I will be crowned king

It was obvious that the Chief Inquisitor was unhappy, and very unhappy, with a guy who had made an agreement but failed to carry it out, causing his perfect plan to go awry.

Of course he was worried not just about his own plan, but what if some bastard was bumped into by the Army Department when he went out and was directly controlled and taken back. What would happen if the meeting was suspended?

It is obviously impossible not to save people... After all, Anson can nominally name the suspects who must be arrested by the Vatican. He himself also used this excuse to rob people. Watching them being controlled by the Ministry of War is tantamount to directly judging the Vatican and the suspects. Suo's face was slapped hard.

But it is also troublesome to save people... Although the Inquisition seems to have unlimited power and has extremely high law enforcement power over religious affairs, this is also subject to the cooperation of the region... Small countries and remote places are afraid of the Holy See, but this is Cloro The royal capital of Wei has destroyed the relationship between the two parties and left a basis for interfering in secular and internal affairs. The future work will be much more difficult.

And the bastard who caused this situation, put the Chief Inquisitor in a dilemma and almost ruined his perfect plan, still didn't realize how big of a mistake he had made, and even dared to appear in front of him with all his pride and carelessness?

"Of course, because you'll never have to worry about it again."

Looking at Cole Dorian with smoke coming from his forehead, Anson spread his hands and said, "I found my old teacher from school, and thanks to his connections and network, soon the Army Department will no longer send people to look for trouble. "

"That's the Army Department, the most unreasonable department in Clovis!" Cole stared at Anson with a look of "Are you stupid?" "How can you be so sure that they will abide by the agreement? They really won't. Continue to send people to take you back?!"

"Certainly because it's not worth it to them."

Anson raised his eyebrows: "Think about it seriously. If you were the Ministry of War, what would be your reason and premise for taking me back? It must be because I have no power in Clovis City, but I am extremely disadvantageous to them. , and because of his status, he cannot be killed easily and needs to be punished, so it’s best to control him first, right?”

"But now the trial center is robbing people, and there are newspapers openly opposing them. I have also found connections within the Army Department. Continuing to arrest me will be a huge loss for the Army Department. On the contrary, they need me to remain It is more in their interest to be free and occasionally show their faces in public to show that these are just misunderstandings, what do you think?”

"I think you're being crazy!" Cole's eyes widened:

"First of all, let's make sure. We are talking about the Ministry of War. The head of the army of more than 100,000 people in Clovis, who is not very fond of reasoning, right?"

"To be precise, it's hundreds of thousands, because there are also local garrison corps, levy corps that are not part of the establishment, plus militiamen who are occasionally forcibly recruited..."

Just when Anson wanted to correct him, he saw that a certain judge's face was getting more and more ugly, and he quickly changed his words: "But you are right, they don't like to reason, they are better at doing whatever they want."

"But I think they should compromise this time. After all, at least now what they want to do is just seize power and openly steal people from the Holy See when it is obviously not going well... This is already a declaration of war."

"If this really happens, the War Department must first consider whether the capital on hand can support a war...yes, a war, because everyone may give in, but the church is absolutely impossible to give in."

This does make sense, but Cole is not willing to believe that a guy who has left Clovis City for more than two years will understand what the Army Department is better than him...

"Dong dong dong——"

There was a crisp knock on the door, and as the door was slowly pushed open, the expressionless Sierra Vigil poked her head out from behind:

"Um... I don't intend to interrupt the conversation between you two, but a guy named Crowne came from the Ministry of War just now and said that since the trial court has arrested the suspect Anson Bach, adhering to the principle of non-interference in religious affairs, The Army Department will no longer force his arrest and is willing to respect all decisions of the court."

Cole Dorian: "..."

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"Is it really that easy...to just give up?"

Staring at the information that the little maid had just sent out of breath, Sophia said to herself, her hands trembling slightly: "There are no additional requirements, no pretending to compromise, but really giving up?"

