All the ministers were stunned. What kind of situation was this? Normally, they could understand if they brought the heads of the enemy generals to ask for rewards after achieving meritorious deeds on the battlefield. But why did they bring the heads of two generals to ask for rewards when they had done nothing good?
Marina was also stunned. It was true that she and the King had asked Li Huailin to kill the two Dukes, but it was done privately. He couldn't bring the heads of two Dukes to ask for rewards. How was she going to explain this to the ministers?
Maccon also had a headache. He also felt that this wasn't right. Killing two Dukes was such a troublesome matter, and he even brought the heads of two Dukes back to ask for rewards. It was as if he wanted to ask for rewards. However, this was Li Huailin's order, so he couldn't do anything about it.
Now, the ministers were sure that the two Dukes had been killed by Li Huailin. Before this, they only received the news, but they didn't dare to believe it. It was almost impossible. Three days ago, they heard that Duke Lautner had brought his troops to Duke Martelli because his fiancée had been kidnapped. They knew that something was going to happen, so they immediately went to find King Anthony. However, the King had been assassinated, and he was still in the emergency room. They couldn't do anything about it, so they could only wait. In the end, the news they received was that Duke Martelli refused to hand over his fiancée, and started to gather his troops to fight back.
No one knew what Martelli was doing. Duke Lautner was famous for his fighting skills in the Empire, but Martelli had never heard of him fighting a war. Wasn't he just looking for death? If something happened to one of the two Dukes in the Empire, it would be a big deal.
The ministers were anxious, but they couldn't do anything about the two Dukes fighting. The King couldn't see anyone, so no one could deal with this matter. They could only wait for the King to recover quickly. Martelli was defending the city, so he shouldn't lose so quickly. After defending for a while, the King would recover, and this matter would be resolved.
In the end, while they were waiting for something even bigger to happen, the other Duke, the Duke of Aquitaine, suddenly sent out his troops. Moreover, he didn't announce anything before suddenly leaving. If it were the other two Dukes, everyone would have a reason to ask what was going on. But looking at the direction of the Duke of Aquitaine's troops, everyone knew that he was going to participate in the war between the two Dukes.
The three dukes were going to fight, and the ministers were going crazy. However, the only person who could stop them, the king, said that he needed to rest for a month. Was this a joke? What would happen in a month? What if one of the dukes died?
But there was really no other way. The ministers estimated that Anthony was really seriously injured, and at least let him rest for a few days. Anyway, there wouldn't be anything happening on the other side for a while. When they really fought and something happened, the ministers here were prepared to directly barge into the palace to see Anthony and ask him to come out. So the ministers sent people to monitor the situation on the other side of the battlefield while waiting for news.
The next day, Li Huailin's army arrived near the battlefield at night. That night, they raided Duke Lautner's camp. At this time, they had more information. Basically, they knew that Li Huailin's troops were the reinforcements that Martelli had found. This also explained why Duke Martelli had chosen to counterattack. This made it seem like the best situation for them. In terms of military strength, both sides should be about the same. This way, both sides could face each other, and when His Highness recovered, he would be able to deal with this matter. There shouldn't be any big problems …
This kind of thinking lasted for a night. The next day, all kinds of messy bad news started bombarding their minds. Duke Lautner had died in battle, Duke Martelli had been killed, and the armies of both sides had been completely wiped out. When they received this news, all the ministers thought that they were dreaming. Although the Duke of Aquitaine was the God of War, this was too exaggerated. Two thousand new recruits had fought for less than three hours and wiped out two dukes and 10000 soldiers. This wasn't the way to fight a war, okay? This was a complete massacre, not a war.
There were so many ministers in the empire, but none of them had thought that this would happen. It was too fast and too sudden, and they didn't even have time to react. In fact, before they came here, the ministers were delusional that this wasn't real. But when they saw the heads, all of them were in despair.
The hall was in chaos. Now, the ministers didn't know what to do. The two dukes were already dead, and it was too late to say anything. But what should they do now?
"Everyone, quiet." Marina suddenly said. Her voice was solemn and dignified, and it was a little imposing. Suddenly, the ministers who were discussing in the hall quieted down. They wanted to hear what the queen had to say.
"Marquis Macken, please explain the current situation." Marina didn't know what to say. Who told you to bring the heads to the hall? "Was this done by the Duke of Aquitaine?"
