Chapter 162, Round Table Conference
After a sumptuous dinner, several people returned to their rooms, bathed and changed their clothes. After a long battle, the knights were more or less stained with dust.
After finally living in the castle, it is natural to take a bath and change into clean clothes.
Ryan had already prepared a large wooden barrel in his own room, and the Primarch buried his muscular male body in the hot water and exhaled comfortably: "Ah, so cool."
The hot water in the barrel was rippling, Ryan leaned against the edge of the barrel, and he relaxed and stretched his body as far as possible.
After dispatching troops to the Arden Forest in early August, it was already late September before they knew it.
The Holy Grail Knight recalled the past along the way.
"Hehe, I also know that if I do that, it will definitely be full of controversy, but that is the right decision." Ryan muttered to himself: "Of course it will bring me trouble, but I firmly believe that, compared to the countless people around the Arden Forest The village and next year's giant beast tide, I'm doing the right thing."
The room assigned to Ryan is a clean room in Artois Castle, but it is not particularly large. Simple beds, tables and chairs, and the spacious interior of the room are already the whole of this room.
The glorious family in the past has vanished. After that, Artois Castle has become a specialized military garrison, losing most of its residential functions. Later kings mostly regarded it as a military fortress rather than aristocrats. living castle.
Lane was still thinking about the consequences of his disobedience.
The king summoned an army with royal power, and it was an obligation for the duke to send troops to participate, but certainly no duke planned to send his own army to the king to die.
The vassals of my vassals are not my vassals, Lane is not a vassal of the king, he is not responsible to the king, he is only responsible to François, Duke of Winford, and he successfully completed the task and brought the army Come out, in this matter, whether it is Duke Winford or Duke Red Dragon, they must support him in this matter, there is no doubt about it.
Ryan's problem is that he is dying.
What he did would indeed cause controversy in the entire kingdom. Even if he won the victory, the duke and the king would not like his way of doing nothing. If he changed places, Ryan would like it Allies? Who would want to hand over their backs to such a person?
Anyone who is under siege hopes to get reinforcements.
So Duke François was right when he said he "caused trouble".
There is nothing wrong with Ryan being the chosen champion of the Fairy in the Lake, and there is nothing wrong with him being the Knight of the Holy Grail, but this is not an excuse for his arrogance and doing whatever he wants. Rules are rules. Ryan knows the importance of order better than anyone else, and order is the only way to fight against chaos. The only magic weapon, he himself is the guardian and beneficiary of order.
Listen to what Duke François and Duke Bohemond have to say first. They are both Holy Grail Knights. Compared with others, their virtues are unquestionable, and they are pivotal figures in the entire kingdom.
After taking a bath and changing into clean aristocratic clothes, Ryan's handsome face gradually faded away from the wind and dust, his blue eyes were surrounded by spiritual energy, and the crimson velvet jacket and trousers with white fur were worn on the Holy Grail Knight's On his body, he showed his identity as Baron Jean, and the golden holy grail knight badge was hung on his chest, shining with the brilliance that countless knights dreamed of.
The last son of the emperor has an aura of calmness and self-prestige. After several years of fighting, a mature and self-confident temperament began to appear on him, and there is also a cleansing aura unique to the Primarch of the Gray Knights, which makes people feel like a spring breeze.
Sure enough, not long after changing his clothes, his door rang: "Your Excellency Ryan? Father, they said that he is waiting for you in the meeting room on the third floor of the castle."
It is the voice of the female knight! Ryan opened the door.
A look of amazement flashed across the Primarch's face.
The Duke's daughter-in-law had already changed into a standard marquise dress, a red velvet coat, a hat with three and a half rows of mink, and a silver ring on the crown with four gold leaves and four silver balls.
There is still a trace of water vapor on the golden waist-length curly hair,
On the female knight's delicate face full of heroism, her fair skin was exuding a moving halo, her sea blue eyes shone like jewels, and her cherry red mouth was very attractive.
With blond hair and long legs, Ryan's eyes stayed on the female knight for a while. I have to say that the duke's daughter in front of him is very attractive to him in every way.
