Warm Dragon

On the dragon platform, the giant dragon's congratulations were over, the shadow flame dragon returned to the shadow flame volcano, Russell also slowly walked down the steps from the dragon platform.

"Your Highness!" the nobles shouted.

"Go back to the main hall." Russell raised his hand.

The process of the enthronement ceremony has been completed, but it does not mean that there will be nothing to do next. On the contrary, there are more important things to do next.

"Your Highness, it's time for you to accept the oath of allegiance from the Dragon Blood Knights." As the steward of the house, Lord Kunbei presides over many procedures of the ceremony. "After the knights pledge their allegiance, all the nobles will also pledge their allegiance. "

This is what the question should mean.

After all, the Shadow Flame Grand Duchy has actually changed its dynasty. The knights who were originally loyal to the Shadow Flame Dragon Blood Family naturally have to re-swear their allegiance to Russell.

"Let's begin." Russell sat back on the golden Grand Duke's seat and handed the scepter and seal to the attendant in the inner castle.

The process is not complicated.

The Dragon Blood Knights were inspected and swore allegiance, and then the great nobles came to swear allegiance, followed by the lords of the principality. There were too many people. Except for a few nobles who pledged their allegiance individually, everyone else swore the oath in a group.

All Russell needed to do was to draw his sword and tap the loyalists' shoulders on the left and right - gathering the sworn knights together, Russell tapped the sword twice in the air.

in this way.

It started at eight o'clock in the morning and ended at twelve noon, lasting four hours, and finally ended the enthronement ceremony.

I had some food in the main hall at noon.

In the afternoon, Russell had to deal with government affairs, which made him a little speechless: "Earl Merlin, the Council of Elders has not been dissolved yet. I can just leave these government affairs to you."

Earl Merlin bowed and responded: "Your Highness, the Senate can handle miscellaneous matters, but the Senate has no authority to handle matters related to Your Highness and the inner castle. We can only ask Your Highness to handle them personally."

"What's going on?" Russell asked.

At this time, in the main hall, only the seven elders of the Council of Elders were present. The head of the house, Lord Kunbei, stood up from his chair and said: "Your Highness, the first thing is that if you choose to live in the inner castle, then Princess Anxia and Kunraya Little princess, you have to move away..."

"No need." Russell waved his hand, "Princess Anxia and little Princess Kunlaya are the orthodox members of the Shadow Flame Dragon Blood Family. Although I inherit the position of Grand Duke, I have not yet contracted with Shadow Flame, so I am not yet a Shadow Flame. Flame Dragon Blood Family, I don’t live in the inner castle.”

"Then where do you live, Your Highness?"

"I live in the Cigar Castle." Russell smiled, "For me, it only takes twenty minutes to go back and forth to the Cigar Castle... In my name, the Cigar Castle was upgraded to a cigar palace. I live in the Cigar Palace, Princess Anxia Mother and daughter continue to live in the inner castle.”

Earl Merlin took a step forward: "Your Highness, I think it's inappropriate."

"What's wrong?"

"Sooner or later, His Highness will make a contract with His Highness Shadow Flame and become the new Shadow Flame Dragonblood Family. It is only right to move into the inner castle. Moreover, Princess Anxia has discussed with the Council of Elders and will move to a small castle around Stormrage City. "

Russell thought for a moment and said: "As a compromise, Princess Anxia and her daughter can live in the inner castle until Kunlaya comes of age, and still enjoy the original treatment. After Kunlaya comes of age and gets married, Princess Anxia will move out of the inner castle. "

The elders had no objection.

"Lord Kunbei, is there anything else that I need to handle personally?" Russell continued to ask.

Lord Kunbei responded: "It is about your surname, Your Highness, the title of Earl Leiyan, and the territory of Yunmengze Small Oasis."

