When the Saint comes, she does not collect food

Chapter 789 Horn: I am the King of Poaching

The clock is ticking.

Somehow, the three people waiting outside the door felt that time was passing unusually slowly.

The torment did not dissipate until a privy monk stuck his head out and called out the names of the three people.

"Are Lady Bolenaya of North Mound, Monk Bryson of South Mound, and Mr. Lux of Upper Rivershire all here?"

"It's here, it's here."

"Get ready, you can come in."

As the door opened, under the gaze of a group of privy monks, the three representatives who were invited to meet the emperor walked into the study.

Unlike the domineering and radiant grandson of the saint they had imagined, this black-haired young man seemed unusually friendly.

Not only did he arrange for them to sit down, but he also personally helped Lux ​​up after he knelt unconsciously.

"How was the banquet? All of them were mountain dishes." Horn sat down with the tea tray.

"It's delicious." Looking at Horn's appearance, Lux's nervousness was reduced a lot, and he even felt like flattering him.

Horn laughed and said, "Don't flatter me. Although I am from Upper River County, I don't defend my shortcomings. Mountain vegetables are not good enough for the table.

The only famous cuisine in northern Leia is the river dishes from Heshang Island. Next time I hire a chef who specializes in river dishes, I will treat you guys to a meal.”

The three of them naturally agreed with a smile.

"What do you think of this war?" Before the three of them had even finished their tea, Horn started talking about business without warning.

"This is not a place for us to speak, Your Majesty." Lady Bolena quickly stated her position.

"Although the Leia people are coming with great force, the Despot and the Patriarch will definitely be able to defeat them." Lux followed up with the speech.

Horn took a sip of black tea, seemed to be lost in thought, and did not continue speaking.

Since Shengsun didn't speak, the others naturally didn't speak either.

Although they didn't talk, the three of them all had something hidden in their minds.

Some people had previously hoped that the Leia people would not invade, or that if Grand Duke Meliati bowed his head, they could gain forgiveness and keep everything they had.

But as the Leia people took the initiative to command their troops to massacre the mountain people’s military settlements, this delusion disappeared in the flood.

What's even more frightening is that the Archduchess, who is regarded as a war goddess by most people, is in a terrible situation.

Although they kept winning, but in the end, Xia Lu City was surrounded and Leia's troops headed towards Upper River County.

A portion of the forbearing Leia loyalists naturally cheered in their hearts, but these three were nervous.

What if Meliati loses?
More importantly, if Meliati was defeated and Horn fled to Black Snake Bay, what would happen to those who benefited from the Thousand Valley system?

"Do you know why I called you here today?" Horn's words brought the three silent people back to reality.

"Want to talk to us?"

Lux said something nonsense, but it made Horn laugh: "To be precise, I want to hear your true feelings, Mr. Lux?"

"Hmm?" Lux sat up straight subconsciously.

"As you, let's call you small landlords, what do you ultimately want?" Horn picked up the teapot and filled it with black tea for the fellow villager.

Lux looked down at the bright red tea and whispered, "We just want to live a peaceful life. We don't want to be harassed by the knights or the church, and we don't want to have floods or droughts..."

Horn turned his gaze to the noble widow, Bolena, next to him: "Mrs. Bolena, what do you think?"

"How else can I see it?" The plump Lady Bolenaya covered her red lips with a fan. "Your dwarf envoy has forced those of us who rely on the mines to have no food to eat. I will do whatever you want me to do."

Hearing Mrs. Bolena's sickeningly sweet voice, the other two people present lowered their heads.

Horn's expression remained unchanged: "So you want to continue to rely on the mine for your livelihood."

"If I can live on you, the mines are nothing."

Ignoring the flirtatious glance from Mrs. Bolena, Horn's gaze finally fell on the face of the middle-aged priest.

Bryson, who had been lowering his head in silence, raised his head and said, "Serve the believers..."

"That's what should be done, not what you want. I'm asking what you want, and it doesn't conflict with your job." Horn interrupted Bryson who was reciting official documents.

