Everyone looked at Ceci in surprise. Although Ceci was listening to the meeting as the second wife, everyone knew that she was basically just an observer. It was very inappropriate for a woman to interfere in politics, so it was very dangerous to raise an opinion in such a meeting. In such a situation, the duke could divorce his wife at any time, not to mention that the two had not held a wedding ceremony yet.
Because Ceci usually treated people well, the ministers here looked at Ceci worriedly. This behavior was very bad. Even if you had an opinion, it was better to raise it in private. It was not an exaggeration to say that you were interfering in politics.
However, Li Huailin did not consider this aspect. Seeing Ceci raise her hand, he felt a little strange, so he asked, "Oh? You have something to say too? What's the matter? "
"It's like this, Master. Up until now, our family has yet to form a knighthood, and we don't have anyone with the title of a knight. I think this is very inappropriate behavior. Previously, because the cabinet had just been established, everyone was busy with work, so we temporarily let it go. But now that everything has stabilized, I think we should immediately establish a knighthood," said Ceci.
"Oh?" If Ceci did not mention this, Li Huailin would have really forgotten about it. Thinking about it, as a duke, it did not seem right for him to not have a few subordinates around him. Moreover, he seemed to have said that after the last battle, Legg and the others would be knighted, so he nodded. "Yes … You are right."
On the other side, Legg immediately looked at Ceci, moved. The second wife was fighting for him, even at this risk.
"My lord, since we are going to appoint knights, then we need to determine the number of people. I will immediately plan the land," said Minister of Internal Affairs Geert immediately.
"Determine the number of people? What should I pay attention to? "asked Li Huailin.
"My lord, I suggest that the number of people appointed for the first time be less than ten. After all, this is the first time that the Aquitaine family is appointing knights, so these knights must be chosen carefully," said Minister of Internal Affairs Geert. The Minister of Internal Affairs, Geert, said, "I recommend the Minister of Military Affairs, Legg, to be appointed as the Knight Captain.
"I will always be loyal to the duke," Legg quickly expressed.
"Yes," Li Huailin nodded, "In this case, Legg, you will be the first knight of our family."
"Thank you, Your Grace, for your trust in me." At this time, Legg's loyalty hadn't fallen yet, because it was only a verbal statement, and the actual ceremony hadn't been held yet.
"Then hurry up and make a list for me to see. Oh right, put Bruno on it," Li Huailin said.
"Yes, my lord." Legg said, "However, Your Grace, with all due respect, although our family has a large number of soldiers, we lack highly skilled knights."
"Yeah, isn't that obvious? Bruno is the only one in the entire army who can fight. There's no one else like him, okay?" Li Huailin said.
"Yes, my lord." Legg said, "I think the main reason for this is that our family has been established for too short a time and lacks trusted members."
"Nonsense, I know." Li Huailin said, "Is there any solution?"
"Yes, my lord." Legg said, "So I think we should recruit other outstanding people and take advantage of this conferment to absorb them into our Aquitaine family."
"Isn't it just recruiting new people? That's not a problem, but aren't we always doing special work?" Li Huailin asked.
"My lord, the recruitment of knights is different from the recruitment of us civil officials." Seeing that Li Huailin didn't understand, Gelt explained, "As long as we civil officials recruit, there will naturally be people coming to apply, but I've never heard of anyone coming to apply for a knight."
"Yes, my lord. Knights can't be recruited like soldiers. The truly capable knights are all nurtured by their own families. Of course, our family can't do it now, but there is another option, and that is to recruit knights who are in dire or exile," Legg said.
"That's fine. As long as they can fight, exile is fine," Li Huailin said. "We'll do it."
"But my lord, none of the knights are willing to take the initiative to recommend themselves. Even if they are in exile, they still have the honor and shame of being knights," Legg said.
"Oh, I see. They just can't let go of their pride, right?" Li Huailin said. "Then what should we do?"
"My lord, in fact, there will be regular knight competitions held everywhere. Show your strength at the competitions, and then be recruited by the nobles. This way, you can actually rely on your own strength to be recruited, instead of relying on pity," Legg said.
"Oh, I see." Li Huailin nodded. This was the so-called chivalry. Anyway, he didn't understand it.
