If the eldest prince, who was unaware of this, mobilized the Royal Navy and the London Army at the same time, failure would be inevitable.
Although the Royal Navy is a navy, its combat effectiveness is not weaker than that of the army. Of course, the army responsible for defending London are all elites. It is a fair battle and the winner is difficult to predict, but if a sneak attack is carried out...
The Army will definitely suffer a dumb loss!
The eldest prince's control of the actions of the third prince did help Ma Wei a lot invisibly. If Ma Wei wants to launch a revolution, the Royal Navy must break through the defense line set by the army, but if it can take this opportunity to replace the army defending London with the Royal Navy
navy...
This will save you a lot of trouble!
"Basically everything is right, but there is still a little missing."
"Which point?"
"Today's Royal Navy is not the result of Toure and his colleagues."
Ma Wei said calmly: "The Prime Minister of the Cabinet, Winston Churchill is the Lord of the Navy, Toure's father, and the old Duke Crowley is the First Sea Lord. Although these two positions sound similar, they are actually very different."
"The First Sea Lord is the highest position in the professional navy. The Lord of the Admiralty is a civilian appointed by the King and is usually held concurrently by a member of the Cabinet."
"Although the First Sea Lord is the most senior officer in the Navy Headquarters, he is subject to the control of the Lord of the Navy. To put it simply, with the more than one hundred survivors of the Saint-Martial fleet, even with the help of Touré,
Nor can we control the entire Royal Navy."
Fat Orange frowned. He was not very clear about the division of duties in the human kingdom: "The Crowley family is not only married to the eldest prince, but is also a member of the conservative party?"
"The Crawleys are a very old ducal family and of course they are Conservative."
"Do you really trust Tulay Crowley?"
"The bullet that hit him was originally shot at me." Ma Wei said expressionlessly: "I believe in him, just like Yunia, Felix and others believe in me."
"Even if Toure Crowley won't betray you, won't the other sailors betray you either?"
Fat Orange said: "This is a critical moment. You must be cautious. If the eldest prince discovers the plan, it may cause irreparable consequences."
"I understand that I have not contacted them over the years, and some of them may be shaken, but I believe that they will make the right choice."
"It's not like your style to not take any precautions...Forget it, I will help you monitor them."
After a pause, Ma Wei did not stop Fat Orange. Just as Fat Orange said, he was willing to believe it, but he could not place his hope on others.
"Currently, Toure and the others cannot fully control the Royal Navy, but after the eldest prince's coup, the second prince will definitely reuse them. By then, Toure and the others will be able to quickly eliminate dissidents, install cronies, and firmly control the navy in the shortest possible time.
.”
"If they don't have control of the Royal Navy, wouldn't it be dangerous to do so?"
"With so many people in the Royal Navy, how can it be possible for them all to be transferred to London? Touré is a relative of the eldest prince. The eldest prince trusts the Crowley family. As long as the part of the navy controlled by Touré comes to London."
Ma Wei said: "Send a cat to keep an eye on the third prince. The London Army will definitely take action in the near future."
"Um."
............................
The next day, Ma Wei secretly came to the Crowley family, found Ture, and told his guess.
When he heard that the eldest prince was likely to launch a coup after losing the election, Toure's eyes suddenly lit up.
He has been waiting for this day for a long time.
At this moment, five full years have passed since the Battle of Perea!
He also prepared for five years!
"You cannot let your father know at this time." Ma Wei reminded: "Your father is a conservative and he will not agree to launch a coup."
"Any movement of the Royal Navy will have to go through him." Toure said seriously: "But I will fool around and gather all my trustworthy men. Do I need to inform Joshua and the others?"
"Joshua...has he been promoted to major general?"
"I was awarded the title last month, Rear Admiral of the Royal Navy, only one level lower than me."
Tu Lei smiled and said: "He is the best among our group."
"If we can notify, we must notify. This is not a small operation. We need as many people as possible to help. The problem is..."
Ma Wei licked his lips: "Are our people still as sincere as they were five years ago?"
Tu Lei nodded and said: "In the near future, I will hold a party and send them invitation letters. Those who are willing to come, I believe they are still sincere and unwilling to come..."
"Just let them be." Ma Wei said: "They already have families, children, and a stable life. Maybe they have already taken a dim view of it. We should not use the hatred of the past to kidnap them."
"That's right..."
Touré sighed and his expression became firm again: "Leave the task of the Navy Headquarters and organizing the Royal Navy to me. When everything is ready, I will send someone to inform you."
"good."
