Chapter 294, Great Political Tide

On February 11, the wife of Casfan and Duke Hagen of Gisoleaux took the lead. She officially launched the impeachment process against the king. A formal document was sent to the palace of Curona, demanding that the king be impeached. Cha provides an explanation for this failure.

Just as the electors of the empire had the power to initiate the impeachment of the emperor, so the dukes of Britannia had the power to initiate the impeachment of the king.

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

Faced with Mrs. Casfan's question, Richard had to come out to challenge, and the king responded seriously.

"This is a war between Casfan and Palaon and the Empire, not between Britannia and the Empire. The Royal Court has never given instructions to Casfan at any time or anywhere to launch this war. I also I have never expressed support for Casfan on any occasion." Richard gave a very serious answer to the question.

But Lady Casfan was prepared.

"His Majesty Dinoat-Jean-Richard de-Le-Angoulant, as the King of Britannia, first of all did not object or advise His Excellency Casfan's military actions. Secondly, after the war was launched, Under such circumstances, the king, as the leader of the country, did not support Casfan's actions. Finally, when His Excellency Casfan was defeated and captured, the king did not carry out any attempted rescue activities. , or diplomatic attempts.”

"Therefore, based on the above description, we believe that Richard, as king, bears direct and indirect responsibilities in this war. The kingdom's finances should make representations to the empire through a formal diplomatic note to pay the ransom for Casfan and at the same time The expeditionary force was not given sufficient resources to provide an explanation."

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

As king, Richard's point of view is that he did not give Casvane the instructions to start this war. Since Casfan himself declared war on the Empire in the name of the Principality of Palavon and himself, then this is his own The war does not belong to the kingdom, and he must bear full responsibility for it.

Sounds reasonable, right?

Mrs. Casfan's point of view is this. Yes, this is a war between Casfan and the Principality of Palaon and the Empire, but Richard, as king, has known about this from the beginning. As a king, Richard The king, as the leader of the kingdom, Richard should support this war and give enough resources and knights' help to give Casfan a greater chance of winning.

Or Richard can object to this war. As a king, he should understand Casfan's disadvantages. If he intervenes and Casfan refuses to agree and insists on launching a war, then Casfan should be fully responsible. .

As king, Richard neither approved nor opposed, neither chose to provide support for Casfan, nor did he negotiate with the empire about the ransom through diplomatic channels after Casfan was captured.

What kind of king is this?

The lady of Casfan was of noble birth and had relatives everywhere among the great nobles of the kingdom, and what she proposed made sense. This was the duty that Richard should fulfill, and what was Richard doing? ?

"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 dealt with things. To put it simply, Richard did not want the relationship between Britannia and the Empire to break down, but he also did not want to make Casfan unhappy because of this matter.

So the king's way of dealing with things was to make peace with the snake and the mouse. To the empire, he explained that this was Casfan's own personal action. To Casfan, his attitude was ambiguous and he did not express his opposition and tacitly approved it. .

This was the way Richard always acted. He didn't want to offend anyone, so Emperor Karl-Franz asserted that Richard would not help Casfan.

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

Because of this, Casfan's wife received unexpectedly large amounts of support from the upper echelons of the kingdom.

On February 13, thirteen nobles, including Earl Hendrick, Earl Allen, and Baron Carey, spoke out, announcing their support for Casfan's wife and questioning the king.

On February 14, thirty-one nobles including Knight of the Holy Grail Qi Buman, Prophet of the Lake God Corey, and Baron Cornell spoke out and announced their support for Duchess Palavon's impeachment of the king.

On February 17, Fourcade, Duke of Montfort, and Theodoric, Duke of Belian, announced by summons that they supported the Duchess of Palaion's impeachment of the king.

Richard was immediately overwhelmed. The support of so many nobles caught the king by surprise, and he had to announce another palace meeting to defend himself.

Otherwise, his throne will be in jeopardy.

A day's quarrel yielded no results. Each side had its own supporters. It was obviously impossible for the king to accept the payment of ransom for Casfan through the kingdom's treasury, so the situation fell into a stalemate and quarrel.

Usually by this time, both sides hold their own opinions and no one can convince the other. At this time, the king should find the Lake God Witch and let her arbitrate the matter.

However, the problem is that Morgiana was seriously injured, and no one among the kingdom's nobles knew where to find her. A few insiders such as Francois kept their mouths shut and said nothing on this matter.

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

Ryan also stayed behind closed doors and refused to see guests.

The nobles had no way of knowing what the Lady of the Lake's opinion was on this matter. At this point, it was impossible for both parties to give in.

"I should come forward to arbitrate. Both Richard and Casfan are responsible for this matter!" Morgiana's beautiful face was filled with anger: "Who gave Casfan the courage to declare war on the empire alone? But As a king, Richard neither supported nor stopped him, nor did he fulfill his responsibilities as a king!"

"You can't go out. Vampires have never given up looking for you. I have eliminated several waves of vampire spies here." Ryan shook his head, and he grabbed Morgiana's little hand: "At least not until you recover. "

The expression on Morgiana's face was a little tangled. This answer was not unexpected. The Lake God Witch sighed softly: "Okay, I'll just listen to you."

"Morgiana, if you came to arbitrate, how would you decide?" Ryan then asked.

