Chapter 296: Consultation for Peace
readx;
The war is over. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
The civil strife in the Kingdom of Salins, which lasted less than a month, was indeed over. As soon as Avi and Felistie entered the Grand Prince's tent, they heard Eggesy report from Mallot's return that Prince Walter had successfully made contact with the Queen's men and mediated between the two sides in the confrontation. Now Queen Rosemund, who has used the king's dictation, "invited" Bradley and Winrith to enter the city to negotiate.
"Your Royal Highness, the people sent by the Queen seem to be sincere, and they have not forbade us to bring troops into the city. "Eggsy is dusty, and Avi wants to hear from the other party the most.
Fenrir analyzed: "The queen's faction, which had such a firm stance at the beginning, changed its attitude because of Walter's appearance?
"The situation of King Byron is not clear, but if His Royal Highness does not dare to enter Mallot, it will be tantamount to disobeying the king's orders. ā
Bradley was the only one sitting, he still looked a little weak, "Brother Wang has the ability to settle this dispute, and besides, he didn't bring any soldiers into the city, did he?" his army is still on the outskirts of the Winlith barracks, we just need to make the preparations we need to make before we can enter the city." ā
Fenrir and the other Grand Prince's subordinates all nodded their heads, neither the Grand Prince's call nor the Queen's call could make the lords and nobles of the rest of the kingdom take a stand. The noblelords of the Kingdom of Salins did not have as much autonomy as the empire or the principalities, but the nobles of the frontier had both strong armies and vast lands, but the nobles of the frontier did not take sides in the disputes that occurred around the capital.
After listening to everyone's statements, Avi also agreed with Bradley's intention in his heart. Instead of hoarding troops outside Mallot, it is better to take the initiative to enter the city and face the conflict with the queen's faction, which is a favorable choice to break the stalemate.
"Eggsie, how are things going with Van and Coral?"
"Back to His Highness, Heck has promised to release the two, but the other party has not explained anything about the sneak attack team disguised as the Spark Mercenary Regiment. ā
Bradley looked at Avi, who was a little at ease, "Avi, you are my knight from today onwards, I will announce this to the others when I enter the city later, don't worry about what Heck will do against you." ā
"I see. ā
Bradley then made detailed arrangements that the new Knights of the Iron Wall would protect Bradley into the city, and Fenrir would be sent to the Marquis of Roberto to invite them into the city with him. Gadia sits in the barracks to prepare for changes that may arise at any time. Avi and Felisty follow the Prince, and Avi's first mission after being a Knight outside the city is to protect Bradley into the city to meet the Queen's faction.
The new Knights of the Iron Wall is obviously an evolution of the former Knights of the Iron Wall, the original Knights of the Iron Wall have been disbanded for many years, and Faulkner, one of the "Kingdom Twin Horsemen", has never shown up, and Avi has only met each other by chance when he was in prison, and even the other party's face can't be seen clearly. However, Avi believes that the New Knights of the Iron Wall must have something to do with Faulkner, and just as he had hoped in prison, Faulkner should be on Prince Bradley's side.
"You ask our captain?" Eggesy rode a bell-laden horse at the front, "The position of head of our new Knights of the Iron Wall is still vacant, but there are already several squadron leaders, including me. ā
"Why is the position of head of the regiment vacant?"
Eggsy rolled his eyes, "I can't answer you for this reason, this is the situation of our Knights, we were formed after Prince Bradley returned to Mallot from the west, and our mission is to protect Prince Bradley. ā
Avi saw that Eggsy began to talk about other unimportant things, and he didn't ask any more. After all, even the recently formed Knights have won the trust of the Grand Prince, and their status is not comparable to that of a newcomer like himself.
The new Knights of the Iron Wall who followed Prince Bradley into the city had nearly a thousand men, most of them were ordinary cavalry, but there were also a few knights who looked older. However, none of them held high the banners of the New Knights of the Iron Wall, as if they had been left in the barracks and not brought out.
"Actually, we should choose to wait and see what happens in the barracks," Felistie was also on her horse, and she looked at the streets of Mallot, where there were still not a few civilians, "If the negotiations are in danger, you can protect yourself." ā
Avi sighed, "I'm already a knight of the Great Prince, and since His Royal Highness the Prince has asked me to follow by my side, then I should..."