"This..." Angelica standing aside frowned, completely wanting to complain but not daring to complain, let alone answer the girl's question.

After all, she was not from the Ministry of War, so how could she possibly know what the other party was thinking.

But Sophia seemed to have received a positive answer. She took a deep breath and seemed to be too excited to extricate herself, but also seemed a little disappointed.

After all, his plan had just begun, and the various arrangements and co-optation forces had not yet begun to really exert their efforts. As a result, the Ministry of War just... compromised?

The girl was incredulous and very confused - when did the brainless people in the Army Department learn such basic political game skills?

"Then, um...does this resolve the misunderstanding between Mr. Anson Bach and them?"

At the other end of the living room, Baekeland Wetzler, who was curled up in the middle of the sofa, carefully raised his right hand and looked at the people present with some fear: "The Army Department... and those who are hostile to the Free Confederacy, right? Will they not attack us again like before?”

As a representative of the Free Confederacy mission, Little Baekeland was on tenterhooks all the way from landing in North Port to arriving at Clovis City. He witnessed with his own eyes the "fighting methods" of the Clovis people, which was different from the gentle, peaceful and rational people in his impression. It is completely contrary to imagination, and it is simply more terrifying than the dispute between the two big families and the farm in the colony.

The fake struggle relies on gaining recognition and is well-founded to suppress others. The real struggle is simple and direct. Hundreds or even thousands of gangs are mobilized to wipe out your entire family. People will be sent to intercept you as soon as you land, and you will be detained and monitored. You will not even have the opportunity to resist and appeal. There can't be any.

This shocked little Baekeland's young mind so much that he could not even imagine that Clovis was a safe city. In his eyes, the luxurious Osteria Palace was like a beast's den, and the streets were even more dangerous. It's extremely dangerous - it's understandable that there are troops patrolling the streets. How come workers in factories can also carry weapons and pass by in groups in the downtown area? They really won't fight? !

All kinds of jaw-dropping sights have convinced him that once Anson Bach is controlled by the War Department, death without a burial is his only fate, and the Free Confederate mission that has lost this important backer will most likely be dead; So when he heard that the misunderstanding was resolved, his excitement was no different from that of a prisoner who was about to go to the execution ground and successfully escaped.

"This...I'm afraid I'm not so sure yet."

Christian Bach, who was sitting next to him, gave a wry smile and patted his shoulder with some comfort: "It can only be said that they have made a little concession for the time being, but they will not give up the accusation against Anson."

"After all, this matter has been basically made public. If you withdraw the order so easily, it would be equivalent to admitting to everyone that the Army Department made a mistake; and if an organization makes such a serious misjudgment, it must bear responsibility-meaning that the entire organization will If there is unrest, some people may lose power and be forced to step down."

"Even if they want to preserve their status and power, they must never admit their mistakes; well... this is just like a businessman who has failed in business and pretends to have made money when others ask, and will deliberately show off. "

"That's it." Now it was not difficult for Little Baekeland to understand. After all, the Wetzler family was once the leader of Beluga Harbor: "If Mr. Anson is finally cleared of his charges, or if the accusation by the Ministry of War fails, the entire Kremlin Luo Wei City... no, the entire kingdom will be violently shaken, right?"

"Exactly, Your Excellency Baekeland Wetzler, your understanding is very thorough."

Christian praised him without hesitation, and patted him on the shoulder: "The key to the problem is here. He is worthy of being a representative of the mission specially recommended by the Free Confederation. Even though he is young and inexperienced, he still has the skills that are not inferior to those of mature diplomats." What a gift!"

After some compliments, little Baekeland, who was still frightened at first, finally showed a slight smile. He finally lost the initial sadness, and his complexion looked much better.

Sophia, who had always been silent, watched the whole process from the side and truly admired this "Anson's brother".

This is not only because the other party cleverly resolved Baekeland’s inner tension with just a few words, but also because compared to a guy who always talks about the “perfect plan”, this “Big Bach” is obviously He is better at dealing with people. The most important thing is that when he talks to you, he will never make you angry to the point of gritting your teeth.

