Why did the lord rebel

Chapter 304 Chapter [-]
There has always been a saying in Haven Continent, "Elves spent 1000 years constructing art, while humans and orcs spent 1000 years pissing on it."

This slightly vulgar saying contains elf chauvinism that over-admired the ancient elf empire, and bourgeois thinking that one-sidedly pays attention to art and ignores the development of productivity;

But it still clearly reflects the sadly thick barrier that exists in the field of "art appreciation" between the human race and the elf race.

for example:

The exquisite wallpapers and famous paintings of the elves in the Vincent Palace have been unanimously praised by the elf mages of the "Northern Blizzard Mage Group". "Nature Guides the Elves" was frightened into aphasia;
However, at this moment, the southern nobles of the empire who walked into the Vincent Palace under the guidance of the lord have exposed the nature of the nouveau riche who are ignorant, cooking cranes and burning pianos.

After witnessing the famous paintings of elves hanging in the corridor, not only did these old human hats not express their admiration for the art collection of Shuangfengling, Xia Houyan even heard a few painted ladies whispering about these "blind painting" Decorative paintings of ", how many silver coins are they worth on the flea market.

Although Xia Houyan was upset, he was not in the mood to appraise the treasures of these old hats.

However, he still noticed that among the large group of imperial nobles, there were really a few who knew the goods.

Several high-ranking nobles, including Moby Dick, the Marquis of the Giant Whale City, saw the ancient paintings of the elves on the wall, and their eyes quickly changed from disdain to solemnity, and finally to undisguised shock and envy. with greed.

——These friends who know the goods, without exception, come from the ancient imperial families with a long history, which once again confirms the importance of family inheritance.

As for Count Dimitri, Governor of the Southern Territory, after seeing the painting "Nature Guides the Elves", he quickly became taciturn, and followed Xia Houyan all the way into the Lord's Hall without even saying a word.

Entering the main hall, the nobles in the southern part of the empire only felt a...

Brighten up?Darkness?
To be precise, it was a flash in front of my eyes.

Because this lord's hall, in terms of decoration style, is far from the elf-style corridor outside.

Just the "Fair and Bright" plaque hanging in the middle of the main hall's head gave the southern nobles a sense of oppression;

And on the Panlong pillars on both sides of the main hall, there is also a couplet that Haiwen doesn't know:
The first couplet is: the earth vibrates Gaogang, and the streams and mountains are beautiful through the ages;

The second line is: the door faces the vast sea, and the Sanhe River flows for thousands of years!

If there are insightful people who are familiar with the geography and customs of the land of cracked souls, they must applaud this couplet written by the lord himself!
The so-called "Earth Vibrating Gaogang" refers to the territory dominating the Phoenix Terrace, governing the wilderness;

The so-called "Yipai Xishan" refers to the "Maoxinhe" stream that lingers around the Fenghuang Terrace, and the Dragon Bone Peak that "looks up at the dome of the cliff and feels the steepness of the lower wall";
The so-called "the door faces the vast sea" means that the sand and dust of the land of cracking souls in front of you is boundless and endless;
The so-called "Sanhe River" incorporates the magnificence of the Lion Heart River and its tributaries in the north into the words!
In a short pair of couplets, the prosperity of Shuangfengling, where tigers dominate dragons and dragons, is described so accurately and penetratingly!
——Of course, the southern aristocrats couldn't understand such a magnificent couplet.

Because their eyes were all focused on the lord:

The inexplicably astonished nobles of the southern border watched as the high officials of Xiahou leaned on the Iron Throne, which was bared with fangs and claws, and the darkness was [-] times more Gothic than the demon style;
So, the shadow of Mordor, whose evil aura was so strong that it could scare Frodo into running away, just spread down from the lord's celestial cover, covering him in darkness——

The southern nobles all shuddered.

The maids of Shuangfengling with bright eyes, kind eyes, and right to support, brought seats to the group of noble guests accompanied by the sound of bells hanging from their waists;
However, due to the unique structure of the slightly inclined floor of the Lord's Hall, as long as these guests sit on the chairs, they will appear much shorter than the Lord Lord at the end of the hall;
At that time, they can only look at the Duke of Shuangfengling's chin and speak like the Sun Moon God believers look up to the leader...

"That...Eliot..." Count Dimitri murmured for a long time before he said awkwardly, "I have something to say...you get off the throne, we stand and talk... okay?"

