Chapter 1021: Establishing a New King (Part 1)

Britannia Empire, Pendragon, Baiyang Palace, Council Chamber.

The Council Chamber was filled with sorrow, grief, and hesitation.

Under the empty throne, there were many ministers standing.

Because Ilsa led the army in person this time and took away all the knights in Pendragon except the military advisers, the Council Chamber at this time was basically full of civil officials, and no knights except the military advisers were seen.

Military advisers are a position in the central government, specifically responsible for making military suggestions to the emperor.

Generally speaking, military advisers are knights who are not responsible for commanding troops, but there are also exceptions like Bankro who are civil servants.

At present, there are only 7 military advisers in the entire central government, including Bankro.

In addition to Bankro, the other 6 military advisers are knights who are not responsible for commanding troops.

The central government officials were summoned to hold a meeting in the conference hall. In the huge conference hall, except for the six military advisers, there were no other knights. This was the first time such a scene had occurred since the founding of the Britannia Empire.

The theme of this meeting was whether to defend Pendragon or give up Pendragon.

At the beginning of the meeting, a crying sound suddenly sounded.

The first person to cry was an ordinary civil servant in the central government.

After he cried first, it was like a chain reaction, and more and more people began to cry and wail.

The crying sound enveloped the entire conference hall.

A large number of officials covered their faces and cried or shed tears silently.

And crying, like laughter, is also contagious.

Gradually, more and more people joined the ranks of crying.

Facing the crying of the officials, Bankro did not stop them.

Because Bankro understood: it is indeed time for these officials to vent.

Let's take this opportunity to let the ministers who have been suffering in recent days vent their anger.

To be honest, Bankro also wants to cry to vent some of the pressure and pain in his heart.

Before this year, their country was so glorious and so powerful.

The two great powers, the Rolin Empire and the Holy Hilan Empire, were defeated by them.

The Holy Hilan Empire was even driven off the throne of "superpower" by them.

Obviously, the country was so glorious and so unstoppable before, but in the blink of an eye, it suddenly fell into the crisis of national destruction.

Issel and Albert were defeated in the Rhineland Plain, and the Knights of Gabriel and the Knights of Raziel suffered heavy losses.

Allen launched a mutiny and led the Knights of Uriel and the armored warriors to Pendragon.

Her Majesty Elsa and Jacob are still alive.

This series of bad news directly stunned Bankro.

From unlimited glory to falling into the crisis of national destruction - the speed of change caught Bankro off guard.

Facing this impending national crisis, it is easy to imagine how much pressure Bankro was under.

When Ilsa and Jacob were not around,

Bankro was the top leader of the central government.

The pressure that ordinary ministers endured was naturally incomparable to the pressure that Bankro, the top leader of the central government, endured.

Bankro wanted to cry more than anyone else to vent the pressure and pain in his heart.

But Bankro could only bear it.

Because many people in the conference room were looking at Bankro.

Bankro was now the backbone of the central government.

As the backbone, if he also cried because of pressure and pain, it would only make the atmosphere in the conference room even heavier and sadder.

The ministers did not cry for too long.

Soon, the crying gradually subsided.

After the wailing finally subsided, Bankro finally turned around and faced the ministers, saying in a deep voice:

"Everyone, you all know why we are here today."

"Is it necessary to stick to Pendragon or give up Pendragon? I hope that we can discuss this proposal as soon as possible."

As soon as Bankro finished speaking, a sharp female voice suddenly sounded:

"Is this proposal still worth discussing so loudly? Of course, it is to give up Pendragon!"

The ministers in the conference hall turned their eyes in response to the voice.

The owner of this sharp female voice is a plump middle-aged woman.

She has a face full of wrinkles, silver hair, and is very short. From the appearance of her facial features, it can be seen that this middle-aged woman must not have been very good-looking when she was young.

However, although this middle-aged woman is not good-looking, she is one of the most important ministers in the central government.

Her name is Aphra, and she is the grain manager of the empire.

The grain manager, as the name suggests, is the minister who manages all the grain in the empire.

Managing the grain production of the entire empire - how great is Aphra's position in the central government and how much weight she has in her voice.

From Aphra's speech just now, it is not difficult to see that she is a staunch "advocate of withdrawal".

After hearing Aphra's speech just now, Bankro's brows slightly frowned.

"Miss Aphra." Bankro said seriously, "I dare not agree with your speech just now."

"The capital is the foundation of the country, how can you just give it up?"

Unlike Aphra, Bankro is a staunch advocate of war.

However, as soon as Bankro finished speaking, Aphra pulled the corner of her mouth and showed a sneer.

In a ruthless and sarcastic tone, she said to Bankro:

"Mr. Bankro, I really admire your courage to defend Pendragon."

"Since I have worked hard from a small official to my current position, I am not a fool."

"The capital is the foundation of the country and cannot be moved lightly - I know this."

"But - Mr. Bankro."

Afra changed the subject.

"Can you tell me: If we want to defend Pendragon, what can we use to defend it?"

"Your Excellency is also a military adviser, so it should be impossible for you not to know? Pendragon has no soldiers now!"

"Not only no soldiers, but also no knights who can command soldiers!"

"The attacking enemy is the Uriel Knights led by Allen and the armored warriors."

"With no soldiers and no knights, how can we stop Allen's 150,000 troops and defend Pendragon?!"

Afra's tone is high to begin with.

When she said what she said just now, because of her excitement, Aphra's tone was even higher.

Her high pitched voice made people feel pain in their eardrums.

As soon as Aphra finished speaking, the discussion in the meeting room immediately began.

Everyone was discussing whether what Aphra said just now was right or wrong.

Facing Aphra's strong counterattack just now, Bankro frowned even deeper.

Just when Bankro was about to refute what Aphra had just said, a voice suddenly sounded, attracting everyone's attention.

"Humph, 'Pendragon should stick to it or give up' - now is not the time to discuss such things, right? There are more important things that require us to make a decision immediately!"