"Great hosts! Good morning! Today is Wednesday, the weather is fine, and it is also the first day that Lutesia is unblocked. ”

"You've got breakfast ready today, a Siyunette cheese sandwich, an elf nectar salad, and a cup of avocado yogurt imported from the Grand Duchy of the North."

"Would you rather wake up and eat now, or do you want to rest a little longer?"

Early in the morning, Sebas's familiar voice came from outside the curtain, waking Charlotte from her sleep.

Although she doesn't have a problem even if she doesn't sleep now, she has long been a habit of life, and her daily sleep is still Charlotte's way of resting and relaxing.

With a comfortable yawn, she sat up slowly, and said lazily:

"Get up."

After speaking, Shirley, who had already been prepared, walked in with maids holding all kinds of exquisite clothes.

Charlotte glanced at it and casually picked out a white-dominated family aristocratic dress.

Soon, the maids sprang into action, respectfully and carefully serving her to change her clothes.

"What's the news today?"

Charlotte asked lazily and curiously as she let the maid manipulate her like a dressing doll.

Outside the curtain, Sebas's voice was much lighter:

"Yes, there is news from the palace that the Central Committee will be held tomorrow, and I have sent the invitation to your study."

Charlotte paused slightly, a little surprised:

"Tomorrow?"

"Yes, tomorrow, this time the movement is too big, even the nobles left behind in various places are alarmed, as soon as the closure is lifted, there will be a large number of noble carriages on the side of the city gate straight into the inner city, and go straight to the palace and the Cathedral of Lutesia."

Charlotte snorted:

"Pleading, huh?"

Outside the veil, Sebas shook his head:

"Not only that, but there are also many who see opportunities, after all...... This time there are quite a few titles to be stripped of. ”

Charlotte snorted:

"Then they will be disappointed, our King is bent on strengthening the centralization of power and taking back the title, and it will not be easy to spit it out."

As she spoke, she asked with interest:

"They should have something else to do, right?"

"Yes, I heard that some nobles outside the city have taken advantage of the lockdown of Lutesia to jointly request a new proposal for the distribution of titles at the central meeting."

Charlotte was stunned.

The full name of the Central Conference is the Crescent Aristocracy and the Royal Family Central Joint Conference, which is essentially a platform for dialogue between the nobility and the royal family, and a battlefield for the struggle for power between the nobility and the royal family, and a weapon for the nobility to limit royal power.

Bills passed by a large number of votes at the meeting, even if the king did not veto them in principle, would be regarded as a violation of the Holy Law and the Covenant of Royal Power.

Although this investigation disposed of a large number of nobles, it was only a small part of the noble group after all, and the vast majority of nobles did not want the royal power to be too strong.

Especially after this "purge", the contradiction between the nobility and the royal family will only deepen, and the possibility of a proposal to re-divide the title is very high.

And once the proposal is passed, even if Louis V is unwilling, he will have to pinch his nose and spit out all the titles he has withdrawn.

However, the reporting of the bill requires process and time, and the convening of the central meeting also has a "cooling-off period".

In addition to the fixed time every four years, an ad hoc meeting such as today's can only be held once in four years, which is also a restriction and balance on the power of the central meeting.

The last fixed Central Committee meeting was a year ago, that is, after this meeting, the next meeting will be a fixed meeting three years later at the earliest.

So...... As long as Louis V opened the meeting directly before the nobles who coveted the title submitted a bill, the nobles could no longer press the king through parliament to re-divide the title.

Thinking of this, Charlotte also felt admiration for this majesty of the Crescent Moon Kingdom.

It can only be said that he is worthy of being recognized as a great monarch of the Crescent Moon Kingdom, not only with strong personal strength, excellent military ability, but also a superb political skill.

As far as Charlotte knew, the king nominally held the power over when the Central Council should be convened, but the timing of the meeting could only be decided by a cabinet vote.

The timing of such a hasty meeting would in principle certainly not have been possible to pass the Cabinet Deliberation, but Charlotte knew that five of the ten members of the Crescent Kingdom's Cabinet were affected by this investigation, two of whom were executed and the other three were deposed.

When Charlotte ate melons, she deliberately checked the list she reported to the Holy Court.

The two executed cabinet members were indeed on the roster, but the three deposed were not.

However, as far as Charlotte knew, the three cabinet members were all aristocrats who were dissatisfied with the policy of centralization.

Obviously, this is Louis V's use of this purge to eliminate dissidents, and directly find a reason to kick the three unlucky eggs out of the cabinet.

This was done silently, and no one raised objections during the investigation, and it is estimated that the "evidence" of collusion with the Blood Demon Sect was really found.

Not only that, but there were many similar situations among other nobles who were investigated and tried.

Every time Sebas brought back information that a nobleman had been arrested, Charlotte would correspond to the list, and more than one-third of all the nobles on trial were not nobles on the roster, except for the real nobles on the roster.

