LOL: Summoner of Goddess Jana

Chapter 357 Irelia Returns (Two in One)

The next day, Presidium, Rebel headquarters.

With the return of Irelia Navoli Mountains, under her convening and chairing, the high-level meeting of the rebel army was held again.

The masters gathered together as the day before, but the difference from the day before:

Not counting Irelia herself and Master Yi, there were 30 other masters sitting in the venue the day before yesterday.

They are the founding fathers of the Presidian Rebels, heroes of Ionia, and comrades-in-arms whom Irelia once trusted.

But now, 6 people "disappeared" in front of her unconsciously, leaving only 24 people.

"Will there be less in the future?" Irelia sat in the main seat and suddenly sighed with emotion.

"Yes." Master Qingxia beside her sighed slightly: "The road you are going to take is too difficult and dangerous, there will always be people who will fall behind."

Li Wei opened a plug-in to avoid this problem.

But Irelia couldn't avoid it.

If she chooses ideals, there will be fewer and fewer old brothers around her.Some people will "disappear" in the future, and they will.

"Yeah." Irelia was a little melancholy.

But melancholy did not affect her thoughts.After yesterday's betrayal, reflection and self-awareness, she has grown up.

She looked at Master Yi in the audience, and Master Yi secretly gave her an encouraging look.

So Irelia became more determined.

She knows that she may lose many old friends along the way, but it is not a lonely road for her to walk.

What she chooses is the majority.

"Seniors." Under the hesitant and confused eyes of the masters, Irelia stood up.

Her eyes are firm and deep, her voice is clear and powerful, and her temperament is very different from the youthful and soft girly posture of the previous day:

"I think you should have a lot of questions now, right?"

"This" the masters looked at each other and nodded.

Indeed, now their stomachs are full of questions.

They didn't know why Irelia called everyone to a meeting with great fanfare as soon as she returned from the Navoli Mountains.

Why did only Yi, Yasuo, Yongen, Qingxia, and Irelia come back, and where did the 5 masters including Ravi go?
How are the negotiations with the vastaya going?Why is Irelia's expression so serious, and why has her temperament changed so much?
In the final analysis, these problems can be summed up in one question:
"Master Irelia, what happened in the Navoli Mountains yesterday?"

The masters faintly felt that the atmosphere was not right, and they turned their attention to Irelia with concern.

And Irelia didn't answer the question directly.

What she said first was: "This negotiation between us and the vastaya people can be said to be very successful."

"I agree to return the land, and the leader of the vastaya free army is also willing to take this opportunity to form a strategic mutual assistance alliance with us."

"The vastayas are willing to establish a joint army with us to facilitate unified and coordinated command."

"In the future war against Noxus, humans and vastaya will fight side by side, without distinction."

Speaking, as if to confirm Irelia's words, there was a burst of footsteps outside the venue.

Xia and Luo walked in.

"Purple Crow?!" Xia's appearance elicited an exclamation.The masters all recognized the legendary hero of the vastaya.

You know, Xia is a well-known extreme anti-human element among the vastaya.

Therefore, at the meeting the day before yesterday, the masters did not support the return of the vastaya land.

On the one hand, it is the Masters themselves who want the land;

But another reason is that they all know that with Yixia's character, even if humans return the land with good intentions, the vastaya may not coexist peacefully with humans in the future.

Before returning, Xia was anti-human; after returning, she was still anti-human.

Wouldn't the land be returned for nothing?

Return five cities today and ten cities tomorrow.The day after tomorrow, the vastayas will make trouble again, why don't they return half of Ionia?

Out of this kind of thinking, almost everyone in the rebel army did not support Irelia's decision to befriend the vastaya.

But now, Xia actually took her boyfriend to risk herself, followed Irelia, and came to the headquarters of the Human Resistance Army openly.

This is enough to show her sincerity.

"Vastaya people, are you really willing to form an alliance with us?" The masters couldn't believe it.

But this scene happened right in front of my eyes.

Miss Irelia, who has been secretly regarded as a political idiot by everyone, has actually achieved such fruitful results in diplomacy.

