Although Marina felt that something was wrong, there was nothing she could do to stop the rebels outside the city. The civilians inside the city wanted to see who the notary was. They also wanted to figure out what was going on, but they couldn't see it now. However, the soldiers on the city wall could see it clearly.
The soldiers on the other side stepped aside, and a man wearing a golden priest robe walked up to the wooden platform. Anthony, Marina, and the others had a bad feeling when they saw the man's robe. No matter how they looked at it, it was the robe of a clergyman of the Holy See. Judging from the material, the man's rank was not low.
"All the people, soldiers, and ministers in the City of God's Blessing, my name is Drusby Willie. As you all know, I am one of the Red Cardinals of the Holy See, the bishop of the Cathedral of the City of God's Blessing," Drusby said. His voice was still enhanced with magic so that everyone could hear him.
"What, it's Bishop Drusby!" "He's actually a Red Cardinal of the Holy See!" Everyone in the city knew who Drusby was. He was originally the highest clergyman of the Holy See stationed in the City of God's Blessing. They didn't expect him to join the rebels. Did the Holy See think that the rebels were the righteous side? Everyone immediately had this question in their mind.
"Oh no!" Marina said immediately. Her hunch was right. The people of the Holy See actually chose to take action at this time. Although the new emperor had intentionally or unintentionally weakened the Holy See's impression of the Holy See after taking office, the time was too short. If Anthony was given a few decades, it might have some effect. But now, the Holy See's support and credibility among the people was still very high. As soon as Archbishop Drusby took office, Marina felt that things were going to be bad.
Sure enough, Drusby paused for a moment, then continued in the direction of the main city, "I received an invitation from King Rene a month ago. I was shocked when I heard that King Rene, who should have been dead, was still alive. However, out of goodwill, I still went to see the situation. Indeed, I saw King Rene, who was seriously ill at that time."
Dracula used a slightly sorrowful tone as he continued, "At the time, King Ryan's injuries were already very serious. However, his body's constitution was quite good, so he was able to hold on. I examined his injuries and found that His Royal Highness' injuries were too serious. Only the God of Light himself could bring him back from the dead. I discovered a violent fighting aura within his body that was continuously destroying his body, making it impossible for my light magic to heal him. This fighting aura was the Murat family's unique Blazing Fighting Aura!"
"What, could it be true?" "Anthony really killed King Ryan?" Drusby's words were indeed very credible. As soon as he spoke, the soldiers and people who had been convinced by Marina began to panic again.
"I also asked King Rene what was going on, and he personally told me what happened that day. The truth shocked me. The person who killed the former royal family and injured him was not Marquis Filmute, but Anthony Murat and his daughter, the former princess of the empire, Marina!" Drusby said to the two people on the city wall.
Anthony and Marina didn't say anything. There was nothing to refute, as what Drusby said was indeed the truth. The voices in the city became louder and louder, so loud that they could already hear it.
"After another ten days or so, King Ryan's time was up, and he was summoned by the God of Light to go to Paradise. But before he passed away, he asked me to act as a notary and officially pass on the throne to the fourth princess, Her Royal Highness, Her Royal Highness Fantine. Therefore, I believe that Her Royal Highness Fantine's throne is the legitimate throne, and the sixth Empress of the San Felipe Empire should be Her Royal Highness Fantine von Landsbeck."
After saying that, Drgusby took a step to the side and gave the middle position to Fantine. Then, he continued to say to the main city, "You should also know that the church has never recognized the current king, and His Highness the Pope didn't grant the crown to King Anthony. His Highness the Pope has already known about this, and has decided to hold an official succession ceremony on the 1st of next month. By then, Her Majesty Fantine will be officially granted the crown. Therefore, she is the true heir of Saint Felipe Empire!"
"What, it's actually like this!" "Princess Fonseline is the real Empress?"
As soon as Drusby finished speaking, there was an immediate uproar. In an instant, everyone seemed to believe Drusby's words. This was not good. If Fantine was the true Empress, then wouldn't they become rebels? This …
"Oh no." On the other side, Marina was also frowning. Naturally, she had heard the discussions around her. The current situation was very unfavorable for them. The Church of Light had always presented itself as a righteous person, so most people thought that the people of the Church were righteous. Since they were on Fantine's side, they naturally thought that they were righteous. If this continued, they would become the rebels.
