Section 196 Princess Helen
Although Cassia was temporarily saved, everyone knew that the Pope would eventually withdraw his troops, because according to the "sacred agreement" that the Holy See had made with the secular countries, it was stipulated that the Holy See should not interfere in wars between countries without reason! And 10 percent of the annual taxes of the countries on the mainland should be paid to the Church as an offering to God! Other taxes of the Church would be collected in the form of donations! Otherwise, where would the Papal States get the money to feed millions of troops?
Although the massacre was terrible, it was only inconsistent with the spirit of self-love preached by the Church! It was not even blasphemy! The Pope could take it out of his anger, but it was a dream to stop the advance of the Vanna army forever!
And Vana moved very quickly! First, a guy gave the second prince of Vana an idea. He found a lieutenant general who usually looked down on the second prince the most, and put the guilt of slaughtering the city on him, saying that he did it secretly from the second prince! Afterwards, the second prince came out to protect his subordinates! Then his subordinates couldn't see what this lieutenant was doing, and they brought trouble to the second prince! They all "admonished" the second prince one after another! Under the "desperate" persuasion of everyone, the second prince finally handed him over "as a last resort"! Then the second prince was cut by a thousand knives under the unanimous opinion of all the ministers! In memory of the innocent poor people of Kasia! The heads were sent to the church to show their innocence!
In doing so, he secretly moved his hands and feet even more, first sending a large amount of taxes to the pope, and then buying off the pope's left and right blows! Finally, he agreed to the Holy See's request. The five provinces of Kasia close to the Papal States are temporarily under the trusteeship of the Church! If it weren't for the fact that the land area of the Papal States would have been permanently changed in the "Holy Agreement," I am afraid that it would have gone directly to the Papal States! I realized that the real reason for the papal law to get angry was to reap the benefits! What a high-IQ old fox! Admire! Admire! According to the information I received before the retreat, the Pope would have ordered the withdrawal of the garrison of Fort Celestial within a few weeks! Now I don't know what the situation is!
As I was thinking, there was a knock on the door!
I saw Mr. Wang come in with two people! A middle-aged man officially had an iron stone relationship with him in Shengdu! At that time, he and his father went to meet us at our hotel at my invitation! I haven't seen him for a few months, but now he is more mature and calm than then! The lines on his face are a little more vicissitudes, and he looks more resolute and decisive! There is a father's style! Behind her is a young woman, because she is masked, she doesn't know the size, just by looking at her body lines, I am absolutely sure that she is a peerless and enchanting!
"Your Excellency, have you always been nice?" Tie Shi felt a little more warm on his cold face when he saw me!
"It's okay, Lord Lingzun. I'm sorry! I still hope that the festival will change!" I greeted him first!
"Thank you, sir," said Tieshi with emotion!
"Okay, let's sit down and talk!" I saw that he didn't mean to introduce the woman to me for the time being, so I gave up my seat first!
"Thank you!" the woman spoke for the first time, her voice so magnetic that she never got tired of hearing it!
"My lord, I have some very confidential things to talk to you about this time!" Tie Shi also looked at Mr. Wang, what a refreshing person!
"My lord, I have something to do, so I'll take my leave!" Mr. Wang naturally understood what he meant! After beckoning each of them to a cup of tea, he withdrew!
"If the general has something to say, you might as well say it directly!" I smiled at Ironstone!
"Let me introduce you first, this is Her Royal Highness Helen, the princess of my Cassia Kingdom!" Tie Shi pointed to the woman beside him!
Although I had been mentally prepared, I was still shocked to hear the news!
"Your Royal Highness, what a faux pas! Why are you here?" I said in surprise!
"Your Excellency the Dragon Lord!" Princess Helen said to me, "I was forced to come here to find help!"
"Oh!" I frowned!
"I think you should know about Kasia's current predicament, right?" said Helen!
"Not bad!" I nodded, "I've heard of it!"
"I went to the Papal States first, and met the Pope, but due to the existence of the "Holy Agreement", he can't do anything about what happened to us! He can only promise to give me as much time as possible!" Helen said helplessly: "Later, I went to our territory, the Hofu Empire, and their Emperor His Majesty was very interested in sending troops to help us then, but the conditions were a little harsher!"
"What conditions?" I asked curiously, "Since it's a little bit of peace, why don't you just grit your teeth and agree?"
