After this banquet, presided over by Arino, in the name of celebrating the generalissimo's triumph, ended in a very formal condition. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info Melwitz left the greeting section and hurried back to Edmund's dormitory......

The night passed......

Early the next morning, when Meliwitz got up, he sent people outside the city to invite Kuzhi into the palace. He took advantage of the time to take a bath and change clothes and change into his official uniform. I saw Melwitz wearing a dragon wing forehead guard, a cloud blue velvet robe, a gold silk gauze covered drapery, a gold inscription binding the waist, a navy blue brocade boots, and a pearl and jade ring wearing an obsidian scepter.

The maids who were waiting in the palace had already prepared breakfast, and the nurse had already fed Edmund.

Melwisz held Edmund, who was sleeping on a full stomach, and sat at a nine-square dining table to accompany Avril to breakfast.

Not long after, the maid led Kuzhi to the dining room where Melwitz was eating. As soon as Kuzhi entered, he saw a small baby in the hall with Melwitz in his arms, and he was sure that it must be the prince.

Melwitz beckoned to Kuzhi: "Together." ”

As soon as the words fell, the maid who was waiting beside her had already prepared the tableware.

Ku Zhi was not restrained, opened the hem of his clothes and sat down indifferently: "The duke called me over, it won't be as simple as just to eat, right?"

Melwiitz put down the spoon in his hand, took a napkin and wiped his lips, and then said to the maids who were waiting, "Let's all go down." ”

"Yes—" The maids saluted Melwiitz and left the dining room with light steps.

The maids all departed one after another, and Avril, who had already eaten, also took Edmund from Melwitz's arms......

It was only at this time that Melwitz said to Kuzhi: "The emperor of Lokosno, what means do you use to suppress the lords with military power?"

"Military power?" Kuzhi wondered why Meliwitz asked this for no reason, and replied, "As far as I know, the lords of Lokosno have no military power other than the fixed taxes, and at most they can have a small ground guard, and the number is limited. Once exceeded, regardless of the circumstances, it will be judged as a conspiracy. ”

After listening to Kuzhi's words, Melwiez thought for a while and said: "Ramga prevents me from returning to the capital, and leads 150,000 troops, which is twice the size of my own army. ”

Ku Zhi pondered for a moment and asked, "Does the duke want to take back the military power in the hands of the lord?"

Melwitz nodded, without the slightest concealment: "If you want to resist external aggression, you must eliminate the hidden dangers that these nobles may bring. ”

Seeing that Melwiitz was firm, Ku Zhi asked, "When does the Duke want to implement it?"

"The sooner the better. ”

Ku Zhi shook his head and said bluntly: "No! This matter is not a one-day function, if the Duke wants to change, he must come step by step." ”

"Are you worried that my move will cause a backlash from those lords?" Melwiitz also pondered for a long time, he should know better than anyone else about the pros and cons.

Ku Zhi nodded: "Taking back the rights that have been released for a long time will definitely touch the vital interests of those lords. Either they attack in groups, or they will allow the Arenor faction to invisibly increase their strength against us. ”

"Alas, I'm afraid that the emperor didn't expect that the measures taken back then would cause the current situation......" Melwiitz looked a little melancholy, and said to Ku Zhi with a slight straight color: "Don't mention this matter for the time being, come with me to the council hall today." ”

"What are the Duke's plans?"

Melwiez said solemnly: "Contain Arena!"

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Imperial Council Chamber, located on the south side of the Royal Palace. The building is oval-shaped, with a garden at the main entrance and a small artificial lake in the center for boating. The garden echoes the central plaza and serves as a place to relax during celebrations in the square.

In the main hall of the council hall, a royal platform is built. On the throne are two lavish thrones, which are the exclusive property of the Empress and Melwiez. After Arena proclaimed himself regent, he placed a nobleman's soft-backed chair at the bottom left of the staircase of the king's staircase.

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After breakfast, Meliwitz and Kuzhi got up and left the Prince's Bedchamber, walked through the central square of the Palace, and came to the outside of the Council Hall on the south side of the Palace.

The two of them walked into the council hall and came to the door of the main hall, where they heard the sound of Arena talking to the ministers.

The guards outside the main hall saluted when they saw Meliwitz: "See the marshal!"

Melwitz said lightly, "Open." ”

The two soldiers guarding the door of the main hall slowly pulled the door open.

The door of the main hall was suddenly opened, which naturally attracted the attention of many people, and the ministers who were waiting in line for Arino to make a decision, heard the strange noise, and they all looked for the sound.

When the ministers saw that it was Melwitz, they all stood on their sides. When Melwitz came over, they all saluted him.

"See the Duke..."

"I've seen the Duke..."

"Subordinates, see marshal..."

Instead of answering the ministers who greeted him, Melwitz walked towards the throne......

Arena was enjoying the thrill of giving orders, and the surprise of Melwiitz and the reaction of the ministers below him made him very embarrassed. But seeing that Melwitz was already close to him, he could only suppress the displeasure in his heart, got up and said with a smile: "The duke's expedition is already very fortunate, and the political affairs are handled by this king......"

Melwiec also didn't bother with Arenor, and went straight up the agate stone steps and sat directly on the queen's throne, with the heroic Kuzhi standing on the left.

Arena was stunned, and was even more upset that Melwitz ignored his actions. But when he turned around and saw that Melwitz was sitting on the throne of the Empress, he began to mutter...

Melwiez's next move, even Kuzhi couldn't understand. I saw him leaning out and groping under the throne for a while......

It wasn't until he felt a hard touch in his palm that he really put his heart down, "Hmph, sure enough, Arino didn't find out. 』

By the time Meliwitz sat upright, he had an extra scroll in his hand with a dark green color and a gold wire coil.

Arino was not far from Meliwitz, and when he saw this scroll clearly, he couldn't help but "groan" in his heart, and secretly said, "It's broken..."

Ignoring everyone's puzzled eyes, Melwitz first untied the scroll in his hand and read it, then closed it and asked Arianor: "Prince, Your Majesty is missing, do you have eyebrows?"

"Uh... The king has sent someone to search for him, but he has not yet obtained credible information. Arena didn't know what kind of tricks Melwiez was going to play, so he had to ask and answer first, and then think about how to deal with it.

Melwiitz asked Areno again: "Where does the Prince know about the neighbors who serve His Majesty?"

Arinor's heart shuddered, "Did he find something?"

"They have committed suicide in fear of sin, and they don't know the ...... of the duke"

Melwidz didn't give Arena a chance to ask a rhetorical question, and asked, "What can be found in His Majesty's bedchamber?"

Arena stared at Melwitz for a moment, and said, "The prisoner is very cunning, and he has not found anything suspicious!"

Under Melwiez's repeated questioning, Arena began to look impatient, although the answers were fluent.

Melwiez looked at Arena with a sharp look in his face, and with a sense of certainty, he asked again.

"Can Your Majesty's crown, scepter, and seal be lost?"

Arena hesitated for a moment, wondering "What the hell is this warrior up to......

"Don't worry, the Duke is a direct member of the royal family, of course, he must take good care of these, and when the prince ascends the throne, he should serve them!" Arena narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at Melwiez.

Melwitz ignored it and opened the scroll in his hand again......