Dust of History: Deep deep (on)
The ceremonial hall of the imperial palace was brightly lit all night. Several ministers who were summoned by the cardinal to go to the dormitory that day are now rushing back, but His Majesty the Emperor did not include them. But it seems more appropriate to stay in the harem to accompany the queen. With these old ministers here, the presence of Captain Roland and the Prime Minister is enough.
The people who came were Cedros, the lord of Oufu City, and his deputy Borugan-sama. The clothes of the two people who came here in a hurry did not have the taste of negotiating with a country, they were so simple that they were almost ragged. But no one has the slightest disdain for them. Oufu also came here in person during this extraordinary period, which shows how much he attaches importance to it. At this time, Enfass also needed Oufu, and even the most particular and staid old minister no longer had the slightest energy to care about these trivial matters.
The meeting lasted almost until dawn. When the ministers came out of the meeting hall, they all had weird expressions on their faces. They seemed to be relieved, but there was no joy at all, as if there was another A larger shadow looms over the heart.
Sedros only took a short rest in the arranged hotel, and a carriage took them secretly to the Prime Minister's Mansion. There's another meeting waiting for him here.
In the prime minister's study, Xiaoyi, Captain Roland and Asa are already waiting here. Everyone except Asa stayed up all night, and the discussion in the palace about the relationship between Oufu and Ernfast was intense and lasted for a long time. What is going to be discussed here is a deeper, more hidden and more essential issue than in the palace.
"Does Mr. Sandro not agree with me?" Xiaoyi asked first. It was actually her suggestion that Sandro be the court magician.
"It seems impossible to agree." Asa shook his head with a wry smile.
Even for those ministers who knew that Bishop Jiawei was a necromancer, there were still many things that they did not know. For example, the true identity of Bishop Jiawei, the relationship with the Marquis of Inham, etc., all things related to Di Yagu were confused by very vague excuses. Sandro's identity was still kept secret, and he told the other ministers that it was a magician who retired from Dejagu, a friend of Bishop Ronis, who came to save the crisis at the invitation of Captain Roland. And Xiaoyi wanted to take the opportunity to get Sandro to the front of the screen again.
Cedros smiled and shook his head: "The most fundamental rule of the Necromancers of Dijagu for hundreds of years is actually not to intervene in this mortal world. There are many mages who love fame and power, but people like Sandro will never wade into this muddy water for power."
Despite the long flight followed by an overnight meeting, Sedros looked refreshed. The spirit in his eyes is no less than that of young people. Although the two slightly discolored bags under the eyes indicated that he hadn't rested for a long time, his face was still radiant. Because the result of the hard talking last night was that Oufu and the Esphas Empire immediately formed an alliance. It was certainly a good thing to cheer him up.
The cardinal sent by His Majesty the Pope is a necromancer who is trying to usurp the throne. Although this kind of thing cannot be made public, the facts are already there, and the relationship between the empire and the church has finally been completely shattered.
In fact, ever since Bishop Ronnies, the relationship between the School of Magic and the Church has been inseparable. Bishop Ronis has always intentionally or unintentionally wanted to downplay this relationship. He himself almost never returns to Celeste to have an audience with the Pope. This is an example. After twenty years of subtle influence, although they also believe in the same God and the same doctrine, Celeste, the fundamental possession of the church, has no status in the eyes of ordinary people in the empire. The holy place in their eyes is actually the one in the capital. Academy of Magic. This is also an important prerequisite for breaking with Celeste this time.
The foreshadowing that had been buried for twenty years finally came to a complete stop at this time, but it was a pity that Bishop Ronis couldn't see all of this. But from a general point of view. Only after his death would Celeste's relationship with the Academy of Magic be brought to the fore, and would there be such an opportunity for a complete severance.
Bishop Jiawei is now half-dead in prison, and all martial arts and magic have been abolished by Roland and Sandro. And now it is temporarily announced that Lord Cardinal suddenly died of a serious illness.
It's not that he doesn't want to find a more suitable reason, but he really can't think of any reason to explain that a cardinal who has just turned upside down in the capital just now took the initiative to call the ministers into the palace to discuss matters. As a result, not long after, there was no news about the master, and no one else kept silent.
And this obvious lie is undoubtedly a slap in the face to His Majesty the Pope, who knows that everyone wants to take back the Academy of Magic. Regardless of whether His Majesty the Pope has the energy now, whether he will care about this matter when he has the energy. Everyone knows that we should take precautions before they happen. In this case, seeking an ally is absolutely necessary.
