Miss Witch, it's time to clean up the entries

Chapter 50 Polygamy

"According to the Holy Imperial Covenant, no one may instigate civil war. Wars between territories also constitute civil wars within the Empire."

Alex Poole said seriously.

Li En nodded slightly, "Yes, so the attitude of His Majesty the King is crucial."

"As long as there's a legitimate reason, His Majesty will choose to turn a blind eye. He doesn't want to see Lord Mary of Rose Territory continue to grow stronger, but he can't personally order punishment on Lord Mary because of their past relationship. His Majesty is a man who values ​​his reputation very much."

Interior Minister Karel Dennis said, fanning himself.

Omari Haney nodded in approval. "What constitutes a legitimate reason?"

"It is right for my fiancée, Catherine, the next Lord as announced by the will of old Lord Jackson himself, to take back everything that belongs to her."

Li En said with a smile.

The three ministers finally understood Li En's intention. Although there were still considerable risks in doing so, they felt that this was the best way at this time.

Sitting back and waiting is never as good as taking the initiative.

Even though the Green Shade Territory has been selected as one of the three poorest territories by the Imperial Times for five consecutive years, its armaments and population are indeed a coveted piece of fat.

A population of 200 million and an army of 20, this ratio would scare people away if told to others.

Even when facing the most dangerous extraordinary witch, if the army is large in number, population tactics can be used to deplete the witch's magic and bring her to the brink of losing control.

Of course, the most coveted thing about the Green Shade Territory is not the 20 troops, but the gift sequence 6 Eye of the Future.

Who doesn't want the ability to foresee the future?

In order to avoid the king playing the role of a mantis stalking a cicada while the oriole is behind and reaping the benefits, Li En would never take the initiative to provoke a war.

"Lord Li En, you have made a huge sacrifice for the Green Shade Territory."

Finance Minister Omari Haney sighed.

Karel Dennis and Alex Poole also felt that Li En had made a huge sacrifice.

After all, this is Li En’s first wife.

Catherine came from the Blue Moon Territory, so she must have been infected with the itchy plague, which meant that her face must have been disfigured.

Forcing a man from the Moria family to marry a disfigured woman is the greatest torture for the children of the Moria family.

The three ministers still remembered that they had proposed that the womanizing old Moria marry a wealthy duke's daughter. The duke's daughter's only flaw was that she had been stabbed in the face by a sword when she was young, leaving a small scar on her face.

But even so, old Moria was unwilling to marry her because she was disfigured.

But for the sake of Green Shade Territory, Li En was willing to marry Catherine, whose face was "full of scars". Isn't that a great sacrifice?
Li En looked at the sympathetic eyes of the three people and narrowed his eyes.

Recalling the behavior of Anna and Anne, I roughly guessed what these people were thinking.

"Miss Catherine is very beautiful, you don't have to worry."

"You don't need to comfort us, Lord Li En. We should be comforting you. Fortunately, the imperial law supports polygamy. As a lord, you can marry as many wives as you want."

Karel Dennis said.

Alex Poole and Omari Haney nodded.

The polygamy recorded in the laws of the Holy Empire is true polygamy, which means that a husband can marry multiple wives, but except for the first wife, the status of other wives is far inferior to that of the first wife. It is similar to the system of wives and concubines, except that they do not call their wives concubines.

In terms of property inheritance, if the husband dies, the first wife can become the first heir, but other wives do not have this privilege. That is why old Moria has 33 wives, and mistresses are counted separately.

Of course, even in the hundreds of years of history of the Holy Empire, there is no one else like Moria who has married so many wives.

Legally, named mistresses are also protected. For example, property law requires that at least 1% must be distributed to the mistress.

This was originally intended to protect the rights of the king's mistresses, but later it was spread to princes and nobles, and all mistresses benefited from it, leading to the rise of mistresses in the Holy Empire and an even more extravagant and licentious life among the nobles.

Li En decided not to explain to others whether his fiancée was beautiful or not. They would know the answer when they met Catherine.

"Lord Li En, what do you need us to do now?"

Alex Poole asked.

"We must flatten the Bone Forest. It's the natural barrier between us and Blue Moon Territory. Only by flattening it can we send our army to escort Miss Catherine back to Blue Moon Territory unimpeded."

Li En said with a smile, smelling the aroma of freshly ground coffee.

Anna brought the coffee to the table, and Li En and the three ministers took the initiative to pick up the coffee cups.

The Blue Moon Territory and the Rose Territory are separated by Yusofa and Holloway. These two small territories now belong to Mary, so there is no obstacle for Mary to reach the Blue Moon Territory.

But between Green Shade Territory and Blue Moon Territory lies the dangerous Bone Forest.

If the Green Shade Lords only wanted to live in seclusion, the Bone Forest might be left as a barrier, but now that the Green Shade Lords wanted to take the initiative, there was no need to leave this barrier.

"It's not an easy task to flatten the Bone Forest."

Alex Poole frowned and said.

"This would require the Guardian Witch to consume a large amount of magic power, but our Guardian Witch has already served for six years. This is too much of a stretch."

Karel Dennis also looked embarrassed.

"Don't underestimate Sophie. She won't lose control with just this level of cleaning."

Li En paused and continued, "Besides, we don't have to rely entirely on force. We must kill all the tree monsters and corpse monsters that cannot communicate, but if we leave behind the goblins and skeleton monsters that can communicate, they can help us resist a wave of enemies at a critical moment."

"You mean to recruit goblins and skeleton monsters and destroy tree monsters and corpse monsters?"

The three ministers asked in unison.

Li En nodded slightly, picked up the fragrant coffee, took a sip, and said, "Yes."

"Why not just start a war between these four? That way we can have a large number of troops left."

Omari Haney suggested.

"Omari, you truly have no understanding of the monster world outside the territory. These four monsters are located in the east, south, west, and north of the Bone Forest, respectively. They have always adhered to the rule of keeping to themselves and have lived in peace for many years. Even when there are disputes, they are only minor ones. They will never initiate a fight, giving humans an opportunity to take advantage."

Foreign Secretary Alex Poole said.

"Yes, the leaders of the goblins and skeletons are both quite intelligent. It is precisely because of this that the Bone Forest can maintain its balance. They will not be easily provoked."

Karel Dennis said.

Li En stroked the delicate patterns on the surface of the coffee cup, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly. "That's great. I was just worried that they wouldn't understand me."

(End of this chapter)