It was only because the monarch considered the balance of power that he did not take it down.
Duan Zhanlong felt a chill in his heart. The matter was more serious than he imagined.
In fact, in the final analysis, this is just his personal family matter, which is not worth mentioning. He can't help but use the topic to make the matter bigger.
Just like the prince's memorial.
A few random sentences related to his personal ability to govern the city, and he wanted to be deprived of his position as city lord.
It is true that it is cold at high places.
"My subordinate is incompetent and failed to take good care of my daughter. Please punish me by the eldest prince."
Duan Zhanlong did not defend his daughter's recklessness, but voluntarily took all the blame because he sensed his dissatisfaction with Duan Xiaoqing from the eldest prince's words.
What does the eldest prince want to do to Duan Xiaoqing?
really!
The eldest prince's tone was even colder, even ruthless: "Although His Majesty has rejected the prince's memorial, it does not mean that you will rest easy. There is no guarantee that the prince will not use the topic again."
Duan Zhanlong lowered his head and said in a deep voice: "What does the eldest prince mean?"
The eldest prince said coldly: "Sever the relationship with this daughter, if you don't want to cause any more trouble because of her."
Hearing this, Duan Zhanlong's heart seemed to fall into the eighteenth level of hell.
The worst result finally came.
Severing the relationship between father and daughter?
He can't do it.
"First Prince, please give me some time to deal with this matter." Duan Zhanlong pleaded: "I am confident that the matter will calm down."
"You?" The eldest prince's eyes were sharp: "You are in a passive situation, what confidence can you have? The only way is to restrain your daughter from going out and let the incident calm down as time goes by, right?"
Duan Zhanlong was silent and didn't say a word.
All his thoughts were seen through by the eldest prince.
"If I give you time, will the prince give you time?" The eldest prince stared at Duan Zhanlong with disappointment: "Those who achieve great things do not stick to trivial matters. For the sake of a useless daughter, you gamble your own destiny to win. Duan Zhanlong, you let me
disappointed."
For a moment, Duan Zhanlong's heart seemed to be stabbed hard by something.
Nothing stung his nerves more than the eldest prince's words, "You have let me down."
"First Prince, please give me..." Duan Zhanlong begged again.
However, the eldest prince leaned back slightly, his eyes were indifferent and distant, and his tone became ethereal: "Since you can't sever ties with your daughter, then write your resignation letter."
"From now on, you can take care of yourself."
As soon as the voice fell, the real-time communication was immediately interrupted, leaving Duan Zhanlong no chance to regret.
Duan Zhanlong knelt on one knee and stood up unsteadily after a long time. His raised face was full of bitterness and he murmured in pain: "Thank you, eldest prince, for your kindness."
Just because he resisted the eldest prince's order to sever the relationship between father and daughter, he decisively asked Duan Zhanlong to resign as city lord.
It must be said that the eldest prince is resolute and ruthless.
A loyal subordinate who has been with me for many years, I abandoned him immediately without any hesitation.
However, from the perspective of the eldest prince, this is the best decision.
Tianxing City is one of the only two cities left by their eldest prince faction. It is their only force against the prince and there is no room for any mistakes.
Duan Zhanlong is already haunted by negative thoughts and will be attacked by the prince for the second time at any time.
At this moment, if he did not actively clarify the relationship to reduce the possibility of negative things happening again, he would hesitate, and if nothing else happened, the prince would create trouble and cause trouble.
At that time, it was unclear whether Tianxing City could still be in their hands.
Instead of doing this, it would be better to immediately replace a city lord to stabilize Tianxing City.
This is Duan Zhanlong's inevitable fate.
He held the table, his expression difficult to calm down for a long time. After a long time, with a heart full of bitterness, he said in a hoarse voice: "Here comes someone."
After hearing the order, the third steward immediately entered: "City Lord."
Duan Zhanlong's eyes were dull, staring at the table, and he said in despair: "Call the golden-armored guards."
The golden-armored guards are an important force in protecting Tianxing City. They are also private guards who only obey the orders of the city lord and are not under the jurisdiction of the Maple Leaf Kingdom.
"How many are called?" The third steward quickly bent down, causing huge waves in his heart.
The normal duty of the golden-armored guards is to protect the safety of the city lord's palace and the people in the palace. They do not need to be specially summoned, they will perform their respective duties to protect the palace.
Once there is a summons, it means that they will have external missions.
Moreover, it is an extremely important task.
"All!" Duan Zhanlong's eyes gradually returned to focus, and a hint of chill condensed into ice slag in his eyes.
The third housekeeper raised his head with a look of disbelief on his face: "What about the City Lord's Mansion?"
Now that all the golden-armored guards have been mobilized, what will happen to the city lord's mansion?
What is the city lord doing?
It has never happened that all the golden-armored guards have been transferred!
What kind of emergency is this?
"You don't have to worry about the City Lord's Mansion anymore." Duan Zhanlong stood up straight, like a spear that exuded a sonorous edge, and it was breathtaking: "There is no need to worry about it today, and there will be no need to worry about it in the future."
The city lord's mansion no longer belongs to him.
"This...is, Master!" The third housekeeper felt a wave of shock in his heart.
What happened?
An hour later.
In front of the gate of the city lord's palace, ten thousand guards covered in golden armor gathered. They were like a golden torrent, exuding a destructive and tyrannical aura, intimidating the huge Tianxing City.
Pedestrians passing by in all directions retreated, not daring to approach the street where the City Lord's Mansion was located.
The dignitaries and celebrities in the city changed their minds one after another. They immediately stopped all their travels, closed their doors at home, and frantically inquired for information.
"What is Duan Zhanlong going to do? Gather all the golden-armored guards. Is there a major accident?"
"Did the Siren Clan attack Tianxing City? It shouldn't be the case. The last battle between Tianxing City and the Siren Clan was fifty years ago."
"Using all his strength, what is he going to do?"
"You are so stupid! Judging from the news of the past two days, Duan Zhanlong couldn't bear it anymore and decided to take revenge!"
"Duan Zhanlong has been disgraced in the past two days. With the news the day before yesterday, everyone still had some expectations that Duan Zhanlong would send his daughter to Wuchen Academy. They expected Duan Zhanlong's move to be quite meaningful. Only after today's news came out did we know that his daughter was with someone else.
Eloped."
"I guess Duan Zhanlong has known for a long time that his daughter has eloped with someone, but he just didn't dare to reveal it because of his face. Now that it has been exposed to the world, he will risk it all."
"Then Xia Qingchen is in a miserable state. For hundreds of years, he is the only one who has used all the power of the city lord's palace to suppress it."
"It's not miserable, it's over! An angry father can do anything."
"The intention of mobilizing so many troops is obvious, to let Xia Qingchen die and be buried."
"The dignified city lord has gathered all the private armed forces. Could it be that they are going to drink tea?"