Mage Veigar

Chapter 394: Playing tricks
The dagger is revealed.

At this time, Callison finally revealed his true inner purpose.

This goal can be achieved in three steps. The first step is to raise one's war awareness and openly declare one's loyalty to the royal family. The second is to take the opportunity to send Vega away so that he can take power alone.

No one here has the qualification of being older than him.

Therefore, as soon as Vega leaves, the Eastern Conference will be controlled by him, Callison, and everyone else must follow his lead.

Can Vega agree to this?
Of course not.

He immediately rejected Kellison's words: "General Kellison, you are wrong. In terms of age, I am less than 1/5 of your age, and in terms of experience in marching and fighting, I am less than 1/100 of your experience. So this matter still needs you to do it yourself."

“General Vega, please don’t underestimate yourself.”

Of course, Callison would not give up. "The army never divides people by age, but by strength. At the beginning, your official sent a false letter of surrender, which not only allowed us to escape, but also destroyed 2/3 of the Kingdom Army's aviation forces. After that, your official launched a surprise attack on Shenghui, attacked Sheng Laurent from the east and west, and broke through Xingyun with 3000 soldiers. In the second half of the month, the Kingdom retreated more than 300 miles. All these things, one by one, I, Callison, do not think I can handle even a fraction of them. With your attack on the west coast, we will definitely be able to capture them."

"His Majesty."

Kailisen struck while the iron was hot and said, "In order to unify the dynasty as soon as possible and to defend your dignity, please order General Vega to lead the army to attack the west coast. I believe that with General Vega's ability, he will not disappoint you."

Callison's tone was aggressive.

Taking advantage of the fact that he was once a senior military official and a veteran of two dynasties, he was not worried about displeasing Xia and Vega.

Just because of his identity and the army he has.

As long as he has not committed a serious crime and there is solid evidence, ordinary people would not dare to touch him.

Even if he accidentally committed a serious crime, his 5 soldiers were his backup. Even Xia could not take away the military power from him. This was where Callison's confidence came from.

But Vega obviously didn't buy it.

He was afraid that Xia would be forced into a corner by Kailisen, so he rejected the proposal directly: "I reject this proposal. I think now is not the best time to attack the West Coast. The top priority now is to rest and recuperate as Your Majesty said."

After a pause, Vega sneered and said, "If General Kellison really wants to defend the glory of the dynasty, you can take your army to the west coast. I think His Majesty will provide you with sufficient supplies."

"Right on my mind."

Kerison suddenly agreed with Vega's opinion, which surprised Vega. He couldn't help but wonder if Kerison felt that there was no future for development in the East and planned to take the opportunity to take his troops to the West Coast.

This is of course impossible.

How could Callison continue to be a marginalized character in the West Coast? What he wants is for everyone to revolve around him.

Therefore, Kellison's third step was revealed here: "I can attack the west coast, but my 5 troops alone are definitely not enough. I hope that Your Majesty will allow me to command the military power of the dynasty so that I can arrange the attack plan without any scruples."

Anyway, I promised that it would not cost any money.

He made the promise first, and after getting the military power, he could do whatever he wanted, and he could just find an excuse to fool people. So Callison promised without hesitation to attack the west coast immediately.

All are not fools.

Except for Xia, it is estimated that everyone at the scene saw through Callison's intention, so someone immediately refuted it.

"Be bold!"

An official stepped forward and said, "The military power is now under the command of Ambassador Vega. You came back to seize the power of the general. Are you a spy from the West Coast who intends to take advantage of the opportunity to destroy the victory we have finally regained?"

"Who are you?" Kellison said bluntly, "I am a 5-star general of the dynasty and a veteran of two dynasties. What qualifications do you have to question my loyalty? No matter from which angle you look at it, you are more of a spy than me. Moreover, General Vega is an officer of the Empire. He temporarily took over the important position of the dynasty. Now that I have returned, I should return the military power."

Identity is the fundamental factor that restricts Vega.

Even if Vega said something wonderful, as an imperial officer, he couldn't get any advantage in front of the senior generals. And now, even if he married Shia, he wouldn't get the support of the people, so Vega was in trouble.

Since it is impossible to reason, then don't reason.

Vega's current status was not achieved by reasoning.

Compared to being reasonable, he prefers being unreasonable.

So he stood up and said to Xia: "Your Majesty, it is a taboo to change the generals on the spot. It is not that I am greedy for the military and political power, but the Kingdom Army has just retreated. In order to stabilize the morale of the army and the overall situation, it is not appropriate to make a hasty decision for the time being."

Then, Veigar turned his attention to Kairison.

He said in an unquestionable tone: "General Kellison is a veteran of two dynasties. He is old and has made great contributions to the dynasty in preserving 5 soldiers. I think Your Majesty cannot bear to see him continue to work hard for the dynasty. Therefore, please confer the title of Duke on General Kellison, so that the general can retire and enjoy his old age."

Vega coughed twice after he finished speaking.

After receiving Vega's hint, the entire court became noisy again, and a group of officials, both big and small, began to echo him.

"Ambassador Vega is very righteous and always considerate of General Callison."

"General Callison, why don't you thank Ambassador Vega for his kindness?"

"Congratulations to General Callison on his retirement."

"..."

Every word was like an arrow piercing into Kellison's heart. This was simply a promotion in name only and a demotion in reality. They talked about seizing his position in such a high-sounding way. He had never seen anyone so shameless.

Therefore, he immediately looked at Xia and assured her again: "Your Majesty, I am willing to fight for the dynasty all my life. Please give me military power. I will conquer the West Coast for you and unify the dynasty."

Everyone turned their eyes to Xia.

Vega took the opportunity to hint to Xia, and Xia understood immediately: "General Kellison has made great contributions, and it is not appropriate for him to continue to fight on the battlefield due to his advanced age. Although your contributions are not yet worthy of being awarded the title of Duke, I will make an exception and award you the title of Dynasty Grand Duke this time. You will hand over the troops to General Vega later."

After saying that.

Xia ignored Kailisen's opinion and directly adjourned the meeting.

Vega therefore showed a look of care for the mentally retarded person. This is the power of holding the emperor hostage to control the princes. As long as Shia is in hand, it is almost impossible to make him step down from the altar by reasoning, because Shia is the truth.

And sing against him in his court?
Compared with Xia, the legitimate king, the identities of a five-star general and a veteran of two dynasties are nothing but a joke.

There is a saying that goes, if the king wants his subjects to die, the subjects have to die.

So now there are only two options left for Kellison.

The first was to obey Xia’s orders, retire from the army, and enjoy his old age.

The second is to take the 5 soldiers outside the city...

(End of this chapter)