[When will you understand that the level of your father's wrist has nothing to do with the result of his obstinately direction?]

A familiar high-pitched voice rang out in the memory.

[And not only him, but also countless people, whether they are on the side of the king like the pro-royal party, or those who are on the side of him like Cousin, their growing contradictions will have unforeseen consequences.] 】

Tails sat quietly in his seat, staring earnestly at the map in front of him, trying to get out of his mind what Falkenhause had said on the Ghost Prince's Tower.

Is this the kingdom he will face?

At this moment, all the monarchs in front of the emperor are cautious.

"Do you know, Sord, don't talk about it. ”

At the table, Prime Minister Cullen was like an old man who was seriously ill, and his voice was weak:

"Just if your words leak out today, will it make a big wave in the kingdom?"

The military advisor scoffed and shook his head.

He was about to speak, but was interrupted by the Foreign Secretary next to him.

"It's one thing for us to be frugal and to feed the royal standing army," Gilbert was still mild-mannered, but his warning was overflowing: "As for the general order of the whole country, to reduce the power of the lords to call for arms?"

"Sord, that's another matter. ”

Sodot frowned, as if disapproving of it.

But out of respect and admiration for Xingchen Cunning's long-term appearance, he did not immediately refute it.

Seeing someone to help, Prime Minister Cullen gave the Foreign Secretary a grateful look.

"Take Yongxing City as an example: the royal standing army and the Bright Star private army, one is based on this, and the other is enlisted during the military period. ”

The Prime Minister nodded and smiled at the backlit shadow on the throne:

"Although the sources are different, they are all sharp weapons in the hands of His Majesty. ”

The city lord of Huigang, who was born in a famous family and was nicknamed the "Sword of the Bay", looked back at Suo Duo, his eyes were no longer full of the grease of the good man, but a little more serious in the negotiation of the businessman:

"It's the same everywhere in the stars: the lord usually holds a few but professional elite guards, and if necessary, he will recruit the vast number of lords to serve as the main force on the battlefield. ”

"One odd and one positive, cooperate with the battle. One recruitment, one enlistment, two tracks in parallel. ”

This is a royal precedent, a tradition of the ages. ”

Treasurer Jocco Man snorted softly, Viscount Connie narrowed his eyes, and Lord Clappen simply continued to wander.

"But it is precisely this dual-track system of conscription that seriously drags down our army!"

Soduo, whose hair was thinning but still dignified, didn't care about the gazes of others, and retorted loudly:

"Reality has proven that the lords' private conscripts, even those of the Bright Star Family—offense abound, Your Majesty—are poorly organized and uneven, not to mention comparable to the elite royal standing army. ”

King Kessel sat in the shadows, his face blurred.

Tails' eyes moved slightly, remembering that it was the Bright Star Private Soldier who had been recruited from his family's territory to guard the long-closed Mindith Hall many years ago.

"That's why he hasn't been knighted......"

Jucoe Man, on the other side, shook his head disdainfully at Sodot and raised his hand to the prime minister and complained:

"Every time there's a good mood, this damn GI has to get something out of it, spoil the scenery, and mess up everything. ”

Counselor Sodor jerked his head back, his eyes sharp.

"And every time you come to a critical moment, you are yin and yang on the side, snarky, and cover your money bag tighter than your own **. ”

He is like a general on the battlefield, coldly returning fire:

"That's probably why you haven't been able to knight, money bag. ”

Jucole Man's face turned red.

But a few seconds later, facing Soduo, whose eyes were like knives, the disgruntled treasurer still lowered his head.

Fragmented words in his mouth that he couldn't hear clearly.

Tails heard in his infernal senses that Juke might be muttering "like you don't have to".

With a small victory, Soduo no longer looked at Jocko, but turned to everyone:

"Since the establishment of the 'Sand King' era, the royal standing army has been proven to be a reliable and reliable professional elite army after decades of development and testing. ”

He spoke out generously:

"Take the Three Davids as an example: Baron Mu's Fury Guard is a powerful army in the world that is good at fighting tough battles, and it is not inferior to the heavy elite of Exter;"

"Lord Suthore's Starlight Guard is a seasoned veteran of the Dragonbreaker's fortress, and is especially good at defending, attrition, and blocking in the face of strong pressure;"

"Baron Williams's Stardust Guards are even more sharp knives and arrows on the western front, light horses like lightning, galloping thousands of miles, which can be described as prestigious. ”

Tails thought back to the three Marshals of the Stars and the elite soldiers under them, and thought thoughtfully.

