These big shots are actually me - #192 - Chapter 192
What Mo Zuo had to do was naturally give this opportunity to the nobles.
After hearing Mo Zuo’s words, the nobles of the Old Seven Kingdoms all swallowed their saliva, and then looked at each other through the cell door at the neighboring inmates.
Clearly, they know something useful.
However, they still had concerns about this, not because they didn’t think Mozo would let them go, but because they were afraid that if they spoke out, they would be remembered by another dynasty.
Offending one dynasty is already a huge disaster, but offending two at the same time is truly a nightmare.
Mozo knew it was time to fan himself:
“Do you think that distant worry is more important than near fire? Far worry may not necessarily kill people, but near fire can really burn you!”
In one sentence, the reality was told to the nobles.
In response, these nobles of the old seven countries also smiled bitterly:
“That’s what you said, Your Majesty.”
Thinking about the future is a luxury for them now, and what they have to do is to allow themselves to obtain this luxury.
After saying this, these nobles of the old Seven Kingdoms immediately started talking in a variety of ways.
To Mo Zuo’s surprise, they knew unexpectedly much?
For example, how many soldiers and armaments the Duze Dynasty promised to provide them, how much territory and gold pounds they would hand over to the Duze Dynasty afterwards, and when and how the Duze Dynasty would mobilize high-sequence reinforcements for them. wait.
Although all these things went bankrupt with the defeat of Andal the Great, they were still good cards for Roland. After all, if you master these, you can have a lot of lingering charm and gain a lot of concessions when arguing with the Duze Dynasty.
But what Mozo didn’t understand was what was going on with Andal. Did he really cultivate these people as his confidants? Shouldn’t the remaining guys who were killed by him be a use-and-throw-away transitional method for Andal?
Why did he explain these important things related to the Duze Dynasty to these nobles in such detail? You must know that Andal not only told these people many things about him and the Duze Dynasty, he also told these people everything he had ever done.
For example, during what period in Lorraine did he kill any key figures and so on.
Ah, I understand, that fellow Andal the Great told these things to these people, not because he cultivated them as his confidants, but so that they could tell me these things?
This old boy wants to grab it with both hands! While hoping to become a god through the Duze Dynasty, he also secretly dug a hole for the Duze Dynasty.
Before Mozo could continue to think, a nobleman closest to Mozo told Mozo a piece of news that shocked him:
“Dear Your Majesty, the Puppet Emperor once told me personally. He said that in addition to cooperating with himself, the King of Light of the Duze Dynasty also had close contacts with another group of forces!”
“And the puppet emperor is quite sure that this force should be the old remnants of the Monge Dynasty! It seems that they want to deal with the Victory Holy See?”
After hearing the words “Monger Dynasty” and “Victory Holy See”, Mozo immediately stood up from his chair with his pupils narrowed.
The matter between Luolan and Duze can actually involve the long-destroyed old dynasty and the flourishing Holy See?
“you sure?!”
“Your Majesty, I can’t be sure, because this is just what the false emperor told me, but when he said it at the time, he was very sure! But other than that, I don’t know anything.”
“And the one that dealt with the Victorious Holy See is just my personal guess. After all, as you know, the Monge Dynasty was defeated by the Victorious Holy See.”
Mozuo frowned and said to the other nobles of the Old Seven Kingdoms:
“Does anyone else know anything about this?”
This matter involves a lot, and Mozo hopes to get more useful things.
But all those who responded to Mo Zuo were bitter looks that hated him for not knowing anything about it.
After a hint of helplessness flashed in Mozo’s eyes, he asked a few more questions, but these nobles could no longer spit out anything.
After shaking his head, Mozo read out the names of the three nobles. This naturally includes the nobleman who mentioned the Monge Dynasty.
But what made the nobles a little shocked was. Mozo said to them again:
“In the name of Her Majesty the Queen, your three families will retain their titles, wealth, and the most important fiefdom. But you three, I cannot pardon your death penalty.”
“As for the rest of the people, because you have also revealed useful information, I can assure you that although I will deprive your family of their titles and territories, I will allow them to take their wealth and become commoners.”
In response to this, after experiencing a short period of astonishment, most of the nobles said with great gratitude:
“Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty!”
