I am the one running the game

Chapter 900 Go find your Princess Lina. We are not the same kind of people.
"Lord Bri, why do you favor that thief?" Flanders asked indignantly.

He suffered humiliation in the Duchy of Langton, but his compatriots Brie and Cato just looked the other way, so he came to question them during the delegation's break.

"Fland, what evidence do you have to accuse Grand Duke Landon of being a thief?" Bri didn't care about Fland's attitude. After all, he had learned from Lu Xingshi that Fland's mind had been tampered with, so it was normal for him to be brainless.

Besides, he still needed Flanders as a weapon to attack the aristocracy and the royal family, so he was naturally very tolerant.

"He... I..." Flanders was stuck. He really couldn't produce any evidence, but soon he found the blind spot: "He is just a wandering knight. He is not qualified to be the Grand Duke of the Empire."

"And I am the true heir of the Lanton family."

"I am the only one who possesses the orthodox bloodline of the Lanton family. He is just a side branch."

"What qualifications do you have to be the Grand Duke?" The more Flanders spoke, the broader his ideas became, starting from family, inheritance, justice, bloodline and so on.

Bri was speechless after hearing this.

The aristocrats of the empire will agree with what you said, but the problem is that they dare not use this reason to ask you to replace Grand Duke Lanton.

The enemy had soldiers, food, money, and territory. The empire's 50,000 steam soldiers were defeated and the empire's beast Cato was captured.

You open your mouth with these empty words and expect others to give you their power and status. Aren't you thinking it's a bit too easy?

It was not easy for the high-ranking officials of the empire to overthrow the Grand Duke who had just joined the Empire.

"Fland, what you said is absolutely correct, but I'm sorry, you need to go through the legal process yourself to get back the noble status and territory of Grand Duke Lanton."

"After all, the Empire recognizes Grand Duke Lanton's procedures." Bri said very formally.

"Mr. Bri, you support me?" A look of joy appeared on Flanders' face.

"Ah?" Bri was a little confused. How could he support you? He was clearly perfunctory. But he soon realized that Flanders had mental problems, so he quickly made up for it: "I don't support you, I'm just giving you a suggestion."

As an imperial official of the steam faction, how could I possibly support a tool like you of the aristocratic faction?

"Okay." Flanders looked disappointed. With the support of Mr. Bri, the lawsuit between him and Lu Xingshi would be much smoother. "Then how should I collect evidence to take back the title that the thief stole?"

He had no idea how to file a lawsuit.

Buri's expression became more and more strange: "I don't know either, but you can go to the Imperial Arbitration Court for consultation."

It goes without saying that this lawsuit is unwinnable.

Even if we can win, how should we execute it?

Are you going to see Grand Duke Lanton with the judgment of the Imperial Arbitration Court?
If it were that easy, why would all the countries develop extraordinary soldiers? They could just occupy other countries' territories with a single ruling.

Without sufficient strength and power, even if Flanders took the verdict to the Duchy of Lanton, the most likely outcome would be death, or at best imprisonment.

"But I remember that you, Mr. Bri, graduated from the Imperial Law School, and are now a nominal professor at the Law School." Flanders asked suspiciously.

"You know that was in the past. Now I haven't read the law for many years because I have been dealing with various official duties." Bri said with a smile: "Okay, Flanders."

"Don't ask me these questions anymore. Princess Lina also has her own studies involving the law."

"You can go and ask her. Do you intend to get along with a middle-aged person like me instead of asking the beautiful Princess Lina for advice?"

Brie could see that Flanders really couldn't understand what he was saying or his facial expressions. He had already expressed his attitude of leaving in a tactful way, but Flanders still kept asking questions.

But it doesn’t matter, he has experience in dealing with Flanders.

After all, Flanders is an avid pursuer of Princess Lina, so as long as the topic is shifted to Princess Lina, Flanders' attention will definitely be diverted.

When Flanders heard this, his eyes lit up. He had indeed forgotten about this matter.

"Thank you so much, Mr. Bree."

"Princess Lina also understands the law. I'm sure she will be able to provide great help in helping me regain my title."

After saying this, Flanders just left without paying any attention to Bree.

"You have no manners at all. You are blinded by beauty."

"Even if his mind isn't twisted, it probably won't be much better." Bri shook his head, expressing his dissatisfaction with Flanders' attitude.

"He's just a noble from a small territory. If he really had the ability, he would be the Grand Duke of Lanton today." Cato walked over.

He saw everything that happened between Brie and Flanders just now.

But he didn't get involved. To him, it was just a small episode.

What? Flanders is really going to sue Archduke Landon? This is simply a joke.

It goes without saying that you will not win the lawsuit.

But if we really win the lawsuit, it will be a lot of fun.

It's not that Flanders has no chance of winning. If the nobles and the royal family are really willing to spend a lot of money, the Imperial Arbitration Court will naturally be able to proceed according to their wishes.

