Chapter 72: Damn it, the old monster has come to the novice village
"Brother Sissi, are you up so early?"

With a bright future just around the corner, Horn's mood improved a lot. He changed from his previous coldness to even being a little too cheerful.

"Haha, I drank too much last night and got up a little late. If I doze off, remember to wake me up, hahaha."

Sissi said politely with a mild smile on her face, "You are so humorous."

"Is everyone here?"

"All ready," said Armand, who was in charge of counting.

"Come on, brother Xixi, there are no outsiders here, so just talk freely."

Glancing at the people sitting around, Xixi closed her eyes first, and then opened them after about two seconds:

"Everyone, I'm afraid I have to tell you some bad news. That is, almost all the routes leading to Black Snake Bay are now impassable."

Horn, who was originally lazily leaning on the chair, suddenly collapsed from leaning back to leaning forward as if there were springs on the back of the chair: "I don't understand, what does this mean?"

"I am trapped in the Thousand River Valley just like you." Xixi spread her hands. "The secret party in the entire Thousand River Valley has either evacuated or gone into seclusion. Those routes were either destroyed by floods or destroyed before the evacuation."

"Why? Why did the secret party withdraw? Just because of the flood?"

"Yes and no." Xixi glanced at everyone present, as if thinking about how to explain to this group of people who had obtained the highest diploma from elementary school.

Later, he simply gave up, stared at Horn and said, "Do you know why there is a flood this year?"

"Related to the church?" Horn quickly grasped the key.

Xixi laughed and said, "I just like talking to smart people, not praising you for being smart.

In the upper reaches of the Nauan River, near the Gravel Plain, there is the Innocent Dam, or the Ruoan Dam.

The dam was begun during the pontificate of Pope John, but was not officially completed until the time of Pope Innocent.

Including the hedge weir here, it is also a gift from this dam.

You know, before this, the Qianhe Valley had three years of drought and two years of flooding. After the dam was built, there was only a flood once every ten to twenty years.

Last year, in order to win over the nobles and bishops of the four northern regions, the Pope rebuilt the Joan Dam, hoping that it could divert some of the water to the water-scarce north. Then, this year, it collapsed. "

Horn's face immediately turned ugly. This was a classic plot that couldn't be more classic. He already realized what was going to happen next.

Everyone is responsible for this and no one will be held accountable for it.

"The cardinals, led by Grandivar, began to attack the pope for his selfish behavior because he was from the north.

The Pope, on the other hand, said that the dam was destroyed by Grandivar's men.

This flood also affected the five golden territories downstream. The nobles complained bitterly, and the Franks gloated over the disaster.

Leaning back in his chair, Horn rubbed his temple. He knew that the Pope's side would definitely want to put out the fire quickly, while Grandivar's side would definitely want to add fuel to the fire.

No wonder, no wonder. Even if there were mobs and robbers after the flood, it would not have fermented so quickly.

Moreover, the feud between Juanno and Constance has lasted for more than 10 or 20 years, so how could it suddenly explode?

It turned out that there were several invisible big hands stirring the abyss.

But the small fish and shrimps on the surface of the abyss could not see anything. They only knew that an undercurrent was coming and they would all be crushed to pieces.

"This is the first problem. The second problem is the internal crisis of the Kingdom of Leia." Sissi took out a map of the empire from her arms and spread it on the table.

"Our king, the old king of the Kingdom of Leia, Tormund Gies, is 72 years old this year. The Kingdom of Leia has a total of 42 command companies, Prince Kongdai controls 9, King Tormund controls 13, Prince Impala controls 4, and the two royal dukes, one controls 6 and the other controls 10.

As for their dispute, let me just say that, except for Prince Condai, the rest are eligible for inheritance.

And to be honest, Prince Kongdai is a descendant of the royal family of the previous dynasty, so he is qualified.

But Tormund wanted to pass the throne to his youngest son, Genegis, and he didn't want to divide the kingdom."

At this point, the entire Stag Room fell silent.

"But what does that have to do with us?" Madeleine could not help saying.

Ignoring Madeleine, Sissi just stared at Horn, knowing that Horn would understand.

“Behind the empire are the Aiel people, who need a stable Thousand River Valley to facilitate their plundering and profit.

King Tormund Ghis of the Kingdom of Leia is approaching old age and hopes that the throne can be transferred normally without any accidents.

The church people hope that the Thousand River Valley incident will not trigger a conflict between Grandivar and the Pope. "

"These are the fundamental factors of the matter." Sissi helplessly pointed her finger at the high castle on the map, "Many people don't realize this, but there is one thing they do know."

"what?"

"Prince Kongdai, the Lion Knight, has come to the Thousand River Valley with nine imperial edicts."

"Only nine companies of imperial orders..." Bunian, who was accompanying Madeleine, sneered disdainfully.

Glancing at Bunian in surprise, Sissi asked in confusion, "Do you think it's too little? That's 900 knights of the Imperial Order, 900 knights of the Banner, and 900 squire knights, and 5000 accompanying infantrymen.

The number of Light Knights is greater than the population of your small Papal State."

Madeleine blushed and slapped Bunyan, warning him not to talk nonsense.

"To avoid disputes over royal succession?" Horn asked.

"Yes." Sissi said with a wry smile, "Prince Kongdai's great-grandfather's throne was overthrown by the nobles of the Kingdom of Leia, and they will not let another golden bird land on the Libra crown.

So Prince Kongdai knew he had no chance, and after declaring that he had no interest in the throne, he came to the Thousand River Valley with an imperial decree, in the name of suppressing the pagan rebellion. "

Horn felt his throat dry: "Does that mean..."

"That guy called Bonard," Sissi stood up, "he told me that Prince Condé's first stop was the High Castle. He learned martial arts here when he was a teenager. It's half his hometown."

Horn slumped down on the chair.

Not only Horn, but everyone fell into deathly silence.

That's 2700 knights. Even if Horn appointed all the people under his command as the Imperial Company, they would still not be a match for the enemy.

The most important thing is that the new official has just made three big moves upon taking office. He has just wiped out nearly a hundred church troops. He is simply sticking his head out for the other side to burn.

"Is there a possibility..." There was not a drop of saliva in Horn's throat.

"Impossible." Sissi shook her head and said, "You are the largest group of rebels near the High Castle. According to the news released by Bishop Barnifors, there are more than 10,000 of you.

No matter how you think about it, Prince Kongdai will have to deal with you first. Even if you are not the first one, you will definitely be in the top five."

(End of this chapter)