When the Saint comes, she does not collect food

Chapter 547 Andre's Assist
Compared to Upper River County, which is even colder, Hotam, located on the plains, enjoys the benefits of the warm current of the Emerald Sea.

While the North Mound riders were still wearing woolen undershirts and tweed tunics, the Hothams were wearing light woolen short jackets or dresses.

Some people even liked to stay cool and put on linen shirts and leather waistcoats.

In the past, Feiliu Castle would have been bustling with people in the spring after the thaw, with citizens out for spring outings, merchant ships on the Nauan River, and nobles out hunting crowding this prosperous area.

But this spring, the sun is still bright, the river is still clear, but Feiliu Castle looks much more dilapidated.

The two sides of Wangjia Avenue are no longer lined with farmers going to market and vendors pushing carts, but with groups of beggars and refugees.

Especially near the Imperial Command Company camp and important castles, a large number of craftsmen who were forced to sign indentures and IOUs were wearing tattered clothes and walking like zombies on the land where spring flowers were blooming.

These people hardly need to be mobilized. Just a few words will make them willing to follow the Saint Sun Army or the current Hotam County Uprising Army.

Andre, dressed like a beggar with mud all over his face, came to a river with a few companions.

This was originally a hunting ground for the nobles. The rangers and knights patrolling the periphery would never allow beggars like Andre to enter.

But the few trusted knights of Count Sampoli who were guarding the place today acted as if they had not seen Andre and let them walk straight into the hunting ground.

After breaking through the bushes and picking the crickets from his woolen trousers, Andre used his crutch to push aside the grass and saw a clearing in the forest with a pond.

On a rock shaded by trees, a middle-aged man wearing a silk shirt and a black jacket with ripped puff sleeves sat.

Compared to Andre's relaxed expression, the middle-aged noble with long slicked-back hair was even more anxious.

"I didn't expect the Earl to come. I thought it would be Westel." Leaning on a cane, Andre took off the rag hat on his head.

Compared to before winter, Andrei has gained some weight. It seems that the nobles are providing considerable support to the rebels.

Count Sampoli obviously had no intention of talking nonsense with Andre. He asked directly, "The Shadowless Man seems to be investigating something and is about to find Wester. Do you know what's going on?"

"You ask me, who should I ask?" Andre pretended to be depressed. "I was also targeted by the Shadowless People. For some reason, they killed one of my loyal men just to take away the note I wrote from him."

Sampoli walked back and forth several times under the shade of the tree. "I have a piece of gossip. Prince Conte seems to have intercepted a communication between you and the demon Horn."

In fact, Andre knew clearly that the gossip was just a spy planted in Prince Condé's army.

Prince Condé knew how to use intelligence personnel to gain convenience and monitor these restless nobles. Don’t these nobles know how to monitor Prince Condé in return?
For these local tyrants, it was easy to place a few people in Prince Kongdai's labor team or even the imperial company.

"We communicate with His Majesty regularly, it's no big deal."

"Did you send the other secret letters we sent through Wester to that Horn?"

Andre stared at Sampoli, and after a long while he spoke slowly: "I can guarantee that there is none, but I'm not sure if Valen Taylor has any. You know, he and the Saviors are in cahoots."

"Damn it." Sampoli wanted to yell at him, but when he found that neither he nor Andre could control the stubborn Valentyl, he had to give up.

With the departure of Prince Kongdai, the mountain that had previously suppressed the local nobles disappeared, and their control was restored once again.

Barnifoss, who was given high hopes by Prince Condé to monitor them, ignored Prince Condé's hopes.

He hardly paid any attention to the nobles' outrageous behavior.

The civil war in Leia and the split of the Church caused Barnifoss to lose his two major religious and secular supports, and he finally obeyed orders.

But what accompanied the first spring breeze of 1446 that blew to Flyover Castle was not only the warm current from the ocean, but also the battle reports and edicts from Duke Luel and Duke Neidbach.

The two royal dukes, who had the support of the local nobles, forcefully pushed their troops to Heshang Island, almost at the gates of Changge City.

Although Genegis had 17 companies of imperial decrees, the two royal dukes also had 16 companies of imperial decrees.

Prince Condé, who could have played a decisive role, was mired in the quagmire of the Thousand River Valley Uprising, and lost five of his imperial companies, basically losing the possibility of getting to the table.

So the original confrontation between the two sides began to gradually escalate.

