Chapter 188: Secret Meeting
Since he had decided to assassinate Marquis Eisen, White raised his head and looked at Night Enchantress not far away.
Noticing White’s gaze, she immediately stepped forward, bowed, and asked.
“Your Majesty, do you have any instructions?”
“Take a group of assassins and secretly go to Bianshu town in the east to kill Marquis Eisen for me.”
White ordered.
“Clear.”
Night Enchantress smiled slightly, took out the mask and put it on, then retreated into a dark corner and disappeared.
“Owen Eisen, it’s better for you to die so that I don’t have to worry.”
White muttered sinisterly.
Not long after, Count Luther hurried into the office and anxiously reported something to White.
“Your Majesty! I just received news from the southern border.”
“What’s going on?”
White frowned slightly.
“Could it be that my Second Sister has sent out troops again?”
“Not yet, but it’s more serious than this.”
Count Luther opened his mouth and hesitated to speak, fearing that if he spoke, he would make White furious.
“Tell me quickly, what’s the matter?”
White urged.
“That is……”
After quickly reviewing the information in his mind, Count Luther replied.
“Your Majesty, on the day of your coronation ceremony, the Second Princess, Her Royal Highness Triste Wells, unilaterally announced in Lion’s Roar City that the Southern Territory would secede from the Kingdom of Dawnlight, preparing to establish an independent nation and proclaiming herself Queen Dawnlight.”
“What?!”
Hearing this, White slammed the table, the anger on his face clear at a glance.
The Kingdom of Dawnlight has existed for hundreds of years, its territory has continued to expand, and it has never been divided.
As the legitimate king, White would never allow the kingdom to split into two countries in his hands.
What’s more, Triste announced her accession to the throne on the same day, which was clearly an act of provocation.
“Your Majesty, please calm down and be careful not to hurt yourself.”
Count Luther reminded carefully.
“How could I possibly calm down?!”
White stood up from his seat and said angrily.
“They say there can’t be two tigers in one mountain, and how can there be two kings in one country? Second Sister, you really pissed me off.”
Then he asked Count Luther.
“When will the reinforcements from the North and West reach the capital?”
“Probably… it will arrive within two days.”
Count Luther replied.
“Okay.”
A sharp light flashed in White’s eyes.
“Then in three days, I will personally lead the united army south to storm Lion’s Roar City.”
…
The Holy Kingdom of Caleb, Holy City, Central Cathedral.
A secret meeting was being held in the central hall, with only four participants – the current Pope Rayev XXIII and three cardinals.
“Your Holiness the Pope.”
Cardinal Terenbe stepped forward and saluted respectfully, then reported.
“A strange rumor has been circulating widely in the Kingdom of Dawnlight recently, claiming that Marquis Owen Eisen, the lord of Bianshu Town, possesses royal blood and is the illegitimate son of the late king.”
“It’s just a rumor, and you called us together for this?”
Cardinal Lemi seemed a little dissatisfied.
“Lemi, that’s not an ordinary rumor. Someone spread it premeditatedly,”
Terenbe explained.
“Otherwise, it wouldn’t have spread throughout the kingdom so quickly.”
“Oh?”
Hearing this, Freya Ludis immediately became curious.
“You mean to say that someone wants to frame Marquis Eisen?”
“That’s right.”
Terenbe nodded.
“Because Bianshu Town is an important partner of ours, I requested that His Holiness the Pope convene a meeting to discuss this matter.”
“Since it’s a rumor, as long as we prove it’s false, it will be self-defeating, right?”
Lemi said indifferently.
“Things may not be that simple.”
Terenbe took out a letter from his pocket. It was a letter from Bishop Flynn, written on paper that was a specialty of Bianshu Town.
The Holy Kingdom of Caleb had already purchased a batch of paper through trade. Everyone present had seen and used it before and did not find it strange.
“I just received a letter from Bianshu Town. It says that Marquis Eisen disobeyed the new king’s orders, forcing Duke Eddie of Dongsheng Fortress to send troops to Bianshu Town to capture him.”
The letter was first given to the Pope to read, and then passed to the other two people to check.
Lemi was the last one to receive the letter. After reading it, he said worriedly.
“Isn’t the Bianshu town over there now…”
“Bianshu Town will definitely be fine.”
Freya, however, wasn’t worried at all. She smiled and said.
“Haven’t we seen the power of muskets before? And there are even larger versions of them, called cannons. So, I actually think Dongsheng Fortress is no match for Bianshu Town.”
“That’s true.”
After hearing what Freya said, Lemi felt a little relieved.
Bianshu Town is currently the only place where people can live in peace with the subhuman race. Not only Lemi, but all the new-school people do not want such a place that conforms to their ideas to be destroyed.
“That’s exactly what happened. If the rumors were false, why didn’t Marquis Eisen dare to go to the capital to meet the new king?”
Terenbe touched his chin and speculated.
“In my opinion, the fact that the previous king has a bastard is most likely true.”
“It is indeed very likely.”
Rayev XXIII agreed.
“The new King, White Wells, will certainly not let Marquis Eisen of Bianshu Town go easily. The question now is, should we, the Lumichael Religion, intervene to protect him?”
Terenbe immediately raised this issue.
It was undoubtedly Owen’s credit that Bianshu Town was able to accept the subhuman race. If it were any other noble, they would most likely drive out all the subhumans in the town, and the relationship between the two sides would become hostile again.
“Of course!”
Lemi stepped forward and advised Rayev XXIII.
“Your Holiness, Marquis Eisen is the key figure in realizing our ideals. We must not allow him to get into trouble.”
After a pause, he continued.
“If Marquis Eisen truly has royal blood, why not help him become the next king? This will facilitate exchanges and cooperation between our two countries and help us realize the great vision of racial equality as soon as possible.”
“Um……”
King Rayev XXIII pondered for a moment, then shook his head slightly.
“We shouldn’t arbitrarily interfere in the internal affairs of other countries. The current situation in the Kingdom of Dawnlight is unstable. With the Second Princess, Triste Wells, claiming to be king in the southern border, civil war is inevitable. If other powers intervene, it will only complicate the situation.”
“Your Holiness the Pope.”
At this time, Freya also stood up and suggested.
“I also think we should protect Marquis Eisen, but we only need to send our strongest knights to protect him from assassination.”
“Reason?”
Terenbe asked.
“Do you remember those nobles in the western part of the Kingdom of Dawnlight who died tragically at home?”
Freya asked.
This information was already known to everyone present. After the third prince defeated the eldest prince, several nobles inexplicably died tragically at home in the western part of the kingdom, and the murderer was unknown.