Located in the northeast corner of the second floor of the main building of the palace, Hercules Room is a small and delicate hall that serves as the king's private meeting hall in the event of an emergency.

Skimming through the painting showing Claudius the Great on horseback, Julian touched the red velvet on the walls, the soft texture reminded him of his childhood when he had played here, when he was one of the owners of the palace, and now that the years had passed, he had to ask permission to return here, and he couldn't help but laugh self-deprecatingly.

"Julian?" Shi Zhengyang saw that he had been touching the wall in a daze, so he asked, "What's wrong with you?" ”

"Nothing." Julian shook his head and looked at the regent Drahi on the throne.

Drahi was also looking at him, there was a hint of sharpness hidden in his old face, the two eyes met in the air, the Hercules Hall was quiet, the ministers were not whispering, they were already faintly aware of the atmosphere today.

This was the first time Julian had appeared in the court, and the young second son of the former king was quite popular with the people, and he also controlled the power of Willenburg, and was a force to be reckoned with in Northval today.

When the prince first arrived in the royal capital, he brought with him the ambition to regain power, and he began to attract potential allies, and he continued to give speeches among the people and the army, touching the interests of the regent like stepping on a tightrope, but the regent has been holding back for some reason.

"His Royal Highness the Prince is going to be out of luck." This is the voice of many ministers.

Now there is no special battle report, but the regent has summoned Julian to the palace, it seems that the lion has shown his fangs, and the second prince is in danger.

As Julian's protector, Shi Zhengyang followed closely behind him, and at the same time he was also observing the royal mage group around the regent, these people were around the regent inch by inch, and if Mu Lan was present, he would definitely feel a very strong magical aura.

Shi Zhengyang breathed hard, trying his best to recover his combat strength, he had just finished the battle with the Dark Blade and was summoned to the palace, and he didn't have time to rest, if he fought with these mages again, he would definitely become the end of the crossbow.

Thinking of this, he took deep breaths from time to time, speeding up the flow of internal force in his body.

The Regent's eyes swept over everyone like a falcon, and everyone in the hall was silent, and their heads bowed deeply.

Julian snorted coldly, this uncle, who had not seen him for many years, already had the breath of a powerful man, and after his bloody purge, the people left in the court were well versed in the regent's methods, and did not dare to offend it at all, and the king had become a hall of the regent's arbitrary and arbitrary words.

Even though Julian had calmed down a lot, he was still resentful when he came to this palace, and the executioner who had killed his father, brother, and sister sat on the throne and looked at him with a downward attitude, and the fire of revenge was burning at this moment, and he unconsciously clenched his fists.

"Julian, this is your favorite room when you were a kid, how does it feel to be back in a familiar place again?" The regent said as if unintentionally, but his eyes were still so sharp.

Julian suppressed the fire in his heart, he knew that he could not lose his temper in front of the enemy, he had to remain calm, and after a moment he returned a gentle smile.

"It feels good, Uncle Xie cares."

"I've missed you for so many years." The regent smiled, "Your palace is all set up as it was before you left, and your favorite snacks have been prepared." ”

Julian didn't speak this time, but he kept smiling on his face, and both of them were laughing, and people who didn't know the situation would think that this was a warm scene of harmony between uncle and nephew.

"But you have failed my hard work." The regent suddenly spoke in a stern tone, and said with an expression of hatred that iron is not made of steel: "Now that the enemy is present, you have done such a thing!" ”

Julian's smile froze, and he was puzzled: "You...... What are you talking about? What did I do? ”

The Lord Regent slammed his slap on the armrest, and there was a loud bang in the silent Hercules Hall, and the ministers' heads lowered.

"Come on, bring them to me!"

The attendant hurriedly retreated, and in a short time, the three barbarians who had been tied up were brought into the hall.

The barbarian's mouth was gagged, but he still struggled, and the fierce light in his eyes swept over everyone in the hall, and his burly figure and fierce demeanor made the ministers panic.

"Barbarians?"

"How did the barbarians end up here?"

"Is it ......?"

"Humph!" The regent snorted coldly and gestured to the attendant beside him with his eyes.

The attendant carefully dodged the three barbarians, walked around to their side, coughed lightly and said to the ministers: "This is the culprit who attacked the royal capital a few days ago!" Pursued by the Praetorian Guards, three captives were finally captured. Then he glanced at Julian and said, "After torture, they have confessed ......."

"These barbarian cavalry are driven by His Royal Highness the Second Prince, and the behind-the-scenes command of the attack on the royal capital is His Royal Highness the Second Prince!"

The atmosphere exploded, and the nobles and ministers looked at Julian in disbelief.

"It's actually the second prince!"

"What does he want to do!"

"This is an act of treason with the enemy!"

"Their horses, their weapons, and even that catapult are all provided by you!" The Lord Regent looked at Julian coldly, "What else do you have to say!" ”

Julian laughed, "This is the crime of desire, uncle, you have to find a good excuse to get rid of me." He swept over the minister who was pointing at him with disdain, and said coldly: "Just grab a few barbarians and want to convict me?" I led my army to defeat the barbarian army, this is known to all! The Norsvals and the Zoritan barbarians are mortal enemies! What reason do I have to get involved with them? ”

"Clever tongue!" The regent sneered, "Bring the others up again!" ”

The door opened, and the Janissaries escorted several civilians dressed in sackcloth into the hall.

"These are the people who spread rumors in the royal capital!" The regent stood up from his throne: "My staff has long guessed that the words in the royal capital were deliberately guided by someone, and these people were recruited by you!" ”

"I confess! I confess! A civilian was removed from his mouth and pointed at Julian and shouted, "His Highness Julian sent us!" He wants us to spread rumors in his favor in the royal capital, to discredit the regent, and to get the people to support him! ”

"Okay!" The regent was furious and said: "Now that the barbarian army is pressing, you are still thinking about the drama of fighting for power and profit, you want to revive your father from the mausoleum!" ”

Julian also tore off his disguise, his gentle expression was not there, he pointed at the regent and scolded angrily: "It's just that you want to frame me, you scum who usurped the throne are embarrassed to mention others?" If you hadn't been in the way, why would Wellenburg be so hard? At the beginning, you colluded with the barbarians to clean up the political enemies, but instead led the wolf into the house, and now the barbarian soldiers are pointing directly at the royal capital, and thousands of people have been slaughtered, you are the culprit of all this! ”

In the face of these sharp duties, the regent laughed instead, and he said lightly: "You say that these are useless, history is written by the victors...... And I am the victor without a doubt. With a wave of his hand, countless Praetorian Guard soldiers rushed into the hall of Hercules, and the cold light of the blade made the ministers tremble in panic and sit on their knees.

"You can go and tell your father these words."

"In hell, though."