A familiar voice came, attracting everyone's attention.
The door of the conference hall was gently pushed open, and Charlotte, wearing a black noble dress, appeared in everyone's sight.
Sebastian was the first to react.
The flame elf stood up from his seat almost instantly, his expression full of surprise.
"Owner!"
He quickly knelt down on one knee, put his right hand on his chest and saluted.
Seeing the girl pushing the door open, the knights and nobles closest to the door were also slightly stunned.
Then, they also stood up one after another and bowed:
"My Lord Count!"
"My Lord Count!"
"Your Majesty the Earl..."
Respectful voices echoed in the chamber like waves of echoes.
As if a chain reaction had started, the nobles and knights in the hall were like wheat fields blown by the wind. First they stood up, and then they all bowed and saluted:
"My Lord Count!"
Charlotte's eyes slowly swept across the hall.
She nodded slightly, accepting everyone's honorific, and then took steps towards the front of the meeting hall.
The knight guard guarding the door consciously came over.
They lined up on both sides, held their swords high, looked respectful, raised their heads and held their chests high, following closely behind Charlotte.
As Charlotte entered, the nobles consciously moved to both sides, making way for a direct path to the front.
Charlotte walked through the crowd calmly, and the nobles on both sides bowed their heads in greeting.
She came to the front of the meeting hall and glanced at Viscount Len Castel, who also stood up, with a half-smile in her blue eyes.
The old Viscount also bowed tremblingly, with a respectful and excited expression:
"Earl...my lord!"
Charlotte looked at him quietly for a few times, nodded slightly, and then naturally sat down on the main seat.
Her eyes swept across the whole place, and she said gently:
"Everyone, please sit down. There is no need to stand."
After receiving Charlotte's order, the nobles sat down again.
The hall was extremely quiet, completely different from the previous noisy market.
It is obvious that although Charlotte has only been in Castel for a few months, she has already established a certain authority among the nobles by virtue of her work in eliminating infiltrated vampires!
At least... authority has been established among the nobles who still surround themselves under the banner of Castel!
"Where were you discussing just now? Oh, by the way, don't worry about me for now. This should be a temporary meeting of nobles called by Sebastian, right? You can continue your discussion while I listen for a while."
Charlotte sat on the lord's throne, moved her butt left and right to a more comfortable sitting position, and said.
"Owner……"
Sebastian stood up slowly, his scarlet eyes fell on Viscount Leon Castells, and chuckled:
"As you can see, we were just listening to His Excellency Viscount Len Castel's proposal to form an interim regency cabinet!"
Charlotte's eyes naturally fell on the old Viscount.
Her expression did not show the slightest dissatisfaction, and her expression showed a little curiosity.
However, being stared at by her beautiful blue eyes, Viscount Leon Castells felt a great pressure.
The old Viscount stood up again almost immediately and explained quickly:
"Your Majesty, please forgive my rashness."
"You haven't shown up these days, and the people in the territory are in a state of confusion. My proposal is just to unify the power of the Castel nobles..."
"Of course, since you are safe and sound, there is no need for the so-called regency cabinet. After all, you are the backbone of Castel."
Charlotte nodded slightly:
"Your Excellency, Viscount, there is no need to be so panicked. As the lord of Castel, I understand your approach."
As she said that, she looked at Sebastian again:
"Sebas, you have been presiding over the work of the territory on my behalf these days. You can continue to preside over today's meeting."
"Yes, Master."
Sebastian bowed respectfully.
He looked at the nobles at the venue again, and he felt much more confident:
"The master is here. I think you will no longer have doubts about the Earl's Mansion, right? Now... everyone should be willing to follow me and fight against the rebels of the Leglis family, right?"
After hearing what Sebastian said, the nobles in the hall looked at each other, and then nodded one after another:
"Since the earl is safe and sound, we will naturally give our full support to the earl in countering the rebellion."
"The Earl's appearance has dispelled all the rumors in the territory. We are willing to follow the Earl and put down the rebellion of Leglis!"
