I will be crowned king

Yes, this is Sophia’s current goal and dream.

If you want to reform Clovis's system, you must be hostile to the fundamental order of the current orderly world; and the forces that truly adhere to the order of the old era are the Holy See and the Empire.

Without defeating them, all reforms will be out of the question...Clovis is not the Free Confederacy, not Hantu, not the Three Kingdoms of the North Sea, and not the Elf Kingdom of Yser.

Clovis... one of the top powers in the world of order, any changes she makes are destined to be unable to escape the attention of the church and the empire; her every move will have an indelible impact on the whole world.

If you just make the most superficial reforms like Ludwig did and become a regent under one person and above ten thousand people, nothing will happen.

But Sophia doesn't intend to do this... She's fed up with the unfair treatment she suffered in the past because of her gender, fed up with being treated as a vase for others to manipulate even though she clearly has abilities, fed up with the things that those superior guys take for granted...

Since you are not willing to give me what I want, I will take it myself; since this system is disadvantageous to me, I will overthrow it and start over to create a new, fairer system.

If in the past, the girl was just hiding in a corner alone because of her grievances and self-pity, relying on novels to find the imagination she longed for; now she has completely completed her transformation, stepping on one lesson after another and on the shoulders of her predecessors, to put her dreams into practice .

Who is the most powerful being in the entire country, who should rule the country, who...

…is the “country” itself.

Throw the ancient legends behind, trample the sanctity of religious promises under your feet, and then tear up the ancient and unfair contracts...the answer is clear at a glance.

His enemy is not Ludwig, not the nobility, not the royal family...if you look deeper, it is not the empire and the church.

Your own enemy is the whole world.

It is the unwillingness to give up the system that allowed "them" to take away all the benefits and only caused pain to others. The old world should have been destroyed in the sectarian war.

As for whether the "new world" is perfect, Sophia doesn't care, she only cares about change; if the old is not broken, how can we create a new future?

What's more, except for the corrupt royal family and the cowardly and arrogant Queen Regent Queen Anne, the entire country is seeking change; only the final winner can determine the future of the world.

At this point, the girl has completely forgotten that she used to have a good relationship with Anne Herred, and she had high hopes for the young King Nicholas, hoping that she could rely on his important role to achieve success.

After watching Anson leave, the little maid Angelica, who was hiding at the door, came in with a new pot of coffee and looked at her lady with doting eyes: "Can you rest assured now?"

"Don't worry, what should you worry about?"

Sophia picked up the porcelain cup and hid the smile on her lips: "I don't seem to remember that I have anything to worry about."

"Oh, my, my, my, my, my, my, my, my, my, my, my, my, my, my, my, my, my."

"Cough cough cough!!!"

"Okay, okay, Angelica knows her mistake. She shouldn't speak ill of the lady behind her back..."

The little maid who pouted feigned anger and took two steps back, but quickly returned to her original position: "But you'd better stay vigilant. You must know that Lord Anson has a fiancée in the Free Confederacy!"

"Thalia August Rune, I know her. I met her once at an auction to raise money for the Storm Legion... a difficult little girl."

Sophia snorted coldly, with sharp eyes: "But what about the fiancée? The roots of the Luen family have completely moved to the new world; unless she can leave the family business, it will be difficult for her to come back in this life."

"On the edge of the world covered in ice and snow, no matter how hard you try, you are destined to remain silent; let her keep the reputation she earned so hard. Anson Bach is destined to make great achievements in Clovis and the Old World, and compete with I will jointly take charge of Clovis and dominate the world of order. When the time comes..."

Before she finished speaking, the wide-eyed Sophia suddenly stopped, and a touch of pink rushed from her neck to her cheeks and forehead.

She turned back suddenly and stared at the little maid who was covering her mouth desperately to avoid laughing out loud, with tears in the corners of her eyes:

"An-Jie-Lika-!!!!"

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Under Sophia's careful arrangements, the news that "the Southern Army was about to arrive in Clovis City" spread throughout the inner and outer cities at an alarming speed.

