As Charlotte's voice fell, Count Gaston, wearing a Bold standard commander's armor, entered the tent.
Different from everyone's impression of Count Gaston, although he was still wearing the standard lord armor of Bold today, he did not wear the badge representing the Bold standing army on his right chest.
Instead, he wore a shield-shaped emblem with two intertwined swords on his left chest.
Moreover, it is worn upside down.
Some sharp-eyed nobles quickly noticed the emblem on Count Gaston's chest.
Heraldry is a must-learn etiquette for every noble, which naturally includes the family crests of various famous families. As northern nobles and part of the Duchy of Boulder, the nobles in the tent are naturally familiar with the emblem on Gaston's chest and recognized that it is the family crest of Gaston's family.
However, wearing the badge on the left side of the chest, which is different from usual, and hanging it upside down... that makes sense.
The coat of arms is upside down!
This is the way nobles would wear it when they thought their lord was unjust and chose to raise the flag to resist the lord...
By the way, almost all the nobles in the Castel rebels currently wear their family emblems in this way.
Some observant nobles soon noticed this detail, and a commotion gradually broke out in the tent:
"It's Count Gaston!"
"The emblem is upside down? He... He is going to announce a break with Bold?!"
"God, what on earth is going on?"
For a moment, the nobles in the north were talking about it.
Count Gaston ignored the nobles' comments and came to stand next to Charlotte.
"Your Excellency, Count Castel."
He saluted slightly and performed a noble courtesy toward Charlotte.
"Your Excellency Count Gaston."
Charlotte bowed in return, performing the salute of an aristocratic lady with considerable skill.
This is just a formal etiquette when nobles of the same rank meet.
However, few people noticed that when Charlotte bowed to return the greeting, Count Gaston subtly stepped aside to avoid being greeted by the same person.
Not only that, he didn't raise his head completely until Charlotte had returned the gift, like a servant waiting for his master.
Of course, no one could notice these obscure details, as all the nobles' attention had long been drawn to the explosive news announced by Charlotte.
"Lord Count Gaston, are you... going to rebel against the Third Prince's rule over Bold?!"
Viscount Ryan Castel spoke up and asked the questions on behalf of all the nobles.
After hearing the old viscount's words, Count Gaston looked at the northern nobles in the tent.
He looked around and said in a deep voice:
"That's right. His Royal Highness the Third Prince is the husband of Lady Eleanor and the current Duke of the Duchy of Bolder. After arriving in Bolder, he did something perverse. Not only did he suppress the local nobles everywhere, coerced and bribed them, but he also set up all kinds of conspiracies and used all kinds of dishonorable means to forcibly deprive the nobles of the Duchy of their titles..." Lan
"He has already tarnished the glory of the nobility and is a complete tyrant!"
"Not only that, he even had dealings with the Blood Demon Cult, betrayed the glory of the Lord God, and threw himself into the arms of the evil demon!"
As soon as these words came out, the nobles in the North were suddenly in an uproar:
"What? Forcibly depriving a noble of his title? Having dealings with the Blood Demon Cult?"
"God above! Is His Royal Highness the Third Prince crazy?!"
Even Baron Angus, who had remained calm, changed his expression slightly and asked solemnly:
"Lord Gaston... Is everything you said true?"
Facing the doubtful gazes of many nobles, Count Gaston nodded slowly:
"certainly."
"Since I chose to resist, it was naturally because I found decisive evidence."
"Even Castel's rebellion was supported by His Royal Highness the Third Prince."
"To be honest, His Royal Highness the Third Prince has long been determined to take over Castel, and this rebellion is just the beginning. In fact, His Royal Highness the Third Prince has already joined forces with the Violet Principality and is preparing to divide the Earldom of Castel together."
"And my original duty was to join the war and unite with the rebels when they were fighting, and turn against them..."
As he spoke, Count Gaston began to tell the Northern nobles about the Third Prince's various plans to attack Castel...
As the commander of Bolder, he was the first family to choose loyalty to the Third Prince. He was very clear about the Third Prince's various plans. Speaking of them at this moment was almost like stripping the other party's underwear, which made the northern nobles tremble with fear.
Even Charlotte couldn't help but look at him a few more times.
I don't know if it's the effect of mind control and memory modification, but what the other party said is more detailed than what he confessed to her. I'm afraid that under Charlotte's control, he has "sincerely" regarded himself as a fighter against the third prince.
However, regarding the most sensitive part, which is also the one that would make the nobles' resistance seem natural and even gain recognition or even support from other lords, the so-called "collusion with the Blood Demon Cult", Count Gaston obviously did not know more and talked completely according to Charlotte's plan.
There is no way around it. The crime of colluding with the Blood Demon Cult is too serious in the Crescent Kingdom. Even if the Third Prince really did it, he would definitely not tell others easily.
In the end, Charlotte only used the fact that she was "attacked by the Blood Demon Cultists" when she met with Count Gaston to prove this.
This was actually a deliberate attempt to smear the Third Prince. After all, the so-called "Blood Demon Cultist Attack" was a play that Count Gaston directed and acted out by himself, but it was just used by Charlotte.
But Charlotte used it without any guilt.
After all... after confirming that the rebels really had the support of the Third Prince, combined with what Nice had seen and heard in the Laiglis family, Charlotte was almost 100% certain that the Third Prince must be involved with the Blood Demon Cult!
"The Third Prince is extremely ambitious and has already resorted to all means to compete with the Second Prince for the succession to the throne of King An..."
"As the commander of Tulip, I was ordered to unite with the rebels and launch a pincer attack on Castel."
"But as an old friend of the Castel family, I didn't want to do that, so I made an appointment with Lord Castel to meet at the border, wanting to warn him privately, but I didn't expect to be attacked directly by the Blood Demon Cult..."
"If Lord Castel had not been prepared, I would have been controlled by the Blood Demon Cult by now."
"Your Highness the Third Prince will definitely not give up until he achieves his goal, so after discussing with Lord Castel, we decided to pretend that we have been controlled by the Blood Demon Cult and continue to act according to the 'orders'."
"In fact, it is to help you crush Castel's rebellion and expose the conspiracy of the third prince!"
"Everyone, after this rebellion, I'm afraid the Third Prince will soon formally declare war on Castel and take back Castel's title under a pretext."
"Not only that, as the richest territory in Boulder, the Third Prince has always wanted to make Castel a direct jurisdiction and at the same time grant territory to his confidants..."
"By then, the territories of all your families will probably be in crisis!"
"Everyone, the Third Prince is definitely not a wise leader. My Gaston family is unwilling to associate with such a tyrant. For the future of Bolder and the future of Crescent, we must resist."