"Pah, pah, pah, pah..."

A lonely but harsh applause sounded in the hall.

The nobles frowned and turned their heads: the king was relaxed and relaxed, raising his hands as if in leisure, and applauding gently.

It's like enjoying a theatrical performance.

Thales felt uncomfortable in his heart: he remembered that bloody dawn six years ago.

At that time, Lumba was like this, clapped his hands gently, stepped out of the murderous army, and walked towards him and Little Slippery with a sure victory.

"Indeed, thank you for reminding me, Ian Ronnie," King Charman applauded and said calmly: "My vassals, there has been a little commotion recently."

"Many people have nowhere to vent their energy," the king took in a breath and exhaled it slowly, his eyes shining coldly:

"So this is the perfect opportunity, isn't it?"

"I will provide them with an unquenchable passion for an opportunity to serve the country. It's just the right time."

Behind the king, Cambida crossed his arms and chuckled.

Ian slowly came to his senses and looked at the king blankly.

He seemed to have expected it, but still refused to believe the facts he had deduced: "What, what do you mean?"

King Charman did not speak, he just curved the corners of his mouth and showed a cruel smile like a vulture.

"As your Majesty said," Viscount Cambida, the second assistant advisor to the Royal Council of the Kingdom of Exeter, stepped forward gently: "It was confirmed from the star prince's opening... No, it should be after the star army appeared.

, this is no longer a local conflict.”

"It's not even about who the broken Free Alliance is loyal to. It's not just a dispute between the Kingdom of Exeter and its small vassal state."

He grinned, showing a bright and relaxed smile, but his words contained information that made the nobles frown: "What you Qiyuan City is facing is the honor and disgrace of the entire Exeter, and it is the honor and disgrace of us facing the stars.

The national dignity of an old enemy.”

"As I said to Her Majesty the Grand Duchess in this hall a few weeks ago," Cambida said slowly, "in the face of Exeter's honor and disgrace, our internal disputes become insignificant."

Thelma's face turned pale as she recalled the meeting a few weeks ago.

Cambida hummed softly: "Whether it is a small misunderstanding between the princes or a small dissatisfaction among the vassals with the king, you should step aside, right?"

He gently opened his hands: "This is the name of the supreme, it is the country's war, and it is the righteousness that cannot be evaded in the oath of co-governance."

"Some of the vassals of the Black Sand Territory, in the face of such righteousness, if they dare to refuse His Majesty's conscription order, are unwilling to recruit troops, are unwilling to mobilize, and are unwilling to obey orders, if they are not willing to come..."

Viscount Cambida seemed to be happy to see the people in Qiyuan City embarrassed. He shrugged and deliberately laughed in a low voice: "Hey, hey, hey."

boom!

Behind Cambida, Kroesi, who had noticed his displeasure for a long time, mercilessly knocked the assistant counselor on the head: "Speak nicely."

Viscount Cambida rubbed his head angrily and said nothing more.

But no one pays attention to them anymore.

King Charman’s voice sounded again, this time it was particularly chilling:

"Northlanders don't need cowards."

"Especially those people."

"Those cowards who, in the face of national justice, are unwilling to put aside their internal disputes, their dissatisfaction with the king, and are unwilling to go to war with enthusiasm and die willingly," the king looked around at the people in the hall.

Leng Mang:

"What other reason do they have to survive in the world while occupying the name of nobility and the benefits of title?"

"And as their lord, what reason do I have to be soft on them?"

Sighs and exhalations of reluctance resounded in the hall.

Thales watched all this with cold eyes, his heart heavy.

Use the name of resisting foreign enemies to eradicate dissidents...

For a ruler, you are very straightforward, Lumba.

At least the rulers in other places will spend effort to whitewash it.

Thelma thought about her current situation, and then thought about the king's current situation, and she couldn't help but be surprised when she understood something.

Ian looked blank for a while.

The next moment, he felt as if he was hit head-on by a carriage weighing a thousand pounds, and he was shaken violently.

Death Crow frowned and supported him.

"No, no..." Ian was breathing rapidly and dripping with cold sweat: "You, you want to use this war against the Freedom Alliance to cleanse your vassals?"

"The recruitment order was issued because of Xingchen's intervention. Is this the purpose?"

No.

Ian thought desperately:

Will not.

How did that happen?

At the other end of the hall, the delegation from Qiyuan City was immersed in sorrow.

The six Earls of Longxiao City stared at King Charman with unprecedented caution and fear in their eyes.

But the next second, Ian suddenly raised his head, his eyes angry.

"Did you think you'd make it, Rumba?"

"Your vassals, they are all time-honored nobles and elites among the people. Only with their support and loyalty can the Lombard family secure the position of Grand Duke." He almost broke his teeth and did not even care about the honorific title of the king.

: "And now, you are going to attack them, do you think they will just sit back and wait for the troops of the Lombard family to rush into their castle, steal their wealth, and deprive them of their titles? Do you think the warriors loyal to you can really handle it?

The entire Black Sand Territory..."

However, what interrupted him was the king's faint sneer.

"Ha ha ha ha……"

At this second, King Charmaine gently twisted his neck and looked at the Grand Duchess on the steps.

The Fallen Starman frowned and stopped in front of Thelma without showing any signs of weakness. The hatred in his eyes never diminished even a bit.

Seeing the opponent's appearance as if facing a formidable enemy, King Charman narrowed his eyes, shook his head, and said in a joking tone:

"Didn't I tell you?"

"The Grand Duke of Zai Zaita has stated that once Xingchen really interferes in the affairs of the Freedom Alliance...then he will never stand idly by."

His words made many nobles nervous again.

"Perseus Trudida understands justice well and is happy to send troops to assist Qiyuan City."

"He and his army will come to the Black Sand Territory to join me and the warriors of the Lomba family."

King Charman spoke very slowly, whispering almost word by word: "Then let's see who are the traitors in the Black Sand Territory who are unwilling to contribute to the country."

Ian was stunned again.

What?

Rebuild the tower, and the black sand collar?

That is to say, if Lomba wants to clean up the nobles in his territory, whether it is name, strength, or timing, he has already...

"Rebuild the tower, Trudida?" Ian remembered something and sighed.

He finally closed his eyes in pain: "That bastard."

"The Reconstruction Tower is closest to us," Cambida added with a smile: "Of course he understands our thoughts best."

Thales frowned deeply, remembering the image of the pot-headed cunning nobleman with twinkling eyes and provocative words.

Rebuild the Grand Duke of the Tower.

Perseus Trudida.

Even at the most critical moment in the Palace of Heroes, when the battle between Ronnie, Oresio and Lumba was about to break out, the Archduke was just holding a short sword and hiding safely in the distance.

Him.

Have you fallen to Rumba?

"You planned it from the beginning, right," Ian said with a frustrated face: "When you promulgated the new decree and the Black Sands led the families to oppose it for the first time..."

King Charman and his two subordinates looked at him coldly.

"You don't care how your vassals will oppose your decree, and you don't care whether they will contact foreign aid like Qi Yuancheng, because you don't want to spend time with them and finish this game with them.

Political games.”

Ian spoke sadly: "Even this move by the Freedom Alliance is not at all to hold back Qiyuan City, nor is it to weaken the opponents' confidence in foreign aid..."

King Charmaine looked at the people in the hall intently, as if he was watching an interesting drama.
To be continued...