Chapter 253 103 Castel's Rebellion

Chapter 253 -103- Castel's Rebellion

A familiar voice came, attracting everyone's attention.

The door of the conference hall was gently pushed open, and Charlotte, wearing a black noble dress, appeared in everyone's sight.

Sebastian was the first to react.

The fire elf stood up from his seat almost instantly, his expression full of surprise.

"Master!"

He quickly knelt on one knee, put his right hand on his chest and saluted.

Seeing the girl pushing the door in, the knights and nobles closest to the door were also slightly stunned.

Then, they also stood up and bowed:

"Lord Earl!"

"Lord Earl!"

"Lord Earl..."

The respectful voices echoed in the conference hall one after another.

As if a chain reaction had started, the nobles and knights in the hall stood up like a wheat field in the wind, and then bowed:

"Lord Earl!"

Charlotte's eyes slowly swept across the hall.

She nodded slightly, as if responding to the respectful address from everyone, and then took a step and walked to the front of the conference hall.

The guards at the door came to greet her consciously.

They stood on both sides, holding their swords high, looking respectful, and followed Charlotte closely.

As Charlotte entered, the nobles consciously made way to the sides, leaving a path to the front.

Charlotte calmly walked through the crowd, and the nobles on both sides bowed their heads to greet her.

She came to the front of the conference hall, and her blue eyes looked at Viscount Ryan-Castel who also stood up with a smile.

The old viscount also trembled and saluted, and said respectfully and excitedly:

"Count...My Lord!"

Charlotte looked at him quietly for a few times, nodded slightly, and then sat down on the main seat naturally.

Sweeping the whole room, she said gently:

"Please sit down, no need to stand."

Only after receiving Charlotte's order did the nobles sit down again.

The hall was extremely quiet, completely different from the noise of the vegetable market before.

It was obvious that although Charlotte had only been in Castel for a few months, she had established a certain authority among the nobles by eliminating the infiltrating vampires!

At least...she had established authority among the nobles who were still gathered under the banner of Castel!

"Where did you discuss just now? Oh, by the way, don't worry about me for now, this should be the temporary noble meeting convened by Sebastian, right? You continue to discuss, I'll listen for a while."

Charlotte sat on the lord's throne, moved her butt left and right to change to a more comfortable sitting position, and said.

"Master..."

Sebastian slowly stood up, his scarlet eyes fell on Viscount Ryan-Castell, and he chuckled:

"As you can see, we are just listening to Viscount Ryan-Castell's proposal to form a temporary regency cabinet!"

Charlotte's eyes naturally fell on the old viscount.

Her expression did not show any dissatisfaction, and her expression even revealed a little curiosity.

However, being stared at by her beautiful blue eyes, Viscount Ryan-Castell felt a huge pressure.

The old viscount stood up again almost immediately and explained:

"My Lord Earl, please forgive my rashness."

"You have not shown up these days, and the people in the territory are unsettled. My proposal is just to unify the power of the nobles of Castel..."

"Of course, since you are safe and sound, there is naturally no need for the so-called regency cabinet. After all, you are the backbone of Castel."

Charlotte nodded slightly:

"Your Excellency, Viscount, don't be so panic. As the lord of Castel, I understand your approach."

As she said, she looked at Sebastian again:

"Sebastian, you have been representing me in presiding over the work of the territory recently. Next, you will continue to preside over today's meeting."

"Yes, Master."

Sebastian bowed respectfully.

He looked back at the nobles in the meeting hall, and he was more confident:

"The master is here, I think you will no longer have doubts about the Earl's Mansion, right? Now... everyone should be willing to follow us and fight against the rebels of the Legris family, right?"

After listening to Sebastian's words, the nobles in the hall looked at each other, and then nodded one after another:

"Since the Earl is safe and sound, we will naturally support the Earl to quell the rebellion."

"The Earl has appeared, and all the rumors in the territory have been refuted. We are willing to follow the Earl to quell the rebellion of Legris!"