"Hmph, that bastard actually asked our princess to marry him!" scolded!
"Ahh
"Ninety-one years old!" Tie Shi scolded: "The God of Light is really blind, so he is called this kind of person, and he has lived until now!"
"Presumptuous!" exclaimed, "Marshal Iron! What nonsense are you talking about!"
He insulted the God of Light in front of me, the Knight of Light! Tieshi was really a friend! After he was scolded by the princess, he suddenly realized this! He was shocked and saw that I didn't let the smile on my face! Only then did he relent: "I made a slip of the tongue! Don't mind, Lord Lord!"
"It's okay! I can understand your feelings!" I smiled and said, "Is that all there is to it?"
I guess it won't be that simple, if sacrificing a princess could save the country, her father, King Kasia, would definitely agree!
"And we want to use the land of Kassia as a dowry, the land of the entire fifteen provinces, and pay another five million military expenses first!" Tie Shi said angrily: "People, money, land, and land, and it is no better than Vana!"
It's a day! Such harsh conditions, I'm afraid no one can agree to them!
"That's why I followed Marshal Tie's introduction and came to you to look for help!" Hailun said: "If you can't help us, I'm afraid I'll have to agree to the conditions of the Emperor Huofu in order to prevent Kasia from perishing!"
"Please, sir, help the princess, she's innocent!" "My father said to me on his deathbed, you are the only one who can save Kasia!"
That's right, he is indeed a far-sighted marshal! In order to limit Vanna's development and achieve the goal of protecting the Han, I will say anything to the side of Kasia!
"Get up!" I hurriedly picked him up, and said, "It's a big deal, it's too sudden, you have to make me think about it!"
"The adults know that you have everything, especially money, and you are richer than anyone else, so we don't know how to move you!" Tieshi said excitedly: "But as long as you need it, we in Kasia have it, and we want my life to be ironstone, and we will definitely give it to you!"
"Not bad!" Helen also said calmly: "Including me!" As she spoke, she finally pulled down the masked silk scarf! My eyes suddenly lit up, I really deserve to be one of the top ten beauties in the mainland, whether it is delicate facial features, or snow-skinned blonde hair, they are all impeccable, and the most important thing is the kind of gentleness and soft unique temperament that softens the sea!
Seeing that I was stunned, she continued: "I can marry you as a princess, even if I can be your handmaiden, and it will not affect the relationship between you and the saint!"
"No!" I hurriedly explained awkwardly, "I'm sorry I lost just now!"
"It's okay!" Helen said indifferently, "Many people have the same reaction as you, but I really hope that your reaction will be stronger!"
The old face of the poor road immediately turned red! I am so impatient that I can't wait to find a crack in the ground to get into!
"This! I think Your Highness the Princess has misunderstood!" I quickly interrupted her and explained, "We are as filthy as you think!"
"Yes!" Helen was stunned for a moment, and then said with a look of loss, "Are you still unwilling to help us?"
"My lord!" Tie Shi also said with a full face, "Do you really have the heart to bear to watch the innocent Kasia suffer the ravages of Vanna?
"No, don't get me wrong!" I hurriedly said, "I will help you!" But I can't take advantage of others, so Princess Helen doesn't have to wronged herself at all!"
"Ahh
"Your kindness, Cassia will never forget!" Helen said excitedly, "But. Helen has the privilege of serving the adults, and she doesn't feel wronged at all!
"Get up!" I helped them, but they didn't move!
"My lord, you better keep the princess!" Tie Shi said: "If she goes back, she may be forcibly sent to the Huofu Empire by those old princes who are afraid of death!
"Please take it in!" Helen just cried!
"Okay! Princess Helen can stay for the time being, and I guarantee you in the honor of the Long family, you are absolutely safe here!" I reluctantly agreed!
"Thank you, sir!" they said as they got up together!
"My lord, when do you plan to raise troops?" Tie Shi said anxiously: "I want to bring the troops back as soon as possible! There is news from the Papal States that next week, the Guardian Legion stationed in Xingruo Fort will be withdrawn!"
"Ah, send troops?" I was blinded at once, when did I say that I sent troops? Not to mention that my mad dragon division has only been assembled for a few months, even if it is formed into an army, it can't fight against as many as 2 million Vana army with 100,000 people?