Chapter 302: Seizure of Power
"Your Royal Highness, you may rest assured that I have sworn in Lorraine before the Late King, and I will keep my promise to lead all the people of Lorraine back to their homeland as soon as possible. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info But before we do that, I think we have two important things to do. First, please decide which prince will succeed you as soon as possible in order to appease the people, and second, ......" Leo turned his head to look at General Laurent in the middle of his speech, and continued, "Second, please remove General Laurent from his post as commander of the Praetorian Guard and reappoint a general who can take on this important task." ”
Hearing Leo's words, General Laurent raised his head sharply and glared at Leo in surprise, as if he did not expect Leo to make such a request in front of him. General Laurent's resentful eyes did not change Leo's attitude, Leo thought that he would advise this for the sake of the royal family of Lorraine, and believed that the queen and the two princes were also wise men.
The queen quietly observed General Laurent, and happened to see General Laurent's resentful and resentful expression, and her heart suddenly burst into her heart, I am afraid that such a person really cannot stay by her side and take on important responsibilities. However, the queen still discussed in a low voice with the two princes beside her, and then announced to the three of them: "The first king and I both think that Prince Picke Fairman has a calm and calm temperament, and is more suitable to inherit the royal inheritance. I will announce the succession of Picke Fairman to all the people in a moment, and I ask for your cooperation in the future. As for General Laurent......"
When General Laurent heard the queen talk about himself, he hurriedly spoke: "Your Royal Highness, I have always been loyal to the royal family of Lorraine, and the former king also trusted me very much before conferring the post of commander of the Praetorian Guard.
This remark was a bit heavy, almost pointing at his nose and scolding Leo for plotting wrong. However, Leo didn't care, and he looked like he was spitting on himself, not because he was broad-minded, but because he was sure that the two princes were definitely dissatisfied with General Laurent. Regardless of the prince's succession to the throne, he will attack General Laurent, and he will just be a bad guy first.
Since the beginning of the royal city of Lorraine, General Laurent's timid and cowardly personality has been discovered, and his thoughts on the way to the north to open the way in front of others cannot be hidden, not to mention that in the final decisive battle at the Senta level, General Laurent was directly deprived of the command of the Praetorian Guard, and the two princes took command in person. Even if King Fairman were alive, I am afraid that General Laurent would be taken sooner or later.
Nevertheless, who can do it without attachment to power? After enjoying the high office, General Laurent will not be willing to give up all this. The reason why Leo chose to rush this matter at this time was to take down General Laurent in one fell swoop when everyone was not prepared, and he would be dying at that time.
Hearing General Laurent's self-defense, the eyes of the two princes also began to become cold, General Laurent's cowardice and incompetence The two of them had a deep understanding on the way to the north, and now that there is an opportunity to seize his military position, the two princes will naturally not miss it.
Just when the queen's attitude began to hesitate, Prince Peake stood up: "Although General Laurent has worked hard, it is no longer suitable to continue to lead the Praetorian Guard, and I agree with Duke Leo's proposal." ”
"I also seconded the suggestion that General Laurent should retire and rest. Prince Nick was worthy of being a twin, and he continued Prince Peake's words without any gaps.
The opinions of the two princes were obviously very important to the queen, and seeing that Leo and the princes agreed, the queen could only say: "Then ask General Laurent to hand over his military duties, after working for the royal family for so long, General Laurent can also take this opportunity to take a good rest." ”
Seeing that the queen and the two princes had agreed to Leo's proposal, and knowing that his resignation was a foregone conclusion, General Laurent glanced at Leo with resentment once more. If it weren't for the presence of the Queen, General Laurent would have drawn his sword now and stabbed the abominable Duke Leo to death.
"So does the Duke of Leo have any suitable candidates to recommend for the position of commander of the Praetorian Guard?" Prince Peake asked Leo on his own without the queen saying a word, apparently he had put himself in the role of king.
"I have two candidates who are more suitable for now, the first is Miss Sidney Clovis, the former Captain of the Rose Knights of the Paris Empire, she has enough experience and strategic vision, and her personal martial arts skills are also quite good, and she is very suitable for leading the Praetorian Guard. Leo's recommendation of the first candidate surprised everyone present.
"What?" General Laurent couldn't believe his ears, and he couldn't help laughing insolently, "Hahaha! Duke Leo, you can't make that woman stun. An enemy general was recommended to be the commander of the Praetorian Guard of the Kingdom of Lorraine, which was a great disrespect to the royal family. ”
Anyway, it was a foregone conclusion that he would go to work, General Laurent simply broke the jar and broke it, no matter who Leo recommended, he would oppose it, but he didn't expect that the first person recommended by Leo would be so unreliable.
"Yes, this Sidney Clovis is the commander of the Paris Empire, and although she is loyal to you now, it will not allow the royal family to hand over important military power to her. Duke Leo should think about it more!" Jalaman, who had been silent and did not want to be involved, spoke out against this proposal.
Although Laurent sneered and Jalaman spoke out against it, Leo didn't care about the two of them, and turned his attention to the two princes, Pique and Nick.
"Your Highnesses, on our way north, we have all seen how powerful and difficult Sidney's Roseroknights are, and as for her loyalty, I can vouch for her. Emperor Paris had already declared Sidney dead in battle, and she could not return to Paris for a long time. Besides, she has already sworn allegiance to me, so you don't have to worry about the loyalty of a knight. Leo still tried to convince Prince Pique, because he really thought Sidney was the most suitable candidate.
"Alright, Duke Leo, Sidney Clovis will put the matter on hold for the time being, do you have a second choice?" the queen spoke, and it was clear that she did not agree with Leo's first recommendation.