On the 13th day of November in the 567th year of the Eltino calendar, the city of Reinsjin was lowered

In the council chamber, the Reins ministers had dispersed. It can be seen that they are still highly dissatisfied in their hearts, but they are temporarily suppressed by Bai Wuji's power, and there is nothing they can do.

Bai Wuji complained: "It's settled for the time being, it's really annoying for me to waste time spitting here......"

"Actually, you should be able to have a better way...... "Mei Lin looked at Bai Wuji and said, "No, you want to help...... It's daytime, let's do that!"

is also dealing with it, Bai Wuji should have the ability to use a soft strategy to soothe the uneasiness of the ministers in exchange for their support, but he unreservedly used a tough suppression method to make the ministers cooperate. Most of the regents who resented Reins would have turned to the day in search of a more reliable future, in other words, armed conflict was inevitable in a few days at the latest. In this way, although the city gates are opened, who will actually benefit?

"Why, teacher, you're joking. Bai Wuji smiled: "No matter what, I can't help someone who wants to kick me down!

Merlin handed over the letter in her hand and said, "It's the latest commission she asked me to give you." ”

Bai Wuji took the letter, looked at the three words "Cangyue Grass" on the envelope, smiled slightly, opened it or not, and tore the entire letter to shreds.

"You!"

"My sister's name is Leah. Dis. Lap it. Cangyue, who is this person named Cangyue Cao? I don't know!"

Bai Wuji said with a smile: "Help the new prince open the city gate, this is the last last will entrusted to me by Queen Lia, and it is also my last labor, if there is anything in the future, it is none of my business, like today, I don't want to do it a second time." ”

In response to Bai Wuji's words, Mei Lin smiled slightly, and said meaningfully: "I see, you have already made a choice!"

Without explanation, "Just let me live my life as I am." Bai Wuji said: "It seems that the sky is already bright, wasting a night's time, and my stomach is a little hungry, teacher, why don't we two go to the Xuegong canteen to have breakfast together, how about it?"

Merlin looked surprised at this proposal.

"Hey, you little devil, don't make jokes about the old man, you don't even want to fish, do you?"

"Why not? My nickname is "No Flowers, No Flowers". From the eight-year-old Doukou girl to the eight-hundred-year-old old monster, it's all within my hunting range. Bai Wuji smiled: "Teacher, you have both specialties, you are the best of the best, the only regret is that the rivals in love are all monsters with strong heavenly positions, if you really compete, the casualties will be too great......"

"It's terrible! Who is the 800-year-old monster? You kid is very rude to speak, aren't you?"

"Ah, I'm afraid it's more than 800 years old!"

For the people who came to Lancelot in front of the gate of the royal capital of Jixia, the mood was very complicated. Last night, I discussed with Youxue and Nier for half the night, figuring out how to enter the city at that time, and also worked out more than ten different methods, although I was sure that I would be able to enter the city, but I didn't expect that when I really came to Jixia, the king would open the city gate.

Although there was no queue to welcome it, compared to the previous resolute resistance, the city took the initiative to open the gate, which was already a sign of goodwill, and everyone had nothing to find fault with.

Looking up at the city gate, Youxue sighed loudly: "Alas! What a pity, all the clever plan I thought of last night was useless." ”

Gengoro's decision was undecided, and Xiaocao didn't interfere, and last night's tactical discussion was only conducted by Lancelot, Nier, and Yuxue. Regarding this matter, Gengoro was also curious, did the three stinkers really come up with any clever plan to break the city?

"Originally, according to Miss Nier's idea, everyone directly used the power of heaven to break the door, and even the city wall was blown off most of the fucking half, see what else can this group of Reyns people do?"

"Well, that's ...... that" Gengoro nodded, and he was already thinking that the strategy that the three of them would use was mostly to break the door by force.

The buildings and roads of the royal capital of Jixia have been specially designed to form an extremely powerful enchantment city as a whole, which has a certain defensive effect, but if no one operates, most of them will not be able to withstand the joint efforts of the two heavenly masters.

