Chapter 386 Chapter 353 Selecting the Patriarch

In the early spring of Nine Hundred and Sixty Three of the Empire, black flags were everywhere in the Luolin Plain, and the flags of the Luolin tribe in all towns were all replaced with black to express condolences to the former patriarch Earl Raymond who died of illness. Earl Raymond's funeral was not grand. According to the tradition of the Rollins family, there was a valley behind the Castle of Rollins, and behind the valley was a cemetery where the dead patriarchs of all generations were buried here. The death of Earl Raymond brought a tinge of gloom to the festive atmosphere of the Luolin Plain, which was originally immersed in the restoration of family glory.

On the day of the funeral, the countess fainted from crying once, but little Gabriel cried bitterly from beginning to end.But only Du Wei, the eldest son of the Luo Lin family, was dressed in black, holding the sword left by his father in his arms, silent all the time, but did not shed a single tear. When the others saw the Tulip Duke, their attitudes were a little fearful. Just two days before the funeral, the young duke ordered a red carpet to be spread from the castle to the cemetery in the back hill, and sent hundreds of people to collect tons of flower petals, sprinkle them all the way, and he even mobilized On the day of the funeral, the guard of honor in the army lined up on both sides, and wherever the coffin went, they played the triumphal horn in the army.

Everything is not like a funeral at all, but like a general triumphant. Although some people felt that it was inappropriate for the young master to organize the funeral in such a way.But Du Wei didn't care, he just used this kind of behavior a little crazy to make up for his inner grief for his father. The old prime minister Rob Schell of the imperial capital, the finance minister Munes, and even Count Villa and other families sent envoys to mourn.Du Wei acted as if he was a real head of the family, and expressed his gratitude to the emissaries from all sides for receiving them one by one. He was very mature, even a little indifferent.

And then, on the night after the funeral, Du Wei locked himself in the study room of the castle again, and walked in holding his father's sword. In the study room, on the wall, where the oil paintings were hung, there was another oil painting of the old Earl Raymond at the end.In the painting, Earl Raymond is dressed in military armor and is in high spirits.Du Wei just sat quietly in the study all night, no one knew what the young Duke was doing in the study.After dawn, Du Wei walked out of the study and went to visit his mother first. The count's death caused some health problems for the countess. This beautiful mother, under the pain, didn't think about eating or drinking. Du Wei did his best, and even served his mother with his own hands.This kind woman also seemed to know that she could no longer add too much burden to her son at this moment, so no matter how sad she felt in her heart, she tried her best to be calm.

After Du Wei went to see his mother in the morning, he immediately called the old housekeeper, Hill, and made a decision: Hold a meeting of the Luo Lin family. The Luo Lin family is a family of martial arts. In addition to the patriarch, Earl Raymond, there are naturally many other clan members who used to hold important positions.A family that has existed for hundreds of years naturally has its roots. In addition to the patriarch holding the title of earl, there are also some people in the family who originally served as some imperial officials, forming a small political group of the Luo Lin family.Some are in the military, some are in the localities, and there are five or six other people who have the title of jazz, two barons for life, and the rest are some officers in the army, local elders and so on.

After the coup, the original political group had been eradicated and dismissed by Prince Chen, leaving no one behind.However, with the release of the pardon, except for Earl Raymond, who was not exonerated as the rebel leader of the coup, all the others were restored to their posts and their titles were restored. However, externally, Raymond no longer belonged to the Earl.But in the family, he is still the patriarch.Now that Raymond is dead, it is natural to elect a new patriarch Luo Lin. This is an old tradition, so no one was surprised when there was news of a meeting in Rollin Castle. Some people even made preparations long ago, and some did not leave after the funeral and waited in the castle. inside.

