After hearing the nobles' plan, Dathrohan's first reaction was disapproval. However, the nobles, who had expected this for a long time, did not lose heart and continued to lobby.
"You must not hesitate at this time, what we want to do is a just cause.
Haven't you seen it yet? Lothar wants to be the great dictator! He wants the entire Alterac to obey his orders, and the nobles and the Holy Light will all lose their voices here!
You should fight for the Holy Light! Do you want to betray the trust placed in you by His Majesty Terenas and Uther Lightbringer?"
When hearing such words, Dathrohan finally hesitated.
Saidan Dathrohan is a person who is not good at thinking. He is not much greedy for power, but he cares most about the faith of the Holy Light.
"What you say may make sense, but I don't think Marshal Lothar is as bad as you say.
Some of his previous behaviors were indeed a bit extreme. After the marshal returns, I will try to persuade him to make some changes.
But is it bad to launch a coup? Teacher Faao passed away a few days ago, and war reports came from the south yesterday. The door of darkness has opened. At this time, we need to unite."
The news of Faol's death is still a secret. Dathrohan's unintentional leakage shocked the nobles. Hearing that the orcs might come back again made these nobles even more frightened.
"The Archbishop passed away unexpectedly? This is really sad... But the more times this happens, the more you should stand up. You and the Lightbringer are both students of the Archbishop.
The Archbishop is indispensable for the prosperity of the Alliance of Lordaeron today. How can you watch the Archbishop's hard work being desecrated by a guy like Lothar who disrespects the Holy Light?
We are different from Perenolde. We firmly support the Alliance of Lordaeron and firmly believe that only the system of Lordaeron is the future of the human kingdom."
After repeated lobbying, Dathrohan finally relented with some hesitation.
"I don't agree with the coup, but you have indeed suffered some unfair treatment, and you cannot be confused with the nobles who betrayed the human race.
I can recommend you to take charge of some work, and when the marshal comes back, I will give you formal appointments to complete the system transformation of Alterac."
Out of confidence in the system of Lordaeron, Dathrohan finally came up with such a compromise plan, but he didn't know that the nobles were secretly having fun.
Some things cannot be turned back once they begin. Even if Dathrohan wants to compromise, these nobles will force him to go into the most dangerous situation.
Dathrohan promised to support the nobles in gaining a higher status, and the results were seen in the market that day.
The nobles began to interfere in the market, lowering the price of cloth while hoarding grain to drive up grain prices.
Because of Hanhai Duhu's stable supply, the price of yarn in Alterac is very affordable, and many small farmers can buy yarn to weave their own homespun cloth.
The cost of household production is definitely not as low as the cost of aristocrats concentrating multiple looms. The aristocrats harmed the interests of small farmers by suppressing the price of cloth, while raising the price of grain, in order to make many small farmers bankrupt and become their slaves again.
This behavior immediately attracted Ashkandi's attention. When Lothar first took charge of Alterac, he punished a group of speculative businessmen under Lothar's instruction.
Now that these nobles have changed their previous low profile and are disrupting the market and harming the interests of the common people, how can he sit back and watch.
Although Ashkandi couldn't figure out what the nobles were going to do, he kept Lothar's instructions in mind. Every plant and tree in this country is public property and needs to be managed and redistributed in a unified manner.
Now that the nobles broke the law, Ashkandi immediately took his own guards to arrest these nobles.
But when Ashkandi got to the nobles, he realized who gave them the courage. Dathrohan was their protector!
"These nobles are all contributing to the reconstruction of Alterac. Now that the marshal is not here, how can you arrest people at will."
The simple Dathrohan believed the lies of the nobles and blocked Ashkandi.
"General Dathrohan, they are clearly speculating and harming the interests of the public!"
Facing Ashkandi's accusation, the cunning nobles were well prepared.
"How can someone be innocent out of thin air? We released the cloth from the warehouse so that everyone can buy cheap cloth. How could we be doing something bad?"
Ashkandi didn't understand economics. He instinctively felt that something was wrong but couldn't explain it, so he had no choice but not to dwell on this matter.
"Then what does it mean for you to hoard food?!"
The nobles came and refused to admit their fault.
"We are not hoarding food. It is not the harvest season yet and there is a shortage of food in the market. This is just a normal increase in food prices.
Moreover, if the price of food in Alterac is high, it will naturally attract foreign food merchants to sell food here, and the price of food will definitely fall back."
