After Sharlayan and Sylvanas performed a hilarious foot-step dance, the dance finally ended smoothly without any accidents.
The third stage is the highlight of this celebration.
Kael'thas, who had changed into a solemn dress, took the stage again and first announced a customary benefit when a new king ascends the throne.
Amnesty to the world.
Of course, this is a word provided by a barrage from another world. The official word for Quel'Thalas is New King Enshi, but the meaning is the same.
Except for those who have committed capital crimes such as treason and collaboration with the enemy, all prisoners in prison will be released by grace.
But being released doesn't mean they can fly away immediately.
This grace is more similar to what Danmaku calls parole.
The official law enforcement agencies of Quel'Thalas will still monitor the daily activities of these released prisoners for a certain period of time. Only when it is determined that they no longer pose a threat to society will they withdraw their monitoring personnel and allow them to truly return to freedom.
This benefit was one of the wills that Dath'Rema left behind when he passed the throne to the second Sun King before his death.
The living conditions in Quel'Thalas are very good. Unless you are the ultimate slacker who is so lazy that you don't want to do any work, you will not starve to death if you do odd jobs intermittently.
Therefore, there are not many criminals in Quel'Thalas who take desperate risks to survive, but more of them are happy criminals who take the initiative to die out of boredom.
None of the prisoners released in this amnesty were extremely vicious, and it was difficult for the social background of Quel'Thalas to breed such weirdos.
After the customary grace, Kael'thas announced a second benefit.
Promotion.
To be precise, it should be restoration.
The Troll War took place 3,000 years ago and has been passed down to this day. Most of the nobles who were knighted at that time have passed away and their titles have been downgraded and passed on to their descendants.
Let's take the example of Viles, whom Sarlayan is familiar with. It was his father Basque who was knighted for his merits in the Troll War, and he received the title of earl.
This kind of non-hereditary title will be automatically downgraded to the next generation when it is passed down to the next generation. When it comes to the hands of Villes, it will only be a viscount.
In order to recognize the contribution of the meritorious nobles in the defense of Quel'Thalas and the subsequent cleansing of traitors, Anasteria deliberately left their rewards to Kael'thas to announce.
Villes regained the earldom he had received when his father was still alive. If he can continue to perform meritorious service in the future, there may be hope of fixing the title as hereditary.
As for the marquis and duke above?
Villeless didn't dare to think too much.
Since the end of the Founding War, no one has ever received the hereditary title of marquis or duke.
However, looking at Sarlayan's promotion trend, Velez believes that his nephew may still have a chance to break this record.
For the four nobles who could not be promoted, Kael'thas granted them part of the precious property collected by the royal family.
The value is not important. What is important is the origin of these properties. They were personally awarded by the king, which to a certain extent shows Kael'thas's tolerant attitude.
Calpurnia and the others breathed a sigh of relief, but they all knew that this might not be Kael'thas' final decision, and there might still be variables, so they couldn't relax just yet.
The nobles and the four major nobles all received awards, but the old nobles who had led the internal rebellion stood awkwardly at the scene. They received nothing.
Although this is a matter of course, there are still some idiots who are not clear-headed and are still worried about this. You can get a glimpse of it from the unconcealed ugly expressions on their faces.
'Stupid, beyond stupid.'
In recent years, the Speaker of the Silver Moon Council, Darkan Drasil, has kept a low profile and has not had in-depth contact with any of the old noble envoys, making it clear that he wants to draw a clear line with these idiots who have no self-awareness.
The old king was willing to let them go because their ancestors had contributed to Quel'Thalas.
But favors will be used up and can never be used again.
The young and energetic Kael'thas is not as nostalgic as his father, so he will not further punish these traitors. I will not say a reward. Go to sleep, there is everything in the dream.
People with a sensitive political sense noticed the clues through Kael'thas's attitude, and made up their minds to draw a clear line as soon as possible with the group of losers who remained stubborn after being purged.
After the release, promotion and rewards, the enthronement celebration finally ended successfully.
