Chapter 958, Old Nobles and New Nobles

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An important knowledge that Ryan learned from Macado is that for a big country (the emphasis here is sufficient size), no policy is so-called "completely reasonable", "completely healthy" and "long-term stability". As far as a big country is concerned, there are only two considerations for a policy: short-term pros and cons and long-term pros and cons. Macado’s knowledge told Ryan that after considering immediate interests, long-term interests, and problems that urgently need to be resolved now, as long as it is beneficial Policies that outweigh the disadvantages can be tried.

It doesn't matter how much the lower levels of the bureaucracy and civilians live or die, it doesn't matter how much sacrifice the civilians need to make, as long as it is considered beneficial to the country as a whole, it can be implemented.

This is Malcador thinking.

To a certain extent, Malcador the Mageweave is worthy of being the culmination of the bureaucratic system of the human empire for tens of thousands of years. In the eyes of the prime minister of the empire, the founder of the human empire system and the most loyal servant of the emperor, maintaining the political situation The stable operation of the bureaucratic system, controlling everything, mastering everything, using the system and personnel arrangements to maintain balance and let everyone finally give their allegiance to the supreme emperor is the purpose of the existence of the human empire.

"If the system and the creator of the system exist at the same time, people who are ready to move will try to resist the creator and destroy the system, but if the creator is no longer there or unknown, people will be willing to obey, and use and rely on the system to communicate with each other. fight, and become champions and enforcers of the system."

"This is the system. At first you resist it, you abuse it, you hate it, and slowly, you get used to it, rely on it, and finally, you find that you can no longer leave it."

——The prime minister of the human empire, the great lord of the Supreme Lord Council of Terra, the hero judged by the emperor, the most loyal servant, friend and confidant of the Lord of Humanity, and the handprinter Macadam-Macador.

This is why the Primarchs and the Prime Minister are destined to be on opposite sides, just like the doomed opposition of the enfeoffment system, the appointment system and the centralization system. This is an irreconcilable contradiction. No matter who the Primarchs are, they are destined not to Willing to become a cog or bearing in the bureaucratic system, but in Malcador's view, the Primarchs have not learned to obey, and the Prime Minister even uses a lot of spies and psychic detection to spy on the true thoughts and secrets of the Primarchs. The Primarchs had "emotional exchanges" with each other and with the Emperor. Most of the Primarchs hated the Handprinter, and the few with better tempers such as Guilliman or Vulcan lacked affection.

But the facts finally proved whose method was more useful. 10K years after the Emperor entered the Golden Throne, two crucial legacies left by Malcador are still in play, including the Inquisition, including the Gray Knight and its Primarch Lion - Malcador.

The power of the Handprinter echoed in Ryan's mind, and the Primarch of the Gray Knight was thinking about how to deal with this matter.

From a short-term point of view, the disadvantages of receiving this Kislev army outweigh the benefits, including but not limited to diplomatic troubles, military supplies and stationing arrangements, differences in beliefs, and whether the group of Kislev wives are willing to Allegiance question.

But in the long run, there is no need to say more about the benefits. Everyone knows that there are countless industrial talents and the last and most effective army in this ice and snow kingdom!

"The queen, does she still have the face? If it wasn't for her, we wouldn't be here now!" Mogiana took the envelope and looked at it, and her good mood disappeared instantly. Germany’s army, we have paid more than 3,000 losses, Karade was also seriously injured, all the military expenses were paid in advance by ourselves, and she has the face to ask us for someone now?”

"Hehe." Ryan smiled and said nothing. He stretched out his hand and stroked the golden eyebrows of the Lake God Witch, just looking at her like this.

The originally distorted eyebrows gradually subsided, and Morgiana was a little embarrassed by Ryan's gaze, and felt that her body was starting to become strange. The Lake God Witch was expecting and displeased, and said sourly: " What? Do you still think Katarin's request is reasonable?"

"The reason is unreasonable." In the hall, Ryan and Morgiana were not too close, the Knight King quickly withdrew his hand, and he just sighed: "But she has the law, this It is really not easy to handle this matter, if it is not handled properly, it will easily cause disputes and affect the image of our Brittany in the old world."

