Sixty-nine, Untimely Peace (Part 2)
. "Unemployment?! What's going on?" Feili jumped up suddenly. As two lifetimes of unemployment, his reaction to the term unemployment is much more serious than that of normal people. Well, it is basically beyond the normal range.
Because his movement was too loud, even though he was sitting in a remote position, he still attracted many dissatisfaction. Zena on the main seat also stopped playing with the cigar in her hand and glared at Feili, with a look of blame, resentment, and a hint of jealousy?
Renee coughed gently and stood in front of Fei, "Sorry, everyone, my Feili has just recovered from a coma and doesn't know much about the new life, so I'm a little overreacting. Please forgive me." She bent down respectfully and bowed to everyone to apologize, and slapped Feili back to the seat, still stunned.
Zena's face looked very bad. She flipped her lips up and down a few times, as if she wanted to do it, but in the end she only sighed softly.
"Oh, everyone's mood is bad enough. Please watch your boyfriend carefully and don't let him say anything he shouldn't say to stimulate our fragile nerves, okay?"
"Yes, I will definitely take care of his mouth. Do you think so, Feili?" Renee agreed quickly, and at the same time pressed Feili's head up and down to express his opinion for him. Unfortunately, since Renee had just become a vampire and could not control the sudden strength, Feili's chin was almost removed by her.
"The post-war disarmament has come too quickly. The peace agreement has just been signed! Does Chairman Zena want us to take the lead in taking off our military uniform and set an example for others?" As soon as she sat down, Feiri, whose chin returned to normal, couldn't wait to inquire with Renee in a low voice, her face full of urgency.
"Chairman Zena? Hehe, she is no longer the chairman." Renee, who received the inside information in advance, said very depressedly. Before Feili showed a surprised expression, she threw out a more shocking news, "Not only her, but many other unlucky people also lost their jobs together! From a legal perspective, most of the people who came here for meetings have become ordinary people."
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"It seems that our disciplinary measures have not been completed yet, but I'm afraid that they can't escape forced retirement. You, the voter in the underwear, may be able to make a living at the Magic Goddess Church, and I probably have to go back to Port Emmon to open a hardware store, not knowing whether the original store is still there..."
"How could this happen? We obviously have the heroes of the victory!" Feili felt very incredible. Although the battle was very unsatisfactory, he still won. How could he be punished for winning?
"Wrong! It's a war criminal who destroys peace!" Karthas inserted it in at some point. He moved a bench and sat next to Feili. "This battle broke out two days after the peace agreement was concluded. The Peace Coordination Committee was very dissatisfied with this matter. It would be good if it was not held accountable. What else would be the credit?"
"This should be said to be an accident! And the enemy attacked first!" Feili's neck turned red and she strongly defended.
"So the commanders of the Elf Army will also be severely punished, at least dismissed or even exiled. Although they do not have super-range magic communication equipment, it is impossible to receive information at all!" Karthas said slowly, "The enemy has made a statement about this, and the empire cannot unleash some goodwill accordingly to show fairness. Moreover, the damage to the communication system is our own responsibility..."
"Tsk, the Elf Army was originally a defeated general, and even if it was executed, we obviously won the battle. This was just intentional searching for trouble..." Feili became more and more excited as she spoke, but she did not notice that the messenger had finished the long treaty. Although his voice was not loud, it seemed so abrupt in the silent house.
"Enough! Feri Taylor, stop me!" Zena shouted loudly. "No one here likes to listen to the nagging of the voters! If you can't control your mouth, just go out!"
"...I'm very sorry, I'm losing my composure again, I'm very sorry." Feiri lowered her head, "but this news is really hard to accept."
"Who is the person here feels good?" Zena waved her hand weakly and signaled Fili to sit back. "Everyone, today is probably the last time I presided over the meeting. I came with the main text of the treaty just now, and there was also a notice to disband the mainland meeting and the colonial coalition forces, and it has been approved by the state legislatures. Humph, from now on, no more annoying old woman rides on your heads and gives orders!"
This cold joke caused a serious cold-hearted situation. Everyone was silent and looked at each other in embarrassment. In the end, the new Speaker of Enoak State Ludwig took the lead and stood up and broke the suffocating air.
"Forget it, abandoning the heroes of our country as quickly as possible after the crisis is also a common manifestation of the people of a strong country. Moreover, I, a disabled, sick and tired person, are not suitable to continue to stay in the leadership position." Ludwig touched the bandage on his body and said with a forced smile, "However, what is the final punishment of the imperial government on this matter? Can you say it in detail?"
Although he seemed to be not very fond of power, the last sentence was still full of expectations. When everyone in the conference room heard this, they all turned their eyes to Zena on the main seat.
"Isn't suitable to continue to stay in the leadership position? Humph, it seems that only you among us can continue to maintain your official position!" The female politician of the dark elf raised the documents in his hand, threw the half-burned cigar on the ground, and crushed it with his feet a few times. "According to the resolution of the parliament, for consideration of the actual situation, the colonies will fight after the settlement of the treaty. The imperial government will not pursue the matter, but will not recognize its achievements." "Isn't that okay?" Everyone suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.
"It's okay? It's okay! What's so amazing is still behind!" Zena snorted from her nostrils and lit another cigar. "After handing over the first batch of food and fodder to the headquarters of the Elf Army in the Arctic Port in accordance with the treaty, the mainland conference, as a wartime organization, was disbanded on the spot, and all personnel returned to their posts... Where can we have our posts to go back to take office? This year's local elections have ended long ago!"