But the boss said it wasn't right. It is all right for us to come to Reines to claim the throne and to frighten the people and make them bow down to their orders, but if we go on a killing spree at every turn, and cause rivers of blood, even if human life is not valuable, but kill all the people, the throne will be very boring. "So we finally came up with a bloodless siege method." ”

"I want to hear about it. Lancelot would think so, that means it can be saved, but these three people are not good at strategy, what can be a good strategy to fall into the city without bloodshed, Gengoro is really curious.

"Huh...... Scold...... Waha......" Like the evil villain in the story, Youxue raised his head arrogantly and laughed: "It's not easy! To put it bluntly, we have hostages on our hands!"

"Hostages?"

"It's the queen's coffin!" Youxue laughed and said, "If the city gate is not opened, we will cut a thousand knives on the crystal coffin, or pee on it, pour dog feces on it, or drag the horse around the city, so that those Reyns stupid pigs will be frightened and obediently open the city gate." ”

"Fruit...... If you do this, you will definitely be damned!"

Very much in line with the style of the Shet people, Gengoro only smiled bitterly, but seriously speaking, this method may be surprisingly effective! With the Reyns people's respect for the queen, it is more serious for them to see the coffin being so insulted than sitting back and watching their ancestors' graves being dug up, and they will definitely take the initiative to open the city gates, but the result after that may be that the people under the city will riot, and hundreds of thousands of people will rush out of the city gate and cut the murderer into meat sauce.

On the other side, Xiaocao, who was standing beside Lancelot in his new costume, gazed at the castle tower, and there were countless emotions. This is the hometown where she grew up, and she has countless memories, but it is hard to imagine that one day, she will enter the royal capital with such an identity and such a mood.

"What are you thinking?

"Nothing. Xiaocao held her husband's palm and said with a smile: "In the future, this will be your city! Her prosperity and decline are all tied to your shoulders, please treat her well!"

"Well, I won't let you down for you who chose me. Lancelot smiled: "From the lord of a city to the lord of a country, you should take a good look at your husband's majestic posture!"

"Heh, I'll see. ”

After passing through the city gate, entering Jixia, and looking at the street scene in front of me, Lancelot suddenly felt refreshed, and felt that he had come into contact with a brand new Reins. Tylen.

Not only the sight, but also the impression given by the grass is constantly transmitted from the sense of smell, hearing, touch, and even the spiritual sense that transcends the senses.

In the history of Reins, the capital of the king was destroyed three times due to war, and the current building is the size left after the fourth reconstruction. In order to strengthen the defense force, the main road around the "Ivory White Tower", the queen's residence, formed a five-pointed star map, and various enhancements were added, making the entire Jixia a magical city with a strong defense barrier.

Within the scope of the sage, all the divine demon sealing and healing spells will be strengthened, and they can be used without much effort. On the contrary, all evil forces will be suppressed, greatly reducing the power of the invading demons, allowing the city defenders to stand firm.

Now that the war has subsided, the demons are no longer there, but the moment he stepped into the city, Lancelot could still clearly feel that a divine and fresh fluctuation made people feel calm and greatly invigorated.

Like Jacob and the rest of the Reyns cities before him, there are equally neat and clean streets. The white gravel road stretches straight to the end of the road, and even the drainage system beside the road seems to be in order, and the open scene makes the chest full of a refreshing feeling.

Jixia is not a simple and rigid city, although everything is built according to the standard, but the buildings are still rich in their own characteristics. Thousands of years of cultural edification, the buildings under the grass do not seek to be gorgeous, purely in the simple and generous to seek expression, roof tiles, window sills, red, yellow, emerald, blue four colors, or depict auspicious graphics, or weave into one story after another painting, and neighbors are connected together. The whole piece not only seems to have a strong literary atmosphere, but is even a beautiful work of art in itself.

When the head of the Medici family, Hülegü, visited this place, he once sighed: "Elegant and ordinary, beautiful but not compelling, it is worthy of the results of thousands of years of cultural accumulation, and this is also the greatest artistic value of Jixia." With his admiration at that time, he had a great intention of staying in the field for a long time, but it backfired, and he had to renovate the main castle of Medici after returning to China.

Under the grass, the courtyard of each house is full of flowers and trees, which is not considered dense, but it is placed just right, and it is integrated with the overall street scene. In the middle of the air to get a faint fragrance of lilies, Gengoro said, the court has a special plan for the king of Jishita, each area, please the people to cooperate in the collective planting of flowers, like the area that just entered the city gate, is the famous lily area.

