King’s Kingdom - Chapter 209

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In addition to these three mainstream views, there are many other proposals. It is a pity that the number of people who put forward those resolutions is either insufficient or soft, and cannot make a loud enough voice. Therefore, these three are the mainstream ideas.

The new monarch of the Northern Empire is also indecisive, swaying among these three mainstream views. These three resolutions have their own advantages and disadvantages. The benefits are big and the risks are big, and the risks are small but not enough benefits.

Because of the uncertainty of the emperor, the lords of the north directly assembled the army and hoarded them on the border of the two countries. In addition to showing their determination to Tambadri, they also meant to force him to make an early decision.

At the same time, they also hoped to stimulate the Kingdom of Lanyin. If they could take the lead in launching an attack, then even for the sake of national dignity, a full-scale war would have to break out.

The lords in the north are the most supportive of the war against the Lanyin Kingdom. Once they have won the spoils, they, as northerners, will undoubtedly get the greatest benefit, and the radical decision is also proposed by them.

However, so far there has been no conflict on the border between the two sides. The Linked Army of the Lanyin Kingdom has almost assembled, with about 60,000 people. Compared with the regular army, the combat effectiveness is far less than that of the regular army, but the victory is in the number of people. numerous.

These linked armies have good training and equipment much better than the serf armies, and the command system is also very complete. If they are used well, they are not necessarily weaker than some slightly inferior regular armies.

Now the actions of the two sides are only at the level of confrontation and scolding each other, and there is no cross-border and physical conflict.

The Linkers are very clear about their positioning and purpose, that is, to delay enough time to wait for His Majesty the King to lead the real army back from the Hengduan Mountains. As long as they ensure that the opponent will not set foot on their own territory, then the rest will not be unbearable.

Even if it was a vicious insult, these warriors would not cross the border. It was nothing more than insulting each other. Although the Confederate Army in the North Seven County was a bit stupid, the South Twelve County was different. They could scold these people. Evenly matched.

The armies of those Northern Empire lords also did not dare to escalate conflicts. Once they crossed the border or broke out into physical conflicts, it would not be a trivial matter.

There are still explanations for the mutual confrontation, but if they cross the border, or if they really fight, even if it is just a fistfight, this will be understood by the imperial capital as disobedience.

After all, the real order to start a war has not been issued, and His Majesty the Emperor is not sure whether to start a war. If the emperor decides not to start a war without authorization, if the final decision is not to start a war, he will undoubtedly face extremely severe punishment.

Although the lords of various places are basically in a semi-independent state, except for paying annuities and military obligations, they are basically the emperors of the soil, but the powerful monarchs still have the right to deal with them.

The matter of the Northern Empire’s ambiguous attitude towards the Lanyin Kingdom quickly spread to various places. In less than a month, the Central Empire learned of the news. Although the official did not make a statement, there was already an uproar in the public opinion field.

In their opinion, what the Northern Empire did is really inauthentic. The King of Lanyin led his troops to the north to stop the monsters, but now you have to backstab, which is really shameless. This goes against human morality. To a certain extent, this is still a serious breach of the alliance.

Although it is said that there is no covenant between the Rhine Kingdom and the Northern Empire, in fact, there used to be a universal iron law among the human race.

That is, no matter what kind of deep hatred they have between each other, when facing monsters, they must provide support within their ability, and it is absolutely forbidden to stab them in the back.

This iron law comes from the era of the Eight Holy Kings 4,000 years ago, when the Eight Holy Kings and the human kings formed an alliance, because the human beings at that time could not really be called an advantage. groups are absolutely disadvantaged.

If they still want to stab each other for their own selfish interests, then it is impossible to turn around on duty.

This iron law lasted until 600 years ago, when Emperor Hilkati cleaned up the mountains and rivers, this human covenant also took effect, and until two hundred years after the establishment of the empire, monsters gradually disappeared within the sphere of human influence, and it was not for a long time. In the face of monsters, this covenant is naturally forgotten.

However, although people cannot experience history in person, they can record what has happened through words. Not only in the central empire, but even in the northern empire, some people can read and write, read poetry and books, and understand this iron law from books. The intellectuals also condemned this kind of behavior.

These intellectuals are usually the controllers of public opinion. In addition to the cabinets, most of the people who can read and write are rich and wealthy squires. Through their mouths, they can basically decide the status of a region or even a box of countries. public opinion environment.

A large part of the reason for Tambadri’s delay in making up his mind was due to the pressure of public opinion.

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Ikavin IV, the self-proclaimed orthodox emperor of the Hilkati Empire, supported the balcony railing with various exquisite patterns carved out of white marble with one hand, and looked into the distance from the highest point of the fifth floor of the main hall of Schönbrunn Palace, the entire imperial capital. The scenery and people have a panoramic view.

An attendant stood behind him, bending humbly. He had just reported the news from afar to His Majesty the Emperor.

“Heh… Those rebels in the north have become more and more stupid over the years. That new usurper can’t even control the nobles under his command. What a waste!”

“The rebels are now quarreling about how to deal with the Lanyin Kingdom, but according to the intelligence, the public opinion environment in their country does not seem to approve of military action against the Lanyin Kingdom…”

“Of course, not everyone is as ignorant of morality as those greedy people. If it was me, I would never stab in the back while the opponent was fighting for mankind. Even if they wanted to fight, they would still be here After the matter is over, fight in an upright manner!”

In fact, Ikaven IV is not against the practice of winning at all costs. He is not the kind of old-fashioned person who is bound by moral dogma. On the contrary, he also believes that war is to be won by all means.

However, he also felt that as a human being, especially a noble monarch who is the descendant of the Eight Holy Kings and the kings, he really shouldn’t backstab the opponent when he was fighting against dark creatures.

Even if it is unscrupulous, there must be a minimum moral bottom line. Aristocratic kings and emperors, no matter which ruling class they are, all have the legitimacy of their governance from their ancestors’ struggle against monsters and protect their subjects from the invasion of monsters.

It can be said that fighting against monsters and defending the human race is the nobility of these noble people, and doing so is actually a damage to their own legitimacy.