If someone were in Lux's position, maybe she would be willing to accept Jarvan IV's conditions.
When you become a noble, what do you ultimately want to do?
It's nothing more than power, status, honor and interests.
From the perspective of the Demacia nobles, if they accept Jarvan IV's conditions, Lux can then establish a new cultural center in the north, in Forsbarrow.
In the Xiongdu Art Support Association, which has long been filled with children of down-and-out nobles, the atmosphere has gradually become conservative, and the aura has completely disappeared, she can definitely create a new prosperity.
This prosperity that stands tall in the north will be passed down from generation to generation by its creators in the form of artistic images.
Then, thousands of years later, her name will become the glory of a family and a place, and will be admired and praised by people, and the Laxana family will rule in the northern border of the empire for generations to come.
When the time comes, Laxana will become as glorious as the ancestors in the mouths of bards, and her life experiences will be engraved on stone tablets and recorded in books, truly earning a reputation both during and after her lifetime.
Under the conditions that Jarvan IV was so sincere, any normal noble would be willing to accept the surrender of military power, because the conditions he gave were actually the pinnacle of Demacia's human ministers.
Considering that so far, the last name of the king of Demacia can only be Lightshield, this is theoretically the ultimate achievement of Laxana Crownguard.
But unfortunately, this is not what Lux wants.
From the age of nine, when Lux awakened to magic, her fate was firmly bound to an evil stick.
Under Kalya's thoughtful guidance, Lux took on responsibilities that she shouldn't have at that age, and maintained a performing posture like a two-faced person at all times.
It is precisely because of Kalya's thoughtful teachings that Lux has seen a wider world. For her, it seems that neither time nor space can be a curtain that blocks her vision.
While other noble girls were still immersed in etiquette books, painfully reciting nerve-wracking etiquette under the supervision of their mammies, Lux was already studying the world laws of Runeterra.
While other aristocratic girls were trying to run an industry for the first time, trying to deal with complex interpersonal relationships and even being played around by others, Lux experienced firsthand the difference between commoners and aristocrats.
While other noble girls were still immersed in love, feeling pain and dilemma for the interests of their family and their own personal emotions, Lux had already witnessed the birth of a political power in Vazuan.
When other aristocratic girls finally got married and formed new bonds of interest with people they loved or didn't love, Lux had already seen the ripples of time in Yoshimitsu's feathers.
In the view of Jarvan IV, Lux is a model of nobility and an example that all Demacian nobles should follow. She abides by etiquette, is loyal to her family, and loves her country. Although she has some differences with herself, it ultimately stems from the relationship between the nobility and the country.
Natural conflicts between royal families.
But in fact, these are just the appearances of Lux. She knew when she was ten years old that kindness should be the goal, not the means or self-motivation. No matter how glamorous the nobles are, every thread on their bodies is
The sweat of the common people under rule.
There is never a self in Kalya's story, so Lux can also jump out of the first perspective and look at the rise and fall of the Shuriman Empire from the perspective of a bystander, which lasted for thousands of years.
In the eyes of Jarvan IV, perhaps after taking over the power of the nobles, cleaning up their behavior, and expanding their power, Demacia will truly prosper and be glorious, and then it will be like the ending of the fairy tale, "the prince and the princess are happy"
Live together”.
But in Lux's eyes, the future has infinite possibilities. What she can and should do is to be down-to-earth and realistic in every step she takes. The result of Demacia should not be endless glory, but
He is always on the road to pursuing glory.
From this perspective, Lux is very greedy. What makes her greedy is that her ideals are destined to extend infinitely. Even if one day the people of Runeterra enter the star realm and go to all realms, her ideals will still be able to
Shine like stars.
Putting down the letter in her hand, Lux suddenly smiled.
Although they were both climbers, she and Jarvan IV never looked at problems from the same perspective.
Perhaps as a king and an emperor, Jarvan IV did a good job.
But in Lux's eyes, everything he did was ultimately to maintain a decadent rule that was destined to be eliminated.