"The eight hundred soldiers of our Valais family have been assembled and are always ready to fight for Castel!"
"Our Long family has recruited a thousand soldiers and is willing to follow the Earl to fight!"
"All for Castel!"
"..."
Even Viscount Len Castel at the front said respectfully:
"The Leon-Castle family has also summoned 600 light infantry, 200 heavy infantry, 200 archers and 100 cavalry, as well as three extraordinary knights, waiting for the order from the Earl's Palace... …”
The nobles in the hall showed their loyalty one after another and reported the numbers for recruiting troops one after another.
Listening to the nobles' heartless pledges of allegiance, Charlotte nodded slightly, looking satisfied.
However, unlike the calm situation on the surface, sitting on the lord's seat at this moment, her heart was actually in chaos.
Especially after hearing that several towns in the north of Castel territory had fallen:
Good guy...
Listening to the discussion, has the Leglis family in the north officially rebelled?
How long had she been asleep?
Charlotte didn't know what was happening in her territory now.
After she woke up from the secret room, she changed her clothes and followed the induction of the call of blood and went straight to the parliament hall. When she came in, she only heard Viscount Len Castel proposing a regency cabinet, and the rest was completely Confused.
However, she did not interrupt the meeting rashly.
Falling into deep sleep was her secret.
Although it is not known how the nobles discovered that she was missing, and Ness, who was supposed to be a substitute, did not know where she died, but as a lord, she must not show that she knows nothing about what happened in the territory. .
Not only does this undermine her authority, but over time it will also cause some thoughtful people to have some doubts about her...
Charlotte recognized Sebastian's ability.
Since the power was delegated to the other party, she might as well sit aside and listen in to understand the ins and outs of the matter.
Charlotte became the audience.
As the nobles in the hall discussed, Sebastian guided and explained inadvertently, gradually, Charlotte also had a general understanding of Castel's current situation...
First of all, it must have been four months since she fell asleep.
In the third month of her sleep, something big happened in the territory.
That was the Leglis family, one of the three viscount families. When "she" went to inspect the Castel Silver Mine, hired mercenaries attacked "her".
Of course, what the Leglis family attacked was not the real "her", but Ness who was disguised as "her" stand-in.
After that, the Leglis family raised the banner of rebellion.
They first claimed that Castells had been sidelined by the nobles headed by the Lenn-Castle family, and launched a rebellion in the name of the "Qingjun Side".
After gaining the support of the neighboring lords of Castells, the Leglis family announced that Charlotte's bloodline was doubtful.
They claimed that the real Charlotte was dead long ago, and that the fake Charlotte's rule over Castells was illegal and brutal, and they officially launched war on the Earl's Palace in the name of overthrowing the rule of the pretender and tyrant.
Within a month, they had assembled more than 10,000 troops and captured several cities in the northern part of the Castel Territory. The war spread all the way to the south...
If not for the fact that Viscount Remicio and the Kingdom's army were stationed in the Silver Mining City, and Vicount Remicio repeatedly warned the rebels not to invade the Castel Silver Mine, which would affect the normal mineral mining of the Crescent Royal Family, otherwise the neutrality would be lifted. If they intervened in the rebellion... I'm afraid even Caiyin City would have fallen long ago.
But even so, the rebels have cut off the connection between the Earl's Palace and the Silver Mining City, and Northport has almost lost contact with the Castel Silver Mine.
After Leglis in the north declared a rebellion, Sebas immediately summoned the territorial nobles and conscripted an army in the name of Charlotte to put down the rebellion.
Afterwards, the lords from various places led their troops to Beigang.
What happened next, even if Sebas and the nobles didn't talk about it, Charlotte herself could probably guess it.
Yes, she did hand over the management of the territory to Sebastian before she fell asleep, but she only firmly controlled the direct territory of Castel.
Feudalism was not a county of the Celestial Empire, and the lords' restraint on their vassals was not that strong. Although Charlotte had gained the loyalty of many nobles, Charlotte was Charlotte, and Sebastian was Sebastian.
