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Chapter 172

    After another almost shameless argument, the people of the God of light left Lingfeng Castle angrily under the leadership of robus.


    "My Lord," said Mr. Boye anxiously after robs and others left, "let them leave the river collar. Is it too..."


    "What''s too much?" Arthur added. "These guys who pretend to be confused and full of benevolence and redemption, let them stay in my territory for another moment, are polluting the land under their feet."


    "That being said, sir, we may be able to listen to their other purposes, such as iron mine trade."


    "There''s nothing to talk about trade," Arthur said directly. "They just want me to reduce the price or get some concessions from me, but it''s impossible. Instead of wasting everyone''s time, let them leave early."


    "But you can drive them out of Shanghe collar directly, which is likely to lead to new trouble!" Bachelor Boye sighed with worry on his face.


    Although lingfengbao won the war with the Green family, everyone knows that the real reason for the war is trade and iron mines.


    Debt collection is just a perfunctory to poor reason - what is the qualification of the Green family to collect debt from Lingfeng castle? Why should the nobles in the East contribute to a lord in the north?


    The victory of the war is naturally the best thing, but bachelor Boye and others are very clear - this matter will not end so simply!


    It is true that Lingfeng Castle won the war, but it is also true that the nobles in the East underestimated the enemy carelessly!


    In terms of the gains and losses of the war, the nobles in the East were like fools who provoked coquettish without eating mutton. It was a loss of face.


    At the beginning, Mr. Boye and others strongly disagreed with Arthur''s hype of "facts".


    They believe that compared with the interests already obtained, the temporary reputation of Shanghe collar and the just position of Lingfeng castle are far less important than the peaceful development opportunity.


    They believe that Arthur''s reform will make Lingfeng Castle strong and make Shanghe collar look new, but because of this, they hope to have a stable time to complete this great reform.


    Their original proposal was to hope that Arthur could take advantage of the victory of the war to slightly lower the attitude of Lingfeng castle, such as exempting the eastern nobles from asking for ransom and war compensation, and even conditionally make certain concessions in the trade of iron mines.


    Of course, this is not the attitude that the winner should have. While losing the interests of the iron ore mountain, it will even appear humiliating.


    But war is not a fight among civilians. It only aims to vent anger and cheer up. That''s what reckless men do. War is the continuation of politics. It should have higher interests and purposes!


    They naturally know that compromise will not lead to real peace, but at least they can win some valuable development time for Lingfeng Castle - you know, the winter on the river is much colder than anywhere in the kingdom!


    But Arthur refused.


    He not only did not keep a low profile and took the opportunity of peace talks, but even intended to publicize the secret of "facts".


    The nobles in the East may not know the source of these news, but they will certainly blame Lingfeng castle for bringing honor and dignity to their family!


    The change of the king''s important officials made the scholars not regard Hobbes and others as simple missionaries from the beginning - in addition to their own missionary work, the other party must have a more important mission or purpose.


    They reminded Arthur that even if he did not agree with the other party''s possible requirements, he must understand the other party''s purpose and demands, because he could see the royal nobles'' attitude towards Lingfeng castle.


    This is extremely important and even related to the time of the next crisis.


    Originally Arthur promised to be good, but just now, everything was faster than they expected.


    Arthur undoubtedly won the debate, but the debate did not end because of winning or losing, nor did it transition to trade negotiations as they thought.


    Robus, who was ruthlessly pulled off his mask and satirized by Arthur, almost shamelessly argued with Arthur about faith, religion, doctrine, free choice and so on.


    In the face of robus''s death, Arthur did not give in at all. His words were sharp, and he almost scolded directly from the aspects of character, doctrine and the actions of the God of light.


    Although there was no swearing, the situation was not much better - Arthur ordered the other party to leave Shanghe collar immediately. If he hadn''t left before tomorrow, he would send someone to expel them!


    Things happened so fast, from debate to argument. Before they could stop, Arthur blurted out his expulsion.


    Looking at the worried bachelor Boye, Arthur said, "master Boye, I understand your worries and thoughts, but you also see that it''s not that I don''t want to communicate with him, but that I don''t win this debate. He won''t stop this topic at all. He is competitive and hypocritical, just like a bug that bites people and doesn''t let go!"


    "Such a guy, rather than continue to listen to his chatter here and waste our time, we''d better let him leave as soon as possible. As for their purpose - mind him! A group of priests will not dare to send troops against an aristocratic Lord!"


    Mr. ilu said, "you can drive them away directly, which undoubtedly sends a bad signal to the nobles of the kingdom. The court prime minister and his important minister Archbishop Flavi will not agree with such a meeting."


    Arthur got up from his chair and prepared to leave: "Don''t agree. If they have the ability, don''t buy the iron products of river town. Go to the South or west to see if their gold coins will work and how much iron ore they can get. Don''t scare yourself. We still have a lot of things to do. No matter how eager they are, they don''t ignore the rules like wolves. Even if they rob openly, they will have an excuse. Don''t worry too much."


    "Hey..." looking at Arthur''s leaving figure, Mr. Boye sighed deeply.


    He thought Arthur was too careless to underestimate the enemy this time. It should be noted that many great figures died not in war, but in some conspiracy.


    As soon as his face sank, he immediately got up from his chair, frowned and decided to advise Arthur that he must understand this truth. Maybe Gustav could contact each other, negotiate, or at least find out their purpose.


    "Boye, he has made up his mind. It''s no use even if you persuade him," said Bachelor ilu.


    "How do you know if you don''t try? Go with me!"


    Looking at him, Mr. ilu smiled and shook his head: "you were driven out of the castle last time. Think about it. With the speculation he just showed, would he be a person who despised the enemy carelessly?"


    "You mean..."


    "I didn''t say anything." Mr. ilu slowly got up and deliberately repeated, "we still have a lot of things to do. Don''t scare ourselves. Now, I''m going to be busy with the legal provisions."


    With that, the slightly bent figure disappeared in the Council hall.


    Looking at the back of Mr. ilu leaving, Mr. Boye thought about it and finally gave up the idea of strong advice.
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