"Not good." Xia Houyan raised his legs and crossed his fingers together to form an anchorage.

Count Dimitri sighed.

Then, the governor of the southern border looked back at the other southern nobles.

After receiving the supportive eyes of his colleagues, Earl Dimitri finally summoned up his courage and shouted at Lord Frost Maple Ridge in the darkness:

"Eliott, we are here this time to discuss with you the defense of our south! After all, you are the 'President of Southern Military Affairs' appointed by His Majesty the Emperor! Today, all the nobles from the southern border who have contributed to the conscripts have come. , it's time for us to establish a temporary 'Military Council' to decide the defense of the southern border against the orc invasion in accordance with the ancient tradition of the empire!"

Xia Houyan remained silent for a while in the dark.

Then, the southern nobles suddenly heard an incomparably loud clanging and ear-splitting sound of swords rubbing against each other;
The southern aristocrats, who had long been frightened into nervous breakdown by the strange atmosphere of the lord's hall, all looked pale, and even a few spotlights fell to the ground with a thud with their chairs due to excessive fright;
However, the imagined horror event of "the evil lord throwing a cup as a sign, and three hundred knives and axes poured out of the curtain" did not appear.

Xia Houyan just pulled out the command saber bestowed by the "President Southern Military Affairs" from its sheath, sat on the chair and admired it with relish—it was like a CSGO that just bought a good saber and frantically pressed F to check it. player.

In the hazy darkness, only the lord's shining eyes and a sharp knife shine brightly;
This situation made the southern nobles shudder again.

"Eliot..." Earl Dimitri gritted his teeth and said anxiously, "Whether you have read the letter I sent you before or not, I told you here—according to President Quentin According to the arrangement of the chief of staff, all the major territories in the south of us should join forces on the north bank of the Lionheart River and garrison along the river in case of orc attacks! Elliott, it's time for you to lead people out of Frost Maple Ridge. The troops and siege weapons have been transported to the north bank! This is also the meaning of Chief of General Staff Quentin!"

"'Quentin's Chief of Staff'? But theoretically..." Xia Houyan looked at his command knife and said slowly, thoughtfully, "Since I am the 'President of Southern Military Affairs' appointed by His Majesty the Emperor, then the The so-called 'arming matters', I should have the final say, right?"

"What?" Earl Dimitri was stunned for a long time before he said in astonishment, "But... But even if you are the 'President Southern Military Affairs', even if you are the 'Duke of Frost Maple Ridge', there are more than one lords who sent troops here According to your family, according to the ancient law of the empire, all nobles who send conscripts have voting rights in the temporary military council!"

Having said that, Earl Dimitri turned his head to look at the southern lord behind him, then mustered up his courage, gritted his teeth and continued:
"...Moreover, our southern territories have already held a meeting in the Giant Whale City, unanimously agreeing to the war strategy of deploying defenses along the Lionheart River given by Chief of General Staff Quentin and the Imperial Army Department!"

"Hey...'War Council'...'Ancient Law of the Empire'..." Xia Houyan muttered a few words, then turned his head and asked, "Allen, is there such a thing?"

At some point, Knight Commander Cousins ​​quietly appeared next to the Iron Throne, and replied with a solemn voice:
"Report to the lord—this is indeed the case. According to the laws of the empire, any coalition formed by recruiting soldiers from many territories should have a 'war council' formed by the lords of each territory to make joint decisions on major war affairs. The voting rights of each territory should exceed The troops that can be dispatched are limited! My lord, the large-scale wars that the lords of the empire unanimously have always been like this..."

Sitting on the Iron Throne, Xia Houyan sighed quietly:
"It's always been like this, right?"

The southern nobles were dumbfounded.

"My lord, I have a message!" On the other side of the Iron Throne, a young officer suddenly emerged from the darkness. It was Sean Mountbatten, the Chief of Staff of Frost Maple Ridge.

The eyeballs of the southern nobles foolishly looked from left to right, and from right to left. They didn't want to understand where these two forces came from.

"Chief of Staff Mountbatten, please speak up!" Xia Houyan waved his hand regardless of the southern nobles who were looking at each other.

Sean Mountbatten gave a straight military salute and said loudly:
"My lord, I think that the empire's way of forming a war council is extremely absurd! This is the fateful moment for the people of the empire to work together to fight against the federal orc invaders. Our military command cannot tolerate the slightest sway or sway. The slightest internal contradiction! The existence of the 'War Council' will only use false democracy to wear down our fighting spirit and slow down our actions! Lord Lord, I, Sean Mountbatten, hereby propose that the defense of the southern border this time should be Centralized command by you alone!"

