"Protect His Highness."

After Boss Sirica rushed into the conference room, he saw that Knight Sickingen was also here. He did not immediately report his information, but instead drew his weapon towards Knight Sickingen.

"Don't misunderstand, don't misunderstand that I have no intention of harming His Highness Habsburg." However, Knight Sickingen did not draw his weapon, but immediately raised his hands and surrendered.

When Boss Sirica saw Sickingen kneeling down in a non-threatening gesture, he suddenly lost strength and fell down.

"Just now, Lord Silica swam back and forth in the Regan River twice." A scout who came back with him was brought to explain to Ladislaus.

Regensburg was built on a bend of the Danube, where the Regen flows into the Danube. The city is protected by the Danube and its tributary Regen on three sides, so only one side of the city wall needs to be built, which is quite economical.

practices.

Only the Devil's Bridge and the City Gate on the Danube River can enter the city. Obviously, Sirica Boss cannot enter from there, so Sirica Boss chose to sneak into the city from the Regen River, which is much gentler than the Danube River. The river can stop the army.

action, but there is nothing you can do about a lone spy.

Of course this is still an extremely dangerous job.

The hydrological conditions where the tributaries merge into the main stream are very complicated. Even though Boss Silica is a very powerful wanderer, this tortures him enough, especially since he also has an arm that is heavier than a flesh and blood body. Although it comes from

Michelangelo's legendary clay arm is not afraid of water, but it is indeed heavier.

"It's no problem, at least it's okay to talk." The army doctor confirmed that Sirica's condition was not serious, so Pastor Odd Kessler did not need to use magic to restore Sirica's physical strength.

"This is chocolate? It's such a good thing." After taking a sip of hot chocolate, Sirica praised this magical creation of nature.

Ladislaus emptied all the inventory in the palace, but he did not handle the second-hand goods sold to the merchants and the royal family. They could only be slaughtered. After those merchants gave the dealers some benefits, they could buy a large number of valuables at low prices.

goods.

Of course, if the goods are sold for only 10% of their original value, they may be discovered by inspection.

But as long as this kind of low price is not too excessive, such as a 50% or 40% discount, even figures like Szazastan and Machiavelli will not be able to discover this kind of loss.

Therefore, Ladislaus left the chocolate. He knew that it was a good military supply that could quickly replenish a body that needed a lot of nutrients, such as the current Silica boss.

Although this kind of imported product is expensive, it is still much cheaper than using magical or alchemical potions to restore physical strength.

Boss Sirica didn't waste too long. He drank the chocolate in one gulp and got down to business: "The Bann believers in the city have the upper hand."

In fact, as soon as Sazastan thought of the name Sickingen, Ladislaus gave Boss Sirica a look and asked him to conduct additional investigation.

Since this knight has such a connection with the Habsburg family, it would be unnatural not to mention Lala's feelings.

"This is not true, His Highness Habsburg. Your Excellency the Mayor has taken control of the situation." Although Sickingen already knew that he was doomed, he was still making a last desperate effort.

"Both ends of the Devil's Bridge are guarded by elites, and the city gates are also strictly guarded. No one can enter or exit." Boss Sirica continued.

"This is the Mayor trying to prevent the Speaker from jumping over the wall, His Highness Habsburg." Sickingen was pushed to the ground by Frundsberg and was still defending himself. "Regensburg is still under the control of the Mayor.

under."

"There are also troops maintaining martial law on the river docks and streets where I infiltrated. I listened to them talking, although I couldn't understand their language, but I thought they were in Norwegian or Swedish, and they were mercenaries from the north."

"Mercenaries from Scandinavia? Followers of Bane?" Ladislaus asked.

"The mayor thinks that he needs more support to ensure that the civil war will not happen. This is natural. These mercenaries are only fighting for Silver Taller. Their faith is not a problem." Knight Sickingen did not give up yet.

"You can send an envoy to confirm with the mayor."

Although there are some problems with the details, this still does not explain the problem.

"I went to the cathedral in the city." This was the final blow, and Sickingen's voice fell silent.

