Chapter 1,277 Accountability

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Of course the emperor recognized the young man from Muhashebesi's family. I watched it several times nearly a month ago. Although the old emperor's memory was not at the level of photographic memory, he had no problem recognizing faces. As long as he met a few times, he could remember the background information the other person had said or mentioned by his close associates. If you forget, you must be pretending to be stupid.

So the emperor was sure that Baron Mahmoud did not bring the magician in. But he didn't speak first. Instead, he sat on the throne and watched the show quietly.

The two people who entered the meeting hall stopped at just the right place, bowed, and signed up their numbers. Only then did everyone realize that the protagonist of this meeting did not appear.

Crown Prince Nawaf Kazalnia has been the leader of political affairs during the period when he took office as the prime minister of the empire. The emperor, like an old man who could only stamp his seal and signature, entrusted everything to his son. Only when people ask him, he will selectively answer some questions. But most of the time, the emperor still left the decision-making power to the prime minister of his choice.

Seeing that the protagonist of one of the issues did not appear during this meeting, Crown Prince Nawaf asked displeasedly: "Mr. Mahmoud, where are the distinguished guests invited by His Majesty the Emperor?"

"Your Highness, the great magician Tripwood went back because the guards at the main entrance of the palace blocked him." Baron Mahmoud's face remained unchanged as he dug a hole for others to jump into and passed the responsibility.

However, the crown prince did not explode directly, or it was different from his plan. So he said calmly: "I can't just listen to your opinion and decide whether a matter is right or wrong. Father, can you summon the guard squadron leader guarding the door and ask him for details."

The only person who can order the personal guard regiment is the emperor. If someone gives an order indiscriminately and the Guards obeys it, it will be a serious crime that can be escalated to the level of treason, for both parties. Even the crown prince could not and did not dare to cross this boundary, so he asked the old emperor who was sitting next to him without saying a word.

Of course, there is no need for the emperor to stop this kind of thing and suppress the Crown Prince's prestige. So he nodded and agreed. Soon, the guard squadron leader guarding the door, led by the guards guarding the meeting hall, came to the crowd.

After the crown prince told about the magician and what Baron Mamud said, he asked: "Soldier, why did you block the guest we invited and prevent him from entering the palace."

The captain of the guard squadron lowered his head and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, Your Highness, I am just abiding by my duties and not allowing any danger to enter the palace and threaten you nobles. The magician is wearing a very powerful I asked for the magic equipment to be removed, but he was unwilling to comply. According to the regulations, I can treat such a person as an assassin and take him down.──"

The guard squadron leader paused for a moment while speaking. Although he lowered his head, he still turned his head and looked at the ministers and nobles on both sides.

"─But just before we captured him, he ran away out of fear of crime. Your Highness, I can only say that if that person really didn't have any evil intentions, why was he unwilling to comply with the disarmament request. In this way, it's okay Let us ensure the safety of your noble lords; and we will ensure his safety as long as he obeys the rules of the palace. But he chose to escape."

The Crown Prince was obviously very angry. He shouted angrily in a voice like an aria: "Discourteous! What a rude person! Father, for this kind of person who disrespects your name and can even reasonably suspect that he has evil intentions, There is no need for us to cooperate with him. I suggest that we not only not allow the bank's affairs to be carried out in the imperial city, but also comprehensively ban it. Also, we should issue a wanted order for the magician and arrest him. Come back and ask questions."

Emperor Armin Kazharnia could only think of one reason for being so excited about his son, and that was related to his fourteenth son.

The mere struggle between two grand dukes is not enough for a crown prince to risk taking action against certain people or things before he has an explicit order prohibiting intervention. But if it involves a succession dispute between princes, then nothing is impossible.

And there is a rumor that is well known but difficult for everyone to believe, that the magician has a good relationship with the Fourteenth Son. Even if the relationship between the two is not that good, the magician is a person who is evenly matched with his fourteenth son. This is something that has been certified by the commander of his personal guard.

So here comes the problem. In politics, as long as there are common interests, it is easy to form an implicit common front. There is no need for everyone to loudly advocate for alliances and other matters. Sometimes this silent tacit understanding makes it difficult for political opponents to guard against.

So by choosing the crown prince, he wanted to suppress the magician first, and then cut off the possible help of the fourteenth son in his political career. This was the only possibility that the old emperor thought of.

But this time, Emperor Armin had no intention of following the Crown Prince's ideas. He opened his mouth and said: "The bank matter belongs to the church of the Goddess of Gold Coins, not the magician. Let's discuss this matter separately."

