I saw Viscount von Loklein holding his famous twin white-purple beam spears, and quieted everyone in a calm and high-pitched voice. His words were like magic, and everyone immediately stopped shouting, and I have to say that there was indeed the arcane energy of the control horror knight in his words. Miss Duchess Rihir felt the voice familiar, but she wasn't an illusionist like her cousin Sorena, and she could see through disguise, so she hadn't noticed anything unusual yet.

"There are four more people who have come here to kill!"

Before the words were spoken, everyone noticed that four crosses had suddenly been erected on the castle tower where there was only Viscount von Loclein, and four people who had been stripped naked were tied to the shelves. If you look closely, it turns out that it is the Count of Lupfen, the Countess of Laportstein, the Baron of Bondorf, and the Count of Fürstenberg, four of the most hated aristocratic bureaucrats in the region.

Seeing this scene, the peasant team instantly burst into laughter, and the four kidnapped people were helpless although they had no place to be ashamed.

"I've heard that these four people are the most annoying guys in Grateshut, let them see the anger of the civilians today!"

"Okay!"

"Long live Viscount von Loklein!"

Relative to the enthusiasm of the peasants, the Imperial Army remained unmoved by Sebastian's orders, and even ignored what was happening on the towers.

The strictness of military discipline in the 1st Mobile Division is indeed very impressive. Of course, this is not all due to this, the "Imperial Servants" are not locals and have little connection with the local aristocracy, but they still have some sympathy for the common people here, so they are happy to see the changes.

When the cheers of the crowd gradually subsided, Viscount von Loklein continued.

"Hehe, since these people like gold, I'll let them taste enough!"

As he spoke, he uncovered a cauldron at his feet, in which some unknown bright solution was churning.

The people under Miyagi didn't notice such a thing just now, so they were also a little puzzled, I don't know why this world-famous knight would put a pot in front of everyone, does he want to make a fire to cook?

As if aware of the audience's doubts, Viscount von Locliquein continued.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this is all dissolved gold, which I have taken from a few chests in the cellar of Count Lupfen's house, and I am going to feed it to some distinguished lords and ladies now. ”

We don't need to go into detail about the performances that followed, and the people's wishes have finally been greatly satisfied. In the midst of their excitement, Viscount von Loclein cut off several heads stuffed with golden objects in his mouth and threw them down Miyagi, and then a pair of dazzling white wings of light appeared behind him, flew into the air, and finally disappeared.

Riding on the hustle and bustle of celebration, the Imperial Count von Ridlingen reappeared unobtrusively in the middle of the line. Duchess Rihir glanced at him and suddenly thought of something, but the youngest archmage in the history of the empire was about to speak, but was stopped by her cousin, another court magician, Miss Sorena, with a look in her eyes. As a result, the largest local lord only smiled at Sebastian, while our Imperial Count returned the favor with a polite bow, and everything was left to chance.

When the peasants' strength weakened slightly, Sebastian suddenly rushed into the peasant army with the world-famous magic sword "Iltrosa", and cut off the heads of Urban Rastel and several other rebel leaders with an absolutely powerful attack.

And with the carnival of the peasants just now, they quickly changed their formations, and the "Imperial Servants" who had surrounded the peasants' positions also drew out the Tutonian fighting sword tied to their waists at this time, and wrapped them layer upon layer.

Suddenly, the leaderless peasants were in chaos, but unfortunately they could not escape at all.

Sebastian spread his black wings of light and leapt into the air, first shaking the audience with a long roar of mystical power, and then shouting at the panicked peasants in Salian's style.

"You need not be afraid, I am the Imperial Count Sebastian von Riddlelingen, General of the Imperial Army, and I am speaking to you on behalf of Miss Rihir, Duchess of South Volentava. ”

Rihir, who had consulted with Sebastian beforehand, also came to the front, and immediately some of the old peasants recognized the mistress of the Imperial army. They bowed to the ground and answered.

"Ah! It's really Miss, you're finally back! ”

"I don't want to kill more, Miss Richier has decided to remove all the officials who have been derelict in their duties, and I am not responsible for your rebellion except for the few who I have killed just now. At the same time, it was decided to permanently exempt the large and small tithes on the land. ”

"Is that really the case, Miss?"

"My father's swear of honor is true!"

As a result, the local rebellion in Grazhut was completely suppressed by Sebastian within a month. And the Imperial Count is also favored by beauties, and has added a confidante.

"Hmph, I've long heard that my sister Sorena, who is known as a difficult and unbreakable beauty, is involved with a down-and-out knight, and I didn't believe it at first, but who knew that I myself am like this now! ”

Sebastian put his arm around the duchess and replied helplessly: "I have to do this as a last resort, if you want the loose little nobles to muster up the courage to rebel, you must have a leading figure, so in order to revitalize the empire, you must first rebel against the empire, please understand, my beauty." ”

"Hehe, full of crooked reasoning, but I believe you. ”

The Imperial Count von Ridlingen, together with the Duchess of South Volentava and several important generals, personally went to the palace of Litomyšl to report on his work. Although the lonely Sebastian is different from Salian, who is good at drilling, but in order to implement the plan, he also had to put down his self-esteem, and as soon as he arrived at the palace, he quietly met with the court celebrity, the emperor's adviser Count von Prantenberg, since the last meeting, Sebastian was led by Count von Prantenberg as a party, and this time Sebastian brought a lot of treasures to honor Count von Prantenberg.