Sodot turned to Duke Coulomb, and it smacked of challenge:

"All of this, the Bright Star Private Soldier who is a conscription can do it?"

"Even if it's a few lords' professional personal soldiers—the Black Lion Infantry Regiment of the Western Wilderness, the White Eagle Scout of Aarend, and the Mountain Walker of the Giant Horned Deer Family, they can do it?"

The king's figure moved slightly, revealing the sunlight behind him, just right on Sordor as it sparkled.

It seems that the military adviser at the moment is above board and imposing.

Duke Cullen was silent for a while.

After a while, the prime minister picked up the teacup at hand and took a sip:

"When it comes to war, Soduo, I'm not as good as you. ”

"But armed self-defense is the natural right of the lords, and it is also their traditional duty to help the lord in war, and it is the norm that all people have been exposed to since birth. ”

"From the Central Leader to the Blade Leader, the number of conscripts under the command of the Thousand Lords of the Stars accounts for ninety percent of the total strength of the kingdom. And the command and command responsibilities of the children of each of their families are more related to the promotion and promotion of titles and local legal systems of countless people. ”

Cullen looked at Soudor seriously:

"The population of the territory, the output of finance and taxation, and the governance of one party are all in it. ”

"Can't be overlooked. ”

However, he did not get the response he wanted.

"Ninety percent of the kingdom's total strength?"

Sordor snorted softly:

"Are you and your loyal lords the hundreds of people you and your loyal lords desperately put together at the national council six years ago?"

In the face of Sordow's cold gaze, Prime Minister Cullen's hand holding the teacup paused slightly.

"Sodot, we are at the Imperial Council," Gilbert said in time, with a warning tone, calming the bad atmosphere a little:

"Be careful. ”

Facing the Foreign Secretary, Sodot restrained the momentum of fighting to the end, and said slowly:

"I'm sorry, Count Cassel. ”

The military adviser turned to the others with a determined expression:

"Your Majesty, Gentlemen!"

"His Highness Tails has returned, the Peace of the Fortress exists in name only, and there is no longer any political buffer between us and Exeter!"

Tails frowned.

Gilbert gave him a reassuring look in time, signaling not to be nervous.

"And six years ago, in the Hall of the Stars, the embarrassment of the princes discussing the number of troops is still vivid. ”

Sodor didn't go to see the prime minister, but he didn't care that the eyes of the others swept to Duke Cullen.

The latter just shook the teacup slightly, as if unconscious.

"That's why I took the trouble to move the detailed battle report to the Ballard Room. ”

The military adviser looked sad:

"The Kingdom of Stars can't withstand the next bloody year. ”

Suddenly, it seemed as if someone had abruptly turned off the sound of the Ballard room.

I didn't even hear the sound of breathing.

Tabletops, palms, papers, teacups—all the ministers seemed to have found something more interesting, but no one dared to look at the throne at the end of the long table.

Tails took a deep breath and caught a glimpse in the afterglow:

King Kessel remained indifferent, unfazed, as if he were just an observer of the meeting in front of him.

It was only a bystander to the disaster more than ten years ago.

"Enough, don't be alarmist!"

A few seconds later, the chief financial officer, Jucoe Man, who had already had an opinion, finally couldn't help but speak:

"Count Cassel has just made it clear: Exeter is in decline and is declining!"

Soduo's face was cold, and he quickly answered and counterattacked:

"It's no longer balanced, and the pattern is turbulent!"

"We need a strong army more than ever!"

Qiu Ke's face was disdainful, and he was about to sneer at him, but his face changed before he could speak.

"Ah, Sodot, I see. ”

The treasurer is playful and authentic:

"Are you so keen on this because you're about to retire......

