"Father, can an unaware accusation erase a nobleman's contribution to the empire? Could it be that a count, who has served the empire faithfully for twenty years, is not as good as the unfounded suspicions of an outsider? When was it permissible for a duke of a kingdom to assassinate an imperial count in the street without the consent of the empire? When did the majesty of the empire and its laws need to be protected by the blade of an outsider? ”

Standing in the main hall of the palace, Prince Rasfil spoke loudly to Emperor Irenus, who was sitting on the throne, and the prince's tearful accusation made the nobles and courtiers of the empire in the palace feel the same way.

Many people agree with Prince Rasfil's opinion, whether Count Presto is the black dragon princess or not, it cannot be used as a reason for the Duke of Rosesda to assassinate him in the street, this kind of assassination not only challenges the code of conduct of the nobles, but also shakes the prestige and status of the empire, as the prince said, when can the duke of a kingdom sentence the count of the empire without the consent of the emperor? What's more, it's still an assassination on the street! It's like spitting in the face of the Empire!

As the marshal of the Arnas Empire, Berval and Wendthor had a good relationship, which was once a good conversation between the Arnas Empire and the Oberleen Kingdom, and this personal relationship naturally extended to the Duke of Rosselda, and the Emperor Irenas was willing to marry his daughter to the Duke of Rosselda, which also had the credit of Marshal Berval. In the face of Prince Rasfair's accusations, the high-ranking marshal had to stand up for Rosselda.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, although I also think that the Duke of Rosseda's behavior is very rude, but his intentions are good, as a close friend of the Duke of Rosselda, I believe in the Duke's personality, and I also hope that His Royal Highness the Prince can look at this matter more fairly."

"Impartiality? Your Excellency Marshal, to kill a highly decorated count without trial, is this what you call justice? Prince Rasfir said with a smirk.

Prince Rasfil's words obviously made the other noble ministers very much agree, and they all nodded in agreement.

"Yes, Marshal Boward, whatever crime Count Presto commits must be tried by the Imperial Inquisition before he can be convicted, and even His Majesty is not qualified to convict a nobleman without evidence, do you think that the Duke of Rosesda is above the laws of the Empire?"

"I also agree with His Royal Highness the Prince, Your Majesty, the impact of this matter is very bad, the assassination of Count Presto in the street not only made the commoners panic, but the nobles also began to speculate whether the empire has other purposes, for the stability of the empire, this matter must come to a conclusion as soon as possible."

For the stability of the Empire! It's a nice thing to say, and if you think about it, you'll know what the person who said it means! Obviously, if it is correct to admit that the Duke of Rosetta assassinated Count Presto, then it is clear that the other imperial nobles will wonder if someone will assassinate themselves in the same way, in this case, how can there be stability? Only by characterizing Duke Rosselda's actions as a mistake will the nobles of the empire be at ease and the empire will be stable.

In fact, this is also the mainstream opinion of the noble ministers in the main hall, in addition to worrying that this kind of assassination will happen to them, they are also worried about their own status, you know, as the money bag of the royal family, Count Presto has not only accumulated a lot of wealth for the royal family in the past twenty years, but also provided a lot of benefits to other nobles, and now, the people who bring benefits to them have been assassinated on the street, which makes them swallow this breath.

"Your Majesty, this matter is very important, and the empire must handle it carefully before everything is revealed!" Seeing that he could not convince the angry nobles of the underground, Berval had no choice but to pin his hopes on His Majesty Irenus, believing that the wise emperor would be able to make wise judgments.

"Marshal Boval, are you the marshal of the Empire, or the Marquis of the Kingdom of Oberline?" Prince Rasfil questioned loudly.

This sentence raised the discussion in the hall again, as Prince Rasfil said, in addition to being the marshal of the Arnas Empire, Marshal Berval also used the identity of the Marquis of the Kingdom of Oberline, and this identity was his close friend, Marshal Wendsol asked the King of the Kingdom of Oberleen to be King.

