Baron Leovann's family actually lives in Vulpine Town.
Talboa The environment is too bad and it is not a suitable place to live. Moreover, the quarry is usually a penal colony for criminals. Of course, nobles will not live here.
In fact, after Amy was deceived, the first thing she thought of was Leofwan—Vulpine Town, who brought her here, was the perpetrator of this conspiracy.
Therefore, after Amy had a conflict with Lion Knight Order outside the tavern, he immediately found the manor of the Leofwan family.
But when she came to the manor, she only saw corpses everywhere and a dozen Fallen One wandering around.
The manor had been slaughtered, including the children and dogs.
While Amy was investigating the manor, a team from Lion Knight Order came here together with the security patrol team from Vulpine Town, led by Baron Leovann.
Obviously, this is no coincidence.
As a result, Amy was charged with one more crime - summoning Fallen One to brutally massacre Baron Leovann's family...
Amy knew that he couldn't explain it. Leofwan himself was the leader of Lion Knight Order. Since he used his own manor to frame it, he didn't leave any chance for Amy at all.
Lion Knight Order indeed launched a direct charge.
As a result, the female soldiers of Griffin Claws fought with Lion Knight Order in the manor, and the final result was that both sides suffered losses and no one took advantage.
Originally, just a few hundred people from Lion Knight Order couldn't trap Amy, but after Amy had just fought a battle with Lion Knight Order, Lion Lake City's garrison arrived at Vulpine Town - much faster than expected, as if it had been rehearsed in advance.
As a result, Amy failed to rush out, and had to defend the manor after nearly a hundred casualties.
Several brave female knights volunteered to break through and report the news, and they indeed succeeded in bringing the news to Godric.
But sometimes, having reinforcements come to rescue may not necessarily be a good thing - Godric did successfully rush into Vulpine Town, but he was also trapped inside and was characterized as treason and rebellion.
Of course, Godric's rescue still worked. At least he brought a lot of troops. After the father and daughter joined forces, there were more than a thousand people, so they should be able to hold on in a short time.
When Li Ang organized his troops and prepared to set off for Vulpine Town, the king's messenger came to Long River Town.
This messenger turned out to be Malbert!
"The King's decree... Godric, his eldest son Andrew, and second daughter Amy... committed themselves to heresy, murdered Prince, and caused a massacre. They are blameless. Pardon! Countless residents have witnessed the crimes they committed... Wang Ling: The rebel, the marshal of the kingdom, Long River Town Earl Li Ang leads the troops to eliminate the rebellion, and kill the treasonous criminals and their party members for the kingdom!"
This king's order is very long, but the focus is on the above keywords.
The king ordered Li Ang to lead troops to eliminate the rebellion... and the so-called rebellion was Godric and Amy.
Li Ang is a rebel, and it is indeed his duty to crusade against rebellion, but as soon as this king's order came out, he faced a huge problem...
Once the king's order is received, Long River Town and everyone else everywhere will regard all Li Ang's subsequent military operations as "ordered to eliminate the rebellion."
In other words, this is equivalent to Li Ang treating Godric and Amy as heretics and rebellion.
No matter what he actually does, as long as Li Ang leads the troops now, everyone will think that he is acting in compliance with the king's order, which is equivalent to agreeing with everything said in the king's order - then the charges of Godric and Amy can no longer be cleared.
Of course, he can also use excuses such as organizing the troops to delay, or simply go out without troops - but if he doesn't send troops to rescue immediately, how long can Amy be trapped in Vulpine Town?
Li Ang At this point, I finally understood the intention of this conspiracy.
This is not only to harm Godric's family, but also to harm himself using Amy as bait!
But if Li Ang disobeys the king's order and refuses to accept the king's order, then he himself may be regarded as a traitor - as a rebel, if he receives the king's order but does not remove the traitor, then he is obviously colluding with the rebel, and he is definitely a traitor...
Li Ang People in his own territory may believe him, but people in other areas will probably regard him as an accomplice of a heretic and a traitor.
The people are blind. Except for White Deer Fortress and Wheat Fragrance Territory, people in other places will therefore regard Li Ang and Amy as enemies. It is even difficult to control even Long River Town people.
Anyway, if Li Ang disobeys the king's order, or sends troops to rescue Amy, Amy and Godric will be unable to stand up for their crimes, and they will be regarded as heretics.
