Chapter Seventy-Six: Historical Events
The chaotic and chaotic night of a month and a half ago seemed to be right in front of us, and the wails of the innocent and the cruelty of the killers woke Rorschach several times in his sleep.
But if you want to mention the most important thing about that night, but also the most puzzling, is the death of the old city lord Sias.
Didn't the new city lord Sidion order him to kill? If it were someone else, it would be easy to come to such a conclusion.
After the replacement of the old and the new, especially after the replacement of the means that were too "intense", the old man who lost the crown was resentful and raised the flag to restore, but in the end he was ambushed by the new king who had been prepared for a long time, and died on the spot.
This is the opinion of most onlookers, and even vaguely optimistic about Sidion, who is a hero.
But only those who are truly in the know know what the death of the old guy represents.
“......... The opportunity for the unification of the Seymour people and even the emergence of the empire, the fluctuating atmosphere of people's hearts inside and outside the corner city, the soul magic technology limited to the state of stagnation, Sidion himself, is the biggest loser in Sias's death. ”
The nobles and magnates used daggers and poisons in the shadows to solve problems, not because of the seemingly bloodless elegance, but because they could maintain the "rules of the game" on face, reassure everyone, and not shake the foundation of the rule.
But now, in the most drastic way, the old king was killed on the spot, and the death was without glory and dignity, even if he could be called to blame, not to mention that the courtiers under the old king's command were all in danger, even with the help of the new king's new ministers, their hearts were also full of worries.
As for the civilians who were suppressed or even lost their loved ones on the night of the riots (the official tone of Horntown...... Although grief and resentment can be suppressed, just like the weed seeds that cannot be burned by summer fires, the longer they lie dormant and spread underground, the more helpless they become when they erupt.
There are some things that cannot be made up at all, even if they can be made up, and they can only be cured slowly by relying on the panacea of time.
Sniping Lao Wang in public and suppressing the people is the biggest fear of politicians, and the future troubles are bound to be endless, and the wise do not do it.
Is Sideon a fool? Obviously not, then, he is probably cheated.
There is already a consensus among the high-level leaders of the Ash, but no one will say it, let alone defend Siendi, besides, the facts are already in front of them, and there is no point in justifying them.
But from another point of view, the Ash people also have to thank the mastermind behind the scenes, it is because of this incident that it is impossible for Kakunoshi to abandon the war in a short period of time, and it also has the opportunity to develop and grow.
And this hard-to-buy opportunity is actually a small part of the benefits, and most importantly, it avoids the chain of hatred and war.
Once the wheel of war is activated, the Ash are confident that they will be dragged to the final victory, from another plane, from the other church, a steady stream of support, is their dependence, and the next thunder season will give the most critical time node of the war.
But after the victory?
When blood is shed on both sides, the seeds of hatred are planted, and the victors will seek more benefits at the negotiating table, further deepening the rift between the two sides.
And that's not all, or rather, it's just getting started.
In the eyes of the Seymours standing in Horn City, New Tonia City will become a nail, a nail that hinders the great cause of nationhood, and the war feud between the two sides, as well as the struggle for dominance and hegemony in this wasteland, will plant the seeds of the next war.
But in reality, this view is very problematic, because the Ichish and Seymour are fundamentally different, just as the merchants who invest on one side and the soldiers who expand their territory on the other, what they want, what they pray, and what they look at are not together at all.
It's stupid to look at others in their own worldview, but that's what most people do......... I'll limit myself to space here, but I'll expand on it again if I have the chance.
In the future, from the point of view of the Eich, you have paid so much and finally won the battle, you have shed blood, many people have died, all the major churches have lost, right, don't you retaliate? Of course not.
Then, whether it is out of anger or seeking more benefits, there will be a revenge war of revenge.
But once the fight starts, both sides have reasons to go to war, and the grudges accumulate, it will really be out of control, and probably only if one side is wiped out, or neither side can afford the losses of the war, will it really stop.
Then, it still takes time for this panacea to mend the wounds, and the channels of understanding and communication can be accelerated by the economy, trade and interests, but when everything calms down, I am afraid that it will be thirty years away at the earliest...... This is the conclusion of the plan that the General Staff of New Tonia City and the God of Books came up with, most likely, more than eighty percent of the development direction, but how could Rorschach be willing to wait so long.
"In a sense, both we and the Horn City are thanks to Sias's death, which averted the worst for both of us. ”
Such words are not exaggerated at all, and the people who say it are not only the Ish, but even the nobles and soldiers of the horn city.
"He gave us the opportunity to ease the contradictions, a wall of reality that divides us. ”
If you really want to find a loser, I'm afraid it's Sidion, who seems to have a lot of power and unlimited scenery.
He lost the opportunity to dominate the Great Harait, which is equivalent to losing the only chance to establish a country and ascend to the throne...... According to the calculations of the staff officers, unless there is a huge change of miracle level and force majeure, this wasteland will have a period of three-legged equilibrium for a long time.
Whether this is a good thing or a bad thing, I am afraid no one can say clearly, at least at the moment.
At least Rorschach knew in his heart that this scene was destined to become the frame that remembered the history of the Seymour people.
But at that moment, there were too many unknowns and contradictions.
The one who suffers the most is the fool who did this? He is still known as the best lord of Horn City in the past hundred years?
Before receiving this letter, there were already too many rumors among the people.
The most eye-catching and criticism-grabbing thing is that this is what the Ash people did, "The biggest beneficiary is the biggest motive." Words like that don't need to be repeated.
The detailed process in the rumors and the vivid description of the purpose scene made Rorschach, who was present at the time, a little suspicious of his memory, and the accusation that the beneficiary was the mastermind behind the scenes made Rorschach have some trust.
As the largest media holder in New Tonia City today, Rorschach has also received a lot of gossip during this time, and even tracked it down himself, but even if he got some intelligence and news, it was far from the requirements of "Absolutely True".
"The truth about the night of bloodshed? ”
Looking at the accompanying headline of the letter, Rorschach was unimpressed.
These days, he has received a lot of "general developments", "possible truths", "100% speculation", and if it is true, then it is mostly fake news that cheats money.
But this time, when Rorschach saw the sender and the request on the letter, he knew that this time he had probably really come into contact with the truth.
"Elder Martha, the oldest elder of the Holy Mountain Ximo people, the spiritual leader of the Pan-Holy Mountain Alliance, what did she ask me to do?"