, destroy the parish system that has been restraining its development, and establish a new system that is more convenient for it to interfere with the secular and centralize power.”

"For them, it is the trumpet of a new age; for us, it is the bell of impending doom."

"Dear Sophia~www.readwn.com~ Do you understand now?"

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Ice Dragon Fjord, Beluga Harbor Command.

Quietly stopped outside the living room, Alan Dawn, who had put on a new little dress, coughed softly and knocked on the door with the knuckles of **** of his right hand.

"Please come in."

The familiar voice sounded, and the little secretary opened the door and bowed to the figure sitting on the sofa in front of the fireplace, drinking coffee leisurely:

"Lord Anson Bach, the time has come."

"Oh." Taking a sip of coffee, An Sen said without turning his head:

"Are they all there?"

"Everyone has arrived except Lord Louis Bernard, they are waiting for you." The little secretary smiled:

"In the 102nd year of the saint's calendar, the third Supreme Council is waiting for your presence."