Although it was the first formal meeting of the anti-Osborne forces, the participants were all old acquaintances, and there was no essential difference from previous informal meetings. Even the order was very similar.
As soon as Rean announced the start, Alleria stood up first and said in her usual calm tone:
"The territorial states, to be precise, the original 'Noble Alliance' army has completed its assembly. I am in charge of the Lamar State, Laura Yarside is in charge of the Cruchin State, and Vores is in charge of the Sasarante State.
, the Nordia State is in charge of Angelica Rogner. It is currently heading to various traffic arteries to confront the government troops."
If there were outsiders present, their jaws would definitely drop. Because these words were said lightly, but in fact they were no different from rebellion.
But everyone in the room, including Rean, had calm expressions. This was part of the plan, and it was the easiest part to complete.
It has only been two years since the civil war started by the predecessor, Lord Kane. Although the culprit has been arrested, the relevant people have been punished, and the strength of the nobles has been greatly damaged, the most important foundation - the people are basically there.
The leader of the Lamar State suffered the greatest losses. Duke Kane was arrested, and the army commander-in-chief Alleria was dismissed from her post and put under surveillance. It was left idle for two years. Fortunately, Miao Jie, a monster, came out and made a secret plan early on to bring the aristocratic faction to the military.
The two of them brought Wares over to take charge, and while stabilizing the interior of Lamar State, he also changed his mind towards the An government. After all, he was separated from the old army and moved to a new place.
As for being leaderless and being tormented by Marquis de Ballard in the past two years... After all, Lamar State is the best place in the empire besides the imperial capital. The Kane family is also the number one family with a profound foundation. Even if it is tormented by Marquis de Ballard,
It will take more than two years for everything to collapse.
What's more, Ballard spends his days eating, drinking, whoring, gambling, and looks fat. In fact, he is not a waste. At least he is very capable in making money, and he can catch Irina's eyes. After officially succeeding Duke Kane,
Before, he did not have complete control over the Kane family's funds, and he earned many of the train guns used to please the government.
After he was arrested and imprisoned, his family assets were secretly searched by Miao Jie and used to reorganize the disbanded leading army.
The second-placed Kruchen State was the party with the least losses because Jussis "killed his relatives" during the civil war, allowing the El Barrea family to withdraw in time, but it was the party with the least loss. After two years of management, he has completely controlled the El Barrea family.
In all aspects, there is more room for maneuver than Miao Jie.
The only shortcoming in the military has been made up with the help of Laura, who was born in Alside, and it can be said to be prosperous. If Miao Jie hadn't come out of nowhere, in a few years, who would really be the number one sect?
Hard to say.
The third and fourth Sasarantes are in a similar situation to the Naudia State. The leader has not even changed the person. It is just that one is missing the most important general in charge of the army. The other is the general in charge of the army and has to enter a state of semi-seclusion.
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Fortunately, if the backbone is there, people's hearts will not be easily scattered. After Alleria returns to Lamar, Vores can naturally return to the Sasarante Rogna family. Angelica is not inferior to Laura and Yossi.
With the existence of Si and the assistance of Alyssa, the momentum will not return to the period of the Noble Alliance for a while, but it is more stable internally.
Of course, the most important thing is the critical time point of "two years".
As time went by, the noble faction became disintegrated, and it became increasingly difficult to bring back the disbanded army.
If it's short, the government keeps a close eye on it, and any slightest sign of trouble may alert the enemy.
Only the time for the association to start trouble again in the empire is neither too early nor too late, just right.
The hearts of the people are not completely lost, the financial resources are sufficient, and the process is not forgotten, so we can rally the team again and fight again.
After the military, the political representative, Machias, pushed up his glasses and stood up proudly:
"The government has issued a statement stating that the nobles rebelled against the party and ignored the emperor's favor, were evil-minded, collaborated with foreign enemies, and conspired for the second time. They are unpardonable crimes. They will use all their strength to suppress the rebellion."
Rean nodded twice, which was also expected. It would be strange not to express his position in this way.
"What about our side?"
"The four famous families jointly declare: His Majesty's assassination and the chaos in the empire in the past six months are all the conspiracy of Gillias Osborne. He is the real traitor and traitor, intending to drag the empire into the abyss of destruction. We are waiting for this time to raise troops.
Just to bring order to the chaos."
It's the same old story, there's no other way around it, even a martial empire that pays attention to the importance of having a name for its divisions and raising troops without a name, will face unanimous opposition from all parties.
The problem lies in the validity of the statement. As a representative of the government and supported by the crown prince, Osborne occupies a natural commanding height now that the emperor is assassinated.
This is why the noble alliance raided the imperial capital at the beginning of the rebellion two years ago. In addition to taking down the top leaders of the government, more importantly, it wanted to bring the royal family under control and occupy the rightful place.
Now that the royal family is in the hands of the government, and the aristocratic alliance has a history of rebellion, its credibility will inevitably be greatly compromised.
Machias was also aware of this issue, and he continued calmly: "In addition, I also state in the name of the 'Grey Knights' that what the joint statement said is true. If it were not so, I would not
Will be willing to work hand in hand with former enemies."
Why did the "Grey Knight" become famous? It was to defeat rebellion and bring order to chaos.
How unusual is it for a hero to join forces with his former enemy? This abnormality is the best starting point.
What's even better is that the title of hero is due to the government's publicity. It has been in the limelight for two years and no one can match it. Although the imperial government has immediately branded Rean and others as rebels, there was little foreshadowing before.
None of them. One day he was a hero saving the empire, and the next day he turned into a traitor. It's hard not to think too much about him.
This is enough. The purpose of Rean's side has never been to control the power of the empire. What he wants is to shake Osborne's justice and prevent a one-sided situation.
"There is some gossip that I just received." Miriam raised her hand. She was a former intelligence agent and has been responsible for her own intelligence work. "Lean Schwarzer is the real source of the trouble. Two years ago,
The civil war, the title of hero, the chaos in the empire in the past six months, and the horse-riding battlefields that suddenly appeared across the country three days ago were all planned by him, in order to plunge the empire into disputes, weaken the empire's power, and facilitate Kalva
German invasion...
The situation in the empire is already very critical now. If Kalvard really comes to attack, the consequences will be disastrous."
After hearing these words, Yuna, who was sitting on the edge, couldn't help but frown: "It seems a bit bad..."
As he spoke, he turned to look at Altina and Kurt, who were sitting on the left and right. The former showed no signs of wavering, while the latter just raised his eyebrows and immediately calmed down.