Chapter 5: A Perfect Nation
On November 6, 567 in the Altino calendar, Reyns bordered Kiglou
Although Lancelot's heart was not ready, the next day, Reins's messenger arrived quickly, accompanied by more than 100 local officials, under the instructions of Gengoro, began to move the queen's coffin and keep the queen's suicide note.
"The Queen's suicide note, when did there be such a thing?" Lancelot was taken aback, and then realized that he had asked a stupid question. Sure enough, Gengoro replied quietly, "When my sister-in-law just made breakfast, I wrote it by the way." ”
When the envoys arrived, everyone was surprised to know that Gengoro, who served as the priest at the wedding, really had the qualifications of a priest of Reins, and his rank was quite high, so that the white-bearded old man, who seemed to be a lot old, bent down and saluted him.
"Third one, when did you become a Reyns priest?"
"It's not that difficult! After passing a few exams, as well as being certified and evaluated by the Council of Elders, it is easy to pass the exam. Saying that the standards that only apply to him, Gengoro said with a smile: "Now is the era of diversification and multiple licenses, I have one more qualification, and it will be more convenient to do things!"
"I don't know much about it, but aren't they all old men who are old men who are old and virtuous, and how old are you?"
"There are also very young exceptions! You see that my skin is so well maintained, no matter how old I am, I am limited! Don't forget, I am younger than the boss! Otherwise, how could you be the boss!"
"That's right...... Uh! The guest of the Qinglou, the priest of Reins, and the eldest disciple of Lu You...... It's such a nice talk, maybe you suddenly told me one day that you are the elder of the Shi family's King Kong Hall!" Niel had already told her brother everything she had heard along the way, and in Lancelot's eyes, this righteous brother of unknown origin added to the mystery.
"Oh, how is this possible? Boss, you have to believe me. Gengoro smiled and walked over, but after all, he didn't answer positively.
Before leaving, Niel held a bouquet of flowers, put it in front of her sister-in-law's coffin, and whispered, "I'm not convinced, but this time I did lose...... There is no need to divorce, just leave the person with you for the time being, but one day, I will win him back again......"
When he spoke, there was a cool wind blowing behind him, and it was conceivable that the other party was listening to these words. And looking at Nile from afar, even if they can't hear her voice, Lancelot and Yuxue know what she is going to say.
"It's nerve-wracking......" Lan Sike could only say so embarrassedly.
"Yes, there are so many people who don't want it, and some people who want it but don't want it, it's really unfair!" said Gengoro, but for some reason, listening to Lancelot's ears, he always felt a little ill-intentioned.
At the important moment when the coffin was moved, the Queen's most loyal secret guard, Feng'er, was nowhere to be found, which made Lancelot feel very strange, because after Feng'er came to say goodbye in the morning, she disappeared.
"I have a little business to do, and I'll have to get out for a while, but I'll be back anyway before Lord Lancelot arrives in the royal capital and ascends the throne. ”
For this, Lancelot later asked Lea where had Feng'er gone?
"Oh, this one...... Probably the Free City side! There's no way, the schedule is too full, she's delayed so much time on our side, and the Qinglou side is already about to jump......"
"I don't understand, can you make it clearer?"
"A woman sometimes has two different faces. To put it simply, it's a secret mission!"
The mysterious brother-in-law and the secret wife, as a result, Lancelot was in a state of confusion that morning, which made him sigh.
But the mood of the Reins envoy was not just terrifying. Before they came, they had heard that the queen had married the brave man who saved the queen during her lifetime, but they could not have imagined that the last Prince of Reyns would be such a person, vulgar and rude, and a bandit leader wanted by Eltino.
Would this kind of person be allowed to serve as a candidate for recruitment, was it true that there was no one to choose at that time? In comparison, this handsome man with secret priest qualifications and gentle and elegant should be the right candidate for Prince Reins!
