Duke Lautner's reaction was very fast, and he couldn't help but feel happy. Since the founding of the empire, something that had never happened before had happened to him. In the past, when commoners got married and their brides were stolen by nobles, although everyone cursed the nobles, at least they felt that this matter was logically acceptable.
But now, Duke Lautner, one of the three Dukes of the empire, could be said to be one of the most powerful people in the empire. His fiancée had also been kidnapped. This was simply unbelievable. However, after coming to their senses, everyone was waiting to see what would happen. You are a Grand Duke of the empire, and your fiancée has been kidnapped. What are you going to do?
Duke Lautner and Ceci didn't know each other at all. Duke Lautner was very fond of his first wife, but unfortunately, she died early. After her death, Duke Lautner didn't have any intention of remarrying. However, this time, it was a marriage bestowed by the king, so he couldn't reject it. Because he was still hooking up with the former King Rene, he was afraid that he would get into trouble if he suddenly went against the new King Anthony's wishes. As for Ceci, Duke Lautner found out that she was just a 12-year-old child.
Although the two of them didn't have any feelings for each other, Duke Lautner had no choice but to jump out at this time. If he wanted to stay in the aristocratic circle of the empire, he had to get his wife back.
Since there was no precedent, Duke Lautner didn't know how to deal with it. However, he had to react aggressively, or else everyone would look down on him in the future. Without hesitation, Duke Lautner immediately gathered his troops after receiving the news. At the same time, he declared war on Duke Martelli. However, he didn't want to fight. The 3rd Legion was still being formed, so he didn't want to start a war at this time. So, he hoped that this matter would end with Martelli returning his fiancée and apologizing to him. Therefore, while he was gathering his troops, he immediately sent someone to interrogate Martelli and King Anthony to ask him to uphold justice.
The two teams that were sent out immediately took the Teleportation Formation and departed. This was because this matter was very urgent. His fiancée had been kidnapped. If this dragged on, even if nothing happened in the future, people would still point fingers at them. So they had to be fast. It had been almost two hours since Ceci was kidnapped. If something really happened, it would be too late.
But soon, the team that went to find Anthony ran into trouble. They requested to see the king as Duke Lautner's messenger, but they were told that the king was attacked by an assassin an hour ago. Now, he was injured and was being treated. Although his life wasn't in danger, he was still unconscious.
"What? Such a big thing happened?" The two of them immediately came back to report to Duke Lautner. Duke Lautner was also shocked. The King was actually attacked by an assassin. He didn't know the specifics, but it was obvious that the entire Royal Palace was concerned about the assassin. Who would have the time to care about his fiancée? Duke Lautner could only hope that Duke Martelli would be tactful and immediately cooperate with him to settle this matter. Otherwise, he would really have to send his troops to fight.
Only then did the Duke of Martelly realize what had happened. He was the last person to know what had happened, and he was stupefied.
He knew his own capabilities. Duke Lautner was a true military man. He had been a general before, so he definitely had the ability to fight a war. Duke Martelli, on the other hand, was not one of them. At that time, the king had distributed the power of the Empire, and he was lucky enough to become the Duke. In terms of fighting a war, he was definitely not a match for Duke Lautner. When he heard that Duke Lautner wanted to declare war on him, Martelli was so scared that he almost peed his pants. What kind of bad day was this? Why were two Dukes trying to kill him?
If Ceci was really here, he would have immediately handed him over and then immediately apologized to Duke Lautner. However, the problem was that Ceci wasn't here. He was taken away by Li Huailin, and he didn't know if he was asleep or not.
However, Martelli still had some brains. He didn't immediately say that it was Li Huailin who ordered him to kidnap Ceci. If he said that, Li Huailin would just hide Ceci and refuse to admit it. Not only would he be helpless, but he would also offend Li Huailin. Without saying anything, Martelli immediately brought his men to Li Huailin's territory to discuss what to do.
As for Li Huailin, he had already brought Ceci back to his territory an hour ago.
"Huailin, Huailin, this is your territory? Amazing." Ceci was now by Li Huailin's side. Not only was Ceci not afraid of being kidnapped, but he was also very happy. It was much better than the crying face he saw in the castle.
