71 Imperial Council
Wu Xiaoqing saw this king sitting on the throne for the first time.
To be honest, I'm not used to it.
From the time Wu Xiaoqing came into contact with Elis, in Wu Xiaoqing's direct cognition, this king looked a little weak, and when he first met him, he looked like a refugee. And it's not very tall. Although he had eaten a little meat during this time, when he sat on the wide throne, Elise still looked thin.
This so-called throne Wu Xiaoqing has sat on, but it is actually very uncomfortable, mainly because it is very big and has nothing to rely on. And because of the needs of etiquette, there are a lot of things under the buttocks, and it is summer, and not long after the king sits on it, Wu Xiaoqing saw that his buttocks began to move unconsciously.
It can be seen that the king is also very unfamiliar with the feeling of this throne, and he has hardly sat in this position since his illness until now.
"Your Majesty, it's really gratifying to see you regain your health," Wu Xiaoqing looked at the translation and explanation of the subtitles, and now these people were the Marquis and his family.
Wu Xiaoqing had no idea what kind of official the marquis was, but he had heard the search and rescue team say many times before that all the nobles who came to this meeting were very important.
Wu Xiaoqing didn't think that this family had any aristocratic appearance, because he saw very clearly that everyone in this family had a ring made of huge glass marbles inlaid on their fingers, which looked simply funny, "Great land god messenger, your servant is always at your service." ”
Wu Xiaoqing tried to make his expression serious, nodded slightly, and the search and rescue team replied: "Your loyalty will be blessed by God." ”
Then came the next batch, Wu Xiaoqing listened to the messenger shout a long list of names, and then read the translated subtitles: "Princess Elise Ellie and her husband, Earl Elise Milton." ”
Then came the salute: "Dear Father and Your Majesty the King/Your Majesty, may your health be as long as the sun." ”
To the king and then to Wu Xiaoqing: "Thank you for curing my father's illness." ”
Wu Xiaoqing grimaced, and the search and rescue team spoke: "Everything is God's guidance. ”
And then the next batch.
This time, a total of twenty-one nobles and their families came, adding up to a total of hundreds of people. After the salute, most of the family members consciously left the main hall and went to the rear of the meeting to drink and chat, only the lords stayed in the main hall. The summer was scorching, and when he just came in from outside, Wu Xiaoqing still remembered that the temperature outside had exceeded 28 degrees, and now it may be even higher. The heat made many of the nobles sweat on their faces, but no one made a sound.
Wu Xiaoqing could only see through the eyes of these nobles that they obviously had a lot to say, but no one dared to say it.
"Duke Anthony Jacob and his wife, Princess Anthony Anna......"
"Why isn't the princess's surname Elise?" Wu Xiaoqing secretly asked the search and rescue team.
"A princess from another country, and she has changed her surname."
"Your Majesty," the duke's salute was more casual than the others, and there were not so many meaty words, but when facing Wu Xiaoqing, he was a little more solemn, "I have heard the holy name for a long time, God has made my lord, may everything be as God wishes." ”
The search and rescue team returned the salute: "Everything has been as God wants...... Wu Xiaoqing smiled softly. ”
Wu Xiaoqing hurriedly pulled his mouth.
When the duke left, he gossiped: "Why laugh. ”
"It's ...... Political tacit ...... Forget it, don't laugh next time. ”
When the twenty-one lords had finished saluting, the king's palace butler signaled to the trumpeter, and then he took out a trumpet and played a melody in a hurry.
After that, the cook took the wine glasses for everyone, and a whole roast sheep, and the king made a few cuts on the roast sheep at will, and then each lord came over and divided a piece of meat, and then the king gently raised the wine glass, and then everyone took the wine, and after everyone had drunk it, he had to turn the glass upside down so that nothing was missed.
"It was a ritual for a vassal to declare his loyalty to his lord, and by eating the king's share of meat and wine, he recognized the king's right to distribute benefits, and also represented his absolute loyalty to the king - without any doubts about the food given by the king." The search and rescue team explained to Wu Xiaoqing.
At this point, all the ceremonies were over, and the nobles consciously came to the king's dining room, which also served as a meeting room, and then sat down in order of the size of their titles. The duke sat on the king's left hand side, and the seat on the right hand side was vacant. Waiting for the search and rescue team to explain, Wu Xiaoqing knew that it was left for himself to sit.