Mo Zuo also nodded slightly in response. But there are also nobles who find it unacceptable that they can’t survive or retain their family titles even after vomiting something.
But when it comes to swearing, all they dare to shout is:
“You purge king!”
It is the limit of these nobles to ‘insult’ Mozo with a nickname that they have come up with that has a certain derogatory meaning but is difficult to distinguish.
Because they are afraid that life will be worse than death and death will be restless.
Given the relationship between God and the King, if they shouted out any truly evil names, they might be considered lucky even if they lived or died.
This can be regarded as a common weakness among nobles. They have clearly reached a dead end and are ready to act wildly, but they still look forward and backward, and are timid. This is really funny and pitiful at the same time.
What was beyond the expectations of these nobles was that after Mozo heard this title again, he turned back to them and said with raised corners of his mouth:
“Thanks!”
This made all the nobles more and more stunned. Didn’t he know that this title had a derogatory connotation? Isn’t he afraid that this title will be spread widely because of his thanks?
But Mo Zuo said even more funny:
“I admit that I purged countless people back then, but who did I kill? It was decadent nobles like you! I killed countless people above the court in Fog City until their blood flowed like rivers, but I killed countless people below the court. But he didn’t do anything, didn’t say anything, and defended it over and over again!”
“You think King Purging is a bad name and belittling to me? No. You have made a mistake, that is, whether a word is derogatory or complimentary ultimately depends on what the world thinks, and the public opinion is not the same. Here you are.”
“So what if people call me King of Purification? They won’t think it’s belittling me, they’ll just think it’s too fitting for this king’s deeds and achievements!”
“So I want to thank you. After all, the title of King of Purification is countless times better than that of Butcher.”
After saying that, Mozo left with countless nobles stunned and smiling.
Taking the title King of Purification for himself, saying that it is his merits will make the world automatically strip away the derogatory connotation and turn it into a complimentary term.
In fact, Mo Zuo thought that besides being interesting, it would also make the real king chosen by the Queen feel a lot better.
After all, the King of Counterfeiters has earned a nickname with a derogatory connotation! As for relying on oneself, the word “purge” has completely become a compliment.
Mo Zuo didn’t think he had such a great reputation and achievements.
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When Mozo shook his head and walked out of the Fog City Prison with a smile, Queen Isabelle in the palace also put down the documents in her hands thoughtfully.
After ringing the bell, the female official who had been serving her in the past opened the door and walked in.
The female official, who was dressed more like a maid than a royal aristocrat, immediately bowed and said:
“Your Majesty, what do you want?”
Isabel is a goddess and a queen, so most people in Fog City still like to call Isabel your majesty without adding the prefix “goddess”.
“My Cromwell, no, my Mozo seems to have already thought of his own royal name.”
The female official immediately smiled and said:
“That’s really a good thing, but what kind of honorific did Lord Mozu have in mind?”
The female official asked about the name of the new king out of pure curiosity without saying anything else.
The Queen knocked on the table and said:
“Do you think the word “purge” has a positive or negative connotation?”
“This word is not clearly designated, but more often than not, it still has a certain derogatory meaning, right? Is this what Master Mozuo likes?”
The word “purge” is a neutral term in this world, but in recent years it has gradually become closer to a derogatory term.
The Queen stopped tapping her fingers on the table and smiled:
“That’s true, but my Mozo said, well, to be honest, I still like the name Cromwell, but forget it, since he likes it, let’s call him Mozo.”
The Queen has been obsessed with the name Cromwell for hundreds of years, and it is indeed a bit troublesome to suddenly change her name, but this is not a problem.
Because the most important person has returned to her. Anything other than that, Isabel can accept.
“When my Mozo was interrogating the nobles of the old Seven Kingdoms in prison, this is what he said about the evil title those guys intended to give him: King of Purification.”
The Queen laughed from the bottom of her heart when she mentioned this to the female official. At this moment, she was no longer the emperor of Lorraine, nor the deity of the new dynasty.
Just a girl in love who talks about her sweetheart.
Naturally, the female official noticed this. For such a queen, the female official lowered her head and smiled gently.
