vs 42 The last cry
The hall of Kavarburg fell into a long silence due to the departure of Baron Merrot and others.
Sitting on the throne, Pedi had a bland and gentle smile on his face, and no one could tell the joy and anger from his expression.
After a long time, a coercive and calm voice remembered:
"The Kingdom's New Law is sacrosanct!" Pedi leaned back on his throne and glanced sharply at everyone below, "The police department has the right to uphold the sacred authority of the New Law on my behalf and on behalf of the Kingdom at any time and place. ”
Pedi's words shook everyone in the hall again, they were shocked by the power of the police station. Prior to this, the authority of the police station had always been ambiguous, and the existence of the noble council made the status of the police department extremely awkward.
And now, Pedi acted in front of all the nobles, giving the police the rights and responsibilities that completely overlapped with the functions of the noble council.
No, it should be said that the functions of the police department completely exceed the existence of the Council of Nobles!
So, is there still a need for the Council of Nobles to exist?
After twisting his neck slightly, Peidi continued: "In the future, the local aristocratic assembly will be abolished, and without the consent of the local government, no one can convene a noble assembly in any place, let alone exercise the right to judge on behalf of the government!"
"The Council of the Nobles of Kavalburg was to be held on the first day of each quarter, and the contents of the meeting must be reported to the King's office in advance, and it was forbidden to discuss any Kingdom affairs other than those declared by the Castle, let alone to adjudicate disputes and handle cases on behalf of the police. ”
Pedi's voice was getting colder and colder, and the sullenness in his heart was accumulating.
He had reason to be angry, because these words, which should have been made by the members of the cabinet, were now uttered by him, the king, himself.
At this moment, the young king's heart felt more and more that there was no need for the kingdom's cabinet to exist.
However, the nobles of the hall were even angrier than Pedi at the moment,
As soon as he said these words, the entire hall resounded with the sound of heavy breathing.
They, like Pedi, can only endure the anger in their hearts.
Pedi looked at some of the agitated nobles below, feeling the suppressed anger of these people, and the pent-up anger in his heart was slightly relieved, so he did not continue the topic that he had planned to talk about completely, in exchange for a smile that seemed to be leaning quietly on the throne, falling into silence.
Five or six minutes later, when most of the hall had calmed down, Pedi continued:
"Let's get back to the topic. He casually played with the ruby ring on his left thumb and whispered, "What was the topic...", he looked at Daisily Pombo, "What did we just talk about?"
"Oh, yes," he replied to himself, "just now, we said when the kingdom began to use the word 'local rule' that violates the kingdom's new law. ”
As he spoke, he looked at the others in the hall, "In the entire kingdom, there is only one Kovind Territory where I recognize the right to rule over the land. He found the location of Quinna Marne, who had come to attend the meeting of the nobles in the Covinde Territory, and asked knowingly, "Did this happen to the Covinde Domain?"
"There is no such thing, Your Majesty. Kunna Marne stood in the central hallway and replied solemnly.
"Then, Marquis Daisyri, as the prime minister of the kingdom, you tell me, and all the people in the hall. Pedi nodded to Kunna-Marne and looked at his prime minister, "What did you mean by 'local rule'?"
"It's... Your Majesty. Daisily Pombo was shocked, and although he didn't know how to answer now, he pretended to be calm and walked under the throne.
And then... Then he remained silent, or rather, he thought about what to do.
This is a question that cannot be answered unless he speaks out against the Kingdom's New Law.
Of course, if ten days ago, he could have picked out his point without hesitation, because at that time he didn't know anything.
But now... No way!
"I can't stand it, you all like seeds... What is there to be afraid of, and what is there not to say!" A middle-aged nobleman suddenly walked to the central aisle of the hall, took two steps to the staircase under the throne, looked directly into his eyes, and said loudly:
"The nobles rule the place is reasonable and legitimate, the Kru Territory is not your Reagan family alone, he was jointly defeated by our ancestors, and even the gods can't control what we do in our own territory!"
