Chapter 759: Persuasion
When Mason explained his intention to come straight to the point, General Lawrence's whole body was instantly petrified and sluggish, and there was no reaction for a long time. After a long time, when the butler, who felt a little strange, came in, the movement he brought woke up General Lawrence.
"Damn, how did that Mason guy get to the Dark Council?
I really didn't expect that Mason would have the Dark Council behind him, and they would actually target him. If it was the Kingdom of Lorraine back then, General Lawrence would not have to be afraid of them at all, and the Magic Kingdom of Lorraine was not something that the Dark Council could provoke. But now, he is just an old-school aristocrat at home, and he can't resist a behemoth like the Dark Council.
You must know that the evil organization of the Dark Council is unscrupulous, and once Lawrence offends them, I am afraid that there will be no peace in the future. But if General Lawrence wants to follow them to rebel against the Kingdom of Pritz because of this, to be honest, General Lawrence is really a little scared.
Lawrence had also seen Leo's methods back then, and none of the people under Leo were good at it. Speaking of a single Merlin mage, who single-handedly controlled the entire Lorraine School of Magic and Magic, and impressed countless magicians with his profound knowledge of magic theory, and that Michel Ney, who was the commander of the Praetorian Guard, completely mastered the Praetorian Guard, and easily erased the shadow left by General Lawrence.
There are also those legions of the Pritz Kingdom that have achieved great results, and even the Paris Empire and the Church of Light are not opponents, it is not too easy to crush a weak chicken like General Lawrence, and the risk of following Mason and the Dark Council is too great.
As if seeing General Lawrence's psychological struggle, Mason sneered and said, "Uncle Lawrence, this is our only chance! Now there are big forces such as the Church of Light, the Gray Bone Sect, and the Varu Empire besieging Pritz, and the Dark Council secretly infiltrating inside. It can be said that the Kingdom of Pritz has fallen into a situation where it is in danger of taking care of itself, and if you can summon the old department of Lorraine to ascend to the heights, you may be able to completely dismantle the Kingdom of Pritz from within, and then ...... If you are highly respected, you may still have hope of reaching the top!"
General Lawrence's timid heart was activated by Mason's simple painting of cakes, and the thought that if he could lead the old nobles to recover Lorraine and ascend to the throne of King Lorraine, General Lawrence's heart couldn't help but burn.
I don't know if Mason saw the hope in General Lawrence's eyes, Mason continued to persuade: "Now that all the legions of Pritz have been sent out, and there are only a few patrol soldiers in various provinces and cities, this is our best chance! You only need to gather those nobles of the year, ascend to the heights, and I believe that everyone will gather around you." Who doesn't have a few private soldiers? Just get them all together, and the combat effectiveness they can exert will definitely be much stronger than that of the Pritz patrols!"
Hearing Mason say this, General Lawrence couldn't help but secretly think in his heart, the Grued family seemed to have lost little in the purge, and several manors were lucky to escape, and those guards alone were afraid that many people could be dispatched. There is also the Wagley family, they have been military families for generations, and there are quite a few promising juniors among the younger generation.
After careful consideration, General Lawrence found that he was really able to put together a large private army, at least it would not be a problem to deal with the patrols within the Kingdom of Pritz.
"If I gather the nobles to stand up against the tyranny of the Kingdom of Pritz, what will you and the Dark Council do?" General Lawrence has survived until now because he is not reckless and impulsive, and the cautiousness of his character does not know how many political risks he has averted.
"Hehe~" Hearing General Lawrence's question, Earl Mason knew that today's matter was done.
"Rest assured, Uncle Lawrence, I won't let you take the risk alone. As long as you start a rebellion on the side of Lorraine, the Dark Council will directly attack the city of Pritz, completely destroying all hopes of the Kingdom of Pritz from within. Even if the King of Pritz knew about it, he would have to watch us completely destroy the country he had built. ”
After thinking about the whole thing a few times, with his understanding of the Kingdom of Pritz, the current kingdom should indeed be very empty, and General Lawrence made up his mind.
"Okay, then it's decided! I'll gather the nobles, and when I'm ready, I'll start it as soon as I'm ready, and give the Pritzians no chance!"
When Count Mason said goodbye with a satisfied smile, the old butler, who had been standing outside the door, walked in and said to General Lawrence: "Sir, are you too impulsive this time! That King Pritz is not easy to mess with, and if he fails, I am afraid that the entire Lawrence family will get into it." ”
"Old Henry, this is the only chance I have in my life. I, Lawrence, have been riding all my life, and the first king has taken me to trust me like a brother and brother, but his two princes have suffered one after another, and this is my only chance to serve the first king. If I can overthrow the Pritz Kingdom in one fell swoop, then when I die in the future, I will at least have an explanation when I see the first king in the Kingdom of God!"
How did General Lawrence not know the risk of starting a rebellion, but seeing the Kingdom of Pritz growing stronger and stronger, this siege by the countries can be said to be a golden opportunity, if it is missed, I am afraid that there will really be no chance, so General Lawrence knows that the risk is very high, but he still agreed to Mason.
Although General Lawrence's timid nature was not well regarded in the Lorraine army, as an old nobleman and former commander of the Praetorian Guard, his reputation among the nobles of the old Lorraine Kingdom was not small. Next, General Lawrence visited many of the remaining Lorraine families, and one by one persuaded them to hand over their private soldiers, bodyguards, and family worship mages to form a private army.
Under the purge and suppression of Master Merlin, these old Lorraine families have become more and more difficult, and they have long hated the Pritz Kingdom in their hearts. Under the series of General Lawrence so sincerely, a private army of nearly 1,000 people gradually pulled up.
Although this private army has low-level mages, family guards, noble private soldiers, and even hunters and tenant farmers have been pulled in to fill the numbers, it is also a private army with a certain combat effectiveness, and it should still be able to deal with patrols.