"It's not that I don't understand

It's the world that changes fast

It's not that I don't understand

He's going to step onto a new stage—"

The above idea is Robert William Cosus, the 24-year-old envoy from England, the eldest son of King William the Conqueror, and the de jure first heir to the throne of England. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

As in any country that exists in the world, the heir, and only the heir, is the most troublesome problem for the king, and William the Conqueror is also a headache.

Fortunately and unfortunately, King William and his wife, Matilda of Flanders, were very affectionate, and they had a total of 11 children - the youngest was a girl, born in 1066, the year of King William's conquest of England, so he was most loved by King William, who believed that the birth of this girl brought him good luck.

But it doesn't matter, a girl, even if she is loved by King William again, can she still be a queen? No kidding! Even if she takes 10,000 steps back, can she be the queen, and will King William live to the time when this girl is an adult?

You know, His Majesty is now fifty-one years old, and although he is still physically strong and energetic, and it seems that he can kill a bear with his bare hands, he is already old after all!

The slowly aging lion king has begun to can't suppress the growing ambition of the little lion, especially since he himself is still the best example - as a duke, to seize the throne of the king - such a great feat, the little lions are screaming one by one, wanting to make greater achievements!

In other words, the battle for succession is inevitable.

King William was naturally anxious, but he was helpless, of course he knew everything about the harm of Xiao Wall to a country, but so what? Can he really kill all his sons and leave the most satisfying one? These are his own flesh and blood, and they are his closest relatives with his blood!

So, let's just leave it at that! I'll give you plenty of time, give you the opportunity to show your talents, and then you just let it go, and I just look at the final result, and whoever does the best will be the next king of England!

…… In fact, King William's decision has a lot to do with the Little Tang Grand Duke, and to some extent, it can be said that it was caused by the Little Tang Grand Duke.

So good, so talented, and so young, after I die, will there really be anyone who can restrain him?

At that time, after meeting with the Countlly Grand Duke of Don, King William had this idea in his mind most of the time, even in the treacherous battlefields of Normandy.

The eldest son, Robert, has no outstanding advantages or disadvantages, but he is a little stronger than the average person; The second son, Richard, was weak and suffering from serious illnesses all year round, and he did not live long; The third son, William (another William), was as strong and fierce as King William most of the time, but he did not understand the art of compromise; The fourth son, Henry, is the other extreme, and his personality is too generous, and he is simply not like the son of King William.

Originally, King William liked the third son William the most, not only because the name is the same, but more importantly, the third son is like a copy of his youth, reckless, fierce, full of ambition and vitality, and King William also has enough patience to wait for the third son to mature. But now that there is the Duke of Xiao Tang, people are more popular than people, and the third son is nothing compared to the Duke of Xiao Tang!

That's why I was afraid, afraid that I would lose all my money after fighting all my life, and I had to choose this method.

But don't look at King William's reluctance, he still does things very decently, and every position he arranges is in line with the personality of his sons. The eldest son, Robert, is a panacea, and he can move wherever he needs to, the fourth son, Henry, has a generous personality and is suitable for being a diplomat, and the third son, William, can be a general and lead an army alone, as for the second son, Richard...... You'd better heal yourself first.

To be honest, King William's arrangement, maybe he didn't notice it, but he obviously favored the third son, after all, in this chaotic era, everything else is virtual, military power, and only military power is the greatest guarantee for peace and death.

Robert certainly knew this, but he said he was already satisfied, so why wasn't he? There was no chance at all before, but now there is at least a quarter of the chance, so what is there to be dissatisfied with?

Besides, it's a jack-of-all-trades! He has been mixed all over the big and small places, and everyone can be familiar with each other, and the communication is much wider than other people, and it will be more or less a help when there is really a chance in the future!

This diplomatic mission was actually won by Robert on his own initiative, and the other princes either did not pay attention to it, or knew little, and only he, a panacea who had mingled everywhere, understood the value of the little Tang Archduke - not to mention the ships that came and went between London and Desmond every day, these would not lie.

"The minimum condition is to maintain the current trade treaty and ensure that the interests of the kingdom are not compromised......"

The Château du Cala originally had a room dedicated to the reception of distinguished guests, which was suitable for Prince Robert. Now in the room, Prince Robert frowned tightly, looking at the plan that his staff had just submitted, and suddenly threw all the precious papers on the ground, and shouted with a hideous face:

"No! Revise! Revised all! Such conditions are absolutely not good! ”

"But His Royal Highness...... This condition is extremely discounted......"

A panicked staff member stood up and trembled, breaking out in a cold sweat as he spoke, of course, before he could finish his sentence before he could be interrupted by a roar of rage.

"You idiot! What I want now is mutual trust, mutual trust, you understand? What do I want for the trust of the Archduke of Donchester, and I want the right to trade bulk goods! If you think about it, he was so rich when he was just an earl, and now that he is an archduke, can the money be a little less than us?! ”

That's it, Prince Robert said something that seemed to make sense, spat at the stars, sprayed his staff with blood, and could only keep nodding his head submissively, but what is the real situation......

"The interests of the state? What's that? The country still doesn't know if it's mine, what's the use of me cherishing its interests? ”

With such a dark thought, Prince Robert stared at the staff in front of him, and he was in a cold sweat when he saw it, and then he crawled back to revise the treaty. Seeing the performance of his staff, Prince Robert's desire for a 'smart man' became more and more intense.

"The key question, the key bottom line, is that the Grand Duke of Donchester must not fall to anyone - it would be best if he could support me - but if he can't, then at the very least, the bottom line, he must also maintain a neutral position, and if he wants to do this, he must be given a little sweetness...... And I have to make him understand that these sweetness will only last when I am in power, so that he will support me......"

It is not right or wrong, everything is based on its own interests, although this order of Prince Robert is enough to make many people dumbfounded, but this kind of thing is not uncommon even in modern times, let alone ill-informed antiquity, as long as it is slightly changed, no one can see it at all!

It seems that although King William's method did select the best heirs, the loss of England in the process was ...... Let's hope King William will notice it sooner.

PS: The May Day holiday is over, and it's a little reluctant......

Returning from travel, two days without a code word a little hand raw, the update returned to normal, today four more to fill the gap.