Ella thought of the group of robbers who disguised themselves as pirates and robbed the village of Brizania. She was keenly aware that the mastermind behind the murder of Freiavine and the mastermind behind the group of robbers were probably the same person.
And among this group of nobles.
Someone wants to deliberately provoke a war between Alemanni and the Pirate Kingdom.
No--
Ella thought of the boxes of military supplies she saw in Stade, and of the "caravan" transporting military supplies to the Duchy of Anglia.
The Alemanni Federation has been planning this war for a long time.
Ella looked at the group of nobles expressionlessly. She had already made the maximum concession. If the nobles were still unwilling to accept it, she would have to clear out this group of rebellious officials and traitors. The great enemy of the Tianfang Empire had not yet been
This is certainly not a good choice when dealing with the situation.
"What are you planning on there!"
Duke Otto shouted angrily at the group of merchants.
"This group of pirates attacked our country and occupied our city, and you are actually trying to do business with them in the corner?"
The group of businessmen looked at each other. One of them whispered: "But this treaty is in our interests..."
Duke Otto suppressed the businessman's voice with a louder voice: "They are pirates! The Pirate Kingdom is an enemy country! What kind of situation do you want to put the Alemanni Federation in by reaching an agreement with the enemy country?"
Duke Otto's words made those businessmen shrink their heads and dare not speak. They wanted to make this deal with Ella, but they were more afraid of being accused of treason.
Seeing this, Ella laughed and said: "Duke Otto, why do you have to say that the Pirate Kingdom is an enemy country?"
"We have already gone to war! Think of the cities you plundered! Think of the nobles you killed! We will never make an agreement with the jackals!
"War? Where can there be war? Isn't it because you killed the merchants who were protected by me, so there was a little 'border dispute'? This kind of thing happens every day in the pirate kingdom?"
"You..." Duke Otto pointed at Ella with a trembling finger, "The war has progressed to this point, and even a battle involving tens of thousands of people has been fought, and you still call it a 'border dispute'?"
"If this is really a war between the Alemannic Federation and the Pirate Kingdom," Ayla stared into Duke Otto's eyes and asked, "Why doesn't your consul, the Count of Île-de-France, even make any move? Why can you throw this away?
How about being a consul and meeting the vassals of the enemy country alone?"
This statement has multiple meanings.
"First of all, if the Alemannic Federation and the Pirate Kingdom are already in a state of war, then all agreements should be negotiated and signed by the Count of Ile de France, the consul of the Alemannic Federation, and Hestein, the hero king of the Hero Kingdom. And obviously.
, neither your consul nor our hero king participated in this conflict."
"Secondly, if you think that the war is not between the Alemannic Federation and the Pirate Kingdom, but the Kingdom of Sweden under the Alemannic Federation and the Pirate Kingdom, then all agreements should be negotiated between your consul, the Count of the Isle of France and Sweden.
The king and I negotiated and signed it. But as mentioned above, your consul was not involved in this conflict."
"Then, this conflict is limited to a few vassals of the Pirate Kingdom and the Alemannic Federation - no matter how you think about it, this can only be regarded as a border dispute, right?"
To characterize this large-scale war as a "border conflict" is somewhat unreasonable.
——But whether it is "strong words" depends on whether both parties are willing to accept this characterization.
"Yes...yes!" The businessmen reacted, "It's just a border conflict! The top leaders of both sides were not involved in the conflict! So how can it be considered treason if we reach a reconciliation with the other party?"
So Ella looked at the remaining nobles with a smile: "Do you think what I just said is right?"
The second meaning of Ella's characterization of the conflict is to warn the nobles: your governor did not assist you, you are just fighting alone.
The nobles obviously flinched, but all of them lowered their heads and refused to speak.
Seeing this, Aila added another sentence: "Or do you think this is a war? If so, then all my previous proposals will naturally be invalidated, and the armistice agreement must be signed based on the logic of war - you understand this
What does that mean?"
The Pirate Kingdom has gained a great advantage in the war. If this situation is taken into account in the armistice agreement, the Alemanni Federation will inevitably have to pay more and sign a treaty that will humiliate the country.
"Or do you want the war to continue like this?"
The group of nobles looked at each other, some nodded, some shook their heads, but no one dared to stand up and express their opinions.
Ella saw this situation in her eyes and suddenly clapped her hands hard:
"Okay, let's do it this way: those who want to continue this 'border conflict', stand on the left. Those who want to reconcile amicably with the Pirate Kingdom, stand on the right. I will not hurt innocent people, and everything that follows
We will only fight against those lords standing on the left."
——The Alemannic Federation is just a piece of loose sand.
Ayla first used "revenge for Frey Avene" to find a name for the military operations of the Pirate Kingdom, and then used "just a border conflict" to find legitimate reasons for those who wanted to reconcile with Ayla, and finally
Use semi-threatening ways to further polarize people in meetings.
Under this series of offensives, the nobles and businessmen that Duke Otto had finally gathered all stood to the right of Ella. Only Duke Otto stood alone.
Duke Otto clenched his fists. Freyavenet was killed by Freeman. And he was the one who instigated Freyman to kill Freyaverne. He deliberately framed the pirate kingdom, and only then did Freyman kill Freyaverne.
The nobles and merchants of the Lemanni Federation gathered under his banner. But this alliance was easily broken up by Aila with just a few words.
He was left alone to bear the weighty gaze of the "Triumpher".
"Duke Otto," Ella asked coldly, "Do you want to fight or make peace?"
Prince Otto felt his hands and feet were cold.
——He has been preparing for this war for a long time.
But those supplies were all robbed in advance by the "Triumphant" men.
——The King of Heroes has gone to sea. It is obviously the best time to attack the pirate kingdom.
But he couldn't even win against a little maid next to the "Triumpher".
He couldn't win. No matter how hard he struggled, he couldn't win against the "triumph" in front of him.
"I will reply another day." Duke Otto said, "What is being held here today is just a banquet to welcome you."