November is late autumn, almost winter, the air is bleak and cool, but the climate under the grass is dry, and the green and shady trees also play a role in adjusting, and the clear sun shines on the body, and the warmth is very comfortable.

"Heh, what a rare place!"

Lancelot had never been to the royal city of Altinor, but he knew that he had fallen in love with this beautiful city from the moment he set foot in the city.

"Fortunately, there was no fight......"

Niel, who walked behind Lancelot on foot, also felt the same way, fortunately she did not use the means of breaking the city by force, otherwise it would be a regrettable injury to destroy this place in the slightest.

In normal times, you will see people taking their dogs for a walk, and in Reins, it is very common to have cats and dogs as pets. However, in order to welcome the Queen's coffin, a large number of people knelt in front of their homes, clasped their hands together, and prayed for the blessing of the deceased Majesty.

"Oh! It's nerve-wracking!" Lancelot looked around and sighed, "Why do you have to keep such a stinky face and do such boring things every time you die? Instead of holding a memorial service, it is better to take out good wine and good food, and everyone will have a good meal, and the living and the dead will have their own place! If I have a funeral one day, everyone will hold a crazy celebration for me!"

Hearing this, Gengoro shook his head and said, "No one will help you do that kind of thing......"

Although he did not speak loudly, he was still heard. Especially the Reins officials who were accompanying them a little farther away, they didn't hear Lancelot's words clearly, but they were very sure that there was disrespect to the queen in them, and more than a dozen pairs of white eyes glared at them viciously.

Lancelot was quite annoyed, and the grass in the back left approached and whispered, "Husband, your idea is very interesting!

"You feel the same way! You yourself are the person concerned, and the funeral is like this, and you tell me that you feel the same way!"

"Yay...... It's also a comfort! It's not like I want to do this for a funeral. ”

The husband and wife talked and laughed in a low voice, and after a short walk, the towering and magnificent ivory white tower was already in front of them.

It is actually a bit incorrect to say that it is a tower, because the whole palace is a very vast palace, and it is also the spiritual indicator of the people of Reins.

The palace is a circular shape, with tall white stone pillars supporting huge arches with characters written on them in a script that Lancelot could not read. The long red carpet stretches straight inward, and the crystal arcades on both sides refract the sunlight and exude magnificent colorful brilliance.

Reinz itself was almost theocratic, and of course there was a strong religious overtone to his rule, which was fully reflected in the design of the palace. Most of the buildings are tall and huge, and standing under the door, you can feel relatively small. The simple and ordinary style creates a sacred and solemn atmosphere, especially the sound-absorbing design similar to the temple, as you gradually enter the palace, the ears are full of the deepest silence, as if stepping into a realm of gods that do not belong to the world, more and more close to the gods, and the heart of awe arises spontaneously.

To put it simply, the ivory tower is more suitable as a palace dedicated to the gods rather than the residence of the queen.

The first time he came into contact with such a building, Youxue felt very uncomfortable, and muttered: "The people who built this palace must have a problem with their brains, and they will die if they build everything so big! A house must have a little popularity, so that it looks like a person lives, quietly like this, like a tomb more than a palace, no wonder the people who live here have a short life for generations!"

Lancelot was also a little nervous, so when he heard Youxue's complaint, he felt the same way, and was about to praise him, when he heard his last sentence, he immediately changed his face, and hit him on the head with an elbow, and whispered: "Don't forget, dead fat man, you will live in this dead man's grave in the future!"

"Ahh

Lancelot said, "Seeing this palace built like this, it really cost a lot of money! Where did all this money come from?"

"The palace itself contributed most of the money, but a considerable part was built by the people of Reins. ”

Perhaps because he hadn't decided where to go, or because he hadn't recovered from a cerebral hemorrhage, Gengoro's voice seemed weak.

"Wait, I think it's weird about that. Lancelot frowned and said, "Aren't the clergy going to help the poor? Why do these cult practitioners have more money than us robbers in the end?"

"It's too rude to talk about the cult, no matter how much you talk about it, it's the center of religious belief in the Continent of the Whole Wind, so it's not surprising that you will be particularly rich!"

