After Becoming The Tyrant

carry on.

The king's order came.

The sheriffs who participated in this meeting and were on the list were pale, but the representatives of the free people almost cheered—they didn't believe that they could really achieve any good results at this meeting, and they came here at the king's order It's just a gamble, but now the balance of luck is tilting towards them.

The discussion started again, but the councilors knew in their hearts——

This is no longer a petition, but an unprecedented impeachment.

It was not uncommon to bring cases against ministers appointed by the king by means of parliament.

Ever since the mad King Henry conceded to the parliament in order to launch an expeditionary war against Blacy, Legrand's parliament had the right to impeach "unlawful ministers", but this was often a means for the great nobles to restrict royal officials.

For the first time since the establishment of Parliament, the common people have their voices heard in the bench of power.

Although the strength behind this voice comes from the king, at this moment, the representatives of the free folk are still jumping for joy.If the king now asks them to swear allegiance to him on the spot, they can even kneel down and kiss the king's boots.

Intense debate erupted in an instant.

The representatives of the free people, the judges and sheriffs who were authorized by the king, and the great nobles launched a non-compromising debate.Out of concern that this kind of impeachment may fall on him one day, even the great nobles who had previously been at odds with each other had to join forces now.

But this is all in vain.

The representatives of the common people impassionedly accused the sheriffs of violating the laws of the empire and wantonly embezzling and oppressing.A lot of trivial matters were revealed by them in detail, and the judges authorized by the king quoted scriptures and provided them with strong legal support.

Someone once said that the discussion session of the Imperial Parliament is actually a quarrel in a large market.

So this time, in this largest market dispute, the invincible is undoubtedly the representative of the free people who hides the will of the king.They are simply majestic, and under the detailed investigation data and the many laws and regulations provided by the judge, they are pressing harder and harder.

And the county sheriffs retreated steadily.

The king sat in his place as mastermind behind everything that was going on, as indifferent as if he were an outsider.

He didn't take part in the debate, but watched groups of petitions quickly discuss -- or argue -- verdicts.Those results will finally be brought before the king by the judge, and the king will make the final judgment.

The king has a clear ruler in mind.

Legrand's sheriff had to undergo a major change.

This is not only for the subsequent military reform, but also to strengthen the royal family's control over the local area.Hundreds of years ago, Mad King Henry created the sheriff system by establishing the system of "my hire's hire or my hire".

In the beginning, the sheriff was indeed beneficial to the king to strengthen the rule of the place, because the position of the sheriff was appointed by the king himself.

However, as time went by, the earldom gradually overlapped with the scope of the county, and the sheriff system originally appointed by the king became an invisible "hereditary sheriff system".

This is not something the king can tolerate.

The Duke of Buckingham, who sat beside the king, was proud of his nephew.

He knew that if the king hadn't expended so much energy, conducted such detailed investigations, and finally personally joined the whole process of compiling, then today's scene would never have happened.

— Miracles never come out of thin air.

Soon, this alternative impeachment came to a result one by one, and the sheriffs slumped in their positions.The aged chief justice solemnly walked to the king's table with the resolution reached after the discussion.

The King took over the judgment of Parliament.

Everyone looked at the king nervously.

The verdict did more than strip the sheriffs of their jobs.

The anger of the representatives of the free folk has been backlogged for too long, and they need to vent, and the result of venting is severe punishment-the sheriffs were sentenced to imprisonment according to the severity of the crime, but more were sentenced to death.

The sheriffs still had luck in their hearts.

If the judgment of this parliament is really followed, the number of sheriffs who will be executed will be as many as 56, and some of them will be earls.

The king wouldn't really execute so many nobles directly, would he?

The free folk representatives woke up from the short-term joy of victory, and they also looked at the king nervously, for fear that it would be nothing but joy in the end.

The king looked over the judgments of the parliament one by one.

In the suppressed breathing of everyone, the king pulled out some verdicts and put them aside.There were proud smiles on the faces of the nobles, and the representatives of the free people couldn't hide their disappointment, and their hearts sank heavily.Suppressing their grief, they watched the king's actions without blinking.

The king took up his pen.

Surprisingly, he signed his name on all the judgments.

King what does this mean?

Everyone is confused.

"These..."

The king put down his pen, picked up the stack he had pulled out and placed on the other side, and casually handed it to the Duke of Buckingham beside him.

"Execute immediately."

Do it now!

It was as if thunder exploded in the entire hall, and everyone was stunned by the king's words.For a moment, they couldn't even understand what the king meant, except for the Duke of Buckingham who took over the sentence.

The old Duke stood up and showed the stack of specially treated judgments to everyone:

—the ones condemned to death.

"Take them out."

said the old prince in a low voice.

The door of the color room suddenly opened, and the icy cold wind howled in, and the candles in the hall flickered suddenly.In the air-conditioning, a group of soldiers filed in. They wore armor and swords, and they were shrouded in evil spirits—these were royal soldiers brought out by the Duke of Buckingham.

In the exclamation of the sheriffs, they were as cold as steel, and mercilessly pulled these guys who used to be tall from their chairs, and dragged them out of the gap between the long tables in the hall like a dead dog.

First there was the dead silence.

Afterwards, the representatives of the free folk jumped up from their chairs, cheered loudly, and they spontaneously bowed deeply to the king.

