March 27, morning.

Although it is early spring, it is still a little cold in the northeast of the mainland.

On the twilight square outside Kawalburg, luxurious horse-drawn carriages are parked around the main street of the square, and richly dressed aristocrats gather in the warm sunlight to bask in the warm spring sun, chatting with each other while beware of political enemies in other circles around the square.

Time passed slowly, and more and more nobles gathered.

At eight o'clock, the gates of the castle slowly rose with a 'boom' sound, and the nobles in the square cast their gazes one after another.

The main road behind the gate was lined with regular knights in uniform armor, and the deputy chief of the knightly guard, Sira Marne, stood at the front in a robe emblazoned with the badge of the giant bear, and her duty was now to welcome the nobles into the castle in place of Pedi.

At this time, the nobles gathered in the square divided into several distinct formations, pushing each other and squeezing into the castle.

...

In the sixth block, in Sir Edwin's private villa, the old wizards Cowlier and Sir Edwin lay upright on the large sofa next to the dining room and fell asleep.

"Knock Knock"

"Knock Knock"

The knock on the door grew louder and louder, but the two in their sleep were unaware.

The man outside the door pushed the door open, and it was Sir Edwin's butler Dick who walked into the room.

Dick, who was in middle age, was in high spirits, and while directing the manservants and maids to clean the dining room, he walked at great speed towards Sir Edwin on the sofa in the corner.

"Sir!" Dick's voice was a little louder.

"The gods curse you, damned Dick, it's not yet eight o'clock, and I said I'd call me at nine. Sir Edwin had woken up when he knocked on the door, but he glanced at the magic watch in his arms and made no reply.

Dick said expressionlessly: "My lord, it is news from Kavar Fort that Baron Pedi has changed the time of summoning the nobles..."

"What time did it change?" Collier next to him had already woken up.

"Half past eight!"

"How much?" said Sir Edwin, looking at the magic watch he had just pulled out.

"It's half-past eight, my lord. ”

"Oh! Goddess bless me. Sir Edwin instantly bounced off the sofa and walked towards the door of the dining room with his feet staggered.

"What are you anxious about!" Caulir shouted, "Look at the way you look, you are going to go to Kavalburg to meet Master Pedi like this, don't you think you were embarrassed enough last night?"

Sir Edwin, who was about to reach the door, stopped, and the chill from the soles of his feet reminded him that he had not even put on his shoes, and that his noble robe was wrinkled like the crow's feet at the corners of the old man's eyes, and that the sesame oil in his hair had long since dried up, and that his messy appearance was as sloppy as that of a beggar.

As Cowlier pondered why his master had suddenly changed the time, he instructed Dick the butler, "Prepare hot water and new clothes for us." ”

"It's ready, Lord Cowryl. Dick bowed slightly, a formulaic smile on his face.

Collier sat up from the couch at great speed, looked at Sir Edwin and said, "You have a good butler, Edwin. ”

"Dick has always been reliable. ”

meanwhile

In the main hall of Kawal Castle, the nobles crowded around the few tables and chairs, and there was no solemnity and solemnity of the nobles who met the Emperor of Lion Castle, and the nobles could speak freely here.

Today's meeting was both formal and informal, and its main purpose was to announce to the nobles the return of the masters of the Kawar Castle. But the owner of the castle did not know that behind this simple meeting there was an invisible bloody battle waiting for him.

Eight thirty

Pedi walked in through the side door on time.

The young ruler of Kavarburg had a palpable look of exhaustion on his face,

He woke up very early this morning,

It's not that he doesn't want to sleep, it's that he can't sleep at all.

He wasn't joking when he told Sir Parma about insomnia, that list of more than a hundred people did have the magic of insomnia!

More than a hundred nobles, they are actually secretly supporting the rebels in the area of Fort Eluk!

And behind these more than 100 nobles, how many people are overpowering? This is an unimaginable problem that has to be faced.

"Greetings to you, Dear Baron Pedi. ”

"You are the sun of Crewe City, my lord. ”

"May the gods bless you, Master Pedi. ”

No matter how important the topic of discussion among the nobles was, they all closed their mouths one after another as Pedi entered the hall, and offered their blessings in a chaotic manner.

Pedi nodded in response, and he had experienced a full five minutes of the short journey to the Lord's Throne under the Giant Bear War, and when he sat down in the chair that everyone envied, the scene suddenly became eerily quiet.

"Under the gaze of the gods, speak your desires. Pedi asked.

The main purpose of this meeting was to settle the disputes that had arisen between the nobles during Pedi's absence. There were no courts in the Kru Realm, and all disputes among the nobles had to be resolved by the lords themselves.

This kind of governing law was a rule negotiated by various families for 200 years, and although it has long since disappeared from the growing population base of Crewe, the Reagan family has not canceled this governing law. Moreover, Pedi does not plan to change this bill in the short term, because it is very beneficial to him who is not very strong.

