Shortly after the retreat of the P. Phoesa's coalition, Archbishop Henry also retreated with the army with the Duke of Tbilisi.

The war did not break out, and looking at the appearance of the P. Pessar coalition did not look like it was preparing for a second attack, and there was no point in staying, even if the other party made a comeback, Archbishop Henry would have enough time to react.

Several scouts rushed out of Chelyabinsk and followed the Phoesaac coalition, and they would keep an eye on each other's every move, and only report back to Katerina and Mavi when it was certain that they had withdrawn from the border and returned to Berlin.

After the army retreated, Mavi immediately approached Wilhelm V and Prime Minister Bismarck and told them the news of the army's retreat.

William V was quite satisfied with Pope Doppler II's decision, at least the other party obeyed his orders and chose to withdraw from the army, no matter what he thought in his heart, he still recognized him as a king on the surface.

"Father Mavi, since the army has retreated, you can let us go back." Prime Minister Bismarck asked in fluent Slavic language, who had been an ambassador to the Romanov kingdom and was fluent in various languages, and was very familiar with the situation in the Romanov kingdom.

It was precisely because he was familiar with the Romanov kingdom that he was reluctant to start this war.

But...

When he was ambassador, it was still the reign of Peter the Great, so he knew only one and the other, and knew very little about the Romanov kingdom after the death of Peter the Great.

"Rest assured, I'll keep my promise." Ma Wei smiled and said: "But we have to follow the rules, as long as the army retreats to Berlin, my side will release people immediately." ”

"Hmm." Bismarck didn't say much, this was indeed one of the agreements they reached with Mavi, he was just about to go back to his room to rest, when he suddenly found Mavi standing still and didn't move, and couldn't help but wonder: "Do you have anything else?" ”

"That's right, after consulting with His Royal Highness Katerina, I think that His Majesty William V is also the king of Frederick's kingdom, and your Excellency is also the prime minister of the kingdom, although there were some misunderstandings before, I did not treat you as a prisoner..."

After going around in circles, Mavi revealed his true purpose: "Unlike a rapid march, it takes a week for the army to withdraw to Berlin at the earliest, and during this time, Her Royal Highness Katerina asked me to lead a few people to visit the Romanov kingdom and make a little bit of the friendship of the landlords." ”

"Visit?"

Bismarck and Wilhelm V looked at each other, they thought that Mavi was going to say something, but they didn't expect it to be such a thing....

"It's good that I haven't traveled in a long time, so it's a good opportunity."

William V nodded, they are now under the fence, everything is involuntarily, how people arrange, they can only accept, there is no choice at all.

"Then let's go now."

Under the leadership of Mavi, Wilhelm V's family and many of the kingdom's ministers, including Prime Minister Bismarck, left the hotel and set out on the cleared streets.

Chelyabinsk, which had just survived the Great War, was in tatters and half of the city was destroyed, and the Marquis James used a large number of artillery during the offensive and defensive battles that night, and all the streets were bombarded, and the blood mixed with the dark earth has not faded to this day.

Strictly speaking, this is not a good place to visit, the pampered Wilhelm V family walked on the dilapidated streets, stumbling, one foot deep and one shallow, when they were in Frederick's kingdom, they would travel in horse-drawn carriages, they would not step on the muddy streets at all, the soles of their shoes were always clean, but it was clear that Mavi did not prepare them with a means of transportation today.

"Where are you taking us?"

"First go to the tavern, taste the wine of the Romanov Kingdom, feel the life of the low-level civilians, and then go to the barracks...," Mavi said briefly.

William V licked his dry lips, he was indeed a little thirsty, always thirsty when he was nervous, especially when he was in the aftermath of the catastrophe, he wanted to drink something.

Soon they came to a tavern at the end of the alley, protected from artillery fire, with tables, chairs and benches, only a few pieces of broken glass, where Katerina's soldiers gathered.

When the tavern owner fled to Tyumen City, he brought only some belongings, and the liquor in the store was well preserved, and the soldiers who were drinking here saw Mavi coming in with a group of people, and quickly got up and saluted: "Father Mavi! ”

Ma Wei nodded to them, led William V and others to sit on the vacant seats vacated by the soldiers, took out two 50-denomination ruble coupons from his arms, and handed them to the soldiers on the side: "Today I invite everyone to drink, remember to leave the money to the boss, we can't rob other people's things." ”

There was a burst of cheers from the soldiers, and as early as the capture of Chelyabinsk, Katerina strictly ordered them not to destroy houses, not to plunder and steal the property of residents, even in the absence of the tavernkeeper.

Of course, these veterans who fought with Peter the Great knew the rules, and if they smashed and looted everywhere they went, Peter the Great would not be admired by all the people.