The Reins envoys all had this idea, but when they saw Gengo chasing after a pretty girl with a ponytail to offer flowers, but was hit in the face by a big rock from the other party, the original idea immediately vanished.
(Original...... It turned out to be just a masochist, and sure enough, like gathers like things!)
As a result, in Lancelot's unsumptuous mind and the astonishment of Reines's envoys, he began to transport the coffin back to the royal capital, and the details of the queen's marriage were sent to the royal capital first with a particularly fast horse, so that the civil and military officials could refer to it.
The scope of the Forty Thieves was mainly in the territory of Altino, as well as some of the Free Cities, but they never set foot in Reyns. Regarding the situation of this thousand-year-old country, he has only heard about it, and he has never seen it with his own eyes, and now with such a special capacity, he has entered this country, and he has a rare feeling of uneasiness in his heart.
There is no need to rush to transport the coffin, and everyone can slow down. For the first two days, it was still a remote area on the edge of the border, and there was nothing to see, but on the third day, it officially entered the medium-sized city, Reins. Tiren's style is slowly showing in front of everyone's eyes.
The streets are neat, very clean, and the white houses are small but very elegant. Compared with Altino and Free City, the public buildings here are less luxurious and luxurious, but more pure and elegant, and the geometric shapes on the roof tiles and window sills can be seen to be thoughtful.
Ordinary houses do not have so many decorations, but they also plant flowers and grass, let the green vines hang down the house, and the colorful small flowers spit fragrance in the pots on the windowsill.
People's clothing is mainly loose white robes, all of which are light and comfortable styles. According to Gengoro, it was the Jixia Gakuya in the royal capital that led all the fashions of Reyns, and the people took pride in emulating the students there and learning from them. This is very different from Altino, where the leading costumes were first popular among the royal family and aristocracy, and in recent years, by a narcissist who drove a sports car and wandered around in the middle of the capital, he was dominant.
As the saying goes, three generations see through food, four generations see through, when a family is rich for more than five generations, the difference in temperament is very obvious. After the Kyushu War, Reynes was under the rule of the Queen, and the people lived a prosperous life for more than 2,000 years, and the culture and temperament cultivated by Reins were indeed not comparable to those of the mainland countries.
Entering such a country, not only Lancelot, but also Nill was affected, and her movements became restrained, but she looked left and right with great novelty.
Youxue is the opposite of her previous activity, since leaving Kiglou, she has been hiding in the carriage, not knowing what she is doing?
"Huh, this is ......."
Lancelot tilted his horse's head sideways, went to a nearby shop to buy something, and followed it, regardless of the fact that the line was still going on, and immediately began to read.
"Sure enough, it's a newspaper! I can't imagine that there will be ...... in such a small place."
In Altino, the so-called "official newspapers" are published by public institutions, which are aimed at all kinds of officials, large and small, and only the first-class bustling metropolises publish newspapers. In addition to economic factors, official pressure is also a reason, and it is impossible to let the people below have the freedom to speak when encountering conservative authorities like the Shi family and the Hua family.
In a free city, it is also one of the few metropolises that can systematically publish newspapers and periodicals, and as far as today's Wind Continent is concerned, the existence of newspapers is economic, cultural, and free...... A representative of the high degree of integration, therefore, when Lancelot saw the appearance of the newspaper in this small city, he immediately respected Reynes again in his heart.
It's just that he, who is only rough in writing and ink, immediately feels a headache when he sees the sentences in the newspaper.
"Hun Ball! It's written like this, who can read it!"
As a result, it was with the help of Gengoro that he understood the news published in the newspaper. Generally speaking, due to the new funeral of the Queen, more than half of the pages are filled with memorial texts and related news, but there is also a certain amount of space left to report on the major news in Jixia and Reynes.
Although he was new to Reyns, Lancelot was sincerely happy to hear that most of the news in Gengoro's translation newspaper sounded good.
He hadn't decided on the direction of the future yet, but knowing that this was his wife's hometown, Lancelot wanted to try to like the country that gave birth to Leah.