"So you want to help your own people in the end, so that those mud-legged big-headed soldiers in the standing army, including the little vampires in the military affairs department, can move their butts again, make an exception, be promoted to a knighthood, and occupy a high position?"

Jucole Man squinted:

"Just like you are now?"

Sodot's face changed.

"In the eyes of a merchant who knows everything," he snorted and turned his head, very annoyed, but not as generous as before:

"Even the sunlight smells of copper. ”

Juke Man sneered:

"Copper smell?"

"Having said so much nonsense," the treasurer slapped the table, gritted his teeth and pointed at Soduo, and his momentum was not inferior at all:

"Aren't you just trying to get money from the treasury?"

"The sun is setting, after Williams made a mess in the Western Wilderness, I still hope that your Military Affairs Department can stop a little!"

Soudor took a deep breath as if he were about to have a seizure, but finally held back under Gilbert's gaze.

Tails watched the quarrel between the two, watched the attitudes of several people towards each other, and slowly realized the rhythm of the Imperial Council.

"It was what happened in the Western Wilderness that strengthened my resolve. ”

The military adviser's voice trembled slightly, apparently holding back his anger with great perseverance:

"Needless to say, most of the conscripted militia members who serve on duty face the embarrassment of lax discipline, inefficient organization, and an awkward position on the battlefield. ”

"Although the standing professional soldiers are small in number and good at fighting, if they only obey the orders of the rebellious lords, it is very easy to have hidden dangers of internal command when cooperating with the battle, and the harm is even worse than that of conscription. ”

"Just like the chaos at Camp Bladefang, and the defeat of Exeter. ”

Sodot's orthodox:

"We thought that recruiting the two systems in parallel was to get the benefits of both, but in fact, we suffered the disadvantages of both!"

"Whether it is for war or government, whether it is a standing army or a conscription, reform is imminent. ”

His words were very reasonable, and without his previous anger and attacks, even Qiu Ke, who looked at Soduo unpleasantly, was powerless to refute for a while.

But unexpectedly, it was Gilbert who spoke this time.

"In the vicinity of Yongxing City, it doesn't matter how to expand the royal standing army," the foreign minister said bitterly:

"But Lord Sord, in the eyes of many more, meddling in the autonomy of local vassals, especially the restriction of armed conscription, would be understood as a persecution of liberty by the royal power. ”

Perhaps because he didn't expect his old friend to have not supported him, Sordor snorted angrily this time, without giving Gilbert face:

"Don't they understand it that way if we keep quiet and blindly back down?"

Gilbert's expression darkened.

"Look at last night," said the military adviser coldly:

"An accident that happened at a royal banquet. ”

"Whoever dares to reach out to the heir of the kingdom, we must respond!"

Tails' expression didn't move, pretending not to see everyone's eyes.

But in his mind, the words that the Duke of the Western Wilderness had said became louder and louder:

[But didn't you notice? Compared to six years ago...... Whether it is the father or the current princes, the movements of both sides are too violent......]

[And ironically, do they really think that through such a so-called victory, they can erase the ambition and hostility of their opponents?]

Sodot's words resounded in reality, and they were in perfect harmony with Falkenhause's words:

"Even for the sake of our descendants, sooner or later we will have to disband those so-called local conscripts who seem to be large-scale and magnificent, but in fact they are corpses and vegetarian meals, and are even more fatal at critical moments!"

Tails closed his eyes slightly.

[No, they will only push each other worse and worse until the final step...... Not now, or later. 】

Sodot looked around the audience, gritted his teeth and said:

"Antiques that are bound to be eliminated. ”

On the other side, Qiu Ke finally got tired of arguing with him and looked impatient:

"Then go tell them!"

The treasurer slapped the table without grace, making Gilbert and the others frown:

"Master Kulen is sitting here, you tell him to his face, tell the Seven Servants of the Bright Star, the Six Great Families, the Thirteen Noble Clans, and countless lords, and tell them that the kingdom will abolish their conscription system and remove their conscription powers!"

"The sons and nephews of the family don't have to take martial arts classes anymore, they don't need to train knights according to tradition, everyone concentrates on farming, and they don't need to be soldiers - and then hand over all the money and taxes originally used for conscription to the Finance and Taxation Department, and specifically give us a standing army of the royal family?"

