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Chapter 260 [Secrets of the Past Years]

Clark smiled faintly: "What I want to say to His Majesty is ...... Even if he was as wise as His Royal Highness Chen, he ...... back then For the matter of Lichu, it is also the same headache, and it is also the same tangled and tangled, and it is difficult to fall into chess for a long time. I served His Royal Highness Chen, and I remember that in the last year of his reign, for the sake of the heir, I also used to wander alone and for a long time on this square, under the White Tower, just like you are today...... So, don't be in a hurry, you've done a good job. ”

When the emperor heard this, he thought for a moment, smiled, and said lightly: "Thank you for the enlightenment of these words, Master." ”

His eyes suddenly lit up: "You said back then...... His Royal Highness Chen, also for the sake of the heir...... Under this white pagoda, lingering for a long time, I can't think about it?"

"Yes. ”

"But I don't know, what was the distress of His Royal Highness back then, but for what?" the emperor was interested.

Clark listened, lowered his head and smiled faintly: "Your Majesty really wants to hear it?"

The Emperor nodded: "Not bad." ”

The old mage looked up at the tower, where the sun had been setting to the west...... A strange look flashed in the mage's eyes, and then he looked at the emperor again: "In the old days...... The thing that the regent is worried about is the same as His Majesty, that is, the prince!"

"Oh?"

"The regent had a son and a daughter. The eldest son, Charlie, and the eldest daughter, Princess Karina. Although the regent himself was in charge of the empire at that time, because he was forced by the church, he never called the emperor in his life, but let his eldest son Charles call the emperor the new emperor, while His Royal Highness himself only supervised the country in the name of the regent.

Little Emperor Charles and Princess Karina both worshipped Duke Du Wei of Tulip as their teacher, and they didn't really see it when they were young, but as they grew older, His Royal Highness finally found out. This son of his is really not the material to be an emperor. The little emperor is extreme and frivolous, although he is also very smart, but because he is too impatient and arrogant, it is difficult to become a hero. In fact, the regent had already seen this during his lifetime. Although Princess Karina is young, she is very intelligent, kind and generous. Humble and decent, and talented, he was very much loved by the regent.

The regent once said privately that if Charlie had Karina's wisdom, then the future of the empire could be prospered. At that time. The regent was already seriously ill and was not long in time. At that time, no one knew that in fact, the regent had secretly moved the idea of changing the prince! The little emperor Charlie was really uneasy, and the regent had secretly moved his mind to depose Charlie and replace Karina as the empress.

However, the situation was special after all, Karina was five years younger than Charlie. At that time, she was just a little girl.

The regent thought about it before and after, and at the beginning, he was like His Majesty, and he once came to the white tower in the middle of the night to wander back and ponder.

He once said that if he had five more years to live. There was time to solve these problems slowly, but he knew that time was running out...... In the end, a difficult decision was finally made, and Charlie was still not moved to the throne!"

Speaking of this, Clark looked at the emperor: "Your Majesty knows that the regent made this decision." But for what?"

The emperor pondered for a moment and said, "Naturally, it's because Karina was still young at the time. Young cannot be in power. And the regent himself can't make Kalima an adult, so he can only make Charlie ......"

"That's certainly one reason. Clark smiled, "However, there is a more important reason ......"

Mage Kraka said, a look of remembrance in his eyes:

One hundred and forty years ago, on that night, under this tower, a slender figure, dressed in white, stood at the foot of the steps.

A crescent moon bent in the sky, looming from the dark clouds.

The young man in white was coughing lightly, looking at the sky, and then at the White Tower.

In front of him, Clarke, who was in the prime of life at the time.

Clark remembered that he was still in a red court mage robe, standing in that shadow. At that time, he had two identities, Mingli was a deacon in the Magic Guild, and secretly no one knew that he was the court mage of His Highness Chen's henchman.

I remember that back then, I was also standing in this position, looking at the supreme monarch in front of me who held the power of life and death in the empire.

"Do you think this is really a wise decision?" said the young monarch to himself.

How did you answer yourself? Hmm...... Yes, he stood tremblingly in front of him at that time, not daring to raise his head, this young man who was only a regent in name, his imperial majesty, but far superior to the generations of emperors he served! In the face of this regent, he rarely even dared to touch the other party's eyes, and remembered that his answer at that time was: "Your Highness's decision must be correct." ”

"You're lying. The young monarch looked at himself and smiled.

......

