Chapter 545 Rebellion 13
The position of Lord of Arda cannot remain vacant for a long time, this is what Hansel is thinking at this time.
Should I remind everyone here not to dwell on their sorrow, but to determine the candidate for the new lord as soon as possible. The Graiman family has been in the Northwest Gulf for more than a hundred years, and it seems that there are many branches.
Wait a minute... Hansel suddenly thought that if... if no suitable heir could be found, the territory of Alda - and Emden, which is now attached to Alda, would logically be What is to be recovered by the royal family includes all assets on the land.
Thinking of this, Hansel Abbott's heart beat wildly. If...if...he could convince everyone here to dedicate their territory to the royal family, what a huge achievement it would be. , the current Alda is a huge gold brick that is extremely pure.
no! Hansel quickly poured himself a basin of cold water.
If it was two years ago, perhaps I would have tried my best to promote this matter without hesitation.
But now Hansel has other considerations. Thinking about how insignificant he is in the eyes of the big shots in the royal capital, the little position he gained was obtained through his connection with Paul Grayman. Yes, if this land and the assets on it are taken back by the royal family, they will lose their value as a bond. Will those big shots take this huge credit on themselves?
Hansel thought for a moment and felt that he was more likely to be kicked away.
So he immediately threw this childish idea out of his head and turned back to finding a new lord.
But, is it appropriate for me to propose it alone?
He turned his attention to Bernard Francis, the lord’s secretary opposite who also came from Jingyao.
The lord’s secretary did not respond to him, but stared blankly at the candlestick on the table.
"My lords!" A loud voice broke the silence in the hall.
Lieutenant Burgan from the training office opened the door and walked in, attracting everyone's attention at once.
"I know that the death of Lord Grayman is a sad thing." He said seriously, "but now is not the time to mourn."
What did he want to say? This is what everyone is thinking in their heads.
“We must establish a new lord as soon as possible.”
Burgan’s words suddenly caused an explosion in the castle hall.
Old Ford pointed angrily and tremblingly at the young officer, "Do you know what you are talking about? Burgan!"
"It doesn't make sense! It doesn't make sense!" Cecil kept shaking his head.
“Master Graiman’s body is still cold, are you thinking about pleasing your new master?”
“No matter what, the traitor who assassinated Master Graiman must be brought to justice. Discuss the matter of the new lord."
Everyone unanimously condemned this bold officer.
There are even many officials who do not have contact with the military on weekdays, muttering in their hearts, who is this reckless young man? Does he have a role to speak here?
Hansel secretly thought that he was lucky. Fortunately, he didn't say anything about supporting a new lord just now, otherwise he would be the one being targeted now.
Some people began to attack Burgan: "Did you arrange for so many militiamen on the street? The entire town in the center of the lake is under martial law. Who gave you the power?"
It seemed that everyone was worried The reaction was already expected, and there was no trace of panic on Burgan's face.
He approached the conference table and unfolded a roll of parchment to show everyone.
Then he said in a deep voice: "My lords, Mr. Schroeder appointed us as the military leader of our town in the center of the lake. The reason for martial law is because we have received top-secret intelligence and there are conspirators lurking in the center of the lake. The town conspired to launch a rebellion, which seems to be closely related to the assassination of Lord Graiman." From the first glance of those present, the scroll was indeed stamped with the official seal of the General Staff. Chief of Staff Schroeder is the most prestigious and powerful person in the Alda army besides Paul. It makes sense for him to give orders to the army at this time.
"Wait! Where is Schroeder? Why doesn't he come over, and where are Kelly and Ron?"
Old Ford asked with some confusion, even if the four battalion commanders led The army went to the field for training. The chief of staff and the two heads of the logistics department of the equipment department were also in Huxin Town. Why did they rely on an unknown director of the training department?
The old manager of the Government Affairs Council started, and everyone also had their own questions in their hearts.
“How did you know about the Lord’s assassination?”
"Yeah, who told you?"
A variety of questions appeared one after another.
Burgan frowned. Sure enough, things would not develop according to the most ideal course. Fortunately, he was prepared.
He shouted outside, "Come in, Stefano."
A man who looked seriously injured came in, his head was tightly bandaged He was lying on his face, only half of his face was exposed. There were blood scabs in many places, and large amounts of blood seeped out from the bandages. His chest and entire right arm were also bandaged, and he was limping when he walked. , the whole person feels extremely weak when driving.
"Stefano?"
Old Ford and Philip recognized him. He was one of the guards of the Lord's Mansion.
"So... Lord Graiman was indeed killed?"
Philip asked the guard tremblingly.
Stefano lowered his head, as if he did not dare to look at them, and replied quietly: "Yes, Lord Philip."
Bernard, who had been silent all this time, suddenly asked: "How did you come back?"
"I... Lord Graiman ordered me to break out and bring the news of the ambush back to Lake Town. ——At that time, he was seriously injured and had difficulty moving. I was very ashamed. It was us who protected Mr. Grayman from the encirclement..."
"Breaking through?"
"Yes. The traitors used the cover of the dense forest to surround us. They seem to be very familiar with the terrain there and there are so many people there.”
“Do you know who the traitors are?”
"I'm sorry, there's no one I know."
Everyone was about to continue asking, but was interrupted by Burgan.
“Let me answer Mr. Ford’s question just now—why Chief of Staff Schroeder and others are not here.”
He hesitated, frowned and said, “In fact, Not long after Stefano brought the news back, we received an emergency report from the border - troops from the surrounding territories were gathering. "
"Armies from other lords? "
Burgan's words once again plunged everyone present into a state of great shock.
Why is it happening at this juncture? Isn’t this a combination of internal and external troubles? Everyone invariably thought of a terrifying possibility. The internal and external troubles this time were closely related. The people who attacked Paul...were there any external forces behind them?
"In view of this..." Burgan continued, "The troops who went out for field training could not be contacted for the time being, so Lord Schroeder and the others set off urgently to the border to deploy defenses."
(End of this chapter)