Chapter 272: Do You Dare to Swear to the Great Lord?
"I've sent someone to inform the Cardinal......"
In the face of King Bazel's inquiry, Nord said in a deep voice that there were two priests who fled with him.
Due to the urgency of the situation, they were divided into two teams, in order to report the news as soon as possible, and the church and the kingdom would discuss a solution.
"In addition, I suspect that there are great wizards involved, and even behind the scenes, they planned this mine slave rebellion in an attempt to subvert the entire kingdom!" Nord added.
Because the terrifying fire rain that covered the whole audience at the end may be the five-ring magic [Meteor Fire Rain], but he has never seen this thing, so he is not completely sure.
The nobles present were already in complete panic and panic, and some even proposed to appeal to the Empire for help, but their strength alone was far from enough to deal with the rebellion.
In the midst of all these cries, King Bazel hesitated.
Although the kingdom of Hadratta is a vassal of the empire, due to historical reasons, it still maintains a relatively high degree of autonomy, once he decides to ask the empire for help, the other party will definitely take this opportunity to station and march in the kingdom, so that all the efforts he has made for most of his life to consolidate the royal power are in vain.
Also unwilling to be interfered by the empire is Hatar, after all, the survival of this group of mine slaves is directly related to the position of the crown prince, don't look at the power under Harold as a competitor has been lost most of it, but this righteousness is still very important!
Thinking of this, Khattar hurriedly stood up and spoke loudly.
"Father, I don't think there's any need to ask the Empire for help, things haven't gotten this bad!"
"The Grand Duke of Kliman was just caught off guard this time, and coupled with his mediocre ability, he has lost the elite power of the kingdom, and I am willing to personally lead the army and go with Cardinal Ansulk to solve this mine slave rebellion!" Khattar swore by it.
Khattar's words surprised everyone in the hall.
It has been made clear what Nord and the knights told just now, that the Grand Duke of Kliman did not fall into the trap, but was defeated head-on by the group of rebels in a near-complete victory.
Fifteen thousand people were wiped out, and even the Duke could not escape.
This meant that the enemy was far more terrifying than they had imagined, and it was a fire pit, and now Khattar wanted to jump into it......
Some of the smart people quickly came back to their senses, you must know that when they discussed the crusade against these miners half a month ago, Khattar had been procrastinating and did not take action, but now he is very active, which is obviously very abnormal.
"Wait, Your Highness Khattar, you didn't seem surprised when Bishop Nord reported just now?" A palace minister suddenly asked in a cold voice.
Harold also reacted immediately, and instantly thought of the mocking gaze of the other party when Nord entered the door, and a chill surged up from the soles of his feet, but more of it was anger.
"Khattar...... It's you, you must have colluded with the believers of those evil gods to plan this mine slave rebellion in order to put yourself on the throne! Harold roared angrily, then turned to look back at the kingdom of Bazel on the throne.
"Father, the spies I sent to monitor Hatar have reported that there are often a group of unidentified people wearing strange costumes entering and leaving his mansion, most of them are believers in those evil gods!"
Khattar's face remained unchanged and he spoke sarcastically. "Stop your unwarranted fantasies and suspicions, Harold! Why don't you say that the whole kingdom is overrun by believers of evil gods? ”
"You didn't seem to be in a hurry to get to the crown prince about the conquest of the miners." Harold sneered and said unceremoniously in a counterattack.
"I'm not as impatient as you are, Harold. A few days ago, the Marquis of Vichy and I had some disagreements over the matter of requisitioning those mine slaves, so I delayed for some time, so I had to send the Count of Gard to inquire about the situation. Khattar said slowly, paused, and then sighed and continued.
"As for now, Count Gade has probably been killed by those mobs!"
"You dare to swear to the Great Lord that the revolt of the miners and the wizards who appear in the county have nothing to do with you?" Harold spoke viciously, knowing that Hartar must be lying.
Everyone in the hall looked at Hattar with questioning eyes, after all, the nobles who recruited those mining slaves this time were all loyal to Harold, and they died, and as Hattar, he was the most profitable!
Under the questioning gaze of everyone, cold sweat broke out on Khattar's forehead, and he swore in the name of the true god, which was not a joke.
But he knew better that once the matter was exposed, what awaited him was the harshest judgment of King Bazel and the Holy See.
"Of course...... I dare to swear to the Great Lord! Khattar forced his composure.
"Like all of you, I only heard Earl Joyce mention those mine slaves half a month ago, and I didn't know anything about them before that, otherwise I would have died in the endless hellfire under the punishment of the Lord!"
Khattar's voice was very firm, without the slightest wavering, after all, he was not lying, he didn't know anything about this matter half a month ago, and it was all planned by that master Anthony.
Then, without waiting for Harold to continue questioning, Hartar spoke triumphantly. "Father, please allow me to personally lead the troops and destroy all these rebels and evil god believers who are ravaging the kingdom!"
"I'll discuss this matter with Your Excellency Ansik before making a decision." King Bazel's words became much more indifferent, and he immediately announced that the meeting was over, and left the palace in a hurry with a few guards and Bishop Nord, and hurried to the church.
Hattar froze in bewilderment, wondering why his father had rejected his proposal, if there was a better candidate for him?
What made Khattar even more anxious was that King Bazel's attitude had become particularly unfamiliar, and he couldn't figure it out.
When Rickman was assembling an army outside the royal capital, he heard from a bribed squire that Bazel smashed one of his favorite vases in a fit of rage.
Khattar also understood his father's reaction very well, his brother not only won the support of nearly half of the nobles in the kingdom, but also the help of the church, and was even stronger than the kingdom itself!
And although the kingdom has suffered a lot of losses in this battle, it is not necessarily a completely bad thing, at least some of the destabilizing factors of the kingdom have been removed......
But now Bazel's reaction is one that makes Khattar feel extremely confused.
There is one person who may be able to answer their own questions......