Morgiana nodded. This is true. No matter how you say it, Katharin still retains her identity as the female tsar, and this identity is also recognized by Britannia. It meant self-government and acting on its own, but it did not publicly announce its separation from Kislev, and the conditions at the time did not allow it.

"So I feel disgusting, very disgusting. Our Majesty Katarin obviously doesn't want to lose face." Ryan held this letter that was both a request and a questioning taste, and the Knight King's face was full of disgust The expression on her face: "This is also in line with her situation. She has no ability to change the status quo, and can only hope for external forces."

"Then what should we do? I don't know? Or refuse?" Morgiana simply pulled Ryan away from the banquet hall. The sound of the lake goddess' high heels and Ryan's boots resounded on the floor of the less luxurious Earl's Castle. She After thinking about it for a while, he negated these two methods distressedly: "It is absolutely impossible to say that you don't know. The old world knows it. We say that we don't know. It's a lie. It's not good to refuse. Now the Empire and the Britannia In an all-out fight against chaos, refusing is both reckless and absurd, so why should we prevent Mrs. Keesler from going back to save their country?"

"Hahahahaha! That's right, that's right." Ryan laughed, and the King of Knights picked up the letter with a cold tone: "So it's really disgusting, this is a conspiracy, indeed, I don't even want my face , this matter has really become difficult.”

"Then what should we do now?" Morgiana became worried, and the Lake God Witch was a little worried about this.

Ryan couldn't help but smile when he heard the words. As a powerhouse in the sanctuary who has accepted the hundreds of years of inheritance from the witch of the lake god, Morgiana has countless experiences to learn from in dealing with politics, the court, and various religious affairs. So worried, but once something has to do with Ryan, Morgiana can't keep calm, it can only be said that a woman in love will become blind, and Talleyrand is seeing through this and grabbing a meal Compliments, successfully left a good impression on Morgiana.

"What should I do? Write back and tell Katarin that she has found the wrong person for this matter. I am busy fighting against chaos now. I have no time and no responsibility for the retreat of Kislev's army to Britannia. Tell her to go to Suria." Ryan smiled: "As for Suria, there is Olika, she is best at this, and Beria who knows about Kislev."

"That dark elf is really good at this." Mogiana seemed to remember something, she looked around and saw no one: "Well, it's getting late, let's go back to the room first?"

"Going back to the room? Going back to the room so early?" Ryan's face changed slightly, and the King of Knights quickly changed the subject: "It's too early, Morgiana, shall we go shopping?"

"Walking around, there are people everywhere, and you can't find a place where there is no one in the whole town." Morgiana looked unhappy, she thought for a while and said shyly in Ryan's ear: "Thinking about it, I can't see it." It’s the quietest place in the room, Ryan, what kind of skirt and stockings do you like, let me show you, okay?”

When the time comes, the room will be full of your uvula, where will it be quiet? Thinking of this, the King of Knights shook his head and said that it was too early. Mogiana was a little dissatisfied when she saw this, so she had to follow Ryan back to the banquet hall.

"Honey, where have you been?" Veronica came over with a glass of wine, behind her was a group of gala witches dressed in fancy dress: "I've been looking for you everywhere."

"What do you want from me, dear." Ryan raised his glass and clinked a glass with Veronica.

"Looking for you... go back to the room!" Veronica said with malicious intent on her sweet and delicate face: "You have won such a big victory, do you want to show something? Let's go back to the room, dear Yeah, I'm kind of impatient."

Ryan: "..."

"Ryan, you are here." Teresa also came at this moment. Seeing that Veronica and Morgana were both there, the sorceress immediately came up to her. She brushed her waist-deep black long hair Standing high, the black full-frame butterfly-patterned glasses exuded magical brilliance: "It's too noisy here, and I'm a little annoyed, why don't we find a quiet place to play cards or do something else together?"

Ryan: "???"