The signal Kael'thas released during this celebration banquet attracted the attention of high-level officials from various countries.
First, Kael'thas publicly announced that Quel'Thalas would be more open and inclusive than before and would no longer impose restrictions on trade and diplomatic activities of any "friendly" country.
Prior to this, the embassy district of Silvermoon City had only the embassies of allied countries such as Kul Tiras, Suramar, Draenei, Highmountain Tauren and Kalimdor Tauren. Requests from other countries to send ambassadors have never been received.
Can get Anastria's consent.
With the relaxation of restrictions after Kael'thas ascended the throne, Quel'Thalas essentially lifted its secluded policy and was completely open to the outside world for the first time since its founding.
Kael'thas's resolution has been approved by the Silver Moon Council, but many officials and nobles in the country have expressed opposition to it.
They believed that Kael'thas' reckless decision violated the ancestral teachings and publicly stated that the country should be closed again.
People who support openness sprayed it back mercilessly, thinking that this is one thing and the other is not.
In the early years, the country was sealed off from the outside world, mainly to concentrate on dealing with the forest trolls who were always eyeing Quel'Thalas.
Now that the Amani clan has been completely driven out of Eversong Forest, the forest trolls are no longer a major threat to the survival of Quel'Thalas. Naturally, they should no longer cling to the strategies set by their ancestors. They should learn to
Keep up with the times.
The domestic quarrels did not go beyond the expectations of reformists such as Kael'thas and Sharlayan.
In the next few months, Kael'thas will focus most of his energy on sorting out the house.
If you want to expand externally, you must first unify the opinions of the majority of people at home to avoid a fire in the backyard when you are busy with external affairs.
After the celebration, Sarlayan did not leave Silvermoon City immediately.
When Kael'thas summoned him privately, he told Kael'thas all the news that Fandral Staghelm and the four nobles had asked him to convey.
"Is there a big gathering of elves..."
He has been busy preparing for the enthronement ceremony recently, and today he has worked hard to host a whole day of celebrations. Kael'thas is very tired.
As the new king who is determined to strengthen Quel'Thalas, he has long expected to be busy after taking the throne.
Staghelm also briefly mentioned this matter to Kael'thas, Elisande, Giustina, and Talvir at the previous banquet.
But after all, the banquet was not the right time to talk about such an important matter. Kaeltha deliberately left Staghelm, Elisande and others behind, and agreed to discuss it in detail at the court meeting tomorrow.
Before that, Kael'thas planned to find out the details from Sarlayan. He believed that he could get some useful information from Sarlayan.
Sarlayan did not disappoint Kael'thas. He explained to Kael'thas bit by bit the content compiled with the help of barrage in a simple and easy-to-understand manner.
"Republic?"
Kael'thas touched his chin thoughtfully: "Although this system is not suitable for Quel'Thalas, there are parts of it that we can learn from."
Sarlayan nodded: "So far, the appointment and dismissal of members of the Silver Moon Parliament have been decided through discussions between the king and the members of the parliament. There is a lack of transparency and systematization for lower-level officials who are interested in entering politics."
"Perhaps, we can make some reforms to the Silver Moon Parliament, change the election model of members, and try to select high-end talents through layer-by-layer popular elections."
"Um……"
Kael'thas pondered for a while: "I will find time to discuss it with the congressmen later. I don't know if I can get the consent of the majority of congressmen. After all, I want to touch the cake of the nobles."
Nobles have better educational resources, and the probability of producing talents is naturally much higher than that of commoners.
Sarlayan also thought of this. If he wanted to break the current monopoly of power by the nobles, Quel'Thalas' overly Buddhist education system must also be reformed.
However, this is a difficult task that requires long-term implementation, and Sarlayan plans to propose it to Kael'thas when the time is right in the future.
"As for the second question..."
Kael'thas's eyes became firm: "I have made up my mind. As long as the four nobles do not repeat the mistakes of the past, I can forgive them for their previous transgressions against the father. This is also what the father himself means.
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"I hope they can cherish this rare grace. If they do it again in the future... I will never be merciful again."