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"It's all like this, is there anyone who disagrees with sending troops?!"

Just walking to the door, I heard Arturia's angry voice coming from behind the heavy door.

Long-term mediation is not the director of Artoria, she is a straightforward person, although she will use roundabout tactics on the battlefield, and she is not incapable of balancing power in politics, but this does not mean that she can Tolerate continuous wrangling.

So her words were simple and direct, almost questioning. Merlin could even imagine Arturia's expression and movements at this moment. The real anger around her must be like the coercion of the Excaliber in her hand on the battlefield, oppressing the knights present. Let us be afraid.

Although Artoria must have never noticed it.

A indulgent smile flickered across the corner of his mouth, and Merlin stretched out his hand and pushed open the door of the meeting room. Behind the door, the faces facing her were displayed one by one, and some of them showed a look of relief because of her arrival.

With Merlin around, at least Wang can calm down a lot and won't be as angry as before.

Showing the angry king frankly will make them feel that they have done something wrong, so they dare not face the king who is always just, strict and almost divine.

"Merlin." Under the turbulent and quiet environment, Artoria was the only one who could speak first. Her brows were furrowed tightly, her emerald green eyes were as sharp as eagles, and even the corners of her mouth were stubbornly tighter than usual. Somewhat, this made her petite body full of majesty as a king.

But she understood the implication of Artoria's only two words—she was asking her to come to her.

"What happened?" Ignoring the gazes of the other knights, she walked straight through the knights standing on both sides, and when she came to the throne, she turned her back to the other knights and comforted Arturia with her eyes , and then turned around and stood by the throne to ask what happened.

"The Saxons have started a new round of aggression. When I got the news today, they have already landed in Britain." While explaining in a nutshell, Artoria handed her the military report in her hand.

After receiving the military newspaper and looking at it carefully, a trace of unbearable expression appeared on her face.

"They thought we had just quelled the civil strife, and they should be tired of rectifying the interior, so they chose to invade at this time." The Saxon army this time was much larger than before, and they obviously wanted to take advantage of the fire.It is conceivable that in just one day, how many villages would be raped by aliens.

"The only thing on the minds of the barbarians is plundering. They take advantage of our lack of strength to rob the farmers of the food they have so hard to grow. We must not let them go." is extremely resolute.

Indeed, if the foreign races were allowed to plunder, Britain would be severely weakened while the foreign races would continue to grow, and there would be endless troubles.

Moreover, some Romans also participated in the aggression this time.The empire's idea of ​​bringing Britain back into its ruling sphere has never ceased. With the addition of the empire's interference, the enemy facing Britain is stronger than expected.

Yet the involvement of the Romans has also been a source of controversy.

"Your Excellency Merlin, the empire's army has also intervened in this war. We can negotiate peace with the empire, and then the empire will come forward to make the Saxons retreat."

The lords present were basically divided into two factions, one faction agreed with the king's point of view, and the other advocated avoiding war.

At present, many of the princes in Britain are the leaders of the tribes that Arturia secretly united before officially raising the army-of course, some of them are called "kings". In this era, the title "king" is not as special as it should be.

In this way, it means that these leaders and Artoria are not in a complete sense of affiliation. They did not sincerely submit to King Arthur like those princes who followed Artoria all the way and became the master of one party through martial arts and military exploits. The reason why Arturia is now regarded as king is also because of King Arthur's invincible prestige.

When faced with the king's decision, these people will give priority to whether the decision will affect their own tribe. Naturally, this is doomed to Artoria's idea of ​​sending troops to be opposed by some of these people.Although there is no advantage in numbers compared with those who support the king, the opponents are quite a force when they unite. Even if they understand that no matter how much they oppose, what the king decides will definitely be unstoppable-King Arthur's stubbornness is well known.

At the same time, they also pinned their hopes on Merlin. If Merlin objected, the king would probably consider changing his mind.

Although this possibility is extremely small, everyone knows that Merlin fully supports the king's decision.

"You were once brave knights who were not afraid of life and death! Are you saying such things now!" Artoria's anger can be imagined.

Her subjects, her comrades-in-arms and allies who once fought against Vortigern side by side, these people who once preached chivalry and were active everywhere, now face the country's crisis, they even speak words of shrinking.

She wants to ask, what about your chivalry? !

