War clouds approaching (2)
“Hmm!”
With the guidance of the attendant, the gate of Daejeon opened and my father appeared.
Thanks to this, the atmosphere of Daejeon, which had been heavy for a long time, calmed down in an instant, but it seemed that the flow of the messy hall could not be concealed, so clear coughs broke out here and there.
“… … .”
“Hum-Hum!”
The clutter that had been going on for a long time finally dissipated after Father ascended the throne.
My father soon brought up the main topic and announced the start of the cabinet meeting.
“You are familiar with the news that came in a while ago.”
every know
The heads of the nobles nodded.
My father also confirmed that and nodded along.
“The Commonwealth has entered an all-out war. And even at this hour, barbarians are gathering in the land of the Empire.”
“That’s right. majesty.”
“But even Esteban is never safe.”
Even at this time, the barbarians were heading south.
It meant that no matter how much attention was drawn from the Federation Empire, they could not avoid the battle.
Everyone in this room knew that fact.
“Does anyone have any ideas on how to resolve this situation?”
“Can I ask the small person first?”
That moment. The one who raised his hand more confidently than anyone else was a young nobleman who was quietly holding his seat on behalf of the Margrave of the North.
Father’s mouth, which paused for a moment as if thinking about something, slowly began to open.
“You are the grandson of Marquis Romert.”
“That’s right.”
“good night. Let me tell you first.”
After his father’s permission was given, the grandson of the Marquis nodded.
“There are at least thousands of savages just confirmed in the border area. At this rate, the barbarians will indeed ravage the border area.”
“… … hmm.”
“The Romert estate is leading the way, but the northern nobility alone cannot hold out for long. Please, at the behest of His Highness the King, raise troops to support the North.”
raise an army?
My father raised his eyebrows slightly and said.
“Sounds like moving the southern troops. Are you saying that it is difficult to solve the problem just by sending royal soldiers like last time?”
“That’s right. The situation in the North right now… … .”
“That is impossible!”
The one who quickly stopped talking and stepped forward was a nobleman from the south.
He twitched his lips and mocked the Marquis’s grandson, then began to speak in a relaxed voice.
“In the first place, it’s not an attack by barbarians like usual. Why are you making such a fuss?”
“This is not something that can be overlooked.”
“This day? Did you know that the nobles of the north took advantage of various duties, including tax rates, so that they could organize a standing army in preparation for such a situation?”
As the gaze of the hall focused, the southern aristocrat shrugged and opened his mouth again.
“This side is already bending over from bearing the reduced tax rate in the north. Shouldn’t you be able to stop the savages on your own?”
“… … .”
The grandson of Marquis Romerte fell silent as if speechless.
Why do you want to weigh the profit and loss of a country’s important history?
However, the southern aristocrat still only faced the situation in the north with a relaxed voice.
“Doesn’t it mean that you will literally take advantage of your gains and actually share them? It feels like a really cunning standard.”
“What… … !”
“Let’s listen, let’s listen, so there’s nothing we can’t say!”
The nobility divided between the South and the North began to show their teeth at each other.
Thanks to this, the Cabinet meeting, which should have been held in a strict atmosphere, quickly turned into chaos.
Did someone else’s rice cake look bigger?
In fact, it has often happened that North and South Korea are divided and show hostile aspects to each other.
But this time, they were showing a radical enough to forget where they were.
Even though I knew that something more terrible than ever would happen.
I’m starting to find this blatantly intended situation amusing.
“I’m sorry.”
“Me, Your Highness!”
Unknowingly, the words penetrated the noise and permeated the ears of the nobles.
The bewildered baron widened his eyes and hurriedly grabbed the hem of my clothes, but I only stepped forward with a cold smile on my face.
“It’s like trying to protect my rice bowl even though my country is in danger.”
“… … .”
“If anyone sees it, they’ll think this is my playground.”
“No, the words are too… … .”
“Shut up.”
My cold gaze pierced the southern nobility.
OK… … .
“Kuck, gaug… … !”
A life so strong that he couldn’t even breathe choked his neck, and soon he collapsed on the bed with his eyes closed as if he would faint.
The aristocrats suddenly began to tremble from the cold while staring at the aristocrat with a bewildered face.
I continued my conversation as I approached the seats lined up by the nobles.
“Which country are you nobles from?”
“… … .”
“Are you?”
A certain aristocrat standing where my finger pointed, trembled and opened his mouth.
“I-I am an Esteban nobleman.”
“Hoo?”
It was an answer that was close to the correct answer.
But I was still looking down at them with a smile.
“One, splitting the sides to fight even though you can’t even add strength, I can’t feel anything other than deliberately encouraging a civil war.”
I looked at each of those who averted my gaze, and finally the gaze reached the squirming Count Valmons.
yeah like… … .
My smile got thicker.
“As if someone is moving to make it happen.”
