Chapter 178: Counterinsurgency
Shortly after the death of Commander Gruja, the besieged army of 50,000 Francis surrendered to the Gilgidian royal army.
When dawn fell, the mastermind of the rebellion, the prime minister of Gilgias, Claude Kuru, the lord of Blackstone City, was captured by the royal army in a forest fifty miles east of the royal capital Cangyun City.
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There is a dungeon in the south of Cangyun City, the royal capital, which is used to hold important criminals, and thousands of Praetorian Guards guard this dungeon, and in the dungeon there are also sealed magic stones that can imprison the flow of elements, even the dark mage Mar Sahar cannot sneak into this impermeable dungeon.
(Note: There are Sealing Magic Stones on the Qinglan Continent that can imprison the flow of elements, and no magic and fighting energy can be used near the Sealing Stones, but the Sealing Magic Stones are rarely used in the palaces and mansions of nobles, this is because although the Sealing Magic Stone can imprison magic and fighting energy, it has a certain degree of radiation, and staying around the Sealing Magic Stone for a long time will cause damage to people's bodies.) )
Tick, tick, cold droplets of water fell from the stone wall, and in the cold and damp cell of the royal dungeon, a brown-haired man sat curled up against the wall, his head lowered, his hands clenched together, and the yellow-haired man's body seemed to tremble slightly.
The brown-haired man sitting against the wall was Tiberius, a close confidant of Claude Kuru, the prime minister of Kyrgyzstan, who was also imprisoned in the dungeon of the royal capital, rebellion is an unforgivable capital crime under Gilgidian law, and as a staff member of the traitor Claude, Tiberius was likely to be executed by the royal family along with Claude.
With a click, the iron lock of the cell was opened, and a man in black robe entered the cell.
Looking up, Tiberius saw the black-robed man whose face was paler than his current self, the dark mage Marzaha.
"Mar Saha, you bastard. Tiberius suddenly jumped up from the ground in a fit of rage, grabbed Marzah's black robe by the collar, and pushed Marzaha to the wall.
Tiberius's mind easily guessed the reason for the failure of the rebellion, and it was this dark mage who sent himself and Master Claude to the dungeon of the royal capital, this damn bastard.
"Lord Tiberius, the Gilgidian royal family has decided to publicly execute the traitor Claude in three days, and now the royal family is considering whether to execute you as well......" Marzaha, who was pressed against the wall, smiled playfully at the man who was clutching his collar.
Hearing the words of the black-robed man, the anger in Tiberius' eyes was quickly overwhelmed by fear.
"Your Excellency Tiberius, the royal family of Kyrgysia is willing to offer you a chance to live. Marsaha's blood-red eyes continued as he stared at the brown-haired man in front of him.
"A chance to live?" Tiberius' hands loosened on Marsaha's robe, "yes. Marsahar pushed the brown-haired man's hands away from his robe.
Slowly taking two steps forward, "As long as you are willing to confess Claude's crimes truthfully and offer your loyalty to the Gilgidian royal family, then the king can pardon your sins and ...... It also allows you to be Chancellor of the Exchequer. Marzahar turned and said.
Turning around in surprise, Tiberi looked at the black-robed man in front of him in disbelief. "Your Excellency Tiberius, when you were in Blackstone City, you helped Claude to govern the territory in an orderly manner, which greatly increased the revenue of the territory of Blackstone City, and you also know that the former royal finance minister committed suicide due to his defection to Duke Duraika, and the royal family is now in urgent need of an experienced finance minister, and your talent is just ......" Marzahar stroked Tiberius's messed black robe and smiled.
The Kyrgyz royal family needed Tiberius' financial skills to avoid death. But now Tiberius had an even bigger question in his heart that needed to be answered by the black-robed man in front of him. "Marzaha, why did you betray Lord Claude?" asked Tiberius, staring at the man in front of him.
"Chatter, because I know that Claude is bound to fail, smart people don't stand under the wall, Claude doesn't perceive his danger, but I foresee it, so ...... I chose betrayal. Marsahar replied with a sinister look.
After listening to the words of the black-robed man, Tiberius thought in his head, "Marsaha, what you said is critical...... Is that the Holy See of Light?" Tiberius spoke, after a moment.
"That's right. Marzaha nodded, "The Holy See of Light does not want to see Lord Claude's power expand, but we are not without other ways, Lord Claude can ...... with the Holy See of Light."
"Chatter, that's not all. Marsahar stretched out his hand and interrupted Tiberius, "Sir Tiberius, in short, Claude Kuru must die." Mar Saha stepped forward, leaning against the brown-haired man in front of him, and let out a low, hoarse voice.
"Marsaha, if there is no Lord Claude, you ...... darkness" Tiberius was about to speak, but was held down by the black-robed man in front of him.
