Chapter 353

In the early spring of 963, there were black banners all over the Lorraine plain. All the Lorraine banners in all towns were changed to black to mourn the death of the former patriarch count Raymond.

Count Raymond's funeral is not grand. According to the tradition of the Rowling family, there is a valley behind the Rowling castle. Behind the valley, there is a graveyard, where all the dead patriarchs are buried.

Count Raymond's death brought a bit of haze to the festive atmosphere of Rowling plain, which was originally immersed in the restoration of family glory.

On the day of the funeral, the countess cried faintly, and little Gabriel was crying from beginning to end. However, Du Wei, the eldest son of the Rowling family, was dressed in black and holding the sword left by his father. He remained silent, but did not shed a tear.

The others were a little frightened when they saw the tulip Duke.

Just two days before the funeral, the young Duke ordered to spread red carpet from the castle to the cemetery in the back mountain. He sent hundreds of people to collect tons of petals and spread them all the way. He even mobilized the guard of honor in the army. On the day of the funeral, they lined up on both sides and played the triumphal trumpet of the army where the coffin went.

Everything is not like a funeral at all, but like the triumph of the general.

Although some people think that it is not proper for the young master to conduct the funeral in this way. But Dewey doesn't care. He just uses this kind of behavior to make up for his grief for his father.

The old Prime Minister of the imperial capital, Robert Scheer, the chancellor of the exchequer, and even the Earl of villa sent envoys to mourn. Dewey acted as if he were a real family owner. He was very mature and even indifferent to the messengers from all sides.

And then. On the night of the funeral, Dewey locked himself in the study of the castle again. He went in with his father's sword.

In the study, on the wall, where the oil painting is hanging, there is an old count Raymond's oil painting at the end. The Earl of Raymond in the picture is full of military armor and high spirits. Duvet sat quietly in his study all night. No one knew what the young Duke was doing in his study. Until after dawn. Dewey went out of his study to see his mother first.

The death of the count made the countess have some problems. This beautiful mother, in deep pain, didn't think about food and tea. Dewey did his best to serve her mother. This kind woman. It seems to know that she can't add too much burden to her son at the moment, so no matter how sad she is, she tries her best to be calm.

When Dewey went to see his mother in the morning, he immediately called Hill, the old housekeeper. Then a decision was made:

Hold a meeting of the Rowlings.

The Rowling family is a Wuxun family. Apart from the head of the clan, count Raymond, there are many other people who used to occupy important positions. Hundreds of years of family, naturally has its foundation. In addition to the title of earl, there were also some people in the family who had served as imperial officials, forming a small political group of the Rowling family. Some are in the military, some are in the local areas, others have five or six knights, two barons for life, and some other officers in the army. Local elders and so on.

After the coup, the original political group had been completely eliminated and removed by Prince Chen. However, as the amnesty came down, except count Raymond, who was the rebel leader of the coup, was not exonerated, all the others were restored to their original posts and their titles were restored.

However, there is no need for external cooperation. Raymond is no longer Earl's land. But in the family. He is still the patriarch. Now that Raymond is dead, it's natural to recommend a new Lorin patriarch.

It's an old tradition. So when the news of the meeting came out of the castle, no one was surprised. There were even some people who had prepared for it long ago. Some people didn't leave at all after the funeral and were waiting in the castle.

The venue of the meeting is in a hall of the castle. There is a long strip-shaped table with enough seats for dozens of people. It has already been filled with the leading figures of each branch of the modern Rowling family.

When Dewey and his younger brother Gabriel were standing outside the conference hall, the voices inside were already boiling. Everyone had been arguing. The voices almost overturned the ceiling.

Some of these people are making noise, some are shouting, some are sneering, some are sinister, some are ambitious.

In fact, before Raymond died, there was already some uneasiness in the Rowling family. Because the amnesty order, everyone restored the title and official position, but as the patriarch, Raymond himself did not restore the title and official position. It can be said that in terms of nominal identity, Raymond, the patriarch, is the lowest, even a "white body", which only reluctantly suppresses the heads of these clans by the past dignity.

As soon as Raymond died, many people in the clan began to be ambitious. After the recovery of the Rowling family, some people saw the opportunity!

After Raymond's death, according to tradition, the first heir was Dewey, the eldest son. However, Dewey has publicly separated from the Rowling family, changed his name to Rudolph, and became Duke of tulip. So it's impossible for him to succeed as earl.

The second successor, of course, is Gabriel. In fact, the royal family has determined that Gabriel is the Earl's successor, but the problem is that Gabriel is only eleven years old now, and there are still four years to go before he reaches adulthood. Before he reaches adulthood, he can't hold any office or title. Everything has to wait until he comes of age. Well, there's a loophole. It is impossible for a child who is only eleven years old to be the head of a clan. Although count Raymond hoped duvet could bear the responsibility, duvet was an "outsider" in the official name, which can be said to be "improper in name and improper in words". When Dewey came into the room, he heard a lot of noise, people yelling and clapping on the table. The noisy people were divided into two groups. One group was originally loyal to Raymond and insisted that young master Gabriel should be the patriarch, while the other group was ambitious. They advocated that a new patriarch should be elected to take charge of the affairs of the clan first, and then give up the position to him after young master Gabriel came of age. For this kind of pediatric noise, Dewey had been ready for a long time. He just sneered twice, then patted his brother beside him and said softly, "Gabriel, you see, these people want to swallow you. Are you afraid?" Gabriel shook his head and looked into Dewey's eyes. "I'm not afraid. Because of you. " Dewey smiles, and then... Bang! With a loud noise, the door of the conference hall had been kicked open by Dewey. The quarreling crowd inside was startled by the sound, and suddenly quieted down. Dewey kicked the door open, took his brother's hand, and strode in. Both of the brothers were dressed in magnificent aristocratic clothes, long robes, gold belts, fur collars, while Dewey was wearing a pair of snow-white gloves, and Gabriel was wearing a black robe, holding Dewey's hand in one hand, a cane in the other, and an 11-year-old boy holding a cane, which was undoubtedly funny. As they passed the table, everyone was staring at themselves, but Dewey didn't care. He went to the top of the long table, pointed to the special office of the patriarch in the middle, and said to Gabriel, "sit down." Gabriel just sat down. Immediately someone around could not help saying: "this... Master Gabriel, your position doesn't seem to be there. Please..." Gabriel didn't speak. Dewey immediately gave the guy a stern look. With this stare, he deliberately used his strong mental power as a magician. His strong mental power, as if there were substance, stabbed the man fiercely, and the speaker felt a fierce cold in his body. His teeth were fighting, and he couldn't speak any more. Du Wei looked at the silent crowd, then called a servant, moved a chair, and sat down beside his brother. Then he said faintly: "now, choose the patriarch." After a long time, no one dared to speak. After a long time, someone said, "Lord tulip, you are now a member of the Rowling family. You..." "I don't know what." Dewey asked coldly“ Duke tulip, according to tradition, outsiders are not allowed to attend meetings within the clan. " The man pondered for a moment, staring at duvidao.