Father Mavie

Chapter 280 The William V Family (Please Subscribe!!!)

Not long after the Fessian coalition forces retreated, Archbishop Henry and the Duke of Tbilisi also retreated with the army.

The war didn't break out, and it didn't look like the Fessian coalition was preparing for a second attack, and there was no point in staying. Even if the opponent made a comeback, Archbishop Henry would have enough time to react.

Several scouts rushed out of Chelyabinsk and followed the Fissan coalition forces. They will serve as eyeliners, watching each other's every move, and will not report the news to Karen until it is confirmed that the other party has withdrawn from the border and returned to Berlin. Terina and Mavi.

After the army retreated, Ma Wei immediately found William V and Prime Minister Bismarck, and told them the news of the army's retreat.

William V was quite satisfied with Pope Doppler II's decision. At least the other party obeyed his order and chose to retreat. No matter what he thought in his heart, he still recognized him as the king on the surface.

"Father Mawei, since the army has retreated, can you let us go back?" Prime Minister Bismarck asked in fluent Slavic. He used to be an ambassador to the Romanov Kingdom and was proficient in various languages. The situation is very familiar.

It was precisely because he was familiar with the Romanov Kingdom that he was unwilling to launch this war.

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When he was an ambassador, it was still during the reign of Peter the Great, so he only knew one thing, not the other, and he knew very little about the Romanov Kingdom after Peter the Great died.

"Please rest assured, I will fulfill my promise." Ma Wei said with a smile: "But we have to follow the rules. As long as the army withdraws to Berlin, I will release them immediately."

"Well." Bismarck didn't say much, this is indeed one of the agreements they reached with Ma Wei, he was just about to go back to the room to rest, when he suddenly found Ma Wei standing still, he couldn't help wondering: "What else do you have?" something?"

"That's right. After discussing with Her Majesty Katerina, I believe that His Majesty William V is also the king of the Kingdom of Frederick after all, and you are also the prime minister of the Kingdom. Although there were some misunderstandings before, I did not take you as prisoners. "

After going around in circles, Ma Wei revealed his real purpose: "Unlike a quick march, it will take at least a week for the army to retreat to Berlin. During this time, Her Royal Highness Katerina asked me to lead a few people to visit the Romanov Kingdom. , a little bit of the landlord's friendship."

"visit?"

Bismarck and William V looked at each other. They thought what Ma Wei was going to say, but they didn't expect it to be such a thing
"Also, I haven't traveled for a long time, and this is also a good opportunity."

William V nodded. Now they are dependent on others, and everything is beyond their control. They can only accept how others arrange it, and they have no choice at all.

"Then let's go now."

Under the leadership of Ma Wei, William V's family and many ministers of the kingdom, including Prime Minister Bismarck, left the hotel and set foot on the cleaned streets.

Chelyabinsk, which had just experienced the war, was in dire straits, and a small half of the city was destroyed. In the offensive and defensive battle that night, James Marquis used a lot of artillery. Didn't fade the color either.

Strictly speaking, this is not a good place to visit. The pampered and pampered William V family walked on the dilapidated streets, stumbling, with one foot deep and one foot shallow. Stepping on the muddy street, the soles of the shoes have always been clean, but it is obvious that Mavi did not prepare transportation tools for them today.

"Where are you taking us?"

"Go to the tavern first, taste the fine wine of the Romanov Kingdom, feel the life of the low-level civilians, and then go to the barracks," Ma Wei said briefly.

William V licked his dry lips. He was indeed a little thirsty. He was always thirsty when he was nervous, especially when he was in the aftermath. He wanted to drink something more.

Soon they came to a small tavern at the end of the alley. It was protected from the devastation of the artillery fire. There were all tables, chairs and benches. Only a few pieces of glass were broken. It was the place where Katerina's soldiers gathered.

When the tavern owner fled to Tyumen City, he only brought some belongings with him, and the drinks in the shop were well preserved. The soldiers who were drinking happily here saw Ma Wei and a group of people coming in, and quickly got up to salute: "Father Ma Wei!"

Ma Wei nodded to them, led William V and others to sit in the vacant seats vacated by the soldiers, took out two 50-denomination ruble coupons from his arms, and handed them to the soldiers beside him: "Today I invite everyone to drink, Remember to leave the money to the boss, we can’t steal from others.”

The soldiers cheered. As early as when Chelyabinsk was captured, Katerina strictly ordered them not to destroy houses, not to plunder and steal residents' property, even if the tavern owner was not there.

These veterans who fought with Peter the Great certainly knew the rules. If they smashed and looted everywhere they went, Peter the Great would not be admired by all the people.

