Linya called Suzanne into the small room and whispered.

"Your Royal Highness, what's wrong?" Suzanne asked curiously, seeing Linya's somewhat mysterious appearance.

"Sister Susanna, what do you have to do to change the system of succession to the throne?" asked Linya straight to the point.

Suzanne was taken aback.

"Your Highness Princess, this kind of thing is no joke!" said Susanna, lowering her voice and waving her hand.

"I know, but there's always a way, no matter how difficult it is, isn't it?" asked Linya insistingly.

"This ......," Suzanne said in embarrassment, "Your Royal Highness, this kind of thing cannot be said nonsense...... Normally, to discuss such issues as subjects falls within the scope of conviction for rebellion and treason......"

Linya blinked. "Is that an exaggeration? Well, I'm no one else, and I won't talk nonsense. If someone dares to come to you for trouble, let her pass me first! Don't worry, with me, it will never be fine, and I will stand up to the sky when it falls. Let's talk about it. ”

"Alas, this ...... The system of royal succession was instituted by His Majesty the First King himself, and was supported and implemented by all the lords and nobles of the country. Normally, for a country to change the system of succession to the throne, it must convene all the lords and nobles to discuss and vote and obtain the support of all the lords and nobles, and the king's coat of arms must be re-engraved and the lords and nobles re-swear allegiance before it can take effect. If a lord rejects the new system of succession, he has the right to refuse allegiance to the new king on the grounds that the new king is illegal, or even to initiate rebellion or independence......

"This kind of thing is very dangerous, because it has to touch the foundation of the country, so usually no country will change the system of succession to the throne at will, because it is almost impossible to get the support of all the lords......

"And, more importantly, a change in the system of succession to the throne will inevitably benefit one or some of the heirs to the throne and not to the other. Such an outcome is bound to not be agreed upon by all heirs to the throne, and the result of the lead is the War of the Succession...... And if the lords join one of them, it will immediately expand into a full-scale civil war......"

Hearing Suzanne say this, Linya did feel the severity of the matter. And she made a lot of sense. If the system of succession to the throne is changed, it will inevitably be in favor of one prince and not in favor of another. He was so preoccupied with the possible danger to his brother's life that Orlando didn't think about Brother Yax's feelings.

Although it is a bit cruel, it is clear that the system of competition by blood is much fairer than the system of primogeniture. Orlando's life might be saved if he had changed his life, but if Brother Yax was bent on killing him, it wouldn't be impossible. Maybe the crux of the matter isn't here.

It seems that I really shouldn't have been in this troubled water, but it is impossible to close my eyes and pretend that I don't know anything and see nothing.

Something has to be done.

An idea struck Linya's mind.

It seems that there is a way.

A way to stop this fratricidal tragedy without compromising the succession race.

Brilliant idea!

"Ah, speaking of which, as the princess of the Momiji Empire, I don't even know much about the lords of the empire until now, except for the Gilard family of Ryan, the uncle of the zealot Duke Greel. Sister Susanna, tell me about these things, or outsiders will laugh at me as a princess if they know about it. Linya said with a wink as she stuck to Susanna's arm.

"Hmm. Her Royal Highness is really getting more and more sensible. Then I'll talk to Her Royal Highness about it slowly. Suzanne was also very happy and relieved.

Suzanne retrieved a map, the map of the territory of the Red Leaf Empire.

More than half of the territory of the Momiji Empire was under the direct jurisdiction of the Imperial Family, and the power of the lords was relatively weak, and there were no local forces that could threaten the Imperial Family and the capital. There are five largest lords with the title of duke, of which the family of Duke Girard, who is known for their loyalty, is the most powerful. The main city of the Duke of Girard is located in the city of Lane, and its fief is mainly in the southern region of the empire, and the area around the province of Logan, guarding the southern border of the Red Leaf Empire and the mouth of the Seine. I already know a lot about the Girard family, and the biography of King Kria also says that the ancestors of the Girard family followed the father of King Rantis I for more than a hundred years.