The location of the family meeting was in a hall of the castle. There was a table long enough to seat dozens of people, and it was already filled with prominent figures from every branch and house of the contemporary Luo Lin family. When Du Wei and his younger brother Gabriel stood outside the door of the conference hall, the inside was already full of voices. Everyone was arguing endlessly, and the voice almost knocked down the ceiling. Some of these people were making loud noises, some were yelling, some were sneering, some were harboring ulterior motives, and some were ambitious. In fact, before Raymond's death, the Luo Lin family was already a little restless.Because of the pardon, everyone regained their titles and official positions, but as the patriarch, Lei Meng's own titles and official positions were not restored.It can be said that in terms of nominal status, Lei Meng, the patriarch, is the lowest, and he can even be said to be a "white body", relying on the majesty of the past to barely restrain the heads of these clans.

As soon as Lei Meng died, many people in the clan immediately became ambitious.After the Luo Lin family recovered, some people even saw an opportunity! After Raymond's death, according to the tradition, the first heir was naturally Du Wei, the grown-up eldest son.But Du Wei has publicly separated from the Rollins family, changed his surname to Rudolph, and made him the Duke of Tulip.So it is impossible for him to inherit the title of earl. And the second heir is naturally Gabriel.In fact, the royal family has confirmed that the heir to the earl is Gabriel, but the problem is that Gabriel is only eleven years old now, and there are still four years before he becomes an adult. Before he becomes an adult, he cannot hold any official position or title.Everything has to wait until he becomes an adult.

Well, there is a loophole here.It is impossible for a child who is only eleven years old to be the patriarch.Although Earl Raymond hoped that Du Wei could take on this responsibility during his lifetime, Du Wei was already an "outsider" in the official name after all, which can be said to be "unjustified and not right". When Du Wei walked into the room, he heard noise inside, someone shouting and cursing, and someone patting the table.The noisy people were divided into two factions. One faction was loyal to Lei Meng's direct line and insisted that the young master Gabriel should be the patriarch. The other faction was some ambitious guys who advocated electing a new patriarch to take charge first. The affairs of the family, and after a few years, when Master Gabriel becomes an adult, he will give way to him.

For this kind of pediatric noise, Du Wei has long been prepared. He just sneered twice, then patted his brother beside him, and said softly: "Gabri, look, these people can't wait to swallow you Well, are you afraid?" Gabriel shook his head and looked into Du Wei's eyes: "I'm not afraid. Because you are here." Du Wei smiled, and then... boom! With a loud bang, the door of the conference hall was kicked open by Du Wei.The people arguing inside were startled by the sound, and immediately fell silent. Du Wei kicked the door open, then took his brother's hand, and strode in boldly.

The two brothers were wearing extremely elegant aristocratic costumes, long robes, golden belts, and fur collars, while Du Wei was wearing a pair of snow-white gloves, and Gabriel was wearing a black robe. In one hand, he held a cane--it was undoubtedly a little funny for an eleven-year-old boy to hold a cane. When the two walked past the table, everyone was staring at him, but Du Wei didn't care. He walked to the top position of the long table, then pointed to the position of the patriarch's office in the middle, and said to Gabriel: "sit down." Gabriel just sat down.Immediately, someone around couldn't help but said: "This...Master Gabriel, it seems that your place is not there, please..." Gabriel didn't speak, but Du Wei immediately stared fiercely at the guy who spoke.With this stare, he intentionally used his powerful spiritual power as a magician. His powerful spiritual power seemed to have substance, and he stabbed fiercely at that person, and the person who spoke felt a sudden jump in his body. Han, his teeth chattered, and he couldn't speak anymore. Du Wei looked at the silent crowd, then summoned a servant casually, brought a chair over, and sat down next to his younger brother, then said lightly: "Now, elect the patriarch." After he opened his mouth, no one dared to speak for a long time. After a while, someone said, "Your Excellency Tulip, you are now the clan council of the Luo Lin family. You..." "What about me?" Du Wei asked indifferently. "Duke Tulip, according to tradition, outsiders are not allowed to attend the meetings within the clan." The man pondered for a moment, staring at Du Wei and said.