"Eight hundred soldiers of our Valais family have been assembled and are ready to fight for Castel!"

"Our Long family has recruited a thousand soldiers and is willing to follow the Earl to fight!"

"Everything is for Castel!"

"..."

Even Viscount Ryan-Castell at the front said respectfully:

"The Ryan-Castell family has also recruited 600 light infantry, 200 heavy infantry, 200 archers and 100 cavalry, as well as three extraordinary knights, waiting for the Earl's order..."

The nobles in the hall showed their loyalty and reported the numbers of recruited troops one after another.

Listening to the nobles' oaths of loyalty, Charlotte nodded slightly, looking satisfied.

However, unlike the calmness on the surface, she was actually confused as she sat on the lord's seat.

Especially after hearing that several towns in the north of Castel had fallen:

Good fellow...

Listening to this discussion, has the Legris family in the north officially rebelled?

How long has she been asleep?

Charlotte didn't know what was happening in her territory now.

After she woke up from the secret room, she changed her clothes and followed the induction of the blood call to the parliament hall. When she came in, she only heard Viscount Ryan-Castell proposing a regency cabinet, and the rest was completely confusing.

However, she did not interrupt the meeting rashly.

Falling asleep was her secret.

Although she didn't know how the nobles found out that she was missing, and Nice, who was supposed to be a substitute, didn't know where he died, but as a lord, she certainly couldn't show that she knew nothing about what happened in the territory.

This not only undermines her authority, but also makes some people suspicious of her over time...

Charlotte still recognizes Sebastian's ability.

Since she has delegated power to him, she might as well sit aside and listen to the discussion to understand the ins and outs of the matter.

Charlotte became a listener.

As the nobles in the hall discussed, Sebastian deliberately guided and explained casually, and gradually, Charlotte also had a general understanding of Castel's current situation...

First of all, it should have been four months since she fell asleep.

In the third month of her sleep, a major event happened in the territory.

That is, the Legris family, one of the three viscount families, hired mercenaries to attack "her" when "she" went to inspect the Castel silver mine.

Of course, the Legris family did not attack the real "her", but Nice, who disguised as "her" as a substitute.

After that, the Legris family raised the banner of rebellion.

They first claimed that Castel had been hollowed out by the nobles headed by the Len-Castell family, and launched a rebellion in the name of "clearing the court".

After gaining the support of Castel's neighboring lords, the Legris family announced that Charlotte's bloodline was in doubt.

They claimed that the real Charlotte had long been dead, and the fake Charlotte's rule over Castel was illegal and brutal, and officially declared war on the Earl's Mansion in the name of overthrowing the rule of the false king and tyrant.

Within a month, they had assembled more than 10,000 troops and successively captured several cities in the north of Castel, and the war spread all the way to the south...

If it weren't for Viscount Remigio and the Kingdom Army in the Silver Mining City, and Viscount Remigio repeatedly warned the rebels not to invade the Castel Silver Mine and affect the normal mining of the Crescent Royal Family, otherwise he would lift his neutral position and intervene in the rebellion... I'm afraid even the Silver Mining City would have fallen long ago.

But even so, the rebels have cut off the connection between the Earl's Mansion and the Silver City, and North Port has almost lost contact with the Castel Silver Mine.

After Leglis in the north declared rebellion, Sebastian immediately summoned the nobles of the territory and recruited troops in the name of Charlotte to suppress the rebellion.

Then, the lords of various places led their troops to North Port.

What happened next, even if Sebastian and the nobles didn't talk, Charlotte herself could probably guess it.

Yes, she did hand over the management rights of the territory to Sebastian before she fell asleep, but she only firmly controlled the direct jurisdiction of Castel.

Feudalism is not a county in the Celestial Empire, and the lord's constraints on the vassal are not that strong. Although Charlotte has gained the loyalty of many nobles, Charlotte is Charlotte and Sebastian is Sebastian.

