Lux's Farewell

706 [0696] Accusation
The one who presided over the banquet as the host was Lacus, who was wearing a bright red gown.

People in Demacia like blue, whether it is the imperial flag or the family crests of various families, blue is often an important background color and color matching.

In contrast, red is rarely used in Demacia - on the one hand, because there is no good red dye in Demacia, and on the other hand, because blue and red do not match well.

Especially in occasions like noble banquets.

All nobles' clothing must be matched with their family coat of arms, and red is not easy to use.

However, today's Lux is wearing a red gown, with almost no extra decorations on her body, not even the coat of arms representing the Crown Guard family, which made many nobles present at the meeting quite astonished.

Although Lux is now a member of her own family, but this is a banquet in Miraz, and Lux ​​does not wear the decorations of the Crown Guard family at all. This is somewhat inconsistent with the noble demeanor, right?

Or did she do it on purpose, on purpose?
Considering that neither Pete nor Augusta has shown up now, many nobles have already started to think secretly.

Perhaps, this also reflected some of Miss Laxana's attitude?

Cut off from the Crownguard family?
Or at least superficially cut off from the Crown Defenders?
After seeing Lux's attire, many "smart people" began to think from the perspective of nobles, trying to figure out what Lax wanted to do.

But it was very obvious that they were destined to miss the real purpose of Lux's trip.

Finally, when the bell of Mithril City rang and all the guests were ready, and the banquet was about to officially begin, Lux finally came to the center of the banquet hall with a smile.

"Everyone!" She looked around with a smile, "It's a great honor to invite you all to come to Mithral City to participate in such a humble banquet."

It was a very classic opening remark. Hearing what Lacus said, the nobles present began to applaud in accordance with the etiquette requirements.

"Mithral City is an important town in the northern region, and you are also the pillars of the country." Lacus continued, "It is a great honor for the host I represent to take time out of his busy schedule to attend the banquet."

Applause broke out again.

However, amidst the fierce applause, Lux changed the subject without warning.

"Of course, the above is just a courtesy." The smile on her face was even stronger, but what she said made people a little puzzled, "I do thank you from the bottom of my heart for coming, but not because of the hypocritical politeness, but because Because it saves me a lot of time."

???

"To save me from having to visit one by one and then have everyone out of their homes."

There was something wrong with the atmosphere.

Looking at Lux, who kept smiling, but her words became more and more scary, many people started to look around.

Then, while they were looking around, groups of heavily armed soldiers quickly appeared and completely sealed off the banquet hall three floors in and one out.

The person at the head is the commander of the Second Army of the Northern Territory of Miril City, Polgar!
Seeing this scene, many nobles were dumbfounded.

In Demacia, although military coups rarely happen, they are not completely absent—and neither Lux nor Polgar has any cover-ups at all. In this case, who can not understand what this means ?
"What are you doing?" When everyone was looking at each other, Mitz finally stood up and looked at Lax actively, "Miss Laxana, although you are the child of Pete and Augsa, you have already become Mithril Lord of the city, your future surname will be Laxana sooner or later, if you don’t want to continue to maintain blood ties with the Crown Guard family, then you can reject Pete’s and Augatha’s suggestions, and you won’t take such a drastic move!”

Mitz once sang the oboe with Lux, and helped Lux ​​stabilize the food price in Mithral City, so he knew very well that this aunt had no good feelings for the offshoot of the Crownguard family.

Although I know that Lux's current surname is still the Crown Guard, and she is a member of the Crown Guard family, but in Mitz's view, there are always people in the family who care about eating but not fighting. , Such an unassuming behavior will cause trouble sooner or later!
This time when he attended the banquet, he did not recommend any "young talents". There was a coup.

How does this work?

Mithral City is the Mithril City of the Crownguard family, not your Laxana family's Mithral City!
Seeing that they have cooperated in the past and everyone still has a good relationship, Mitz feels that he needs to stand up and talk about it.

It's a pity that Lux had already made preparations, and after Mitz took the initiative to speak, she immediately smiled.

"Mr. Mitz Crownguard, I respect you very much for your contribution to stabilizing grain prices in Mithral City in the past." Lux said, "However, regarding this banquet, I think you may have misunderstood me .”

"..."

Mitz's heart sank.

"Or, everyone here has some misunderstandings about me." Lacus raised her voice, "As a climber, I have a long life, and I don't need a political marriage to provide me with any help."

"This time, Mithral City, the purpose from the very beginning is to gather everyone together."

"It's not for a blind date banquet, but for a holy trial!"

trial? !
When Lux said these words, all the nobles present were in an uproar.

Is this some bloody hell joke?
Trial?

Who are you to judge?
For what crime are we worthy of judgment?

Everyone respects you as the speaker of the Northern Territory because you can indeed make money.

However, that does not mean that you have become the emperor of the northern border with the power of life and death!
Moreover, even Jarvan IV, the emperor of Demacia who is now in the limelight, would not be able to stand in front of hundreds of nobles and open his mouth to be a damn trial!

The crown guards present made no secret of their snort at Lacus's words. Even though the Second Army of the North has completely sealed off the banquet hall and they themselves have become prisoners, they still don't believe that Lacus will carry out any trial. .

Trial?

How can it be!

........................

Unfortunately, trial is really possible and feasible.

While everyone was watching, Lacus took out the "Joint Criminal Capture Agreement" signed by Fossbarrow and various places in the northern border.

This agreement was signed when the Demon Seekers started their activities again. The northern lords were worried that Jarvan IV would do something wrong and use the Demon Seekers to blame the northern nobles, so they jointly signed this agreement with Fossbarrow. agreement.

