Chapter 584 Riot in the Beer Hall
The door panel of the tavern shook, and the sound of noisy chatter and the clinking of wine glasses hit Jean Bon’s ears, making him couldn’t help but pick out his itchy ear holes.
Under the dim light, sitting behind a greasy cedar table, Liborolle waved his dyer's hand with rotten nails towards Jean Bon: "Here, sit here!"
Took off the woolen waistcoat and asked Bon to sit next to Liborolle Next, Li Boluo hammered him on the shoulder: "Why did you come here and what did you do?"
Tearing the sleeves of the linen shirt to cover his arms, Bang's eyes dodged: " I overslept.”
Liporolle looked at Jeanbon up and down, but did not criticize him. Instead, he stood up and said: "Come, let's drink to Jeanbon, our two supreme tribunes and representatives of the public opinion. His proposal on the bill to reduce the dead-hand tax is not only Got a pass, even a big pass
On the basis of Jean Bon's representation, Horne. Your Majesty has reduced the dead-hand tax to the extreme. From now on, our farmers no longer have to pay the dead-hand tax!"
"Well done, Rang Bang!"
" Farmers are so miserable, that’s how it should be.”
They made such a loud noise that even the people in the tavern looked over.
After hearing their conversation clearly, a rich farmer came over excitedly, hugged Rangbang to thank him, and even kissed him.
Rang Bang had obviously never received such treatment before, and his face turned red.
Although the votes of the representatives from the left, center and right seats can only serve as a reference, both tribunes have the power to appoint and expel representatives, and have the power of veto of 10,000 votes and the power of approval of 10,000 votes.
But who dares to say that the results of the vote did not affect the judgment of the two tribunes? Didn’t His Highness the Despot also pass this bill?
After everyone drank the wine, they sat down again and started drinking and chatting over the blood sausage and glutinous rice pudding on the table.
"Today we won a big victory at the Constituent Assembly. Didn't you see that the faces of those nobles were as black as donkeys and they went back without even eating dinner."
"Hahahaha——"
“To me, the most regrettable thing is that it was not passed to allow public opinion representatives to participate in the election. The power of the monarch."
"His Majesty Horn has tried his best to fight for us, but was rejected by His Majesty the Despot. Fortunately, the chief priests have the power to elect the monarch."
< br>“With the chief priest, at least our opinions can be taken seriously.”
"I want to drink a drink for His Majesty Horn, come!"
The representatives of farmers and citizens toasted to drink again.
Putting down the glass, Liborolle wiped his mouth: "I just don't know when Article 1 of the Constitution will be passed."
"Yes, we quarrel every day, two guarantors The officials kept vetoing it, and they were all tired of the noise.”
When it comes to this topic, everyone’s interest has dropped a bit.
For the past three days, Article 1 of the Charter has been discussed every morning. It was revised more than ten times and voted on more than ten times. It was either vetoed by His Majesty Horn or vetoed by His Majesty Meliati.
As the meeting progressed, even these illiterate representatives understood its meaning: it determined whether they could legally overthrow or expel their lords.
This is really shocking. In barbarian kingdoms like the Norn Kingdom, such things often happen.
But in the civilized world west of the Longmian Mountains, such a thing has never happened since the establishment of the Shenai Empire!
But they are vaguely looking forward to it. What if it really passes?
Although they themselves had no power to overthrow the noble lords, weren't there two tribunes?
These nobles couldn't even resist Prince Condai. If they dared to violate the law, how could they resist the two tribunes who defeated Prince Condai head-on?
The two tribunes did not come to power through a coup, but came to power violently.
“Don’t worry, even if we continue to argue for seven or eight days, there may not be any result, we will definitely compromise.” A notary representative chewed meatloaf, “Both tribunes are geniuses and With dignity coexisting, they can always find a way to prevent this incident from splitting Qianhe Valley."
Everyone agreed, and even Rang Bang nodded.
Although many representatives were just trying to catch up and didn't pay much attention, after the three-day meeting, they discovered how important their position was.
In the past, when laws were promulgated, the lords would discuss them with several ministers and then promulgate them directly.
But now, they are actually standing on the scene where the law is being formulated, and they can also make suggestions.
In three days, the Constituent Assembly passed the "Holy Autocratic Public Suffrage Law", the "Law on the Nationalization of Church Property", and the "Abolition of the Dead Hand Tax Law", and also rejected the "Abolition of the Public Farm Law" and the "Noble Military Power Law" "Act on the Deprivation of Monastery Franchise Rights" and "Uniform Land Registration Act".
This can’t help but make these representatives feel elated. They are also big shots, they are “masters”!
It's a pity that just a second after this thought occurred, a deerskin boot stepped on their table, and a drunken Duke's knight glared at them: "Get out of the way, I want to sit in this seat."
< br>"I came first, we haven't finished eating yet!" A representative immediately cried out.
The knight slapped him in the face with a big mouth: "I don't care what you represent, I am a knight, you are a civilian, civilians should give up their seats to the knights, get out of here!"
< br>The previous dream was shattered instantly. Several representatives looked at each other and could only stand up obediently and prepare to leave.
But as soon as Rang Bang stood up, he felt a thick palm pressing his shoulder: "No need to give in, you are the representatives of the public opinion and represent the public opinion. Why should you give up your seat to this devil's lackey?"
Jean Bon raised his head and saw a soldier in black with scars on his face looking at the knight coldly.
"What does it have to do with you?" Although the knight looked down on the Salvation Army, he probably got the order from Meliati and did not rashly conflict with the Salvation Army soldiers.
