A day later, the heresy of Lady Bella was revealed, and the whole town of Long River was shocked.

The statues and the corpses of the female soldiers were also placed in the square—and it was quickly recognized as the Goddess of Darkness.

At the same time, many citizens and business travelers reported to the Executive Department that they had seen a doom inducer, and the same female soldier was followed by her.

There is no doubt that Lady Bella's heretical identity has been decided.

Perhaps Fawset himself was unwilling, but in this situation, he was forced to make a difficult decision......

He was to take Lady Bella to the Lion City in a prisoner's cart and accuse the Duke of Alma of harboring heresy.

Why did he do it?

This matter should be considered in the mind of Forsette.

First of all, Lady Bella's heretical identity was made public, and there was so much evidence that it was impossible to turn it over. Heresy has no right of inheritance...... The so-called 'posthumous son' is the son of heresy, and it is impossible to inherit the town of Long River.

Duke Alma was unable to use the children of the Holden family to get the town of River, which was obviously the responsibility of Forsette, and he would have lost Alma's trust because of it.

And Leon said that he would hand him over to Godric - Forsett would certainly not die, but he had slandered Godric as a heretic, so Godric would have enough reason to detain him, and it would be normal for him to be imprisoned for a year or two.

Coupled with the matter of him and his sister, it is not certain whether Forsette will be expelled from the house, but the best outcome is to lose the right to inherit and become an ordinary little nobleman from then on.

In fact, they may not be able to wait for such a result - with Leon's character, once Forsette is imprisoned in White Deer Castle, it is estimated that it will be difficult to get out alive......

Of course, it will make Forsett quite uncomfortable, but if so, what good will Leon and Amy do?

There is no benefit......

This will only attract the revenge of Duke Alma - even if the son of Forsette is not successful, even if he hangs up and beats him when he returns home, but in any case, Alma will still take revenge on Leon for this.

After all, it was Leon and Amy who pierced the heresy that caused Alma to not get the town of Long River. Even if the duke just wants to let out a bad breath, Mai Xiangling will immediately face danger.

So Alma must be dragged into the mud as well.

So, what if Forsett turned himself in and publicly accused his father Alma of harboring heresy?

Probably no one would have thought he would do this, and neither would Alma.

King Ulrique would probably be ecstatic - he could have imagined on his knees that the king would be able to detain Alma in the Lion City at the first opportunity.

The fact that Fawcett 'captured' Lady Bella, the leader of the heresy, and killed his relatives in righteousness is enough to prove that Fawsett himself has nothing to do with heresy, and that he can return to Lion Lake City soon.

And there is almost no need to doubt the testimony of his own son, Alma will be caught off guard and fall into a lawsuit, even if he is the first duke of the kingdom, I am afraid that he will not be able to get out for a long time.

Of course, this will not have a fatal effect on Alma, after all, it is just harboring.

But Forsette himself will be given great power for a certain period of time - he is Alma's first heir, and if his father can't get away, he will become the lord of Lion Lake City, temporarily managing Alma's affairs!

The other heirs of Alma are still minors - except for the illegitimate son Forscher, who has no right to inherit.

In this case, it only takes a few months or even less for Forsette to take the power of the family into his own hands, and even if Archduke Alma returns in a few months, it may not be able to shake Forsette's position!

In doing so, Grand Duke Alma would only lose some of his reputation, while Forsette would gain a great deal if he could take advantage of the opportunity.

So as long as he thinks it out, he will definitely accept it.

And in doing so, for Leon, he can avoid facing the revenge of Duke Alma in the short term - Fawsett has to seize power in a hurry, and Alma wants to settle the accusations as soon as possible, and no one has time to trouble Leon.

And when Alma solved the accusation of harboring heresy, he would inevitably teach this unfilial son a lesson or take back power...... Father-son power struggles are not uncommon, but until one of them completely suppresses the other, neither of them will come out to trouble the others.

As for the future, I'm afraid it will be a year and a half from now. Leon felt that if he was still so weak by then, he would resign himself to fate.

Moreover, how would the other nobles, as well as King Ulrique himself, react to this situation?

Ulrique is not a fool, he has shown himself to be a good checker and balancer - if the situation turns into a father-son struggle for power, the king will inevitably find a way to balance the power of Alma and Forsette, and even deliberately control the time of the detention of the Duke of Alma.

Because, Auden is dead, and there is no one to counterbalance Alma - Fawsett can just be the new counterweight, and if King Ulrique can't seize such an opportunity, then he is not qualified to be king at all.

After all, once the fact that Lady Bella is a heretic is revealed, who will benefit the most?

Undoubtedly, it was King Ulrique.

All the heirs of Duke Elfwan will no longer have the right to inherit, and the town of Long River will be taken over by King Ulrique!

King Ulrik probably wanted Alma's father and son to fight each other the most - Alma had already temporarily become the consul of Long River a few years ago, and now the power must have penetrated deeply, even if the king took back Long River Town, he would have to rely on Alma's people to govern for a while.

This is actually equivalent to not being able to get it back...... It was impossible for the king himself to come and live in the town of Long River.

