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Matthew felt a surge of disgust in his heart. Comparing Andre with Lester was an insult to Andre.

He was in a bad mood, but he was not willful. Instead, he raised his hand and cut off the rope on Lester with a sword.

"Earl of Leicester, from now on, you are the Earl of the Clare Empire!"

Chapter 171 You came on time

The return of the Earl of Leicester immediately reassured those who were still watching.

If you were to find someone who had the deepest hatred for the Empire, it would definitely be the Earl of Leicester.

He killed many imperial generals on the battlefield and killed hundreds of imperial soldiers. It is not an exaggeration to say that it was a blood feud.

According to everyone's thoughts, Matthew will probably hang the Earl of Leicester in the square to let everyone know the consequences of going against the empire.

However, Matthew not only forgave Earl Leicester, but also praised his strength and even gave him a magic weapon.

This reward is also the result of Matthew's careful consideration.

Although the Earl of Leicester's surrender served as a good example, it did not allow him to be promoted to a higher rank.

To be promoted, the officials and generals under Matthew must make great contributions. If just anyone can be promoted easily, what will those who have followed Matthew think?

Do they feel like a clown?

Although they wouldn't cause trouble for Matthew's sake, they definitely felt uncomfortable.

In terms of employment, no matter what standards are used, they must be implemented resolutely and must not be based on personal preferences.

Although the positions of head maid and secretary-general under Matthew change frequently, these two positions serve him directly and are internal positions. No one will say anything about whoever he likes.

However, the appointment of officials in his territory strictly follows a set of employment rules. Everyone knows how to do things in order to be promoted and have the motivation to do things.

The Earl of Leicester risked his life to defect to him. He must be rewarded, and the reward must be very generous, so that others can know that they can eat meat by following Matthew.

But the reward cannot be excessive, otherwise it will make the officials who originally followed him feel uncomfortable.

On balance, magic weapons are the best choice.

The Earl of Leicester is a famous warrior in the Kingdom of Perth, with great strength and a typical martial arts idiot.

Giving him a magic weapon was a blessing to him, and others would think that Matthew was a sincere reward.

Not being promoted arbitrarily is also to let others know that when doing things on his side, don't try to deal with those who have some or not.

This is almost equivalent to when a team introduces new players, giving them a salary that is no more than that of the old players, and then using high bonuses as excess returns.

In this way, the salary structure will not be imbalanced and the atmosphere in the locker room will not explode.

Although quasi-super-class magic weapons are precious, Matthew's contractors, Debray and others all have higher-grade equipment, so naturally they will not be jealous of the reward from Earl of Leicester.

For Earl Leicester, a martial arts idiot, a quasi-super-level weapon would greatly improve him, and this weapon could be passed down to his descendants as a family heirloom.

Although this reward is not as glorious as an upgrade to a noble title, it is very practical for him.

Along with the magic weapons, there is also a pair of sacrificial magic light armor produced by Matthew's Alchemy Workshop.

With this set of armor, Earl Leicester's survivability on the battlefield will be greatly improved.

In addition, Matthew also appointed the Earl of Leicester as deputy commander of the newly formed Perth Front.

It can be said that apart from the title, it is a great harvest.

The title cannot be distributed indiscriminately, otherwise it will be worthless.

The demonstration effect of the generous reward to the Earl of Leicester was very obvious. After his surrender, most of the nobles came within just five days.Only a few nobles and die-hards from remote areas did not report.

Seeing the signatures of the nobles on the sign-in book, Matthew let out a sigh of relief and smiled a little more.

In a few days, the first general meeting of the nobles of the New Perth Kingdom will be held in Gambini.

All the nobles with the title of earl and above and the viscounts and barons with territories in the entire Kingdom of Perth attended the meeting.

The successful convening of this meeting also represented the beginning of the demise of the Kingdom of Perth.

All the nobles of the country and the new king gathered together for a meeting. You can imagine what happened to the old king.

Just when Matthew was triumphant, King Charles of Perth, who was hiding in the city of Mantu and did not dare to come out, was still in the dark.

