Chapter 256: Civil Strife
Prime Minister Pesanis at the head of the city sneered, flicked his sleeves and went down the city wall, and the others saw that the prime minister was gone, and they also followed back to the palace. As soon as he returned to the palace, the Prime Minister ordered the Great Sanctuary and the Magic Guild to be surrounded immediately, and no one was allowed to approach or leave.
In a short time, thousands of troops drove to the vicinity of the Great Holy Church, dispersed all the people surrounding the Great Holy Church, and then surrounded the Great Holy Church on three floors inside and three layers outside.
"You are so mad that you dare to desecrate the sanctity of the Great Temple!" the devout believers angrily rebuked the soldiers, and some of the angry believers even fought with the soldiers, but they were soon beaten and hidden.
Although the Great Church was ordered to be besieged, the Prime Minister was not bold enough to send troops to rush in, and the Church did not do anything but close the gates, neither protesting nor appealing, and the two sides fell into a stalemate. But the populace was not so calm, and after some of the believers were beaten, they began to spread the word about the atrocities of the soldiers, and more and more people began to gather around the Great Church.
Most of these people came to see the excitement, and this was the first time that the church was besieged, and many people made a fuss while watching the excitement, lest the matter not be big enough. As more and more people gathered, the soldiers felt a great deal of pressure, and so many people far outnumbered the soldiers, and they didn't know what the consequences would be if there was a little bit of trouble.
The leading officer reported the situation to the prime minister, and then the prime minister realized that he had done something that made it difficult for him to ride the tiger, and if the troops were withdrawn, it was clear that they were helpless against the church, but if the stalemate continued, maybe the people would do something. After thinking about it, the Prime Minister believes that only by letting the church come forward to advise, otherwise everyone will have no steps to go down.
So the Prime Minister sent one of his cronies to the Great Chapel and asked for a dialogue with the Church. It was during this time that rumors began to circulate among the people again, that the Church's army had arrived outside the city, and that they had come to liberate everyone, and that there was peace in the Church, and that there would be war if they did not believe in the Church.
Rumors quickly spread among the gathered crowd, and soon people began to demand that the troops leave, and the number of angry people grew, and many people who watched the excitement also joined the ranks of protests, and the angry crowd was like a pot of boiling oil, and the slightest spark would be ignited. In fact, the people were not so loyal to the church, but more than to vent their dissatisfaction with the Kingdom through this incident.
The king attacked other countries with his will, but instead of victory, he brought the flames of war to his own country, which made the people extremely dissatisfied, and now he took the opportunity to vent it.
Seeing that the situation was critical, the officers leading the team hurried into the palace to report to the palace, and the prime minister could not help but be furious when he heard these reports.
"Someone must be inciting the people!" the prime minister slapped the table angrily and said: "I think most of them are those who want to surrender, and they have not forgotten to fan the flames at this time, which is really hateful!"
The officers said in their hearts, we all know this, but the question is what to do now? However, they only dare to think about these words in their hearts, and who dares not really say them.
The prime minister vented, and finally rubbed his temples and said tiredly: "Well, I'm the only one out of the horse so far." ”
In order to quell the civil unrest in the city, the prime minister led his ministers to the Great Church, where he first addressed the people, asking them to return to their homes immediately and not participate in the riots, and at the same time promised to consult with the church to solve the current problems. But the people refused to leave, they wanted to see what would turn out of the situation.
After speaking, the Prime Minister entered the Chapel accompanied by everyone, and the heavy door was slammed shut again.
The talks have been going on, but the patience of the people outside is losing little by little.
"Call the Prime Minister out!"
"Evacuate the Great Sanctuary now!"
"You waste, if you have the ability, you will go to the front line to kill the enemy, and what kind of ability is it to oppress the people!"
"There is peace in support of the church, and there is war in opposition to the church!"
Waves of popular anger rose higher and higher, and the people began to push the army in an attempt to break through the line formed by the soldiers, who formed a human wall to stop the onslaught of the people. A soldier was beaten by a blow from the crowd and his nose was bleeding, and the enraged soldier finally took the stick in his hand and swung it at the beater......
This small act was like a spark falling into a pan of oil, and it ignited the anger of the people.
"How dare you beat someone, beat you to death!" The people waved their fists and kicks at the soldiers, many of whom were immediately beaten with blue noses and swollen faces, and in desperation, the soldiers began to fight back, and a riot began.
I saw that in the square in front of the Great Church, fists, feet, sticks were flying everywhere, stones and bricks were flying in the air like raindrops, and the sound of angry scolding and screaming resounded over the whole city, and even outside the city could be heard a chaotic commotion.
Savan waited patiently outside the city with his army, he had not intended to attack the city from the beginning, but the defenders of the city were extremely nervous, and the men and horses of the so-called Church Army were not only very good, but also seemed extremely quiet, and this silence was more terrifying than the noisy army.
Sawan knew everything that was happening in the city very clearly, not only did Narros tell Sahain about the situation through the Transsonic Crystal, but Main also told Sahain about the meeting between the church and the prime minister. When Savin heard that a massive riot had broken out in the city, he knew the opportunity he had been waiting for had come.
"Celea, strike!" Sawan gave the order through the Sound Crystal to Celia, who was hiding in the distance.
"Yes, soon!," replied Celia.
A short time later, there was a sharp roar that resounded through the sky, and the soldiers guarding the city wall looked up and saw a black shadow in the sky quickly passing towards the center of the city.
"Oh my God!
"Dragons!"
The soldiers were stunned by this scene, and even the wyvern appeared, so the church is really going to do it, who else but the church can get the wyvern. In the eyes of ordinary people on the mainland, the church is always full of mysterious powers, and only the church can command the flying dragon.
Celia and Fionor crossed the city wall, and then immediately lowered their altitude, and a man and a dragon flew slowly through the low sky, and the people who saw this scene were afraid of no less than tens of thousands. Everyone was stunned by this magical sight, there was someone who could manipulate the flying dragon, this person must have the blessing of God, otherwise who could do it.
Fionor flew Celia into the sky above the Great Sanctuary, screaming and slowly hovering in the air. Countless people on the ground were in a mess, and suddenly the chaotic scene of the flying dragon suddenly stopped, and both the soldiers and the angry people looked up at the flying dragon in the air.
"Kaesong surrenders!" Fionor shouted in his ugly voice, which to the average person sounded like a will from heaven.
Some of the devout cultists were already kneeling on the ground and bowing to the dragon in the sky, and even the soldiers were beginning to have doubts about the task they were performing. "Is it really God's will, will you be retributed for suppressing the people? If it is not God's will, then why is there a flying ......dragon?"
Many soldiers were struggling with their hearts, wondering whether they should continue to carry out orders or obey the will of God.
Some nobles and officials who were willing to surrender also saw this scene, and for them, whether it was the will of God or not, it was undoubtedly an excellent opportunity. So they immediately sent people out into the crowd and preached, "Go and open the gates, everyone! The gods have spoken, and those who do not obey will be retaliated by the dragons!"
This apparently illogical remark was widely echoed by the populace, and no less than thousands of people began to run towards the city gates, ready to open them to meet the church troops outside. The army defending the city saw thousands of people rushing violently, and immediately sent people to stop it, but these soldiers were not firm in the first place, and were scattered by the crowd, and the crowd rushed to the gate and pushed the latch open, and then shouted in unison, and slowly pushed the gate of the city open.
(End of chapter)