I will be crowned king

The old man in the dark pushed open the door of the bar, then took out the key and locked the door very naturally. He walked step by step to the bar, took the Tirpitz rum and ice cubes from under the counter like a skilled bartender, and served himself. I poured more than half of the cup without thinking.

Does this tell me the Shotgun Club is also under his radar? Really, is it necessary to make it so obvious... Ansen cursed in his heart and twitched his lips unnaturally: "Excuse me..."

Before he could finish his words, the Archbishop placed the wine glass directly on the bar.

"No offense, dear Anson, but I have to say that your impassioned statement just now contains more truths than all the truths you have spoken in the past two years combined." Luther Franz said with his right index finger Push the wine glass in front of him:

"Two years...your transformation has been faster than we imagined."

Anson's expression changed slightly.

"I'm still wondering when, Your Excellency, the Archbishop, you plan to show up." Although he was a little nervous, he still changed the subject with a smile: "Since His Majesty Nicholas came to the throne... No, to be precise, it should be since the assassination of His Majesty Carlos II. After that, you never really showed up, watching from the shadows.”

"The dignified Archbishop Clovis not only allowed assassins from the Holy See and the Empire to infiltrate, but he even showed indifference afterwards. Even if you have your own reasons, it's still somewhat unjustifiable, right?"

"oh?"

The old man pushed away the snoring teacher Erich next to him and looked at Anson who did not take the wine glass: "Then why do you think I did this?"

Why?

Of course, the purpose is to further intensify the situation and make the already weak Clovis nobles completely lose power in the turmoil, so that the new forces can take over in a leisurely manner.

To be fair, the opponent's plan was actually very successful. If it weren't for the appearance of Machiavelli and the Imperial Assassins, and the assassination without warning destroyed the balanced situation that was finally achieved after Nicholas I ascended the throne, "True Heart" would not have been able to unite the two hundred people in the inner and outer city so easily. More than thirty communities really made the royal family grit their teeth and accept the results of the establishment of the parliament.

Subsequently, the governors of various provinces who "took advantage of the chaos to seize power" also had organizations such as the "Beigang Patriots" that suddenly emerged, and they openly entered Clovis City as "provincial representatives", which can be said to have completely broken the past. The supreme authority of the Teliya royal family truly began a major reshuffle of the entire kingdom's power system.

It all started with the death of Carlos II.

After supporting this so-called "lucky" king for so many years, and even becoming a veritable prime minister of the kingdom, Luther Franz's methods were not decisive, but they were also a big gamble - as long as there was even a slight deviation, Both Maurice Périgord and Machiavelli could easily destroy the city of Clovis.

"I want to know your original plan." Anson, who was silent for a moment, did not answer directly and took the wine glass from the other party: "If there was no accident like me, what was your original plan?"

"very beginning?"

The old man raised the corners of his mouth, looked at him, and smiled slightly: "Dear Anson, you seem to have misunderstood the strength of the Truth Society."

"……Have it?"

"I can understand this misunderstanding, because ninety-nine percent of what you know about the Pravda Society comes from Draco Vertes, and this young and vigorous novelist is probably the most unqualified person ever. A core member of the Truth Society’s temperament.”

"We long for change, but we know better how indestructible the order that the Church of Order has spent thousands of years building is; we never give up hope because we know that there is no eternal order in this world. If it was once arrogant, there will inevitably be one. The day of decay and decay.”

The old man's tone is as light as the breeze, but there is an urge to listen carefully: "The siege of Thunder Castle, the Rebellion of Clovis, the Council of Thirteen of Yser and the Holy War in the New World... It seems that in your eyes, the truth It seems that you already have the power to compete with the Church of Order in secret, but... the real situation will probably disappoint you."

"No, what we do is just try our best to seize every opportunity, to leverage, to guide changes, to dig out the loopholes in the ordered world bit by bit...that's all."

"I know that the so-called 'grand plan' of the Old Gods, the 'Millennium Eternity' of the Church of Order and the like sound full of gimmicks and temptations, but we are the Truth Society, followers of Saint Isaac, we Unswervingly believe that change always starts from the bottom, from the real needs.”

"You must first have a foundation to create a theory that meets their needs, and then evolve a system that meets everyone's ideas... It's not like some genius can just slap his forehead and create an extremely happy heaven on earth out of thin air, so that everyone can live happily. Get free.”

"No, the prerequisite for people to gain freedom is to make everyone clearly aware that they are being enslaved; the key to eradicating suffering is for everyone to truly hate suffering from the bottom of their hearts."

"So in the hundred years after the murder of Saint Isaac, the Society of Truth assisted heretical sects more than once, trying hard to spread the knowledge blocked by the church into the hands of ordinary people, and even instigated it, indirectly contributing to turmoil and war, and also tried to By curbing massacres and riots.”

"We encourage all ambitions that try to change the status quo. We provide opportunities for everyone who is unwilling to accept what is in front of them. We are the allies and enemies of the rebels, the best friends and the thorn in the side of the king..."

"But in the final analysis, we...the Truth Society...are just ordinary people." Luther Franz sighed softly: "And what you see is just the ultimate fruit of countless accumulations in the past hundred years. .”

"The voice of the three kingdoms of the North Sea has long been unifying. The rebellion in the New World colonies has never stopped. The Seven Cities Alliance of Hantu actually has the ambition to rebuild the kingdom. The pure-blood sect of the Ysel elves is even more ambitious and will be destroyed at all. It’s just the general trend.”

"The truth involved will continue to summarize its results and integrate them into new theories. When the time is right, it will become a boost to one of the parties."

The old man picked up another glass of Tirpitz Rum: "So you asked me what our plan would be without you. The answer is simple. This question was not true from the beginning."

