Chapter 469

Three days later, in the Dragon Hall.

Emily sat high on the Iron Throne, looking down at the courtiers below.

She is wearing an exquisite and complicated silver-white robe today, with gold trim embroidered on the sleeves and neckline, exuding an indescribable aura. Her long silver-gold hair was coiled up, and she wore a simple dragon-shaped crown on her head, which set off her not tall and exquisite figure with a majestic kingly demeanor.

Although he has not officially ascended the throne, the people of the entire Congatro know that the kingdom is about to usher in a new queen!

For the past three days, the Dragonborn army has marched northward.

Emily, with the centaur and the spear-wing knight as the main body, and half of the wizard group and the Ultramarines, went straight to the Principality of Atis and Brandon. Ren opened the gate of the imaginary spirit to send the army, and it took only half an hour to break through the "Flying Eagle City", the capital of Atis.

The vassals and lords of the Principality of Etis even surrendered to the wind and surrendered to His Majesty the Dragonborn.

After that, the army took another two days to capture the capital of the Principality of Brandon, "Eternal Winter City", and several major cities of the Brandon family. When the dragonborn army arrived in Everwinter, the Brandon family had not even received the news that Mark was dead.

Ding Laji also led an extraordinary army to the west, and successfully took down the leaderless Duchy of Danse.

At this point, the Dragonborn conquered all of Congatro.

"Everyone," Emilys glanced across the crowd in the Dragon Hall, paused for half a second on Ren's body, and said with a smile at the corner of her mouth, "Now it's time to discuss how to deal with it." captives, and the issue of the future rule of the entire kingdom."

There are more than a dozen people under the Iron Throne, all of whom are important figures in the Dragonborn camp.

Hearing Emily's words, everyone was refreshed, knowing that it was time to distribute the benefits. Especially the dukes and princes of the major families of Congatro, and the legendary transcendents, some of them were eagerly looking forward to it, some were anxious, and their expressions varied.

However, Emily waited for a few seconds for no response.

She frowned slightly. It was clear that these people, except for Ren, might be trying to figure out their own thoughts. If they didn't speak up, they wouldn't want to stand up.

Even Varogen, who had followed him for many years and was loyal, remained silent.

"Let's talk about the disposal of the captives first." Emily called out by name: "Varogen, please report the list of those captives and let everyone hear it."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Varogen stood up, respectfully saluted the queen on the throne, then turned around and read out names one by one.

The list is very long, headed by the Duke of Brandon and Coster of the Danes family, and the rest are the vassals and lords under Mark's command. Most of them were the heroes who overthrew the Drogonburg Dynasty. The angle is the traitor and the enemy.

Everyone on the list is a big name in the kingdom, and many more have been killed in the war over the past few days.

Varogen didn't read the records, and reported the names, families, and past experiences of these people from memory, and it took a full half an hour to finish.

He sat down again after speaking.

There was another silence in the dragon hall. The lords quietly raised their heads to look at the queen on the throne, and noticed that her complexion was not good. The names of these people seemed to bring back unpleasant memories for her.

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, not daring to be the first to speak out.

Ding Laji couldn't hold back anymore, he got up and asked, "Your Majesty, please show me how to deal with these prisoners."

"It's all chopped up."

Emily's answer was very simple, but it made everyone's heart skip a beat. Hearing her continue, "Anyone who participated in the war of usurping the throne that year will be beheaded for public display, and their fiefs and surnames will be deprived, including their families. Keep."

"Your Majesty!" Ding Laji turned pale in shock, "Is it too much to kill at least two thousand people?"

"Hmph..." Emily's eyes were cold, and she said softly, "In the war of usurping the throne, the enemy's butcher knife has never shown mercy. Even if there are only a few people with dragon blood in their bodies, not many survive. And the vassals and lords and subjects loyal to the Drogonburg family, how many people do you think they killed?"

Ding Laji couldn't answer, but he estimated in his heart that the number must be more than 50,000!

Back then, in order to completely wipe out the influence of the Dragonborn, so as to prevent the forces of the Drogonburg family from counterattacking, the army under Mark's command launched a half-month-long purge, blood flowed like a river, and left a shocking record in the king's land. I still couldn't help but change my face when I got up.

Ding Laji did not dare to answer this question.

Because at that time, the person who decided to kill and execute the massacre was his father, Duke Dans. Now that the Duke of Danse is dead, he is afraid that Her Majesty the Queen will take the anger of the Danse family.

"Will the Duke of Brandon be executed too?" Dinlage asked, changing the subject.

Emily nodded without hesitation.

The dukes and princes present were all trembling, even though they had already guessed the result, they still couldn't help being a little frightened when they were really sure.

Executing a duke and a legendary high-level transcendent is unique in Congatro's history.

Before the war of usurping the throne, the battles between the nobles had always been unbreakable. The seven major families maintained a tacit understanding and paid the most land for compensation. It rarely involved the life and death of the lord, let alone the life of a duke.

The usurper war broke this unspoken rule, like releasing the devil from the abyss, and there is no turning back.

When the Duke of Brandon died, the blood feud between the two families deepened.

Unless any family perishes in the future, this hatred will never be resolved, but it was Mark and his allies who broke the rules first, and His Majesty's revenge is beyond reproach.

