Chapter 369: Reaching a Consensus with the General
"You mean...... His Majesty's death was actually a conspiracy from the Church. Pen~Fun~Pavilion www.biquge.info Master Freemasonry and the Church are basically in the same group, and they have controlled Her Royal Highness the Queen?"
In the spacious military tent, an extremely tall old man asked in a deep voice like a trombone with his hands propped up on the table, frowning.
Benjamin stood across from him and nodded.
"General Stewart, that's exactly what happened. He said with great certainty, "Before, His Majesty had suspected the Mage Freemasons and entrusted me with a secret investigation. And when I wanted to report to His Majesty, I happened to bump into the scene where His Majesty was killed, so I dared to say so sure. ”
Hearing this, Stuart snorted and said, "You don't have to explain so much, I don't doubt your words." ”
Benjamin's eyes lit up: "General, do you believe me?"
"Who are you? Do I know you?" said Stewart, shaking his head, "I don't doubt your words, just because I know the church and what it's all about." ”
“......”
This old man is really upright.
"General, the current situation in the country is not optimistic. Benjamin didn't care, and continued to persuade, "General Barrett is already a member of the church, and two other generals are missing. Now that at least half of Freden's army is in the hands of the Church, you have to step up. ”
Hearing this, Stewart nodded, but did not speak.
Seeing this, Benjamin knew that the other party was still thinking about it, so he kept quiet and didn't say anything more.
And in the midst of such silence, suddenly, Stewart raised his head, like a grizzly bear on a hunt, glanced at Benjamin, and said a little abruptly: "You shouldn't be from the Empire, right?"
Benjamin was stunned.
Stewart continued, "Blonde hair, blue eyes, narrow shoulders like pieces of paper, typical kingdom looks, and probably some aristocratic blood. I've seen too many of these people when I was at war with the kingdom of Horry at the Krussard Gate. Tell me, did you come out of the kingdom of Hori?"
Benjamin was speechless.
This...... Can you see it?
It's time to disguise ourselves and meet again.
"Yes, the general is right, I came out of the kingdom of Hori. However, in this case, there is no point in pretending again, Benjamin thought about it and simply admitted it frankly.
"A guy who ran away from the kingdom of Horry persuaded me to stand up against the church, should I arrest you as a spy?" said Stewart, snorting coldly.
As he spoke, he straightened his back, his unusually tall body was like a mountain, and coupled with the cold-blooded eyes refined by the battlefield, he invisibly exuded a strong sense of oppression.
He's putting pressure on Benjamin.
The atmosphere of the conversation suddenly became a little stiff.
"Of course you can. In the face of this sense of oppression, Benjamin smiled and spread his hands, "I am a mage, a mage who escaped from the kingdom of Hori, and I know better than any other what a terrible existence the church is. General, you have fought so many battles with the church, and you should know this. ”
Stewart snorted disdainfully, but didn't say anything to retort.
Seeing this, Benjamin raised a smile at the corner of his mouth.
There is a play......
"Since the Empire broke up, with Ikor in the way, the people of Freden have gradually forgotten their vigilance against the Church. "But what about the church? The church never stops, and every minute they think about how to take the crown of each nation into their own hands. ”
Stewart was silent for a moment, then said, "That's how those crazy people are, they never know satisfaction. ”
Benjamin immediately chimed in: "Yes, but now, their hand has reached Freden. His Majesty the King has died, and Her Royal Highness has lost the ability to resist, who else can stand up in the entire territory of Freden? General, if you don't do something, this country will be doomed!"
He tried his best to blow the other party to the point of vital importance, and without him the country would die. Finally, Stewart's 10,000-year-old stinky face finally showed a slight smile.
"You're right. He nodded and said, "The people in the country are too lax, and only a guy like you who escaped from the Kingdom of Hori knows how terrible those crazy people are." ”
Benjamin was pleasantly surprised, and asked tentatively, "So, are you willing to stand up against the forces of the church?"
Stewart shook his head.
"It's not that simple. He crossed his arms and said, "If I openly oppose the Church, I will definitely be put under all kinds of hats, and then in the name of Her Highness the Queen, I will send troops directly to fight against me with the army under their control." Don't look at the number of people I have here, once something happens, the royal capital will not supply me with grain and grass here, so many people will starve to death on this mountain. ”
Benjamin raised an eyebrow: "Then what do you mean ......"
Stuart smiled and said, "You can come all the way to me, you must have your own plan, right? I don't ask for much, if you can do something to divert the attention of the church and the army, I can send troops to take Ruiz City to the west." Only in this way will I have the confidence to speak openly with the church. ”
Hearing this, Benjamin nodded, and said, "I see." The general can rest assured that in two months, Riley City will attract the attention of those people. ”
If it's just to attract attention, he can still do this kind of thing.
What's more, in his original plan: the circulation of the "Declaration of Free Magic", the escalation of friction between mages and the church, and the gathering of more mages under his command...... All this gradually accumulated, and two months later, he planned to do something in Riley City.
- He's not going to shrink in a corner all the time.
Crying children have milk to eat. If they want to compete for the right to speak in politics, they can't afford to remain silent. The mage of the Hori Kingdom suffered the loss of not being able to shout slogans, so he was branded as a "degenerate" and "demonic power" by the church, and fell into the current situation.
Of course, if he can help Stewart at the same time, and give the general a chance to stand up, raise a banner of "against the church", and form a warlord-like force, it will kill two birds with one stone.
In short, the church wants to keep Freden completely in its hands, and Benjamin has to make the situation even more out of control.
"If you can do it, I'll send troops and drive those lunatics back to their hometown. ”
In this way, after visiting the three generals, Benjamin finally found a good candidate to work with. He made an agreement with General Stewart, turned around, and left the tent.
"How?"
Lance waited outside, and when he saw that Benjamin had finally come out, he asked.
"Not bad. Benjamin smiled, looked up at the gloomy sky of Fredon, and said to himself, "At least...... In Fredon, the church didn't have many good days. ”