He spoke loudly, and his flushed face revealed his excitement and annoyance at the moment,
His muscles twitched as he spoke, his arms kept waving, and his two iron fists were "creaking" as he pinched, "Don't talk to me about court etiquette, we've always talked like this before, I even slept in a tent with Count Omar, and my father and old duke used to scoop soup in the same pot during the war on the throne." ”
"We get along as equals, we share rights!" he pointed to Pedi, and then pointed, "Everything has changed because of you, you will always be so high, you will always be so high... Look at you—" he pointed to all the nobles in the hall, "is there a person in this hall who is truly loyal to you, has anyone ever addressed you as 'my brother'?"
"You're not a 'brother' of the Kru people at all... Just now, when you were faced with doubts, did anyone stand up and say a word for you?" he ran his finger across the faces of Seke Marat, Edwin Film, and others, "Did they really support you?"
"Nope!"
"You will only make us bow to your power, tremble under your mighty kingship, and you will never get us... and their true allegiance, you will always be alone!"
"Baron Gaudrey, shut up for me. Viscount Geeberke-Donna stiffened his head and scolded.
Although, at such a time, Viscount Geerbock Donner did not want to say a word, he had to stand up and take a stand, because Baron Gaudley Gust, who was standing under the throne and 'talking', was originally a lord of the eastern territory of the Harrens Domain.
On the occasion of Pedi's coronation, the Donna family consolidated all the realms of Harrence and dedicated them to Pedi.
Baron Gaudrey-Gust thus became an ordinary manor nobleman, and although he received a great fortune and lived a prosperous life as a manor owner, such a life made him feel no honor.
The days without a sense of honor made him extremely irritable.
Just now, the statements of Baron Merot-Terretus and others made him look like a warrior who had been awakened, but at the same time, because of his family, he finally held back the boiling blood.
But Prime Minister Daisily Pombo's weakness and incompetence allowed him to explode completely.
"You should shut up for me, Geerbock Donner, the ancestors of the Donna family are being disgraced because of you, look at what you have done, you have deprived us of our honor, you have deprived us of everything we have fought for, you are not worthy of talking to me at all, you traitor!" "Gordeley Gust became even more agitated, he looked at the young man on the throne, "Pedy Reagan, you have broken our 'Covenant of Ancestors', your soul will be cursed by the gods, and you will fall into the Nine Hells when you die!"
"You don't deserve to sit there, because your throne has no honor to speak of. ”
"I seem to be able to see the white bones under your feet, how many people have been killed for your throne, and which of them has not followed the Reagan family for generations? Countless ancestors of their family have fallen under the sharp blade of the enemy, while their descendants have died worthless because of your selfishness and supreme desires!"
Baron Gaudley roared hysterically, his red eyes staring at Pedy, the magical inscriptions on his body flashing with a crimson glow. The four paladins of the Knights' Guard, led by Sir Willy-Jon, made their way to the perimeter of the platform as fast as they could, stopping the angry middle-aged nobleman.
"Come, come up!" Baron Godeley glared at the castle knights around him, he knew what fate awaited him next, so he was fearless now.
Sir Willie pressed his sword to his waist and turned to look at Pedi on the throne.
Everyone in the hall looked at Baron Gaudley who was facing the castle knights under the high platform in a daze, and Viscount Geebwick-Donna even whispered: "Crazy, he's crazy..."
Pedi leaned back on the armrest of his chair at the moment, propped his head with his hands, looked at Baron Gaudrey with a little helplessness and surprise in his eyes, and in the face of Sir Willy's inquiring gaze, he gently waved his hand to let him retreat.
Without the castle knights in the way, Peddy and Baron Gaudley met their eyes again.
The last shred of reason kept Baron Gaudley from moving on, nor did he engage in any further conversation. He just looked at Pedi coldly, waiting for Pedi's response.
He needs to respond, and that's the ultimate purpose of his standing up and saying those words.
Pedi's face was calm, it was really calm... At this moment, in the face of such curses and curses, he could not bear any anger in his heart.
He wanted to be angry, but his anger couldn't be ignited.
Because, Gaudeley has something to say about Pedi's heart,
He felt helpless and a little hesitant.
