savior epic

Chapter 115 City-State Assembly
In the subsequent Republican calendar, this is a very critical year.

This year was the most difficult year. The vanguard army was wiped out, and the consul was missing for three months. The city-state of Alan was in danger. The re-convened city-state assembly decided to surrender
No matter which event alone, it is an unprecedented major blow.And this year, the city-state and all its citizens face the deadliest threat yet.

But no one would have thought that the city-state would usher in the rolling thunder in this long night. The latter cut through the night, calling for the common conscience, justice, hope and faith of the people, and the nameless consul returned.

Including Chabir of Sharon and Jamal Maher, the former is the most authoritative representative of the village sages, and the latter is known for his brilliant eloquence that has repeatedly suffocated his opponents.

Including Kassel, who is in a dilemma for the city-state assembly right now.

Kassel got the news while discussing the enemy's movement trajectory in the barracks. He had been overworked for the past three months and lacked sleep. He thought he was hallucinating. When he asked the soldier who reported the news to say it twice, he still instinctively Questioning its authenticity, suspecting that it is a clumsy trick released by the enemy in order to make them underestimate the enemy.

After all, it is hard for anyone to believe that a person who has been missing for more than 90 days will come back.

After the soldiers who reported the letter took an oath in the name of the Lord, Cassel was finally dubious. He told the soldiers that he had to confirm with his own eyes that those who claimed to be consuls should be brought to the study in the castle.

Cassel did not take this matter lightly, but when he had finished discussing the enemy's movements with the officers, it was already night, and as soon as he left the barracks, he rode back to the castle in a hurry.

In the end, without taking off his cloak, Cassel snatched the lighting candlestick from the servant and hurriedly walked up three flights of stairs. Finally, when he pushed open the study door, his whole body was shocked.

"Cassell," the man smiled at him, "Thanks for giving me time to freshen up."

"Consul, Farmer! It's really you, you're really back!" Kassel almost burst into tears, but he suppressed it in time.

Hearing a long-standing address, the man looked disappointed.

Cassel stepped forward and hugged the man, both of them were very emotional, until the man patted Cassel on the shoulder again, and the latter didn't let him go.

Soon, the man collected his thoughts and asked, "I heard that the city-state assembly will be held again?"

When Kassel heard this, he felt mixed emotions for a while, including guilt for not handling the government affairs well, and a trace of sadness.

"Yes, those representatives of the village sages have almost united and forced the palace against us."

"I clearly remember that I temporarily deprived the assembly of all its powers. What's going on?" the man asked.

"But you are gone." Cassel paused, "They argued that the resolution was abolished here, and demanded to restore power and reconvene the conference."

"A resolution to surrender is still passed?" the man sneered.

"You know, the situation is difficult." Cassel didn't intend to defend them, but he had to admit it, "King Andre can always recruit slave soldiers, almost endlessly, like a thick wall of earth, thought to be dug up A little, in fact, can't do a little damage at all."

"My fault, I destroyed the entire Vanguard Corps." The man sighed, "But I tell you, they only need a fatal defeat, and they will fall apart in an instant."

Cassel's eyes lit up as he listened.

"Yes, you are back, our consul, I trust you unconditionally."

The man sat on the bench and said, "Then let's solve the problem of the city-state assembly first. I remember you have to give a speech as an opposition."

"You want to attend the speech? No, you must attend." Cassell said.

"Yeah, I have to let you go first. I have a little plan."

The city-state assembly was held on time three days later.

For those who opposed the surrender, the situation was far more difficult than imagined.

The city-state assembly is composed of representatives of the village sages elected from all over the country. About [-]% of the village sages advocate accepting favorable surrender conditions, while only [-]% clearly oppose surrender, and the rest are vacillating centrists.

The representative who advocates surrender is Zamal Maher, who is famous for his eloquence. In the meetings held in the past few years, Zamal has never lost any debate. According to people who know him, he is not alive. The one who went to hell was his great poet father, and he was born in this hell.

Before officially starting the speech and debate, Jamal had a discussion with Chabir, the most prestigious of the village sages.

"Jamal, I only need you to encourage those in the middle," Chabir said. "With my prestige, no one who advocates peace will fall to the other side."

True, in the mouths of the capitulators, capitulation is embellished by the phrase "advocate peace".

"I know that as long as the consul doesn't come back, no one can compare to him in terms of prestige. But he won't come back." Zamal said in a relaxed tone.

"Come back?" Chabir sneered, "The consul is already dead."

Not long after, a servant came to inform them that they should enter.

Jamal and Chabir smiled at each other.

The Citizens' Assembly was first held in the open-air square of the city-state of Alanbiin, with simple fences and guards guarding it. All the representatives of the village sages sat on wooden benches and formed a circle.

