Chapter 33: Persuasion
Johnson looked at Chloe, but didn't know how to persuade him, and it stands to reason that he was the most qualified person to persuade him. After all, Freud was actually his cousin.
"Tyran, Moria, and Lizhu, you three girls, stay with Chloe. Wren said, knowing that this was the time to let them look at Chloe. He also doesn't understand how deep Chloe and Floyd's relationship really is.
"Captain Johnson, what are we going to do next?" Wren asked, turning his head.
"Thirty years ago, there was a faint king in this country, and in the end it was his brother who killed him. Now a faint king is about to appear. Johnson, I want you to step up. Pete didn't say much, but chose to come out at this time to speak.
"Otherwise, the country will never be able to withstand such a catastrophe again. Edward and your father were back in ...... I'm sorry, Johnson, but I have to say something. Pete paused and looked at Johnson's reaction.
Johnson waved his hand, indicating that he didn't care. "Let's be more honest, Pete, your father told me a long time ago that my uncle's ascension to the throne was expected by all. ”
"Edward is indeed very much like your father. They are all murderous and brutal to the people. The previous crown prince was Freud, and the people still had hope, and now Floyd has been brutally murdered by him. Now there is also the old king William over, once the old king is gone, Edward's accession to the throne will definitely be Charlemagne's biggest disaster. ”
This is true, but the king now has only one son. What do you want to do?" Johnson asked.
"I want you to stand up and take the throne. After all, you are also one of the candidates for the right to inherit the throne. Pete continued, "If my father were still alive, he would have wanted you to do the same. ”
"You think you're not your father, Pete!" Johnson said, "how can a man who has been exiled from his homeland for thirty years come back to be king?"
"Johnson, sometimes, it's not what you want to do. Just like back then, for the sake of the people, my father finally pushed your uncle to the throne, and now I am the same, for the sake of the people, I will also push you to the throne. Pete continued.
"What? The coup d'état was ...... It's him...... He planned it?" Johnson was taken aback.
"Yes, your father was already insane, and not only kidnapped your aunt as a harem, but also slaughtered several villages, just for the treasures in the village that he had never seen. Inexplicably, he increased the tax tenfold and built a new palace in Arthur. to match his identity as Charlemagne. Any of these items could not be borne by Charlemagne's people. In the end, my father and a large group of people who were interested in overthrowing your royal family of Arthur decided to overthrow him completely. Raised up a good and gentle king. It's a good thing for Charlemagne's people!"
Pete continued, but Johnson was silent. He knew what Pete said was true. He heard a lot of such remarks when he traveled around the sixty-six countries in Shannan. It's just that he can't believe that all of this was started by Pete's father. He is his ...... after all Foster father. If you killed your father, why did you raise yourself?
"The reason why your father was willing to save you back then was because you were still a child, and my father said more than once later that the child was innocent. And your uncle, the current King William, also blocked the news as soon as he learned that you had escaped. Everyone thought you were dead in that dark underground prison. Even until the end, after you made a lot of names in the mercenary world, no one suspected that you were the Arthurian royal family. ”
Pete saw that Johnson was a little moved, and hurriedly continued: "Actually, there is another thing, the marriage contract between Chloe and Freud was actually written in your name back then. Back then, your father and the Trist consortium in Tia City agreed that the condition of the two families was that the crown prince would marry Trist's eldest daughter. After William ascended the throne, in order to consolidate his position, he still continued to fulfill this promise and let Chloe marry Crown Prince Freud. and sent Freud to Tia City to meet Chloe and get acquainted. I guess that's how they met. ”
Chloe's eyes had been glazed over, and it was only when she heard Floyd's name that she came to her senses.
"What did you say?" Chloe couldn't help but interrupt when she heard this. "How is this possible?"
"Miss Chloe, if your father still has the original documents, you can see that the last signature of the document issued with Trist and his relatives is actually King Charlemagne, James, not William. And the prince's name in the document is also Billy, not Floyd. This was not a secret at the time, and many families knew about it. Because the Trist consortium has very terrible economic power in Charlemagne. So James chose to marry them in the end. You were supposed to be Johnson's fiancée!" Pete said to Chloe.
"No, you're not telling the truth. Chloe looked at Johnson and replied.
"Believe it or not, it's true. In other words, there is no fate between you and Prince Freud. So once Dwayne Johnson ascends the throne, then your father will marry you off to the new king as well. Of course, if Edward ascended the throne, it would be the same. To your father, whoever is Charlemagne's king is your husband. Pete seems to understand Chloe's father, Triste, very well.
"I don't believe what you say, and Freud is not dead. What you say is a lie. Chloe burst out of the room, crying.
Wren looked at Tyran, and Tyran and Molia hurriedly followed.
"You've said all that, what do you want to do?" Johnson said.
"Johnson, for the sake of your people, I want you to be able to stand up. Completely cleared Edward's power. Even if you don't want to take the throne, you can ask your brother Campbell to come. However, it is said that he is now the governor of the city of Tia. I'm afraid that Charlemagne's position as king has long been less enthusiastic. ”
"What about Duke Filin?" Johnson said.
"Duke Fillin's character is too weak, and he will not be a qualified king once the country faces disaster. ”
Wren saw that the two had been arguing, so he simply made peace with the mud first.
"Well, Pete, Johnson, I think we might as well clean up Edward first. We'll see what happens after that. The problem at the moment is that Edward wants to kill us. No, he actually killed us. We have to give it back the color. Wren summed it up for the two of them.
"Yes, Wren is right, anyway, our first problem now is to clean up this Edward. The rest of the mercenary group nodded yes. Pete naturally agreed. The current priority is to get rid of Edward.
"Then let's do it. Commander, make a plan. And they all agreed.
"Well, I think we can still use the underground passage in and out of the palace when I was a child to enter the King's Castle. Kill Edward again in the palace. Pete, is Edward now living in the palace?" Johnson asked.
"Yes, Edward has been living in the palace since he took control of the King's Guard in his own hands. Rarely go out. The king had not seen the minister for more than half a month. I'll go find out the news in a moment. I'll make a plan when I get back. You are here now to recharge your batteries and prepare for battle. Pete said contentedly.