Donald and Edward walked into the conference room at about the same time.

Donald entered through the gate, while Edward, as Emperor, entered through a secret door leading to the inner corridors of the castle, accompanied by court attendants.

The meeting rooms in the main building of the castle are large and magnificent, with beautifully carved stone pillars up to nine meters high and beautifully frescoed domes above. Three crystal lamps hung down, illuminating the room by the light of the candles and the braziers around them.

The meeting began.

Nominally, this was just a regular meeting to discuss the situation, and in the early part of the meeting, there were officials from various ministries holding official documents and forms in their hands, talking about some issues that needed to be discussed. For example, taxes, for example, water conservancy, for example, where there is a drought, where disaster relief is needed.

These things are important and important. Many of them are also closely related to the many nobles present.

However, the atmosphere is strange.

The voices of the officials' reports were heard in everyone's ears as if they were far away in the sky. Everyone has some ungodly appearance, and their minds are completely out of this.

Those who can stand here are already the most powerful people in the empire.

The heads of the five major knights, the patriarchs of the four major families, as well as the families representing the various forces in the south, east, and west of the empire, the senior generals of the military, and even the deans of the heraldic courtyard and the elders of the council, who have never shown their faces, were all present one by one.

And everyone's eyes only moved back and forth between Edward, who was holding his chin in contemplation, and Donald, who was silent.

Everyone was waiting, waiting for the thrilling scene to come after this boring prologue had passed. I don't know how this scene will start and end.

With an official's debriefing. In the crowd of nobles, a voice suddenly sounded: "Your Majesty, I heard that the battle situation of Lulian has been eroded and the empire is in danger, don't you have an explanation for us?"

It's coming! Everyone is in good spirits!

The crowd moved out of the way, and they saw an Earl named Ebut. Walked out.

This person is known to everyone. In fact, in terms of the strength and status of the family, he is a little reluctant to stand here. However, this man has an identity, a deacon of the House of Representatives.

The House of Representatives is an idle and noble institution.

At that time, Grand Duke Solan was born in the middle of the attack of the two empires and the Holy See, and laid the foundation of the Solan Empire. At the beginning of the founding of the country, in order to thank those fathers who followed him in the northern and southern wars, he established the Council of Representatives, which contained nine elders and eighteen deacons. Allow the government to discuss the regime to show that he will govern the country together with the Solan family.

However, no one really regarded the House as a place to interfere in state affairs, and although the elders were in a very noble position, they could not only preside over the trial of an important nobleman, ensure fairness, or balance the conflicts between nobles to avoid internal strife. They rarely ask about anything else.

This Ebut's ancestor is also a cadre under the command of Grand Duke Solan. Meritorious service. However, the ancestral heroes, the descendants are not necessarily angry, one generation is not as good as the next, and when it comes to Ebut's generation, it is just a defeat of the ancestral family business. The Earl who relied on Donald to run errands.

And the only thing that can be valued in his identity may be his family's status as a deacon in the presbytery.

Deacons have a lower status than elders, but there are also impeachment officials, motions are made. Even questioned the power of the emperor.

On weekdays, no one takes Ebutt seriously, and this kind of person usually knows his identity and will not jump out and say anything. But no one expected that at this time, it was he who jumped out and fired the first shot. There was no foreshadowing at all, and he directly aimed the finger at Edward.

The eyes of the nobles were all on Donald.

Donald still stood there calmly, his expressionless face, only his eyelids were slightly raised, and a fine light met Edward who was watching from above.

Edward looked away, and the corners of Donald's mouth hooked up a sneer.

With Ebut's attack, various voices also sounded in the crowd, all of whom were from the Donald family.

"Yes, Your Majesty, you have to tell everyone the truth. ”

"What's going on over there with Lulian?"

"I knew that the men of Archduke Adolf would not hold on. It's a pity that the empire also invested in the Twelfth Legion and the Red Leaf Knights, spending such a huge amount of manpower and material resources, but losing their teachers and humiliating the country, they must be held accountable!"

"Lulian is like this, and Captain Filie is driving in, so let's prepare for the destruction of our families. It's a pity, I knew this was the case, when the three major legions were formed, I might as well save the money and leave a way back. ”

If Ebut's words are the sound of bowstrings, then these sounds are deadly arrows.

Although some people were ostensibly asking about Lulian's situation, they bit Edward to hide the truth. Some people are ostensibly lamenting Lulian's defeat, but they are holding him accountable and implicitly pointing the finger at Edward. There are even some people who are trying to stir up public outrage.

Ebut stepped out and stood in front of Edward.

This may be the most beautiful time in the life of this deacon gentleman, who usually has no sense of zài, and the look on his face is apprehensive and excited.

"Your Majesty, as a deacon of the Senate, I think it is my duty to know the truth of the matter," Abt saw that Edward was silent, turned his gaze to Safin, who was standing at the bottom left of Edward, and asked, "General Safin, you know the situation of the Grand Duke of Loulian. ”

Safin stared at Ebut, his eyes blazing, until he looked a little uncomfortable with Ebut, and then nodded and said, "I know." ”

Under Safin's forced gaze, Ebutt flinched for a moment, and then immediately raised his head.

