The people in the hall were excited, and the ministers praised Li Huailin in all kinds of crazy ways. They simply wanted to worship him as a role model, and the more they praised him, the more excited they became. It felt like they couldn't stop.
"Silence!" Marina couldn't take it anymore. She yelled at the ministers, "Do you have the ability to judge? The Duke of Aquitaine's behavior is a threat to the empire's security. Are you all out of your minds? Or have you been bribed by the Duke of Aquitaine? "
"Bribe?" The ministers were stunned for a moment, and then immediately became angry.
"Your Highness, how can you insult us like this? The Duke of Aquitaine did such a good thing for the empire and the people. What's wrong with us praising him? Bribe? I, Delian, have been an official for more than 30 years. I've never accepted a single gold coin as a bribe. Even if you're the queen, you can't insult my character like this! "an official said angrily.
"Your Highness!" Another official knelt before Anthony and said, "I swear to the God of Light that I've never accepted any bribe. What I said today came from my heart. I don't think there's anything wrong with what I said. Your Highness's groundless accusation hurts my heart. I'd like to ask what Your Highness thinks. If Your Highness thinks the same, I'll resign immediately!"
"Your Highness!" Prime Minister Mach knew that he had to speak up. He was an official, and he had to speak from the perspective of an official. If he didn't stand up now, everyone would think that he was on the queen's side, and his foundation would collapse. So, he immediately stood up and drew a line with the queen. "Your groundless accusation really disappoints me. We don't think we've done anything wrong to the empire. Your Highness, please judge us."
"Your Highness, please judge us," all the ministers shouted along with Mach.
"Huh?" Anthony didn't expect the situation to develop to this point. Although he had encountered this situation several times, he wasn't sure why these ministers would speak up for Li Huailin. Marina's words were indeed a little emotional, but according to common sense, most people would think the same way … Why did these ministers react so strangely? Are they crazy or what?
"Your Highness!" Seeing that Anthony didn't react, Mach continued. He had to make the Empress give them an explanation. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to be the head of the officials for long.
"This … this …" Anthony didn't know what to do. These people were simply crazy. How could he communicate with them? So Anthony turned to Li Huailin, asking him what to do now.
"Everyone, don't be so excited." Li Huailin nodded and said, "What the Queen means is that although I did a good job, I can't be praised like you. Otherwise, how can I improve in the future?"
"Your Excellency the Duke is right." On the other side, Mach's impression of Li Huailin was already maxed out. The moment Li Huailin spoke, he immediately gave 32 likes.
"The Duke is right!" All the ministers shouted together.
"But even so, Her Highness said that we received bribes from you. I beg to differ. Your Excellency the Duke, I can testify for you. I never received anything from you," Mach said.
"Yeah, we didn't receive anything either," the ministers said.
"Her Royal Highness didn't just insult us, she also insulted you, Duke. Aren't you angry?" Mach asked.
"It's just bribery. What's there to be angry about? From tomorrow onwards, the Duke's Mansion will accept bribes. If you have money, please send it to my house." Li Huailin waved his hand and said.
"Your Excellency the Duke is wise!" Prime Minister Mach suddenly said with tears in his eyes, "Your Excellency the Duke's actions are the legacy of the ancient sages! You are just the pillar of our country! Your bearing is truly admirable! I will send 50,000 gold to your mansion tomorrow. "
"Your Excellency the Duke actually committed such a crime. You are simply a role model. I, Amiles, don't have much wealth, but I will also send 10,000 gold to support Your Excellency's cause."
"Your Excellency the Duke is simply a role model for our generation! I … "
"I will send it too …"
The hall became noisy again. The ministers were very excited and said that they would give money to Li Huailin. Anthony and Marina didn't know what was going on. They didn't know what to do now. Fortunately, a person suddenly ran in from the entrance of the hall.
"Your Highness," a guard at the door knelt on one knee and said, "We have an emergency."
"Everyone, be quiet." Anthony immediately waved his hand to silence everyone. He then said, "What is it?"
"The Kingdom of Elves, Queen Rachel, has sent a messenger. They are currently waiting at the entrance of the palace, along with Countess Vanessa. Would Your Highness like to see them?" the soldier replied.
