Earl Lilgen was not attracted by Mapel's beauty like other male nobles. His eyes were fixed on the musket behind one of the guards from beginning to end, and he subconsciously put his hand on his chest.

The bottom of the clothes feels hard to the touch, that's because he put a steel plate inside.

Of course Count Lilgen knew that a piece of steel plate could not stop bullets. This was mainly for psychological comfort, making him feel a little bit safer, which was better than having nothing at all.

The appearance of the new king diluted the previous uneasiness. He breathed a sigh of relief and told himself that the plan would be implemented as usual.

At this time, a nobleman quietly walked up to Count Lilgen and whispered: "The woman who accompanied the new king is really not bad."

Glancing at the nobleman who was talking to him out of the corner of his eye, Count Lilgen knew that he had some dirty thoughts in his mind.

"That should be Owen's woman. If the plan goes well, she will be at your disposal."

"Eh?" The noble was a little surprised, "Aren't you interested?"

"Not interested."

Earl Lilgen shook his head gently and whispered: "Excessive indulgence in women can easily ruin things."

"Well, then we won't be polite." The nobleman forced a lewd smile on his face, and then walked away.

In fact, Count Lirgen is not aloof from women, but he has special mysophobia and virginity complex.

With Marpelle and Owen getting so close, Count Lirgen naturally thought that the two had already had a relationship, so he was not interested, and he also disliked sports involving many people.

If he has physical needs, he is more inclined to go to Yiguan alone and spend money to enjoy the women specially provided for him by the "egg" organization. They are not only of high quality, but also virgins.

Under the gaze of everyone, Mapel took Owen's arm and nervously and shyly walked with him to the center of the hall.

On the way, Owen reminded in a low voice: "You are holding on too tightly, relax."

"Sorry!" Mapel quickly let her hand loosen a little.

This scene was obviously what she had always dreamed of, but when it actually came true, she found that her heart was restless and it was difficult to calm down. It was really embarrassing.

Taking the wine glass brought by the maid, Owen delivered a speech to the nobles present, mainly talking about how under his leadership, the People's Army heroically repelled foreign enemies.

Finally, he raised his glass and toasted to everyone.

"Congratulations on the perfect victory of this counterattack, and I'd like to toast everyone!"

"Your Majesty!"

Owen and the nobles each took a sip of red wine from their glasses.

As the banquet continued, Count Lilgen winked at Count Claude, who immediately understood and took the initiative to approach the new king and talk about various topics.

Count Lilgen deliberately spilled the remaining juice of the delicious food on his clothes, stayed away from the table and asked the servant for a clean cloth to wipe it, and secretly confessed a few words to him.

Shortly after the servant retired, seven maids carrying a plate of food and wine deliberately approached the guards brought by the new king and tempted them to eat.

However, this move was of no use, and the guards firmly rejected the maid's offer.

One of the guards, who was wearing a short bodyguard, clearly coveted the food and wine on the plate and swallowed several mouthfuls of saliva, but in the end he shook his head and refused.

Why are these people so stubborn?! How can they not be moved in front of delicious food and wine?

Noticing this situation, Count Lirgen couldn't help but frown slightly.

Since everyone is allowed to enter the banquet, it's okay to eat some secretly. The new king shouldn't mind.

Well, forget it, let the Lingshan Knights kill those guards quickly.

Next, the banquet went smoothly, and the nobles who knew about the plan gradually moved closer to Count Lilgen, which made him more confident.

It's time to take action.

Picking up a glass of red wine, Earl Lilgen led a group of nobles towards Owen with a smile on his face.

The plan is as follows——

Count Lilgen took the initiative to propose a toast, and he caught the opportunity when the new king raised his glass and was about to drink. He immediately broke the glass and conveyed the signal to the ambushing knights to start the operation.

The ambush knights rushed out and killed the guards, while Count Lirgen and his party surrounded and captured Owen.

The guards would definitely not dare to shoot at them. After all, the new king was among them. If they fired, they might accidentally injure Owen.

Count Lilgen touched the dagger hidden in his sleeve, thinking to himself that the new king would soon fall into their hands.

"Everyone, please be quiet."

At this moment, Count Claude suddenly broke in from halfway and blocked Count Lirgen's path forward.

What does this guy want?!

Count Lirgen had to stop and looked at the other party with some doubts.

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw his son nodding towards him. Count Claude kept his inner calm and said to everyone: "As the lord of Lion's Roar City, I am very grateful to your majesty for putting down this chaos in the south. For this reason, I

Prepare to present a great gift to His Majesty."