You know, what Irelia talked about was not just an empty paper alliance.

The terms of the alliance she negotiated were:

"Establish an alliance with humans and accept unified command in wartime."

what does this mean?
It means that the vastaya almost gave up their independent route, joined the Presidian Rebel Army in a half-covered manner, and became part of the Rebel Army in disguise.

It can even be said that this is a complete reconciliation between the vastayas and humans.

A piece of land that originally belonged to the vastayas was exchanged for a practical military alliance, and the development and growth of the rebel army even resolved the racial conflicts within Ionia in one fell swoop on the surface.
Irelia's actions cannot be overstated among the top ten diplomats in the world.

But the problem is:

"Master Irelia." The masters all looked thoughtfully at the smiling Xia and then at Irelia: "Aside from returning the land, did you agree to any other conditions?"

Everyone faintly sensed something was wrong.

That piece of land belonged to the vastaya people, and it was impossible for Xayah to be so grateful to humans because of this piece of land.

Irelia must have promised some better terms to make the vastaya return to her.Everyone thinks so.

"Are there any conditions, maybe it is possible." Irelia smiled and explained to everyone.

The vastayas did choose to reconcile with humans for other conditions, and that condition is not a short-term benefit that is visible to the naked eye, but:

"The Windleader," Irelia said. "The vastaya don't want an alliance with us, they want an alliance with the Windleader."

"This will be an alliance formed by leaders, rebels, and vastayas. Our rebels are only a part of this alliance, not the absolute leader."

These words made the masters even more confused.

Didn't Irelia go to negotiate with the vastaya yesterday? What's the matter with the leader here?
"Of course." Master Yi stood up in good time.

He revealed his identity: "Actually, I am a member of the leaders."

Master Yi of the Galewind Sword Sect is also the leader?
The masters felt more and more bad, why did the leaders send someone to interfere in the negotiations between the rebels and the vastayas.What does this have to do with leaders?
"Of course it's related." Irelia's tone became cold: "Master Ravi and others colluded with the Navoli Brotherhood and set up an ambush in the Navoli Mountains in an attempt to assassinate me."

"If it wasn't for the secretly helping hand from the leader yesterday, I'm afraid that leader Xia and I would have turned into corpses!"

"?!!" Everyone was shocked.

"Master Irelia, is this, is this true?" The masters couldn't believe it.

Although they also disagree with Irelia's political views, the insane act of Ravi and others colluding with the Brotherhood to assassinate the leader is far beyond their imagination.

But looking at Irelia's extremely rare cold and stern eyes, as well as the evidence of the forces of the vastaya and the leader, the masters had no choice but to believe it.

And it is only now that they understand why there were 11 people when they went there and only 5 people when they came back.

"Ravi and the others." The masters looked delicate.

"Dead." Irelia put on a tone and replied coldly: "I killed these traitors, as well as the leader of the Brotherhood, leaving no one behind."

Masters: "."

The atmosphere in the venue suddenly became serious and gloomy.

For a while, no one dared to put on senior airs in front of Irelia.

It was only then that everyone remembered that the girl in front of them was not some stupid emperor who could be fooled wantonly, she was a leader who became a leader by virtue of her strength.

When facing the enemy, she never relents in killing.

"Good kill!" The masters came back to their senses.

Most of them are sincere, and a few have some acting skills. They expressed their opinions one after another: "Lavi and others have colluded with the Brotherhood to assassinate Master Irelia. This is really insane!"

"I didn't expect that Ravi would do such a thing. Alas!"

Soon, the bad nature of the Ravi reactionary group was determined by the masters.

And once this nature is determined, the previous line and propositions of the Ravi Group will be qualified accordingly.

Master Qingxia secretly sent a reminding look, and Irelia immediately asked: "Seniors, do you know why Master Lawei betrayed the rebels?"

"." The masters were silent.

In fact, they all guessed it, but no one wanted to say it.