Suria didn't urge her either, on the contrary, the female knight's bright eyes were also fixed on Ryan's face.
Outside the castle, the autumn rain continued to beat on the walls and windows. Inside the castle, the Duke's daughter and Baron Jean looked at each other.
His eyes quickly staggered, and Ryan felt that it was not very polite to look at an unmarried marquis like this, so he took the initiative to speak.
"I'm ready, let's go now."
"Ah? Oh, okay." The female knight also blushed, and she seemed a little dazed.
So Ryan and Suria walked towards the height of the castle together. Along the way, it seemed that because of what happened just now, there was some silence between the two of them.
"Father will support you in this matter... I will also support you in this matter. If it weren't for you, we might have been wiped out long ago." Finally, Su Liya took the initiative to open the topic.
"Thank you." Ryan shook his head gently: "But Miss Su Liya doesn't need to be involved in this. I did this thing, and the person I have to face is me."
"But I..." The female knight was still waiting to say anything, Ryan just shook his hand, and the Primarch tried to change the subject: "As for how to solve this matter, I believe there will be an answer soon. I just hope that it will be resolved as soon as possible. Because this year's autumn harvest should already be in progress, and my castle is still being repaired, if I don't go back to monitor some progress, God knows where I will spend the winter."
"You can come to Helen Hilde to spend the winter. There are so many empty rooms in the castle. It doesn't matter if I can arrange a few for you." Suria said subconsciously: "I think my father and brother welcome you very much."
"Yes, especially Yuli, he must be very happy." Ryan complained calmly: "He will pull me up early in the morning to compete, and fight again after lunch, um... maybe after dinner There's another one for digestion..."
"Pfft~" The female knight couldn't help laughing, she pursed her lips and smiled. It was really possible when she thought about it carefully. She knew her brother very well. Originally, when Ryan was not around, his brother had been talking about him every day. Now the Ryan people are here and there. How about?
"Your Excellency Ryan is really humorous. In this way, I will dissuade my brother and tell him not to do this." The female knight smiled sweetly, and then set out her own conditions.
"really?"
"of course it's true."
"Well, I really want to promise you now, but the current situation does not allow." Ryan raised his head.
The conference hall on the third floor arrived. Outside the terrace, the farmland on the field was moistened by fine autumn rain, and the mountains and forests in the distance were surrounded by thick invisible darkness.
In the conference hall inside the window, a small round table was placed in the middle of the conference hall. There were some pastries and drinks on the table, and a large row of candles were burning on the silver candlestick.
There are only three armchairs placed around the round table, and the rest of the chairs are temporarily moved, and they are arranged in two rows at a distance from the round table. Of the two armchairs, only one place remained.
Julius, Marquis Connery, Marquis Gabriel and other knights of the Kingdom consciously got out of the way and sat aside. Seeing this, Suria also chose a seat closer to the round table.
This is a seat specially reserved for Ryan, and no one in this castle is qualified to sit on it except him.
Just because he is the Holy Grail Knight.
That's exactly what a round table is.
When the first knight King Arthur and the twelve Holy Grail Knights discussed state affairs together, in order to fully consider the opinions of all the knights and to show that under the brilliance of a lady, there is no distinction between high and low, Arthur used a round table, only on the round table There is no difference in status and distinction between monarch and minister, and everyone is allowed to speak freely.
But the round table meeting is harsh, only the noble holy grail knights are allowed to sit in the round table meeting to discuss issues, and other knights can only listen in and are not allowed to intervene unless they are allowed. In the hundreds of years of development of the knight kingdom, a brand new one was added: if a serf eavesdrops or interrupts, the knights can immediately behead or hang him.
Ryan also calmly walked to the round table and sat down, nodding to indicate that he was ready.
"Then let's get started."
Both Duke Red Dragon and Duke Winford nodded. This is a meeting between the Holy Grail Knights, but everyone knows that Francois must be the leader to start this round table meeting. Berhemond has never been a person who likes to express opinions on his own initiative. people.
"First of all, we have to set a nature for your matter, Ryan." As everyone expected, Francois spoke first: "both Bohemond and I believe that your decision to go straight to the Demon Rock There is nothing wrong, both in terms of the situation and the long-term perspective, your decision is correct."