Sordor seems to have been accustomed to arguing with Juke at the Imperial Council:

"I don't think you understand the basic causality, moneybag. ”

The military adviser replied coldly:

"It's not because they pay enough taxes that we can afford to raise a standing army. ”

"And it is precisely because we have a standing army that they will pay enough taxes!"

As soon as this statement came out, perhaps it pierced something, and many people had strange faces.

This is especially true of Duke Cullen, who was cited as an example by Jocco.

"Ha, ha, ha!"

The treasurer laughed sarcastically three times, and said sadly:

"You know, thanks to you, GI, when the people outside are indignant, 'Oh, traitors of the royal party, and in the little dark room they deceive the king and persecute the faithful,' I think: Maybe we are not so innocent. ”

"Then maybe you, the innocent and the accountants under you, should join the camp of 'Zhongliang'. The military governor sneered.

Tails scratched his head:

He suddenly discovered that the small and elite Xingchen Imperial Council was not necessarily clearer and simpler than the large-scale national council and the rude and arrogant political day in Longxiao City.

"Be careful, Sord. ”

Prime Minister Cullen sighed, and before Juke could find a new wording to fight back, he reluctantly interrupted the argument between the two:

"Some words are ......"

"There is a price. ”

Soudor took his murderous gaze away from Jocko and responded to Cullen:

"So are you saying this as the prime minister, or as the guardian duke of the East China Sea?"

When the words fell, Prime Minister Cullen's face was ugly.

"Sordow!"

Gilbert harshly interrupts the aggressive old friend:

"Enough!"

The Foreign Secretary was clearly very important in front of the Emperor, and his words prevented the quarrel of his colleagues in time to become a quarrel in the market.

The conference room was silent for a moment.

After a few seconds, Cullen let out a sigh of relief.

"I didn't expect to say that here, but please understand, Advisor......"

The pot-bellied city lord of Huigang leaned on the table with a sincere expression:

"At the Imperial Council, I am the Prime Minister of the Kingdom and the Guardian Duke......"

"At this moment, the significance of this to the Kingdom of Stars is far more important than that of me as one of them. ”

This was said by the subordinates of the field, including Soduo, who were all stunned.

Even Tails couldn't help but raise his head and look at the Duke who was usually very old fritters.

"You come from humble beginnings, but now you are in a position of great power, Lord Thudor Red," said Bob Cullen, Prime Minister of the Kingdom, as he looked directly at Todor:

"You should know this better than anyone else. ”

Sodot was silent for a while.

A few seconds later, he unexpectedly bowed to Duke Cullen:

"My fault, Prime Minister. ”

"I understand your difficulties. ”

This made Tails feel a lot better about him.

Finally, a can't help but sound voice in Ballard's room.

Bob's words are not unreasonable. ”

Everyone looked at the end of the long table.

I saw King Kessel raise his head and show his side face in the light, which was quite cool:

"It is not wise to rashly meddle in the armed power of vassals. ”

"Rumba is a lesson from the past. ”

As soon as these words came out, it seemed to set the tone for Fang Cai's quarrel.

Prime Minister Cullen exhaled with relief:

"Thank you, Your Majesty. ”

As if there was a tacit understanding, the subordinates were relieved.

"Okay. ”

"Since you say so," said Soduo, whose face was uncertain and looked reluctant, he relented:

"I withdraw my proposal to reduce the national conscription. ”

Prime Minister Cullen curled the corners of his mouth and turned back into the smiling Duke of the East China Sea:

"Thank you for your understanding. ”

The treasurer also leaned back in his chair, looking very difficult to get off:

"Thank goodness. ”

Gilbert pursed his lips and smiled at his colleagues.

At that moment, Tails looked at the king at the end of the long table and suddenly realized:

The Imperial Council is still different.

At least, at the National Council, King Kessel could not have overwhelmed the six great families and the thirteen noble families with one word.

And in the day of listening to the government, even in the face of her own vassals, the female archduke must be careful.

Only here, in the Ballard room, no matter how noisy the ministers were......

