Section 148 Throne
The newlywed Marquis Solomon had just spent a wonderful night with his bride, and his limbs were intertwined and he fell into a deep sleep.
But in the wee hours of the morning, he was awakened and learned of William's death.
The king and his lover were discovered at night, and during their tryst, the security was tighter than before, except for the usual secret guards, Hurley and Nigaul were both out of the house, and it was always good to be careful, after all, so much had happened.
It wasn't until the evening, when it was almost time to return to the palace, that William still did not come out, and Hurley and Nigaul realized that something was not quite right, that His Majesty Xià had a limit, and would not spend the night there.
After a moment's hesitation, Hurley and Nigaul decided to warn them, but they got no response, only to realize that something was wrong.
The suddenness of this incident caught Solomon off guard, and he had to immediately change his clothes and go to Perth Palace, with Tiffany following him.
When the Marquess and Marquess of Solomon arrived at the Perth Palace, they happened to hear Princess Margaret crying and screaming inside.
She called William's name and fell down in front of the coffin.
"Orcs, it must have been those orcs who did it, my God, we used to support these guys, they killed William. ”
In the room, almost all the important ministers came, and their faces were as ugly as a dark cloud.
"Hurley, Nigol, report your results. Freyas said in a deep voice, although this steel-like man is actually not young, but with the physique of a legendary powerhouse, he has always maintained the appearance of a middle-aged man, but at this time he is a little old, which shows that William's death has also hit him quite hard.
When William went to have a tryst. Although Freyas was inconvenient to stop, he not only increased his manpower, but also always had the spirit of betting in that direction.
Any strong person wants to raid. As long as there is a conflict with the secret guard, he will sense it, and then rush to it immediately.
But the murder of William was so unexpected that it was impossible to prevent and took advantage of people's psychological blind spots.
Hurley and Nigaul whispered the results of their preliminary investigation to the important ministers, and Natalia was not easy to pursue, but some clues were still dug up from her. Her tongue was stitched together.
"She's at least a half-orc, of Srek blood. Hurley cautiously summed up.
"We can't let William's murderer go!" Princess Margaret straightened up, "This Natalia-woman-turned-cabaret troupe should be arrested immediately." And the merchant who provided the tryst may have been bribed and will be tortured!"
Hurley and Nigaul looked at each other, and both the Wood Elves and Hayden had been imprisoned, but the guards judged that they were not in cahoots with Natalia. But this is not the time to reason with Princess Margaret.
"And the orcs. Srek, kill them all!" the princess waved her fist.
"Let's talk about how to get revenge on the Sreks. Freas said, "I will send the secret guard to the East Beast Plains for a retaliatory operation." Hurley, Nigel, you lead the team, if you can achieve some results, continue to serve as the deputy commander, otherwise you will be demoted to captain, and Grah, you also lead a team of secret guards alone, and when you come back with results, you can be promoted to deputy commander. ”
Then he turned his gaze to the others. The Duke of Medici bowed and said, "Manfred will personally lead a team of family elites to hunt the Sreks in the East Beast Plains, and at least a thousand Sreks will be killed to express his grief for His Majesty William." ”
"I'm sure Lord Death's Scythe will be happy to do the same. Duke Byron said.
The Duke of Bourbon hesitated. "We're in trouble in the Ligurian plane, and I'm afraid we won't be able to pull in more elite fighters, but I'll ask Beck Dinette to do it himself. ”
The three major dukes expressed their willingness to send the legendary powerhouse of their family to the East Beast Plains to hunt the Srek clan to avenge William, which made Freas and Margaret feel a little relieved.
"I'll send someone to do that as well. Solomon said.
Freyas and the three dukes were shocked, and looked at him in unison, Freyas looked at him, and Solomon clasped Tiffany's hand and said, "I believe that Tiffany will be happy that I did this." ”
"Good. Freyas said slowly.
As soon as these words came out, everyone else in the hall secretly breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts.
Freas's recognition of Solomon's move was ostensibly only because Solomon Marquise Tifanie had this qualification, but in fact it represented a recognition of his strength. This is not to refer to his personal strength, but to admit the emergence of a new force, you must know that sending a team of people to the East Beast Plains to hunt down the Srek Clan, who are known for their proficiency in assassination, is a very difficult thing in itself, and the enemies to face are not just as simple as the Srek Clan.
This already means that Freyas and the three dukes believe that Solomon is a faction leader who is qualified to speak directly to them.
The other nobles, some hesitated, but none of them had the courage to promise to send a separate force directly to take revenge on the orcs, as Solomon did
However, there was a humane: "Marquis Solomon, I admire your courage and loyalty, and allow me to send some family warriors to your team." ”
"Of course, Lord Ludendorff. Solomon responded.
