Chapter 413 Jarvan III: The Tome of Forbidden Magic Is Hereby Abolished!

Li Lin was surprised by Fiona's attendance, especially since she was allowed to sit in Camilla's seat by the king, which meant that she was about to become Demacia's foreign minister.

The Laurent family, a famous family famous in Demacia for their gorgeous sword posture, has also been passed down for hundreds of years and has good relations with the Lightshield royal family.

But following a serious scandal four years ago, the Laurent family was completely discredited and was spurned by most of the famous families in the capital.

At that time, Fiona, who had just turned 18, was arranged by her father, Sebastian, the head of the Laurent family, to have a powerful marriage with the family. The other party was a collateral line of the Crownguard family.

Although marrying a Crown Guard, even a sideline, is the dream of many noble girls from famous families in the capital, Fiona does not agree with this marriage.

On the wedding day, Fiona announced in public that even if she died, she would not let others decide her fate.

For the Crownguard family, regretting their marriage in front of all the nobles would be tantamount to humiliating them, especially Fiona's fiancé.

However, out of comprehensive considerations, the Crown Guards did not want to make the matter a big deal, but chose the traditional method of Demacia - a life-and-death duel to settle the matter.

Because Fiona agreed to the duel, even the king could not go against tradition. After pleading with Jarvan III to no avail, Sebastian chose to exercise his power and represent his daughter in person.

However, what he was about to face was the fearless vanguard senior warrior assigned by Tiana, and he basically had no chance of winning.

In order to prevent the family from declining and his daughter to be exiled in shame, Sebastian decided to poison his opponent the night before the duel - a drug that can blunt the reaction speed.

Unfortunately, no matter how good a noble family head is in dueling, his poor stealth skills are no different from the elite fearless vanguard.

Sebastian was arrested on the spot, and according to the laws of Demacia's Code of Honor, he was to be hanged on the gallows after being spurned by the people of the capital.

Fiona did not want the Laurent family to decline. Before her father was hanged, she and Sebastian talked almost all night.

On the next day, she personally begged the king and obtained permission to take over the responsibility of the head of the Laurent family from her father. Then she fought a life-and-death duel with her father with all her strength, and finally stabbed him to death with a sword in tears.

But even so, the Laurent family's scandal of insulting tradition and betraying honor is still remembered.

Of course, Fiona paid a lot, such as appointing her distant cousins ​​and granting them noble positions, especially those sword masters who were good at fencing. At least the condemnation within Laurent disappeared and the entire family was united.

Since arriving in Xiongdu, Li Lin has been asking about the Laurent family.

In the past week, he often went to Bouvier Mansion to find Sona, and he also listened to her talk about the current family structure. This was what they said when she chatted with Kashina or Lestara.

The Laurent family still has a bad reputation in the aristocratic circle. Even Sona, who doesn't pay much attention to the outside world, knows that Fiona Laurent's usurpation of her elder brother's position as head of the family will cause more bloodshed in the capital in the future.

Today, since Fiona sat upright in the position of Foreign Minister, the gazes of the congressmen who had been focusing on Li Lin in the auditoriums on both sides suddenly started to talk in low voices at the same time.

Among them, many rumor-like words reached Fiona's ears, which made her frown.

It was just that due to the presence of the king, princes and noble nobles, she deliberately turned a deaf ear to these remarks.

"Ahem." Noticing that Fiona's face didn't look good, the king deliberately cleared his throat.

Tiana understood what he meant and immediately said seriously: "Silence, the meeting will begin immediately."

The loud and powerful voice suddenly silenced the other family representatives who were talking quietly, and the entire parliament hall fell into silence. In the space where hundreds of people gathered, you could clearly hear the sound of a pin dropping to the ground.

"Okay, it looks like everyone is here." Jarvan III looked around and straightened his back, "I believe you should know the reason why I held a public meeting today, right?"

Everyone present had different expressions, and they knew very well what had happened in the past week or two.

Three of the seven major councilor families have disappeared, and four more famous second-tier families have been removed from the list. The direct and collateral families, including their family members, have been basically captured. It seems that they will inevitably be exiled or sentenced to stone crowns.

The masterminds involved in the rebellion, such as Eldred and the others, as well as the main participants in several families, will be sentenced to hanging.

This was the result of Jarvan III's soft-heartedness.

According to Tiana's suggestion, anyone with blood ties to these families, regardless of whether they know about it or not, should be executed to avoid any future troubles.

"In recent days, we have encountered great turmoil within Demacia that we have never seen since the founding of the country."

The king said in an almost cold tone, "Headed by Eldred, the leader of the Demon Seeker Association, he united Zachary, Cartel, Omar and four other families to collude with foreign enemies and plan a rebellion. The "Unrest in Xiongdu" incident not long ago.

"Now, after discussions between me, Grand Marshal Tiana, and Logistics General Barrett, we have decided to sentence the main participants in this collaboration and rebellion incident to death by hanging, while the minor insiders will be sentenced to death with stone crowns, and will be sent to Mount Targon in batches. All regardless of bloodline will be exiled to the border."

