Law of the Devil

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Chapter 353 [Election of Patriarchs]

Early in the spring of the 963rd year of the Empire, the Rollin Plains were covered with black flags, and all the Rollin flags in all towns were replaced with black to show condolences to the late former chief, Count Raymond.

Count Raymond's funeral was not solemn, and according to the Rawlings tradition, there was a valley behind Castle Rawling, behind the valley, a cemetery where the deceased elders were buried.

The death of Count Raymond brought a shadow to the celebratory atmosphere of the Rollin Plains, which was supposed to restore family glory.

On the day of the funeral, the Countess cried once, while little Gabriel cried from beginning to end. And only Dewey, the eldest son of the Rollins, was in black, holding the sword left by his father, silent all the time, but no tears flowed.

Others saw the Duke of Tulip with a little fear.

Just two days before the funeral, the young duke ordered a red carpet to be laid from the castle to the cemetery on the back hill, and sent hundreds more people to collect tons of petals and sprinkle them all the way, and he even mobilized the army's bandits, and on the day of the funeral, on both sides of the line, where the coffin was, he played the triumph of the army.

Everything was nothing like a funeral, as if it were a general's triumph.

Though some people think this young master is doing the funeral so badly. But Dewey doesn't care, he's just a little crazy to use this behavior to make up for his inner sorrow for his father.

Old Prime Minister Robustschel of Diduri, Minister of Finance Munes, even the Count of Villa and other families sent messengers to mourn. Dewey behaved as if he were a true homeowner, thanking the messengers from all sides for their maturity and even a little apathy.

And then, the night after the funeral, Dewey locked himself up again in the study of the castle, and he walked in with his father's sword.

In the study, on the walls, hanging paintings, there was an extra painting of the old Count Raymond at the end. Count Raymond in the painting was dressed in armor, with a sense of spirituality. Dewey sat quietly in the study all night, and no one knew what the young Duke was doing in the study. Until after dawn, Dewey walked out of the study and visited her mother first.

The Count's illness also caused the Countess to suffer, and this beautiful mother, in agony, did not think about the tea, and Dewey did her best, or even served herself in front of her mother. This kind woman also seemed to know that she could not put too much burden on her son at this moment, so even if she was sad in her heart, she tried to be calm.

As soon as Dewey went to see her mother this morning, she called old housekeeper Hill and made a decision:

Convene the Rollin Family Council.

The Rollins are a Wuhun family, and naturally there are many other former high-ranking people besides the chief, Count Raymond. The centuries-old family, which naturally had its roots, in addition to the chieftaincy holding the title of Earl, had some people in the family who had also served as imperial officials, forming a small political group of the Rollins. Some are in the military, others are in the local service, others have jazz titles, two lifelong barons, others have officers in the military, elderly people in the local area, etc.

After the coup d 'état, this political group had been dismissed by Prince Chen. But with that pardon decree, all but Count Raymond, as the rebel leader of the coup d 'état, were reinstated and the title restored.

But externally, Raymond is no longer the Count's. But in the family, he is still a chief. Now that Raymond is dead, it's natural to elect a new Rawling chief.

It's an old tradition, so no one was surprised when the news of the meeting came out of Rollin Castle, and even some people were ready long ago, and some simply didn't leave after the funeral, waiting in the castle.

Located in a lobby of the castle, a long bar table long enough to sit dozens of people, the venue of the congress is already filled with the heads of the various houses of the contemporary Rollin family.

When Dewey stood outside the hall with her younger brother Gabriel, the voices were already boiling inside, and everyone was arguing, and the voices were almost turning the ceiling upside down.

These people are loud, they are yelling, they are scolding, they are laughing coldly, they are ambitious.

In fact, before Raymond died, the Rollins were already a little disturbed. As a result of a pardon order, everyone was restored to their titles and official positions, but they turned away from being chiefs, and Raymond's own titles and official positions were not restored. It can be said that in nominal terms, Raymond, the chief of the clan, is the lowest, or even a “white body”, relying solely on the majesty of the past to barely calm the brains of these clans.

And as soon as Raymond died, a lot of people in the clan began to be ambitious. After the Rollins recovered, some people saw the opportunity!

After Raymond's death, the first heir was naturally Dewey, the eldest son of his age, according to tradition. But Dewey has publicly separated from the Rollins, changed his name to Rudolph, and sealed the Duke of Tulip. So it's impossible for him to succeed the Count.

And the second heir, naturally, is Gabriel. In fact, it has been established in the royal family that the heir to the Count is Gabriel, but the problem is that Gabriel is only eleven years old, four years away from his adulthood, and he cannot hold any official position or title until he has attained adulthood. Everything has to wait for him to grow up.

Well, there's a loophole. A child as young as 11 years of age is unlikely to be a patriarch. And while Count Raymond had hoped that Dewey would shoulder that responsibility, Dewey was, after all, officially an “outsider” and could be described as "dishonest."

When Dewey walked into the room, she heard the noise inside, someone yelling at her, someone tapping the table. Noisy people are divided into two factions, one loyal to Raymond's lineage, insisting that the young master Gabriel should be the chief of the clan, and the other, ambitious men, who advocate the election of a new chief to take charge of the affairs of the clan, then a few years later, when the young Gabriel grows up, give way to him.

Dewey was ready for this little pediatric noise, and he just laughed twice, and then he shot his brother around him, and he said softly: "Gabriel, look, these people can't help but swallow you. Are you afraid? ”

Gabriel shook his head and looked into Dewey's eyes: "I'm not afraid. Because there you are. ”

Dewey smiled and...

Bang

With a loud bang, the entrance to the hall had been kicked open by Dewey. The squabbling crowd was frightened by the sound and suddenly calmed down. Dewey kicked open the door and took his brother's hand and walked in with great anger.

The brothers were both wearing very charming noble gowns, long robes, golden belts, furry collars, while Dewey was wearing a pair of snow white gloves, and Gabriel was wearing a black robe, holding Dewey's hand, holding a cane - an 11-year-old boy holding a cane, which was undoubtedly somewhat funny.

As they walked past the table, everyone stared at themselves, but Dewey didn't care, walking to the top of the long table and pointing to the middle of the chief's station, said to Gabriel: "Sit down. ”

Gabriel just sat his ass down. Someone immediately surrounded couldn't bear to say: "This... Young Master Gabriel, it seems that your position is not there, please...”

Gabriel didn't speak, and Dewey immediately glanced at the talker. This stare deliberately used his strong spiritual strength as a magician. His strong spiritual strength was as if it had substance. He stabbed the person harshly. The talker felt a cold, tooth fight, he could no longer speak.

Dewey looked at the silent crowd of the peacock and summoned a servant. He moved a chair over and sat down beside his brother, which only faintly said: "Now, choose a chief. ”

After this opening, no one dared to speak for a long time. After a while, someone asked: “Grand Duke Tulip, it is now the Rollin family meeting, you...”

“I'm nothing.” Dewey asked indifferently.

“Grand Duke Tulip, according to tradition, outsiders are not allowed to attend meetings within the community.” The man shrugged and stared at Dewey Road.

(There will be three changes today, and the number of words will definitely be in the tens of thousands, which is the first and later.

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