"What did you say!?" The Lord of Dawn pushed away the singer in his arms and stood up abruptly.
The woman who was dressed in pink silk and had a looming body fell to the ground. It was obvious that she had fallen hard, but she didn't dare to let out a cry of pain.
The rest of the servants, actors, and jugglers also lowered their heads in fear, and the entire palace hall suddenly became silent.
"Your Majesty..." The minister who reported it swallowed, "Your former Prime Minister, you have rebelled."
"Are you sure it's a rebellion, rather than trying to serve those idiots outside?" Am Paine didn't know whether to doubt his own ears, or the clerk was too incompetent and exaggerated the monitor's words ten times.
It's not that he didn't know the plans of the nobles from the outside world—everyone who came back alive from Hermes basically saw the downfall of the Knights of the Royal Capital and how embarrassed he looked when he escaped. It would be too naive to expect them to remain loyal to the royal family at such a time.
It is normal to have changes, and it is normal to form gangs, and the three major families of the Royal Capital are obviously their first choice. An Peiyin had been on guard against this for a long time, but he thought that according to the temperament of the three old ministers, in all likelihood, they would keep themselves safe and stay out of the house. After all, the king is still in his hands, and any behavior that annoys him is tantamount to seeking death.
Unexpectedly, the first problem was the Quinn family.
Collusion with a foreign lord has already violated his majesty. Perhaps the old earl just wanted to leave a way out, or to declare his position... But no matter what the reason is, there is no way to avoid punishment for this kind of offense. It's like Otto Losey - he didn't kill this childhood friend on the spot, he was restrained enough.
But... what does treason mean
Earl Quinn is in the city of Glorious Light, and he has neither subjects nor soldiers, relying only on the dozens of guards beside him? Stop laughing, why did he rebel
"Lord Count, he did contact nobles from other places, no, but he did not meet privately, but sent an invitation letter!" It works!"
Am Paine was stunned, and could hardly understand what he heard.
This move can indeed be linked with treason, but the way is too incredible!
Not looking for help from out-of-town nobles, but making them allegiance to Quinn - does Horford really know what he's doing
He has become a dangerous ship that may capsize at any time, how could any nobles agree to this proposal! This approach is undoubtedly creating enemies on both sides. The Moa royal family will never tolerate such a serious provocation, and the stupidity of not seeing the situation will only make those nobles sneer.
But then again, was the former Prime Minister such a arrogant person before
After being silent for a while, Amperin said, "Pass my order, let Sir Barkaf, the commander of the patrol, lead the team to go to the Earl's Court to catch Horford Quinn and come to see me. The others in the house. , Temporarily escorted into the prison for custody, if there are blockers, you can kill them on the spot! I would like to see if he has any good explanation for this."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
After being disturbed by this news, he lost the mood to have fun. After driving away everyone in the hall, An Pein couldn't help but slumped on the throne.
He didn't simply want to have fun, but once the surroundings became quiet, the roar of the sky fire would keep echoing in his ears.
The war more than a month ago left an indelible impression in his mind.
No... It wasn't a war, it was a one-sided massacre.
His army was simply unable to fight back.
Whether it was a knight or a serf, there was no difference in the face of Greycastle's attack.
After returning to the capital, An Pein found that he no longer had the courage to fight against Roland - the setback brought by the fiasco was even heavier than his father's death.
Even more desperate, he knew that the Moa family had lost the entire Dawn Kingdom. What is the fate of offending a powerful neighbor? There is no doubt that sooner or later the other party will annex the territory he inherited from his father, and he is helpless!
When he ascended the throne, he was full of ambition, and he wanted to govern the kingdom well, so that the subjects could live a stable life, and no longer had to worry about the threat of witches, evil beasts and other aliens. As a result, after only one year in the position, he was already ashes, and he had no interest in politics and commerce. He just waited for the enemy's army to overwhelm the situation, and then hang him on the city wall.
Thinking of this, An Pein's hatred for the King of Greycastle grew day by day, and he wanted to eat his flesh raw!
If it weren't for Roland Wimbledon, he should have been famous in history and become a famous emperor!
It's all the other party's fault - the new king of Greycastle has been bewitched by the witch!
He slapped the armrest so hard that he had nowhere to vent the fire in his heart.
When Earl Quinn is caught, he must have a good taste. What is the wrath of a king!
However, in the afternoon, his newly appointed minister ran into the palace in a panic.
"Your Majesty, Ser Barkaf is dead! The patrol... annihilated!"
"What-what!?" The Lord of Dawn grabbed the other party's collar in shock, "Did they plant a trap around the mansion? Or hidden guards in the mansion?"
"Yes, the guards were hidden," the minister replied quickly, "I saw it with my own eyes! Bakaf first asked the Count to come out, but after he refused, he went directly into the house to arrest people, but he was quickly killed by his guards. Erjing. Not only that, but they also rushed out of the hospital gate and fought with the patrols that surrounded the mansion - that group of people are absolutely lunatic, and they have all kinds of weapons in their hands, such as boning knives, wooden sticks, and even blue bricks. … Within half a quarter of an hour, the team collapsed!”
"How many are they?"
"About... seven or eight."
"Bastard!" An Pein threw the other party to the ground, "seven or eight people can call Zang? Even a businessman in Huiguang City can make up a dozen guards, are you scared stupid? And how did the patrol team of one or two hundred people get dispersed by seven or eight guards? Even two hundred wild boars wouldn’t be defeated so quickly—are they even worse than the pigs in the hunting grounds!”
"Your Majesty, those people... are not humans, they are monsters," the minister said with a sad face. "Most of the patrol team can't stop them even with a single move. That shouldn't be the strength and speed that humans have!"
An Pein's heart trembled violently.
It seems that such a description has been seen before.
That's right, he remembered that the murderer of his father, the two church witches who claimed to be pure, showed him the terrifying force of the God's Punishment Army.
Could it be... that Earl Quinn had a collusion with the church
An uncontrollable anger suddenly rose from the bottom of his heart!
"Riseus!" Amperne yelled.
A knight walked in quickly outside the hall, knelt down to him and said, "Your Majesty, what are your orders?"
"Call all the mercenaries in Radiance City immediately, bring heavy crossbows and rockets, and burn Count Quinn's mansion to the ground!" he shouted, "Whether they are humans or monsters, I want them all to become Fly Ash!"
"But... it's the inner city," the knight hesitated. "If there is a fire, I'm afraid it will be difficult to clean up."
"Shut up and do as I say!" Amperin growled hysterically, "If you can't burn him to death, you don't have to come back to see me!"
Even the God's Punishment Army would not have the slightest chance of winning against an army that was a hundred times larger than its own and had heavy crossbows. Those who collude with the church have only one dead end!
…
The next day, the Lord of Dawn received a message from the watchers again, and prepared a mercenary group all night but failed to arrive at the Earl's Palace.
When passing through the Avenue of the Rising Sun, the mercenary team was attacked by the acrobatic troupe.
He was sure that he had not misheard the minister's report.
A group of acrobatic troupe performers performing on the street suddenly attacked the mercenaries in action, who were caught off guard and suffered heavy losses. And the fighting style of those actors is exactly the same as Earl Quin's "guard".
Only this time, the weapons in their hands were no longer varied, but replaced with short swords, hammers and wooden shields used by the patrol.