Chapter 251 Meliati never takes off her mask
"It would be great if the lords and bishops in these places are willing to surrender." Steve, the leader of the mountain knights, still said cheerfully.
“What do they want?” The voice of the witch Carrie (called Carrie for distinction) came from under the hood.
“The Bishop of Oak Keep and the Lord of Longsword say they will be happy to accept whatever you give them, but the Lord of Seven Elms hints at wanting the town of Warwick next door.”
"The two men from Oak Castle and Longfeng Castle will transfer all the low-level vassals below to them." Meliati said lightly.
"What about Seven Elms Town?"
"I agree first. I remember that the eldest son of the lord of Seven Elms Town did not have a good relationship with him? Give Warwick Town to his eldest son and Seven Elms Town to his eldest son. Give him his youngest son and let him come to Cold Spring Castle to retire."
Fili silently mourned for the old lord. He was already very old and obviously failed to understand Meliati's character.
This man has always been the master of "I can give it, but you can't take it".
After arranging these surrenders, Meliati immediately started the main topic of today.
"According to the tip, Bishop Resitt of Whitewater Castle will secretly ride in a carriage to High Castle to collect reinforcements in the near future.
The head of the clergy in North Mound County is now Bishop Resitt. As long as he dies, , the church system in North Mound County is bound to be in chaos
And we must immediately raise the banner to revolt in the name of implementing Juanoist reforms and cleaning up church corruption
Our first priority. , is to capture the entire North Mound County and ensure that the rear is not lost."
Standing in front of the map spread out on the long table, Meliaty pressed her finger on a place name.
"Spirotchu, your mission is to go north to capture the White Water Castle and cut off the southward path of the Gravel Plains Church army."
The tall and thin knight on the white horse nodded arrogantly and said nothing.
"Mo Ruoye, your mission is to go south along the way, take over Seven Elms Town, and blockade the old stubborn people in Mound County."
The ordinary-looking red horse knight smiled honestly He said: "I know."
"Master Heman, go and take over Longfeng Fort and Oak Castle, and clear all obstacles along the way."
The black horse knight, who was as short and fat as a wine barrel, burped and replied with a smile: "Don't worry, little Meliaty."
"As long as these three places are occupied, the entire North Mound will be destroyed. Just put it in the bag." Meliati's fingers traced the rough sheepskin map, and finally settled on the high castle.
As long as the plan goes well, when Changfeng Fort is captured, the gate of Gaobao City will be opened to her.
“What about me?” The elegant and easy-going knight on the gray horse asked with a sad face.
"Uncle Wayne, come with me out of Changfeng Castle and take the small road straight to Gaobao City." When his finger stopped at the name of Gaobao, Meliati nodded.
Gaobao City is currently stationed with two command companies led by Lingya Knight Arman. It is the army left by Prince Condai to stop Meliati.
Meliyati's actions were quite careful, but things like uprisings were always unstoppable, and Bishop Resit got wind of it.
In front of Meliati, Bishop Resit has been a coward for many years, watching helplessly as she continued to expand her troops and refused to pay tithes and imperial taxes.
But at this time, he made up his mind and insisted on risking his life to report to Gaobao City.
Knocking on the table with his knuckles, Meliaty glanced at everyone in the hall:
"The specific time for Bishop Resit's departure has not been determined. He is still preparing. However, according to his personal maid, several guards and low-level monks, it is most likely to be in mid-February, that is, one to two weeks later."
Fili, the spy chief of Cold Spring Castle, immediately stood up: "During this period, I will step up surveillance of Bishop Resit and ensure that the error in departure time is shortened to less than two days."
"Yes. "Tapping her slender fingers on the table, Meliaty looked at the senior officials of Cold Spring Castle, "If the plan goes well, then we will officially launch the operation in mid-February. Now that everything is ready, you can give us a hint in advance. Knights.”
“Okay, let’s break up.”
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Going around the spiral staircase of the tower, Wayne walked into the cold night with a sad face.
On the top of the tower, he saw Meliyati who was not in the study.
The cold wind blew her mask, she picked up the Saint Sungen wine brewed privately by the boar knights, and drank it one sip after another.
Meliyati never takes off her mask.
Since she came of age, Wayne has never seen her face again, and he doesn't know what she looks like.
"It's too cold outside, Meliati, you'd better wear some clothes." Holding a bearskin coat, Wayne poked his head out of the tower with a raised eyebrow.
