"I deeply sympathize with what happened to your mother!"

Facing Duke Aquitaine's icy gaze, the Imperial Grand Eunuch accepted it with a calm mind, but his hand holding the wine glass clenched slightly.

Prince Richard ignored Licinius and drank in silence.

Faced with his father's derailment and his mother's defeat and imprisonment, the arrogant Richard could only avoid Aquitaine.

This is the overthrow of the French king's power, and if King Henry were to attack, the two brothers of the French king and Richard would not sit idly by.

Remember that in the war, King Henry's loyal knight, William Marshall, restrained him.

The knight's sword rested on Prince Richard's neck, slightly piercing his skin, and blood seeped through his robes.

As long as William Marshall wills, a noble blood will fall at any time, and the legend of King Lionheart may end before it has even begun.

"Please!"

"William!"

"Spare me!"

The prince didn't want his young life to end here, and he made the wisest choice, begging for mercy, which was a glimmer of life.

William Marshall, the loyal knight of the House of Anjou, looked at the treasonous prince, trembling hands, not knowing what to do.

Just as the prince closed his eyes and waited to die, he felt a chill in his neck and left, but William Marshall did not kill him.

"You're going to be damned!"

The king's knight cursed the treasonous prince and turned and stabbed Richard's beloved horse with his sword, blood flowing all over the ground, and he was extremely ruthless.

Richard can still recall William Marshall's contemptuous eyes, and if he hadn't been the King's son, he would have died long ago.

The prince was well aware that he liked war games, he was eager to win, but not to be stabbed like a boar and become someone else's trophy.

I am the Chosen One of England!

The figure reflected in the wine glass is so noble, isn't he entitled to the throne?

No!

I can do it!

"Your Highness!"

"Your Royal Highness, Duke Aquitaine!"

Licinius interrupted the prince's musings and woke him from his thoughts, the past like a dream, unbearable to look back on.

"You are a knight of the famous continent, noble blood, but here you are useless!"

Richard, who had an ugly face, was most taboo about talking about his mother, which would make him look like a failure.

The prince was educated in French from a young age, and he was fluent in Provençal and fencing, riding and archery, all of which he performed well.

But the failure of his parents' marriage was like a nightmare, and the fact that the prince's beloved mother was imprisoned by his father was a great humiliation.

Richard doesn't want anyone to mention his mother, it's his scar!

"You're me off!"

The prince was angry, and if this was not the court of the French king, he would not mind killing this eunuch.

"No, no, no!"

"Your Highness!"

"You need a crown!"

"A title worthy of the King of England!"

The Imperial Eunuch was so clever that he tempted to say a term that all knights could not calm down, the crown.

Richard was moved, although he was the heir of the Anjou family, his eldest brother Henry was still there, and it was not his turn to sit on the throne.

After a long silence, the prince asked.

"Tell me, the heart of the Roman Emperor?"

"It's not something you can decide casually, say it!"

"King of Jerusalem!"

Richard's heart tightened with wide eyes, this person is so bold.

According to the male heirs of the Anjou family, King Baldwin is the first to King Henry II of England, then Prince Henry, and the third is Richard.

But now it is known that King Baldwin was suffering from leprosy, and his health was deteriorating, and even mobility became a problem.

The current first in line to the throne is the king's nephew, Baldwin Jr.

Although it is the closest heir by blood, it is important to know that this is not in accordance with the Salic Code.

And the royal blood of Jerusalem is derived from the Baldwin family of Flanders and the Anjou family of France.

Neither of the two families firmly adhered to the Salic Code, but it was an excuse to seize the throne.

As long as Prince Richard was willing to cross east, King Baldwin would have to include him in the heir to the throne anyway.

Now Jerusalem is in an unprecedented crisis, and the Eastern Empire is King Baldwin's most recent reinforcement.

Once Prince Richard appears in the Holy Land, both of the original heirs will be eliminated.

Baldwin Jr. was too young to take on the burden of the rise and fall of the kingdom.

Guy of Lusignan, who was irascible and belligerent, was in the company of Shatillon de Renald, and gradually became disgusted by the king.

Neither of these men would have ascended to the throne if it had not been for the absence of a better candidate.

Then the succession of Richard's prince is logical.

He has great military talent and leadership skills, and has the courage of a lion.

The most important thing is the backing of the tens of thousands of imperial troops of the Eastern Empire.

On the previous mission, Guy of Lusignnan had become at odds with the Emperor, and King Baldwin knew about it.

Guy was even more degrading in the king's heart, and he couldn't take on the big responsibility.

The Imperial Supreme sent a eunuch to persuade the English prince to come to the Holy Land, and he had the idea of interfering in the internal affairs of the Kingdom of Jerusalem.

If it doesn't work, there is no loss, and if it does, it's a great joy.

And even if Richard's growth in Jerusalem would not hinder Alexios.

King Henry is old and will return to heaven in a few years, and both of Richard's brothers died young and could not sit on the throne.

When the time comes, Prince Richard will inevitably return to China to compete for the throne.

When the time comes, the kingdom of Jerusalem will not be able to reach the whip, and the Lionheart King will not be able to control it.

"Why did your master do that?"

"Without love for no reason, I don't believe Alexios will give me Jerusalem!"

Staring at Licinius' eyes harshly, the prince suppressed the fanaticism in his heart.

Fight for the Lord!

Fight for my Lord!

Fight for the Holy Land, and I will be immortal!

Roaring in his heart, Richard didn't see joy on his face, but just lightly drank all the liquor in the cup.

The Imperial Grand Eunuch lowered his voice and responded to the prince's question with an unfathomable smile.

"Can you defeat King Henry here by the power of the French King?"

"King Philip should have refused to provide you with troops!"

Time is not yet ripe!

Richard's mind was full of Philip's words when he refused, cold, without a trace of warmth.

"Humph!"

But if the king of Jerusalem had the power, would King Henry continue to imprison your mother?

The prince was stunned, looking like Licinius.

This Greek!

"You're such a devil!"

"Your Highness!"

"You've won a prize!"

"I have only provided a real place for Your Highness, and the blood of the infidels is enough to spread your prestige throughout Christendom!"

"God's shield!"

"I've got it all figured out!"

Taking the cups from the tray of the French attendants, Licinius himself poured the prince a full glass of wine and poured it full.

"Your Highness!"

"His Majesty Alexios is waiting to pick you up in the imperial capital of Constantinople!"

Drink it all, sweet so.