"Hey, hey …" Li Huailin felt a headache. When he made the plan, he was only thinking about how to send the two Dukes to heaven. Now that he thought about it, it didn't seem like a big problem. This Ceci was the big problem. What should he do in the future? No wonder he always felt that he had missed something. Now that he thought about it, it turned out that it was this matter. However, since he had already kidnapped Ceci, he could only take one step at a time. Anyway, he couldn't send this guy back for the time being. It was better to bring him back home and hide him for now.
With Ceci, Li Huailin returned to his Duke's Mansion. Calculating the time, the two Dukes should have started to react, so he had to act quickly.
The moment the Duke returned to his mansion, he immediately held a meeting. However, before he reached the meeting room, several cabinet members rushed out impatiently. This was because a lot of things had happened, and they had to be reported immediately.
"Duke, something bad has happened. We received news that the Duke of Muryek City, Count Olibe, an hour ago …" Gwenis from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had been paying attention to Duke Li Huailin's affairs ever since she received orders from Li Huailin. She was the first to know about this, so she immediately reported to Li Huailin. However, before she could finish, she saw the little girl following behind Li Huailin. Gwenis suddenly felt that the girl looked very familiar, so she looked down at the information in her hands …
"Count Olibe?" Gwenis asked carefully.
"What's wrong?" Ceci raised his head and looked at Gwenis. "Hello, what can I do for you?"
"…"
"…"
The room was silent for ten seconds.
"My Lord, what are you doing!?" Oliveira, the Minister of Finance, was the first to speak up. "Didn't Duke Martelli kidnap Count Olibe? Why is he here now?"
"Uh … I need to explain this to everyone. Let's go into the meeting room." Li Huailin said with a wave of his hand.
With the four confused ministers, Li Huailin entered the meeting room. Ceci also followed and sat on the right side of Li Huailin.
"Oh, alright, let me introduce everyone. This is the Duke of Muryek City, Count Olibe." Li Huailin said as he pointed at Ceci.
"My lord, we received news that Duke Martelli kidnapped Count Olibe, and Duke Lautner is furious. I'm guessing he's about to declare war on Duke Martelli," Gwenis immediately said.
"Eh? What's going on? " Ceci was also confused. After she was kidnapped, she thought it was Li Huailin who kidnapped her. If Duke Lautner wants to fight, he should fight Li Huailin. Why did he kidnap Martelli? Although she was young, she was very smart. She immediately understood the situation. "You asked Duke Martelli to kidnap me and hand me over to you?"
"That's it." Li Huailin nodded. "Anyway, I won't hand you over. I think the war is about to start. I need to take action immediately."
"Which Duke does My Lord want to deal with?" They had already guessed that Li Huailin was going to make a move, but they didn't know which Duke Li Huailin was going to target.
"Both of them," Li Huailin said. "Take out both Dukes in one go, and be done with it."
"Two?" The four cabinet ministers were a little surprised. There were only three Dukes in the empire. If Li Huailin killed two, wouldn't that mean …
However, they soon thought of something even more terrifying. Legg panicked and couldn't help but say, "Could it be that His Royal Highness is also …"
Before he could finish, Gwenis immediately kicked him. Legg looked up at the other three ministers. It was obvious that they weren't stupid. They all thought of this problem, but none of them dared to say it.
Yes, what the four of them were thinking was that in order to become the only Duke in the empire, the pinnacle of power, Li Huailin planned this incident. First, he instigated the two Dukes to start a war, then sent someone to assassinate His Royal Highness so that he didn't have time to deal with this matter. Then, he immediately took action and killed the two Dukes …
Li Huailin still didn't know that Anthony had pretended to be injured, nor did he know what his subordinates were thinking. He didn't notice Legg's abnormality either. He continued to talk to himself. "Martelly should be looking for me soon. Legg, how's the preparation for the troops?"
"2,600 cavalrymen. They're fully equipped and trained, but they're still far from enough. They're still far from being comparable to the regular cavalrymen of the empire, and even more so when compared to the elite squads," Legg replied.
"Is it because they don't have enough experience points? That's fine. I'll personally lead them to gain experience points." Li Hualin nodded. This wasn't a big deal. How much experience could they gain from training? After the battle, they would definitely be promoted to the elite troops. "Let them prepare to assemble. But before that, there's one more thing to do. How are the sergeants who came to report to us?"
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