I! Cleaner!

It's okay, everything has gone smoothly so far.

Watching Leon, who took up the motion on the single podium and began reading it with a smile, the Chancellor of the Exchequer couldn't help but breathe a slight sigh of relief, revealing a satisfied smile on his face.

Even though he had repeatedly assured Joshua not to worry, in his heart, the Chancellor of the Exchequer was clearly not as confident in the great noble on stage, who was known for being reckless and the most "un-noble" in demeanor.

After all, the other party was the acting president of the Upper House and nominally the leader of the Old Nobility, whose support for bills that carve up the Old Nobility was too significant to replace with anyone else. Otherwise, he would never have chosen to take such a risk.

And now, although the mood of the Duke of Lionheart on stage was inexplicably good, as long as he showed a willingness to cooperate, this session of the Upper House was already 99% successful, with no more issues to worry about.

Under the confident, assured gaze of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Leon, on stage, picked up a small silver hammer, tapped it twice on the golden bell, and then said beamingly:

"Ladies and gentlemen, according to the agenda, next up is the opening debate session.

The main topic of this parliament is the evaluation of the reform measures that the Kingdom has undertaken in recent years, and the assessment of Princess Veronica's reforms... May I ask, are there any members present who think Princess Veronica's reforms have failed?"

"There are!"

No sooner had Leon spoken than a Dressed Elder in the front row jumped up impatiently and said with resentment in his eyes:

"I said last year that Princess Veronica's reforms are utterly absurd! The foundation of the Kingdom is the nobility! The regulations she implements are consistently aimed at suppressing the nobility! Her reforms are complete nonsense!"

"Hmm hmm."

Nodding in acknowledgment, Leon took out a charcoal pencil and a notebook, placed them on the single podium, and then narrowed his eyes to glance at the nameplate in front of the Dressed Elder's seat.

Earl Evans... written down, written down.

After jotting down the Dressed Elder in his notebook, Leon continued to look around the room and asked with a pleasant smile:

"Does anyone else share similar views?"

"My opinion is the same as Earl Evans."

A brawny middle-aged nobleman, probably in his forties or so, stood up, also with an angry face, and said:

"Princess Veronica claims to support commerce and industry, but she places severe restrictions on us, many projects directly refuse noble participation, and she even imposes heavy taxes instead! This is a betrayal of the Kingdom's code!"

Marquis Mori... written down, written down.

"Is there anyone else?"

"Yes, I also think Lord Mori makes sense."

Another middle-aged woman stood up and said:

"I have always respected Princess Veronica immensely, but I cannot agree with her biased behavior. Her measures are tantamount to undermining the Kingdom's foundation! In the long run, the nation will not be a nation!"

"Hmm hmm, quite imposing."

After scribbling down the name of the middle-aged woman, Leon, in a great mood, continued to ask with a smile:

"Does anyone else have similar opinions?"

"..."

There indeed are… but what exactly are you plotting?

Among the more than a hundred attending members present, half had quite a number of grumblings about the Princess's reforms. However, faced with Leon's pleasant questioning, no one else stood up for a moment, all of them looking at Leon on the main stage with uncertainty.

According to the usual opening debate process, after one side speaks, the presiding president should ask if there are any members with opposing views and give both parties time to state their opinions.

Yet this junior acting president only selected the side opposing the Princess to ask, then wrote down a couple of notes when someone stood up, and another couple when another stood up.

Considering the other party's betrothal to Princess Veronica... if this isn't blacklisting for future retaliation, I'll eat the table in front of me!

"Just three against, is it?"

After scanning around the stage, Leon nodded with satisfaction, then picked up the small silver hammer and knocked once on the golden bell beside him, announcing with a smile:

'Since it's one hundred sixty-five to three, there's no need to continue the debate, the opening debate session is over, and next is the review proposal session.'

???

Isn't this... can you even do that???

Faced with the acting president's not just careless, but outright nonsensical actions, the members couldn't hold in their reactions anymore. The first to oppose the Princess, Earl Evans, immediately slammed the table and pointed angrily at Leon on the stage:

"You…"

You - Should - Bow - To - Me - Now!

Leon, who had beforehand put on the [Migratory Thrush Prince] badge, moved his lips swiftly, passing this silent message over before Earl Evans could completely stand up.

Immediately, the Dressed Elder who had slammed the table suddenly snapped his knees straight, thrusting his rear sharply backward, and bent down in terror, performing a ninety-degree bow toward Leon.

In the bewildered stares of the gathered members, Earl Evans suddenly and inexplicably knocked his head against the table in front of him and fainted without uttering a sound.

"Earl Evans has died of shame!"

Seeing the old Earl suddenly headbutt the table, Leon on the main stage was shocked and quickly shouted for help:

"Guards! Guards! Come help, hurry!

But really… at his age, how could he still be so fiery, if you can't debate, then just don't debate, why get so worked up over it?"

...

Thanks to the acting president's timely call for help, fortunately, old Earl Evans had only fainted without serious harm.

But the impact was quite harsh, shattering the solid wood table, and when the old Earl came to, he saw double when looking at people and staggered like he was stepping on butterflies. Even with two guards supporting him on each side, his feet kept tracing an "S" line. He wasn't seriously hurt, but certainly couldn't participate in the parliament anymore.

"Sigh… why do this to yourself."

Watching the old Earl being carried away, surrounded by murmuring members, the acting president sighed and shook his head, once again picking up the hammer and tapping the small bell beside him.

"Ladies and gentlemen, though Earl Evans is no longer with us, the Upper House session cannot be halted, so let us continue to the next phase.

I have the proposals you submitted in advance here, and on the desks in front of you are summaries of their main content. Next, I will read out the names of these proposals in turn, while you are responsible for voting to decide whether each proposal can pass.

First, we have a proposal from the Military Department regarding personnel adjustments."

It's happening!

At Leon's words, both the Chancellor of the Exchequer seated at the side of the main stage and Joshua on the throne behind Leon suddenly straightened up with anticipation.

Veronica has almost arranged everything, and this Officer Replacement Order should pass smoothly.

And once the Officer Replacement Order passes under the "presidency" of Prince Joshua, it equates to retrieving the sweetest of all fruits, securing Joshua's position unshakably!