Public trial?You deserve it too!

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Ludwig (char siew):

Jung (teacher and chief staff officer)

Manduffel (head of the Knights)

Christina (eldest daughter)

Letitia (second daughter)

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Claude (protagonist):

Dania Saxon (the eldest daughter of the Grand Duchess of Saxony)

Gorman (actual commander of the remnants of Wallachia)

Dragurina (Princess of Wallachia)

Friedrich (leader of the Imperial Orphan Gang)

Julien (Knight of Theocracy)

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Characters who will be added in the next volume

Erwin (Claude's roommate)

Georgie (Claude's roommate)

Randolph (Claude's roommate)

Gustav Barr (the next head of the Barr family)

Robed Men and Women (Theocracy Intelligence Agency)

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All Living Beings Are Children: Chapter 87 Chapter 81 The Dinner Party

"Your Highness Letitia, from now on, I will be your sword, your shield, and your will will guide my direction..."

Claude knelt in front of the girl on one knee, staring firmly into her eyes, and chanted the oath of protecting the knight.

If you ignore the girl's increasingly rosy cheeks, it's probably a scene that would send bards writing dozens of sonnets, only now it looks more like a call to the gendarmerie.

Of course, only people with colored glasses think so, at least everyone present thinks this is a very beautiful picture.

Leticia staggered and slapped Claude's shoulder three times with the ceremonial sword, but the shaking made the boy's neck chill, but nothing went wrong. He took the hilt of the sword respectfully, as a ceremony end.From now on, he will officially become Leticia's guardian knight.

The allegiance ceremony was quite private, and only Ludwig and others would be present to watch the ceremony. The old emperor did not come in person, but Karl's arrival clearly showed his importance.

"Is there anything you want to say in your heart now, Knight Claude?"

With a smile on his face, Karl looked at Claude who was walking down the steps behind Letitia, clapping and asking.

"The armor and swords used in these ceremonies are too light. If someone really wants to plot evil in this kind of ceremony, I may be a little hard to resist."

Claude said with a serious face, very pragmatic.

"His Royal Highness Letitia uses such a light sword, I can understand it, but the armor on my body is too thin, and at least it should be equipped with a weapon that can be used in actual combat. Although I will use my life to protect the safety of Her Royal Highness, but now Obviously, even at the cost of my life, I would not be able to fulfill my oath."

"Oh, uh, very farsighted advice."

Facing such weird complaints, the old mage could only show an embarrassed yet polite smile.

He was always embarrassed to say that this kind of allegiance ceremony for guarding knights is usually a nobleman's show, and there are not many people who really have the strength of knights. A kind of weapon and armor specially used for ceremonies, with a shining glow, which can fully show the handsome and manly features of those idiots.

The price is that even a frivolous table knife can be stabbed right through, but the sword can still be cut off first and then stabbed over.

"Knight Claude, come to the palace dinner tonight. It happens to be an occasion to introduce you to other people. As Leticia's guardian knight, you may face many such banquets in the future."

Ludwig walked over with a smile.

With Claude's current status, he is indeed qualified to participate in this victory dinner. As the most eye-catching fighter in the Provence Province's counter-insurgency battle, Ludwig is credited with scoring the first goal in the Battle of Exe. He gave it to himself, and the Intelligence Bureau also gave him the credit for arresting the leader of the Theocracy's intelligence. In addition to the credit for sending the life-saving letter to His Royal Highness Ludwig, the boy actually got a baron title with a fief.

Of course, this is for life, but the old emperor almost made his hint clear - as long as Ludwig is in power, you can change it to hereditary, and even the title can be promoted.

Although Claude didn't understand that the reward was so generous, since the emperor gave it, it was a good thing, so relying on Ludwig's promise and endorsement, he could keep many of the knights under Gorman's command.

He once asked Gorman before, if they entered the Lightning Knights, trained and joined this new set of [Mithril Magic Web], and put on the original set of Mithril armor again, would they be able to use the tile again? The original [Mithril Magic Net] of the Lachian knights.

Gorman told him with certainty that no, unless they retrain, all they can use is the Magic Web ability of the Lightning Knights.This is why the Knights will have a reserve of talents such as reserve knights. These are trained in the combat style of the Knights. After wearing the Mithril armor and fighting two battles under the leadership and orders of the veterans, they can be used with ease. And the foreign knights can't do this at all.

So Claude can only choose to let most of Gorman's knights give up and go to the sun, but keep almost a knight of the long knight brigade as his headquarters in the Lightning Knights, and then use the rest of the cavalry to make up the number. The most important thing is to keep a knight order with its own [Mithril Magic Net].

Now that he has obtained the fief, and as a new rich man appreciated by the old emperor, he will not attract too many malicious investigations, and with the advance report to the Imperial Intelligence Bureau, he barely hides these knights and armors.

"It's a little strange. Why is the old emperor still actively supporting Ludwig after this step? I thought it was time to cool him down anyway. After all, the eldest prince just got stabbed hard. From a balance point of view , he should not give any more help."

