Before the appearance of the Dream Country, Emperor Will was still a little worried about how to deal with the old aristocratic faction led by the Grand Duke of Orlan and the Grand Duke of Dressa, after all, although the faction on his side had the advantage, it did not mean absolute suppression.

If it can't be crushed, trying to force the old aristocratic faction will inevitably cause a lot of turmoil to the empire itself, thus significantly weakening the overall strength of the empire. And that kind of result is not acceptable to Emperor Weir, and it is even more unlikely that the Zonglaoyuan will allow them to fight to the extent of seriously damaging the interests of the empire.

After all, in this world, the empire is not the only one, and there are even a sect with the support of heaven whose strength is even slightly beyond the empire's half-line, and if there is too much turmoil within the empire, it is very likely to attract foreign enemies to take advantage of it.

The Empire did not want another split like the one of the Archduke of the Rhine.

And the old aristocratic faction also relied on this to have the confidence to repeatedly oppose a series of new policy decisions of Emperor Will without dominance.

Because of these scruples, the two sides have been in a stalemate for a long time.

However, now that the emergence of the Dream Kingdom has broken this deadlock, Emperor Will has obtained the most crucial support from the top, and after getting rid of the clamp imposed by the original top, the situation will naturally change accordingly.

Of course, Emperor Weir could not take advantage of such a good opportunity, and successively introduced several policies to weaken the inherent power interests of the old aristocratic faction. As a result, in recent months, the situation of the Grand Duke of Oran has become more and more difficult.

Therefore, the old aristocratic faction naturally did not have much affection for the fantasy country that caused all this, and the grand dukes of Orlan and Dressa, who were the leading representatives of the faction, were almost very hostile to the fantasy country.

"Hmph, although the Patriarchate did not explicitly express its opposition, the so-called 'Dream Master' is unknown after all, we shouldn't let our guard down against it, right? Especially since the empire is still neighboring to each other!" Grand Duke Dresa snorted in his nostrils: "Moreover, Your Majesty, don't forget, not long ago, the Rhines side had a conflict with them, and it was clear that the borders of the country had been invaded without authorization, but the Dream Country chose a reconciliation solution." Heh, everyone in the world knows that our empire and the Rheins are enemies, and the dream country has just made an alliance with our empire on the front foot, but when they turn their heads, they still hold a position to avoid hostility with the Rheins, isn't it very doubtful that their attitude towards this alliance is true or false?"

When Emperor Will heard this, his face was expressionless: "So, do you want people from other countries to intervene in the battle between our empire and Rhine?

Grand Duke Dressa's face froze.

Grand Duke Oran's eyelids flickered, and he suddenly said aloud: "Your Majesty, I'm thinking...... Is the empire's opinion of the dream country and the 'Dream Lord' a little overestimated? You must know that the 'Dream Lord' has never publicly revealed his strength, and the only record that can be confirmed is that unknown legendary mid-level victory over Doron of the Rhines by the unknown legendary mid-level named 'Zoth'? If the style of concealment ...... The Legendary Realm combat power of the Dream Realm is probably not abundant, and it is possible that their 'Dream Lord' is actually only a little miraculous, but the actual strength is not strong, so he deliberately used some ingenious means to create his own sense of mystery!

"Huh~ Do you think so?" said Emperor Weir.

Duke Orlan spread his hands: "Ahem...... I just think that we should confirm more information and treat them more cautiously, so as not to fall into the calculations of the other side. ”

"Ridiculous! The current central capital of the Dream Country, 'Chixuan City', used to be known as the 'Devil's Oasis', and there is a certain monster that has been lurking in that ghost place in the past few hundred years, don't say you have forgotten!" Emperor Will sneered: "No record? Although I don't know what method the other party used, I was able to suppress the monster that even the Protector Elder of the Sect Elder's House had a headache with, and even suppressed and tamed other mutated demonized creatures in the Devil's Oasis, and even built a city on their territory that could be safely inhabited by ordinary people, and there was no sign of getting out of control so far, these achievements in themselves already represent an incredible performance of strength!"

"In addition, have you forgotten about the establishment of a cooperative relationship between the Wood Spirit Yuan Clan and the Dream Realm? It is said that because of this matter, that 'Mother Mother of Nature' had a personal battle with the 'Dream Lord'! More than three months ago, the Dragon Domain sent an elder-level existence to visit the 'Dream Lord'! Oran Qing, thinking of this, do you still want to wonder if the other party is bluffing?"

