Chapter 381: Family Affairs, State Affairs
"Eliminate gas, eliminate gas. Sean comforted, "This is just their threatening words, it can't be true, when they really resist and don't pay, it's not too late to clean them up, and then it's time to replace a group of their own people, they have been peaceful for a long time, and they have forgotten who is the real owner of this land." ”
"It sounds wonderful, but it's not easy to do. Sophia sighed and said, "But they are not the biggest trouble, even if they jump hard, it will not have much impact on the overall situation, the main thing is that someone has found Laurie's side, I can't hold it out there, he has changed his itinerary on his own, and he will return to the royal capital in a month at the latest, although Laurie and Archduke Buck have not been close since childhood, but after all, it is his own uncle." ”
The biggest weakness of the princess regent should be Prince Laurie, the legitimate and orthodox heir to the Lancelot royal family, and the last thing she wants to see is a conflict between her siblings.
In order to avoid this, as soon as she learned of the change in the situation in the Swamp of Despair, Sophilia sent Prince Laurie far away from the royal capital Valesta.
But the more you are afraid of something, the more your enemies will do it.
Both Archduke Buck and the Holy See have thought of this, and there are already people who are constantly blowing the wind in front of Prince Laurie and slandering the Eternal Night Lord.
"Can't delay?" asked Sean.
"There's no way to delay. Sophia looked worried and couldn't hide it, "This time Laurie is very angry, thinking that I deliberately deceived him, if I deliberately make trouble again, and he knows about it, the situation will only get worse, and those old foxes are waiting to catch me in this regard, and use the topic to play!"
"Understood. Sean nodded, indicating that he was well aware of the situation and difficulties of Princess Regent.
Prince Laurie is no longer a child, and in a year and a half, he will be eighteen years old, reaching the legal age to take over the full power of the Lancelot royal family.
Although he has always maintained enough respect and fear for the princess regent, after all, he can already think alone and generate his own ideas, especially under the guidance of people with hearts, it is easier to have more extreme ideas, this is the case.
Prince Laurie expressed his strong displeasure at the fact that the Princess Regent had concealed the latest situation in the Swamp of Despair from him.
There are many reasons for this emotion, and even if Sean doesn't see Laurie now, he can roughly analyze it.
On the one hand, Grand Duke Buck was his own uncle after all, and he believed that he had the right to know.
On the other hand, it is the deception of the princess regent, which will make him feel that he is not trusted and is still treated as a three-year-old child.
Under the guidance of someone with a heart, this feeling will be amplified, which in turn will inspire more intense anger.
"There is a saying, I don't know whether to say it or not. Sean hesitated.
The princess regent was slightly stunned, and said with an interested look: "Your Excellency, when did you become so polite? ”
"It's your family affair, after all. Sean spread his hands and said with a wry smile, "I made a rash suggestion, which is easy to cause misunderstanding." ”
But now that this kind of housework is no longer a simple housework, Sean can no longer stand idly by.
Prince Laurie has reached the age of adolescent rebellion - they think they have grown up, but their elders still treat them the same way they used to treat children, which will make them seriously psychologically unbalanced, so that they can express their dissatisfaction in some extreme or anti-elder ways.
But this kind of maturity is what they think they think, often the body begins to mature, but psychologically it has not kept up, such as the outlook on life and values, it is easy to make judgments that they think are right, but in fact wrong, and they will regret things for life if they are not careful.
A child in the rebellious period of an ordinary family is a disaster for this family, not to mention that Laurie is not an ordinary child, but a person destined to become a king in the future.
If it is not handled well, it will be a disaster for the Lancelot royal family, for the entire plain of Asia Minor, and even for the plans of the Eternal Night Lord.
"You mean Laurie?" Sophie straightened her face, and anything that involved Laurie would arouse her high attention, "What is the opinion of Your Excellency the Baron?" ”
"I don't mean to judge His Highness's education style, but I personally think that there are some problems in getting along with His Royal Highness the Prince, and many times, you are more like a strict mother than a sister who talks heart-to-heart. Sean carefully organized his words.