Because the purpose of Master Ravi, in the final analysis, is actually the same as them:

"He wants more land and privileges, and wants to learn from Noxus to implement a feudal system. I don't agree, and they will take my life."

Irelia's eyes were full of disappointment.And this was supposed to be a disappointing look to Lavie and others, and it brought great psychological pressure to everyone present.

The masters couldn't help feeling their scalps tingling:
Damn Ravi!Damned traitor!

The reputation of the reformists will be tarnished by these extremists!

They originally thought of using force to force Irelia to change course peacefully.

it's good now
After being tossed about by Lawei and others, whoever mentions the enfeoffment reform now will be suspected of being an "evil rebel group colluding with external forces" and become the public enemy of Ionia.

As a result, the venue fell into an eerie silence.

Irelia, on the other hand, announced her decision in an orderly manner by cutting off the remnants of the traitor:
"I called everyone to a meeting today to solve a few things."

"First, completely liquidate the Sharma family, including the six families and sects that participated in the rebellion."

"All the land and properties under his name will be confiscated, and the high-level generals from these six companies will be suspended for investigation. The legions under his command will be broken up and mixed, and will be handed over to me for direct command in the future."

"Of course!" The masters expressed their support one after another.

Ravi and others have done stupid things themselves, and they have to pay the price if they fail.

Irelia was backstabbed, and it was only natural to liquidate the remnants of these traitors in anger, and there was nothing to criticize.

but
"The armies of the six major family sects will be under your direct command in the future?" All the masters faintly sensed something was wrong.

My good fellow, Irelia is about to start taking control of the army!

Although Irelia was known as a leader in the past, she never scrambled to enclose land or manage power for herself, and she never established a "private department" that directly obeyed her orders.

This means that when other masters have transformed into warlords one after another, Irelia has always remained at the level of "anti-Nokia" at the beginning.

To put it bluntly, she is a one-man army; to put it bluntly, she is a polished commander.

Although it is really wartime, Irelia can also mobilize the steps of these masters in the name of a leader.

But if it happened the day before yesterday, when the masters collectively opposed her opinion, she would be completely alone with no soldiers to use.

And now.
"Master Irelia, I finally want to cultivate my own power." Everyone felt uneasy.

For masters who are accustomed to freedom, Irelia's desire for military power is not a good thing.

But there is no way. This time, Lavi and others courted death by themselves, and gave Irelia the title of righteousness, so it is difficult for everyone to say anything.

Therefore, this article still did not cause any controversy, and it was quickly passed unanimously with the approval of everyone.

At this time, Irelia continued to say: "The second thing, which is what I mentioned before:"

"Our side will form a coalition with the leader and the vastayas to assist the leader of the Baru province in fighting the Noxus invasion, and save the Baru compatriots who are struggling in the war."

"Support Barue?" The masters were slightly taken aback.

Then they didn't think much, and quickly replied: "We agree!"

Looking at the serious expressions of the masters this time, Irelia's eyes lit up with hope again.

Although these masters have selfish motives, at least they have not been ashamed of their names as Ionian heroes when facing foreign enemies.

"We are able to sit here and have a meeting now, and it is only because the leaders have attracted the main force of the Noxus that the Navoli province has returned to peace after a long absence."

"The lips are dead and the teeth are cold. Now the situation in the province of Baru is critical, and millions of compatriots are trapped in the center of the war zone. We really can't sit idly by."

When it comes to fighting the Noxus devils, that kind of united and vigorous atmosphere filled the venue again.

Irelia felt as if she had returned to Presidium more than a year ago, the battlefield where countless heroes were born.

At that time, even Master Ravi, who later betrayed her, was her most trusted comrade in arms.Everyone is working hard for a common goal, fighting bloody battles for the future of Ionia.

However, the fond memories only lasted for a while.

Soon, Irelia talked about the next topic: "The third thing is to cancel the land return policy."

"Abolish the land return policy?" This sentence instantly aroused the vigilance of the masters.

They immediately let go of their passionate family and country feelings before, and looked forward to Irelia's next words with concern.

Sure enough, Irelia wanted to change, but it didn't change as everyone expected.

