"There's someone else who wants to see you."
he whispered.
Ye Qingxuan followed his instructions and looked up at the cemetery door.
A carriage parked quietly on the side of the road, and a figure could be vaguely seen sitting in the carriage.
The people around who came to attend the funeral noticed the carriage. The well-informed people saw the sign on the door, their eyes twitched, and then they looked away as if they had not seen anything.
"I'm a little busy."
Ye Qingxuan sighed, "Can you not go?"
"Are you talking to the Red King?"
Albert's expression suddenly changed as if he had eaten a fly.
No matter what, Ye Qingxuan never imagined that a man who looked exactly like Ludovic would become the Red King of this generation. It wasn't until I saw the true form of the Nibelung that I reluctantly accepted this reality.
And now His Majesty the Pope came to see me again when he was so busy that he hit his head on the back of his head.
But he really couldn't leave here...
For a moment, Ye Qingxuan's head was as big as a bucket.
"just go."
Bai Xi said: "I'm not a child, I need someone to stay by my side all day long."
She didn't know when she was standing behind her.
Ye Qingxuan couldn't help coughing twice, feeling embarrassed that someone had read his thoughts.
"Then I'll go and come back."
He put his scarf around Bai Xi's neck, "Soon."
"good."
Bai Xi nodded, holding an umbrella and looking at the snow falling on the ground in the distance.
Wait in silence.
…
…
Since waking up, Ye Qingxuan was so close to the new pope for the first time.
Close enough to see his white hair and the rosary wrapped in his hand.
"I originally wanted to host his funeral, but I thought he probably wouldn't like it." The Red King closed his eyes and opened his eyes: "Only you are the most suitable candidate."
Ye Qingxuan didn't respond, just looked inside the cemetery.
Several people in robes stood far away, praying to the tombstone of Hermes in the distance, and then left quietly.
"Are they from the cult?" he asked.
"They are the Winged People."
The Red King said: "Those Romulus people were able to find land in the sky because of the guidance of Hermes. It is reasonable to send envoys to attend the funeral."
Ye Qingxuan couldn't help but take a second look. After seeing clearly that they were all a bunch of old men, he looked away in disappointment.
"At your request, I have issued Abraham's secret pardon."
The Red King said to him: "After a while, he will be released, but he will not be free. Because of the treason he committed, he must remain anonymous. The cult will find a suitable place for him to recuperate, and he will be under supervision Spend your life down there.”
That means changing to a bigger prison.
Ye Qingxuan has already been mentally prepared for this, and this result is already much better than when he was at Angelo.
"Where's Gaius?" Ye Qingxuan asked.
"Still wanted."
The Red King replied calmly: "Recently, the revolutionary army has completely taken over the New World colonies. Next, they should land in the Caucasus Federation and start preparing for war. Many people are ready to answer their call and participate in this war. Go to the war about freedom. There are many scholars and craftsmen from all over the world."
"What's more, the revolutionary army also successfully killed a pope, proving its strength."
Ye Qingxuan added coldly: "What does the Holy City want to do by allowing them to become the monsters they are now?"
"It's not about indulgence."
The Red King shook his head: "The Holy City has never relaxed its suppression of the revolutionary army, but the countries have long been tired of the Holy City's leadership.
There have always been many people who agreed with Gaius' philosophy and were looking forward to something that could contain the energy of the Holy City.
No one wants someone to tell them what to do, it’s the same for any king, isn’t it the same for Angel? Every year for arms smuggling, dozens of Archangel armors are sent to the colonies in the New World...
Gaius draws strength from the compromise and acquiescence in those political struggles, raising his own beasts... He has never regarded those politicians who kindly sponsored him as companions, and even thought about hanging them on the gallows from the beginning superior.
But now, it's just time to reap the consequences.
After so many years of infiltration, they have waited for the best time.
As long as they can help the Caucasians get rid of natural disasters, the Caucasians will definitely be willing to agree to any conditions. Even if their emperor is burned at the stake.
After occupying the Caucasus, they can radiate outwards. If they go further, they can carve out their own pattern from this chaos that has not been seen in hundreds of years.
Gaius had waited for so many years, and he had arrived. "
“…”
Ye Qingxuan was silent for a long time and asked in a low voice: "Isn't Gaius's assassination of the Pope a conspiracy between the Holy City and the Revolutionary Army to trick the Hundred Eyes into jumping into the trap?"
"conspiracy?"
The Red King smiled: "Does this kind of thing still require secret talks and covenants? Just a little 'tacit understanding' that should not be there is enough. Gaius was once the person closest to the truth kept by the Holy City, second only to He knows the Holy City better than anyone else, and even knows the details of the Holy City better than the Cardinals. He knows what the Holy City will do, and he also knows Ludovic’s plans, and he knows that even if he doesn’t stand up, there will be consequences Other assassins killed me. So why didn't he choose to get the most out of this?"
"In the end, the Holy City won the victory and he gained fame."
Ye Qingxuan applauded with admiration and said: "Both sides get what they need, great!"
With his dry tone and false expression, even a blind person could see the disgust in his expression.
"That's politics, isn't it?"
The Red King looked at him calmly: "If you can't defeat your opponent, then you can only compromise. The overall situation is not a game that can be gambled on."
"Langdi, is he really a traitor?"
Ye Qingxuan asked dejectedly. Before this, he had always wanted to convince himself that Langdi was just a spy who followed the arrangements of the Holy City and was inserted into the revolutionary army.
But now it seems that this is not possible.
"Is the Holy City so crazy that it would sacrifice a saint for a spy?"
Ye Qingxuan was silent.
"Wolf Flute was probably a member of Gaius before he joined the Silent Organization." The Red King said: "When he was found by Bach, he was a child raised by wolves. In order to become a human, he went through Many of us can become not the kind of person we want, but another kind of person.”
"Why on earth did Gaius rebel?"
Ye Qingxuan asked bluntly: "For so-called democracy? Freedom? Resisting the Holy City's technological monopoly and blockade?"
"Maybe." The Red King did not answer directly.
"Don't use those words to fool me, Your Majesty." Ye Qingxuan said expressionlessly, "I once heard what he said to Wagner with my own ears. He said -"
Ye Qingxuan moved his body forward, got closer, looked at the expression of the Red King, and said word by word:
"—After tampering with the past and future of mankind, you have lost the qualifications to lead the world. One day, you will reap the consequences."
The Red King was expressionless.