He knew that the first thing to do to be chosen by Donald was the opportunity given to him by the deacon status passed down from the family. If it is messed up, let alone what the future holds, it is a good life now, but I am afraid that it will come to an end.

There was no turning back from the bow, and Ebutt became more and more aggressive: "Then do you know that Minai, the commander of the Southern Army of Phila, used Adolf to mobilize the main force of our army led by Fano to the night canyon and attack the east and west. However, he led the main force of Philip to attack the fjord. The fjord has been lost?!"

Safin glanced at Edward, nodded, and said, "Yes." ”

"If you know, then why are you still hiding the news?" Ebutt seized the opportunity and asked loudly, "Could it be that we, the lords, these nobles who have worked hard for the empire. Don't these people who defend the empire to the death have the right to know the truth?"

Ebutt said, turning to face the nobles present: "Ladies and gentlemen, the empire has been established for a hundred years, we have lived in this land, and how much have we paid for the prosperity of the empire, for freedom and dignity? What we are facing is concealment and deception!"

As he spoke, he turned his head, pointed at Safin and Edward with his hand, and said sharply: "Lulian's defeat is due to dereliction of duty, defeat to arrogance and corruption, and defeat to centrifugal deviance. The military department and the royal family are to blame!"

Ebutt's remarks were unceremonious. The finger pointed directly at Edward completely exceeded the bottom line of a subordinate, which can be called a big rebellion.

Immediately, angry aristocrats stood up and reprimanded.

"Ebut, you're too presumptuous!"

"Crazy! As a subordinate, you dare to rebuke Your Majesty in such a tone!"

"Your Majesty is diligent in government and loves the people, and works hard to govern the country. Everything you do is obvious to all. How can you slander at will with empty words and white teeth? Lulian fought a difficult war, and as we all know, how can he blame His Majesty for today's defeat?"

Ebutt gritted his teeth as he reprimanded. Just sneered.

He knew his mission was accomplished.

Sure enough, a big old and heavy hand gently patted him on the shoulder, and in the afterglow, the old man who had covered the sky with one hand for thirty years had already nodded at him with a gentle and approving smile and walked out.

"Ebutt was right. ”

Donald's voice made the entire conference room fall silent.

The nobles watched as he crossed Ebutt and walked up to Edward, meeting Edward's eyes. It's just a short sentence, but like a thunder that has been hanging over the empire for thirty years, it has finally fallen!

Thirty years, a full thirty years.

This powerful minister who coveted the throne finally tore his face, openly stood opposite Edward, and threw this fatal punch!

This is an open forced palace, a rupture, a life-and-death struggle for imperial power, and a decisive battle with no way out and no room for retreat.

"Your Majesty," Donald's eyes lit up, "and now, you need to give you an explanation. ”

"Donald," Safin said coldly, "What did Your Majesty do wrong and need to explain to you?"

"General Safin, you are mistaken, not to give me Donald an explanation, but to give everyone an explanation," Donald looked directly at Edward, without looking at Safin, and said lightly, "All of you present, who wants to watch the empire, under the leadership of our majesty, go to ruin step by step?"

"I don't want to!" a nobleman sneered and walked out, standing beside Donald.

"I don't want to. Another man stepped out of the crowd.

"And me!"

"Me!"

One by one, the noble lords loyal to Donald stepped out of the crowd and stood by Donald's side. There are many people, and the sneering faces and aggressive eyes form a picture of wolf hunting.

Rise up in groups!

Everyone present only felt a chill in their backs slowly climbing up.

And when Donald's most confidant, the Marquis of Watts, came out, the old viper wearing a wig directly showed his fangs.

"Your Majesty, it's time for you to abdicate!

The whole hall was dead silent.

In the 100 years since the founding of the Solan Empire, there has never been such a blatant rebellion.

Although everyone knew that this day would come sooner or later, when they really saw this scene at this moment, everyone was still a little difficult to accept.

People's eyes were focused on Edward's body.

Everyone knows that the emperor, who was ridiculed as a puppet, was also regarded as a heroic lord when he was young, but he was defeated at the hands of Donald more than ten years ago and fell silent. But this qiē did not smooth out the sharp edges and corners hidden under his elegant and gentle appearance.

After so many years of retreat, some people will sink, and some people will store up anger in their hearts. And in the face of Donald's fatal blow, did Edward compromise and abdicate, or did he die in the net?

This is Atlanta, where heavy forces are massed, and military power is in the hands of Safin. However, Donald dared to come. Dare to make a move, how can you not be prepared?

Minutes and seconds passed. During this process, Edward remained silent and did not speak, and Safin and other nobles and generals loyal to the royal family confronted Donald and his gang. And after Donald spoke. There was silence as well. There was no further action.

This punch, he finally swung out.

After accumulating thirty years, as long as the sentence "Your Majesty, you should abdicate", it is enough. Any amount of money is just a waste.