The candlelight shines on the faces of the three Holy Grail Knights, whether it is the resolute and vicissitudes of life Berhemond, the elegant and calm François, or the handsome Ryan, they all represent the highest achievement of knights in this country—— Complete the holy grail trial, win the approval of the lady of the lake, and become the supreme holy grail knight.
The sacred atmosphere between them made the surrounding knights mesmerized.
"Thank you." Ryan didn't say much. It can be seen that he is very calm, which is a rare quality for young people.
"But we can't ignore the feelings of the king and the dukes. In this war of chivalry, they lost their enlisted army, and they lost the surplus troops in their territory. There are more than 30,000 people, not many, say A lot less." Francois continued: "The decision of not returning support is destined to make you full of controversy. Sometimes dukes don't only care about the future of the entire country and mankind, they must consider their own rule and wealth .”
Ryan remained silent, and Bohemond followed suit. The Duke of the Red Dragon spoke not politely: "First of all, our King Richard must be unhappy with your behavior, because the commander he appointed died in battle. , the chivalry army was annihilated, and as the decision-maker leading this war, the king is undoubtedly responsible."
"At the same time, Dalhaide, the Duke of Lyonnaise, must have complained a lot about your decision. Adelaide is a child of his family. His stupidity led to the annihilation of the left army. If you don't put the blame on you, He and his family are clearly responsible for this war as well."
"The Duke of Lyonnaise is married to His Majesty the King. Although their internal views may be different, they should still stand on the same front, that is, to advocate punishment for you...or at least a formal punishment."
Ryan expressed his understanding, the young Holy Grail Knight nodded, and he continued: "But I brought back the victory, and I am a Holy Grail Knight again. Without the signatures of at least six Holy Grail Knights, the king himself has no right to detain me. , and to punish me, at least three Holy Grail Grand Knight Commanders or His Royal Highness Morgiana, or even Her Royal Highness Green Knight and the lady personally decide.”
"Exactly." Francois nodded: "But whether it's Richard or Dalheid, they know in their hearts that you will be the one who will bring back the victory in a desperate fight, and the Knights of the Holy Grail or His Royal Highness Morgiana will not They will care about their family interests or other things, and they will think that you are doing the right thing. Therefore, based on the above analysis, it is of no benefit to them to alarm Her Majesty Morgiana or even Madam for you, let alone you. Ladies' God's Choice Champion."
Both Bohemond and Ryan nodded. Due to Ryan's special status as Holy Grail Knight and God's Chosen Champion, the way of private punishment has been blocked, and there is no benefit in alarming the fairy in the lake to make a decision. Anyone with a clear mind knows that How will the Knights of the Holy Grail or the Fairy of the Lake decide this matter.
"Since you can't and won't be responsible for the annihilation of the chivalry army this time, according to my understanding of Richard, as a king, he can't be responsible for this matter, so who will be responsible for this matter? The dead Anxi or Adelaide? Or Adelaide's superior, the Duke of Dalheide?" François's elegant face was full of wisdom, he chuckled and shook his head: "No, neither, no one is willing to do it for you. More than 30,000 people and more than 2,000 dead knights are responsible."
"Then, the attitudes of the ten dukes who participated in the war are very important. How to characterize this war? Did you win or lose? What is your reward and punishment for Ryan? This will become a benchmark for future punishment, the core of which is The question is, is it important to accomplish the goals of the war? Or is it more important to lend a helping hand to friendly forces in trouble?"
When this question was raised, the three Holy Grail knights fell silent. This was a dilemma, and it also touched the core of Ryan's incident.
"So, in this incident, we must find a way to get more Duke's support for you."
"First of all, the easiest target is Duke Connet's "righteous" Louis. He is both a Holy Grail Knight and a descendant of His Majesty Arthur with us. He has the most long-term vision. I believe he also agrees with your decision. .” Francois first named the easiest candidate.
"Also, there is another piece of good news recently."
"His legitimate son, Lawn-Leo-Cornwall, has completed the Holy Grail trial, and the great knight who was famous in the kingdom will return soon."
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