"God bless my king!"

"God bless Legrand!"

The great nobles were as pale as paper amidst the noise.

They didn't know that after everyone stepped into the palace, in front of the main gate of the palace—the place where the warrior queen slaughtered a large number of nobles, the bright red carpet was quickly removed, and a tall guillotine was quickly built.

All the executioners near Merz had arrived at the Rose Palace three days ago.

They have been waiting for orders for a long time.

After the warrior queen Eleanor, Legrand's second massacre against nobles took place.

The moment the king's signature landed on paper, the doomsday fell on the sheriffs he had forgotten.

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General Edmund sat in a more remote corner, watching all this develop rapidly.

As a representative of Angor State, it is an unprecedented honor for him to step into the Rose Palace, so don't expect to get a good seat.The heated debate just now has nothing to do with him. The Angor State has always been in a state of self-government.

The Angles are proud of their bravery and ashamed of their cowardice.

But at this moment, General Edmund felt a rare timidity.

A kind of fear grew uncontrollably, and he saw a terrifying power from the top young king.That was the will of the iron-blooded monarch. Perhaps one day, this young king would bring unprecedented changes to the whole world. The moment the king's soldiers walked in, General Edmund seemed to see that future.

He suddenly felt extremely grateful.

——Fortunately, the Angor State made the right choice as soon as possible.

What made General Edmund even more chilling was that the execution of so many sheriffs seemed nothing to the king himself.

He calmly declared the parliament to proceed.

The nobles began to join in the ensuing discussion with trepidation.

No one made any criticism of the king's ruthlessness just now - they remembered the rumor that the king had compiled a tax and civil administration book recording various counties some time ago.

They didn't know if they were also on the list, so they could only choose to be silent cautiously, hoping that they would not become the king's next attack target.

The meeting continued and the Duke of Buckingham was next to submit the motion.

The Duke proposed to the parliament to expand his guards on the grounds that the Blacy Expeditionary Force had not yet gone and urgently needed to protect the safety of Legrand.

Not long ago, when Grand Duke Grace was fighting for the throne, one of the reasons he used was the Blaise Expeditionary Army.Now the Duke of Buckingham has brought it to Parliament again.

The representatives of the free people who had just won a victory with the king almost unanimously passed the bill without hesitation-it needs to be mentioned that the king also appointed a new sheriff on the spot. are still within the acceptable range.

The nobles discussed in low and cautious voices for a while.

They have a grudge against the king's exploitation during this period, but the sheriffs have just fallen to the ground, and no one wants to be the first bird.

In the end, some aristocratic representatives chose to abstain from voting, some church members expressed their opposition, and the rest agreed.

The motion to expand the Royal Guards passed smoothly.

The king's plans moved forward steadily.

He knew that he had pushed the big nobles hard enough today and needed to stop, so he stopped participating in the next thing and let the big nobles file a lawsuit on the territorial dispute.

One unpleasant thing happened.

The nobles, represented by the Earl of Const, submitted a letter of advice to the parliament "requesting to re-survey the royal forest", protesting that the royal forest has expanded to three times the size of the Lion King's era, and the "Forest Charter" has become empty words.They demanded an explanation and a response from the royal family.

coming.

General Edmund, who had been observing, subconsciously looked at the throne.

Here we come.

The king said in his heart.

He knows better than anyone how much pressure he has put on the great nobles during this time.And these great nobles who have taken root in Legrand for a long time will definitely not be caught without a fight and accept the deprivation of power from the king.Right now is the counterattack from the nobles.

Royal Forest.

It's a misleading word, and on the surface it might seem like it's just the king's own little forest, but it's not.The area of ​​the Royal Forest of Legrand is extremely vast. It can be said that it covers a large area of ​​land in the countryside of Legrand, and it is not just woodland that is classified as "Royal Forest". [1]

It all depends on how the king himself and his forester define it.

During the Purland period, the area of ​​the royal forest expanded infinitely, and now it is indeed as Earl Const said in his letter of advice—it is unprecedentedly vast.

The nobles are putting pressure on the king.

They were not idle when the king sent commissioners to the counties.The nobles were also trying their best to collect evidence that the king had violated the "Forest Charter", and they also attached a strict indictment-the forest officers who sued the king.

The evidence may not be as detailed as the king's tax books, but it is not to be dismissed.

The letter of remonstrance was sent to the king.

The nobles were ready to attack the sheriff's trial immediately after the king threw it on the ground.

Whispering around.

The king flipped through the book of advice.People peeped at the king, and regretfully found that they couldn't tell what mood or thought he was from the king's expression.

The nobles used sit-ins and refused to participate in other discussions as silent persecution.

In a tense atmosphere, the king read through the entire letter of advice.Instead of being furious, he smiled, "Did you write this petition yourself? Mr. Earl Const."

The author has something to say: King: The guillotine was prepared for you early, are you moved?

[1] During the Middle Ages, the royal forest covered a large area and the relevant regulations were extremely strict.According to the records in the "Doomsday Book", nearly two-fifths of 30 pieces of land during William I's period were designated as royal forests.There are often confrontations between the parliament and the royal family over the royal forest. During the period of King John and Edward I, the nobles once asked the king to make concessions on the royal forest.