Chapter 30: The Golden Dragon Capital
The Da Ling River and the Xiao Ling River were called Longjiang by the people of the Golden Dragon Kingdom after the confluence of the Drifting Snow City, and the Longjiang River went all the way south, and the water flow became gentle and docile since it left the river valley, forming a thousand miles of fertile soil in the central Great Plains, and becoming the core territory of the Golden Dragon Kingdom today.
Located on this plain, the Golden Dragon Capital is the most prosperous city in the kingdom with a population of nearly one million people, thanks to the Longjiang River and the convenience of water.
Unlike the bitter cold of the Northland, the climate of the Central Great Plain, where the Golden Dragon Capital is located, is warm and pleasant, and crops can even be grown for two seasons, and the kingdom's grain has always been in a surplus state.
This has also led to the explosive growth of the human population after the occupation of the Central Great Plains, and although the civilians at the bottom have little quality of life, they can still eat enough, and if the threat of external forces is not considered, the rule of the kingdom is relatively stable.
Different from the fierceness of the Northlanders, the martial atmosphere of the Golden Dragon Capital is more than a step weaker, and the Northlanders, whether nobles or commoners, worship force more, and their aesthetics are still biased towards those strong men with big shoulders and round waists.
In recent decades, however, there has been a rise in the literary style in the Golden Dragon Capital, and although the status of knights is still noble, those opera singers who can sing and dance well and the bards with weak bodies have also become the objects of people's pursuit.
Even many civilians no longer regard the practice of martial arts as the only chance to turn over, and it seems that there is also a chance to become a master by applying grease and powder to their faces to perform some elegant arts.
Fortunately, the kingdom law stipulates that the heir to the title must have the strength of the knightly rank, and non-knights are not allowed to be nobles, so the nobles of the royal capital still maintain some combat effectiveness.
"Wow~"
As a heavy bell rang, the iron gate of the inner city of the royal capital slowly opened, and the noble ministers who had been waiting outside the door entered the palace in an orderly manner according to their respective titles.
After that, the guards who were guarding the stairs were inspected at the staircase, and then the stone staircase was climbed to enter the main hall.
When everyone entered the temple and waited for half a quarter of an hour.
The internal official sang loudly, which cheered up everyone.
"His Majesty has arrived."
Then a middle-aged man in a golden uniform walked into the hall surrounded by a group of people, all of whom bowed their heads half-bent down to show respect.
This middle-aged man is now the titular ruler of the Golden Dragon Kingdom, Charman V-Wren Charman, although the Golden Dragon Kingdom has enjoyed the kingdom for hundreds of years, because almost all knights have a long lifespan, it has only been passed down to the fifth for hundreds of years.
Today's Charlemagne V has only been in office for three years, and many nobles even despise this king, because of some coincidence that Charlemagne V got the throne, and some people even call the current king the lucky Wren.
There are no rules for the succession to the throne of the Golden Dragon Kingdom, but the princes who intend to compete for the throne fight within a limited range, and finally decide a winner to win the inheritance to the throne.
But there is such a thing as power struggle, although there are rules and restrictions, but there will always be accidents, and people who lose red eyes can do anything.
Before the death of the old king Charman IV, the eldest prince and the third prince were popular candidates for succession to the throne.
Although Rennes, who is ranked sixth, has the strength of the knightly rank and theoretically has the power to inherit the throne, in front of the eldest prince and the third prince, who are two amazingly talented princes, like a transparent person, no one would have thought that the sixth prince would have the opportunity to ascend the throne.
In the end, the three princes won the right to inherit the throne, and soon after the three princes established their status as crown princes, a green dragon fell from the sky, and the defenseless three princes were killed by a dragon's breath in public.
The eldest prince who lost the red eye didn't know what conditions to impress a Zhenguo dragon knight to kill the third prince, but the eldest prince did not end well, and it was taboo to use the Zhenguo dragon knight in the inheritance struggle and directly kill another prince, and the old king was angry and directly executed him.
In the end, the remaining princes either couldn't support the wall in the mud, or they didn't have the strength of the knight rank, and in the end, the short man was taller, and the throne fell to Wren.
As a prince who did not participate in the competition for the throne, Wren did not manage any power, weaving his own wings, and won the throne by picking up cheap, so he was naturally a little despised.
However, as long as he sits on that supreme chair, no one will dare to disrespect him openly.
It wasn't until Wren walked to the golden chair and sat down and beckoned everyone to get up that the ministers who were hunched down below straightened up and looked up at Wren, who was sitting above.
"Let's talk about what happened today."
"I received a signal from the wind bird today that the north may be attacked by a large number of ogres, and the Jingbei army has begun to mobilize." The Wind Bird is a small but extremely fast bird, and is generally used by the kingdom as a channel for the rapid transmission of important information.
"Well, keep an eye on it, and try to help if the Northlands need Kingdom assistance."
Wren didn't take it too seriously, and the Jingbei Army and the ogre were not fighting once or twice, and he didn't need to worry about the combat power.
"Report, the Dragon Breath Pass reports that the orcs seem to have moved, but there is no sign of war for the time being."
"Intensify your attention, the Dragon Knight of Zhenguo and the Praetorian Guard must be ready to dispatch and reinforce Longxi Pass at any time."
This news instead attracted the attention of Wren, the orc kingdom in the east of the Dragon Breath Pass has always been the biggest enemy of the Golden Dragon Kingdom,
Every piece of information about the Dragon's Breath Pass will be focused on by the Golden Dragon Kingdom.
“……”
Then a few more minor matters were reported to Wren, and Wren handled them in a decent manner.
"Is there anything else?"
There was silence in the courtroom, and Wren couldn't help but ask.
At this moment, a nobleman standing in the middle stepped forward.
"Your Majesty, the minister proposes to abolish the rule that nobles can only be inherited by knights, and this move can win the hearts of heroes."
Wren didn't speak immediately, but his face was bruised, and he didn't have the gentle look he had just now, he knew that this minister was a member of the House of Nobles.
"Oh, to change the law of succession to the title, let me see who else agrees."
At this time, everyone could hear that Wren's tone was a little unkind, and the scene suddenly came to a standstill.
Soon, though, someone stepped forward.
"The minister seconded the proposal, the heroes made meritorious contributions to the country, and they can't deprive the family of their titles just because the juniors are not talented enough to become knights, and this does have the heart of a hero."
"Who else agrees?" Wren seemed to relent, and his tone returned to calm.
"Seconded by the Minister"
"Seconded by the Minister"
In the end, two or three small characters stood up to support this proposal, and the discerning person could naturally see that there was someone behind it.
Wren didn't speak, as if waiting for someone to step up.
The others said no more, and the silence of the entire hall as a pin dropped seemed to be heard, falling into a deathly silence......