"Your Highness, what should we do?" Delnate immediately asked. He was naturally on Anthony's side, but although he was now the commander of the Royal Knights and the commander of the Royal Guards, he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to control his troops.
Anthony, of course, couldn't do anything. However, he saw Li Huailin, who was almost asleep by the wall. Li Huailin didn't seem to be nervous at all, which made him relax a little. "Huailin, do you have any ideas?"
"That's why I said from the beginning. Don't do these useless things. As soon as you get on the throne, just say that I killed the former King. What can you do to me?" Li Huailin said. "Look, you're making yourself nervous."
"…" Delnate was stunned. "Duke Aquitaine, what ideas do you have?"
"I don't even understand why you're so nervous," Li Huailin said, spreading his hands. "The 100,000 people in the First Legion are our people, right?"
"Yes," Anthony and Delnate said in unison.
"The 90,000 people in the Second Legion, oh no, it's been reduced to 70,000 now. They're also our people, right?" Li Huailin said.
"Yes." The two nodded again.
"Almost all the troops in the Empire are on our side. What's there to worry about? Even if the other party is the real King, we can just overthrow her," Li Huailin said, spreading his hands.
"Sigh … that seems to make sense," Delnate said. Duke Aquitaine, we're talking about the current problem. Indeed, the First and Second Legions are our people, but they're not here right now. We're surrounded by 40,000 soldiers, and there's a possibility that the troops in the city might switch sides. We might not be able to wait for them to return, and we'll be in trouble. "Delnate said, but as soon as he finished speaking, he understood.
"Yes, Huailin, the problem is now," Anthony said.
"Didn't I tell you before that I didn't include the Royal Guards in the first place, and I didn't call the Fourth Legion back either, because both sides aren't ours to begin with. Do you understand now?" Li Huailin said.
"Is that so?" Delnate came to a realization. "Duke Aquitaine is indeed wise, but the problem is the 40,000 soldiers outside the city …"
"Oh, I just wanted to see what Fantine was up to, but it was boring and a waste of time. I'll go beat them all up now, and you guys can finish up yourselves," Li Huailin said.
"Now?" Anthony asked. "Is it the plan you mentioned to go to their side alone?"
"Yes, now," Li Huailin said. Li Huailin said, "By the way, Dernate, come over and say something for me. They can't hear me."
"What do you want to say?" Delnate asked.
Li Huailin was still preparing, but Fantine and the others outside would not wait for them. Degusby had already confirmed Fantine's claim to the throne. After Degusby was done with his business, he took a step back and stood behind Fantine.
Seeing that Marina and the others on the city wall had no intention of quibbling, Fantine thought that they had nothing else to say. She nodded at God of War Ames behind her. Ames took a step forward, raised his combat energy, and shouted, "Soldiers inside, listen up. Don't be so stubborn. You are all King Ryan's subordinates, and you have been temporarily deceived by that fake emperor. Her Highness the Queen will not blame you. As long as you surrender now, we will let bygones be bygones."
"Really?" "What should we do?" The group of soldiers was a little confused and did not know what to do. Just as they were hesitating whether to surrender or not, they suddenly heard the sound of something falling to the ground. The soldiers immediately looked in that direction.
"Eh? Isn't that … the Duke of Aquitaine? Why did he jump off the city wall? "
"He's not going to surrender, is he?"
The soldiers looked and saw that the sound was the sound of Li Huailin jumping off the city wall. Li Huailin was just standing with King Anthony a moment ago, and now he suddenly jumped out of the city and walked directly towards the rebel army outside the city. Could it be that the Duke of Aquitaine was going to surrender first?
Just as they were wondering what was going on, a voice suddenly rang out from the city wall, shouting to everyone in the city, "I am the commander of the Royal Knights, Drusby Elubien. I will now relay the words of the Duke of Aquitaine, 'Today, if anyone dares to step out of the gates of the City of God, his entire family will be killed!'
In an instant, the air in the entire city seemed to freeze.
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