Volume 7 Mortals and Gods Chapter 782 Destruction (6)
"I know a little bit. I heard... that you finally had peace talks with the Albrex Empire?"
Goodwin thought for a moment and thought that since Solomon took the initiative to talk about this, he could just inquire about something.
"Peace talks? Yes, it's a peace talk. It looks beautiful, but do you know? The fact is that Batoria lost."
Solomon shook his head, and a little disdain could not help but appear on his face:
"A war that failed from beginning to end. It failed in the beginning, failed in the process, and failed in the end. If Peter I, the Emperor of the Ablix Empire, hadn't left us some face, I don't know if Ryan could have secured his position as the King of Knights.
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"Can you tell me in detail?" Goodwin came curiously.
The man in front of him is a great nobleman of Batoria, and one of the three most prominent families. The bloodlines of these three families can all be traced back to the founding knight King Arthur.
These three major families are the "Leaping Lion", "Red Fire Dragon" and "Pure White Horse". Most of the knight kings come from these three major families.
Without going too far, let’s listen to what the great nobleman in front of us has to say.
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"After receiving the invitation from Archduke Schulz of Marienburg, our Knight King Ryan became dizzy under the temptation of five carts of gold coins and decided to lead his army out, followed by a large number of wandering knights and knights errant.
..and the infantry regiments and archers made up of the tenant farmers.”
Solomon shook his head and looked into the distance: "Other than that, the major dukes rarely responded or even refused to respond."
Then Solomon said "Hey": "Did you know? Lord Aintree actually sent only four rangers and fourteen sergeants. An army of more than fifty farmers responded to the call, and not even a knight was sent."
"Ha, that's for sure. His Excellency the Duke of Winford has frequent trade with the Empire and Marienburg. He is definitely not willing to have a stalemate with the Empire."
Goodwin immediately heard the implication of the mission knight: "And it's quite obvious that we won't send any knights."
"So, originally this war did not need to be fought. The real knights did not come. What do those young people full of passion and meritorious ideas know? Do they really think that the imperial army on the opposite side is the same as the serf uprisings they usually suppress?"
Solomon didn't seem to hear what the Silver Hand Knight was saying. He spread his hands:
"As you know, the Albrex Empire and Batoria, which were originally just in confrontation, actually started a war because a group of young people eager to make merit rushed into the imperial army."
Goodwin nodded with deep understanding. He knew that Solomon had seen the core reason why the Kingdom of Knights sent troops: this time the troops were supposed to be used as a deterrent, but for various reasons the war was inexplicably started. It can be said that it ended up harming others but not benefiting oneself. This is called
Start failed.
"There is a serious disconnect between the front and rear armies. When the knights rushed towards the Imperial Halberd Legion in a swarm, the longbow team behind them had not even entered the shooting range. There were not enough knights to command. What did those serf infantry regiments know? They were in chaos.
It’s a mess, it’s a mess.”
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Upon hearing the word "big noble", the emperor's fingers twitched slightly.
"Well, I understand, I'll go over now."
The emperor stood up, looked at the rays of light coming into the room through the colorful glazed windows, and sighed:
"War has never stopped, not in the past, not now, not in the future... who knows what will happen in the future?"
"By the way, have you notified the Magic Association?" As he walked through the long corridor and stepped on the soft carpet with his leather boots, Peter I suddenly asked about this matter.
The Magic Association was directly under the imperial emperor at this time, and the leader of the Magic Association was the Royal Chief Mage of the Albrex Empire.
The current Chief Archmage is Bartlett Angus, a high-ranking member of the Sanctuary. His strength is acceptable, but what is even more amazing is his political wisdom.
And many people say that he has advanced to the legendary realm, but no one dares to test the strength of this archmage.
"Yes, Lord Angus is already on his way to the palace." the attendant replied.
"Varys also called here. I want to see him after the meeting." The emperor added.
"Understood." A servant walked away quickly.
The Imperial Parliament determines the politics of the entire empire, but it is actually not very big.
This house located inside the Imperial Palace occupies a smaller area than expected, with only a large independent courtyard and a three-story mansion.
Inside the courtyard, there are one post every five steps and one sentry every ten steps. The Imperial Guards, with golden bodies and golden armor, and holding hammers and swords, monitor any possible disturbance.
Peter I signaled his guards to move away and gently pushed the door open.
All the nobles with the title of Imperial Marquis and above were already seated, including the Duke of Brescia, a boy in his teens who was not even a man and was looking around cautiously.
There were not many people in the parliament hall, and there was only one courtier standing behind each big noble.
The hall is not narrow, and many nobles are even enjoying drinks and snacks.
However, the atmosphere here is suffocating.
The empire of Ablix has been passed down to this day. The blood of only four of the twelve knights of the guard when Charlemagne founded the empire has been passed down to the present. The remaining nobles are all enfeoffed military nobles.
Every great nobleman is a powerful man with outstanding military exploits and awe-inspiring power. Their terrifying aura fills the hall with airtight. The attendants and maids who come in to deliver snacks are often so frightened that their faces turn pale and they want to throw away their things.
Let's run away quickly.
In addition, the Imperial Prime Minister Zangwill was closing his eyes to rest, and the Minister of the Interior Valentine and the Minister of Finance, the Marquis Galil, were discussing further improvements in grain varieties.
Bartlett Angus, the president of the Magic Association, looked at his gemstone ring and didn't know what he was thinking.
Seeing the emperor pushing open the door and entering, all the nobles stood up and signaled.
Peter I motioned for everyone to sit down:
"Gentlemen, there are two things that need to be discussed with you at the parliament meeting today."