Rewind to ten days ago, before the first meeting began......

"Your Highness, my intelligence system has been able to completely determine the moths that exist among us, the detailed list is in your hands, I have to say that these high-ranking nobles are as simple as a blank sheet of paper in these matters, I am afraid that the gang members in the imperial capital who are begging for a living on the streets are much more meticulous than them"

Glancing at the few names on the sheepskin scroll in his hand, Leo sighed to himself, but cautiously reconfirmed

"Mr. Victor, with the investment of a large amount of gold coins every year and the support of all parties, I do not want to get news that will wronged the good people, which will chill the nobles who are still loyal to my loyal principality, and now I ask you again, can you confirm this list? Does it contain ambiguous speculation? ”

Joe Victor, who had always been extremely serious about keeping a distance of more than one meter from Leo when reporting problems, raised his head, and his face under the hood of his black trench coat looked more and more gloomy, barely revealing a proud expression that could be called a smile

"Just as you are wise and charismatic, please believe that I am an expert in this regard, and of course, this is the reason why you recruited me in the Imperial Capital, Your Highness!"

Nodding, Leo quietly rolled up the sheepskin and put it in his pocket, turned around and walked a few steps before suddenly turning around and smiling a little playfully

"Your inadvertent twitching eyebrows tell me that your heart, dear Mr. Victor, is not as calm as it seems, and let me wonder if you think in your heart that I am too stubborn and persistent? After getting the news of the traitor, I insisted on holding a meeting of everyone, and you think that this kind of self-confidence that came from nowhere will bring disaster to me and the principality? ”

The gentle words didn't bring any warmth to Joe, and he couldn't help but shudder slightly, and he bowed his head deeply and said back

"I'm sorry, Your Highness, I don't mean anything disrespectful to you, but with all due respect, your decision was a bit too hasty, after all, our intelligence officers and your Knights of Punishment can't guarantee that those people will never get the word out, in fact, if you want to win their trust, I do have some premature advice here......"

"I appreciate your bluntness, you know, Mr. Victor, always! But I don't need your advice this time, think about it, why do I have to tell the real plan? Alright, Mr. Victor, I think you can go and prepare for the evacuation now, your intelligence is a very important weight in my hands in the future war, now, you can step back! ”

Sighing and glancing at the other party's somewhat lost expression, Leo spoke in a very low voice as he turned to leave

"I want to deliberately spread the message of the nobles who are good will to us by Rolf's subordinates, so that the nobles who are on the right and left will stand more firmly on our side after experiencing Rolf's wanton persecution without evidence...... It's a bit cruel though."

Nodding slightly, Joe Victor didn't say anything more, and after bowing deeply to Leo's back, he took a few steps back and slowly disappeared into the shadows where the sun couldn't shine......

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Returning to the venue in the tense slaughter, after Leo accurately pointed out and shouted his name, the knights of the Punishment Knights rushed into the crowd without any scruples, and according to their own orders, they quickly dragged out four people from it, and divided their hands to carry the four nobles to Leo's seat in a group of two, and the other Punishment Knights were still on high alert around to prevent any emergencies, and the expression of the slaughter and the scene in front of them made the somewhat noisy venue quickly quiet again

With a smile on his face, there was no trace of a smile in Leo's eyes, and under Finn's escort, he slowly walked in front of the four and stopped, smacking his lips and making a "tsk" sound, and even reached out to gently straighten the collar of a nobleman with a frightened face in front of him, and then spoke

"Look! All the gentlemen present here have wide eyes to look at the few people in front of us, who can be called models among the nobility, both in terms of their faces and their dress, but what have they done? Ignoring your sacrifices and contributions, ignoring the millions of people led by the Duchy and a few close allies of the Duke of Lancaster, who abandoned their pride and loyalty as nobles and betrayed them for the sake of their families and individuals, perhaps we should call this kind of behavior? ”

"Betrayal!"

"Traitors, these cowardly lackeys of the Empire, hang them!"

From the crowd, there were already nobles with hot personalities roaring under the leadership of the Marquis of Hohenzollern, and even more, His Excellency the newly promoted Earl of Raven, who had just sat down, remembered the tragic death of the family knights, and if it were not for the punishment of the knights, I am afraid that they would have rushed up and fought directly regardless of their demeanor

"Nope! Your Highness, you must have made a mistake somewhere, and I would like to praise you for your kindness...... No, we are not traitors, we have not done anything to the detriment of you and the interests of the principality, this is ...... This is an unfounded accusation against our family...... Your Highness, please ......"

