Chapter 294, Great Political Tide

On February 11th, Casvann's wife and Hagen, the Duke of Gisoleaux, took the lead in launching the impeachment procedure against the king. Cha explained the failure.

Just as the electors of the empire have the power to initiate the impeachment of the emperor, the dukes of Brittany also have the power to initiate the impeachment of the king.

The duchess and the duke are "enemies". When the duke is unable to exercise his own power, the duchess can act on his behalf.

Facing Mrs. Casvann's questioning, Richard had no choice but to come out to fight, and the king responded seriously.

"This is a war between Casvann and Palaion and the Empire, not Britannia and the Empire. The Royal Court has never instructed Casvann to launch this war at any time and in any place. I also I have never expressed support for Kasvann on any occasion." Richard gave a very serious answer to the question.

However, Kasvann's wife had long been prepared.

"His Majesty Dinoa-Jean-Richard-de-le-Angulan, as the king of Brittania, firstly did not object to or advise His Excellency Casvann's military actions; Under such circumstances, the king, as the leader of the country, did not support and support Kasvann's actions. Finally, when His Excellency Kasvann was defeated and captured, the king did not carry out any attempted rescue activities. , or a diplomatic attempt.”

"Therefore, based on the above descriptions, we believe that Richard, as the king, bears direct and indirect responsibilities in this war. The kingdom's finances should make representations to the empire through official diplomatic notes to pay the ransom for Casvann and at the same time Expeditionary Forces were not given sufficient resources to explain."

Obviously, the views of the two sides on this matter are completely different.

As the king, Richard's point of view is that he did not instruct Casvann to launch this war. Since Casvann himself declared war on the Empire in the name of the Principality of Palaion and himself, then this is his own. The war is not the kingdom's, and he himself must take full responsibility for it.

Sounds reasonable, right?

But Mrs. Casvann's point of view is this, yes, this is a war between Casvann and the Duchy of Palaion and the Empire, but Richard, as the king, knew about it from the beginning. King, as the leader of the kingdom, Richard should support this war and provide enough resources and help from the knights, so that Casvann has a better chance of winning.

Or Richard can also oppose this war. As a king, he should understand Casvann's disadvantages. If he intervenes and Casvann refuses to agree to start a war, then Casvann should be fully responsible .

As king, Richard neither approved nor opposed, neither chose to provide support for Casvann, nor negotiated with the Empire about the ransom through diplomatic channels after Casvann was captured.

What kind of king is this?

The lady of Kasvann was born noble, and she has relatives everywhere among the great nobles in the kingdom, and the content she put forward is also very reasonable. This is what Richard should do, and what is Richard doing? ?

"It's quite Richard's way of doing things." Morgiana took Ryan's hand, and the two sat side by side on the chair.

This is how Richard handles things. Simply put, Richard doesn't want the relationship between Brittania and the Empire to break down, but he also doesn't want to upset Casvann because of this incident.

Therefore, the king's way of dealing with things is that the two ends of the snake and the mouse are mixed, and the empire explains that this is Casvann's own personal action, while the attitude of Casvann is ambiguous, and he does not expressly oppose it, and acquiesces .

This was Richard's usual way of doing things, no one wanted to offend, that's why Emperor Karl Franz asserted that Richard would not help Casvann.

Morgiana was very dissatisfied with this matter. If she was there, she would definitely stop Casvann's actions, and this human civil war would definitely not start.

Because of this, Casvann's wife received an unexpectedly large amount of support from the upper echelons of the kingdom.

On February 13th, thirteen nobles, including Earl Hendrick, Earl Allen, and Baron Carey, voiced their support for Mrs. Casvann and questioned the king.

On February 14th, 31 nobles, including the Holy Grail Knight Zipman, the Lake God Prophet Curry, and Baron Cornell, announced their support for the impeachment of the King by the Duchess of Palaion.

On February 17th, Fulcade, Duke of Montfort, and Theodoric, Duke of Berleon, announced their support for the impeachment of the king by the Duchess of Palaion through summons.

Richard suddenly fell into a state of desperation. The support of so many nobles made the king unexpected, and he had to announce another court meeting to defend himself.

Otherwise, his throne will be lost.

