The crowning ceremony is only the most popular part of the entire enthronement ceremony, followed by a grand banquet for important people at home and abroad.
Sharlayan is not very interested in the same hedonistic banquets, but this banquet is different. The new king Kael'thas will announce some important news at the banquet.
Kael'thas and Anasteria had to return to the royal court to change out of their heavy attire.
After that, the old king who has abdicated will not attend the banquet again.
Anastria is not someone who can't afford to let go. Now that he has officially resigned, he has handed everything over to Kael'thas, and he can enjoy his old age with peace of mind.
The Sun King will not participate in the first half of the banquet, which is to give time for representatives of various countries and the dignitaries of Quel'Thalas to build relationships with each other.
Sarlayan was still not interested in this kind of banquet communication as always.
After a brief exchange with Uncle Villeless, Baron Sangunar and other nobles, he walked out of the familiar banquet hall alone and came to the small garden on the side of the hall like last time.
"Uh~"
Just like last time, someone has already taken the lead in the small garden.
But this time it was not Sylvanas, but four people who surprised Sarlayan.
'Calpurnia, Solanlian, Mattis...who is the other one? '
Calpurnia and Solanlian are both members of the Silver Moon Council, while Mattis is a rising star in the Flame Eagle Legion and will succeed him as the Legion Commander sooner or later.
The above three people have one characteristic in common. They are all leaders of the younger generation of the four nobles.
Then, the origin of the fourth young man whom Sarlayan did not know was obvious. Obviously, he was also a member of the four nobles.
Looking at the four noble young talents who turned to look at him at the same time, Sarlayan's eyes narrowed slightly. He did not believe that it was just a coincidence that these four people were neatly gathered here.
'Waiting for me here on purpose? '
Sharlayan's dislike of banquets is not hard to find information. Not many people know about the last "tryst" between him and Sylvanas in the small garden, but it is not a big secret either.
As long as you are willing to inquire, it is not difficult to obtain this information with the power of the four nobles.
With the barrage of comments, Sarlayan guessed the purpose of these four people.
Calpurnia, Solanlian and Matis are not yet the heads of the four noble families, but with the potential they have shown, it is only a matter of time before they gain sufficient support within the family.
The ones at the forefront were undoubtedly Calpurnia and Solanlian, who gained the trust of Anasteria and entered the Silver Moon Parliament, while Mattis was slightly behind.
The Flame Eagle Legion is not a newly established force like the Morning Front Legion.
The Fire Eagle, Firewing, Fireblade and Sunfury, these four legions are the largest and most elite troops in Quel'Thalas.
The Flame Eagle and Fire Wing legions are in the hands of the Flame Eagle family and the Fire Feather family respectively, while the Flame Blade and Sunfury are under the direct management of the Sun Chaser royal family.
As the four nobles bowed their heads to the royal family, the four most elite legions in Quel'Thalas all came under the control of the royal family.
Most of the remaining medium-sized legions such as Yang Yan and Sun Shadow are in the hands of noble families loyal to the royal family. Only a few small-scale legions have been infiltrated by the old nobles.
Moreover, this was a gap that Anasteria deliberately opened up in the early years. The purpose was to prevent the nobles who could not control the military power from leaping over the wall and using their remaining influence to damage the political ecology and people's livelihood economy of Quel'Thalas.
Sarlayan did not believe that those small legions fattened by the old nobles could play a role. Since Anasteria dared to let go, it meant that he had already made relevant emergency preparations.
There is an old saying in another world, there is an emperor and a court.
Both Calpurnia and Solanlian were promoted by the old king. It is still unknown whether the new king Kael'thas will continue to use them.
The old king admired Matis for his bravery and prowess in battle, but would Kael'thas, who was used to seeing extraordinary warriors like Sarlayan, still trust him?
Today's four major nobles no longer have the confidence to challenge the Sun Chaser royal family head-on. The civil strife three years ago almost broke their backbones. A large number of elite tribesmen were forced to deal with it internally, resulting in heavy losses in talent.
But a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. Even with their power weakened, not everyone can defeat the four nobles. They still have considerable influence in Quel'Thalas.
The old king reused the four nobles who had undergone internal self-examination. On the one hand, he cared about old friendships, and on the other hand, he retained them to deal with those old nobles with inflated ambitions.
The intelligence gathering capabilities of the four nobles are certainly not as good as those of the Sun Chaser royal family, which possesses the Backlight Blade, but they also have their own channels to understand the direction of the high-level trends in advance.