"But that's just a title, you don't have the armor of a knight, you don't have a knight's spear, and the situation is still unclear, maybe it's just a game set up by Walter and the queen's faction. ā
"No," Avi immediately frowned, "It's not that Prince Amsoil and the Queen Faction are colluding with each other, why does Prince Walter also have a deal with the Queen Faction... Wouldn't Prince Bradley become the target of everyone?!"
"Stupid, because you're stupid, you can't understand such simple things. Bradley has never been favored by King Byron and Queen Rosemund, and whoever becomes the last prince will make King Byron happy!"
Felisti's words made Avi feel a chill, and although he didn't want to believe the other party's analysis, King Byron had made it clear that he didn't like Bradley as the eldest son. Prince Bradley, who successfully completed the test given by the king, was not treated fairly, but had to use his own strength to maintain his position, which was really eccentric.
In order to show the sincerity of the queen's faction, Gronorst intended to build a temporary council hall in the square in front of the palace, and the area that was blocked from the sun became the meeting place of the three parties.
Avi followed closely behind Prince Bradley, who no longer needed to be supported by others, but he was still a little unsteady on his feet, and Princess Winlith, who appeared at the same time, saw at a glance that Bradley was not in good health, and she walked over quickly to ask her brother about the situation.
The queen's faction sent two important figures, Heck and Gronos, one in the main and the other in the main place, who stood up as soon as Queen Rosemund's expulsion of the three princes in the name of the king, and they were obviously not trustworthy objects. On Walter's side were a handful of nobles and Count Feremont in Mallot, and Avi had heard that Count Feremon's territory was close to the Ces mud district, and although the Count himself did not have many troops, his mother's identity could be traced back to a certain Feremiz royal family in the Kingdom of Salins, so he also had a certain prestige in the eastern part of the kingdom.
Eggsy stood silently in the distance like Avi, and Felisty stood behind Avi, an occasion where they were not meant to get too close to the prince and princess, but Eggsy had prepared nearly a thousand of his Knights' men for the mutation. Avi also saw Sunflower and Jaco standing not far from the table, both holding notebooks and brushes, and of course they noticed Avi and Felisty, but instead of paying attention to this side, they looked intently at the important people around the table like civil servants who were recording the meeting.
Gronos's voice was the first to reach Avi's ears from a few meters away, "I have the privilege of meeting with three royal families today, and please allow me to participate in this meeting on behalf of King Byron and Queen Rosemund. ā
Prince Walter took the lead and clapped his palms, "The father is sick, and the queen mother has just given birth to a prince, they all need to recuperate, just leave this troublesome matter to us vassals." ā
Heck immediately praised: "Prince Walter is really filial and courteous, and the queen once said that as long as Prince Walter is here, this meeting will definitely be very pleasant!"
"There's no need to say kind words, let's get straight to the point," said Princess Winlith impatiently, "I have the same attitude as Bradley, and we intend to make it clear to our faces about Amsol, the Queen's faction to turn us away, and my father's health!
The words of the eldest princess made everyone sitting at the table look embarrassed, and even the Marquis Roberto, who had only arrived at the end, muttered a few words to himself, and he didn't know whether he was agreeing with Wen Lisi's directness or disgust.
"Since Princess Winlith has said so, let's start with Prince Amso. ā
Avi heard the opinion of the president, the commander of the capital, who was like a black and oily melon skin on his head, and was the first to condemn the second prince, Amsol. He claimed that Ammekh's army had not been approved by King Byron, and that the unauthorized movement of so many troops was intended to rebel. King Byron and Queen Rosemand had already thought about the punishment given to Amsul, including stripping him of his throne and not allowing him to enter Mallot.
Walter also agreed, but his tone was much softer, as if he shared the responsibility of Amsoil a little, claiming that it was because he did not communicate well with Amsoil that made Brother Wang choose to take extreme actions.
"Amsoil is sick and dead. Winlith recounted Bradley's earlier announcement, though the others apparently didn't believe it.
"Brother Amso has always been in good health, but he died of illness or something... Maybe you can only convince me..."
Contrary to Walter's innocent face, Heck first glanced at Avi, and then directly denied Winlith's statement, "I have information that Prince Amsoil has not died of illness, and he has been sent to the west of the kingdom, which is also the territory of His Royal Highness the Great Prince... Since we are negotiating for the future of the kingdom, I think we should be honest with each other. ā
"Honest with each other!?Father has disappeared for dozens of days! I still don't know my father's life or death! Just by what you say, even if you are honest!?" Princess Wen Lisi slapped her palm on the temporary long table, and all the teacups were knocked over by the vibration of the tabletop, and everyone became nervous for a moment.