"Since it was a religious conflict, I went to the church to confirm the situation. There were hundreds of believers chanting 'Long Live the Black Hand' who were smashing the inside of the building and destroying the icon of the Dark Sun." Sirica saw it in the church.

The scene clearly made it impossible for the Sickingen Knight to maintain his lie any longer.

Frunzberg stepped on Sickingen's face: "So this knight is lying. It is not the Dark Sun believers who are restoring order in the city, but the Black Hand Church who is seizing power."

Frunzberg looked at Ladislaus and asked his master if he wanted to crush his head.

Ladislaus shook his head, indicating that he still had something to say.

While Ladislaus asked Frundsberg to mobilize the troops, he walked up to Knight Sickingen and said, "What is your explanation? Knight Sickingen?"

"I'm just fulfilling my duty," the Sickingen knight said softly. Frundsberg's kick had already made him dizzy.

He had given up hope.

"So are you working for the speaker? Or does the mayor want to join forces with Martin Luther?" Sazastam was actually quite satisfied with the performance of the Sickingen knight. As far as the enemy was concerned, he was able to weave quite a lie.

Not bad, but it's a pity that Sirica's boss did better in the investigation work.

"It is His Excellency the Mayor who is cooperating with His Highness Martin Luther. But I am not working for the Speaker or the Mayor. I am working for His Highness Martin Luther. If I hadn't invited you in the first place, you wouldn't have come to Regensburg at all, right?"

In fact, I just came to Regensburg for the first time yesterday. If I hadn’t told the mayor, he wouldn’t have known about you.

If you see through his conspiracy and come to attack him, the mayor will not need to launch a purge." It turns out that all this is Martin Luther's plan, and the Sickingen knight is also a member of Bann's elite knights. "This

It’s been a very tiring few days. His Highness Frunzberg failed to kill me on the river bank, but I don’t think I can escape this time.”

After hearing his confession, Ladislaus couldn't help but cheer for Martin Luther in his heart.

"Was your story also a lie?"

"If I have the continued support of your Habsburg family, why should I be a lost dog?" Cavalier Sickingen continued to hide his resentment. "But the Black Hand Church and the Warlock Royal Family also want to destroy those religious electors who believe in the Dark Sun.

That's all, you are paying me to do the same thing, why should I only charge one person's money? In fact, two people's money is far from enough."

Ladislaus knelt down and looked into Knight Sickingen's eyes and said, "But why do you want to join the Black Hand Church? Isn't it good to serve the Warlock Royal Family?"

"You cut off my supply at the most critical moment, ruining decades of hard work by me and my father. I no longer trust you." This was his true intention, although he also understood to some extent that he

He is the one who has to bear the consequences of failure, but in the end he still has to find a scapegoat. This is our human nature.

"It's never easy to be a marquis. You usually have to kill a lot of people. You know, although our Habsburg family is considered to have obtained the crown of Spain through marriage and divine providence, killing is also a must.

A small part, although compared to the war, it is true that the killing is not too much. If you want power, you must be prepared to pay the price." Ladislaus refused to kill the Sickingen knight like this. "Our family has

The authority to suspend our funding at any time is a venture. It is not an obligation."

"Yes, yes, it is just a small investment for the noble Habsburg family and the great warlock royal family. For our Sickingen family, this is the foundation of our establishment. I lost my family, I lost my

The honor is because you are not willing to waste resources to continue this small investment." The Sickingen knight no longer hides his grievances. In fact, his power was destroyed on the eve of the peasant uprising. The Sickingen knight suffered greater losses than anyone else. He is full of grievances.

Heavier than anyone else.

Ladislaus did not decide to eradicate the roots because of the other party's anger. He understood what this figure who repeatedly mentioned his father and family cared about most: "Now there is another opportunity for you to rebuild your family, your career, and you."

Not only do you not want to be the last Sickingen, but you also want to build a business that can benefit future generations."

This is a person who has been taught since childhood to cherish the name "Jijingen". He is always loyal to his family's honor and develops and strengthens his family.