Earl Dimitri was still muttering about to speak, but Knight Commander Cousins ​​on the other side of the Iron Throne shouted out of righteous indignation in an extremely unnatural high-pitched voice:

"But! Dear Chief of Staff Sean Mountbatten! Although our lord is wise and resourceful, this defense of the southern border will definitely be able to win a complete victory under his sole command, but...but! But establish' The war council' is jointly decided by the major territories, after all, it is the ancient law, ancestral system, and practice of our empire!"

Sean Mountbatten waved his arm, and the hard words came to nothing:

"Dear Commander Alan Cousins! I have only one thing to say: if you don't run the army well, the country will be out of order!"

In front of this glorious speech, Captain Cousins, on the other side of the Iron Throne, looked pale, held his heart in his hands, stepped back three times, and then stretched out his trembling fingers to point to Sean Mountbatten, who had a firm gaze. , trembled:

"Holy God! Dear Chief of Staff Sean Mountbatten! You! You are right! What a 'If you don't govern the army well, the country will be lawless'! What a 'If you don't govern the army well, the country will be lawless'! Lord Lord, I, Aaron Cousins, also support you to lead the defense of the southern border!"

The southern aristocrats watched this scene, speechless as if struck by lightning.

Earl Dimitri opened his mouth with difficulty, and was about to speak, when he heard Lord Frost Maple Ridge sigh from the Iron Throne in the darkness:
"But, Sean...can someone like me really take on and lead the defense of the southern border?"

Sean Mountbatten snapped:

"My lord, you must do your part! Such a heavy responsibility belongs to you!"

The lord sighed again:

"However, it violates the ancient law and hurts the kindness of the lords and brothers..."

Sean Mountbatten saluted and replied:
"My lord, if you lead the defense, you will save the flesh and blood of thousands of people in the empire!"

The lord sighed again, and said leisurely:

"Li Wei has been exhausted for a long time, and no matter how exhausted he is, he will never be able to support..."

Sean Mountbatten exhorted loudly:
"The Gouli Empire lived and died, how could it be because of humility to avoid it!"

The play of three words and three concessions was successfully performed, and the lord of Frost Maple Ridge on the Iron Throne finally "made up his mind", clapped the armrest, and recited loudly firmly:

"Relegation is the king's kindness, and it is the right time to serve the country!"

Seeing that these bums in Shuangfengling were about to direct and act on their own, and put the title of "Southern Defense Designer" on the head of the Xiahou official, Earl Dimitri finally couldn't hold back anymore, and shouted hoarsely:

"Stop! Stop for me!"

The three Oscar winners in the darkness, as well as the stunned southern nobles, looked at the governor of the southern border in unison.

"That..." Earl Dimitri wiped the sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief, and said in a trembling voice, "Master Igor, can we... can we have a private chat?"

Xia Houyan exchanged glances with Sean and Cousins, then blinked, shrugged and said:
"of course can."

"Talk in private"? ——Xia Houyan would like to see what tricks the governor of the southern border can play.

Count Dimitri waved his hand a little irritably, so the nobles of the southern border glanced at each other and filed out, leaving the hall to the governor of the southern border and the Duke of Shuangfengling.

Sean Mountbatten also saluted, turned and left through the back door.

However, the knight commander Alan Cousins, who was wearing a sword at his waist, did not move a single step - it is Cousins' duty as the knight commander of Frost Maple Ridge to protect the lord and prevent Earl Dimitri from plotting against him in private conversations. where.

For a moment, there were only three people left in the huge lord's hall.

Earl Dimitri didn't mind the presence of an extra Knight Commander Cousins.

The Governor of the Southern Territory swallowed his saliva, and walked towards Lord Frost Maple Ridge on the Iron Throne with firm steps.

Xia Houyan put his hands on his cheeks, waiting to hear what the governor of the southern border had to say when the other southern nobles were not present.

I saw Earl Dimitri striding all the way to Lord Frost Maple Ridge, who was firmly seated on the Iron Throne;
Then, he got down on his knees, wrapped his hands around the lord's ankles, and cried bitterly:
"My Lord Elliott Igor, I beg you, just shake me up!!! I can't fucking go on with this bullshit southern governor!!!! !"

(End of this chapter)