Everyone was stunned, and then their faces showed a look of frustration. Before becoming representatives of the Mainland Congress, most of them were state and state legislators. Because they entered the previous mainland congress, their original state legislators were naturally cancelled. And just as the front line was in full swing, the 1991 regional election was held in the rear. Each state and local parliament had already added new people and reorganized a self-protection militia. After returning this time, it was really difficult to make them give up their positions. At least before next year's election, I had to be a commoner.
Thinking about the bloody battle to squeeze into the mainland congress at the beginning of the year, everyone felt absurd and regretful. The eyes of Speaker Ludwig looking at Speaker Ludwig were also full of jealousy. Because the jurisdiction was close to the front-line war zone, he was the only person in the room to participate in the election of the new Speaker of Enoao after the war. After the war, he could continue to be his new Speaker of Enoao, with good luck. He might also be in charge of Northern State and Arctic Port.
The most likely thing in this world to cause psychological imbalance is that there is a lucky person when everyone is in trouble. Faced with these dozens of hot gazes that can melt the steel, dense beads of sweat oozing out from Ludwig's forehead. He finally understood what the target of public criticism and what curiosity is enough to kill a cat.
He took out his handkerchief to wipe his sweat while trying to change the subject.
"So, how should we place the troops we have gathered? There are already new militias in each state."
I have to say that Ludwig's topic is indeed very good at diverting others' attention, and everyone's eyes returned to Zena for a moment. This lucky man finally breathed a sigh of relief. He untied his clothes and tried hard to blow the wind inside.
Hearing this question, Zena spit out a big smoke ring, and her expression seemed even more tired. "According to the above, the volunteers sent by the state legislatures will immediately return to their jurisdiction and deal with it by the state legislatures. As for the troops formed in the name of the Mainland Congress..." She pondered for a moment, but still couldn't find a more tactful statement, "All disbanded on the spot!"
It seemed as if a big stone had been thrown into the oil pan, and violent waves spread among the crowd. The air in the conference room seemed to boil.
"Bastard! Who forced us to send troops to the Arctic Port? When the war was over, he kicked us away! Isn't this causing the soldiers who were determined to serve the country to shed blood and cry? I want to protest strongly!" A fat congressman slapped the table and shouted. Based on his unscathed fat body, it can be confirmed that this fat man had never been on the battlefield, or was also the first group of escaped guys after he went to the battlefield.
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a sound of response.
"Yes, yes! Our people traveled a long distance and fought a bloody battle, but they were driven back without even a statement. How do we explain to the parliament? How do we explain to the families of the soldiers who died in battle?" A young white-skinned face held the glasses on the bridge of his nose, and his voice was very sharp. "There are we so harsh critics from above, will we become the culprits that the children of this state will die for no reason? If there is any war next time, who will send troops?"
"Yes, in order to join this bullshit Northern Expedition Army, I gave up the position of the Militia General Office of the New Cormier State to my old rival. How could I go back in shame? Today I have to give me a decent statement! Otherwise, I will order the military discipline to be indulged and robbed it all the way back!" A big man with a bearded face pulled out his sabre and waved it around the room, which scared others to avoid it. Strangely, he seemed to be good at hiding his traces on the battlefield. No one here had seen the heroic posture of this warrior fighting.
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"You volunteers who are only able to escape have at least somewhere to go back. What should I do with my raccoon army? The military pay for this month has not been paid yet!" Charlotte, who had an arm hanging onto the table and shouted anxiously, "They were killed and injured in the battle, waiting for the celebration wine and rewards. Now they are asked to go home empty-handedly. I... how should I speak to the soldiers!"
His words immediately attracted boos.
"You said we will only escape? Isn't your central position the first to be broken through by the Elf Army?"
"That's right, those weasels under your command have overwhelmed many of my brothers! Why didn't they see them spread this courage to the enemy?"
"Shut up! Shut up!" Zena was so big that she was stirred up by so many buzzing flies, and finally she acted furiously. She slapped the table in front of her, and the teacups on the table fell to the ground one by one.
"Haha, you are very powerful on this occasion. Why do you escape faster than rabbits on the battlefield? Humph! What's the use of you people threatening me here? I'm already without officials and no positions. I'll ask you to take care of you in the future. How dare you talk nonsense? If you have the time to vent your anger at me, it's better to send a few letters of protest to the central government. If you really have the ability to play mutiny, I don't have the right to object. Do whatever you want!"
Everyone was silent. They were actually just talking angry words. If they were really asked to rebel, let alone whether these official fryers had such courage, even their soldiers would not follow. Otherwise, how could they say that the scholars had failed to rebel for ten years? It was just that the evil fire was really uncomfortable in their hearts and wanted to find a punching bag.
"It's really too unreasonable to do this in the aftermath issue." After a moment of silence, Feili spoke quietly and made his own suggestions, "The New World Army that was originally stationed in the colonies was annihilated a year ago. If we reorganize our remaining troops, we can fill this gap and we don't have to lose our jobs. I think this is also a way out, why do we have to dismiss the army on the spot?"
The unemployed eyes lit up and were about to urge Zena to speak to the higher authorities, but the dark elf female politician sighed a long sigh, and his expression seemed even more depressed.
Chapter completed!