That's all.
Standing up, Lux came to the window.
Opening the window, her eyes fell on the city of Forsbarrow.
This ancient city is now welcoming the fifteenth spring after the arrival of Lux with a brand new attitude.
After the Spring Speech, Forsbarrow was still a little cold, but the Forsbarrow people who had ended the cat winter had already taken action. This was a new order that was different from other areas of Demacia.
Lux just watched Fosbairo quietly, watching the vendors walking through the streets, watching the busy pedestrians, watching the smoke rising from the kitchen stoves, and watching the bustling school.
The shouts of vendors, the conversations of pedestrians, the beeping of firewood, and the laughter and shouts of students were all crushed in the early spring wind, and fell into Lacus's ears in pieces.
It's like the whisper of an old man from the north, speaking softly.
She didn't know how long it took, but she finally withdrew her gaze, sat back down in her seat with a smile, and spread out the letter.
"Dear His Majesty Jarvan IV." Lux dipped her hand in azure blue ink and left a line of elegant cursive text on the paper. "It's like seeing a letter in person. I'm honored to receive this gift from you on the day when the ice and snow in the north disappear."
I wish to express my regards to His Majesty the Emperor. Unfortunately, I am in the northern border with heavy military affairs. She wanted to go to the capital to celebrate the glory of the empire but was unable to do so. Laxana is very sorry..."
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Half a month later, Jarvan IV, who was in the capital of Demacia, finally received a reply from Lux.
When he opened the letter and read Lux's reply from cover to cover, the anger in His Majesty's heart suddenly surged.
Lux's language is as beautiful as her cursive handwriting, with the unique reserve and elegance of a Demacian noble.
But the content in it made Jarvan IV unable to help but want to curse.
In the letter, Lux first congratulated Jarvan IV for his illustrious martial arts and expressed her regret for not being able to attend the celebration ceremony. But then she changed the subject and took the initiative to explain the reason why she could not come.
The military affairs are busy, the war wastes a lot of money, and the soldiers need comfort."
If it's just an explanation, that's not a problem. Even if it has no actual content, a polite explanation can be regarded as a part of etiquette.
But Lux also made a very sharp contrast between the post-war comfort of the North and the heroic capital, as if "without any malice".
According to Lux's words, the Northern Walkers "come from humble origins, do not know their ambitions, and do not know what glory is. They only think that the Battle of Nasramai is the same as the invasion of Noxus, so they are concerned about it and do not think about food and drink."
"There is no surplus in the treasury, so it is difficult to hold a celebration to encourage the three armies", so we can only "walk with them and judge for righteousness".
It's a pity that he was "clumsy in speech and tongue and could not figure out the key points". After spending a lot of effort, the northern traveler "had quite a lot of grudges in his heart".
Therefore, he could only stay in the north and try his best to resolve the situation so as not to "compromise His Majesty's honor and damage the majesty of the empire."
After a long period of ecstasy, it seemed that Lux was just politely congratulating Jarvan IV on his victory in Nasramai, but in fact, she was using the words of the Northern Walker soldiers to criticize Jarvan IV for his blatant act of aggression.
Severe criticism was made.
Jarvan IV knew better than anyone whether Demacia's attack on Nasramei was an invasion.
He could come up with a hundred excuses from Demacia's point of view, but it would be meaningless.
If it was just a case of yin and yang, Jarvan IV would not be furious.
What really made him unacceptable was Lux's follow-up content.
By describing the psychological state of the Northern Walkers after their return from Nasheramai, Lux quickly gave her own response to the political deal proposed by Jarvan IV.
Previously, Jarvan IV said, "Brother is rich, so local lords don't need to bear the local burden." Lux's response was, "Although the North is poor, it can still afford to support some warriors with a sense of justice and mission."
of".
Although the people in the north are "vulgar and ignorant of the glory of the empire", if they are allowed to sit in the north, they can at least fight for the sense of justice and mission in their hearts, thus reducing the consumption of money and food. They don't have to show off their martial arts skills like those in the capital.