Under such sophistry, Dathrohan completely sided with the nobles and refused to let Ashkandi arrest anyone.
Neither party gave in, and eventually a conflict broke out in the noble's shop.
Although Ashkandi was successfully promoted to hero during the Battle of Grim Batol, his experience was much inferior to Dathrohan's.
After a battle, Ashkandi was defeated, and even his gorgeous Brotherhood Sword was knocked down.
The nobles' thugs promptly confiscated the Brotherhood Sword and tied up Ashkandi who was injured and fell to the ground.
Dathrohan looked on coldly, panting heavily. The battle just now made him feel exhausted. The opponent was indeed a powerful warrior, so that he actually stopped for a while, violating his original intention of not harming the opponent.
"Sedan Dathrohan! You have plunged this country into crisis!"
Ashkandi, who had blood at the corner of his mouth, glared at Dathrohan and cursed.
"I was just doing the right thing. Arresting people without evidence is unjust."
Dathrohan firmly believed that he was doing a just thing and ordered his soldiers to take Ashkandi into custody.
The soldiers hesitated at this order, and Dathrohan personally picked up Ashkandi.
"I have the entrustment of Terenas and the Lightbringer! The rule of law in Alterac is now in danger of being violated! Before Marshal Lothar returns, no soldier is allowed to harm law-abiding citizens!"
Dathrohan spoke sternly, and the soldiers remained silent. Lothar and the others were not here, there were only two heroes in Alterac, Ashkandi was defeated, and Dathrohan was the strongest.
Alterac has entered an inexplicable state, and many departments have fallen into silence. The market seems to be stable, but in fact there is an undercurrent.
Dathrohan recalled the paladins scattered in the army, let them socialize with the nobles, and spread the holy light to these nobles. Those paladins carried out Dathrohan's orders without knowing what was going on, but unfortunately none of the nobles could get the holy light.
of favor.
Although the despicable nobles cannot be recognized by the Holy Light, it does not prevent them from dressing themselves in robes styled after the Holy Light Church, creating an illusion that the nobles represent the Holy Light.
The general public lacks the ability to discern, and because of their blind obedience to the Holy Light, they begin to accept that the aristocracy once again completely controls the market.
The nobles who had initially succeeded began to try to interfere in the administration. In order to allow Dathrohan to follow them all the way to the dark side, they even suggested that Dathrohan kill Ashkandi who was still in prison.
But they didn't expect that this suggestion would be rejected by Dathrohan.
"Ashkandi did not commit a capital crime. How to deal with him depends on the return of Marshal Lothar and a fair judgment on him."
The nobles were furious at Dathrohan's naive remarks. If they didn't value Dathrohan's strength and status as a paladin in the early Yuan Dynasty, why would they cooperate with such a guy?
Until now, Dathrohan still fantasizes about solving the problem through negotiation. The nobles have decided not to do anything else, and they plan to assassinate Ashcandi privately.
If Ashkandi dies in prison, Dathrohan will definitely not be able to explain it, and he will definitely be on the opposite side of Lothar.
The nobles thought that this plan was perfect, but they didn't know that everything they did secretly was seen by some people.
"Duke Ravenholdt, you must not hesitate at this time. You must not let those guys destroy Alterac."
The manager of the argali farm, Bohuen, sees everything happening at the moment. He is from a generation that grew up under the oppression of the aristocracy, and he knows the methods of the aristocracy best.
Those guys could fool Dathrohan, but they couldn't fool him.
Bohun only hated his low status. What could a small steward do before a national crisis? He discussed with the stewards at the fishery, the immigration bureau and other places, and decided to go to Ravenholdt for help.
"Am I not an old nobleman who is idle at home? What use can you do to me for such a thing?"
Ravenholdt seemed to have nothing to do with it.
"In the most difficult time in Alterac, it was you who stood up to help us survive that period. I know that you are a friend of the Marshal and the Protector. You must be able to speak with the higher-ups. Please
Find a way to get General Dathrohan to change his mind."
Bohun begged bitterly, but Ravenholdt remained unmoved.
"Marshal Lothar doesn't like nobles. I have no say in the authorities. You can go back."
Unexpectedly, they met with disgrace at Ravenholdt, and Bohun and the others all left dejectedly.
But the next second they left, Ravenholdt's eyes became extremely sharp.