The old council hall is about to welcome a new Duchess of Valstad, who is about to give a speech.

Many seats in the parliament are empty, the result of a turbulent and chaotic situation, and now that the once persecuted princess rebels have seized supreme power, and those who once supported the puppet regime have been arrested.

Where there are people, there are contradictions, and the existing parliamentarians have great disagreements over the future direction of the Principality, so they spontaneously split into two parties and sit together separately.

The larger number of deputies to the right of the podium were rabid supporters of the new Duchess, who looked forward to the revival of the Valstad Empire and advocated a hardline policy of internal autocracy and external expansion.

Opponents of the new duke, as well as neutral councillors who were still waiting to see from the sidelines, gathered on the left hand side of the podium, because they were relatively small in number and somewhat scattered, and they preferred to maintain the status quo rather than resume the war, looking forward to signing a contract with the countries of the continent of Eulais to end the war, and calling themselves the Lords and Peacemakers.

Before the meeting began, the staff was still cleaning the venue, and all the parliamentarians were present and took their seats early, and the war of words between the two parties started early.

A pro-war legislator jumped on the table excitedly and led the crowd in shouting the slogan: "Go to war!" We want war! Unify the Peninsula! Recover the Valstad Empire! ”

Someone in the Lord's faction sneered, "Humph! A bunch of reckless and hot-blooded idiots! To be the enemy of the whole world! Stupidity! What we need is a contract! Only peaceful development is the right way, and war will only bring suffering and death! ”

"Damn, you kid, who are you calling an idiot? You traitors, if you want me to say, Your Majesty is still too merciful, why don't you be purged with the puppet traitors? ”

"Oh! Look at these barbarians! You want to hurt people at every turn, this is the council! A place to reason with your mouth! Only a cool head can save the country! The belligerents will surely bring about their own destruction! ”

Soon, the partisan war of insults escalated into physical altercations, with shoes, books and chairs flying everywhere and the most emotional lawmakers from both parties rushing to the center of the hall and scuffling with each other.

"Silence!" The Speaker shouted, but no one paid attention to him, and the chaos continued.

"Phew!" Only one gunshot was heard, and a small hole was made in the top of the wooden beam by the projectile, and the dust accumulated above slowly fell.

The council hall fell silent for a moment, and the councillors involved in the brawl let go of each other's collars.

The people looked towards the door of the council hall, where stood a cavalry officer, holding a pistol with wisps of green smoke coming from the muzzle.

"Enter the venue! Maintain order! The officer ordered.

Heavy footsteps were heard, military leather boots tread the ancient floor in orderly steps, and dozens of gendarmes dressed in dark green chasseur uniforms poured into the hall, clenching their standard flintlock rifles, muzzles with shining bayonets and swords strapped to their waists.

At the command of the officer, the soldiers marched to the side of their seats and lined up in front of the parliamentarians.

"Give me all peace! Hey, you two, stop fighting! Keep order! The officer said angrily.

The silence lasted only a few seconds, and the council hall was soon enveloped in squabbles again.

The main battle faction on the right was full of pride: "This is long overdue!" Arrest all the capitulationists and put them in jail! We want war! ”

One of the members of the Lord's Peace faction said angrily: "How can a soldier with a weapon enter the parliament? This is against the law! Hurry up and get them out! ”

A slightly hoarse voice came from outside the door: "These soldiers are here to maintain order, they will not leave, and they will not arrest any councillors, please be quiet!" ”

Everyone in the hall saw the faces of the comers, and they all bowed respectfully.

Duke Salantos Midknight was present.

She also wore the same white military dress she wore at the coronation, which stood out among the purple robes of the parliamentarians.

It could be seen that the duke's body had not fully recovered, his face was slightly haggard, and he was still a little staggering when he walked.

The Duke walked directly to the central podium and stood in front of everyone.

"Today's meeting, which I am chairing with the Speaker General, will include the establishment of a new Cabinet, and I will make my own direction of governance, and I do not want any unpleasantness to happen during the meeting." She paused, then raised her hand to the soldier next to her seat, "Otherwise, these gendarmes will maintain order, and please cherish each other." ”

As soon as the Duke finished speaking, an angry councillor stood up to speak: "Your Majesty, you must know that soldiers should not interfere in Parliament. But not only did you break into the council chamber with your soldiers, but you also carried a saber in your military uniform, which is not very in accordance with the rules with all due respect! ”

The duke was not angry, and his tone was steady and firm:

"Mr. Councillor, you should have known something about me, I did not deliberately break the tradition, it is my personal habit to wear military uniforms, otherwise how did the nickname 'Princess in Military Uniform' come from? I also know another indecent nickname, what's called 'Savage Chick', right? Anyone who has ever visited a tavern should have heard of it. ”

There was a snickering from the seats, and the atmosphere eased slightly.

"I don't mean to break the rules, and as for me carrying a weapon into Parliament, it's my royal and aristocratic power as a duke, and I don't need to justify anyone else. And as you can see, the chaos in parliament must be stopped, and these gendarmes have come according to my orders, and the rule is that there is no living dead thing, and man is alive. Now it's up to me to follow the rules, and if you all follow the order of the venue, I can remove these soldiers at any time. ”

"You want to empty the power of the council? Authoritarian woman! You're going to ruin the country! One lawmaker shouted angrily that even his colleagues in the same party felt that his speech was too rude and inappropriate, and they voluntarily stayed away from him.

The duke held his forehead and waved his hand helplessly: "Gendarme, take him out, try to be polite, don't hurt him." ”

The angry parliamentarians were pushed out by the gendarmerie, and a round of applause erupted from the camp of the main war faction on the right hand side of the hall: "Well done! Your Majesty! You shouldn't be soft on traitors! ”

A drunken pro-militant MP shouted, "Hiccup...... If you want me to say...... Just take all these traitors sitting on the left! His words immediately caused a commotion.

The Duke quickly responded: "This gentleman, you not only drank heavily before the meeting, but also deliberately caused a quarrel, and I can only invite you out, I hope that you will become more sober at the next meeting." ”

As the drunken man was carried away by the gendarmes, the Lords and Legislators on the left looked quite satisfied, and one of them stood up and praised:

"Your Majesty's impartiality is obvious to all, and if so, we will also accept the presence of soldiers to maintain order."