I Became A Black Merchant In Another World-Chapter 352: Imperialism led by Fabio (5)

King Louis de Lyon of the Kingdom of Lyon couldn't sleep after his conversation with Fabio.

It was because Fabio's words never left his mind.

The idea of ​​joining hands with the Tuscan Empire to attack the Holy Empire was good.

However, his arrogant words and actions that if he didn't go to war with the Holy Empire right away, he would be killed by the angry people.

When he threatened to kill him, he boldly confronted him, saying that if he killed him, the Kingdom of Lyon would fall, and even mocked himself as the king.

'How dare a mere viscount dare to play with me...'

Louis gritted his teeth.

The attention of the ministers gathered in the conference room was drawn to his reaction.

"Your Majesty, is there anything wrong with you?"

"Call the court physician right now!"

"They are the ones who requested an alliance, Your Majesty. If you are not well, you can postpone your work."

Louis laughed at the hypocrisy of the ministers.

My dear, I have personally witnessed the evil nature of the Count Rothschild, the schemes that even the great devil of hell would applaud and admire, and the political power to control foreign countries in his own hands...

'They don't know the Count Rothschild.'

I even felt a little envious of them.

I was worried about the Count Rothschild's actions and worried about what he would do in the future, so I couldn't sleep.

These noblemen, who were of a title higher than a count, came back from a leisurely sleep.

"I am healthy, so you don't have to worry."

"You don't look so happy..."

"The Count Rothschild, who came as the Emperor's special envoy, gave me a list of spies suspected of being in collusion with the Holy Empire."

Fabio never gave Louis a list of spies.

In fact, Fabio also had the urge to create a ‘fake spy list’ and purge the loyalists and capable nobles of the Kingdom of Lyon...

But he had no idea that the King of the Kingdom of Lyon would believe it even if he tried.

So he didn’t bother to create a list of spies, and only told Louis that there was a ‘spy.’

It was Fabio’s consideration that Louis would kill anyone he wanted as a ‘red.’

Since the Kingdom of Lyon would be completely crushed by the Holy Empire and the Tuscan Empire anyway, it felt like he was giving the death row inmate a Last Supper.

The prime minister, who was the representative of the ministers, cautiously asked Louis.

“Are there any spies among you?”

“Yes.”

The ministers were bewildered.

First of all, there was no one here who had colluded with the Holy Empire to sell state secrets or tried to throw the government into chaos.

So everyone thought this way.

‘First of all, it can’t be me. Could it be that author?’

Looking up at the sky, no one here had any shame in this matter...

Louis pointed with his finger at the innocent person who would die.

“The Duke of Condé.”

The Duke of Condé, who was pointed out, was so dumbfounded that he couldn’t even utter a word.

He kept opening and closing his mouth to complain that he was wronged, and it was so funny.

However, Louis, the King of our Kingdom of Lyon, sighed after pointing out the innocent man and continued speaking.

“The Duke is my fifth cousin, so we are very close by bloodline, and the Duke of Condé’s family has been a great pillar that has supported our Kingdom of Lyon for five generations. So, I didn’t want to believe this either. Although we have different political stances, I believed that our love for our country is the same.” “Your Majesty, you misunderstand me! I had a slightly different political stance from your Majesty, but I had no intention of betraying the country. All of this was for the sake of the Kingdom of Lyon...”

In fact, Louis knew very well.

Although the Duke of Condé was a bit greedy and a leader of the noble faction who always contradicted his claims...

‘He is not a person who would betray our kingdom.’

And there was no evidence of actual betrayal, let alone a suspicion.

However, the fact that he was innocent and innocent was not very important to Louis.

“The information provided by the Tuscan Empire may be false. However, treason is a very serious matter, especially in this situation.”

“Your Majesty, this is a conspiracy by the Tuscan Empire! They are trying to destroy the Kingdom of Lyon by purging me.”

It was entirely Louis’s will to purge the Duke of Condé.

In any case, a scapegoat was needed, and other ministers could be persuaded quickly by simply mentioning the ‘need for a scapegoat’...

It was entirely in the king’s interest to purge the duke, one of the restraints that restricted his royal authority.

