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Chapter 250 Traces of the Tyrannical Dragon

"I object!"

"The Holy Land cannot withstand a new round of war."

"Severely punish the fanatic Lothar who broke the peace treaty!"

"Fart, what's wrong with the Earl regaining the lost ground? As for the so-called provocation of border conflicts?

It was just that the Earl was forced to fight back. "

"Have you forgotten our purpose in coming to the Holy Land?

Is it not our duty to fight the heretics to the end? "

The noise caused the nobles in the hall to divide into two camps again.

The difference is clear.

Careful observation reveals that in the queen mother's party, a considerable number of nobles have clearly chosen to support Lothar.

This made Raymond's face involuntarily produce a trace of anger.

Lothar's expression did not change at all.

With all eyes on him, he came straight to Raymond's side.

"Master Tiberias, is it too subjective for you to say so?"

Raymond frowned.

Before speaking, Lothar continued:

"In my opinion, this issue should be—whether to establish the border jurisdiction of Transjordan, rather than discussing whether I am guilty or not."

In this situation, in a trance, the nobles seemed to have returned to the day when Lothar first came to Jerusalem.

At that time, he was just a little-known landless knight, standing in front of a group of big shots, talking freely.

But now, he has become the trendy figure in Jerusalem, replacing Leonard, and standing on the stage as a great nobleman who can stand up to Regent Raymond.

"That's right, His Royal Highness the Regent!"

Baron Godfrey stood at the forefront of the crowd and shouted: "We all know that the last court meeting has already discussed whether Earl Lothar is guilty. Since he was found innocent at the time, why are you talking about it now?"

"that is!"

"Continuing to quarrel, in my opinion, is meaningless. We might as well follow the glorious tradition of the Franks and vote by show of hands to let Sir Raymond see whether people are in favor or not."

Lothar said in a deep voice.

Raymond looked contemptuously, as if to say, who do you want to have more supporters than me?
"it is good."

He said coldly: "My colleagues, whoever supports Count Lothar's establishment of the border jurisdiction of Transjordan, raise your right hand."

Baron Godfrey and Baron Argonne raised their right hands at the same time.

Immediately afterwards, some members of the queen mother's party, including Guy of Lusignan, raised their right arms. They may not all be willing to support Lothar, but they are even less willing to support Raymond.

Subsequently.

Some members of the noble party also raised their right hands. They are the few friends Baron Godfrey mentioned yesterday, and they are all powerful nobles.

This group of people also led a group of nobles under their hands to raise their hands.

Raymond's face became more and more ugly, but fortunately, in the end, less than half of them raised their hands.

He breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a cold snort: "Count Lothar, it is already clear at a glance whether people's hearts are against each other, isn't it?"

"please wait a while."

A crisp and elegant female voice came from outside the hall.

"I also support Earl Lothar's proposal."

Princess Sibilla, wearing a golden crown embellished with jade and a long orange palace dress, came here in full dress.

As soon as he entered the hall, it caused a sensation.

Many members of the Queen Mother's Party began to whisper that the regent Raymond was too strong, and the Queen Mother's Party did have the idea of ​​wooing the Royal Party.

It was only because Lothar and Godfrey abided by their neutrality that they changed their wooing attitude and turned their attention to the position of Lothar's Royal Knights in the kingdom.

"Lord Raymond, I am not here to vote in the capacity of the Crown Prince's mother and His Majesty's sister, but in the name of Ashcalon and Lord Jaffa. Please don't mind."

Princess Sibilla apologized, but her eyes were fixed on Raymond without hesitation.

Raymond looked up with a complicated expression, the vacant throne, Your Majesty, is this what you mean?

Can't you see my efforts to stabilize the situation in the Holy Land?

Baldwin IV, as the titular supreme ruler of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, couldn't end the game in person and go face to face with his vassals.

Instead, it should be an arbitrator, even if it is an issue raised by oneself, it needs to come out through the mouth of the courtier.