But if Alma is caught up in a lawsuit and his son is busy fighting for power in Lionlake, Ulrique can take the opportunity to reorganize the town - for example, by appointing a few consuls who are at odds with Alma, and keeping the town under the control of several factions, just as he had appointed Auden to run the military affairs of the town.

And the lord also plans to send a gift to King Ulrik at this time.

It's the box of dinars that I haven't been hauling and not given, the box that "picked up gold" in the throne hall before.

It's been four months of delay, and that's about the time it takes for a small lord to raise money normally, and it's time to give it now.

This 10,000 dinars must make Ulrik think of himself—and at the same time, the king should also be able to think that the candidate for the consul of Long River Town needs to involve a lord like himself who has a bad relationship with Alma......

Political struggles are like that, from beginning to end it is a dirty exchange of interests, and being able to take into account the ideas of others is the only way to keep yourself.

And bribery is actually a very sophisticated technique.

Lady Bella has been put in a prison van, and Fawsette has been escorted to the Lion City with a cavalry team.

He even left Long River before Leon.

The lord is currently at the ferry, and he has not had time to leave yet.

He was waiting for his team to return.

A day before, after he had 'convinced' Fawset, he had sent out all his twenty or so cavalry as scouts.

They also sent cavalry to Fletcher Village and Ralph's camp to deliver instructions, all of which were the same - to prevent Baron Leofrick from delivering food to Long River by any means.

Leon wasn't sure if Lady Bella was talking nonsense, but in any case, it was necessary to check if it was safe to do so first.

Soon after, a cavalry commander reported: "My lord, we have found several small forces about fifty miles to the southwest!" ”

The lord suddenly became nervous: "Do you see the flag?" ”

"There are no flags at all, my lord, I left two brothers to keep an eye on...... Those troops are strange, there are a lot of women in each unit! ”

Leon frowned: "...... It seems that there is a Legion of the Prophets......"

Amy was stunned, but obviously remembered: "Could it be the Prophet's legion that Lady Bella mentioned?" In which direction are they moving? Long River Town? ”

"It feels like we're moving north, not toward Changhe Town...... There were a lot of squads of dozens of people, and we didn't dare to get too close. ”

Lord Lord looked back at the direction and frowned: "To the north...... Send someone to Changhe Town to warn them and let them be prepared! You go to Fletcher Village, tell Charles and Ralph, and let them bring their troops to McChanel! ”

Then he turned to Amy and said, "We need to rush back to the territory as soon as possible, and let Lord Godric send troops to Long River Town, this is likely to be an army of heretics, and we must organize a strong enough combined army!" ”

Amy's eyes widened: "Army? Did the heretics dare to openly organize their troops? ”

"When I was in the village of Kwyn, the Countess told me that Lady Bella had bought 300,000 pounds of grain from Fort Brave, and that she had already sent Baron Leofrick directly to Long River, so I would ask Ralph and Charles to stop Baron Leofrick from transporting the grain."

"However, judging from the state of Madame Bella's lockdown in that building, even if this food is delivered, it is impossible for Mrs. Bella's to receive it normally...... Do you remember, Lady Bella said that she was going to sacrifice the town of Long River to the Goddess of Darkness! ”

"There are nearly a thousand garrisons in Changhe Town, if they are confident that they can receive food from Changhe Town, it means that the military strength of that 'Prophet Legion' is beyond imagination!"

Amy thought for a moment and nodded: "The woman who jumped into the river and escaped is likely to be the messenger of the Prophet Legion!" Lady Bella said that she sacrificed with her own blood, saying that she would welcome the goddess to come! So, the so-called Legion of the Prophets will attack the town of Long River? ”

"If they attack Changhe Town directly, then don't worry too much, Changhe Town can hold on for at least a month!"

Li Ang jumped on the boat at the ferry, and his tone was a little uncertain: "I'm worried that they will besiege Changhe Town, and then send a small team to loot everywhere in search of sacrifices!" We must go back and rearm ourselves first, and wherever they go, at least we must have enough troops! ”

Amy frowned and followed Leon onboard.

She thought of what the tall and monstrous woman had said: "She can make the goddess come!" ”

And the last words of Lady Bella......

"Amy...... Goddess...... She was right that only a perfect virgin could be a carrier of the goddess, bringing the heroic ...... of Pande"

Amy shuddered involuntarily.

After confirming that the Prophet Legion was indeed the case, the Lord Lords and Amy left the town of Long River as quickly as possible.

They traveled by boat and down the Eyre River, taking only one day to reach Mai Xiangling.

However, there are many places in the Eyre where the water is relatively shallow, and only boats and rafts can pass. Fortunately, the cavalry was dispatched, and the remaining dozen people could be carried away by two small ferries.

On the way back to Mai Xiangling, Amy finally asked another doubt in her heart.

"Teacher, don't you have to worry about Forsette? Aren't you worried that he'll get out of control once he's out of your control? ”

"Fawsett won't get out of hand—he's a very calm man, and after Lady Bella's heresy has been revealed, there's only one solution. Unless, he no longer wants any power. ”

Li Ang shook his head and smiled: "However, how can a person who has made so many out of fear of losing his inheritance can give up his power......

