Lord: Marry the villain's daughter at the beginning?

Lilith left the old Pope's prayer room with mixed feelings and returned to the palace to wait for Clan to get off work.

The lantern is very small, with a special mechanism that can cover the light of the lantern, and it looks absolutely natural when worn around the waist.

But Lilith felt that the small lantern was extremely heavy.

Didn't she travel through time and space to become the protagonist and enjoy life? But now things are becoming more and more terrifying, and Lilith even regrets taking over the role of the heroine.

Now, for the sake of his own happy life, he had to protect Clan at all costs. Not only that, he had to find ways to help Clan advance domestic reforms. Although he had studied with his elder brother for a period of time before traveling through time, the implementation of some reform policies encountered greater resistance than he had imagined. Currently, reforms can only be carried out on a small scale in the areas controlled by the church.

Fortunately, due to the increasing pressure from Anjou, the southern and western territories also began to cooperate with the royal capital to carry out some small reforms.

Only then did Lilith understand why internal reformists in history had a high probability of failure, and even if they succeeded, they would only survive. But there was no way. Clan's identity meant that he could not rebuild the kingdom. So Lilith could only try her best to carve on the pile of shit left by Augustine III.

The lights in the palace were still on at this moment. Clan, who had just ascended the throne, had no time to hold a ball and was still sitting in the conference room.

"The last topic is about the North."

The remaining people in the conference room are basically the kingdom's top decision-makers, which also means that the remaining topics are no longer something that the lower-level nobles can listen to.

"We need to re-examine the issues in the North. Grand Duke Lars is gone, and now the entire North is divided into pieces. Reina Lars and her fiancé have defeated the nobles in the western North and are integrating the forces in the western North. The other three Lars who killed Grand Duke Lars are also busy dividing their own spheres of influence."

Clan no longer had the frivolous look he had when he was the crown prince. He became solemn, calm, and a little tired.

"My opinion is that we should ease the relationship with the North, but not too much. At least on the surface, the Kingdom should withdraw its deployment in the North."

Codick, who had always been very active in the Northern issues, now acted like a clay prime minister, only repeating "yes, yes, yes", and only expressing his opinions when the issues concerning the demons were mentioned in the previous few discussions.

Duke of the East, Monroe added to Crane, "We need to calm down those mad dogs of Lars. We have the most border with the North, and several of their soldiers have looted our territory. If they don't deal with it, I will do it myself."

Cran nodded, indicating that he understood.

Duke Scott of the Western Territory also suggested: "The pressure on our Western Territory and Southern Territory has been very great recently. The kingdom cannot waste resources on the Northern Territory anymore. Your Majesty, I suggest that you follow your father's will. After giving the big stick, it's time to give the carrot."

"Then how about making those Lars governors?"

Clan humbly sought the opinions of the nobles present. The position of governor can be traced back to the Roman Empire. The current kingdom does not have regional governors, but it is indeed a good position to control the Lars.

At this time, the Southern Duchess Judith, who had been silent, spoke up: "Then, regarding the western part of the Northern Territory, Your Majesty can appoint Reina's fiancé Lind Rohr as the governor. This will not only sow discord between Lind and Lars, but also give the other party a way out and prevent him from becoming a traitor."

Scott nodded in agreement and said, "Your Majesty, if the western part of the northern border declares rebellion, then the Kingdom of Anjou will most likely join forces with these rebels. At that time, the pressure on our western and southern borders will be even greater. At least on the surface, there must be no rebels in the kingdom."

But Monroe sneered: "Judith, I heard that Lind Roll is also a descendant of the empire. Are you colluding with these rebels?"

Clan reminded him, "Duke Monroe, watch your words. There are no traitors in our kingdom, and Lind Rowle is not necessarily a descendant of the empire. My fiancée also has black hair and black eyes. Could she also be a descendant of the empire?"

In short, the matter concerning the North was finally finalized. Clan planned to appoint four Northern Governors at once, but the governor was only a title. The real power and territory had to be fought for by each governor himself. The only thing missing was to have the word "adding fuel to the fire" written on the appointment letter.

After the meeting, Clan felt a little relieved when he saw Lilith still waiting for him in the corridor.

As usual, after listening to Clan's talk about the main points of today's meeting, Lilith complained helplessly in her heart: "Will the North's way of handling things really not lead to a monster?"

For her own future happiness, Lilith suggested to Clan when he asked for her opinion: "Your Majesty, why do you want to appoint four governors at once? You can give it to Governor Lind Roll first, and then to Governor Doug Lars, to establish Doug Lars' leadership position, so as to prevent the three Lars from starting a melee first. In addition, if you do this, after a governor is defeated, you can quickly appoint the next governor to fight against the winning governor."

A four-way melee is difficult to control, but a strong confrontation is easy. There is no need to worry that Doug Lars will win and truly unify the North. The three Lars who killed their father through conspiracy are unlikely to work together. We can just support a new puppet when the time comes.

The more Kelan thought about it, the better this plan was. He immediately praised: "Lilith, you still have a way. I can't wait for you to become my princess."

After returning to her mansion, Judith, the Duchess of the South, could not wait to take a bath to wash away the day's fatigue. The new king was under great pressure and felt very insecure, which caused the nobles in the capital to hold meetings every few days. Coupled with the current chaotic situation, everyone was exhausted.

"Any new letters from my distant cousin?"

Judith was naturally referring to Caroline. Ever since Caroline's last letter came, Judith immediately went to check the family tree.

"Not yet, sir. Miss Caroline just got back from the battle and may be busy."

At the same time, the maid also asked curiously: "Sir, is that Lind Rohr really also a descendant of the empire?"

Judith's answer was somewhat ambiguous: "There was indeed a branch of the imperial bloodline that went north, but who knows?"

Although she said so, when Judith thought of the name of the ancestor who fled to the north in the family tree, she felt in her heart that her distant cousin was too impatient. Now, as a descendant of the empire, not only could he not provide help, but might put himself in danger.

There's nothing I can do. I can only help as much as I can.

At this moment, Claire was standing on the window sill of her castle, looking towards the north. She had neither a maid to serve her nor a guard to protect her.

"Is there any news from over there?"

Claire seemed to be talking to the void.

A voice in the void responded to Claire: "Don't worry, someone has already taken a lantern to the North. It should be almost time now."

Then, a figure appeared at the window sill along with the black fog.

"Is it really a good idea to waste such a precious opportunity on an unknown person? Even if that person is really a descendant of the Empire, it is not worth wasting our wick's power."

The figure gradually became clear, and it was a nun wearing a slit nun's uniform.

If you look closely, you can see that the nun's uniform is a modified version of the nun's uniform of the Church of the Goddess of Light.

"In fact, we can use the wick on someone more deserving, such as your brother?"

"No chance."

Claire retorted, "My brother has realized something and has begun to restrict outsiders from entering the palace. He has also begun to investigate the inside of the palace. It will be difficult for me to help you set up the rune array in the short term."

"That's such a shame."

The voluptuous nun seemed genuinely sorry.

"Don't worry, we still have a lot of time. Let's get in touch with Anjou first. I can't wait to see my brother running around."

Claire licked her lips and looked back in the direction of the king's chambers.