Being in Beigang, Sebas may be able to directly mobilize the troops in Beigang, but he lacks effective restraint on the nobles from various places who follow orders.
Only Charlotte and the Castel family can restrain the nobles.
Charlotte has been "missing" for too long, and there are various rumors spreading in the territory. Under this situation, unless Charlotte shows up, it will be difficult for Sebastian to win the support of the nobles.
Even if they win support, it may be difficult to unite.
Today's meeting was held under such circumstances.
Sebastian wanted to use this meeting to integrate the power of the nobles and form a counter-rebellion coalition.
Without Charlotte's restraint, the nobles who were summoned were unwilling to bow to Sebastian and give up the leadership of the coalition.
In this case, the leader of the loyalist nobles, Viscount Lenn-Castle, who had been completely bound to Castel, proposed the formation of a regency cabinet.
Thinking of this, Charlotte couldn't help but glance at the old Viscount who was discussing the battle plan with Sebastian.
From this perspective, she had misunderstood this old noble just now.
It is true that under the premise that the lord is missing, his approach is suspected of seizing power.
But after traveling for more than a year, Charlotte's understanding of Miria's aristocratic system is no longer a novice.
Even if Viscount Leon Castell has selfish motives, if she really never shows up, forming a regency cabinet is indeed the fastest way to unify the power of the nobles.
It is difficult to distinguish right from wrong in many things. It can only be said that even Charlotte did not expect that Nice cat was kidnapped, which directly led to the loss of her double!
However, although Nice's whereabouts are unknown, Charlotte can still clearly feel the connection with him deep in her soul.
The guy is still alive.
"Your Majesty, we have completed our discussion. This is a rough plan. Please review it."
Viscount Leon Castell's words interrupted Charlotte's thoughts. Charlotte nodded slightly and took the parchment recording the battle plan from the opponent's hand.
Looking at the numbers recorded above, Charlotte was a little surprised:
"You gathered a total of 35,000 people?"
Viscount Leon Castells said respectfully:
"That's right, there are forty-five noble families who came this time. Each family brought at least one hundred conscripts and twenty private soldiers. The noble army has assembled 22,000 people."
"In addition, there are thirteen noble families on the way, including three barons. They should be able to summon about three thousand levies, for a total of twenty-five thousand nobles' coalition."
Sebastian nodded:
"In addition to the frontline defenders, the direct-administered territory can also mobilize 2,000 standing troops, 3,000 levies, and 5,000 mercenaries."
"All the troops combined, there are 35,000 people in total."
Charlotte:…
Good guy, a county can pull out so many people with just one pull. In her previous life, she would have believed that this was a fucking kingdom!
Ah, no, even for those countries in the Middle Ages in previous lives, it was not easy to assemble so many armies. The mobilization capabilities of other worlds cannot be treated with common sense...
"Your Majesty the Earl..."
Viscount Len Castel took a step forward and said respectfully:
"Our military strength is three times that of the rebels, and we have the upper hand. Not only that, although the rebels are cored with elite private soldiers of the Leglis family, more than 80% of them are conscripts and mercenaries, and their combat effectiveness is not strong. "
"Currently, the rebels have attacked the upper reaches of the Dorne River in the north. I suggest that the coalition forces move north immediately after integrating their troops and station themselves on one side of the Dorne River to prevent the rebels from crossing the river. At the same time, they train on the spot and look for possible fighter jets..."
"His Excellency Baron Angus de Valais once made great achievements in the Star-Moon War and can lead the army as a commander."
After listening to Viscount Len Castel's suggestion, Charlotte fell into thinking. She glanced at Sebastian and said:
"Sebas, do you have any ideas?"
Sebastian sighed:
"Master, I still have some experience in managing territory, but I'm not good at leading an army in battle."
Charlotte nodded slightly, expressing understanding.
Don't talk about Sebastian.
When it comes to fighting, she herself is an amateur.
Not to mention fighting in the supernatural world, now everything happens so suddenly...