The Duke of Brandon had a good reputation among the people of Congatero as a generous and just man, but he was the main force in overthrowing the Drogonburg dynasty. It is precisely because of his support that he led the Icewolf Knights to go south, and Mark's army double-sidedly attacked the army of the dragon descendants, besieging the king's capital Kingsland.

Among the three giants of the Mark rebels, the other one is the Duke of Etis. He is the think tank among the three, but he is dead, and the old and new grudges can only be counted on the Duke of Brandon.

Seeing that Emily was determined, everyone didn't dare to persuade her again, lest they offend her.

Ding Laji hesitated for a while, and boldly asked: "Your Majesty, Coster didn't participate in the incident back then, can you spare his life?"

Emily looked at her counselor, with some hesitation in her eyes.

After a few seconds, she said: "Are you sure you want to intercede for him?" Without waiting for Ding Lage to answer, she said again: "I intended you to inherit the Duke of Danse. If Coster doesn't die, he will be Your greatest threat."

Ding Laji couldn't help being stunned when he heard this.

His complexion was very complicated. As the son his father hated the most and even hated, he was expelled from the family. He never thought that he would inherit the duke position one day.

The entire Danse Principality knows that Coster is the only heir.

Even if he led the army to conquer the Duchy of Danse these days, he never thought that he would be recognized by the family and the people. After all, the impression he gave when he was young was too bad.

Perhaps in the eyes of the clansmen, the current self is just a villain, not worthy of the title of duke at all.

Ding Laji's expression was cloudy, and there seemed to be a voice in his heart that was tempting him. As long as he ignored Coster and let him be executed, then he could become the Duke of Danse. With His Majesty's support, it would be useless for his clan to oppose him. , can be suppressed easily.

But I also thought of Coster's concern for himself. He is the only person in the family who really treats him well.

All kinds of past flashed through Ding Laji's mind.

"No..." Ding Laji's voice was a little hoarse, and he said with a struggling face: "I don't want to be the Duke of Danse, please Your Majesty, for my sake, spare Coster's life. I have already interrogated, this He didn't know about the betrayal of the Tsi Dansi family, it was all my father's idea, and he was kept in the dark."

He seemed to have exhausted all his strength to say these words.

Everyone in the Dragon Hall looked at each other with admiration. In this world, there is really someone who can refuse the temptation of the Duke title!

You know, His Majesty has always intended to appoint Ding Laji as the former Prime Minister.

As a single person, concurrently serving as Duke and Prime Minister, Ding Laji will have a high status in Congatero in the future, second only to His Majesty and Rennes.

Emily looked at Ding Laji for a long time, and finally nodded.

"Okay." She agreed, "If Koster wants to live, he must pay a ransom of 10 million golden dragons, as well as four territories bordering the Dukedom of Drogonburg, and..." She paused, "I want all of his One hand, the right hand."

Ding Laji almost didn't jump up, the three conditions were more ruthless than the other.

Pay compensation, cede land, and cut off your hands!

Moreover, Emilys designated Coster's right hand, which is his sword-holding hand. Once it is cut off, its strength will drop by more than 30%.

Coster is a legendary high-level extraordinary person with strong self-healing ability, but he cannot be reborn from a broken limb. Even if he went to the empire to ask the legendary priest of the Church of the Earth to perform the "limb restoration technique" with more than seven rings, and re-grow his right hand, it would be very difficult. Difficult to return to previous strength.

This will also affect Coster's cultivation, and I'm afraid it will be impossible to upgrade for decades.

Obviously, His Majesty is still guarding against the Dans family and wants to kill Coster's potential.

Ding Laji was about to object subconsciously, but met Emily's indifferent eyes, opened his mouth, and finally said only one word: "Yes."

Next, Emily continued to talk about her plan.

The Principality of Etis ceded five territories and merged them into the Drogonburg family, and together with the four territories of the Danse Principality in the west, the Principality of Drogonburg became the second largest principality in Congatero, second only to Bran Deng Duchy. Since the Principality of Brandon has no borders and its territory is barren and cold, it is almost worthless, so there is no need to cede the land, but the compensation must not be small.

Emily only asked for five million golden dragons, and promised to pay in ten years.

The entire Principality of Brandon only has a population of more than three million, and its production is scarce, so it is impossible to afford such money. Even if only 500,000 golden dragons are handed over every year, it is like a mountain pressing on the Brandon family, making the Principality breathless.

This is exactly what Emilys wanted, to severely squeeze the enemy's territory and people.

If she hadn't been afraid of the gods, she would have wiped out these three families directly, and would never have given them a chance to breathe.

The meeting in the Dragon Hall lasted for two hours, and Ryan remained silent from the beginning to the end, watching Emily show her fierce methods on the Iron Throne with cold eyes.

She is already a qualified queen.

After the meeting, he walked out of the dragon hall, and the figures of Kaidejia and Cleos appeared in front of his eyes, with a relaxed smile on their faces.

"How is it?" Ren asked with concern. He originally thought that the two Speakers would kill the Lingfeng Stag with one hand, but he didn't expect that it took three days, and he almost thought that there was an accidental miss.

"look by youself."

Kaidejia took out a soul stone and handed it over.

Ren caught it and saw that there was a demon soul of a giant blue deer in the soul stone, and more than 20 elements emerged, including the transcendent element "endless spring breeze" he wanted to see most!