Amy was probably still a little uneasy: "But what if the Duke is willing to give up power to fulfill Forsette, and if there is no power struggle between father and son?" ”

Li Ang raised his eyebrows: "Once people have power, they can't bear to lose...... No one can accept that sense of disparity, at least not immediately. Moreover, if the philosophy is different, even father and son will not be of the same mind......"

Amy also shook her head and sighed: "Alas, I still don't quite understand people like them, shouldn't father and son be the closest relatives...... For the sake of power......"

"Sometimes it doesn't have to be for power...... It's about a sense of security and a better life. Just like the fish in the water, they only feel safe in the river...... Even if there are boats on the river, they will still swim around......"

The boat kept sailing along the river, the gentle surface of the river sparkling with the breeze, and the water of the Eyre River was crystal clear, and fish could occasionally be seen cruising on the side of the boat.

"For people like them, power is like a river...... They will only feel safe if they build this water into a big river. ”

"And what about you, teacher, do you value power?"

Amy also stood in the bow of the boat, and the oncoming wind blew her long hair: "I haven't heard you talk about your ideals yet. ”

However, the lord seemed to be overwhelmed by such a simple question—he was silent for a long time without being able to give an answer.

At least three minutes later, just when Amy thought he didn't want to answer, Leon spoke, but his tone was unexpectedly low.

"The Point Guard Is Here"

"Originally, I just wanted to live in peace...... I've been hunted down all the time. ”

Leon kept looking at the fish in the water: "But now, I do want to have power, otherwise I can't protect myself and the people I want to protect." I want to raise a large army, and even want to unify the Pander continent...... Only then will I feel safe. ”

Amy turned her head and looked a little surprised: "I thought you would say that you were going to save the suffering people of Pande, overthrow the tyrannical and corrupt nobles, or eradicate the evil heresies—like the so-called 'heroes' who call themselves the sons of prophecy......"

Leon grinned, "Amy, I will probably say the same thing in the future if necessary...... But the truth is, I became a lord for my own safety...... And in the future, I will probably take in more power in order to make myself safer. ”

Amy also laughed: "It's hard to imagine that such honest words actually come from the mouth of a master of tricks......"

"I don't really lie to anyone, Amy, don't you notice...... I may be shameless and cunning, but I will be honest. ”

Li Ang shook his head very seriously: "Whether it is in business or facing enemies, I have hardly told lies. The only lie was to the insane Lady Bella......"

Amy thought seriously for a long time, nodded, and sat down in front of the lord: "You really say that...... Still, teacher, you didn't tell Forsett about the Prophetic Legion...... Is your other intention to get him to leave Long River Town immediately? Do you want to ...... Settled in Changhe Town? ”

Li Ang also looked at Amy seriously, satisfied with his apprentice's keenness, and nodded: "Yes, I want him to leave as soon as possible, so that Changhe Town will have no one to take charge for the time being...... I will summon the power of the Rangers with the help of the trumpet, and also by the Legion of the Prophets...... Take control of Long River! ”

Amy was relieved that the Lord could tell her the truth, but she was also a little puzzled, "Then why don't we stay in Long River and wait for the Ranger Regiment to arrive?" Why did you let Ralph and the others lead the army to meet at McChanl? ”

"The Prophet Legion is already dozens of miles away, and they will definitely come faster than the Ranger Regiment hundreds of miles away...... If we stay in Changhe Town, the garrison of Changhe Town will not listen to our arrangement, but will suspect us...... We're just going to be stuck in the city and can't do anything. ”

Leon shook his head and smiled self-deprecatingly: "Amy, we can only be outside and lead a large enough force to become the most powerful reinforcements, so that the garrison of Changhe Town will cooperate with us." ”

……

Back in the Mai Xiang Ling, the territory is as usual.

Only Eric came to report the situation, saying that some cavalry had come to inquire about the whereabouts of the lord two days ago.

At that time, Eric led the patrol, and only casually said that the lord had gone to Long River, and then they left, and there was no conflict.

Leon knew that it was probably someone sent by Forsette, but fortunately, Forsette only wanted to control himself at the time, and did not intend to make a fuss.

The lord told Amy to return to Castle White Hart and inform Godric of the situation.

Then he took a number of peasants to Troubrun, intending to bring back sixty soldiers there—and by the way, the grain was also harvested.

However, after arriving in Trubrun, two groups of people in the village are facing each other.

One of them was, of course, the sixty soldiers who stayed here.

The other group consisted of about sixty men, led by a few knights.

The knights wore black plate armor, black hooded helmets, and black steel leggings—all black.

Behind them were twenty or so servants who were also dressed in black.

In addition, there were more than thirty infantrymen, all dressed differently, but the equipment was fairly well-equipped.

However, Leon did not see any coats of arms from them - is this a group of adventurers or mercenaries?

When an archer saw the lord's banner, he quickly greeted him: "My lord! These people have been blocked here for a long time if they want to see our lord...... We say you are not here and they are not leaving, do not know what to do. ”