But if Li Ang doesn't save him, then Godric and Amy will die in Vulpine Town sooner or later...
Moreover, it is currently impossible for Li Ang to raise a flag to rebel on the grounds that "the king's order is unfair" - this reason is not very sufficient. In fact, Lionheart Kingdom's rule has not caused any major problems, and not many people will support him in the rebellion at this time.
In addition, this matter involves heresy, and "countless residents have witnessed its crimes with their own eyes." Even if Li Ang unites Godric's family to successfully rebel, what awaits him is rebellions everywhere and countries declaring war on him...
No one will agree with a heretical and rebellious rule.
You don't become the king just by defeating the king - if you don't have a sufficient foundation for rule, people will at best regard you as a regicide assassin or a tyrannical warlord.
There are many things that cannot be taken care of without a fist.
'Conqueror' General Osa led tens of thousands of troops back then, and his fists were much bigger than Li Ang's. However, although he forcibly proclaimed himself emperor, he could not make Pande Continent's people regard him as emperor throughout his life.
Bacchus Empire has been the enemy of all countries until now. Except for Meitengheim, there is no ally. Although there is a wise king in power, the country is still almost destroyed.
This is a conspiracy of yin and yang, no matter how Li Ang handles it, it will be difficult...
But what is the purpose of setting up a trap to harm Godric and himself?
Li Ang can't figure it out - if this thing was designed by Malbert, then he can't get any benefit from it!
Amy and Godric are framed as heretics or rebels, White Deer Fortress and Eagle Claw Fortress will only be accepted as king's direct jurisdiction --If Li Ang "leads the troops alone to eliminate the rebellion", then these territories will only become Li Ang's territory and will not fall into the hands of Brennus's father and son.
And if this is what King Ulrich did... Godric is the king's brother-in-law! Ulrich has no reason to force his relatives to rebel, right?
Could it be Three Prophets or that princess who did it?
But equally, they don't get any benefits either!
"Count Li Ang, you should take the order..."
Malbert held the scroll in one hand and covered the hilt of the sword with the other, reminding Li Ang who was in a trance.
"Lord Malbert, why did you become the king's envoy? Logically speaking, you should be in Sava Fortress now..."
Li Ang did not reach out to take the order, but deliberately rambled on, thinking about how to solve this dilemma.
"I just came back from Sava Fortress and returned His Majesty the King's things to Lion City. Then His Majesty gave me this errand and asked me to stop by and apologize to you - you should know that those things are the trophies you got back from Dexia..."
Malbert smiled kindly, "But the people you sent to transport the supplies were so careless. How could the convoy paying tribute to the king not notify Lion Knight Order?... Is that Eric one of yours? He had a lawsuit with me for a long time, and only in the end did he find out that this was The misunderstanding caused by the Lion Knight Order people - Eric's convoy was full of Desha horses, so Lion Knight Order's patrol thought they were Dexia spies! This misunderstanding almost caused me to be exiled by the king... But fortunately, my father is Grand Commander of the Lion Knight Order after all, and all the trophies were recovered intact."
It seems that this guy really went to Governor Justus to propose marriage but failed, so he returned the materials that Ulrich had snatched - the materials that he planned to use as betrothal gifts to propose to Alina - back to the king.
Moreover, according to this statement, it was Duke Brennus who took the blame?
The king asked him to come over and apologize to Li Ang, which is what he should do. After all, something happened at Sava Fortress, so Malbert really needs to apologize to Li Ang and the king.
The father and son claimed that Lion Knight Order did this, and they probably found a few scapegoats in Lion Knight Order, so this is equivalent to Brennus's fault.
Of course, as long as you admit your guilt with a good attitude, apologize to the king and Li Ang, and return all the things, then Brennus should be fine - the king needs Lion Knight Order, and as long as the things are retrieved and it is nominally acceptable, then Ulrich will not go to war over it.
Brennus took the initiative to resist the charge and claimed that Lion Knight Order robbed Eric. This was obviously to ensure that Malbert would no longer be involved in any lawsuits.
Under the current circumstances, he actually wants to keep Malbert clean and flawless?
It stands to reason that when the princess is already pregnant with a child, the father and son can take possession of the property worth five to six million dinars as their own. Even if the king is dissatisfied, he will not do anything to them without real evidence...