The Iron Fist King sits at the end of the long table forever.

"But Your Majesty," Thordaux's words interrupted Tails' thoughts:

"You can still do it after all, if you pilot it in Yongxing City first, and lead by example, and reduce the Bright Star Private Soldiers who serve on a regular basis, right?"

Everyone was stunned.

But Kessel thought seriously for a few seconds, and said slowly:

"If you don't ...... other regions"

"Maybe there won't be much opposition. ”

The military adviser's eyes lit up:

"Good. ”

"And we can select the top among the disbanded Bright Star Private Army, so as to expand the royal standing army......"

The king groaned for a moment.

A few seconds later, King Kessel spoke again, with an unmistakable tone:

"All right, Sodot, Jocke, Clappen, you agree on the details. ”

"Start with the Bright Star Private Army, start to reduce the conscription period, and cautiously replenish the royal standing army. ”

"Look at the effect. ”

Except for Qiu Ke's complexion, the others present hesitated, but did not intervene after all.

The military adviser looked happy:

"Yes, Your Majesty. ”

In the next second, Juke Man spoke out in a hurry!

"Wait—you wait!"

The treasurer, who had a relieved face, bounced forward from the back of his chair and pointed at Soudor in disbelief:

"Expansion—why did it come back again?"

The military adviser's eyebrows moved slightly, but he did not speak.

The treasurer looked at the king, and then at Sodot, and his face changed.

"I see, GI, you did it on purpose!"

He was shocked:

"Any reduction in the strength of the princes is all a pretense - you made up your mind from the beginning, ask for a price all over the sky, and pay back the money on the ground!"

Jocco pointed at Sodot in disbelief, his fingers shaking:

"It's basically about making money and expanding the army!"

Sodot got what he wanted, and his face was calm:

"I have already given in, Your Majesty has agreed, and the others have no opinion,"

Joke looked around, and was surprised to see that Cullen's expression was silent, and Gilbert was silent—no one objected as he had just been:

"You see that I'm a bully, don't you?"

Soudor snorted softly:

"After the expansion is completed, the Department of Military Affairs will hand you a new list of personnel salaries and material procurement. ”

"Money bags. ”

Now it's Jocco's turn to fry.

"Dog's 'GI'!"

The chief financial officer put on a fierce expression of the dog's food, and said word by word:

"I tell you again with great mercy – as I have said so many times on numerous occasions last year – that the cost of maintaining the standing army of the royal family has become severe, heavy, excessive, and overpaid!"

"I highly recommend that you take a good look at the financial statements of the previous year, and if you don't have enough brains, at least take a look at the last quarter!"

"If, after that, you insist on expanding the standing army, then I suggest you find your own source of money - by the way, the business of rich ladies is in vogue on Hongfang Street, and your six-pack abs are in high demand!"

Solon frowned slightly:

"How do you know?"

Master Jucoe Man's face flushed, and he coughed:

"To manage finances, coordinate taxation, and formulate economic policies, it is natural to be proficient in that, that...... From all walks of life. ”

In embarrassment, a trembling voice rang out:

"Can I interject?"

Everyone turned their eyes and saw Lord Clapen, Minister of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, smiling cautiously:

"My lords, last year I read the draft of Lord Sordow's request for the expansion of the army, and although our food and goods are rising, they are still ......"

"Across the country, the farmland, pastureland, minerals, forests, and towns that have been reclaimed in the past decade are far from being able to match the speed of military expansion and knighthood......

He smiled flatteringly, and said tentatively:

"Guys, do you know what that means?"

As if encouraged, Jucole Man shook his shoulders and raised his arms:

"Look at it!

But the person who answered next was not Sodot.

"This means that we can't just cut costs, we need to open source. ”

Qiu Ke turned his head and saw the person who was speaking:

"Viscount Connie?"

