"Mr. Norton! You, what do you want to do!" The Second Highness was furious, and slapped the table in front of him fiercely. The table fell to pieces and fell to the floor with a "bang". He is now so angry that he has forgotten the intimate title of Brother Locke before.
"Tell me, Grand Duke Norton, what do you want to do?" The Second Highness glared at Lorist with red eyes.
There was no sound in the hall, and the dozen or so princes and marquises who were present at the scene all understood His Highness's furious mood. If it wasn't for the fact that Lorist was a sword master and the strength of the Norton family was second to none in the kingdom, they would have His Highness Ke Er has already rushed over, tore up Lorist and swallowed him alive...
In two days, it will be the grand ceremony for His Highness the Second Highness to ascend the throne of emperor, inherit the name of the Krissen Empire and restore the name of the empire, but the Norton family's armed forces, under the command of Lorist, carried out in broad daylight in full view of the most lively royal avenue in the imperial capital. There was a small massacre, not to mention killing people, but also chopping off their heads and putting them in a pile.
When he just received the news that the Norton family had clashed with people on the Royal Road and hacked people to death, His Royal Highness was posing in the palace as a model for several famous painters in the kingdom, preparing to paint his majestic image on the canvas hung on the wall in admiration like the seven dead emperors of the Crimson royal family,
It is estimated that the two hours of modeling time, the Second Highness, has persisted for an hour and a half. As long as he can survive this half hour, the work will be over. The Second Highness does not want to fall short, and in the next two days, he has to check the various preparations for the enthronement ceremony. I'm afraid I won't be able to spare so much time to be a model, and his bust portrait must be hung on the wall in these two days, so His Highness is going to insist, so he ordered his guards to lead the people to the Royal Avenue To stop the armed conflict between the Norton family and others, and then invite Lorist to the palace.
As a result, his bodyguards never returned, and another twenty minutes later, his illegitimate son, the Earl of Wixas, rushed to the palace, hugged his thigh and shouted for help. Only then did the Second Highness know that he was fighting with the Norton family It was his illegitimate son who was in conflict.
The Earl of Wixas introduced the outbreak of the conflict very aggrieved. He just admired the demeanor of the Grand Duke Norton and his wives, so he sent his steward to deliver invitations, intending to invite them to participate in the event he held. A welcome banquet. But no one expected that Grand Duke Norton tore up the invitation card he had sent, saying in public that he, an illegitimate child, was not qualified to invite them. So the steward who was sent to deliver the invitation was furious and accused Grand Duke Norton a few words, meaning that Grand Duke Norton could refuse the invitation, but he couldn't slander the reputation of a nobleman like this...
As a result, Grand Duke Norton actually ordered the guards around him to kill his steward who went to deliver the invitations on the spot, and wounded and insulted a patrol team who came to stop his atrocity, proudly declaring that no matter who dares Offending the Norton family, the only end is death and so on...
The onlookers at the scene rushed out because of righteous indignation, wanting to stop the guards around Duke Norton from insulting and beating the patrol team, but no one expected that Duke Norton would instruct these guards to kill those brave people. The royal avenue has almost become a slaughterhouse, and all the people who rushed out were hacked to the ground, and then the guards of the Norton family chopped off the heads and piled them up into a so-called Jingguan, intending to intimidate all the onlookers present.
The Second Highness was shocked, he didn't care about models anymore, and hurriedly led a team of guards to the royal avenue. As a result, the nose was almost crooked. The team of guards he sent over was maintaining order at both ends of the street under the command of the commander of the guards, and watched as twenty or thirty people armed by the Norton family were busy demolishing the Ontario Chamber of Commerce of the Earl of Wixas...
His Royal Highness wished to give his commander of the guards a sword, but the commander of the guards said aggrievedly that Duke Norton insisted on doing this, and he did not dare to disobey...
