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"Anyone who dares to stop us is a traitor."

Seeing that the tone set by Roland was similar to what she had said, Granny felt proud. She swept the audience with a look full of wisdom and took over Roland's words like an excellent supporting actor.

"Rebellious officials and traitors must be killed without mercy!"

Her eyes were red and filled with murderous intent.

Seeing that Roland was about to make the decision with Granny, Womar, who had been silent all this time, couldn't help but ask:

"What if the old king made a will to change the heir? Even if not, what if someone tampered with the will?"

It's not just a possibility, it's a certainty.

It is truly a strange thing that Green controls the capital, but he cannot even produce a forged imperial edict.

This doesn't require any sophisticated strategies, just repeat the cases that have happened countless times in history.

First, he planned to lure Lily back and then assassinate her on the way to eliminate future troubles.

If this fails, a forged imperial edict will be issued to deprive Lily of her position as crown prince.

He was the crown prince before and knew many officials. As long as he acted quickly and made the matter a fait accompli, it would be difficult for Lily to turn the tables.

If nothing unexpected happens, the best outcome for Lily is to establish a government in exile abroad.

Woma raised his concerns one by one and waited for Roland's response.

Seeing his calm expression, Roland did not answer immediately, but motioned him to sit down. After Woma sat down, Roland called Lovi's name again.

Feng Ling is still hanging on the tree and unable to govern, so her job is temporarily taken over by Lowe. As the acting prime minister, Lowe has never spoken, which is really unreasonable.

Since Roland called his name, Lo Wei had no choice but to stand up. He pondered for a few seconds and said slowly:

"When Your Majesty fought against the eleven families, everyone thought he would lose. When he fought against the entire tribe of goblins, others still thought he would lose. Now facing the traitor Green who has no legitimate reason, what is there to worry about?"

He looked up at Roland and said solemnly, "Your Majesty, just give the order. I am willing to provide intelligence and logistical support for Your Majesty."

The other ministers were speechless.

He is truly a shameless person. While others are giving suggestions and expressing their opinions, only this guy jumps out to flatter others.

Why don't you continue to talk about Roland's conquest of Sarsen?

Although Lowe's behavior was shameless, it also served as a reminder to other ministers.

Roland must have his own ideas. Since no one has a better solution, let's just trust His Majesty.

Can you be more powerful than His Majesty Roland?

The ministers all asked His Majesty to give orders.

Roland's eyes slowly swept across the room, meeting everyone's gaze.

His calm expression calmed everyone's anxious mood.

The originally restless meeting place suddenly became quiet.

Although they didn't know what Roland would do, at least they were not as anxious as before.

After everyone's eyes were focused on him, Roland smiled and said:

"I already know your opinions. I understand that whether you think we should be conservative or send troops, it is in the interests of our country."

"The main reasons for opposing sending troops are the lack of combat effectiveness of the army and the heavy financial burden."

"The main reason for supporting sending troops is that we should help our allies."

Roland raised his lips slightly and said with a smile: "You are right. With our current financial and military strength, we are simply not able to support an expedition of thousands of miles."

"But we also cannot let down our allies and the world."

The ministers were speechless. You had said all the pros and cons of the matter. So should we send troops or not?

This is exactly the effect Roland wanted.

How can he maintain his dignity if every word he says can be guessed?

Turning his gaze to the Imperial Guards, Roland suppressed his smile and asked loudly, "If we don't consider the combat effectiveness of the new recruits and the financial issues, how many troops will be needed to escort Princess Lily back to the country to ascend the throne?"

Yu Lin wanted to continue to persuade him, but looking at Roland's eyes, he couldn't say any words of persuasion.

"According to the most optimistic estimate, it would take at least 300,000 regular troops and hundreds of thousands of supporting logistics personnel to fight all the way to Oro City."

Hearing this astronomical figure, the corners of the Chancellor's mouth trembled slightly.

Roland nodded, motioned for Yu Lin to sit down, and then turned his gaze to the Minister of Finance.

"Sir Mansur, how much would it cost to mobilize 300,000 regular troops for three months?"

The finance minister looked as ugly as a dead man. His voice trembled slightly as he replied dejectedly, "I don't know, because I had already committed suicide to apologize."

Roland laughed and motioned for the Chancellor to sit down.

"Sir Mansur is really humorous."

"I understand. This war cannot be fought no matter what. But we have to find a way to get Princess Lily back to the country to succeed the throne. This is a difficult task."

If it's difficult, then don't do it!

The ministers complained silently in their hearts, but they dared not speak out.

Roland changed the subject and continued, "Who can tell me how much damage it would do to our country's reputation if I didn't help Her Highness Lily?"

“Very big, but it could also be zero.”

Luo Wei said in a deep voice: "As long as Your Majesty needs me, I can shut up those who are gossiping at home, but I can't do anything about the gossip abroad."

"So it is inevitable that your reputation will be damaged?"

Roland muttered to himself.

No one answered. Sometimes the leader’s questions are not really questions, but rather lead to the next topic.

