"Otto Lossy is an ally of the Grey Keep, he doesn't deserve to end up like this, not to mention this time it's to disrupt the eastern border, and what about the next time?" Brian said loudly, "Your Majesty, please give orders! No matter how far away the enemy is, the First Army will crush them for you!"

"A big invasion?" Barov raised an eyebrow, "what else do you want you to do if Dawn's army can enter the territory of the Grey Keep in a grand manner?"

"Your Excellency, I'm just giving you an example—"

"Non-existent examples are not convincing," Barov interrupted, "and most importantly, why make such a big deal about things that can be solved diplomatically?"

Brian was momentarily speechless.

"Alright...... Let's all rest," Roland clapped his hands, "eat something first, and we'll talk later." ”

With the sound of clapping, the attendant at the door immediately pushed a small train into the living room, so the officials ate dim sum and went to the toilet, and the tense atmosphere suddenly eased.

This has happened many times during the three-day meeting, and after receiving information from the Northland garrison and the sleeper Hill Fawkes, Roland summoned all the relevant officials to the castle to discuss the next steps.

It is clear that the bureaucrats under him are already vaguely divided into factions. The town hall faction, led by Barov, tended to be conservative, and they preferred to focus on the kingdom and even the western frontier, gradually expanding the population and power until the unification of the Grey Keep regime was completed. It is only a matter of time before revenge is taken against the Lord of the Dawn, Ampein Moya, for this action, but not now.

The First Army, represented by Brian, and the members of the General Staff leaned towards the radicals, but they were not at all as close as City Hall. The former was probably influenced by the "new ideas" he advocated when he trained his army, such as defending against the enemy outside the country, discovering and destroying the enemy first, and insisted on taking action to teach the Dawn royal family a lesson and rescue Otto Lossy from persecution, while the latter was largely on the same side as the First Army for rewards and rewards—after all, they had no room to play unless war broke out.

In addition, some of the staff members are from the Fortress of Long Song, and their knowledge of all aspects of Neverwinter is far inferior to that of the City Hall, and their arguments and reasoning are often refuted, and their voices are even weaker.

Because of this, Brian was easily pushed back by Barov several times in his speeches. Compared with eloquence, the gap between the two is too big, and now that the meeting has been held, it is very good to be able to express their thoughts in front of a group of ministers. After all, the commander of the musket battalion is not very old, and he was once a member of the ordinary villagers in the border town, so he lacks knowledge and experience, which can also be seen from the report on the defensive battle of the Snow Mountain.

Only Roland did not speak, and judging from the current situation, the radicals were basically hung up and beaten by conservative forces. It has to be said that in three years, Barov's growth has been even better than he expected, perhaps the old manager has been fully tempered under the former finance minister, and what he lacks is just an opportunity.

The only thing that surprised Roland was that the meeting lasted for three days, but Edith never expressed her opinion, but remained silent.

If there is still a competition in the hall with Barov, it is only this Northland pearl.

In order to prevent the two from pulling each other's backs and increasing the loss of internal fighting, Roland officially set up a new department in the city hall, called the Ministry of Defense, which was responsible for foreign military affairs, and incidentally included the General Staff, making it a subordinate organization. Outside the Ministry of Defense and the Security Bureau, the framework of the violent machine of the Gray Fort has basically been determined.

Of course, Roland was still the minister—before that, Edith had only been an assistant to Barov, studying at the town hall, and although she had done well, she was now really joining. Serving as a minister at the beginning of the year, not to mention that there is no reward after being promoted too quickly, it is easy to leave a false impression of "I can do it if I go up".

After all, it is no longer the time when the manpower is stretched out of the crowd in the past, and anyone with a little talent can serve as a principal official.

Therefore, Edith is currently a clerk of the Ministry of Defense, and like a staff officer, she is under the management of Roland.

Roland knew that this seemingly unorthodox arrangement would definitely not hit the other party's confidence, and someone like Northland Pearl should be able to guess his thoughts - although he left the manager's office, there was no obstacle to promotion. Therefore, when it is the right time for her to play, Barov should not be allowed to suppress the whole court.

This is a bit of an anomaly.

He glanced towards Edith's seat, and saw that the latter looked leisurely and contented, slowly sipping the chaotic drink in her cup, as if Barov's compelling aura had nothing to do with her.

Sure enough, it's a strange woman.

Roland shrugged his shoulders and stretched out his hand to the scroll beside him, "Show me today's minutes." ”

"Okay," said the scroll, putting down the quill pen and handing over a hardcover book, "it's all in there." ”

After three days of discussion, everyone basically reached a unanimous conclusion about the content of the information.

Hill Fox, who sent the secret letter, arranged the three events in order of importance, as is customary, that is, disturbing the East is the most alarming, and Otto's imprisonment is not so important. It can be seen that the eldest son of the Lossy family should not be in danger of life in a short period of time, and Ampein Moya has just ascended the throne, and he still needs the support of the three major families in Glowlight City.

Even if the Lord of Dawn wanted to find someone to replace him, the process would not be too fast, and everyone thought that it would take at least one to two years, and Otto would probably suffer a lot, and it would not be difficult to survive.

Secondly, the news of the unstable situation in the Holy City and the report of the Northland garrison corroborate each other and can basically be determined to be the truth. It's just that even the glow city side has reacted, which may mean that the Moya royal family has started the idea of the church. Regardless of the enmity between the two sides, everyone knows that Hermes has stored the wealth accumulated by the church for hundreds of years, and if you can take the opportunity to eat it, it is undoubtedly a very tempting choice.

In the end, disrupting the eastern frontier should mean secretly provoking and supporting the rebels, but there is very little that the neighbors can do - no one thinks that Ampein will lead an army into the territory of the Greykeep, which would be tantamount to self-defeat. But after all, this happened in the territory of the Gray Keep, and no matter how small a rebellion was, it would bring losses to the kingdom, so it was reasonable for Hill to put this news in the first place.