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The king's order came.
The sheriffs who participated in this council and were on the list were pale, but the representatives of the freedmen were almost cheering - they had not believed that they could really get any good results from this meeting, and they came by the king's order. Just a gamble, but now the balance of luck is tilting in their favor.
Discussions start again, but it's clear in the minds of lawmakers—
This is no longer a petition, but an unprecedented impeachment.
It is not uncommon to bring proceedings against ministers appointed by the king through parliament.
Since the Mad King Henry retreated to the parliament in order to launch an expeditionary war against Blasey, Legrand's parliament has the right to impeach the "lawless minister", but this is often the means by which the great nobles restrict the officials of the royal family.
For the first time since the establishment of Parliament, the common people have a voice at the table of power.
Although the power behind this voice came from the king, at this moment, the representatives of the freedmen were still excited. If the king now asks them to swear allegiance on the spot, they can even kneel down and kiss the king's boots.
A heated debate broke out in an instant.
The representatives of the freedmen, the judges and the sheriffs who had been instructed by the king, and the great nobles started a dispute without giving way to each other. Out of concern that such an impeachment might fall on him one day, even the great nobles who had not dealt with each other before had to join forces now.
But this is but in vain.
The civilian representatives impassionedly accused the sheriffs of violating the laws of the Empire and wanton corruption and oppression. Every little thing was revealed in detail by them, and the judges who were instructed by the king quoted the scriptures for them and provided them with strong legal support.
Someone once said that the discussion session in the Imperial Parliament was actually a quarrel in a large market.
Then this time, in this biggest market dispute, the invincible representative of the free people who hide the king's will is undoubtedly the invincible. They are simply majestic, pressing step by step under the detailed investigation data and the many legal regulations provided by the judge.
And the sheriffs retreated.
The king, who was behind everything that was going on right now, sat in his place, as indifferent as an outsider.
He didn't get involved in the argument, just watching the groups of petitions quickly discuss -- or argue -- the verdict. Those results will eventually be brought before the king by the grand justices, who will make the final judgment.
The king has a clear ruler in his heart.
The sheriff of Legrand had to undergo a major change.
This is not only for the subsequent military reform, but also to strengthen the royal family's control over the place. Hundreds of years ago, Mad King Henry created the sheriff system by establishing a system of "my hire's hire or my hire" system.
In the beginning, the sheriff did help the king to strengthen his local rule, because the position of the sheriff was appointed by the king himself.
However, over time, the counties gradually overlapped with the county, and the sheriff system originally appointed by the king turned into an invisible "sheriff hereditary system".
This is not something the king can tolerate.
The Duke of Buckingham, sitting next to the king, is proud of his nephew.
He knew that if the king hadn't spent so much effort to conduct such a detailed investigation before, and finally personally participated in the whole process of compilation, then this scene would never have happened today.
- Miracles never come out of thin air.
Soon, this alternative impeachment came to a conclusion one by one, and the sheriffs were paralyzed in their positions. The elderly justice walked solemnly to the king's table holding the decision that had been discussed.
The king took over the verdict of the parliament.
Everyone looked at the king nervously.
The verdict didn't just strip the sheriffs of their jobs.
The anger of the Freedmen's representatives had built up for too long, and they needed to vent, and the result was severe punishment—some of the sheriffs were sentenced to imprisonment, but many more to death, depending on the severity of the crime.
The sheriffs still had luck in their hearts.
If it is true that according to the judgment of this council, the number of sheriffs who will be executed will be as many as fifty-six people, some of whom are counts.
Wouldn't the king really execute so many nobles directly
The representatives of the freedmen, revived from their brief triumph, looked at the king with equal nervousness, for fear that it would be nothing but a joy in the end.
The king looked through the decisions of the parliament one by one.
In the repressed breath of everyone, the king took out some judgments and put them aside. The nobles had smug smiles on their faces, and the representatives of the freedmen couldn't hide their disappointment, and their hearts sank heavily. They suppressed their grief and watched the king's actions without blinking.
The king picked up the pen.
Surprisingly, he signed his name on all the verdicts.
King what does this mean
Everyone is confused.
"These..."
The king put down the pen, picked up the stack he had pulled out and put it on the other side, and casually handed it to the Duke of Buckingham beside him.
"Execute immediately."
Do it now!
It was as if a thunderstorm exploded in the entire hall at once, and everyone was stunned by the king's words. For a time, he couldn't even understand what the king meant, except for the Duke of Buckingham who took over the sentence.
The old duke stood up and showed everyone the stack of special-handed judgments:
— are those sentenced to death.
"Take them out."
said the old duke in a low voice.
The door of the color room suddenly opened, and the icy cold wind howled in, and the candlelight in the hall suddenly swayed. In the cold air, a group of soldiers filed in. They were wearing armor, swords, and a suffocating aura. These were the royal family's personal soldiers brought out by the Duke of Buckingham.
In the exclamations of the sheriffs, they were as cold as steel, and mercilessly dragged these former high-level guys from the chairs and dragged them out from the gap between the long tables in the hall like dragging dead dogs.
First there was dead silence.
Afterwards, the representatives of the Freedmen jumped up from their chairs, cheered loudly, and spontaneously bowed deeply to the king.
"God bless my king!"
"God bless Legrand!"