The princess regent was stunned for a moment, and then laughed: "I have heard of this kind of comment and rumor for a long time, but if you dare to say it in front of me, you are the first, so let's make a small agreement, in this room, there is no princess regent, there is no Baron Sean, only a pair of friends, you open up and say, out of this house, just treat it as if nothing happened, even if it really makes me angry, I will beat you up at most." ”
Sean thought for a few seconds, nodded seriously, and said, "Okay, but before that, can Your Highness let me go and change my armor and come back?"
"If you peel it again, I'm going to beat you up. Sophia looked angry.
In the end, she couldn't help but laugh out loud, and in an instant, she bloomed like a hundred flowers, dazzling and heartwarming.
Sean laughed along.
Soon, Sean straightened his face and said: "Don't Your Highnesses think that this time the treatment of Prince Laurie is a bit too simple and rude?" He is no longer a three-year-old child, he has his own ideas, and the way to separate him is just to avoid it for a while, and when he comes back, he still needs to face it, his sister is a sister after all, and he can't replace his mother in many ways, and it will be more difficult to make up for the rift in the relationship between the two sides." ”
Sophia couldn't help but restrain her smile when she heard the end, Sean's words touched her deeply.
Because she could clearly feel that Prince Laurie had become more and more difficult to discipline in recent years, and he didn't like to communicate with her very much.
Due to her status, no one has ever discussed this with her, and there is no good experience to follow, after all, before she can remember, her mother died of illness, and she grew up with her grandfather, Archduke Cedric, and she did not know how to become a good mother and how to educate the next generation.
She made the mistake that most parents make, that is, believing in strict teachers and making good apprentices, placing too many expectations on their children, and restricting their every move with rules and regulations that many adults can't stand while ignoring their growth.
When they enter the rebellious period and resist the rebound, the feeling is particularly strong, and the tighter they pull, the greater the rebound will be.
It's not that she failed in educating Prince Laurie, but that the relationship between the two parties is obviously unsatisfactory.
"What do you think should be done?" asked Sophia.
"Let go appropriately. Sean replied without thinking, "Your Highness can't put Her Royal Highness the Prince under her wings for a lifetime, as Her Royal Highness the Prince grows older, Her Royal Highness's opponents will only become more and more active, and when Her Royal Highness the Prince is eighteen years old, whether he is ready or not, they will try their best to push His Royal Highness the Prince to the throne, and if Her Royal Highness the Princess then obstructs him, there will be only one result." ”
Sean didn't say what that result was, but Princess Regent knew it.
War.
The internal war of the Lancelot royal family.
She will be a true usurper.
Whether she thinks so or not.
Instead of preaching directly, Sean asked an irrelevant question: "Do you know how Andes Giant Eagle learned to fly?"
"I don't know. Sophia shook her head and said, "Shouldn't they be born to fly?"
"They are born with this ability, but it also needs to be trained, just like people are born to float, but they need special practice to master this skill, and when the young eagles grow a little feathers, their parents will push them down from the comfort of the eagle's nest, and their nests, often built on steep cliffs hundreds or even thousands of meters, those young eagles have to flap their wings vigorously in order to survive. ”
"Even if their parents are taking care of them, it is still inevitable to be killed, as long as it is not a fatal height, their parents even stand by coldly, let them fall all over the body, and some even break their wings directly, but their tenacious vitality, not only will heal their wings, often make them stronger, and the old tree scar a truth, this process will be repeated hundreds, or even thousands of times, before they can really flutter their wings and soar. ”
"The same is true of the mountain eagles we transmit, the kind of excellent mountain eagles that can really fly long distances, they have been trained hard since childhood, if they are kept in a warm and comfortable eagle nest every day, although there will be no extreme situation of Andes giant eagles losing the ability to fly, but compared to those mountain eagles that have been trained since childhood, they can not withstand the wind and rain. ”
Sean did not extend the preaching, but copied the education story of his previous life.
Sophia is a smart person, so she can taste the deeper meaning from it.
In fact, this is also true.
Before Sean could finish speaking, Sophia had already shown a thoughtful expression, although she had not heard the story of the young eagle learning to fly, but she knew similar stories such as war horses learning to run, but she had never thought about Laurie's education before.
Although she has always given Laurie the most rigorous education, she has also protected him too well, not giving him too many opportunities to experience wind and rain at all, and always subconsciously thinks that the time is too early.