The King of Knights realized that the situation was not good, and immediately planned to run away, but Morgiana had already reached out and grabbed his sleeve: "I am glad that we have reached an agreement. Now is the time to act."

The witch of the lake, the female speaker of Jialan, and the sorceress completed the synchronization in an instant!

Trick the little pig into it before killing it!

Just like that, the King of Knights was half pushed and half pulled away from the banquet.

Everyone at the banquet basically noticed the departure of Ryan and Morgiana, but most of them blamed it on the letter received by the king. They should have something to deal with, so they didn't pay too much attention.

The regent of the Kingdom, Lawn, came a bit late. He ate something casually, drank a few glasses of wine, and celebrated together.

"Sir Baldwin?" The regent of the Kingdom felt the glory of the Battle of the Three Kings. He regretted that he had not wiped out such a large number of frontal battlefields. He saw a knight of the Kingdom surrounded by a large group of ranger knights eating and drinking together, and took the initiative to walk over : "Why is it you again?"

"Your Majesty Lauen!" All the knights saluted, and Baldwin from Le-Angulan hurriedly greeted Lauen: "Ma'am, it's great to see you back without incident!"

"Ma'am, Baldwin, what are your results in this battle?" The regent of the kingdom laughed, and he had a drink with Baldwin. Seeing that the two wanted to talk, everyone dispersed wisely.

"There are no results. I haven't even killed a single goblin." Baldwin is a rather weak appearance, with some traditional aristocratic nobility on his body, but his face is obviously weather-beaten. His temperament is very different, just looking at his temperament, he is no different from many noble children who eat, drink and have fun all day long, but judging from the wrinkles and scars on his face, everyone knows that he is a veteran of the battlefield.

Lawn knew that Baldwin was born in the Principality of Le-Angulan and was a descendant of the Earl of Clement's family. Before that, Knight King Ryan announced that there would be no knights for the kingdom within four generations. The title was in crisis! So Baldwin enlisted as a knight to go to Araby for an expedition. Many people thought that a dude like Baldwin would not live more than three months in Araby.

In fact, it is true that most of the ranger knights who went to Araby for the expedition could not live for more than three months, but Sir Baldwin was an exception. No matter how this dude ate, drank and had fun, he did not lose his training in martial arts and riding skills. After leaving the Arabian Desert, Baldwin took part in the Battle of Mengisa and the Battle of Spring Valley successively. He won great victories in the battles, made military exploits and miraculously survived. In the end, he received an "excellent" evaluation in the comprehensive evaluation, returned home smoothly and was awarded the Knight of the Kingdom by Lawn title.

Lawn generally knew something about Baldwin, and the regent of the kingdom became interested: "Then why do they admire you so much? You are not a banner captain or a general."

"Ha." Baldwin smiled helplessly, pointing at the young ranger knights: "I just have a lot of battlefield knowledge, life-saving knowledge, and although I have received a lot of professional military skills, I have never been to this group. Rookies on the battlefield."

"Rookie? Well, it's very vivid. No matter who you are, you start as a rookie, and I'm no exception." Lawn laughed straight.

"Yes, for rookies, going to the battlefield is not how many enemies you have to kill, but how to ensure that you survive. It's not about dying as soon as you come up. For example, when I guide them, when the goblin bow and arrow boy shoots at you , rushing forward is not reckless, it is the safest to contact the enemy's formation as quickly as possible." Baldwin also sneered: "This is not bravery, this is wisdom, we are not those Ugols, the knights just want to rush , but safe."

"Oh? I didn't think that Fearless Charge could be explained in this way. Who taught you?" Lawn used a fork to pick up a piece of steak soaked in juice, and the regent of the Kingdom asked with great interest.

"It was taught by the knight instructor in the Oreg Knights." Baldwin gnawed a big cucumber: "We fought in the Arabian Desert. We have many enemies, such as undead, green skins, skaven, pirates, etc. , we have very few friends, only the imperials, a small number of dwarven exploration teams, and the rest are only sand and camels. Surviving is more important than killing more enemies. The boss said, the important thing is to experience and feel first. , survive."

