Heroes of Silver Moon - Chapter 753: : The Owned Hero (Part 2)

The king’s silence and the promotion of those who cared made the turmoil intensify. On the streets of the king’s capital, people protesting and marching everywhere.

If it weren’t for the entrance of the palace, the eyes of the imperial guards were cold, and the weapons and armors were shining coldly, which made these protesters regain a little bit of reason.

I’m afraid they will rush directly into the palace and express their dissatisfaction to the king face to face.

The same is true for the nobles. Although the power in their hands has been cut repeatedly, their remaining influence cannot be ignored. They continue to put pressure on the judicial department to release Madam Ailu as soon as possible.

The two sides hold different positions, conflicts continue, and the self-defense case, which is no more than an ordinary step, has now developed to the point where it is almost impossible to end.

And just when the incident reached its peak, a sudden storm swept the entire Silver Moon Kingdom.

Corrupt officials, nobles who contributed to the flames, and some influential figures among the common people were arrested and imprisoned one after another.

The Silver Moon Kingdom, which was boiling to the point of frying, was like a bucket of ice water being poured on its head, cooling down instantly.

The bustling street became desolate, the protesting people and the pressured nobles all obediently shut their mouths, lest the storm would harm Chiyu.

A few days later, the Damia County Court issued a verdict and released Mrs. Ailu without charge.

…

“Sorry for making you feel wronged!”

Looking at his wife who was sluggish and thinner, Winston, who was already remorseful in his heart, blamed himself even more at this moment.

If he hadn’t participated in the battle of Yelinhe, his legs would not have been crippled, his eldest son would not have died in battle, and his wife would not have suffered such humiliation.

If he had been a coward and a deserter like Emre, who was deprived of his status as a follower…

Ai Lu, who was pale, forced a smile: “I’m fine, but I’m worrying you.”

These days, she has been in worry and fear almost all the time. If she didn’t rely on missing her husband and children, she wouldn’t be able to survive at all.

Coriff, who had just been released from the confinement room, said with a happy smile, “Mother, let’s go home!”

Threatening others with a gun, for military officers, this kind of thing can be big or small, as long as no gun is fired, it is generally not a big deal.

The reason why the intelligence department locked them in confinement was mainly because they were afraid that the news would leak out, which would arouse the vigilance of those associated with them. Now that everyone who should be arrested has been arrested, they will naturally be released.

Looking at the sunny and handsome son and the well-behaved daughter, Ai Lu’s face returned to a little rosy, and she nodded with a smile: “Well, let’s go back!”

The family had a happy dinner and coaxed the crying wife to sleep. In the dark and silent night, Winston came to the study alone.

Opening the drawer, a revolver came into view. He stroked the pistol slowly, and a thought kept popping up in his mind.

Was it really worth it to take part in the Battle of Yelinhe and risk everything to defend this country?

[I don’t know if it’s worth it or not, but I know, if I had to choose again, maybe I would still answer the call to join the battle! 】

A bit of bitterness appeared on the corner of Winston’s mouth, and he aimed the pistol at his head.

During this period of time, he has endured too much pressure and humiliation. He has lost the face of nobles, knights, and men. He really has no face to continue living in the world.

Bang! The gunshot broke the tranquility of the night and woke up the knight’s family.

Mrs. Ai Lu hurried to the study, saw her husband who had committed suicide, she was drained of strength instantly, knelt on the ground powerlessly, and screamed heart-piercingly.

The successive blows completely crushed this aristocratic lady who had lived in a greenhouse since she was a child. She shed tears and cursed her husband’s weakness: “Coward! Coward!”

Her husband is a brave and fearless knight! He is the hero who defends the country! Not this coward who chose to settle because of pressure and shame!

If you knew this earlier, you might as well die on the battlefield, at least for a knight, that would not leave a stain on your honor!

Now you are dying like this, what is your ending like! !

Ai Lu hugged her dead husband, her grievance and heartache broke out completely at this moment, tears flowed out uncontrollably.

Coriff and Liz, who came afterward, couldn’t help crying after seeing this scene.

Fate, why is it so unfair to them? !

…

In the palace, Simon handed three documents to Mike: “This incident has exposed many problems in the administrative judicial system, which need to be improved as soon as possible!”

Mike took the file in silence and began to watch it carefully.

In the first document, the king asked the cabinet to select some clean officials in the administrative system, establish a party with the purpose of clean government, and use this to vigorously crack down on corrupt officials.

Mike nodded irrefutably. Nowadays, the officials of the Silvermoon Kingdom are all selected from the original nobles, empty nobles, squires, etc., which can be described as a mixed bag.

Especially the power of the nobles. After most of the power was taken back by the king, the officials who held power in their hands were completely inflated, almost becoming another copy of the nobles.

Nowadays, even those aristocrats who do not hold public office themselves have to act according to the faces of these officials.

