More than 10,000 citizens gathered downstairs, all eagerly awaiting the appearance of His Excellency the Archbishop to respond to the call of the people.

Normally, Philip would have been annoyed that the untouchables had dared to trample on the lawns of the Temple, and did not hesitate to order the guards to drive them away, but now he drew strength from the people, and walked to the window and appeared in front of the crowd with his head held high, while a tsunami of cheers came from downstairs.

Philip smiled and waved to the petitioning citizens, and let the cheers of the crowd take the place of his own words to respond to Krautz's accusations.

"Listen to the voice of the people, Klautz, there are so many people who support me, can I bear to disappoint them? I advise you to stop trying to go against me, you can't stop the surging public opinion, let alone the surging trend. ”

Krautz looked disdainful: "What do these fools represent?" They are just a rabble, deceived by your hypocrisy and not understanding that they are just a stepping stone to your ambitions that you are using. ”

"You keep saying that I am engaged in conspiracy and ambition, but I have no children, no daughters and no worries, and now I am a lot older, even if I ascend the throne, how much stronger can I be than now? As you questioned yesterday, my power in the Far Eastern provinces has reached its peak, and what am I trying to do to support the common people against the powerful imperial government at the risk of being killed? ”

Philip's questioning left Krautz speechless for a moment. In fact, he didn't understand what kind of madness Philip was having, he was completely gambling with his old life: if he won the bet, his position would not be much better than now, but if he lost the bet, he would lose everything he had now, including his life and reputation.

Philip noticed the change in Krautz's face, smiled bitterly, and said slowly: "I am the Archbishop of the Far East, and I have the responsibility of herding sheep for my lord, if the sheep are starving to death, what is the use of me as a shepherd?" Now if I don't stand up for the right to live for the people of the Far East, what face will I have to see my lord Pero when my soul returns to heaven in the future? Can I say to the merciful Radiant Old Man, 'I'm sorry that I killed all five million lost lambs in the Far East because the tyrant wanted to skin them and I handed them the knife?'" Will Perot be able to tolerate such atrocities?! The more he spoke, the more excited he became, and he couldn't help but raise his tone, "In the final analysis, I, a shepherd, want to live and die with the sheep, and you are different, Krautz, you are a vicious sheepdog, you don't care whether the sheep live or die, you are more willing to kill the lamb and run back to the interior of the empire to continue to be a watchdog for the tyrant!" You are rigid in your thinking, you lack empathy, you dare not stand up and protest loudly for the people in the face of tyranny, what do you talk about defending justice! ”

This generous statement seemed to cast a halo of sacredness over Philippe's head, and one could not help but be in awe of the compassion of His Excellency the Archbishop. Klautz was unmoved, but laughed louder and louder.

"Philip, don't act in front of me, your fake performance can fool others but can't fool me! You say that you are so great, like a saint who loves the truth more than life, a clean official who asks for the life of the people, but what are you doing behind your back? You colluded with outlaws in the Far East to smuggle magic crystals, which is why you oppose the Imperial System of Preferences; You are still in cahoots with the local bureaucrats, factory owners, and profiteers, and you are willing to be the spokesman for the degenerate who are full of copper stench; You have built up many industries in the Far East over the years, and you have accumulated infinite wealth?,? which is the real reason why you, as the governor of the Far Eastern provinces, refuse to uphold the laws of the empire and instead condone the mob to revolt! Klautz pointed out the window, "Who instigated the mob outside?" You should be familiar with the 'Club of the Awakened', the most dangerous warlords, careerists, and heretics in the Far East? Rudolph's mistress Evgenia is the big financier of the club, and the corrupt bureaucrats who do things for you also take money from Evgenia to cover for the remote control of the Kolas family's political gangster 'Club of the Awakened', and even openly obstruct law enforcement, and are willing to be the fellow travelers of the Kolas family in destroying the order of the Far Eastern provinces under the influence of money and fallacies, Philip, you dare to swear that you know nothing about these conspiracies? ”

It was only one day after Krautz returned to the Forte Atonement that he found the "Club of the Awakened", much to Philip's horror. But in fact, the internal situation is more complicated than Krautz knows, such as the internal position of the "Club of the Awakened" is not uniform, which gives him the opportunity to divide and exploit, which he is inconvenient to disclose, and Krautz will not believe that the reason why he stood up to lead the people is precisely because he does not want to give up this stage to Rudolf Kolas.

"I act in good conscience, and I don't need to explain to anyone but my lord Pero, including you, Klautz, I have nothing more to say to you, please leave my study at once!" Philip was tired of the quarrel and ordered Klautz to be evicted.

"I can go, but I have one last advice to turn back before it's too late, Philip, take one more step forward and you'll be doomed!"

Clautz was gone, and the warning before leaving still echoed in Philip's mind, disturbing His Excellency the Archbishop. Krautz's warning alone is insignificant, Philip is worried that the Far Eastern Knights may return at any time, once Krautz has soldiers in his hands, the warning will not just stay in words, this paranoid madness can do anything!

Philip sat at his desk, and the idea of the "Letter to the People of the Far East" was interrupted, and he had to give up his intention to make a public address to the citizens at once, and instead wrote a letter to Rudolf Kolas, who was still on the march, asking him to return to the city quickly to take control of the situation, to assist him in leading the revolution in the Far East, and to choose the post of Prime Minister or Commander-in-Chief of the Wehrmacht in the Far East......

At the same time that Philip was writing to Rudolph for help, Krautz's carriage had already left the city gate and was heading straight for the nearest military train platform.

The long roar of the magic train was heard in the morning mist, and a long black dragon of steel quickly approached along the tracks.

"General, our men have returned!" Grand Knight Elwin, who had been on the platform all night, came to report.

Clautz took a long breath and said to Erwin: "Inform the train to stop, all the knights get off the train as soon as possible, I will first bring a battalion into the city to control the Grand Temple, and the others will be led by you and Junius, disperse the mob in the streets, and arrest the leader of the mob - remember to tell the brothers to pay attention to proportion, in case of trouble, it will not end well." ”

"Understood!" Erwin gave a military salute and turned to strode to the platform. By this time, the magic train had already braked on the station, the wheels rubbing against the rails and making a long hiss, and large clouds of water vapor spewed out of the chimney. The door opened, and a column of heavily armed knights stepped down, and the gold and iron of the armor and weapons collided, and a murderous aura diffused.