Chapter 9 The Thoughts of the Parties
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The way of thinking of people in this era may not be imagined by Sinampei, after listening to Bishop Christopher's speech, the nobles in the living room are obviously full of enthusiasm to fight for the Lord.
As Christopher had finished his speech, a large crowd of nobles rushed up, promising how many knights and how many strong men they would produce, and that they would not give up until they sent the infidels back to their homeland. Of course, there is a premise - that is, this armistice can be signed along with lì, and they can take back their fiefdoms along with lì. Otherwise, no matter how loud they beat their chests, it won't do anything.
Christopher, of course, understood this, and he patted his chest in return by promising that the righteous believers would be able to retrieve their legitimate property, so that everyone could minimize the losses suffered in this internal conflict between the Rites.
I don't know which nobleman took the lead, but some people first shouted Banzai, and the other nobles followed suit, shouting loudly to fight for the Lord, which made the atmosphere in the parlor reach a superb level for a while.
Their voices were scattered at first, but gradually they came together, as loud and deafening as a landslide. Si Nanpei was in the crowd, cheering was not, not cheering, he could only try his best to hide in the corner to avoid attracting the attention of others.
"These people...... It's too good to pretend, isn't it?, it's like it's coming from the heart!" Si Nanpei frowned, thinking about the motives of such nobles.
Perhaps religion still plays an important role in people's lives in this day and age. Or maybe these strange nobles have other calculations - Sinampe is thinking, maybe these nobles want to get out of the dispute between the Corrion family and the Valloa family?
The instructions from the Holy See can be said to be a godsend.
Sinampei saw it very clearly. None of these nobles really cared about their oath of loyalty to the king, and all that could drive them was their own interests and so-called feudal obligations. The reality is so ruthless and cruel. Even if they chose Henry, the king's faction still stood with the Varroa family only hoped to gain greater benefits by following the king - only by following the king would it be possible to rightfully annex the territories of other nobles.
But now, the situation is completely different from the past. Previously they had to choose a side. Doing their best to ensure that their interests would not be harmed, or that they would suffer less—the lesser of two evils—was the reason why most of the local nobles chose the House of Valloa. And now. They have the qualifications to say "no" to both sides at the same time.
In their eyes, no matter which family becomes king, they should follow tradition and maintain the feudal system passed down from their ancestors. But at the moment it is both the home of Valoa. Or the Creon family, but they all have signs of deviating from tradition. Perhaps the Corrion family, who ruled Caledonia, was more obvious, but those who knew Henry well also knew that the Valoa family was definitely not a good stubble, but compared to the lucky Corrion family, the Valoa family lacked an opportunity.
As a beneficiary of the pre-emptive system, no one wants change - especially if it is clearly to the detriment of their own interests.
Able to reclaim their territory without much effort. It can also use this to balance the tripartite bosses standing at the top of Capet and maintain the traditional feudal order. Of course, these nobles strongly supported the birth of this armistice and, above all, the authority of the Holy See.
What a high-sounding and righteous reason to put aside their disputes for the sake of holy war! No one can accuse them! On the contrary, both the ignorant commoners and the king, who have his own calculations, can only praise them, though only superficially.
The Holy See chose a very good opportunity to intervene in this matter, and both the Galedonians, who had suffered so much from the people's war, and the Capetian orthodoxy, represented by the Varloa family, had sufficient objective reasons to accept such mediation.
Moreover, the envoy sent by the Holy See is incendiary enough! Christopher, after Si Nanpei's observation, although he is quite direct, seems to always be stuck on the point.
If Sinampe was an ordinary person, he might really take Christopher's kickback and throw the musket - at least some of the muskets to the Holy See - he would have been summoned by the Pope anyway, so did he care about the opinion of the local ruler of Cape?
The cheers of the nobles continued, and Sinampei's face became heavier and heavier. He had to think about one thing--what if more and more nobles were out of Henry's control? If it weren't for these people, Sinampe believed that the king would not even be able to put up a strong political shelf!
Of course, it is also possible that Sinampei imagined these enthusiastic aristocrats to be too snobbish, after all, this is an era when chivalry has not completely faded. It is also possible to say that these people support the actions of the Holy See for the sake of their faith. They may still be loyal to House Valoa.
But in any case, the Northern Expedition planned by the king's father and son was completely ruined, and the Northern Expedition became an extremely ridiculous thing when this people's hearts were fluctuating.
The king was a strong, but very sensible man, and it was impossible for him to continue his hostile plans against the Caledonians against the true wishes of the nobles. He wisely conformed to the current situation.
At the same time, he is also seeing the stitches.
Even if the situation is not satisfactory, there is always an opportunity to take advantage of it.
"Your Excellency. The king saw an opportunity and invited Christopher to himself, "Now that I am in a good financial position, I wonder if I can invest in this holy war? ”
Sinampei stretched out his ears and listened to the conversation between the two.
"That's great, Your Majesty, but I don't know what you want in return?" Christopher asked directly, without saying anything dark.
"I heard...... The muskets and sailing ships of the Selman Empire were good. The king laughed, "I think I will be given a chance to pick these trophies first-even if they are old. ”
What a calculation! Sinampei silently calculated for a while, and after changing himself to the position of the Holy See, Sinampei found that if he was the Pope, he would definitely agree to this deal.
After looking around, he found that although the nobles around him had promised that they would vigorously support this holy war, none of them wanted to contribute money and could get it...... (To be continued......)