Chapter 527 The Price of the Duke
When a young aristocrat who was originally handsome turns into a sluggish man, it is foreseeable how broken his heart will be.
“I feel very sorry for my son, but his mistakes are irreversible, and the Collins family must take responsibility for this.” Purficott, who left the interrogation room, met with Duke Collins. , but the first words he spoke made the other party feel nervous.
Although Duke Collins had a higher title than Perficott, facing the young earl, Duke Collins did not put on any airs, but expressed his feelings to Perficott in a very low-key manner. My own apology.
The Collins family's foundations are all in the empire. This move to the north is also a traumatic experience for the Collins family.
Although the family title and political status have not been lost, the Collins family is now at the trough of decline after losing the family's rich territory in the empire and the various industries the family operated in the empire.
As one of the three great dukes, he was unable to take back the seat of Speaker of the Noble Parliament from the Duke of Gloucester, which was supposed to take turns. This had a huge impact on the political influence of the Collins family.
Coupled with the current decline, the Collins family is about to become the most declining among the three dukes.
Although the other family is pretty much the same, the Duchess of that family was invited by Perfectcott to join the sugar factory project. With this relationship, their political influence has been slightly restored, which is better than that of the Collins family. A little bit better.
Under such circumstances, it is understandable that an unpopular heir of the Collins family would begin to seek help from some other sources.
After all, there are birds everywhere in the forest. It is not too unusual for the idiot who was turned into a mangy treasure to think that belief in the evil god can help him and allow him to gain power, wealth and glory.
"Your Majesty, Duke, although I also know that this matter has little to do with your Collins family. It was his lack of firm belief in his father that made things become what they are now, but there are some things that I Even if you don’t tell me, you will understand that the Collins family will still have to pay the price for this matter.” Purficott did not invite Duke Collins to sit down and talk with him, and just stood in the corridor outside the interrogation room and talked with him.
To be honest, this is really not decent enough for the two powerful nobles, but both parties who talked were not dissatisfied with it.
In other words, Duke Collins was not dissatisfied with this, and Perficott did it deliberately.
Duke Collins understood what Purficott meant, so he said happily: "The Collins family is willing to accept all due punishment, and the family is also willing to take responsibility for this matter."
You have to admit when you lose, and you have to stand at attention when you are beaten. A qualified imperial noble will not be disgraced in such a thing.
"Very good, if all the nobles could have this awareness, then there wouldn't be so many bad things." Purficott nodded with satisfaction, and then said: "Your Majesty The rumors spread have had a great negative impact on the order and stability of the North. The Collins family needs to make amends for this matter. I believe the Duke will decide how to make up for it, so I will not comment too much.
In addition, there is the punishment part. The Collins family was ordered to reduce their title. This is a decision from Her Majesty the Queen.
Of your three sons, except the eldest son, the other two will be. They will be deprived of their current titles, and they will also need to join the army in the north and perform meritorious service in the army."
Perfect emphasized this when talking about Duke Collins's "three sons." It's "three".
However, Duke Collins had seven sons, three of whom were legitimate sons and the remaining four were heirs or illegitimate sons. The one who committed the crime was one of the four illegitimate children. Purficott deliberately did not mention his three illegitimate children here, and the meaning was undoubtedly very clear.
The muscles on Duke Collins' face twitched. Although he was prepared that the Collins family would have to pay a price for this matter, he did not expect that the price would be so painful.
Among the three sons, the two younger sons were deprived of their titles. This was not a too serious punishment.
Although the Queen has not reduced the title of nobles on a large scale in recent years, she has basically kept it to the extent that there is a reason for the incident and the punishment is well-founded.
So although many nobles were affected, overall the nobles still had no objections.
And for the Collins family, as long as the Duke's title is not affected, everything else is a minor problem.
As for the two younger sons needing to join the army to perform meritorious service, this is what it should be. It is said that punishment must have some performance and actions. It cannot be just three drinks as a fine, but twenty drinks no matter what. Big board.
But Purficott only mentioned three sons and nothing else, so the meaning was already clear.
That is to say, those four heirs do not exist, whether it is the one who has become the Leibao treasure, or the other three illegitimate children, they do not exist.
From this point of view, it is not difficult to understand why the guy who became a mangy treasure wanted to believe in the evil god.
For the imperial nobles, heirs or illegitimate children are not qualified to inherit the family business. Even the inheritance of the surname must be discussed. In some critical situations, they may even be used as priority sacrifice pieces to preserve the family. The real legitimate son.
Perfect’s meaning is also easy to understand, asking Duke Collins to deal with his other three illegitimate children.
This price is too heavy for Duke Collins.
However, he also understood that this was considered a light sentence. Otherwise, if he really wanted to pursue the case, the entire Collins family would be implicated and affected. By then, what awaited him would not be the ability to retain his title and status as he is now. The legitimate son dealt with it.
So although he was very reluctant, Duke Collins still said: "I will let my two sons report to the army in the north."
"Well, good! Duke Collins, you can understand this. Don't worry, I will order someone to take care of your son when he joins the army." Purficott exchanged greetings with Duke Collins before turning around and preparing to leave.
But at this time Duke Collins suddenly asked: "Can I go and see him? No matter what, he is..."
"Your Majesty, Duke, I must remind you, He's not, he's nothing, he's just a pagan who believes in an evil god." Purficott said firmly, and her attitude was already very clear, but looking at the sorrow and pleading on Duke Collins' face, she paused for a moment. After thinking about it, he said: "But if the Duke wants to interrogate the heretic for anything, I can give you five minutes."
(End of Chapter)