“According to the words of the criminals interrogated in the Tuscan Empire, the king received an order from the Holy Emperor to increase the working hours of serfs and laborers and worsen their treatment. It may be absurd, but the people’s uprising has already reached a level that threatens the existence of the nation...”

Louis was extremely happy that he was able to completely eradicate one of his biggest enemies thanks to Fabio.

He even wanted to give Fabio a medal when he returned.

‘I should give him a medal to commend him for his efforts in the alliance with the envoy.’

“This is no different from treason.”

The moment he heard the word treason, the Duke of Condé was completely speechless.

The rebellion of the people that is now sweeping across the Kingdom of Lyon, to suppress it, you need to mobilize a large army to crush it or...

You need a great enemy who will be the target of the arrows of the boiling anger of the people.

After receiving a brief warning from Fabio, Louis decided to purge the Duke of Condé and his group all at once.

If Fabio later learned the whole story of this incident, he would have commented like this.

‘He realized the wisdom of the witch trials of the Dark Ages (a foolish act of blaming others to prevent a riot) himself.’

“Have the Duke treated with respect and investigate.”

With those words, the Duke of Condé was dragged out of the conference room.

Then Louis looked at the ministers and sighed.

“I think this rebellion of workers and serfs was instigated by the Holy Empire. So if we catch the culprit and punish him, the rioters will calm down and return to being good citizens. And if you ease the labor conditions just a little bit more than before and attack the Holy Empire, the kingdom will all move as one, from me to the serfs.”

The nobles understood Louis’s meaning.

Those who remain here will not be killed as ‘criminals’.

So if you give the Duke of Condé as prey, you will be able to continue to enjoy the vested rights you have enjoyed so far.

Let’s vent the public’s discontent that has erupted through the war with the Holy Empire.

If it were any other time, all the nobles, including the prime minister, would have protested with one voice in unison about the arrest of the Duke of Condé.

‘If the riots become more intense, it will be difficult for us to be safe.’

The prime minister of the Kingdom of Lyon nodded on behalf of everyone.

“We will follow your Majesty’s opinion.”

The others agreed.

On this day, King Louis of the Kingdom of Lyon purged the Duke of Condé with his own hands.

And he was dragged into the war with the Holy Empire while caught on Fabio's fishing hook.

**

While Fabio was negotiating practical matters regarding an alliance with the Kingdom of Lyon.

In Marseille, the capital of the Kingdom of Lyon, the Duke of Condé and his wife and children were beheaded.

Under the beheaded heads, the herald read the contents of the official document he was holding in his hand in a loud voice to the people.

"Louis de Lyon, the rightful King of the Kingdom of Lyon, announces to the people: You must immediately return to your respective workplaces and rural areas and engage in your livelihoods. I declare it once more: Return to your livelihoods."

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It was a bloody proclamation that made it seem like someone would be killed right away if they didn't listen, but the content that followed was a little different from what I expected.

"The people who have been beheaded here are the former Duke of our kingdom, the traitor, and his family. They have enjoyed wealth and honor for generations thanks to their ancestors, but they have the audacity to seek the throne and attempt a rebellion by colluding with the Holy Empire.”

The people in the square were shaken by the word rebellion.

Naturally, there were also workers and peasant rebels hiding among these people.

“They blinded me and asked me to force you to work hard and put you in even worse conditions. And when your justified anger boiled over, they tried to usurp the throne by using it. So, I punished them and established justice in the kingdom.”

It was nonsense that would make Fabio laugh out loud.

No, Fabio was already laughing out loud in his room in the palace of the Kingdom of Lyon, imagining the contents of the official document.

However, those who heard it actually believed it.

‘Yes, His Majesty the King is not bad after all! The only bad one is the Duke of Condé.

King Louis de Lyon of the Kingdom of Lyon couldn't sleep after his conversation with Fabio.

It was because Fabio's words never left his mind.

The idea of ​​joining hands with the Tuscan Empire to attack the Holy Empire was good.

However, his arrogant words and actions that if he didn't go to war with the Holy Empire right away, he would be killed by the angry people.

When he threatened to kill him, he boldly confronted him, saying that if he killed him, the Kingdom of Lyon would fall, and even mocked himself as the king.