【You mean, the emperor thinks that the current Ludwig is still weaker than Augustus? 】

"It's impossible. No matter what, Ludwig's current power will never be so weak that he needs the emperor to help him form a party to support him. Although he and his brother don't cooperate very much, they are all in the same position and support him. The emerging nobles oppose and even demand the weakening of the authority of the great nobles. Although there are some reasons for this, the great nobles have surrounded the great prince early on, and the enemy of an enemy is a friend, but from another perspective, this attitude also helps He successfully obtained most of Joachim's political inheritance."

"Although the loyalty of most of these people to him is pitiful, the court has already been able to stand against Augustus - because the eldest prince is also somewhat incompatible with those old nobles. And In the army, the power of Augustus was not comparable to that of Ludwig, and the Provence incident allowed him to join a complete second-rate knight order, and this must be the loyal force in the hands of the eldest prince himself. After such a Weakened, the old emperor is still hinting that I, the future star of the army, will continue to serve Ludwig..."

[It seems that the old emperor is rewarding, but it is more like a gesture. He is actually encouraging Ludwig to continue a certain behavior? 】

"Yes, so what kind of behavior is he encouraging Ludwig?"

Claude then changed the armor alone time, thinking carefully.

[One-hearted army does not care about politics; counterinsurgency is vigorous and vigorous; still has a heart of benevolence and righteousness to his brother; he did not take the opportunity to get involved with senior officials of the Intelligence Bureau when cooperating. 】

"The emperor now wants him to fight for the position of crown prince. How can he encourage him not to care about politics? As for encouraging counter-rebellion, it's a bit ridiculous. Could it be that the empire has reached a time when wars are raging everywhere and people are in urgent need of counter-rebellion? The heart of benevolence and righteousness is even more a joke. , none of the kind-hearted princes in the past dynasties ended well. And when the emperor was still healthy and strong, he took the initiative to talk to the Intelligence Bureau? Good guy, he hasn’t died, right? Who dares to get up to this thing.”

Claude shook his head, denying the possibilities proposed by the system one by one.

"Forget it, I can't guess it now. Let's see later. The emperor should have some backhands and arrangements. Maybe I can see it at that time."

After the boy put on a normal armor, he immediately felt a lot more at ease. Sure enough, only heavy steel can give people a sense of security.He hung up the saber he just got. It was a fine mithril knight sword that the emperor asked Karl to bring, and made Claude truly realize the unscientific nature of this material's black technology.

"Speaking of which, if I want to order weapons in the future, what kind of weapons do you think are more suitable for me?"

【Do you have any requests? 】

"It's best to be able to balance offense and defense. It doesn't matter what type it is. Anyway, you have to start learning again."

[Searching... please wait. 】

[The search is complete. 】

[The best matching weapon-heavy hammer. 】

"yeah?"

[Spherical heavy hammer with a diameter of 15 to [-] centimeters, plus the sawtooth for destroying plane defense, and then wrapping a [-]-meter iron chain on the handle of the hammer, taking into account medium and short-range combat, and at the same time, the huge volume is enough to be used as a shield functions.Using Mithril's affinity for magic and your physique, you can do it like an arm. The only possible problem is that the requirements for mounts are relatively strict. 】

"The 88 anti-everything cannon, right? The local characteristics have to be tasted."

The corner of Claude's mouth twitched, the biggest problem was with him, and he was actually heartbroken.

"No! I'm going to stay in the imperial capital for a long time. It's inconvenient to go out with this thing, so I need to change it. And my image is also very important. No one will think that a guy with a several tons of spherical hammer is a Knight of Justice."

[I think it is very just, and the caliber is justice. 】

"...you can make a backup first."

In the end, Claude still couldn't resist this silly charm. After all, who would refuse a weapon that can win with one blow?

The somewhat speechless boy who had been manipulated by the system maintained his speechlessness until the evening banquet.Everyone was talking in twos and threes, and only then did Claude sort out his expressions, ready to make some words out.

Christina took Letitia to meet all the rich ladies. Maybe she was a little bit suffocated because of the magic before, so she was actually very interested in this occasion, plus Jung and Ludwig Xidu intentionally asked her to make friends, so Princess Verdun felt a little bit at ease.

Instead, Claude went directly to Jung, preparing to get some political intelligence from the officialdom, and then see if Ludwig had any secret operations or something like that, otherwise, why would the old emperor appreciate him so much?This has exceeded the limit of support and balance.

"Mr. Jung."

Of course Claude, who was on the snake stick, knew how to address people.

"Well, here comes our knight."

Jung turned around with a smile, Jung smiled and toasted, and the others also smiled kindly at Claude, and then went to the next topic circle very tactfully.

"What's the matter, Claude?"

"Your Highness said that he wanted me to attend tonight's banquet, because he wanted me to see more and learn more." Claude seemed a little awkward, as if he was at a loss when a country bumpkin entered the city. "I want to ask you, which people should be paid attention to at this banquet, and who else should not be approached."

"Well, I really need to let you know about these things. After all, you have the status of Her Majesty Letitia's guardian knight. Maybe you will need to participate in such occasions a lot more in the future."

Jung nodded seriously, and then began to carefully review the people who needed attention for Claude.

