Chapter 145: Coup d'état, Judgment!
As the last dragon screams and falls, the Snow Elves triumph and reclaim their homeland. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
Victory is the sweet fruit, and the soldiers raise their bows and swords and sing the praises of the snow elves.
Surrounded by soldiers, the king returned triumphantly, his golden cloak fluttering in the wind.
The soldiers thought they would receive praise and blessings from the snow elf civilians, but when they walked out of the cave, they were shocked to find that there was no cheering crowd in front of them, no doctors offering snow leaves to sweep away their fatigue, only the mages who surrounded them, and the staff that radiated magic radiance was aimed at them.
The king's eyes swelled with anger, "Do you want to rebel?!"
The snow elf civilians watched from afar, shocked.
The queen came out of the crowd, and the people spontaneously got out of the way, and after she came to the mage group, she said in a loud voice: "After Marshal Bingxing's investigation, coupled with conclusive evidence, I discovered the truth about the dragon plague, all of this is a careerist's conspiracy!"
Kyris looked at the king with a complicated face: "You have caused the dragon plague and strengthened your throne with the lives of your people, you are not worthy of being the king of the snow elves!"
Soldiers, civilians, and mages, all the snow elves present were in an uproar.
"What?!"
"The Dragon Plague in Crystal Snow City turned out to be the king's conspiracy!"
"Impossible!"
"What the hell is going on?"
The king was furious and stared at Kyliss tightly: "Kyris, are you crazy?!"
Kaliss turned to face the people in a painful tone: "Although I am the queen and the wife of the king, I cannot sit idly by and watch Gaudis perish at the hands of careerists, and we cannot go against the ancient precept of our ancestors - ambition and peace are two sides of the same coin, and they will never appear at the same time." Those who sacrifice their compatriots for personal gain are not worthy to call themselves children of ice and snow!"
"I, Queen Grace Iceflower, am here to judge King Edthon Snow Feather and banish him!"
Kyris presented two pieces of evidence, and all the speculation and reasoning were stated, and the snow elf civilians looked at each other in shock.
At this time, an officer of the king's faction shouted: "Evidence can be faked, Marshal Ice Star died in battle, how can you be sure of the authenticity of the evidence!"
Kaliss shook her head slowly, her tone heavy: "The palace has been reduced to ruins, and all traces have disappeared. ”
The officer said coldly: "Your Royal Highness, since you can't prove the truth, then your current behavior can be understood as a coup d'état!"
Caris said solemnly: "The truth and facts will not become false because of insufficient evidence, unless deliberately distorted, people, what I say is the truth, and I am responsible for Gaudis......"
King Ederton stepped forward and interrupted Kalis's words, his face was expressionless, and he said lightly: "Only the elders have the power to judge the king, you are not qualified to do so, Kalis, you are slandering your king now, soldiers, arrest the queen immediately." ”
The soldiers looked at each other, not knowing who to listen to, but the officer did not hesitate and ordered: "The first team of the Snow Wind Legion will attack and arrest the queen immediately." ”
His subordinates obeyed the order and walked out of the ranks.
Suddenly, the mage group struck, and ice magic smashed in front of the soldiers, drawing a line.
Erenko said coldly: "Once someone crosses the line, the mage group will go all out!"
"Yes!"
The toughness of the mage regiment suppressed the soldiers, and they all hesitated, mainly because of psychological contradictions, not knowing who to believe.
The scene froze.
At swords' points!
At this time, the king spoke, and looked at Kaliss coldly, "It is a waste of time to stalemate, I ask the Council of Elders to arbitrate, go and ask the elders!"
The snow elf civilians nodded one after another, the elders were highly respected, and they trusted the elder's judgment.
However, Caris shook her head: "Impossible. ”
The officer sneered: "You are afraid that the elders will make a fair ruling and make your coup d'état fall short." ”
"We only trust the Elders!"
"Yes, I don't dare to invite the elders, but I have a ghost in my heart. ”
"The queen doesn't seem to have enough confidence. ”
"It must be the queen who framed the king. ”
"Is this a political or family matter?"
Kaliss looked around at the puzzled people and said loudly: "The patrol came with the news ten minutes ago that the elder had been assassinated, and all of them had been killed!"
The Snow Elves were shocked.
The Elder was killed!
The king turned pale, pointed at the queen, and said angrily, "You ......"
Kaliss suddenly pointed at the king and said angrily: "This is all part of his plan, for the sake of power, he will do whatever it takes to clear all obstacles, as long as the elder is dead, he is the greatest power in Gaudis, no one can disobey his orders, this is what he wants!"
"Presumptuous!" Edton furious, "you slander!"
He picked up the sword and strode towards Kyris, the mage group did not hesitate to strike, but the magic in the sky was cut off by his horizontal sword, Edton's strength is strong, brave, and a powerful swordsman, he said loudly: "People, you are all fooled by this woman, since you can't make a decision, I will personally catch her, time will tell you who is right!"
Edton approached Kylis, and suddenly, a sharp sword aura slashed out from the side, blocking between him and Kyris, blocking Edton.
Sagaro walked over slowly, followed by Sera, his eyes were like a sword, he scanned the audience, everyone he looked at felt a tingling in his eyes, and he said coldly: "The elder was killed, and I will preside over this trial, which of you has an opinion?"