Because once the king left the court in person, the issues raised were vetoed by Raymond.

It means that in Jerusalem, the king's voice is no longer as good as Raymond's.

Even if this is true, the signal it sends out is extremely dangerous, both for Raymond and Baldwin IV.

The former will be identified as a powerful minister, an ambitious man, and his reputation will be ruined.

The latter will also be regarded as an incompetent generation, and their majesty will be lost.

If the situation is allowed to develop, there are only two possible outcomes.

One is that Raymond took the risk and was forced to choose to use conspiracy to murder Baldwin IV and ascend to the throne himself, because he is also the heir to the throne.

Second, in order to prove his innocence, Raymond left Jerusalem and returned to his own territory. The kingdom was divided again, and the Crusaders in the Holy Land would be reduced to a mess.

Lothar looked normal.

He has no problem with Raymond. If he were Raymond, he would choose a more favorable and safer approach.

It was just the situation that pushed the two into opposing positions.

He said neither humble nor overbearing: "Sir Raymond, looking at it now, it is really clear at a glance whether people are against each other."

Inside the hall.

More than half of the people who raised their hands expressed their support for the establishment of the Trans-Jordan Border Region. The King's Party, the Queen Mother's Party, and even some nobles from the Jue Party all raised their right hands.

The so-called Jue Party and the Queen Mother Party are loose political alliances, and it is completely normal for them to be out of step.

Even Earl Raymond, after the incident, had no way to pursue those members of the noble party who "betrayed" him. Instead, he had to win them over to prevent them from really falling to Lothar's side.

Raymond said in a gloomy tone: "Then I declare that from today onwards, the Earl of Transjordan will be established as a border jurisdiction, and Lothar, the Earl of Transjordan, will be granted the right to freely declare war on infidels."

Amidst the uproar.

Raymond looked at Lothar with a cold voice: "Count Lothar, I hope you can remember what you said, instead of becoming a sinner who ruined the kingdom like Leonard."

Lothar bowed solemnly: "I will, Sir."

Raymond tried his best to suppress the anger in his heart, and continued: "Next, the third issue is whether to crack down on hoarding, spreading rumors, and raising food prices."

...

The court meeting came to an end.

Lothar sent away the last fellow vassal who was greeting him, the smile on his face gradually faded, and he finally came to the opposite side with Raymond.

And as the leader of the royal party.

This position originally belonged to Godfrey, but after Lothar obtained the title of Earl of Transjordan, Baron Godfrey was somewhat unqualified.

Now, the agenda has been passed.

As long as he is canonized by His Majesty the King tomorrow, he will be regarded as a serious frontier earl, the so-called "vassal lord".

Hopefully, by then, the system will get new changes.

At this time, Lothar found that the double-headed eagle emblem in his pocket was a little hot.

Take it out and connect it.

The voice of Nishaya came from inside: "Master Lothar, I found a trace of a fire dragon in an ancient book."

"This is the closest dragon creature to you, but I can't guarantee that it's still alive."

The tone on the other side was a little hesitant.

But Lothar was still very grateful and said: "It's okay, the information I found from the classics may indeed be out of date, and I can verify it myself."

"Oh, by the way, what are the characteristics of this fire dragon?"

Nishaya said: "This is a tyrannical dragon of the fire dragon species. I have a picture book on it, which describes its habits. You can come to me to get it, or I can send it over."

"Fire dragon, tyrannical dragon?"

Nishaya explained: "Yes, Fire Dragon and Sea Dragon are just general terms."

"The tyrannical dragon belongs to the wingless fire dragon, and it often inhabits in the volcano. The dragon's breath it spits out ranks in the forefront even among all fire dragon species."

"Okay, I'm at the gate of the palace right now, and I happen to be going to meet His Majesty. If you have time, please wait for me at the same place where we met last time."

Nishaya said quickly: "Okay, I happen to be free."

(End of this chapter)