456 State Funeral
The King's coffin was made of the finest red pine wood, handcrafted by the royal craftsman Michael, and the coffin was covered with velvet and sprinkled with white rose petals.
The archmage of the Royal Magic Society can't manipulate time to keep the living alive, but it is still possible to keep the dead fresh for a few hours after death, which is the last dignity of the Crimson Emperor.
The eldest prince Ryan, the third princess Elsa, the fourth prince Weining, the fifth prince Roque, the sixth prince Simon, and the seventh prince Arthur, dressed in uniform royal memorial costumes, lined up in front of the coffin with solemn expressions, and several princes and princesses looked haggard, and their eyes were swollen from crying.
Since the Dragon Blood Emperor, the imperial power has been on the left, and the divine power has been on the right.
The contradiction between the two intensified, the struggle surfaced, and as a result, the first magical holy war broke out, 90% of the Terrans in the Wageland Continent were involved in this war, and many races that wanted to be related to the Terrans were also dragged into the quagmire of war.
There is a big market for the idea that magic bewitched the aristocracy and made them turn away from their beliefs in favor of an unstable and discordant evil energy, and that early magic did have many security problems.
Later, people gradually discovered that the conflict between imperial power and divine power was not due to magic, but from the irreconcilable basic contradiction between the two, and the emergence of magic was only an opportunity to speed up the process of conflict between the two.
During the reign of the Three Holy Saints of the Millennial Empire, the development of the Church was greatly suppressed, not only did the number of believers begin to slowly decrease, but more and more abandoners defected from the diocese to the major empires.
Now, the empire has suffered a heavy blow, the theocracy has begun to recover, and fate seems to have entered a cycle of rise and fall.
According to the tradition of the thousand-year-old empire, the funeral was presided over by the royal honor guard, and the funeral procedure was similar to that of ordinary nobles, except that the materials were much more exquisite, the ceremony was much more solemn, and the scene was much grander.
The biggest difference between the state funeral and the funeral of ordinary nobles is a procedure called "viewing the ceremony", the funeral of Charles the Great invited a total of 11 religious representatives such as the Holy Blade Church, the Church of Light, and the Church of Courage, 5 kingdoms, 11 principalities, and 3 princely states, representatives of the 9 major federal cities of the empire, 19 representatives of the feudal lords, and even a dwarf messenger from Morrigan, and a dwarf attendant of the Crucible Kingdom.
It can be said that this ceremony brought together about ninety percent of the mainstream forces in the Wagram continent, which is the largest festival in recent decades.
Prince Tumen stood on the stage and said in a heavy tone: "When the news of the death of His Majesty Charles was announced last night, we fell into a deep grief and will never forget. The hustle and bustle of this century has suddenly fallen silent, and the world is deeply shocked for the rest of its life.
At this moment, life shows the world its tranquility and sorrow, splendor and pain, as well as fortitude and suffering.
Many people may have some doubts, the Crimson Emperor is a super powerhouse of the thousand-year-old empire, he stands at the pinnacle of this world's warriors, not only in good health, but also has extraordinary abilities, why did he suddenly fall ill and die?
Now it's time to solve the mystery......"
Hearing this, Wei Ning's face changed drastically, he didn't expect that Prince Tumen would suddenly announce such news at such a solemn and high-profile moment.
Why did he make the news of the devil public? Why weren't they afraid of the panic of the people? Why didn't he care about the reaction of the guests? Why didn't he worry that the church would use it to blackmail him? Why......
Not only Wei Ning, but many people present were also stunned, as the superior of the Wageland Continent, they had more or less heard some news and were quietly preparing, but they didn't expect the thousand-year-old royal family to release this shocking news.
Charlie curled the corners of his mouth slightly, which indicates that Ryan has finally made a move!
This is a slap in the face, looking at Wei Ning's gloomy and angry expression at the moment, you know that he is already on the verge of exploding. Because Ryan's hand is equivalent to hanging a sword of justice over his head, regardless of whether Weining wins the throne or not, as long as Ryan finds evidence of his dealwith the devil, he will immediately become the public enemy of all mankind, and he will no longer be qualified to lead the Waglans.
In the entire sacrificial hall, there was silence, and the state funeral attended by nearly 1,000 people was even inaudible.
