This winter, the residents of Fosbello and Xinfucheng are very busy.
But when it comes to being busy, no one in Demacia is busier than Jarvan III in the Castle of Dawn this winter.
The uncooperation of the noble council, the overt and covert support of local lords, the plummeting reputation of the royal family, and the small actions within the Illuminati... Facts have proved that Jarvan III, who was determined to integrate the power of Demacia, underestimated the ability of the nobles to counterattack.
If we were to arrange a keyword for this year's Demacia, it would definitely be the "two-crop tax." This is not only the heaviest burden on the common people of Demacia, but it also represents the ultimate confrontation between royal power, theocratic power, and aristocratic power.
The two sides engaged in the most intense non-cooperative struggle without the outbreak of armed conflict.
Jarvan III had actually anticipated this situation. He had strengthened his control over the army in advance, and at the same time used Jarvan IV's status as a summiteer to control the Illuminati. He hoped to use this method to suppress the resistance of the nobles and let the Illuminati
They honestly ceded more power to the central government.
However, even if Jarvan III was well prepared, when all the contradictions were revealed, the intensity of the nobles' resistance still exceeded his imagination. What's even more outrageous is that what caught Jarvan III off guard was that he
Overestimated the bottom line of nobles exploiting common people.
As mentioned earlier, compared to noble fiefdoms, civilians in territories directly under the royal family actually have great advantages in terms of living standards and room for improvement. As a feudal king, Jarvan III has always done a good job in treating civilians well.
A benevolent king.
From Jarvan III's point of view, directly using the Illuminati to collect his share of taxes from the common people was a waste of money, but he never expected that the noble lords would directly collect taxes as they were, increasing the tax burden on the common people, directly causing the royal family's reputation to plummet.
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When he realized the problem, Jarvan III also tried to explain the situation clearly to the people through the Illuminati. However, it was obvious that although the Illuminati had a good influence at the grassroots level, it was still incomparable with the deep-rooted lords everywhere, and ultimately fell into the hands of the people.
In my eyes, Jarvan III is still raising taxes.
What's even worse is that the Illuminati is not honest either, and they also use their hands when collecting taxes. You can't expect these clergy to be very honest. Although they don't dare to blatantly come up with indulgences and the like for the time being, but in the future
They were still able to take the opportunity to preach while collecting the king's tax, and to accept confession and penance money.
All of this combined, the result is that Jarvan III was clearly just trying to centralize power from the nobles, but the result was that the civilians suffered miserably, and Demacia's political situation fell into a certain degree of chaos.
Obviously, politics is not a game, and there is no such thing as loyalty. Even royalists like the Crownguard family, who are as pure as the royal family, have subtly fallen into a trap when it comes to issues of governance and financial power over their own fiefdoms.
into silence.
If Kalya were to handle this situation, he would immediately play the army card - the military is still loyal to the royal family. Considering that every soldier is a noble reserve, Jarvan III can definitely arrest someone who clearly violated the king's order.
He used the military to directly suppress the local lords, then recovered part of the fiefdom and handed some to the new nobles in the army, using the most direct violence to solve the problem.
Unfortunately, Jarvan III, who was used to using political means, ultimately lacked the necessary decisiveness. On the one hand, he had some scruples about using the army, fearing that the cold war would turn into a hot war. On the other hand, he was uneasy about the commander of the army. After hesitation,
, and ultimately missed the opportunity to divide and control the noble lords.
As a result, His Majesty King Jarvan III really became a loner. Unless he was in a fiefdom directly under the king's control, the order would be somewhat different once he left the capital. The nobles completed the final task under an unprecedented crisis.
United and through the Council, they reached a tacit understanding of advancing and retreating together. They planned to give Jarvan III a little confrontation without leaving any excuses, and told this whimsical King that Demacia was Demacia shared by nobles and kings.
Want to centralize power and strengthen control over noble fiefdoms?
Dream on!
In this way, Jarvan III worked hard for more than half a year, but no matter whether he issued a king's decree, gave a king's speech, or tried to start a dialogue with the noble council, he achieved nothing.
