"Uh, the group of idiots who became independent from Morakot and were then defeated and kicked out of their homeland? Tsk, they went to the conference room. How strange, they also participated in today's meeting?" Paul looked at the people who walked up the stairs. Many robes.

"What's so strange, there are a lot of people here today, people from all seven regions, cities with some reputation, have sent representatives, plus this group of idiots living in the disputed border area between the two countries , is considered normal."

"Well, are there so many? My dear, today is not a holiday, and I haven't heard of any event recently, so why are there so many people gathered all of a sudden?" Paul was a little confused.

"Hehe, what else can I say? Isn't it just the bad news from the Wangcheng? Didn't you notice it a few days ago? The wailing can be heard throughout the entire upper city~ As long as someone in the family is working in the Wangcheng, it will definitely be at the door Hang the white 'An Ning Flower'. I reckon that the dozens of people who went upstairs basically have relatives and were executed in Wangcheng." When Rock talked about this, he had a hint of pleasure.

"Tsk tsk tsk, I can't imagine that the king who has been useless for more than ten years will suddenly attack~! Hey, Roque, tell me, is it true that the king has gone crazy as it is said in the legend?!"

"It's hard to say. The fifth king of the previous generation endured it for decades. Even if the servant who was sent to collect taxes 'falling into the water' died, he still endured it. This king is lucky, and directly bloodbathed the entire Southern faction~ Tsk, Maybe it's really crazy."

"Hey, from this point of view, these people probably came here to discuss how to fight against the royal court? Is there really going to be a war? My God..." Paul couldn't accept it. For a citizen like him who was born in the south, the word war always is far away from them.

"No problem, food prices have risen by [-]% in the past few days~ In addition, those nobles and lords have started recruiting mercenaries aggressively. This battle is settled!" Luo Ke was a little distressed. The profiteers in the city raised food prices every day. As a bachelor, he was crucified to death in a hotel again. I don't know how high the price of food will be after three days.At present, I can only hope that Mr. Howson can give enough overtime allowance.

After listening to the senior's analysis, Paul felt that it made sense, and was about to continue asking for advice, but saw Mr. Howson, followed by a white-haired man in a luxurious robe, standing on both sides of the gate, welcoming a short, half-bald man with white hair. an old man.

"Rock, who is that person? Hey, it's the one at the door, and Mr. Howson and Lord Hawke are going to greet him together! I don't think I've seen such a big man before?" Paul touched the arm of the senior beside him, motioning him to look. towards the door.

"Hey, I haven't seen it before. This is really strange. He is also very plainly dressed, just a black formal suit, no coat of arms, no accessories, and not even a follower. Hey, it's weird, except he can It can be seen that the face has a southern face, and there is no other clue." Rock looked at the old man who was surrounded by the crowd and walked up the stairs step by step, feeling extremely puzzled in his heart.

The honored guest surrounded by the courteous crowd was naturally the former Minister of Finance of the Kingdom, Walter de Levaux Fospo.He was welcomed into the conference room by the crowd, and invited to take a seat at the conference table.

"Gentlemen, please allow me to introduce to you—this is Walter de Levaux Fospo, a survivor who managed to escape from the royal city and escaped from the mad king's grasp. Today's meeting will be presided over by him." Hawke After the city lord introduced to everyone in the room, he sat on Walter's left seat.

Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Walter didn't pretend to be reserved, stood up directly, and went straight to the topic of the meeting:

"Everyone, you are all the rulers or agents of the big cities in the southern regions. I think you all know about the terrible tragedy that happened in the royal city. Because of a little conflict of interest, there are also harmless mistakes. They were treated extremely unfairly. Almost all officials of the southern factions were arrested and imprisoned, and most of them were sentenced to death! There was no refutation, no forgiveness, that cold-blooded tyrant executed almost all innocent people. Some of them are your blood relatives, some are your in-laws. I know that you are all immersed in grief these days. I also express my deep sympathy, but, gentlemen, I escaped from the royal city by chance and risked The risk of being plotted by the tyrant's minions, I came here to unite everyone and fight against the tyrant's tyranny!"

After Walter finished speaking, he took a short rest and saw that everyone was not moved by his speech at all. Only a few looked at him, and most of them were in a daze, and even fell asleep with their eyes closed.

(They are all selfish bastards! Fortunately, I still have my back.) A sneer appeared at the corner of Walter's mouth.