And...... Mostly opposition.

Obviously, these unlucky eggs are all the royal family taking the opportunity to exclude dissidents.

The new cabinet members have not yet been appointed, and most of the remaining cabinet members are from the royal party, and it is the king who has the final say when the central committee meeting will be held.

The end result was that the Central Council, which was supposed to be a meeting of the nobility to limit the power of the king, turned into a meeting of the king to limit the proposals of the nobility.

As for whether the distribution of titles that have been stripped of in the future will be revisited at the next meeting......

That was three years later.

By then, I'm afraid that the royal family will have already completely mastered these territories.

As for the aristocracy...... Pull a batch, hit a batch, with the hand of Louis V, I am afraid that there is a way to let the proposal continue to go bankrupt, or even directly pass the recognition bill directly under the royal family.

Looking at it now, the operation of the royal family these days seems to be one ring after another.

Louis V probably had planned to do this a long time ago, but Charlotte accidentally handed another knife to make everything ahead.

After a purge, the nobles suffered heavy losses, and although the church cleaned up a lot of scum and destroyed the infiltration of the Blood Demon Order, its reputation was affected.

Only the royal family made a lot of money, and it further strengthened the centralization of power.

It's dramatic.

You know, at the beginning, everyone thought that this central council was a joint pressure on the royal power by the nobility and the church.

As a result, before the meeting was held, all the nobles who danced the most were disposed of, and the name was still impeccable "Judging the Fallen", which was in line with the political correctness of the Crescent Kingdom against the Blood Demon Order.

Thinking of this, Charlotte's evaluation of Louis V rose a few points in her heart.

……

When the lockdown of Lutasia was lifted, a large number of nobles and long-awaited caravans and travelers poured into the royal capital, and the deserted streets were bustling again.

If it weren't for the "Great Purge" a few days ago, it would be hard to imagine that Wang Du was still panicked a few days ago.

This is exactly what happened, the world turned the same way without anyone, and although the investigation and trial lasted for more than ten days, only a limited number of people were really affected.

With a population of nearly one million, the church and the royal family can't really go through it thoroughly, mainly for the roster reported by Charlotte and expand the corresponding scope.

The nobles who are the most affected and make the most trouble are the nobles, but the nobles are only a very small minority of the population.

For ordinary people, the purge of these people is just a drunken conversation, and maybe they will take a sip after the conversation and praise His Majesty the King for a good punishment.

After all...... The reputation of the aristocracy has always been not good, but Louis V had a great reputation among the commoners.

After the somewhat reluctant service of the dragon maid Eudosia finished her breakfast, Charlotte continued to snuggle up in her study to browse Albrecht's memories.

There will be a meeting tomorrow, and she doesn't plan to run back and forth again, saving herself from being seen and thinking more.

After all, she can be regarded as a great nobleman of the kingdom, and her every move will be watched by many parties.

Of course, the interest in Albrecht's memories is also one of the reasons Charlotte House is at home.

Not to mention, this guy is really real when he rubs his memory, he really stuffs all the memories about the "blood clan", and even includes a lot of gossip and anecdotes of the blood clan.

It's just that Charlotte's personal time didn't last long.

In the afternoon, Sebas knocked on her door again:

"Master, Earl Gaston has come to the royal capital, and has just sent an envoy to visit you at the manor."

Earl Gaston?

Charlotte frowned.

Before the Central Committee was convened, it was forbidden for the nobles to gather.

Although one-on-one noble visits are relatively less eye-catching, Charlotte, a Northland Earl, and Gaston, a regent of the Duchy of Boulder, will inevitably have something to say if they meet at this time.

Still, after a little thought, Charlotte agreed.

Since Earl Gaston wants to find her at this time, there must be something important that he wants to ask her to get an idea, after all, the other party is the blood servant of her forced contract, and he has also helped her a lot, carried a lot of pots, and does things that satisfy her, so let's see her.

As for what it is...... Charlotte also probably had some guesses in her mind.

"Got it, let him come."

She said.

After about fifteen minutes, the Earl of Gaston arrived at Charlotte's estate.

He was dusty, and there was worry between his eyebrows.

"Stand down."

Charlotte glanced at the maids and waiters in the hall and said.

The maid and waiter saluted respectfully, and then slowly withdrew, leaving only Charlotte and Earl Gaston, and Sebas, the elven butler standing behind Charlotte.

And after the others retreated, Charlotte's face also pale, and said coldly:

"Your Excellency Gaston, I should have said that when you arrive in the royal capital, try not to look for me."

The Earl of Gaston looked ashamed:

"Host, sorry very much......"

"Tell me, what's the matter with me?"

Charlotte asked directly.

Count Gaston glanced at Sebas, looking a little hesitant.

But in the end, he gritted his teeth and saluted Charlotte:

"Master, please ...... Save the Gaston family! ”

(End of chapter)