Chapter 385: True King
After the knights had finished thinking about it, they forgot that they were still surrounded by Ziviny's army, and began to debate whether they should make a statement about whether to continue to choose to remain loyal to Garcia and suppress the rebels, or choose to help the Griffin family restore the country.
Seeing the guys scratching their ears and cheeks and looking in pain, Stannis showed them the way.
"Actually, you have a third way, which is to elect me as a duke, so you won't have so much trouble......"
But no one heeded his advice, and many more were caught in a dilemma.
Helping Griffin's young son return to the country can certainly be a good conversation, but the thought of facing Garcia's endless anger makes most knights dare not fight for their families' lives, but the Golden Griffin's three hundred years of kindness cannot be repaid, which is really embarrassing.
"Actually, I found Robert, and I always have a little hard work without credit for co-authoring. Stannis reminded in a whisper.
Suddenly, I don't know who raised his sword and shouted: "The Griffin family has ruled Tanis for three hundred years, have you forgotten your oath!
His words instantly detonated the whole scene, and the knights, despite the fact that they had actually been surrounded and became armed prisoners, all drew their swords and shouted in the clan language of the Griffin family, "The blood of gold will never be extinguished!"
Stennis clapped his hands helplessly, it turned out that he had been busy for a long time to pave the way for his younger brother, a prince who escaped alone after the death of his family, a touching and tortuous love, and a difficult road of revenge all the way, no matter how I heard it, I felt that it was actually Robert who was the protagonist of this story.
He was bored, since these knights had already pledged their allegiance to Griffin's descendants with their actions, it was pointless for him to stand on his side, and he was ready to lead his men back to his house and continue to be his little earl.
He waved his hand and motioned for Korodov to lead the men out of the siege, but a loud exclamation behind him forced him to turn around, only to find that Robert had drawn his sword and placed it flat in his hand, and held it up on his knees as if he were going to offer it to Stannis.
This action is often a sign of submission on the battlefield, but why would a duke's legal heir behave in such a way as to his vassals?
Not only the jaw-dropping knights, but even Stannis was at a loss, "Radish, what are you doing here, get up quickly! You are a duke, curtsy me in front of so many people, what will your vassals think of you in the future!"
But Robert didn't mean to stand up in the slightest, "I've never been a duke! ”
"What do you mean by that?" Stannis had a question mark on his face, could it be that his younger brother had given up such a high position and wholeheartedly pushed him, a traverser, to the position of duke?
The surrounding knights also talked about it, they didn't know what kind of drug this Stannis had given to the duke's only son, did they want them to be loyal to this outsider? This was absolutely impossible in their opinion, the successor of the red dragon and the condor could never become the duke of Tanis!
But Robert shouted loudly, and what he said next was as unshakable as iron!
"But as the heir to the previous duke, I will only swear allegiance to one person, but that person is not the Earl of Chivinie, nor the Duke of Tanis, but the only true king of this land, the king of the East!"
The title of the bunker flew out of Robert's mouth and pressed onto Stannis's head, almost fainting with excitement, though he did not know the tragic fate of the previous King Tanis...... But he still felt that compared to the duke, a high-level wage earner who just listened to someone else's hand, he was still shouted 'Long live the king!' a little more domineering.
Although Robert raised him to the height of king, but the other knights were still skeptical, everyone knew that this Stannis and the empire have been eyebrowning for a long time, and it is not good that the empire has planted a dog leg here, as a result, now this descendant of Alysis and Erathia is openly called the 'king of Tanis in the east', and many people are suspicious, the most guarded against by the empire is the rebellion of the restless lords below, and the act of becoming king is undoubtedly to put himself on the fire to roast.
But Robert, the son of the Duke, had openly sworn allegiance to the king, and it was unreasonable if they did not say something.
Just as everyone hesitated, suddenly a man in armor stepped out of the group of knights and knelt down on one knee to offer his sword, "I will be loyal to you, King of Tanis of the East!"
Stannis was shocked to find out that the person who swore allegiance was Charlie, the cousin of the Earl of Snake, and it seems that he did not flee for his life like his cousin but chose to stay, although Charles did not have a title or fief, but everyone knew that it was because his cousin was in the way, because with his talents, he was the best person to be the guardian of the South.
With the allegiance of such a heavyweight, Stannis certainly would not let go of this opportunity to buy people's hearts, and he immediately drew his sword and put it on Charlie's right shoulder, proudly shouting: "I make you a knight of the kingdom, as my chief bodyguard, and serve me!"
With the leader leading, more and more knights knelt down to show their allegiance to the new king in this frenzied atmosphere, every Tanis did not want to accept the rule of the empire from the bottom of their bones, and now there is a royal descendant with the blood of a dragon who dares to stand up and lead them to rebel against the rule of the duke and the empire, how can this not make their blood boil.
"Long live my king!" "The king lives forever!"
On the dirt floor that was originally a battlefield, these knights who wanted to kill Stannis an hour ago have already supported Stannis to be crowned king, and this world is such a fantasy.
Cortana on the side immediately faithfully recorded the whole thing:
Amidst the cheers, countless knights and soldiers rushed forward, reaching out to touch the son of the dragon standing in the center, and on this day Tanis would welcome her true king, Stannis Justinian of Zivignie. The old emperor is dead, long live the new king!
After an afternoon of being watched by the frenetic crowd, Stannis, who had gone out as a count, dragged his tired body back to his camp, except that he now had an additional title, 'King of Tanis, of the East.'" ’