At this time, even the faces of the three dukes changed slightly, if Freas's recognition just now only represents Solomon's uniqueness, then Ludendorff's speech on behalf of the Spencer family is another kind of support, just one Marquis Solomon is still a little thin, but with a Spencer family, he is more qualified to talk to the three dukes.
Only Princess Margaret was dazed and unaware of the changes, and she clenched her fists through gritted teeth, cursing the murderer.
Three days later, a shocking news came from Asturias, William, who had just ascended the throne, died because he was assassinated by the Srek assassins, and the whole country mourned, vowing to sacrifice the dead king with the lives of 10,000 Sreks.
Titania and Saxons expressed their shock and condemned the terrorist acts of the Sreks, but at the same time rejected any possibility of Asturias on the grounds of their own national security.
Meanwhile. The family warrior team belonging to the royal secret guard and the three dukes' families, as well as Solomon's general Biscrit, urgently recalled the team from the dark region to lead the team, and then sent Chebman, Leonis and others to assist. A hunting team composed of warriors mixed with the Spencer family is also about to set off and sneak into the East Beast Plain.
And a solemn meeting is also taking place at Perth Palace.
"After calculation, we can't support a possible battle with the Eastern Beast Alliance and the Aurora Kingdom Alliance. Marquis Regina said with some tiredness.
He is preparing for tax reform, starting with the formation of a special budget group on the use of the state treasury, which may be expanded into a dedicated department in the future.
The first thing everyone discussed was whether to use the hunting team to build a teleportation channel in the East Beast Plain, which was beyond Freas's original plan. It is equivalent to launching a formal war against the Eastern Beast Alliance, and Aurora will definitely not sit idly by.
Sadly, Regina vetoed it financially.
The finances of Asturias could not support it. Although Asturias has also benefited greatly from the plane wars before, it requires a process of digestion, and although the income has increased, there have been wars in recent years. Likewise consumes a lot of wealth. Without incurring more debts, Edward was already far more than the previous kings.
"And what kind of reaction the Saxons will make, we can't predict, if the Guò teleportation channel goes to war with the combined forces of the Eastern Beast Alliance and Aurora, and the Saxons enter the war and favor them, we may lose, and if Titania takes advantage of the opportunity to attack us, we are very dangerous. ”
After the above simple deduction, the possibility of a formal war was basically vetoed. The decision to retaliate with a kill squad was upheld.
"It's better to kill Ulf. "There is humanity.
But this is certainly not an easy task, even if the three major dukes have sent their own legendary powerhouses. Moreover, the Eastern Beast Alliance's Tiger and Aurora Kingdom will not sit idly by, and a big war will not be fought, but the other party will also send strong people to support the Srek tribe, and in turn hunt the warriors sent by Asturias.
After discussing the revenge, there was another, more important matter, and that was the question of the throne after William's death.
"According to the law of succession to the throne, Princess Margaret is currently the highest in line of succession. Freyas said.
The dukes and the nobles did not speak, and Solomon was silent.
Margaret is not a good candidate for king, but the question is is is there a better option?
No.
In addition to Margaret's right of succession, Solomon's wife Tiffany is the second in line to the throne, and she is chosen from among the royal side branches.
If you can get the unanimous support of the nobles and important ministers here, it will almost be able to unite the will of the royal family, parliament, and army, and it is not impossible to change the possibility of Margaret inheriting the throne, although she has the right to inherit the throne, but if no one supports her, but everyone says that she is "sick", it is not impossible to choose another person with the right to inherit the throne.
But in this silence, I knew that it was impossible.
She wasn't the best candidate, but the three dukes were equally wary of the further union of the royal family with Solomon, and if the Marquise turned into a queen, it could be even more terrible than a stupid woman becoming king.
"Princess Margaret is the only person to succeed to the throne. The Duke of Bourbon remembered what his son had said to him before he came up, and finally took a stand.
The Duke of Byron seconded the proposal, and the Duke of Medici struggled for a while and proposed that Margaret should inherit the throne.
Jolawan Cathedral.
"So, Your Highness, you are the rightful heir to the throne of Asturias, and there is no one more suitable than you. Archbishop Cameron advised, "For the sake of the future of Asturias, you should be brave enough to take up this glorious responsibility." ”
"However, I am afraid that I will not do well, my father is a good king, and if William does not die, he should also be able to inherit his father's succession, but I ......." Margaret said hesitantly.
"Your Highness, our church is willing to serve Your Highness and help Your Highness govern this country. Cameron smiled kindly, as if talking to his granddaughter, "With our help, even if you want to avenge His Majesty William, you can do it." ”
Margaret's eyes finally lit up, and Cameron then changed his words, as if inadvertently, "Your Highness, if you refuse to inherit the throne, according to the throne, the second person in line to the throne will be Princess Tiffany." ”
"The woman?" said Magritte indignantly, "she didn't think about it. (To be continued......)
PS: All the places mentioned in the previous article about the Psionic Monster, including those that will be mentioned in the future, have been changed to Brain Eaters.