Chapter 149 148 The Duke's True Purpose

Chapter 149 -148- The Duke’s true purpose

"Where did this parchment come from?"

His solemn gaze slowly withdrew from the parchment, and Duke Bold looked at Lenno warily.

Looking at his solemn expression, Leno's expression changed, and his face quickly turned into disappointment:

"Looking at you...are all the things recorded here true?"

The old Duke's eyes fell on the maids and waiters around him:

"You guys go out first."

The maids and waiters bowed and left in a hurry.

Only father and son were left in the study.

Lenno looked at Duke Bold with a complicated expression, pursed his lips and asked:

"The Balrog disaster ten years ago... was the Bold family the real driving force behind it?"

"Did you plan the riot in the Tulip Earldom?"

"Tell me, are these real? Or fake?"

Leno asked step by step.

The Duke of Bold was about to answer when Lenno said again:

"I want to hear the truth."

The Duke of Bold fell silent.

He put down the parchment in his hand, sighed softly, and asked:

"What's true? So what if it's fake? This is all in the past."

Leno's face turned ugly instantly:

"It's a thing of the past? So... the source of everything is really the Boulder family?"

"Did the Boulder family, which protects the Principality of Boulder and is respected by its citizens, secretly contribute to the Fire Demon disaster ten years ago? Leading to the destruction of thousands of families?"

"And the purpose...is to restore fertility?"

"Did you plan the peasant uprising in Tulip, which displaced thousands of territorial residents?"

"Is this Bold? Is this what you call the glory of the nobility?"

Listening to Lenno's accusation, Duke Bold's face turned blue and white.

He was silent for a moment and said:

"Leno, what is recorded here is just one side of the story and there is no evidence."

"Evidence? I'm afraid even if there is evidence, you have already destroyed it, right?"

Leno sneered.

Duke Bold's expression suddenly darkened:

"Leno, pay attention to your tone and identity! I am your father!"

"But I don't remember having such a dark father..."

Lenno shook his head coldly.

Seeing his stubborn attitude, the old Duke frowned.

He knew that his illegitimate son had a very stubborn temper and would tolerate softness rather than hardness.

At this time, it is more appropriate to say soft words.

Thinking of this, the old Duke put the parchment aside and sighed:

"Yes, the Boulder family was involved in the Balrog disaster ten years ago. I also planned the uprising in the Tulip Earldom. But there is a reason for all this."

"reason?"

Lenore frowned.

The old Duke sighed and continued:

"Yes, my child, all this... is for the future of the principality and for you."

"I have lost my fertility long ago and I only have one son, you. However, no one in the entire Principality of Bold will recognize your origin. Everyone will only regard me, Anthony, as the heir to the title."

"But I knew from the beginning that you are more suitable to be the heir to the principality than Anthony. You are my child, and you are the one who should inherit the title!"

"For you, for the future of the duchy, and to eliminate Earl Tulip's right to inherit the title, I designed the peasant uprising in the earldom..."

"The riots in the earldom are like this, and the disaster of the Balrog is also like this."

Leno was laughed out of anger:

"for me?"

"It's really magnificent!"

"So many people died in the Tulip Rebellion, and you actually said it was for the principality!"

"The Calamity of Fire caused so much damage to the Principality of Boulder, and you actually said it was because of me!"

The old Duke frowned and said calmly:

"I know that this piece of parchment said that I was trying to restore my fertility. I have to admit that the person who gave you this piece of paper does know some secrets from back then."

"However, this is not entirely the truth back then."

"The truth? At this time, what truth do you want to tell me?"

Leno said angrily.

The old Duke completely regained his composure. He looked at his illegitimate son quietly and said slowly:

"Leno, do you know how dangerous the Bold family was ten years ago?"

"At that time, there were four Blazing Suns in the principality, three of them were not from my Bold family, and two were all from the Castel family..."

"The Star-Moon War has ended, and the principality is in dire straits, but the Castel family is thriving..."

"The Earl and Countess of Castel are famous, and there are countless nobles and commoners who follow them. When many lords of the kingdom mention our Principality of Bold, they only know that there is Castel, but not Bold..."

"Their strength is too strong and has already threatened our rule in Boulder... If they are allowed to develop, the entire Boulder will surely fall into turmoil."

"Wait...you mean..."

After hearing the Duke's words, Lenno was stunned for a moment.

The old Duke looked at him deeply and continued:

"Yes, you are right."

"I, Bold, are indeed the driving force behind the Fire Demon Disaster, but... the real purpose is to suppress the power of the great nobles who have become too powerful..."

"The Castel family is too strong and is very close to Anthony. Even the Broglie family is their best friend..."

"Perhaps they were the arm of the principality during the war, but the war is over and the principality does not need so many Blazing Suns."

"We need to rely on the Blood Demon Cult, the Fire Demon Disaster, and the Drunken Dream Salon to fight these increasingly powerful nobles."

Leno was completely stunned:

"So you secretly instigated Count Broglie? So you let the Fire Demon Disaster break out? You watched the Fire Demon Disaster rage, and you let the Blood Demon Cult kill innocent girls, just to eliminate the family that contributed the most to the principality in the Star-Moon War?"

At this point, he suddenly realized something, and his face suddenly became ugly:

"Wait... Is this the case with the Drunken Dream Salon this time?"

"Have you known everything? Have you known about the existence of the Drunken Dream Salon for a long time, and are just waiting to close the net?"

The old duke was silent for a moment, and sighed:

"Isn't this... bad?"

"If you don't use the power of the Drunken Dream Salon, how can you get rid of those nobles who may not obey your rule in the future?"

"Leno, I know you can't accept it, but this is necessary."

"We are Bolder, we are the lords of the principality, and we can't allow any vassal to have the power to challenge us."

"The nobles value honor. By dealing with it in this way, we can become the savior in the eyes of the people and eliminate the threat."

"If we can sacrifice a small number of people in exchange for the long-term stability of the principality, isn't this good?"

Leno stared at the old duke in a daze, as if he was looking at a stranger:

"Crazy!"

"You... must be crazy!"