On the richest central plain of Antaglisi, a majestic city rises on the shores of Lake Pars, the largest inland lake, bordered to the north, the rich plains of Brakaton to the east and south, and the forests of Tula Leone to the west.

Inside the palace hall, on the tall throne inlaid with gold and gemstones, a middle-aged man listened to the general's report at the bottom of the stairs with a gloomy face.

"Your Majesty, a coup d'état took place in Tartaglia a few months ago, and the new successor, King West, announced his support for Tanan's crusade against His Majesty the Wizard King, and put full command of Tartaglia's army in Tanan's hands.

A month ago, Tanan led his army to capture the Beit League and Lockwallen in quick succession, and is now marching at full speed towards the City of Betrayal.

But the location of the City of Treachery happened to border our Whitesrid by the fact that Lord Winning, Duke of the South, sent an urgent letter for help, begging His Majesty to send reinforcements in case of a sudden attack by the barbarians. ”

After saying so much in one breath, Wimbledon was also a little out of breath, but he had to be careful in front of this man at all times.

His Majesty Ryan's fiery temper was notoriously known throughout Erathia, and few people but Princess Catherine could get his gentle smile.

"What do you think?" a majestic voice sounded from the throne, but from the mere level of the voice, it was impossible to judge the king's joy and anger, which made the hearts of the people below feel uneasy.

You must know that the last time His Majesty Ryan announced his support for the Wizard King, the Assistant Chancellor of the Exchequer and a general expressed their euphemistic objection on the grounds that it was not suitable to make enemies in the first country, but they were immediately pulled out and cut down.

From then on, as long as the king did not reveal what he really thought in his heart, all the people below pretended to be dumb and said nothing.

"It's up to Your Majesty to decide. Led by Count Levi, the crowd at the foot of the stairs sang in unison.

"Pass my order, prepare the army, and start immediately, without waiting for Tanan to attack our land, Erathia's army took the initiative to attack and drove him directly into the sea!"

Ryan Geffenhardt waved his hand and made a decision directly.

"But Your Majesty! Our country is now at war with the elves of the Tulaone Forest in the west, and the battle for Hammondale Castle is also extremely fierce, and at this time, it will bring a huge burden to the supply and domestic production in the later stage!"

Chancellor of the Exchequer, William Pitt, was shocked when he heard this, the war against the forest elves had been going on for a long time, and it had put a heavy burden on the kingdom's finances, but it could not bring any benefits.

In order to make up for the financial deficit caused by the war, he has begun to collect the autumn tax and industrial and commercial tax from the people for the coming year, but life is still tight, and now His Majesty has made the decision to fight on two fronts, isn't that directly going to drag down the kingdom's finances?

In a moment of excitement, he couldn't care so much, and immediately shouted against it.

Ryan was stunned for a moment, and the expression on his face immediately became gloomy, the reason why he was called "Griffon's Heart" His Majesty was not only because his surname was the same as that of Griffin, but also because he had a heart as fierce and violent as a griffon.

But after seeing clearly who spoke out against him, Rien had to temporarily suppress the anger in his heart.

Although he is irritable, he is not a fool, there is a world of difference between killing an assistant minister and directly killing a chancellor, not to mention that what the chancellor said is not unreasonable, and the minister has complained to him many times before about the financial difficulties.

"How long has it been since Hammondale had a report come back?"

Ryan sat down again, but the gloomy face couldn't guess what he was thinking.

"Back to Your Majesty, the latest battle report was more than a month ago, Earl Hart said that he had resisted the fierce counterattack of the forest elves, but due to the weather, it was difficult to organize the army to advance for a while, and the two sides were now in a stalemate. ”

This time it was the Prime Minister Long Rich who replied, and there was no way, everyone was staring at him.

"Hmph! another stalemate!" Ryan slammed his fist on the armrest of the throne, and then stood up directly.

"The war has been going on for nearly a year, and the result of a steady stream of gold, supplies, and even cavalry regiments and angels being sent to the front has been a stalemate again and again? Who recommended Hart to me as the commander in chief? What use do I want him to do?"

When Ryan roared like this, there was no one to talk to, even Hart's closest ally, the Prime Minister, and the "Kingdom Shield" General Jax did not dare to speak out, but those nobles who usually had a lot of discord with Hart were snickering and sneering underneath.

Hart didn't know how much he had gained in this war, and now that he was about to be deflated, how could these people not applaud in their hearts?

Seeing that there was no one to respond, the anger in Ryan's heart was even worse, but as a superior person, it was not easy for him to give his own opinion, and just as he was about to be angry, a person suddenly came out among the ministers.

"Your Majesty, I think that since the battle of the fine line cannot achieve significant results, it is better to summon the Crusaders and the Cavalry Regiment Angels of Hammondal, and the strength of Harmondale's castle should be more than enough if it is only entrenched.

In this way, the supply pressure at home was relieved, and the kingdom's army was left to be more than capable of turning to the barbarians and allowing the ignorant and uncivilized people to appreciate the majesty of the Griffon Empire. ”

The person who spoke was none other than Eldred's father, Earl Svia Wessenhaker, who had always been at odds with Roger Hart, and now that he had the opportunity to fall into the ground, how could he let it go so easily?

"You!" Longliqi was startled when he heard this, and glared at Svia fiercely, and then shouted at Ryan, "Your Majesty, no!"

"Oh, what does the Prime Minister think?" Ryan's anger, which had eased slightly, soared again after hearing this, and although he tried his best to suppress it, the frowning brow and mocking tone showed that he was on the verge of exploding.

"It's... The reason why Longrich spoke out against it was entirely because he and Hart were grasshoppers in the same chain of interests, and when Hart was reaping the benefits of the front, he did not send all kinds of treasures to his house.

Now that he is about to cut off his financial route, of course he jumps up like a burning ass, but he is a civil servant after all, .nt you want him to say one, two, three, that's no fart, in a hurry, the corner of his eye swept the Jax next to him, but standing here are all people like human spirits, seeing that His Majesty the King is already angry, who would dare to touch this moldy head?

It was Jax who didn't see anything, and looked down at the dust on the tips of his shoes.

"In that case, there is no opinion, so as the Earl of Svia suggests, and at once issue a royal decree to Hammondal, to requisition the New Crusaders, the Holy Knights, and the Angels to return home, and to mobilize the whole country to prepare for the beginning of the crusade against the barbarians.

As for the Prime Minister, who has worked hard and is old, I don't think it will be too hard, I will allow you to go home to recuperate, and the post of Prime Minister will be temporarily represented by Count Svia, so be it!"

After saying this, Li En didn't wait for everyone's response, he got up and brushed his sleeves away, and he ignored the cry of the old prime minister faintly coming from the back of the corridor.

If it weren't for the fact that the kingdom had just been established and the people's hearts were unstable, he really wanted to pull these stupid nobles like moths and fat pigs to the moat one by one and cut them down to see if what was flowing from their bodies was blood or lard.

Today's incident just gave him an excuse to have a seizure, to support the young aristocratic forces loyal to the royal family, to suppress and clean up those inactive moths, this is a necessary balancing measure for a king, others have always thought that he is just short-tempered, but they don't know that this is his most powerful disguise.

As for the barbarian of Krurod, it is just a beginning, a deserter who has lost his armor several times, with those cowardly beast tamers, what waves can he really toss?

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