When the Saint comes, she does not collect food

Chapter 894: Inside and Outside

Putting on his hood and pushing open the car door, Halkin's boots stepped on the solid stone floor.

The lights flickered, the cicadas chirped in the leaves, and you could hear the lively shouting and singing of the country drunkards and passing vendors.

In stark contrast to the singing was the tranquility of the backyard in front of Halkin.

Deathly calm.

This is the back door of a country pub. The front yard is the pub and the back yard is the owner's home.

"Mr. Halkin." Standing at the back door, a tall and thin man in black nodded at Halkin.

Halkin didn't recognize him at first.

It was not until the two entered the house and the man took off his gloves, revealing his mechanical iron hands, that he suddenly realized: "It turned out to be Mr. Grizz. You are back from Black Snake Bay."

Halkin was born into a merchant family and was very good at remembering faces.

"Your Majesty's will is above all else." As the chief commissioner of the Cheka Black Snake Bay, Grizz is not a person who likes to chat about family matters.

Grizzle also remembered Halkin, and he was also very good at remembering faces, but for completely opposite purposes.

Halkin had seen him before at the Holy Court banquet, and knowing that Cheka didn't like to chat, he asked directly, "Who is causing trouble in Rapid City?"

"The Leia and the Norn." Grizz pushed a briefing in front of Halkin. "The local nobles are mixed with those Norn merchants, so they are able to create these waves."

"Are they crazy?" After reading the entire briefing, Halkin couldn't help but curse.

“Yihe was lost to Catherine and sent to the front, and the downtrodden nobles and old merchants have long been dissatisfied.

As for the Norns, they had even more reasons. Her Highness Meliati defaulted on debts of hundreds of thousands of gold pounds, and the legal basis of this was questionable.

Based on noble law and the general understanding of the empire, they can legitimately interfere in the affairs of the Thousand Valley."

Grizz folded his hands on his crossed legs, his eyes burning, "Don't expect everyone to be rational. With this opportunity, they will naturally cause trouble."

After putting down the briefing, Halkin paced several times.

Judging from the current situation, these people are so ordinary and yet so confident for some reason.

Even so, Halkin still felt overwhelmed.

External forces alone are not scary, internal forces alone are not scary either. What is scary is the combination of the two.

You know, now is the most critical moment to counterattack the Leia people. If something goes wrong at this time...

Maybe they can't succeed, but they can defeat Horn.

If the Norns in the north invaded at this moment and there was a riot in Lower River County in the south, the current military strength would be stretched to the limit.

"Can't we just arrest these devil's lackeys?"

"Who to arrest? How to arrest? Who will arrest them? How to define their crimes and political identities?" Gretz asked bluntly, "Do you think the Cheka is a hundred-eyed giant?"

"Ask the Magdi Chamber of Commerce to cooperate with the Rural Society."

"That's why I said this matter is difficult to handle." Grizz had obviously stayed up late for several nights. "I am sure that there are devil's lackeys in Magdi and even in our Holy Father Church."

"Inside the Church of the Holy Father? Are you sure?" Halkin could hardly believe the answer.

"People's hearts are hidden, Lord Halkin, you should understand better than me." Grizz's voice seemed to be so low that it could sink to the ground.

Horn's previous reforms have already affected the interests of countless people.

Originally, they had to be careful in dealing with Horn's might and willingly accept the decrees of the Holy League.

In other words, they are convinced on the surface but not on the heart.

However, Horn always judged people by their deeds rather than their intentions. As long as you didn't do anything substantial, the Cheka would not take action. Because if you were to be convicted for just a little possibility or speech, it would be very likely that people would blame each other, and everyone would be in danger, causing greater harm.

It’s just that whenever the Holy Alliance encounters a crisis, or there are loopholes and mistakes, these people will jump out.

Some of them dare to take real measures, while others only dare to wave flags and shout slogans, or just play supporting roles.

However, during the period of weakness, this little bit of strength gathered together can also be a huge force.

It is almost inevitable that war will lead to a decline in public security and soaring prices, especially in this era.

Horn needed enough people to help him govern the new Holy Alliance, and he also had to fight against this group of opponents for the rest of his life.

There is no way around it.

Revolution has never been about a group of noble torchbearers overthrowing the old system, but rather a small group of noble torchbearers pulling a group of speculators, neutrals, confused people... to overthrow the greatest common divisor of ugliness in the old system.

Expecting an organization where everyone is noble and loyal is like expecting a fairy tale.

Halkin sat down on the chair, sweat oozing from the back of his neck. "Do you have a name in mind? Don't tell me, just tell me the position."

"The lowest ones are centurions, the highest ones are members of county orders, and there are also many names among the priests in front of the emperor."

"How could it come to this?" Halkin's first reaction was to refute, "King Jiji is now trapped in Hotam County and bleeding. We fought against the Nie army with our own territory. Why would they do this at this time?"

"What they see may not be the same as what we see." Grizz didn't show any emotion. "I regret this, too."

Halkin was silent. In the long history of the empire, the Thousand Valley Holy Alliance was unique.

They had no historical precedent to rely on, and all history proved that the empire would crush the civilians.

The top leaders of the Holy Alliance think there is still room for improvement, but the middle and lower levels do not think so.

They would only think that there has never been a precedent for commoners defeating nobles.

If you put yourself in the shoes of ordinary people, you will see that the Holy Alliance is warmongering, expelling knights and nobles, and exploiting monks and merchants, which is a way to your own death.

Only then did Halkin begin to understand the famous saying of Saint Sun: "There are two Holy Cities in the world, one in the Golden Horn and the other in people's hearts."

He always thought that as long as he defeated the Xie Army, he could attract craftsmen and funds from outside.

However, due to the propaganda of Pravda, people have forgotten the blind faith and fear of the church in the hearts of ordinary people for thousands of years.

The fear that is engraved in the bones cannot be eliminated so easily.

"Does Your Majesty know?"

"know."

Only then did Halkin feel that the huge pressure was relieved a little. Since His Majesty knew, at least the situation would not be the worst.

He walked to the window, poked his head out, looked up and down, left and right, then closed the window, drew the curtains, and came close to Grizz: "Tell me, what should I do?"

"There's no other way." Grizz didn't lower his voice, "We can only wait."

"Wait until they reveal their true colors, wait until the Black Snake Bay tax police and military police arrive, wait until a miracle nun who can see through people's hearts appears."

Halkin continued to ask: "Is there anything I can do?"

"You're right, it's true." Grizz put the briefing together. "Are you going to meet Ms. Theodora next?"

"Yes."

"Can you convince her to take you to the gatherings of the Fallen?" Grizz put on gloves for the mechanical iron hand, "Among the Norn merchants active in the Thousand Valley, Ms. Theodora is the most experienced and powerful.

We're pretty sure she has no interest in this, but if she could help us infiltrate the Fallen and help us monitor them, that would be great."

(End of this chapter)