"It's a great place, it's rich, it's free, it's a perfect country. ”
After starting to contact Reins, Lancelot expressed this first thought.
Gengoro smiled, "Perfect good country...... So that's what you think, boss. ”
"Uh, what's wrong?"
"Nope. There's nothing wrong with that. ”
"You're a strange person! You're only halfway to talk. ”
"Hehe, think it's my bad thing" Gengoro smiled and whispered, "But, boss, do you think we should go back to the team?"
The procession carrying the coffin, full of mournful atmosphere, was marching solemnly, but because of the sudden departure of such an important character as the deceased's husband, the whole team stopped in astonishment, and stared blankly at Lancelot and Gengoro, who ran to the side to buy newspapers.
"Play the role of a surviving person, boss, your expression should be more solemn and sad, so that you can win recognition! If you have tears in your eyes along the way, the people of Reyns will have a good impression of you. ”
"There's no way! I'm laughing in my heart, how do you want me to cry?"
Hypocrisy is not in line with Lancelot's personality, although he will also cheat people, but he can't do such a thing as pretending to cry and cry. Obviously, his wife is by his side in a dignified manner, and even from time to time he uses some invisibility that others can't see to frolic with himself, so that he can pretend to be in tears, then he is the first hypocritical person in the world.
But there was something he didn't know was happening. More than a dozen Reinsians dressed in different costumes were looking at this direction from the corner of the street, writing things in their hands, Lancelot noticed their gaze, but he didn't care, Gengoro understood in his heart, but did not remind his brother-in-law of his intentions.
In addition to them, Niel is also an eye-catching target. The light blue tight-fitting suit, wrapped in a sturdy and beautiful curve, short skirt and long boots, a pretty ponytail fluttering in the wind, when she rode in front, the men behind showed salivating eyes one by one.
(Hmm...... The fourth style of the Yuhua Divine Sword...... )
"Hey, third child, what are you thinking? Do you know that your eyes just now are as gloomy as Li Er's!"
Although in the eyes of Reyns officials, this robber leader who was lucky enough to ascend to the sky and marry the queen is really nondescript. His wife died, and he rode a horse in the coffin procession, but he didn't have the slightest sadness, and he talked and laughed with people, but Lancelot was really bitter.
"Hey, husband, look, I can go around in circles on this! The steps are so light as if they are about to fly, and the so-called palm dance is probably like this. ”
"Yes, yes, I see, please, if you want to dance, can you choose a proper place?
"What's the matter! Hey, you see, I can do a handstand with just one finger!"
"You...... You weren't that boring before, you weren't happy to be a ghost, were you?"
Lancelot put down the Fenghua knife that he was wiping in his hand, walked to the crystal coffin, and held his wife's wrist. After becoming a spirit, normal touches will only pass through her body, but Lancelot can still touch her skin directly as he did before his death, and it doesn't feel cold, although it is colder than normal, it is still slightly warm, according to Leah: "Because I just want you to touch it." ”
This is actually not unusual, because at the beginning in Siam City, the elegance of the same ghost, you can also control your body at will.
"Hey, I have something to talk to you about. Lancelot said, "What do you think?"
"Huh?"
"What about your wishes, like the third child, do you want me to take your place?"
Leah smiled. The husband will come to talk to him, which is expected, let him think alone for two days, and the accumulated confusion should be reached to the limit.
"If I had to take over, I'd love to have you on the throne...... But no matter what, I don't have the idea of going against you. ”
I hope that my husband can sit on the throne of Reins, although the current method used is a bit of a duck on the shelf, but in any case, Leah must give her husband a chance to choose, if he finally chooses not to, then even if the previous preparations are wasted, Leah does not want him to feel uncomfortable.