There is an open space in the circle, and a three-meter-high white stone platform stands on it, which is where the speakers stand. They must use their eloquence to convince enough representatives as much as possible to ensure that the resolution can be passed or rejected.

According to the order of drawing lots in advance, Kassel, the representative of the opposition, gave a speech first, and then went to Zamal.

Due to the advantage of latecomers, in order to ensure fairness, the former is eligible to request another round of speeches as submissions.

This is the new law.

Under the eyes of the sages in the village, Cassel walked straight up to the white stone platform.

His speech lasted for three quarters of an hour, mainly emphasizing that the city-state does not accept the request for surrender, and at the same time explaining the current situation.

The tone of Cassell's speech was extremely pleading, but the content was boring and lacking in appeal. Chabir's intentional drive attracted boos.

In the end, Kassel declared that the convening of the city-state assembly was not in accordance with the law.

After the speech was over, he exited the stage amidst slightly sparse applause, looking particularly lonely from a distance from his back.

"He made a mistake," Jamal told Chabir.

Chabir nodded and said with satisfaction: "I'm waiting for you to bring me good news."

Afterwards, Jamal got up and left the bench, and quickly walked to the white stone platform.

Looking around at all the representatives present, Zamal took a deep breath as usual.

He is confident that against the backdrop of Kassel's failure, he will complete an eloquent enough to be recorded in history.

"All the representatives of the village, our deputy army commander said," Zamal paused rhythmically, "Our city-state assembly is illegal."

The sages present all felt a little guilty when they heard this.

However, at this juncture, Zamal was very familiar, and suddenly announced: "I have to tell you, he is wrong, this represents the will of all citizens! Our laws are passed by all citizens, which means that all citizens The will of the people is the real law!"

Cassel in the audience clenched his fists, and Jamal was obviously sophistrying, misinterpreting his own meaning, and secretly changing his own concept.

"Don't be afraid, Kassel, let him sophistry." The disguised man whispered to Kassel.

Cassel nodded and relaxed his fist.

On the white stone platform, Zamal continued his speech,

"Some people slander us as surrendering and compromising. Regarding this kind of remarks, I can tell you very clearly, all the representatives of the village sages, we only have the latter, and we are definitely not surrendering!"

"Why compromise? I have to tell you that 'compromise' is never a bad word, it is a neutral word. Each of us always compromises from time to time, all the representatives of the village, you have no Have you settled the dispute?"

"I have to tell you that this war is just a national dispute, and despite its size, it is only a dispute.

Is choosing to settle in a dispute a form of surrender?No, no, that is a kind of wisdom, a kind of wisdom passed down through the blood of Shanbu people. "

Speaking of this, Zamal saw that many of the original centrists were moved, and nodded slightly in satisfaction.

At the same time, he also saw the representatives of the opposition's sages staring at him with cannibalistic eyes, as if they hated them to the bone.

But this is completely acceptable. What Zamal has to do is to win the support of the centrists.

"I believe you have also heard the words of the deputy commander of Kassel, we have experienced a major failure, and we are now in a difficult situation. Those who feel guilty about compromise, I know you are too kind, I have to say, We did not take the initiative to compromise, we compromised for the sake of peace, and it was the situation that forced us to compromise.

Think about it, citizens, representatives of the sages, our vanguard legion is destroyed, and there are only three legions in the entire city-state. We are more aware of the shadow of failure than anyone else!

Those who advocate continuing wars and continuing disputes, are they going to ignore the entire city-state?

We are doing our best to fight for peace! "

When these words fell, Chabir on the bench applauded first, and then the "peace advocates" faction near him also gave warm applause. Under the influence of these people, the applause sounded from the middle faction.

After the applause subsided, Zamal was particularly satisfied and continued his speech.

"Peace is beneficial to us! First of all, everyone present can be named noble. Our bloodline will be honored from now on! Secondly, the city-state can still maintain its autonomy, and the city-state assembly can be held as usual. Just these two things, I It can be said that we have no reason not to accept the compromise. And the price we have to pay is only to reduce one legion."

As he spoke, Jamal made a "trivial" gesture.

"One more thing, don't forget, we never declared war on the king. Yes, that's why I say it's just a dispute. We didn't wage war on the king, and the king didn't wage war on us Gauntlet."

What Zamal said is correct, Alan must have never declared war between the city-state and the king.

The enemy army in the capital is fighting without declaration. For King Andri, why did he declare war on purpose to suppress the rebellion?If so, wouldn't it be acknowledging the fact that Alan must be completely independent from the city-state?

Then Zamal realized that the time for his speech was coming to an end, and did his best to end it beautifully.

"All the representatives of the townspeople, let's stop bleeding and sacrifice for disputes. We only have one request: peace, peace, and peace forever!"

(End of this chapter)