Timothy Wimbledon sat on the throne with a ruby scepter in his hand, overlooking the ministers in the hall.
"This is the feeling I want," he thought, instead of squatting in Valencia and entangling with those merchants for small interests.
He tapped his scepter on the ground, and the pure gold scepter made a crisp sound as it hit the smooth marble floor. Seeing that everyone's eyes were focused on him, he nodded and said, "Let's begin."
"Your Majesty, I have something important to report." The first to speak was Sir Weimar, nicknamed "Steelheart Knight", who was responsible for the defense of King's City.
"Speak."
"Can we temporarily stop the witch hunt?Your Majesty, the recent witch hunt has become more and more serious. Yesterday, I heard that some commoner women were arrested and humiliated in the dungeon, and one of them died in prison. Later, it was proved that they were not witches. Now the entire outer city is in a state of panic, and if this continues, I'm afraid there will be a large number of refugees. "
Timothy frowned. He was the one who asked for the witch hunt to be carried out.The truth of Wimbledon III's death had not been found out, but he never thought that his father would commit suicide, especially the strange smile before his death, which made his hair stand on end. His father wore the highest quality God's Stone of Retaliation, and the Church also confirmed that the stone had not been replaced or lost its effectiveness, but this did not mean that the witches were not involved.
When it came to being strange, no one was better at it than those witches.
He shifted his gaze to Langley, the executor of the search operation, and also his henchman. The latter immediately stood up and said, "Your Majesty, it was just an accident, and I have severely punished the relevant personnel." He counted with his fingers and said, "The warden, the head of the prison, and the guards have all been sentenced to 10 lashes and 25 silver royals."
"One person died, three people were cruelly tortured, and the scoundrels just whipped them a few times and fined them?" Sir Weimar said coldly, "Moreover, who gave you the right to judge? Was it Prime Minister Wick or Minister of Justice Palau? "
"Your Majesty! Desperate times call for desperate measures, "Langley said, kneeling on one knee." Ignoring some insignificant setbacks, the search was a great success. We have captured at least fifteen witches lurking in King's City and are currently being interrogated. Soon, we will know whether they and your father — no, I mean, whether they are planning any conspiracy. "
Timothy glared at him, this idiot, he had almost revealed his intentions. Although most of the ministers standing in the hall could guess the real purpose of his action, the statement to the outside world must be that Prince Gerald killed the king. This was not allowed to be overturned.
"Fifteen witches?" The Steelheart Knight sneered in a contemptuous tone, "Very good, it turns out that King's City has become the witches' stronghold. A few years ago, the Church had only managed to capture six members of the Witch Cooperation Association in the eastern forest of the kingdom. It seems like your henchmen are stronger than the Judgement Army of the Church. "
"You …!"
"Enough!" Langley is an idiot, Langley's men are also a group of idiots, Timothy thought angrily. If not for the fact that there was no one available at the beginning of his ascension to the throne, he wouldn't have promoted such a fool. Even if he wanted to take credit, he shouldn't have made up numbers like this. I'm afraid that most of these fifteen witches are the same as those unlucky commoner women. He didn't want the Church to get involved in this matter, but at the moment there was no other way. "Go to the church and ask Priest Ferry to confirm the identity of these fifteen people. Stop the torture. After that, every person you catch must be verified by the priest! If I hear that your people can't control the people below, I will throw you into the moat of King's City to feed the fish! "
"Uh, yes, Your Majesty."
"Do it immediately!"
After telling Langley to get out of the hall, Timothy turned to the Minister of Finance. "If any of them were wrongly accused, together with the previous three, give two Golden Dragon as compensation. For the one who died in prison, give it to his family. "He paused," Give an extra one. "
"As you wish." The Minister of Finance nodded.
"Your Majesty is merciful." Sir Weimar also saluted.
"Let's move on to the next topic." Timothy spat out a foul breath. Seeing that none of the ministers were saying anything, he said, "Since no one has a new topic, then I will say it." He looked at the Minister of Foreign Affairs, "Umbrella" Sir Brindt. "The recall order has been issued for more than a month, but so far no one has returned to King's City. Tell me, what is the situation now? "
Sir Brindt came from the Ferlin Family and had been in this position for thirty years. His hair was gray, his face was old, and he already had one foot in the coffin. He cleared his throat. "Reporting to Your Majesty, there is still no news from your third sister, Garcia Wimbledon. Your fourth brother, Roland Wimbledon, has written back to me. In the letter, he said that after the Months of Demons is over and his people are safe, he will consider returning to King's City. But … "
"But what?"
"On the envelope, he called you Your Highness, not Your Majesty or the King."
Timothy couldn't help but sneer. You're still as ignorant as before, my incorrigible brother. He thought, if you plan to come back, you should properly worship me as King, and I can also give you a good place to live as a pampered Prince. If you don't come back, you should prepare for your deathbed struggle as soon as possible.Look at what you've done, wavering between chess pieces. You want to come back, but you're not willing to give in?What's the point of making a quick speech?
"Let him be," Timothy waved his hand. "What about my fifth sister?"
"Your Majesty, she … disappeared."
"What? Disappeared? What do you mean? "
"She first agreed to the messenger I sent, but a week later, Her Highness disappeared from the Summer Palace, along with her butler and two maids. I've arranged people to look for her, but so far there has been no news of her whereabouts. "
What's the result? One by one, they're all so unwilling to believe me! Timothy felt as if his heart was blocked. He originally had great expectations for his sister, hoping that she would be able to assist him. After all, Tilly had been exceptionally smart since she was a child, and her performance was even more dazzling than his. The only thing she lost to him was that she was a girl.
Timothy was originally very confident in her, and from his father's arrangements, he also didn't intend to let Tilly get involved in this storm. The territory given to her was Silver City, which was not far from King's City.Trade was ordinary, and there was no soil for raising soldiers. Unexpectedly, my fifth sister actually ran away?
Is this the choice a smart person would make?
"Since she ran away, let the former Lord continue to be responsible for Silver City.The search must continue, I can't let a member of the royal family wander among the people. " He gritted his teeth and suppressed his annoyance. "So, now only my third sister refuses to obey, right?"
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"Since she's so stubborn, I have to take some tough measures." Timothy looked at the Prime Minister, Marquis Wyke. Issuing a war order required the approval of the King and the Prime Minister. He was his biggest supporter, so it shouldn't be a big problem. "I intend to let Duke Joey, the guardian of the Southern Territory, send troops to force Garcia to give up the Port of Clearwater, and escort her back to King's City."
Marquis Wyke replied, "This matter cannot be delayed, Your Majesty, please issue a war order as soon as possible, and the Foreign Minister will be responsible for delivering it."
Timothy nodded with satisfaction, and was about to call the clerk to draft the document, when suddenly there was a rapid sound of hooves outside the hall.Then, after a hubbub, a Knight wearing a blue striped cloak opened the door and strode into the hall.