"When you decided to join the Society of Truth, you were part of the plan; so the premise 'what if Anson Bach did not come back alive from the New World' was not considered from the very beginning."

"It doesn't matter if you fail in the end, or even if you fall into the hands of Machiavelli or any of the apostles and become the target of the Holy See's legitimate attack... A brand-new concept has been born in people's hearts. No matter what the future results will be, it will not Change back to the past.”

He was holding a wine glass in his hand, his expression solemn and solemn.

"But you don't know when it will succeed." Anson was still a little confused, staring at the old man with burning eyes: "Even if my plan is perfect, if it cannot get the support of the vast majority of people, the final result will be nothing more than the establishment of a It would be better to let Ludwig successfully complete his regency dictatorship plan instead of leaving a completely chaotic Clovis."

"Yeah, even if we have the difference engine and the largest information collection network, we can't guarantee that this brand-new system will definitely be accepted by everyone; just like the police system after the Clovis City rebellion, in fact We were full of doubts at that time, and no one could guarantee that it would work.”

Luther Franz nodded slightly in agreement, but then he smiled meaningfully:

"But now, we know."

The two looked at each other and clinked their wine glasses in tacit understanding.

"The current Holy See is actually very contradictory. On the one hand, they have seen the abnormality of Clovis, but on the other hand, they still need Clovis to remain at least superficially powerful, otherwise they will not be able to contain the man in Xiaolong City. Emperor." Luther Franz said solemnly:

"There is a saying in the scriptures of the Ring of Order that your strength does not depend on how many victories you can win, it only depends on how many defeats you can endure... It is very appropriate to put it on His Majesty the Emperor."

"From the Hundred Years' War in the Saint's Calendar, to the later Hantu, Ysel Elves, and colonial rebellions... Our Emperor has failed in all of them, losing troops and spending immeasurable money... But he can still continue to organize a group of people. War after war, the knights of the empire are still willing to answer their emperor's call to fight, this is his strength."

"And in this almost endless war, whenever Clovis loses once, he loses everything... This is where the Holy See is struggling."

The old man picked up the wine bottle again: "It can be said that I took advantage of their conflicting hearts to completely integrate the entire diocese and the kingdom under the premise of almost ensuring that Clovis would not be affected or interfered by the Holy See. ; It can even force the Holy See to open up the technology and successfully promote the core steam technology in Clovis."

"But this situation will not last much longer... The defeat of the Knights of Judgment in the New World has allowed the faction headed by the monastery to successfully control the core power of the Holy See; as a 'dove' in the Holy See, in their eyes, Cloro Wei is the object that must be destroyed and eliminated first.”

"Dove?" Anson twitched his lips:

"A pacifist who loves killing is really eye-catching."

"They do love peace...well, compared to the Judgment Knights." The old man didn't have much reaction:

"But the 'peace' in their minds is to restore the world of Order to the way it was thousands of years ago, so that the emperor of the empire can become a veritable guardian of the world of Order, or a status similar to that of a colonial governor. The great Church of Order hangs high in the sky. , guide all peoples to establish the kingdom of heaven on earth.”

"As for the Knights of Judgment...you have seen it too. They are more interested in establishing it with their own hands, using airships, repeating rifles and mobile cannons."

There are also professional legions of talented people and the deeply hidden old god sect spellcasters... Ansen added in his heart.

"So it was the monastery faction's rise to power that made you determined to give it a go?"

"I don't rule out this factor, but..." The smiling old man did not continue: "Now that the result has been settled, Clovis will embark on a new path that is completely different from the past. This is the most important thing. of."

"not yet."

Anson reminded: "Your Excellency Ludwig...he may still refuse. After all, it is just a private agreement between the two of us."

"He will agree." Luther Franz was very confident: "Yes, he will definitely hesitate, but he will definitely accept it in the end... My poor son has never realized that he is not good at collecting things by himself. Information glitches severely limit his ability to think."

"A person's ideas are of course related to his intelligence and experience, but in the final analysis it still depends on the information he can obtain; Ludwig...he always complained that others were always willing to tell him the truth until the end, but never understood what others were saying. Is the truth given really the true nature of the matter?"

"But Mr. Ludwig is very good at listening to other people's opinions and responds very quickly." Anson couldn't help but retort: ​​"As a leader, he is the best type."

"Yes." The old man nodded expressionlessly:

"As a leader, he is the type that his subordinates like most."

……………………

"……I do not think so."

In the office of the Prime Minister's Office, an expressionless Colonel Roman stood in front of the desk with his hands behind his back: "Sir, it's still too late to refuse now, just think about it."

"But if we refuse, the War Department will not support our war!" Ludwig said with a tangled face: "You have also seen that Anson Bach is not making a verbal threat, he really thinks so!"

"Even so, you are still the ruler of the kingdom and have the right to speak out; you can use the name of His Majesty Nicholas to force the Ministry of War to cooperate." Roman completely disagreed:

"Besides, those generals have a very good relationship with you. It is not difficult for you to win them over like you did when you fought against the War Department."

"No, I'm afraid this is different. Sophia has completely bribed those generals... We can't offer a higher price than the original price, and they will also think that this is an internal strife of the Franz family and will not agree easily. .”

Ludwig shook his head with an annoyed look on his face: "And don't forget Anson Bach's influence on Leon Francois... If he persuades the Crown Prince of Hantu to give up, our plan will be completely ruined. It’s chaos!”

Seeing the troubled expression of the ruling lord, Roman didn't say a word, took the bill and seal from the side, and placed them neatly on the desk.

Staring at the scrawled bill, Ludwig tensed up and huddled in his chair, as if he was having a fierce battle with something in his mind.

"...Forget it, let this guy be proud again...well, for the last time."

With a heavy sigh, Ludwig stood up, took his seal, and stamped it hard on the bottom of the bill.

"boom--!"