The fact that the forces of the Turnestes did not enter the empty royal capital to show their might made the representatives of the citizens who came to ask for help breathe a sigh of relief, for the incredible young commander had the following to say of their most glorious king: "Since you left on your own initiative when the enemy is coming, you will come back." ”

No one in their right sense could take this as a sign of loyalty, and it was evident that the young commander was ready to take charge of his own affairs, and she made no secret of it—and she seemed to be capable enough to put it into practice, so that the representatives of the burghers who came to their aid did not know what to do, they were loyal to their orthodox king, but the man in front of them, though he was easy-going with them, and once he had made up his mind, no one seemed to be able to rebel.

The moment they heard that, the citizens thought they had foolishly thrown themselves into the trap, and they were ready to refuse to swear allegiance, and searched in their minds for the idea of persuading her to abandon this hubris—well, it doesn't seem to be arrogant in terms of strength—and to regain allegiance to the rightful king of Neustria, but Roy did not ask them to take the oath of allegiance.

No, she did not ask anyone to swear allegiance to her, she did not even ask them to go and convey the required tribute and hostages to the king, but instead she gave them all the corpses of the enemy and a part of the captives.

"Show Neustria's victory first to the citizens, and then to all the citizens and foreigners," she said, "and any bandit who wants to invade Neustria should know in advance what will happen to them." ”

I am afraid they will also know what will happen to the young military commander who angers him, and the citizen representatives bow to her and leave, and they are not prepared to disobey her in this regard. The matter itself is immaculate and impeccable, and for many years the citizens of the royal capital. No, it was the Neustrian people who had been expecting such a victory for a long time. Now victory came, but at a moment that no one expected, in a way that no one expected.

They have a new ruler, is this good or bad?

"Hey! Come and see! The robbers who invaded Neustria have been caught! Captured by the commander-in-chief of the Turnestes! Following the orders of this new ruler, who was not only powerful but also powerful, as soon as they arrived at the royal capital, they began to parade through the streets with a little arrangement, "Hey! No stones! These people are going to survive to do hard labor! Vegetable peels? Vegetable peels are OK! ”

Those citizens in a position gathered to discuss what to do next.

"At least, she is our Orthodox Christian. Unlike those northerners who engage in human sacrifice, there is no need to worry about respecting the sacred relics and churches of our ancestors. ”

"But she is not loyal to our king."

"Hey, she never swore allegiance to the king in the first place, so she can't be considered a betrayal."

"Indeed."

"I heard that she speaks very harshly, maybe she will be an unkind monarch."

"The northerners were cut down by her like autumn crops, God! If such a person makes her angry, how can we resist? Send our wife to fight her with a frying pan? Obviously, the king could not defeat the northerners. The northerners can't beat her, and if we can stop her, it's time for us to be kings. ”

"She asked neither for gold nor silver, nor for food and hostages."

"The guys who are going to the feast are always going to go hungry first. She may be waiting for us to deliver it herself, not to say to test our attitude. ”

"If the Duke of Ulrich returns, will he hold us accountable?"

"I don't think the Duke of Ulrich is her opponent. Besides, we only have to pay our taxes. War is the business of the nobles! Together, we swore to defend the city, but she didn't take it. She didn't go into the city, did she tell us to go out of the city to fight? Even the duke can't be so unreasonable. ”

"The archbishop ran away with the duke, and now no one can crown her, so tell her that she won't be angry, right?"

"Hopefully she will wait until the next All-Neustrian Synod to elect an archbishop, and then the situation will be clear."

The next day, more and more well-known representatives of the citizens than had been sent before arrived at the camp of the Tournestes, who had set up camp in a highland pasture outside the city.

Luo Yi told them again that she would not enter the city, nor would she ask them to hand over tribute and hostages, "What you can do for me now is the same as before." She said to the citizens' representatives, "Get your shops open!" Open the doors of your workshop! Trade! Build something! The remaining priests continued to preside over the ceremony and entertain pilgrims from all sides! The robbers from the north have been captured, and my next thing to do is clear the way! Get yourselves ready! There will be more deals coming to the door! ”

A few days later, the citizens of the royal capital learned what the people of Turnest meant by "clearing the road".

They began to clear out the notorious roadblock robbers.

A month later, the beloved Bishop of Turnest arrived in the royal capital in a procession, and bowed deeply to his lord: "Thank you for punishing the foreign enemies who invaded Neustria and for clearing away the robbers who were Neustrians who had done wrongs against their countrymen, and for bringing Nyustria's peace as never before." ”

"Three thousand seven hundred and twenty-one thieves and bandits from inside and outside," said Jason proudly, and Jenny added, "not only in Turnest, but in other places, even women with babies in their arms dare to walk alone on the road." ”

"We should thank the people of Neustria, without whom we would not have been able to go so smoothly," Luo Yi took a step towards him, "There are brave and upright peasants, burghers, merchants, landlords, knights, priests and even nobles everywhere who have made indelible contributions and sacrifices to the peace of Neustria, and I have ordered their deeds to be written down in the booklet, and in the future, they will be engraved in stone!" ”

"It's incredible, everybody is here to help us."

"The people of Neustria, fed up with these chaotic times, yearn from the bottom of their hearts for a peaceful and peaceful life, and their love of freedom and peace makes them brave to fight and guide us forward." Then, she said, "Ideals and beliefs work miracles – just like you." ”

"yes." At that moment, the Bishop remembered that he had come to Baron Brad's castle alone, with a donkey in his hands, and with fear and cowardice for the old bishop, and saw for the first time the lonely young woman standing in the midst of the crowd, "It was incredible." He repeated it again.

"A new era is coming," the Great Demon King declared, "an era that has been turned upside down. "Her eyes were bright and bright as stars.

The fight is about to turn around, and the sky is open like spring. (To be continued......)

PS: This is the end of the third volume of "The Fission of Blood and Fire", and the following is the fourth volume of "The Glorious Years"