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Chapter 151 Internal Meeting

At this time in the royal capital, the family meeting within Augustine had become a mess.

An Augustine shouted radically: "If this continues, people will soon forget what the Capetian Kingdom is called."

"We must unite and get our dear Queen to step down from that position as soon as possible and replace her with our people."

Only Augustine's people were present at the meeting; even Lilith was not qualified to attend.

It could be said that this meeting was held precisely to prevent Lilith from attending.

Claire looked at Augustine with satisfaction. She just fanned the flames a little, and sure enough, countless people in the royal family stood up and volunteered to be cannon fodder.

The weak Cliff waved his hands feebly, signaling that silence should be maintained at the meeting.

But this could not stop the Augustines from becoming more and more excited.

"Now that the artillery from the North is about to arrive, and the reforms are almost complete, we should let Her Majesty the Queen go back to being her favorite saint, and let those soldiers from the southwest return to where they should be - let them keep a close eye on our neighbors at the southwest border, instead of keeping an eye on us in the capital!"

As soon as this was said, more people responded.

"That's right. Her Majesty the Queen didn't even live in the palace before. She allowed those peasant soldiers to enter the inner city and even the palace. Is there still a law? Is there still law?"

"Your Majesty has done well enough. We should now let the orthodox Augustine take the throne so that both sides can maintain the dignity of the royal family."

The Augustines still had a little respect for Lilith. At least the situation in the capital and the border was getting better under Lilith's leadership. If things continued like this, it seemed that it was not impossible for the kingdom to return to its former heyday.

But precisely because of this, Augustine and others were even more afraid of Lilith, and some even had the idea that they could do it too, and wanted Lilith to step down early so that they could reap the benefits themselves.

Only Cliff shouted weakly from his position:

"No... Her Majesty the Queen cannot step down yet. If we abandon the reforms now, we will immediately return to the status quo..."

Cliff's rebuttal seemed very weak. No one cared about what Cliff said. After all, Cliff had previously acquiesced in Augustine's efforts to stop Lilith from settling accounts with the old nobles. He also felt that the queen's power was too great now.

"And the Governor of the North also said that he would remove whoever wants Her Majesty to step down. We still need his muskets and artillery to maintain the stability of the border..."

The other Augustines calmed down a little after hearing what Cliff said.

But the radical Augustine continued to shout: "So Her Majesty the Queen has written a letter before, hoping that the governor can become her brother. Can you imagine that the queen of a country calls a regional governor brother? The status of a governor in a border area is inexplicably higher than ours. Can you accept it?"

It was already unacceptable that Lilith had become a saint again, and forming an alliance with the gray-collar workers had crossed the bottom line of most people. Forming an alliance was one thing, but what did it mean to call them brother and sister?

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that this alliance was not between the royal capital and the Gray Collars, returning to their previous relationship, but rather an alliance between Her Majesty the Queen personally and the Gray Collars, which was why they addressed each other as brother and sister.

After this news came out, rumors even began to spread in the royal capital, saying that Governor Linde and Queen Lilith were really siblings, and real siblings at that.

The man swore that it was calculated by the astrologer in the tower, but no one believed him because it was too outrageous.

Not to mention that Lilith's life trajectory and family composition are very clear. One of them was born in a small family in the East and the other was born in the border of the North. Their parents have never even left the East and the North. How could they be siblings?

Of course, there are rumors that Queen Lilith is also a descendant of the old empire and has a blood relationship with Governor Lind, but the discussion is not as heated as the rumor that the two are siblings. After all, it is obvious that the two are siblings and are more suitable as a topic of conversation among the nobles after dinner.

Soon there were even melodramatic stories like how Lilith's father went to the North to be a mercenary under an assumed name when he was young, and then met Linde's mother.

However, no one listens to the rumor that the two families actually have historical connections. After all, this speculation is not only unlikely, but also not entertaining enough.

As the late King Clan once said: "My fiancée also has black hair and black eyes. Is she also a descendant of the empire?"

There are many people with black hair and black eyes, but this kind of speculation has long lost its market in the royal capital.

"At least the gray collars provide us with weapons..."

Before Cliff could finish his words, Claire stood up and said, "Everyone, it's not a good idea to keep arguing like this. I have a suggestion. You can come and see how it goes."

Claire's tone was confident and steady, and she immediately took control of the situation.

It was as if the host of this meeting was not Cliff, but Claire.

"First of all, Her Majesty the Queen cannot leave her position now. After all, as Big Brother said, whether it is reform or maintaining relations with the North, Her Majesty the Queen is needed."

Before the radical Augustinians could refute, Claire continued, "But if a non-Augustinian becomes king, his power should be limited. The throne is obviously our Augustinian one, so why should it be given to someone else?"

After these words were spoken, the Augustines present nodded one after another.

In fact, many people did not expect to bring Lilith down directly, but wanted to limit Lilith's power.

"I propose to legislate to impose legal restrictions on future kings who are not Augustines, and to elect a person to control the capital's guards and the king's guards. This person must be one of our Augustines."

"At the same time, those troops remaining in the capital will either be incorporated into the capital's guards or return to the southwest border."

"Her Majesty the Queen should also go to the church to pray on fixed prayer days, instead of going out at random like before, and not knowing when she will return, especially now that Her Majesty the Queen has become a saint again, there must be a rule for this matter."

These are some of the pain points that Augustines are facing now. After listening to them, Augustines all nodded.

But the radicals felt that this was not enough and wanted to make demands. At this time, Claire said, "At the same time, we must be more united internally. Since Lilith is the queen, we must fully support her. We should also set rules within the royal family, telling them what we can and cannot do. We also need a leader within the royal family."

The elders of Augustine all showed expressions of appreciation and completely ignored Cliff who looked aggrieved. After all, he was nominally the leader of Augustine.

Both radicals and conservatives felt that Claire's proposal made sense, and the following meeting revolved entirely around Claire's proposal.

Claire had completely mastered the rhythm of this meeting.