At first, it was just some rumors with no evidence at all. Except for a few citizens of Clovis who had experienced several riots and mutinies, the representatives of the National Assembly did not take such unfounded rumors seriously.

But when the rumors became more and more numerous, the details became more and more numerous, and even newspapers began to mention all kinds of rumors that were true, even if there was no evidence, it was hard to believe them.

In order to prevent the royal family and the royalist nobles from being aware of the abnormality prematurely, Sophia did not publish the news in newspapers as before, but instead mobilized the newsboys she had bribed to spread the news.

In the media world of Clovis City, especially in the outer city, in order to sell newspapers more easily, newsboys often deliberately shout news that does not exist, including but not limited to the repeated deaths of certain big figures and the destruction of certain border fortresses. The enemy has repeatedly captured and conquered, and some wars that have never existed have been repeatedly won... all kinds of things, just to name a few.

Most people, especially the well-educated inner-city citizens, would not take this kind of news seriously at all, but they could not stand the magnitude of the near-crushing population in the outer cities... It would be meaningless if it was spread so much that they believed it or not.

But when the noble upper class laughed at the ignorance of the lower class citizens, the representatives of the National Assembly finally began to take the matter seriously.

The Black Flag Party, which hated the Royalists the most and was the most extreme among the delegates, was the first to launch an attack: they mixed this content in their public speeches and called on citizens to unite and defend the hard-won with weapons and flesh and blood. s right.

After receiving the news, Ludwig immediately ordered the Whitehall Street police to dispatch and arrest these Black Flag Party members who had "beguiled the public with their evil words". However, he did not beat or scold them. He only imprisoned them and explained the situation to the people at the scene. All newspapers and bureaus are required to release news in a timely manner without giving the incident time to ferment.

Having experience with the previous citizens' council representatives and the mutiny, the response of the Whitehall Street police this time was efficient and orderly; not only did they calm down the incident, but there were not many voices of protest even in the National Assembly.

Although everyone was skeptical about the rumors, after all, the Black Flag Party was so extreme that even the vast majority of representatives who considered themselves radical could not stand them - hundreds of nobles and thousands of traitors were shot at every turn. , and depriving the king of his privileges is simply crazy.

But just when Ludwig breathed a sigh of relief and thought that the matter was finally over, the rumors did not stop, and even spread faster.

The ruling lord finally understood what was going on, and angrily went to the Loyalty Palace to question the crime, asking Sophia why she wanted to spread the news and whether she planned to violate the previous agreement.

Facing his beloved brother, the Minister of War asked him what he was planning to do. What qualifications did he have to accuse himself of violating the agreement?

The National Assembly is already restraining itself, and those who have not compromised are obviously the royalists; Anson has also prepared to go to Eagle Point City to command the battle to invade the Iser Elf Kingdom. The Storm Legion has always stayed in the military camp, Never leave without orders.

As for who spread the news about the Southern Army, I don’t know, it has nothing to do with the War Department anyway; what’s more, if the Royalists and Ludwig don’t plan to strangle the National Assembly, why should they worry about rumors?

Ludwig was left speechless by the rhetorical question, and left the War Department sulking.

Of course, Ludwig did not intend to annihilate the National Assembly. His wishful thinking was to use the army to control the situation in Clovis City and become the only being able to communicate between the two sides, and even the "co-owner" of the royal family and the National Assembly.

But the royalists don't think so. Once the royalists realize the crisis and know that they have troops in their hands, it's hard to say what these people will do.

Ludwig could even predict that those lunatics would definitely ask him to order the suppression or even annihilation of the National Assembly, and maybe even the Clovis City Civic Assembly, the Shotgun Club and even more than 230 communities in Clovis City. , will become their targets.

Once things get to that point, even if Ludwig wants to stop it, he can't stop it... Of course he can refuse to execute the order, but he did it by himself when he transferred the army to Clovis City. If the royal family really bites the bullet and refuses to admit it, He was authorized by the king, and if Sophia and Anson from the War Department refused to cooperate, he would be embarrassed.

