Don’t raise unruly people in extreme cold weather

Chapter 55 Truth and Cleansing

The telegram sent by Perfectcott back to Langton immediately caused an uproar.

The knights of the guard did not listen to orders, even if Perficott was only an envoy with special powers and powers, this was the first time in history.

When something like this happened, it was natural that the Blackwood family could not escape its involvement. Not only was Viscount Blackwood suspended for investigation, but Beckett and Theodore, who were escorted back by a frigate, were also thrown into prison, awaiting further investigation.

As for the three Guard Knights who came back with them, they were personally taken away by the Grand Leader of the Guard Knights. The nature of this incident has seriously affected the foundation of the Guard Knights' existence, so the Guard Knights must Find out what's going on immediately.

As investigations by all parties unfolded, things quickly became clear, but the truth hidden behind it made many people feel on pins and needles.

For the empire, it is easy to understand and accept that there are cliques within the army.

After all, the military reform had just passed not long ago, and the older generation of generals came from the old era. They retained some traditional practices and habits, and this was something everyone allowed by default.

But it is obvious that allowing the existence of some unspoken rules or old traditions by default is not based on the premise of confronting orders and imperial power.

On the contrary, the reason for acquiescing to the existence of some unspoken rules or old traditions is simply because imperial power also belongs to one of the old traditions, and retaining some past traditions can better maintain the stability of imperial power.

At least the old generals and their disciples are the beneficiaries of this, and they will be more determined to safeguard the imperial power.

On the contrary, the emerging reformists are more inclined to get more power from the royal family, allowing the empire to enter the parliamentary era like France, with representatives elected by the public to govern the country, rather than the royal family who came to power by virtue of their blood. and nobility.

The Blackwood family was originally a member of the conservative generals. Like the old Baron Brandless, they were both from a knight family. They were knighted for meritorious service in the war. They were also military representatives who supported the royal family and upheld tradition.

But with the death of the old Viscount Blackwood, the current Viscount Blackwood and Purficott's father fell out. The family quickly turned to the reformists and gained a lot of benefits from the military reforms.

Because of this, the Blackwood family is quite influential in the army, and has even reached out to the Knights of the Guard.

Originally, the Knights of the Guard were not so easily affected. Although Beckett joined the Knights of the Guard, it was difficult to spread his influence.

After all, the starting requirement of the Royal Guard Knights is to be a great knight, and there is an age limit. Those who can join are all outstanding talents who can be called geniuses.

These people usually come from well-off families and are difficult to win over. Even if they are temporarily persuaded, they will pay more attention to the exchange of benefits rather than simply being loyal to someone.

Therefore, although the Blackwood family has been working hard, they have not been able to successfully penetrate their influence into the Knights of the Guard.

However, when a high knight trained by the Blackwood family successfully joined the Knights of the Guards and became Beckett's attendant, the Black family understood.

They don't need to recruit talents who have already joined the Guards Knights, they only need to send the talents they have already recruited into the Guards Knights.

After all, it would be much easier for the Blackwood family to simply recruit a great knight or someone who has the potential to become a great knight.

In this way, the Blackwood family trained several great knights and sent them to the Knights of the Guard.   In addition to Beckett's Fourth Banner, there are two other knights of the Sixth Banner who have also been attracted by the Blackwood family.

Although there is nothing special about the Guard Knights themselves. There is neither a huge army at their disposal nor the benefits brought by their authority. On the contrary, the Guard Knights can even be said to be very poor.

However, the duty of the Guard Knights is to protect the royal family and they can have close contact with the Royal Family. This alone is enough to give the Guard Knights extraordinary status and influence.

Viscount Blackwood asked his younger brother to join the Knights of the Guard, hoping to use this status to deepen the connection between the Blackwood family and the royal family, thereby enhancing the family's status and influence.

Of course, as the power of the reformists grew, especially when France's revolution successfully overthrew the royal rule, the Blackwood family's ideas gradually changed.

The reformists seem to want to infiltrate the Knights of the Guard through the Blackwood family so that they don't have to fight this powerful knight when they start a revolution like France did.

Or, like what was done during the French Revolution, some means could be used to transfer the Knights of the Guard out of Langton to reduce obstacles.

The truth of the matter shocked the royal family and caused an uproar in the noble council.

Although it is common knowledge that the country needs reform, and the House of Nobles has also been promoting some reform processes in recent years, promulgated many laws, and even transferred some power to the reformists, it is obvious that the House of Nobles has never thought of doing something like this. France overthrew the royal rule that way.

There is no doubt that in the eyes of the Parliament of Nobles, the reformists went too far this time.

It even exceeded the bottom line that the noble council could tolerate.

So under the auspices of the Duke of Gloucester, a purge was launched against the reformists.

Under the authorization of the royal family, a large number of reformist members were thrown into prison. According to the clues found, most of those suspected of participating in the overthrow of the royal rule were directly executed. Those who were not involved in this matter could not escape exile or other sanctions.

Suddenly, everyone in Langton City was in danger, and there was quite a tense atmosphere.

However, what is surprising is that those members of the reformists who were sentenced to exile were not sent away directly. Instead, they were all thrown into the prisoner-of-war camp established by Purfico in the suburbs, seemingly with the intention of sending them to the New World.

At the same time, some nobles who were originally dead were also implicated.

It is well known that they have nothing to do with the reformists. After all, even if the reformists want to win over, they will win over those nobles with power and influence, not these guys who are just waiting to die.

But this time, it seems that the royal family is taking this opportunity to clean up the nobles. A large group of nobles who usually eat and die are being cleaned up.

But they were not so lucky to be thrown into prisoner of war camps, and were directly loaded onto transport ships and sent to the empire's colonies around the world for exile.

As for the other side, Princess Anne urgently dispatched another team of knights to Perfectcourt. This time, in order to avoid suspicion, she did not mobilize the knights of the guard, but dispatched people from another knighthood under her own name. .

(End of this chapter)