"What about the center of faith? It's just a cult that has become the number one cult!" Lancelot said: "We really worked hard to make money, and these guys just talk about it, and there are stupid people who obediently send the money, which is really unconvincing." ”

"Clever people talk out, stupid people contribute, I have to blame you for not having the capital to be a liar. Gengoro shook his head, feeling really distressed in his heart.

Lancelot has already asked for the Ivory White Tower, but a series of problems are just about to begin, and it is the time when he needs to sprint hardest, however, in his own eyes, Lancelot has not matured enough to sit on the throne with his own strength, if he is allowed to do everything according to Cangyue Cao's plan, the disaster may be worse than the demon invasion. Now that you know this, should you continue to assist Yusi?

Cangyuecao's request is to publicly express her support for Lancelot as the successor of the Three Sages. With the lofty status of the mythical figures of the Three Sages, it would indeed greatly strengthen Lancelot's position, especially in Reins, where the Daimyo of the Three Sages had an unexpectedly deterrent effect on some old stubbornness. Time is getting more and more urgent, and I must seriously come up with an idea in the next day or two!

Under the guidance of Reins' officials, Lancelot and his party entered the Ivory White Tower, but due to the strange attitude of the other party, Lancelot didn't figure out for a while what identity he was in the Ivory White Tower.

In fact, there is no way back. After using Xiaocao's private money to pay the Shetters, the group of Shetters who assisted in the occupation all ran away. Without their help, it would have been impossible to continue to occupy Jacob, so when the people came to the base, the city of Jacob was liberated. The Reins should be on guard against this, and it is not difficult to wreak havoc in the city with the power of the heavens, but it is probably impossible to repeat the old trick and call on the Sheters to occupy Jixia, and besides, Jixia is different from Jacob, and in terms of the scale of the city defense, even if the Sheters in the nearby area are concentrated, it will not play a role. But not long after Lancelot entered the palace, he discovered a new problem.

"Is there any mistake? With such a big palace and so few people, we should have to do everything ourselves!"

The situation is probably like this, the huge palace, which should have more than 10,000 people including the guards, is now only a few hundred people left, although it is not silent, but it almost paralyzes the entire function of the ivory white tower, and it cannot function.

"What the hell is going on...... Lancelot said, frowning.

Gengoro next to him came over to add, and said: "I just talked to the people here, and they said that the army and the palace maids are all running away because they are unwilling to serve the killer demon king, and the rest of them are very bold." ”

"Killer King?" said Lancelodge, "why do you call me that? Have I killed a lot of people?"

"Boss, what you did in Jacob, in the eyes of the people of Reins, is how it was explained. Gengoro spread his hands and said: "Don't think of this place as Altino, the Reins have not been at war for almost two thousand years, the country is too peaceful, and the queen governs well, even if there is anything particularly bad, the media will cooperate to cover it up." To the common people, the real wicked people are as far away as the sky, and now that you are actually in front of them, the boss, and you are so domineering, it may not be anything to the long-suffering Eltinor, but to the Reinsians, you are about to become the Great Demon King. ”

Looking back at Kokusa, she gave a very apologetic look of approval, confirming the truth of what Gengoro said.

"It's nerve-wracking, and then you become a big bad guy...... It's really a group of dead people who have never seen the world. Looking at the empty palace, there seemed to be a few figures in front of him, but probably afraid of himself and afraid to approach, Lancelot sighed, feeling that the road ahead was not easy.

"Boss, Boss, oh bad!" shouted, and snow rushed in. There is no need to hide anymore, he can act openly, although he is the object of spurning by most Reinsians, but as a Shet, he naturally has a cockroach-like pervasive channel to obtain some information.

Lancelot frowned and said, "What's all the fuss about?" Did the old boy Cao Shou die?"

"No, Boss, it seems that because what you are doing in Jacob City is too intense, there are already many people who are dissatisfied, and now Jixia has decided to open the city to let you in, which is tantamount to recognizing your inheritance, just now there is a guy named Bai Xing, who issued a declaration in the provinces, saying that he wants to crusade against you, a despicable conspirator, and encourage the people to participate, and seven provinces have expressed their support for him and jointly overthrow you!"

Lancelot shrugged, not too surprised, and glanced sideways at Gengoro and Kokusa, who looked expected to see them.

