Chapter 67: The Struggle for Position
In Brooke City, as the battle between the two princes became more and more fierce, the atmosphere in the city became more and more tense. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
This became more and more intense as the king remained unconscious for longer and longer. The two sides, along with their respective followers, collided violently, and there were even several clashes in the city.
In this case, some neutral nobles couldn't help but strengthen their vigilance, for fear of accidentally involving themselves.
At this time, in the palace, the king looked at the scenery outside, and a trace of confusion flashed in his cloudy pupils.
After a while, a majestic knight came from the outside world: "Your Majesty, are you awake?"
"It's Corris!" the king looked at the knight with a smile on his hard face, "You're here." ”
"Corris, what's going on outside?" he asked, his voice a little stiff and hoarse, looking lifeless.
"It's not good. Hearing the king's question, Corris didn't think much of it, but said in a deep voice.
"In the city, the atmosphere is very wrong. Under the call of the second prince, the major lords outside the city have faintly moved, and there have been several conflicts. ”
Speaking of this, he couldn't help but say: "Your Majesty, now, we must make a decision as soon as possible, otherwise I am afraid that the situation will be out of control." ”
Saying this, he knelt down on one knee, his head slightly bowed, and he looked very sincere.
However, in the face of his words, the king appeared unresponsive, and his cloudy pupils did not fluctuate.
"Which of the two of them do you think is suitable?" After a while, the king's stiff voice came from the front.
Hearing this, Colliston was startled and subconsciously lowered his head.
Just thinking about the current situation, he gritted his teeth again.
Today, both princes have supporters behind them. ”
Among them, the eldest prince has been in the army since he was a child, and he has a high prestige in the army in the city, and he has the support of the military. And the second prince has been smart since he was a child, his mother Queen Klina is the princess of Roya, and his wife is also the daughter of the earl, and he has a large number of powerful lords behind him. ”
Speaking of this, he gritted his teeth: "It's just like this, and it's extremely easy to be overshadowed by the lords behind you." ”
The implication of this is to support the eldest prince.
"Is that so?" the king's dead voice came from the front, "so be it..."
"Go and call him. ”
Hearing this, Corris suddenly felt light and retreated quietly.
It's just that what he didn't know was that after he left, the king's eyes looked lightly at a corner, and his originally stiff and confused eyes were a little strange at this time.
After a while, another man walked out of the palace.
The man looked around, looking alert, and then quickly walked through some hidden place to another street.
"Ruriel, what happened in the palace?" In a hall, the second prince looked at the person in front of him, a little stunned.
In front of him, a knight stood, with anxiety on his face, the same man who had come out of the palace earlier.
"Your Royal Highness the Second Prince, something has happened! Your Majesty wants to pass on the throne to the eldest prince!"
Suddenly, the audience was shocked.
"What did you say?" A nobleman stood up in shock and looked at the knight in front of him: "Is this true?"
"Yes!" he nodded fiercely: "At that time, His Highness summoned Corris, and I lurked aside, and now Coris has left the palace and is ready to summon the eldest prince!"
"It's over!" Hearing the news, faintly, a nobleman couldn't help but shout, a little flustered.
Faintly, the scene became a little chaotic.
Hearing the news, the second prince couldn't help frowning, and his originally calm face became a little ugly.
"My lord, you can't let the eldest prince succeed to the throne!" A voice came from below, and the second prince followed the voice, but it was an old man with a thin face.
"We have been targeting the eldest prince in the past, and we have assassinated them several times, and the two sides have already torn their faces. ”
"With the strong grudge-holding character of the eldest prince, once he succeeds to the throne, he will definitely take revenge on us. ”
He stepped forward, looked at the second prince, and said loudly: "Moreover, the lords who support us have territorial support and are powerful, even if the eldest prince succeeds to the throne for a while, it will be fine." But my lord, you have no choice, with the character of the eldest prince, you will never give you any chance to live!"
Hearing this, the second prince's face was already pale, he looked around, and said with a wry smile: "But now that my father has made a decision, what can I do?"
"Unless..." A cold color flashed in his eyes, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
At this time, Ruriel stepped forward: "My lord, passing the throne to the eldest prince may not be what Your Majesty really means!"
"Before, His Majesty had been in a coma for such a long time, and it was inevitable that his mind was a little unclear, and it was because of the bewitchment of the supporters of the Great Prince, Corris, that he made such a decision. ”
Hearing this, the second prince's eyes lit up slightly, and then he looked down and did not speak.
At this time, the old man stepped forward: "My lord, the eldest prince is outside the city, and from the time, he may not know this news at this time." ”
"In that case, it is better for us to send men to ambush in front of the palace in advance, and kill the eldest prince and Corris as soon as they arrive. ”
"As long as you kill the eldest prince, no matter what Your Majesty originally meant, without the eldest prince, it will not prevent you from succeeding to the throne. ”
"Even, it is possible that His Majesty could not withstand the fright and died directly in the palace. Beside the old man, another person spoke, and said in a cold tone.
Hearing this, everyone present gradually calmed down and looked at the second prince quietly.
The people who can sit here are all the descendants of the second prince, and when they heard about the killing of the prince, they were all fearless, and even a little eager to try.
However, this is also normal.
In this era, the king did not achieve absolute control over the nobility, and there was always a faint antagonism. And in Brooke's history, this kind of thing has not happened once or twice, and even the nobles have a precedent for forcing the king to death.
Looking at the expressions of the people below, the corners of the second prince's eyes moved slightly, and he was already moved.
"How many nobles are there who support us?" he asked, looking down.
"At present, after our wooing, nearly half of the lords in Brooke are moving closer to us. Once successful, even if Corris and them are not convinced, they can be suppressed. ”
A voice below replied.
Seeing this, the second prince did not hesitate.
"Ruriel, you are familiar with the palace, arrange for our knights to lurk when the time comes, and when they arrive, strike immediately!"
"Yes!" Ruriel replied loudly.
"Send some more people out of the city to observe their whereabouts. ”
Looking at the scene below, the second prince nodded and added.
And at this time outside the city.
"Corris, did my father really say that I should succeed to the throne?" the eldest prince couldn't help but say as he looked at Coris in front of him.
"Yes. Seeing him like this, Corris nodded and reconfirmed.
Seeing that he was sure, a hint of joy flashed in the eldest prince's eyes that could not be concealed: "Good!"
"Your Highness, the most important thing now is to enter the palace quickly, as long as the second prince inherits the throne before he reacts, no matter how unwilling the second prince is, it is useless. ”
"Not bad!" the eldest prince affirmed, his eyes slightly cold, "I will immediately bring the guards into the city." ”
After a while, a team of hundreds of knights headed in the direction of Brook City.
With the movements of the two parties, in Brook City, an undercurrent is surging, about to erupt.