"There is no need to change the surname for the time being." Russell waved his hand, "As for the title of Earl Leiyan, just cancel it, or reserve it as the title of Crown Prince in the future. I decided to divide the Yunmeng Ze Oasis into three provinces and merge them into the Volcanic Oasis. "

"The third question." Lord Qumbe continued, "The date for the dissolution of the Council of Elders has been set in one week. Your Highness needs you to form a cabinet as soon as possible."

When Kunstein came to the throne, the Council of Elders could not be disbanded.

Now that Russell has ascended the throne, the Senate has set a date for its dissolution, and no one dares to compete with Russell, the new Grand Duke, for power.

"Shall we form a cabinet?" Russell thought for a while, "Earl Merlin, I'll leave it to you to form a cabinet for me."

Everyone immediately looked at Earl Merlin.

A look of relief flashed in Earl Merlin's eyes, and then he shook his head slowly but firmly: "Your Highness, I am old and can no longer bear the pressure of the Red Castle. I have decided to leave the Red Castle and return to the fief to retire."

"Grandpa, how can you abandon me?" Russell stood up from the Grand Duke's seat, "I suddenly ascended the throne of Grand Duke, and I need your support, Grandpa."

"Your Highness is very polite." Earl Merlin said, "Your strength, calmness of mind, brilliant methods, and broad vision are much better than mine. After you ascend the throne, I can rest in peace and recuperate!"

Russell was naturally unwilling to let Earl Merlin leave.

His own family knew about his affairs and asked him to hunt the snow giants. He picked up his sword and went to chop in the snowy fields without saying a word. But asking him to govern a country was a bit out of his depth, and he didn't want to waste time here. above.

Practice, become stronger, and travel the world, this is what he wants to do.

If Earl Merlin leaves, he will have no choice but to ask his father, Baron Roman, to govern the country for him.

But Baron Roman had no problem governing a warm enclave, but he lacked experience in governing a country. Therefore, no matter what, he must let Earl Merlin support him for a few years so that Baron Roman and others can make a smooth transition.

Immediately.

He said to Lord Kunbei: "I am going to issue an edict. How should I issue it?"

"Your Highness, edicts can be divided into four levels. I don't know which edict you want to issue." Lord Kunbei said, "The first level is the charter. The written content is the law of the Grand Duchy. Once it is issued, the Grand Duke must also abide by it... "

The second level is the imperial edict, including official documents and awards.

The third level is the encyclical, which deals with major events and issues some rewards as examples of government affairs. These contents belong to the encyclical.

The fourth level is a brief letter, which is some short content casually released by the Grand Duke, similar to passing a note asking so and so to do something. This is a brief letter.

After Lord Kunbei introduced the four types of edicts, he continued to add: "The charter needs to be stamped with the Grand Duke's sacrifice seal, the Grand Duke's private seal, which is the golden seal, and in addition, the cabinet seal must be stamped; the edict needs to be stamped with the golden seal; the encyclical must be stamped with the golden seal. The seal of the cabinet needs to be affixed; the brief letter only needs the signature of the Grand Duke.”

In these years when the Senate was in power, none of the edicts issued by the Senate were stamped with a golden seal, including the edict conferring Russell the title of baron or earl.

But it doesn't hurt to have the Shadow Flame Dragon's endorsement.

"Then I will issue the first golden seal edict." Russell said, "The elders will draft the content of the edict for me."

"Yes, Your Highness." Lord Kumbeh responded.

"The content of the edict is to confer the title of Marquis to Earl Merlin. I would like to express my gratitude to Earl Merlin for his many years of hard work for the country." Russell said the content of the edict with a smile.

"No, Your Highness!" Earl Merlin immediately stood up and declined.

But Russell's tone left no room for doubt: "No one can deny that Earl Merlin has made great contributions to the country, so there is no need to decline. I also hope that Earl Merlin, no, Marquis Merlin can form a good cabinet for me and continue to bring light and warmth to the country." ”

Such courtesy.

Earl Merlin, who didn't really want to delegate power, finally reluctantly agreed after several refusals to no avail: "I am willing to share your worries for Your Highness!"