Hearing marquis salters question, everyone present become angry.
Earl grey added,
"I have also same feeling like lord salter. They started to activate their war machines when our king faced an assassination attempt. So there are a high probability of their involvement."
marquis Mebner said making an ugly face,
"Even if they are not directly involved, but they may be in a pact with those 'losers' ."
Hearing this everyone present become a little restless. More than 40 years ago when the 12 prince of the royal family fought for the crown, various noble families supported these warring princes.
Current king Ronald succeeded in defeating and killing his brothers thanks to the all the nobles family's now present besides his bed. During those chaotic times, murder,blackmail,backstabbing was a common thing .He was lucky back then to receive the support from the Novgord empire.
After successfully becoming the king, he showed mercy to most of the nobles. But few were so stubborn that they denied to recognize him as their ruler. So he naturally punished them very harshly.
Many powerful old nobels were demoted overnight. Most famous among these noble families are,Ducal family Nort-Marto family which was demoted to the viscount family , marquis family known as steins family was demoted as a barron family, Elsorn family which was a very old marquis family became a Barron family ... etc.
Regarding this matter king is helpless.
If king Ronald could, he would have long since eradicated these troublesome noble family's .But king can't break the feudalist rules set by ancestors of not killing a noble.No matter how much heinous crime they commit, if they don't do something that endanger the kingdom or royal family, they can easily survive from the punishment at exchange of some compensations.
feudalism is like a double edge sword.
It one way helps royal family to rule the big kingdom and helps to collect tex from the people of their ruling area.
On the other hand it also causes decentralization of power, which forces the king to maintain good relations and appease the nobles. Nobles do not pay tex from their own pocket but forces the people living in their territory with a huge taxes.So ordinary people have no participation in the ruling the kingdom, all government posts are in the aristocrats gripes.
No matter how much a noble torture It's subjects in his territory, if he do not commit big crime, king can not interfere in their territory management .
If King Ronald kills those loser nobles, he will lose support from all of the nobles.
Nobles family's has relationship with many other aristocracy family's not only in this kingdom but also outside ones.So you never know what will come next to bite you.
These nobles team up, back - stab and marry among their families. This is a very big circus show.
King Ronald said sternly,
"Whether it is those 'losers' from back then or the Hussar kingdom or other , it doesn't really matter.The important thing is to how to turn this situation in our own advantage. What if we release the the information about the assassination attempt and tell that Hussar kingdom are the orchestrator. the ones behind this hiring of assassin women ?"
Duke kropp's eyes lit up and he said enthusiastically,
"His majesty is wise as always. Since 3 day's we are secretly enforcing a lot of magi about this matter, which attracted a lot attention.If we reveal about this assassination attempt and point it towrds those bastards(Hussar), that they hired an infamous assassination group to harm his majesty. Then they will suffer a lot of public image and reputation . It can also make our people to want to have revenge against them!Which will greatly help to make a massive conscription! "
Earl grey also nodded and added
"Your grace is right, it will greatly help us in this upcoming war. But according to our spies , we came to a conclusion that Hussar's are receiving a lot of material and financial aid from thier backer the Auspice empire.So will our backers do the same? "
Hartage kingdom is the protectorate kingdom of the Novgord empire.So they have moral obligations to help their ' little brother ' in their time of need.
Marquis song replied,
"I have talked with the duke lenor via magic communication prop yesterday regarding this issue. He affirmed me that Novgord will support us at any need. He will start sending aid as soon as emperor Ulrich of Novgord empire gives a nod.According to his information, he will meet the emperor today for this matter ."
King narrowed his eyes and after thinking he said,
"Give permission to the duke Remus that he can conscript peasant young mens from age 20 to 30 from any aristocracy family's territory west of this kingdom. He is authorized to command all the noble families west of this kingdom to participate in this due war .Those who do not obey, will be punished according to the law.
Order duke Redford to send one-third of his standing army from east to the west in aid to the duke Remus.Anyway east side is a friendly territory, so they can lower the number of manpowers there.
Inform duke carzon of north region and duke Cilic of south region to be ready to send help to duke Remus at any time.Although we share most of the this 2 region with novgord alliance,so there's almost no risk of getting attacked from there. But they can wait for the war to start.
Earl gery, lead 1/10 th the mages and knights from capital to the duke Remus aid. Also contract Hartz maze tower for their assistance and Hartz diocese to send at least some of thier holy knights.
Before i die i want to see that hussar king kissing my legs for mercy. We will pay back for the humiliating defeat which caused us to lose ⅓ of our territory to them 100 years ago. "
After giving orders he tell the nobles them to leave.Only the medic magi and maid martha stayed in his bedroom.
....
The young maid who carried the tray of medicine to king's bedroom was now telling what she heard the noble's are discussing with the bedridden king to the 3rd royal concubine miss mulleina .
She had a life saving grace to her excellency, so she hide nothing from her.
After hearing the maids words, she understood that the king luckily survived but will die after 7 years.
"Thanks to the mother goddess that his majesty is safe! maid from now on forget everything you heard there, and also warn those 2 maids to do so too. or else... "
Saying so she throw a small clothes bag full of gold coins and ordered her to leave.
Before leaving, she maid happily accepted the gold coins and promised to forget about this incident.
Her and king Ronald's marriage was a political marriage. They were never in a love relationship.
She doesn't care if king lives or dies, but her only concern is her son, whom she want to see as a king of Hartage kingdom.
Royal concubine mulleina called the butler. The butler is a middle-aged men. He takes care of the lily palace where she lives.
The butler give a salute respectfully and said,
"Your royal highness, is there something you are looking for this butler?"
She nodded and said,
"What is that useless son of mine doing now?"
The butler started to sweat and said with a fake smile,
"Your highness, young prince is now hunting deers in a nearby mountains."
Mulleina twitch her mouth and said harshly,
"Butler Hans, I know you pamper that Habsnar a lot. Stop lying to me or else you know my anger issues. "
Butler Hans sighed and said,
"Your highness, I don't know if it will be appropriate to talk something like that... "
She narrowed her beautiful golden eyebrows and said sternly,
"Say do not measure my patients."
Butler Hans said in red face,
"The prince....is in a famous brothel right now for about a week ."
She furrowed her eyes in shock and anger, She shouted loudly,
"All other six princes running to the nobles door to door nonstop for their trust and support and that stupid son of mine is busy fucking whores? "