The great nobles were as pale as paper amid the noise.
They didn't know that after everyone stepped into the palace, in front of the main entrance of the palace, where the warrior queen slaughtered a large number of nobles, the bright red carpet was quickly removed, and the high guillotine was quickly built.
All the executioners near Merz had arrived at the Rose Palace three days ago.
They have been waiting for an order for a long time.
After the warrior queen Illinois, Legrand's second massacre of nobles was staged.
The moment the king's signature landed on paper, doomsday fell upon the sheriffs who had forgotten their duties.
…
General Edmund sat in a more remote corner and watched it all unfold rapidly.
As a representative of the Anger Kingdom, it is an unprecedented honor for him to step into the Rose Palace, so don't expect to get a good seat. The heated debate just now had nothing to do with him, and the state of Anger had always been in a state of autonomy.
Angel people are proud of their bravery and ashamed of their cowardice.
But at this moment, General Edmund felt a rare timidity.
A fear grew uncontrollably, and he saw a terrifying power in the young king at the top. That is the will of the iron-blooded monarch. Maybe one day, this young king will bring unprecedented changes to the whole world. The moment the king's soldiers walked in, General Edmund seemed to see that future.
He suddenly felt extremely happy.
- Fortunately, Angel Bangguo made the right choice as soon as possible.
What made General Edmund's heart chill even more was that the execution of so many sheriffs seemed to the king himself to be nothing at all.
He calmly announced that the parliament would proceed.
The nobles began to join in the ensuing discussion with trepidation.
No one criticized the king's ruthlessness just now - they were reminded of the rumors that the king had compiled a tax and civil affairs book of the various counties some time ago.
They don't know if they are also on the list, so they can only choose to be silent, hoping that they will not be the next target of the king's attack.
The meeting continued, and the next person to submit a motion was the Duke of Buckingham.
The duke put forward a request to the parliament for the expansion of the personal troops on the grounds that the Blasey expeditionary force had not yet left, and that it was urgent to protect the safety of Legrand.
Not long ago, when Archduke Grace competed for the throne, one of the reasons used was the Blasey Expedition. Now the Duke of Buckingham has brought it to Parliament again.
The representatives of the freedmen, who had just won a victory with the king, passed the motion unanimously almost without hesitation—it needs to be mentioned that the king also appointed a new sheriff on the spot, and the new sheriff was responsible for the representatives of the freedmen in each county. That said, it's still within the acceptable range.
The nobles discussed in a low voice cautiously for a while.
They have a grudge against the king's exploitation during this period, but the sheriffs have just fallen to the ground, and no one wants to be the first bird.
In the end, some aristocratic representatives chose to abstain from speaking out, some church members expressed their opposition, and the rest agreed.
The motion to expand the royal family's personal soldiers passed smoothly.
The king's plan moved steadily forward.
He knew that the great nobles had been forced hard enough today, and he needed to stop in moderation, so he no longer participated in the next thing, and let the great nobles file lawsuits for territorial disputes.
One unpleasant thing happened.
The nobles represented by the Earl of Conster submitted a petition to the parliament to "request the re-survey of the royal forest", protesting that the royal forest had expanded to three times the size of the Lion King's era, and the "Forest Charter" became empty words. They demanded an explanation and response from the royal family.
coming.
General Edmund, who had been in a state of observation, looked at the throne subconsciously.
Here it is.
The king said in his heart.
He knows better than anyone how much pressure he has put on the great nobles during this time. And these big nobles who have been rooted in Legrand for a long time will never be caught without their hands and accept the deprivation of power from the king. Now is the counterattack from the nobles.
Royal Forest.
It's a misleading word, and on the surface it may seem like a little forest of the king himself, but it's not. The area of the Legrand Royal Forest is extremely large, it can be said that it covers a large area of the Legrand countryside, and it is not only the woodland that is classified as the "Royal Forest". [1]
It all depends on how the king himself and his forester define it.
During the Purland period, the area of the royal forest expanded indefinitely, and it is now, indeed, as Count Constable's remonstrance says—more extensive than ever.
The nobles are putting pressure on the king.
They were not idle when the king sent his commissioners to the counties. The nobles are also trying to gather evidence of the King's violation of the Forest Charter, and they have attached a stern indictment - against the king's forest officers.
The evidence may not be as detailed as the king's tax books, but it's not to be taken lightly.
The remonstrance was sent to the king.
The nobles were ready to attack the sheriff's trial just after the king threw it on the ground.
Whispering around.
The king flipped through the remonstrance book. People peeped at the king, and regrettably found that it was impossible to tell from the look of the king what his mood or thoughts were.
The nobles used silent persecution by refusing to participate in other discussions.
In a tense atmosphere, the king turned over the entire remonstrance book. Instead of getting angry, he laughed: "Did you write this advice yourself? Mr. Conster Earl."
The author has something to say: King: The guillotine has been prepared for you early, are you moved
[1] The royal forest in the Middle Ages covered a wide area and the regulations were extremely strict. According to the records of the "Book of Doomsday", during the reign of William I, nearly two parts of the 30 territories were designated as royal forests. There are frequent confrontations between the Parliament and the royal family over the royal forest. In the era of King John and Edward I, the nobles have asked the king to make concessions on the royal forest.