The second largest dukedom is the Duke of Felix family on the West Coast. King Rantis II led an army over Mount Milir and after decades of campaigning, the West Coast was completely under the rule of the Momiji Empire. As a result, the Felix family was able to rise from a small baron-to-be to the highest duke title, and a large fiefdom, with the main city in the coastal city of Mocha in the province of the Oak Coast. In addition, the empress of Emperor Lantis IV was from the Felix family. The West Coast Lord led the West Coast Fleet of the Empire at the same time, responsible for guarding the western border of the Empire, and the main force of the Red Leaf Empire's previous war against the Nakans region was composed of the Central Army from the Empire and the local feudal lord army from the Duke of Mocha.

The third largest dukedom was the Karl Rhodes family on the eastern border of the empire, with the main city in Standna. Speaking of which, this Carl Rhodes family is also a ducal family that has long followed the Lantis royal family and grew up from ordinary generals. At the time of King Rantis II, he was also the largest foreign lord in the fiefdom of the Momiji Kingdom. During the reign of Emperor Rantis III, due to the Empire's intention to conquer the Cessnia Plain, and the fact that the territory was already surrounded by all the Empire's land, making it difficult to expand their territory, the Carrod family took the initiative to request that their territory be moved from the Elmia Province in the western part of the Red Leaf Plain and east of the Millir Mountains to the Kamid Province adjacent to the Cessnia Plain. But unfortunately, the expansion of the empire seems to be too rapid, and the plan to conquer Cessnia has been delayed again and again, and by the time of Landis IV, the Red Leaf Empire stopped its expansion war against the Bright Doctrine country of the same sect and concentrated on the development of internal affairs, and the Carrod family was depressed for thirty years, and its territory was gradually surpassed by the Girard family and the Felix family.

The other two dukedoms are located on the northern border of the empire, and both are newly emerging dukely families. During the reign of Rantis IV, the empire adopted a national policy of recuperating in the south and attacking in the north, and no longer attacked the countries of the Doctrine of Light, but focused on expanding northward. It is well known that although the Red Leaf Empire claimed sovereignty over the vast area north of the Northern Violet, it was still in reality almost the world of pagans, barbarians, and orcs. The expansion of the Momiji Empire to the north greatly stimulated the development of the northern border provinces, among which the Taylor family and the Cook family, which were originally only directly subordinate to the small county, stood out in this expansion war, gradually grew into a dominant lordship, and finally won the royal recognition and was promoted to a dukedom. The main city of the Duchy of the Taylor family is located in Mikamima, in the province of Morit, on the northwestern frontier of the Empire. The main city of the Duke of House Cook is located in Silverwind in the Silverwind Prairie Province, due north of the Empire.

In addition to these five dukedoms, the Red Leaf Empire also successively promoted another twenty-seven directly subordinate counties, scattered throughout the empire. Earls are mostly awarded to generals or ministers for their military exploits or other merits, so there is no need to be clear.

The realm of a county is much smaller than that of a dukedom, and usually has only one county, unlike a dukedom, which often has one or more provinces. The advantage of multiple counties is that the lord is small and poses no threat to the royal family. But this is also the disadvantage, the lord's strength is too weak, so he cannot give strong support to the imperial central government. Dukedoms, on the other hand, are powerful and often able to give strong support to the royal family, but the disadvantage is that once the imperial family is weakened, it is difficult to control those dukedoms.

Although Suzanne didn't say some of the words explicitly, Linya could hear some of them. The current five dukes still seem to be very loyal to the royal family, and that is also because the imperial royal family is very strong now, and no lord has the strength to compete with the royal family at all.

But things don't have to be absolute.

"Strange, look at the map that shows that my father's territory is white, the dukedom is red, and the county is green, so what does this large yellow area to the northeast mean?" Linya continued to ask Susanna.

"Ah, that yellow area is the territory of the Grand Prince of Jax. Because it is different from the nature of the dukedom, the color of the sign is also different. ”

"Brother Jax's territory is so big, it's almost the Duke's domain!" Linya said in surprise.

"Hehe, Her Royal Highness may not know yet. Prince Yax has been fighting in the east and west all these years, but he has laid down a large territory for the empire!"

