Damn it, this boss really has no normal skills.

Chapter 494 Everything is inferior, only fists are superior

Although the Sun King had no confidence when he said this, he did not expect that someone would say something as soon as he finished speaking.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me for being blunt, but the enemy has already slapped us in the face. Do we have to wait for them to slap us a second time before we fight back?"

Turning around, it was unexpected, yet reasonable, that the person who appeared was Duke Li Guang, who was an opposition noble like Duke Xia Guang, and also had great power and real power.

Haha, these two old guys finally wear the same pants?

At this point, Duke Xiaguang’s entire plan for tonight has finally come to light.

Talk about friendship first, show off your age, and deliberately appear weak to make the Sun King let his guard down.

Then he showed off his offspring and used obvious loopholes in his words to induce the Sun King to react, so that he would destroy the warm atmosphere he had created.

Then he deliberately made vague remarks about marrying the princess, tricking the two old foxes, Huguang and Xiguang, into using their skill of "throwing a tantrum and rolling around to change the subject" in advance.

The next step is to bring out Eleanor, so that the Sun King, who will definitely feel embarrassed, will take the initiative to mention the promise of concession that Huiguang made to Shenlin.

Finally, now is the time to put the Sun King on the fire with objective facts and call on his new allies to add some explosive stuff.

A sure kill, no solution!
As for what his real purpose was, the Sun King had roughly guessed it.

If you think about it carefully, it is not just his choice of [Not Agree] that will allow the Duke of Xiaguang to gain claim and righteousness, it will be the same even if he chooses [Agree].

The reason is why Shenlin, while giving up on liquidating the Changge lineage, explicitly asked Huiguang not to provide Eleanor with a normal royal education?
Because in the Glowing Kingdom, the word "Long Song" represents something that is as important as King Anton VI himself.

Especially in the West, in this ravaged land so close to the Duke of Xiaguang's fiefdom, the value of this word is even greater than that of the king.

After the deaths of Marquis Changge and Princess Mengquan, the only one who can fully fulfill this claim is Eleanor.

Therefore, if he agreed, a powerful duke would be born, who possessed great prestige in the kingdom and had easy access to large tracts of neighboring land.

Then.

【Duke of Xiaguang】Evolution!
(Old man spins)

[Splitting Warlord]!
As a result, the Sun King was caught in a dilemma, and even the only way out of the dilemma [proposing other means of retaliation] was banned.

There was no way out. Under the current circumstances, he believed that no matter what he proposed, it would be rejected by the two dukes.

After making a big circle, he forced his finger back onto the "grant marriage" button.

"Your Majesty, please?"

Xia Guang seemed to think that she was sure to have a piece of cake today, and kept urging Li Guang.

"Your Majesty, time is urgent. You must make a decision early."

"Your Majesty, Heinz is really a very kind young man."

"Your Majesty, Her Highness Eleanor will definitely be happy marrying him."

"His Majesty……"

"enough!"

At this moment, a loud shout interrupted their brain-piercing magic sound, but the sound did not come from the dinner table.

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and discovered that a familiar figure had appeared at the door of the banquet hall at some point.

An existence that they feared like a tiger back then.

Xia Guang was so frightened that his face turned pale. Li Guang subconsciously dodged repeatedly, and even the other people in the field changed their expressions.

because.

"Your Majesty, why are you here?"

"If I don't come, I'm afraid someone will rebel."

If the common people were born mules and horses, the nobles were born in Rome. These nobles got the queue numbers to enter the Senate as soon as they opened their eyes.

Then, as an extraterritorial demon, the savior personally led by the world consciousness, Meryl, who is good at magic, proficient in stealth, and has retained complete memory, is the next generation of the royal power whose diapers are purple.

And Emperor Quansha...she "killed them all", how could he be an easy person to deal with?

So when everyone was still young and formed several small gangs to cause trouble all over the country, almost everyone present had been beaten by Meryl, which was a way of ingraining the memory of fear in them all at once.

Including now, one of the reasons why Xiaguang was able to set up this trap was that he heard that the queen was seriously ill, and the king now had no strong people around him, so he did not have the confidence to overturn the table in public.

However, it turned out that his intelligence was always inaccurate. Not only was this terrible queen not dead, but judging from her current complexion, she might be able to let them see her brains within three minutes.

