Philip shook his head and chuckled: "Old fellow, are you scared?" ”

Janis glared at him, "What am I afraid of?" I'm afraid that you won't be able to bear the pressure at the critical moment! ”

"You can rest assured that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince supports us to make some moves in the Far East to deter those conservative bureaucrats in the imperial capital, otherwise they really think that the world is too peaceful to sit back and relax." Philip sneered sarcastically.

"That's good, with His Royal Highness Frank in the court to help us withstand the pressure, then we can give it a go, time is pressing, Philip, the 'Club of the Awakened' is very difficult to do, the majority led by Yevgenia is more inclined to support Rudolph with a strong army, after all, force is the last word, if we can't win the support of the majority of the people as soon as possible, they will not continue to invest in supporting the anti-tax movement, and drag it until Rudolph returns to Fort Atonement with a large army, and this stage will no longer belong to us!" Denis solemnly warns his old friend.

Philip nodded, and said heavily, "We still have one or two weeks to go, Pelo bless, and nothing can go wrong during this time...... How about the tax bureau, our children don't plan to roll up and roll back to the imperial capital? ”

Janis put down his glass and showed a distressed expression: "Anthony Fogel, that kid, was so frightened by the protesters who besieged the tax building that he repeatedly asked to move to a safer place, and also offered to see you. ”

"I don't have time to fool the children, there is no place safe for him in the Far East, and going home is his best choice." Philip said lightly.

The first step of the plan was to get rid of the tax commissioner Anthony Fogel, who was still in the Fort of Atonement, and the provincial government had to provide him with protection, and the protesters would naturally hate the government officials led by Philip as the tax commissioner's comrades, Philip did not want to be involved in Anthony, and could not let him die in the Far East and thus deeply offend the wealthy Fogel family, so he had to quickly send Anthony Fogel, the undesirable guy, out of the Far East to appease the anger of the people.

"I said the same to him, but the kid was very stubborn, and said that it didn't matter if he didn't see the archbishop, he must meet Knight Captain Klautz, and he would never compromise with the mob until he met Klautz."

"Huh? This bastard, damn it! Philip slapped his palm on the table, his face becoming ugly, "The Fogel family...... Collusion with Klautz? ”

"Clautz is a member of the military, and the Fogel family has a very close relationship with the military, since Anthony Fogel has contracted the tithes of the Far East, it is obviously not enough to rely on the few bodyguards around him to collect taxes, I guess the Fogel family may greet Krautz through the military and rent his knights to provide military backing for Anthony's taxation, which is the usual method of the Fogel family."

"Can't let that kid get in touch with Krautz!" Philip paced around the room twice, then stopped and said to Janis, "Go to the tax office and set up an anti-magic field, in case that kid uses a spell to deliver a message to Krautz, and if he asks about it, say that it is necessary security measures to prevent the assassin from sneaking into the hotel to his disadvantage." ”

Janis frowned, feeling that this excuse was a bit far-fetched, but he couldn't care so much about it at the moment, and took Philip's entrustment and left in a hurry.

Philip opened the curtains again and looked out, the streets were crowded, the traffic in the center of the city had been completely cut off, and the entire Fort of Atonement was like a powder keg, and violent clashes could occur at any time. This was a scenario he had foreseen, but when the crisis became a reality, it was more impactful than he expected, leaving him with a rock on his chest and fearing that the situation would get out of control.

At this moment, there was the sound of messy footsteps behind him, accompanied by Werther's panicked shouting.

"You can't go in! Teacher—"

"Get out of here!"

Boom! There was a muffled sound outside the door, as if someone had forcibly pushed Werther away and rushed up.

Philip looked back at the door, and almost at the same time, the door was violently slammed open, and a man in heavy armor, ? The would-be legendary paladin with a gloomy face strode in.

When Philip saw this uninvited guest, the corners of his eyes couldn't help twitching, and his voice couldn't hide his surprise:

"Klautz, you...... How did you get back?! ”

Krautz's grim face was like a piece of pig iron, he pulled out his chair, sat down with a big slump, and said lightly to Philip: "The teleportation scroll is a good thing." ”

Philip choked on something, his throat spasmed violently, and after a long time he asked him, "I don't think you'll bring the Knights back?" ”

"What's wrong Philip? If you haven't done something wrong, why do you seem so scared? ”

"Don't go around in circles there!" His Excellency the Archbishop looked a little angry, "As a soldier, you disobey the order and return to the Cioneppur without permission, this is an irrefutable crime, according to the laws of the Empire, I can deprive you of the command of the Templar Order at any time!" ”

"Stop bluffing, Philip, I'm coming back precisely to stop you from sinking deeper and deeper into the path of crime." Krautz sneered, with a sneer in his eyes, "The Fort of Atonement has made such a big mess, and you are still trying to hide it from me, what are your intentions?" It's a pity that you can hide it from me, but you can't hide it from others, do you know who informed me about this? You must not have imagined that it was Rudolf Kolas who wrote to me to tell me that there was a possibility of unrest in the capital, and you, as the Archbishop and Governor of the Far East, knew that the capital was about to break out and deliberately kept me far away, are you afraid that I will ruin your good deeds? ”

"Rudolph Kolas, it's actually him......" Philip's face changed continuously, and he quickly regained his sincerity, "Krautz, don't fall for the discord!" Have you ever thought about it, Rudolph and you have always had a tense relationship, why did he take the initiative to write to you to report it? He clearly has no good intentions and tries to destroy the mutual trust between you and me, so as to achieve ulterior ambitions! ”

Klautz sneered disapprehantly: "Of course Rudolph is not at ease, I know this very well, but what about you? My honorable Archbishop, is it not true that you have been accused of supporting the mob against taxes behind the scenes? ”

"You must be crazy! As the governor of the Far Eastern Province, how could I incite the people against the tax inspector sent by the imperial government, this is all shameless slander! Philip flicked his sleeves angrily and turned his back to Krautz.

Klautz still refused to let him go, got up and walked to the window, stared at his face and asked sternly: "Do you dare to swear to the Holy Emblem that what you say is true, and dare to immediately order the suppression of the mob to prove your innocence?" ”