Warlords of the witcher world

Chapter 156 Redania Idea King

A lot has changed in Redania over the past year.

First, the top dignitaries of Redania collectively expressed their dissatisfaction with Philippa Earhart and demanded that the annoying sorceress be stepped down from her position.

The nobles' patience with Philippa has reached the extreme, does this woman really think she is the king of Redania?His various behaviors made the rich and powerful feel extremely absurd.

Now, the dignitaries want them, the top dignitaries of Redania, to take over the kingdom.

This is based on anecdotes, and it is an old rule. It is not normal for Philippa and Dijkstra to be in power.

Of course, it was impossible for Philippa to agree to the demand for surrender of power.

For a sorceress, power is her life.

In order to get to where she is today, she has devoted countless time and resources, defeated opponents one by one, and even assassinated the king who had shown her kindness. How could she hastily surrender her life?
Therefore, Philippa rejected the request of the nobles without hesitation, and she also arrested the envoys sent by the nobles, announcing that the behavior of the nobles was treason, and she wanted to arrest them.

Her reaction undoubtedly stirred up a whole wave of anti-Redania, people are already dissatisfied with the sorceress, she also treated the top dignitaries of Redania so roughly.

In Redania, the nobles are respected, and this country already respects the nobles, so insulting the nobles, even the top dignitaries, will undoubtedly cause the entire country to resent it.

And this love doesn't come by accident.

Although it is said that the northern nobles are very reckless, they also have to bear many responsibilities, such as taking care of the land and protecting the people.

The most important thing is to undertake the task of disaster relief when the famine comes.

If it weren't for the nobles' granary, many people would have starved to death.

Obligations and rights are always relative. If one only blindly oppresses and exploits, then the ruling relationship cannot be maintained.

The Redanian magnates are proud of this, for although they are exploitative, they always do their duty well when famine strikes.

Back to Philippa, because of her reckless behavior, Philippa led to an armed petition by Redanian servicemen.

This time, she can be said to have poked a super hornet's nest.

A large number of armed personnel gathered in the capital, some were active soldiers of the Royal Army, some were nobles and their followers, and some were small nobles who came on their own...

And they assembled for one purpose, to drag that annoying sorceress out of Trettogo's court and end her loathsome regency.

During the continuous gathering of personnel, the court of Tritog controlled by Philippa issued one order after another.

She declared it a coup, a betrayal of the Redanian nation.

Her words are very harsh, as if she thinks this will stop the collection of kidnappers, but in fact, she has made the kidnappers more determined.

And her operation was not over yet, then, Philippa ordered everyone not to participate in the assembly, and all assembled armed personnel would be regarded as potential traitors.

But it's useless, people are still heading towards Tritog in a steady stream.

During this period, Philippa ordered the Royal Army to dispatch several times to suppress the assembled militants, but a large number of soldiers in the Royal Army also left to join the "rebels".

The senior officials of the Royal Army expressed their acquiescence to this and allowed the soldiers to leave the army continuously.

The generals just stood and listened to Philipa's swearing, and looked at them like wooden people, but Philipa couldn't do anything.

At this moment, at last, Philippa was frightened and realized that she was really in trouble.

Outside the walls of Tretorg, at last, more than 3 armed men assembled.

It is no exaggeration to say that this is an armed coup, forcing Philippa to give up power.

Facing the menacing army forcing the palace, the current Philippa has been silent.

And in this process, there are constantly powerful agencies of Cui Toge showing favor to the forcing army.

It seemed that Philippa's power was in jeopardy.

It was at this time that Philippa announced an important news. She would meet the dukes who initiated this operation—at this time, she had acquitted the dukes of treason.

All agreed that it was time for a change of power, that the kingdom would pass from the damned sorceress to the real Redanians.

When everyone was looking forward to the change of power and the arrival of the New Deal, the dukes who went to see Philippa announced after their return:

This operation is now cancelled, everyone go back to their respective homes.

This confuses everyone, you say go home and go home, are you kidding us?

Naturally, many people can't accept it. We tied our heads to our belts to join you against that damn thing, but you turned your back on the moment the victory was about to fall into your hands?

Such talk spread like a plague among the assembled armed soldiers.

Immediately, someone realized that something was wrong. The speed of the spread of this speech was too fast, and there was obviously a conspiracy in it.

Especially the subordinates of the dukes, they could tell at a glance that the boss was bewitched by the sorceress's magic, and wanted to spread the real news.

But it is a pity that the sorceress moves faster.

Originally, if the assembled army were given some reaction time, they would recall what was going on. In fact, it did develop like this.