After Pei Di's questioning, the many nobles sitting together below became quieter,

Countless eyes fell on Pedi's body in an instant, and these eyes immediately showed a humble look when they met Pedi's gaze, but once Pedi looked elsewhere, those humble expressions would immediately disappear without a trace.

Be quiet!

When Pedy's eyes glanced around, the hall was still quiet.

Such a quiet scene can take place in the halls of Eunice in the Imperial Lion Castle, but it can never happen in the halls of Fort Kaval.

The nobles of Crewe have never been so deceitful!

So many people behave so quietly at the same time,

That can only explain one problem,

They agreed on one thing!

What is it?

Pedy's mind quickly flashed through all the important decisions he had made recently, and he sat up straight and quietly. At this moment, although he still had a kind smile on his face, he was secretly on guard against anything that might happen.

At the head of the lord's throne, the armored and armed Knight of Sira also noticed that something was wrong, and she quietly glanced at the captain of the Pedi Guard, Banger Pombo.

The sound of a thick wooden bench rubbing against the floor echoed through the hall.

The sound is harsh, but the person standing up is even more eye-catching!

The first to stand up was a tall nobleman, Baron Gómez-Sacco, one of the leaders of the traditional nobility of the Crewe Domain. His family's illustrious military exploits began 200 years ago at the Battle of Harrence Heights, and they were one of the first families to follow in the footsteps of the Reagan family's ancestors.

In the Battle of Klan last year, all three of his sons, the Earl of Omar, were killed on the banks of the Kemir River!

Baron Gomez's gray hair is only an inch short, and he still has a tough body at the age of fifty. He was now dressed in a gray cotton aristocratic robe, with thick hard cowhide boots on his feet, and a red flame flower outlined on the silver buckle around his waist.

"Master Pedy. Baron Gomez's stereotypical salute.

Pei Di bowed slightly, looking at this old nobleman with outstanding military achievements, he couldn't help but feel a little solemn in his heart.

"The men of the Saco family have always been straightforward. Baron Gomez's deep voice echoed through the hall, "I'm suing your police chief, Cowlier. ”

"Charges?" Pedi's heart sank.

Baron Gomez took a few steps forward, walked to the steps of the lord's throne, coldly glanced at Sir Sir Sira and Sir Banger who were guarding the left and right, and said to Pedi: "During his tenure as police chief, Collier beat nobles for no reason, imprisoned a large number of commoners, and borrowed imperial laws for his own personal gain!"

"Yes, he should be prosecuted, he is simply a cancer!"

"Let such people go to hell!"

"Push him onto the gallows. ”

"And—" Another man stood up, and he walked up to Baron Gomez in a few steps and shouted to Pedi: "The police department is imposing taxes in the name of reforming taxes, and appointing robbers and bandits everywhere to wantonly destroy the private property of nobles!"

Speaking was Earl Bell Cade, whose father was also killed in last year's Battle of Clan, and the Cade family had been canonized by Duke Nick in the northern part of Harrens Heights after their military exploits in the capture of the Kumar Fortress during the Reign War thirteen years earlier.

"The reform of the tax items should be stopped immediately and the post of chief of police in Cowrell should be abolished. ”

"The police department shouldn't exist, and the Reagan family promised that our ancestors would always respect the independence of the family domain. ”

The hall of Castle Caval was finally back to its tumultuous appearance, but Pedi's mood was getting heavier and heavier, and his calm gaze was weighing the rage.

"Shut up!" Pedy stood up from his lord's chair and glared at the young Earl Bell, "Tax reform is a national policy, and it is not something that people like you can talk about on their own. ”

"Your Excellency, you are wrong!" Baron Gomez immediately helped, "Our ancestors swore that all decisions related to local territories must be consulted with local lords before they can be issued as proclamations. He glared at Pei Di with a pair of tiger eyes, "So, has your so-called national policy been discussed by the lords?"

"That's what you're here for today?" Pedi walked down the steps, he glanced at the nobles in the hall and then looked at Gomez South Street, "Okay, wow, a month ago, the nobles from all over the world united to fight taxes, and you also joined forces?"

"The aristocracy has been responsible for protecting the safety of human tribes since the dawn of mankind, and the nobility does not accept labor, does not have to pay excess taxes, and the legal autonomy of the lords and territories has been formed since the time of the ancestors, which is the rule of the ancestors. Count Bell took a step back and distanced himself from Pedi and said, "The officers of the police and the tax office should be punished for abusing their power and exercising their rights that are not in accordance with the law, and those nobles are only defending their legal rights!"

"So, you're admitting to the tandem?"

Count Bell was stunned for a moment, and then said indifferently: "You say yes." ”