I will be crowned king

The two people in a daze first looked at each other, and then turned their heads at the same time to look at Karin Jacques, who was still confident, and even their expressions changed.

In their impression, this trainee priest of the Truth Society is just a low-level spell caster. Apart from having enough channels to get a lot of weird magic props, he doesn't have any ability worth bragging about. To put it bluntly, maybe Not much different from ordinary people.

But he could actually make the militiamen of Qiu Sui Town turn a blind eye to a dozen people, and the four-wheeled carriage leave the town gate as if there was no one around... With this level of ability, the Profanity Mage could only do that.

How...did he do it?

Feeling the many surprised eyes, the calm-looking Karin Jacques was so proud that he laughed wildly, wishing he could fly directly into the sky.

How? Of course it's because Captain Guy, the militia commander of Qiu Sui Town, is a member of the Truth Society!

As a non-profit mutual aid organization full of public welfare, it is obviously impossible for the Truth Society to know the royal family's conspiracy plan, let alone guess in advance which direction they plan to escape, and even less likely to know the specific time...

Just kidding, the truth will definitely know, and it will be clear!

First of all, the Queen Mother did not dare to run north, because the only outlet to the sea, North Port, and the Royal Fleet stationed there are currently under the control of the Cecil family, and the Cecil family has completely turned to the Ministry of War and the National Assembly. If you dare to go, you are throwing yourself into a trap.

They also dare not go east, where the largest economic and political center is the Eastern Fortress, and one of the largest bases of the Army Department. Going there is not only far away from the empire, but it is also a big gamble: whether the standing corps stationed in the Eastern Fortress will surrender. War Office, or continue to obey the King?

Obviously, the Queen Mother, who was born in the Hereid royal family, did not have the courage to gamble, and still pinned her hopes on the emperor; so they could only escape southward, without disguising themselves as ordinary people - in the real sense - and taking a ride. Apart from the two choices of first-class carriage on the steam train, Qiu Sui Town became the only way for them to pass.

As long as they can be controlled here and delivered to the emperor quietly, everything will fall into place.

But on the surface, the trainee priest obviously wouldn't say that, otherwise wouldn't it be tantamount to exposing the Truth Society's trump card... So he smiled faintly, spread out his hands calmly, and looked at those pairs of surprised eyes: "I said But, I will create a miracle, that’s it.”

"Many times, the solution to a problem is not as difficult as it seems; on the contrary, it is right in front of us. We just need to reach out and seize the only opportunity, give ourselves confidence, and everything can be completed smoothly and smoothly like a drama. "

"Of course, reaching this point requires extremely high talent. Of course, the thinking of geniuses cannot be understood by ordinary people, so it is normal for you not to understand what happened. Just knowing that something has happened is enough..."

"That, your genius, the priest."

The expressionless Sir Carnot interrupted his speech coldly: "If possible, can we wait until we are on the way? We don't have much time left. The militiamen surrounding the church may come at any time."

"Ah, that's true." Karin Jacques nodded quickly, not forgetting to salute Karno who "kindly reminded": "Thank you for your vigilance, distinguished lady."

After the words fell, the trainee priest took the lead and walked forward carelessly, leaving Sir Carno with a stiff face, plus Ian and Drake with strange expressions.

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When the time came to the early morning of the next day, Qiu Sui Town, which had been struggling for most of the night, did not welcome the "Clovis City Special Envoy" as imagined. Instead, it was filled with people and marched all night, so the Storm Legion was filled with resentment.

Without any negotiation or discussion at all, 8,000 soldiers directly surrounded the town of Qiu Sui. They used loudspeakers to directly shout into the town, saying that the Ministry of War and the National Assembly had obtained accurate information and that the kidnapped His Majesty the King was in Qiu Sui. In the town, they demanded that His Majesty be handed over immediately, otherwise the Storm Legion will "defend Clovis' dignity at all costs"!

The mayor of Qiu Sui Town was so frightened that his legs were paralyzed, and he didn't know what to do at all. When faced with the Storm Legion, which immediately surrounded the city and prepared to attack the city, no one thought that this would be possible. Can talk and negotiate easily.

In comparison, Captain Guy, who was directly in charge, was quite calm: "In that case, let the Storm Legion from the opposite side enter the city to search."

"Going into the city to search, are you crazy?!" the mayor yelled hysterically: "Let these troops who came back from the colony search, are you planning to turn Qiu Sui Town into ruins?!"

"Then Mayor, what other good ideas do you have?"

Captain Guy asked directly and unceremoniously: "That is a real standing army, an elite that can compete with the imperial army one-on-one in the New World; we here only have two or three hundred militiamen in total, and there are Any chance of parrying?"

"I declare in advance that if you plan to issue any orders such as resistance, then I will never comply - no disrespect is intended, I am just worried that I will be blackmailed by the soldiers below."

"... Then we can't let them in directly, right?!" The mayor still refused to give up: "We have to fight no matter what, so that the other side can see Qiu Sui Town's attitude."

"Ah... I have a better and simpler way to do this. Do you want to hear it?"

"Oh, tell me."

"Okay, then turn around first."

"Why?"

"It's nothing special, it just requires a little preparation."

"That's...ok."

The dubious mayor had just turned around when he heard a sudden roar behind him, and then...

"Plop——"

Looking at the mayor who collapsed on the ground, the expressionless Captain Guy shook his right hand holding the revolver and turned to look at the door to the side: "Guys, that's it."

As soon as he finished speaking, Carl Bain, who had a complicated expression, pushed out the door with two adjutants: "I didn't expect... you are so decisive. You don't look like a militia captain from a small place at all."

"No, no, you are flattering me." Captain Guy smiled flatly: "The acting commander of the mighty Storm Legion was also the captain and battalion commander of a small place back then?"