In fact, Oufu has long been a buffer zone between the east and west continents, and in the previous battle against the Christian coalition forces, it also showed unimaginably powerful combat effectiveness. No matter from which aspect, it seems that the Empire and Oufu should upgrade the previous mutual non-aggression pact to a strategic alliance.
In yesterday's meeting, the Lord of Cedros proposed an alliance on his own initiative, and the conditions he gave made all the ministers feel very satisfied. After this happened, His Majesty the Emperor and all the ministers expressed their gratitude to the Pope and Seles Te's impression had reached the point where it was impossible to trust him any more. So under the leadership of Captain Roland, everyone also participated in the discussion of the alliance event.
Of course, the alliance is by no means a natural and easy task. This covenant has broken the relationship between the empire and the church from a stalemate to a hostile level, and the details of the alliance need to be coordinated and negotiated. Even if it is the trend of the times. The ministers may not be eager to agree to the requirements of the covenant. They must judge whether the strength and potential of this ally is worth cutting off the relationship with the believers.
During the whole night last night, Mr. Borugan took on the task of discussing the details with all the important officials of the empire alone. Almost all the ministers were impressed by the mind and ability of this humble dwarf. Whether it was military, internal affairs, economics, or agricultural issues of the empire, this dwarf seemed to be very clear and good at it, not just discussing and negotiating the empire. He also pointed out the details of the mutual cooperation after the alliance with Oufu. He also pointed out many problems in the empire itself, how to improve them, and how to gradually correct them during the running-in period. His clear thinking, unique insights, and good eloquence made everyone feel Surprised. Even the shrewd and capable Prime Minister seemed to be inferior in front of this dwarf.
After a night of negotiations, all the ministers also completely eliminated the last trace of contempt for Oufu. No matter how strong the fighting power of the orcs is, it is only a moment of bravery. No matter how good the leader's ability is and how unique his vision is, it is absolutely impossible to have everything in every place. And if you can grasp the details of the development of the entire country, such political and economic talents and the combination of the two, the potential for development will be immeasurable.
Nations choose their allies as wise men choose their husbands and wives. Although it is indeed a very close relationship, everyone will see each other's bargaining chips clearly beforehand, and carefully weigh it to see if it is suitable to choose this bird of the same forest. Through one night of negotiations, they saw Oufu's potential and naturally weighed the value of the choice.
The exhausted Borugan-sama is currently resting in the mansion. The whole night's debate had already used his brain to the limit, and there was no point in participating in the original discussion at this time. Although the discussion here is conspiracy, it has nothing to do with political economy.
"If Mr. Sandro can really stand on our side openly, it will be extremely deterrent to Dejagu or the church...We can make up his identity and origin to be reasonable All the truth..." Xiaoyi frowned in thought, and looked up at Asa with a hidden expression. "Is there really no other way? For example... what Mr. Sandro needs... what he can't let go..."
"I warn you not to play such petty tricks with him." Asa frowned and shook her head, and gave Xiaoyi a slightly angry look~IndoMTL.com~Xiaoyi seemed a little surprised by Asa's expression, she was startled , did not speak again.
Asa was also a little surprised. First, he was surprised that Xiaoyi would show such an attitude, which was clearly a metaphor for 'unscrupulous'. The second surprise was that he would subconsciously get angry with her. Although this anger was a bit worried, it was angry after all.
At this time, Captain Roland also nodded and said: "It's really better not to force others to make things difficult for this kind of thing, otherwise Mr. Sandro's temper may backfire. His principle is that standing on our side is already a big deal." Sandro's attitude, and although we deliberately concealed it this time, the church and Dejagu will know Mr. Sandro's attitude as soon as possible, and we have achieved our goal of using his shocking power."
"Now the other ministers think that the Pope has reached an agreement with the Necromancer Javi, asking him to find a way to take back the control of the Academy of Magic. It is enough for them to know this... But we all know, The things behind it may not be so simple." Sedros sighed and continued. "It's impossible for Magnus not to see Javi's identity. Even if he didn't know that he was the assistant of Duke Mrak and the disciple of Captain Roland who had such experience here, at least he could tell He comes from the identity of Di Yagu. It is impossible for him to come here just to take back the Magic Academy."