Section 51 The Throne of Imperial Bill is enthroned
With Vinny's rebels completely suppressed, Byron returned to Visha with many nobles and civilians to assist Bill in restoring order in Visha.
As Bill's Knight Captain, Paul has always performed very well, and then Bill promoted Paul to the new Captain, responsible for the garrison and maintenance of law and order in Visa.
In the palace hall, Bill and the commanders, along with all the ministers of the Empire, gathered together to discuss the affairs of the Empire.
Woodrow glanced at the empty throne of the king on the high platform, and then said loudly to the ministers: "Ladies and gentlemen, our empire has undergone countless major changes in a short period of time, and the empire has been tossed to the vicissitudes of life, and the lives of the people are miserable, and the country will not be a country for a long time. ”
After saying that, Woodrow walked up to Byron and motioned to everyone, saying, "The empire cannot be left without an owner for a day, and today we must elect a new king to lead our empire out of this haze." The Duke of Byron has worked hard for the Empire all his life, and he has no one else in his heart, and I propose to propose that the Duke of Byron be elected as the new King of our Empire. ”
Byron was so frightened that his forehead was sweating profusely, and he hurriedly bent down and bowed, and bowed to Woodrow, Bill, and many other ministers and commanders, and took turns to bow down: "Never, never." I, the Alexander family, have always had an ancestral motto, and when we do our best to assist the king in allegiance to the empire, we must not think anything wrong. The old minister is dying and overwhelmed, and the empire needs new blood to save the current decline, otherwise it will be difficult to resist the rising Carter, a group of Knights. As you all know, there is only one person who is fit to succeed us as king, and that is our most prestigious marshal, Lord Bill. ”
Almost no one responded to Woodrow's words, but Byron's recommendation was met with a chorus of courtiers and commanders, all of whom were passionately prostrated by Superbill on his knees, begging Bill to remain on the throne of the Empire.
Bill was stunned, he never thought he would get this far. A year ago, Bill was just an ordinary aristocratic kid, silently practicing his sword at Buck waiting to participate in the Empire's Warrior Tournament. A year later, Bill's victory in the Warriors Tournament has made him rise through the ranks, and now he is the most favored leader of the Empire, so much so that when the throne becomes vacant, it is the only goal of everyone to become king.
Before Bill could react, he was still grieving Sophia's departure, barely paying much attention to the conversation of the courtiers.
Suddenly, seeing everyone bow down to him, pleading for his succession to the throne of the leader of the empire, Bill's whole body became sluggish, and he was stunned and at a loss.
At this time, Tony and Morton glanced at each other, and the two of them had a tacit understanding to support Bill left and right, drag Bill to the top of the seat, and press Bill to the throne of the king.
Seeing this, the courtiers were enthusiastic, and immediately lined up in the main hall with the commanders, knelt down under the high platform in unison, and shouted Long live Your Majesty to Bill, who was sitting on the king's throne.
Watching Tony and Morton walk away quickly, kneeling on the high platform together and bowing to him, and shouting with the ministers, Bill began to slowly calm down.
Suddenly sitting on the throne of the king, Bill felt very uncomfortable, he was not prepared at all, and even felt a little fear in his heart. The king is not so easy to sit on, King Luojia, Wybat, all because they did not do well enough, and in the end they were defeated very badly, and they died even worse, causing the empire to be depressed and the people to suffer.
As a young commander of the Imperial Army, Bill's only experience was that he had just led his army in his first battle, snatching the Lockan Territory from Warkass. But when it comes to politics and the management of the empire, Bill has absolutely no idea, which is why he appears to be a little frightened.
After regaining some of his senses, Bill got up and said to his ministers and commanders, "Get up first, this has suddenly given me such an amazing title, to be honest, I don't know anything in my heart, and I am a little panicked, but I am afraid that I will not be able to be the king." ”
Bill's willingness was to express that he was not suitable to be the king, but when he said this, not only did everyone not ask him why, but laughed together, completely taking Bill's words as a joke, and making the atmosphere in the hall extraordinarily harmonious.
Seeing the cheerful expressions of the ministers, Byron raised his head and sighed: "Oh, I haven't seen such a harmonious atmosphere in the main hall for many years, it seems that the king is succeeded by Bill, this is really God's arrangement, and the destiny of heaven returns." ”
After hearing this, the ministers burst into laughter again, and praised Bill, believing that Bill's succession to the king was a matter of oracles.
Byron then bowed to Bill and said respectfully: "Please rest assured, Lord Marshal, this matter of government affairs is up to me and the ministers, and this military affairs are up to the captains of the Knights, and we will arrange everything for you, so you don't need to be too nervous." The empire cannot be left without an owner for a day, without further ado, and now ask the Marshal to succeed us as our king. ”
After saying that, Byron gestured to the ceremonial minister standing in the main hall, and the ceremonial minister hurriedly came out and asked Bill and Byron, "Your Majesty, Duke Byron, this crown and royal dress will not be available for a while, can we ignore these superficial things for the first time, and directly carry out the king's succession ceremony?" ”
Byron replied: "The crown and royal robes will be carefully made later, don't worry, the ceremony will go first, there are still many things waiting for Your Majesty to deal with in person." ”
"Good, good." The ceremonial officer looked delighted and began to order the guards to be set up at once.
Accompanied by the ministers, Bill and the others came to the sacrificial temple, first to worship the gods of Tubisi, then to worship the ancestors of the Tubisi people, and then to return to the main hall for the civil and military officials to pay homage.