"In fact, the largest knight competition in our empire is about to be held, so I suggest that my lord go there and take a look. Maybe you can recruit a few good knights," Legg said.
"The largest in the empire? In other words, the knights produced are the best quality? "Li Huailin asked.
"Uh … you can explain it that way," Legg said.
"Alright then. It's really not easy to find a few brothers who can fight," Li Huailin said. "When and where?"
"Oh, tomorrow. The location is the main city," Legg replied.
"Damn, tomorrow?" Li Huailin was stunned. "Is it that urgent?"
"Yes, tomorrow," Legg said. "My lord, do you want to go and take a look? If this news gets out, there should be a lot of powerful knights coming to participate in the competition. "
Li Huailin thought for a moment. It seemed that he had nothing to do tomorrow. He couldn't find his mentor yet, and he had enough equipment for the time being. The pet egg was still waiting for news, so he was free tomorrow. So he nodded. "Okay, I'll go and take a look tomorrow."
"Yes, my lord. I'll arrange it immediately." Legg nodded.
"In that case, I'll confirm the matter of the knights tomorrow after I finish looking. Is there anything else?" Li Huailin asked.
The ministers looked around. It seemed that there was nothing else. The territory's development was stable now, and there were enough money and resources, so there was no problem.
"Alright then. Everyone, do your own things. Report to me if there's anything. I'm going to see Anthony now," Li Huailin said.
"Yes, my lord," everyone stood up and answered.
After the meeting, Li Huailin left the duke's mansion alone. He took the teleportation array to the main city and headed straight for the inner city. Soon, the soldiers in the inner city noticed Li Huailin. Hearing that the Duke of Aquitaine had something important to discuss with the king, the guards led Li Huailin and immediately went to inform Anthony.
At this time, it was already night time. To be precise, the inner city of the palace was already closed. No one was allowed to enter unless there was an emergency. However, Li Huailin was an exception because Anthony had said that Li Huailin could enter and leave the palace at any time without any obstacles. Therefore, the soldiers had no intention of stopping Li Huailin and immediately led him to the inner palace.
After a while, King Anthony appeared. He was still smiling as he hugged Li Huailin and said, "Huailin, it took you so long to see me?"
"I'm an adventurer and a duke. Do you think I'm free?" Li Huailin replied casually.
"Hahaha, this is the first time I heard that a duke is a duke." Anthony laughed and said, "Then I'm not the head of bandits and a king."
"You've already quit your job as the head of bandits. Now you're a full-time king." Li Huailin said, "I'm different. I can't quit my job as an adventurer. I'm always sitting there."
"Haha, that's true." Anthony laughed. "Well, it seems that you're not here to catch up with me. I heard that it's an emergency. What is it?"
"Take a look at this first." Li Huailin handed over the letter he found on Ella.
"This is?" Anthony took it and looked at it, but he was confused. He didn't understand what was going on with the plan.
"Actually, this time I was …" Li Huailin immediately told Anthony about the situation he had encountered. However, the situation in Nemea was naturally hidden. He only said that he was going to save Anna.
"What? You said this is a letter from Rein? Then who is this Romeriger in the letter? "Anthony's face became serious.
"Eh? How would I know? I thought it was some high-ranking official in the main city. Rein tried to persuade her to rebel with him, right? "Li Huailin asked.
"I've never heard of an official named Romeriger," Anthony said. "But the name Romeriger does ring a bell. Wait … Dernate, go and get the queen."
"Yes." Knight Dernate, who was standing at the door, nodded immediately.
Soon, Queen Marina rushed over.
"Queen, look at this letter. Is it your father's handwriting?" Anthony said.
"Let me see." Marina nodded, then immediately took the letter and looked at it. Then, she frowned. "Strange … the tone seems similar, but the handwriting is not."
"It's not?" Li Huailin and Anthony were a little surprised.
"Yes, because this handwriting looks a bit like my sister Fantine's …" Marina said after thinking for a while.
"Fantine?" Li Huailin had some impression of her. He had done her mission before, and she was the one who led him into the palace.
"And …" Marina pointed at the name Romeriger on the letter and said, "I've heard about this Romeriger recently."
"Eh? Who is he? "Li Huailin and Anthony asked at the same time.
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