239 Assemblies of the Nobles
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The assembly of the nobles of Ferreton was divided into two levels. The first is the National Congress of the Nobles, which is usually held on issues related to the future of the entire country, such as the right to inherit the throne. The participants were at least 300 square kilometers of land, 50,000 people, and nobles with the title of earl and above.
Another type of local level of nobility is the meeting of all official nobles with the title of baron or above within the province as a region.
In the Far Frost Province, there were about three hundred nobles who were qualified to participate in the noble assembly.
For this aristocratic assembly, different people have different thoughts. After the demonic attack, under the banner of "Zhengzhì Correct", the imperial authorities, the three major churches, and the local nobles devoted all their energies to celebrating the victory, comforting the dead, and investigating the demons and cults.
When these things are done and the noise is quiet, the storm of struggle will naturally blow from within.
The demonic army was able to appear in the empire without warning, and caused serious consequences - a total of twenty-four nobles, as well as one hundred and twelve noble families, were killed in the demonic attack. Civilian casualties are in the thousands. After honoring the heroes who fought bloodily, it is natural that those who deserve their crimes should be punished.
Someone has to be held accountable for this demonic invasion.
Because if there is no one responsible, or to put it a little more ugly - a scapegoat, then the responsibility for this demonic incident will be blamed on the entire empire, and on the Anduin royal family who built this empire.
This is absolutely inadmissible.
How could there be anything wrong with the holy and powerful Ferreton Platinum Empire? How could the royal family of Anduin, who was blessed by the platinum dragon god, be wrong? It is only because of the mistakes of those greedy and stupid fellows that the people of the empire are shed blood and sacrificed.
This is also the correctness of the political zhì.
This aristocratic conference is destined to cause some people to be unlucky. Even if a baron falls, the wealth, land, and power vacuum left behind can attract a large number of nobles to fight frantically like hyenas that smell rotten flesh. If it's a group of nobles, bad luck. Then this kind of competition for interests will be even more intense.
The empire lacked land, but there was no shortage of aristocratic classes parasitic on it.
For this power struggle caused by the demonic invasion in the Far Frost Province, every nobleman living in this land cannot stay out of it.
There are many small aristocrats located in remote areas, who have set out on the road in advance three or four days before to go to Bishui City. Even if they can't get a piece of the pie in this elegant and decent but vicious war, it is a good choice to arrive in Bishui City early and set up relationships with other nobles.
Such a grand occasion where almost all the nobility of the province were concentrated in one city. It's rare.
In the morning, when the sun was just showing an outline on the horizon, all sorts of luxurious carriages poured out from all over the city and beyond. Like salmon returning to their spawning grounds in winter, they swim to the town hall, the temple where the benefits are about to be redistributed.
Bahamut Hall is located on the west side of the town hall. It is the main venue where the aristocratic assembly is held.
The last time the nobles were held here, the atmosphere was not very good. Because of the reason that prompted the convening of that conference. It was the tundra orcs who invaded southward. The empire lost the entire Anduin lands north of the Great Wall in a crushing defeat.
Fifty-six nobles, twenty-nine high-ranking commanders, were deprived of a qiē after that assembly of nobles. including fiefdoms, wealth, fame, and life.
After this meeting of the nobles, it is not known how the power structure of the Yuanshan Province, the largest administrative region in the empire, will change.
When Gordon walked into the hall of Bahamut. There were already quite a few nobles present. It is a magnificent circular building, with an area of more than 500 square meters, and a curved dome up to 30 meters high, painted with multicolored glass: "Bahamut and His Sacred Golden Dragon" by the famous Ferredon artist Bigrade.
On a raised platform in the middle of the hall. There are four gilded thrones, and from left to right, the back of the chair is depicted with four motifs: the alternation of the sun and the moon, the white gold dragon, the sword and the rose, and a scale. This is the hallmark of the three major sects of Ferredon, as well as the royal family. Representatives of the royal family and the three major churches will be seated here. And in the surroundings, the stepped seats belonged to the local aristocracy.
According to the title, Gordon could only sit in the back. He didn't think that his little baron would attract attention, but when he walked into the hall of Bahamut, the mighty guard by the door with a halberd and wearing seamless steel plate armor shouted "Gordon. Baron Freeman's arrival," almost all eyes were on him.
"Strangely, I have been very low-key during this time, and I did not even attend the triumphal ceremony. The only time I was on the road in front of the public, I just participated in the Golem Duel, how could it be that the nobles of the entire Far Frost Province knew about me? ”
Fortunately, Gordon was mentally prepared, he knew that he was the focal point in the whirlpool of conflict, and this time it was impossible to watch from the sidelines. That kind of patent only belongs to the nobles of Dorne, who are not far frost provinces. Now, the friend was sitting lazily in the auditorium, yawning without the slightest aristocratic demeanor.