King Elise tapped his scepter lightly on the table, and he was the first to sit up from his seat, and then began to speak.
"Three years ago, when I was sick in bed, I went to the last Imperial Council with you, and I was so strong that my ass could fill a whole chair, but now I ...... If it weren't for God's deliverance, I'm afraid your king would have starved to death in his sickbed. ”
Everyone quickly stood up and bowed to Wu Xiaoqing.
"God has saved your king, but this is only the beginning. All of you here have received my edict. I have heard many voices before this meeting," the king continued, glancing at the crowd, "and it has been said that the old madman of Elise does not care anything for the sake of a few more days of his life!" Sold the entire kingdom of Elise to his god. ”
Everyone had their heads bowed, and the silence in the hall was terrible, except for the king's voice echoing in the air.
"Someone else said that it would be better to let that old madman go alone, and we will all hide in our castle and see what he can do to us?"
Several lords in the crowd quietly exchanged glances, and each saw fear in each other's eyes.
"Of course, most of the people say better than that, and when I ask everyone to leave together, they will take the initiative to stay and hold on to the land of the Kingdom of Elis for me, and when I return from the south, they will still be willing to serve me as king. Of course, these people must think that I will not come back, because you all know that this time I will march south from the eastern front, and the 20,000-strong army of the Xiaoyang Sect is waiting for us, and according to the report of the spies we sent back, they have set up a camp out of wood, built an outer city with stones, and are waiting for our swords to be smashed under their camp walls. ”
Everyone present began to tremble, everyone was in eye contact, and they saw the incredibleness in each other's eyes, and even people like Wu Xiaoqing, whose EQ was basically 0, could see that these lords were informing each other of information at the moment.
"It's not the news I leaked!"
"God knows how the king knows!"
"There are moles among us."
"We're going to die a terrible death......"
Of course, these lords would not have imagined that there was still recording equipment in this world, and among the twenty-three people present, only Wu Xiaoqing, the king, and the duke knew about it.
"Do not look at each other with such eyes, but tell you that neither of you has betrayed one another, and all these words have been told to me through God. Ladies and gentlemen, I'm talking about the real God! It's not a god made up by a bunch of priests to the two suns in the sky, it's not a god who desperately sells indulgences for the sake of collecting taxes...... The true God does not bother to do those things, and the true God does not perform tricks in front of foolish men and fools as miracles. ”
The air was deathly quiet.
"Well, well," the king seemed to see the intention of the group before him, "you have brought only ears, not mouths. Of course, even if you bring it, I won't listen to a word. What you have to say is nothing more than that no one has planted the crops in the field, I am afraid that the taxes for the coming year will not be paid, Your Majesty, you have taken too much army and food, and after you leave, our land will be robbed. ”
At that moment, the king swung his scepter violently and slammed it on the table, and the whole table was slammed with a loud bang, and almost everyone was stunned by the unexpected sound.
"I also know that many people did not bring the required number of troops and food with me this time, and some of them have even been brought out, but they talked to the others on the way, and some of them were sent back, Allen, Andrew, Monroe, ......" The king called the names of these people one by one, and when he had finished counting, he replied coldly, "Now, I will give you another chance, and read the edict I have given to each of you, and then go back and count the men and horses you have brought." Give you a week to make up for it, and after a week, I'll send the guards to check the numbers with you one by one, and if there's any less, you know my rules on the battlefield! If you fail to do your duty to me, I will take back your power at any time! In a hurry, now is the time for the holy war to be launched, and from now on, it is wartime! ”
"Your Majesty," someone finally couldn't help but cry out, "let's go back and write a letter, let's go back, we're completely confused for a while......"
The man's wail caused a stir, and soon the hall was filled with pleas for mercy, and looking around, the only one still sitting in the seat was Duke Anthony. That's because he is strong and has a good relationship with the king, otherwise, he might be the worst he is calling now.
Wu Xiaoqing was dumbfounded, when these lords saluted just now, he still felt quite ritualistic, but now, now these lords look like this, this king looks like this, where it looks like the king and the lords are discussing state affairs, this is simply the underworld holding a meeting.