Therefore, Duke Li Guang, who had clearly felt that he had the victory for sure and was just waiting to see the king surrender and then dance a glorious victory dance, suddenly became scared and quickly began to explain.

"What rebellion? This is all a misunderstanding, Your Majesty!"

The rays of light were even brighter, he blew his beard fiercely and spoke in a shocking voice.

"Who dares to rebel against His Majesty? Our Xiaguang Family will be the first to disagree!"

"Yes, I won't agree!"

This time it wasn't just Li Guang. Just like the heroes of Liang Shanbo gathering together, various nobles vied to show their loyalty to their brother, patting their chests loudly.

There's no way, no matter how clever the rhetoric is, there is a limit.

What about showing weakness, getting on the scale, playing dumb, coercion, inducement, and dilemma...

It's all useless in the face of absolute power.

This is the reality of the magical world, and this is the value of level 80!
With the support of his wife, Anton VI, who had been quite passive just now, also gained a lot of strength.

Now he was no longer timid or hesitant. He straightened his back and pressed down with both hands.

"Alright, alright, calm down. I understand what you all mean!"

"Haha, everyone here is loyal to the country and shares my worries. This will never change in my heart."

After saying this, he deliberately glanced at the sunset glow, admiring the clarity that had already returned to him.

"but."

But Meryl didn't let him pretend to be so arrogant. She walked up to him, took out a chair from her storage bracelet and sat down.

"No matter what, the behavior of the Deep Foresters who violate the rules must be punished, and this will not change."

Everyone: "Huh?"

And this time everyone really cried out "Ah!" There was no way, the speed of reversal was just too fast, and everyone's hearts couldn't take it.

Anton was also thinking that he and Meryl had already resolved their misunderstandings and forgiven each other, and the only thing left was to fire a combined cannon, so why did this old woman come out to ruin his plans?

Xia Guang wondered if the rumors about the discord between the king and the queen were true. Based on this inference, could he find another potential ally?

However, the answer is neither. As a bystander, Meryl has a position and starting point that none of them expected.

——Want to marry Eleanor? Sure, but is she a good match? This is Eleanor, the only daughter of Marquis Changge and Princess Mengquan, one of the five princesses of the Kingdom of Radiance, and has the right to inherit the next Sun King.

He has an honorary archbishop who holds a special and respected position in the church as his teacher, and he maintains contact and friendship with many high-ranking officials in the church, including the Chosen One of Light.

The above seem to be okay and seem to have some value.

But in fact, the golden spoon that was stuffed into her mouth by her parents when she was born did not require her to do anything, and it had nothing to do with her.

but!

Who told her to be fooled by Tenis into going to Sunshine City for a job last year? So she can continue writing this resume.

First of all, [participated in the defense of Sunshine City, assisted the Chosen One of Holy Light in completing the descent ceremony, killed the incarnation of the evil god that almost occupied the city, and prevented the land from turning into a strange death place]

Because there is enough evidence to prove that this evil god named [God of Shadows] is related to the Wolf King Court that has been entrenched in the wilderness and caused a horrific wolf disaster, so what is this called?
This is called the merit of protecting the country and defending the territory!

You have to understand that even if you value literature over military affairs, indulge in pleasure, and are regarded as a great coward in another world, military exploits are the most important part of your personal resume.

Then [after leaving Sunshine City and heading north, he was deeply involved in the search and suppression of the various evil god church forces in the southern part of the kingdom, directly or indirectly saving the lives and property of countless people]

This wave, this wave will also be remembered by the church. They are typical church-friendly people among the aristocratic group. The Pope should at least hand over a banner and three certificates of merit.

Although compared with those peerless geniuses who have left their names in history, this little bit is really too watery, and there won't be much left after draining out the water.

Not to mention the distant past, at least if Meryl's resume back then was brought up, the number of kills alone would be enough to blow her away eight streets.

Moreover, many parts are vague and the wording is quite ambiguous, as if the credit was given to others.

but!

She is only twenty years old this year.

Moreover, he did not receive a systematic royal elite education since childhood. The only subjects on the curriculum were etiquette, musical instruments, painting and baking cakes. This is understandable.

Besides, merit is merit.

