Riding and Slashing

Chapter 305 The King of Wisdom
"I thought you had some special military situation early in the morning...so be it..."

Ulrik obviously didn't care about Sir Aurs, he waved his hand and prepared to go downstairs, as if he was in a hurry to eat.

"Your Majesty! There is one more thing..."

Li Ang shook his head, with a troubled expression on his face: "Malbert has defected to the enemy... so I want to ask, is the king's decree he brought earlier, is it true? I'm worried that it's his fake edict make……"

With that said, Li Ang took out the scroll and looked at the maid behind Princess Anna.

"Get out... and close the door."

Princess Anna sensiblely asked all the maids to leave.

"This order was indeed issued by me. But... Li Ang, tell me the truth, did Malbert really treason because of that Bacchus woman? I heard that he planned to assassinate you?"

Ulrik obviously has no feelings for Malbert. Judging from what he means, he doesn't seem to care whether Malbert is a traitor...

"Your Majesty, when he was your designated future son-in-law, he proposed marriage to Governor Justus of the Bacchus Empire. The dowry is the spoils of war from D'Shar that he snatched from my subordinates—— These are the ones that were meant to be given to you."

Li Ang spoke the truth frankly: "I can swear to the goddess Eunomia, this is all true."

Ulrik nodded, looked at Li Ang and smiled: "You want to ask Brennus?"

Li Ang nodded: "Yes... Where is Duke Brennus now? Fox Town? I'm not sure if he will become an enemy..."

"He has gone to Sava River Castle. He intends to capture Malbert back with his own hands to prove his loyalty to the kingdom."

Ulrik shook his head, and even had a meaningful smile on his face: "For this reason, he also resigned from the position of Grand Master of the Lion Knights."

To be honest, Malbert's 'defection' is actually a good thing for Ulrik...

In order to gain the trust of the king, Brennus will inevitably give up a lot of benefits, such as taking the initiative to resign from the position of Grand Master of the Lion Knights-then the Lion Knights, a national knight order, has completely become King Ulrik's private army .

It is precisely because of this that Li Ang boldly framed Malbert with confidence. Anyway, the king would not pursue it carefully.

Moreover, this was also to allow him to return the king's order - Li Ang handed the exquisite scroll back to Ulrik at this time.

"Your Majesty, since this is the case, it would be inappropriate for me to attack Baron Godric now... You shouldn't have issued this order. I suggest you take back the order."

Li Ang held the scroll in both hands and bowed slightly, with a rather regretful expression on his face.

"Inappropriate? You don't want to do this?"

Ulrik didn't reach out to take it, but just looked at Li Ang expressionlessly.

"Your Majesty, you know that I have a feud with Baron Godric—he slapped me in the face in public and insulted me, and many people know about it."

Li Ang put the scroll on the table, took a step back, and pointed to his nose: "You were also watching at the time..."

Slapping a nobleman in the face in public is not considered a festival, it should be regarded as an enmity - for the nobleman, slapping the face is not a small dispute.

You can't do this even when dealing with your enemies. Public insults are no different from public killings, and they will all form feuds anyway.

"Isn't that more appropriate? He insulted you, so it's up to you to kill him... Fair!"

Ulrik probably remembered Li Ang's bruised nose and swollen face, and the corners of his mouth curled up.

"Your Majesty, it is precisely because I have a grudge against Baron Godric that I cannot attack him... I think you have also received information from Fox Town. He led troops to attack in order to protect his daughter. Knights of the Lion..."

Li Ang once again showed a look full of worries: "You should know that when he slapped me in the face, he also wanted to protect her daughter. Your Majesty, you asked me to attack him at this time, which is... very bad for your reputation. "

While talking, Li Ang also looked at Princess Anna's stomach.

Following Li Ang's eyes, Ulrik also looked at Princess Anna's belly, which was still not showing.

In fact, this is a psychological implication, Li Ang is guiding Godric's affairs from 'monarch and subject' to 'father and daughter'.

As a father, it is only natural to protect his daughter. Even if he commits a crime of treason for this, most people will only sympathize with him instead of hostile.

It must be true that Godric attacked the Knights of the Lion, but if you really want to break it down, it may not be considered treason-it all depends on what the king thinks.