However, she didn't ask in the end.

"My lord, while we are knights, we are also the lords of a land. We need to consider the development of the land under our jurisdiction. Years of poor harvests have made people's lives difficult, and we can no longer afford the loss of continuous wars."

Yes, as a ruler, many times the decisions you make will conflict with your own beliefs.Just like Artoria decided to send troops for the peace of Britain, but choosing war will inevitably squeeze the resources of the people. As a king, she squeezes the people to protect the country, and as a knight, she hurts the weak to defend against strong enemies. There is no escape, and the pain in the heart cannot be known.

To be a better king or to be a better person?This choice has been made a long time ago.

So she won't be confused.

Just when Arturia was about to speak to force troops, she was stopped by Merlin beside her.

"The empire won't talk about peace. Everyone should be clear about the purpose of the Romans. And the empire is weak, and it has long been not as strong as before." Merlin took a step forward, "The Saxons can't be left alone, just like the king. It is said that the barbarians will only plunder endlessly. So I agree with the king's proposal."

Seeing that the opposing lord was about to speak, Merlin raised his hand to stop him, and continued.

"As for the issue of logistics resources, leave it to me to handle it. What do you think?"

"Merlin..."

Even Arturia was surprised by this proposal.Merlin has always been by her side through countless wars, and she has never done such things as logistics. Making such a proposal at this time is no different from Artoria's plan to force a decision, and it is also using her own strength. Prestige forces opponents to compromise.

After all, the image of "the omnipotent Merlin" has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. No one can question the ability of the great magician Merlin. Even if it is said that Merlin can conjure countless grains, there will be a lot of people who believe it.

There are two god-like existences in the hearts of the British people: King Arthur, who is just, strict and invincible, and Merlin, who is mysterious and omnipotent.

"It's decided like this." Arturia was the first to make a conclusion, and she began to make a series of arrangements with great agility, "Send the news to the other princes, and immediately return to their respective territories to reorganize the army. We will set off tomorrow, and The armies of the princes will meet and discuss the details of expelling foreign enemies." Then she turned to look at Merlin, "Merlin will live in the palace from tonight."

Considering that he seemed to be stared at when he went out today, Merlin was going to reject this proposal.It's just that Arturia seemed to have seen her intention, and spoke before her.

"Don't you have to hand over government affairs? Merlin should be too busy today to go back."

Indeed, the handover of government affairs is cumbersome to talk about, and she has to start taking over the logistics.

Raising and distributing military funds is a big problem.

"Your Excellency Merlin!"

In the corridor after the meeting, Merlin was stopped by the opposition lord without any surprise.

"Why didn't you stop the king?"

"Although I feel sorry, I really agree with Wang's point of view."

"But Your Excellency Merlin, with your wisdom, you should understand that Britain cannot withstand the wear and tear of war! How could you agree with the king?"

The lord's thinking is very simple, and Merlin can understand it.

But, how can they understand that she really thinks Artoria's decision is correct?

Humans are creatures who understand based on what they know. If there is something that they cannot understand with all their knowledge and logic, they will deny it.

The fact that Britain is in decline must not be leaked, or it will cause unrest.

This meant that these lords could not understand why Artoria insisted on expelling foreign enemies instead of recuperating.

However, the more high-ranking people are, the more self-esteem they have, and the harder it is for them to let go of their dignity and think that they are wrong, not to mention that they feel that they are completely right.

This is an endless loop, and the result of this loop will definitely not be a good thing.

Merlin sighed from the bottom of his heart, his brows and eyes were stained with well-hidden sorrow.

"All in all, this matter is a foregone conclusion." She habitually evoked a slight smile, as gentle as a delicate and ignorant princess, but the meaning in her words was unexpectedly strong, "I also hope that you will be able to do so in the future." To be able to serve the king wholeheartedly in the battle is also to share the worries of the country."

"..." Just as the lord was choking, his companion came over and pulled him away while apologizing.

Merlin looked at the figures of a group of people who were gradually going away. The wind blew by, and the voices they thought they were whispering actually reached her ears very clearly.

"Don't talk about it. Although she looks very gentle, Merlin is not human at all. She is even more ignorant than Wang."

Her brow furrowed in concern.

How many times is this?She heard rumors about Artoria not knowing people's hearts?