Come to another world and become a lord

Chapter 123 The King's Fury

In the luxurious hall of the royal palace, King Philip sat on the throne, and a sense of oppression filled the hall.

The king's face was extremely gloomy, his eyebrows were furrowed, and he glanced at the civil and military officials in front of him. His right hand tightly grasped the armrest of the throne, and his knuckles turned slightly white due to the force. His breathing was slightly rapid, and it was obvious that his anger had burned to the extreme.

"Another dispute in the North!" The king's voice echoed in the hall, deafening. "Do these northern nobles still take the kingdom seriously?"

The ministers lowered their heads and no one spoke. They understood that the king was very angry this time.

Having said that, he took a breath and then asked again:

"Who started it this time, Morton?"

As soon as he thought of the name Morton, a nameless anger rose in his heart. He really wanted to punish this bastard who dragged his son into trouble if the other party had not escaped back to the North.

At this moment, a minister suddenly stood up and said:

"Your Majesty, this time it was Viscount Carl of Rick who took the initiative to provoke the war."

"Karl?" Philip was stunned when he heard it, "Does he have this ability?"

"Not only that, but just two days ago, he defeated Morton's army and has now reached the gates of Candlelight Castle."

"Your Majesty, don't forget that in the several contests between Earl Morton and Viscount Carl, the Earl never won once." Someone else added.

Hearing this, Philip's eyes widened, then he turned to look at Prime Minister Aaron on the side, and then shouted:

"What does he want to do? What on earth does he want to do? Isn't what I gave him enough? He is already a viscount now, and he is still not satisfied? He killed my warden before, and I haven't settled the score with him yet!"

After being looked at by the king, Aaron bowed and said:

"Your Majesty, Viscount Karl and Earl Morton have long been at loggerheads with each other. This war will have to happen sooner or later."

Aaron had just finished speaking when several ministers walked out of the queue and shouted:

"Your Majesty, Karl is showing contempt for the kingdom's system!"

"Earl Morton is a hereditary nobleman, he cannot be bullied like this!"

"Mad men~" Philip gritted his teeth and said, "These people in the North are all crazy, not a single one is normal! What five earls? It would be more appropriate to call them five crazy men!"

He sighed again, then pointed at Aaron and said:

"Go tell Carl to stop the attack immediately. I can ignore the land he has conquered before, but the attack on Fengzhu Castle must be stopped!"

"This..." Aaron looked embarrassed, "He probably won't agree."

"What, does he want to replace Morton?" Philip asked.

Seeing that Aaron didn't say anything, he shouted again:

"Impossible! I won't allow it!"

Yes, Morton is abominable, and it can even be said that everything is his own fault. He ignored the laws of the kingdom, provoked disputes, disturbed people's livelihood, and killed court officials. He did nothing right from beginning to end! But even so, he is still a hereditary nobleman and a direct vassal of Philip. He has sworn to serve him, and as the lord of the other party, he also has the responsibility to protect his safety... Of course, he also understands that disputes between lords in the kingdom occur from time to time, and border frictions and territorial disputes are commonplace, but everything has limits. If Carl really lets him completely eliminate a hereditary nobleman, who is still an earl, how can he, as a monarch, deal with it? Where are the laws of the kingdom and the dignity of the royal family?

At this moment, Military Minister Rhodes suddenly said:

"Your Majesty, things in the North have always been a mess. I think it's best not to get too involved."

"What?" Philip glared at Rhodes, "Why are you starting to speak for Karl?"

Rhodes said quickly:

"Your Majesty, I am doing this for the royal family~"

"Royal family?" Philip wanted to say more, but suddenly shut up. Then he glanced at the faces of each minister, thinking about their thoughts, who supported Karl and who did not. In the end, he found that most people were still on Morton's side. After all, they were all old nobles, and there were inextricable connections between nobles. And more importantly, once this kind of war of annihilation had a precedent, it would threaten the interests of most people, and everyone would be in danger.

Thinking of this, he seemed to have more confidence, but he did not expect that Rhodes would stand on Karl's side. Even Aaron did not say anything about this.

However, he did not intend to think about the reason, and just said to the attendant beside him:

"Go, get some paper and pen. I want to draft an edict."

Then he turned his gaze to Aaron and said:

"You have a good relationship with him. Go tell him that my imperial edict will arrive soon. He'd better withdraw from Morgan Territory before then!"

Aaron just nodded silently without saying a word.

The atmosphere in the hall seemed to be much more relaxed. With the king's order, almost everyone felt at ease, and the ministers nodded their heads in agreement.

King Philip also let go of the armrest and took a deep breath, as if trying to calm his inner anger.

"No matter how disgusting Morton is, he is still the earl of the kingdom. I will not sit idly by and watch him and his family suffer." The king's voice was low and firm.

Then he slowly stood up, glanced around the hall again, turned around and left the hall, his figure disappeared into the deep corridor. As the king left, a joyful atmosphere began to permeate the hall, and the ministers began to discuss enthusiastically, most of them waiting to see Carl's joke. They didn't say it, but they still had the arrogance of aristocrats in their bones, all hoping that this fake aristocrat who was born a serf would fall completely.

Aaron watched all this silently, not caring about the ministers' thoughts or what the king would do next. Because no matter what they did, they could not change one thing: the North was going to change.