Pirate Kingship.

Chapter 96: Weddings and funerals, joy leads to sorrow

Southeast of the Channel Islands, capital Kingston, Oasis Palace.

This is a huge building complex consisting of more than 600 halls and rooms.

The Georgian-style spire roof, the exquisite porch and columns carved from white marble are absolutely symmetrical with the annexes on both sides.

With the orderly six pairs of six glass panes, it is transparent and bright, and the lines are simple and orderly.

Although it does not have overly luxurious decorations, it has a timeless symmetrical beauty and is also the embodiment of order that is most respected by all human countries.

Neat, elegant, dignified, and noble; this is how the world under the protection of the [Silver Law] should be.

In the Old World, whether it is a church or a palace, it is rare to see such heretical buildings with asymmetrical layouts.

At this moment, Ganquan Palace had already changed its owner.

Not only has the most conspicuous royal emblem changed from red roses to white roses, but even the varieties of roses planted in the garden have been changed.

Strive to completely erase all traces of the former owner from even the smallest detail.

"Da da da"

And today, luxurious carriages carried their owners into the palace.

The palace gates were wide open, and the newly decorated Oasis Palace was used for the first time by the new King Edward IV to entertain the Yorkist party's capable leaders and their families.

The night in Kingston comes much later than in Anchor Bay.

When the Channel Fleet launched an attack under the cover of night, a grand banquet had just begun.

The table was filled with delicacies from the Kingdom of Iris and the Holy Silver Empire: beef stew in red wine, fish soup in Marseille, tripe of Caen, baked snails, roasted quail
Desserts included panna cotta, ice cream scoops, and quiche Lorraine, but there was no trace of any native Hastings dishes.

Obviously, no chef would serve something like that to annoy the guests on such a festive occasion.

The banquet hall was filled with the aroma of food and a joyful atmosphere.

"Count, I heard that your son is already a second-level [Law Master], right?"

"Yes, he is currently on duty in the First Fleet of the Channel Fleet. When he returns, he will probably serve as a senior judge of the King's Bench of the High Court."

"My little daughter Belinda admires defenders of order like them the most. Why not let these young people meet each other if there is a chance?"

In the various noble families in the banquet hall, whether married or unmarried, many people were doing the same thing, either through their elders or in person.

Especially those noble women who were dressed up to perfection, they could make the most of a fan.

Only by hanging out in social places for a long time can you understand their secret language.

If a lady holds a fan and slowly fans her chest, it means that I don’t have a lover yet, and you should chase me quickly.

If she closes the fan and puts it on the tip of her nose, it means that I am very unhappy about you flirting with other women just now, so you'd better be careful.

Open and close the fan, then point to the garden, which means, dear, go over there and wait for me, I will come to find you later, and then we will...
Full, warm and lustful.

Now is the time to enjoy the fruits of victory. If we still can't do whatever we want, then wouldn't my rebellion have been in vain?

It is foreseeable that marriages within the York Party will become very frequent in the future.

As it gets darker.

The "Hymn Fantasy" praises the Creator, the "March of Kingship" praises the power of the Lord, and the "March of Majesty" demonstrates the power of the army.
The large pipe organ, in the hands of a third-level [Musician] of the Palace Sequence, plays one classic piece after another, and countless notes form a magnificent picture.

The atmosphere of the banquet was completely pushed to a climax.

Led by the waiter, all the guests came to one side of the banquet hall, holding their wine glasses, in front of a white wall.

As a servant activated the mechanism, an entire wall slowly disappeared into the wainscoting inside the wall.

King Edward IV, dressed in neat military uniform and with a dignified look on his face, appeared in front of the guests with his most core royal members.

All the great nobles were deeply moved by this ritualistic scene.

In the past, only Henry VI and his wife, the prince, his brother Prince of Thornburg, and a very small number of Lancasters would appear in this way.

If it weren't for the accident, Byron would have made his grand debut in this way at his coming-of-age ceremony.

But now it seems that the era of Lancaster has really come to an end.

Immediately, huge applause and cheers rang out in the banquet hall.

"Long live your Majesty!"

“God blesses York!”

The law is rooted in the collective consciousness of mankind, which is essentially the human heart.

When people are united and everyone believes that a king is destined to be the king and is invincible, then he is most likely the king.

The hearts of the Yorkists were more united than ever before at this moment, and even the "Iron Law of Royal Power" became visibly stronger.

The princes and princesses were still young, so they were quickly led by the queen to the side hall to rest.

Edward IV, his brother George and Richard, the three most core heirs of the House of York, became the core of the entire banquet.

Even the new Archbishop of Canterbury sent by the church took the initiative to approach them and have a cordial conversation with them.

“The Lord is always watching over you, the favored ones of the Three Phantom Suns.

Your Majesty, the Lord crowns you for your virtue and perseverance, and allows you to lead the people of Hattings to bathe in the Lord's grace."

Edward IV did not dare to neglect the highest-ranking clergyman in the kingdom and bowed his head humbly:
“Thank you, Your Excellency the Archbishop.

I promise to you that I will continue to support you in teaching believers, maintaining the purity of doctrine, and eradicating all heresy!
Anchor Bay, which refuses to convert, is my gift to the church.

This banquet is also a celebration banquet, and you will soon receive news from the front line."

"Then I'll wait and see."