"The corrupt royal power has suppressed truly talented military officers, so I definitely support the National Assembly with both hands."

"That makes sense, although you didn't actually answer my question." Karl rolled his eyes and turned to look behind him:

"Inform the legion that it's time to take action."

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At the same time that the Storm Legion was "siegeing" Qiu Sui Town with great fanfare, Clovis City was also in full swing: as the escaped royal members were arrested one after another, the issue of how to deal with them immediately became the subject of the National Assembly The most important topic.

It was the first time in the entire world of order that noble members of the royal family were judged by their subjects, not to mention Clovis; the National Assembly, facing a formidable enemy, launched round after round of debates.

The first thing to confirm is whether these royal members are "guilty".

Although the publicity that "the royal family deceived the people" has been unanimously recognized by the people of Clovis, the most basic cognitive concepts must be adhered to in practice; even if they are really deceived, they can still Is there any law that stipulates that "the king or members of the royal family are not allowed to leave the city of Clovis privately", or even if they do so, they will lose their heads?

Even the most extreme Black Flag Party thinks this reason is too ridiculous, so they can only look for other seemingly more possible reasons: "They are the accomplices of the gangsters who kidnapped His Majesty!"

"Very good, what's the reason?" Christian spread his hands: "You have to provide some evidence to say something like this. You can't just say that someone is an accomplice of the gangster without any reason, and it is an unforgivable crime to hold the king hostage."

"The evidence is that they ran away, and they even ran away with the royal family's assets!" A representative of the Black Flag Party exuded murderous intent, which made people shudder:

"This kind of behavior has greatly hindered our ability to find the real murderer. Objectively, it has provided convenience for the gangsters. If they are not accomplices, what else could they be?!"

"...I don't want to refute you, but this statement is too far-fetched."

Holding his forehead, Christian couldn't help but said: "According to what you said, those who provide convenience to the gangsters are all accomplices - on the day His Majesty disappeared, more than 30,000 people visited the palace, which caused quite a stir. In the riots, could they also be accomplices?”

"This...thing cannot be generalized!"

The representative also realized that he seemed to have said too much: "But these royal members must know that the king is absconding... I mean, the gangsters took His Majesty hostage, otherwise why would they run away?"

"What do you mean?"

"We should organize a trial and seriously interrogate these highly suspected royal family members."

"Judge the Royal Family..."

Christian took a deep breath. He had previously made such a bold statement as "The traitor is His Majesty", and successfully united the National Assembly and the Royalist Party at that time; but the slogan is a slogan, and the noble blood really needs to be judged. , a group of people who are even qualified and may become King of Clovis. It would be absolutely false to say that they are not nervous.

"No, it's about trying criminals!" the representative emphasized:

"We should abandon the so-called concept of identity and let everyone focus on their position as 'suspects'; the National Assembly should prove to those it represents that all people are equal and no one is more noble than anyone else. !”

"Not only that, we also need to make this trial public and open the jury seats to ordinary people; Clovis in the future will be an absolutely equal country; since there is equality, there is nothing to hide, let alone anything to hide. , what do you think?"

I think you are just an ambitious person who wants to take advantage of the chaos to seize power... Christian said to himself silently in his heart, but his face showed unexpected equality:

"What you said makes sense, but I'm afraid it's still a bit difficult - it was the Army that retrieved these royal members, and the Army has always been loyal to the king; if we take such drastic action without saying hello to them, I'm afraid... …”

"What you said makes sense." The representative did not object this time. He had previous mutiny experience, and he also knew that ordinary militiamen were no match for the standing army:

"But I personally think that an upright person like Lieutenant General Anson Bach would not refuse such a thing that would benefit Clovis without any harm."

"Yes, I think so too." Christian lied without changing his face, and nodded in agreement: "In that case, then make a collective resolution in the name of the National Assembly, and then hand it over to the Prime Minister The Executive Office and the War Ministry asked the Franz for their opinions."

This is a new "buzzword" in Clovis City at the moment, because both Ludwig, the ruler, and Sophia, the Minister of War, are from the Franz family and are siblings, so many citizens in the inner city who are interested in current affairs and parliament members The representatives used "Franz" to refer to the two real powers in Clovis City.

In the outer city, the word has also taken on a whole new meaning: due to the numerous major events since the New Year, many people have completely lost interest in the trivial street news on weekdays, and others will only talk about it in a perfunctory way. Reply with "Have you told the Franz about this?" or "What did the Franz say about this?"

The representative nodded slightly, turned around and left with satisfaction; Christian, who was finally able to secretly breathe a sigh of relief, did not dare to relax completely, because William Cecil of North Port and several other representatives from the northern provinces came in again, and brought them with him Here comes a big piece of news:

"The latest news is that the Queen Mother Regent and Her Majesty have probably left Qiu Sui Town!"

"What?!"

Christian, who had known such a result, was extremely shocked: "Storm Legion...didn't they set off overnight?"

"That's true, but we still fell short. His Majesty the King's whereabouts were not found." William Cecil sighed: "But there is another good news, that is, they most likely ran south. It is said that there are cavalry The rut marks of the royal carriage have been found, which can be used as evidence of His Majesty’s whereabouts.”

"The problem is that due to the intelligence in Qiu Sui Town, many cavalry have been lifted off alert and are too scattered. Even if we know that His Majesty should be in the south at this time, it will be difficult to gather enough troops to track him in a short time. We can only hope Blessed by the ring of order.”

"Ah, that's such a shame."

Christian sighed: "But since it has been confirmed that His Majesty went south, can we determine the target of the gangster, for example... If he plans to escape from the Kingdom of Clovis and abscond to the Empire, is there any town where he is? He must have passed by?"

"This...yes." William Cecil nodded deeply:

"Red Moon Town."