"The merchant party and the aristocratic party are fighting?" Clito asked, puzzled. "Didn't they already divide their territories? Isn't that the same as splitting the family? How could they still fight? "
The intelligence officer in charge of the communication was obviously very clear about the cause and effect of the matter. He immediately replied, "According to the merchant party, the aristocratic party sent troops to attack the merchant party by pretending to be bandits. They went to the aristocratic party to ask for the murderer, but the aristocratic party not only refused to hand over the murderer, but also accused them of harassing the border during this time. They were so angry that they started fighting. "
"What about the aristocratic party's argument?" Clito asked again.
"The aristocratic party's argument is that the merchant party deliberately provoked them first and then framed them. In the end, they actually took the initiative to attack first. How outrageous!"
Clito nodded, thought for a moment, and asked, "In this matter, what is our position?"
"Director East told me that the Republic of Northwest does not have a position. If we must find a position, it would be to call for peace and to mediate. "
Clito smiled. "This is a good position. I like it!"
He was not the kind of warmonger who believed in "Ten thousand taels of gold with the sound of a cannon." He was also not the kind of warmonger who clamored that "only iron and blood can solve problems." Although his character was quite aggressive, in terms of the general political position, he was a person who was inclined towards peace.
It was naturally the best if everyone was safe and did not fight. If there was a fight, what he most hoped to do was to mediate, not take the opportunity to reap some benefits.
In his opinion, the Republic of Northwest was very rich and did not seem to be lacking in population. In general, the situation was very good. There was really no special need to fight.
No! Even if there was something missing, they could not fight!
The war between the merchant party and the aristocratic party of the Commonwealth of Gold Coins was their civil war. As a neutral party, the Republic of Northwest should certainly try to persuade them to stop the war and restore peace.
Anyway, that was what Clito thought.
After laughing, he frowned again and thought for a while. He asked, "Did Director East analyze who did this?"
"Director East said that he thought there were two possibilities. One possibility is that the soldiers on the border of both sides were dishonest and attacked each other's civilians. This kind of thing is not rare. It happened often in the past. This kind of thing happening between two opposing forces is a common occurrence. "
Clito nodded and asked, "What is the other possibility?"
"The other possibility is that someone is playing tricks behind the scenes, pretending to be both sides and attacking the sentries and civilians of the other side to incite a war. This kind of thing is also very common. It's a rather common but very useful strategy. "
Clito was stunned. He thought for a long time and frowned.
"How could this be? A war between the merchant faction and the aristocratic faction … Who would want them to fight? If they fight, who will benefit? "he muttered to himself, lost in thought.
Even after the intelligence officer left, he was still thinking hard about what was going on.
He was very convinced of Easter's judgment. Since Easter thought that someone might be playing tricks behind the scenes, then this possibility definitely existed, and it was not small.
He even felt that perhaps Easter had already come to a conclusion in his heart. The reason why he had the intelligence officer tell him both possibilities was because he wanted to use this opportunity to test himself and see how good his judgment was.
Therefore, even though he could ask Sui Xiong about it, he didn't. He just buried his head in his thoughts and pondered over it.
"Which possibility do you think is more likely?" There was a flash of light and shadow in the God Kingdom. Sui Xiong's doppelganger came to Easter's side and asked, "This time, the fierce conflict between the two forces within the Commonwealth of Gold Coins, what do you think is going on?"
"Do you still need to ask? Someone is playing tricks on them. " Easter put down his pen and said with a smile, "Both the merchant faction and the aristocratic faction are seeking stability and want to develop steadily. The merchant faction is training a new army and needs to buy time for the new army to take shape. The aristocratic faction, on the other hand, needs to stabilize agricultural production and appease the feudal lords who have changed their territories. Now, how can they have the time and energy to fight? But outside the Commonwealth of Gold Coins, there must be someone who doesn't want to see them get along so steadily and peacefully, so they can't wait to provoke them into a war, and they hope that they fight as fiercely as possible. "
"Then what force do you think it is?" Sui Xiong asked.
"The biggest possibility is, of course, the Duchy of Thunder, but the Kingdom of Eagle is also a possibility," Easter said. "After all, to benefit from the civil war of the Commonwealth of Gold Coins, it only makes sense to have a border with it."
He thought about it and said, "Actually, the Dhaka Business Alliance is also possible. They and the Commonwealth of Gold Coins are purely commercial countries, and the competition between them is very fierce. If the Commonwealth of Gold Coins has a civil war, they can take the opportunity to occupy a lot more markets. From this point of view, perhaps they are more likely to instigate a civil war in the Commonwealth of Gold Coins. "
"Are there no other forces?" Sui Xiong asked.
Easter thought carefully for a long time and then shook his head. "At least I can't think of any. Other forces may also benefit from it, but this kind of benefit is obviously not enough to make up for the loss. For example, the Church of the God of Aristocracy, they can definitely benefit from this civil war, but how can they guarantee that the winner of the civil war will definitely be the aristocratic faction? If the Merchant Party wins, they will lose everything they have. "
"But if the aristocratic faction wins, they will make a lot of money, won't they?"
Easter nodded and then shook his head.
"It's unreasonable to use 100% of the capital to pursue 20% of the profit, and also take the risk of losing everything," he said. "Even if they make a profit, the initial investment is too big, and it will definitely damage the strength of the aristocratic faction itself. If they don't want to damage the strength of the aristocratic faction, they have to damage the strength of the Church of the God of Aristocracy — the aristocratic faction is not a fool. To make them fight to the death with the merchant faction, the Church of the God of Aristocracy must put in a lot of capital. At least they have to send a large number of Saint Samurai, priests, and priests to participate in the war. Although they have been established for hundreds of years and have the resources of the Church of the God of Royalty, such a war will definitely damage their strength … "
"What if they don't send people to participate in the war?" Sui Xiong asked.
"Then it will damage the influence of the Church of the God of Aristocracy. How can such a church expect the aristocrats to support it if it lets others fight the war and does not send troops to support it? "
Sui Xiong thought about it and it seemed to make sense.
Who would believe such a person who wanted others to gamble with their capital but was not willing to put in capital?
"So, it is indeed unlikely that the Church of the God of Aristocracy is causing trouble?"
"Unless there is some inside story that I don't know, I don't see the need for the Church of the God of Aristocracy to fight this war," Easter answered, but he did not have much confidence. "It's just that … the affairs of the gods are really unfathomable. I'm not sure if there's any reason that I can't think of."
Sui Xiong smiled. "Don't worry, I will go and investigate. There will be results very soon. "
After that, he went to find Javier to inquire.
Among the gods, the one who was the most well-informed, apart from those who specialized in collecting intelligence, was the God of Enjoyment who specialized in eating, drinking, and having fun. He had friends all over the world.
If the God of Aristocracy really had any tricks or conspiracies, Javier would at least be able to get some clues.
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