As for the matter of setting the tone for the magician's identity, the old emperor didn't even mention it. For any magician, if he commits a crime in the imperial city, he will be caught on the spot. How to deal with it all depends on the nobles' ideas.

But if the other party returns to Estali, a city where magicians gather, the nature will be completely different.

Will the magician deal with justice and hand over those who have committed crimes against the empire? If the evidence of the crime were not clear and the crime was extremely heinous, there would be no need to even think about such a thing.

The magicians gathered in that city were all here for the great library protected by the six-united tower. They are just seekers of knowledge, coming from all directions, not all of whom are from the Gwana Empire.

There are many mortal warriors among them who can defeat the legion alone, but most of them are ordinary magicians. Relying on combat skills, one might be able to fight three against one, but it would certainly not be able to deal with an organized army.

If such a group of people wants to resist the unfair treatment of powerful people, they can only stick together. This is also one of the reasons why it is difficult for noble forces to reach into Estali.

The nobles do not all act in accordance with the law; many times they trample on the will of others for the convenience of the nobles. When something like this happens, the magicians in the holy city of Estali will unite, because no one wants to be abandoned by the group of companions when they become the victim of such evil deeds. The best way is to stand up when your peers are in need.

If the culprit is really the culprit, provide clear evidence to the Magicians Association, and they will naturally hand over the culprit. But if not, they just want to rely on their power to arrest people, such as sending troops into Estali to search for so-called 'criminals'. The magic tower that stands like a forest in the city will become a nightmare for all armies.

Normally, if you attack a magic tower, you will suffer heavy casualties. To attack the holy city of magicians who unite with the outside world, all the generals and military experts in the world will spread their hands. Whoever gives the order will stand on the front line. After all those who gave the order are dead, those who are still alive can go home. Or if everyone dies, the problem of whether or not they can go home is eliminated.

In the eyes of the old emperor, the magician who returned to Estali was just like this. Now that he's back, if you want to touch him, no matter how beautiful you come up with, it's useless. So he didn't answer the Crown Prince's words at all. It's one thing to support this son, it's another thing to support this son in committing suicide; it's certainly another thing to commit suicide in order to support this son!

Crown Prince Nawaf wanted to refute his father's opinion, but this father was an emperor. The father has also communicated with him in private. On stage, the two will never directly reject each other's opinions or express opposition.

If an emperor, an imperial prime minister, and a father and son start a tit-for-tat confrontation, it will only make the officials laugh. What's more serious is that it will make them have strange thoughts. No matter what it turns out to be in the end, it will be a loss that outweighs the gains for the royal family.

So when the old emperor euphemistically expressed that the bank's affairs were not led by the magician, he knew that the matter was deviating from the originally expected direction. So now should we change the direction and pursue fiercely, or should we find a way down?

How could the old emperor not guess what his son was thinking about. But he had no intention of letting this matter go. After taking a look at the people standing in front of him, Emperor Armin waved his hand and said, "Young man from the Muhashebesi family, come forward."

Hearing this, Efren took a few steps forward and happened to pass the guard squadron captain who came to report and Baron Mahmoud who was originally leading the way. He bowed his head and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, what are your orders?"

"What do you mean by your clothes?"

"This is the uniform worn by the clerks of the first bank in Estali. It was designed by His Excellency the Great Magician Fenni Tikal. In the bank, the elves who serve His Majesty the Goddess of Gold Coins have all put on the uniforms. Such clothes. However, it is not only the elves of the bank who wear them, Mr. Fen, but also the deacons of the Marquess Balan, there are also people wearing such clothes." Evren told the truth.

One of the great advantages of a suit is that it is easier to put on and take off than the traditional aristocratic clothing of Midland. So staying in that home, the Marquise's butlers also made themselves, or ordered a few suits. However, the narrow skirts of women's suits are not so convenient for movement, so the waitresses did not use them as daily work clothes.

After the emperor looked at it for a while, he said: "It's a good design. Later, ask your father to bring you and the Savile family over. You can step back now."

Baron Saville's family, the royal tailor. Calling such a person, it seems that the old emperor has some ideas about the strange clothes of the young people of the Muhashebesi family. After all, this emperor was not a law-abiding figure when he was young. But most people know that this is probably just an excuse.

The crown prince said at this time: "Since my father has given the order, you all should retreat and prepare. There are other important issues that need to be discussed today."

The crown prince Nawaf walked down the steps and took the responsibility of holding the guard squadron leader accountable and letting or forcing the magician to run away. If this matter were to be discussed, it would be a big trouble for the Crown Prince.

After this was revealed, the father and son each took a step back in a tacit understanding. The old emperor nodded, as if agreeing with his son's instructions, and also as if signaling other ministers to put forward subsequent proposals.