Proof of the Sun King

ps: Snake and Rat updated, Imperial waste, Bato man, for the lady!

In May, the Old World, Curona, the capital of Brittany, the Royal Palace. Crazy Sand Literature Network

The dinner was held in the banquet hall, where Richard, the current knight king, entertained Lawen-Leo Cornwall, Duke of Connecticut.

The banquet was lavish, with a starter of Halibut fillet with lobster mousse and a main course of Roasted Curona Deer with Cornish Soft Cake, Truffle Sauce, Braised Red Cabbage, Roasted Potatoes and Roasted Butternuts, Pumpkin and Celeriac .

There was only the sound of knives and forks colliding on the table. This was a private banquet for two people, so the scene was very small. Except for the chief guard of the palace, Earl Taubert and the two waiters, Richard screened everyone back.

The wrinkles on the knight's face were deepening, and Laughn Leo Cornwall looked at his uncle's gray beard with pain.

Richard is almost one hundred and twenty years old this year. Looking at his aging appearance, with deep wrinkles on his face, and a somewhat stooped body, it is really difficult for Lauren-Leo Cornwall to distinguish the old man in front of him from the one who just happened to be. Chosen as the king of knights, high spirited and connected to the young man who fought alongside Imric, the high elf dragon prince of Caledor against the Beastman frenzy.

Richard, who was only in his 80s at the time, was elected king in the king-selection meeting after John II was deposed. He was also a brave paladin when he first took the throne. He personally led the army of knights to fight in the front.

Time flies, and more than 30 years have passed. Lawn couldn't help but feel a little dazed and sad at the same time.

Richard has been in a state of semi-retirement since he failed to suppress Ryan and chose to bear the responsibility for the death of Eulers in the subsequent Aegir invasion. On the Duke's side, apart from some necessary occasions and ceremonies, Richard has seldom carried out activities in the actual sense.

"So, Bodrick and Ryan recaptured the Seagod Trident together, and also helped the empire fight a battle?" The old knight king was in good spirits, he ate slowly, and then said: "What's the result? Woolen cloth?"

"It turned out that the human coalition won, the vampire baron Leopold Haken was beheaded by Ryan, and the corpse demon king was directly turned into gold by the imperial alchemist Belshazer-Gelter." Lawn Nodding, he put down his knife and fork, and said briskly: "Another victory, the entire kingdom is currently in the most peaceful era in decades, and Musilon's vampires have been severely frustrated, whether it is beastmen, Greenskins, undead, or the Chaos threat to the north have all died down for the time being, and we've won a rare breath of time and space."

"Ryan Machado, he will be your biggest opponent in inheriting the throne." Who knew that Richard didn't look very happy, but frowned even more: "Lyon Cole, you are ready to compete with him. Are you ready?"

"Of course." Raun nodded, he looked optimistic and even excited: "I made an agreement with him to work hard to see who can beat Musilon first."

Richard didn't speak. He ate very seriously, picked out the fish bones and cut the deer with a knife and fork, and slowly put the food into his mouth and chewed it.

Lawn didn't speak anymore, he waited for his uncle's advice.

Deer is the top food in Brittany. The law of the Knights Kingdom stipulates that only nobles can eat deer, and if it is relatively rare for a period of time, even only the great nobles and Holy Grail Knights are eligible to enjoy deer.

Richard liked to eat deer the most. When the King of Knights was young, he often went into the mountains to hunt. Ron thought to himself that decades had passed, and his uncle's habit of eating deer had not changed.

"Lion Cole, how many years ago did Ryan become the Holy Grail Knight?" Richard said slowly until he had almost eaten.

"Eight and a half years ago...nearly nine years." Lawn replied respectfully.

"Where's François?" Richard continued.

"About thirty years ago."

"Berhemond?"

"More than fifty years ago." Lawn answered one by one.

"What about you?" Li looked at Lawn, his thoughts could not be seen in his cloudy eyes.

"Six years." Lawn had some doubts in his heart, but he still replied.

"Where's Callard?" Richard asked.

"Callard Garamente? Didn't he become a Holy Grail Knight and return to his hometown a month ago, and became the Earl of Garamente again?" Raun was puzzled. I was talking about the conquest of Mousillon, what did my uncle ask? up this one?