For Jinigis, who had a shallow foundation, he could hardly mobilize any troops besides the Imperial Company and could only use mercenaries.

After promising a series of privileges, the two dukes gained the support of a large number of local nobles, a large number of local servants and powerful infantry.

Within half a year, this sudden civil war will end with the victory of the brothers.

This means that the Lea Civil War is almost over and the church is about to return. Even if they will not attack Prince Kongdai, Prince Kongdai will not resist the Holy See's restoration of governance over the Thousand Valley Church.

Prince Condé had no say in Barnifors's promotions, demotions, rewards and punishments.

The people who can really get involved are the cathedral priests of various cathedrals, most of whom are scion of local noble families.

What Prince Kongdai is striving for is the title of Prince of the Thousand Valleys, which means that all the lords of the de jure territories of the Thousand Valleys must pledge allegiance to him.

But this does not mean that he can purge the nobles at will, unless it is rebellion and conversion.

Otherwise, neither church law nor Leia's noble law would allow the superior lord to arbitrarily deprive the nobles above the rank of earl of their territories.

This illegal behavior was done by that evil guy Horn.

"You are not really a rebel. Even if you are caught, the most you will get is a fine." Andre was still calm. "I will be miserable. I will really be hanged."

Sampoli looked at Andre who was calm and composed. On the one hand, he felt sorry for his carelessness, but on the other hand, he felt helpless: "Your Highness may have evidence of my collusion with the enemy. Why are you so careless?

Alas, it would be better if this matter was not on the scale. If it was on the scale, it would weigh more than a thousand pounds. He has been wanting to do this to me for a long time. I am going to lose a layer of skin this time."

If the nobles hated Horn, it was because he illegally purged the nobility.

The reason why she hated Meliati was because she tried to amend the local laws of Thousand Valley so that she could legally deprive the nobles of some of their privileges.

The reason why the nobles today oppose Prince Conde is that Prince Conde is legal on the surface, but is actually doing illegal things.

The laws of the Qianhe Valley were left by our ancestors and cannot be changed!
Especially the laws involving territory. Prince Kongdai sent people to divide the land arbitrarily before he became the Prince of the Thousand Valleys.

What would happen if he really became the emperor?

Five companies of imperial orders stood beside Prince Kongdai, and behind him were large and small Leia knights and veterans of the previous dynasty.

"Mr. Sampoli, we are one, right?" Andre crossed his legs. "I have an opinion. Do you want to hear it?"

"Talk about it."

"Instead of being the only one upset, why not make all the nobles upset? You can spread rumors that Prince Condé has the evidence against everyone and is preparing to purge everyone, wouldn't that be better?"

After such a long period of preparation, Andre finally revealed his true intentions at the last moment.

Don't underestimate his intelligence network. The nobles were able to place spies in Prince Condé's army, so why couldn't Andre do the same?
Combine the news that "Gray Horse Knight Wayne intended to surrender and offered evidence of the nobles' treason but was seen as alienation" with the information that the Shadowless Man was investigating his own handwriting.

André almost instantly concluded that Prince Condé was becoming paranoid.

Given the current desperate situation, although I don't know how much it can increase my chances of winning, it is better than doing nothing.

"What a joke! No matter how suspicious he is, can he still deprive me of my century-old foundation?" Sampoli replied half amused and half disdainfully, "You want to disturb the water in Hotam County, but it won't be that easy."

Andre did not answer, but took out a pocket watch from his pocket and checked the time.

"What? What are you waiting for?" Sampoli frowned.

Andre still didn't speak. He looked up at the sky, then looked down at his pocket watch.

"Speak, the person in front of you is the Count!" Seeing that Andre didn't reply for a long time, Sampoli walked forward angrily. As soon as he spoke, he heard hurried footsteps.

"My lord..." The knight pushed aside the bushes.

Sampoli turned his head sharply: "What's wrong?"

"Westel... Westel, he, he is dead!" The squire knight almost made Sampoli stumble and fall as soon as he opened his mouth.

Westel, the man who helped the nobles contact the Holy Sun Army, is dead!
Just after the Shadowless Man investigated him!

He turned around and stared at Andre in disbelief, holding on to the last glimmer of hope and asked in a trembling voice: "Who killed him? Can you find out?"

"We've found out. He's a black market thug." The squire knight panted, "One of ours."

(End of this chapter)