Chapter 559: Peripheral Reaction
In fact, when William had just besieged Brijek City, it still caused a reaction from some surrounding countries, especially the former rivals of the Kingdom of Czkma, the Kingdom of Lillard and the Kingdom of Riborn.
However, because William had a very good relationship with the Church, and was a contemporary saint canonized by the Pope, he not only sent many gifts to the Holy City of the Church, but also asked His Majesty the Pope to send full authority to convert the heretics of Checkel, so William and the Church can almost be said to be a honeymoon period at this time.
Pope Uban II, as well as Archbishop Bailinsin, who had a lot of contact with him during the holy war, had very little sense of William.
He thought that this nobleman was very sincere in his attitude towards the church and was a man worthy of help.
Therefore, it can almost be said that the kingdom of Riborn, which is under the control of the Church, did not take advantage of William's siege of Brijek to loot it.
And the kingdom of Lillard on the side, because the church restricts Riborn from sending troops, and sees the church's uniform to William, and second, they are also a little worried that William's strong army they can't deal with.
A single earl can have more than 30,000 regular troops counting vassals, and if nothing else, the strength of the whole kingdom of Lillard is not so exaggerated.
Therefore, in addition to hindering the attitude of the church, they also have the aspect of fear of William's strength.
Otherwise, how could the kingdoms of Ribourne and Lillard, which had become immobilized when Duke Bunkerson sent troops, be indifferent to the kingdom of Cikma, which had been in turmoil for so long?
And from this, it can be seen that they all believe that William will win this war.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that although William did not participate in the struggle for the throne before, but now under the banner of revenge, he obviously has some thoughts about this throne.
In addition, the direct line of the royal family is the Duke of Bunkerson, and the side line is basically extinct by him, once William's revenge is successful, it is almost no matter if the position of this king falls to him.
His vassals and knights were also very excited after thinking about it, and the nobles felt that their feudal lord became a king, and even if he didn't become a duke or earl, then the viscount couldn't be?
When the time comes, get one or two new fiefdoms and become the upstart of the Cikma Kingdom, this is from the dragon's work, and in the future, His Majesty's henchmen are also themselves and others, wouldn't it be beautiful to ascend to the sky in one step.
The more they thought of this, the more they planned to work hard, to leave a loyal and heroic impression on the feudal monarch, so that he took a fancy to himself, and it was not a matter of a moment?
At this time, King Lerna, who was in the White Rose Kingdom, had already learned the news of Queen Darein's death, and he was stunned on the spot.
He didn't listen to everyone, and slowly sat down on the chair, and then a mouthful of blood spurted out.
His eyes widened as he stared up at the ornate ornamental ceiling, slowly losing consciousness.
The courtiers waiting beside him were so frightened that they hurriedly asked people to find the imperial doctor, and the maids around him and Nanpu were also in a mess, and hurriedly went to find the imperial doctor.
And the news that he vomited blood and fell into a coma also spread throughout the capital, and many nobles and courtiers in the capital came to visit him as soon as possible.
The reason for King Lerner's coma also gradually spread out, and in just a few days, Queen Dai Lin died, and the news that the royal family had lost its last heir spread throughout the kingdom.
The side branches of the royal family, as well as the great nobles of the country, began to stir up the throne of the weakened King Lerna, who no longer had a first heir.
At this time, the White Rose Kingdom turned out to be the same as the original Tskema Kingdom, because of the death of the heir, and fell into chaos.
Many of the great aristocratic families that have existed for many years have been married to the royal family, and it is easy to find royal members in the lineage retrospectively, so they are almost all eligible to claim the right to inherit the throne.
In the days when King Lerna was in a coma, it happened that the king was not dead, but because of the king's position, there was a quarrel.
At the beginning, the nobles of the White Rose Kingdom had laughed at the Kingdom of Tskma because of the civil strife in the Kingdom of Tskma, but now, they have also become the targets of their own ridicule.
After more than twenty days of unconsciousness, King Lerna finally came to his senses, but everyone could see that King Lerner's physical condition was not as good as before.
After all, this is his only heir, and the death of Queen Dai Lin not only represents the complete severance of his lineage and the loss of ownership of the throne, but also means that the youngest daughter he has loved for half his life will be separated from him forever.
All the nobles looked at King Lerna like this, not only did they not worry about his health, but they were thinking about how long he would live.
But this is normal, almost all nobles will be like this, for their own interests.
The first thing King Lerna did when he rejoiced was to order General Dalivan to return immediately with all his troops.
He was afraid that he would not be able to deter the nobles during this period of time, because of the death of his heir, he could already feel the undercurrent surging towards the country.
Therefore, the heir is also a very important part of stabilizing the territory, and when William had Charlemagne, he could clearly feel that his territory had become a lot more stable, and the nobles had given up the slightest unrealistic illusion in their hearts.
At this time, William was still idle under the city of Brijek, and Charlemagne, who commanded a hundred and twenty people, was a little eager at first.
He was also very proud of his father's long siege and unattacked, and he was quite proud to be made an earl, and he hoped to be able to make a career on the battlefield instead of doing nothing here.
William also found out Charlemagne's careful thoughts, but he didn't break it, he was absolutely Charlemagne able to figure it out for himself.
Indeed, Charlemagne did not disappoint William, and he soon came to William to ask him for advice, and also figured out what William meant.
"I see, Father!" Charlemagne said with a serious expression: "You are now making full use of your advantages, we do not have any difficulties in food reserves and logistical supplies, on the contrary, in the eyes of my father, the most important thing is soldiers and population!" ”
"Food and resources can be obtained in the short term, but the growth of the population, especially the population that is very close to my father, is very slow, and we need to replace the slow-growing population with fast-growing food resources!"
William nodded and said with satisfaction: "That's right, in my father's opinion, population is more important than everything!" With a population, we can produce more and represent more soldiers! ”
"If we only have food, then the population may not have it, but with the population, the two rooms will inevitably get it again! It's the same with soldiers, we can't pull a large number of laborers into the army because soldiers are killed and injured too quickly, that will drag down the development of the territory, you understand? ”
William was always very patient with Charlemagne's teachings, and often gave him a small stove, and Richard and his second sons did not have such treatment.