The food and salaries that Peter the Great set for them were very good, and soldiers who were not short of money naturally did not need to violate military orders for a few glasses of wine.

This is their kingdom, their home, who would steal from their own?

A few soldiers walked into the wine cellar and brought a few boxes of black-brand vodka with clanging bells. There were whiskey and other things, but they didn't like it. Apart from vodka, the most popular in the tavern was the sparkling kvass fermented with bread. It is similar to beer, but the alcohol concentration is only 1%. It is considered a drink and can be drunk by children.

The more active soldiers acted as waiters. They skillfully took out glasses from under the counter, filled the glasses with light brown kvass, and brought them to William V and others together with several glasses of vodka.

William V's family is definitely the most eye-catching existence in the tavern. As the king of the hostile kingdom, the soldiers of the Romanov Kingdom did not have a good impression of them. The loss of more than half of the 15th and 19th Cavalry Regiments is also thanks to them If it weren't for Ma Wei's presence, these soldiers would definitely not be able to give William V's family a good face.

After taking a sip of high-strength vodka, King William V frowned instantly. He was not used to this kind of low-priced civilian wine. He also drank vodka when he was in Wangyou Palace, but it was the top quality wine. The taste is nothing like the cheap vodka sold in street taverns.

After drinking a glass, William V turned to kvass, a beverage brewed with bread, which he could accept.

Bismarck and the ministers of the kingdom who were sitting at the table next to him did not understand why Ma Wei invited them to drink. They always felt that Ma Wei had some purpose.

Some drunken soldiers began to sing the songs of their hometown. They beat the table rhythmically, and the singing became louder and louder.

"Father Marvie, if I didn't sign the edict today, what would you do?" William V asked suddenly.

"Well." Ma Wei held a glass of kvass, but didn't drink it: "If Your Majesty doesn't sign the decree, or Pope Doppler II doesn't retreat, then the only way to go is war."

"Then what will you do with us who have lost our value?"

"Do you want to hear the truth, or a false pretext?"

"Of course it's true."

"I will send you back to the Kingdom of Frederick, and immediately, immediately."

William V's eyelids twitched, and he smiled immediately: "So you think so."

The crown prince sitting next to him was a little puzzled: "I don't understand."

William V explained: "If I don't sign the edict, or if Pope Doppler II refuses to retreat, it proves that the Religious Church doesn't care about me as a king, so Father Mawei will immediately send me back to Berlin. In that way, Pope Doppler II would be a traitor."

"Oh." His Royal Highness the Crown Prince nodded half-understanding: "But if he doesn't plan to start a war, why would Pope Doppler II come to the city?"

"Generally speaking, soldiers approaching the city is to put pressure on the opponent, but I think Pope Doppler II really wants to attack Chelyabinsk." William V said quietly: "Father Mawei arrested us, originally You didn’t intend to kill us, but you wanted to use us to drive a wedge between the Judgment Cult and the royal family, am I right, Father Mawei?”

Mavi didn't answer, but the smile on his face said it all.

"But father, the power of the Judgment God Sect far surpasses us, he doesn't need to worry about us at all!"

"The gods have just awakened, and the prestige of the church has not surpassed that of the kingdom. Judging from the current situation, the people recognize the kingdom more than the church." William V said: "Pope Doppler II needs our prestige to attract believers. Conversely, the Kingdom can also have a profound impact on the Church. If I conclude that the Church of Judgment wants to abandon the Frederick Royal Family, then after I return to Berlin, I will immediately start subverting the Church’s plan. The Kingdom is the Kingdom, and the Church is the Church. It cannot be confused."

"But sooner or later, the prestige of the church will surpass that of the royal family." His Royal Highness said, "What should we do then?"

"It depends on the king's ability." William V earnestly taught: "The church is using the kingdom to develop believers, so why doesn't the kingdom use the church to increase its prestige? A good king must be recognized by the people. Even the church doesn't dare to do anything to him, because the church needs believers, and they won't let believers' faith collapse."

"That's right." Ma Wei nodded and said: "A good king is definitely no less appealing than the church, just like Katerina, His Royal Highness, and these two beautiful princesses, you will definitely To be a good person, otherwise you will be abandoned by the times.”

"I will." His Royal Highness the Crown Prince nodded heavily, stared at Ma Wei for a while, and asked puzzledly, "Don't the Church of Truth want to become the state religion of the Kingdom of Frederick?"

"When you find the truth, the Church of Truth will naturally become the state religion of Frederick's Kingdom, and everything will fall into place."

"What is truth?"

"Oh, then I have to explain it to His Royal Highness and the two beautiful princesses."

(End of this chapter)