At this time, Lorist had already asked Duke Kenmes to escort Princess Sylvia and the others to the Snow Salt Merchant with the guards from the Snow Salt Merchant, and then asked the Great Sword Master Sandy to bring the children to meet there. Then he rushed into the Ontario business house with a dozen guards such as Tiger Ross and Pat, drove out the people inside, and began to tear down the house.
Lorist originally wanted to settle the score with the Earl of Wixas, the culprit, but it was a pity that when the Earl of Wixas heard that the guards of the chamber of commerce had been killed, and the other party was the Norton family, he felt that something was wrong, so he rushed to the palace to find the second His Highness, the biggest amulet, changed his appearance and told the story, which successfully aroused the anger of the Second Highness, and made the Second Highness come down to deal with Lorist.
The Second Highness saw that Lorist was standing with his hands folded in front of the Antares Trading Company watching his subordinates demolish the house, so he suppressed his anger and rode over: "Come back with me, I have something to tell you."
Lorist managed to show off to the Second Highness, so Tiger Rose, Pat and the others stopped, and ordered them to send Princess Sylvia, the others and the children back to their residence, and then followed the Second Highness to the palace.
When they arrived at the palace, the Dukes of the territory who heard about this incident, such as Duke Handra, Duke Fesabrun, and Duke Shaheen and Duke Felim who had arrived after receiving the news from Duke Kenmes, had all arrived. The palace hall, followed by some territorial marquises and earls came one after another...
In front of many nobles of the kingdom, the Second Highness finally broke out. At this moment, he had forgotten Lorist's status as the Sword Master of the Kingdom. Two days before he ascended the throne, the Norton family did this for him. It is an unforgivable humiliation. This is challenging the dignity of the king who is about to ascend to the throne, and this is a provocation to the holy Christen royal family!
"Say, are you dumb? Grand Duke Norton, what made you dare to kill so unscrupulously in the imperial capital? You look down on me as a king, don't you, do you take my ban as fart? Say! Yes! Say whatever you want in front of everyone! You must give me an account of what happened today!"
The Second Highness was thinking about how to end the incident since it happened. Although he was still angry on the surface, he had already calmed down in his heart. To be honest, he has nothing to do with Lorist, but he can take advantage of this incident to subdue Lorist and demonstrate his majesty as the great emperor of the New Christen Empire, so that after the establishment of the empire, he can make some damages that he plans to implement. The policy of the interests of the nobles in the territory can be well promoted and implemented, and it is also a good time to use the Norton family to beat the princes of other territories...
Lorist had to give in in public, bow his head and admit defeat to himself, and then hand over the guards who committed the murder and let him hang them in front of the residents of the imperial capital to demonstrate the canonical punishment. In the end, the Norton family must pay compensation for this murder. How much fine should I ask the Norton family to pay? Ten million? Or eight million goldfords, but at least not less than five million...
The Duke of Kenmes also came, and he stood up and said, "Your Majesty, what happened is like this..."
"Shut up! Let Grand Duke Norton tell me himself!" The Second Highness did not give Duke Kenmes any face, and glared at Duke Kenmes with red eyes, forcing Duke Kenmes to shrug his shoulders and back away with a wry smile. go down.
Standing in the main hall, Lorist watched the Second Highness turn around the throne representing dignity and majesty surrounded by thunderous anger, and finally opened his mouth. But what surprised everyone was that Lorist was not giving in, nor was he admitting his mistake. On the contrary, he was angry. His tone was cold, but it was more chilling than the anger that broke out on the surface of the Second Highness: "The labor and management brought their wives and children to attend the enthronement ceremony of His Majesty. It's not like letting your wife come to the capital to make people feel angry." Blocking the way to harass and moleste! Since His Majesty blames me regardless of whether the matter is good or bad, then the big deal is that labor and management will not participate in this shit grand ceremony and go back to the territory... "
Lorist turned around and left without even bothering to stretch out his hand to pull the door. He kicked on the two closed hall doors. With a "bang", the two hall doors flew out and landed far away on the open space in the distance.