It's not a big surprise, because when Jacob's proclamation was issued, Lancelot probably thought of an armed conflict with the Reinsians, although it was not expected that Jixia would take the initiative to open the city, but instead of letting the enemy plan a conspiracy in secret, it was better to let everything come to the surface and solve it happily.

"This kind of thing is nothing! The soldiers are coming to block it, and there must be a way to solve it. Lancelot said, "You stay here, I have to go to the person in charge of this palace to discuss, otherwise if it drags on like this, I may not even have lunch." ”

"Do you still dare to have lunch here?" Youxue shook her head and said: "The people here hate you so much, be careful that they poison the dishes and kill you, the boss, then it will be done once and for all." ”

"Oh! there's nothing to be afraid of poison. Lancelot laughed, slapped Yuxue on the shoulder, and said, "Because you have to take the first bite of every dish!"

Imagine the tragic fate in the future, open your mouth wide, and your expression with snow is as white as food poisoning.

And staring at Lancelot's back, Gengoro said in a low voice: "At this time, it can still be like nothing, should it be said that it is a crude nerve? Or do you not know the situation at all?"

As a result, Lancelot didn't make it to lunch.

There was no so-called person in charge of the palace, and the official who was grabbed by Lancelot's collar brought Lancelot to Bai Dezhao, the palace secretary, after several negotiations.

Of course, not only this court elder, but also more than a dozen important people representing the palace and the Jixia School Palace participated in the interview together.

For Lancelot, it was a terrible experience. However, these elders are ten times older than Lancelot, and their life experience is incalculable, and their attitudes are at least not faulty in etiquette, and they are always kind and have a serious attitude to talk to Lancelot.

It was precisely because of this that the bilateral talks began less than a quarter of an hour, and Lancelot deeply regretted why he didn't ask Gengoro to speak on his behalf. In terms of his own personality, just seeing the entire conference room, a dozen old men with white hair and white beards, smiling around him, slowly and logically, speaking gentle words, it was almost a mental attack.

In a way, this may be more powerful than Amakusa Shiro's Soul Suppression Sound Sword, and before the two sides could say a few words, Lancelot felt a mental spasm and wanted to shout surrender, but he barely calmed down with full concentration, so he didn't stage the ugly state of breaking the door and escaping.

The whole meeting lasted for two hours, and in general, Bai Dezhao and others expressed their willingness to respect the queen's will and recognize Lancelot's inheritance. However, there are still many people who are not convinced by the new monarch and start a rebellion, as the head of a country, he cannot ascend the throne when the country is divided, which will hurt the dignity of the monarch, so he must wait for the civil rebellion to be completely quelled before he can officially honor Lancelot as King Reins.

But the ministers also made several demands that Lancelot comply:

First, the army and funds for quelling the rebellion must be raised and prepared by themselves, and the Reins court cannot provide them.

Second, it is forbidden to use the power of heaven against ordinary soldiers and civilians to indiscriminately kill innocents.

Third, within three months, all economic and political recovery in Reynes must be stabilized.

If Lancelot can complete these constraints after three months, then the ministers will officially hold an enthronement ceremony for him, if not, it means that he does not have the ability and qualifications to become the king of Reins, and at that time, I hope that he can take the initiative to leave Reins if he dishonors the queen's expectations.

"With the bravery and chivalry of His Highness Lancelot, it should be easy to accomplish this! We are all looking forward to it, please ...... in these three months. Oh no, with your ability, maybe within a month, you can show your talent and ability, and let us old people who are about to die open their eyes!"

If he had been sane, Lancelot might have been able to make the right judgment or fight for something more favorable to him, but after two hours of fatigue bombardment, he almost forgot his name and just wanted to get out of this hypnotic hell as soon as possible, so he ......

"Ah, there's no problem with this, I'll leave the future of Reyns to me! I won't let you elders!"

This was followed by a series of thunderous applause, and in a trance, it seemed that the dozen or so old men left their seats together, came to the front, smiled cordially, shook hands with themselves, patted their shoulders, and said words of praise.

It was a good feeling, and when the crowd had dispersed, Lancelot leaned on the edge of the table and took a quarter of an hour nap on the spot, then he opened his eyes and looked around.

"Hmm...... I just said I had promised something amazing!"