Behind the scarred soldier stood several more soldiers in black who had completed their patrol: "You are threatening the representatives and undermining the constitution. Please get out."
"What a bitch, you untouchable." , You dare to invite me out, and you really think you are a monk wearing black leather?" The knight suddenly became angry, grabbed the wine glass on the table, and poured the wine on the scarred soldier's face.
Wiping the wine on his face, the scarred soldier laughed angrily: "Okay, okay, fellow believers, throw him out."
"Try touching me!" "Grab his hand! How dare you bite?"
"Oh, let go of your grandpa, you have the ability to challenge him!"
The knight drank. He was no match for the newly arrived Salvation Army soldiers. He was knocked down in a few strokes and thrown out of the tavern by his neck.
After rolling twice on the ground, the knight wiped his nosebleed and stood up. Before he could scream, he felt someone holding his shoulder.
Turning his head, he saw a group of Duke's soldiers passing by on shift. The leading knight had a gloomy face: "What's going on?"
"I was drinking in a tavern. They said I was a noble, so they took me Throw it out." When the knight saw his own people, he immediately began to distort the facts.
It must be said that this sentence hit the weak point of the Duke's knights.
They were afraid that after the Constituent Assembly, they, who were obviously nobles, would become a being that everyone wanted to beat. This argument and rumor had been spreading among the Duke's army for a long time.
Dozens of Duke Army soldiers who were on duty immediately gathered around the tavern. Those soldiers in black were not vegetarians either. One of them immediately ran out and headed towards the Salvation Army in black patrolling the corner. Shout out.
Soon, two officers and two knight captains stood in the middle, negotiating with the original scarred soldier and drunken knight.
When the passers-by saw this scene, they ran away, and the guests in the tavern paid their bills and left.
“Let’s go, let’s go!”
After this incident, the representatives were not in the mood to continue drinking. After paying the bill, they were ready to leave.
Within two steps out of the tavern, they saw dozens of soldiers in black rushing towards them, while the soldiers of the Duke's Army patrolling the corners also rushed towards them at a fast pace.
"Holy Father, go back! Go back!"
The representatives who had just walked out of the tavern immediately shrank back.
They squatted in the corner and looked out from the window.
In just a few minutes, nearly a hundred soldiers from both sides gathered. They each occupied one side and were pushing each other with their shoulders and chests, or provoking each other with elbows.
However, the provocation soon turned into a fight, with fists and kicks being exchanged, and shouting and cursing being continued. On the contrary, the officers and knights were still standing at the door.
They did not follow them into a fight. Fighting among soldiers was common. The Salvation Army and the Duke's Army would fight within themselves.
Take a fight if you have nothing to do to release yourself and be healthier.
Besides, this is not the first time that the Salvation Army and the Duke's Army have fought. Both sides have strict military disciplines, so there has been no trouble.
Now that they all have accumulated a lot of resentment because of Article 1 of the Constitution, it would be a good idea to vent it out once the military police and superior nobles arrive.
Even the Salvation Army officer stuck his head in and shouted to the delegates inside: "Those who want to leave can leave. Pass under the eaves. I ask them to make way for you. Don't delay tomorrow's Constituent Assembly. .”
"Thank you so much."
The representatives were full of flattery and hurriedly walked to the door collectively. When they opened the door and were about to leave, they heard a sharp "bang!"
“Ah!”
A Duke Army soldier fell to the ground covering the bloody hole in his arm.
“Go back, go back!” The representatives who had just walked out of the door swarmed back to the tavern.
When he saw someone using a holy gun, the patrolling Salvation Army officer immediately realized that something was wrong, and he quickly stood up to explain and question.
"Who, who fired the gun?!" He jumped on the barrel outside the tavern and shouted to the crowd as hard as he could, "Wait, this is a misunderstanding, we didn't..."
The knight of the ducal army moved towards "fighting" District" ran: "You are not allowed to use the knife, let me see who dares..."
"Whoosh——"
Before he finished speaking, the man standing on the wine barrel shouted that he had misunderstood The officer held the crossbow in his thigh and fell down the barrel while wailing.
The whole place was quiet for a second, and the next second, a roaring sound could be heard overwhelmingly.
“Damn manure collector, fight with them!”
“Put down the gun, who brought out the holy gun?”
“Don’t do it, you want to Split the Qianhe River Valley?”
“Kill the nobles and support the constitution!”
A few sober officers and knights were still trying their best to restrain the behavior of these soldiers. However, the black champion monks were originally refugees, and their discipline was not as good as that of the Guards.
Mountain knights are mountain people, with inherently violent temperaments, and they have nothing to say when they see one of their own fall.
Nearly a hundred soldiers began to fight or fight at the entrance of the tavern. Both sides drew their sabers and long swords, and occasionally the sound of holy guns and bows and arrows could be heard.
The officers and knights tried their best to stop him, shouting and cursing to confiscate the holy muskets and crossbows. The pungent smell of blood drifted into the tavern along the doors and windows.
The guests in the tavern were sober no matter how drunk they were. They lay on the ground covered with sawdust, covering their heads and shivering.
Several public opinion representatives huddled in the corner and did not dare to express their anger.
Only Liborolle looked at the flying arrows, suddenly gritted his teeth, picked up a door panel and prepared to rush outside.
Jang Bang quickly grabbed his ankle and asked in horror: "What are you going to do?"
"The gendarmes and night watchmen must be called, otherwise if this spreads, everything will happen. It’s all over, and all our laws will be abolished.”
(End of this chapter)