Chapter 621: Inside the Kingdom
Illidan, Mavi and the others each returned to their own territories, and Patrick and Kael'thas naturally had to return to Silvermoon City.
Kael'thas could not be loyal to Patrick, as he was still the titular successor of Quel'Thalas, the blood of the Royal Sunseeker family, and if he swore allegiance to Patrick, it would be equivalent to Quel'Thalas's change of ownership.
So Quel'Salas is now in a very delicate situation, Patrick is a special member of the New Silver Moon Council, exercising all the powers of the Regent. But the regent is only the regent after all, and he is not as good as the king in terms of status and power, so Patrick is naturally under Kael'thas.
However, due to the existence of the Arcane Covenant, Patrick is recognized as the founder of the Arcane Covenant, and at the same time is the common leader of many forces and races, even Illidan, who is known for his unruliness, has been driven by Patrick, what can others say? How dare you say it? As long as it does not harm their interests, Patrick's directive, is their target.
Looking at the members of the entire Arcane Convention, Vasqi and Illidan are all the way, and only Vasqi was Illidan's true ally among the three giants of the outer regions back then, and the other forces, whether it is Kael'thas or Akama, have their own plans, and even Illidan naturally obeys Patrick's orders, and Vasqi is naturally in the same situation.
Because Mavi is Elune's former priest, although she doesn't know the relationship between Elune and Patrick, she knows that Patrick is Elune's spokesperson, and Mavi naturally obeys Patrick's orders, as for the navy that Kurtilas has long been subjugated to Patrick's hands, Stormgard, Eagle's Nest Mountain, and Syndicate are even more demanding from Patrick.
In the end, those forces such as the Animal Gods and Greythroat Castle who joined did not ask much for nothing but a peaceful life, and Patrick fulfilled their demands, and they relied entirely on Patrick's resolution.
And the rest of Quel'Salas is naturally a force within the Arcane Convention system, that is, within the Arcane Convention, Patrick is above Kael'thas, even if it is Kael'thas, he must obey Patrick's decision.
In this way, things are delicate, Kael'thas has returned to Azeroth, and after being whitewashed, they are a righteous force that can move around the continent at will, and the life of the High Elves is better than that of the three wars.
And the elves who were appointed by Patrick as council members also tasted the sweetness, but the old grievances between the royal party and the council will not be resolved at once, because the new sunwell is not completely dominated by the royal party, and the members of Patrick's subordinates also have some authority.
For this kind of thing, the high-level royal party leaders like Marand and Celevor naturally won't say anything, but the guards of Queldanus Island were not satisfied originally, when did the Kingdom of Quel'Salas allow members of the council to get their hands on Queldanas Island? Did Quel'Thalas change the sky?
The grassroots situation is just a microcosm, the estrangement between the royal party and the parliament is not so easy to dissolve, when the worst enemy, the Scourge Legion, is dismantled, and this kind of thing will only increase within Quel'Thalas, so take this opportunity to completely reverse Quel'Thalas's political system.
The strongest fortresses are always shattered from within, and if the problems inside Quel'Thalas get bigger and bigger, it's only a matter of time before they become what they were before the Dark Gate, and even the Arcane Pact will slowly turn into an empty shell.
"I know you have any doubts." Back at the Tower of the Sunrage, Patrick spoke, "Back then, I understood King Anastarian's concerns. ”
"Back then, my father would not intervene in the parliament for no reason, and it is precisely because of this that the royal party and the parliament have always maintained mutual restraint and exercised the power of Quel'Salas together."
Patrick knew this, and it was because of this that there were two main towers in the center of Silvermoon City, one was the Tower of the Sunstrider, which was destroyed during the Alsatian invasion, and the other was the Tower of the Sunrage, which was recommended by the Council.
"In those days, no matter how openly and secretly the whole parliamentary faction strife, we always kept restraint, and my deeds, all of you here are members of the royal party, and I believe that King Anastarian naturally investigated me. Because of the exclusion of the other families, I could not even return to Silvermoon City to take up public office, and I could only stay in the original Sun Temple and exercise my rights as a member of the council. ”
The others didn't speak, but the hearts of Kael'thas, Marand, Celewall and others were beating at a noticeable speed, and the point of the problem was coming.
"Discord within the kingdom, and even the possibility of unrest, is not conducive to the development of the country, and it is clear to all of you that if the differences between the representatives grow, then the division of the country is not far off, such as Esaas and his ambitions."
Patrick gave a very appropriate example, Luminas who was touching the blue ice blade on the side, his body trembled with anger, it seems that Kenrito still remembers her injury, of course, this can't be blamed on her, after all, the betrayal of Garissus and Kenrito caused a large number of royal elves to die in Lordaeron, and Luminas is one of them, and the Scourge Legion is gone, and Quel'Thalas's sworn enemy is only Kenrito, saying that the murderer who killed him, it is strange that Luminas does not hate.
"So in the previous council, even if I had a holiday with Sunwing, Morrowind, Morningwalker, and Dawnstar, I still maintained restraint, and in layman's terms, I used the rules they made to play them down."
"On the issue of maintaining stability and peace in the country, I share the same views as His Majesty Anastarian."
The royal party was silent, in fact, they didn't know what was happening on Queldanus Island, but some strange psychology was at work, so they chose to leave it alone for the time being, and let Patrick come back to deal with it himself.
The thirst for power is insane and can make people lose their minds, and it is not surprising that ordinary members of the royal party who have just tasted power will do anything.
"Those subtle issues will be dealt with." Kael'thas spoke, making his assurance.
"In the future, the council will begin to liquidate the issue of division and division within Queldanas Island." Seeing Kael'thas speak, so did Marland, now she is not only a female priest, but also in charge of the personnel changes and coordination of the entire Quel'Thalas, which is not a power that a senior royal party can hold before.
"I just want results." Patrick nodded.