To be honest, the administrative system should have been rectified a long time ago, but it was only based on the consideration of national stability that the king did not do it for a long time.

This turmoil just gave the king a reason to attack…

Open the second document, it is the religious reform plan.

All nobles, public officials, and military officers of the Silver Moon Kingdom must unconditionally join the Moonlight Church and believe in the Moonlight Goddess. Those who do not believe in it will be deprived of their titles and dismissed.

In the army, there must be a chaplain who is responsible for preaching and supervising the faith…

Clergy no longer enjoy legal immunity from…

Mike’s brows are sometimes frowned, and sometimes relieved. This religious reform plan is a bit too bold, and it almost requires the complete integration of the church and the state system.

However, considering that the Moonlight Church was originally the state religion of the Silver Moon Kingdom, there are many believers, and non-believers basically have no resistance.

In addition, Simon is both the king and the pope. As long as there is no problem with the goddess of moonlight, this plan should be implemented theoretically.

Of course, if this plan can really be implemented, the benefits are also visible to the naked eye.

First of all, the number of believers in the Moonlight Goddess will increase steadily. After all, human nature is always greedy. If you want to climb up in this country, you can only believe in her. This is an invisible inducement for all people.

Secondly, the king’s control over the entire country will also be stronger.

This is always a theocratic world. If the law cannot govern nobles and officials, then the Pope doesn’t mind cleaning up the heresy in the church.

Finally, the abolition of the legal immunity of the clergy is, in a sense, a disguised enhancement of the authority of the new law.

From now on, except for the king, queen, pope, legendary powerhouse and other very few people, no certain group can act recklessly!

Compared with the first two documents, the third document seems a bit eclipsed, the content of which is to grasp public opinion and enlighten the wisdom of the people.

From now on, it is up to the government to control public opinion, and people with ulterior motives can no longer be allowed to incite the public.

In addition, in order to make it difficult for the public to be deceived and used again, public schools will be established from now on, and most tuition fees will be reduced, so that anyone who meets the conditions can go to school.

The third document is relatively simple and does not involve sensitive matters. As long as the money is in place, everything will be easy to handle, so Mike just glanced at it roughly.

After reorganizing the three documents, Mike said, “I will urge the cabinet to implement these three documents as soon as possible, but the church still needs you to talk about it.”

Simon waved his hand indifferently: “I know, you just need to be in charge of the cabinet!”

In this theocratic world, the power and status of the church are extraordinary, so he never expected the cabinet to communicate with the church.

Anyway, he is the pope now, and those in the church who disagree with the reform should all be treated as heretics!

Seeing that Mike hadn’t left, Simon asked sullenly, “Is there anything else?”

Five years have passed since the twenty years promised to the Moonlight Goddess, but the Silver Moon Kingdom still hasn’t seen much improvement, so he is now very focused on efficiency.

Every second wasted here is irresponsible to this country!

Mike was silent for a moment and asked, “Do you still remember the Battle of Yelin River?”

Memories came to mind, Simon frowned, stood up and looked out the window: “Of course I remember, that was the most dangerous battle I have ever fought. At that time, we were unprepared and outnumbered. If it weren’t for the soldiers who volunteered to fight, Sworn to the death to defend this country, all of us died ten years ago!”

Mike clenched his fists, UU reading www.uukanshu.com plucked up his courage and said, “Then do you know that Knight Winston also participated in that battle, and he lost a leg and his eldest son in that battle, And the official who bullied Mrs. Ai Lu is a deserter who refuses to join the war!”

It was true that he was the king’s clerk, but he was also a nobleman, and this incident made all the nobles very angry.

Why should cowards occupy high positions while heroes suffer humiliation? !

Simon was silent for a moment, then asked with a sullen face, “What the **** are you trying to say?!”

Mike showed anger rarely, and lowered his head with clenched fists: “Knight Winston… not long ago, because he couldn’t bear the pressure and humiliation, he shot himself!”

Simon’s breathing suddenly became heavy, and he grabbed the edge of the desk with his hands, and even dug his fingers into the desk.

Self-blame and regret lingered in his heart, Simon was trembling with excitement, but he still said stubbornly: “I have known how incompetent I am, and I don’t need you to remind me repeatedly here!”

He is not an omnipotent god, and he cannot handle everything perfectly. On the contrary, even if he has tried his best, he can only make the country move forward with difficulty.

Seeing Simon’s agitated appearance, Mike, who spit out his resentment, also realized his arrogance, quickly said “I’m sorry”, and hurried out of the study.

When Mike left, Simon slammed the table and cursed with red eyes: “Damn it! What the **** am I doing!”

If you want a group to grow rapidly, you will always have to exploit and sacrifice your personal interests, even if the victim is a hero!

He has always understood this truth.

But why does my heart still feel so uncomfortable when I encounter this situation…