Chapter 246

Indeed...

After hearing these words, the group of old nobles in the room couldn't help but nod one after another, showing helplessness.

The succession ceremony of the Lionheart Duke is naturally not easy to be absent. More than half of the old nobles present were on the scene at the beginning, witnessed how the "Laien Three Elders" were planted, and knew the situation of the Laien family now.

According to the rules among the old nobles, if you want to abolish the current Lionheart Duke and change to a new Duke, you must have a "Laien person" with sufficient status to stand up and lead, and then a group of "in-laws" can follow up.

Although it sounds a bit pedantic, and it is burning to the eyebrows, you must find a raft before you can do it, but this is indeed one of the "hidden rules" that old nobles must abide by.

After all, there are many people with contradictions among the old noble groups, and even some blood feuds that have lasted for hundreds of years. If you really don't abide by the hidden rules at all and want to do it, I am afraid that before waiting for the Princess to take action, the entire old noble group will collapse first because of infighting.

"Can't care so much anymore!"

Looking at the newspapers on the table that made people's scalp tight, a younger old noble stood up and proposed with a slightly anxious expression:

"Even if no one in the Laien family can lead, we can't go on like this anymore. Everyone knows what the Princess wants. If she really succeeds in the end, then I am afraid we don't even have the qualification to be royal vassals, and can only be pinched to death by her bit by bit!

No matter what the situation is in the future, we must find a way to get this Duke who does bad things down! At the very least, don't let him lean towards the Princess with the resources and seats of the Laien family, otherwise it will be too late!"

"I think so too."

Another "young and strong" old noble stood up and echoed in agreement:

"Compared to those old rules, it is more important to stop the Princess now. In terms of support, we can't compare to the royal family, and in terms of wealth, we can't compare to the Chamber of Commerce in the Lower House. It will be too late if we don't take action."

"Seconded!"

"Sigh... I have no opinion."

"Agree, even if it doesn't work, we have to try!"

"Wait, you guys calm down first."

Just when a group of old nobles stood up one after another, expressing their agreement to forcibly change the Lionheart Duke, another older noble stood up and reminded:

"Don't forget, even if we can forcibly change the current Lionheart Duke through the Upper House vote, this position of Lionheart Duke still needs someone to sit."

"This is not important!"

The young noble who stood up first said loudly:

"No matter who sits in the position of Lionheart Duke, as long as it is not the current one."

"No, this is very important!"

The old noble shook his head and said:

"I am afraid you haven't read the genealogy of the Laien family, right? Do you know? If you pass the Upper House vote and forcibly change the current Lionheart Duke, then according to the order of succession, the person who becomes the next Lionheart Duke will be his younger sister."

"Then vote his sister down too!"

The young noble said fiercely:

"At worst, give up some more benefits. Compared to being strangled by the new decree pushed by the Princess, and being snatched by the merchants in the Lower House, the price paid for changing two Dukes in a row is completely acceptable, as long as this pair of brothers and sisters are voted down..."

"After voting this pair of brothers and sisters down, there is another pair of brothers and sisters waiting!"

The old noble sneered:

"Read the genealogy of the Laien family carefully! After voting her down, the person who succeeds to the title further down is still the current Duke's younger brother, and further down is his other younger sister.

Hehe, changing four Lionheart Dukes in one day, do you think the royal family is dead, and will just watch you change like this?"

"..."

After asking other nobles with close relationships, and getting an affirmative answer, the young noble who proposed to change people forcibly couldn't hold on anymore.

"Then this family of four is stuck here, doesn't it just block the road to change people? Then we just do nothing and watch?"

"Watching is definitely not okay, but coming hard is also not okay. It is rare to meet such a good opportunity. With the Princess's personality, she will definitely guard against it and will not give us any chance."

"After talking for a long time, isn't there still no way?"

"There is still a way."

After most people's eyes gathered, the old noble unfolded his "Map of Yan State," narrowed his eyes and said:

"But before I start talking about my thoughts, I have to remind everyone that our Lionheart Duke is far from as simple as he looks.

Although he looks like a fool who doesn't understand the rules at all, acts arbitrarily according to his own preferences, and has good luck.

But we might as well calm down and calculate carefully from his position. Even if he doesn't send the Laien family out, does he have the ability to keep the Laien family?

If there is no such thing, besides holding an empty Duke name, what else can he have? And will the situation facing the Laien family be better than it is now?"

After asking these questions, looking at the crowd who started to think along his words, with hidden realization on their faces, the old noble continued to analyze with narrowed eyes:

"To tell the truth, I think our Lionheart Duke is the real smart person.

He understood from the beginning that he had no ability to keep the Laien family at all. Whether he tried to make friends with us in-laws or tried to maintain the Laien family, he would have nothing left in the end.

But his brain was clear enough. He knew he didn't have this ability, so he simply cut off the relationship with us, didn't care about his face, and proposed to the Princess, pulling in someone who had the ability to keep the Laien family."

"After all, we don't need him to get the inheritance of the Laien family, so this Duke of his is worthless to us. But for the royal family and the Princess, his Duke status is the only admission ticket, worth using all his strength to win him over.

And because of the existence of us, the royal family couldn't eat the Laien family completely, and had to rely on his Lionheart Duke name to compete with us for the resources of the Laien family. This instead reached a subtle balance, allowing him to control the Laien family in his hands.

Tsk tsk, our Duke, even if he really doesn't know how to be a noble, he is definitely a person who knows how to do business, knows how to sell himself to the most suitable target, and sold it at a rare good price."

After finishing his views on Leon with admiration, the old noble paused slightly, gave everyone a little time to think, and then picked up a newspaper from the table, patted lightly on the two words "Princess," and proposed loudly:

"Everyone, it is time for us to learn from the smart Duke and find a more suitable 'buyer' for ourselves... What do you think of Prince Watching Watching Qiaoshuya?"

Prince Watching Watching Qiaoshuya?

Hearing the old noble's proposal, a group of nobles couldn't help but frown, and someone couldn't help but directly oppose:

"You want us to lean completely towards the royal family? What is the difference between this and surrendering to the Princess? Don't we have to be controlled by the royal family?"

"First of all, I just suggest leaning towards Prince Watching Watching Qiaoshuya. In addition, when can the Princess represent the entire royal family?"

After asking back meaningfully, the old noble unfolded the "Map of Yan State" completely, revealing the "dagger" he had prepared in advance, and asked:

"Everyone, you might as well think carefully, is what our Princess wants what the entire royal family wants? And is what the royal family wants what Prince Watching Watching Qiaoshuya, and the Wang Hou and Minister of Finance behind him want?"

After glancing at the crowd who suddenly realized, the old noble explained slowly:

"Or to put it more clearly, what the Princess wants besides the throne is the power to restrict us nobles, and this is also the idea of the entire royal family, so the Princess could represent the will of the entire royal family in the past.

And the reason the Wang Hou and Minister of Finance are willing to support the royal family is because they got the King's promise, thinking that the Princess would be married out, and the entire Kingdom would be Prince Watching Watching Qiaoshuya's in the future, so they were naturally happy to see the Princess take action to help him sweep away obstacles.

But now our Princess not only didn't marry out, but also relied on the marriage with that smart Duke to get the power to move the entire Kingdom. Then the situation is different.

At present, the Princess is powerful, and there is the King who wants to check and balance the old nobles to suppress it. Even if the Wang Hou and Minister of Finance are dissatisfied, they dare not move around at this time.

But if the old nobles collectively lean towards Watching Watching Qiaoshuya, and our Prince also has not weak arms... then can the Princess still represent the will of the entire royal family?"