If you consider it in terms of the rules of the monarch and his ministers, it is treason.

But if it is considered as a father, it is probably excusable...

The concern Li Ang expressed was to remind the king that a father who made mistakes in order to protect his daughter would have gained people's sympathy, and it would really be inappropriate to let someone who has a grudge against him attack him— —What do those who sympathize with Godric think of the king?
The king, who has to weigh the pros and cons at any time, must be able to take this into consideration.

And now Ulrik is a father himself...

The king did understand what Li Ang was trying to convey, he hesitated for a while, but still shook his head: "But his daughter was accused of heresy..."

"Your Majesty... Do you really believe in such claims as heresy?"

Li Ang sighed: "Besides, I asked Sarah to send you the news... The Ravencrow Kingdom is sending troops towards Eagle Claw Fort, and you may have seen the army of the Bacchus Empire? If I really bring a large army After going to Fox Town, White Hart Castle and Eagle Claw Castle will definitely surrender to the enemy - Bacchus Empire and Ravencrow Kingdom will not give up such an opportunity! The hinterland of the kingdom will be directly exposed to the enemy!"

The more Li Ang spoke, the more excited he became: "Maybe the eastern and northern parts of the kingdom will fall completely because of this... And when the land fell, we were still launching a civil war to punish a father who made mistakes in order to protect his daughter?!"

Ulrik looked at Li Ang fixedly, frowned and closed his eyes for a while, then sighed: "Maybe I was really too impatient... But I know that the Bacchus Empire is not capable of launching a big offensive right now. , even if there is any loss, it will be regained sooner or later..."

"Your Majesty, General Agathon dared to occupy Qicha Fortress alone with only a thousand people. Have you forgotten? It is hard to predict what the enemy will do. The Sarleon Kingdom has finally gained the current advantage. Why bother?" What about the danger?"

Li Ang lowered his head, and his attitude was quite sincere: "Actually, you should order Baron Godric to resist the Ravencrow Kingdom and Amy to resist the Bacchus Empire... I have old grievances with them, which can be used as an order. Messenger. If they disobey orders and disrespect, then it is true treason, so I will naturally eliminate the rebellion on the spot, and everyone will have nothing to say."

Ulrik sat down and thought about it carefully, but he didn't veto it outright: "What if they pretended to obey the order, but launched a rebellion after returning to the territory?"

"You can let the royal guards supervise this matter..."

At this time, Princess Anna suddenly persuaded: "Your Majesty, Lord Leon is right. The kingdom cannot start a civil war at this time. Lord Leon can be asked to bring Lord Godric's son, Lord Andrew, back to Sarleon City for detention, and let King City The two captains of the guard supervise Baron Godric and Miss Amy respectively—this will not only show your fairness, but also avoid any trouble."

Afterwards, Anna looked at Li Ang: "Master Li Ang, do you think this is reasonable?"

Obviously, this is actually Anna, the prophet, asking Li Ang—is this the result you want?

Li Ang nodded and bowed: "Madame Anna's suggestion is very reasonable...Your Majesty, please issue a new royal decree. As for this one...except for Malbert and me, no one else has seen it so far."

As he spoke, he pushed the scroll in the direction of Ulrik: "That is to say, the Bacchus Empire may still think that I went to Fox Town. Therefore, you can send your troops to the vicinity of Sava River Fort Ambush, you will surely be able to successfully ambush the enemy, maybe you can clean up Malbert's real rebellion..."

Li Ang added another reason—since Malbert surrendered to the enemy, the Bacchus would definitely know from Malbert that Li Ang was 'ordered to rebel', and the Bacchus Empire would probably take the opportunity to attack.And if an ambush is set up at this time, it is very likely to ambush the enemy.

This means that, if you want an easy victory, or want the country to fall after the civil war, the king can choose for himself...

"...Let me think..."

With the help of Princess Anna, Ulrik seemed a little moved, but he still seemed quite hesitant.

"Your Majesty, no matter what the reason is, before our child is born, at least don't let the hinterland of the kingdom fall into civil war. It can be regarded as accumulating blessings for the child... Whether it is rebellion or heresy, don't rush for a while. You are now in good health. It's still a long time."

