Chapter 43: Alarm
The church has not been too happy over the years, but it is also very arrogant, not to mention killing a lot of nobles, not to mention killing an emperor, if it weren't for the fear of the collision of top forces that would lead to the defeat of both sides, the royal family would have killed the church a long time ago. The reason why the church was able to stay in a corner of peace was also the result of a compromise between the two sides. The Church wants to survive and fight for a rising day, and the royal family and the great nobles do not want to lose their lives because of the struggle.
This is a force that can threaten the ruling class of the Tuhrman Empire, and even the empire must be treated with caution, but it has been slapped in the face by the thieves of this transfer station.
Rodean is keenly aware that this is an opportunity, an opportunity to put some of his strength on the table, to flex his muscles, and also to increase Rossi's chips. Blindly using assassination to make people afraid is not a long-term solution, only the power of the right is the right way.
A group of thirty Templars and ten Templars arrived at the Northwest Transit Station of the Imperial Capital, once unpopular, on the evening of the third day.
Ares was the leader, Alexander was also here, and there were some knights who had a good relationship with Rossi in the headquarters. Many of the Templars were unfamiliar, but they all had faces that could be forgotten at a glance, and a hidden aura of blood.
The arrival of this group aroused the alarm of the sheriff and the Imperial Army, and in the previous decades the church and the rebels were equated. As soon as this group of guys, who had no binding special combat power and were so strong that they were off the charts, approached the transfer station, the information was submitted to the Imperial War Department through a telegram from the War Department. They are afraid that these guys will come to sabotage, and the Imperial Army will definitely not be afraid of a head-on conflict, and they are afraid that these guys will play shady, such as assassination, poisoning, or something, which is really impossible to prevent.
In fact, the sheriff did not know who was a Templar or a Templar, but he did know the coat of arms of the Church, and the saddle of a horse was inlaid with a small white gold flower, which was the symbol of the Church's armed forces. There is also an allusion to this, it is said that the first armed force to join the Church was the Knights of the Rose, and in order to encourage and commemorate the Knights of the Rose, the coat of arms was retained, and at the same time, it was painted in white gold, and it became the coat of arms of the Knights Templar.
After the Imperial Military Department learned this news, it did not dare to hide it, and immediately reported it to the head of the imperial family, and soon this news spread among the ruling class in the imperial capital.
His Majesty the Emperor specially invited the Minister of Defense of the Empire, the Minister of War of the Empire, the Minister of the Privy Council of the Empire, the elders of the Council of Elders of the Empire, and the leaders of the major aristocratic groups. In the past two years, the friction between the empire and the federation has not been broken, and the federation has always wanted to liberate the common people in the feudal social camp under the banner of freedom and autonomy, regardless of whether their actions will actually make more people suffer, and whether the other party is willing to accept this kind of goodwill, in short, the empire's focus has always been on the war that is very likely to break out between the empire and the federation.
Although the defense against the church has not weakened, the center of gravity has shifted.
This time, the church dispatched so many people with a clear banner, and secretly had no clue. If the Northwest Transshipment Station is on the border, no one will care about these trivial matters, but if they appear within the imperial capital city circle, they can't help but make people wary and treat them carefully.
In the huge conference room, a huge oval conference table was set up, and the great Emperor sat in the first seat, in his forties, in the prime of his life, with great ambition and desire, and a particularly strong desire to conquer. The sharp eyes are like eagles flying in the sky, calmly scanning their territory.
"Who knows, what happened?", His Majesty the Emperor leaned back slightly, leaned back in his seat, and his index finger with the ring lightly tapped the armrest, making a clattering sound.
The rulers of the empire sitting around the round table were also confused, but many eyes were focused on Prince Fabio. The order to canonize Rossi was strictly from his hands, not from the imperial family. The prince owns a kingdom and has only a lower power than the emperor. If it weren't for the fact that the Church had continuously assassinated nobles and even killed an emperor over the years, resulting in a high degree of centralization of imperial power, Fabio might still be serving as the emperor in his fiefdom at this time.
Politics is a very complicated thing, and I can't explain it in a sentence or two. Everyone hoped that the Church would become a power in the Empire, but when Rossi threw himself into Prince Fabio's camp, these people hoped that Rossi's appearance was a coincidence and an accident, and did not want him to be too peaceful. Because he represents part of the power of the Church, such a surrender is tantamount to increasing the bargaining chips in Prince Fabio's hands, and as his political enemy and sworn enemy, he naturally does not want to see it.
So when some minor problems arose, these people immediately challenged Prince Fabio.
"Fabio, do you know something?", it was Prince Heinsis who spoke, he tilted his head slightly to look at Fabio, his face calm and unable to show any mental activity.
Prince Fabio glanced at him and snorted coldly. This sentence is obviously to make him ugly, whether he answers that he knows or doesn't know, it is difficult to explain. If you know, then you have to explain the situation, and if you answer that you don't know, leaving a trap in the language of Heinse, then it must be that you know, but you don't say it. So Fabio kept silent and sneered at him.
The ministers didn't squeak, these two empires except for His Majesty the Emperor were their biggest big names, and they didn't dare to be easily swept in, and their little arms and legs couldn't withstand any wind.