Your Majesty’s heart is finally no longer lonely.
“He said that with his achievements and love for the people, no matter what kind of bad name is placed on him, it will only be turned into the most appropriate praise by everyone. What do you think?”
After a slight hesitation at the Queen’s condensed words, the female official smiled and said:
“Whether a word has a positive or derogatory meaning is certainly not decided by scholars in a few words in books. Throughout the ages, there are countless words that have changed from a positive meaning to a derogatory meaning due to the public opinion of the world. Similarly, from derogatory to praise There are too many to count.”
“And based on Lord Mozuo’s achievements and status, I think this is indeed the case. And I personally think that words that have been changed from derogatory to commendatory meanings based on Lord Mozuo’s achievements are more worthy of Lord Mozuo. identity!”
“I believe that when this incident is spread, it will definitely become one of the favorite poems of the bards. My Majesty, maybe in the future in the streets and alleys of the foggy city, countless people will spread and spread it everywhere Discuss this matter.”
The Queen also smiled and nodded:
“so be it.”
Isabelle knew very well that Mozo really liked this title, so she was ready to help push him.
Anyway, with their current situation, she couldn’t help Mo Zuo become the true king. As a result, the name of the king cannot be officially decided. In this case, she can wait and see during this period. Let’s see if everything turns out as she and Mozo expected.
If that doesn’t work, just arrange for someone to interfere with public opinion. It’s not a formal title anyway.
There was no need for the queen to say anything else. The female official who knew what to do immediately bowed and retreated.
In this way, what Mozo thought was impossible slowly became a reality with the push of the Queen who was always paying attention to him.
As Mozo said to Andal, the most impossible thing in this world is the impossible.
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At the same time in Rivendell.
After finally handling a mountain of government affairs, La finally stood up from the Sun King’s throne with a yawn.
A high lord also quickly walked into the Sun Palace at this time.
Regarding Ra, who was sitting directly on the throne of the Sun King, he said without any problem:
“Dear La, there is news from Luo Ye. Queen Isabelle of Lorraine will leave Lorraine soon to open up her own kingdom of God. At the same time, all the affairs of the Lorraine dynasty will be handed over to the purple in the Wuxiang Courtyard. The mask is the Mozo Klein who came to our Sacred Tree Forest a while ago.”
After hearing these words, La’s face, which was smiling because he had finished handling the government affairs, instantly turned gloomy.
La sat back on the throne that symbolized the highest power and glory of the elves, put his hands on the armrests, crossed his legs, raised his head and said coldly with a very oppressive momentum:
“I know all this. I just want to know about that bastard named Mozo. Is he going to become the king soon?”
The high lord knew that La seemed to be very dissatisfied with Mozo for some reason.
But he still felt that he couldn’t call a would-be king a bastard so blatantly. Although he was currently under the protection of the Twin Sacred Trees, there were still some things that he couldn’t mess with. After all, this is respect for God and the King.
So the high elf lord could only say from the side:
“Um. Dear La, the relationship between Wuxiang Courtyard and us is still good.”
“What’s so good? The people in the Wuxiang Courtyard are just a bunch of villains and clowns who like to peek. Such people are not worthy of being called the elves’ friends. Nor are they worthy of the elves’ respect!”
The high lord, who still didn’t know Mozo’s true identity, could only scratch his head and then said:
“Well, well, maybe as the Purple Mask of the Wuxiang Courtyard, this human named Mo Zuo is not very good in terms of status, but no matter what, he is a quasi-king!”
La, who could have suppressed his anger at first, immediately became furious and gritted his teeth after hearing the word quasi-king:
“That doesn’t change what a bastard he is!”
She was really blind at the time, and she actually believed that bastard when he said that he had nothing to do with that bitch Isabelle!
Well now, a new god has ascended the throne and a new king will be established!
But compared to these, what was even more unacceptable to La was that Isabelle actually surpassed her!
Regardless of identity or distance…
This made La feel extremely frustrated. Under this situation, La just said a few angry words to Mo Zuo, which can be said to be quite restrained.
The high lord could not understand what La was thinking more and more. Why is she so malicious towards that Mo Zuo? However, he still wanted to exhort him and said: