The spokesman of the Count of Galeon quickly responded: the disaster accident in the jade cave, the Count of Galeon is the victim, he lost 23 hard-working and simple people, there is no doubt that the accident is the responsibility of the Pavel family, the first reaction of this family is not to actively deal with the aftermath, but to shirk the responsibility, which makes the Count very disappointed and very angry, for such dishonest people who have no sense of responsibility, the Count will respond with war.

The Earl also said privately that the elders of Pavel did not restrain their children and did not educate the younger generation, but that he would teach the young head of the family how to behave.

Charlie then received a handwritten war letter signed by the Count of Galeon, stating that the war would be fought in accordance with aristocratic traditions.

According to the ancient tradition, the war between nobles should respect the rules of noble knights who abide by etiquette and stop killing, and the party that launched the war must issue a war letter, agree on the time, agree on the place, set up the military horses, and face to head.

In addition, there are many prohibitions, such as: it is forbidden to injure the wounded of the enemy, it is forbidden to capture the enemy's elderly and children, it is forbidden to attack when the enemy is not in formation, it is forbidden to kill trumpeters, grooms, and baggage soldiers, and it is forbidden to use treacherous weapons: hooks, poisoned arrows, fiery javelins, and many other restrictions.

Today, etiquette has collapsed, and many aristocratic traditions have been thrown into the garbage heap of history in hatred and anger, and those that are not allowed to become all in the past tense, except for the war letter has been preserved as a form of declaration of war, which can be regarded as the last vestiges of the aristocratic spirit!

Charlie responded to the war through the Pavel family's official media, and for a while, the city of Haynes was in turmoil, and the whole city was in a tense atmosphere.

Compared to the upcoming war, the Silver Knight's action to capture thieves and exterminate mountain bandits can only be regarded as pediatrics, and this is the first time that the city of Haynes has encountered a war in nearly ten years, and when it comes to the real war, people especially miss the iron-blooded Grand Duke Thomas.

In the morning, the meeting room of the Pavel family was crowded but lifeless, and the atmosphere was particularly depressing.

A few days after the elders were free, they heard the news that Count Galeon had declared war on the Pavel family, and they blocked their chests in one breath, making them sigh that this kid was really not a worry-free person, and his comfortable life would not last for a few days.

Macedonia looked at the other brothers, coughed dryly, broke the silence, and said, "Charlie, I heard that you had a falling out with the Count of Galeon, did I?"

Charlie nodded and admitted: "Yes, it's not just a falling out, after three days, we will resort to war for contradictions, and use war to resolve our differences!"

Macedonia frowned and said, "Charlie, it's not me talking about you! We are the one who is responsible for the mining disaster, and some means to suppress the expectations of the opponent can be used, but you must have a degree and not subvert the essence of the incident."

At that time, everyone will stand against you, including your friends, because this is the basic legal principle of the nobility and the foundation of the thousand-year-old empire, and we must abide by it! They will never support you without principle!"

"The second brother is right!" The sixth Aiden interjected: "Charlie, you should be soft, you must be soft, rush forward with blood, and you will not regret the bleeding of your head, that is the thinking of a child, you are indeed very young, but you must not forget where you are now! In the past, if you were impulsive, you would only implicate yourself, and now you are impulsive, and you will implicate the whole family!"

"Yes, yes!

"Charlie, it's not easy for your father to form the Silver Knights, it has cost a lot of manpower, material and financial resources over the years, in the standards of the city defense army, the silver knights are indeed considered to be at the upper level, but there is still a gap between them and the real army, not to mention the military quality, the equipment is also the difference between military and civilian, you don't lose the capital that your father has worked hard for half a lifetime!"

Macedonia opened an opening, and the others began to echo, and the wind in the hall showed a one-sided trend.

The eighth Ethan made a conclusion in strong words: "Charlie, although you are now the head of the Pavel family, we, as the elders of the family, have the right to exercise the duty of supervising you, and if you insist on going your own way and ignoring the interests of the family, I think we have the right to remove you!"

Knock! Knock!

Charlie knocked on the table three times, his eyes flashing over everyone, and the sharp gaze immediately reminded them of Charlie not long ago, and this action immediately made the council room quiet.

"Listen to me first!"

As he spoke, Charlie paused, feeling that the atmosphere was almost over, and then spoke: "As long as you have studied the history of the nobility of the Wagland Continent, you will find a law - war is also a means to increase bargaining chips.

Talk first and then fight, fight first and talk later, different situations have different effects.

In response to this mining disaster, I have never denied our fault and responsibility, but now it is Lord Galeon, the lion, who has opened his mouth and made a lot of excessive demands, so if you can't talk about it, of course, you can resort to war, all of this is in line with the code of the nobles, and I will abide by the etiquette of the nobles, and I believe that he will too, everyone will play the game within the rules!"

Ethan retorted: "Can't we just settle things? We are businessmen, why should we quarrel with the magnates of the empire? Don't they just want some money! Just give it to him, we are the Pavel family! We have more money!!"

Charlie sneered, "Uncle Ethan, if you keep thinking like this, I'm sure you'll run out of money soon." ”

Macedonia leaned forward slightly, stared at Charlie and said, "I think Ethan has a point! The problem of money being able to settle is not a problem, and I'm afraid that the money will not be able to settle the problem when the time comes!"

As Macedonia spoke, the other elders put some pressure on Charlie.

Charlie felt nothing about their oppressive attitude, he glanced at everyone, a disappointed expression appeared on his face, and said, "It seems that you don't know anything about the political ecology of the empire!"

As I told you earlier, the Crimson Emperor will probably not survive this spring, and the battle for the throne between the Grand Prince and the Fourth Prince will soon be exposed, and the Grand Duke of Wellington is a supporter of the Four Princes, and the Prince of Wales, whom I am loyal to, is a supporter of the Grand Prince, and our positions are diametrically opposed.

This is the fundamental reason for the escalation of the contradiction in the jade mining disaster!

So, you have to understand that this is not something you can compromise if you want to, and if we take a step back, they will definitely put forward harsher conditions until you can't accept it!

Macedonia asked rhetorically: "Why can't we remain neutral? Why can't we just stand under the Prince of Wales?

Charlie spread his hands and said: "During the reign of the Crimson Emperor, there was only one party in the entire thousand-year empire, that is, the imperial party, and everyone surrounded the emperor, which was a reflection of his personal strength and charm, and anyone with ambition had to hide his thoughts.

Now that he is dying, and he has not left a clear will, several princes are of equal strength, and no one can perfectly replace the emperor, and many people's minds are alive.

Uncles, whether you like to believe it or not, the times are different, the era of the Crimson Emperor is coming to an end, the golden development cycle of the commercial city will also end, and the future will be eventful.

The consequence of our neutrality is that we will be bullied by people on both sides, and Count Galeon's actions are a temptation, do you understand?"

Seeing their nephews talking confidently and confidently, these uncles have a feeling that they are already old.

Macedonia asked, "Charlie, are you sure this time?"

"The certainty of winning, I dare not guarantee it, because I do not know the determination of the Count of Galeon, however, I can guarantee that he will not lose, and this count will surely regret his decision!"

At this point, these elders also understand that they can't stop Charlie, in fact, some of Charlie's assertions also make them faintly frightened, businessmen outside the circle will subconsciously stay away from the political circle, power can play with capital at will, capital has no room for resistance, the establishment of the Gold Coast Alliance is not without a reason to huddle together to warm up and resist secular forces.

However, once you move away from this circle, you will be particularly sluggish in terms of high-level changes.

In this respect, Charlie has taken a different path from the one chosen by Archduke Thomas, and it is not known whether this is a good thing or a bad thing.

......