Chapter 178
Conferring the Title as the annual celebration and the Marquis' birthday party ended, nobles from all over the country prepared to return to their respective territories.
However, before they officially set off, they were more curious about how Wushan Castle would deal with Baron Leisen, and some people even delayed their return to the territory because of this.
In the afternoon, nobles of all sizes gathered at Wushan Fortress.
Although they whispered in twos and threes, most were discussing the purpose of the Marquis summoning them together.
Many people speculated that this meeting was related to Lei Sen or Roning.
Among all the people present, Luo Ning was probably the only one who knew the purpose of the meeting, but he sat in the chair with his eyes on his nose and his nose on his heart. Even if someone came to ask tentatively, he would not reveal a word in advance.
Soon, Rulans arrived, and with him came the great wizard Miroslav and Broll, Blanche, and Knight Missy.
As they took their seats, the fortress hall fell silent.
Lu Lansi smiled slightly, "There are two main reasons why I called everyone here today."
"The first thing is to deal with Leisen Sean."
The old marquis paused and glanced at Toru, who was sitting below. The other party had already prepared the testimony of Lei Sen's followers.
"After last night's interrogation, it has been confirmed that Lei Sen had occupied Wushanbao's resources and attempted to kill Luo Ning many times. He is also highly suspected of being involved in the assassination of Princess Blanche and Wiggins."
"With such a crime, the laws of the nobility cannot protect him. Now I officially declare..."
Everyone concentrated their attention. Although they already knew what happened to Lei Sen, they still wanted to hear it with their ears.
"Deprive the Sean family of their hereditary baronial title, deprive the Sean family of their swamp town territory, and put Leisen and his family in jail. As for whether he was involved in the assassination of Her Royal Highness the Princess and Wiggins, the royal family and Wushan Castle will jointly send people to investigate."
"But regardless of whether he was involved in the latter two events, once the facts are investigated, Wushanbao will hang Leisen to cleanse him of his crimes!"
Simply put, Lei Sen cannot escape death, but the specific time of execution will have to wait until the completion of the follow-up investigation.
Rulans waved his hand, and Sir Toru took two steps forward, holding some testimony.
"This is the result of yesterday's trial. Anyone interested can take a look at it. Anyone who has objections to my verdict can raise them."
Suddenly, many nobles, including Viscount Marvin and Earl Orson, raised their hands and wanted to see the interrogation results.
They didn't suspect that Wushanbao was cheating. Most people were just curious.
Next is the time to check.
Orson looked through it carefully until he had read all the testimonies. "I have no objection."
Luo Ning was a little surprised.
He thought Orson would defend Leisen in an attempt to save his life, but he didn't expect the other party to express that he had no objection publicly.
More nobles had also finished reading it at this time, and all expressed no objection to the Marquis's judgment.
"Since everyone has no objection, the verdict on Lei Sen will take effect."
Lu Lans said, looking at Blanche, who was sitting at the bottom, "If it is found out that Leisen is related to the assassination, Wushanbao will hand him over to the royal family for disposal and will also assist the royal family in hunting down the assassins and the people behind the scenes."
Blanche nodded slightly, "Broll, please arrange a knight to cooperate with Wushanbao to conduct follow-up investigations."
"As you wish, Your Highness!" Broll responded respectfully.
The fortress hall was quiet momentarily before Lulans continued, "After the Sean family was stripped of their titles and territories, Swamp Town became a no-man's land."
As soon as the words fell, everyone perked up.
The nobles hope that their territories will grow larger and larger. They are very attracted to unowned territories, especially those with a foundation for development.
Although Swamp Town's industries are not very good and the population is not large, it has a specialty—black buffalo.
This animal performs very well in farming, and Lei Sen can earn many gold coins every year by selling cattle.
Whoever can take over this ownerless land will be able to take over the black buffalo industry.
Roning noticed that the eyes of many nobles had changed. Even Viscount Marvin had a burning look in his eyes. On the contrary, Earl Orson was relatively restrained.
"During the assassination at the Colosseum, it was Ronin's protection that allowed Princess Blanche to remain unharmed."
"Rhonin resolved the crisis facing Her Royal Highness the Princess and made an indelible contribution to the Royal Family of Alduin! At the same time, he also prevented a disaster at Wushan Fort. His contribution to Wushan Fort cannot be concealed!"
Lulans looked at Ronin and said, "Now, as the Marquis of the Kingdom of Alduin and the Lord of Wushan Territory, I will name the Territory of Sein and the land to the north of it as 'Wubei Territory' and officially confer the title of 'Ronin Wushan' as the Viscount of Wubei Territory!"
Many nobles held their breath. Wubei Territory, what a vast area must have been, and yet it all became Ronin's territory?
This is, too...
However, they seemed to understand Roning's performance, his contribution to saving Princess Blanche, and Lulans's mentality.
Orson frowned slightly.
He had long guessed that Sean Territory would become Roning's territory, but he didn't expect Lulans to play such a big game and give the entire northern area to Roning.
The area of Wubei Territory is not small, even if it is considered an earldom, let alone a viscount territory.
Of course, these are secondary. After all, the Wubei Territory is extremely poor and has almost no population. It is extremely difficult and time-consuming to develop and operate it.
Orson was more concerned about what Lulans said.
If he remembered correctly, Luo Ning had changed his surname from "Wushan" when he became the Baron of Shanlin Town.
However, in the announcement just now, Lu Lans used the name "Roning Wushan," which means that Roning used his original surname again.
The meaning of this is obvious.
Under his robe, Orsen clenched his fist slightly and thought, "Lulansi, do you want to abolish my grandson and make Luo Ning the heir again?"
It was easy to deprive Ronin of his inheritance rights because Ronin's maternal line had all died out, and he did not have the support of other nobles;
But depriving Breton of his inheritance rights is not a matter of a few words, and Orson will be the first to jump out and oppose it.
Lu Lans let the discussion in the hall continue for a while, then he smiled faintly and asked: "Regarding this canonization, anyone can raise any opinions."
Whether to confer a baronship, especially a baron in a remote area like Shanlin Town, can be decided by Rulans or even Wiggins because this does not hinder the interests of other nobles.
However, the title of viscount is conferred, and the area of Wubei Territory is so large that it may cause dissatisfaction and disgust among other nobles.
In the aristocratic world, vassals must be loyal to their lords, and lords must protect their vassals.
If the enthronement infringes upon the interests of other nobles, then the feudal lord has failed to fulfill his obligation to protect them, and his vassals can naturally raise objections.
So, it is reasonable for Lu Lans to ask this question.
Many nobles looked at each other.
Although they coveted Swamp Town and an area as large as Wubei Territory, they did not object to Lulans' decision.
Because anyone with a discerning eye can see that Lu Lans wants to support Luo Ning.
Seeing that no one raised any objections for a while, Luo Ning secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't expect things to go much more smoothly than he had expected.
But just as he finished celebrating, an inopportune voice rang out.
"My Lord Marquis, I have an opinion!"
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