Being in North Port, Sebastian may be able to directly mobilize the army of North Port, but he lacks effective constraints on the nobles who obey orders from all over the country.

Only Charlotte and the Castel family can restrain the nobles.

Charlotte has been "missing" for too long, and all kinds of rumors are spreading in the territory. Under such circumstances, unless Charlotte shows up, it will be difficult for Sebastian to win the support of the nobles.

Even if he wins support, it will be difficult to unite.

Today's meeting was held under such circumstances.

Sebastian wanted to use this meeting to integrate the power of the nobles and form a coalition to suppress the rebellion.

Without Charlotte's restraint, the nobles who were summoned were unwilling to bow to Sebastian and give up the leadership of the coalition.

In this case, the leader of the loyal nobles, Viscount Len-Castell, who was completely tied to Castel, proposed to form a regency cabinet.

Thinking of this, Charlotte couldn't help but glance at the old viscount who was discussing the battle plan with Sebastian.

From this perspective, she had misunderstood the old noble just now.

Admittedly, under the premise of the lord's disappearance, his behavior was suspected of seizing power.

But after more than a year of traveling, Charlotte's understanding of the Miria noble system is not a novice.

Even if Viscount Ryan Castel has selfish motives, if she really never shows up, forming a Regency Cabinet Council is indeed the fastest way to unify the power of the nobility.

It is difficult to distinguish right from wrong in many things. It can only be said that even Charlotte did not expect that Nice cat was kidnapped, which directly led to the loss of her double!

However, although Nice's whereabouts are unknown, Charlotte can still clearly feel the connection with him deep in her soul.

The guy is still alive.

"Your Majesty, we have completed our discussion. This is a rough plan. Please review it."

Viscount Leon Castell's words interrupted Charlotte's thoughts. Charlotte nodded slightly and took the parchment recording the battle plan from the opponent's hand.

Looking at the numbers recorded above, Charlotte was a little surprised:

"You gathered a total of 35,000 people?"

Viscount Leon Castells said respectfully:

"That's right, there are forty-five noble families who came this time. Each family brought at least one hundred conscripts and twenty private soldiers. The noble army has assembled 22,000 people."

"In addition, there are thirteen noble families on the way, including three barons. They should be able to summon about three thousand levies, for a total of twenty-five thousand nobles' coalition."

Sebastian nodded:

"In addition to the frontline defenders, the direct-administered territory can also mobilize 2,000 standing troops, 3,000 levies, and 5,000 mercenaries."

"All the troops combined, there are 35,000 people in total."

Charlotte:…

Good guy, a county can pull out so many people with just one pull. In her previous life, she would have believed that this was a fucking kingdom!

Ah, no, even for those countries in the Middle Ages in previous lives, it was not easy to assemble so many armies. The mobilization capabilities of other worlds cannot be regarded as common sense...

"Your Majesty the Earl..."

Viscount Len Castel took a step forward and said respectfully:

"Our military strength is three times that of the rebels, and we have the upper hand. Not only that, although the rebels are cored with elite private soldiers of the Leglis family, more than 80% of them are conscripts and mercenaries, and their combat effectiveness is not strong. "

"Currently, the rebels have attacked the upper reaches of the Dorne River in the north. I suggest that the coalition forces move north immediately after integrating their troops and station themselves on one side of the Dorne River to prevent the rebels from crossing the river. At the same time, they train on the spot and look for possible fighter planes..."

"His Excellency Baron Angus de Valais once made great achievements in the Star-Moon War and can lead the army as a commander."

After listening to Viscount Len Castel's suggestion, Charlotte fell into thinking. She glanced at Sebastian and said:

"Sebas, do you have any ideas?"

Sebastian sighed:

"Master, I still have some experience in managing territory, but I'm not good at leading an army in battle."

Charlotte nodded slightly, expressing understanding.

Don't talk about Sebastian.

When it comes to fighting, she herself is an amateur.

Not to mention fighting in the supernatural world, now everything happens so suddenly...