Looking at the two squires and nobles who spoke frankly next to him, Bryson said carefully: "My son has just been born. I hope he can live in a good house, live to adulthood and marry a good wife."

Compared to Bryson who used to live in numbness, the old monk now has a goal to strive for for the first time. Maybe this goal is not as great as Ansel's, but it is still there.

"That's a good goal." Horn pointed at him and smiled, "Personal happiness is also the goal of us friars of the Holy Fathers.

I can even say that pursuing happiness in personal life is also one of the goals of the Holy Fathers Church, and you are also part of the believers. "

Bryson's back, which had been bent slightly, straightened a little.

"So, your ultimate goal is to live a good life, right?" Horn looked at the three people.

"...You can say that." The three of them looked at each other and agreed with this statement.

"How do you define a good life?" Without waiting for their answer, Horn said bluntly, "If your good life is to step on the heads of ordinary people and wantonly squander and trample on their lives -

Then I can tell you directly that it is impossible. If that is the case, you can just leave."

Mrs. Bolena made a coquettish gesture and hit Horn in the air: "Look at what you said, how could it be possible? The miners in our mine have the least deaths."

Lux and Bryson shook their heads.

Horn's eyes swept across the faces of the three people, and the corners of his smile widened a little.

"No matter what you think, I will believe it for the time being." Horn's attitude was still gentle. "Then can we temporarily define a good life as transcending social classes and defining it as a higher level of material enjoyment?"

The three of them looked up, surprised that His Majesty the Saint Grandson spoke so frankly.

"Compared to the past, do you think now is a better time?"

Compared with the past...

Bolena believed that she would not be troubled by the church or forcibly molested by the archbishop. Although Lux could not arbitrarily annex businesses, he was allowed to work in a country workshop.

Not to mention Bryson, he is now a friar of the Order of the Holy Fathers. If he performs well, he will be promoted within three years.

"These are the fruits of our hard work, the wealth, laws, and status we have worked so hard to obtain..." Horn moved across the coffee table, "Will these things still exist after the Leia people enter?

To put it more bluntly, can the Leia people still recognize the things you have obtained now?

Will those Leia loyalists hidden among you allow you to continue holding on? Will they retaliate?"

Bolena forced a smile and said, "It's not that serious, Your Majesty. Isn't the Despot still confronting us at the front line?"

"You have seen the tragic conditions in the mountain militia settlement in Hotam County. Who are the people who serve as pioneers for them?" Horn pulled out a document from under the table.

This document contains a list of names of those who launched the massacre of mountain people in the military settlement and an investigation report on the massacre in the military settlement.

The list was given to him by the French Prime Minister Lorenzo, and the investigation report was written by the moralists.

"Casimilo Dracula, originally from Green Hollow Township, Hotham County, was born into a noble family..."

"Anton Svika, originally from Doc Township, Kasha County, was born into a family of squires..."

"Musotus Yabai, originally from Shanai Township, Mound County, was born into a merchant family..."

The more she looked, the more frightened Mrs. Bolena became. She even saw several familiar names.

Lux and Bryson were sweating profusely as they flipped through the report on the massacre in the military settlement on the table.

"Too rude." Lux couldn't help but yelled in shock and anger, "It was obviously their fault that they forced us to resist, so how come we are the sinners?"

Bryson also spoke up: "If, I mean if, the dictatorship loses, will our Mountain County also encounter the same thing?"

Horn didn't say anything, but his calm eyes seemed to tell everything.

"Not until I fall."

After taking a deep breath, Horn pointed at the list on the table and said, "Facts speak louder than words. I don't want to say more or brag about myself. You can all see the facts with your own eyes."

"us……"

As soon as Lux opened his mouth, Horn interrupted him and said, "Don't be so hasty to express your attitude. Think about it more when you go back. There will be a time when you can express your attitude."

The three men, full of thoughts, almost bumped into the Privy Monk on their way out.

Pettier walked into the study: "Do you need a break?"

"Tell someone to remove these teacups, clean them, and heat up another pot of tea." Rubbing his temple, Horn stuffed the list under the coffee table and said, "Tell the next group to come in."

(End of this chapter)