Whether in nature or in the society of intelligent creatures, after every struggle, large groups of scavengers gather around the winners and losers, drooling and waiting for an opportunity to move, even if they don't have the opportunity to take the fattest offal and loin, they have the opportunity to get two ribs to satisfy their hunger.

Now that Alfheim had brought down Charlemagne, the onlookers were patiently waiting for the victorious king to finish his meal and then enjoy his share. But the parasites that live inside Charlemagne lack both intelligence and patience. Before their hosts had completely taken their breath, the silverfish couldn't wait to take action.

Most of the forces with a little bit of self-knowledge have chosen to cooperate with Alfheim, knowing full well that in the current situation, the only ones who can keep their heads and wealth are pointy-eared ghosts...... Uh, gentlemen. As long as the princes nodded, believing that under the deterrence of the powerful force of the defense forces, those mobs would not dare to mess around at all, and they would not only be able to keep their wealth and status with their new thighs, but even have the opportunity to go further. As for whether this delicate egoistic calculation can be flew, and whether Yalfheim will agree to share the benefits with these defeated dogs, most people will not think about it.

Unlike those who plan to hug the thigh of the new master, some people who are unwilling to be conquered, and some who are clever and ambitious, have taken action to save the future of the country and change their personal destiny by the way.

In the eyes of these people, Charlemagne's situation, although dangerous, is not enough to give up treatment. As long as the core of the problem can be solved - the fanatics who rashly declare war on almost the whole world, the ambitious but incompetent crown princes, and the bureaucrats who are good for nothing but to make money and grab seats - by launching a citizen revolution, these malignant tumors entrenched in the top of the country will be swept away, so as to show the world a posture of a complete break with the imperialist expansionist policy, feudalism, autocracy, and **** ideology, and then form a new government to start diplomatic negotiations with other countries. On the premise of meeting the psychological expectations of the people, reach a peace agreement with the countries to keep Charlemagne.

In fact, as long as you have the most basic understanding of the current international situation, geostrategy, and political games, anyone should know that the above things that seem to make some sense at first glance are nothing more than a smorgasbord of delusions of idealists and careerists.

The ultimate purpose of forming a political party or political association is to gain power. In a country like Charlemagne, which is ruled by the pure elite, whether it is composed of the working people at the grassroots spontaneous initiative, the bourgeoisie and the intellectuals, even if it is a party formed by ultra-racists and conservatives, the assumption that it will come to power must be premised on a failed foreign war. It is only through the hurt and suffering of war that people sincerely deny war and those who started it, and in doing so, affirm those who claim to end all this suffering and bring happiness back to them.

You must know that the previous series of wars have given ordinary people a lot of sweetness, and anti-war rhetoric has not been supported by ordinary people at all. Even if these voices were correct, in the days of national frenzy, anti-war propagandists would only be treated as "non-nationals." are all a group of scum who were arrested by the gendarmerie to relieve their hatred. But now that Charlemagne's defeat is imminent, and even the army is in turmoil (this is not to say, in the Charlemagne army, where corporal punishment and salary deduction are already very common, many soldiers are already thinking about how to settle the accounts with the commanders), and the gendarmerie and the security department simply do not work. No one is a fool, they all know that the war has been lost, so why bother to embarrass others? As a result, various anti-monarchy, anti-imperialist, and pacifist currents of thought found fertile ground for development, and the activities of various political parties began to be active.

But will the mere activity and popular support, or a burgher revolution that "turns the imperialist war into a civil war", as the great proletarian revolutionary teacher put it, be enough to change Charlemagne's fate and save the country from the humiliating future of partition and occupation?

The answer is no.

The premise of the establishment of so-called negotiations and negotiations is that both parties are reciprocal and willing to carry out negotiations under a certain general framework.

At this point, what qualifications does Charlemagne have to be on an equal footing with Alfheim? Or what price can Charlemagne pay to impress the hearts of the great powers, to make them change their minds, and let Charlemagne go? Finally, how can they convince a group of imperialist countries that they can trust a democratic-republican, anti-imperialist country, and that this wave of democracy-republican will not spread from Charlemagne to their territory?

Charlemagne couldn't do any of the three. Therefore, the so-called change of dynasty can continue to succeed in life, but it is just a fantasy that a small number of people ignore reality.

But these people don't see the problem, or they see it and deliberately ignore it. They simply uphold the optimism characteristic of revolutionaries and push forward at full speed on the path they believe in.

Of course, they are not alone, and at the end of the world, they are convinced that their assumptions are absolutely the only true, and they are not only renegades and revolutionaries.

The crown prince, crouched in the basement of the Ritz Hotel, also believed that a miracle was about to befall him.

"So I said, there's nothing to worry about. You see, everything is under our control. ”

Taking a large puff of whiskey, the crown prince re-ignited the cigarette in his mouth, and as the light of the fire flickered on and off, a puff of invigorating smoke spread throughout the room. The senior military general, who looked resolute or flattering, nodded yes and said yes busily, while carefully moving his steps towards the door, trying to avoid contact with the smoke.

Not noticing the strange actions of the generals, the Dauphin Louis, staring at his bloodshot eyes, continued with an intoxicated expression:

"The pointy-eared men stopped the offensive, which proves that they also suffered unbearable heavy losses in the Battle of the Rhine - heavy enough losses that forced them to stop and breathe. Gentlemen, maybe the pointy-eared ghost beast will gain some advantage for the time being, but we can still control the situation. At the end of the day, they are just recent upstarts, and the war is rapidly draining the energy they have accumulated over the past decade or so. In a short period of time, they may burst into powerful combat power, but there is absolutely no durability, and once they are dragged into the quagmire of a war of attrition, they must end up drowning in a pool of their own foul blood. As long as the trend emerges, the nations will surely provide us with endless assistance to continue this war until the frenzy of pointy-eared heresy is extinguished. Until then, the final victory...... It must belong to the great Charlemagne!"

There was a loud hiccup, and the crown prince laughed.

He smiled so proudly, so happily, as if Charlemagne had won the war, and as a symbol of Charlemagne's supremacy, he was attending the signing ceremony of the surrender of the elves in the ruins of the council building in Alfheim.