Realm of Power

With His Majesty the King's permission and Duacli pulling the strings, the direction of the entire court meeting began to change. The shrewd Kyoto nobles did not know how the always proud Duacli family could target a small southern lord, and they were so willing to ignore it. How quickly he died and then quickly,

In the current situation where the royal family is weak, they are still thinking of expropriating grain from the feudal lords for free, unless it is obvious that Duacli's "throwing stones to ask for directions" is just the first step of a big plan, including the first supporting role. Everyone at King Guitar III is curious

"Could it be that the private military nobles have finally begun to reach out to foreign lords?"

The nouveau riche of the court meeting smelled an unusual smell of revenge. Everyone secretly guessed in their hearts that the court meeting hall, which was noisy just now, suddenly experienced a rare calm, just like the dullness before the storm.

Duacli's suggestion expressed the sentiments of the private military nobles, although the private military nobles have been secretly communicating recently and are preparing to use their power to force His Majesty the King to relax restrictions on external territories. But I didn't expect that the Duairic family would propose it so directly. It seemed very reasonable, but in fact it was a throat-sealing sword that left no room for relaxation.

"There is not enough food to eat. Either we agree to collect food from the feudal lords, or we are all finished together!" This was like a fatal blow hitting the royal family's weak point. Although it hurt, I was embarrassed to have an attack.

Forcibly proposing to requisition the grain of the feudal lords, this is obviously taking advantage of the high reputation of the royal family to do something that violates the law, because this proposal was proposed by the Marquis Doueric, and the feeling of inevitable victory spread among the private military nobles. This is For the first time, the private military nobles have extended their hands beyond the scope of the Kingdom of Kyoto. They cannot fail and are not allowed to fail. Once this once-in-a-century opportunity is missed, it will be difficult to find another opportunity to take action.

All the nobles looked at the Marquis Douay with envy. This was a big gamble that used the fate of the family as a bet. Regardless of winning or losing, the Douai family was destined to become more prosperous. The title of leader of the private army has almost been worn by Douai. On the head of the Rick family

At this time, the new Financial Undersecretary Haile Thakura, who was very close to the Marquis of Duacry, also stood up. Under everyone's surprised eyes, he bowed respectfully and played his role according to the original plan.

"Dear Your Majesty, I have heard from merchants from all over the country that the richest area now is the Samor region in the south. In the city of Zhivadin in the south, the transaction tax paid by merchants every day amounts to tens of thousands of gold coins. Now the kingdom is short of financial resources. The local tax card has yet to be restored, and we urgently need to develop new financial resources. How about His Majesty the King directly take the city of Zhivadin under the direct jurisdiction of the Kingdom. I believe this will greatly ease the finances of the Kingdom. I believe the lords of the Samor region will also feel that it can relieve the pressure on the Kingdom. Glorious!"

The words of Financial Secretary Haile Thaku caused a discussion among the nobles. This was different from Duacli's request for food just now. This was a naked land request and the most direct test of the royal family's bottom line. This had already crossed the limit of the king. The bottom line of taking back the lord’s land,

However, the conservative forces and private military upstarts who participated in the court meeting remained silent on this. Everyone lowered their heads and avoided the sight of the king on the throne asking for help.

The expansion of military power and the collision of forces have made both forces dissatisfied with the current situation. Kyoto is so big, the conservative nobles want more and larger spheres of influence, and the private military upstarts are eager to obtain hereditary territory. In the past, Kuji The special army is closing in on the city, so everyone can restrain themselves for self-protection.

But now most of the Kujit people have evacuated, especially the most ferocious and fierce left guard army that was originally entrenched in the middle of the kingdom. Recently, there has been a large-scale withdrawal, leaving patches of ownerless land. The Kyoto nobles are feeling worried. itch,

"Now someone finally couldn't bear it anymore and took the lead to stand up." Everyone turned a blind eye to Duairic's contemptuous attitude of ignoring the royal family.

"Anyway, it's not you who takes the blame in the end. You can benefit from just keeping silent, so why should you talk too much!"

"Well, these greedy worms! They can't do anything except lie on the royal family and suck blood! Now they are ready to attack the outer territories."

Guitar III glared at Finance Minister Haile Thakura with disgust. The new nobleman who was about to take over as Finance Minister was obviously a representative of the private army.

The experienced Guitar III has already realized that the last time the Minister of Finance broke his ribs was not an accident, but the beginning of a well-planned plan. Mastering the finances is equivalent to mastering all the loopholes in the kingdom's system. It is not an excuse to find troops. A few data matters

Now that this plan has finally come to fruition, King Guitar III looked at the indifferent minister below and felt a sense of powerlessness.

"Damn private army, damn ministers! Damn food"

Guitar III secretly scolded that once this huge conspiracy is launched, it will be a showdown. If he continues to suppress it like this, there will be endless troubles. Instead of waiting for them to completely trample the dazzling halo of the royal family under their feet and bring the entire Kyoto to ruins. The atmosphere was chaotic, causing mutiny and other irreparable consequences.

It is better to release all these scourges and let them fight to the death with the lords' army outside and the Kugits. If they lose, they will be less of a scourge. If they win, they will only throw away the lord appointment letter. If they can really get it from the Samor people, The rich and well-oiled city of Zivadin was placed under the name of the royal family, and he did not suffer any loss.

His Majesty the King's long silence made the entire court meeting extremely depressing. The private military nobles clenched their fists nervously, sweating on their heads. The conservatives all looked down at the ground. It seemed that at this moment, the entire court meeting was filled with guitars. The third generation faced the aggressive pressure of the private military nobles alone.

"In that case, send someone to take back the city of Rivadin!"

After being silent for more than ten minutes, Guitar III finally spoke. Since he couldn't stop them, he let these evildoers exile themselves. At least he could have some peace and quiet.

Finally, this court meeting, which affected the entire kingdom, ended with the joint victory of the two forces in Kyoto. The fat man who stayed in Samor to command the harvest of grain didn't know that in Kyoto, which was not far away, the rich Samor had already become a big cake that the Kyoto nobles could cut at will.