After leaving Crowley's house, Ma Wei returned to the grocery store, tidied up and was about to go out when the second prince came.
The second prince, who had not been to the grocery store for a long time, suddenly came to the door, which surprised Ma Wei. After asking, he found out that the second prince was here for the eldest prince.
"I can't make up my mind, Nicholas."
The second prince paced back and forth in the grocery store with his hands behind his back and said, "Should I report Charles to the church? He sent someone to poison the king. The report will definitely succeed!"
"Your Highness, you... stayed up all night because of this?"
Looking at the two dark circles under the second prince's eyes, Ma Wei felt dumbfounded.
Reporting the eldest prince to the church was indeed a masterstroke, but the key was the source of the soul potion.
The soul potion in the hands of the eldest prince was obtained through the Manstein Potion Company. In other words, if the second prince reports on the eldest prince, the eldest prince will definitely bite him in the end, and he will bite either the second prince or himself.
Of course Ma Wei will be fine. He is too important to the church. The key is the second prince.
Ma Wei, who belongs to the second prince's camp, helped the eldest prince get the soul potion. Does the second prince know about it?
How should we explain it then?
I can’t explain it at all!
Just as Ma Wei was explaining the pros and cons to the second prince, the sound of heavy footsteps suddenly came from the street, which was the sound of hard-soled leather boots.
The police surrounded the grocery store, but their target was not Ma Wei, but the Second Prince!
"What are you doing!"
"Your Highness, the second prince, the murderer who poisoned the king has been caught, and she identified you as the mastermind behind it."
"What?!"
The second prince's expression suddenly changed: "How could it be me! This is impossible! You must have made a mistake!"
"Please come with us. Archbishop Liviu is waiting for you at the palace."
Several police officers came forward and asked the second prince to get on the carriage 'politely'. The second prince turned back three times with one step and looked at Ma Wei with horror in his eyes.
Ma Wei raised his feet to follow, but was stopped by a policeman: "Mr. Nicholas, you have many things to do, so don't go."
Being stared at by cold eyes, the policeman felt the hair on his back and hurriedly explained: "This...this is what Archbishop Liviu meant. You are too close to His Highness the Second Prince and it is not appropriate to participate in this matter. Levi
Archbishop Wu also believes that you are innocent."
"clean?"
Ma Wei sneered: "I don't think I am innocent, so why does Archbishop Liviu define my innocence? Get out of the way!"
"...yes."
Taking Junia and Mawei by car, they arrived at the palace. The place was already full of people, including Holmes, the eldest prince, Archbishop Liviu, Archbishop Brandon, cabinet members, nobles...
Countless gazes came to him, with different expressions.
A maid stood in the middle of the crowd, shivering. Ma Wei had seen her and knew that she was the maid in charge of Rhodes IV's daily life.
"Stacey! It's you!"
When the second prince saw the maid, his eyes suddenly widened: "Did you poison my father?!"
The maid glanced at the second prince, lowered her head nervously, and twisted her fingers together.
"Your Highness, according to Mr. Holmes' investigation, the poisoner was Stacey."
Archbishop Liviu came over with an empty glass bottle: "Did you order Stacey to put the soul potion into the king's food?"
"No! No! It's not me!" the second prince shouted: "It's Charles! It was Charles who ordered it! It has nothing to do with me!"
"Ah..."
The eldest prince grinned and said disdainfully: "When you framed me, could you please use some logic? How could I get such a precious potion as soul potion? Looking at the Kingdom of Windsor, only the Manstein Potion Company can obtain it from
The Witch God Cult bought the soul potion! Who doesn’t know that Nicholas is closest to you?”
As soon as these words came out, the people around him nodded and chatted quietly. Archbishop Liviu snorted coldly, and the surrounding area fell silent instantly.
"Whether the soul potion was purchased by Manstein's Potion Company needs to be considered in the long run. Without evidence, why should we frame Nicholas!"
After speaking, Archbishop Liviu looked at Stacey and asked face to face: "Did the second prince instigate you?"
Stacey's body trembled, and she nodded under the second prince's disbelieving gaze.
"You lied! You deceived!"
The second prince was furious. He wanted to rush forward but was stopped by the guards. He yelled at the top of his lungs: "What benefit did Charles give you? I will give you twice... No! Ten times!"
"If the poisoning is true, Your Highness, the Second Prince, you will be tried by the church for heresy."
Archbishop Liviu laughed in a voice like a broken bellows: "Poisoning the king is a serious crime..."
"Archbishop Brandon! Save me!"
