In the meeting room of the Council of the Wise hung a portrait of the former king, Edward the Confessor, with a crown on his head, a sword at his waist, and a bright halo on his head.

In ancient Roman frescoes it was the symbol of Greek (Roman) gods, and in Christianity it was in the form of angels and saints.

Members of the Council of the Magi recalled that Edward the Confessor of the King also performed a "sacred touch" ritual in England to treat those suffering from scrofula in order to demonstrate the king's unique "supernatural powers."

This is a supernatural power that belongs to the king, a miracle of the king, and a manifestation of the divine authority of kingship.

King Edward's title is a penitent, and because of his piety, he was able to perform powerful miracles and cure various diseases during his lifetime, and was one of the very few kings with fourth-order powers.

However, the king also has two bodies, and once the human body is weakened, he will inevitably fall ill on the bed and be summoned to heaven by the Lord.

It's just that the saint-king, who spent about one-tenth of England's financial revenue on the construction of Westminster Abbey, has no legitimate heir to the United Kingdom.

Because there were no sons, the throne of England was vacant, and all nobles who were eligible to claim the English throne, and who were close to them and were eligible to inherit it, made claims to the British throne.

Generally speaking, sons and daughters inherit the kingdom of their fathers and mothers most legitimately, followed by the brothers of kings and queens.

If there are no children or siblings, then the only way to find them is from the siblings' nephews, nieces, or other relatives.

In view of the marriages between the royal families, when the various powerful royal families and nobles are qualified to claim succession to the British throne, then the choice becomes a big problem, even at the cost of waging war after war.

For example, Cnut the Great and his brother Harald divided their father's empire, one as the king of England and the other as the king of Denmark.

Cnut the Great happily went to be the king of England, but was rejected by the English people because of his Viking status, and the English people chose the Seven Kingdoms period, the Anglo-Saxon dynasty resisted the Viking invasion and revitalized the British Alfred the Great's descendant Edmund II, so Cnut the Great was driven back to Denmark in disgrace, found his Danish king brother to administer justice for himself, and then came to England with two hundred Viking warriors of the pirate ship.

Once the throne cannot be inherited by normal means, then it is natural to seize it by force.

The Vikings defeated the Anglo-Saxons but failed to bring them to their knees, and eventually Canute the Great and Edmund II compromised.

The two sides divided the land of England equally with each other on the Thames River, and then swore an oath to God, and the two decided who would live longer and who would live longer.

The short-lived, first-dead king was not favored by God, and the later king was undoubtedly God's chosen King of England's Destiny, so it was only natural that a king favored by God should inherit the kingdom of a king who was not favored by God.

In the end, because of the long life of Cnut the Great, Edmund II not only inherited the whole of England after his death, but also inherited his brother's Danish kingdom by the way.

Cnut the Great's three sons divided his empire, and the king who ruled England died short-lived, so the succession was again Edward the Confessor.

Edward the Confessor is now dead, so this dispute will not be easily broken.

The Council of the Magi chose the Earl of Wessex, their own man, Harold the Mighty, to succeed to the British throne.

This choice also offended the other great nobles who claimed the English throne, William, Duke of Normandy of France, Conan, Duke of Brittany of France, King Harald III of Norway, who considered himself to be of Canute the Great bloodline, and Tostig, the exile, the younger brother of the current King Harold.

Isn't it funny that William Pendragon, a self-proclaimed beauty of the Earl of Avalon, is going to claim the throne of England.

It's just an international joke.

"Where did the madman come from, everyone laughed enough, so they dragged him out and cut him down."

One of the councillors laughed and said, then waved his hand to have the guy cut down.

The Speaker, the Archbishop of Canterbury, coughed lightly, and the room fell silent for a moment.

"Mr. Green, you say that you serve your master, but you don't know that your master's claim is ridiculous."

The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Speaker, whispered, looking at Mr. Green, who was dressed as a bard.

An emissary claiming to be Lily, the wife of William the Beautiful, went to the Council of the English Magi to claim his master's claim to the throne of England.

William the Pretty was not a close relative of Edward the Confessor, not an Anglo-Saxon, nor a descendant of Cnut the Great, nor a Viking, but a German of the Holy Roman Empire, who claimed to be King Arthur's heir, William Pendragon.

It's ridiculous, it's just, why don't you say that the master of your house is another son of God, Jesus' brother Hong Xiuquan.

"Dear Archbishop, the master of my house not only claims the throne of England, but also Scotland and Wales, the whole of Great Britain, and he is the supreme king of Ireland."

Mr. Green took a deep breath, thought about the words he had made before leaving, looked at the archbishop and the councillors in the Council of the Wise and said, "If you think it's ridiculous that you won't see me at all, but just kill me or away, how can you come and receive me in person." ”

In a way, this is the reason why Mr. Green dares to be so arrogant and fearless, you think that my master and I are crazy, so why do you care about me as a madman.

"Oh!" The Archbishop of Canterbury spoke softly, in a elongated tone that seemed particularly meaningful in the room.

The Council of the Magi, composed of secular nobles, was a comprehensive body with a variety of functions such as judicial, legislative, taxation, and decision-making on state policy.

When the country is in crisis, the Council of the Magi has great power, and the Council of the Magi can not only change the order of succession, but also nominate people outside the royal family to inherit the throne, such as after the death of the "penitent" Edward, the minister Harold was put on the throne by the Council of the Magiches.

Cnut the Great also ascended to the throne by conquering England and was then elected by the Council of the Magi.

"My master thinks that he is your friend, and you are his friend." Mr. Green replied honestly.

"Why?" The archbishop asked mockingly.

"Because my master is weak, so my master is a good king for you, and you will definitely choose my master, just like you can't put all your eggs in the same basket, don't you find yourself a spare tire?"

Mr. Green said, and the scene fell silent for a moment, "Can you guarantee that one of you is not secretly colluding with Duke William, Duke Conan, and King Harald?" ”

"It's like Gnevere secretly cheating with Lancelot behind King Arthur's back, since it's collusion, it's cheating, then why can't you collude with another one, my master is very weak, isn't he a good candidate?"

One is stealing, two are stealing, and three are also stealing, and they are all stealing anyway, so why not steal a few more.