But even though he had done everything he could - at least Ludwig himself thought so - to keep the situation under control and avoid conflicts between the two sides, the result still gradually evolved in the direction he least expected. .

First of all, some representatives of the National Assembly finally became unable to sit still and went to the Prime Minister's Office to ask what was going on. Is it true that an army was being transferred to Clovis City? Why did this army come? Does it have anything to do with the National Assembly? Doesn't matter?

Of course, it was impossible for Ludwig to answer directly, but the result of being vague would be to be misunderstood by the other party; and the result of misunderstanding can be imagined, and the rumors will soon become reality.

The ruling leaders, who were in a dilemma, could only blame the royal family, claiming that it was the order of His Majesty Nicholas I, and the Ministry of War was responsible for executing it. He only knew that this was the case.

But the National Assembly obviously refused to give up. They also sent people to the Ministry of War and obtained detailed information. Sophia did not feel that she had an obligation to hide it for her beloved brother. It would be a great honor to not disclose the information directly.

As a result, the representatives took the document issued by the War Department and asked Ludwig why he didn't tell the truth. It was clearly his order from the ruling lord.

This was not even over. The National Assembly immediately started a discussion on this, organized a large petition group and ran outside the Ostria Palace, inviting His Majesty to accept their audience and ask about the Southern Army.

The Queen Mother Regent would definitely not agree, or she knew very well that if they really confronted each other face to face at this time, the outcome would probably not be particularly good.

But the representatives were very perseverant. When they saw that His Majesty was unwilling to accept an audience, they waited while using their connections to find someone to ask His Majesty to meet him. If that was not possible, they could come to the National Assembly. More than 5,000 representatives would definitely welcome him. Wang Jia, never neglect.

Unsurprisingly, this suggestion was also rejected - he refused to even accept the meeting, let alone let the little king come to the National Assembly. Isn't that a sheep entering a tiger's mouth?

At the same time, the royalists began to celebrate, organizing various banquets and clubs to celebrate the great Ludwig's coming to power. As expected, he was a true loyal minister of His Majesty. They actually quietly mobilized the army to go north to relieve His Majesty's worries.

Perhaps the celebration was not enough. Within two days, content like "The loyal king's army is about to arrive in Clovis City, and the traitors will soon meet their due end." appeared in newspapers.

It was no longer just the parliamentary representatives who were stimulated this time. The more than 100,000 militiamen in more than 230 communities in Clovis City were furious - they had won the current victory at the hands of the mutinous army. status, and now the king seems to be planning to kill the donkey and completely wipe out these militiamen who once defended Clovis City for him and the Queen Mother!

As a result, in addition to hundreds of representatives who petitioned outside the Osteria Palace the next day, there were also nearly 10,000 militiamen from various communities!

The policemen on Whitehall Street did not dare to stop them...the equipment of these militiamen was not much inferior to theirs, and some were even better. There were less than 20,000 police officers in Clovis City including security companies and others, and they were initially besieged by militiamen. What happened in the outer city is still fresh in my mind.

So on the fifth day, Ludwig, whose scalp was numb, finally went to the Osteria Palace to pay an audience under the order of the Queen Mother Regent.

Standing under the steps of the throne hall, Ludwig could see through the shadows the decadence on Anne Herred's face on the throne, as well as the struggle to keep her spirits up... With the life and service conditions of the palace, she could still be exposed to this kind of thing. The situation was enough to prove how uneasy the Queen Mother was.

After a moment of silence, Anne pushed away the crowds in the hall, leaving only Ludwig alone; after making sure no one was eavesdropping, she finally spoke:

"Lord Consul, can I trust your loyalty?"

"Your Majesty..." Ludwig's eyes twitched. The Queen Mother's voice was so hoarse that it was almost inaudible. It was far beyond his initial judgment.

"I have no other request, only one..." She raised her right hand tremblingly and raised her index finger:

"Destroy the National Assembly, leaving no one behind!"