“Wow, no way! Absolutely not!”
“okay?”
After answering that question, I turned around and returned to my seat.
However, it was me, the first prince, who still controlled the atmosphere in the hall.
“If there are nobles who still want to divide sides and protect the rice bowl, then I will consider that there are those who dare to betray the will of the royal family.”
“… … Big!”
“There seems to be no objection.”
Then, taking a step back, I bowed to my father, who had been waiting for the situation to calm down.
After a while.
Over the battlefield, which had turned into a solemn atmosphere before I knew it, my father’s gentle voice pierced like thunder.
“I will send out troops.”
It was an absolutely right decision.
It was a situation where no one knew how many more barbarians would come in the future, and as I said, it was difficult to stop them with only the northern troops.
But it wasn’t without problems either.
“majesty. Can I add one more word?”
Again, he was the grandson of Marquis Romerte.
My father nodded silently, and then the grandson of the Margrave spoke.
“The northern part of the country is in a precarious state as if it will collapse at any moment. The barbarian warriors are ready to attack as if they would climb the wall with their weapons at the slightest chance, and the current situation is that there are not enough troops to fight them.”
“Does that mean that even if we call out our troops, we won’t be able to hold out until they arrive?”
The grandson of the Marquis, who still had a soft spot, nodded immediately.
“That’s right. To make matters worse, this raid is different, so temporarily defeating the defense line like before is rather like giving up the advantage of the castle wall.”
Even stepping back to hold on is threatened.
In the south of the barbarians before the return, the situation was so dire that they had to give up three castles.
If the Commonwealth Empire hadn’t drawn their attention this time, they would have had to take a more offensive attack than this.
Even so, my father shook his head firmly.
“The defense line is not bitten.”
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“His Highness the King!”
“They will not trample this land. I won’t even think about defeat.”
A firm belief that it will happen.
My father’s determined gaze was immediately directed at me.
“Those who will help defend the border area have already arrived in the north.”
“yes?”
“If they are, they should be able to hold out until the troops arrive.”
“… … If you say they are.”
Father’s lips moved slowly in the midst of the pouring questions.
“The Sun Knights will help the North.”
“Tae, the Knights of the Sun!”
The nobles were amazed at the name they heard.
The 2nd Order of Knights under the direct control of the royal family, which gathered only the most elite knights of the kingdom.
As befits its glorious name, all of them possess the shocking power of being users who can handle auras. It was truly one of the representative knights of the northern continent.
“But weren’t they guarding the border between the two empires?”
It was clear that the northern barbarian lands were threatening, but there was no place more important than the lands bordering the Holy Empire and the Commonwealth Empire.
Therefore, the main range of activities of the Sun Knights was fixed to the southeast of Esteban.
To hear that the Sun Knights have reached the North… … .
“You can’t expect the invasion of barbarians… … !”
“Oh oh!”
The admiring gazes of the nobles turned to my father.
It was only a few days ago that their movements became visible.
In other words, the king foresaw all of this and moved the Knights of the Sun in advance.
But my father shook his head while affirming this.
“It’s true that we expected an invasion, but that’s not what Jim did.”
“yes? What do you mean?”
“Are you saying there is someone else who provided the information?”
“It is true.”
The aristocrats’ faces once again looked suspicious.
That moment.
My father’s gaze, which had been reaching me from the beginning, changed to a warm and happy one.
“Allen Esteban. Are you going to make me explain your exploits?”
“omg!”
“what… … !”
I once again The nobles met their eyes, and soon smiled lightly.
“If I have arranged the Knights of the Sun to the north, it is the will of His Majesty the King who granted all instructions, not mine.”
“no. If it weren’t for your judgment that the barbarians would invade, we would have had to face them unprepared.”
“okay.”
It was a natural story.
I shrugged my shoulders and stepped forward to the aristocrats who were astonished.
Of course, that gaze was looking directly at his father.
“Now that all of the Sun Knights have headed north. I think this will be the driving force to hold on until the kingdom’s troops arrive.”
“Yes.”
“So, what do you plan to do after that?”
“hmm?”
Even though my father was taken aback by my question, he slowly gathered his thoughts and said,
“After defeating the offensive of the barbarians, we should closely monitor the situation and prepare for the next attack.”
“But things won’t change.”
Even if he resigns this time, they will still target Esteban as they always have, and that will be 10 years. Or maybe it will stay that way for 20 years.
Just like Esteban before the return and until now.
My father’s expression immediately frowned as if he sensed something strange.
“Then what do you want me to do?”
“We must use this war against the Federation Empire.”
“… … use war?”
If it wasn’t now that they were starving, there would be no more chance, and any easy movement would soon hit Esteban like a snowball.
so that.
I laughed and confessed my true feelings.
“Please send me to the North. I will break the spirit of the barbarians with my own hands.”
My father’s eyes widened in astonishment.
“now… … what do you say… … .”