Looking at the figure behind the meeting table, the three people in the meeting room didn't dare to sit down. They looked at each other in confusion. What exactly happened?
Why did the Duke suddenly die of illness, and why was the successor a descendant of the Draven family that they had never seen before?
Although he was very handsome, had black hair, and was relatively tall, it was easy to tell that he had the Draven family bloodline, but they had never seen him before.
As the Minister of Internal Affairs, Carret had a special relationship with the Duke. He could not accept the fact that the Duke had passed away.
He chuckled and said," My lord, please don't joke around. Yesterday, I had a conversation with the duke. How could he suddenly die of illness? Even if he died, the news should have spread. The governor's manor will also prepare for the funeral. When I came this morning, the palace was very quiet. My lord, please don't joke around."”
Shrugging his shoulders, Li Meng stood up and walked around the parliament table. He came to Kerrett's side and patted him on the shoulder."There won't be a funeral. Father is indeed dead. You will do whatever I ask you to do. Otherwise, you will be demoted. Draven City has a population of more than seven billion. There will always be people who will remember your position. Draven."
As he spoke, Li Meng ignored the three people's surprised gazes and strode out.
They turned around and looked at Li Meng's back as he left. The three of them looked at each other. At this moment, they realized something.
"Carret, when I came here, I heard that the Governor's Mansion was not peaceful last night. It seems like something happened. Could it be…"
"Needless to say, he summoned us to confirm his identity as the Duke. Once he sends out the notice, the position of the Duke will be confirmed.”
Shaking his head, Kerrett sighed and said,""It's not rare for a large family to have internal strife, but it's usually limited to the struggle between the heirs. The Duke is such a shrewd person, but he didn't expect to die in the hands of his own son.”
"Don't, Minister Carrett, you can't say that. We never get involved in the Duke's family's affairs. We just need to listen to orders.”
"Yes, yes. I've only been the head of the law enforcement department for three years. I can't fall because of this. I'll immediately inform the law enforcement departments everywhere and get them to contact the newspapers and media to spread the news of the new duke's succession.”
The political system on Planet Darwin was feudal. The planetary governor, who was also the grand duke, had supreme authority. At least on Planet Enanda, the only ones who could overthrow the duke's rule were the lords of the various nests, who were the marquises.
Of course, the overthrow of the ruler was not an easy task. In the 10,000 years of Planet Darwin's history, only four families had successfully overthrown the ruler of Planet Darwin and succeeded in taking over. The process was extremely bloody.
In the next few days, as the news of the new duke's succession was announced to the world, it caused a huge uproar among the nobles.
Everyone knew that Grand Duke Gurion was still young. He was only in his fifties and had only been in power for thirty years. How could he have died of illness?
Even if the Grand Duke died of illness, how could the successor be Raymond? Draven, the heir they had never heard of?
For a moment, because of Gurion. The death of Grand Duke Draven caused undercurrents to surge in Planet Darwin. Countless spies swarmed into Draven City, wanting to find the true answer.
It was already noon, three days after the Bloody Night.
In the resplendent study, Li Meng sat on the chair behind the desk and looked down at the data board in his hand. It was not big, only the size of a palm. It was also a communication device that connected to the planet's network.
He was not alone in the study. There was a graceful figure standing beside the desk.
She was wearing a black gothic maid's dress and had long black hair that reached her waist. Her face perfectly inherited the genes of the Draven family. It was fair and flawless, and she had a noble beauty.
Forcefully suppressing her hatred for the man in front of her, Inasha lowered her head slightly and said," This contains detailed information about the Planetary Defense Force's military, tribute and tax information, as well as some general knowledge that the Duke needs to know. There are copies of the relevant documents in the paperwork room. If Master wants to browse through them, I can get them.”
On Planet Darwin, although each nest had a high degree of autonomy, there was a division of the tax department to monitor business operations and tax matters.
The nests were divided into seven levels, and the taxes paid were different. Level 1 nests paid 11 taxes, level 2 nests paid 12 taxes, level 3 nests paid 13 taxes, and so on. The highest level 7 nests paid 17 taxes.
As a duke, he was also the governor of the planet. He paid tribute to the dynasty, and the tax was of the highest grade. Although the ships of the dynasty's military affairs department might not arrive every year, sometimes every few years or even ten years, once the tax collection ships of the military affairs department arrived, they would take away the corresponding amount of throne coins and hundreds of millions of young people of appropriate age as the source of the Astral Army.
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