Chapter 948 Unexpected Disposal

"Your Majesty, I..."

To Roland's surprise, the other party did not blurt out the answer as usual, but seemed rather hesitant. This was very rare for the commander of the First Army.

He originally just asked casually, but he suddenly became interested. Roland didn't think Iron Ax had any ulterior motives, not to mention that full responsibility itself included disposal methods. There was no essential difference between burning or hanging. What he was curious about was that since it was neither a violation of the order nor a violation of the order, then the other party's hesitation was somewhat worth pondering.

However, he did not choose to continue to exert pressure. He just leaned back in his chair and waited for the Mojin's answer.

After hesitating for a while, Iron Ax suddenly knelt down, "No, Your Majesty... It was Miss Edith who provided the plan to completely eliminate the enemy nobles, but I was the one who actually implemented it, so I should bear full responsibility."

Edith? Roland was stunned. Is this a plan from the staff department? No, he didn't see anything related to this in the plan, so... was it a private chat?

In a flash of thought, he understood the reason for the other party's hesitation.

In this era when private soldiers are prevalent, anything related to the army is considered a restricted area for the lords. It is most taboo for outsiders to interfere, even if it is suggestions and reminders that are beneficial to the war situation. If it happened in the territory of other nobles, the private proposer would inevitably be punished, and Iron Ax neither wanted to implicate Edith, nor did he want to cover it up with lies, which was why the initial entanglement arose.

"I understand. You handled the war on the Eastern Front very well. Later, the city hall will draw up rewards based on the statistics of the results. You can go down first."

Tie Ax was startled, "Your Majesty, won't you... punish me?"

Roland couldn't help but laugh, "Why? Did you violate any of the regulations?"

"Well"

"My order is to eliminate the rebels in the east and bring their cities under my rule. The specific process is up to you." He paused. "If you are inspecting the military camp and hear two of your soldiers discussing the situation of the war, , and you adopted their opinions, should I punish you and these two people? Besides, Edith is a member of the staff, and it is normal for her to have some thoughts about the combatants. "

"So... you think none of us are at fault in this matter?" Tie Ax couldn't help but raise his head.

"I didn't say that," Roland shrugged. "Just because you don't have any problems doesn't mean that Edith doesn't have any problems, but what happens next has nothing to do with you. Go back and have a good rest."

Tie Ax opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something more, but in the end he chose to obey the order under his gaze, "Yes, Your Majesty."

As soon as the commander-in-chief of the First Army left, Roland immediately called the city hall's dedicated phone number and "inform Edith to come to the castle."

In less than half a quarter of an hour, Northland Pearl appeared at the door of the office.

"Your Majesty, this matter is my responsibility," Edith said, "I am willing to accept any punishment from you."

Roland looked at her with interest, "You know what I'm going to say before I even speak?"

"The Eastern Front Army has just returned to Neverwinter City. The first person you summoned must be Iron Ax. If he had not reported to you the inside story of the burning of the nobles, I don't think you would have called me here so quickly."

It's easy to talk to smart people, Roland thought to himself, and looking at her magnanimous look, people couldn't help but think that she was the loyal minister who had been wronged for the country.

However, the smarter a person is, the easier it is sometimes for him to fall into the dead ends he has built.

"First of all, I took the initiative to ask him about this matter. After all, it's not his style to trick nobles into getting together and then pretend to be a fire scene. Also, since you think you are responsible, what is the problem?"

"I met with the commander of the First Army informally and did not apply to you..."

"Wrong," Roland interrupted directly, "Your problem is that you violated the regulations of the General Staff. According to the regulations, any combat plan needs to be recorded in paper and submitted to me for review."

Edith obviously didn't expect him to say that, and couldn't help but widen her eyes, "Your Majesty?"

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"But..." Beidi Pearl looked incomprehensible, "Once it is carried out in your name, wouldn't it become something you did in the eyes of other officials?"

"You're right," Roland raised his lips, "Is there any problem?"

"This..." Like Iron Ax, Edith also showed rare confusion. "Although they are rebels,... they are also nobles. In the eyes of some nobles, what you are doing may be..."

"I know what you want to say," Roland waved his hand, "But if even I can't resist it, do you think you can withstand the backlash?"

"I"

"Relax, I just want to discuss it with you. Do you really think it is the right thing to take the blame when something goes wrong?"

"Take the... pot?"

"Ahem, just understand it as shirking responsibility." Luo Lansheng said, "Back to this matter, it was obviously for the Kingdom of Graycastle. In the end, not only did I not get the honor, but I had to die because of it, but I feel at ease. If even clapping and cheering were known to others, would those officials still be loyal to me wholeheartedly?"

Edith fell silent.

"So the king is the most suitable person to take charge. Only in this way, the people below will not have any burden when doing things. Because of this, I need to review the final plan of the staff, even if it is something I am not good at Things, do you understand?"

After a long while, Beidi Pearl nodded and responded, "I am arrogant."

"The penalty for violating the regulations is that all the credit for this two-front offensive will be cancelled, and you could have been promoted." Roland took a sip of tea, "This matter ends here, you can continue to do your business."

"Yes, please allow me to excuse myself." Edith said, stroking her chest and saluting.

"So... your work was in vain this time?" Cole Kant carefully pushed the honey mushroom in front of Edith, and then watched the other person stab the fork into the mushroom slices, "Other colleagues can be promoted. , are you the only one who doesn’t?”

"That's right, I don't have one." Beidi Pearl chewed on the browned bird's-beak mushroom, as if venting his dissatisfaction with the dinner, "Listen to what His Majesty said, "If you can't resist me, you Can you withstand this backlash?" It's just that you can't bear it, so you need an outlet. Of course, if it were a lord like my father, I would never do this. It was only because I knew that His Majesty would not ignore it that I felt that this investment would not be a huge loss and the risk was still controllable. But he just said it in two or three sentences. I gave up everything I did and thought I thought too much. Are all idealists so naive? "

"Uh... sister, are you angry?" Cole wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"Why, can't you see it?" Edith glared.

The latter quickly shrank his neck. This was the first time he saw his eldest sister showing such an expression in a non-banquet setting. After more than ten years of getting along, Cole clearly understood how much his sister loved power. If it was as she said, she lost a promotion opportunity because of this matter, it would be normal to be annoyed, complaining or disappointed, but... her expression did not tell him that, it was more like a mixture An angry... strange smile.

And if he doesn't mean it wrong, usually similar complaints will be called coquettishness.

Oh my god... Cole couldn't help but shudder when he thought of this. The Pearl of the North, who always had an indifferent face or was hypocritically calculating his opponents, could actually smile? And unlike the hypocrisy at the banquet, she seemed completely unaware of her demeanor at the moment. Is this still the Edith Kant he was familiar with?

"Huh?" After getting no answer for a long time, Edith narrowed her eyes dangerously.

Col suddenly felt chills stand on his back. No, she is still his elder sister. This is absolutely true. "I just think... Your Majesty, he may have his own considerations, right?"

"Let him do whatever he wants," Northland Pearl put the last piece of mushroom into her mouth, "I would like to see how high an idealist can reach. But..."

"But what?" Cole had a vague premonition.

"But my unhappiness is indeed real. Edith raised her thin lips and said, "In the next period of time, I will use you to calm down. "8)