"Our original land return policy is indeed outdated. But the land enfeoffment system advocated by Master Ravi will bury many hidden dangers for the future of Ionia."

"So I decided:"

Unknowingly, Irelia has mastered the essential skills of a leader.

After "I'll just say a few questions", she added "I'll just say two more points" after each question:
"1. Cancel the land restitution policy."

The property rights of the previous dynasty were not recognized by the rebels.The land will no longer be unconditionally returned to the original owner.

"2. The property rights of the allocated land remain unchanged;"

The most difficult thing in the world is to let others spit out the fat that has been eaten into their mouths.

And now the war is not over yet, the 24 masters and their legions in front of them are the main force fighting against the Noxus Empire.

Irelia still needs them, and of course they can't just smash their jobs as soon as they come up.

So under Master Qing Xia's suggestion, she proposed such a compromise plan, temporarily recognizing the land, resources and privileges that the masters had already occupied.

"3. The newly occupied land will not be allocated for the time being."

"In the same way we used to deal with No Man's Land before, we adopted wartime military management, recruited refugees to set up army farms, and the rebel officials were in charge of managing and operating them."

In order to worry about scaring the masters, Irelia couldn't follow the example of the leader and carry out the distribution of the whole people.

Therefore, "wartime military management" should be implemented first.Let the masters know that this is a temporary policy implemented during the war, and it can be adjusted flexibly after the war.

It can be regarded as giving them a thought, so that they will not be forced to follow Ravi.

"This..." But the faces of the masters are still not very good-looking.

What about military control during wartime? To put it bluntly, they are not allowed to continue to expand their power, and they are not allowed to occupy more fields?

So for them, how different is this from the original land return policy?
"That's my opinion." Irelia nodded in confirmation, then looked around firmly: "Then."

"Who is for? Who is against?"

"I object!" Soon a master stood up.

"I also object!" Everyone followed suit.

They still have the same old argument: "If the land is not divided and sealed, how can the soldiers have the enthusiasm for fighting?"

"It doesn't matter." Irelia was already prepared: "We only implement military control during wartime."

"After the war is over, we will still redistribute the land. I guarantee that all the meritorious soldiers in the rebel army will get the land they deserve."

Indeed it will.

But it's hard to say how much the masters will get at that time.

They all realized this, and continued to find excuses to question: "No!"

"Master Irelia, all the land in Ionia has its own owner. If you take the land back to the military without any reason, I'm afraid it will cause resentment among the people!"

"Oh?" Irelia turned cold.

Recalling the betrayal she suffered yesterday, her youthful face became more stern: "Senior, isn't the enfeoffment system you want also to snatch the land from the original owner?"

"Why didn't you think it would cause public resentment when you talked about enfeoffing the land?"

"This" the masters were embarrassed.

After yesterday's battle, Irelia's rank seems to have grown several levels.

Two consecutive moves were blocked back, and the masters couldn't find a suitable reason to object for a while.

Coupled with the bad influence brought by the "Ravi Rebel Group", it is not good for them to over-advocate the superiority of the enfeoffment system, so as not to be investigated and liquidated by Irelia, who is angry.

What should I do now? ,

Irelia was determined not to engage in enfeoffment.

You can't really learn from Lavina's bastard and collude with outsiders to make Irelia's rebellion, right?

"Cough cough." Seeing that the atmosphere was getting more delicate, Master Qing Xia coughed twice in a timely manner.

He stood up and said to everyone: "Master Irelia has now realized that tradition cannot be continued, and reform is imperative."

"But she still has various concerns about how to change the law."

"That's why she canceled the land return policy and decided to implement wartime military control—in fact, she wanted to put the issue of distribution on hold and discuss it later."

"We don't need to argue about a result now. We can put aside the dispute, fight against foreign enemies together, and discuss how to distribute the land after the Noxus are driven away."

Master Qing Xia's detailed explanation gradually calmed down the restless hearts of the masters.

Although everyone knows that this is just a picture cake to appease them.How to divide the land in the future depends on how the two sides play games.

