Two Cities, I build mecha in Picheng

Chapter 413 Jiawen III: The Code of Forbidden Magic is hereby abolished!
Li Lin was surprised by Fiona's attendance, especially that she was allowed to sit in Camilla's place by the king, which meant that she was about to become Demacia's foreign minister.

The Laurent family, a famous and famous family in Demacia with its gorgeous sword posture, has also been passed down for hundreds of years, and has a good relationship with the Royal Family of Lightshield.

But following a serious scandal four years ago, the Laurent family was completely discredited and cast aside by most of the famous families in Xiongdu.

At that time, Fiona, who had just turned 18 years old, was arranged by her father, Sebastian, the head of the Laurent family, into a powerful marriage for the family, and the other party was a collateral branch of the Crown Guard family.

Although marrying the Crown Guard, even if it is a collateral line, is the dream of many noble girls from the Xiongdu, but Fiona does not agree to this marriage.

On the day of the wedding, Fiona announced publicly that even if she died, she would not let others decide her fate.

For the Crownguard family, regretting the marriage in front of all the nobles would be tantamount to humiliating them, especially Fiona's fiancé.

However, out of comprehensive considerations, the Crown Guards didn't want to make a big fuss, but chose the traditional method of Demacia - a life and death duel to calm things down.

Because Fiona agreed to a duel, even the king could not violate the tradition. After pleading with Jarvan III to no avail, Sebastian chose to exercise his power and represent his daughter in person.

However, what he was about to face was the veteran fighter of the Fearless Vanguard assigned by Tiana, and there was basically no chance of winning.

In order to prevent the family from declining and his daughter exiled in shame, Sebastian decided to poison his opponent the night before the duel—a drug that can blunt the reaction speed.

Unfortunately, even if a noble patriarch is good at duels, his clumsy stealth skills are no different from deception in front of elite fearless vanguards.

Sebastian was arrested on the spot, and according to the laws of the Demacia Code of Honor, he was to be hanged after being spurned by the people of Xiongdu on the gallows.

Fiona didn't want the Laurent family to decline. Before her father was hanged, she and Sebastian talked almost all night.

On the second day, she personally pleaded with the king and obtained permission to take over the responsibility of the head of the Laurent family from her father, and then fought her father with all her strength, and finally stabbed him to death by the sword with tears in her eyes.

But even so, the scandal of the Laurent family's dishonor of tradition and betrayal of honor is still remembered.

Of course, Fiona has paid a lot, such as appointing her distant cousins, granting them noble positions, especially those sword masters who are good at fencing, at least to make Laurent's internal condemnation disappear, and the whole family is united.

Since coming to Xiongdu, Li Lin has not inquired much about the Laurent family.

For the past week, he had often visited Sona at the Bouvier mansion, and he had listened to her talk about the current family structure, which was what she said when she chatted with Kashina or Lestara.

The Laurent family still has a bad reputation in the aristocratic circle. Even Sona, who doesn't pay much attention to the outside world, knows that Fiona Laurent usurped the position of the elder brother's family head, and there will be more bloodshed in Xiongdu in the future.

Today, since Fiona sat in the position of the foreign minister, the eyes of the members of the auditorium on both sides who had been focusing on Li Lin suddenly turned, and at the same time, there were discussions in a low voice.

Among them, many words of a rumor nature reached Fiona's ears, causing her to frown.

It's just that due to the presence of the king, prince and members of the great nobles, she deliberately ignored these remarks.

"Ahem." Noticing Fiona's complexion, the king deliberately cleared his throat.

Tiana understood what he meant, and immediately said solemnly: "Silence, the meeting will begin immediately."

The loud and energetic voice suddenly silenced the other family representatives who were talking quietly, and the entire parliament hall was suddenly silent. In the space where hundreds of people gathered, even the sound of a needle falling to the ground could be clearly heard.

"Okay, it looks like everyone is here." Jarvan III looked around and straightened his back. "I think you should know the reason why I called the council today, right?"

Everyone present looked different, and they knew what had happened in the past week or two.

Three of the Seven Great Councilor Families disappeared, and four more famous second-echelon families were expelled. The direct and collateral families, including their family members, were basically arrested. It seems that they will inevitably be exiled or stoned.

The masterminds involved in the rebellion, such as Eldred and the others, as well as the main participants in several families, will be sentenced to death by hanging.

This was the result of Jarvan III's kindness.

According to Tiana's suggestion, as long as people with blood relationship with these families, regardless of whether they know about it or not, they should be executed to avoid future troubles.

"In recent days, our Demacia has encountered a major turmoil that has never been seen since the founding of the country."

The king said in an almost icy tone, "Headed by Eldred, the leader of the Demon Seeker Association, he joined forces with Zachary, Carter, Omar and four other families to collude with foreign enemies, intend to rebel, and planned The 'Xiongdu turmoil' incident some time ago.

"Now, after discussions with me, Generalissimo Tiana, and General Barrett, it has been decided to sentence the main participants in this collaborating and rebelling incident to be hanged, and the minor insiders to be sentenced to stone crowns. All irrelevant bloodlines are exiled to the border."

