Theresa was stunned and looked at the Dragon Flame Man in disbelief.
After hearing Liu Zheng's words, Duke Lorraine raised the corners of his mouth and revealed a sarcastic smile.
Franz laughed out loud without any concealment: "I heard that right."
"Dear Longyan, what do you think you are going to do to help Archduke Theresa of Austria?"
Franz looked at Liu Zheng with utmost mockery, his laughter not hiding his sarcasm at all. When he looked at Liu Zheng now, he felt like he was looking at a clown.
Xie Chan became serious and looked at Liu Zheng.
Others didn't know it, but she knew in her heart that Liu Zheng was absolutely confident when he dared to say such things.
It only took less than six years for a man to become the chief assistant of Long Yan. Now he has the final say over the entire Long Yan.
Xie Chan looked at Franz jumping on Liu Zheng's head like a fool.
I really don’t know if Franz knows that there is an old saying in Long Yan: To stir up trouble when you are too old is to seek death!
Duke Lorraine laughed twice and looked at Liu Sheng sarcastically. He originally thought Liu Sheng was a smart man, but he didn't expect that he was also a big talker.
"Liu Sheng, you, a businessman from Longyan, should not even think about intervening in the affairs of our country." Duke Lorraine said sarcastically.
Earl Austin frowned. He knew what the Dragon Flame man in front of him was capable of, but at best he was just a great artist and a Dragon Flame businessman.
Speaking of helping Archduke Theresa in Austria sounds like a joke.
"Mr. Liu Sheng, you'd better return to Austria immediately..."
"Yes, yes, get out of here." Franz shouted, "Be careful, if I arrest you again that day, Teresa will be at home taking care of the children, but no one will be able to save you."
Liu Zheng glanced at Franz and laughed.
boom!
He raised his fist and suddenly attacked. Before Franz could react, he was punched in the face, causing his nose to bleed immediately.
"Ah!" Franz screamed in pain, not expecting Liu Sheng to suddenly take action.
And it was in front of his grandfather, how could he bear this!
"You, you dare to hit me!" Franz roared.
The Duke of Lorraine was stunned for a moment, and then he came to his senses when he heard his grandson's roar. He saw Franz's nose was sunken and blood was flowing, and he suddenly became furious.
Teresa felt warm in her heart. She didn't expect Liu Sheng to beat someone for her sake.
Count Austin was stunned. He did not expect Liu Zheng to be so bold and hit Franz under the eyes of the Duke of Lorraine.
"Come here, arrest him!" the Duke of Lorraine shouted angrily.
A group of soldiers rushed in soon and were about to arrest Liu Zheng. Liu Zheng showed no fear on his face.
He stared at the Duke of Lorraine and said calmly: "I want to challenge Franz to a duel!"
duel.
There was no room for rejection of the means of resolving disputes among the Austrian nobles.
"Hmph, you are worthy of a duel. If you dare to hit a noble, it is a capital crime!" the Duke of Lorraine roared.
"take away!"
At this moment, Teresa suddenly said.
"Duke Lorraine, not long ago I made Liu Sheng a baron in our Austria. He is already a noble in our Austria."
"A duel between nobles cannot be refused. You know this rule." Teresa smiled lightly.
Earl Austin also reacted and quickly said: "Yes, a duel between nobles cannot be refused."
Earl Austin smiled with an old face, approached Duke Lorraine, and said with a smile: "Duke, you also know that I love to hold parties. If you refuse, I will definitely not tell this matter."
Hearing these words, Duke Lorraine's face darkened. For an old nobleman like him, the most important thing was his reputation.
The Duke of Lorraine gave Teresa and Count Austin a hard look, knowing that he could not refuse this duel.
He looked at Franz again, held his nose, and cried bitterly, feeling a little desperate in his heart.
I have thought of your grandpa as a hero all my life, but why did you give birth to a thing like you?
You're still crying after this little injury?
"Franz!" the Duke of Lorraine shouted angrily.
Franz held his nose there: "Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"
"Franz!"
"Woooooooo..."
The Duke of Lorraine angrily grabbed Franz's hair and lifted him up. Looking at his tear-stained face, he became even more angry.
"Duel, you agree or not!"
As soon as Franz heard the word duel, he looked at Liu Sheng and thought of the times he had been beaten up by Liu Zheng. He would never agree to this duel.
"No answer..."
Duke Lorraine's expression changed and he threatened Franz with his eyes.
Franz immediately understood what his grandfather meant, so he had no choice but to say: "I accept it."
"Well, in ten days, you and I will be together, Franz."
"Even if it's a matter of life or death, there's still a difference between superior and inferior!" Liu Zheng said indifferently.
The Duke of Lorraine glowed and said, "Okay, see you in the arena in ten days!"
"As long as I win, Teresa will have to make her own decision. As for your bullshit maintenance of rule, don't even think about putting pressure on a woman!" Liu Zheng said coldly.
Hearing these words, Theresa felt warm in her heart.
"Huh!" Duke Lorraine snorted, ignoring Liu Zheng and looking at Theresa with Franz.
"Theresa, don't forget that you are still the Archduke of Austria, and don't forget who gave you this status!"
Teresa stared at the Duke of Lorraine with a cold face and said: "Duke of Lorraine, don't forget that it was you who asked me to be the Archduke of Austria."
"The fact that I can become the Archduke of Austria has nothing to do with your good-for-nothing grandson."
Duke Lorraine's expression changed and he was about to speak, but was blocked by Theresa's next words.
"If I'm unhappy, it's not impossible not to take this position."
"Franz can go back, then I will move out. Okay, Duke Lorraine should go back and discuss countermeasures."
Teresa smiled softly and said calmly: "With the ability of your useless grandson, you will definitely lose in a duel with Liu Sheng!"
"Huh! Franz, let's go!" The Duke of Lorraine was so refuted that he couldn't say a word and left here angrily.
Liu Zheng looked at Teresa's sudden outburst with some appreciation, and waited until the Duke of Lorraine walked away.
Liu Zheng asked curiously: "You don't really want to give up your position as the Archduke of Austria, do you?"
Teresa listened and smiled bitterly. She had put too much effort into Austria and would not hesitate to start a war for the orthodoxy of Austria's Holy Roman Empire.
Against Dragon Flame and Prussia.
Prussia has nothing to fear, but Long Yan is a country that Austria does not want to provoke now.
Although she scolds Long Yan's chief assistant and Liu Zheng as a troublemaker every day, she still has some respect for him. She heard that Liu Zheng only took five years to develop Long Yan into what he is now.
"The Archduke of Austria..." Frankly speaking, Teresa didn't want to give up this position that much. After all, she had put so much effort into it.
She looked into Liu Sheng's eyes and said seriously: "If possible, I would like to meet Liu Zheng, the chief assistant of Long Yan, and ask him what he would do if he faced such a situation?"
Liu Zheng's heart skipped a beat.