"After all, even if the empire has money now, it can't waste it like this!
Moreover, Lux also heard that there were some problems with the food prices in Shurima. I heard that since the autumn harvest last year, lords from all over the country were hoarding food and getting ready for a big fight. Now that I think about it, everyone has a lot of food in their hands, which can be used by
I bought it, and then used it to appease these soldiers with an excessive sense of justice to prevent them from thinking wildly...
Looking at the entire letter, from the perspective of wording and sentence construction, it is completely worthy of being a noble and exemplary response.
However, when it came to the specific content of the reply, it was full of sarcasm towards Jarvan IV. Lux seemed to be talking about her own difficulties and the vulgarity and rudeness of the people in the North, but she happened to be using the etiquette encyclopedia.
For the description of aristocratic elegance, the yin and yang of it is naturally self-evident.
More importantly, after ridiculing Jarvan IV, she also clearly expressed her attitude. She was willing to accept the military rations hoarded by the nobles last year, but she did not intend to give up Forsbarrow's private army because of this.
, forming a private army is Demacia's tradition, and it is her right and obligation as the Lord of Forsbarrow.
Unless she arbitrarily commands the private army to invade, or no longer selects the private army fairly, no one should stop her - and these two things are exactly what Jarvan IV just did.
There is not a single sentence in the entire letter that accuses Jarvan IV.
But in Jarvan IV's eyes, every word seemed to accuse him.
But he didn't have any room to refute.
Considering that the Plainswalkers probably suffered the most casualties in the Battle of Nashrame, he couldn't even level the accusation!
This feeling of being scolded, feeling very unhappy, but having no reason to refute, almost drove Jarvan IV into an incompetent rage.
His Majesty the Emperor, who was in a good mood before, almost resisted not tearing up the letter. He stood up suddenly and wanted to call the guards to call Lan Fu quickly.
However, after opening his mouth, he finally managed to suppress his anger.
Calling Lan Fu would not help, and I would have to show her this very embarrassing letter.
After a moment of silence, he finally chose to call Galen.
Jarvan IV plans to make one final push.
If Lux really wrote this reply out of "noble honor," Jarvan IV could accept his criticism and even be willing to make the matter public as a sign of his mercy.
However, as a price, Lux must dismiss the Northern Walkers under her command. Within the empire, there is no need for lords to maintain private armies!
If she is still stubborn...
Then I have to resort to thunderous means!
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When Garen was summoned by Jarvan IV, he was a little confused.
Yesterday, he just heard that after the Battle of Nashrame, the Noxians even took the initiative to send an envoy and planned to stay in the capital - so Galen was planning to visit the envoy when he had time.
.
As a result, before he could think of an excuse, Jarvan IV summoned him urgently.
Is there another war?
However, what shocked him was that after meeting Jarvan IV, Jarvan IV gave him a letter.
"Your good sister wrote it to me." Jarvan IV snorted heavily, "Read it!"
Galen took the letter and became more and more dumbfounded as he read it.
Although in terms of politics, Galen was a bit naive and a bit resigned to death, he was not stupid.
The irony in the letter was like a needle prick that was about to jump off the paper!
That's outrageous.
After putting down the letter, Galen's tall figure became a little stooped.
What can be said?
He said that his sister is a child in her thirties and is still ignorant?
Galen really couldn't say such words that insulted people's intelligence.
At this time, his mind was almost blank, and he had no idea what kind of reaction he should give. He just shrank instinctively, as if Jarvan IV couldn't see him.
Of course Jarvan IV could see it, and he could see it very clearly.
However, looking at Galen who looked like a rickety giant monkey, Jarvan IV suddenly felt a little funny - he had indeed been a bit angry before, but after looking at Galen, he finally shook his head gently.
"Let's go to Forsbarrow." He put his right hand on Galen's shoulder and looked directly at Galen, "Have a good chat with Lux."
"Don't worry!" Galen finally straightened his body, "I will grab her and come over to admit my mistake!"