However, as someone shouted "The nobles have betrayed us" and rushed towards the dukes' team, the situation directly turned into a chaos.

This brawl directly resulted in the death of hundreds of people, because many people were inexplicable and suddenly started fighting for some reason, so they either ran away or just guarded their own camp.

Although death was considered rare, this armed petition failed completely, and the assembled armed personnel scattered and fled.

Most of the participants are confused at this moment. They haven't figured out the situation yet, they only know that they failed suddenly, and then fled with the crowd.

It was also at this time that Philippa announced that no one who participated in this rally would be considered a traitor.

This dealt the final blow to those who forced the palace. After experiencing the farce in the city of Cui Tog, many people were unwilling to make trouble.

Especially after the main organizers of this event, the several dukes also expressed their support for Philippa's rule, the whole country became more honest.

It would be no exaggeration to say that the end of this movement was anticlimactic compared to its beginning.

Those dukes were then given some royal fiefdoms by Philippa. This is not the usual wasteland, but a truly fertile and rich land.

Now Philippa has also said that she will not pursue it, so it is very logical, and everyone will not bother.

This time Philippa can be said to have won a big victory. The power and prestige of the top dignitaries in Redania have been hit hard by this wave, and it is estimated that they will not be able to trouble things in the future.

It seems that Philippa's power position has been very stable, but is it true...?

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Philippa Earhart has been exhausted over the past year.

Traitorg's petition incident made her act like a clown, performing ridiculously there the whole time.

Although in the end, relying on magic, the dukes became clowns who were comparable to him, and he used the truly fertile land to let them board his own thief ship after being clowns, but this trick will not work in the future.

It is estimated that now, the magic-blocking gold jewelry has become the standard equipment of Redanian nobles.

At that time, she could be said to be an extreme operation, and if she made a mistake, she would be completely finished, but she succeeded in the end, and that was enough.

But the Redanians are not fools. Those who were in the game at that time would be confused by the upheaval of the situation, but now it is time to reflect on what happened.

All of Redania must have realized the part her own magic was playing in it.

Philippa understood that she had repressed the objection this time, but what about next time?What about next time?

So she had to really establish a merit for herself. It would be too stupid to start a war in the north now, so she had to find a way out.

And that method soon appeared in front of her.

"This is my plan, sisters, and it is sufficient to solve the difficulties we are facing."

Looking at everyone present at the sorceress assembly hall, Philippa said with a little pride that she had been thinking about this plan for a long time.

"Assassinate Foltest, then Istrad, and then Heme, and after they are dead, use the power of Redania to swallow the North...Philippa, are you sure there is an assassin who can complete this job? "

Kayla Metz couldn't help feeling outrageous, what and what, it's too outrageous.

"And why is Istrad also on the assassination list? Isn't Keviel under our control? Xier, are you sure you want to do this?"

Xier Tanshaweiye was not moved by Kailade's words, she just said lightly,

"I have no opinion, but it is only temporary now. My final opinion is based on what I have heard. As for Istrad...he is too rational. This person does not believe in any illusions and hints, even his own. The queen kept blowing in his ears, but he couldn't change his will. The young Tancred would be a better puppet. If he can't do it, then there is Radovid. Speaking of which, Philippa, listen It is said that the king has not been very peaceful recently, and he had a lot of contact with people outside during the last chaos."

"Radovid will not become King Kevier... Also, I have already educated him, so there will be no such problems in the future, and we will continue to return to assassination."

Philippa obviously didn't want to bring up the embarrassing incident, so she changed the subject immediately.

"About this moment, you don't have to worry, the assassin is a demon hunter from the cat school."

"The mutants? Oh my goodness, well, they're good at it, but we're now reduced to hanging out with mutants? It's so funny."

Kayla is amused that they hang out with a bunch of killer mutants.

And beside her, Triss Merigold thought of that white-haired figure.

"Witcher? Philippa, are they reliable?"

Xier has always been the key to directly grasping the problem.

"The assassin is from Nilfgaard, hired by Nilfgaard's intelligence service to act as a kingslayer."

Philippa threw out a sentence that almost blew up the audience, and just when the scene was about to explode, she raised her hand to signal everyone to listen first.

"Don't worry, everyone. I didn't cooperate with the man in black. It was the Redanian intelligence department who discovered the news. They are now monitoring the Kingslayer. I also know the reason why the Nilfgaardians did this. Then Sai The rebellion in Er and Metina is raging. Five months have passed, and the rebels are still running rampant in these two provinces. The Nilfgaardians are very afraid that the northern monarch will go south and seize South Sintra, so they Decided to carry out this assassination, so that the north will be in chaos for a while."

