Chapter 70: Tough

Leslie's separation from the Stark family is actually not too strict for Xu Yi.

As early as when he contacted Leslie a few years ago, he knew very well that Leslie's ideas were somewhat incompatible with the overall philosophy of the Stark family, and Leslie had always been very opposed to the family's approach.

Previously, Leslie claimed that he would go back and fight for the inheritance of the family with all his might, hoping that after he became the patriarch, he could gradually reverse the concept of the Stark family and change the entire family according to his ideas.

Although he has failed now, from a personal point of view, it is not a relief.

In the final analysis, he is the biological son of Duke Stark after all, no matter how weak Duke Stark's affection for this biological son is, just for the sake of inheriting the family lineage, it is impossible to really do anything to him.

Leslie claimed to order at least ten medium-sized armed magic ships from the New Flying Chamber of Commerce, and the funds required were extremely large, and without the tacit approval of Duke Stark, Leslie would never have been able to take such a large amount of money with him when he left the family.

Perhaps, as Xu Yi guessed, Duke Stark's expulsion of Leslie from the family can be regarded as leaving a way out for the Stark family.

Therefore, Xu Yi didn't care too much about Leslie's expulsion from the family, whether Leslie went to work as a pirate at sea or ran to be a maritime merchant, in the position of a friend, Xu Yi would support him.

In addition to this, this actually did not have much impact on Xu Yi and the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.

However, this incident had a profound impact on the entire Stark family, and even on the entire Lampari Kingdom.

The nobles of the kingdom of Lampari learned about it through rumors. The reason why Duke Stark even expelled his own son from the house. It was because Leslie opposed his political philosophy. Oppose his actions against the nobles of the kingdom.

And Duke Stark doesn't even give any affection to his own son, so he naturally has to be more ruthless to others.

And that's exactly what happened.

After the news of Leslie's expulsion from the family, Duke Stark once again sped up.

In just one month, a large number of nobles in the Lampari Kingdom have been questioned, and the level involved is getting wider and higher.

Not only have four more earls and city lords in a row been deprived of their titles and city lords, but even one of the military ministers of the Lampari Kingdom has a good reputation in the Lampari Kingdom. The Duke of Festarin, known as the "Eagle of Lampari", was also charged with treason and imprisoned.

Even a duke who can be regarded as high among all the nobles can't escape, which shows how determined and ambitious the stubborn conservative nobles of the Lampari Kingdom represented by the Duke of Stark this time are.

However, this time it also inevitably provoked a strong backlash in the Lampari Kingdom.

In addition to criticizing the recent events in the Lampari Kingdom in many newspapers, claiming that it was shaking the stability of the kingdom, many of the nobles who were held accountable even rebelled directly.

When the gendarmerie under the Kingdom Council entered the estate of an earl lord and tried to capture him, they were met with fierce resistance from the count's personal guard.

The two sides exchanged direct fire, and the gendarmerie paid the price of hundreds of dead and wounded to successfully capture the earl.

The war between the noble private guard and the gendarmerie of the kingdom parliament was undoubtedly an unusually strict affair, and in the laws of the kingdom, it could even be defined as treason.

However, under this form shì. It's nothing.

The incident served as a fuse that ignited tensions in the Lampari kingdom in an instant.

Next is when it comes to capturing the rest of the nobles. The gendarmerie sent by the Parliament of the Kingdom met with increasingly fierce resistance, and the casualties became more and more severe.

Later, after discovering that the gendarmerie was no longer able to complete the task of arresting, the Royal Assembly even directly mobilized the Kingdom garrison.

However, the move provoked an even stronger backlash.

According to the rules set by the Lampari Kingdom at the beginning of its founding, the kingdom garrison is only used to protect the security of the kingdom, and must not be used to deal with the nobles in the country, and now the Duke of Stark has broken this taboo with the power in his hands, which naturally arouses the anger of almost all the nobles in the Lampari Kingdom.

Those small nobles who don't have much strength are just that, the big nobles who really have strength and have a different position from Duke Stark know that sooner or later they will be targeted by Duke Stark, so they have responded in advance.

For a time, there was an extremely tense atmosphere everywhere in the Kingdom of Lampari, and even many newspapers expressed their worries that in the current situation, they were afraid that if they were not careful, the kingdom's civil war would break out.

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"Bang-"

Eric slapped the table heavily, stood up suddenly, and glared straight at Duke Stark in front of him, and finally held back the scolding that had reached his throat, with a gloomy face, and roared: "Duke Starr, I trust you, and I think you can handle these things well, so I will leave everything to you to do, and I don't care about it." But look at what has become of the kingdom now, what do you want to do, do you really want to provoke a civil war?"

