LOL: Summoner of Goddess Jana

Chapter 285 Jiawen: My brother Galen, my sister Lacus!
A week has passed quietly since Lux's secret conversation with her mother.

In the past week, the court hall in the Xiongdu of Demacia can be said to be very lively.

Everyone finally reached a consensus on the expedition to Ionia, and began to seize the time to prepare the personnel and materials for this expedition. Then, a bold proposal submitted by Mrs. Augesa on behalf of the Crownguard family to the kingdom caused a turmoil. .

Everyone was arguing over the plan of the "Mage and Prisoner Army", and it even sparked a heated discussion within the kingdom between the radical and moderate anti-magic sects.

(There is no non-sorcerer faction in Demacia on the surface, only mild and radical.)
"The moderates, represented by the Crown Guard family, believe that the power of mages can also be used."

"After all, this time we are fighting overseas thousands of miles away. Even if these sinners cause trouble on the Ionian battlefield, it will not cause us Demacia."

"Letting these mages commit crimes and meritorious deeds can also reduce the casualties of our German soldiers and retain more vitality to deal with Noxus' increasingly crazy offensive."

Palace of Demacia, by the fountain pool in the garden.

The aged King Jarvan III was introducing the recent political situation in the court of Demacia to his young prince.

He is getting older, and his body is becoming less and less strong than in his prime.Sooner or later, the kingdom will be handed over to Prince Jarvan.

But the current Prince Jiawen is just a young boy who has just grown up.

So the old king has paid great attention to the training of the prince recently, especially since Prince Jiawen is not good at political training.

"These are the views of the Crown Defenders and the Moderates."

"But Commander Eldred of the Demon Seeker Corps, and the radicals he leads, strongly oppose this."

"They believe that, no matter what, magic should never be regarded as a force driven by the kingdom of Demacia—even in the form of the so-called 'mage prisoner army'."

"Especially those mages who are imprisoned in the Forbidden Tower. Many of them are sinners who have had human lives on their hands because of the loss of magic power, or for some worse reasons."

"Demacia's attitude towards these sinners is not friendly."

"If these resentful mages are released, even if they are expelled to Ionia, thousands of miles away, they may cause irreparable damage to the kingdom in the future."

"."

The old king moved away the views of the two factions, crushed them, and explained them carefully.

Then he looked at Prince Jiawen, and asked expectantly, "Jiawen, what do you think?"

The prince replied almost without thinking: "I think the Crown Guard family is right."

"Why?" asked the old king.

"Because Galen is my brother," said the prince, "I believe the Crownguards are right."

Jarvan III: "."

"Father." Prince Jiawen, who was nine feet tall and muscular, sometimes retained the shyness of his youth in front of his father.

He asked cautiously, "Did I say something wrong?"

"Haha." The old king smiled: "For you, it's not wrong."

Yes, with this kid's current political level, maybe it's right to believe that the Crown Defenders are right.

Mianwei is a friend of the Guangdun family from generation to generation, and he has also seen that young man Galen, he is indeed a good guy with thick eyebrows, big eyes, loyalty, courage, and trustworthiness.

If he passed away today, then Prince Jarvan could rely on Galen and the Crown Guard family behind him.

Jarvan III thought so melancholy.

"Jiawen." The old king started thinking about training his heir again, and asked the prince, "Then how do you think I will choose as a king between the radicals and the moderates?"

"This..." Prince Jiawen showed embarrassment.

His father is a well-known Chengfushen.The two factions in the court had been arguing for several days, and the old king never made a direct statement.

Some people may be able to guess Jiawen III's mind, but Prince Jiawen, who has only practiced force and military strategy since he was a child, is obviously not one of such shrewd people.

"I guess. Father Wang, you should support the radicals?" He finally managed to hold back an answer.

"Why?" asked the old king.

"Because father, you have always supported Commander Eldred's ban on magic."

"Am I very supportive?" The old king only asked in a complicated tone.

"Amount..." The prince was a little dazed.

During the decades of Jarvan III's reign, the power of the Demonseeker Corps has been continuously expanding.