"Lion, François, Bethmond, and Callard, who are not all the Holy Grail Knights? Each of them has gone through hundreds of battles, many achievements, honors, etc., the knights of half the kingdom are all Having fought side by side with them, you, the holy grail knight of the legendary pinnacle, did not first think about how to build a good relationship with them and thank them for their contribution to the peace of the kingdom, but instead only wanted to fight Musillon? You deserve respect What? How many of the kingdom's knights are willing to obey your orders when you really want to compete with Ryan?"

"..." Lawn said nothing, he felt dizzy from being hit in the head.

"As a lord, the most important thing is nothing more than two things, personnel and financial power. As a candidate for the knight king, the most important thing is nothing more than two things, the support of all the knights and nobles in the entire kingdom, and the recognition from the lady." Richard sneered. : "Do you think you have no doubt that you will win? After all, Ryan doesn't even have a duke title?"

"But Musilon is the cancer of the kingdom! We must remove it, no matter what the cost." Lawn did not admit his mistake under Richard's verbal attack, he was serious: "Whether it's me, Ryan or anyone else, we Musillon cannot be avoided, after all, the lady's oracle has made it clear that whoever conquers Musillon will be the new Duke of Musilon!"

Richard stroked his goatee, looked at Lawn for a long time, and then nodded: "Well, you are right about this insistence, Leon Cole, some issues are issues of principle, and the struggle within our kingdom is It's one thing, but it's another thing to do externally. When it comes to right and wrong, you must stick to your own position. If you tell me to give up fighting Musilon at this time, then I will write to Morgiana tomorrow and tell me She and I also want Ryan to take over the throne."

Lawn only felt a cold sweat on his back.

That's right, even though Richard's bad handling of some matters in recent years has led to him being in semi-retirement, many people have forgotten that he is still the king of knights who has worked hard and enjoyed the country for more than 30 years after he ascended the throne. ! When John II was deposed and the kingdom was in chaos, it was he who stabilized the situation as king and ensured that Brittany did not collapse on its own in civil strife.

Despite the failure to suppress Ryan and the unfavorable combat in recent years, Richard is here, and the kingdom's court is at least still running stably. Whether it is the assembly of the Knights Road army or the resumption of production after the Chaos invasion, Richard at least supports Lawn's management. down.

"Lion Cole, think about it carefully. If you say that the king election meeting is held now, how many dukes will support you?" Richard stroked his beard, and he said seriously: "Think about it carefully, I count as one, Count yourself as one, count Aldred, Duke of Leonasse, count as one, Theodoric, Duke of Berleon... count him as well, what else?"

"..." Lawn wanted to say Montfort, but he immediately realized that Vercard, Duke of Montfort, had just been saved by Lane.

In the same way, Hagen, Duke of Guisoleaux, is also not established, and Kasven, Duke of Paraon, is doubtful.

"And the lady's attitude, don't forget, Morgiana is now permanently stationed in Ryan's territory." Richard sneered: "Ryan is still the lady's chosen champion, your advantage is not as big as you think. , Leon Cole."

After a while, Richard nodded when he saw his cousin thoughtful, and then said, "Nevertheless, you still have the advantage, that is, you are the heir to the throne in the orthodox sense, and also the person I appointed to take over. But you have to understand why you will be the successor, why we will choose you, so you have to stop some actions in moderation!"

"The pedestal under the throne cannot be moved."

The old king's words pierced the deepest worries in Lawn's heart.

When Lawn-Leo Cornwall traveled in the human kingdom as an expedition knight, he naturally noticed the various drawbacks of the knight kingdom. The country of Britannia, in terms of technology level and social vitality, has been compared to the empire opposite the mountain. somewhat behind.

As one of the champions selected by the fairies in the lake, Lawn is certainly not an idiot. He has a lot of deep thinking about this, that is, the reform of this country is imperative, so after he took office, the regent of the kingdom presided over In order to reduce the tax, he took the initiative to contact the dwarves of the Empire and the Grey Mountains.

He also hopes to introduce the Empire's muskets and artillery, and the Empire's engineers. For this reason, he has made many contacts with the Empire and the dwarf kingdom of the Grey Mountains. He wants to sign a stable firearms purchase contract, and even attract some people to Curo Accept the factory.

For this approach, Richard not only did not object, but supported Lawn's approach, but when Lawn wanted to go further, Richard's attitude immediately made a 180-degree turn. The old king Resolutely oppose him, like Lane, to carry out a deeper reform of the territorial system.

