Chapter 843: The Decision of the Imperial Senate (Part One)
“I don’t really like the way that they are looking at us…” The cavalier of Anji who spoke first replied. Then, he turned around and pointed at an old man in a coarse robe who was standing on the right side of the street with his horsewhip as he shouted, “For example, this old guy… What are you looking at? Old guy, I will kill you with one strike of my whip!”
“Yuck!” This old man was only someone who was selling fruit on the street, but he spat on the ground without fear when he heard this Anji cavalier’s shout.
“You old dog! I will kill you!” This cavalier was enraged.
He was of prestigious status, and he had never been disrespected like this before by someone insignificant. As a result, he whipped down at this old man without hesitation.
The force contained within this whip was powerful, leaving a series of afterimages in the air and creating a loud air-piercing noise. If it landed on a rock, the latter would be smashed into pieces.
The people in the area gasped, but they couldn’t do anything but to watch the tragedy to unfold.
Slap!
A quiet sound echoed on the street, but no blood was spilled. A black-tower-like figure appeared, and he raised his hand and grabbed onto this Anji cavalier’s wrist. This man was one of the cavaliers of the [Iron Blood Legion], the personal troop of Elder Prince Arshavin, who led the way.
“You… how dare you to stop me?” This cavalier of Anji was mad.
“Envoy, please restrain yourself. This is the Capital of Zenit, not the territory of your Anji Empire.” This burly cavalier of the [Iron Blood Legion] stated in his deep voice using a cold tone. He was wearing black armor and riding on a black horse, looking powerful.
After he said that, he looked at the Anji cavalier coldly before letting go of the latter’s wrist.
“Great! This is how the soldiers of our Zenit should behave!” The ordinary citizens of Zenit on the side of the street clapped and cheered when they saw this scene, and some of them cursed back at that cavalier of Anji. For a moment, the crowd was stirred up.
Under such pressure, this cavalier of Anji was a little afraid, and he stopped what he tried to do. However, he still pointed at that old man with his whip and said, “Old dog, I remember you now! Hehe, be careful! You might fall and break your leg at midnight!”
“The cavaliers of Zenit sure are brave and courageous.” Suddenly, a young boy who looked only to be 14 years old poked his head out of the fancy horse-drawn carriage, and he glanced at this black-tower-like cavalier of the [Iron Blood Legion] with a strange smile. As a well-hidden murderous spirit flashed in his seemingly bright eyes, he laughed and said, “I’m Moreau, the envoy of the Anji Empire. Cavalier, what is your name? I can remember you better.”
“Humph! Want to cause trouble for me? You are little, so why are you acting all adult-like? Pretentious! I’m Andrew Johnson, one of the Centurions in the [Iron Blood Legion] under the wings of Arshavin His Highness. If you are upset, come and find me.”
This burly cavalier of Zenit looked careless but instantly saw the desire for revenge deeply hidden in this young envoy’s eyes, and he replied in disdain.
“You… great! This is great! I remember you now! Soldier, I hope you are still this proud when I meet you next time.”
Envoy Moreau of Anji sneered and sat back into his carriage before shutting the door forcefully.
After threatening, Moreau didn’t say anything else, and that Anji cavalier stared at that old man and glanced around viciously before snorting and moving forward with his group.
“Yuck! A little b*tch! Want to scare me? My son is a warrior who fought alongside Mr. Martial Saint and protected the Capital! Hehe, these b*stards, they can only bully the weak. They only dare to conspire against the family and friends of Martial Saint Alexander when he isn’t here. If Mr. Martial Saint is here, they won’t dare to act this arrogantly, and they would be hiding in fear!”
That old man who sold fruits cursed at the envoy groups and spat on the ground again in disdain, and the people around him cheered him on.
It didn’t matter what the nobles said. In the St. Petersburg Protection Battle which happened not long ago, the ordinary citizens and soldiers were the direct beneficiaries of Fei’s heroic deed. If Fei didn’t defeat the top-tier masters of the Ten-Empire United Troops in time, the ordinary citizens and soldiers of Zenit would have died under the blades of the invaders when the city was conquered. Therefore, Fei’s reputation and influence among these people was the highest.