The number of personnel, equipment level, and budgetary funds are increasing steadily every year.

Isn't this called support?
"No, that's not called support." The old king's eyes were deep, and he confided the truth in front of the prince for the first time: "This is called out of control."

"What?!" The prince was slightly startled.

Out of control, in the eyes of the young prince, this word is an extremely dangerous accusation: "Father, you mean that the Demon Seeker Corps wants to rebel?"

"." The old king was silent for a while.

He used to want to train the prince to be a benevolent king, so he didn't teach him these intrigue politics when he was young.

But now his body is aging faster and faster, and the domestic political situation is becoming more and more treacherous.

At this time, Jarvan III couldn't help but think of the latest edition of "A Brief Introduction to Janna's Thought" sent back by Augesa, and Li Wei's analysis of the political situation in Demacia in the article.

Some things can be understood even by the people of Za'an who are thousands of miles away, so it is time for him to explain clearly to the prince.

"Rebellion? Child, do you think nobles are out of control only if they rebel?"

"No." The old king shook his head: "Jiawen, please remember that the king's power will always be directly reflected in the employer."

"All the people you use listen to you, you are the king;"

"They don't listen to you, but instead want you to follow their advice, then you are a puppet."

The nobles don’t need to rebel at all, they just need to join hands to engage in “non-violent non-cooperation”, which can make the king give in and submit to many things.

The Demon Seeker Corps and the radical anti-magic forces behind it are a huge interest group with such energy.

"Actually, I know that the anti-magic policy has gradually gone to extremes. It's not that I don't want to relax the anti-magic policy to give the demon-infected people a way out." The old king finally confided his heart in front of the prince.

He wasn't really a radical at all.He also wants to relax the tightening anti-magic policy.

But relaxing the anti-magic policy is actually reducing the power of the Demon Search Corps, and taking away the jobs that the nobles hold in their hands.

To do this requires great determination and courage.

Jarvan III had never been able to make up his mind in the past, nor did he dare to take the risk.

As a result, they could only be kidnapped by out-of-control anti-magic interest groups, gradually expanding the power of the demon-seeker corps, and pushing Demacia's anti-magic policy to continuously tighten.

So in the eyes of Prince Jiawen and other people who didn't know the truth, he, the king who couldn't help himself, was actually a radical who pushed the policy of banning magic.

"But in fact, I don't support such an extreme anti-magic policy at all."

"I even support the rational use of magic."

"What?!" Prince Jiawen was shocked again.He didn't expect his father to say such politically incorrect words in private.

"Haha, are you surprised?" The old king smiled: "In fact, magic is very useful, and everyone has been tacitly aware of this."

As he spoke, Jiawen III also raised the letter in his hand.

That was the letter Mrs. Augsa sent back from Zaun a few days ago, and it was also the cause of the court controversy.

"Jiawen, think about it, it takes more than a month to travel from Zaun to Demacia Guanghai, and our mission has been in Zaun for less than 20 days."

"How do you think Augatha's letter came back?"

"Huh?" Prince Jiawen's eyes widened in surprise.

Augusta's letter was naturally sent back through the leader's "special channel".

That is, diving through Tahm's Abyss.

By magic.

The nobles of Demacia all guessed the truth of this matter, but no one exposed it.

Because if magic is not used, it will take 2 or 3 months to communicate between Demacia and Zaun on the road.

With this communication efficiency, how can the two sides quickly organize an "international column" to realize their cooperative strategy of expedition to Ionia?
So at this time, the usually shrewd and ghostly nobles all had their brains shut down, thinking that those letters were blown back by the strong wind, and they were pure uncanny workmanship of nature.

This also includes the radical nobles.

Because Noxus is the common enemy of the two factions, and the radicals don't want to hinder the grand strategy of Noxus, which De-Zu joined hands to fight, because of this little political correctness.

"This..." Prince Jiawen's three views were once again refreshed.He has a new understanding of the national conditions of Demacia.

But the old king struck while the iron was hot, and asked in a tone of testing students:
"Jarvan, back to the original question—"

"Now you know, which faction will I finally agree with on the proposal of the 'Mage Prisoner Army'?"