"Oh?" Owen pretended to be curious, "What kind of gift?"

Great gift? Earl Lilgen and the nobles behind him were all confused. What on earth did this guy want to do if he made independent decisions?

"Someone is coming!"

Count Claudius immediately put on a serious face, raised his hand and pointed at Count Lilgen's group, and loudly issued an order.

"Catch all these rebels for me!"

As soon as these words came out, a group of knights who had been ambushing immediately rushed out with their swords drawn, surrounded Count Lirgen and others, raised their swords and pointed them at them.

The guards he brought also reacted quickly, took off the bolt-action rifles from their backs, and ran around Owen to stay on guard.

Viscount Jarvis was guarding Owen's left, and standing on the right was Mapelle, holding a revolver she had pulled out from somewhere.

The other nobles looked confused and didn't know what happened.

"His Majesty!"

Immediately afterwards, Count Claude took out a letter and handed it out respectfully.

"Count Lilgen and others planned a rebellion and wanted to recruit me to provide convenience. This is the physical evidence."

Owen nodded to Viscount Jarvis, who went over to take the letter back and hand it over.

After taking the letter, Owen read the contents on the spot.

In the current situation, even a fool can see that they have been betrayed by Count Claude.

Count Lilgen gritted his teeth in anger and looked around, finding that all the knights surrounding them had unfamiliar faces.

"Count Claude! What did you do to my people?"

"Are they the people you sent here?" Count Claude turned around, "They ate drugged food for lunch today and are now locked in the dungeon. I don't know if they are awake yet."

"You bastard!"

Count Lirgen clenched his fists tightly, wanting to rush over and kill him.

"Quiet!" Owen suddenly said.

Folding the letter in his hand, he turned to look at Count Claude's son.

"I see, this is the gift you and your son have prepared for me, isn't it?"

"That's right, Your Majesty." Dryden stood up, stroking his chest and saluting respectfully, "After dealing with these rebels, you can promote reforms in the southern border without any resistance."

Even before the celebration party started, Dryden had informed Owen that they had prepared a big gift.

Therefore, Owen just pretended to be curious and asked what the gift was.

"It is indeed a good gift." Owen smiled slightly, "Then I will accept it."

After saying that, he retracted his smile, put on a solemn expression, looked at the surrounded Count Lirgen and others, and delivered the verdict of the trial in a cold tone.

"Since the evidence is irrefutable, I will now declare that you are guilty of rebellion and sentence you rebels to be beheaded. The execution will be carried out at noon the day after tomorrow."

"Your Majesty!" A nobleman knelt down in fear, "I know I was wrong. Please spare my life. I am willing to hand over my territory!"

"Me too, Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty, it was Count Lirgen who seduced me. I didn't want to participate in the rebellion. Please let me go!"

"I, I, I don't want to die! Waaaah——"

The rebellious nobles knelt down and begged Owen to forgive them. Some people put all the blame on Count Lirgen, while others were so frightened by the death penalty that they peed their pants.

"You bunch of cowards!" Count Lilgen turned back and scolded the nobles behind him.

He did not beg the new king for mercy, because he was the one who wrote the letter, and he did not think Owen would let him go.

"Put them all in the dungeon." Owen ignored these pleas for mercy and said coldly.

"Have you heard His Majesty's order?" Count Claude quickly reiterated the order to the knight, "Bring them all down quickly!"

"Go quickly!" The knight was ready to capture all the rebel nobles and take them away.

Taking this opportunity, Count Lirgen quickly emerged from the circle of knights, raised the dagger he had hidden in his sleeve, and rushed towards Count Claude.

Fortunately, he used to exercise regularly and his skills were not bad.

"You traitor!"

The new king is a bit far away, and there are guards around him, so it is impossible to succeed. Count Lilgen wants to kill Count Claude now.

Without this traitor, tonight's plan would not have failed.

"babble--"

Something happened suddenly. Count Claude took two steps back and accidentally fell to the ground.

Seeing this, Dryden, who was not far away, suddenly panicked. He had no time to run to save people, so he could only shout anxiously: "Father, be careful!!"

Bang!

A gunshot rang out, and a bullet hit Count Lirgen's chest. The steel plate on his chest failed to play any role. His body trembled suddenly, the dagger fell from his hand, and he finally fell in front of Count Claude.
Chapter completed!