The food and salary set by Peter the Great for them are very good, and the soldiers who are not short of money naturally do not need to violate the military order for a few glasses of wine.

This is their kingdom, their homeland, who will steal from their own things?

A few soldiers walked into the cellar and brought in a few boxes of black brand vodka, whiskey or something, but they didn't like it, except for vodka, the most popular thing in the tavern was the bubble kvass, which was fermented with bread, very similar to beer, but with an alcohol concentration of only 1%, it was a drink, and children could drink it.

The more active soldiers acted as waiters, skillfully pulling out glasses from under the counter, filling them with light brown kvass and serving them to Wilhelm V and others, along with a few vodkas.

William V's family is definitely the most eye-catching presence in the tavern, as the king of the rival kingdom, the soldiers of the Romanov Kingdom have no good impression of them, and the 15th and 19th cavalry regiments are also due to them, if it were not for the presence of Mavi, these soldiers would definitely not be able to give William V's family a good face.

After taking a sip of the high-altitude vodka, William V's brows furrowed instantly, some of whom were not used to drinking this kind of cheap civilian drink, he also drank vodka when he was in the Palace of Forgotten Sorrows, but it was the best wine, and the taste was completely different from the cheap vodka sold in the street taverns.

After a drink, Wilhelm V turned to kvass, a drink made from bread that he could accept.

Bismarck and the other ministers of the kingdom, who were sitting at the table next to him, did not understand why Mavi invited them to drink, they always felt that Mavi had some purpose.

Some of the drunken soldiers began to sing songs of their hometown, and they slapped the table rhythmically, and the song became louder and louder.

"Father Mavi, what would you have done if I hadn't signed the edict today?" William V asked suddenly.

"Well...," Mavi held a glass of kvas, but did not drink it: "If Your Majesty does not sign the edict, or if Pope Doppler II does not withdraw from the army, then there is only one way to go." ”

"And then what will you do with us who have lost our value?"

"Do you want to hear the truth, or are you a hypocritical pretext?"

"Of course it's true."

"I will send you back to Frederick's kingdom, and immediately, immediately."

William V's eyelids jumped, and he immediately smiled: "So that's what you think...."

The crown prince, who was sitting next to him, was a little puzzled: "I don't understand." ”

Wilhelm V explained: "If I don't sign the edict, or if Pope Doppler II refuses to withdraw from the army, it proves that the Church of the Ruling God does not care about me as a king, so Father Mavi will immediately send me back to Berlin, and Pope Doppler II will be a traitor." ”

"Oh...."His Royal Highness the Crown Prince nodded as if he didn't understand: "But if you don't plan to start a war, why would Pope Doppler II have troops in the city?" ”

"Normally, soldiers come to the city to put pressure on the other side, but I think... Pope Doppler II really wanted to attack Chelyabinsk. William V said quietly: "Father Mavi did not intend to kill us when he arrested us, but wanted to use us to divide the relationship between the Cult and the royal family.... Am I right? Father Mavi? ”

Mavi didn't answer, but the smile on his face spoke for itself.

"But Father, the power of the Ruling God Cult is far superior to ours, and he doesn't need to worry about us at all!"

"The gods have just awakened, and the prestige of the church has not yet surpassed that of the kingdom, and in the current situation, the people are more likely to recognize the kingdom than the church." "Pope Doppler II needs our prestige to attract believers, and conversely, the kingdom can have a very profound influence on the Church, and if I conclude that the Church of God wants to abandon Frederick's royal family, then I will immediately begin to subvert the Church's plans when I return to Berlin.... The kingdom is the kingdom and the church is the church, and they must not be conflated. ”

"But sooner or later, the prestige of the church will prevail over that of the royal family." His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said, "Where shall we go then? ”

"It depends on the power of the king," William V earnestly taught, "and the Church is using the Kingdom to develop believers, and why is it not the Kingdom that is using the Church to increase its prestige?" A good king will definitely be recognized by the people, and even the church will not dare to do anything with him at that time, because the church needs believers, and they will not let the believers' faith collapse. ”

"That's right." Ma Wei bowed his head and said: "A good king, the appeal is definitely no less than the church, just like Katerina, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and these two beautiful princesses, you must become excellent people in the future, otherwise you will be abandoned by the times." ”

"I will." His Royal Highness the Crown Prince nodded heavily, stared at Ma Wei for a long time, and asked puzzledly, "Doesn't the Church of Truth want to become the state religion of Frederick's kingdom?" ”

"When you seek the truth, the Church of Truth will naturally become the state religion of Frederick's kingdom, and everything will fall into place."

"What is truth?"

"Oh, then I'll have to explain it to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the two beautiful princesses...."