Chapter 391

Time came at night, and all the guests attending the banquet were due.

They are composed of three parts. The first part is the generals of the army directly under the duke. Now that other armies are on standby at the border, they will have the opportunity to come back and participate in the celebration banquet.

The second part is about the commanders of the troops coming to help from other parts of the empire, but the general of Naples, Gerald, is not seen among them.

The third part is the counts under the Duchy of Antica. These people are the ones specially invited to this banquet. Orson specifically warned that not one of them should be left out.

"Here, on behalf of my father who is still in the hospital bed, I would like to express my respect to everyone present."

Orson said this and raised his wine glass towards everyone present.

"Thank you to the generals for their collective dedication, and to our allies for their strong support."

But Orson did not thank the counts under his command.

The earls all thought that Orson had forgotten, so a border earl took the initiative to toast Orson with a glass of wine.

"Ah ah, I really want to thank Mr. Osun this time. If it weren't for Mr. Osun's timely help, our territory would really be in danger."

"Yes, yes, thank you, Mr. Orson. I'll toast you." Another border count also stood up and toasted a glass of wine to Orson.

"You shouldn't respect me, you should respect Count Carls." At this time, Orson suddenly said something that ruined the atmosphere.

The originally festive atmosphere of the banquet suddenly turned cold.

Everyone knows that Count Carls is dead, so what does Orson mean by this?

"Master Orson, what do you mean by this?" A count couldn't help but ask.

"Is it possible that Count Carls is not dead yet?"

"No." Orson shook his head, proving to the counts that he was still conscious and that what he just said was not nonsense.

Now, the earls were even more confused.

So if that's the case, why does Orson talk like that?

"Oh, by the way, I just forgot to thank the counts." Orson seemed to suddenly remember something at this time.

Just when all the counts thought that Orson was preparing to ease the atmosphere, Orson's tone suddenly changed.

"You are really the ministers of the Duke of Antica!" His voice became colder, and anyone with a discerning eye would know that he was trying to spite the earls.

"The Duke allocates a huge amount of money every year just to allow you to cultivate an army that can protect itself when the orcs attack."

"In order not to involve the military and territorial disputes, the Duke gave you full authority for border defense. As a result, this is how you treated the Duke?"

"But..." At this time, a border count stood up and defended: "We didn't expect that when the orcs attacked us this time, they would use all their elites."

"All the best are out? Then what did my troops encounter on the frontal battlefield? Orcs' partial divisions? Orcs' partial divisions are harder to fight than the elite you say?" Orson said, pointing to the Duke's nose, and started Get angry.

"Do you know why I asked you to toast Count Carls? Because everything you have done is treason! You should go to hell to see Count Carls!"

"Master Orson, are you serious?!" At this time, another earl also stood up, and he began to suppress Orson with his age.

"Many problems are not as easy as you think. There are also many problems within our county. In short... you are still too young. You will understand us about some things when you truly become a powerful person."

"Heh." Orson smiled when he heard this.

"In that case, why don't you tell us your difficulties?"

"I found an account at Count Karls' house. He spends all the money he uses to maintain the border garrison every year on himself. The difficulty you call is not because the mansion at home is not enough. Luxurious, right?”

"Are you going to be satisfied if you want to build your home like a palace?"

"Don't say this nonsense!" Another earl slapped the table and stood up. "Mr. Osun! We praise you because you helped us resolve the crisis, but there are some things that are not your responsibility.

Leave it alone! "

"When the money comes to us, it becomes a matter for our territory. Even if you are the Duke himself! You can't interfere with the internal affairs of our territory."

"That's right, we are willing to come here to give you face. Who do you think you are, the Duke himself? Let me tell you, even if Lucius himself comes, we should still say this."

"Don't say you haven't become a duke now. Even if you become a duke in the end, don't you still have to look at our faces?!"

"Oh? I heard you were calling me?" At this time, a voice suddenly sounded outside the door. The earls present were stunned when they heard the voice.

"Duke...Your Majesty Duke, didn't Mr. Orson say before that you were sick in bed? Why..."

"Your Excellency, are you feeling well?"

The nobles who had been showing off to Orson just now became servile in front of Lucius.

Orson has no right to punish them, but Lucius has this power.

The reason why they dared to say this in front of Orson was to threaten Orson.

After all, the heir to the duke is not Orson alone now. If they are pushed into a hurry, they will turn around and support Li Te. After Li Te becomes the duke, Orson will be nothing.

But now that the Duke himself was here, they could no longer talk like that.

"Oh, you really want me to die, old man?" Lucius said, crossing the crowd and coming to Orson's side.

"Oson has already told me about your matters. None of you can run away today."

He stretched out his hand and pointed at the nobles in the audience, showing a stern expression.

"What you are responsible for is not only the defense of the earldom, nor the defense of the dukedom, but the defense of the entire empire. You have made mistakes in defense. Do you think that even if I let you go out of favor in the past? Will His Majesty let you go?"

It has to be said that after all, Lucius has been sitting in the position of Duke for more than ten years. In addition, he is a soldier, so his aura is quite strong. Even though he is ill now, he still calms down all the nobles present. They didn't even dare to take a breath.

"I... Your Majesty the Duke, I am very sorry, I have betrayed your trust, Your Majesty the Duke, but I was forced to do this by others..." At this time, seeing Lucius talking to His Majesty the Emperor, a count finally came to him. Unable to withstand the pressure, I began to beg for mercy.

With one person taking the lead, the others also knelt down and begged for mercy.

When Lucius saw this, he just snorted coldly.

"Your guilt will be judged by a dedicated person."

At this time, Elsa walked in from outside the house.

"Your Highness Princess! Your Highness Princess, please have mercy!"

"Your Highness, do you still remember me? I was your bodyguard when you were young. Please be lenient!"