Knight Sickingen knew very well that changing sides was foolish and dangerous. He would never be able to gain the true trust of his new master, and the promises made by the new master were basically nothing more.

This disaster was not his fault. Ladislaus initially told him that the Austrian army "will arrive soon", which is a non-priority task in military terms, and Ladislaus did want to salvage it first.

"Vase of Guangrong", but life is so ruthless. It turns out that

The Austrian army, who thought it would not come for a while, appeared in Regensburg. He tried his best to undo this mistake. However, he failed in the end. Who knew that the dignified Prime Minister of Spain would remember a mere thousand talers every year?

What about “investees”?

In fact, this cannot be said to be bad luck. Sazastan's job is by no means as easy to spend money as most people imagine. In fact, he needs to carefully review every investment. Even the former acting Archduke Ferdinand wanted to take money from him.

They were all miserable, and he still left a mess to his successor. After taking the throne, His Majesty Ferdinand had to further tighten peripheral resources to concentrate on military power.

This is not to say that any of the top leaders of Spain and the Habsburg family are not working hard enough, or that they are wasting resources as they please, but that the Habsburg family has too many and too powerful enemies.

Although the conquest of the New World brought countless glory and land, most of the gold and silver warriors obtained from the Inca Empire and Aztec Empire belonged to the leaders of the conquerors. This was also a very fair distribution plan.

In fact, the Spanish conquerors were quite dissatisfied with the Habsburg family for not granting them land. Although they conquered a territory larger than the Spanish mainland, they were still not accepted as top nobles in the Spanish upper class. To this day, a duke

No titles were awarded to conquerors of the New World.

It was only because they lost the support of the locals that they could not get through the local indigenous people who were 10,000 times the number of their subordinates, so they did not generate centrifugal force.

The Kingdom of Spain has not yet received a steady stream of silver springs.

In fact, although those precious products of the New World brought a lot of revenue, it was not enough to carry out military adventures. The finances of the Spanish Kingdom were experiencing the dawn before darkness.

For Knight Sickingen, things are much simpler. He still refuses to give up. If the door is blocked, then he has to try the window. After all, this is what Ladislaus gave. Although most of them are just pictures, at least

There was one offer that was real, and that was his life.

So now he rode through the night with Ladislaus to Regensburg.

"I have no way to open the city gate for you or deceive the guards guarding the bridge. Pastor Grünewald no longer trusts me. I'm sure he has given the order to kill me." While in the tent, Zijin said

Gen Knight took the initiative to admit that his value was not as great as Ladislaus expected. The sudden appearance of the Austrian army caused him to lose the trust of Martin Luther's chief assistant.

"But I'm still valuable. You see, the soldiers guarding the outside of the bridge are mercenaries from the Arctic Circle. They don't speak German at all, let alone Latin. Their leader is a very dangerous man. He was ordered to

No one is allowed in, and no one can deceive them." This is a hidden place where you can clearly see the Devil's Bridge. It is obvious that even though there are less than a hundred people at the bridge, it is enough to guard this narrow area.

"But the garrison guarding the city side of the bridge was led by the mayor's youngest son." Is this good news?

"It sounds like this is a very suitable person in a very suitable position for the Lord Mayor." Ladislaus was not sure.

"Not all sons are suitable for big responsibilities." Knight Sickingen said, "This child is a trash, a fool who ruined the old father's career."

"You only stayed in Regensburg for one day and you know a person's character?" Ladislaus then looked into Sickingen's eyes with a little moonlight.

These are the eyes of a gambler who has nothing, exuding a desperate light.

"Most of the time, everyone knows about his son's stupid things, except the old father." He had to win this bet, "not to mention telling that boy that his affair with his stepmother was discovered by the mayor. This

I am the one responsible for the incident. Even if I am killed, what will be the loss to the Warlock Royal Family? Your Highness, you have strong hands like clouds. You can still try to see if you can rely on their strength to defeat these garrison troops. The worst is nothing more than this.

Already."

"Then I hope I can get a better ending."
Chapter completed!