King Henry was dying, and the nobles of the kingdom either came to Quedlin in person, or sent their own messengers, and they stood outside the king's bedchamber and listened attentively, listening to the old king's breathing like sawwood, and when every breath fell, the nobles' hearts were raised in their throats, and they hoped that it would not ring again, but the will of God was unpredictable, and the old king was like a tenacious thread to carry it, although the sound of breathing was terrible, but it always refused to break. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Ah, I can't stand it, I have to get out." Finally, an envoy from the Duke of Franconia couldn't help himself, and when he turned to leave, he was stopped by an envoy from the Duke of Bavaria.

"Be patient, we're here to represent the two Dukes." The envoy of the Duke of Bavaria was the Duke's Foreign Minister, and he knew very well that this was the most critical moment, no more intense than a war, and the envoys of the Dukes of all countries were watching each other, judging Prince Otto's abilities and the future policies of the kingdom.

"But what else can we do here but hear the king's dying breath?" The Franconian emissary said with a frown.

"It's better to listen here than to watch and listen to it inside!" The foreign minister of the Duke of Bavaria patted him on the shoulder and said, in the king's bedroom, at this time he was accompanied by several dukes, including Arrod, Duke of Mecklenburg.

Arold looked at King Henry, who was lying on the sickbed, his face pale, and his heart was full of emotion, a king who was so eloquent and strategic, a king who made the dukes of all tribes jealous, at this time he was also lying on the bed like the most ordinary peasant waiting for death to come, it seemed that only in the face of death was the fairest.

"Your Royal Highness, please let us make a deathbed confession for His Majesty the King." The Archbishop of Mainz, now dressed in a bishop's robe, holds a cross and rosary in his hands, and beside him a boy holds a vessel containing holy water, while another boy holds a small bottle of holy oil.

"Your Royal Highness." Arold saw Prince Otto kneeling beside the bed, buried his face in his hands, grief and grief had made the prince unable to extricate himself, Arold hurriedly stepped forward a few steps to help Prince Otto up.

"In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, we pray for repentance for this mortal who has a great karma of sin, ah~~~." The Archbishop of Mainz read his dying confession in Latin, and he reached out and sprinkled a brush with holy water on King Henry, and took the bottle of holy oil and walked to King Henry.

"Do you repent before the Lord for your sins?" The Archbishop of Mainz approached King Henry and whispered in his ear.

"Woo~~." King Henry's mouth let out a moan, in fact, this king has lost his five senses, and the sound he makes is completely unconscious, but the Archbishop of Mainz just needs a reaction,

"Sinners have repented of their original sins, and in the name of my Lord accept your confession." The Archbishop of Mainz poured out a little holy oil and drew a cross on King Henry's forehead.

"Whew~~~." Strange to say, when the Archbishop of Mainz drew a cross on King Henry's forehead, Henry let out a long breath, as if he had breathed out a lifetime of breath in his chest.

"Father." Prince Otto watched King Henry take a long breath, then stopped breathing and screamed.

"Hmm." Arold frowned, he stepped forward and put his finger on King Henry's carotid artery, and when he saw that the artery was no longer beating, he shook his head.

"His Majesty the King has been summoned by the Lord~~~." The court attendants loudly announced to the people outside the door, and when they heard the voice of the court attendants, the nobles immediately pushed open the door and rushed in, and they stood at the doorway, while the dukes stood on either side of the bed, and King Henry lay calmly on the bed.

"What about this?" At this time, the Archbishop of Mainz took the crown on the head of King Henry, since the king has been called by the lord, then the crown needs a new owner, although King Henry negotiated with the dukes before his death to pass the throne to Prince Otto, but in the face of the golden crown, the dukes still can't help but show greedy eyes.

"Long live His Majesty." Without saying a word, Arold snatched the crown from the Archbishop of Mainz, placed it on Prince Otto's head, and then fell down on one knee and shouted loudly.

"Long live His Majesty." Count Yves and Count Ron, who walked in, also quickly knelt down and shouted loudly.

Seeing this, the other nobles also quickly knelt down one by one and said to Prince Otto, and the dukes saw that everyone was shouting like this, and they had to kneel in front of Prince Otto one after another.

"Hmm." Prince Otto wore the crown, he glanced at Arold with a grateful gaze, and then straightened up, the heavy crown was a duty.

When the church bell rang, and the whole Quedlinburg and the whole kingdom were about to receive the news of King Henry's death, the people were in mourning, and the sky seemed to feel the sad atmosphere, and it was actually drizzling.

"His Majesty's coffin has been laid to rest in the church." Arold said to Prince Otto, and they were talking secretly in Prince Otto's bedroom, which was also the bedroom of the new king.

"Well, after burying my father, we must go to Agam, and where my enthronement will take place, it was set when my father was awake." Prince Otto sat in his chair, his face still sad and Henry taught Prince Otto very much.

"Ah, yes?" Arrod nodded thoughtfully, Arlemagne is the place where Charlemagne ascended the throne, it seems that King Henry deliberately chose Prince Otto's throne there, just to show the world that Prince Otto is the one who inherits Charlemagne's legacy.

"The enthronement ceremony will be divided into two parts, first the secular ceremony, followed by the ecclesiastical ceremony presided over by the Archbishop of Mainz, so that I can become king." Prince Otto's fingers crossed with his hands crossed, and to ensure that the ceremony could not be flawed or ruined by someone with a good intention, it required a strong executive to escort him.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I'll let the Teutonic Knights take care of the whole ceremony." Arold said to Otto.

"Lord Duke Mecklenburg, I really don't know how to repay you, you have helped me so much." Otto said with some emotion.

"You're welcome, aren't we friends?" Arold smiled and said to Otto, as he turned his gaze to the drizzle and the blurred horizon under the thick dark clouds.

King Henry's funeral was very solemn, the king's body was put into a sarcophagus coffin, and there was a sculpture of King Henry on the lid of the coffin, which was carved when the king was still alive.

"Father, from today onwards, I will take up the whole kingdom, please bless me with the Spirit of Heaven and give me courage and strength." When each of the nobles of the kingdom had laid flowers for the king, they quietly left the church, and in the silence of the church was Prince Otto, who knelt before his father's coffin and prayed to King Henry.

"Smack." The candle on the side of the candlestick didn't know why, and the flame danced a few times, as if King Henry was answering his son's question.

"I see, I will be brave and carry on your legacy." Prince Otto nodded heavily, stood up and spoke.

Then Prince Otto turned away from the dead church, and strode to the door of the church, and when he looked up, he found that the drizzle in the sky had stopped, and the thick dark clouds had been pierced by the sun, and the golden sun shone right on the church.

"Your Majesty." Standing outside the church door, Arold handed Otto a sword in his hand, while the East Franconian nobles standing outside the church were looking at Otto, their eyes full of scrutiny and suspicion.

"Brush~!" Suddenly, Otto drew the king's sword, and he raised it high in his hand, and the sword reflected the light in the sky.

"Long live Your Majesty." Arold also drew his sword, raised it high and shouted.

"Long live the King, long live Your Majesty." Under Arrod's leadership, the nobles drew their swords, and even the noblewomen with children became agitated, shouting Otto's name loudly.