"You're lying. Prince Chen looked at the court mage in front of him, his voice was light, one hand gently covered his mouth, the other hand behind him, in that peaceful gaze, but it seemed to be able to see through a qiē, so that the court mage in front of him did not dare to raise his head: "You actually understood a long time ago, Charlie, there is no gentleman's bearing." After my death, the empire is in his hands, far less reassuring than Karina. I understand this truth, you understand, many people understand it...... Even Du Wei understood, but no one would say it directly to me. ”

The court mage did not dare to look up.

Du Wei would not say this to me, because he wanted to avoid suspicion. He is already the Duke of Tulip, he has already gained too much, he stands too high, if he meddles in the question of imperial power...... He's a smart guy who knows when to avoid trouble.

The old prime minister would not say this, because he had to wait for the opportunity. He knew that Charlie would not be able to control the tulips in the future, and at that time he would need the support of important ministers like him, and at that time, the Robeschell family would have another chance to rise again. But if it was replaced by Karina, this child had a very close relationship with Du Wei, wouldn't it cut off the hope of his Robschanel family.

You don't dare to say that. Because you are the closest person to me, you see my true heart, so ...... You don't even dare to say it, you don't dare to mention a word, do you?"

The court mage was already covered in a cold sweat.

Tatsumi pursed her lips and smiled. His eyes were cold, his eyes were as pure as the moon, and his smile was so cold: "So, it's obviously a wrong thing, but no one tells me." As an emperor, this life is really lonely as snow. ”

The court mage could only hang his head lower.

"I know that Charlie is not a good emperor, but ......" Chen's eyes finally gradually revealed a trace of astringency: "I am a man, not a god." Since it's human. There are people's weaknesses, people's worries, people's people's, people's people's...... Selfishness. ”

That's all he said. Tatsumi seemed to be much more relaxed, he sighed softly, coughed a few more times, and his face showed pain. He wiped the corners of his mouth with his sleeve, and when he raised his head again, he looked at the white tower and said leisurely: "I." Selfish...... After all, my surname is Augustine. ”

The snow-white cuffs, a touch of red, are shocking!

......

"Selfish?" the Emperor listened to Clarke's words. After thinking for a moment, he finally sighed: "I understand." ”

He smiled wryly: "The regent's selfishness is that Charlie is a man, and a man will succeed him." In the future, the throne will belong to the Augustinian family. And if it is passed on to the daughter...... A woman always has to marry, then in the future there will be children. Naturally, the throne was passed on to his heirs, so that the throne no longer belonged to the Augustinian family. ”

Clark nodded and said in a deep voice: "The world says that the regent was wise and martial all his life, he seized power with a coup d'état, removed obstacles, supported the rise of the Tulip family, suppressed the old nobles, and unified government affairs. During his reign, he swept away the warlords in the northwest, resisted the invasion of the orcs in the north, and single-handedly revived the empire! He never made a mistake in his life, but the only wrong thing he did was to give the throne to Charlie. After the death of the regent, Charlie reigned for three years, did countless ridiculous things, and became close to the Tulip family, but in the end, he was assassinated and died because of his greed for women, which became a major scandal in the history books. Duvy, Duke of Tulip, supported Princess Karina to succeed to the throne and became the empress, which put the empire back on the right path. If the regent had deposed Charlie early and chosen Karina, the empire would not have taken a three-year detour in vain......"

Speaking of this, Clark suddenly shook his head, raised his head to look directly at the emperor, and said in a deep voice: "But I think that the regent has not done anything wrong!"

The Emperor was silent, but only looked at Clark with his eyes.

"As the regent said, it is man who has selfish intentions. After all, he is an Augustine, so it is natural to plan for the future of the Augustinian family. Clark said, but his tone gradually revealed a hint of mockery: "Moreover, what happened afterwards is just a complete confirmation of the regent's fears." After Charlie's death, Empress Karina succeeded to the throne and finally married Du Wei, is this throne ......"

"This throne, sure enough, has nothing to do with the Augustine family. The emperor didn't wait for Clark to finish speaking, and then said slowly: "Although my surname is Augustine, for more than a hundred years, everyone has regarded our vein as the blood of tulips. The 'real Augustine' have always treated us as outsiders and robbed them of their royal legitimacy. It's not just them who think so, but even people in the world are afraid that there are not a few people who think so. ”

Clark closed his mouth.