The well-bred Minister of Commerce and Trade, Viscount Connie gave him a slight salute:

"Exeter's internal strife and decline will inevitably lead to turmoil in the surrounding area, but their territory is vast, and nearly one-third of the trade routes in the entire Western Continent will be blocked, and merchants and money will have to find another way, and even affect the transoceanic trade between the East and West Continents. ”

The newly promoted Imperial Chancellor observed the expressions around him, trying to seize the hard-won opportunity to speak:

"If we can seize the opportunity, take advantage of the fact that the northern Yankees are too busy to take care of themselves, deploy troops to actively attack, such as mastering the three major trade routes of the Great Desert, recapturing the Lost Sea Corridor, and even further affecting the countries of the Dragon Kiss Land and the Long Corridor Sea Route...... Strive for more benefits from the outside world?"

Gilbert's brow furrowed, and Prime Minister Cullen bared his teeth.

Even the king looked at him.

"I heard you right, Connie the Sharp-Faced One," said Joccoe Man incredulously, "Sodot is going to beg for money to expand his army......"

"You still want to go abroad to fight?"

Viscount Connie smiled kindly, but unfortunately it didn't work well on that pointed face:

"Mr. Jocke, we're talking about the absolute control of key trade routes, strategic points, resource-rich lands, and vast transoceanic trade, which is a 'big' sum of money – and if it works, I promise you'll never have to worry about it again. ”

But the treasurer only heard one key word, and his face was full of suspicion:

"What if?"

Viscount Connie's smile did not diminish:

"To do this, maybe, I am saying maybe, the number and armament of the standing army can indeed be temporarily increased ......"

Qiu Ke gritted his teeth:

"Maybe?"

Connie coughed:

"Yes, but there is no doubt that the kingdom will gradually recover, and the return to prosperous commercial trade will require trade routes, markets, gold and silver, exchange, more opportunities, and in turn, considerable tax revenues for the country, which will continue to be a virtuous circle......"

Qiu Ke's face was distorted, and his face became worse and worse:

"Continuous?"

Viscount Connie shrugged:

"Anyway, Counselor Sordow, Chief Joke, next expedition, think about it?"

Jocoe Man understood what the other man meant, and his gaze flickered back and forth between the Minister of Commerce and the Military Advisor.

Sodot pondered for a moment:

"No, no, then we should find a time to look at the map and find possible targets, the royal standing army needs to be trained......"

Right now.

"You're going to go by yourselves!"

The ministers were startled and turned their heads one after another.

I saw that Qiu Ke had stood up at some point, trembling his lips, and was furious:

"You losers, lose money!"

The stingy steward is not stingy with his own stinginess:

"Anyway, don't want to get even one out of me!"

"One! one!"

In front of everyone's surprised eyes, Lord Qian Bag took a sip of resentment:

"You say it lightly, why don't you go to the royal bank yourself, flatter and humbly invite all the rich people to Hongfang Street, give them whatever you want for good wine and food, whisper to them like prostitutes, toast and laugh, and make a fool of yourself, just for them to give them some more grace to repay the debt, and then lend us more money to make up for the financial deficit?"

Gilbert coughed lightly, trying to remind Joke to pay attention to his words.

But Qiu Ke didn't seem to pay attention at all, and continued to grin with his teeth:

"And then go back to the official office, waiting for vampires like you and the GIs to chase after their butts like bear children who don't have enough milk, a handful of snot and tears, crying and reaching out for money, and turning the hardly beautiful financial statements into a dark bottomless pit again?"

Qiu Ke chattered endlessly, and the more he talked, the more angry he became, and it smelled of a broken jar:

"Treasurer of the Kingdom?"

Maybe it was because of the sadness, Qiu Ke slapped the table:

"I'm a fucking male prostitute with a shy face and selling **! Lying on the bed and being fucked by the guest with a smile on his face, the money in his ass has not been covered with heat, and he has to get up and give it to the bustard with both hands! You have to pay for the lube yourself!"

Jucole Man closed his eyes and frantically waved his fists in front of his chest, word by word:

"Damn every year!"

"Every year!"

"Every year!"

Tyles was shocked and inexplicable.

Even the king had a strange look on his face.

A few seconds later, Gilbert coughed heavily:

"Joke, occasion!"

The treasurer took a few breaths, and then came back to his senses and was shocked.

"Ahem, that," he bowed to the king, embarrassed:

"I, I just used an analogy, rhetoric, rhetoric ......"

The Imperial Council was silent for a moment.