"Yes." Macken nodded. "The marshal had a war with the two dukes. Now, the marshal has killed the two dukes. The marshal asked me to bring the heads here …"
"May I ask why the Duke of Aquitaine killed the two dukes?" Marina asked seriously. At this time, not only did she want the ministers to think that she was serious, but she also wanted to tell Macken that he couldn't really say that it was the king who asked the marshal to kill the two dukes.
"Yeah, why did he do it?" A group of ministers asked. If there was a legitimate reason, they could accept it. But now, they didn't know why.
"This …" Macken was a little hesitant. Li Huailin did tell him how to answer this question before, but this answer was a little too …
"Say it. You should know the seriousness of this matter. Please give His Highness and us an explanation immediately," Marina said again.
"Uh … The marshal said that he didn't like the two of them, so he killed them …" Macken bit the bullet and said, because that was really what Li Huailin told him.
"Huh?" Marina was stunned.
"What?" A group of ministers were also confused. They thought they heard wrong.
"The marshal said … he didn't like them …" Macken said again.
"The Duke of Aquitaine killed the two dukes because he didn't like them?" Marina confirmed again.
"This … should be …" Macken was already drenched in cold sweat. What kind of reason was that? Even he couldn't bear to listen to it.
Marina didn't know what to do. You should at least come up with a better reason. It's fine if you just make it up, but as long as it's acceptable. What kind of answer is that? You're forcing the ministers to go berserk.
As expected, a minister immediately jumped out. "You mean that the Duke of Aquitaine killed the two dukes of the empire without any reason?"
"This is practically an act of rebellion!" Another minister beside him chimed in.
"Doesn't that mean that the Duke of Aquitaine can kill me if he doesn't like me in the future?"
"Stop! Everyone be quiet! " Marina immediately yelled. However, she didn't know what to do, as the situation was completely out of her expectations. She had to go back and discuss with Anthony what to do, so she immediately said, "What do you all think? I'll immediately report this situation to His Highness, as well as everyone's opinions. I'll ask him to deal with this matter."
"Your Highness!" Prime Minister Mach, who was sitting at the top of the civil officials' table, was the first to speak up. "The Archduke of Aquitaine's behavior is terrifying. He killed two dukes who had no grudges against him. What kind of behavior is this? This is treason! I beg Your Highness to tell His Highness that he must … reward the Duke of Aquitaine heavily. This behavior deserves to be praised and carried forward by everyone. The Duke of Aquitaine is indeed a pillar of the empire, a role model for our generation to learn from!"
"Huh?" Marina wasn't surprised at first, but the more she listened, the more she felt that something was wrong. In the end, she froze. What are you talking about? Is there something wrong with your brain?
"What?" Even Mach was shocked. Of course, he didn't want anything to happen to Li Huailin, but he couldn't just do this. It was fine if Mach wasn't punished, but he still wanted to praise Li Huailin for killing two dukes. Was there something wrong with Prime Minister Mach's brain? Had he become stupid?
Before the two of them could react, another minister jumped out and said, "What the Prime Minister said is absolutely right! The Duke of Aquitaine killed dukes without any reason. He's disregarding the empire's laws and His Highness! Your Royal Highness, please reward such a great man of virtue and prestige. Otherwise, who would dare to do such a thing in the future! "
Mach felt that something was wrong. He quickly said, "There's no need for a reward. If you want to punish someone, punish me. The Marshal …"
"Nonsense! Marquis Mach, do you think you can get away with this? " Prime Minister Mach said solemnly. "Your Highness, please tell His Highness that Marquis Mach helped the wicked and must be punished severely!"
"Huh?" Mach's face darkened. Why did you suddenly become normal? What are you planning?
Marina's face turned serious. This matter was a bit messy. She turned to Prime Minister Mach and said, "Is what you said true? You want to reward the Duke of Aquitaine and punish Marquis Mach? "
"Of course," Mach said immediately. "This should be everyone's opinion."
"Of course!" the officials said immediately.
"Are you sure?" Marina asked again.
"Yes, Your Highness," the officials confirmed again.
"Your Royal Highness, this is a very serious matter. Please convey our intentions to His Royal Highness immediately." Prime Minister Mach stepped forward and said, "Please tell him immediately. Now that two dukes have been killed, if His Highness doesn't deal with it immediately, I'm afraid something big will happen."
"Okay, okay, I'll go right now." Marina didn't know what was going on. She waved her hand and walked into the inner hall.
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