He even naively thought that Matthew would be unable to hold on sooner or later, and would leave in winter at the most.

But as time went on, he became increasingly alarmed.

Because Matthew's army had no intention of leaving.

Not only did they not want to leave, these damn invaders even built a strong camp outside the city and prepared to stay there for a long time.

King Charles couldn't figure out what they were doing to support them until now?

He naively thought that the military and political chiefs and nobles in various places were still loyal to the family, unaware that things had changed outside.

In a previous military operation, half of the Imperial Guards under his command were lost. Now there are only 4 Imperial Guards and more than [-] City Guards in the city.

In addition, there are tens of thousands of temporarily recruited militiamen, but the combat effectiveness and organizational level of these people are like younger brothers in the feudal era. No one will place their fate on this kind of mob.

King Charles could only place his hopes on Matthew's retreat after running out of food, the armed aristocracy and the armed intervention of the Holy See.

He himself had long since lost the courage to fight.

Although he has 10,000+ troops under his command, he knows very well that these people can barely survive in the city. Once they leave the city, their fate will be similar to that of the previous [-] Imperial Guards.

You can't beat him for sure, and you can't run away either.

Staying in the royal capital of Mantu, he is still everyone's king. If he runs away like a bereaved dog, he is a remnant of the previous dynasty, and any village chief can take him down.

It’s just that if we continue like this, when will it end?

Just when Charles was worried, the chief eunuch in the palace hurried over and reported the good news to him.

"Your Majesty, the people who were sent out to inquire about the news have finally returned."

Charles was overjoyed and said excitedly: "Hurry, let him come here!"

Soon, a thin intelligence officer appeared in the palace.His body was covered with dust and blood, and he looked like he had been fighting from the front lines.

Seeing the appearance of this intelligence agent, Charles trusted him a little more.

His eyes were full of expectation, and he asked loudly about the situation outside.

The intelligence officer knelt in front of him and reported the information in a trembling voice.

According to the intelligence officer, nobles from all over the kingdom are loyal to the emperor and patriotic, and are organizing large armies to fight Matthew. Although there is no winner yet, many generals under Matthew have been killed.

Not only that, the Goblin United Chamber of Commerce also mobilized troops again, preparing to go north to fight the empire.

"good very good!"

In the past few months, Charles had heard all bad news, and the news that made his blood pressure soar also made his temper worse and worse. He even personally whipped a few bastards to death for lying about military intelligence.

Today he finally heard the news he wanted to hear from the intelligence officer.

After rewarding the intelligence agent with a small bag of silver coins, Charles happily returned to the harem and enjoyed it with his concubines.

Seeing the emperor disappear, the eunuch leader let out a sigh of relief, quietly took out a bag of gold coins and gave it to the intelligence officer.

This intelligence agent is not a real intelligence agent, but an actor from the Royal Capital Theater.

As the siege continued, Charles' temper became more and more irritable, and he became increasingly intolerant of objectionable remarks.

Just last month, two lifelong political enemies, the left prime minister and the right prime minister, were both captured and lost their heads.

The reasons why they lost their heads are even a little funny.

The Left Chancellor was the main militant who previously advocated attacking the Kingdom of Perth, and Zalandin and the United Goblin Chamber of Commerce were the foreign aid he brought in.

The battle has been fought like this, no matter how hard you bury your head in the soil, you still know that the front line has been defeated.

After the battle is defeated, does it make sense that the main combatant cannot come forward to offer his head?

As a result, the left prime minister was sent to the guillotine.

The right prime minister firmly opposed the war before the war started and was the leader of the peace faction.Because the views of the peace faction were not consistent with what the king wanted, his opinions were sumptuously ignored.

Because he contradicted the king when admonishing him, the venerable right minister was even ordered to suspend his duties at home and reflect.

After the war began, the course of the war was almost as predicted by the right minister. The Kingdom of Perth had an early advantage on the battlefield and drove the imperial army out of the Groningen Province while the empire did not slow down.

The next development was exactly as predicted by the right minister. After the empire recovered, the gap in comprehensive national strength between the two sides determined the direction of the war.

