There was no sound in the meeting hall.
The statue of the first paladin of the St. Pross family quietly watched everyone in the hall.
If he was conscious, perhaps when he saw the current scene, the giant sword in his hand might have pierced through Colin's head.
All the nobles in the Eastern Realm remained silent, their eyes wandering around.
He looked at Count Nicole for a while, and at Ector St. Pross for a while.
It's just that now the first heir to the Duke of the Eastern Realm seems to have fallen asleep in his mother's warm embrace.
The Marquis also sensed that something was wrong with the atmosphere, and she was haunted by the incomprehensible gazes.
She was not an ambitious woman, and she only followed her father's arrangement when she married Marquis Vincent.
After entering White Dew Castle, she never used her status as Marquis to develop her own power, even because of the sensitive status of the Hall family, she deliberately kept a low profile.
It's a pity that her identity, as well as her son's identity, are destined not to stay away from the vortex of political struggle.
However, the Marchioness was not stupid.
She is very clear that the Saint Pros family has completely fallen from the altar.
Look at the row of coffins in the chamber!
The Lord of the Eastern Realm is no longer worthy of the name.
But now the real owner of Bailu City is undoubtedly Earl Angelet.
Since he wanted to push Count Nicole to the front, who would dare to object
The Marquise lowered her head and hugged her son tighter, pretending not to see the gazes cast around her.
Seeing that the Marquise remained silent, the nobles of the Eastern Realm turned their attention to Knight Ivan again.
After all, with the bloodline of the St. Pross family dying so far, Knight Ivan is the most powerful person in the offshoot of the St. Pross family.
At this time, Knight Ivan was constantly winking at Prince Harrison.
In his opinion, he has formed a temporary alliance with Prince Harrison.
And before Colin "resurrected from the dead" reappeared, Knight Ivan and Prince Harrison had cleaned up the remaining forces of the Duchess and completely controlled Bailu Castle.
If it weren't for the weird fire, Knight Ivan felt that he could even further control the situation in Bailu City.
Therefore, in Knight Ivan's view, he should be the best candidate to take over the authority of the Eastern Territory temporarily, not that shit Earl Nicole.
But unfortunately, Knight Ivan winked at Prince Harrison for a long time, his eyelids almost twitched, but Prince Harrison didn't seem to see it at all, just stood there like a wooden man, without saying a word.
Of course, Colin also saw the small movements of Ivan Knight. After thinking about it for a while, he guessed the general reason, so he took the initiative to ask Prince Harrison:
"Your Highness Harrison, what do you think of my proposal?"
Only then did Prince Harrison come back to his senses, but he didn't even look at the excited Ivan Knight, and saluted Colin respectfully, saying:
"Teacher, I also think Earl Nicole is a nobleman who can be entrusted with important responsibilities. Your arrangement is very suitable!"
Hearing this, Ivan Knight immediately froze on the spot, his hands began to tremble uncontrollably.
Earl Nicole strode out of the crowd, knelt down on one knee in front of Colin and Prince Harrison, and said solemnly:
"Your Highness Harrison, Earl Angelet! Thank you for your trust in me! I will do my best to stabilize the situation in the Eastern Territory and prepare to send troops to support the Western Territory. I will live up to your expectations and entrustments to me!"
After getting the approval of Prince Harrison and Colin, Earl Nicole had already firmly grasped the authority of the Eastern Realm, and no matter what the nobles of the Eastern Realm present were thinking, they did not dare to speak out against it at this time.
But it's a pity that there are always some people who are so blinded by their interests that they can't see the situation clearly.
"Wait a minute!" I saw Knight Ivan finally couldn't bear it and stepped out of the crowd, striding to stand next to Count Nicole.
He first bowed like Prince Harrison, but ignored Colin, and then said loudly:
"Your Highness Harrison, I don't think Earl Nicole is qualified to hold the authority in the Eastern Territory!"
"Why?" Prince Harrison asked indifferently, "Earl Nicole is only in charge of the Eastern Region temporarily, in order to stabilize the situation as soon as possible and organize to respond to his father's war order. Such a candidate must not be a member of the St. Pros family. Bar?"
"Of course not." Knight Ivan said, "However, this is not the reason for my objection."
Prince Harrison glanced at Colin and saw that he was indifferent, so he asked Knight Ivan, "Oh? Then what is your reason?"
Knight Ivan immediately pointed at Earl Nicole, and said righteously: "My reason is that traitors have no right to rule the Eastern Territory!"
"traitor?"
"Yes. Before the fire, Earl Nicole led the family army to attack the Pegasus Legion. Isn't this a betrayal of the St. Pross family
I even suspected that the fire was caused by Earl Nicole! "
As soon as this statement was made, commotion broke out in the meeting hall again.
Count Nicole moved his lips, but he didn't know how to refute.
Because he was indeed bewitched by Earl Evan before, leading the army to attack the Pegasus Legion, this is an undeniable fact.
However, Ke Lin smiled slightly, his eyes slowly swept across the hall, and asked:
"Then, who else here has ever led an army to attack the Pegasus Legion?"
Suddenly, the commotion stopped abruptly.
You know, Earl Nicole was not the only one who was encouraged by Earl Evan to attack the Pegasus Legion.
But almost all the lords of the East.
Looking at the embarrassing crowd, Colin said again:
"Actually, the reason why Earl Nicole attacked the Pegasus Legion was because he learned the secret of the Pegasus Legion's betrayal of the Eastern Territory."
"Nonsense!" Knight Ivan yelled immediately.
Ke Lin didn't even look at the other party, and continued:
"The Pegasus Legion colluded with the remnants of the Saint Theon family and tried to sacrifice Bailu City. I am not talking nonsense about this. All the nobles in the Eastern Realm present can testify."
As soon as this remark came out, before Knight Ivan could refute, one after another, the nobles of the Eastern Realm stood up and responded:
"That's right! I can testify!"
"I can also testify!"
"I also discovered the secret of the Pegasus Legion's betrayal!"
"That's right! They deliberately set fire to the city!"
…
At this time, there was no need for Colin to prove anything.
These eastern nobles who attacked the Pegasus Legion will definitely try their best to live up to this lie for him.
And when a lie becomes the mainstream voice, it becomes the truth!
Knight Ivan looked at this scene, his face was livid with anger, and his whole body was trembling.
But before he could accuse this group of nonchalant eastern nobles, he heard Ke Lin say again:
"Knight Ivan, I want to ask instead, why did you brazenly kill Knight Warren, the captain of the White Dew Castle guard?"
"I..." Knight Ivan was dumbfounded.
Of course, he can't say that he wants to clear the Duchess's remaining forces, so as to control White Dew Castle.
While this is true, it is an unspoken fact.
Seeing that Knight Ivan was stunned, Colin snorted coldly and said, "Knight Ivan, what crime do you deserve for murdering Knight Waren innocently?"
Cavalier Ivan panicked and blurted out: "His Royal Highness Harrison asked me to kill Cavalier Warren..."
"Bastard! How dare you slander Prince Harrison!" Colin interrupted sternly before the other party finished speaking.
Then, he immediately turned to Prince Harrison and asked, "Your Highness, how do you think Knight Ivan should be judged for killing Knight Warren and slandering the royal family?"
Prince Harrison's eyes flashed fiercely, and he gritted his teeth and spit out two words:
"Hanging!"
(end of this chapter)