"Ten thousand." Morgiana thought for a moment and then said: "Richard will pay ten thousand, and Casfan will pay the rest himself. At the same time, he will send people to negotiate with Karl Franz to find a way to further discuss the ransom. The details... Casfan and two thousand knights have been captured, and we can only find a way to reduce the ransom at the negotiation table."

"Well, that's all." Ryan knew that he was not suitable to come forward.

He is a vassal of the king, and there is a basic relationship between king and minister. Although the inspector did not treat him honestly in many things, for now, Ryan is still not suitable to come forward.

Then Morgiana was seriously injured and unable to come forward.

Where will this great political trend go?

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On February 18th, the tide intensified in the palace of the kingdom. Three meetings were held in the palace. Richard was not a Knight of the Holy Grail, and his prestige was relatively limited. Facing Mrs. Casfan, he united the whole kingdom. Hundreds of nobles and hundreds of knights jointly signed the impeachment, and they were in a hurry. Even if the Duke of Lyonnais and the Duke of Bordeaux came forward to support, the king was still at a disadvantage in terms of momentum.

On February 20, the impeachment of Richard reached its climax. Hundreds of knights and the families of thousands of captured knights blocked the entrance to the palace in Curona, demanding that the king be responsible for the incident. Many knights' families brought their families with them. , women and children kept crying at the door of the palace, slapping the door with their hands, asking the king to give a solution to the matter and redeem the captured knights.

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

Richard thought that his action could calm the public anger, but Casfan's wife instigated more family members of captured knights to block the door. Marquis Taubot, who was in charge of the palace guard, wrote a letter of resignation to Richard and took the initiative. Requesting resignation from the position of Chief of Guard of the Palace of Kurona.

Richard refused, so he turned to the head of the Holy Grail branch in Kurona, the Holy Grail Knight Commander Jules.

After receiving the news, Jules felt deeply that the matter was serious. He led five Holy Grail Knights to personally go out and came to the Palace of Curona to persuade the families of the captured knights to calm down, and at the same time arrested a few who deliberately caused trouble.

The Holy Grail Knight's face was obviously useful. The family members dispersed under Jules's persuasion and gathered in various hotels and taverns in Corona, waiting for the king's explanation.

As a result, three days passed without any news coming from the palace of Kurona.

Casfan's wife and the great nobles were angry. They once again launched impeachment proceedings against the king and asked Richard to explain the incident.

Holy Grail Knight Commander Jules was also angry. He also wrote a letter of resignation, requesting to resign as the head of the Kurona branch.

Richard quickly issued an order to retain Jules, and at the same time prepared again for the impeachment proceedings against the king. 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 Casfan's wife had vaguely pointed her finger at Richard himself.

If things continue like this, the Dukes may come to the palace in Kurona to hold a king-selection meeting!

Richard is naturally not a person who is at the mercy of others. The king went out to say in the subsequent meeting that since you are not satisfied with my handling, then I can convene a meeting of the kingdom’s knights. Whatever is decided at the knights’ meeting, I will do as you say. ,how?

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

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

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

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

Casfan's wife also realized that she would not have good results if she continued to make trouble like this, and the two parties finally returned to the negotiation table in the palace.

Protracted negotiations remain inconclusive.

In the south of Britannia, the Principality of Winford, the capital is Helen Hilde.

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

Burhemond, Duke of Bastogne, sat across from Francois. He took out a letter and handed it to Francois: "Richard is very anxious about the current situation. He begged me to come forward to arbitrate this matter." thing."

Francois nodded silently.

The Duke also felt that the matter was a little out of control. Originally, when the two sides could not agree on the same opinions, the Lake God Witch should come forward to arbitrate. She would give a compromise solution. Since she symbolizes the will of the Lake Fairy, the nobles There will be no more objections.

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

Morgiana cannot come forward, so it will be Ryan's turn. The Lake God Witch once made it clear to the nobles of the kingdom that Ryan would take over her duties when she was away.

Francois believed that Lane should not show up in this matter. The core of the reason was that first of all, Lane was a vassal of the king. If he leaned towards the king, he would be considered to be colluding with the king. If Lane leaned towards Casfan Mrs. En's faction will be considered that he has failed to fulfill his obligations as a vassal.

Secondly, although Ryan is very popular in the kingdom, it is still not as high as the lofty reputation of the Lake God Witch. The solution he gives will definitely not satisfy everyone, nor can he use his prestige to shut everyone up.

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 connections with many electors and nobles in the empire. Avoid suspicion when it comes to matters.

Morgiana didn't show up, Ryan refused to express his opinion, and no one in the palace could convince anyone, which led to the situation completely getting out of control.

Now, the only ones with the ability to arbitrate are the Grand Master of the Holy Grail Knights, the legendary Green Knight, and Duke Berhemond of the Red Dragon. Berhemond is a direct descendant of the first Knight King Arthur. He is also a powerful man in the Holy Domain and enjoys a huge reputation in the kingdom. It is a helpless move for Richard to ask him to come forward for arbitration.

However, Berhemond was not very interested in internal affairs, so he came to ask François how he should handle this matter.

"Maybe you should ask Ryan for his opinion on this matter." Francois said softly.

"Ryan? Didn't he refuse to see guests? Richard sent several waves of envoys, but no one was seen." Bohemond frowned: "I might not be able to see him either."

"I asked Sulia to accompany you." Francois whispered: "Sulia is his fiancée, and he will definitely want to meet her. Believe me, Percy, Ryan will give you a satisfactory answer."

Birhemond breathed a sigh of relief.

"Just do it."

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