The Right Chancellor is a smart guy. Of course he knew that the king could not step down at this time, so he never mentioned it and just tried to find a way to wipe the king's butt.

However, he still overestimated Charles's size and capacity.

When things were going smoothly, Charles was in a good mood and naturally wanted to be a monarch who listened to advice.

Now in the big headwind situation, Charles's narrow-minded and irritable side has been exposed.

Although the right minister was cautious in what he said and did, and did not give anyone any excuse, he was still sent to the guillotine.

The reason why he was killed was simple: lack of remonstrance.

"You know clearly that starting a war is wrong, but you refuse to fight tooth and nail to remonstrate, which ultimately leads to the failure of the war. His heart is to be punished!"

Faced with the king's accusation, the right minister was speechless and could not utter a word.

Doesn’t he have the strength to remonstrate?He even pulled out his sword and tried to commit suicide in the main hall. There is still a scar on his neck.

He tried his best, but the king was headstrong in making decisions and refused to face reality afterwards. Instead, he wanted to find someone to take the blame.

Such a monarch will sooner or later lead the Kingdom of Perth into the abyss.

To be precise, the Kingdom of Perth is now in the abyss.

The right minister laughed miserably, drew his sword and committed suicide, saving the executioner the trouble of preparing the guillotine.

There is no need to accuse him. Everyone knows that the right minister is innocent. Charles only killed this loyal minister to cover up his own shame.

In the court, there are people with corrupt moral character, but there are very few real fools.

The ministers knew that King Charles was bewildered.

For the kingdom, the best option now is to quickly negotiate with the empire while it still has the strength to resist. Even if it means ceding territory, paying compensation, losing power and humiliating the country, it is better than dying and destroying the country.

According to the right minister's previous idea, as long as he does a good job in propaganda to elevate Matthew's reputation to a level higher than that of the emperor, there will definitely be problems within the empire.

If there is a problem within the empire, and the kingdom continues to suffer hardships for another 20 years, it may not be without a chance to make a comeback.

To be fair, there is nothing wrong with the right prime minister's idea, and it is even a bit forbearing and ruthless like King Goujian of Yue.

It's a pity that he misjudged a few people, causing his plan to become a joke.

The first person he underestimated was Matthew. He thought that Matthew became famous at a young age and must have an arrogant and domineering personality. However, he did not know that Matthew was a time traveler who had seen too many conflicts and did not get carried away.

The second underestimation was Emperor Windsor Himmelon.

Although Emperor Windsor was not very good at governing the country, marching and fighting, the good thing was that he knew he was not good at it.

The right minister never dreamed that Matthew and the emperor would become allies, and he never imagined that the sacrifice of their alliance would be the Kingdom of Perth.

And the third person he underestimated was Charles.

He underestimated Charles' stupidity and narrow-mindedness, which was the real reason why he was guillotined.

After the death of the right minister, all the ministers fell silent.

Regardless of whether they are political enemies or allies of the Right Chancellor, they all believe that the Right Chancellor is a loyal minister of the kingdom. This veteran minister of three kings has extremely high political wisdom and can control all political factions in the country.

He had calculated everything, but he had not calculated that he would end his life in such a sad way.

After the death of the right minister, the ministers figured out one thing. His Majesty the King now does not like to hear certain words that make him unhappy, even if these words are true.

No one dares to tell the truth anymore, no one dares to persuade His Majesty the King to negotiate for peace with the Empire.

Everyone becomes an actor, and the stage for this farce is the palace.

Charles thought he was a king, but in fact he was just a clown, a clown who was kept in the dark by everyone.

This is also the most united time for internal and external ministers in the history of the Kingdom of Perth.

No matter whether they are internal ministers or foreign ministers, no one wants to be executed at will by the violent and incompetent king.

So, under the leadership of the new right minister, they started an absurd comedy show in perfect harmony. The only audience for this show was the already bewildered King Charles.

While the realistic absurdist drama was being performed in the royal city, the first noble plenum hosted by Matthew also began outside the city.

Nobles from all over the country gathered together to meet the new master of the country with anticipation and trepidation.