As the old nobles headed by Darkan were brutally cut in half, only Darkan saw the opportunity and cut off their seats early. The power of the old nobles has long been reduced to what it used to be.
The marquis and earls that Sarlayan saw before only inherited the titles of their elders at the mercy of the old king, and their influence and financial resources have been greatly reduced.
In other words, the four nobles used to check and balance the old nobles are no longer as useful as before.
Kael'thas has not yet clearly expressed his attitude towards the four nobles, which makes them very uneasy. The purpose of finding Sarlayan is to find out Kael'thas's true intention in a subtle way.
The four nobles are not the old nobles who still want to fight to the death. They have long known the importance of Sarlayan in the eyes of Kael'thas.
According to their speculation, Sarlayan should be reused after Kael'thas initially straightens out the government.
As a confidant of the new king, he must know a lot about Kael'thas's governance plans, which may include his attitude towards the four nobles.
Not to mention, Sarlayan really knew, it was Kael'thas who told him personally during a private chat.
Regarding the treatment of the four nobles, Kael'thas has not yet made up his mind. He should continue to maintain the status quo in the short term and make adjustments at any time according to subsequent changes in the situation.
The old nobles have indeed lost power, but there are still noble forces in Quel'Thalas.
Don't look at the fact that the nobles are united around the royal family and are unanimously targeting the old nobles who are still evil.
Once the remnants of the old nobility are uprooted by Kael'thas, will the attitude of the nobility change if there are no enemies?
Everything is still unknown.
There is a saying that those who slay dragons will eventually become evil dragons.
In order to avoid finding a check and balance tool when an accident occurs, Sarlayan suggested that Kael'thas keep the four nobles, which can be regarded as leaving a conspicuous target for the nobles to work out in Kael'thas. The big frame is desperately inward.
No one does not want domestic peace, but there will not and cannot be only one voice within any country, even if this voice comes from the royal family.
If you listen to both, it will be bright; if you listen to one side, it will be dark.
It doesn't matter if you listen to those flattering remarks all day long, but no matter how wise you are, you will inevitably relax if you continue for a long time. This is human nature.
Saryan hopes to establish a competitor that can be seen before them while ensuring that the two sides will not compete viciously.
Competition can ensure the rapid development of society. From a long-term perspective, it is beneficial to Quel'Thalas to retain the four nobles.
Although Kael'thas has not yet made up his mind, his attitude is obviously inclined to accept Sharlayan's proposal, and the old king also persuaded him on this matter before abdicating the throne.
Kael'thas just couldn't get over the hurdle in his heart. This was the psychological shadow left before he was forced to study in Dalaran.
Thinking of the way his old father was squeezed out by the four nobles, Kael'thas, who was born as a son of a man, always had an evil fire in his heart that could not be dissipated.
This is something that Kael'thas, as the king, must figure out for himself.
The two ends of the scale are state affairs and personal grudges. If Kael'thas really wants to become the ideal king of ZTE, he must learn to abandon personal grudges and put state affairs first.
But this kind of persuading people to be generous... especially when it comes to the humiliation of their parents, Sarlayan, who is also the son of a human being, cannot do it.
In principle, he could understand Kael'thas's mood, but from an objective point of view, Sarlayan hoped that Kael'thas could control his emotions and successfully overcome this hurdle.
After retracting his wandering thoughts, Sarlayan looked calmly at the brown-haired man he didn't recognize among the four.
"Who is this?"
"Let me introduce you."
Mattis and Sarlayan had had a conflict before. Although it was just a dispute of temper, it was still a bit embarrassing for him to take the initiative to speak.
The Great Astromancer Solanlian has always been taciturn and not good at words.
So the job of introduction fell to the versatile Calpurnia.
Calpurnia introduced Sarlayan with a friendly smile: "Earl of Deep Shadow, this is the deputy leader of the Fire Wing Legion, Petra Fire Feather."
Petra politely bowed to Sarai and said, "It's an honor to 'encounter' you here, Earl of Deep Shadow."
"A chance encounter...? Ha~ just treat it like this."
Sarlayan, who was confident in his heart, smiled calmly: "Since you can guess that I will come here, you should also have an understanding of my temper."
"I don't like beating around the bush, four, if you have anything to say, please just say it."
Chapter 411 The worries of the four nobles
