Heart of the Castle

Chapter 664

After Sir Rodriguez left, the red-robed old scholar Master Sugard, the Earl of the White Wolf Cedric and the Marquis of Geralds and other important officials of the kingdom also left one after another. This small imperial meeting in the tower of the Green Castle came to an end.However, Bamilyan, the court chief, did not leave in a hurry, but lowered his head to sort out the messy information at hand. It was not until the last important minister left that the court chief raised his eyes and looked at Li Wei, hesitating to speak.

Li Wei understood what he meant, waved lightly, and asked the Griffin Knights around him to leave the room, then found a chair by the table and sat down, "Master Bamilian, if you have anything to say, you can say it now gone."

Steward Bamilian glanced cautiously at the direction of the door, then walked up to Li Wei, and said in a low voice, "Your Excellency the Regent, with all due respect, are you reluctant to let Her Royal Highness Princess Fleisher ascend the throne at this time?" For the king?"

Levi Ston's eyebrows twitched slightly. He had always been very aware of the intelligence minister's ability to observe words and emotions, but this time he was indeed a little surprised. "Master Bamilian, may I ask where you saw it?"

"Because I, like you, sincerely think about Her Highness the Princess." Chief Bamilian rubbed his hands, then stroked his plump cheeks, "To tell you the truth, Your Excellency Leviston, the throne has never been What a comfortable and warm place, just thinking about letting Her Royal Highness Princess Fleischer sit on such a cold and hard seat makes me feel sad."

"I agree with you, Mr. Bamilyan, but I'm afraid we have no choice." Li Wei nodded seriously, his tone as heavy as a slowly flowing glacier, "Since Tomade Jansen has established a new government in the second eastern county Wang, if we don't take corresponding measures, it will inevitably be regarded as a kind of acquiescence. After the disaster is over and the evil atmosphere is swept away, will we still have to face a civil strife within the wall?"

"Your Excellency the Regent, what you said is absolutely correct. It is imperative for Her Royal Highness Princess Fleischer to ascend to the throne, and this is not enough to deter Xiao Xiao." Chief Bamilian clenched his fists with both hands, using a rare, sonorous and forceful voice The voice replied, "Of course the bloodline of the royal family is different from that of illegitimate children. As long as they are people with a kingdom in their hearts, no matter men, women or children, they will definitely make the right choice."

Li Wei raised his eyebrows, examined the expression of the Bamilyan manager, and then said bluntly, "My lord, please save yourself the flattery, I don't have time to play these word games with you, or please tell me that you must be with me. The purpose of the private conversation is to ask you to leave the room and go to gather people to prepare for the enthronement ceremony of Princess Fleischer tomorrow."

The steward of the palace didn't seem to be offended by these words, on the contrary, a sincere and happy smile appeared on his face, "Your Majesty, Your Excellency the Regent. I remember that according to the laws of the kingdom, once the king takes the throne , the mission and duties of the regent king will be automatically removed, and the power will be returned to the king..."

Annoyed, Li Wei interrupted Bamilyan, "Master, please rest assured about this. I will never be attached to the power in my hand. After the enthronement ceremony is over, I will immediately announce that I will return to the king."

"Oh, you've misunderstood me when you say that." The court chief waved his hands again and again, with a misunderstood sad smile on his face, "Your Excellency Leviston, of course you will return to the king as soon as possible, but Her Royal Highness Princess Fleischer has not received any education that a crown prince should receive. If it was a period of political stability in the kingdom, there would be plenty of time for Her Royal Highness to study. However, although the situation has improved now, it is still difficult. I I am worried that Her Royal Highness will not be able to fulfill the heavy responsibility as the king well."

Li Wei took a deep look at the court chief, as if he wanted to see the real purpose from his gentle smile. "Go on, my lord, I'm listening."

"The Kingdom of Arthur suffered a huge disaster in the era of King Arthur III. At that time, King Mercy died in battle, the entire army of the Ashes Knights was destroyed, and the northern defense line of the Kingdom completely collapsed. In the end, except for the king's capital Fermeyer, almost They are all occupied by the army of demons, which is quite similar to the current situation." The Bamilyan chief paused, sighed compassionately, and then continued, "At that time, because His Royal Highness died in battle with King Mercy, , and the other prince was too young to hold up the banner of the crown and swords under the precarious situation. Therefore, after consultation with the Nine Pillars family and other noble families, it was decided to use the round table discussion system established in King Arthur I's time."

"Master Bamilian, do you mean to reactivate the original round table council, the system in which twelve noble representatives share power with His Majesty the King?" Li Wei's eyes flickered.

"That's right, that's it." Chief Bamilian spread his fat hands and said, "Since the Second Eastern Counties have established a new king, they are obviously unwilling to give up the power in their hands. Held a round table discussion, and invited the Marquis James Serre of the Second Eastern County and Thomas Dejansen, the head of the Death Knights, to discuss the country's affairs. Lord Thomas Dejungson is a smart man, and he will probably not refuse this proposal that can satisfy his needs. A reasonable request for a vested interest?"