The Emperor sighed faintly, and then exhaled a long breath: "Okay...... The story is over. Master Clark, what you said today is a big surprise to me. I thought you would never get into any trouble. At present, few people dare to speak to me about the matter of the crown prince and the question of candidates, but you, an old man who has always stayed out of the matter, took the initiative to say this to me today. Are you trying to remind me of the Regent's past?"

Clark smiled, and he smiled as if he was very calm: "I didn't remind His Majesty of anything, I just casually told His Majesty about the old years." You might as well just listen to it as a story. ”

"Is it just a story......" the Emperor shook his head.

He looked at the old mage in front of him, trying to read something from his eyes, but Clark hung his head just right, not making eye contact with the emperor.

(What did he mean by telling me?)

Is it to remind me that the passing of the throne to Shiloh can guarantee that the throne is still in the hands of our bloodline?Let me emulate the Lord Regent? Even such a brilliant person, in the end, there are still selfish intentions, so as the emperor, I have some selfishness, is it okay?

Or did he warn that if he guarded the throne for selfish reasons like His Royal Highness Tatsu, I was afraid that he would suffer a bad outcome in the end? The regent forcibly gave the throne to Charlie. As a result, he made such a faint king as Charlie, and finally died tragically, not only losing the throne, but also losing a son......

What does this old mage mean?)

Clark stopped talking, he bowed deeply to the emperor, and slowly turned to leave.

Looking at the old man's stiff back, the emperor suddenly moved in his heart!

Don't...... He reminded me that even a person as wise as Prince Chen had a lot of calculations. In the end, things may not go as he wants? In order to help Charlie, Prince Chen worked hard and made countless arrangements before he died, and in the end, Charlie still died tragically and lost his position......

The world is like a mystery, and it doesn't really come to the end. Who can see the results?

Be...... Does that mean?

......

The winter afternoon sun is warm and lazy. The originally solemn palace seemed to exude a hint of peace under the shroud of the sun.

It was in this sunlight that an old man walked slowly in the shade of a tree on a secluded path behind the palace.

The old man on his face was dotted, and although he walked slowly, there seemed to be a wind between his steps.

Clark had changed into a gray linen dress. Walk out of the path, cross a bridge over a canal, and come to a long street full of traffic.

The old mage squinted his eyes, as if for someone his age. This brilliant sunlight is beyond the eyes to bear. But if someone approached him at this moment, they would find that there was a faint flash of light in the gap between his eyes.

On the long and lively street. It was bustling with people and hawkers on the side of the road. The shouting of the street shops and the signs and flags fluttering in the wind were left behind the old mage, as if they were just a background.

He walked like this, out of the bustle, into the silence.

Finally, after rounding two streets, we came to a square.

This square is very ancient, in a pool in the middle of the square, there is a stone carving, carved a stone pillar three or four meters high, carved with various patterns, it seems to be some kind of totem.

The old man walked to the pool, and slowly sat down on the edge of the pool, and he reached out and slowly touched it in his pocket, and actually found an apple, brought it to his mouth, and took a bite gently.

There was a constant stream of pedestrians, but no one would give him a second glance.

It seems that on this winter afternoon, an old man basking in the sun and eating fruit in this square is nothing more ordinary.

However, after a few moments, a man in a wide cloak walked slowly over and stood quietly in front of Clark.

In the old mage's hand, an apple had been gnawed to only half a small size, and he seemed to know that there was a person standing in front of him, but he didn't look up, just pursed his lips, pursed the corners of his lips, and smiled in a low voice:

"Two on the street, four on the left, one on the right, three in the front and three in the front...... Every time you come to see me, do you have to make such a big show......

The man in front of him, his whole body was shrouded in robes from head to toe, and his face was hidden under the wide cloak and hat, and from a distance, it seemed as if only a dark shadow could be seen.

The man moved his hand and handed over a thin parchment bag and placed it on the pool next to Clark.

Clark glanced sideways, his gaze seemed to move, and then smiled again.

"The handwriting of the undead ** master Kerton six hundred years ago...... Hmph, you're so generous. Although my old man is almost in the ground, he still can't help but beat his heart faster when he sees such a thing. ”

But having said that, Clark had already stood up, and he also looked away, looking into the distance, at the bustle of the street:

"I won't take anything. I'm right...... I didn't say those things for you, nor for any benefit. Clark touched his nose and took another bite of the apple: "People are old, what do you want these things for, do you want them to go into the coffin together? And only this once, and in the future, you will not appear in front of me again......"

After saying that, he gently put an apple mustache on the pool, and put it on the sheepskin bag, then smiled, put his hands behind his back, and walked away.

Don't look back.