The frightened second prince looked at Archbishop Brandon aside: "It wasn't me! It wasn't me who did it!"
Archbishop Brandon opened his mouth, intending to stop him, but in the end he did not say anything, and flinched under Archbishop Liviu's cold gaze.
Poisoning the king hurts the interests of the church. No matter how bad Rhodes IV is, he is still the king appointed by the church. He has the divine right to king and God has agreed to it. You still go to poison him. What is this but a heresy?
The cabinet, the nobles... no one was willing to excuse the second prince. Baron Frederick remained silent, and there was nothing he could do.
Just when the guards were grabbing the second prince and trying to take him away, a voice suddenly sounded in the silent hall:
"etc!"
The desperate second prince raised his head and looked at Ma Wei as if grasping a life-saving straw: "Nicholas!"
Mawei smiled at the second prince and was about to speak when Archbishop Liviu said first, "If you have anything to say, we can wait until we get back to St. Paul's Cathedral. The Pope will allow you to attend the heresy trial of the second prince."
"No, I must speak now."
Shaking his head, Ma Wei walked up to Stacey and asked softly: "Your name is Stacey?"
"...yes."
"You said the second prince ordered you to poison the king's food?"
"yes."
"What kind of poison did you poison?"
"Soul potion."
"Who gave it to you?"
"Second Prince."
"oh..."
Ma Wei turned around and took the glass bottle from Archbishop Liviu's hand: "Is the soul potion in this bottle?"
Stacey stared at the bottle for a while, confirming that it was the one she had just taken out: "Hmm."
"In other words, the second prince handed you the glass bottle containing the soul potion and asked you to poison the king's food. Is that so?"
"Yes."
Listening to Ma Wei's interrogation, Archbishop Liviu couldn't help it: "Nicholas, stop talking, we will investigate again..."
"No!"
Mawei raised the bottle high for everyone to see, and finally handed it to Archbishop Liviu: "Archbishop Liviu, please take the remaining contents in the bottle for testing to see if this bottle has been filled with soul potion.
"
"What?" The eldest prince asked subconsciously: "Isn't this bottle filled with soul potion?"
"I know you are in a hurry, but don't be anxious yet."
Ma Wei glanced at the eldest prince with a half-smile: "Yes or no, just take it for a test and you will know."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Although I don’t understand what trick Mavey is playing, looking at his sworn look, Archbishop Liviu still ordered someone to take the bottle for testing. During this period,
Everyone stayed in the palace and no one was allowed to leave.
In the evening, the test results came out.
Archbishop Liviu first read the report himself, and then revealed the contents with a surprised expression: "The bottle... contains sugar water... not soul potion..."
"ah?!"
The eldest prince and the second prince exclaimed at the same time, one was surprised and the other was frightened.
"Everyone, if the bottle is not filled with soul potion, how could the second prince poison the king?"
Ma Wei asked loudly: "There is only one answer, Stacey is lying!"
"No, no, no...I...I took the wrong one..."
Stacey denied it continuously, and after just a few words of quibble, Ma Wei asked: "Can you take out the bottle that contained the soul potion?"
"I...I...I washed the bottle! Yes! I wanted to destroy the evidence!" Stacey said on the spur of the moment.
"So there is insufficient evidence."
Ma Wei shrugged, "Without evidence, can we conclude that the second prince was poisoned by Stacey's words alone? Can I say that the eldest prince was poisoned?"
"Okay!" Archbishop Liviu frowned and raised his hand: "Let the second prince go."
"If nothing happens, the second prince and I will leave first."
Bowing slightly, Ma Wei helped the second prince, who survived the disaster, to leave the hall. Behind him, Holmes, who was holding a pipe, was lost in thought, as well as a group of surprised nobles.
"Nicholas! How did you do it!"
After leaving the palace and getting on the carriage, the second prince couldn't wait to ask: "How did you switch the glass bottle in front of everyone? Did you arrange the inspection agency?"
"No, Your Highness, I did not switch the glass bottles, nor did I arrange anyone at the inspection agency."
"and you..."
"From the beginning, there was no soul potion in the bottle I gave to the eldest prince."
"But my father was indeed poisoned! The poison was administered by Stacy herself! How could Holmes not investigate and find out!"
"Stacy thought she was poisoned, but in fact what she poured into the meal was just sugar water. From beginning to end, she thought she was the real culprit of the poison. Holmes also caught the murderer, but..."
Ma Wei said with a smile:
"In addition to Stacey, there is another poisoner."