Chapter 1264: Choice

"Huh?" Li Huailin's words really surprised everyone, which is too exaggerated. Forget about these rebels. Although Karsellos said that he was pleading guilty, he also expressed a point of view, that is, his side has nothing to do with this matter. Let me give you a little compliment, why are you cutting them off directly?

"My lord duke, um, you said that you want to cut off all the upper-level officers of the First Legion?" Karsellos asked again.

"Yes, you heard that right." Li Huailin nodded.

"Including me?" Carcelos asked again.

"Yeah, doesn't it include you?" Li Huailin asked.

"No, Wylin." Anthony here couldn't listen any longer, "Count Carcelos here is still credited for pacifying the First Legion, so it's fine if you don't reward him. Killed him?"

"Huh?" Li Huailin was taken aback for a moment, "Excuse me, where is the credit? He himself said that he was guilty. Since he is guilty, it is normal to deal with it."

"Ah?" Everyone was stunned again, whether they really didn't understand or not. Isn't this the usual method of courtiers? All ministers understand this truth, and the Duke of Aquitaine doesn't know it either. I don't understand.

"Wylin, at least Earl Carcelos acted immediately to arrest all the troublemakers and avoid a crisis. Of course, he has made meritorious service." Anthony said, "Anyway, even if it is He didn't have time to discover the conspiracy of these people, but he dealt with it in time, and if he took a step back, it would be equal to his merits and demerits. You can't kill him."

"Oh..." Li Huailin nodded, "There is some truth to what he said, that's all right, give him a promotion and take care of him, he won't be needed in the army."

"What!" Everyone was shocked again. Why did the Duke of Aquitaine feel that he was targeting Count Karcelos in particular? Could it be that there was... a grudge?

"This... Huailin. You want to kick out the army? Why?" Anthony asked a little strangely, and Earl Carcelos here also looked at Li Huailin with a surprised face.

"It's nothing. I'm just analyzing it. Listen to it and see if it makes sense." Li Huailin said, "First of all, it's impossible for Wilhelm here to come back for a short time. In this way, the First Legion has at least a period of time." They are all leaderless. Of course, this is not possible, because more than half of the non-commissioned officers of the First Legion will be held accountable, so it is impossible for no one to watch, so we need to find at least an acting legion leader. "

"yes.

"Anthony here also nodded. Of course, everyone wanted to understand these things.

"Then the head of the legion needs at least three conditions now. First, the head of the legion must have prestige." Li Huailin said.

"Isn't Carl Selos a good candidate?" Kara Lance said anxiously here, they would be in trouble if Karl Selos didn't take this position, especially now that Li Huailin wants to kick them out. This is simply killing them, and it doesn't matter what was discussed before, Kara Lance hurriedly stood up and said.

"That's right. Karcelos was originally the deputy marshal of the First Legion. He must have prestige among the soldiers, and he is also familiar with the affairs of the First Legion." The ministers next to him also said, of course. .

"But this is a comparison. Look at me. You will know who is more prestigious between the two." Li Huailin said directly.

"This..." Everyone here was speechless. It is true that Li Huailin is now the Generalissimo during the war, and one of the most authoritative figures in the human empire, especially in the army, his prestige is so high that it is indeed Li Huailin's prestige.

"Okay, let's talk about the second point, that is, the commander of the army must be capable." Li Huailin said again with a wave of his hand.

"Count Carcelos' ability is obvious to all." Kararence said again immediately.

"That's right, this incident was resolved satisfactorily because of him." The ministers nodded again, "And the performance in the First Legion is also very good, this is appreciated by both soldiers and non-commissioned officers... "

"Hey, how do you grow your heads?" Li Huailin said with a smile, "Listen, he is the deputy marshal of the First Army, you must know that more than half of the First Army has rebelled now. , and this rebellion did not happen immediately. According to what Kararence said, it had already been foreshadowed, and this Earl Karcelos, as the deputy marshal, did not notice it at all. Is this called ability? How do you define competence."

"Huh?" Everyone was stunned. Indeed, you, the marshal, didn't notice any abnormalities in your subordinates, which is a bit...

"This is because they deliberately concealed the deputy marshal." Kara Lance said immediately.

