Chapter 461 The Dilemma of the Royal Family 1
Duke Rupert Walter carefully stuck his head out of the window and took a look.
"Sir, I went to the front and took a closer look. There is no one in the alley." The attendant standing outside approached him and reported in a low voice.
"Okay, we will take this road today."
The wheels of the carriage spun, and a dozen guards with their hands on the hilts of their swords surrounded the city to protect the carriage. , all of them were on guard, as if they were facing a formidable enemy.
However, just as he entered the alley, there was a shout, "The Prime Minister's car is here!"
Rupert Walter, who was sitting inside, felt his heart pounding and secretly cried out: "It's broken!"< br>
He looked out the window and saw a large group of people rushing around. Damn it, where did these people come from? Are they all hidden in the cracks in the ground?
Since the rebellion of Grand Duke Giles of the Greedy Wolf was "put down", appeasing the southern nobles who lost their land in the rebellion has become a very headache for the royal government.
The so-called suppression of the rebellion was only in exchange for Giles' promise not to break away from the Aldo Kingdom, but the land south of the Thorn Fortress was still occupied by this evil wolf.
In the early days of the rebellion, the main force of the kingdom's army was busy expelling the highland barbarians, recovering the royal capital that had been instigated by the rebels, and preparing food and grass that were in short supply due to fires, which greatly delayed the move south. And Giles was not busy attacking northward. Instead, he took advantage of this period to concentrate on dealing with those territories in the south that were loyal to the royal family but could not receive timely support. After the kingdom's army calmed down, the land in the south was basically gone. It's all under Giles' control.
Looking back at Giles' behavior throughout the rebellion, it seems that his purpose in provoking the rebellion from the beginning was not to provoke the kingdom's supreme rule, but to attract the attention of the royal family by constantly creating chaos, and then Eat as much meat as you can.
The territories newly annexed by Giles were all entrusted to his subordinates, and the original owners of the territory, as long as they were alive, were not harmed by his "chivalry spirit". They were all expelled to the north.
These landless nobles naturally gathered in the royal capital Jingyao, and brought their families with them, making them a big family.
His Majesty the King also had to spend a large amount of money to settle them - this is necessary. They fell here because of their loyalty to the royal family. The king must be worthy of this both emotionally and rationally. If this loyalty is ignored, wouldn't it chill the nobles who are loyal to the royal family all over the world?
However, the money given by the king can only enable them to maintain the most basic living standards of nobles. It is okay for those small nobles whose families are of modest means or whose territory is not much larger than a village, but not for those middle and upper-class nobles.
When these people are in their own territory, they have a large number of slaves at their disposal. They can greet each other when they go out. They can run around in their forest farms for a whole day when hunting. Every day they have either banquets or martial arts competitions. Living a life like this (in their view) is like falling from heaven to hell - before losing their wealth, such days were just ordinary for these nobles, but now they have become The paradise they remember.
Another huge gap lies in the change in status. In their own territory, as lords, they speak the truth, and their orders are easier to implement than the king's orders. Now that he is living under the shelter of Jingyao, his confidence in speaking has weakened by three points.
Originally, if the kingdom's army could defeat Giles, then their territory could be regained, and as loyalists, they could also tear off a few pieces of meat from the defeated Giles and his vassals. reward.
But after waiting and waiting, the result is now. The royal family seems to have in fact acquiesced to Giles' right to dominate the southern land.
What about their original territory? What will happen to their future lives?
Reluctance and resentment gradually gathered in the hearts of these landless nobles.
So they ran around and shouted, mobilizing their connections in the Jingyao noble circle, and strongly demanded to organize an army again to crusade against Giles, the traitor, in order to wash away the shame of the kingdom and restore their territory in the south.
After being pressed by the embarrassment of life day after day, the second goal gradually becomes the main goal in most people's hearts.
And their actions were in line with the demands of the hard-liners among the nobles, and they gained their support. They evolved into a very powerful force, and their actions became more and more bold. Now they have gathered at the gate of the palace to petition every day. , to the point of intercepting the carriages of important palace ministers on the main traffic thoroughfares.
Duke Rupert Walter, a minister who has served as the minister of the present King for nearly twenty years, is now faced with the situation of being blocked by such a group of people.
Heavenly Father, in order to avoid this group of people, he has changed the route to the palace every day. There was no way to hide now, so Rupert had no choice but to straighten his clothes, step out of the carriage, and glared at the entourage who had just explored the road.
The guards held shields and tightly protected the surroundings of the Palace Prime Minister.
There is really nothing we can do to make this happen. The day before yesterday, when a palace official was arguing with these people, a rotten egg was smashed on the back of his head.
Although the official's rank was not high, who could guarantee that the anger of the landless nobles would not spread to the ministers.
What if the rotten eggs were replaced with bricks or even a dagger?
"Your Excellency, the Prime Minister! How is the discussion between His Majesty the King and the ministers?"
"Yes, when will the royal family send troops to suppress the rebellion?"
"The Palace Mr. Xiang! If you send troops, please take me with you. I want to see my territory recovered with my own eyes.”
As soon as Rupert stood still, requests for war kept coming one after another.
He opened his hand and waved, "Everyone! Everyone! War is not a trivial matter, but a top-level event related to the country's security and future. Naturally, it cannot be decided in a day or two."
You can neither say that we will start fighting immediately, nor you can say that we will not fight. It is really a dilemma.
People were dissatisfied with his answer.
“You can’t decide in a day or two, but it’s been almost a year or two, haven’t you decided yet?”
"Yes! If this continues, people in our territory will almost forget us lords."
"Master Palace Minister, we don't want to be parasites in the capital, we want to return to our territory to support ourselves. ”
The noise and dissatisfaction came together, making Rupert very headache.
"Master Prime Minister, we also know that nothing can be decided on the street. This is our collective petition to the king."
An old man took it out from his arms with a trembling hand. A thick booklet was tremblingly handed to Rupert's hand.
"Please be sure to pass it on to His Majesty. Alas! How I want to see my hometown again before I am called by the Lord!"
The old man shed tears as he spoke, causing the people around him to cry too. stand up.
Alas! How many times has this happened? Rupert would still feel a little sad at first, but now he only feels cold in his heart.
The Prime Minister bets that Giles' spy must be nearby to secretly watch his jokes.
(End of this chapter)