"The Kingdom of Elves?" Anthony immediately became serious when he heard this. He looked at Li Huailin and Marina, then nodded and said, "Invite them in."
"Yes!" The soldier immediately retreated.
The ministers immediately became serious again. They stood on both sides of the hall and looked at the door, waiting for the Elven Diplomatic Group to appear.
Soon, a group of people appeared in front of the hall. There were about a dozen of them, led by a female Elven civil servant. From her attire, she seemed to be a high-ranking Elven noble. Behind her was Vanessa, and then there were a few other clerks. The group was all female Elves. This was because the Elven nobles were basically all female heads, and the male Elves were very tragic.
The leading Elf walked to the front of the hall and saluted Anthony, saying, "The Elven Kingdom's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amos Morningdew. Greetings to the Human King."
"Your Highness!" Vanessa also saluted with the Elven Kingdom's greeting.
"Ambassador Amos?" Anthony nodded and asked, "May I ask what important matter is it?"
Diplomatic visits were usually scheduled in advance. Now that the Elven Diplomatic Group had suddenly appeared, something important must have happened. Otherwise, it wouldn't be so sudden. All the ministers and Anthony knew about this, which was why they asked this.
"I'm very sorry for the sudden visit, but something very important has happened in our Elven Kingdom," Amos replied. "As everyone knows, our Elven Kingdom is currently engaged in an anti-invasion war with the Orcs. The main purpose of this visit is to ask the Human Empire to fulfill their obligations as an ally and send troops to rescue us."
"Rescue?" Anthony was stunned. He naturally knew that the Elves and Orcs had always been at war. However, the Elves had always been very stubborn and proud. Normally, they wouldn't ask for help from the Human Empire unless something really big had happened. "What happened?"
"Our eastern city, Surina, has been attacked by the Orcs. 100,000 of our compatriots have all been slaughtered by them …" Amos said as she couldn't help but cry. The Elves were most concerned about racial issues. When news of their compatriots being killed, and 100,000 of them at that, spread, it was a great sorrow for the Elven Kingdom.
"Surina City has been attacked?" Anthony was immediately shocked. Of course, he was concerned about the war there. Surina City was one of the largest cities in the Elven Kingdom. Because it was the frontline, its defense was extremely strong. It would take at least two to three months to conquer a city like this, but he didn't expect it to be attacked so quickly.
No wonder the Elves were asking for help. If Surina City was attacked, there wouldn't be any cities in the eastern part of the Elven Kingdom that could be defended. Now that the Elven Silverwind Guards had all been slaughtered, there were no troops left to defend against the Orcs in the wild. In this case, the Elves were really in danger, and they might even be attacked to the bottom of the Elven Kingdom.
"When did this happen?" Anthony immediately asked.
"Just this morning …" Amos replied. "Our Elven Kingdom is in a very dangerous situation now. I ask the Human King to fulfill the alliance treaty and help us repel the Orcs."
"This morning …" Anthony was a little anxious. This morning, Li Huailin's matter had caused the intelligence department to be busy and didn't pay attention to this matter. It was a little too late now. They definitely had to save the Elven Kingdom. Although Anthony didn't want it to develop, he didn't want it to be destroyed either. Otherwise, the Orcs would definitely become stronger, and it would be very disadvantageous to the development of the Elven Kingdom.
"Your Highness, we must save the Elven Kingdom," Marina said after thinking for a while.
"Yes, Your Highness." Prime Minister Mach immediately said, "Please send troops immediately. We are duty-bound to do this."
"I know." Anthony nodded. "Then, which troops should be sent to help?"
"The 4th Legion has just been established, and they don't have much combat ability at the moment," Mach said. "We can only send the 2nd Legion and the 1st Legion. In my opinion, we should send the 2nd Legion to help."
"Eh?" Li Huailin was stunned. How did I get involved?
"I agree." The group of ministers had a very good impression of Li Huailin. They were all trying their best to fight for Li Huailin's military merits.
"If it's the Duke of Aquitaine, that would be great. He is someone that we, the Elven Kingdom, trust. I believe he will definitely be able to help us," Amos suddenly interrupted. Amos suddenly interjected. The elves had a very good impression of Li Huailin.
"Uh … Huailin, what do you think?" Anthony thought for a moment, then turned to Li Huailin and asked.
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