This question made the prince feel dizzy again.

Jarvan III has already confided that he is inclined towards moderates in his heart.

However, limited by the increasingly out-of-control radical anti-magic forces, he had been passively standing for the radicals before.

This time, will the old king choose to support the radicals or the moderates?

"Or radical?" Prince Jiawen couldn't figure it out, so he had to try to answer.

"No." The old king sighed slightly disappointed: "This time I will choose the moderate."

"Why?" The prince's head was already cracked.He really can't understand it.

"Because of the Crownguard family, they finally clearly sided with the moderates this time."

The attitude of the Crownguard family has been very ambiguous before.

Call them radicals, and the Crown Guards have always been loyal to the Jarvan royal family, and have never spoken out for the Demonseekers in court.

Let's say they are moderates. Tiana Crownguard of the Crownguard family is engaged to Eldred, the commander of the Demon Seeker Corps.

The news of the two marriages came out, and to be honest, it was just like Li Wei's malicious speculation, making it difficult for Jiawen III to sleep peacefully at night.

He wondered if his old friend Peter Crownguard had been a loyal minister for a long time and wanted to move up a position.

it's good now:

"The Crownguard family put forward a plan of a 'Mage Prisoner Army', which clashed head-on with the Demon Seeker Corps."

"This is the first time that they have clearly faced political opposition after they confirmed their marriage relationship."

Now Jarvan III finally felt relieved.

But reassurance is not enough.He had to take this opportunity to deepen the rift between House Crownguard and the mageseekers.

By the way, by taking advantage of the deterrence brought by the Crownguard family's clear stance, suppress the increasingly arrogant arrogance of the Demon Seeker Corps.

"So I'll agree with this 'Mage Prisoner Army' plan—"

"And according to the Crownguard family's proposal, hand over this magical combat force that the Demon Seeker Corps cannot tolerate to the Crownguard family, and hand it over to Laxana Crownguard."

"only"

Jarvan III is not very familiar with Lacus.

In his impression, Lacus was still a little blond girl who could only cry, but he didn't expect that in a blink of an eye, she would grow into a young heroine who dared to go to the battlefield at the age of 13.

You must know that Galen was only 15 or 6 years old before he went to the frontline army to hone his skills, and he was still using novice experience packs such as bandits, bandits, and Freljord savages.

However, Lux dared to volunteer at the age of 13 or 4, leading a group of dangerous mages to sea to fight against the mighty Noxus.

And her mother, Mrs. Augsa, who has always acted cautiously, agreed.

It turns out that this girl is so powerful?

It seems that this trip to Ionia is a luxurious training trip arranged for her by the Crown Guard family.

If Lux can successfully control the "Mage Prisoner Army", a powerful force, and triumph in the fierce Ionian battlefield, then she will soar into the sky in the future and become the most experienced in Demacia's history. The legendary and most powerful female general.

And that probably means
"Compared to Galen, Lux may be the next heir that the Crown Guard family focuses on training."

Jarvan III sighed in concern.

The Crownguard family is not a monolith either.He trusted the Crownguards, but not everyone in the Crownguards.

Galen was a young man whom he had grown up with, so he was very relieved.He believed that with the help of a good brother with thick eyebrows and big eyes, Galen, Prince Jarvan would surely be able to sit firmly on the throne in the future.

But if Lux is the next heir of the Crown Guard family, then the attitude of the Crown Guard family in the future is hard to say.

"Jarvan, what do you think?"

"Should I give Lux this chance to go to Ionia to practice?"

Jarvan III sought the opinion of the prince.Compared with him, the king, Prince Jarvan, who has been running to the Crown Guard family every day since he was a child, should be more familiar with Lacus.

"Don't worry, Father!" Only Prince Jiawen replied confidently.

He felt that his father had too many worries, and even the Crown Guard family was on guard.

He is different.

The prince trusted his intuition:
"Galen is my brother, Lux is my sister—"

"I will always trust them!"

(End of this chapter)