With these achievements, Eleanor was no longer an ordinary princess, but a meritorious princess and a princess who had left her name in the church.

Look at someone.

Resume: The youngest son of Duke Xiaguang, suspected to be an illegitimate child, who can wield sword and shield.

Achievements: Not yet determined.

Not equal at all.

and so.

"I just heard Duke Li Guang say that the Deep Forest People's actions are like slapping us in the face."

"Then do you think that as long as we force a little girl to marry, no matter who she marries... we can get revenge on them? We can give them back this slap in the face?"

Of course, Meryl wouldn't be able to resolve the situation if she only said these things, because the core of the problem now was not what happened to Eleanor, but how to retaliate against the actions of the Deep Forest People in an equal manner.

Therefore, her real purpose in denying the feasibility of this approach was actually to increase her persuasiveness and launch a second round of argumentation.

"So if you ask me, if we want to take revenge on them, we should tear apart all the humiliation we suffered twenty years ago!"

Anton VI's heart moved and he instantly guessed Meryl's thoughts.

"What do you mean?"

It turned out that his guess was correct, because the queen's next sentence was.

"Since we were able to defeat a million-level beast tide today, there is no reason why we cannot defeat the plundering of the Deep Forest People."

"After twenty years of recuperation, we have grown into a powerful army. Now that we have swords in our hands, we should use them."

"Don't you think so, Duke of Xiaguang?"

Xiaguang: Uh, it’s hard to comment.

Seeing that the old man lowered his head and closed his eyes pretending to be dead, Meryl laughed in her heart and said something.

"Duke Xiaguang didn't say anything, so I guess he agreed."

Xiaguang: Damn it!
He was about to make amends when he saw the queen clench her fist and speak in a decisive tone.

"In that case, let me give you an idea. Each family will send out 10,000 soldiers, and I will lead them. Before they kill us, we will rush to the west to the deep forest and kill them. How do you think?"

Everyone: Damn, there’s no need to be so extreme!
Now, let alone the rosy glow, the morning light, the arc light, and even the Sun King himself were all frightened out of their wits and stood at attention.

He hurried over and took Meryl's hand.

"Queen, you are so confused! We haven't fought any foreign wars for twenty years. If we want to launch an expedition, we can't just start it. It will take a long time to prepare."

But the queen, who had been strong all her life, showed no sign of weakness and pointed outside the city.

"Ready? I see everyone is ready. There are so many troops gathered outside. They are all well-trained. I think it's a good time to counterattack the forest!"

"Isn't that right, Duke Le Guang?"

Li Guang: Oh my god, this fork is so sharp!
Afterwards, the queen questioned all the nobles present like a recruiting officer, and it turned out that only Arclight and Dawnlight vaguely agreed, and only Moonlight clearly said yes.

The Sun King also followed behind and pretended to give advice all the way, like a sweet treat after a slap, which made the nobles who were asked feel embarrassed and angry, but they couldn't say anything.

But the continuous failures still made the queen tremble with anger, and her words were full of murderous intent.

"Under such circumstances, if no one is willing to send troops, how can we take revenge? Is this slap in vain?"

"Hey, who said it was in vain? Why are you in such a hurry?"

The Sun King finally couldn't bear it anymore, he flicked his sleeves and returned to his throne, saying loudly.

"Everyone present here is a loyal minister who is willing to die for his country. You have proposed such an extreme method, which is so dangerous that it is difficult for everyone to do it!"

"And do you know how risky an expedition is? You might end up hurting yourself! You might even lose the entire country!"

"In this situation, except for the kindness of Duke Moonlight, who, as your elder brother, would give in to you because you are young, who wouldn't refuse?"

With such a righteous statement, everyone naturally responded quickly: "That's right!"

Although Meryl was almost pissed off, she had no choice but to sit down again after seeing this scene.

"Then please give us some advice, Your Majesty. What should we do?"

"It's impossible to go on an expedition, but we can still create some problems within our borders."

The Sun King sighed and a look of helplessness appeared on his face.

"The people and the small nobles in the Western Territory are suffering. How about this? Let's be brave and stop letting them suffer any longer."

"How about tearing up the promise made twenty years ago, and everyone sending out their own troops, dividing them into pieces according to the scope of their territories, and rearranging the border defense and garrisons in the west?"

(End of this chapter)