Muriarty glanced at Wayne: "Uncle Wayne, I don't need this." "Okay." Wayne shivered and put on his coat, holding on to the eaves of the tower. , climbed to the top of the tower, and walked around in a circle before sitting next to Meliati.
Wayne hugged her knees like a girl, silent.
"Will you let those priests go?"
"I will hang all the bishops who are not born in Qianhe River Valley. Among the low-level monks who are not from Qianhe River Valley, they will have to work as hard laborers and miners." Meliati announced the verdict in advance.
"Is this a bit..."
"Is it cruel?" Meliaty took another sip of the light yellow potato root wine, "When they drink blue blood wine, why don't they Do you think it's cruel? Why don't you think it's cruel when they force the people of Qianhe River Valley to leave their hometown? Do you want to kill so many people?”
“Are you really interceding for those priests?”
"Haha, if you do these things to vent your anger, I have no objection, but do you know what I am really afraid of?...The civil war among the Qianhe River Valley people."
Meliyati gave a rare laugh: "Uncle Wayne, you are smarter than them all."
Some people in Qianhe River Valley just want to go back to a few hundred years ago, when a lord who did nothing happened and the landowners and nobles of Qianhe River Valley lived freely.
While they are looking forward to Meliyati, they are also afraid that Meliyati will bring her cruel rule to the entire Thousand Valleys.
Before the church was expelled, I was bullied by the church. After the church was expelled, I was bullied by the Duke. Wasn’t my expulsion in vain?
"If your methods can be softer, they don't have to stand opposite you."
After hearing Wayne's words, Meliati suddenly laughed: "You always ask me why To be so tough, Uncle Wayne, it’s not me who wants to be tough, it’s them who force me to be tough.
They are too naive and too weak, thinking that expelling the church is the end.
It can wait. After we expelled the Church of the Thousand Valleys, we faced an attack from the entire aristocratic world.
I have not considered Catherine's idea of forming a federation or confederation, which would only lead to destruction.
We need to pool all our resources. In this case, we should engage in a confederacy. Internal wrangling and dispersion are simply courting death! ”
“If you want to form a monarchy, it is not necessary to use such cruel methods. "Hurting his body into his coat, the knight on the gray horse looked at the red eyes in the iron mask, "You are from Qianhe River Valley, and you have the blood of the Three Kings. If you carry your banner, countless Qianhe River Valley people are willing to become your subjects. ”
“The opportunity is right in front of us, we don’t have time. "Looking at the cold starry sky, Meliyati spit out a mouthful of alcoholic water vapor.
"I have heard the voices in countless people's hearts, and there are very few people who are so determined that they will never compromise. Even among the mountain knights, some people hold the idea of promoting peace through war.
The current situation of the three kingdoms makes it impossible to allow Qianhe River Valley to become independent. This is almost impossible.
The path I took was to walk across the cliff on thin wooden sticks. There was no room for mistakes, especially betrayal.
Ruoan has already proven to us that people will betray love, but not hatred and fear. "
The knight on the gray horse took a few sips of wine quietly, and after sitting for almost a minute, he slowly spoke: "Meliyati, do you really believe that text that has been copied thousands of times? "
"...Why should I not believe it? "After pouring the last drop of wine into his mouth, Meliati held the wine bag and stared blankly for a while before standing up.
Facing the morning light shining from the mountainside in the distance, Mo Liarti Liyati turned sideways, and the morning breeze blew her hair around.
She pointed to the mountains to the west and gently asked Wayne: "Do you know what is on the other side of the mountains?"
"..." Wayne did not answer.
"The enemy is on the other side of the mountain."
Turn around neatly, Meliati patted Wayne on the shoulder, "Let's go."
Meliyati didn't feel drunk at all, and jumped into the tower lightly holding the edge of the tower.
In the crisp footsteps, the Gray Knight knew that Meliyati had gone far, but he did not leave.
Wearing a bearskin coat and sitting on the top of the tower, he looked at the half-white starry sky and said nothing for a long time.
He still remembered little Meliati, that quirky and naughty girl before she was eight years old.
He couldn't connect the iron-faced duchess with that cute little girl.
“Vicente.” Raising his head, the Gray Knight’s voice was scattered in the sleep and night wind, “It would be great if you were still alive. Maybe only you, the father, can change her mind. .”
(End of this chapter)