The reason is as Richard said, the pedestal under the throne cannot be moved. What is the reason for Raun to become the most vocal candidate now? As long as he shows a little such intention, the nobles who support him may abandon him at any time and replace him with a new one.

This is the biggest problem Lawn faces.

To do something, to fundamentally change the country, he has to be king.

But judging from the position he represents and his basic plan, if he wants to become a king, he cannot use the existing system.

"Lion Cole, you are different from Ryan Macado." Richard's cloudy eyes looked at the mango and lemon dark chocolate and fruit desserts, and he continued: "Lion's territory can be said to be similar to a wasteland. , he built the whole territory into what it is now by himself. His territory started from scratch, and he has the full support of the lady and Morgiana, so he can handle things, but you are different. , look at your principality, and then look at this royal capital, which one doesn't have hundreds of years of accumulation?"

"So Francois married Suria to Lane, and he used Lane's territory as a pilot? When Lane successfully promoted his reforms, Francois slowly followed." Lane nodded: " Then why can't we do it?"

"Why not?" Richard shook his head again and again: "Lion can trade with wood elves as soon as he arrives in the territory, can you? Ryan can let the dwarves set up factories in his territory with a few words, can you? Ryan and the empire The relationship is good and the trade is continuous, can you? Ryan can let the high elf supreme master Tegris travel across the ocean to attend his wedding ceremony, can you?"

"Ryan is very smart. He will never take a large piece of trade dividends and huge dividends from land development with him as the core. On the contrary, his system will not harm the interests of others." Richard continued: "It is precisely Because the system he established has brought huge dividends, which not only feeds the nobles of Francois and Baudrillard who support him, but also does not hurt their interests. These talents are willing to reform with Ryan! This is the essence of you and him The difference! You don't have a white field!"

Ron Leo Cornwall was speechless by Richard's words, and the Knight of the Holy Grail and the Duke of Connecticut turned pale, realizing what a huge problem he was facing.

"So I didn't need to abdicate but wanted to retire before, but now I should abdicate but I'm holding on." Richard smiled: "The king's position is not that you can order the nobles of the kingdom at will, but you It is easier to command the nobles of the entire kingdom if you can persuade the crowd to sit up, the throne is bestowed by the lady, but whether or not to obey the king’s orders is the freedom of the nobles.”

"Wear a crown, you must bear its weight." Richard's words were full of despair, he whispered: "Before I became king, I was full of thoughts of wanting to reform, but when I really After being selected as king at the king election, I had to do what the dukes expected. Everyone wants to be king, but few people realize what kind of responsibility they have to sit on the throne, if If you don't even have this courage, you don't deserve to be king!"

"So... Uncle, how can I solve this dilemma?" Lawn frowned, he realized the difficulty of the problem~www.wuxiamtl.com~ The Holy Grail Knight in his 50s earnestly told himself that he was nearly 120 years old. Ten-year-old uncle asks for advice.

"It's still Musillon." Richard closed his eyes and said slowly.

"Or Musilon?" Raun faintly felt that he had caught something.

"Yes, it is Musillon. If you can completely solve the cancer of this kingdom and recover Musillon, who has not been able to solve it for hundreds of years, then you will get the support and trust of the nobles. If you have prestige, if you have prestige, you have trust." Richard sighed deeply: "With trust and support, you will have the capital to promote reform, so you can understand why I fought Mousillon several times before and after taking the throne. Bar?"

Looking at his old uncle, Lawn Leo Cornwall, Duke of Connecticut, suddenly burst into tears. He could feel Richard was old, and his last bit of vigor had gone with the defeat of Ryan and Euless. Die and fade away.

"Uncle, if you abdicate, who will support me in advancing the pace of reform?" Lawn's voice was a little trembling, he swallowed, only to feel that his shoulders were heavy, and it was the things called expectations and responsibilities. on his shoulder.

"People will grow old one day, Leon Cole." Speaking of this, Richard smiled freely, the wrinkles on his face opened: "One day, I have been a man for more than 30 years. The king of knights is a very short term among the previous kings, but I think enough, let me stand on the last guard, the future is you...or Ryan Macado's."

Coming out of the palace, Lawn-Leo Cornwall only felt a layer of fog in his sight. He opened his mouth and looked at the endless night sky, but he couldn't make a sound.

Britannia, the kingdom of knights, where will the future go?

No one knew, but Lawn knew he was going to work on it.

To the end of death. Rich Chinese