Grand Duke Orlan had nothing to say, his pupils showed a slight look of surprise under his slightly wide eyelids, and the Grand Duke of Dresa next to him also reacted in the same way.

Because some of the information that Emperor Will said was top-secret information that they didn't know about. Especially the visit of the elders of the Dragon Domain to the Dream Realm, as well as the battle between the Wood Spirit Yuan Clan's 'Mother Mother Nature' and the 'Dream Lord', these two things!

After turning their heads and glancing at each other through the communication technique, both Grand Duke Orlan and Grand Duke Dresa noticed the ugly expressions on each other's faces.

Emperor Will knew about those two pieces of important information, but did not release them. And the intelligence channels cultivated by the two grand dukes themselves did not receive this important information, I am afraid that something is wrong...... In other words, the intelligence capabilities of both companies have been deliberately weakened by Emperor Will, who has become increasingly powerful recently.

This is a very dangerous sign.

"Well, that's the end of the suspicion of the Dream Country. The Dragon Domain has also made friends with the other party now, and even if the other party has a problem, it is something that should be considered by the elders of the Dragon Domain. Emperor Will waved his hand, and then said: "In addition to contacting you this time, in addition to 'a little' to hear your opinion on the just-released Dream Times, there is actually a more important thing to inform you. ”

Notifications...... "Archduke Orlan noticed Emperor Will's words, and had a bad premonition in his heart.

Without waiting for him to think about it, Emperor Will threw out a sentence that was no less than a bombshell for them: "Yu feels that the empire's 'permanent hereditary nobility' system has been extended for too long, and it is already a little inappropriate in this era, so it's time to change it." ”

When the two of them heard this, they paused slightly.

"Your Majesty?!" After reacting, Grand Duke Dressa's eyes widened, and anger appeared in his eyes: "Are you planning to ...... Do we deprive ourselves of the position of "permanent hereditary Grand Duke" that we have passed down from our ancestors?!!"

Grand Duke Oran couldn't help but speak, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, are you not doing this properly? You must know that the position of "permanent hereditary Grand Duke" was personally bestowed by the first founding emperor, is your move not to disobey the decree of your ancestors?!"

"The testament of the ancestors? Yu has already said that Yu is the emperor of the current generation! Emperor Wei said lightly: "The original founding emperor is indeed a worthy and respectable lord, however, this is not enough to be a reason for your 'permanent hereditary grand duke' to enjoy eternal maintenance. ”

"Those who have made meritorious deeds should be rewarded accordingly, and Yu will not deny this, but support it very much. But...... The authority of the Permanent Archduke is so great! Your ancestors and the ancestors of the royal family have done a great job for the people of the Empire in the past, and Yu respects them as the successors who have enjoyed the afterglow of their ancestors...... But!" Emperor Weir's tone gradually raised: "No matter how great the feats, this glory should be enough after lasting for more than a thousand years and blessing countless future generations! ”

"Think about it carefully, what have you heirs, who have received the blessings of your ancestors and rightfully enjoyed the countless benefits of the empire, have contributed to the empire in the past thousand years?

"Your Majesty, you can't do this, although you are the emperor, but the laws of the empire do not stipulate that the emperor has the power to deprive the great nobles of the title at will!" Dressa's face was like an angry lion, and he couldn't hide his anger.

"The law didn't exist before, but now it is. Emperor Weir smiled coldly, clapped his hands, and a chamberlain came up next to him, unfolded a volume of documents with both hands, and began to read aloud according to the contents of the documents.

The sound of the chamberlain's recitation reached the ears of the Grand Duke of Oran and Archduke Dresa directly through the communication technique, and the faces of the two of them became even more gloomy, because it was the legal document announcement that Emperor Weir had prepared in order to abolish the permanent hereditary system of the dukedom.

At first, listening to the contents of the paperwork, the expressions of the two Grand Dukes of Orlan were only full of anger, but after hearing this, the faces of the two of them gradually revealed disbelief.

Because after the acolyte finished reciting, at the signal of Emperor Weir, he showed the document directly in the direction of the two of them, and to the disbelief of the two of them, the heraldic seal at the bottom of the document represented the various institutions and families of the empire that had the right to participate in legal rulings.

These heraldic seals represent the support of the various factions within the empire towards this legal instrument!