"That's what it looks like...... But...... I ......" Lan Qiluo pondered for a long time, and said, "Well, if it were your country, I would be willing to try it." ”
It was almost a promise, and Leah couldn't help but be surprised, although she and Gengoro both estimated that Lancelot would finally agree to the request to take over the throne of Reins, but in just a few days, he had already made a decision, which was really something he didn't expect.
"Hey, why did you say yes? Can you tell me why?"
"What do I think about here, haven't you always figured it out?"
"But I want to know more about my husband. Leah smiled, "I don't want to guess your mind all day! ”
As a result, unable to resist Leah's repeated pleadings, Lancelot begins a psychological confession that he is extremely bad at.
"Actually, there's nothing! I just heard that there is a king who can be a king for some reason, and my heart is really secretly ......refreshing."
"Huh, that's going to look like this!"
"Of course it will! Think about it, to be a king! Countless gold, supreme power, whatever I do, it is sacrosanct, and when I am happy, I will call those ministers over and kick him, and whoever dares to provoke me will be beheaded at once, and every day I can eat and drink spicy food, build a beautiful harem, and collect hundreds of young and beautiful girls, and even save money for prostitution...... Why are you looking at me like that? I'll be honest, normal men think that. ”
"Both...... If it's so good, why have you been thinking about it for so long?"
"Because being an emperor is very troublesome and tiring, and the things I just said, you can also do it as a robber, not to mention the country that picks you up, if you don't do it well, you will hate me. ”
If that were the case, I would have died alone. Since I'm still by your side, you can push everything to me, Reyns's government and military affairs, even if Altino's troops invade the territory, I have the confidence to deal with it, and you can enjoy it in peace. ”
Leah said, still waiting for her husband's follow-up words, because there must be a reason that he didn't know, so he put everything aside and made a decision early.
"I should have mentioned to you that outside of Siam City, I met my senior brother......
In the Siamese incident more than a year ago, Lancelot met the contemporary Heavenly Sword King Wu by chance, and was taught by him the Hongyi Sword Technique. At that time, Lancelot only knew that Wang Wu had a deep relationship with the dead old man who raised him, and he admired Wang Wu's demeanor and martial arts.
It wasn't until he left Siam City and saw and heard about it that he knew what kind of person he was thinking of as the big boss of the Wulian Restaurant that day.
The more he knew, the more Lancelot learned about Wang Wu. Imagine that Wang Wu had no reason to enter the heavenly throne alone before the earthquake of Arambat, what a miraculous feat? And whenever he practiced the Hongyi Sword, recalling the acquaintance of Siam City that day, Lancelot, who never wanted to be subservient to others, rarely developed a feeling of admiration, took the initiative to respect this man who was from the same art as his senior brother, and quietly regarded him as the goal of his own efforts.
"I often think, senior brother, he is so good, how can I catch up to get closer to him?"
Lancelot said: "He is now the master of the martial arts side, if I can master Reyns, I will be on a par in terms of status." It's still a lot worse, but I want to take advantage of this opportunity to study hard, and maybe I can learn something that I don't have to sit in that seat to understand. ”
Liya smiled slightly, and there was really a little surprise in her heart. Zhang Yao is not the kind of person who will easily reveal his inner thoughts, although he also knew his respect for Wang Wu in the past, he did not expect that this respect has grown enough to affect his life choices.
"I've heard people say that before!" Leah laughed, "I don't remember who I listened to, but it seems that someone said that one man always looks at the back of another man and grows ......"
"Fool, that's what I said!" said Lancelot, "...... It's what that dead old man said to me when I was a kid!"
"I think that's good. Leah said: "It doesn't matter if you use Reins as a prop, you can make good use of it and chase after your brother's back! I believe that in this process, one day, your back will also be chased by a certain man." ”
"Leave it to me!" Lancelot said, "But...... Such a perfect country, I don't seem to be able to find what I can do, right?"
Riya's movements suddenly paused, and then, she smiled like Gengoro had done earlier, and said, "Perfect country...... Husband, is this what you think of Reyns?"