Walter waited for a while, but everyone in the room remained silent.He could only continue to speak loudly: "Gentlemen, don't you have a little bit of worry? That tyrant killed innocent officials, your relatives and friends, and even took away their little property! Oh, I heard Said that they are training the new king over there, um, this money should be used. And this new king, in the near future, will unite with the kings from the southern places to sweep the south. Everyone, if you don’t want to fight with the king’s city Like poor people, we were pushed to the guillotine, so we have to seize the precious time we have, and try our best to defend our family and our own property!"

"Dear Mr. Fosbo, please allow me to interrupt~" A strong man with short curly hair and a gentleman mustache stood up, and Walter recognized the identity of this person——Claude von Sandro Ku Luo Bo, the second son of the city lord of 'Zimash' city.

This tall man with a rare tall body in the south gave a slight salute to Walter, who was seated in the front seat, with an elegant posture that did not suit his appearance, and then addressed everyone in the room in an elegant tone: "Everyone, I have something to tell you all. Announce. Although it is not appropriate in terms of the current time and the current occasion, I still want to say something."

Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Collode spread his hands and said apologetically: "Everyone, in fact, no relatives in this family were killed in this disaster, and the Kulop family has always been a staunch supporter of the royal power." Those who belong to the royal family. Therefore, on behalf of my family and the major families of 'Zimash', I am withdrawing from this meeting. Farewell, everyone~"

Everyone in the room was in a mess immediately, and a few of them woke up instantly after sleeping on their stomachs, and began to talk to each other in a loud voice like everyone else.Seeing this scene, Colode felt more and more that it was right not to go into this muddy water. He greeted the guards not far behind him, and planned to leave his seat and leave.

"Quiet! Quiet!" Walter yelled loudly, and at the same time slapped the conference table in front of him heavily.

The conversation stopped, and even Claude stopped. He looked at Walter: "Is there anything else you want to tell me, Mr. Fossbo?"

"Ah, of course there is, it's still a big deal! Everyone else can listen to it too~!" Walter said with a smile, and at the same time motioned for Colode to return to his seat.Colade, who was about to leave, could only sit back in his original position. Unlike before, this time, he was a little anxious and unable to maintain the elegance he had always maintained.

"Claude, it is true that your family has no part in the bloodshed in the royal city. But believe me, you will not be able to escape the liquidation of the royal family in the future." Walter ignored Colode, who was about to speak out again, and slapped him with both hands, signaling He paused for questioning.

Glancing at everyone in the room, he continued: "I know that many people here, in fact, there are still a few of them who, like the Kulop family, were "lucky" not to be liquidated. But, they also suffered losses, right?" Walter used a teasing tone, causing many people in the room to look unhappy.

"Hmph! You can say whatever you want! In the royal city, who hasn't bought property yet! Just a little property~! Just want to drag us into the water, against you? Old man, are you dreaming!" A bald man Standing up, he yelled at Walter angrily.

Walter looked at the man and smiled coldly: "Oh, it's the lord of the city of 'Lokliang', Mr. Oswell von Sorin Jekolo. You lost more than just a little property, you in the suburbs The privately minted and inferior Jintar factory was swallowed up by the wolves of the Ministry of Justice. Not to mention the privately minted coins, but just the raw materials for casting, it lost nearly a hundred catties of gold. In addition to your little cousin, Plus a few nephews, all were executed."

Seeing that the bald head of this strong man was starting to turn blue, Walter continued to say proudly: "It's no wonder you came to the meeting in person, um, speaking of your territory, it is the closest to the northern royal family, right? The future Maharaja Going south, the first unlucky one is you~"

"That's just my ineffective cousin's personal behavior. It has nothing to do with me. I will pay a fine at most. At worst, I will send a son to the capital to receive punishment education. Don't try to drag me into the quagmire of rebellion." Oswell was poked The sore spot, and the tone of the other party was really annoying, so he also stood up and planned to leave.

"The quagmire of rebellion? Or was it dragged in by me, an old man?" Walter stood up, seeing the other party's angry look, he couldn't help laughing.

"What are you laughing at!" Oswell's eyes widened and he looked at him angrily.

"Oh, I'm sorry, it's really disrespectful." Walter paused, put on a serious expression, and said in an extremely serious tone:

"Castile Lord Luoliang, you have already participated in the rebellion, together with everyone in this room."

"You are talking nonsense, our family has been loyal and good for generations! It is different from your rebellion, we will not follow you to death!"

"Oh, how dare you slander our loyalty to the royal family! I advise you to leave on your own, otherwise, we will send you to the king's city for punishment!"

As soon as the words fell, the room was like a steam cannon exploding, and quarrels and insults erupted instantly.More than half of the people got up and accused Walter, cursing him for slander and framing, while the other half looked at him contemptuously, got up and left their seats, intending to end this farce-like meeting.

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