Chapter 133: The Alliance of Nobles
Lawrence smiled slightly, "Look, what did I just say?"
Herbert smiled with relief. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
The two of them greeted the nobles at the same time, while Charlotte and the others firmly held the inner door, and together with the knights of the two countries outside the door, this spacious box became an impregnable fortress.
The nobles present at the meeting hid their worries and saluted the two archdukes with a smile. Lawrence and Herbert did not have the slightest fight, and mingled with them.
After the greetings, a middle-aged nobleman couldn't wait to ask, "Two highnesses, I think you summoned us today not just to talk about the world, right?"
This nobleman named Burns was a viscount with a field, and although his territory was far less than that of the two archdukes, he still had considerable power in San Lorenzo.
Lawrence and Herbert looked at each other, and the former replied.
"Of course!" Lawrence said with a solemn expression in his red wine, "Ladies and gentlemen, you have seen what happened today. The slaves were freed, and this was simply the worst event since the founding of San Lorenzo! The rebels of those lighthouses rescued the slaves in the city of San Cale, which is known as the capital of no fall! It is hard to imagine how terrible it was!
"It's terrible!" the one-man show could never be sung, and a young nobleman who had been instructed by Lawrence and Herbert quickly replied, "but what is even more terrifying is that the Prince Regent has not yet hunted down those slaves and traitors!"
The young nobleman whose territory was close to Erosa and who had been close to Lawrence in the turbulent situation of the imperial capital over the years said loudly, "My lords, can you imagine? St. Keller, known as the city that never falls, and the Clegghorn family, who own the Royal Griffon Legion, have not yet hunted down those mud legs, does it mean that the empire has fallen to such a point?"
"No!" he replied to himself, without waiting for an answer, "the problem is not here! I confess that those slaves are a great trouble to all of you present. But even so, I believe that everyone here has the ability to extinguish these chaotic parties as long as they make up their minds. But why is it that our feudal family is so slow to react, and even only sends those militias who have never been on the battlefield to hunt down the slaves?"
This time, he didn't need to direct and act himself, and Viscount Burns took over the topic.
"Baron, you don't need to go on, everyone knows that it is actually the Prince Regent who simply does not want to waste his military power at this critical time. We all know that the Lord wants to put Walter, the Third Prince, on the supreme throne!"
The popped balloons made it impossible for the nobles to maintain their original false composure, and the people were talking about the fact that they had already aware.
"Please be quiet!" said Viscount Burns, who was surprised by Lawrence and Herbert, who was not the eyes of the two archdukes.
After Burns waited for the discussion to stop, he said solemnly, "Guys, it's not that I'm talkative. I believe that you have long been aware of the character of Prince Walter, and there are countless books about the evil deeds he has done. If he is allowed to ascend to the supreme throne, think about it, maybe the fate of the Lawrence family will be our future!"
The Lawrence family was Neuham's original family, and Walter and Maesfield destroyed the noble family for no reason for the sake of a beautiful aristocratic girl, Helena. This incident had already caused unease among the aristocratic class.
Again, there was a lot of discussion. As Burns said, if Walter, who ascended to the supreme throne, also has a crush on the daughter of someone's family, then except for the Seven Kings and the only few powerful nobles, the rest of the families will really have no power to resist.
You must know that the affairs of the Lawrence family happened in the era of the reign of the previous king. At that time, Walter dared to do such a thing, and after that, there were no shackles, and the consequences would be unimaginable!
"And everyone has heard of what happened today, the Prince Regent only cares about the supreme throne, and does not care about the stability of the empire and the interests of the nobles. Burns said indignantly, in fact, before that, he had long been dissatisfied with the domineering Walter, "Think about it, if you let those two adults rule, the future of the empire will really be in darkness!"
Burns's words are true!
Crucially, Walter's modest behavior and Maysfield's approach at the moment seriously threatened the interests of the aristocratic class.
The aristocracy is not stupid, and sometimes they remain silent because they are not concerned and do not touch their core interests. And if anyone dares to offend their fundamental interests, even if it is a Grand Duke, a King, or even an Emperor, they will show that person what terrible power the aristocracy possesses.
"That's right! Walter must not be allowed to ascend to the supreme throne! Maysfield must not be allowed to continue to be the Prince Regent!" The young nobleman at the beginning said loudly, "Your Highness Lawrence and Herbert, please do justice! The first king has appointed Prince Elbert as his heir, and he should be the rightful heir of the empire!"
He continued as Lawrence had intended, "And that regent throne should belong to you!
His proposal was quickly approved by all the attendees, and in the worried eyes of Vivien Leigh, Lawrence was unanimously elected leader of the alliance.
Lawrence repeatedly refused, and finally accepted the identity of the alliance leader.
He pressed his hand, and the warm atmosphere in the box quickly calmed down.
"Ladies and gentlemen!" he said solemnly, "I am very grateful for your trust, and I swear that I will do my best to assist His Highness the Crown Prince in ascending to the throne." But I've consulted with Herbert, and now we're most worried about what Mesfield's intentions are in not wanting to use the main Imperial Army under such circumstances!"
Again, it was Viscount Burns who offered his speculation, "Isn't he going to force us to submit by force?"
"We don't know what Maysfield wants to do, but we don't rule it out. Herbert replied.
"But rest assured!" Lawrence reassured him calmly, recognizing the uneasiness, "I swear that His Highness Herbert and I will keep you safe. Believe me, while our heir is in his native country, Masfield will never dare to hurt us a single hair. ”
The nobles, who had been frightened by this speculation, were finally relieved. As Lawrence said, Maesfield might not care about them, but he would never dare to risk splitting the empire to murder a nobleman of the rank of the Seven Kings.
"But I'm worried about ......," Lawrence continued, "that Maysfield will try to murder His Highness Elbert, and if he succeeds, we'll lose all reason to fight!"
If Elbert died, the alliance would lose its name for righteousness. At that time, they will really only have to watch Walter ascend to the supreme throne.
Realizing this, the nobles were in an uproar again, and Lawrence was advised to take Elbert from the court as soon as possible and protect the crown prince's life before the succession ceremony.
Lawrence pressed his hand again, "That's exactly what I'm planning. But Herbert and I are short of manpower in the Imperial Capital, and I need to be alert enough to rescue His Highness the Crown Prince in the palace. After today's events, Mesfield is going to be keeping Elbert under close control, and we have to get this done as soon as possible, and we need really good people!"
"No problem. "I have a few good men under my command who are up to the task, but I am not enough. ”
"Thank you for your understanding and help, Viscount Burns!" Lawrence nodded, looking at the rest of the nobles, "So, is there anyone willing to provide manpower?"
As soon as the words fell, Vivien Leigh, who was guarding the door, stepped out in Charlotte's surprised eyes.
Half-kneeling on the ground, she said solemnly to Lawrence as if she were a knightly audience, "Father, please leave this task to me!
Seeing that it was the silver dragon princess who showed extraordinary ability today, the nobles cheered one after another.
Only Lawrence, Herbert, Charlotte and others looked at Vivien Leigh, who was seriously petitioning, with disbelief in their eyes.
Lawrence's heart was almost broken, and any father was afraid that he would not want his own daughter to do such a dangerous thing. What's more, there is a deeper reason why he wants to get the nobles of the alliance to lend manpower, that is, Lawrence needs to make the nobles make a petition through this matter!
However, the situation that was under control was changed by Vivien Leigh's appearance, and Lawrence thought that perhaps he had made the biggest mistake by bringing Vivien Leigh to the imperial capital this time......