Sweeping his eyes with pity and still pretending to be calm, but his lips had turned blue and purple and trembling uncontrollably, Leo put away his smile, took two steps forward and reached out and gently patted the other party's face a few times

"Austin Marcellus, perhaps before I know the filthy things you have done, I am afraid that I will add a sentence to your address, Your Excellency, wronged? Innocent? Seventeen days ago, the chief knight of your clan took advantage of the chaos of the battle to drop a bamboo tube containing letters from the city, and in order not to reveal his whereabouts, he also personally killed several soldiers in the vicinity, a few good young men, who did not die at the hands of the enemy, but died because of your ambition! ”

As if unwilling to look at the pale face, Leo walked around Austin Marcellus in disgust and continued in front of the other nobles

"But it is a pity that the Marquis of Austin Marcellus did not expect that the enemy soldiers who picked up the bamboo tubes were illiterate, and that gave our spies in the enemy army a chance to come into contact, and of course, in order not to make the Marquis suspect that, after the letter was delivered to Rolf as he expected, his two similar acts were also successful with our deliberate connivance, including the retreat plan we had drawn up in the previous meeting......"

"What? Damn it, Your Highness, I must ask you to put this bastard to death, he will cost us so much that he wants all of us to die here! ”

With a wave of his hand, Leo motioned for an emotional nobleman to sit down again, turning to stare at the back of the Marquis Marcellus, who was desperately trying to turn his head

"The Marquis's words and rhetorical devices are admirable, and in his loyalty to Rolf, he very happily refers to me as a despicable, arrogant and cowardly hillbilly from the backwoods, and calls you all hopeless fools who follow me...... Perhaps the Marquis had forgotten who had pardoned his crimes at the time of the Orlando incident, and perhaps he had also forgotten how many venerable soldiers had given their young lives to protect his dog's life! ”

Flicking his cloak so hard that Leo didn't look at the four of them like they were trapped in an ice cave, he strode back to his seat and sat down, and unexpectedly ordered Kane Hugh Lancelot, who had been standing quietly beside him

"Kane, my dear Cardinal, since these bastards have taken my kindness for cowardice, then it is good, they will soon see my determination and cruelty, and I hand over three of them to you, and I think that in the newly established Inquisition under the Cathedral of the Light, they will experience untold suffering in the last hours of their lives, and use this to pay for all the sins they have committed! And Finn will make sure that their lackeys will follow their masters at the same time."

As if he had been prepared before, Kane, who was still wounded with a lot of bandages on his body, stepped forward silently, but his handsome face brought out a bloody smile, this once brave knight and elegant priest, after experiencing betrayal, the biggest scale in his heart is also this

"Your Highness, I promise them that they will enjoy all the punishment of the Holy Light before we leave!"

Nodding slightly, Leo looked at the three people who were desperately kicked away by the Punishment Knight, ignoring the somewhat lucky and expectant gaze of the only person left, and sat there and spoke to the Duke of Lancaster, who was already smiling wryly on his left

"Your Excellency Duke, I cannot make decisions on your behalf with this viscount, whether it is a pardon or a punishment depends entirely on the decision of you and your family......"

Leo's words are not casual, the remaining nobleman is different from the previous three, he does not belong to the duchy or under Leo, this is a viscount who is under the wing of the Lancaster family, so whether it is to show respect for the duke, or from a legal point of view, Leo has no intention of making a decisive decision

Standing up with a wry smile, the Duke stepped forward and gave the viscount on the ground a hard kick, before shaking his head and saluting Leo again

"Sorry for your trouble, Your Highness, I swear by my honor that I know nothing about this matter, please give him the same punishment as you have previously decided, and I assure you that no matter what the outcome of the war, I will join forces with the Hohenzollerns and the Merovingians to completely wipe out the family behind this person from the mainland!"

Picking up the Duke of Lancaster with his own hands, Leo said softly to the old man in front of him

"I trust you and other friends, Your Excellency, not to let other people's mistakes affect your health, you know, both Elena and I are extremely worried about this"

Smiling hard, the Duke shook Leo's hands heavily, glanced at the Viscount who was escorted away, and sat back without saying much, but he didn't know if it was an illusion, Leo always felt that the duke's previously strong back was a little depressed at the moment...... (To be continued.) Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info)