I'm the one running the game

"Lord Bri, why do you favor that thief?" Flanders asked indignantly.

He suffered a lot of insults in the Duchy of Lanton, but his compatriots Bri and Cato just looked the other way, so he came to question during the rest of the delegation.

"Flanders, what evidence do you have to accuse Grand Duke Lanton of being a thief?" Briers didn't care about Flanders' attitude. After all, he had learned from Lu Xingshi that Flanders' mind had been tampered with, so it was normal for him to be brainless.

Besides, he still needed Flanders as a weapon to fight against the aristocracy and the royal family, so he was naturally very tolerant.

"He... I..." Flanders was stuck. He really couldn't produce any evidence, but soon, he found the blind spot: "He is just a wandering knight, not qualified to be the Grand Duke of the Empire."

"And I am the true heir of the Lanton family."

"Only I have the orthodox bloodline of the Lanton family, and he is just a side branch."

"What qualifications do you have to be the Grand Duke?" Flanders' ideas became broader and broader as he spoke, starting from family, inheritance, righteousness, bloodline and so on.

Bri was speechless after hearing this.

The nobles of the empire would agree with what you said, but the problem is that the nobles dare not use this reason to ask you to replace the Grand Duke Lanton.

He has soldiers, food and money, plus territory. The 50,000 steam soldiers of the empire were defeated by the other side, and the imperial beast Cato was also captured.

You open your mouth with these empty words and want others to give you power and status. You think it's a bit too easy.

It is not easy for the high-ranking officials of the empire to overthrow the Grand Duke who had just joined the empire.

"Flander, what you said is very correct, but I'm sorry, you need to go through the legal procedures yourself to get back the noble status and territory of Grand Duke Lanton."

"After all, the procedures of Grand Duke Lanton are recognized by the empire." Bri said very formally.

"Mr. Bri, you support me???" Flander's face showed joy.

"Ah?" Bri was a little confused. How could he support you? He was clearly perfunctory, but he soon realized that Flander had a mental problem, so he hurried to make up for it: "I don't support you, I just give you a suggestion."

How could I, a steam-faction imperial official, support you, a tool of the aristocratic faction.

"Okay." Flander's expression suddenly became lost. If he had the support of Mr. Bri, his lawsuit with Lu Xingshi would definitely be smoother: "Then how should I collect evidence to take back the title stolen by the thief?"

He didn't know how to fight the lawsuit at all.

Buri's expression became more and more strange: "I don't know, but you can go to the Imperial Arbitration Court for consultation."

It goes without saying that this lawsuit will definitely not be won.

Even if it can be won, how to enforce it.

You take the judgment of the Imperial Arbitration Court to find the Grand Duke Lanton?

If it is really that easy, then why would the countries develop extraordinary soldiers? They can just occupy the territory of other countries with a judgment.

Without sufficient strength and power, even if Flanders takes the judgment to the Principality of Lanton, the most likely thing is death, or better, imprisonment.

"But I remember that Mr. Buri graduated from the Imperial Law School, and is still a nominal professor of the Law School." Flanders asked suspiciously.

"You know that was in the past. Now I haven't read the law for many years because I have been dealing with various official duties." Bri said with a smile: "Okay, Flanders."

"Don't ask me these questions anymore. Princess Lina also has to learn the law."

"You can go to her to ask. Do you want to get along with a middle-aged man like me, and don't want to ask the beautiful Princess Lina?"

Brie saw that Flanders really didn't understand what he said or his expression. He had euphemistically expressed his attitude of getting lost, but he still asked questions.

But it doesn't matter. He still has experience in dealing with Flanders.

After all, Flanders is a fanatical pursuer of Princess Lina, so as long as the topic is shifted to Princess Lina, Flanders will definitely be diverted.

Flanders' eyes lit up when he heard this. He really forgot about it.

"Thank you so much, Mr. Bri."

"Princess Lina also understands the law. I believe she will be able to provide great help to me in regaining the title."

Flanders left directly after saying this, not caring about Briers at all.

"No manners at all, blinded by beauty."

"Even if his mind is not twisted, I'm afraid it won't be much better." Briers shook his head and expressed dissatisfaction with Flanders' attitude.

"He is just a nobleman from a small territory. If he really has the ability, he would be the Grand Duke of Landon today." Cato came over.

He saw all the exchanges between Briers and Flanders just now.

But he didn't intervene. For him, this was just a small episode.

What? Flanders really intends to sue Grand Duke Landon? This is simply a joke.

You don't have to think about it, you will definitely not win the lawsuit.

But if you really win the lawsuit, it will definitely be a lot of fun.

