In a luxurious villa on the outskirts of the royal capital, some rare nobles gathered here.
"Irene His Majesty is no longer in the royal capital." A nobleman holding a cigar in his hand and puffing away the smoke said.
"How do you know? Could it be that you bribed those Archmage in the royal family? If this is discovered, it will be evidence of beheading."
"Isn't this simple? Just observe the behavior of that woman Sophia. You can find out. When there are no court meetings, His Majesty will invite her into the palace every day. I haven't seen her coming in these two days, so there is a high probability that His Majesty Irene is not in the royal capital, or is busy with something."
"If he went out, he most likely went to the Griffin Territory field. Your Majesty has a pretty good relationship with that Duke Tulip. You should remind him now."
"Then there won't be any trouble, right?" Some nobles asked worriedly. They had not forgotten that Claire killed numerous nobles in the royal capital and their blood flowed like rivers.
"What are you afraid of? We are all the heads of the Archmage family and the Juggernaut family. As long as he is not guilty of treason, what reason can he have to attack us? And our family is not a vegetarian. Can you fight against so many of us by yourself!"
After hearing the words of the head of the Archmage family, the heads of the other small families who followed were relieved. They followed these big families just to have a sip of soup. If they lost their lives for this sip of soup, it would really not be worth it.
"Those are all trivial matters. Let's discuss how to get His Majesty Irene to agree to our proposal."
After the nobleman finished speaking, he turned his attention to a middle-aged nobleman sitting alone on a couch. This was the minister who had previously proposed to Irene to cancel the title of Duke Claire in the hall.
"Master Peter, this matter still depends on you."
"Yes, it was up to you a few days ago that His Majesty Irene would compromise. I will need to trouble you again during the next court meeting."
Peter smiled bitterly. He didn't get into this position for nothing. Naturally, he knew that these people were using him as a weapon, but there was nothing he could do about it. They gave him too much, and they still held his own handle in their hands, so he would only follow their orders. However, they still give themselves a little face and are much more polite when speaking.
"It's no trouble. I'll just continue to advise you next time. You don't have to worry."
"Hahaha, let me just say that Master Peter still cares about the kingdom and is willing to take this risk to persuade His Majesty."
"Come on, let's all have a toast to Mr. Peter!"
"Master Peter is brave!"
The next day, the court meeting was held as usual.
After completing the previous routine, Irene glanced at the nobles below and said softly, "Is there anything else? If not, you can leave."
As soon as these words came out, most of the nobles below turned their attention to Peter.
Apparently Sophia below also noticed the movements of those nobles, and was about to step forward to delay, but unexpectedly, Peter seemed to have predicted her movements, and quickly walked to the center of the hall and knelt down.
"Your Majesty, I have something to report!"
Irene quietly waved his hand to stop Sophia's movements, and said softly, "Master Peter, if you have anything to say, just say it."
"It's still the same thing I proposed last time, canceling Lord Claire's dukedom."
"Do you know that I gave it to him a few years ago? Do you want me to break my promise to the world!" Irene tried his best to suppress his anger.
Peter suddenly lowered his head even lower, but he did not admit defeat, but continued, "Then cancel Lord Claire's right to establish a principality."
Before Irene could speak, Peter said again, "I don't have a personal grudge against Lord Claire, but my heart is with the kingdom. If Griffin Territory's principality title is cancelled, then the kingdom will make a lot of money every year, which will open up revenue for the kingdom! What a great achievement this is!"
Irene was silent for a while without speaking, but looked at the other ministers below and said, "What are your opinions?"
"..."
After a burst of discussion below the main hall, Sophia was the first to stand up.
"The reason why the land of Griffin Territory has developed is because of Duke Tulip's efforts. If we see him trying to rob him after making money, it will chill the hearts of those who work hard and do practical things! Moreover, it has only been a few years since His Majesty issued his order. To withdraw the title so quickly, doesn't it make more nobles feel chilled! So for both reasons and reasons, I feel that it should not be taken back!"
"Lady Sophia That's wrong." A nobleman wearing single-sided myopia glasses stood up.
Sophia's pupils narrowed a bit when he saw the other party. He was from a noble family like her, with Archmage's ancestors behind him.
"Then Earl Locke, does he have any insights?"
"I can't talk about Takami, it's just my own small opinions." Locke pushed up his glasses and continued, "Look, we have made so many contributions to the kingdom, and now we only have the title of earl, but Claire directly jumped from viscount to duke. This is somewhat unfair to us."
Sophia was about to find a flaw in his words, but Locke quickly said, "But Claire helped His Majesty rise to power, so it is reasonable to be awarded the duke. But the power to establish a principality seems a bit excessive."
"Since the founding of our country, the nobles who can establish a principality are either princes of the royal family or have made great contributions to the kingdom. However, after I thought about Lord Claire's achievements, it seems that they are not too outstanding. Therefore, my opinion is consistent with Lord Peter. I hope that your majesty can take back Duke Tulip's power to establish a principality."
As long as they take back Claire's power to establish a principality, they will naturally find reasons to intervene in Griffin Territory's land, suck blood there, and make profits for themselves. Moreover, the taxes paid by Griffin Territory above ground also have to pass through their hands! But it's all fat oil and water.
With Locke taking the lead, the nobles below immediately followed suit and immediately overtook the officials standing with Irene.
"So you all think that removing the Griffin principality can bring new financial income to our kingdom, right?"
"That's right. I hope Your Majesty can give it more thought."
"Okay, then I will agree to your proposal."
Irene These words directly made the eyes of the nobles below widen, and some of them had smiles on their faces.
They didn't expect things to progress so smoothly. They thought it would take several weeks, but Irene actually agreed in one fell swoop? It seems that King can't help but look at the impact they can have by uniting.
Irene suddenly changed the topic again, "But I think what Lady Sophia said is quite reasonable. People who have money have earned it themselves, so in order to avoid unfairness, I plan to implement certain tax policies for all rich people."
"I plan to name it, Rich Man's Tax! As long as the annual income exceeds 500,000 Gold Coins, the tax will be levied from the original 20% to 35%. Since all ministers are wholeheartedly planning to serve the people and the country, they must be happy to pay this little money."