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Chapter 843: The Decision of the Imperial Senate (Part Two)
The envoy groups of the eight empires didn’t go to the hotels and headed toward the Royal Palace directly.
Right now, the envoys from the other 14 empires were already invited to the side palace in the Royal Palace of Zenit, waiting for the Imperial Senate Meeting of Zenit that occurred once every half a month to start. Since Emperor Yassin was severely ill and couldn’t manage the empire, and the crown prince wasn’t yet determined, the Imperial Senate which was made up of all the noble forces in Zenit started to get more and more influence over the military of politics of the empire.
Although the Imperial Senate Meeting which occurred every half a month couldn’t overrule the decisions of the Royal Family, it was enough to sway the opinions of most of the officials and military leaders. Therefore. The Imperial Senate was only less powerful than Emperor Yassin in the empire.
Today was the day that the Imperial Senate Meeting was about to take place.
The envoys from the empires around the region weren’t able to meet with the Royal Family of Zenit, but they were determined to come here during the meeting and achieve their goal; it was clear that they got advice from some insiders.
Therefore, they arrived at the side palace and waited for the meeting to begin.
The envoys of these eight empires including the Anji Empire met with the envoys from the 14 empires who were already here, and they greeted each other warmly; they knew what each other was up to, and they were in the same boat.
The cavaliers of the [Iron Blood Legion] who led the way looked angry when they saw this, and they snorted before leaving.
This was the venue for the Imperial Senate Meeting, and these foreign envoys weren’t allowed to be here. However, they all appeared in this side palace inside the Royal Palace as guests, and it only meant one thing; some of the nobles of Zenit were happy that these foreigners were here, and they made these envoys’ lives easier due to some dirty reasons.
To the soldiers of Zenit, the actions of these nobles were unacceptable. In their mind, it was no different from treason.
In the eyes of the soldiers, these nobles who only thought about their benefits were shameless. Even though these people were in powerful positions, they were dumb as pigs. If the noble status weren’t hereditary, most of the nobles wouldn’t be where they were today. Compared with the King of Chambord who climbed to his current position with his hard work and strength, these nobles were the real traitors!
After the cavaliers of the [Iron Blood Legion] left in disdain, a lot of nobles who were wearing fancy clothes and wearing expensive pieces of jewelry showed up in the side palace. Then, the envoys from the 22 empires were invited to the core region of the side palace, and everyone introduced themselves.
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After that, they came to an open space that looked like a colosseum beside this side palace.
When four white-haired nobles with the most senior status walked into the venue under the protection of two Moon-Class Elites who were the guardians of the Imperial Senate, the bi-weekly Imperial Senate Meeting finally started.
Noise and chatter sounded out all around the venue, and it lasted for an entire morning.
During this meeting, some ashen-faced nobles were carried out of the venue one after another. They were all the losers in the political battles, and they lost their reputation and glory at least in the noble circle at St. Petersburg; they weren’t going to be accepted into this circle anymore.
However, those foreign envoys who weren’t supposed to be there never got kicked out.
The meeting only ended in the afternoon.
Then, it was heard that the Imperial Senate decided to strip away the title of Imperial Martial Saint from the King of Chambord. Also, it was heard that the nobles and the foreign envoys made some hidden agreements after bargaining, and some top officials in the Imperial Military Headquarters decided to deal with the small team of Chambordians in the southern warzone under the influence of the rumors.
A conspiracy against the Chambordians was slowly forming.
The silence that the Royal Family and Emperor Yassin showed in the last while made most of the nobles believe that they already wanted to ditch the King of Chambord, but they were afraid to announce it in fear of losing support from the public. That was why the Imperial Senate thought the Royal Family had kept silent, and the nobles in the Senate believed that the Royal Family wouldn’t oppose their decisions if they were willing to take the blame from the public.
In fact, when the rumors about the decisions of the Imperial Senate were spreading around, the Royal Family didn’t say anything, making some people believe in their theories even more.
At that, loud partying could be heard in the hotels where those 22 envoy groups were staying. When midnight approached, some of them changed into warrior suits and walked out of the hotel that the envoy group of Anji occupied, and they disappeared into the dark streets with intense murderous spirits on them as they cursed.