Li Wei thought for a minute, then raised his eyes, his voice was soft, but his tone was as cold as the howling north wind. "Then what do you want to get from the round table meeting? Your Excellency?"

"Of course it's peace and victory, Your Excellency Leviston. What I want is to recover the territory and expel the demons, and then I can continue to be my court chief in peace and stability." The Bamilyan chief narrowed his eyes, revealing Yearning expression, but then became serious again, "Presumably the majestic Dawn of the Northern Territory should not be afraid of my humble power. But if the Lord of the Eyed Eyes Tomad Jansen was in power last, my head Whether it can stay on the neck or not is hard to say."

Seeing Li Wei lowered his eyes again and fell into deep thought, Chief Bamilian knew that his words had already moved the other party, and a slight smile could not help but outline the corner of his mouth. Then he bowed deeply to the Griffin Lord, and walked away backwards. Room.

When Chief Bamilian left, his soft-soled shoes rubbed against the ground, making the sound of raving footsteps. When the fat figure of the eunuch completely disappeared at the end of the corridor, a voice with a crackling sound like a burning fire was very abrupt. It sounded from behind Li Wei.

"The eunuch didn't tell the truth. His purpose is not just to live in peace."

"This is obvious. Otherwise, he just needs to do his job well. Why would he take the risk to propose the reopening of the round-table meeting system?" the voice replied.

"Earl Ansair, Master Merister, you are here just in time." Levi turned around, not surprised by the bluish-white portal that appeared behind him.In fact, from the moment the eunuch asked to have a private conversation with Li Wei, the portal of the Castle Heart was always about to open. The sword dancer will be teleported from the heart of the castle to this tower.

"Regardless of what Bamilyan, the chief of the palace, thinks, the round table council system he proposed is indeed a good way to break the current deadlock. If it goes well, it can even peacefully resolve the issue of the two eastern counties trying to split the kingdom." Li Wei told the result of his thinking just now, and then asked in a tentative tone. "Earl Ansair, Master Merister, do you have any opinions on this?"

The fire magician curled his lips, and replied in a disdainful tone, "Don't bother me with these intrigues, blood of my blood, if you have something you want to burn, I'd be more than happy to contribute your opinion."

Compared with the fire magician, Earl Ansair, who had served as the sheriff of the northern county for many years, considered a lot more things. "According to the round table discussion system, there are a total of thirteen people who can participate in decision-making. Among them, Princess Lyhir - oh, she should be known as Her Majesty Queen Fraser by then - has the right to vote with two hands, while the other nobles have one hand each, so... Lord Levi Stern, look In the future, we must show enough strength, otherwise we may be restrained by the two eastern counties in the round table discussion."

"Does it have to be done like that? I remember that the lord Thomas Jensen only controlled a part of the Death Knights, and the other part was lost when the capital fell. Mr. Hua also led some knights to join the coalition forces in the northern border." Li Wei said with some doubts, "If it weren't for the fact that the two eastern counties have been fighting endlessly, resulting in relatively weak strength, maybe he might not be able to grasp the power so smoothly."

"Never underestimate Lord Gnat Eyes, Lord Levi." Earl Ansair shook his head slowly but resolutely, "As far as I know, the strength in the hands of Lord Gnat Eyes Thomas Jansen is probably stronger than what he has always shown. It is much stronger. When I was in the Holy White Stone Fort, the sentries of the defenders did not find any abnormalities at all, and they were cleared by the scout troops of the Death Knights. When I realized that the situation had changed, several important passes had already fallen. , There is no power to recover at all.”

"The defense of St. White Stone Castle towards the north is far worse than that of the south side. In addition, there are no strong players among the defenders. Several iron guard knights remained nominally neutral because they were infiltrated by Grand Duke Raul, and were attacked by the God of Death. After the sudden attack of the Knights, it naturally fell soon." Sir Rodriguez's voice came from outside the door, and then the condemned knight in black armor walked into the tower and kowtowed to Li Wei. "Master Li Wei, I have fulfilled all your orders. The two bishops agreed to attend tomorrow's enthronement ceremony, and in the name of their respective gods, they will send their blessings to Her Royal Highness Princess Fleischer."

"It's not as simple as you said, Sir Rodriguez." Earl Ansair's voice seemed a little sad, "The defenders of St. White Rock Castle are indeed not strong. Most of them are stragglers gathered after the defeat of the four southern counties. But in key positions, I arranged for the city guards of Dirk City trained by me, including four or five high-level knights, and a captain Kane who had reached the level of a great knight. Such a defense cannot It is said to be indestructible, but even if the Earl with the sword came in person, he should be able to resist it for a while at least, but in the end he couldn't even sound the horn of warning."

Everyone was silent for a while. It is not an easy task to kill such a group of battle-tested knights quietly, at least ordinary counts with swords cannot do it.Sir Rodriguez, who had liberated the catastrophe fighting spirit, could instantly kill an opponent at the level of a grand knight, but the cold and icy aura, like the descending of the long sleeper, was so strong and terrifying that it was absolutely impossible to hide it anyone.