"Your boss is really talented." Lawn thought about it, and said slowly: "Where is he now?"

"Still in Araby."

"Still in Araby? How long has he been in the service?"

"It's been a long time, he just doesn't want to go home, it's boring, I was homesick and crazy, and I didn't understand it at all, until I went home, looking at my father who was immersed in the glorious past of the family and didn't want to wake up, looking at me A few brothers and mothers who have nothing to do all day are boring, really boring." Baldwin said helplessly: "As a lady's honorable knight, life should not be so wasted."

"So you're here again this time?" Lawn was amused.

"Yes, I'm here again." Baldwin said with a smile: "The Grand Crusade of the Knights' Way, winning until soft hands, under the leadership of His Majesty Ryan, winning and winning all the time, is not much more interesting than being at home. Wealth, glory, and even It's the Holy Grail, and I'm ready."

"Come on, Baldwin, you will win the glory that belongs to you." Lawn shook hands with Baldwin, greeted and walked away: "The queen of the kingdom!"

The regent of the Kingdom was filled with emotions, and he felt that the King of Knights was even more incomprehensible.

Lawn is very clear that knight nobles like Baldwin are typical old nobles and territorial nobles. Logically speaking, they should hate Knight King Ryan's style and anti-reformation the most. These people hate Ryan's emphasis on "incompetence is "Sin", "Confiscation of titles and fiefdoms if you can't provide knights", "If you can't provide nobles, I'll let the mud-legged people take over" policies, and they have become enemies of Ryan more than once.

How can my hundreds of years of family accumulation be inferior to the ten years of bloody struggle of the mud legs?

Whether it is Lawn or Bohemond, they are typical representatives of the old nobles, but to the disappointment of most old nobles, whether it is Lawn, Hagen, or Bohemond, they are all Holy Grail Knights , for the Holy Grail Knights, the above three are not valid for them, and they will not endanger their interests. On the contrary, they have tasted enough sweetness and gained enough benefits by following Ryan, and for many reforms that harm their interests. Being able to get rewards in the long run and other places, it is naturally difficult to make up your mind to resist, and in the end, under Francois' ideological work, he simply fell to Ryan's side.

So these old nobles in the middle class are suffering in their hearts. They can't go up to the sky, they can't go down to the ground, and they are half dead by Ryan.

However, the appearance of people like Baldwin made Lawn realize that even the old aristocrats have begun to undergo tremendous changes, and new blood among the old aristocrats is rapidly rising. Instead, they have become Ryan's supporters, because many The people of insight among the old aristocrats also realized that if they did not change, they would be eliminated with the torrent of the times, and as long as they followed Ryan, they would also have the opportunity to obtain countless wealth and glory.

What about the new nobility? Lawn turned his attention to another group.

It was the Old Guard under the king. The coach Bertrand, Davout, Raymond, and Raymond's brother Thomas, the engineer, drank and ate meat together. They were the new nobles and representatives of the mudlegs. All of them have achieved great military exploits and honors, and the civilians have even more respect for the old guard than ordinary knight masters.

This is identity recognition. Compared with the knight lord, the serfs certainly recognize the old guard as their own.

Of course, the old nobles hated the old guards, because in their view, these old guards were a new group that came to seize their interests, and they were the knives in Ryan's hands.

But from another point of view, the Old Guards are all native-born Bretons. At the national level and the national level, the Old Guards and the old nobles are on the same side. Compatriots are allies, so it is impossible for the old nobles to completely break hostility with this group of new nobles, not to mention that the fairy in the lake has recognized the status of the old guards after the Holy Grail Knights.

Is this His Majesty's trick? No one can completely oppose him? Unknowingly, he has completely controlled the entire kingdom?

After thinking for a long time, for the first time, Lawn took the initiative to greet Bertrand and the others.

"Congratulations, Baron Nottingham, our Lord Bertrand!"

The representatives of the old nobles and the new nobles had their first dialogue on an equal footing at the banquet after the Battle of the Three Kings.

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