The day's quarrel did not produce any results. Both sides had their own supporters. It was obviously impossible for the king to accept the payment of ransom for Casvann through the kingdom's finances, so the situation fell into a stalemate and quarrel.

Usually at this time, both sides insist on their own opinions, and no one can persuade the other. At this time, the king should seek the lake god and witch and let her arbitrate the matter.

However, the problem is that Morgiana was seriously injured, and no one of the nobles in the kingdom knew where to find her. A few people who knew the matter, such as François, kept their mouths shut and said nothing on this matter.

Neither side could find Morgiana, so they tried to find Ryan, the chosen champion of the Fairy of the Lake.

Ryan also stayed behind closed doors, refusing to see visitors.

The nobles had no way of knowing what the lake fairy's opinion was on this matter, and now it is impossible for both sides to back down.

"I should come forward to arbitrate, both Richard and Casvann are responsible for this matter!" Mogiana's beautiful face was full of anger: "Who gave Casvann the courage to declare war on the empire alone? But As the king, Richard didn't support it, and he didn't stop it, and he didn't fulfill the king's responsibility!"

"You can't go out, the vampire has never given up looking for you, and I have eliminated several waves of vampire spies here." Ryan shook his head, and he grabbed Morgiana's little hand: "At least until you recover, no. "

The expression on Morgiana's face was a bit tangled. The answer was not what she expected, and the Lake God Witch sighed softly: "Okay, just follow your orders."

"Mogiana, if you come to the arbitration, how will you make a decision." Ryan then asked.

"10,000." Morgana thought for a while, and then said: "Richard will pay 10,000, and the rest will be paid by Casvann himself. At the same time, he will send someone to negotiate with Karl Franz, and try to find a way to further negotiate the ransom. details... Casvann and the two thousand knights have already been captured, so we can only find a way to reduce some of the ransom at the negotiating table."

"Well, that's the only way to go." Ryan knew that he was not suitable to come forward.

He is a vassal of the king, and there is a basic relationship between a monarch and his ministers. Although Richard has treated him unfairly in many things, at present, Ryan is still not suitable to come forward.

Then Morgiana was trapped in a state of serious injuries and was unable to come forward.

Where will this great political tide go?

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On February 18th, this tide intensified in the palace of the kingdom. Three meetings were held in the palace. Richard was not a Holy Grail knight, and his prestige was relatively limited. The joint impeachment of hundreds of nobles and hundreds of knights was in a hurry. Even if the Dukes of Lyonnaise and Boldroux came forward to express their support, the king was still at a disadvantage in terms of momentum.

On February 20th, the impeachment of Richard reached its peak. Hundreds of knights and thousands of families of captured knights blocked the gate of the royal palace in Courona, demanding that the king be responsible for this matter. At the entrance of the palace, women and children kept crying and beating the door with their hands, demanding that the king give a solution to this matter and redeem the captured knight.

In order to appease the nobles and the families of the captured knights, Richard had to order to send envoys to Brunswick, the capital of the empire, to negotiate with the emperor Karl Franz about the ransom. On the other hand, he sent royal knights , first appease the family members of the captured knights blocking the palace, and then arrest some family members who took the lead in making trouble.

Richard originally thought that his actions could appease the anger of the public, but Casvann's wife ordered more family members of the captured knights to block the door. The Marquis Taubote, who was in charge of guarding the palace, wrote a letter of resignation to Richard, voluntarily Request to resign from the position of chief guard of the Korona Palace.

Richard refused, and he then turned to the head of the Holy Grail Knights' branch in Korona, the Holy Grail Knight Commander Jules.

After Jules got the news, he was deeply aware of the seriousness of the matter. He led five Holy Grail knights to personally dispatch to the Krona Palace to persuade the families of the captured knights to calm down, and at the same time arrested a few intentional troublemakers.

The face of the Holy Grail Knight is obviously useful, and the family members dispersed under Jules' persuasion, and settled in various hotels and taverns in Korona, waiting for the king's explanation.

As a result, three days passed, and there was no news from the royal palace of Krona.

Casvann's wife and the great nobles were outraged, and they initiated impeachment proceedings against the king again, asking Richard to explain the incident.

The Holy Grail Knight Commander Jules was also angry. He also wrote a letter of resignation, requesting his resignation as the head of the Korona branch.

