Leo bent over and maintained a respectful posture, and after a while, just as he was about to speak again, Bernadotte I's somewhat breathless and low voice came from above

"Okay, raise your head, let me see what the people in the imperial capital are like recently, hum, the new Grand Duke Leo?"

The mockery in the other party's tone could not shake Leo's mind in the slightest, and he raised his head and looked at the elderly emperor on the throne with an impeccable smile on his face

"Of course, I am proud to be the new nobleman of the Empire, and thank you for your kindness and generosity, as well as the integrity of the members of the House of Lords, for giving me this opportunity to contribute everything to the Empire in the days to come!"

“…… Hehe, if you mean provoking my son many times and brutally slaughtering hundreds of Empire's future hopes in front of the Imperial Capital Knight Academy, I'd rather not have these! Maybe...... Leo, now should I order you to be stripped of your nobility and then banished? ”

Leaning forward slightly, Bernadotte I's thin body tormented by illness suddenly exuded a terrifying momentum, and at this moment it seemed that people could see the demeanor of the great king who had been politically on the battlefield

"No, you won't do that, your majesty, with all due respect, probably in your eyes, the contradiction between Rolf and me is a little joke"

After saying this with a smile, Leo's words changed sharply, and he didn't dodge his gaze to the other side

"And I can't accept your accusations later, before the so-called massacre in your mouth, you should also know very well what must have happened, as a nobleman, after being provoked and maliciously attacked by dishonor, all means of counterattack are completely my right granted by the laws of the empire! Wise, you should understand these ...... very well"

"Humph! I hope that old fellow in Lancaster didn't pay a huge price to help you because of your sharp teeth, okay, let's end the boring topic, I don't want to pursue the matter of the Northern Territory before, Orlando has his own way of death, since you have become a nobleman of the Empire, then you should know that obedience is also one of the virtues of the noble! ”

As the supreme king who ruled the great empire, after Bernadotte I vented his dissatisfaction, it was impossible for him to continue to chatter about what happened like a street shrew, and the rash banishment of Leo was a joke, which was tantamount to completely tearing the face of the aristocracy

You know, even as the emperor, the Bernadotte family is only the largest nobleman in the empire, as an ambitious emperor, he wants to weaken the rights of the nobles, but this does not mean that he has to put himself completely on the opposite side of the other party......

Glancing at Leo, who was still listening, the emperor sighed lightly before continuing to speak

"Grand Duke Leo, you can continue to keep everything in the territory you currently own, wealth, cities, armies, and people, but the affairs of the other northern territories, I must ask you to hand them over, including the White Moon City that you already actually own! Now, then, tell me your opinion, Your Excellency! ”

Glancing at Bernadotte I, who was a little out of breath from his continuous speech, Leo shook his head slightly, "I'm sorry Your Majesty, maybe it's too far away, so that Wise as you may not know much about everything in the Northern Territory......"

Selectively ignoring the emperor's somewhat helpless and angry expression, Leo, who was good at eloquence, stood respectfully under the throne and talked eloquently, from the geography of the northern territory to the economy, from the population to the nobility

He had long been in trouble, and he described the northern territory as a complete piece of loose sand, and even almost out of the control of the empire, and finally sighed in a conclusive tone

"Your Majesty, the above is the current situation of the Northern Territory, if there is no control of a powerful force that is completely subordinate to the empire, it is difficult to say that in a few years or more than ten years, there may not be a careerist like Duke Orlando Roland Christian, which will pose an unpredictable threat to the empire!"

"Hahahaha, ahem!"

Bernadotte I laughed at Leo's long talk, waved away the chamberlain who was about to give him a slap on the back after he coughed, and stood up with his hands on the throne and pointed at Leo

"Are you insulting my wisdom, Archduke Leo, someone did this a long time ago, want to know what happened to him? Oh, you won't want to know the details......"

"I have seen things that are a hundred times more cruel than what you said, your majesty, I don't know what has caused you to misunderstand, but I can guarantee that everything I said is completely true, well-documented facts, and I dare not deceive you in any way under your throne!"

"Really?"

With his hands behind his back like an old but majestic lion, Bernadotte I habitually walked back and forth with a sneer, but said in his mouth

"I think maybe the next step will be to propose that you rule the Northern Territory that belongs to the empire, and establish a principality that has disappeared in time for decades, right? Why should I trust you, that you will be loyal to me, and that you will not be the second jackal Orlando? ”

"Because I'm an outsider, Your Majesty!"

Apparently feeling Bernadotte I wavering, Leo replied without hesitation

"Your Majesty, if you don't want the northern territory to gradually develop into the southern part of the empire, I think I am your best choice, even the imperial family may be far away from the center of the empire, and after a long time, some thoughts of disloyalty to the empire will arise, but I will not, because as an outsider, I enjoy everything you have given me, and after losing my loyalty to you, maybe I will lose the fundamental ...... of gaining a foothold."

Looking at the Emperor in thought, Leo continued to add fire

"And a fully unified northern territory with a decree to pass is also in the core interests of the Empire, and the Empire's increasingly strained financial situation has nothing to do with the scattered sand in the North, although it has the sake of the South? And to change this is very simple, Your Majesty, a united, legitimate, new principality can more effectively consolidate your rule over the Empire"

Leo was not lying about this, at least when Bernadotte I was still alive, his years of control over the empire made it impossible for Leo to move lightly, as he said before, the decision to stand on his own without any reason, and hardly received the support of any nobles

Even if the Knights of Punishment and Dawn can be as powerful as the Empire with their unparalleled wealth and elite soldiers, and with the Knights of Punishment and Dawn, who will govern the vast territory they have conquered? Promote civilians? Just kidding, the quality of civilians in this era can't even count their fingers......

The question is, how long can the aging emperor hold out? After that, whether it was the innocent prince Frederick or the brutal and fickle Rolf, no one could do it like their father

Although the former was supported by the majority of the aristocracy, its cowardly character could not control the huge empire, and although the latter secretly cultivated many forces, the limitations of his identity and his own extremist tendencies led to a lack of legitimacy

Presumably, after the new emperor succeeds to the throne, counting the southern territory that has always been uneasy, the huge empire will inevitably be full of variables, not to mention fragmented, and at that time, it will be the opportunity that Leo is really waiting for......

As the two of them fell into thought, the heavy gate was pushed open again, and a guard first glanced at the silent Emperor in some surprise, and then lightly approached a few steps, bowed and bowed

"Your Majesty, the Duke of Lancaster, the Marquis of Hohenzollern, and several other noble councillors are outside the door asking for your audience, well, your chief councilor, the Marquis of Auston, among them......"

(To be continued.) Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo)