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Undisguised power and high pressure under the force of knights unsurprisingly plunged the imperial capital into an uneasy mood for a few days, a restless turbulence lurking beneath the quiet surface, withholding and waiting to erupt......

When the news of the Emperor's death finally arrived, this panic unsurprisingly reached its peak, and some people who thought they were smart began to use all kinds of news to associate and unfounded all kinds of information, and finally came to the ridiculous conclusion that the Knights of Glory and the Knights Templar had betrayed

Perhaps thinking that the knights who controlled all the armed forces of the imperial capital could not resist, some thought of escaping, and most of the subjects who made such choices were middle-class commoners, merchants, and petty nobles with thin assets

However, when they drove the carriage and their families to leave, they were shocked to find that the imperial capital at this time had become a fortress temporarily closed from the outside to the inside, unlike the city defense army that had hardly experienced the war, the knights who crawled out alive from blood and fire did not have any patience at all, and they used wartime brutal means to drive away or punish all those who violated the order

Under the deterrence of leather whips and even weapons, the crowd that could not leave could only return to their homes in the end, silently waiting for the final result, and at the same time, those who wanted to take advantage of the chaos to smash and loot were also suppressed and completely destroyed under the unprecedented efficiency of the empire......

Of course, pure coercion and killing can never completely solve the problem, during this time, Saru and Aeoris invited some of the nobles in the imperial capital who they considered trustworthy to have a drinking party and conversation, revealing to them with some reservations the difficulties they will face in the future, the reason why they did not tell them all is because they are afraid that these relatively weak nobles will do some irrational behavior in despair, sad or ridiculous?

However, on the whole, the imperial capital began to gradually return to normal after a short period of chaos in the early stage, at least on the surface, I have to say that the civilian class that occupies the majority of this world is the easiest group to adapt and endure, their memories are always very short, and it is easy to forget what they are pursuing or deserving under a little favor

At the same time, during the period when Pope Nathaniel and most of the nobles had not returned, the conscription work was carried out again than the original Rolf method, the age of enlistment was relaxed to 15-50 years old, and the withdrawal of a large number of personnel plunged most of the industries in the imperial capital into a depression overnight, and perhaps the only ones who could guarantee sufficient manpower to work were those related to the war

In order to maintain the legitimacy of the right to rule, a child named Arthur from the side line of the Bernadotte family was pushed to the forefront, and after a simple ceremony, His Majesty, the youngest emperor in the history of the empire, was born, and since the age of three could not even wear a crown of pure gold, in the presence of His Majesty Bernadotte III, there must be an attendant next to him holding the hat that represented power, which made what should have been solemn and strictly forbidden began to become funny and ridiculous, to the surprise of Saru and Aeolis, It was their approach that made people gradually lose their fear of royalty......

Eventually, the Duke of Grantham, the former Speaker of the Imperial House of Lords, and eleven of the lower nobles were convicted of heresy in absentia by the Church Inquisition, and after several loot from previous battles with the Dark Knight were easily recovered from the mansions of these nobles, the evidence made the results seem undoubted

Quite sensibly, the new noble councillors who were temporarily appointed were quick to produce and list the evidence of the violations of the law of the twelve families over the years, almost simultaneously, under certain hints, ranging from embezzlement, murder, discrepancies in the number of private armies, etc., to the conspiracy to overthrow the Empire

After a brief announcement to the people, the incriminating evidence was sent to His Majesty the Emperor as quickly as possible, and Grand Master of the Glorious Knights, who was temporarily regent because Bernadotte III was too ...... "young", was quickly convicted by the Imperial Duke Saru......

The political cruelty and proficiency of the nobles are vividly reflected at this moment, the execution of twelve high-ranking nobles, a major event that pierces the sky in the era of peace, after the royal family, the church, and the noble house, it only took three days, there is no crow in the world, and the ultimate purpose of all laws is to serve the powerful, and the rulers of the imperial capital are interpreting the origin of everything with skillful means that will make the political idiot Leo ashamed

The central square of the imperial capital, which was once used for military parades and celebrations, was crowded with people, and the civilians in the onlookers pretended to be calm, but the expectations and ...... of human nature were hidden Gloat! Twelve coarse columns, crudely made of molten iron, were now firmly anchored on the central platform

The black and rough pillars, the iron chains with rust and unknown dark brown traces on them, the iron buckles, even in the afternoon when the sun was shining, made the back of the neck a little chilled, and the cordon formed by thousands of city defense soldiers and almost all the Knights of Glory kept the last reason and discipline in the pushing crowd

The church on the stairs has become the protagonist of today, but what is strange is that the cardinal, who has the highest status among the left-behind people, is no longer among them, and the presiding officer is just an ordinary bishop, who is now carefully accompanying Aioris with a deep smile and a deep body

Fully armed, even pulling down the armor without even revealing his face, his hand tightly pressed the hilt of the sword, under the supervision of Aeoris and the Templar Order, none of the servants and craftsmen in charge of the preliminary preparations dared to slack off or make mistakes, and for a long time, the voice of the bishop without any emotion reached the ears of the bishop behind him

"How is the matter handled by His Excellency Cardinal Sefiro? I don't want this betrayer to have a chance to harass our master when His Majesty returns......"

Subconsciously rubbing his hands, his almost folded body bent down a little again, and he moved slightly closer to Eoris, and the bishop whispered with a goosebump-inducing expression

"Last night, poor and pathetic Lord Sapphiro, feeling that his sin of betraying the Pope was so great, that he drank the poison hidden in the ring without waiting for us to give him a fair judgment, and I am sorry my lordship, but when I found out, His Excellency Cardinal had lost his life, and for this reason I am willing to accept all the rebuke of your and the Pope's crown, and I am willing to repent all night at the feet of the Most High God......"

Turning his head, the light in his eyes in the gap between his visor seemed to bring a slight smile, and the Grand Master Templar nodded slightly, noncommittally

"Oh? It would be a pity to know that although His Excellency the Archbishop may have made some mistakes, it is still possible that according to His Majesty's mercy, he may still be able to receive an additional pardon to arrange the funeral of Lord Sapphiro...... And those of his henchmen, I don't want to hear some undeserved rumors after your majesty returns, show your ability my friend, maybe with my help, you can expect a higher status in the future......"

The look of excitement and greed could hardly be concealed on his face, and it seemed that if it were not for the wrong occasion, the bishop, who was over fifty years old, would have almost fallen down and kissed Eoris's boot

"Thank you for your generosity and kindness, your incomparably honorable lord, whose divine radiance is second only to that of His Majesty the omnipotent Pope, rest assured that your faithful servant will accomplish all things, and that under the gaze of the Most High God, there will never be anything against you and no discord will happen!"

With a simple "um", Eoris didn't want to continue the conversation, and pointed to the place of execution that had been finally completed in front of him

"Straighten your back, it's time for you to perform, we have to let those ignorant commoners know that God is always fair, and these twelve sacrifices in front of us are proof of that, maybe let's put it this way, let them think that justice exists, you, understand?"

"Of course, that's what I'm good at, my lord!"

After saluting respectfully again, the bishop stepped forward from behind Aioris, his originally clumsy body as if by illusion, and his beautiful and luxurious robes, the ecclesiastical coat of arms on his chest and the scepter in his hand, against the backdrop of such a set of clothes, his image among the commoners suddenly became tall and glorious

Coughing lightly, he paused heavily on the bluestone floor with his heavy scepter, and looked at the dense crowd of onlookers below, and the bishop had a smile on his face that could be called perfect

And God said...... To drive us to weed out evil, God says...... Preach justice to the world, God says...... Heresy will be punished......"