Richard hurriedly issued an order to retain Jules, and at the same time prepared to deal with the impeachment procedure against the king again. Richard, who was overwhelmed by the tremendous pressure, realized that this matter had changed.

Without Morgiana's arbitration, the king himself could not command the Holy Grail knights, and Casvann's wife had already faintly pointed the finger at Richard himself.

If this continues, the dukes may come to the palace of Korona to hold a king election meeting!

Naturally, Richard is not someone who can be slaughtered by others. The king dispatched in the subsequent meeting and said, since you are not satisfied with my handling, then I can hold a knight meeting of the kingdom. Whatever decision is made at the knight meeting, I will do as you said. ,how?

This trick of retreating into advance is really powerful. Richard's high profile immediately attracted the sympathy of a large number of neutral nobles, because the king really did not have any obvious fault in this matter, and at most he could only give a "negligence" or "dereliction of duty." ", it is still far from the serious consequences of being forced to abdicate. Regarding this matter, Richard's handling is quite satisfactory, not brilliant, and there are not many mistakes.

Furthermore, even if Richard is really forced to abdicate and the impeachment is established, who will pull the king down from the throne?

In the past, the contemporary Lake God Witch led the Holy Grail Knights to do this, but the key point is that Morgiana was seriously injured and disappeared.

Richard's statement finally forced the Duke of Connet, Ron Leo Cornwall, to come forward. The Holy Grail Knight stood up and asked the two parties to calm down and return to the negotiating table.

Kasvann's wife also realized that she would not get a good result if she continued to fight like this, and the two parties finally returned to the negotiating table in the palace.

The protracted negotiations remain inconclusive.

In the south of Brittania, the Principality of Wenford, the capital Helenhild.

Francois was sitting in his study, and the Duke himself picked up the wine leisurely, and said to the person sitting opposite him: "Percy, you are here after all."

Berhemond, Duke of Bastogne, sat across from Francois. He took out a letter and handed it to Francois: "Richard is already devastated by the current situation, and he begged me to come forward to arbitrate this matter." thing."

Francois nodded silently.

The Duke also felt that things were a little out of control. Originally, when the two sides could not agree, the Lake God Witch should come forward to arbitrate, and she would give a compromise solution. Since she symbolized the will of the fairies in the lake, the nobles There will be no more objections.

The core of the problem happened here, Morgiana was seriously injured, and now she was hiding in Ryan's territory to recuperate.

If Morgiana couldn't show up, it would be Ryan's turn. The Lake God Witch had made it clear to the great nobles of the kingdom that Ryan would take over her duties when she was away.

Francois believes that Ryan should not show up in this matter. The core is that, first of all, Ryan is a vassal of the king. If he leans towards the king, he will be considered to be in collusion with the king. If Ryan leans towards Casfan If Mrs. En's faction, it will be considered that he has not fulfilled his obligations as a vassal.

Secondly, although Ryan is in the limelight in the kingdom, he is still inferior to the lofty reputation of the Lake God Witch. The solution he gave is bound to not satisfy everyone, nor can he use his prestige to silence everyone.

Therefore, it is best for Ryan to stay behind closed doors, refuse to see guests, and not get involved in this matter. The excuse he gave is also perfect, that is, Ryan has contacts with many electors and nobles of the empire. Avoid suspicion.

Morgiana did not show up, Ryan refused to express his opinion, and no one in the court could persuade anyone, which led to the complete loss of control of the matter.

Now, the only ones capable of arbitrating are the Grand Master of the Holy Grail Knights, the legendary Green Knight, and the Red Dragon Duke Bohemond, who is a direct descendant of the original Knight King Arthur. He is also a strong man in the sanctuary and enjoys great prestige in the kingdom. It is helpless for Richard to ask him to come forward to arbitrate.

However, Bohemond was not very interested in internal affairs, so he came to ask Ji Yu Francois how he should deal with this matter.

"Perhaps you should ask Ryan for his opinion on this matter." Francois said in a low voice.

"Ryan? Didn't he refuse to see the guests? Richard sent several waves of envoys, but he didn't see anyone." Bohemond frowned: "I might not see them either."

"I'll ask Suria to accompany you." Francois said in a low voice, "Suria is his fiancée, and he will definitely see her. Believe me, Percy, Ryan will give you a satisfactory answer."

Berhemond breathed a sigh of relief.

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