The king's sentence was very brief, but the sonorous and powerful voice made everyone present feel awe, and no one raised any objections.

Immediately afterwards, facing the dignified eyes of the representatives of the major families, Jarvan III continued: "The position of the Council of the Shield cannot be vacant. After my careful consideration, Barrett Bouvier will temporarily take over the matter of the demon seekers. Peter Crownguard Temporarily taking over legal affairs, Nick Jeffery temporarily taking over land resources management, and Fiona Laurent temporarily taking over diplomatic affairs."

When these words came out, the family representatives in the auditorium in the hall once again aroused heated discussions in low voices.

They can understand the first three candidates. Both Barrett and Pete are trusted by the king. Although the Jeffrey family has risen suddenly in recent decades, it is also highly valued by the previous king Jarvan II.

But the Laurent family...

A family that can even discard tradition and honor, why should they?
However, due to the impact of all kinds of bad things in recent days on Jarvan III, none of them dared to raise any objections.

And Fiona seemed to have known for a long time that everyone would question this. Under the eyes of the king's promise, she took a deep breath and stood up, scanning the crowd of critics with Ling Ran's gaze.

Wherever she looked, the representatives of the other families all avoided their sharp edges, their voices decreased, and finally returned to silence.

Over the years, Fiona has fought to the death against no less than 20 people from other families who dared to fight, just because they spread rumors about the Laurent family among the noble circles, and they took pleasure in talking about it after dinner and tea.

Everyone understands that persimmons are picky, they dare not discuss indiscriminately with the Crown Guards, and Laurent, whose family almost perished, is too daring to speak out.

Despite Fiona's efforts, all kinds of gossip and rumors kept coming and going and couldn't be eradicated at all.

This rebellion just gave her an idea to regain the glory of the Laurent family by taking advantage of the expulsion of the three great nobles.

No matter how much they declined, the Laurent family still belonged to the middle and upper reaches of Xiongdu, and they had good friends with Jarvan III in the past. If they wanted to participate in politics, the king might agree.

Fiona had approached Jarvan III a few days ago, begging him to let her try.

Jarvan III was very embarrassed at first, and felt that Fiona was only good at fighting, and she was too young and had no management experience, so she was not suitable for civil jobs such as land management and diplomacy.

However, Fiona explained the dilemma facing Demacia with her own ingenious insights, especially for mages, and proposed some solutions, which really moved him.

After comprehensive consideration, Jarvan III decided to let Fiona try for the time being, mainly to be in charge of diplomatic matters, because the surrounding allied countries are relatively stable, the workload of this duty is relatively small, and there is enough time for her to learn .

It's just that when the parliament is held and other families raise questions, she has to solve it by herself, which is also a test for her.

Seeing that no family dared to speak, Fiona continued without a trace of emotion in her tone: "I, Fiona, the Patriarch of the Laurent family, will follow the king's appointment and take over the post of Minister of Foreign Affairs today, and I will accept everything I do. Everyone's supervision! If I am not competent, I shall resign from this position and withdraw from the ranks of nobles in Xiongdu on behalf of the Laurent family.

"If you have any objections, you can raise them now, but if you want to insult the name of the Laurent family, I will pay a visit in the name of honor some day to prove the reputation of the Laurent family."

Her voice was so loud and powerful that it echoed in the council hall.

The representatives of many families were silent, and even Wallis, the minister of noble management, showed a look of surprise on his face.

Once upon a time, he was also a witness to Fiona's humiliation of the collateral fiancé of the crown guard.

But compared to four years ago, she is almost a different person now. She is still so tough, but she is too mature.

After saying that, Fiona looked around again, seeing that no one met her gaze and questioned it at this moment, she sat back on the chair again.

This is because she took the entire Laurent family as a bet, and no one is so stupid as to confront her head-on at this time.

Anyway, she had already boasted in front of the king. If she couldn't do it by then, the Laurent family would only be humiliated.

Jarvan III gave Fiona an appreciative look, and felt that her handling was not bad, at least for now, the mouths of other families were blocked.

Next, he restrained his expression slightly and stood up, "Apart from the appointment and dismissal of official positions, the person who contributed the most to this turmoil among us is Li Lin, and I will award him the title of honorary royal family member! At that time, it will be conveyed to the entire Xiongdu."

Everyone has no objection to this.

Li Lin's contribution this time is obvious to all. Without his special veritaserum and the mechanical troops that blocked Xiongdu, the turmoil in Xiongdu would have lasted for at least several months or even years before it could be completely stopped, and it may not be possible to find out the truth. Eldred the big fish.

The title of honorary royal family member is actually just an honor. He had already enjoyed royal treatment in the last award.

Only this time, when all the nobles saw him again, they should treat him with the same attitude and courtesy as they had treated Jarvan IV.

"Besides this, the council is called today, and I have another major event that needs to be announced concerning the entire territory of Demacia."

Jarvan III took a deep breath and paused for a moment, "I declare that Demacia's Forbidden Magic Code...is hereby abolished!"

(End of this chapter)