This situation is not uncommon in human countries, since the establishment of the Griffin Dynasty, nobles have intermarried with each other, and now, it is normal for a nobleman to have the blood of nobles from other kingdoms in his bloodline, which makes many nobles have titles in multiple kingdoms at the same time, of course, most of them are honorary titles, after all, no country will give valuable fiefs to nobles of other countries.

However, this kind of thing can be said in private, on the table, the nobles must be like a pine tree, bite the green mountains and do not relax, let the southeast and northwest wind, as the so-called ass determines the head, which country you sit on the land, you have to serve which country, the nobles will be looked down upon by all countries, the bigger the title, the higher the status, the tighter this identity will be.

Prince Rasfir said this, and Marshal Bowal couldn't say anything anymore, and if he continued to object, the nobles would think that he was serving the Oberline Kingdom, and as the Marshal of the Arnas Empire, he spoke for the Oberleen Kingdom, which was a typical example of not sitting upright in the ass.

"Alright, Rasfir, pay attention to your identity, Bolval is your elder and the marshal of the empire!"

Although Irenas opened his mouth to reprimand his son, Boval's heart immediately sank, it was obvious that his defense of his old friend Duke Roseda had made His Majesty Irenas very unhappy, otherwise, how could Prince Rasfil's extremely disrespectful behavior be exposed with just a little reprimand.

"I'm sorry, father, I was rude!"

"Bolval, don't take it personally, this kid can't talk since he was a child!" Irenus smiled at Boval.

As a marshal of the Empire, leading troops to fight is of course his specialty, but political wisdom is not his weakness, otherwise, Bowal would not be able to become the Marshal of the Empire, hearing Arenas's words, where does he not know what kind of decision the emperor has made: "Of course, Your Majesty, Rasfil was raised by me, he is like my own son!" ”

Irenus nodded with satisfaction: "In that case, I think this matter will be investigated by you, and we must find out as soon as possible!" ”

"Yes, my majesty!"

Irenus left with Rasfil, and the ministers left in twos and threes, leaving Marshal Berval alone in the hall, looking sadly at the empty hall.

His Majesty Irenus asked him to investigate the matter, which seemed to others to be proof of the Emperor's trust in Bolval, but in Bowval's eyes, it was a decision that pushed him to the precipice.

Survey? What to investigate? Is it to investigate Count Presto? Or investigate the Duke of Rosseda?

The former is touching the bottom line of all imperial nobles! As the marshal of the empire, Berval went to investigate an imperial count, this kind of thing in the eyes of other nobles means that the army directly intervenes in the management of the empire, and it is the most important aristocratic management, today you can investigate a dead earl, tomorrow can you investigate a living earl? Is it the day after tomorrow to investigate a marquis, or even a duke? Is it still useful for the identity of the nobles? Is the status of the nobles still guaranteed? If Bervar did this, he would immediately become the public enemy of the nobles!

Therefore, His Majesty Arenas's meaning is very clear, that is, let Berval investigate the Duke of Rosselda, on the one hand, the Duke of Roseda is a nobleman of the Oberline Kingdom, and it makes sense for an imperial marshal to investigate the duke of a kingdom in terms of identity, but as for whether people let you investigate, that is another matter. On the other hand, Boval is a good friend of the Duke of Rosselda, and letting him investigate will not make the Oberline Kingdom think that he is insulting them.

And the results of Bowval's investigation will also become a weapon for His Majesty Irenus. If the results of the investigation are biased in favor of the Oberline Kingdom, then Irenus can justifiably take back the financial power of the Empire, suppress the Imperial nobles, and when the nobles have objections, they can also take Marshal Berval out of the vat. And if the results of the investigation are biased in favor of Count Presto, then the relationship between the Kingdom of Oberline and Bervar is bound to break completely, and Irenus will not have anything to lose.

Where would Marshal Boward not understand the doorway in this. But it is clear that he can't refuse, the death of the Duke of Roserda makes him feel sad and wants to clear the stigma of his old friend, so he must investigate this matter to the end.

"Father, why did you let Marshal Boward find out about this! This is simply conniving at the evil deeds of the kingdom of Oberline! Prince Rasfil said as he followed behind Irenus, waving his arms.