Originally, the reason Sophia came two days ago was because she was worried that the Free Confederation mission might conflict with the nobles of Osteria Palace and even members of the royal family. After all, the two sides had not yet established diplomatic relations, because the issue of the ownership of Ice Dragon Fjord broke out. Some quarrels are probably inevitable.

Facts have proved that she was completely over-concerned... As a member of the delegation, Christian not only made all the nobles who came to receive the delegation, responsible for the daily life of the delegation, and even those who deliberately came to cause trouble leave like a breath of fresh air, he even succeeded in making the two sides actually achieve it. Living in harmony, all worries become unnecessary.

How to do it is even simpler - there is no core conflict between the two parties at all, it is just a psychological imbalance; then just put on a smile and show that everything is easy to discuss.

What, the Free Confederacy usurped Clovis's interests? That would be easy. Let the two sides sign a trade agreement. Clovis can dump goods to the New World as much as he wants and buy the cheapest wood, coal and iron resources in the world. If anyone is willing to invest in building a factory, we will welcome it with both hands. !

What, the issue of ownership of Ice Dragon Fjord? Alas, this was actually drawn up by the Holy See for the Free Confederacy just after the Holy War. It is not entirely our original intention! Since there are territorial disputes, negotiation can always be done, and we do not have to hold on to this colony and never let go.

What, the Ice Dragon Fjord must be returned first before negotiation can take place, so does returning the territory count as negotiation? The Free Confederacy is of course willing to return it. May I ask which legion and officials Clovis is prepared to send to the New World immediately to take over this colony so that we can hand over to them?

Ah, the Free Confederates were traitors to the rebellion, and it was beneath Clovis's standing to ally with them? In fact, we are not too insistent on forming an alliance, but everyone regards the empire as an enemy, so it is not too much to meet each other, right?

Alas, Clovis is not an enemy of the empire, but a friend. This...this must be the gap sent by Emperor Herred. Quickly notify the police in Whitehall Street to arrest him and be sure to interrogate him strictly!

Elegance, really so elegant... For such a person who is good at language arts, the last person the girl knew was her father Luther.

A certain novelist does not count; his art is the art of words.

Accompanied by Christian throughout the journey, the Free Confederation mission finally entered the Osteria Palace smoothly without much criticism, and was expected to formally pay an audience in three days.

Of course, it was just that they were not targeted - the palace they arranged was very remote, and the food they prepared could only be said to be on par with the higher-end palace attendants, and definitely did not meet the standards expected of a mission.

Even so, the entire Free Confederate mission is already very satisfied and knows that it is not easy to achieve this step. No matter how much you force it, it will not get better.

"Then, what is your next plan?" Sophia looked at little Baekeland, but actually she was looking at Christian: "The official meeting will be in three days. Given the current situation, His Majesty will not give you Too many positive answers.”

"This is for sure."

Christian nodded slightly, and after confirming Little Baekeland's acquiescence, he said: "So if nothing else happens, the mission will only submit letters of credence and gifts to His Majesty Carlos, and will not propose any conditions. Try to make it as easy as possible. The first meeting will be more harmonious."

"As for the goal...for the time being, it is decided that both parties will meet each other, get to know each other, and improve the current accommodation treatment and conditions of the mission. The room where the guest stays in the host's house can also reflect the status of each other in the minds of both parties. As long as we can get the same treatment as ordinary missions, it will be considered a great success."

"As Governor Sophia said, the real place that determines the relationship between the two parties is not inside this palace, but outside the palace." Christian raised his right hand and pointed out the window:

"How to win the trial battle against Anson and the Storm Legion is the top priority to reverse the situation."

"I think so too." Sophia agreed deeply: "Sir Christian, you are really a rare wise man."

"Where." Christian pursed his lips and shook his head:

"This little country nobleman who has never seen much of the world made the Governor laugh."