"It sounds like the handwriting of our Shadow Assassins." Accompanied by a hoarse and broken voice, Alan Skett's thin figure emerged from the shadows, and his blood-red flame eyes showed a hint of interest. "The knights are too noisy, especially those who have mastered the fighting spirit, they are as eye-catching as torches in the dark night, there is no way to deceive people's eyes and ears."

Earl Ansair's gaze suddenly turned to the shadow assassin, with a hint of ruthlessness in his eyes, "Then... you killed all of them?" Before he finished speaking, Earl Ansair suddenly jumped up, no one could see Seeing how the thorn sword was unsheathed, even Sir Rodriguez could only see a ray of dazzling starlight burst out from the sword dancer's right hand.

"I didn't say I did it, I just said it looks like the shadow assassin's handwriting." Alan Skete raised his hands and stepped back as if his feet were on pulleys.However, the sword dancer's footsteps were as light as a gust of wind, and he caught up in the blink of an eye. Dots of blue stars formed by the fighting spirit of the stars immediately surrounded the shadow assassin's thin figure, and then shrank suddenly.

Alan Skett's figure was torn apart by the vindictiveness of the stars, but there was no scream. The next moment, the shadow on the ground moved like a worm, and then in Levi Ston Behind him condensed into the form of a shadow assassin.

"Earl Ansair, please calm down." Seeing the sword dancer turning around cursing and preparing to continue the attack with the thorn sword in his hand, Li Wei calmly stopped and said, "We all swear by our souls, Brothers of the blood alliance, as evidenced by blood, we fight side by side, live and die together, and will never lie to each other. Since Alan Skett said that the matter of the Holy White Stone Castle has nothing to do with him, and the mark of the blood alliance has not reacted abnormally It must be honest and trustworthy."

Earl Ansair was stunned for a moment, then let out a loud sigh, the thorn sword in his hand hung down, and the blue starlight lingering around him dissipated and disappeared. "I know...I know...but..." Shaking her head, she let out a long breath, suppressing all the sorrow that just broke out in her heart. "I'm sorry, Brother Alan Skett, I was acting impulsively just now."

Alan Skett's thin face wrapped in rune cloth twitched, as if trying to smile as much as possible, but in the end he bared his teeth ferociously. "Nothing, I can understand your sorrow, Ansair...sister."

The last words of the sentence would have nearly sparked a new battle between the blood brothers if Ser Rodriguez hadn't stepped forward with a sullen face.Li Wei picked up the jug from the table with a wry smile, moistened his throat with the cool liquid inside, and then cleared his throat vigorously to draw everyone's attention back.

"Regardless of what hole cards Mr. Thomas Jansen holds, it's not time to reveal them. I just thought about it, and according to Earl Ansair's suggestion, we should use some of our strength, at least to discuss matters at the round table There are seven to eight seats in the meeting. Of course I have a seat. Cedric, the Earl of the White Wolf, and Master Sugard, the old scholar in the red robe, should also be selected. Among the remaining four seats, I hope that Earl Ansair can win She was selected as my younger sister, and Grandmaster Juno Ann Merister announced her return from injury, so she should be able to take the next seat."

"In other words, we can secure five seats in our hands." Earl Ansair subconsciously twirled the non-existent beard, and when he failed, he could only hold a lock of pale golden hair and said, "Master Levi, Who will run for the remaining two to three seats? You shouldn’t count the Chief of the Palace, right? This eunuch cannot be easily trusted.”

"The Bamilian chief should be able to get a seat. I need him to speak for the nobles of the royal capital, instead of letting us who are born in the northern county occupy all of them." Levi thought and replied, "But as Earl Ansair said, We can't easily trust the Master Chief, so we must gain an overwhelming advantage in numbers, and for the last two candidates, I prefer the Marquis Osiris and Sir Rodriguez."

The condemned knight in black armor frowned, "I, participate in the round table meeting?" He shook his head reluctantly, "Why don't you let Kalmos Bloody Roar participate, he is the guardian of the western region and deserves this honor. "

"If Governor Kalmos enters the round table meeting, I'm afraid he will become the target of Thomas Jansen's gang. What's more, this orc governor is unstoppable in charging, but if he is allowed to sit with a group of nobles to fight against each other, I am worried. He will not be able to bear it anymore, and he will pick up an ax and directly chop all the opponents to the ground."

"This kind of thing is completely done by the orc roaring warrior." Earl Ansair nodded in agreement.

"Then let old Dish participate. Anyway, he is old and cunning. Although he is not very good at intrigue, he will definitely not suffer."

Levi sighed helplessly, "It is precisely because Mr. Dish is cunning and cunning that he absolutely refuses to sit in such an uncomfortable position, so... Sir Rodriguez, please take care of everything, anyway, as my The guards also have to participate in the round table discussion together."

(End of this chapter)