The status of the Guardian was even higher than that of the Elders, and the audience was silent, and no one disagreed.
Ederton was a little annoyed, he was only one step away from being able to catch Kalyss and get the upper hand, but Sagalo ruined his plan.
It was the credit of Serra, who, after her impassioned lobbying, was psychologically biased towards the empress, so he protected her in times of crisis.
Things changed again and again, and the Snow Elves were focused on the field, and Ivo, who didn't notice his return, quietly blended into the crowd.
Ivo watched the situation coldly, and his heart did not fluctuate.
The true meaning of the "protection" that the queen said was "assassination"!
The assassination of the Elder was a real request from Kalis!
There are several reasons for this, the biggest one is profit, and it is a conspiracy of Kaliss to send Goya Coins, wanting to tie Ivo into her camp.
Only if Kyris succeeds in a coup d'état and gains power, the Goya Coin in Ivo's hand is valuable, on the contrary, the Snow Elf may not necessarily recognize the Goya Coin given by a queen who failed in a coup d'état, and the Coin in his hand will not only be useless, but may even make him unable to leave Gaudis safely.
Ivo had long seen this, but he chose to accept the Goya Coins, side with Kyris, and guarantee his interests.
He understood that the queen wanted to use him, and it was impossible for Kaliss to let the snow elves assassinate the elders, so he could only ask him, a foreigner with interests, and in addition to the Goya coins, the benefits of the king's treasury also fell on her, and Kaliss wanted to impress Ivo with benefits.
Interests are the most fundamental starting point, otherwise Ivo would not have eaten enough to support and intervene in the snow elves' infighting.
In addition to the benefits, another reason is that the paper handed to him by the queen has written a number of accounts, since Ederton was elected king ten years ago, the four elders have received gifts from Ederton one after another in the past ten years, and the amount of gifts is huge.
Ivo understood the meaning of the account, and when the evidence was conclusive, the elders would naturally make a fair judgment, but now that such evidence could not be self-proven, the elders would inevitably favor the king.
Once the king gets a chance to breathe, Kalis's situation will be very disadvantageous, and if the coup fails, Kalis's fate will be very miserable.
Ivo assassinated the Elder and eliminated the King's hidden helper.
And the killing of the elders can provoke the anger of the common people, splash dirty water on the king's head, and channel the anger of the common people. The starting point of this coup d'état is just, and there is no room for failure.
Sometimes, even if you take a righteous position, you have to do the dirty work.
Although Ivo chooses to help the Queen, his favorability of Kyris plummets.
God knows if the queen has the right to do anything in addition to a sense of responsibility?!
The Presbyterian Council was killed, and Caris gained more than that, and if the coup was successful, she would be the last winner to have the last laugh, and she would step onto the throne of Gaudis without any surprises.
Even if the starting point of this coup d'état is just, there are still selfish desires hidden under the banner of justice.
Ivo also wondered if all of this was Calis's plan, but he remembered that his first encounter with Kyris was in the ranks of the slavers, and there was no snow elf to rescue him, which dispelled his suspicions.
The gaze returns to the scene.
In the midst of whispered discussions among the commoners, the queen presented a series of evidence to Sagaro, which the king always denied.
No one dares to mess with the judgment presided over by the Guardian, and even if the king has a lot of power, no soldier dares to do anything to the Guardian with a transcendent status.
The king had many supporters, and the queen also had helpers, and Elenco and Sera were arguing with each other so red-faced and in full swing that Ivo always felt that he had come to the scene of a debate competition.
The snow elves advocate freedom and equality, the laws are loose, many things are resolved by public vote, too democratic, Ivo thinks of the democratic politics of ancient Greece, there are many similarities.
Ivo believed that if there was no Guardian Town, there would have been a clash of intrigues, but under the power of the Guardians, the king had no chance to use all his backhand, and everything was put on the table.
Strength is the most important thing, and without strength, most conspiracies are empty talk.
After listening to the queen's accusations and the king's denial, Sakyaro stood up and said lightly: "There is a most direct way to find out the truth, as long as the king takes the [Truth Elixir], all lies will be revealed." ”
The audience was amazed!
The king is a symbol of the kingdom, and no one dares to propose such a method of interrogating the king, which is an insult to royal power.
Only a transcendent guardian would dare to make such a suggestion.
The king suddenly stood up and was filled with anger: "You are so bold!"
Sagaro's eyes froze, his momentum rose, the fine sand and gravel around his body floated, and he said word by word: "Are you afraid?"
"I'm the king!" said Ederton, angrily.
Sagaro said lightly: "In my eyes, those who are judged do not have any cloak of power. ”
Ivo saw Sagaro take out a small gray bottle, the size of his finger, containing a crystal clear liquid, this is the sixth-level magic potion mantra potion, after drinking it, he will have to answer questions within five minutes, and he can't lie.
Ederton snorted angrily, and he drank the mantra potion without fear, and a gray light lit up in his stomach, and the gray light flowed upwards and circulated three times between the king's tongue and had an effect.
For five minutes from now, the king could not tell any lies.
Sagaro asked, "Is the Dragon Plague in Crystal Snow City related to you?"
"No!" said the king flatly.
The audience was in an uproar!
Suddenly, all the eyes of the snow elves focused on Kyris, and they were shocked.