But his identity is doomed, he needs to face far more wind and rain than ordinary people in the future, only before that, give him more opportunities for training and growth, and when the time comes, he can walk to the front of the stage more calmly.
"I know what to do next, but the question is, how to solve the current matter?" Sophiea couldn't help but show a relaxed smile, "According to the original speculation, the trapped Kingsley family army will take at least two months to completely run out of food, right?"
"Almost. Sean nodded.
"There's a one-month buffer period left, and once Laurie returns, she'll be adding a myriad of variables out of thin air. Sophia couldn't help but sigh.
If she can prevent Laurie from getting involved in this matter, she won't let him get involved, and when the time comes, not only will she be in a dilemma, but Laurie will also be in a dilemma.
After all, one party is a half-sister, and the other party is his own uncle.
And in their position, interests are often higher than family affection.
"Now let's stop thinking about excluding His Royal Highness the Prince, since we have decided to let go appropriately, let's start with this matter, this is the only way to become a king, this kind of choice, he will face it sooner or later. Compared to Sophia, Sean saw more openly, "Anyway, we will make a profit now, it is nothing more than a matter of the size of the interest, and when the time comes, in order to take care of the face of His Royal Highness the Prince, why not give three points of profit?"
"For that stinky boy, give three points? The face that the baron gave him is really big enough, and the three points of profit in your mouth can cover the tax of the entire royal family for a year. Sophia couldn't help but look sideways, even she was taken aback by Sean's heroism, after all, the interests involved were too great.
"The future king of Lancelot, worth the price. Sean smiled a little slyly, "Besides, this is just the worst plan, maybe the situation will not be bad enough to be in this situation, and the decision made by His Royal Highness the Prince may not be so bad, but I suggest that before His Royal Highness returns to the royal capital, you can personally communicate with him, explain the stakes and your worries, obtain his understanding, and reach an agreement with him in advance, so that we will not be so passive." ”
Sophia smiled bitterly and said: "I would like to, but in order to keep him farther away, the route I planned for him was the most remote and difficult to travel, and now I can't get out for a long time, and the king can't be left alone for a long time." ”
Sean's heart moved slightly, and he stopped talking.
"Is there any way to ...... Your Excellency," Sophia's eyes lit up, and she smiled with a smile, "I forgot your Excellency's Giant Eagle Mount, if Your Excellency can lend the Giant Eagle Mount, I believe it will not take a week to come and go." ”
It's no longer a secret that Sean owns an Andes Giant Eagle mount, especially since Sean frequently uses the Black Collar to travel back and forth between the royal capital and the Swamp of Despair.
Princess Regent Sophia had even seen it with her own eyes, and expressed in a very subtle way whether she could buy one from the Commander of the Eternal Night.
After all, the convenience can be seen by anyone with a discerning eye.
It wasn't until Sean brought in an unrequited Andes eagle that proved that the black collar was unique, that the idea of Princess Regent was dispelled.
In fact, it's not just Sophia who has misunderstood the size of Andes' giant eagle.
Sean, a pure Andys man, didn't have any idea of the size of the Andes Giant Eagle until he saw it in person.
Many people, after seeing the black collar, have a preconceived idea that all Andes giant eagles look like this.
Sean sighed and said: "What I thought of just now is this, but His Royal Highness will inevitably ride the eagle away, thinking too simply, there are not so many positioning coordinates in the air, it is easy to cause confusion in the direction, a little careless, it will be the opposite direction, I have had a similar experience before, I got lost on the Odin prairie, and I can't distinguish between east and west, north and south, but fortunately, I didn't run too far that time, and I wandered around blindly for several days, and I saw Sanset Peak with the naked eye, and then I went home again." ”
"Oh, Your Excellency has such an interesting experience, why have you never heard of it?"
"Interesting? I don't think so, it's such a bad thing that I don't even want to remember, let alone bring it up. ”
"What if His Excellency the Baron sent me over in person, and given the size of your giant eagle mount, there should be no problem transporting two people at the same time, right?" Sophie asked with great interest, obviously not only wanting to hurry through the black collar and communicate with Prince Laurie in person, but also full of great interest in the matter of heaven.