Elsa stood at the door and looked at Orson.

The latter smiled and nodded.

Then, Elsa closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and waved her hand.

"take away."

Then, a group of soldiers came out of the door and imprisoned all the earls one by one.

The next process is interrogation, investigation, verification, and conviction.

This crime, at the very least, is to temporarily take back the territory for ten years.

The most severe case may be directly convicted of treason and the person's head will fall to the ground.

This time, the Duchy of Antica is really going to undergo a major reshuffle.

After the group of dukes were sent away, Orson and Lucius sat down.

"Okay, everyone, all the troublemakers have left. Now is the real celebration party."

Rewards and punishments are clear, and there is a degree of restraint both internally and externally. Orson's actions have allowed all the generals to see his abilities, and everyone has a higher opinion of him.

…

On the other side, Leeteuk returned to Antica City ahead of schedule.

In a private room of a tavern, she and Chelinina were sitting opposite each other.

"Sister Chelinina, thanks to your financial support this time, you helped us get through the most difficult time." Li Te said, bowing his head to Chelinina and thanking her.

For this war, the Lissen Chamber of Commerce almost emptied all its liquidity, and even sold off its assets in the Naples area.

However, thanks to Chelinina's timely sale of assets in the Naples area, Giovanni's subsequent attack on the Lissen Chamber of Commerce was avoided.

"It's okay." Chelinina smiled and shook her head. "Your brother helped me, so I should help him back."

"Right,

Sister Chelinina. "Li Te heard Chelinina mention Orson and suddenly remembered something. She asked: "What do you think of Orson? "

"Eh?" Chelinina was stunned for a moment when she heard this. "Li Te, what do you mean by this?"

Chapter 14: Boys should also be careful outside (7K)

Chapter 15: How to explain?

A moment of spring night is worth a thousand pieces of gold, the flowers are fragrant and the moon is cloudy.

At night, Olivia stood on the balcony of the Duke's mansion, drinking tea with Li Te.

"Thanks to you, Olivia-senpai, this time." Lite said, showing a smile.

In any case, Olivia's credit must be behind the Duke of Prussia's strong support in this war.

"It's rare that you would praise me, Lite." Olivia pretended to be surprised when she heard this.

"But it doesn't matter. After all, we will be a family in the future."

"Sister Olivia, has Orson told you his views on the title?"

"Huh?" Olivia looked at Lite in confusion. "Orson did tell me a lot of relatively private things, but he still didn't say anything about inheritance rights, and I'm not very interested in this matter."

"Lite, why did you suddenly mention this?"

Lite listened to Olivia's words and felt a little unhappy for some reason. Then, she said:

"Orson is going to give up the inheritance of the Duke of Antica and give up the title to me." Li Te said, looking at Olivia.

"That's it." Olivia nodded helplessly after hearing this. "That's okay. My family doesn't mind having an extra son-in-law who knocks on the door. And maybe I will give up the title to Lianka and go on a trip with Orson. I heard that there is a free city in the Eastern Continent, Bondres. There is a beautiful sea of ​​flowers there, and Orson and I plan to go there for our honeymoon.”

She really did it on purpose! Otherwise, how could he always mention her and Orson's future plans in front of him!

You and Orson are obviously not married yet, so why don't you worry about what you will do if someone comes to rob you of your wedding?

Lee Teuk thought this, trying his best to suppress the emotions that were about to explode, and kept his face calm.

Olivia looked at Li Te's performance and nodded secretly.

As a superior, you must learn to suppress your emotions at the appropriate time. This is an essential skill.

No matter how much this little boy likes his brother, he must really be able to inherit the title before she will believe Orson's choice.

"Then, Senior Olivia."

"Call me sister-in-law~" For some reason, Olivia suddenly wanted to tease Li Te, so she said this.

"...Senior sister." The corners of Li Te's mouth twitched, and his face almost became tense.

"Now that you already know the plan for the future heir of the Stranik family, I hope to officially establish cooperation with you starting from today."

"After all, although classmate Lianka is also the heir of the Eisenberg family, compared to her, I think you have a greater say in the family."

"In the same way, do you think you have more say in the Stranik family, or Orson?" Olivia said, covering her face with her sleeves, only Revealing a pair of eyes, Leeteuk couldn't see her expression clearly.

But from those charming burgundy eyes, Li Te could clearly see the trace of mockery under Olivia's eyes.

"Orson will eventually leave the Stranik family in the future. You shouldn't understand this, Senior Olivia. What I think has nothing to do with Orson. I just want our two families to maintain long-term cooperation. ”

"Junior Li Te, you have really grown a lot." Olivia said this, putting down her hand and showing a smile. "Now I have started to take care of things at home."

"I can't help it. I also want Orson to be by my side all the time, but he will leave eventually." Li Te said this and sighed. "Senior Olivia, I have looked away now. My feelings for Orson are just dependence on my brother. No matter who Orson is with, that feeling will never change. It was my mistake. I interpreted that feeling as love, and that’s why I did something that made you feel unhappy, Senior Olivia.”

"Eh? Did you look away, Lite? Is it true?" Olivia looked surprised when she heard what Lite said.

"Of course it's true. I am a boy, and Orson is also a boy. There was no possibility between us in the first place. It was all my own fault." Li Te said this, deliberately looking at the bright moon in the sky, and sighed. His tone looked very sad.

"This..." Ollie

Wei Ya looked at Li Te, and at this moment she really couldn't guess what Li Te was thinking.

"I'm sorry, Senior Olivia, I will only regard Orson as my brother from now on, and you, before you become Orson's wife, I will not call you sister-in-law."

"Why?" Olivia asked.

I like Orson, and Orson also likes me. Isn’t this still stable for me?