Chapter 556: An Agreement is reached
As the fourth son of the former Emperor Raymond and the fourth in line to the throne, Rhaegar's twenty-one years of life have not been smooth. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
Although he was born in an imperial family, his mother, Lady Thorn, came from a humble background and was far from being compared with the queen who was born in a wealthy family.
In fact, when Rhaegar was just born, no one was optimistic, after all, at that time, the eldest prince Leo and the second prince Layton were beginning to emerge.
These two, one is the eldest son of the emperor and the other is the son-in-law, both of whom have unique advantages, and almost divide the resource support between the nobles.
Everyone concluded that the next emperor would definitely be born between Leo and Leighton, and Rhaegar not only did not get the slightest attention.
Instead, he and his mother, Lady Thorns, need to tremble, tread on thin ice, carefully dress the queen, and cater to her heart in everything.
It was difficult to survive in the palace, and even escaped several assassinations during the period, as for who planned those assassinations behind the scenes.
To this day, there is no public opinion, and Emperor Raymond is also indifferent to their mother and son, and that time can be called extremely difficult for them.
This continued until he was ten years old, when a public case occurred in the court and the empress was deposed.
This greatly suppressed the power of the second prince, Layton's faction, and Raymond seemed to suddenly remember that there was such a son as Rhaegar.
Perhaps out of a counterbalance to Leo's faction, or perhaps because Madame Thorn was really good at it, Rhaegar began to appear frequently in the public eye.
And Rhaegar mother and son made good use of this opportunity, and after ten years of dormancy, they quickly supported their own power and gradually gained a firm foothold.
Until the eve of Raymond's death, although Raygar's power has been greatly developed, he is still the weakest of the four princes.
Just when everyone was not optimistic about him, he suddenly attacked, controlled the royal capital with lightning speed, and was quickly crowned.
This scene was greatly unexpected by everyone, whether it was the upper nobles or the lower class of the people, they were not optimistic that he could sit on the throne.
This position has been destined to belong to only one of Leo or Layton since more than a decade ago, and he is a spoiler who kills halfway.
With the outbreak of the Civil War, Leoledon's coalition forces are soaring, and everyone thinks of Rhaegar as a clown, but a joke.
But Wren, who was supposed to be Leighton's staunch backing, suddenly turned against him and pushed the tide of the battle into a confusing situation, and Rhaegar began to use his skills frequently.
The local forces in his operation sided with him, and in several tough battles he defeated the Leoledon coalition and took victory into his own hands.
It can be said that it is not easy for Rhaegar to sit in his current position step by step, the arduous process of ascending to the throne, and the difficult process of consolidating the throne.
He did usher in the peak of his life in the past two years, but when this winter came, he began to go downhill.
The news of the successive defeats reached the court like snowflakes, and the Imperial Ministers of the Imperial Council discussed it fiercely.
Every day, ministers come to ask him to attend the Imperial Council, and quickly formulate a strategy to control the situation, and it must not go on like this!
However, he ignored this and let the situation of the battle develop in a bad direction, which made everyone wonder, what was his idea?
Is it necessary to give up the throne that he has obtained with great difficulty to others? His behavior is simply unreasonable!
Between the cold thrones, a lonely figure sits with a crown on his head and a royal robe on his body.
He had the air of a king looking down on the world, and he didn't know how long he had been sitting here.
Like the old man in the twilight who has returned to dust, there seems to be a kind of magic that imprisons people's hearts, and once people sit in that position.
He was reluctant to move a single bit, and he was obviously only in his early twenties, but at this time he was haggard like a middle-aged man in his thirties and forties.
With the sound of footsteps, someone stopped respectfully in front of him, and all of them who could enter here were extraordinary people.
In fact, as during his father's reign, there was only one kind of person who could enter here, the Church of Light who believed in the Goddess of Light.
"Your Majesty, darkness is about to envelop this land, the goddess of light has issued an oracle, Your Majesty, you only need to obey the oracle to dispel the darkness, let the continent turn back into light, and let the Lionheart battle flag fly again in every corner, you can't hesitate any longer. ”
The burly and powerful knight wearing a shining silver armor is Austin, the leader of the Knights of Light.
"So, are the Church of Light ready? We have to do this step to save the situation?"
Rhaegar's voice was hoarse, similar to his usual gentle voice, he hadn't left in a long time, he hadn't spoken in a long time.
"That's right, the situation looks extremely unfavorable to us now, but they don't know that the threat is getting closer and closer to them, not to mention that His Majesty the Third Prince Wren is leading the border army to return quickly, and now the elven army in the north and the federal army in the south have reached an agreement with us. ”
Austin's tone was very stiff, he had come here to convey the oracle of the goddess of light, according to the Pope's explanation.
This is no longer the category of secular war, but will be a full-scale holy war, the Blue Frost Kingdom and the Dermok Federation that have been about to move for a long time have finally been involved, and with their participation, the entire territory of the Miracle Continent where the war will spread will not stop at all.
"In the end, Leo and Leighton didn't ask for help from outsiders, but instead I asked for help from the enemy country? Is this really ironic, the price they offered is definitely not low, right? Forget it, none of this matters anymore, I already know, you go down. ”
Rhaegar smiled dryly, and in front of him was a full map of the entire continent, clearly marking the borders of several great powers.
Many of them were still in doubtful areas, but he knew it wouldn't be long before the ownership of those areas became clear.
Not only these regions, but a third of the entire empire will no longer be owned, which is also an agreement he has with both the North and the South.
"The goddess of light is with you. ”
Austin turned away from the icy throne, and Rhaegar was left alone.
Dense candles hung from the cold chandeliers, but these candles flickered on and off, and the light was dim.
"Originally, everything should be firmly in my hands, there will be no mistakes, but you came out and destroyed the overall situation, how good it would be if you stayed honestly in the Far East, just give me fifteen years, there will be no one on the mainland who is my opponent." ”
"But why did you just run out against me, my brother? ”
Rhaegar smiled gloomily.