The ministers focused their attention on Roland. They saw the corners of his mouth slightly raised and a hint of pride in his brows, and they all breathed a sigh of relief.

As expected of Your Majesty, you have the answer to such a difficult question.

Under their expectant gazes, Roland said calmly:

“If you can’t solve the problem, then solve the person who raised the problem.”

"Lovi, find any excuse you want to put Lily and Lucy under house arrest in a side hall of the palace. You are not allowed to hurt them, but you can't let them run away either."

After saying this, Roland floated away, leaving only the confused ministers on the ground.

Volume 203: City of Freedom: Chapter : Any unexpected gains?

"You mean, my dear sister Lucy tried to kidnap Roland's wife to force him to send troops, but failed and was placed under house arrest?"

In the small study, Prince Green, still wearing his princely attire, frowned and kept repeating the words of his trusted minister in front of him, as if he was asking something or talking to himself.

"This is absolutely true. Not only was Her Highness Lucy caught, but Her Highness Lily was also implicated and placed under house arrest."

The minister handed Green some intelligence.

"Your Majesty, I have verified through the intelligence network that Her Royal Highnesses Lily and Lucy are indeed under house arrest. The reason is unknown but it is related to Melanie."

"Not only that, the Ministry of External Affairs also received a report from the Kingdom of Gracia. They said that Princesses Lily and Lucy were temporarily detained because of a conflict with the Queen."

Green took the information, looked through it carefully, and his eyes widened.

After a long time, he finally smiled.

"Sir Oril, I have said many times that I am only the regent now, not the king. Don't call me by the wrong name outside."

"Then again, my stupid sister Lucy was capable of such a stupid act as to kidnap the queen, but it certainly seems like something she would do."

"Poor Lily, she was probably thought to be the mastermind. This idiot didn't even think about how a man like Roland could be blackmailed for a woman."

He smiled, put the information aside, and asked loudly, "Sir Oril, what do you think about this?"

"I think there's something wrong."

"Oh, tell me about it." Green was in a good mood, and although O'Neal held a different opinion, he still spoke in a calm tone.

Olier cleared his throat and said tentatively: "Your Majesty... Your Highness, this incident proves at least two points."

"First, Lily and Lucy already doubt your loyalty."

"They do have reason to doubt." Prince Green said calmly.

O'Leary lowered his head and refused to take up the topic.

There are some things that Prince Green can say himself, but he must never take them.

Looking at Green's smug expression, he felt somewhat uncomfortable.

With Lily and Lucy under house arrest, the fight should have been over, but he just couldn't be happy.

He had just discovered the huge blind spot.

Lily was indeed under house arrest, but she was still alive.

As long as she is alive, it will be illegal for Green to take the throne.

Olier weighed his words carefully and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, with those old guys here, we have no chance to modify the will. As long as Lily is alive, she will be..."

"She doesn't stand a chance!"

Green interrupted O'Neill rudely and asked in a deep voice, "Do you have a way to talk to Roland directly? Ask him what the price is to shut up that woman forever."

O'Lear was stunned for a few seconds, then instantly understood what Green meant.

He thought for a moment and shook his head, "Your Highness, Princess Lily is the crown prince. According to His Majesty's will, she is legally the new queen."

"Although Roland is furious, he can only put her under house arrest and dare not deal with her on his own. You should think about how to get Lily back."

"Don't expect Roland to help you solve the problem. He will never take the blame and risk."

Green yelled at O'Neal in annoyance:

"Ollier, are you getting old and confused? He certainly won't do such a stupid thing. What we have to do is to redeem them. As for any accidents that happen to them on their way back, it has nothing to do with us."

From the Kingdom of Gracia to the Kingdom of Oro, there is a kingdom and three independent principalities in between.

It’s not surprising that some accidents happened on such a long journey.

If there are no accidents, then create them artificially.

Oriel felt a chill in his heart, as His Highness Green was finally going to take action.

He said in a deep voice: "Please rest assured, Your Highness. I know what to do."

......

Three days later, in the small study in the Royal City of Gracia.

Acting Prime Minister Lovi handed Roland a letter with a royal wax seal on the cover.

“The reply from the Kingdom of Oro doesn’t contain any serious content.

Their ambassador told me that if Lily and Lucy are not released soon, the 300,000-man army will set out soon."

"Your Majesty, how should we respond?"

Roland didn't say anything. He just picked up the pen and drew a few strokes on the paper, then handed the letter to Lowe.

"The reply has been written. Please pass it to me now."

Lovi took a curious look and saw only one word on the white paper.

"Pooh!"

Roland did not ask for compensation from the Kingdom of Oro, nor did he explain his actions. Instead, he answered with a word that was clearly contemptuous.

The silence speaks.

Looking at this one-word response that will go down in history, Lowe was sincerely impressed.

Faced with such an unreasonable request, Roland would lose face if he said one more word.

The Oro Kingdom is indeed very strong, and their strength is very close to that of the Empire.

But so what, are they stronger than the goblins?

Even if the entire goblin tribe went out to fight, they still couldn't defeat Roland. What kind of a big deal is the Kingdom of Oro?