But his path must go on...
In today's aristocratic meeting, Pei Di originally wanted to make the contradictions in the kingdom clear, so that merchants and nobles could fight. But it turned out to trap himself in it, and the king himself went into battle and theorized with his courtiers?
Subconsciously, Pedi looked at Daisily Pombo, then Edwin Filin, Sila Marne, Cowlier, Seke Mara, Parma Nago...
Gaudley Gust followed Pedy's gaze at the men, and whispered with a look of disdain on his face, "A bunch of cowards!"
Soon, the two of them withdrew their gazes and looked at each other again.
Pedi looked at the middle-aged nobleman standing alone at the foot of the steps, slowly got up from his seat and took two steps, and Erin Feier next to him subconsciously grabbed his arm.
"Don't worry!" said Pedi and his wife, and patted the hand that was holding his arm, and when Eileen Fil let go of his hand, he looked at Gaudi Gust again, and said in a very calm tone:
"You don't understand me, you think I'm a tyrant, I'm a dictator... When you say these things, you must want me to explain, but why should I explain... I confess everything I have done, I confess that I slaughtered the nobles, I will not explain it to you, never. ”
"You think I'm doing this for my kingship, for my greed, it's okay... I can admit, why are you looking at me like that, isn't that what you want?"
Peidi's words made the expression of Gaudley Gust under the high platform very strange, and his eyes were full of incredulity.
"Yes, under the gaze of the gods, I have violated the "Covenant of the Ancestors", violated the oath made by our ancestors in front of the gods, maybe I am about to be cursed by the gods, maybe my soul will wander forever in hell after death, but so what?"
"Do you think I'm going to be scared, shivering every night under the covers?"
"No!"
"You call me a tyrant, you call me a dictator, you curse me in secret, or plot to assassinate me, but so what?"
"Come on!"
"I will never compromise, never!"
He pointed to Gaudrey Gust below, "You're trying to provoke me, you want to prove to the rest of this hall that you're a hero, and I'm perfecting you... You will be dragged to the morning market, dressed in your family robe, and beheaded in front of what you call 'untouchables'. ”
"All the people in the kingdom will know that you have just behaved, and they will know that you are trying to provoke your king, trying to restore the so-called privileges of the nobles, trying to continue to enslave them!"
"Hopefully, when the people know the truth, they will continue to treat you as their hero!"
"Pedy Reagan!" Gaudley Gust trembled with rage, the last shred of his sanity gone.
But he saw that the magic inscriptions on his whole body were activated at the same time, and the bottom plate under his feet suddenly cracked, and his body jumped up in an instant, and the steel fist with the sound of breaking the air fell to the position of Pedi's chest in the blink of an eye.
"When" a muffled sound,
A visible barrier of holy light blocked the strength of Gaudeli Gust's fist, and it was not the hand of Pedi, the four paladins on both sides of the throne flowed with holy power, blocking all attacks that raided the throne.
"When"
"When"
Gordeley Gust smashed his fists against the wall of light in a frenzy, and roared angrily, "Pedy Reagan, you tyrant!"
"Poof!poof!" the two spears pierced through the joints of both of Gaudley-Gust's arms,
It's two paladin guards who have struck!
Gaudley Gust was knocked back to the bottom of the steps, his arms hanging limply, and the magic aura flowing throughout his body was mercilessly dispersed.
No blood flowed out, as the holy power of the two paladins firmly locked the wound through which the spears pierced.
"You... You—" Gaudrey-Gust's drooping hands kept shaking and wanted to raise his head, and he, who was pressed to the ground by the two paladin guards, looked at the pair of feet on the throne with a hideous expression, and squeezed out a sentence from between his teeth, "You don't deserve to sit there!"
"Maybe. Pedi met the other's gaze, "But I'm sitting right here." With that, he waved his hand at the two paladin guards.
"Tyrant!"
"Dictator!"
"Oathbreaker!"
"Your soul will be cursed forever!"
Pedi sat back on the throne, Erin Phier gently holding his hand, and after a brief moment of eye contact, Pedi looked at the rest of the hall again...