Everyone was stunned, what's going on? What made Lorist turn his face and leave without giving His Majesty any face, and it seemed that Lorist was more angry than His Majesty the King
"Stop him!" Second Highness screamed.
"Whoever stands in my way will die!" Lorist turned around and said coldly, and glanced at the Second Highness. The Second Highness seemed to have been poured a basin of ice water, and suddenly froze there, because he felt the murderous aura that was as real as it was in Lorist's eyes. That's right, just like the peace talks with the business alliance back then, and the feeling when facing the Storm Juggernaut. Man is a sword, I am a fish, I can only let myself be slaughtered, there is no power to resist...
Not only the Second Highness, but all the nobles of the kingdom felt the cold murderous intent in Lorist's eyes. While they were afraid, they also became more curious about what happened this time. ? Why did Lorist have such a murderous intent, and it was aimed at His Majesty the King
After Lorist turned around and glanced at the main hall, Shi Shi ran away, no one dared to block his way...
There was silence in the hall. The Duke of Kenmes was the first one among the nobles in the kingdom to wake up. He saluted the Second Highness, then turned around and chased after Lorist. As soon as he left, Duke Shaheen and Duke Felim came back to their senses. They looked at each other, and they didn't even bother to salute and say goodbye to His Royal Highness, they turned around and followed Duke Kenmes away...
The Second Highness sat slumped on the throne behind him. At this moment, his anger had already disappeared, and his mind was confused. What happened? Why did Lorist turn his back on him and leave? This, this simply didn't put him in the eyes of His Majesty the king. The Second Highness's heart was once again angry, but soon Lorist's murderous glance flashed away from his eyes again. However, the anger in my heart was extinguished at once...
After the Second Highness woke up from his contemplation, he found that the only royal noble in the hall was Grand Duke Feisabrun, and the rest of the nobles had already left.
"Yue, father-in-law," His Royal Highness showed a bitter smile. This time, the new queen married by His Royal Highness is Grand Duke Feisabrun's cousin and niece, who was adopted by Grand Duke Fei Sabrun as an adopted daughter and married to His Highness Second Highness. Speaking of which, Lorist and Princess Sylvia still have to call His Highness the Second Highness and the new Queen Uncle and Aunt. This should be one of His Highness’s bad tastes. The last time they hosted Lorist and Princess Sylvia And forced them to call themselves relatives...
"You, do you think that without Lorist, your family's armed forces and the kingdom's armed forces can wipe out the Norton family and the four northern alliances?" His Highness finally asked what was in his mind just now.
"What nonsense are you talking about!" Grand Duke Feisabrun was furious, and only when his brain was broken would he go to fight the Norton family with arms. Is it possible to win? Even without Lorist, the bronze cannon launched by the Norton family can make all opponents flee.
As for what the Second Highness said just now that there is no Lorist, Grand Duke Feisabrun doesn't care. There are ways to assassinate a sword master. Drink this potion carefully, and go up to a few great sword masters, even if Lorist is a sword master, he will not be able to escape.
"But, but he is really deceiving people too much. Didn't you see it just now? He killed me in the imperial capital. Where did he end up as a king? He didn't take me seriously at all, and he didn't even admit his mistakes. , and threatened us not to block his way. Even if he is a sword master, I can't bear this tone. At worst, my soldiers of the whole country will fight with their Norton family, and it will be better than being this king in name only!" The Second Highness will be full of grievances They all poured out.
"Your Majesty, you'd better find out the details and process of the murder of the Norton family this time. It is very likely that things are not what you imagined. I feel that you may have misunderstood the Duke of Norton. As far as I know, the Duke of Norton is not so A tyrannical person, it is impossible for him to massacre in the imperial capital for no reason..." Grand Duke Fesabrun hurriedly advised.
Well, Second Highness thought about it in his heart, yes, Lorist is not that kind of person, his character can even be said to be a little weak, and he is very friendly. This is a great weakness of character for a territorial noble, and ordinary nobles can turn their faces and be ruthless even their best friends for the benefit of the family. But this is not the case for Lorist. The alliance of the four northern families is a good example. Even though the strength of the Norton family exceeds the sum of the three families, Lorist still maintains the alliance with those three families instead of trying to annex them. So that the strength of his family can be improved to a higher level.