(Obviously, Philippa had a strong misunderstanding of the situation in Nilfgaard, and interpreted the province's "rebellion" as a weak empire. Of course, this information was also deliberately given to her by Nilfgaard.)
"And this is our chance. We just need to cooperate with the Kingslayer to kill these northern monarchs, and the north will definitely fall under our control. Sisters, this opportunity is rare."

Philippa's words made everyone present silent, thinking about the pros and cons of it.

Indeed, as Philippa said, it was a rare opportunity.

But the risk is too great. Once exposed, they will be the sinners of the north.

"Philippa, my question is, can the identity of the assembly place in this matter be kept secret?"

It was Xi'er who spoke, and she continued to point out the key issues.

"The assembly hall will not come out on its own throughout the whole process, but borrow other forces, such as... Francesca, can you still mobilize the Scoia'tael troops?"

Faced with this question, the elf was silent for a while,

"Yes, they will gladly take part in the assassination of the King of the North."

"So, we will participate in these conspiracies in this way throughout the whole process. Sisters, don't worry, no sorceress will appear in front of the kingslayer. After everything is over, we will stand up and expose Nilfgaard. Just a human conspiracy, and then everyone will only hate the Nilfgaardians."

Most people were visibly moved, and Xi'er nodded in satisfaction. Keira held her chest and said nothing, but those who knew her well knew that she had acquiesced. The two Nilfgaardian sorceresses kept silent, because in such a It is difficult for them to speak on the issue, while the two elves looked like they were watching a show, as if they were watching from the sidelines.

The only two who haven't expressed yet are Margarita and Triss.

Triss felt wrong, felt that all of this was wrong, her intuition told her she shouldn't do this, but facing these sorceresses who were much older than her, Triss didn't know why she couldn't say it.

"Let's vote."

Xier spoke.

Soon, six arms were raised, and only three people did not raise them, Margarita and Triss, and the surprising Keira.

"I am against the tactics of the assembly house."

The Headmaster of Arethusa exclaimed,
"In my opinion, any form of cooperation with Nilfgaard should not be allowed. Letting the Nilfgaardians reach a conspiracy is a detriment to the North, but I obey the orders of the assembly hall."

"I just don't think it's a good thing to hang out with the Nilfgaardians. I still remember how I was beaten up on Thaned Island."

Keira said indifferently,

"I am against assassination."

Triss didn't say much, but she did express her attitude.

"Six to three, the decision is passed." Xier said, "Next, ladies, let's discuss how the plan should proceed."

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While the sorceresses were discussing how to assist in Nilfgaard's assassination, on the other side, a meeting was taking place.

"Thank you very much, Mr. Ambassador, please bring blessings to His Majesty Emhyr for me."

"It is my honor to help you, His Majesty Radovid."

With the end of this conversation came the end of the Nilfgaardian ambassador's daily audience with the Redanian king.

This is a very routine meeting, and I don't know how many times it has been done, so Philipa didn't care about Radovid, so don't offend her with this kind of formality.

When Radovid was the only one in the room, the valet walked around the room with the Omogold, then came to Radovid and whispered beside him.

Radovid has become more cautious since the incident of Traitorg's petition, which shows that the sorceress's magic is well used and can turn things around at critical moments.

Of course, there is also his cooperation here. Radovid does not want a group of military leaders to come to the capital to establish a regency. Recapturing power from this group of people is much more difficult than regaining power from the sorceress.

Therefore, Radovid let the forces loyal to him help the sorceress, so that she would not walk a tightrope and kill herself.

And Radovid's influence did play a key role, especially in the final stage where the opposition forces disbanded like a joke. If it wasn't for Radovid's influence, how could Philippa complete that matter.

Following the words he heard, the disdain and disgust on Radovid's face became more intense.

Then he thought about some of the words of the Nilfgaardian ambassador just now... Hey, interesting, it seems that Philippa is playing smart again this time.

Philippa thought she was the master of Tritog's court, but in fact, she didn't know that there were many things going on in this palace.

For example, Tretorg's court actually has wiretapping channels in every room...and it's human wiretapping.

This was an insurance that Vizmir left to his son. With this, Radovid knew the thoughts and conversations of everyone in Tritogene.

When the sorceresses thought Tretorgo was their base, they didn't know that Radovid was actually watching them.

"Your Majesty, what should we do?"

"Do whatever you want, they like to do it, let them do it."

When he said this, Radovid smiled, and the corners of his mouth seemed to be torn apart, looking a little gloomy.

"We just need to go along with it, my friend, I have a plan..."

(End of this chapter)