What matters now is not Donald and his followers, nor Edward's attitude, but the nobles who are standing outside the arena.

They are the most important piece of magic code on this scale.

Merely. No matter how you look at it, there is no reason for this piece of law to be voted on Edward's side again. Donald, it is precisely because of this that he dares to make a move!

In the silence, people slowly emerged from the oppressive atmosphere.

After all, I have been mentally prepared, although there is a little temporary distraction, but after all, things are in front of us. As a member of the Solan Empire, their territory. Their family, their net worth and their lives are all here. They have to make a choice. It is impossible to sit idly by.

People began to deliberate in whispers. His gaze swept over Donald and Edward.

Some were impassioned, others hesitated.

And most people's eyes are focused on those important patriarchs of wealthy families. The attitude of these people is undoubtedly the most important among them.

Especially the four major families - the Mo family and the Raphael family. The Rodney family and the Caldwell family.

"It seems that there is no way out. The chubby Kelly Raphael sighed softly, "Let's recognize the reality." Lulian is defeated, and the Solan family's last hole card is gone, and we and the Solan family. Although we have always advanced and retreated together, we can't resist the general trend after all. ”

"Donald has been planning for so long, seized this opportunity, drew his sword, and he won't go back without seeing blood," Mrs. Caldwell's voice was soft and calm, "I think about the Solan family." The current throne is on the crater, and if Donald wants this seat, we will give it to him. And His Majesty abdicated, he had to pay some price and make some concessions, among which there were many things that could be planned......"

After saying these words, there was silence among the four major families.

Although they are unwilling to go to war with Donald and make Solan completely divided and turbulent, there are some obstacles in their hearts for them to really stand up and force Edward to abdicate.

After a moment of hesitation, old Rodney turned his head to look at Mo Liuji and asked, "What about Mo Ya? When she came here today, she told us to just watch and not speak, what did she mean?"

Everyone's eyes were on Mo Liuji's face.

Mo Ya is in charge of the Imperial Supervision Department, with ruthless methods and full of wisdom, and in the political situation of the empire, she is already a force that people dare not underestimate. And she, in fact, has also become the spokesperson of the four major families.

The four major families advance and retreat together, although the real family power is still in the hands of the major patriarchs themselves, and the younger generation below may not all be convinced by Mo Ya, but Mo Ya's words have some weight.

In particular, she is in charge of the Ministry of Supervision and is well-informed, and she only knows many insider stories. Therefore, even if everyone had already judged the situation, and the one in front of them could not be more clear, but because of Mo Ya's words, everyone felt that there was an extra line in front of them.

Mo Ya is not there, and they can't make it clear, so they can't take this step.

Under the gaze of everyone, Mo Liuji shook his head and said, "I don't know where she is, it stands to reason that she should be present at this time." ”

"So what do we do?" Kelly asked, turning his head to look at the tense camps on both sides, "If it drags on like this, this powder keg will inevitably fall a spark." ”

"Make a decision. Mrs. Caldwell said, "You know my opinion. ”

Just as Kelly and Rodney Sr. were about to make a statement, suddenly, Mo Liuji waved his hand, stopped them, frowned, and said, "Wait, I think something is wrong." ”

"How?"

"Your Majesty's eyes ......" Mo Liuji stared at Edward and said slowly.

As he spoke, he saw Edward, who had been silent, slowly turning his gaze to this side. Those eyes were brighter than ever.

Then, Edward stood up. The long body, under the lamp, cast a long shadow.

"About the situation of Lulian, everyone is worried," Edward's voice was calm and magnetic, and his tone was very calm, as if he was talking about something not very important, "It's not that I want to hide it from everyone, it's just that the situation was not to the point of despair at that time, and I don't want everyone to worry." ”

"Hmph," a nobleman from Donald's side sneered, "now that the defeat is out of control, aren't you worried?"

Edward's expression was indifferent, he ignored him, and only said to himself: "I just got the last news, just right, to give you an explanation." ”

With that, a royal attendant walked out of Edward's side, bypassed Donald directly, and handed a battle report to the chief elder of the council.

Donald's eyes narrowed, revealing a glimmer of danger like a lion's anger.

In front of him, Edward's gaze did not dodge, but just looked at him calmly.

The chief elder who took the official document was a little puzzled and looked down. And after a few minutes, his face changed, and the expression on his face was full of surprise.

The document was passed on to the next person, then the third, then the fourth......

When the patriarchs of the four major families took over the battle report and read it carefully, many people who had read the war report began to talk about it.

The contents of the battle report are also spreading rapidly to the surroundings at lightning speed. Everyone who heard about it had a look of extreme shock on their faces.

This qiē made the nobles around Donald begin to look suspicious.

However, they did not know what was happening.

Surrounded by many people, they are like an island isolated from information.

They didn't wait long, though. The discussion is getting louder and louder, and the feelings are a little uncontrollable. The buzzing sound, like an overwhelming tide, hit the reef, and finally exploded with an exclamation from Mrs. Caldwell among the four major families!

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