Chapter 440 (1/2)
”Could you please tell us how he started the aristocratic rebellion in Shenlin castle and took the opportunity to 'seize power'...”
Metterne Leopold's voice was low and his bright eyes looked at the dark haired wizard; At the same time, the remaining five cabinet ministers changed their faces at the same time.
The hall was quiet, and even the military minister who had been anxiously knocking on the handrail had stopped and looked at the black haired wizard with a bit more cold in his eyes.
Damn it... That's not a good sign
Loren clenched his teeth secretly and clenched his fist with his hands behind his back.
The minister in charge of the seal is following a set... If he admits that the whole Shenlin castle is planned by himself - although it is true - he is tantamount to labeling himself as a ”conspirator”, which is extremely unfavorable to himself and Brandon;
Why does Brandon want a guy who has ”resume” and rich experience to help the Lord seize power to become His Wizard adviser?
But the reverse is also the same. If you force yourself to whitewash and say that all this is the ”wise planning” of count Reuven Fred... It will not only look very false, but your count's confidant will know nothing about this plan; And make yourself look like a villain who likes to shift responsibility.
Both are the answers that metney Leopold hopes to get
The cabinet ministers kept silent one by one, and looked directly at their seals. The minister's expression was cold and numb, and his clear eyes seemed to have seen through his essence.
Raising his pupils, Loren spit out two words:
”Ridiculous!”
Leopold's eyes lit up and a strange look appeared.
”Pa!” suddenly patted the church judge on the table and stared: ”bold, how dare you...”
”Judge Terrence, please calm down and let me finish.” he interrupted in a deep voice. Loren, who suddenly changed his face, calmly looked at the frowning Justice:
”Please also answer a question for me, your excellency Victor Seuss, the former chief justice.”
Glancing at the burning eyes of the black haired wizard, the slightly stunned middle-aged man turned his eyes behind him, and Leopold nodded with an expressionless face:
”Go ahead, please.”
”According to the imperial law, does the vassal have the responsibility to follow the Lord's command and resist the enemy when the foreign enemy invades?” Loren said calmly: ”should we relieve the poor in the territory in the severe winter?”
Victor Hughes thought for a moment, then nodded: ”these are the most basic and the core requirements of the imperial vassal system.”
”Thank you for your answer, sir.” bowing to each other, Loren burst out word by word: ”but even these nobles in Shenlin Castle didn't do it!”
”Even just the opposite... As early as I accompanied count ruwen to Shenlin castle, I was attacked by ogres; in the first month of arrival, the local nobles not only failed to pay attention to the count's warning, but still gathered people to fight for land!”
”Until the severe winter came, we learned the information about the ogre invasion from the elves. It was still the same... And then there was the harshest winter for lottel in years.”
”Thousands of poor people were dumped in the heavy snow, their fields were abandoned, and their bodies were everywhere. They colluded with the castle guards to burn down the granary... Until the final plan failed, they became angry and gathered people to rebel!”
Loren breathed a sigh of relief, as if he could not bear to recall these, and said in the calmest tone: ”please forgive me for my extreme words at the beginning, because the information obtained by the seal minister... Is obviously biased in favor of 'some' people.”
As soon as the voice fell, the chancellor of the exchequer siscott suddenly snorted coldly, as if dismissing the black haired wizard's answer.
Leopold glanced at him and turned his eyes again to Loren: ”so... What have you done in this' rebellion '?”
”Negotiate with the messenger of the spirit and check the land and accounts of Shenlin castle.” Loren answered truthfully.
”Don't you think you're doing this... Is that the real reason for the aristocratic rebellion?”
Loren was stunned and stared at the seal minister as if he were completely speechless; The five cabinet ministers had different eyes and kept going back and forth between them.
”Cough... That...”
Elbird, the last imperial wizard adviser, suddenly smiled and coughed: ”Lauren, he may need some time to think about such a serious question. I don't think it's necessary to ask so hard...”
”In a quarter of an hour, when your majesty arrives, the cabinet meeting will begin; we have no time, and he... Has no time.”