404. Chapter 404: The First Imperial Decree
"Damn, why didn't you reply?!why?!Why why?" King Henry was anxious like an ant on a hot pan in Wroclaw, the capital of Shilonsk. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
After the Hereford family announced their march to Shilonsk, this guy was in this impatient state of wanting to kill. He sent almost five letters a day to Emperor Kalman IV for help, and also issued conscription orders to the other princes of the kingdom five times a day. He also sent five letters a day to King Otto, asking him why he had violated his realm and legal rights.
A letter of help sent to Emperor Kalman IV had no effect. In the beginning, the emperor would write a few letters, talking nonsense about being negotiating and waiting patiently. But after waiting for a long time, the emperor seemed to think that it was meaningless and unnecessary to be so tricky, so he simply did not reply to him.
And for the princes in the country, King Henry's conscription order is also very hehe. Although he claims to be the king of Wende. But at present, of the four Grand Duchyes in the territory of the Wende Kingdom, he cannot call on any of them except his own Shilonsk
- The Grand Duchy of Turov has been annexed by the Herefords.
After a marriage, he learned that his status was guaranteed, so Archduke Lesek gradually handed over his power to the Hereford family. The Grand Duchy of Mazovia evolved peacefully.
After several "collaborations", the Grand Duchy of Livonia was also heavily infiltrated by the Herefords. Although Dietrich, as the Grand Duke, still has some power and army. But he has long lost the interest and courage to compete with the Hereford family. As long as he can be safe and keep what he has now, he will be satisfied.
Even if we take a step back, Archduke Dietrich and King Henry have been rivals for many years. It would have been whimsical for him to abandon his previous suspicions and lead the army to rescue King Henry.
That's it, immersed in the dream that he is the king of Wende, and he has to listen to his own sweet dreams, and when he opens his eyes, he realizes that the entire Wende, the Hereford family, has mastered seventy percent. Power and power, even stronger than yourself as a king.
In fact, William once gave his father a piece of advice. He expected King Otto to also "call" the nobles and princes in Wende. Unlike the empty brand king who has no appeal at all. As soon as the Hereford family speaks, then the entire Wende nobles, large and small, from the two Grand Dukes and the Lords, down to a group of small and minor earls and barons, will rush here to kneel and lick at the first time.
That feeling must be very sour -- not to mention the sour feeling, and the strategic effect must be first-class.
Come to think of it, it's obviously the king, but no one comes when he gives an order. Instead, the king's challengers gave orders and answered the order. As soon as this effect came out, the Shilonsk army, which was originally not highly morale, might collapse directly.
However, King Otto rejected the offer.
William's father, it seems, wanted to fight a dignified, knightly war. There are no intrigues and no calculations of all kinds. He wanted to get out of the way and defeat the king with dignity. After that, he was crowned King Wende in a dignified manner.
As always, William was unimpressed by King Otto's decision. But when you think about it, it seems that there is some other use for this - the use of the Hereford family's own power alone without the help of others is more deterrent. People think a little more about the strength of the Hereford family - there is no need for the Hereford family to show weakness now. The Hereford family has to show that they are strong, and that the world can see that they are strong.
In this way, William had no objection to King Otto's decision - although he knew that if he objected, then King Otto would definitely act in his own way.
But in this way, William seems too strong. It even seems a bit noisy.
After being crowned King of Polotsk himself, William's other identity, that is, the **** of Russia, the first heir to the throne of King Otto, naturally did not have any problems. But whether William will still be able to serve as the Russian court minister is debatable.
Without the latter, would William have been able to command Russian politics as justifiably as he had before?
Although William was confident in himself, he decided to respect his father a little more.
Speaking of which, he and King Otto have also been in for more than two years, and they haven't seen each other for nearly three years. Whether the father-son bond will fade over time is something that William needs to consider...... After all, this is not the time for their father and son to guard a small barony. He has more things to think about.
William didn't believe what his father would do, but William didn't want to give it a chance to happen. So in the next action, William was ready to take care of his father's opinion.
That's it, on August 5, William succeeded in ascending the throne and was crowned King of Polotsk. Under the gaze of the deputies of Polotsk, the Archbishop of Polotsk put on a crown symbolizing royal power. And declared: "In the name of the Lord of Radiance, I declare you the lord of all Bolotsk, and all the Bolotsk people - you are the king of Polotsk!"
After letting go, he took two steps back and drew a cross on his chest. Then the crowd knelt down on one knee and bowed to William - compared to King Otto's coronation, William's coronation was hasty and not solemn. But this is also a matter of course, now that the whole world is busy fighting, even the coronation of a king is only a trivial matter in the face of a great war that affects the entire human world.
Therefore, William's coronation did not appear in a big enough way. Not to mention the king's envoy or the emperor's envoy, or the emissary of the Holy See, not even a grand duke. The vast majority of countries just sent envoys of insufficient weight to congratulate them and then leave them alone.
William didn't care much about this, but as William's status increased, Elise and Charlumie, who were crowned queens, were not very satisfied. After William's coronation, it was the coronation of the two of them. However, the two girls did not smile the whole time, as if becoming a queen was not a big deal. This surprised the audience. At the same time, there is some more speculation.
One of the more reliable speculations is that perhaps William will expand the number of his harem after this coronation. After all, he had been married to Elise and Charlumi for a few years, but the two girls did not even have a child. This is very detrimental to the continuation of the family business.
The Hereford family lacked nothing, whether it was talent, money, or military might. The only downside is the thinning of the population. Today, there are only two men in the Hereford family, one is William and the other is Otto. The slightest accident can lead to extinction. The whole family, along with the entire Russian kingdom, has a huge family business, and I don't know who will be cheaper when the time comes.
Therefore, the inheritance of the family is a matter of course, and the first thing is more important than love. That's it......
Of course, at present, William, Elise and Charlumi don't know that their occasional expression is wrong, which will lead to such a messy conjecture, and eventually cause a new round of messy things. That's for later.
After the coronation, which was supposed to be a time of cheering, William did not follow the customary order for everyone to eat and drink, and then dispersed casually - he pressed his hands in front of the local councillors who were forced to laugh, and the officials of his own academy who were excited, and his Praetorian Guard officers, and began to speak after making sure that no one spoke:
The full text is very long, so to concise it a bit, the basic meaning of what William said is this:
First of all, with him as the king and the protection of the Hereford family, the people of this territory are finally safe. He and his loyal soldiers will protect this land and not let anyone touch it.
Second, the world is now full of clouds and war clouds, and a major war is inevitable. In this case, Polotsk's own people should also try to act. In the future, he will implement a set of reforms in Polotsk, promulgating a standard commercial code and a civil code, and at the same time regulating the market and industry and commerce, so as to help the economy of Polotsk recover quickly.
Thirdly, as the territory of the Hereford family, Polotsk should also be considered on the basis of the interests of the Hereford family. That is, the friends of the Hereford family are the allies of Polotsk, the enemies of the Hereford family, that is, the enemies of Polotsk.
"It is for this reason that, as the king of Bolotsk, I am here to issue my first edict after I ascend the throne-" William looked serious and focused: "Polotsk will declare war on the Grand Duchy of Shilonsk - yes, the Grand Duchy of Shilonsk - that Excellency is no longer worthy to be called king!
And after this war, the entire Wende Kingdom will also come under the control of the great Hereford family!"
After that, all the parliamentarians present, all the officials and all the officers - whether they wanted it or not - cheered loudly - and that's it, the Kingdom of Polotsk, the newborn Kingdom of Bolotsk, joined the war.