Henry, King of East Francia, Lord of the Germans, Duke of the Saxon tribe, "Birdcatcher", with the help of several servants, managed to put on a heavy East Frankish aristocratic garment, with a crown on his head. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Father." Looking at Henry, who was almost on his knees under the weight of the noble robe, Prince Otto hurriedly stepped forward and hugged his father.

"It's okay, I can hold on, the Lord can't call me yet." King Henry smiled and struggled to his feet.

Count Ron was led by the court attendants to the King's Hall, he stood between the empty columns of the hall, looking around curiously, but the court attendants standing at the door stood there like statues, just as Count Ron was gradually waiting a little bored, footsteps sounded from the direction of the side door corridor.

"His Majesty Henry, King of East Francia, Lord of the Germans, Ruler of the Duchy of Saxony, has arrived." The palace attendant hurriedly raised his head and said loudly, in this empty king's hall, the voice echoed, and a series of titles told the people in the hall that a noble and powerful man had arrived.

"Smack." Count Ron hurriedly knelt down on one knee, he put his hands on the knees of his erected legs, and hung his head in honor of King Henry.

"Oh, it's Count Ron! Get up. King Henry appeared at the side door, and with a kind smile on his face, he said to Earl Ron.

"Your Majesty the King." Count Ron stood up, but he kept his right hand in his heart.

"Is your sovereign, Lord Duke of Mecklenburg, all well?" King Henry, with the help of Prince Otto, sat down with his hands supporting the armrest of the throne.

Only then did Count Ron look up at King Henry, and he found that this iron-fisted ruler who ruled the kingdom of East Francia and made all the dukes bow their heads in obedience, his face was thin and pale, and he looked like a decrepit old man, and if it weren't for the crown on his head, he would definitely be thought to be just an ordinary old man.

"All is well with the Duke, he has commanded me to bring you news of victory, we have conquered Karstat, and now this city in Lorraine belongs to you, your honorable majesty." Earl Ron hurriedly reported to Henry.

"Karlstadt is an important city, called Charles's City, a city built by the great Charlemagne, which has great significance to me, and the Duke of Mecklenburg did a very good job." King Henry nodded slightly, his fingers even trembled a little because of some excitement, but this subtle movement was only seen by Prince Otto, who was standing beside him.

"It is the supreme honor of my monarch to receive your majesty's affirmation, oh yes, we also bring you a batch of gifts." Hearing King Henry's praise, Count Ron couldn't help but puff up his chest and said proudly to King Henry.

"Of course." King Henry and his son looked at each other, and the two smiled understandingly, and it was clear that Arrode, Duke of Mecklenburg, had kept his promise.

"Smack." Count Ron clapped his hands behind him, and as the clapping fell, two able-bodied Mecklenburg soldiers walked in carrying a large wooden box, which looked very heavy, for even two strong soldiers struggled to carry it.

"Bang dang." The heavy wooden chest was placed on the ground with a thud, and a ping-pong bang appeared in front of King Henry and Prince Otto.

"Turn it on." Count Ron stood beside the wooden box, and he stretched out his hand to the soldier.

"Yes, Lord Count." The soldier standing on the left nodded, reached out and removed the lock from the wooden box, and then the lid of the wooden box creaked open, and when the lid opened, a dazzling light came through, and a box full of gold coins lay inside.

"Oh~~." Even people like King Henry and Prince Otto could not help but exclaim, this chest full of money was enough to equip an army, and although the royal family was in high esteem, in fact the tax revenue depended mainly on the income of the Duchy of Saxony.

"Great, with this money, with this money~~." Prince Otto muttered to himself, and King Henry glanced at his son, who knew what Prince Otto meant, with this money they could buy off the dukes with wavering attitudes.

This has to talk about the electoral system of the Kingdom of Germany, as a kingdom transformed from the union of Germanic tribes, the king is not inherited from father to son, but through the election of the so-called electors and dukes, when the previous king Conrad passed the throne to Henry, it was because the dukes were in dispute in the election, so they chose the most seemingly non-threatening person, Henry, the "bird catcher" who liked canary, when Henry learned that he became king, He was just catching canaries in his own fiefdom in Saxony.

But Henry the Birdcatcher was a very capable ruler of the German kingdom, and now he wanted to pass on the kingdom he had spent his life building to his successor, Prince Otto, rather than leaving the dukes to choose someone else.