"I know it's hard, Jocke," and at last, the king reassured:

"So I need you to sit in this position, more than anyone else. ”

King Kessel stared at Jocke from afar:

"This is a job that no matter how noble a person is, he can't do it. ”

The treasurer trembled slightly, and his expression instantly became inexplicably moved.

"Of course, Your Majesty, of course. ”

Receiving the king's encouragement and approval, Jucole Man looked grateful:

"It is my pleasure to serve you......"

"Here we go again," said the military adviser Soduo angrily:

"How many budgets are so relied on by him......"

And Joke just looked at the king loyally, as if he had heard of it.

King Kessel raised his hand and rubbed his forehead:

"Enough, rest. ”

The meeting will be held again in the afternoon to discuss how to help Qiu Ke solve the budget problem. ”

As soon as these words came out, it was as if the bell for the end of class was ringing, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Only Soduo and Qiu Ke, who were at the center of the issue, glanced at each other and turned their heads away with disdain.

Scarface men of Cullen, Clappen, Styrianides, Myko...... Everyone saluted respectfully and stood up and left their seats.

Tails also let out a sigh of relief, followed Gilbert to his feet, and helped him pack up his notes by the way.

Until—

"You stay. ”

Tails froze.

The king did not even open his eyes.

But everyone knows who he's talking about.

The prince sighed inwardly and sat down.

All right.

What should come, still comes.

The ministers looked at him one after another, with different expressions.

"Relax," Gilbert said softly, patting him on the shoulder:

Just answer truthfully. ”

Sodot deliberately passed by Tyers and saluted the Duke of Star Lake:

"I hope it didn't scare you, Your Highness. ”

"It's a pity, if the war in the Western Wilderness can continue," the military advisor sighed, "Then it will further prove that the lords' private soldiers are useless and have deep hidden dangers." ”

"The proposal for the gradual reform of conscripts into a standing army is even more convincing. ”

He glanced at Tails regretfully:

"Your Highness, if you stay in the desert a little longer......

A little longer.

Tails froze for several seconds.

How does this sound weird?

A few minutes later, as the stone door closed, the Imperial Council was left with only him and the king.

The cramped Ballard Room was much more empty.

However, the atmosphere became solemn.

Tails sat in his place, trying to contain his apprehension, watching King Kessel rub his forehead.

Suddenly.

"Do you love her?"

Tails was puzzled for a moment:

"What? Love what?"

But the king did not ask him in the slightest.

"Whenever I talk about that girl. ”

King Kessel lowered his hand and showed a pair of cold eyes from the darkness:

"You're like an old hen guarding her cubs. ”

Tails was shocked and struggled to keep his face as usual.

After last night's accident, he had anticipated the reasons for King Kessel's approach: assassination, duel, betting, self-determination......

But this ......

"I have a good relationship with her. ”

Tails frowned:

"But, no. ”

Duke Xinghu sneered and shook his head:

"She is the Grand Duke of Longxiao City. ”

"I don't love her. ”

"It's impossible to love her. ”

After this sentence, King Kessel looked at him for a long time.

Tyers felt a chill in his heart.

"Then why, at last night's banquet. ”

The king spoke softly, and every word was powerful:

"Gilbert, East Sea Territory, Cliff Territory, Elk City, Rebuild Tower, you cry for help to everyone you can find, wagging your tail and begging for mercy......"

"Just to help her?"

What the?

At that moment, Tails' heartbeat skipped a beat.

How is he ......

No.

Tails struggled to frown, trying to justify:

"I don't understand, I saw a lot of people last night, but ......"

But the king used an affirmative sentence that he did not allow him to refute.

"You had a terrible performance last night. ”

The Iron Fist leaned back, sinking into the darkness of the Balard Chamber. There was a hint of contempt in his tone:

"Lord Polaris. ”

Polaris.

For some reason, the name given to Tails by this Northland man actually made him feel cold at this moment.

"Therefore, the heir to the throne of the Kingdom of Stars fell in love with a Northland girl of the Walton family. ”

At that moment, his father, his High King, spoke coldly:

"And love is stunning. ”

"I can't help myself. ”