The Ferreton Empire had a hierarchical system of feudal aristocracy. The difference in titles is reflected in many ways. For example, the first to arrive at the meeting of nobles, and the ones who need to wait the longest, are the barons with the lowest titles. And Satyas. A protagonist like Prince Anduin is naturally the last to appear.
Gordon, who didn't want to be criticized in terms of etiquette, came to the venue early. In a few moments, half of the Bahamut hall was filled with richly dressed aristocrats. Amid the sound of various modifiers and false greetings, the guard at the door heard a voice of "Joshua. Baron Feder arrived".
Gordon didn't remember the name, so he didn't pay much attention to it. But after a while, the entire hall fell silent, as if a wide range of silence spells had been cast. Moreover, those eyes that had been taken away from them were once again focused on Gordon's body.
Gordon, who closed his eyes and waited quietly for the conference to begin, felt the change. He opened his eyes, and there was a tall, fat man standing in front of him. He had a large horrible scar on his left cheek. It was as if a doctor had cut off the poisonous abscesses that had grown on his face and then patched them with a piece of shriveled orange peel. With such a scar, coupled with the strange size of the eyes, this guy's appearance can be classified as "can't bear to look directly".
However, Gordon could see that this guy was obviously coming for him, so he looked at the other party without flinching and asked, "Sir, I don't know you, is there something wrong?" ”
"Hehe......" the tall fat man laughed almost madly, "Gordon. Freeman, a young mage trusted by the Grand Duke of Wand, is the greatest behind-the-scenes hero of the demonic affair...... A 'big man' like you naturally won't know me. I'm Joshua. Baron Feder, a small man who also participated in the Autumn Hunt. Moreover, he is still a little person who has been cruelly abandoned by you! See my face? This is the mark left by the demon toxin! In order to save your life, you left us poisoned people to die! You will pay for your meanness and selfishness. ”
Demon toxins?
As a mage, Gordon, who had a memory, knew immediately what was going on.
When the Autumn Hunting team entered the Ancient Road and avoided the demons all the way, on the morning after a camp, there was indeed a large-scale poisoning incident among the Autumn Hunting team. The demon poisoned the source of the stream, and the humans who were downstream of the stream were tricked after fetching water.
In order not to slow down the movement and let the autumn hunting team be chased by demons, under the mention of Gordon, the noble decision-making level placed all the poisoned people in a remote cave.
All the nobles who were poisoned by the high register were cured by the priest. Those who are left behind, or to put it more bluntly, are civilians. How can there be Joshua. A nobleman like Feder? Could it be that there was a mistake in the counting of poisoned people at that time?
But these minutiae don't matter anymore. Look at Joshua. With the appearance that Feder seemed to pounce on him at any moment and tear off a piece of flesh from himself, Gordon knew that there was no possibility of reconciliation between the two. Moreover, it is very likely that the other party has defected to the faction of Earl Thompson and is ready to accuse himself of his "crimes" at the noble assembly.
Gordon calmly looked at the excited Joshua. Feder said, "That's right, it was I who built Ms. Bishop to leave all of you poisoned people behind and resettle them separately. In that crisis situation, I made a decision, and I took responsibility for my own decision. After this aristocratic assembly, the world has its own opinion. ”
"Humph! You just wait to be ruined and hanged in Ryujin Square! "Joshua. Feder glared at Gordon viciously, leaving a look of hatred to gnaw on his flesh before turning away and returning to his seat.
After this episode, more nobles6 continued to enter the hall of Bahamut.
Gordon soon noticed Earl Thompson. The old fellow looked very good today, with a ruddy and imposing face, and his beard had been carefully groomed. He walked up to Joshua. Next to Feder's seat, the two men exchanged a few words, and then they all turned their eyes to Gordon.
His eyes were full of provocation, pride, and victory.
"It seems that this Joshua is the vanguard of Earl Thompson's camp." Gordon already knew it in his heart.
After that, Lady Bishop, Count Julian, the lord of Blue Water City, and Rob, the highest knighthood in the Far Frost Province. Archduke Antelo also continued to be present on 6. They were all staunch allies of Gordon.
Since the strategy had already been laid out, Gordon and the Grand Duke of Wands only exchanged glances and waited for the meeting to begin.
Later, when the representatives of the three major churches entered the Bahamut Hall and sat on the throne in the center of the hall, the solemn tune of "The Dragon Saves the Emperor" sounded.
This piece is the royal piece of the Ferreton royal family, and it is bound to be played on official occasions attended by members of the royal family.
The central figure who presided over this aristocratic assembly -- Satyas. Prince Anduin has finally arrived.
"It's about to start...... "Gordon took a deep breath. (To be continued!)