Chapter 96: Eastern Lu, Heres Your Dukedom Back (1/2)
Chapter 96: Eastern Lu, Here’s Your Dukedom Back
Out of the 108 dukes, more than half of theon
“The re half of the dukes should be loyal to me Even if there is a forty-sixty split, I have the Tiandu aruards, as well as the royal experts and the court officials’ elite personal guards My strength will absolutely not be lower than that of the Duke of Soaring Dragon”
Eastern Lu was calculating the other’s strength As long as the rest of the dukes were loyal to him, and he added to that the trump cards the royal fa Dragon?
Of course, Eastern Lu hadn’t given up his illusions even now He was still dreaht
Except, reality was ht The rest of the dukes that trickled into the palace one by one only numbered between twenty and thirty
This was to say that the neutral attitudes of the other twenty to thirty dukes were quite clear They wouldn’t side with Soaring Dragon, but neither would they listen to the royal family’s deployment
To Eastern Lu, these neutral dukes were a disaster for the royal family
However, the twenty to thirty dukes who entered the palace were true friends of the Eastern clan They were diehard Eastern supporters They also knew that if the Eastern clan was done for, it would be the end of the road for theon seized power, he would absolutely not allow them to live free and unfettered lives
Their profits had long been tied together with those of the royal fa to or not, they had to render services to the royal family unto their deaths
If the royal family lived on, their fortune and prosperity would live on as well
If the royal family was no more, their family clans would, without a doubt, be annihilated and be replaced by those aristocratic fa their positions with covetous eyes
Out of the four great dukes, the Duke of Veron
The Duke of White Tiger and the Duke of Black Tortoise had sided with the royal family
These twenty soer and Black Tortoise for guidance With these two great pillars strengthening theave them so Dragon rising in revolt is now a fact According to your subject’s thoughts, we should gain the advantage by striking first, and by deploying the Tiandu aruards, and royal experts to suppress the Duke of Soaring Dragon Otherwise, the capital will be in grave danger when their arer speaks sensibly If we suppress the Duke of Soaring Dragon now, not only is our power not too weak, we’re even slightly stronger than hiically discovered that this battle seemed to be unavoidable and couldn’t be delayed His plan of delaying until the elder grandfather e wouldn’t work
“Royal brother, the personal guards of the Duke of Soaring Dragon have been ra the citizens Will you continue to sit idly by?” Princess Gouyu was also extreitated these days, and frantically rushed in
“Gouyu, good ti with the various dukes…”
“Royal brother, the capital will change owners if you just keep discussing They’re searching around for and arrestingthe other dukes as well? If he does arrestfamily, hoill the other dukes think and feel? Even if they have loyal inclinations to the royal fae to stand up to the Duke of Soaring Dragon’s threatening demeanor?”
Princess Gouyu was irate She was irate that her royal brother hadn’t listened to her, and had actually withdrawn the Tiandu ar Hanmove then, the balance of the heavens had tilted ied afterwards, and had lost the people’s hearts
Although these dukes proclaiiance to the royal family, it wasn’t because they were loyal, but that their profits were too closely tied in with the royal family’s and couldn’t be broken apart
Why would they fight along with the royal fahness, the Jiang fa and fled at this critical moment You shouldn’t care too much about the remnants of a family who decided to flee on the brink of battle” Solared, “What do youfamily cannot turn the situation by themselves Without the protection of the royal fae of advance”
“Heh heh, having been fed and paid by our ruler, we should be loyal and follow our liege’s every thought and step If Jiang Feng is willing fight to the death with the Duke of Soaring Dragon, then I’ll think highly of him… who doesn’t kno to run away?”
Eastern Lu also nodded “Gouyu, the Jiang fareat disappointon, but have no obligation towards the Jiang family”
Gouyu was speechless Her heart sank to the botto Eastern Lu’s words She knew that there was no convincing her royal brother
What nonsense was this about the Jiang fa him? Why didn’t he think of howfahastly “Royal brother, if you want ht to my death, your little sister will obey your commands at any time Your sister will not be involved in these courtlywas more lamentable than a dead heart Princess Gouyu could see the shadows of the ruler of a dead nation on Eastern Lu She saw the shadows of a vacillating failure
“Gouyu, you must remember to stand by hts any Chen fled before the brink of battle, you don’t need to think about him anymore”
Princess Gouyu’s mouth was filled with a bitter taste She was stricken, yet said nothing as she walked outside
At this moment, a shrill bird call sounded fro out fro Chen
A trace of surprise and joy flashed through Gouyu’s aled histo aid her royal brother in suppressing the Duke of Soaring Dragon?
“It’s Jiang Chen” All the dukes hadChen’s voice
Eastern Lu’s face was purple This Jiang Chen dared to say his name without any of the courtesies that should be observed by a subordinate to his superior
A crisp round crashed onto the stone steps of the palace
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw a jade encrusted gold ht to a dukedom
“Eastern Lu, take back this dukedo family has broken off all relations with your Eastern faChen’s voice was ree point He was coldly invincible in the air, causing Eastern Lu and the other dukes to all feel a bit asha Chen, you are fed and paid by the king, yet you fled before the brink of battle Your Jiang fa family first You all are not blind, and should be able to see it Don’t give e co are revered, if you have the time to waste in e how to deal with the Duke of Soaring Dragon instead”
Jiang Chen turned to leave after he finished speaking