There is a well-known saying in the aristocratic class of the Empire that the reason why the empire is ruled by the current royal family is not because the royal family deserves its name, but because Fabio and Heinsses are mortal enemies. If one side falls, the scepter of the empire will definitely change hands at the first opportunity.
Such rumors come across as comical and alarmist, but only those who really know the inside story understand that all this is true.
"Well, Heinse, Fabio shouldn't be clear about this. His Majesty the Emperor waved his hand and turned to look at the Privy Councillor. The Privy Council used to be a very prominent organ, no one, responsible for intelligence and war inside and outside the empire, and later because of too much power was split into the Imperial Military Department and the Imperial Privy Council, the Privy Council is currently responsible for intelligence affairs inside and outside the empire, and no longer dominates military affairs.
Feeling the gaze of His Majesty the Emperor, the Privy Council Minister hesitated a little and then expressed his opinion, "Why don't we ask the person concerned? No one knows the situation better than Lord Rossi, he is a nobleman of the Empire, and he should be subject to the leadership of the Empire, and judging from the fact that this transfer of the Church is above board, it should not be a big deal. ”
This sentence is nonsense, everyone knows it, but it is not wrong.
Prince Fabio coughed lightly, "Send a telegram to inquire about the situation, but you can't let your guard down." ”
The Imperial War Department immediately sent a telegram to the troops stationed at the Northwest Transit Station, asking them to visit Lord Rossi and ask carefully why the Church had unilaterally carried out a large-scale armed movement without informing the Empire.
Yes, a massive transfer. Except for adopted orphans like Rosie and young people who have just grown up, there are few people left who still hold on to their beliefs, not because they alone can destroy a legion, but because they are good at enduring in the shadows, waiting for the right moment like a poisonous snake, and killing them with one move. These people may be some humble old peasant, or some servant, or even a relative of a nobleman. Their presence is the greatest deterrent to the Empire.
Why did the Templars and ascetics make the nobles of the Empire suffer so much?
The captain of the army brigade at the Northwest Transfer Station smiled wryly after receiving the telegram, which was to ask him to go to the mine. If it was okay to teach these people not to target the Empire, if something really happened, he would definitely be the first to go to see the god of the underworld.
It's just that the military order is like a mountain, and he doesn't dare to disobey the order, so after thinking about it, he simply gritted his teeth and found Rosie with two gift boxes.
"This is some of my thoughts, and I hope you will accept it, Lord Rossi. A small box of gold and silver coins, which looks very full, is actually a lot of silver coins, about ten gold coins at most, and a small box of strange things, which is difficult to estimate. Rosie smiled and raised his head, and Hano hung his head and stood behind Rosie after taking the gift box from the captain's hand in silence.
"I like your stuff a lot, what's the matter?"
The captain breathed a sigh of relief, "The military department wants to ask, is there any clear purpose for you to mobilize the armed forces of the church, or is it a normal transfer?"
If he dared to say this at the military headquarters, the military minister would dare to slap him in the face. When will the cutting-edge forces of the church still have a normal mobilization? There must be a limit to what lies with eyes open, okay?
But Rossi didn't care, "It's embarrassing and shameful to say it, my people have lost the things I gave to Prince Fabio, so I'm going to get them back." ”
The captain was stunned for a moment, opened his mouth and couldn't speak.
It's such a simple thing, can you tell us directly? What does the imperial army do? To put it bluntly, isn't it just the thugs and private armies of the nobles? You mobilized these people, and the frightened imperial bigwigs became nervous, and they were too .......
He couldn't think of any words to express his inner feelings at this time, of course, these words could never be said, he smiled dryly and quipped: "Do you want me to help? There is a brigade of the Imperial Army stationed here, 1,200 people, and it is completely possible to help you recover what you lost." ”
Rosie smiled and shook her head, "What I lost under my hands, I'm going to get it back myself." He casually took a list and threw it to the captain, "This is the list of personnel transferred this time, you can hand it in, and explain the situation in addition, so that Prince Fabio can rest assured, after I retrieve the lost gift, I will immediately rush to the imperial capital to meet in person." ”
The captain took the list as if it were a treasure, which recorded the church power mobilized by Rossi this time, and it can be said that after having this list, it is equivalent to giving both sides a layer of insurance. Maybe this kind of insurance can't withstand the wind and waves at all, but at least for now, it can make many people sleep peacefully tonight.
The news was quickly fed back to the Imperial Capital Military Department, and then transferred to His Majesty the Emperor, who glanced at it and threw it to Prince Fabio, "Take a look for yourself, it's all the trouble you caused." ”
This sentence sounds very scary, but all the people present are old fritters who have experienced countless political struggles, how can they not hear the lightness and joke in His Majesty the Emperor's tone? Some people also laughed and followed hehehehe.
Fabio took it and looked at it twice, the corners of his mouth curled slightly, and he shrugged his shoulders, "I see, it's really because of my problem." So, in order to express my apologies, I collected a pair of very beautiful twin girls a few days ago and gave them to Your Majesty. ”
The corners of His Majesty's eyes twitched, and he was unwilling and hesitant to refuse Prince Fabio's kindness, "Do you want the Empress to fight with me?"
"Your Majesty doesn't dare!", Fabio laughed after speaking, and the heavy atmosphere in the entire conference room was swept away, only Heinsse pouted unhappily.