Finally, with the arrival of winter, Jarvan III finally gave up his fantasy.
Standing on the wall of Dawn Castle, looking at the deserted palace, he finally took a deep breath and issued a difficult instruction to Xin Zhao, who had been following him.
"Sister Feiyi, please."
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The winter in Demacia was extremely cold this year, and even the capital rarely received a heavy snowfall.
In the wind and snow, Jarvan III, Jarvan IV, Kayle, Morgana, Taric and Xin Zhao gathered together and officially launched a discussion on "What should be the future of Demacia?"
Among them, Kyle's attitude is the most obvious. From her perspective, most Demacians have lost their piety to the gods. For their insistence on justice, they need to be judged by the sacred fire.
Morgana also thinks that there are some problems in Demacia now, but in her opinion, Demacia does not need the judgment of holy fire. Demacia needs education, and it needs to let the people know good and evil, and then repent of their sins.
Neither Tarik nor Xin Zhao have their own attitudes, everything is based on the will of the king and prince.
After these people clearly expressed their attitudes, Jarvan III's eyes fell on his silent son's face.
Since returning from the summit, Jarvan IV has matured visibly to the naked eye, and maturity has also brought silence. After returning to the capital, Jarvan IV seems to be more accustomed to silently observing his surroundings, unlike before.
, keen to express themselves.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! After experiencing a trial to reach the top, Jarvan IV's perspective on the world seems to have changed.
Facing his father's gaze, Jarvan IV opened his mouth with shocking words.
"I think it's time to use force to solve the problem."
Jarvan III originally thought that his son had matured, but now that Jarvan IV spoke, he could hardly believe his ears - using force? He had been trying his best to avoid civil war!
"The nobles will not give up their power unless faced with a situation that they cannot resist." Jarvan IV seemed to have thought about this issue for a long time. "Facts have proved that the nobles do not care about reputation or legal principles.
Yes, they have long lost their pure noble honor."
Then, under the astonished gaze of Jarvan III, Jarvan IV criticized the Demacia nobles from various angles with good reason. Although this kind of criticism from the perspective of the royal family was somewhat not profound enough,
Speaking at this time is still shocking enough. If Jarvan IV had not completed the feat of climbing back to the peak, Jarvan III would have regarded his words as the gibberish of someone who was ignorant of the world!
But that's just the way words are. They have different meanings when spoken in different people's mouths.
When Jarvan IV said these words, he clearly expressed his attitude. He was unwilling to use political means to solve the problem like his father. He believed that he should also be able to solve the problem completely in a more direct way.
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Seeing his son clearly expressing his attitude, the old king finally narrowed his eyes slightly and fell into deep thought.
After a long time, he finally opened his eyes, and there was a bit of firmness in his cloudy eyes.
"It seems that ordinary methods will not allow Demacia to regain its lost glory." Jarvan III's tone was low and decisive, "Perhaps it is time for us to use more drastic measures."
After hearing this, Kyle finally showed an eagerness to give it a try - obviously, she had been waiting for this opportunity for a long time. She set off from the Titan Peak and came to the mortal world in order to spread the glory of the Titan and complete her journey to become a god.
level.
If you want people to truly respect the giant gods, what can be more direct than punishing those who disrespect the gods?
As one of the Winged Sisters, Morgana showed visible disappointment after hearing Jarvan III's decision. She ended her seclusion and chose to come to the capital to meet the human king. On the one hand, she hoped
He wanted to prevent his sister from bringing the tricks of heaven to the human world, and on the other hand, he also wanted to guide humans on their own path.
But even if she teamed up with Tarik and defeated her sister and temporarily imprisoned her before, so that she gave up using force to directly change Demacia, but as things develop, it seems that war is still inevitable.
Then, just when Morgana was about to open her mouth to fight for it, Jarvan III came up with his own plan.
Jarvan III did not intend to start a full-scale civil war. According to his opinion, Jarvan IV and the Winged Sisters should work together to arrest the nobles who had violated the law and give them a fair trial. In order to take care of Morgana's views
, he also proposed that they should be given a chance to admit their mistakes and correct them before the trial.
