There is a secret passage in the castle of the Grand Duke of Hanseasa leading to the outside of the city - this is a backup that almost all the royal nobles will reserve, in case the family encounters enemy attacks and accidents, there is a way to escape. When Baroque interrogated Archduke Morrison, he learned the secret of the secret passage, which he naturally wanted to use. The nearly 1,000 highland warriors in the Grand Duke's castle were the castles that secretly entered from outside the city through secret passages, and they hid from everyone.

The rebels were quickly routed, and in the face of the apparently prepared Grand Duke's army, the noble guards were panicked and could not resist at all, and after throwing down dozens of corpses, they scattered and fled, leaving no one to pay attention to the stunned nobles. The Highlands did not pursue them very far, and they were ordered to capture the rebellious nobles and not let them flee alone.

Therefore, when Baroque met Count Calvin and returned to the castle. Outside the castle gates, the soldiers were closely guarding a group of crouching fellows, who were the same nobles who were planning the rebellion. Even a few people who hid behind the scenes and did not follow were confessed by these panicked pig teammates, and then they were 'invited' by the soldiers of the Grand Duke's Mansion to come over and squat on the ground, waiting for the final fate.

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Baroque walked out from behind Calvin in his horrified gaze, bowed gracefully, and said with a smile: "Your Excellency Earl Calvin, I'm sorry to disappoint you." Your plot has not succeeded, and it is impossible to shake the rights of our Lady Susan with those stupid nobles. But we have the right to appeal to the Emperor, because Madame Susan is the legal wife of the Grand Duke Morrison, and her rights are fully legitimate. You actually colluded with the nobles of Hansa to plot to overthrow Lady Susan, is this with the permission of His Majesty Anthony? You mobilized the Imperial ** team to enter the territory of the Duchy of Hanseasa without authorization, do you have the permission of His Majesty the Emperor in your hands? If not, then it is obvious that you are acting against the will of the Emperor. I suppose that if this incident is to make a big fuss, all the vassals of the Adria Empire will start to become vigilant, right? I wonder what His Majesty Anthony will think of your actions?"

Calvin's face sank to the point that he was almost dripping. He supported the rebellion of the Hanseatic nobility, of course, without the permission of the Emperor, and even if his right allowed him to do so, at least on the surface he could not admit it under any circumstances. Once things get big. Even in order to appease the emotions of the other vassals, His Majesty Anthony would have to punish Calvin as a scapegoat.

The attitude of the Baroque was a headache for Calvin, and if the Baroque captured him, he would even hurt him. Calvin wouldn't have felt that bad. Because after all, he represents the high Adria Empire, and if the Hanseatic hurts him, even if it is justified, it will cover up all the filth because of the high-sounding reason of disrespect for the empire. And then turn the situation around. But Baroque looked like a victim ready to reason, so Calvin had nowhere to go.

"You're Aragorn, Susan's appointed councillor? Tell me, what good did that woman give you? The empire can pay you double, as long as you can serve the empire. Calvin directly bribed him: "Although you have the advantage now, you should know that in the face of the absolute strength of the behemoth of the Odria Empire, your tricks will not work." Even if you succeed in retaining your power, once the Empire is angry, it can easily crush you. ”

"I'm sorry. What you say may be true, but it doesn't mean we need to be afraid to surrender. And we have never shown disrespect for the Empire, all this is the result of your assumptions............ It's you who don't like us, Lady Susan, and want to get rid of her. Baroque said, then shook his head: "I swore to protect Lady Susan, so I would never betray her." Unfortunately, you may not understand the way we Ranger behave, after all, we are not the nobles of high society, and we have not yet thrown our integrity into the latrine. ”

"Then there's nothing more to talk about between us, what do you want to do with me, kill me?" Calvin said no more. Ask bluntly. They talked for so long, but there was still no movement outside, neither the people in this aristocratic mansion nor the guards around Calvin were silent. It's as if they're dead...... Dead?Calvin suddenly shuddered, and looked at the ranger Aragorn with a harmless expression on his face in horror.

"Oh, unfortunately, you know it's really hard to meet you. The people outside weren't going to let us talk to each other, so I had to let them rest. Now let me tell you the purpose of my visit, for I have come to expel you by order of Lady Susan. The Duchy of Hanseasa did not welcome the people of Audria. Please lead the troops out immediately, otherwise there is no guarantee that anything will happen. ”

"Are you threatening me? Are you threatening the plenipotentiary envoy of the Adria Empire? Are you not afraid of the wrath of the Empire?"

"It's not that serious, the empire itself is in a mess at this time, do you think that His Majesty Anthony and the wise Prime Minister Severus will care about the affairs of a small vassal country in the middle of nowhere? Baroque said sarcastically.

Calvin's face changed again, and the young ranger in front of him suddenly gave him an unfathomable feeling. Calvin is the emperor's confidant, of course, he has some understanding of the things that are secretly surging in the imperial capital at this time, and he is really loose on the outside and tight on the inside. I don't know why, in short, the relationship between the emperor and the prime minister is very delicate, and even His Majesty Anthony has not had dinner with Empress Josephine for a long time, and the queen has not set foot in the imperial palace in recent months, and has been spending the summer in a royal summer palace outside the city. Crown Prince Flonnaso was close to his mother, as if he was planning something. In short, the imperial capital at this time, whether it is the emperor's side, the prime minister's side, or the queen and the prince's side, are all hostile to each other. Just wait for an opportune time showdown.