It's not that Flanders has no chance of winning. If the nobles and the royal family are really willing to spend a lot of money, the Imperial Arbitration Court will naturally be able to proceed according to their wishes.

But what's the use? Could Fland really replace Grand Duke Landon?

Forget it.

"He is indeed just a small figure, but that socialite princess is not."

"Princess Lina has many followers." Bri said.

Cato doesn't think so: "No matter how beautiful the vase is, it is still too far away from the sword forged from fire and blood."

"The beauty of the vase has no meaning in the face of power."

"She can confuse Fland, but she can't confuse Grand Duke Landon."

"Otherwise, how could she be like garbage and be sent back by Grand Duke Landon." Cato is not interested in Princess Lina at all.

The same is true for Lu Xingshi. If Princess Lina's beauty really worked, she should stay in the Principality of Landon and become Lu Xingshi's knight apprentice.

"That's really a pity." Bri teased. If he were in Lu Xingshi's position, he might not necessarily send Princess Lina back.

Even if he doesn't look at the appearance, he will pay attention to the political impact.

Just think about it again, this is also the difference between me and Lu Xingshi, so he is the Grand Duke of Lanton, but I am not.

Not only am I not decisive enough, but I am also hesitant.

"But are you sure you don't want to stop it? Flanders' mind is twisted, who knows what he will do." Cato pointed to the carriage not far away: "If there is a royal scandal, you and I will not be able to explain it."

But Bri smiled: "Isn't it better, we can also give an explanation to Grand Duke Lanton."

"After all, this time, the nobles and the royal family stretched their hands too far."

"I don't know what agreement was reached with them, and those people above can actually agree to it."

To be honest, Bri was dissatisfied with the decision of the Steam Faction's top leaders this time.

The Principality of Lanton was indeed an enemy, but it cooperated in all aspects. There must be flaws, but they were all to protect their own interests.

The results achieved in all aspects are very satisfactory.

You must know that they are not the victors, but the losers.

No matter how powerful the empire is, it cannot continue to stalemate with Lu Xingshi, and it will only become a thorn in the empire's belly.

Now this thorn has disappeared and has become a helper for the empire.

Loyalty or not is not important. With enough interests and indirect control through economic and food means, then this Grand Duke Lanton is the most powerful sword of the empire, able to clear a lot of thorns for the empire.

But they mess around like this, it's easy to get into trouble.

"It's nothing more than a test. After this time, the strategy will change."

"And it's not completely without gain. Flanders can become the fuse to solve the aristocratic faction within the empire." Cato's status is higher than Bri, so he sees it more clearly than him.

The steam faction just acquiesced to the behavior of the royal family and the aristocratic faction, and slightly adjusted the strategy, which made Lu Xingshi have a good impression of their steam faction, and also created a sharp blade to stab the aristocratic faction.

Overall, it is beneficial.

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Flanders got off Princess Lina's carriage, and the smile on his face never stopped.

He got the advice from Princess Lina and knew how to bring down the thief who was a wandering knight.

It was true that he had no evidence, but was evidence important? It was not important, he could forge it.

In the carriage, Princess Lina promised that the royal family would help him, and many nobles were on the same side with him.

As long as he went to the Imperial Arbitration Court to sue Grand Duke Lanton, the verdict would definitely be his victory.

Everyone in the Imperial Arbitration Court would support him.

So this was a sure win.

In addition, during the communication process, Princess Lina implicitly told him that as long as he could regain the title and become the Grand Duke of the Orei Empire, she would marry him.

Although he didn't say it explicitly, his every move showed this intention.

In Flanders, he thought that the reason why he didn't say it directly was because Princess Lina had some concerns. He was just an artist, and his social status was enough, but there was no way to get the royal family to recognize him.

Therefore, he needed the identity of a duke to gild himself.

Flanders didn't really care about the duke's status. After all, with his ability, he could even handle the status of an artist, not to mention a duke. He just didn't want to.

If he wanted to, how could he not do it? A mere branch of a wandering knight could do it, and he was born a nobleman, and he was also a direct descendant of the Lanton family. How could he not do it?

"Perjury... Who should I ask?" Flanders was soon confused and at a loss. Princess Lina gave him some ideas, but she didn't tell him what to do specifically, so he didn't know how to do it.

His eyes fell on Princess Lina's carriage again, and his eyes lit up: "Why not... ask Princess Lina for help!"

"I don't feel at ease asking other people." Flanders suddenly became confident. Princess Lina will marry him in the future, sooner or later.

Then asking his fiancée to give him advice is much better than asking other people.

After all, both sides share honor and disgrace, how could Princess Lina harm him?

Of course, this is just his idea. Princess Lina has never said these words directly. They are all euphemisms for non-stick pans. How you understand it has nothing to do with Princess Lina.