The king's sentence was brief, but the sonorous and powerful voice made everyone present couldn't help but feel solemn, and no one raised any objection.

Then, facing the solemn gazes of the representatives of the major families, Jarvan III continued: "The position of the Shield Council cannot be vacant. After my careful consideration, Barrett Bouvier will take over the demon searcher affairs for the time being. Peter Crownguard Temporarily taking over legal matters, Nick Jeffery temporarily taking over land management matters, and Fiona Laurent temporarily taking over diplomatic matters."

These words once again aroused a heated discussion among the family representatives in the auditorium in the hall.

They all understand the first three candidates. Barrett and Peter are both people trusted by the king. Although the Jeffrey family has suddenly risen in recent decades, it is also deeply valued by the previous king, Jarvan II.

But the Laurent family...

A family that can even throw away its tradition and honor, why should they?

However, due to the impact of all the bad things in recent days on Jarvan III, none of them dared to raise objections.

And Fiona seemed to have known for a long time that everyone would question this. Seeing the king's eyes of approval, she took a deep breath and stood up, scanning the criticizing crowd with her Lingran eyes.

Wherever her eyes went, the representatives of the other families all avoided his sharp edge, their voices decreased, and finally fell back to silence.

Fiona has dueled to the death over the years with no less than 20 people from other families who dared to fight, just because they spread rumors about the Laurent family in the aristocratic circle and enjoyed talking about it after dinner and tea.

Everyone knew that Persimmon was picky. The Crownguard family did not dare to discuss it randomly, but Laurent, who almost destroyed the family, was too bold to speak out.

Despite Fiona's efforts, rumors and rumors continued to spread and could not be eradicated.

This rebellion just gave her an idea to regain the glory of the Laurent family by taking advantage of the removal of three great nobles.

No matter how much it declines, the Laurent family still belongs to the middle and upper reaches of the capital. In the past, they were on good terms with Jarvan III. If they wanted to participate in politics, the king might agree.

Fiona had approached Jarvan III a few days ago and begged him to let her give it a try.

Jarvan III was very embarrassed at first. He also felt that Fiona was only good at martial arts and was too young and had no management experience, so she was not suitable for civilian positions such as land management and diplomacy.

But Fiona used her ingenious insights to explain the difficulties faced by Demacia today, especially the mages, and also proposed some solutions, which really moved him.

After comprehensive consideration, Jarvan III decided to let Fiona give it a try for the time being, mainly to be responsible for diplomatic matters. Because the surrounding allied countries are relatively stable, the workload of this responsibility is relatively small, and there is enough time for her to learn. .

But when the parliament is convened and other families raise questions, she has to solve it herself. This is also a test for her.

Seeing that no family dared to speak, Fiona continued without a trace of emotion in her tone: "I, Fiona, the head of the Laurent family, follow the king's assignment and take over the position of foreign minister today. I will accept everything I do. Everyone's supervision! If I am not qualified, I will resign from this position and withdraw from the ranks of the nobility of the capital on behalf of the Laurent family.

"If you have any objections, you can raise them now, but if you want to insult the name of the Laurent family, I will choose a day to visit you in the name of honor to prove the reputation of the Laurent family."

Her voice was strong and powerful, and the reverberations echoed through the halls of Parliament.

Representatives of many families were silent, and even Wallis, the minister of aristocratic management, had a look of surprise on his face.

Once upon a time, he was also a witness to Fiona's humiliation of the Crown Guard's collateral fiancé.

But compared to four years ago, she is almost a different person now. She is still so tough, but she is much more mature.

After saying that, Fiona looked around again and saw that no one met her gaze. She raised questions at this moment and sat back on the chair.

She was betting on the entire Laurent family, and no one was stupid enough to confront her head-on.

Anyway, she had already boasted in front of the king, and if she failed to do so, the only one who would be humiliated would be the Laurent family themselves.

Jarvan III cast an admiring look at Fiona and felt that the way she handled it was pretty good. At least for now, she had blocked the mouths of other families.

Next, he calmed down his expression slightly and stood up, "In addition to the appointment and dismissal of official positions, the hero among us who contributed the most to this turmoil is Li Lin. I will grant him the title of honorary royal member! The awards for the other heroes will be announced at a later time. At that time, it will be conveyed to the entire Xiongdu.”

There is no objection to this.

Li Lin's contribution this time is obvious to all. If it weren't for his special veritaserum and the mechanical troops that blocked the capital, the turmoil in the capital would have taken at least several months or even years to stop completely, and it might not have been possible to uncover the truth. Eldred the big fish.

The title of honorary royal member is actually just an honor. He had already enjoyed royal treatment in the last reward.

Only this time, when all the nobles see him again, they should treat him with the same attitude and courtesy as they treated Jarvan IV.

"In addition to this, I have a major event related to the whole of Demacia that needs to be announced when the parliament is convened today."

Jarvan III took a deep breath and paused for a moment, "I declare that Demacia's Forbidden Magic Code... is hereby abolished!"