"Please accept this gift." Count Ron saluted the king and the prince, and then he pursed his lips to look at the king sitting on the throne.

"Thank you, my lord, that as a just king, I will give the right to mint money throughout the kingdom to the Duke of Mecklenburg, and I swear in the name of the king and to the Father in heaven, and at the same time my clerk will record this and issue it as a decree of the king to all the realms within the kingdom." King Henry understood that it was his turn to speak, and he nodded and said.

"Father, the Duke of Mecklenburg has made immortal contributions to the royal family this time, in addition to the coinage rights promised earlier, I hope to be able to let the Duke of Mecklenburg serve as the palace minister of the royal family when I ascend the throne." Suddenly, Prince Otto stepped forward and said.

"Oh?" Listening to his son's words, King Henry was slightly surprised, the so-called position of royal court minister when he ascended the throne was a procedure in the secular ceremonial part when the new German king ascended the throne, several great nobles in the kingdom, that is, the dukes of several major principalities would symbolically serve as the new king's court, although it was only an honorary position with no substance, but it was a formal recognition of the status of a great nobleman, and Prince Otto gave this honor to the young Duke of Mecklenburg, This is a very unusual thing.

"You have to think about it!" King Henry glanced at his son with deep feeling, knowing that this decision was likely to cause controversy.

"I will." Prince Otto nodded firmly.

"Well, when God chooses you to be king, then obey the will of the Lord and do what a king should do!" King Henry looked at his son's determined gaze and said to him.

After presenting the gifts to the royal family in the King's Hall, Count Ron withdrew with the promises and gifts that the King had given to Arrod, and instead of returning to Karlstadt at once, he came to the door of Princess Josie's room, stretched out his hand and knocked on it.

"Crunch." When the door opened, the maid who served Princess Josie inside was stunned when she saw Count Ron.

"Your Royal Highness Princess Josie, it's me Ron." Ron said to the inside.

Princess Josie was teaching little William to paint at this time, the dye was made from flowers, and little William was smearing it everywhere with the dye, looking at his destructive masterpiece, he giggled and patted his chubby little hands.

"Your Royal Highness Princess, it's Lord Ron, it's Lord Ron." The maid hurriedly walked into the back room where Princess Josie and William were staying, and said happily.

"Oh, is Arold back?" Hearing the maid's words, Princess Josie hurriedly put down the paintbrush in her hand, raised her head and raised her chin and asked.

"I'm sorry, Your Highness the Princess, but I came back first, as an emissary." Count Ron took off his hat and walked in with a smile.

"Really?" Princess Josie was a little disappointed when she heard Ron's words, but she still stood up with her spirits, carried little William to the nurse beside her, and walked out for Ron to sit down.

"Your Royal Highness Princess, the Duke has actually been missing you very much, and he specially asked me to bring some gifts." Ron hurriedly took out a small wooden box from his back and placed it on the wooden table in front of Princess Josie.

"Well, I know Arrod's love for me, but not long after he set out on the expedition, I had a very bad dream, so I was a little worried about him, he, he's okay, right?" Princess Josie didn't open the wooden box, but asked Count Ron.

"Oh, what a dream, but as far as I know, nothing happened to the Duke!" Ron asked, somewhat surprised.

"Really? That's good, since it's okay, it must be that I miss him too much. Princess Josie smiled slightly, she did not dare to speak her dream, in which she saw Arold being shot through the neck with a crossbow, which made her anxious and sad in the dream, and when she woke up, tears soaked the corners of the quilt.

"The Duke successfully conquered Karlstadt, and won the praise of the king and the prince, and His Royal Highness said that when he ascended the throne, he would appoint the Duke as his courtier." Ron said hurriedly.

"Oh, is that so?" Listening to Ron's words, Princess Josie also showed joy, knowing the fact that the new king was able to ascend the throne and get a palace position, which represented the royal family's recognition of the duke's strength, and this honor was enough to make Arold look up to the nobles of the kingdom.

"That's right, so Your Highness Princess, please rest assured and wait patiently for the Duke to return!" Ron said happily when he saw the joy on Princess Josie's face.

"Yes." Princess Josie smiled and nodded, then stretched out her finger to open the wooden box.