How does the coronation work? Locke didn't know, but Locke's aides knew.

There is no scene of the Church of Light crowning the king, which is not appropriate in Azeroth. The Church of the Light has never had such an idea, which is not in line with the teachings of the Light. Kingship is above all else here, and the true meaning of the Light's existence is not to assert its authority.

But on the question of who crowned Lock, there was still a certain amount of controversy. Was it His Royal Highness Kalia, the last heir to the Minethil family, who brought the crown to Locke's head? Or did Locke himself take it straight to the head? These are two different things, which will affect the legitimacy of King Locke's position and the stability of Lordaeron.

If you think about it from the perspective of stability, it is naturally best to take the crown from Kalia. In this way, the legitimacy of Locke's throne was affirmed, and it was a normal inheritance of the throne. But there are also people who have different opinions, they think that Locke is equivalent to snatching the throne from Kalia, and there is such a bad suspicion, and they will leave behind other kingdoms to persecute weak women and rely on women to take the throne, etc., and there are many rumors that Locke's reputation is not good.

If Locke wears the crown directly on his head, it is more in line with the thoughts of his subordinates who work hard with Locke, but this is not in line with part of the agreement between Locke and Princess Kalia. Moreover, this is a bit of a misnomer in terms of legitimacy, and it may cause confusion in the kingdom of Lordaeron. And it is more likely that it was considered by other kingdoms to have usurped the throne of the Minahir family. If such rumors existed, it would certainly have negative and far-reaching consequences for the king, with unpredictable consequences.

Listening to the analysis of his subordinates, Locke felt that it would be better to be crowned by the Church of Light who was denied at first, but rarely, neither Sally, nor Shiloh, nor Fairbanks agreed to do so. The words are very simple, the Holy Light Church will not interfere in the affairs of royal power, this is the rule set by the Holy Light Church at the beginning of its establishment.

Do you really want to let Kalia wear the crown on her head with her hand in her hand on that day? Locke felt that this practice was very weird, and it felt like eating a woman's soft rice. For now, however, this is the safest approach. Although he is destined to be hacked...

In the end, Locke's subordinates set a time for Locke's coronation... Day after tomorrow. This day is a good day in the Sacred Light Calendar, and it is said that people work most efficiently on this day...

The throne room of the Dragon Castle soon became empty, and the hall with an indoor area of more than 1,000 square meters was lit with burning candles to illuminate every corner. Locke sat up from the steel-poured throne behind him, walked down the eleven steps under the throne alone, and walked around the throne room.

The throne room was originally designed to provide a meeting place for the king and his subjects, with no additional buildings. However, in order to facilitate the ministers to return to their offices as soon as possible after the meeting here. The left and right sides of the throne hall were raised to build a corridor about two meters wide and dozens of meters long, and there was a road leading to the outside of the throne hall at the front and back ends of the corridor.

The Throne Room is the representative building of the largest complex on the ground floor of the Dragon Castle, and is surrounded by the Prime Minister's office, the cabinet room, and all relevant departments under Locke, from finance to civil affairs to military affairs.

Regardless of what others think, Locke has decided to take centralization all the way to the end. In order not to make the nobles disgruntled, but also for the sake of Lordaeron's stability, Locke still made appropriate concessions. The fiefdoms of the nobility were to be retained, but the private armies of the nobility were to be tightly controlled. All nobles had to be loyal to the king, the great nobles had no subordinate vassals, and the taxes of the fiefs were paid to the kingdom in a symbolic percentage every year.

This made the nobles who had lost their backings in the war rejoice, after all, the realm was back, and although it was transferred to another region, it was their own land after all. As for whether the nobles have an army or not, it doesn't matter if they have it, they don't have the strength to raise an army.

Regarding the taxation of the nobles, Locke was ready to be rebuked by the nobles. You know, the old aristocrats never paid taxes. For the noble families of Azeroth, the king is only a little more powerful than them... Now Locke is doing this, just to test their bottom line and lay the foundation for the real tax policy in the future.

Now what Locke has to do is tie them up to Lordaeron, and if the nobles make things difficult for themselves with taxes, then that's a good thing, and it shows that the nobles have accepted this concept of centralized power.

Besides, the nobles are not fools and blinds, and if they are pressed tightly, they will definitely rebound, in order to avoid the dog jumping over the wall in the future. And at this point, Locke can also make concessions. In order to make Lordaeron better developed, Locke can set up the treasury of the kingdom of Lordaeron and deposit the taxes into it. The finances of the royal family and the kingdom were completely separated. But when this time comes, it will be necessary to calculate all the investment that the Harvey family has invested in the revival of the kingdom in the past few years. If nothing else, all the properties of the logistics department are in the name of his Harvey family. Should the Kingdom of Lordaeron compensate the royal family for all these years?

However, this situation is also trying to avoid it.

