Louis V's sentencing of the third prince caused the entire venue to fall into silence.
No one expected that His Majesty the King would be so decisive.
Charlotte was also somewhat surprised.
Before the Central Conference was held, she had repeatedly speculated on what the outcome of the third prince's trial would be.
Although Charlotte felt that the death of the third prince was not a pity, based on the known history of Miria, she had always believed that the king's punishment for the third prince would be to deprive or seal the power of blood and then exile him.
But I really didn't expect that he would be executed directly.
Miria's aristocratic system is still quite strict, and the status of the royal family is higher than that of other nobles. Even if they commit no matter how serious a crime is, the internal judgment will almost never directly impose the death penalty.
Throughout the history of the mainland, executions cannot be said to be completely absent, but they are often carried out in private, and death due to illness is announced to the public, so as to preserve the last dignity of the royal family and related members.
Instead of announcing it directly like today.
Charlotte couldn't help but glance at the high platform. The old king's face was still expressionless, and his black pupils were full of indifference, as if the person who was pronouncing the sentence was not his own child.
Charlotte didn't know whether it was because Louis V was also angry at the third prince's rotten behavior, or whether he was really selfless.
The only thing that is certain is that this king, known as the "Great One", is decisive and ruthless enough.
After all...the third prince, Philippe, was Louis V's favorite child a few months ago and a strong contender for the throne.
But a few months later, he was sent to the gallows by his father himself.
"The verdict is as above. Do your colleagues have any objections to this?"
Duke Yuehu's voice sounded again, breaking the silence in the venue.
The nobles looked at each other and were speechless for a moment.
The third prince did commit a lot of crimes, and many of his evil deeds challenged the limits of the nobles. But at this moment, he was really sentenced to death, and they didn't know what to say.
Only Hubert de Boit-Lint, Duke of Violet, in the tenth seat, looked hesitant.
It was obvious that the old Duke, who had given up his grandson in the Boulder-Castle War, became a little unbearable after hearing the death sentence.
He sighed and stood up from his seat shakily.
For a moment, all the nobles' eyes were focused on him.
"Your Majesty, Philip has indeed committed a heinous crime, but he...is a direct member of the Valva family after all, and is...your son after all."
The old Duke bowed to Louis V and said in a solemn voice.
Louis V looked at him indifferently:
"He is indeed my favorite son, but he is also the third prince of New Moon and the most noble nobleman of New Moon."
"Power and obligation are equal. The status of a noble is not a capital for misdeeds. Collusion with the Blood Demon Order is a taboo in our country, not to mention that he has committed so many unforgivable crimes!"
"Since you have made a mistake, you must bear the corresponding price."
"Whoever...he is."
Facing the deep and decisive gaze of Louis V, Duke Violet opened his mouth and finally let out a long sigh:
"I will obey your royal order."
After saying that, he sat down tremblingly.
Louis V's eyes swept across the audience, and his majestic voice echoed in the hall:
"Does anyone have any objections to this central meeting?"
Quiet.
No nobleman stood up to object again.
Even those nobles who were filled with righteous indignation and originally planned to protest against the punishment of the "Great Purge" after the conference tried the third prince...
What a joke, the king wanted to hang even the prince, but could he still spare the nobles who colluded with the Blood Demon Order during the "Great Purge"?
If you don't kill people, you are already opening up a wide range of things!
The nobles were not fools, and of course they heard the pun in the king's words.
At this moment, Louis V had already responded to the nobles' attitude in advance with his own actions!
"Since there is no objection, let's let it be decided. The execution time is set at ten o'clock tomorrow morning. The execution will not be public and will be witnessed by the Kingdom's cabinet and the Dukes."
Louis V was indifferent and authentic.
After all, he saved the last dignity for the third prince, or perhaps for the sake of the royal family, he did not choose to execute him publicly.
But with the kingdom's duke and cabinet present, they can be considered witnesses.
"Gentlemen, do you have any questions?"
Louis V looked at the Dukes in the first row again.
Today's cabinet was replaced by half during the Great Purge, and the remaining ones are all dukes, so the first row of dukes also includes the cabinet...
After hearing the king's words, the dukes looked at each other, and no one had any doubts.
Louis V's eyes finally fell on Eleanor again.
His cold and majestic gaze softened slightly, and he said in a deep voice:
"As for all the property of the third prince... it will all belong to Mr. Bold as payment for his crime."
Eleanor paused and bowed slightly:
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your understanding..."
Louis V waved his hand gently and stood up from his seat.
"Let's adjourn."
he said.
After finishing speaking, he left the venue together with the New Moon High Priest, surrounded by the royal knights.
It wasn't until the presence of the king and the chief priest completely disappeared that the quiet venue became commotion again.
The nobles looked at each other and soon fell into a heated discussion:
"Hanging! It's actually hanging! I didn't expect His Majesty to sentence the third prince to hanging!"
"You must be angry too. Although Princess Margaret is from a humble background, His Majesty seems to like her quite a lot..."
"I thought this trial would last for many days... I didn't expect the results to come out so soon. Alas, the meeting ended so quickly, and in the end I was unable to raise any objection to the 'Great Purge' to His Majesty..."
"Hmph! Are you regretting it now? Why didn't you mention it when His Majesty was here just now?"
"Who dared to mention it just now! They were all restrained by the verdict. Besides, the prince was treated so harshly, so what about the nobles?"
"well……"
"..."
The nobles gathered their things and left the table while discussing.
Listening to their conversation, Charlotte also sighed secretly.
Perhaps...this is the effect Louis V wanted.
She greeted several familiar nobles, got up and left the venue.
…
This meeting was full of thunder and light rain.
A trial that was thought to be likely to last several days or even more than ten days ended in less than a day.
It was lunch time after the meeting, and lunch was prepared in the council hall. However, most of the nobles did not use it and went back in carriages.
The same goes for Charlotte, but before leaving, she made a verbal agreement with Duke Yuehu to attend the other party's salon in a few days, and Duke Yuehu said that he would send someone to send a formal invitation letter to Charlotte soon.
After a round with Sebastian and others outside the venue, Charlotte also informed her followers about the process of the meeting.
"It seems that His Majesty the King is determined to strengthen centralization of power."
Sebastian touched his chin and said.
Charlotte nodded slightly, convinced.
It's interesting to say that as one of the triggers of this central meeting, she was considered the protagonist, but she became a spectator from beginning to end.
But Charlotte is also happy and comfortable, just so she can keep a low profile and don't have to attract attention.
Today's verdict will surely spread throughout the capital and then the entire kingdom soon.
But that has nothing to do with Charlotte.
Time flies.
In the blink of an eye, it was already the day after the trial of the third prince.
At noon, Charlotte heard the news about the execution in the palace. It was said that the third prince cried and wet his pants during the execution, which was a disgrace to the royal family.
But no matter what, the third prince of the Crescent Moon, Philippe de Valva, died of his own stupidity and sin.
Charlotte finally understood something that was on her mind.
After the afternoon, the manor rented by Charlotte finally welcomed a new guest.
However, he was not the attendant who sent the salon invitation to Duke Yuehu.
But they are the royal knights from the Crescent Palace.
The royal knights brought the king's orders.
Louis V... wants to summon her.
(End of chapter)
