Sitting in the general master's room at the Knights' headquarters, Todd once again looked at the holy document sent by the church. The document was spread over six pages, affirming Todd's achievements and praising the Muxi Knights for their performance in the Battle of North Rock.
performance, and implicitly urged the secularization of the Knights.
When Todd received this document two weeks ago, he could not figure out why the church was so urgently urging the secularization of the Muxi Knights.
Logically speaking, the Muxi Knights' attitude towards alien species and their use of prohibited weapons such as gunpowder should have angered the church. Why did they receive such an official document from the Holy Ministry?
Todd also held a high-level meeting of the Knights to discuss the church's attitude and the contents of the documents. But what disappointed him was that the high-ranking members of the Muxi Knights, Rachel was good at strategy, and Cumberland
Proficient in tactics, Kendi is obsessed with technology. Some of the others are combat experts and some are experts in internal affairs. However, politicians who have an overall view and can discern the power situation and strategic layout are hard to find.
Naturally, no one can give a reasonable answer to the profound meaning behind this document.
Since we can't figure it out, we simply take it one step at a time. The top leaders of the Muxi Knights have reached a consensus that secularization is imperative. The establishment of a country with an independent government can not only digest the occupied areas, but also get rid of the church's influence.
The shadow gradually gains autonomy and independence.
Soon, Muxi Town began to make intensive plans for the establishment of the kingdom.
The process of the ceremony, the preparation of the celebration, and the arrangement of personnel are not a problem, but there is one link that makes it difficult for everyone. When the king is coronated, he should receive the blessing and crown of the archbishop-level clergy, but as a political and religious person,
The centralizer of one body, Todd, in addition to his status as king, is also recognized as the Son of God. Where can we find suitable clergy to perform this "divine right of kings" ceremony?
After some discussion, it was finally decided to place the crown on the stone platform under the Holy Cross. Todd knelt on one knee in front of the cross, took off the crown and put it on his head.
This coronation ceremony of the Muxi Knights Kingdom lasted for three full days from the military parade at the beginning, to the crowning ceremony, to the canonization of knights, and finally to the celebration.
What everyone talks about again and again, in addition to the powerful military power of the Knights during the military parade and the luxurious scenes during the celebration, are the following things:
1. As a monarch after the secularization of the Knights, in order to strengthen centralization, Todd abandoned the common title and fief system, but restored the early Gutero kingdom's position and salary distribution system. There is only one title retained.
——Knights, all knights are awarded by the king, and all knights are loyal to the king.
Second, after the crowning ceremony, Todd delivered a speech that was called the "Prelude to the Reformation" in later history. The speech included three parts: first, from the doctrine and scriptures, he emphasized that the Father is loving.
and tolerant; then announced that all pagans have the right to move freely in Muxi Town and will not suffer persecution such as heresy trials; and finally rectified the name of the alien race, denying the unfair title of "Devil's posthumous son".
Third, in view of the fact that the town's population exceeded 10,000 people and the establishment of the Knights was completed, Todd officially upgraded Muxi Town to Muxi City and announced the long-term plan and goals of the royal city.
After the establishment of the Muxi Knights Kingdom, since the royal city was still under construction, the king's meeting hall was placed in the auditorium of the Knights' headquarters. Different from the past, Todd's position moved up from the original head of the table to
The chairs on the high pulpit were changed from ordinary armchairs to a gorgeous hand-made throne made of precious camphor wood.
He raised his seat, changed his chair, and put on a royal robe. Even though weeks had passed since the coronation ceremony, Todd still couldn't change roles quickly. Sometimes he would blurt out "What about the Knights?"
"What is the commander in chief?" Every time at this time, Cumberland stood at the bottom and would always use a heavy cough to remind the superiors to change their words.
"Let's talk about the surrounding military developments first." Todd glanced at the people at the table below, and there was still an unreal feeling in his mind. Two years ago, he was a hungry monk in the monastery, and now
He actually became the king of a country.
Cumberland stood up, frowning deeply, and looked at the report in front of him: "There are several things. First, according to the intelligence provided by Morgan, some tribes in the northeastern part of the North Island and the barbarians across the sea are in the process of
Through secret contact, we may launch an attack on the 'Claw Tribe' and 'Black Skull Tribe'."
"Second, among the two southern empires of Fatimid, Prime Minister Saladin spent half a year eliminating the internal struggles within the empire without bloodshed, and officially became the caliph of the Fatimid Empire."
"One last thing..." Cumberland paused for a moment, glanced at Todd, and then read: "There is news that the church and its allies have signed a peace agreement with the Silver Ring Kingdom and the barbarians."
When Todd heard this, he was shocked and asked Cumberland: "Peace agreement? When did it happen?"
"Judging from the timing of the information, it was about two weeks ago."
"Two weeks ago? Wasn't that just after the kingdom was established?" Todd thought carefully for a while, and finally understood the sinister intentions of the church.
In the past, the Muxi Knights were nominally the army of the church, and Muxi Town was the territory of the church. The church saw this force slowly rising, but there was no way to control this power. There are two reasons: First, Muxi
The town is separated from the church territory by the Silver Ring Kingdom and the barbarians, and the church’s army
It cannot produce military deterrence at all and can only guide behavior in the form of official documents; secondly, the Muxi Knights single-handedly repelled the attacks of the Silver Ring Army, barbarians and pirates. In the eyes of the church, this is a force that can be exploited.
, unwilling to give up like this, but unable to do anything.
But as the war situation escalated and its strength was revealed, the actions of the Muxi Knights far exceeded the tolerance of the church. They accepted foreign ethnic groups, secretly hid fugitives from the academy, and colluded with North Island pirates. These things have made the church aware of
, Muxi Town is gradually out of control and is turning into a cancer that cannot be ignored.
So, on the surface, it seemed to be a conspiracy targeting the Silver Ring Alliance, but in fact, it was a conspiracy targeting the Muxi Knights. Under the planning of the church, it was laid out step by step.
The North Quarry is the first step in this conspiracy, and it is also a "bait" to lure the Muxi Knights into the game. On the condition of being allowed to control all the resources in the occupied area, the Knights are required to capture the North Quarry within a time limit. North
After the fall of the Stone Fortress, the Silver Ring Alliance lost the mine as an important source of income, so it was natural that the Muxi Knights would be their primary target.
The church's second step is to separate Muxi Town from the church's forces. The specific method is to first encourage the Muxi Knights to secularize and establish a country, and then sign a peace agreement with the Silver Ring Alliance to ensure that the latter and "
When the Muxi Knights Kingdom went to war, the war was declared against a kingdom, not an army of the church, thus avoiding the possibility of violating the peace agreement.
After thinking about all this, Todd smiled bitterly, and this time he was finally taught a lesson.
I originally thought I could make a fortune by staying away from the Eastern battlefield, but I didn't expect that I ended up being pulled into the vortex of this war because of greed.
Cumberland looked at Todd's expression and lowered his voice to remind: "Your Majesty, we must be fully prepared, the war is coming soon..."