In fact, Locke had already prepared such a plan, and taking the centralized power would inevitably offend the interests of many people, and they would find ways to weaken the power of the royal family. Maybe when he was in power, the aristocratic interest groups did not dare to do anything. But when his children and grandchildren come to power, if they are fools, they may be overthrown, and even usurped the throne of Lordaeron.

Locke only limited the military power of the nobles and kept the army in his own hands, because the government needed them to operate and manage, and he understood that he could not leave the nobles alone for a long time.

He also wants to try his best to solve all the problems in his own generation, and if he can't leave it to future generations, he won't leave it to them. While completely breaking up the aristocratic groups that are against their own yin and yang, they must also cultivate aristocratic groups that support the royal family! All the officers and veterans who followed him under him should be knighted, and they have followed him for so many years, isn't this just for this?

With the support of these emerging military aristocrats, they are not afraid of the old aristocrats turning the sky upside down.

But knighthood, dukes are impossible, and there will be no dukes other than the royal family in the future...

Wild and cranky...

Locke paced the empty throne room, imagining what he would need to do after his coronation. There were some things that Locke didn't need to stress about, and his men already knew what he was going to do. After all, policies related to civil and military affairs have long been implemented. However, the matter of the division of the nobles has not yet been decided, and Locke has never revealed his opinion on this matter in front of his subordinates.

It's a mess in my mind, and wherever I think of it, I will follow this line of thought. Thinking about it, Locke laughed, in fact, it doesn't have to be like this, the Lordaeron in his hands is different from the former Lordaeron, and even any country in the Middle Ages in the previous life. The centralized army in one's own hands is one's greatest guarantee. Nowadays in Lordaeron, the centralized system is not without a market, after all, Lordaeron relied on such a system to come out of the shadow of the destruction of the country.

The Scourge has destroyed Lordaeron, and the former aristocracy of Lordaeron has been wiped out in smoke! And he has always been centralized, and the military and finance have not been carried out by the hands of the aristocracy, but are firmly controlled in their own hands. With these two things as support, integrity is much easier to reform!!

"Are you wondering how you will fulfill your ambitions when you become king?"

The sudden sound in the throne hall naturally woke Locke from his deep thoughts. Kalia walked in in a tight tunic dress, smiling as she looked at Locke as she waited for his reply.

The coronation is such a big thing as Kalia, after all, she gave up the throne to Locke, and her identity is there. The preparations for the coronation in the throne room were not a confidential meeting, so it was no surprise that she knew the news would be here. Yesterday, they had moved from the center of Iva to live in the Dragon Castle, although the inner court on the upper level of the Dragon Castle had not been repaired.

"Of course, but I would like to think about other things." Locke didn't deny it, he shrugged and turned to look at the Iron Throne on the steps. "I still wonder if taking the crown from you makes others look like I'm incompetent? Does that mean I need to rely on women to get to where I am today? ”

Kalia laughed, her mouth shutting with a smile on her back. Locke frowned slightly and looked back at her, and from his side, the low-cut lace bra she bent over couldn't hide the majesty of her breasts. He coughed a few times, drawing her attention and pointing to his chest.

Straightening the slightly messy clothes on her chest, Kalia slowly walked to Locke's side. She wants to teach her husband a lesson, which is a must for every qualified ruler.

"It also depends on what kind of status the woman has, and whether the man is worthy of that woman." Leaning on Locke's arms, Kalia naturally guided Locke's hands around her waist, and then she put her hands on Locke's ears on both sides and looked at Locke with a smile. "My future king, his skin is still not thick enough..."

"Locke, you just need to know what the rumors are?" Kalia was a little lower than Locke's height, and her nose barely reached the tip of Locke's, and this kind of ambiguous communication was what she liked the most. "And the purpose for which the rumors are formed."

"In my opinion, rumors are just that some people can't get what they want. After others have it, they deliberately smear and destroy it. Holding Kalia in her arms, the two seemed to be talking about love here. On such a serious occasion as the throne hall of the Dragon Castle, Locke's senses were still a little stimulated. In particular, the stimulation of the scent of red roses on Kalia's body made him a little impulsive.

That's right, but it's not complete. The strength of the body leaned on Locke, stood on tiptoe hard, and gently bit the tip of Locke's nose, and Kalia said to Locke with a ruddy face, "There is another premise for the formation of rumors, that is, the protagonist of rumors has obtained or will get what he wants." ”

"It's a bit inappropriate to reduce this to rumors, but that's what I'm saying. No matter what others say, you get what you want. Is it the result that counts? Isn't it? Kalia grinned and looked at Locke, "For you, for me, for the two of us. It's the results that matter. ”

"Rather than being influenced by those gossip, why not think about what you've gained from this?"

"So—" Kalia tilted her head, the dim candlelight swaying on Locke's angular face, and she gradually wrapped her arms around Locke's neck..."Hold me tight... Be thick-skinned..."