Thus, at the time of the Emperor's audience, Count von Prantenberg and Miss Richel praised Sebastian in front of the Emperor at the same time. Prime Minister Weithel and Deputy Prime Minister Zolvík and Sebastian are also at odds with each other, so they are happy to be a favor.

At the end of the first visit, the emperor's father and son had another discussion in the secret room.

"Father, Sebastian has been very meritorious and loyal lately, so why don't we make him a duke and rank with Salian to divide the situation. ”

Sigismund V nodded approvingly.

"Max, you're right, but it's inconvenient for our direct territory to be divided anymore, do you have any ideas?"

In fact, Max already had a plan. The skills he had learned from August's College had matured a lot after a period of time as an assistant to the government.

"Father, although we are only the nominal masters of the empire, we still have the rights that have been handed down since ancient times. According to the law of the 'Mirror of Tutonia', the Emperor can exile any lord of the empire on the grounds of unpopularity. If we get rid of a duke who is not from our faction and replace it with Sebastian, won't we be able to reap the effect of strengthening the weak branches?"

"Yes, I know there is, but no royal family has been able to use this right since the end of the Third Dynasty. ”

"Yes, Father, that's because the imperial power has declined and no longer has authority. But things are different today. For example, Ulrich, Duke of Wroburg in Schwartenn, has long since rebelled against his family, and his relationship with other nobles is not good. It just so happened that the Chinese and American forces were in turmoil, so why don't we depose Ulrich for the double crime of ineffective suppression of bandits and unpopular popularity, and let Sebastian be the Duke of Wroburg, so that we can kill multiple birds with one stone. ”

"Haha, Max, you've grown up too, so I can rest assured. ”

As an aside, shortly thereafter, Sigismund allowed Max to inherit the title of Grand Duchy of Altenburg, retaining only the title of Emperor himself.

Sebastian, who remained in the palace of Litomyšl, was warmly received by the royal family and nobles, and three days later he was summoned again by the emperor and made him Duke of Würloburg in the presence of many high-ranking officials and dignitaries of the court. And the same as Salian, this is a seal, and his original official title is all retained.

Sebastian returned to his room with his mandate in hand, where two beautiful court magicians awaited him.

"Two beauties, it seems that His Majesty likes me very much. ”

He casually threw the duke's letter of appointment on the table, and said indifferently.

"Sebastian, you are the second Duke of the present Rokenhausen dynasty to be canonized since the Duke of New Mark. First of all, Miss Sorena, the illusionist, picked up the letter of appointment and glanced at it, the corners of her mouth slightly raised.

Both court magicians were well acquainted with the affairs of the Empire, and only listened to the elemental envoy Miss Rihil add.

"Haha, and oh, Sister Sorena hasn't been in the palace lately, and there are some things I don't know much about. In fact, His Majesty the Emperor has been quite anxious this year, and there are countless internal and external troubles, so even the rebellion in Grateshut, which is so close to the palace, has to be transferred from the Central and Southern Regions. ”

"Well, I've heard that the Turde Empire has been making a lot of moves recently, does Suleiman the Magnificent want to march into the west without capturing the city of Severus?"

Hearing Sebastian's words, Miss Richel nodded and continued.

"In the light of the current situation, perhaps the Sultan thinks that the Whira Empire is nothing more than a disease of ringworm and scabies. As a result, the entire army under the direct command of the emperor was on the eastern frontier to guard against the Turde Empire. This time, you were asked to serve in Schwartenen because the Imperial Court was overwhelmed and wanted you to deal with the Protestant sects and rebels in the southwest. And Ulrich's unpopularity is on the one hand, and on the other hand, his uncle, Jurgen, Bishop of Ulm, sold a lot of indulgence scrolls, which caused a large amount of the empire's wealth to be lost to Itkanlia, and I think His Majesty the Emperor may also have financial considerations. ”

Listening to the duchess's analysis, Sebastian said in a deep voice.

"Dear Miss Richier, your words really made me stunned, so it is a hot potato that Your Majesty has given me the title of Duke of Froburg. ”

"That's roughly what happened. ”

However, danger always comes with opportunity, and after attending the ceremony of Macminus's succession to the Grand Duchy of Altenburg in Vanolia, Sebastian first returned to the fortress of Freising, the bayou fortress, bringing back the ducal mandate and the imperial decree of exile from Ulrich, Duke of Ulrich, and his uncle, Bishop Jurgen of Ulm.

Everyone knew that the imperial decree endorsed by the strength of nothing was just a piece of waste paper, so Sigismund V lent Sebastian two magic detachments this time as a sign of sincerity. Naturally, it was the sisters who led them, and the emperor spared no expense in order to win over the local forces.

Sebastian himself certainly wanted to succeed in one fell swoop, and he spent a month on his army to consolidate his control over the "Imperial Mercetaries" before ordering an army to Sindelbronn, the capital of Froburg. The army, which was trying to seize the principality, traveled day and night, hoping to avoid unnecessary clashes as much as possible.

It just so happened that at this time, Salian also returned to Schwartenen.