1111 Valentine's Day, Covenant?
In terms of fighting, Duke can sweep away all the nobles on the opposite side except for a certain princess. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
When it comes to talking about cannons, Duke asks himself if he doesn't lose to anyone on the other side.
It's hateful that the most helpless thing in the world is that the referee pulls the bias!
In order to control it conveniently, Varian, who only had a cowardly personality, became a fool-like mascot for a long time. Now in order to win in the noble realm, the Black Dragon Princess directly plays spiritual domination.
Varian, who was sitting on the throne, said in his weak voice, "Dear Grand Duke Marcus, I also want the Stormwind Kingdom to be stronger and richer. Unfortunately, your views have shaken the foundations of the entire kingdom, and I cannot agree with you. ”
"Your Majesty, I ......" actor Duke looked like he was still arguing.
"Your Excellency Marcus, who gave you the power to interrupt Your Majesty's speech!" Apparently, Katrana's Black Dragon Princess was in a big way, and her speech was immediately loudly supported by the nobles.
Duke had no choice but to shut up with a look of grievance.
The weak chicken version of Varian continued: "The nobility is the cornerstone of the kingdom, and when the cornerstone is destroyed, the kingdom no longer exists. Your proposal to limit the power of the nobility is an act of destroying the cornerstone. If I agree, I will not have the face to see the king and Uncle Anduin when I die. ”
Hearing this, even if Duke knew that this guy was a puppet, he just wanted to hide his face at the moment, and then spray this Varian side with saliva.
Nima, I really want to show these nobles why the flowers are so red now.
By the way, this teasing version of Varian was pinned to Ryan's grave and let him wake up.
However, for the sake of planning, actor Duke can only pretend to be his grandson.
"Your Majesty!" Duke intensified.
As expected, Duke was ignored by the weak chicken version of Varian, and he endorsed it to himself: "Marcus Aiqing, I can understand your original intention of wanting our country to be rich and strong, but this time, I will not only veto your proposal. I will also cut your territory as a warning. Forgive me, Duke Marcus, I must set an example, an example for the nobility of the world—that is, natural kingship, and noble power is an extension of royal power. ”
As soon as these words came out, not only Duke was a little stunned, but even Bolval, who had always remained neutral, was dumbfounded.
What is a slap in the face?
That's a slap in the face!
Generally speaking, without committing treason, the king has no right to reduce the fiefdom of his vassals.
Now Duke proposed to reduce the power of the aristocracy, but Duke raised the issue openly during the annual deliberations, based on the contradictions in the field of internal affairs.
Treason is definitely not a crime, and if it is reduced, it is actually definitely a bit excessive. Of course, it can barely be said from the beginning.
The point is that Bolval knew that this cowardly Varian was mentally controlled.
For a moment, even an honest man like Bolval was about to go berserk.
Duke's mind is also turning sharply, and when he reaches his status, he is no different from the king. But as long as he still admits his status as a vassal with the Urion family, then he will inevitably fall into an absolute disadvantage politically.
No, it should be said that in a sense, even if he is reduced to one square of territory, it will be a slap in the face to him.
Now the key is how big Onexia's appetite is.
If she has a small appetite and only wants to create conflict in the Stormwind Kingdom, she can have the puppet Varian announce that he will cut off all his fiefdoms.
So Duke has only three options:
One is to jump out and uncover her true colors, and fight directly in the Stormwind Fortress as in history, which is cool, and the problem is that there is no way to punish those nobles who are cheering for her, because of the lack of critical evidence.
The second is that Duke pinched his nose and admitted it, but this would obviously deal a huge blow to Duke's prestige.
The third is that Duke directly rebelled and declared independence. If Duke didn't know that Katrana was the Black Dragon Princess, maybe he would really do it, and if he still did it after knowing it, it would definitely be the most stupid choice.
If she had a medium appetite, she would only need Varian to symbolically subtract the territory of Duke's village. As a way of reconciliation, her forces invade Duke's territory and seek to infiltrate further.
Of course, what Duke hopes for most is that the Black Dragon Princess has a big appetite......
Really!
Varian spoke, "I declare the reclaim of all of the Marcus family's territories in the Elwyn Forest and the Twilight Forest. ”
Almost instantly, life was presented in the council hall of Stormstorm Fortress.
There is surprise, there is anger, there is confusion, there is confusion!
But it's more about anticipation --
The nobles waited for Duke's reaction to see how the mighty Storm Empire's Alliance hero would react.
Are the nobles afraid? Of course they are afraid, if Duke rises out and slaughters all the people here, they will have no place to cry.
But they were also looking forward to it, longing, hoping that it would be the most wonderful thing if Duke bowed his head and continued to be his good courtier, obliging to give the kingdom more wealth for them to squander.
The humanoid Onexia cast a defiant look, and those eyes that clearly poured out mockery and coercion told Duke - if you don't want to be the public enemy of the nobility in human society, you can pinch my nose and admit it!
Duke!
Actor Duke!
His face is a good illustration of what it is like for a reformer to fall from the clouds of hope into the abyss of pain.
Is it indisputable anger?
Or is it the pathos of not getting a response from the lord with a lot of blood?
Anyone can imagine that beneath that agitated and convulsive face was a fierce rift with his lord Varian.
Eventually, Duke bowed his head.
"Compliance...... Destiny ......" two words that seemed to be squeezed out of between the teeth, weighing as much as Wanjun.
The meeting ended, and the news that Grand Duke Duke Marcus had been reduced by the Stormwind Kingdom exploded. caused a tsunami in the Union.
To the surprise of the Storm Nobles, they were overjoyed, believing that this victory would serve as a model for the Alliance, causing the nobles of all countries to jump out and levy heavy taxes on the trains passing through their territory, but there was no wave.
In particular, the queens of various countries have publicly stated that if the Stormwind Kingdom treats Duke unfairly, they are willing to set aside a piece of the Grand Duke's domain in their kingdom to Duke.
What caught the nobles even more off guard was that although Varian gave all the confiscated territories to the nobles who supported Duke this time as a prize for the political struggle, at the behest of a certain dragon, their income did not increase but decreased.
Because overnight, all the trains stopped passing through their territory, and all the drivers of the trains, mainly the dwarves, went on strike, and then dismantled the locomotives in the name of maintenance. All the original abundant daily necessities were stopped, and all luxury stores related to the Marcus Chamber of Commerce in Stormwind refused to sell goods to the conservative aristocracy.
To make matters worse, rumors spread that the nobles wanted to restore the 'first night power' and the tyrannical rule of casually reducing the people to serfs, which led directly to the exodus of the people.
All of a sudden, the nobles were also blinded.
At this moment, Macaro, the old butler of the Marcus family, came to visit Countess Anristo and handed over a letter with only one sentence: "Valentine's Day, about it?"