Prince Tumen's muffled voice echoed in the hall.
"His Majesty Charles is loved by the people, and his people respect him as a man and as a king. His self-esteem, his character, his responsibility—he was both a ruler and our patron god—his optimism, his example as a husband and father, his courage to persevere in peace and war — every aspect of his personality earned him praise. Now, here and there, countless eyes have witnessed the fall of a great king......"
Today, Aisha took off her rebellious attire, changed into the most traditional and ladylike clothes, and stood obediently closest to the coffin, Aisha closed her eyes, crystal tears rolled down, leaving a tear stain on the lubricated skin, and the princess standing behind her stroked her shoulders and wept silently.
Grief seemed to infect everyone present, and no matter how vicious the person was, he restrained his anger and immersed himself in the atmosphere of grief.
"When death finally came, His Majesty's broad shoulders could no longer carry the burden of fighting against monsters, and he left his beloved family with many regrets, leaving us, leaving this world......"
Speaking of this, Princess Elsa burst into tears instantly, the princess and the prince cried together, many people also burst into tears, even Charlie felt that his eyes were hot, and an inexplicable sadness was born in his heart, it can be said that Charles the Great was the person who deserved the most death in that war, but fate is like this, no one can resist.
After a slight pause for a few minutes to free everyone from their sorrow, Prince Tumen said in a deep voice: "Finally, allow me to make a request to all of you present that we should take three minutes of silence for His Majesty the Emperor, hoping that His Majesty Charles will not have to work so hard in heaven, and can enjoy a carefree life, and enjoy every day full of sunshine and happiness. ”
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The ceremony of the state funeral ended in an atmosphere of heaviness and sorrow, which was relatively smooth, and the delegates attending the state funeral did not create some discordant factors for the state funeral as they did in the reception hall, perhaps this is the charm of Charles the Great! Although he is dead, as long as his body is laid there, no one dares to show disrespect to him.
The funeral was immediately followed by a grand banquet attended by the royal family and all the delegates attending the funeral.
On the way to the banquet, Ryan tilted his head and asked the Prince of Wales.
"Teacher, the Holy Blade Church seems to be very honest today, and I feel a little flattered that there are no provocative actions. ”
The Prince of Wales sighed: "Perhaps this is the charm of Your Majesty! Besides, there is no need for them to make any out-of-the-ordinary acts at the funeral ceremony, which not only degrades their own quality, but also angers everyone of the Imperial people, and there is no point in it." ”
Ryan nodded, thinking deeply, he turned to Charlie behind him and said, "Charlie, did you feel any surprise?"
Charlie nodded and said, "Yes! There is some surprise, Your Highness has done a good job!"
Ryan smiled and said, "However, this time he also offended my brother badly, I think he is probably trying to find me now!"
The banquet was also presided over by Prince Tumen, but today he was not the protagonist of the banquet, but Ryan and Weining became the focus of the banquet, and many forces visited the two princes one after another.
Somehow, there was a loud noise coming from a corner of the banquet hall, which made the royal family feel in a bad mood.
People gradually surrounded it, only to find that it was the envoy group of the Holy Blade Church, and the envoy group had a little conflict with Prince Tumen.
I saw that the two saints were holding the side of a huge scroll in their hands, and in front of everyone they presented a vast magical map of the Wagland continent, which was marked in detail with the territory information of the thousand-year-old empire, which territory belonged to which lord, what his title was, and which belonged to the federal city, which was clear at a glance. Near the border between the Millennium Empire and the Church of the Blade, a dotted line is marked in red, indicating that the border determination here is disputed.
Ryan asked in a deep voice, "Uncle Tumen, what's going on?"
Prince Tumen pointed to the nose of a saint and said angrily: "You ask him!"
When all eyes were focused on this saint, he bowed gracefully and said: "Actually, the main purpose of my visit is not to attend the funeral of His Majesty the King, but to make a request from His Majesty the Pope to the millennium royal family: we think that there is a big problem with the border of the western border, and it needs to be redetermined. ”
Ryan subconsciously asked, "Then how do you want to row?"
The saint smiled, and with a slanted swipe of his fingertips, a pale golden beam of light shining through his fingertips, leaving a clear line on the magic map.
The thousand-year-old royal family changed color in unison, and immediately understood the reason why Prince Tumen was so angry.