Well, that's right, the distinguished Lord Jarvan III once again showed his politician side habitually. Even if this was a small group meeting, he still chose to take into account everyone's opinions.
Finally, under his guidance, the royal family and the divine power reached an agreement.
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Just do what you say, Jarvan IV moved very quickly.
The Cordella family, which had been very uncooperative before and whose fiefdom was not far from the capital, became the first to be judged - after it was confirmed through the Illuminati that the head of the family, Neva Cordelera, was in the fiefdom castle.
, in broad daylight, Jarvan III and the two Winged Sisters descended from the sky and snatched him out of the castle. When the villagers of Winter Leisure gathered around him out of curiosity, they directly announced his crime in public.
Neva Cordella's crimes included excessive taxation, disrespect for the gods, disrespect for the royal family, and disobedience. The people around him heard it in a daze, but they still instinctively gave out bursts of cheers to celebrate the death of this angry lord.
Big mold.
Then, according to the previous arrangement of Jarvan III, Morgana gave him a chance to change his ways, allowing this fat-headed nobleman to confess in public with tears streaming down his face, and swear by the honor of the family that he would definitely change his ways.
, loyal to the king, reverent to gods and so on.
Seeing his sincere repentance, Jarvan IV finally let him go and publicly stated that if he did it again, sacred fire would fall from the sky and completely cleanse him of his sins.
Neihua also announced in public that starting from next year, the Cordella family's fiefdom will receive a substantial tax reduction. He will never collect taxes from the royal family again, and asked everyone to supervise it.
Everything looks perfect.
Then, not long after Jarvan III and the two angels left, Neva found the noble council in a hurry and directly sent the news that "the king planned to resort to force."
In this case, the noble council, which had just reached a common advance and retreat, quickly reacted - at the suggestion of the recently famous Godins, the nobles would go directly to Dawn Castle to protest against the king's crossing.
Parliament directly humiliated the nobility.
"Even if His Highness the Prince becomes a climber, even if the Winged Sisters stand beside His Majesty the King, they can't arrest us all at once!"
Under the impassioned instigation of Lady Gordin, two-thirds of the nobles chose to go to Dawn Castle to protest against the atrocities of Jarvan III.
Then, just before the Castle of Dawn, in Demacia's most sacred place, a shocking bloodshed broke out.
As the leaders of the nobles, the Gordins died under the holy flames of the Angel of Judgment when they expressed their wish to see Jarvan III.
What's even worse is that the Judgment Angel insists that they have the aura of darkspawn on their bodies.
The noble council was completely blown away. In their view, this was clearly an attempt to incriminate others. The previous incident of Jarvan IV’s raid on the Cordella family fiefdom had already made the nobles extremely insecure. Now someone is dead.
In front of them, he was also labeled as having a dark origin...
Unacceptable, absolutely unacceptable!
In order to inherit the family fiefdom, the nobles who were afraid of death finally showed their fearless side. While shouting the names of their ancestors, they attacked the city wall. Several soldiers guarding the castle were hit by them with various objects.
The nose was bruised and the face was swollen, but it was difficult to fight back. It was not until Tarik and Xin Zhao arrived that the situation was under control.
Then, seeing that they could not rush into Dawn Castle to go to His Majesty the King to argue their interests, the nobles quickly dispersed, packed up their belongings and ran out of the capital. They went back to their homes, gathered private troops, and tried to mount the most intense resistance.
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The whole of Demacia seems to be sitting on a powder keg. All it takes is one spark and an earth-shattering explosion will occur!
Will this Mars come?
The answer is yes - almost at the same time as the "deaths" of the Gotins, Noxus, Besilico and the Immortal Fortress reached a secret reconciliation. The armies that were originally facing each other quickly turned south together and passed through many mountain passes.
Cross the Silver Mountains and take a boat straight to Trevel.
Just when the war in Demacia was about to begin, the Noxians suspended their internal disputes and temporarily formed a united front, with their troops heading straight for the Gate of Sorrow!