And the two Grand Dukes of Orlan found that inside the dense heraldic seals, there were not only the exclusive coats of arms of the royal faction, the official coats of arms of important departments and institutions at all levels of the empire, including the border guards of all parties, and the family coats of arms of a large number of neutral high-level nobles, and even the coats of arms of the old aristocratic factions that were supposed to support the two of them, many of them also appeared under this volume!

This is not over, the two of them actually found a particularly conspicuous exclusive heraldic seal belonging to the Imperial Sect Elder House on the paperwork!

It is important to know that in the past, the exclusive coat of arms of the Solaoyuan would only appear on some sacrificial activities and notices related to major events such as the 'Dragon God Festival'. This is the first time it has appeared in a legal notice document!

This means that those important forces and institutions within the empire who are qualified to influence the decision-making of the regime, except for the Orlan family and the Dresa family, who were still kept in the dark just now, basically expressed their support for the official documents of this new law!

The Grand Duke of Oran and the Grand Duke of Dresa were shocked and angry, and at the same time a sense of powerlessness could not help but rise in their hearts. Obviously, Emperor Will had been prepared for a sudden official attack on them this time.

After snorting, Grand Duke Orlan asked in a snuggent voice, "Your Majesty...... Can you please ask me when you got the notice paperwork ready?"

Emperor Will said lightly: "Two days ago. ”

"It's only been two days? We didn't hear anything about it before. Grand Duke Oran laughed at himself, "Since this new law has received enough support, you must not have intended to ask our opinion in the first place, right?"

Emperor Wei glanced at him: "So Yu said it." This is the 'Notice'. ”

Grand Duke Dresa clenched his fists and gritted his teeth, and finally swallowed back the words of protest that he wanted to question, after all, he had already understood that now that the vast majority of the members of the regime within the empire had already made their support, their opposition was meaningless.

Grand Duke Dresa took a deep breath, and then asked with a cold face, "So, does Your Majesty want to take back our current position as Grand Duke?"

"Of course not, Yu is not the kind of emperor who does not understand reason at all. Emperor Will shook his head: "You can still retain your title now, but the next generation will no longer be able to inherit the name of the Grand Duke as a matter of course." The 'permanent hereditary' right of the Oran and Dresa families to be a "permanent hereditary" had ceased to exist from the moment this law came into effect. According to the new law, the title inherited by your next generation will automatically be lowered by one rank to become a "Marquis". After three generations, it was reduced to "Earl", and after two generations, it was reduced to "Viscount", and so on...... Up to the baron at the lower limit of the nobility rank. ”

The new system of aristocratic hierarchy appointed by Emperor Weill did not completely deprive the nobility of all the right to inherit the title of nobility, but greatly weakened it on its original basis.

Barons are only the most basic imperial noble titles, which are the lower limit, and enjoy the least rights, and after being passed on to future generations in the new legal system, they will fall out of the formal circle of the nobility and become a quasi-aristocratic "lord", with some social benefits similar to the nature of 'public dignitaries, martyrs and soldiers', and can enjoy more convenience than ordinary citizens when they are promoted in the internal system of the empire. If the "Lord" is further downgraded, he will become an ordinary citizen.

The "Viscount" can be passed down by one generation, and the "Earl" can be passed down by two generations...... Increasing by this standard, even if the position of "Grand Duke" can only be blessed for a total of five generations.

By the way, if the title has just been inherited and the current title holder dies, then as long as the inheritance period does not exceed five years, it can not be counted in the succession generation. However, this compromise can only be effective if it is a succession between lineal blood relatives, and if a successor who is within the legal scope of inheritance but is not a lineal blood relative takes over the title, it will be counted in the algebra as usual.

"Wait, our current position as Grand Duke doesn't have the qualifications for the same level inheritance?!" Grand Duke Dresa asked with wide eyes.

Emperor Wei glanced at him coldly: "Heh, the grand dukedoms of your two families have been passed down for more than a thousand years in the past, and they have been extended for an unknown number of generations, are you still not satisfied? If you still want the grand duke position to continue in your own generation, let's create new merits according to the new rules! Yu said all he said to you, I hope you can do it yourself." ”

After speaking, before the two of them could speak again, Emperor Will snapped his fingers lightly and cut off the communication between them. I want to talk about "The Almighty Supreme of All Worlds" with more like-minded people, pay attention to "excellent reading literature" on WeChat, talk about life, and find confidants~