"That one is the eldest prince Augustus, who is also His Royal Highness's biggest opponent. He is not the child of the current queen, so there is no room for reversal between our Highness and him. It can only be a head-to-head contest."

"Beside him is his teacher, Leicht. Although this guy is a bit scheming, he is still quite upright. He has never practiced such insidious and despicable strategies. He is also my former friend."

Claude remembered the name and person, but it made him a little strange. At the banquet tonight, there seemed to be some disagreement between the eldest prince and his teacher?

"There should be another person to introduce to you to remember, but he doesn't seem to be here tonight, that is Augustus's purse, Gutenberg Baer, ​​a business wizard, the current head of the Baer family, Heinz Baer's eldest son."

Claude immediately thought of another guy named Barr that was talked about in the dormitory before.

"Teacher, I heard that there is also a student in my class whose surname is Barr. It seems to be Gustav Barr? What is his relationship with this Mr. Gutenberg?"

Jung nodded.

"Gustav Barr was born to Heinz Barr's second wife. Because Gutenberg did not have knight talent, he was not qualified to take over as the head of the family. The seat of the heir naturally fell to Gustav's. This little Barr is also a genius, and has already been promoted to the Knight of Justice."

"What about their relationship?"

"It's similar to His Highness Augustus and His Highness Ludwig. The outside world knows that the relationship between these two people is very bad. Even because Gutenberg first joined the Augustus camp, this Gustav has always been Stubbornly refusing to join the same camp as my father and elder brother, but this time I come to the Imperial Capital to study, probably because I am ready to give my allegiance.”

Claude nodded, secretly remembering it in his heart.

"There is nothing else, but there is another one, you must know."

Jung pointed to an old man.

"He is Mr. Lauenburg, the prime minister of the empire, and the most trusted person of His Majesty."

Claude grasped the problem keenly.

"once?"

"Yes, once, until they parted ways in the face of the choice of the great nobles, His Majesty has been working to weaken the power and strength of those people from the beginning to the end, but this Mr. Prime Minister thinks that this will only lead to the division of the country, that is Self-destructive future."

All Beings Are Children: Chapter 88 Chapter 82 Plans Can't Keep Up with Change

"But if that Mr. Lauenburg and His Majesty are no longer of one mind, why does His Majesty still appoint him as Prime Minister?"

Claude is a little dumb, what is this way?

"Of course there's a reason for that."

Jung picked up his wine glass and took a sip.

"The first reason is that although Mr. Lauenburg disapproves of dealing with the big nobles, it doesn't mean that he is on their side. He himself doesn't like those people. He just has an attitude of being responsible for the country. Only then did he resolutely resist His Majesty's action. His Excellency the Prime Minister himself even said that if any of these people were found to be colluding with external forces, he would take the initiative to strike ruthlessly."

Claude nodded. It is understandable why this old man can continue to be used by His Majesty. After all, this is also a knife hanging over the heads of the great nobles, which can be used as the last red line to suppress their behavior.

"As for the second reason, that is that Mr. Prime Minister's ability is really extraordinary."

Jung gestured to the seat next to the old man with his wine glass, and there stood a middle-aged man with a cold face and an expression of keeping strangers away.

"Did you see it? That's the head of the Ministry of Finance, Albert, the most proud student of Lauenburg."

"It seems... isn't it a little too young?"

Claude looked at the head of the Ministry of Finance, who was 40 years old, and his voice was a bit inconceivable. Could this be his senior?

"But he relied on his own ability to shut up all those who disdain and look down on him." Jung said with emotion, "This Mr. Lauenburg has been serving as the vice president of the Imperial Military University for a long time. He has discovered countless talents for the empire, and his insightful eyes are what he has relied on for decades of ups and downs in the officialdom."

Claude nodded lightly. He knows people well and is capable of governing. If he knows how to restrain himself a little bit and doesn't disobey the old emperor in matters other than nobles, then the other party will hold his nose and endure the voice of opposition.Judging from the fact that he was able to stay in the seat for so long, the prime minister's loyalty and understanding to the empire seemed to satisfy the old emperor.

Then Jung's next sentence made Claude unable to hold back.

"However, Your Excellency the Prime Minister is also quite stubborn in character, which has angered His Majesty several times, but the other party is still persistent, and even said, 'Either remove me from the position of Prime Minister, or I will continue to state the next item against the execution of your order. The reason'." Jung spoke with a certain degree of admiration, "Although Lauenburg's statement was proved to be correct afterwards, the patriotism of this old gentleman is really true for being able to insist on his own opinion under His Majesty's anger. It’s an instant respect.”

The corner of Claude's mouth twitched, and he reluctantly cooperated with Jung to show an expression of admiration and yearning, which was in line with his personality, but in fact, a turbulent wave had already set off in his heart.

What is the personality of most emperors? Claude has never eaten pork and seen pigs running.How dare you oppose me, even if you are right?When you get angry, you can kill it, because the emperor who killed his own crown prince in a moment of anger has disappeared. How old are you as a prime minister?And judging from the previous behaviors, it is obvious that His Majesty is not a soft-hearted person.