This was the first time Eric yelled at him in front of Duke Stark, and Duke Stark glanced at him with a little surprise, and said with a slight smile: "Your Majesty, please rest assured." A qiē is in my grasp. These people are just moaning feebly, and they don't affect anything. ”

"Doesn't that make a difference?" Eric slapped a document on the table in front of him and said angrily, "Coleb City has even declared independence!

Duke Stark glanced at the official document, frowned slightly, and then said with a smile: "Your Majesty, since Count Arnobi has already done this kind of thing, of course we can't let him go." Rest assured, I have sent the Second Army of the garrison to the city of Kolebo. With the strong strength of the Second Army, I believe that it will not take more than half a month for you to see Kolebo City return to the embrace of the kingdom. ”

"You've sent out the Second Army?" Eric asked coldly, staring into Duke Stark's eyes.

"Yes, Your Majesty. ”

Eric paused, deliberately waited for a while, but found that Duke Stark didn't have the slightest intention of continuing to explain, and couldn't help but be angry in his heart.

Since the founding of the Lampari Kingdom, the Lampari Kingdom Garrison has always been regarded as the private army of the Lampari Kingdom royal family, and it can be said to be the final hole card of the royal family.

However, after Eric ascended to the throne, the kingdom's garrison gradually fell under the control of the Duke of Starr.

Although the most elite of the kingdom's garrison, the First Army, was still loyal and obeyed the orders of His Majesty the King alone, the Second Army was now completely under the command of the Duke of Starr, and even Eric's orders could not be conveyed to the Second Army at all.

Previously, when Lampari XIII was still alive, he sent the Third Army of the Kingdom Garrison to the city of Sewell, nominally to strengthen the defense of the northern border against the invasion of the Kingdom of Sark.

But in Eric's opinion at that time, because the lord of Thurwell was the Count of Satsuma, and the Count of Satsuma supported Sevigny, Lampari XIII ordered the Third Army of the Kingdom Garrison to accept the command of the Lord of Thurwell, and it was undoubtedly Lampari XIII who clearly expressed his support for Sevigny to take over the throne.

It is precisely for this reason that Eric made up his mind to take the risk of poisoning Lampari XIII under the bewitchment of Duke Stark, and finally ascended to the throne with the help of Duke Stark.

At the time, Eric felt that he had done the right thing, but looking back now, he realized that Lampari XIII's dispatch of the Third Army of the Kingdom Garrison was a brilliant move.

If the Third Army is not left in Anweimar, I am afraid that it will already fall into the hands of the Duke of Starr by now.

If this really happens, Eric will no longer have the slightest confidence in front of Duke Stark.

Thinking of this, Eric's face sank slightly, and he said, "Immediately order them to stop, and without my order, no attack on Kolebo City is allowed." ”

Duke Stark was stunned for a moment: "Your Majesty, are you going to let Count Arnobi go and watch Kolebo City really go independent?"

"Of course it can't be. Eric shook his head. "But the way to solve this problem doesn't have to be so crude. There is certainly a reason why Count Arnoby chose to do this......"

With that, Eric glanced at Duke Stark meaningfully.

"We only need to address the concerns of Count Arnobi and believe that this matter can be resolved peacefully, without the direct use of force and plunging the kingdom into a shameful civil war. ”

Seeing Eric's serious look, Duke Stark frowned: "Your Majesty, are you going to forgive a big rebel who intends to split the kingdom?"

Eric glanced at him faintly, "I haven't convicted Count Arnobi yet." ”

"But ......"

"No, but. Eric unceremoniously interrupted Duke Stark.

Duke Stark raised his eyebrows, glanced at Eric, and then lowered his head slightly.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will go and convey your order to the Second Army of the garrison. ”

After waiting quietly for a while, seeing that Eric had no more orders, Duke Stark took his leave and left.

Watching the door close, Eric felt weak and slumped in his chair.

His hands subconsciously pinched, but he found that his hands seemed to have no strength, and his whole body was weak and weak, and he was covered in cold sweat, and his palms were full of sweat.

It was the first time he had shown such a tough stance in front of Duke Stark.

Although I was very nervous, and even now I felt like I was tired after a big fight, but I felt unusually happy.

Lying down in his chair and staring blankly at the ceiling for a long time, Eric finally let out a long breath.

It's been more than a year since he ascended the throne, but only today does he feel like a king. (To be continued......)