Chapter 114: The New King's Crisis
"Order the Foreign Secretary to make peace with Durali, and order the southern army to garrison the castle and not take the initiative to attack. ”
"Ordered the Home Secretary to summon the people to clean up the ruins of Fort Savoie and rescue the victims. ”
"Ordered the three northern cities to send guards to guard the northern border, and ordered the Knights of the Rose to go to Savoie Fort to stand by. ”
……
A series of orders came from Vivien Leigh's temporary residence in the royal capital, and she rubbed her brows, a wave of exhaustion welling up in her heart.
"Cecilia, what do you think of this arrangement?"
After Vivien Leigh finished speaking, she realized that Cecilia had died, and the grief suppressed by many days of busy work suddenly overwhelmed her like a monstrous wave.
"You need to take a break, Vivien Leigh. Nancy pressed her shoulder and whispered, "This is not going to happen in a moment, don't worry, the members of the Illusory Forest who are loyal to me will soon arrive in Erosa, and I will have them form a group of Mages in Erosa to support you in all aspects." ”
Fei Wenli smiled bitterly, revealing a weakness that was not revealed in front of others, "Teacher, I think these government affairs are far more difficult than I imagined. I am responsible for every order I give, and I have to take into account many factors, which is a thousand times more difficult than marching to war. If it weren't for my mother's help, I don't think I would have been able to do it a long time ago. ”
Nancy regretted it, but she couldn't help Vivien Leigh in this matter. Yes, she did lead the Forest of Illusions for thousands of years, but leading the mage organization and the country were completely different things, and with the fact that she was not familiar with the internal situation of Erossa, Nancy could hardly help Vivien Leigh effectively.
Vivien Leigh sighed and said what Rebecca had said to her, "The most troublesome thing now is whether the nobles who are fighting in the south will recognize my right to rule? If there really is a big war, who will have the prestige to lead the army?"
This is the biggest drawback of Erosa, Lawrence, as the master of Erosa's revival, has won many foreign battles, so it naturally drives Erosa's martial style. As early as when he accompanied Lawrence to the water capital, the Erosa military aristocracy had grown into a behemoth, they were eager for war, eager to seize more territory and wealth, and under the leadership of Lawrence, the Grand Duke who single-handedly supported the military aristocratic group, they were naturally invincible.
But now that Lawrence is gone, will these war-hungry military nobles obey Vivien Leigh's leadership? Everyone in the country knows that Vivien Leigh is a staunch anti-war faction, otherwise she would not have been sent by Lawrence to guard the northern border and never participated in the civil war.
This is also the reason why when she was in Lucerne, when she was in the northern theater and had a high reputation on the battlefield in the north, and even had a call for succession to the throne, she was abandoned by the military nobles of Erosa in recent years. The military nobles did not appreciate Evan who was defeated on the battlefield of Lotsunte, but they preferred to support Evan as a loser, or even Charlotte, who lost his inheritance, than to support Vivien Leigh, who shone on the battlefield in the north.
In the eyes of the military aristocracy, a grand duke who is unwilling to participate in a civil war is the worst choice. That means they will be trapped in the north forever, and they will have to sit back and watch the empire be taken by other countries, and then bow down to the victors.
Vivien Leigh is aware of the potential crisis after being reminded by Rebecca, and although Charlotte, Dema, and Dinah of Icewind Castle are willing to support Fienne Leigh (in fact, Dema and Dinah do not want Charlotte to inherit the throne of Erosa at all, because that would mean that Icewind Castle may be dragged into the Imperial Civil War), external support cannot solve the internal vortex.
And most crucially, what if Archduke Durally was unwilling to cease the war, or propose an unequal treaty?
That would make the throne completely unstable.
War? But who can rule over those unruly military nobles? No one in the country has such prestige except Lawrence.
Now there seems to be only one way to gain the support of the military nobles, and that is to continue the southern expedition with the army of Vivien Leigh and defeat the Grand Duke of Durally. But this is not realistic, firstly, the Savoie Fort has been destroyed, and Vivien Leigh has just succeeded to the throne, and there is no prestige that Lawrence has to say and integrate all resources, and secondly, even if she wins, Vivien Leigh will be completely dragged into the quagmire of civil war by the crazy military nobles, which is not what Vivien Leigh wants.
At the thought of this, Vivien Leigh's heart was even more worried, she picked up a refreshing cup of the Wizard of Oz, and regardless of whether it was the end of winter, she gulped down the excessively cool drink in the cup.
The coolness stimulated Vivien Li to frown, and the person also sobered up a lot. She walked to the window in her robe, and suddenly asked the knight standing at the door, "How is Charlotte doing?
The Rose Knight shook his head, he was in charge of guarding Vivien Leigh, where could he know how Charlotte was.
Catherine, who was bored looking at the spell book, replied, "That fellow, when he heard Cecilia's father coming, he finally got up from the bottles all over the floor, and went out with a rare change of clothes and a shaved beard. ”
"Gone to see Lord Earl Ferrard?"
"Probably. Kathleen, who had just been obsessed with books, suddenly couldn't read it anymore, she covered the book cover, turned it over and stuffed it into her pocket.
The Earl of Ferrard was supposed to confront Archduke Durally in the Southern Army, but it was Vivien Leigh who recalled him on Rebecca's advice. First, Cecilia's death had to be explained to the most important count in Erossa, and secondly, Vivien Leigh could also inquire about the situation within the Southern Army through him. Even if you don't think about this, based on the relationship between Fevien Leigh and Cecilia, you should let her soul return to her hometown.
Thinking of this, Fei Wenli immediately went to the inner room to change into royal clothes, and walked non-stop to the villa of the Ferrard family in the royal capital.
Now the atmosphere in the royal capital is strange and cold, and most of the shops that should have opened at this time have closed down, although Clayderman has already made an official statement to the outside world, but there are still rumors in Erossa. Some people believe that Vivien Leigh expelled her two brothers, Evan and Charlotte, for the throne, although most civilians do not believe this rumor (in the hearts of civilians, Vivien Leigh is extremely popular), it is even more difficult to believe the official claim of the resurrection of the witch.
All kinds of rumors are noisy, although the rumors are very different, but only one thing is certain. That is, with the collapse of Fort Savoy and the death of Lawrence, Clayderman's prestige for thousands of years of rule has plummeted, and many people are waiting to see what the current situation is, but to see if the new king Vivien Leigh has the strength and ability to rule the country.
Although Fivien Leigh has been working hard these days, she has arranged a series of things under the guidance of Rebecca. But after all, she has just ascended the throne, and in the eyes of some well-intentioned people, she seems to be in an improper position, so she naturally does not have the prestige to suppress everything. In Rebecca's suggestion, it is now only possible to do it slowly, and if you rush it, it may lead to unpredictable consequences.
Thinking about her thoughts, Vivien Leigh came to the villa of the Fellard family under the escort of the Knights of the Rose, and before she could enter, she heard the roar of the Count of Ferrard from inside.
"Charlotte, don't deceive people too much!"
Fei Wenli secretly said in her heart that it was not good, and she didn't have time to spread the word, so she stepped into the garden of the villa first.