At this time, the turbulent imperial capital, even if what happened here in Hansa passed on, it would not stir up too many waves. Calvin suddenly found that his threat was really useless, and he seemed to have no choice but to slip away.

With a calm face, Calvin finally chose to leave, and as for those Hansa aristocratic fools, he didn't bother to care about them to die. Without saying a word, he turned to leave, and the guards who had been attacked outside the mansion also woke up one after another, dazed and didn't know why they suddenly fainted. When I saw Lord Calvin come out, I hurriedly went up to ............!

It wasn't until Calvin led the escort away that Baroque breathed a sigh of relief! After all, he was the plenipotentiary envoy of the Odria Empire, and he had a lot of power. If Calvin is crazy. He was even able to mobilize tens of thousands of troops on the border of Audria to attack. With the 10,000 troops of the Highland Clan and the thousands of remnants of the Broken Horn Stag, they could not stop the Empire's attack at all. Fortunately, Calvin had too many scruples and didn't want to cause trouble to the emperor anymore, so he left directly when he saw that the matter was revealed. The Baroque scheme came to a successful conclusion. At least for a short time, the Odria Empire won't be in trouble. As for the future............ Let's wait for Odria to get through the hurdle of the anniversary celebration of the emperor and his wife!

Driven out of the biggest obstacle, Baroque returned to the Grand Duke's castle and was free to deal with the rebellious nobles! even hoped to take out money to atone for their sins, but they didn't know that their family's property had long been worried about the people who occupied the magpie's nest. How could you let go of such a great opportunity in front of you?

By this time, the rebels had already been suppressed, and the highland army had arrived outside the city, and the Baroque sent troops to surround all the noble mansions involved in the rebellion, and then summoned the citizens of Talva City to the wide open space outside the Grand Duke's Castle. Pointing to the captured nobles to announce their rebellion and exposing their criminal plot to collude with the Odrians to prepare for the murder of the Grand Duchess of Susan.

Not all the nobles rebelled, but many others chose to pledge their allegiance to Lady Susan, and they were all invited by the Baroque to bear witness. They seemed to work extra hard to denounce the sins of the rebellious nobles.

Under the guidance of the well-intentioned people, the city's citizens who had just tasted the sweetness were also emotional. The crowd is raging. The Baroque finally announced the punishment of these nobles............ Without exception, they were hanged, even without trial, and let those nobles cry and beg or scold madness, put ropes directly around their necks, and threw them from the castle wall, and the dozens of people hanging in the air only climbed their legs a few times, and then their bodies stiffened, like a string of grasshoppers hanging on the wall, which made people shudder!

The deterrent effect is excellent, and the hidden dangers are thoroughly cleaned up. Now it's time to buy. There was no doubt that the property and land of these nobles would be confiscated and then continued to be distributed among the poor. All the citizens cheered, and those who had been hiding from the sidelines to watch the excitement suddenly realized that the sky had changed in the Duchy of Hanseas. They had no choice but to pledge allegiance to Susan - unless they wanted to be hung on the walls too!

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The affairs of the Duchy of Hansa were left to the nobles who had taken refuge, and the magicians Savati and Pahomi were given unexpected rights, and they were originally ordinary magicians, even if they had a noble status but limited rights. At this time, he was appointed by the Baroque to assist Lady Susan in controlling Hanseasa government affairs, and held great power. Not only that, but the Baroque also rewarded them with a newly confiscated aristocratic mansion. It felt so unreal for the two of them to feel like a world away overnight. After that time of excitement. The complete oath of allegiance to the Baroque - even to the orcs, they were not ashamed.

The elder Jean was a little slow to react, and he didn't interfere with his daughter's affairs after he first sent Suarez to help Susan ambush the Broken Horn Stag. Although he already sensed that Susan's demeanor had become unpredictable, he never expected that she would eventually take control of a principality. He suddenly became a little scared, worried that the East Paddington Kingdom under his control would be coveted by his daughter, after all, he was used to enjoying the monopoly of power, and he was no longer willing to hand it over.

Fortunately, the Baroque is now satisfied, and will not think about annexing the territory of Old Jean, otherwise the movement will be too big, even if the Odria Empire is too busy to take care of itself, it will have to intervene, but the bad things will outweigh the losses. But of course, he would not make old Jean feel better, and sent a messenger to Schaumberg, and Schaumberg's army was back on the border...... And then old Jean had to go again and continue the endless confrontation!

Things here have calmed down for the time being, and Baroque has to go back to the Blue Wolf Tribe first, there are a lot of things to deal with, and then he wants to rush to the royal capital of Odria to join in the fun. Unexpectedly, Celine suddenly vomited in front of him, and when he was stunned, he called a doctor to treat Celine, and got a news -- Celine is also pregnant! )