"Sir Tiberius, remember that if you want to live, you should not say anything that should not be said. Marzaha's blood-red eyes gleamed with sternness.
Slowly put down the hand that was pressed on Tiberius's mouth, "Your Excellency Tiberius, everyone has only one life, and nothing is more important than your own life, so, Sir Tiberius, don't waste your wisdom and talents in vain......" Marzaha grinned.
Tiberius, who stood before Marzaha, was silent. Glancing at the brown man in front of him, he turned around, and Marzaha walked to the edge of the cell, patted the iron door, and waited for the guards to come and open the door.
"Oh, by the way, Lord Tiberius, if you had nothing to say without Master Claude...... "When the iron door of the cell was opened by the guards, Marsahar, who was standing by the iron door, turned around again.
"Just as night will cover the day, so darkness will take the place of light, Sir Tiberius, sometimes the death of a man does not mean ...... The end of an era!" Mar Sahar whispered a word to the brown-haired man standing in the cell, and walked quickly out of the dungeon.
Two days later, outside the capital of the Gilgidian king, tens of thousands of French soldiers marched slowly to the east, and after thwarting Claude's rebellion, the Kyrgyz royal family finally decided to release the French army that followed Claude's rebellion.
Standing on the walls of the royal capital Cangyun City, the commander of the Gilgidian army, Ness, watched the French army that was gradually moving away from the royal capital, the traitor Claude was imprisoned in the dungeon, and Marsahar left the Gilgidian kingdom with the Farnian army, and the rebellion was put down by Nice.
As Claude's most trusted subordinate, Mar Saha easily betrayed Claude at the moment when he was about to seize royal power, and the reason given by Maarzaha was that the Holy See of Light would not sit idly by and watch Claude expand his power on the Qinglan continent.
Although there was some truth in Marzaha's words, it was not enough to dispel all the doubts in Nice's heart, even if it was foreseen that the Holy See of Light would sanction Claude, then why not wait until the sanctions of the Holy See of Light really came before betraying him, but choose to choose when Claude was defeated......
"Marshal Nice, Her Royal Highness the Queen Mother invites you to enter the palace. "One of the attendants came to the city wall and reported to the Auxiliary Minister Nice, the commander of the Gilgidian army. "Yes, I see. Ness nodded.
"General Norland, you take someone to monitor this French army, and make sure that this army leaves the territory of the Kingdom of Gilgias as agreed. Ness commanded one of his generals.
"Yes, Marshal. Norland took the order, and after one last glance at the flange army that was drifting away, Nice walked down the wall and toward the palace.
In one of the gardens of the inner courtyard of the palace, Queen Freya, the mother of King Warren Pars, sits in a stone pavilion by the pond.
"Her Royal Highness the Queen Mother. Nice, the commander of the Kyrgyz Army, who had entered the stone pavilion, bowed to the blonde woman sitting on the stone bench.
"General Nice, please be seated. Freya smiled, and motioned for Ness to sit with her at the stone table.
"Empress Dowager Xie. Still in armor, Ness sat down on the other side of the stone table.
"Nice, will Claude be executed tomorrow?" Freya whispered, looking at the white-haired man sitting in front of her.
"Yes, Her Royal Highness the Queen Mother, Claude launched a rebellion in an attempt to take control of the royal capital, he committed an unforgivable crime, and all the ministers were in favor of Claude Kurou's execution. Ness replied.
After listening to Nice's words, Freya silently lowered her head, and Ness sensed that Her Royal Highness the Queen Mother seemed to be unable to bear to execute Claude.
"His Royal Highness Freya, although Claude is talented, he is full of ambition, in order to achieve his desires, he will do anything, in the Kingdom of France, Claude poisoned King Pavarot III of France, bullied the young king, and controlled the power of the Kingdom of France. This person must not be allowed to ...... in the Kingdom of Gilgias."
"Nice, you don't have to say it, I know...... Claude must be put to death......" Freya looked up slowly, sadness and pity in those azure eyes.
Claude, Lord of Blackstone, not only has a remarkable undefeated record on the battlefield, but also has a genius musical attainment, "Golden Tulip", "To Alice", "Autumn Whisper", "Dream Wedding", ...... These are Claude's masterpieces, and Freya cherishes Claude's musical talent, but Freya also knows that Claude must be executed in order to maintain the authority of the royal family and to protect the young king's own son Warren.
Looking at the blonde woman in front of him, Nice's firm will couldn't help but waver, Freya is the wife of the former King Landry, His Majesty Landry died young, Freya is only 30 years old, Freya is in the most beautiful and charming years of a woman, and like Meng Fan, Nice is also in love with Queen Mother Freya.