OBS Chapter 115 Suspicion
Chapter 115 Suspicion
"Huh?" The Kingdom of Midland was shocked when he heard this, and his hand even twitched unconsciously, because John was one of the generals he wanted to recommend.
However, looking at the hesitant King Mitlan, the Archbishop thought that he disagreed with this matter, so he increased his strength and said in a threatening tone:
"If His Majesty the King does not even agree to this, then let's just ignore our conversation today. The Knights Templar should not recruit members in the name of the church. I will recruit religious knights myself."
After hearing this, King Mitlan frowned, but soon relaxed his brows and said with a smile:
"Archbishop, you are worrying too much. I also think that Count John is the best commander of the Religious Knights. I am just curious, how did you know Count John?"
Seeing the king suddenly give in to the matter, the archbishop was surprised and said:
"I was the one who recommended Count John's bishop. Count John and I have never communicated, but through the letters of Bishop Pross of Franche-Comté, I feel that he is a pious and talented general. There are only a handful of people in the entire Midland who have his talents and virtues."
After listening to the archbishop's explanation, the king still smiled and said:
"Oh, then the command of the Knights will be handed over to Count John. Archbishop, let's stop here today. Someone, please see us off."
After hearing the king's order to expel him, the archbishop was asked to leave the reception room in confusion.
As soon as the archbishop left, the king's smiling face turned calm. Count Yuris, who was standing by, saw the king's expression change so quickly, and before he could ask any questions, he was ordered:
"Send the person who is monitoring the church back. I want to ask him some questions."
Count Juris had not seen the king so gloomy for a long time, so he hurried to find him, and soon he arrived at the reception room with his spies.
Before the spy could salute, the king asked eagerly:
"Come, tell me all you have learned about the church and Count John."
After thinking it over, the spy said:
"Your Majesty, there is very little information about the church and Count John. As far as I know, apart from sending a relative of Count John to Franche-Comté as a bishop, there is only one other thing that is directly related to Count John."
"What's the matter?" The king stared at the spy like a lion ready to catch its prey. The spy said in the face of the king's fear:
"Your Majesty, I don't know what happened recently, but all the prisoners held in the Inquisition have been transferred to Franche-Comté. I heard that it seems to be related to the establishment of a new knight order."
The king was puzzled when he heard this and continued to ask:
"Is there nothing else besides this? Do you have any other information about Earl John?"
At this time, Count Yuris next to him said:
"Your Majesty, since John became Count of Franche-Comté, he has been staying in his own territory except for returning to his father's house on the eve of the Festival of Lights. Oh, and Count John has come of age this year, so it is estimated that many nobles will marry him next year."
"Okay, okay, step back."
After everyone left, the king sat in his seat and fell into deep thought.
"Could it be that John has really become a member of the King's Office? No, if he is a member of the King's Office, then he would have been able to publicly support the King's Office by now. Could it be that he is still holding back and is planning to give me a final blow?"
While King Midlan was suffering from internal exhaustion alone, undercurrents were surging in the city of Windam. Countless carrier pigeons scattered from the city and flew to different places.
So, when the king called his ministers together for a meeting the next day, one of the ministers stepped out of the group, saluted the king and said:
"Your Majesty, I impeach Count John Hohenzollern of Franche-Comté. He colluded with the French Royal Office and the Midland Church to release a large number of cultists into Midland."
"Your Majesty, I impeach Count John for colluding with the Yoda forces. According to the front-line reports, the main force of the Yoda has been fighting General Henry's army instead of attacking northwards. At the same time, John has purchased a large number of Yoda prisoners of war for unknown purposes."
Looking at the impeachment documents that were piling up like snowflakes, some said John was a Yoda spy, some said John was an accomplice of the French King's Office, and some said John was the leader of a cult. King Midlan certainly knew that these ministers had exaggerated a lot, but he still had doubts about John's actions in his heart.
Seeing that the situation was getting worse, Count Milo quickly stepped forward, saluted the king and said:
"Your Majesty, if Earl John wanted to rebel, he could have opened the border now and let the Yoda people go west. Besides, Earl John has made great military achievements and won so many wars for Midland. His family is also in Midland. There is no need for him to be a traitor."
At this time, a local minister came out to refute:
"Count Milo, your statement is clearly biased. Even if what you said before is correct, why would Count John recycle so many Yoda prisoners of war and even spend money to buy them?"
Hearing this, Count Milo looked him in the eye and asked sternly:
"In your eyes, are all people who have taken Yoda prisoners of war rebels? Please think carefully about your words and don't let them cause serious consequences. Also, don't slander a general with great military achievements without evidence."
Listening to the quarrel between the two groups, King Mitlan held his forehead and said:
"Alright, stop arguing. There is not enough evidence to prove whether Earl John has the intention of rebellion. Moreover, Earl John is still in the process of establishing a new order of knights. If such news were to spread at this time, it would not only lower the morale of the army, but also ruin the plan of the order of knights. So let's wait for Earl John to explain this to me in person. That's it, adjourn the meeting."
So the ministers walked out of the palace amidst discussions. Among them, Count Milo walked the fastest. He trotted into his carriage and drove all the way back to his mansion. After entering the door, he went straight to his bedroom without changing any clothes.
More than ten minutes later, a white pigeon carrying a letter flew out of Count Milo's residence, headed east, until it entered the territory of the Count of Franche-Comté and landed at a place in the Count's castle that was specifically responsible for carrier pigeons.
When the official in charge of pigeons saw that it was Count Milo's pigeon, he immediately took the letter off the pigeon's leg and rushed to the inner castle of the Count's castle with the letter.
After going through numerous inspections, the pigeon officer finally came to John's bedroom. After knocking on the door a few times and getting permission to come in, he gently opened the door and said to John who was working:
"My Lord, Count Milo has a message for you."
"Oh? What's the matter in this cold winter?" John took the letter in confusion. However, when he opened the letter, the first sentence made him feel very uneasy:
"Something's going to happen to you."