Chapter 707 Marquis Graiman
When Count Morin finished reading the king's decree, everyone's anger burst out almost immediately.
“How can such a contract be signed?”
“Such a large area of land in the north was given to the orcs and traitors for free?”
“Watcher Fortress What to do? ”
Amid the noisy discussion, Catherine's face turned pale, her bloodless lips moved, she wanted to say something but was speechless.
Just now, everyone was still arguing about what to do next.
There is talk of a rapid advance to the east to regain the lost territory of the kingdom as soon as possible.
It is said that we should fight steadily, just like the last battle, the orcs' vitality was gradually consumed.
But when Count Morin arrived as the king's special envoy, he gave everyone a shocking news.
Faced with everyone's questioning, Count Morin's face was also very ugly.
“Everyone, until now, I am still as shocked as you are.”
“At the royal council, the king suddenly announced this decision. The reason given was that if the war with the orcs If we continue, Giles and Veblen will join forces to attack Jingyao."
In fact, the Earl himself does not believe this reason, because as the intelligence chief of the kingdom, he has not received relevant information. Could it be that he has not received any relevant information. Your Majesty abroad has other sources of information.
Sure enough, this reason did not convince everyone.
"Although there is this risk, we cannot give up such a large piece of land in vain!"
"Let the orcs occupy the north of the kingdom, and our generation will become sinners!"
" Everyone, please be quiet." Amid the anger, Count Morin took out a second parchment roll, and the gold-edged pattern on it showed that it was another edict from the king.
The Earl looked at Paul Grayman, who was sitting at the head of the table. Even though he had just announced such shocking news, the young man still did not say a word.
"Count Greyman!"
The king's envoy looked at him solemnly. Paul realized that the second edict was related to him and stood up slowly.
Earl Morin read out the contents of the edict clearly in a very serious tone.
The room fell into silence again.
The shocking procedure of the above content is no less than the request for peace with the orcs just now - Paul Grayman was actually promoted to a marquis by the king.
In Aldo's aristocratic cultural context, marquis is not only a title, this term also carries another strong meaning - a frontier military leader.
In terms of dignity, a marquis is slightly lower than a duke, but he is not inferior to the latter in terms of influence, especially in the military field. In theory, he even has the power to recruit troops in the dukedom.
Only a handful of the founding ministers have received the title of marquis, and after their death, there was no one else.
And such a title that had disappeared for hundreds of years actually reappeared on the historical stage of the kingdom.
The atmosphere in the room was detonated by the contents of the edict. Jealousy, envy, admiration, expectation... the lords were talking a lot, with different emotions flashing alternately on their faces.
The shocked Paul didn't know how to react until he felt his arm being twisted - Catherine brought him back to reality.
Paul immediately organized his words and said solemnly:
"I will take over this important task with great trepidation, and vow to do my best to dedicate my life to Aldo with my shallow talents." He stretched out his hand. With both hands, he respectfully received the edict from Count Morin.
"Marquis?" Everyone present fell into thinking, what is the king's intention?
Most of the anger aroused by the humiliating contract contents disappeared.
While negotiating for peace, he appointed a military leader who was quite capable of fighting. The king's contradictory behavior seemed to indicate that the matter between Aldo and the orcs was not over yet.
A simple banquet was held in the camp to celebrate the birth of a marquis.
After the banquet, Count Morin found Paul and Catherine and specially chose a secluded place to talk with them.
"Count Graiman, no, Lord Graiman, your Majesty needs your help." The Earl said straight to the point.
“Me?” Paul pointed to himself, “What help do you need from me?”
Count Morin replied: "Help from all aspects! Your Majesty has decided to use your Arda as a model to carry out a top-down, all-round reform of the entire kingdom."
Paul's heartbeat After a while, what I have done for a long time will finally have a huge impact on this country.
In an instant, countless thoughts emerged in his mind.
What should he do?
Help Rodney XVIII carry out reforms and make Aldo rich and powerful? Of course, Rodney Eighteen is a good person, but... he is unwilling to give in. He is the time traveler, and he should be the protagonist who leads the trend of the times!
Perhaps we should take advantage of the current extremely weak situation of the royal family to rebel? Go all the way south, go straight to Jingyao, and put the crown on your head!
Well, what should we do with Catherine?
......
"Paul! Paul!" Catherine once again brought her fiancé, who had fallen into fantasy, back to reality.
"Ahem! I'm sorry, I was shocked by the king's foresight. Yes, Aldo can't change anymore. Your Majesty is wiser than ever!"
The Marquis' flattery was disgusting, and Count Morin decided to ignore it.
“His Majesty needs you in the frontier, but His Majesty also needs you in Jingyao. I hope you can go to the royal capital to discuss the general reform plan with His Majesty, and then come back to build a strong army.”
"As many people thought, the peace with the orcs is only temporary. Sooner or later we will drive them back to the grassland to chew the sand."
After informing the king of his intentions, Earl Morin did not After a while, he returned to his residence, leaving Paul and Catherine alone.
"Congratulations!" Catherine could clearly feel that Paul was becoming more and more important in her heart. When Paul was awarded the title of Marquis, she was sincerely happy for him and deeply proud of him. .
Of course, it would be better if there was no such disgusting and humiliating peace treaty.
If she were still the same princess as before, I am afraid she would immediately bring the army back to Jingyao and ask those who made the decision in the capital what kind of reality they negotiated such a peace treaty on.
But she is different now.
I don’t know since when, Catherine’s mood slowly changed. The previous enthusiasm began to fade, and the optimistic and positive spirit of the future disappeared from her body.
Although she dared to swear that she was still 100% loyal to the Kingdom of Aldo, but this loyalty had become the kind of loyalty that follows destiny.
Perhaps this change started from the day my father passed away.
“Thank you!” Paul replied with a smile.
Catherine was surprised by the calm tone of her voice. In fact, she had already felt strange.
Whether it was a humiliating contract or a glorious title, Paul had the calmest reaction among those present today.
How deep this man’s thoughts must be!