But what's the use of this? Can Flanders really replace Grand Duke Lanton?
Don't even think about it.

"He is indeed just a nobody, but that socialite princess is not."

"Princess Lina has many admirers," said Bri. But Cato disagreed: "No matter how beautiful a vase is, it is still far inferior to a sword forged from fire and blood."

"The beauty of a vase has no meaning in the face of power."

"She can confuse Flanders, but she can't confuse Grand Duke Lanton."

"Otherwise, why would she be packed up like trash and sent back by Grand Duke Landon?" Cato was not interested in Princess Lina at all.

The same goes for Lu Xingshi. If Princess Lina's beauty really worked, she should stay in the Principality of Lanton and become Lu Xingshi's knight apprentice.

"That's really a pity." Bri joked. If he were in Lu Xingshi's position, he might not pack up Princess Lina and throw her back.

Even if we don't look at the appearance, we will pay attention to the political influence.

But then I thought again, this is the difference between me and Lu Xingshi, so he is the Grand Duke of Landon, but I am not.

Not only am I not decisive enough, but I am also hesitant.

"But are you sure you don't want to stop it? Flanders' mind is twisted, who knows what he will do." Cato pointed to the carriage not far away: "If a royal scandal breaks out, you and I will be in trouble."

But Brie smiled and said, "That would be even better. We can also give an explanation to Grand Duke Lanton."

"After all, this time, the nobles and the royal family have stretched their hands too far."

"I don't know what kind of agreement we reached with them, but those people above us actually agreed to it."

To be honest, Brie was dissatisfied with the decision made by the Steam faction's top management.

The Principality of Lanton was indeed once an enemy, but it has been very cooperative in all aspects. There are definitely flaws, but they are all to protect its own interests.

The results achieved in all aspects are very satisfactory.

You have to know that they are not the victors, but the losers.

No matter how powerful the empire is, it cannot continue to stalemate with Lu Xingshi, and will eventually become a thorn in the empire's belly.

Now that this thorn has disappeared, it has become a boost to the empire.

Loyalty or not is not important. If he is bound by sufficient interests and indirectly controlled through economic, food and other means, then Grand Duke Lanton will be the most powerful sword of the empire, able to clear away a lot of thorns for the empire.

But if they mess around like this, it's easy for something to get into trouble.

"It's nothing more than a test. After this time, we will change our strategy."

"And it's not completely without gain. Flanders can be the fuse for eliminating the aristocratic faction within the empire." Cato's status is higher than Bri's, so he sees things more clearly than he does.

The Steam Faction simply acquiesced to the actions of the Royal Family and the Aristocratic Faction and slightly adjusted their strategy, which made Lu Xingshi feel good about them and they even created a sharp blade to stab the Aristocratic Faction.

Overall, it is favorable.

...

Flanders got off Princess Lina's carriage with a smile on his face.

With the advice of Princess Lina, he already knew how to bring down the thief who was a wandering knight.

It was true that he had no evidence, but was evidence important? It was not important, he could easily forge it.

In the carriage, Princess Lina promised that the royal family would help him, and many nobles were on the same side with him.

As long as he goes to the Imperial Arbitration Court to sue Grand Duke Lanton, the verdict will definitely be in his favor.

Everyone in the Imperial Arbitration Court will support him.

So this is a must-win.

In addition, during the communication process, Princess Lina implicitly told him that as long as he could regain the title and become the Grand Duke of the Orei Empire, she would marry her.

Although it was not stated explicitly, every move showed this intention.

In Flanders, he thought to himself that the reason he didn't say it directly was because Princess Lina had some concerns. He was just an artist and his social status was enough, but there was no way he could get recognition from the royal family.

Therefore, he needed the status of a duke to gild himself.

Flanders didn't care much about the identity of a duke. After all, with his ability, he could even handle the identity of an artist, let alone a mere duke. It's just that he didn't want to.

If he wanted to, how could he not do it? A mere wandering knight from a side branch could do it, and he was born a noble and a direct descendant of the Lanton family, how could he not do it?
"Perjury...who should I ask for help?" Flanders soon became confused and at a loss. Princess Lina gave him some ideas but did not tell him what to do specifically, so he didn't know how to do it.

His eyes fell on Princess Lina's carriage again, and his eyes lit up: "Why not... ask Princess Lina for help again!"

"I wouldn't feel comfortable finding someone else." Flanders suddenly became confident. Princess Lina would marry him in the future, sooner or later.

Wouldn't it be much better to ask your fiancée to give you advice than to ask someone else?

After all, both sides share the same honor and disgrace, so how could Princess Lina harm herself?

Of course, this is just his idea. Princess Lina has never said these words directly. They are all euphemisms for non-stick pans. How you understand it has nothing to do with Princess Lina.

(End of this chapter)