The succession ceremony was a tedious process that took a whole day to complete, and Bill was tired enough.
After having dinner with his courtiers, a slightly drunken Bill wanted to return to the Earl's Court to rest, but he was invited by the guards into a room in the backyard of the palace.
A nobleman smiled and visited Bill privately, he brought his beautiful daughter, the flower and the moon looked subtle and shy, and the drunken Bill was flustered.
However, Bill was not a womanizer, it was just a man's normal reaction, and he quickly said coldly to the nobleman: "You remember for me, I am not the king of Luojia, nor Wybat, nor Vinny. I hope I don't see this kind of thing a second time in the future, and I hope you understand what I mean. ”
The nobleman was a little embarrassed after hearing this, bowed his head and apologized again and again, and let his aggrieved daughter leave crying. Then the nobleman took out another box of precious jewelry, presented it to Bill with both hands, and said: "Your Majesty, you have just ascended the throne of the king today, and you should congratulate and celebrate, although I am only a nobleman of the empire, and I am not ranked above the court, but this is my heart to Your Majesty, and I ask Your Majesty to accept it." ”
Bill was about to get angry, but he saw that the nobleman's face was very painful, and soon Bill remembered that the empire still needed these nobles to support him, and he also needed these nobles to help him govern the empire well. In the end, Bill accepted the gift with a smile, but still told the nobleman not to do this in the future, and to do his own thing is the greatest help to him.
Bill accepted the gift, and the nobleman naturally listened to Bill's instructions with great sincerity, and left the palace happily.
This nobleman's gift was just the beginning, Bill didn't expect that in the following time, after learning that he was the new king, nobles from all over the empire gathered in the imperial capital to give Bill congratulatory gifts and express their hearts for Bill.
Bill was born into a poor child, and although he was adopted by Woodrow and lived a prosperous life, he still did not forget those difficult days.
Regarding the prevalence of gift-giving among nobles, Bill maintained a cautious attitude and did not dare to accept it easily. For this reason, Bill specially summoned Byron into the palace and asked him for advice in private.
Bill sighed at Byron: "Since everyone has elected me to succeed the king of the empire, I naturally dare not slack off, and I should do my best to do my duty." But how can this nobleman bring the customs of the old empire with them, and come to me one after another to give me gifts, and the gifts are piled up all over the warehouse? ”
Byron smiled happily after hearing this, he reached out and touched his beard, and replied slowly: "Your Majesty, don't worry, this is a good phenomenon." ”
Bill was puzzled and hurriedly asked, "Why is this a good phenomenon?" Shouldn't such extravagance be rectified? ”
Byron put away his smile and saluted Bill respectfully and said, "Your Majesty can think so, this is really a great blessing for my empire." It's just that everything has to be done slowly, Your Majesty has just succeeded to the throne, and it is inevitable that some people will be dissatisfied and think that Your Majesty's identity is not right. These nobles appear to be here to give gifts, but in fact they are just here to test His Majesty's attitude towards them, and also to try to convince you. Therefore, Your Majesty must accept these gifts, give the nobles a warm attitude, and let them know that you value them very much, so that they will choose to continue to support you in the future. When Whitat succeeded to the throne earlier, I didn't see so many nobles coming to give gifts, and His Majesty's prestige was absolutely unmatched. ”
Bill smiled slightly, shook his head again and again, and said: "I'm ashamed, I'm ashamed, I suddenly sat on the king of our empire, and I'm still a little unsure here." I always feel that something is wrong, and I always feel that something is going to happen. ”
Byron nodded and replied, "Well, it's normal for Your Majesty to think so. After the previous turmoil in our empire, the situation in the empire has just stabilized, and there are still some internal crises. For example, in the Sandu tribe to the south of us, those great nobles are always thinking about getting rid of our empire, and their thoughts of recovering the country have never stopped. We still have to be prepared in advance, otherwise things will get bigger, and other tribes across the empire will follow suit. ”
Bill frowned and muttered, "The Sandu tribe is a big clan, if it really raises an army to rebel, then the problem will be troublesome." ”
Byron sighed: "Yes, the Sandu tribe is fine, but I am more worried about the Baimeng people of the Mengchi tribe, their power is stronger." ”
As soon as he heard the word Baimeng, even Bill was very familiar with it. Bill said in wonder: "I have heard about the White Meng, the battle for the unification of our Tubis Empire was fought against their White Meng people in the end, and in the end we only won the war in a crushing way, and finally unified the entire steppe." ”
Byron nodded slightly, and replied very sadly: "Now in Mengqi, Duke Kyle controls the entire Baimeng clan, this person is far-sighted and good at power, and his ability is not under me. Within our empire, apart from our Alexander family, they are the strongest in the White and Mongolian clans. If we want to maintain the rule of our empire, we must appease Duke Kyle. ”
Bill nodded, and asked very humbly: "What I said is that I also ask Lord Byron to give me advice, what can we do to appease Duke Kyle?" ”
Byron smiled and replied seriously, "Well, I have an idea of getting the best of both worlds." I heard that there is a strange woman in Kyle's Duke's palace, this person is named Erin, and she is the only daughter of Duke Kyle. What does this Erin look like, even the old man has never seen it, only knows that she should be eighteen years old this year, and she is only two years younger than His Majesty. ”
Bill was depressed when he heard this, which suddenly reminded him of Sophia, who had fled from Knight, and the sharp pain in his heart made his whole body stiff.