'How dare a mere viscount dare to play with me...'

Louis gritted his teeth.

The attention of the ministers gathered in the conference room was drawn to his reaction.

"Your Majesty, is there anything wrong with you?"

"Call the court physician right now!"

"They are the ones who requested an alliance, Your Majesty. If you are not well, you can postpone your work."

Louis laughed at the hypocrisy of the ministers.

My dear, I have personally witnessed the evil nature of the Count Rothschild, the schemes that even the great devil of hell would applaud and admire, and the political power to control foreign countries in his own hands...

'They don't know the Count Rothschild.'

I even felt a little envious of them.

I was worried about the Count Rothschild's actions and worried about what he would do in the future, so I couldn't sleep.

These noblemen, who were of a title higher than a count, came back from a leisurely sleep.

"I am healthy, so you don't have to worry."

"You don't look so happy..."

"The Count Rothschild, who came as the Emperor's special envoy, gave me a list of spies suspected of being in collusion with the Holy Empire."

Fabio never gave Louis a list of ❀ Nоvеlігht ❀ (Don’t copy, read here) spies.

In fact, Fabio also had the urge to create a ‘fake spy list’ and purge the loyalists and capable nobles of the Kingdom of Lyon...

But he had no idea that the King of the Kingdom of Lyon would believe it even if he tried.

So he didn’t bother to create a list of spies, and only told Louis that there was a ‘spy.’

It was Fabio’s consideration that Louis would kill anyone he wanted as a ‘red.’

Since the Kingdom of Lyon would be completely crushed by the Holy Empire and the Tuscan Empire anyway, it felt like he was giving the death row inmate a Last Supper.

The prime minister, who was the representative of the ministers, cautiously asked Louis.

“Are there any spies among you?”

“Yes.”

The ministers were bewildered.

First of all, there was no one here who had colluded with the Holy Empire to sell state secrets or tried to throw the government into chaos.

So everyone thought this way.

‘First of all, it can’t be me. Could it be that author?’

Looking up at the sky, no one here had any shame in this matter...

Louis pointed with his finger at the innocent person who would die.

“The Duke of Condé.”

The Duke of Condé, who was pointed out, was so dumbfounded that he couldn’t even utter a word.

He kept opening and closing his mouth to complain that he was wronged, and it was so funny.

However, Louis, the King of our Kingdom of Lyon, sighed after pointing out the innocent man and continued speaking.

“The Duke is my fifth cousin, so we are very close by bloodline, and the Duke of Condé’s family has been a great pillar that has supported our Kingdom of Lyon for five generations. So, I didn’t want to believe this either. Although we have different political stances, I believed that our love for our country is the same.” “Your Majesty, you misunderstand me! I had a slightly different political stance from your Majesty, but I had no intention of betraying the country. All of this was for the sake of the Kingdom of Lyon...”

In fact, Louis knew very well.

Although the Duke of Condé was a bit greedy and a leader of the noble faction who always contradicted his claims...

‘He is not a person who would betray our kingdom.’

And there was no evidence of actual betrayal, let alone a suspicion.

However, the fact that he was innocent and innocent was not very important to Louis.

“The information provided by the Tuscan Empire may be false. However, treason is a very serious matter, especially in this situation.”

“Your Majesty, this is a conspiracy by the Tuscan Empire! They are trying to destroy the Kingdom of Lyon by purging me.”

It was entirely Louis’s will to purge the Duke of Condé.

In any case, a scapegoat was needed, and other ministers could be persuaded quickly by simply mentioning the ‘need for a scapegoat’...

It was entirely in the king’s interest to purge the duke, one of the restraints that restricted his royal authority.

“According to the words of the criminals interrogated in the Tuscan Empire, the king received an order from the Holy Emperor to increase the working hours of serfs and laborers and worsen their treatment. It may be absurd, but the people’s uprising has already reached a level that threatens the existence of the nation...”

Louis was extremely happy that he was able to completely eradicate one of his biggest enemies thanks to Fabio.

He even wanted to give Fabio a medal when he returned.

‘I should give him a medal to commend him for his efforts in the alliance with the envoy.’

“This is no different from treason.”

The moment he heard the word treason, the Duke of Condé was completely speechless.

