Chapter 124: The Rebellion Begins
Before the end of September, the nobles returned to their homes one after another.
The autumn harvest is also underway in the north this fall, with millions of pounds of grain being stored in city warehouses.
At this critical juncture, the busiest place was not the granary, but the military factory.
Ever since the dance ended that day, the two members of the construction trio noticed that something was wrong with Gao Sili.
This guy simply moved into the factory, slept in the dormitory with the workers, got up at dawn, and went into the casting room to make molds.
He worked tirelessly to improve the weapons and kept a close eye on the progress of weapons manufacturing in the factory. He planned to produce a thousand wheel-spring machine guns before October to provide them to the army for the second actual combat test to attack Hobbs.
Until the quality and performance of the weapons reached the best results that the three of them had originally expected, enough to help the lord conquer the entire north.
Ethan and Adam could see why he had suddenly become so persistent.
As the saying goes, when a person's career is booming, his personal life is usually a mess.
At the dance that day, Ethan and Adam both discovered what was going on between him and the second young lady.
Everyone knew what the ball was for. Nobles from all over the country came to the north and swarmed around her like flies.
The people she didn't want surrounded her, while the people she wanted huddled on the side and said nothing. The Second Miss was not one who could tolerate it, so she called him over on the spot and got very angry. She was very angry that a man who could do anything didn't even have the courage to express himself. If he continued like this, she would just accept someone else.
Gao Sili had to chase after him to defend himself.
The region is currently in a period of development, and the situation outside is unstable. He has to deal with smelting and military industry all the time. These technologies have not yet developed to the most mature stage, and the research process is full of dangers. How dare he let anyone wait for him?
However, after the window paper was torn open, Gosley and Lainie finally made things clear.
Ethan and Adam, two young adults who didn't understand love, shook their heads, didn't bother him, and continued to work hard.
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In the study, Jagbu had just handed over the summary of this year's autumn harvest to the lord. As soon as he left, Fanxi came in.
"There's news."
She walked into the study, took a note from her sleeve and handed it over.
Olivia opened the note first, and after reading it, she showed an expression that said, "As expected."
"The king is in poor health."
Upon hearing this, Caesar also looked very secretive.
In fact, Olivia could see the king's movements on the system. He had indeed fallen ill after the war. As he was old, he had never left the castle and could not go out hunting frequently like before.
Fanxi lowered his head again and said, "I also heard that since the two princes parted ways on bad terms in Einweiden, they haven't spoken to each other again on the way back. When they arrived in the capital, the crown prince immediately proposed to change the commander of the capital's defense."
Olivia and Caesar understood what this meant, and they were afraid that the two would soon come to blows.
By that time, they will definitely win over various forces to increase their chances of winning.
Olivia and Caesar both knew that no one would help them. If the king was really gone and the Knights were led by the attendants to fall apart and surrender to the two princes, that would be Einwidden's chance.
Seeing the situation reach this point, she knew that it was time to speed up everything and take Einweiden to the next level.
Caesar, who was completely unaware of this, urgently called a meeting of his men.
After September, October came, and a shocking event happened in the capital.
While the king was walking in the garden, he suddenly fell ill and collapsed, becoming paralyzed on one side of his body.
The news spread like wildfire, and the Crown Prince and the Queen, a stepmother and a stepson, were fighting for decision-making power in government affairs.
The first targets to be fought over were the clergy in the royal capital and the attendants who controlled the direct army, and then the nobles outside.
However, when letters from all parties were sent across the country, the entire north turned its attention to Einweiden.
There seemed to be silence there, no expression, and it seemed that no one wanted to pay attention.
But the nearby barons and viscounts could already see that Caesar had transferred all his troops to the southern border of the county seat.
People in the north all know that it doesn’t matter to them who becomes the king. Whoever is in power will give them various benefits to stabilize people’s hearts.
However, Einweiton's attitude can really determine their food, clothing, housing and transportation. As the saying goes, one should sing the song according to the mountain he is on. No northern lord dares to sing a different tune from the local tyrant nearby.
Therefore, when the power struggle in the royal capital was heating up, the entire north, with the Dela Ulun River as its axis, all the lords on both sides fell silent in unison.
They are waiting for the signal.
At this moment in Einweiden, Olivia was also waiting for the signal. She kept an eye on the mark on the system, paying attention to the king's health status.
In October, the weather was cold and frost began to cover the ground in the north. In the textile workshop in Einwidden, cotton catkins were flying all over the sky.
The cotton seeds have been picked and combed into fine cotton fluff before being spun into yarn. The best yarn is thinner than hair and is woven into thick cotton cloth, which is then filled with cotton to make cotton linings that can be used to thicken military uniforms.
While coordinating the mobilization, the soldiers were eagerly waiting for their new winter clothes to be distributed.
Around mid-October, a complete set of winter military supplies was delivered to various places, and the soldiers who were about to go on duty were equipped first. As for officers and knights, in order to distinguish them, the outside of their coats was inlaid with suede and the inside was inlaid with cotton.
For most knights, this was a timely relief. They had to travel back and forth between the regional barracks every day to receive arrangements and then return to the area under their management.
At the coal mines on the western edge of Einwetten, which had been transferred from the control of the civil service to the army, soldiers personally transported the minerals to ensure that the needs of the furnaces and munitions factories were not affected.
As preparations were in full swing, the situation became like the quiet night before the storm.
The same story happened again in the royal capital. As if cursed by God, the king passed away.
In the distant royal capital, in the same place, the same plot once again happened in the royal family.
The Queen and the Duke teamed up to instigate a coup, with the Knights and half of the southern nobles fighting for them, making them evenly matched with the Crown Prince.
A bloody war suddenly broke out within the royal capital. The Knights fell apart and each became independent. The southern nobles were in chaos. The sky was filled with carrier pigeons carrying messages, and everyone on the ground was afraid of enemies.
As for the north at this moment, it is generally as calm as a stone, and seems to be still tightly cohesive as usual.
Inside the Einweden Fortress, more than a dozen letters were stamped, sealed, and ready to be delivered to all the lords along the Delauren River.
Olivia prepares to lead a rebellion.
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