Princess Anna persuaded again, with a gentle and kind appearance.

Anna's last reason finally convinced Ulrik - for the sake of the children, the flames of war should not affect the hinterland of the kingdom.

Moreover, he does feel that his body is getting better now, and perhaps it will take a long time.

Ulrik reached for the scroll and waved his hand: "That's it."

"In that case, what Malbert passed on was a false order, and His Majesty saw through the traitor's tricks with keen eyesight, and the whole continent will praise your wisdom and heart...I will wait for you in the throne room. Your Majesty, madam."

Li Ang directly helped Ulrik find a suitable excuse, and then saluted the two of them, intending to withdraw.

"To the throne room?"

Ulrik stopped Li Ang: "There's no need for that, I'll just..."

"Your Majesty, you really should go to the Throne Hall to give an order..."

Princess Anna took the conversation away with a smile on her face: "Since what Malbert passed on to Lord Li Ang was a false order, it must be corrected by you publicly. Otherwise, how would people know your wisdom and kindness?"

Anna, the prophetess, was really good at talking. Although she didn't speak much, she used Li Ang's words to point directly at Ulrik's heart, and every sentence was for the king's consideration. .

Fairness, wisdom, heart... and... children.

They were all things Ulrik longed for, but had never been able to get.

A few hours later, King Ulrik publicly issued a new king's decree in the Throne Hall, asking Leon to send an order to Godric in Fox Town - ordering Godric to expel the invaders from the Kingdom of Ravens, and ordering Amy to resist The Bacchus who attacked White Hart Castle were supervised by the chief and deputy commanders of the royal guards.

At the same time, he ordered Lehman to lead troops to set up an ambush south of Qicha Fortress, waiting for an opportunity to ambush the Bacchus—if any enemy would attack.

Including Li Ang, all the nobles did sing praises of the wisdom and mind of His Majesty the Lion King Ulrik in the Throne Hall. Sarah even made up a song for it on the spot, and the title of the song was "King of Wisdom"...

At noon, after Li Ang left the throne room, he went to another familiar place - the Adventurer's Inn.

It was the hotel where Sarah met in the first place with a lot of trouble.

Leon stayed here because Circe sent him a message—the prophet dressed as a maid.

It is estimated that she wanted to solve the historical problem of Anna's father.

There are quite a lot of people in the tavern at noon. In fact, several Scorpio assassins are also here, but they are not conspicuous among the crowd - many people in the tavern are dressed similarly to them. The first element of being an assassin is to blend in with the crowd Must be unobtrusive.

Circe was sitting in the corner of the tavern, exactly where Sarah had been.

"Your Excellency Li Ang, I don't understand..."

Seeing Li Ang walked up to him and sat down, Circe asked the real question in the first sentence: "You know our identities, why didn't you tell Ulrik?"

"Heh... will he believe it?"

Li Ang sneered: "I, who has only been in the Lion Kingdom for two years, can I be more trustworthy than a lady who sleeps with the king? I don't plan to die young..."

"Then, can I take this to mean that you are showing favor to us?"

Circe nodded and asked again: "Besides rescuing your friend, is there any possibility for us to cooperate?"

"...Miss Circe, it's not that I want to offend you...I'll be honest, I don't know what kind of creatures you are - I'm not even sure if you're human, know what I mean? Ghost cooperation, but if it is for other reasons, I dare not deal with you."

Li Ang directly refused.

He has already seen that this Circe's emotions are very indifferent, neither angry nor restrained by emotions, more like some older Noldor elves.

For such a guy, it is more appropriate to speak directly.

"Well, it's a pity... Then, we won't get in your way if you hand over Anna's father to us... You should know that the principal and deputy commanders of the Royal City Guard are all followers of Anna..."

Circe didn't force it, but just put forward a condition lightly.

The King City Guards will be responsible for supervising the behavior of Godric and Amy, and Andrew will also be taken hostage—if Li Ang doesn't hand him over, the three prophets can still kill Amy's family.

"Then I have to ask a question first... Is Anna's mother, that Sister Clancy, still alive?"

Li Ang didn't say whether to answer or not, but asked about Ors' lover.

(End of this chapter)