Besides, the reputation of a duke is more important than Malbert, the Sava Fortress lord. It is quite normal for Malbert to help Brennus take the blame, but Brennus is helping Malbert take the blame?
Unless...
Unless it is for a larger plot - for example, Brennus needs to retain Malbert's identity as the king's adopted son, and Malbert cannot be involved in any lawsuits.
In other words, Malbert still has to keep his identity as the king's heir.
However, if the princess gives birth to a boy, Malbert is definitely hopeless - with Three Prophets's methods, the princess's 'child' will definitely be a boy!
Does this mean that Malbert and his son will let the king and Alanric Prince die suddenly before the princess gives birth to a child?
Only in this way can Malbert succeed to the throne.
And Alanric did die suddenly...
Was this the original motive?
After realizing the motive, the rest of the reasoning Li Ang is easy to judge--
Kill Alanric Prince, frame Amy, and drag yourself and Godric into the quagmire.
Malbert knows that he will definitely save Amy...
If he is regarded as rebellious, or is suspected by the king, he will definitely let the king personally attack him, provoke the king to attack him, and then make himself... the regicide!
He probably had this intention, after all, the king's order was too targeted - if he didn't accept the order, Malbert would have enough reason to say that he 'might be an accomplice of the traitor', and then the king would definitely come to his door.
And once the king steps into Long River Town, he will probably die a violent death - kill the king and then frame it on himself, Malbert must be very good at these things.
Li Ang I figured it out.
So, Li Ang waved to Risadiran: "Lord Malbert is a guest from afar. Prepare a room for the distinguished guest and entertain him well."
Then, he stretched out his hand to Malbert, signed the king's order, and stepped forward to hug him and salute him face to face.
This is on the street in the center of Long River Town. In full view of everyone, the king's order cannot be ignored.
"Malbert You are so polite. Since it was just a small misunderstanding, why should I apologize... I was the one who made the mistake... Ah!! You!!!"
The veneer ceremony was naturally Li Ang's response to Malbert's so-called 'apology'. However, as soon as the two of them got close to each other, Li Ang clutched her chest and fell at Malbert's feet - as if she had been assassinated.
The crowd of onlookers made a sound of panic.
"My lord! My lord, what's wrong with you!"
Risadiran and a large number of guards gathered around in panic, and the place suddenly became extremely crowded.
Then, Risadiran squeezed in, helped Li Ang sit up, waved his hands and shouted loudly, "Get out of the way, everyone, get out of the way!"
The guards slowly dispersed and formed a circle to protect the scene, while Li Ang was sitting on the ground panting in pain, covering his chest with one hand, and blood was flowing out from between his fingers.
"Malbert! You! Why... why did you do this? You also forged this king's order, right?!"
Li Ang covered his chest and shouted weakly.
And Malbert... the actor was looking at his own hand in surprise - someone had inserted a bloody dagger into his hand.
"You actually attacked Lord Li Ang in full public view, and even falsely conveyed the king's decree... You are too courageous! Capture him immediately, otherwise don't blame me for being rude!"
Risadiran drew his sword and pointed it at Malbert.
"Ha! Li Ang... What are you going to do? Isn't it too childish?"
Malbert laughed out of anger - this was too obvious!
Although Li Ang's acting skills are no worse than his, and the blood flow is extremely real, but you only need to use your brain a little to understand that this is a frame-up!
"You said you came to apologize... Is this how you apologize? Malbert... We are having a bit of a holiday, but the holiday is also because you took away the trophies I paid tribute to the king! You would actually do this... Do you really think that you are the adopted son of the king and can do anything wrong? You are treason!"
Li Ang acted very angry, as if he had been greatly wronged.
Malbert was stunned for a moment - yes, he said that he came to apologize on the order of the king, then everyone would realize that he had a problem with Li Ang, which means he had a motive!
"Tie him up!"
Risadiran directly blocked Malbert's mouth, leaving no room for him to develop - the Elf Assassin fully understood Li Ang's intention this time.
Risadiran is the captain of the guard, not a maid. Except for the prison, other rooms are not under his control.
Since the lord specifically asked him to 'prepare a room for distinguished guests', it obviously meant preparing a clean prison, so he cooperated quite well.
Seeing Li Ang fall, he immediately gathered people around him to create an opportunity - he took advantage of the chaos and thrust the bloody dagger into Malbert's hand.