Irenerus, who had already entered old age, glanced back at Rasfiel, although the son in front of him was not the heir to the imperial throne, he was still very satisfied with Rasfiel's performance, and his son finally had a little political sensitivity.

As a father, he wanted to let this budding seedling thrive, but as an emperor of the empire, Irenus had to think more: "Remember, Rasfil, that no matter what happens, composure is the most important ability of a ruler, and the same is true for the Empire!" I know you're angry about the assassination of Count Presto, but it's imperative to keep the empire stable, and we can't give other countries an excuse to interfere with us! ”

"Is that why you ordered a few elite legions to put down the rebellion at once, my father? Those lords just want to get justice for Count Presto, after so many years of the earls tying them to the royal family through various means, you finally have the strength to fight those great nobles, and now, do you want to destroy this power yourself? ”

"That's politics, my boy! If the price of preserving this power is to the detriment of the Empire, then I would rather destroy it myself! "Remember, Rasfer, we represent the Empire, but the Empire is not us!" ”

I have to say that the Emperor Irenas is a very good ruler, he is open-minded, benevolent, fair, strict with himself, under his leadership, the national strength of the Arnas Empire finally surpassed the Almeria Empire, and truly became the leader of the human race. His political skill is rare even in recorded human history.

But many times, your enemies don't care about any political considerations, they just tear everything to shreds with simpler, more direct and brutal means!

The black dragon princess Onexia is such a person, or a dragon!

Immediately after leaving the palace, Rasfil entered the palace of the Duke of Galio, and in the exquisite and ornate flower hall, the nobles who had previously rebuked Marshal Bolval in the main hall were waiting for the prince's arrival.

"Your Royal Highness, does Your Majesty really want to suppress the lords everywhere?" Duke Galio, who is the Minister of Finance of the Empire, stepped forward quickly and asked nervously, since Count Presto took charge of the royal finances, the gold coins in the Imperial Treasury have been increasing year by year, and the excellent financial state has not only made the Empire's national strength thriving, but also fed a large number of nobles, and these people are obviously the most sensitive in this assassination incident.

Rasfil shook his head: "Father has made up his mind, and yesterday he had already ordered the five elite legions of the empire to suppress it through secret channels to extinguish the rebellion in various provinces as quickly as possible. ”

Hearing the prince's answer, the nobles in the flower hall immediately began to discuss.

"Your Highness, this is a civil war! Your Majesty hasn't considered the consequences of doing so? Duke Galio said eagerly, counterinsurgency is not a drill, once the army passes, not only those rebellious lords will become the ghosts of the sword, but the industries of these nobles in various provinces and cities will also be greatly affected.

What's more, once these lords who have befriended them become prisoners of the empire, they will inevitably be involved, compared to Duke Miseta Rema, a big nobleman with a long history and huge strength, these people present can only be regarded as small families, even Duke Galio, but only after His Majesty Arenas ascended the throne, and the Rema family, which has a history of thousands of years, cannot be compared.

In addition, there is an irreconcilable contradiction between the minor nobles represented by them and the big nobles like Misseda Rema. The minor nobles, led by Duke Galio, wanted to expand their power even further, so they preferred the heir of the royal family to be a certain prince, such as Rasfir in front of them. Unfortunately, the emperor of the Arnas Empire was elected by the noble senate, and although the royal family was the leader of the noble senate, the share of the minor nobles in the senate was too small to decide on a new emperor.

"For now, we have no choice but to break the boat!" Rasfil said, an inexplicable glint in his eyes.

"What does Your Highness mean?"

"The Imperial Blade Legion guarding the city of Avia went to Sodol Province yesterday to suppress the rebellion there, and Marshal Bowal is about to investigate the assassination, and now in the imperial capital, in addition to less than 50,000 city defense troops, there are only private soldiers in the hands of the nobles!"

Duke Galio was shocked by Rasfil's words, and he took a deep breath: "What does Your Highness mean?" Forced palace? ”

"No, my father's will is very strong, there will be no result in forcing the palace, I am ready to convene a council of nobles immediately, according to the laws of the empire, any decree will be declared null and void as long as more than half of the nobles oppose it, and the emperor's order is no exception!"