The rebellion of the people that is now sweeping across the Kingdom of Lyon, to suppress it, you need to mobilize a large army to crush it or...

If you are reading this translation anywhere other than Novelight.net or SilkRoadTL, it has been stolen.

You need a great enemy who will be the target of the arrows of the boiling anger of the people.

After receiving a brief warning from Fabio, Louis decided to purge the Duke of Condé and his group all at once.

If Fabio later learned the whole story of this incident, he would have commented like this.

‘He realized the wisdom of the witch trials of the Dark Ages (a foolish act of blaming others to prevent a riot) himself.’

“Have the Duke treated with respect and investigate.”

With those words, the Duke of Condé was dragged out of the conference room.

Then Louis looked at the ministers and sighed.

“I think this rebellion of workers and serfs was instigated by the Holy Empire. So if we catch the culprit and punish him, the rioters will calm down and return to being good citizens. And if you ease the labor conditions just a little bit more than before and attack the Holy Empire, the kingdom will all move as one, from me to the serfs.”

The nobles understood Louis’s meaning.

Those who remain here will not be killed as ‘criminals’.

So if you give the Duke of Condé as prey, you will be able to continue to enjoy the vested rights you have enjoyed so far.

Let’s vent the public’s discontent that has erupted through the war with the Holy Empire.

If it were any other time, all the nobles, including the prime minister, would have protested with one voice in unison about the arrest of the Duke of Condé.

‘If the riots become more intense, it will be difficult for us to be safe.’

The prime minister of the Kingdom of Lyon nodded on behalf of everyone.

“We will follow your Majesty’s opinion.”

The others agreed.

On this day, King Louis of the Kingdom of Lyon purged the Duke of Condé with his own hands.

And he was dragged into the war with the Holy Empire while caught on Fabio's fishing hook.

While Fabio was negotiating practical matters regarding an alliance with the Kingdom of Lyon.

In Marseille, the capital of the Kingdom of Lyon, the Duke of Condé and his wife and children were beheaded.

Under the beheaded heads, the herald read the contents of the official document he was holding in his hand in a loud voice to the people.

"Louis de Lyon, the rightful King of the Kingdom of Lyon, announces to the people: You must immediately return to your respective workplaces and rural areas and engage in your livelihoods. I declare it once more: Return to your livelihoods."

It was a bloody proclamation that made it seem like someone would be killed right away if they didn't listen, but the content that followed was a little different from what I expected.

"The people who have been beheaded here are the former Duke of our kingdom, the traitor, and his family. They have enjoyed wealth and honor for generations thanks to their ancestors, but they have the audacity to seek the throne and attempt a rebellion by colluding with the Holy Empire.”

The people in the square were shaken by the word rebellion.

Naturally, there were also workers and peasant rebels hiding among these people.

“They blinded me and asked me to force you to work hard and put you in even worse conditions. And when your justified anger boiled over, they tried to usurp the throne by using it. So, I punished them and established justice in the kingdom.”

It was nonsense that would make Fabio laugh out loud.

No, Fabio was already laughing out loud in his room in the palace of the Kingdom of Lyon, imagining the contents of the official document.

However, those who heard it actually believed it.

‘Yes, His Majesty the King is not bad after all! The only bad one is the Duke of Condé, It was!’

It may seem like an absurd reasoning process to 21st century people, but in a world where most people didn’t even graduate from elementary school and there was no concept of democracy, it was natural to think that way.

Jeon Bong-jun of the Donghak Peasant Revolution didn’t curse Gojong even once.

Even right before he died.

He only cursed corrupt officials and the Andong Kim clan.

It was a matter of life, but it was because he sincerely thought that way.

“So, you go back to your work. Working conditions will return to how they were before, or will improve a little more than before. And I will soon strike the evil Holy Empire with the hammer of justice, so I hope you will fight with me.”

And on that day, the protesters of the Kingdom of Lyon voluntarily disbanded.

They couldn’t kill the king, but when they came forward and vented their anger, the duke’s head was cut off, and the previous evil practices were eliminated, so there was no reason to fight anymore.

Fabio would have been watching this situation from behind and laughing, but...

No one thought he was the mastermind behind all this.