At the age of sixteen, he followed the courage of his ancestors and went to his own territory, fighting all year round against the barbarian cavalry and the tall and mighty orc wolf cavalry. At the age of eighteen, the central army of the empire and the orcs of the plains of Icewind Dale were defeated for several days, and the prince of Yax led 5,000 elite horsemen from his headquarters to support, defeated three times the orc army in one battle, defeated 20,000 strong enemies in another battle, and conquered the orc defense line in three battles, captured the leader of the orc tribe, and the orc army was defeated and fled. Prince Yax took advantage of the victory and conquered Icewind Castle in one fell swoop, forcing the orcs to flee, and the province of the Icewind Dale Plain has since become the territory of the Momiji Empire. Prince Yax also became famous in this battle, because his cavalry legion was called the Storm Legion, known as the God of Storm War, and the barbarians, infidels and orcs in the north were all terrified and fled.

That battle also determined the Red Leaf Empire's ownership of the entire Northern Violet Continent. Since then, from the west coast to the Side Mountains, it has been encompassed by the Red Leaf Empire, which has completely blocked the route of expansion of the Cessian countries to the north. Since then, the northern region of the North Violet Continent has become the private backyard of the Red Leaf Empire, and the Red Leaf Empire has officially and publicly claimed its sovereignty over the entire northern region without blushing.

It can be seen that Suzanne really admires her brother Yax, her face is full of admiration, and her eyes are full of admiration.

"Hee-hee, Sister Suzanne, do you like Brother Jax, speak so greatly, so powerful!" Linya whispered to Susanna's ear.

"What, Your Highness the Princess, don't talk nonsense!" Suzanne immediately blushed. "There's no such thing!"

"Hehe, Sister Suzanne is blushing!"

"No, the little girl can actually say cool things!" Suzanne came up with a trick to tickle Linya.

"Gurgle, it's so itchy...... Surrendered......"

The two of them played around for a while, and Linya asked again, "Sister Susanna, where is your father's county? ”

"My father's domain is at the foot of Mount Milir to the west, to the north of Sachania, here in the county of Summit. But it's a small, remote place, and there's nothing fun to do about it. ”

"By the way, there's also a yellow territory, the one to the west of Lea, what does it mean......?

"Yes, it is the territory prepared by His Majesty the Emperor for the Prince of Orlando. In fact, it is as big as the original fief of Prince Yax. Most of the territories of Prince Yax were fought by himself, so it seems that there are a lot of them......"

I see. Poor Orlando, it seems that he really has no chance at all, and the little brother who has never fought before, once he goes to the battlefield, whether he can come back alive is a big question. Now, in every aspect, it's no match for Yax.

"And what about these two purple pieces, how do they look smaller than the county, and don't even have a county?"

"Ah, those two places...... It is the territory of the second prince and the third prince of Emperor Xià......"

The two illegitimate sons of the father. There is no inheritance, and it is because of the kindness of the queen mother that he can get a piece of territory. There is no need to worry about food and clothing, and he can live a privileged life of nobility, but he can never leave his territory for half a step.

How to say it, is it joy or sadness?

Maybe they're lucky compared to their brother Orlando.

Orlando, oh Orlando, poor Orlando.

There is a classic saying on earth.

Orlando, why were you born into the royal family?

"Let's go, Sister Susanna, I'm going to see my father and ask him to gather all the lords to come to Leia to celebrate the Golden Maple Festival together. Come with me. Linya stood up, tidied up some loose clothes, and said.

Susanna's ominous premonition finally came to mind.

"Your Highness, do you still want to do that, think about it again, it's really not a trivial matter...... Suzanne exhorted, embarrassed.

It was important to note that this little princess would not have known so much about the lord and the inheritance system, and it was obvious that everyone would have thought that she had sued her about it. If she was misunderstood by others and thought that she had instigated her to do something like that, she would really go to the gallows.

"It's alright, Sister Suzanne, don't worry, I'm not trying to change the system of succession. I've got a good idea, but I can't tell you just yet. You'll find out then!" Linya said mysteriously, blinking.