The main content of the agreement is very simple. Specifically, the wanted criminals in the areas that signed the agreement can be entrusted to be arrested by the Silent Man of Fossbarrow.

Stop trying to pressure the royal family with your blue-robed hyenas, we northerners have our own way.

But now, Lacus took out this agreement, and announced on the spot that most of the nobles present would be arrested in accordance with the content of the agreement.

"Isn't this nonsense?" Hearing what Lax said, someone finally couldn't care less about the superficial demeanor and cursed loudly, "When did we become wanted criminals? Who will arrest us? Miss Laxana, are you Have you been single for too long, have you lost your mind and gone crazy?"

Lux glanced coldly at the guy who didn't know what to do, and then showed her second document.

Complaints and investigation reports, a whole box.

The plaintiffs, without exception, were civilians who had lived in various parts of the Northern Territory and later moved to Fossbarrow to live.

The reasons for these plaintiffs to sue the nobles can be said to be varied, ranging from breach of contract to personal injury.

Lacus took out the complaints and investigation reports one after another, and one noble after another began to roll their names.

At the beginning, the nobles who were named were still very disdainful, and some of them didn't even realize who those mud-legged people who gave themselves full names were.

But as one person after another was taken away for investigation, the remaining nobles finally fell into a long silence out of fear.

As aristocrats, in their eyes, this is Lux's desire to impose a crime without excuse.

When will Demacia be able to take down the nobles directly by relying on the accusations of a few mud legs?
Even if the report given by Lux is very detailed, even if these people have never covered up their actions in the past, they never think that there is anything wrong with them.

When leaving the tenant farmland, it is an honor for them to sleep with a few peasant girls by the way?
What's wrong with some people refusing to pay their rent and asking their servants to suffer for them?

If a servant tramples on a flower in the garden and cannot afford compensation, what is wrong with hanging it up and beating it?
People who claim to be relatives of soldiers can't produce evidence, what's wrong with confiscating pensions to make hard work money?
……

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One pile, one piece, may be enough to lead to the destruction of the family for the common people, but in the eyes of the nobles, it is not a big deal at all!
How could these trivial matters become charges against the noble lord? Wouldn't that be a big joke?
However, Laxana Crownguard, who was once known as a model of nobility, was standing in the banquet hall at this moment, reading out these "crimes" earnestly, and then let those who didn't know when they hooked up with her The soldiers took the man into custody.

And because many "young talents" were also at the banquet, when those who brought them to the banquet were detained, some of these young talents rose up and were detained together; Well done for proactively hosting Lux.

It's a pity that no matter what they said or did, Lux, who had experienced Dili and Gao Kan's incident, didn't show any expression, and even her voice didn't fluctuate. She just continued to read the complaint and investigation report in her hand.

There are fewer and fewer people in the banquet hall.

Until Lacus finished reading all the materials, the number of people in the huge banquet hall was less than a quarter of the number when the banquet started.

When Lux finally put down the last report and raised her head to look around, no one dared to meet her gaze.

The remaining nobles may not all be clean, and the nobles who were taken away may not be completely innocent.

But the approximate ratio should be no problem.

"People say that I am a model of nobility, and I also think that a model of nobility can make Demacia great again." Facing the remaining quarter of nobility, Lacus said again, "But it is a pity, from now on, The aristocratic paradigm is meaningless."

"You can't say that!" Among the crowd, someone stood up angrily, "You used to be the person I admired the most, you changed Fossbarrow, as long as the nobles are a model of nobles, then Demacia will definitely come back again. great!"

This is a young man, and he should also belong to the ranks of "young talents" in terms of his attire.

"As long as the aristocrats are models of aristocrats, then Demacia will be truly great?" Lacus smiled and looked at the other party's short blond hair and the somewhat old-fashioned dress on her body, and shook her head gently, "Forsbarrow The prosperity of Fosbarrow has nothing to do with the aristocratic model, and I can tell you that Fossbarrow's prosperity today is due to the common people who wrote the petition."

"If they are not a model of nobility, they will not be given the right to sue the nobility!" The other party subconsciously said, "Isn't this the meaning of the existence of a model of nobility?"

"If I'm really a model of nobility, then I won't accept their accusations." Looking at the other party's natural appearance, Lacus suddenly remembered her past self, "According to noble etiquette, I shouldn't accept the common people's criticism of the crown guard." It is very disrespectful to accuse family members."

The young man's eyes widened.

Although he is a young talent who can be brought to the banquet, it seems that he does not have the leisure time to study the increasingly complicated aristocratic etiquette in Demacia—he may have a natural sense of kindness and justice, but for Demacia , For the nobles, but for the common people, they don't know much.

"Instead of taking it for granted that nobles should be arbitrators and rulers, it is better to think about whether commoners would do better if they also received the education of nobles." Lux looked at the dull young man and shook her head with a smile. Shaking his head, "Okay, the appetizer before today's banquet is finally over, next, maybe we should try the main meal."

The remaining quarter of the nobles wanted to leave, but seeing Lux who was waving for food, they didn't have the guts to leave directly after all.

Soon, the table was lifted up, and the dinner in Lux's mouth was also listed on the table.

Oatmeal, dried salted fish, variegated cheese, unknown berries, barbecue with little seasoning...

For commoners, these are undoubtedly a good dinner, but for most of the nobles present, they are difficult to swallow.

Lak sat on the main seat without paying any attention, and began to feast.

After that, the others finally took their seats, either pinching their noses and eating hard, or showing off with relish.

(End of this chapter)