But now they don't seem to have any better options than to take over the cake.

To put it bluntly, even if they go crazy and want to rebel, they have to hide their strengths and bide their time, dormant and prepare, right?
"Furthermore," Master Qing Xia pointedly reminded: "Master Irelia never thought of becoming an enemy to everyone, but just wanted everyone to understand her difficulties and give her more time to make a decision. "

"After all—our Presidian Rebels are supported by fellow soldiers from top to bottom."

"Even if we engage in military control during wartime, you will have your full support, won't you?"

Qing Xia's words were meaningful, as if she was avoiding Irelia, quietly reminding everyone of something.

"This?!" The masters suddenly realized.

Yes!What about military control in wartime?
If the military is in charge of the military, you have to resist the military and send people to manage it.

Who should be sent to take care of it?
Of course, only the masters can be sent.

Because almost all the officers and generals of the rebel army from top to bottom are the family descendants and sect disciples of these masters.

If you don't send their people to take care of it, who else can you send?
And as long as the land is in their hands, hehe
Then this so-called "military field" can be managed by them as "officer's field";
The so-called "military households" can be trained by them to be their own tenants, or even serfs.

All income from this land must pass through a layer of sieve from them before being handed over to the "imperial court".

"This..." The masters thought about it carefully: "This method is not unacceptable."

As long as they are operated properly, military management can make them operate in a way that is not much different from enfeoffment.

The only fly in the ointment is:
After all, this is not a real enfeoffment, and they are not legal lords.

If Irelia tracked them down, they'd have to spit out what they'd swallowed.

"How to do this?" The masters were a little worried.

After all, their knowledge is shallow.

They did not consider that the land belongs to the rebels, which means that the responsibility also belongs to the rebels.

The masters ran amok in the local area, and if something happened, the common people would never hate these masters, but only the organization of the rebel army.

Because even if ordinary people are harmed by the "master", they may not know who they are harmed by.

After all, there are not many people in this world who know the name of the mayor, and few people can tell who are the rich and powerful in their hometown, and what interests do they have in collusion with each other.

But people who know Irelia's name are everywhere.

You are the leader of the rebel army, who will you scold if something goes wrong?
Therefore, as long as the masters perform steadily, Irelia's reputation among the people will become notorious in a short time.

She will fall from the altar, her deeds will be distorted and smeared, her name will be splashed with dirty water, and she will be reduced from a hero who saved the world to a villain in the eyes of the Ionians.

At that time, if the masters hold high the banner of "pray for the people and fight for freedom", they will be able to slay the "evil dragon" Irelia amidst the cheers of the crowd, and take away the power of the rebel army.

Finally, after some operations, the military fields of the rebel army can be legitimately turned into private property.The masters can be heroes and earn benefits at the same time, it is the best of both worlds.

Because of the short-sightedness, the masters still can't think so far.

But the huge operating space behind the military control is enough to make them excited.

"Okay." The masters finally chose to compromise: "We support the cancellation of land return and the implementation of wartime military control."

The meeting ended successfully.

The change plan proposed by Irelia has also been implemented smoothly.

"What's next?" Irelia asked Master Yi.

"Wait." Master Yi conveyed President Li Wei's instructions.

"What are you waiting for?" Irelia asked puzzled.

"Wait for our comrades." Master Yi said, "They may still be farmers in the fields, businessmen in the streets and alleys, refugees who have left their homes, soldiers who fought bloody battles, and young masters in big families who have awakened their conscience. A cornered pariah in a small village"

"They haven't awakened yet."

"But they will come with us in the end."

The masters thought that military control was theirs to manage, and the earth would not turn around without them.

But what they don't know is that this is just a delaying tactic for the leaders.

The military control is just to let them take care of it temporarily, so that the leader can come to take over in the future.

"As long as there are enough leaders in Ionia, and the leaders have enough grassroots cadres, enough to completely replace the disciples of these masters—"

"These remnants of the old era can withdraw from the stage of history forever."

(End of this chapter)