"Oh? Make it clear. According to the list to be submitted, there are not two or three people who are prone to rebellion, but more than a dozen people. According to what you said, there are still low-level non-commissioned officers who have not been investigated. Even they know about it. , and then you, the deputy marshal, didn't notice, do you think you are not capable enough?" Li Huailin said with a smile, "Or you have already noticed, but it's just..."

"I didn't notice." Karsellos said immediately. Now he can only say that he didn't notice. If he finds out and doesn't report it, the problem will be more serious. Now Li Huailin is asking him to choose between incompetence and treason. You can only choose incompetence.

"Then you say you have the ability?" Li Huailin asked with a smile.

"I... was indeed dereliction of duty." Karl Selos gritted his teeth and said.

"Look, he himself admits that he is incapable of taking over. Of course, look at me again. Do you think I am capable?" Li Huailin said with a wave of his hand.

Everyone didn't dare to speak, and if they dared to say that you were incompetent, it was courting death or something. Not only did no one dare to say that Li Huailin was incompetent, but there were also those who took the opportunity to flatter him.

"Your Excellency Duke is wise and mighty, and it is very appropriate to manage a legion." There are already smart people here who want to understand and start to support Li Huailin. Although Carcelos here is a bit pitiful, there is no way, who is called here? Li Huailin is very powerful.

"Hmm..." Li Huailin nodded in satisfaction, then turned around and continued to talk to Anthony, "The next thing is of course the most important issue, and that is... the issue of reliability."

"Reliability?" Anthony asked.

"The First Legion has just experienced a rebellion launched by non-commissioned officers. Although it has been suppressed for the time being, the soldiers must be very unstable. The most important thing now is to send a reliable person to take charge of the First Legion. , this person must not only have ability and prestige, but also must be reliable, this is of course a problem for you."

After Li Huailin finished speaking, he took two steps forward, looked at Anthony here and asked, "So Anthony, in your opinion, which one is more reliable, me or this guy?"

"Huh?" Anthony here immediately understood what Li Huailin meant. Now that the soldiers have just rebelled, it means that they still have the possibility of rebellion. It is foolproof for a loyal person to take over. Thinking about it this way, Li Huailin is really not joking. It is indeed the most appropriate for Li Huailin to take over from the First Legion.

Karsellos is also a little anxious now. In fact, according to his plan, he should now become the acting head of the First Army, and then wait until Wilhelm is convicted here. Of course, he can no longer be a marshal, and All the people in the First Legion who were not his confidants have been cleared out, and the rest are his own people, so it should be a proper thing for him to be directly promoted to the official head of the legion, but now there is someone standing in front of him Li Huailin, this matter is a bit troublesome. The most troublesome thing is that he still doesn't dare to say anything, because Li Huailin is a bit too big in the way, and Carcelos here can't pry it, and he doesn't dare to pry it openly. Now he can only watch Anthony here, I hope Anthony here can figure out the current situation.

"This..." Anthony really wants to understand. After being the emperor for a while, Anthony has also improved in politics. It is very good for Li Huailin to take over the First Army, but there is still a big problem in this way, that is that Li Huailin is a bit too big. Originally, the Second Legion was of course Li Huailin's words. Now that Li Huailin takes over the First Legion again, isn't it a bit too... Besides, although what Li Huailin said here is still a little bit reasonable, but Karcelos There is really a bit of injustice here. They finally put down the rebellion and made a contribution, and then called out the army for themselves. This is also a bit...Anthony hesitated a little, and saw that Ma He was still giving him winks, as if he had something to fight with. I said it myself but didn't dare to say it in front of Li Huailin.

"This matter is a bit complicated. I need to think about it a little bit." Anthony here thought for a while and decided to use a more usual method. Of course, it was procrastinating. He had to ask everyone for their opinions and let them help him For reference, "In this way, tomorrow's meeting will decide who is the acting marshal of the First Legion. What do you think?"

"Your Highness is wise." All the ministers here have no objections. In fact, they also feel that such a hasty decision cannot be made. They should also participate in the discussion on this matter and use their sense of presence.

"I have no opinion." Li Huailin smiled, which is of course the best. (to be continued)