What the Second Highness fears is the strength of the Norton family, but he admires Lorist himself, and even has a feeling of admiration. He believes that Lorist himself has no ambitions, and what he is concerned about is whether the power of the Norton family will promote it when it reaches its peak. Lorist challenged his throne. In the past, the Second Highness had used Lorist's personality weakness of empathy and righteousness many times in the past to gain a lot of benefits for himself.
As a high-ranking lord, His Royal Highness is well aware of the difficulties of being in this position. Sometimes, even if he has no self-motivation, he has to take that step for the development of the family and the future of his subordinates. Just like back then, the Second Highness only wanted to pacify the war in the empire, but in the end he had to stand opposite his father and elder brother for the sake of power and the loyalty of those loyal subordinates gathered around him. The royal family has no family affection...
His Highness issued an order, and soon some residents who were watching the killing incident on the Royal Avenue, the businessmen on both sides of the street, and the patrol team were brought in front of him. Following the narration of the people, the incident was clearly presented to His Highness In front of Grand Duke Fesabrun.
The Second Highness was so angry that he was cheated by the illegitimate son of Wixas, and this unscrupulous son used his name to bully the nobles of the kingdom who came to the enthronement ceremony in the imperial capital. The nobles of the general kingdom dare not speak out because of the face of the king. Even Grand Duke Handela had to compromise and treat the Earl of Wixas with courtesy, until this time he kicked the iron plate and met Lorist. and Princess Silvia...
If Wixas hadn't been his illegitimate son, he would have died seven or eight times long ago. Blocking the way and forcing the female relatives of the nobles to attend the ball held by him is simply a humiliation to the nobles. No wonder Lorist lost his temper and killed people in the street. He is the Sword Master of the Nation, the Grand Duke of the Northland. If his wife is forced to accept the invitation to the ball, it will be a slap in the face. This is a disgrace to the reputation of the Norton family. Had to kill to avenge. As for the guards of the Ontario firm who rushed over from behind, they were seeking their own death. They called Lorist a traitor, so don't blame Lorist for killing them.
But why did Lorist look at him with murderous intent before leaving? The Second Highness was startled. Could it be that Lorist thought that he was instigating all of this behind the scenes, otherwise how could his illegitimate son Wixas be so presumptuous...
"Report, Your Majesty, the Duke of Norton, the Duke of Felim, the Duke of Kenmes and the Duke of Shaheen left the imperial capital from the south gate with their families and family armed forces, as if they were about to go to Qilin Harbor..." A guard rushed over and reported loudly .
"What did you say?" The Second Highness was shocked: "Why didn't you stop them..."
The guard didn't reply, and the Second Highness came to his senses, who would dare to block the way of the four Grand Dukes, especially one of them is the Sword Master of Zhen Guo. Unless it was dispatching the Kingdom Legion, didn't dispatching the Kingdom Legion give someone an excuse? They are not rebellious, isn't this driving them to the road of rebellion? Moreover, they brought their families to the imperial capital to participate in the grand ceremony. If the Second Highness sent out the Kingdom Legion, as long as they hurt any one of them's family members, the crowd would be raging. No nobleman in the kingdom would support him, His Majesty the King...
The Second Highness was in a hurry, and Grand Duke Fesabrun said angrily: "Hurry up and chase them, you go to stabilize them first, and I will contact the rest of the kingdom's nobles to go and keep them together. Two days later is His Majesty's enthronement ceremony, there must be four The participation of the Grand Duke, especially the Grand Duke Norton is still the Sword Master of the Nation! If he does not participate in His Majesty's enthronement ceremony, the consequences will be very serious... "
Grand Duke Fessabrun finished his point, and His Royal Highness suddenly realized: "Then I will rush there immediately, and I will leave the rest to my father-in-law..."
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