In public, although the two spoke briefly, they undoubtedly announced some unknown insider trading.

This is also the reason why Red Beard felt that the church’s attitude was somewhat intriguing after discovering that the York family possessed forbidden knowledge (Chapter 54).

The other nobles did not feel at all surprised to see this harmonious picture which was completely different from the Lancastrian era.

Because before the final battle, a magical sight of "three phantom suns" suddenly appeared in the sky above the York family.

Three phantom days, that is, three suns appeared.

Edward declared that the three suns in the sky were the best proof that the Creator blessed the House of York.

It not only represents the Trinity of the Creator in the church, but also represents the three heirs of the House of York: Edward, George, and Richard.

This also means that the York family's usurpation of the throne was strongly supported by the church, or at least the Diocese of Hattings.

Now the York family naturally has to return the favor.

You know, in the past, although the royal family of Hastings converted to the Creator, as an island off the old continent, the relationship with the church has always been tense. The "Holy Office Commission Act" was once enacted, stipulating that the election of bishops and other clergy in the country is not subject to interference from the Pope.

Later, legislation was enacted to prohibit "unauthorized exercise of religious judicial power" and to prohibit citizens from appealing outside the country. Violators would be deprived of their citizenship.
By the time of Mad King Henry VI, the Lancaster family's attitude towards the church was equally cold.

Just slightly better than the diehards in Anchor Bay.

The York family even had reliable information that Lancaster was secretly supporting a new separatist faction in the church in order to strengthen the royal power.

Obviously, who can be united, including the royal family, ethnic groups, and the supreme church? Where there are people, there is struggle.

In particular, the vast opportunities provided by the Age of Discovery caused these contradictions to erupt in a concentrated manner.

But from now on, Hastings will only have one voice!
The Yorkist nobles celebrated the support of the church.

With the recognition of a powerful force whose status is above the royal families of various countries, the situation of their new ruling group will be much better.

Everything is moving in a good direction.

Next to it, I heard the conversation between the king and the archbishop about the pirate port of Iron Anchor Bay.

A great nobleman toasted to the jeweled noble lady beside him:
“Marquise, you look exceptionally radiant today.

Although Lord Norwich is absent due to his mission, we are all with him even though we are thousands of miles away.”

It is not certain whether she was a glamorous man, but her husband, Norwich York, was the youngest uncle of Edward IV.

After York successfully rose from a noble family to a royal family, it was not impossible for him to be awarded the title of duke when he returned with a great victory.

The Marquise may not be very beautiful, but the halo above her head is really beautiful.

"Thank you, Count.

Wherever your majesty's banner points, the House of York will be invincible.

I believe my husband and son will soon add their own glory to the honor of the White Rose."

"Of course, I always believe that."

The two vested interests of the York family smiled at each other and raised their glasses with others.

"To our Majesty."

"Victory to the Kingdom!"

Edward IV also smiled and raised the red wine in his hand:
"Cheers to our warriors on the front line. Victory also belongs to everyone here."

Before he finished speaking, a messenger on a fast horse came galloping outside the door.

"Haha, our military report is here. Quick, report the battle results on the front line to all the York family's closest friends, gentlemen, and ladies!"

Richard, the youngest of the three brothers, had his eyes light up, and he immediately gave the order, apparently never imagining any other possibility.

Led by the waiter, the messenger delivered the urgent report from the Admiralty to the king.

He glanced at the expectant expressions of the king's three brothers and the guests, hesitated for a moment, and then whispered in a difficult tone a piece of bad news that could not be concealed at all:
"Your Majesty, the First Fleet of the Strait Fleet, which is currently on a mission in Anchor Bay, has sent us an urgent military report.

Just now, the secret weapon code-named "Natural Disaster" accidentally went out of control, and all the main battleships above level three in the fleet were wiped out.

Only a few cruisers managed to land on the Evernight Peninsula.

Witnesses confirmed that the fleet commander, General Norwich York, and nearly twenty other [Law Mages] on board were all killed in the battle.

Moreover, they all said that they heard it with their own ears. This was the judgment of the Wild Hunt in the legend of the Bay People!"

Upon hearing this bad news, even though Edward IV had experienced countless storms and more than one failure, his throat couldn't help but feel a little sweet.

His body swayed and he almost fell down.

"The fleet was destroyed and all the members died in the battle?!!"

The old lady from Norwich, who had just been hoping that her husband would go a step further and let her become a duchess, suddenly felt dizzy and fainted.

And she was not the only one who fainted on the spot.

Most of the guests here don't know about the secret weapon codenamed "Natural Disaster".

But he knew that the [Lawyer] that his family had trained with great difficulty was also on the ship!

All of them were buried in Anchor Bay along with the Channel Fleet.

"No more, all gone!"

"No, that's not true."

There are more than a dozen [Lawyers] that only the great noble families are qualified to train, and naturally they also correspond to more than a dozen large families.

None of them were left out of the party.

Following closely behind the messenger, servants from each family also hurried into the palace to deliver the news that the life gems of their family members had been shattered.

They no longer had any hope in their hearts, and no one knew how many of them fainted in an instant.

"Hurry, doctor, please ask the doctor to come over."

For most people, it is simply too much joy and then too much sorrow, falling from heaven to hell in an instant.

The first time Ganquan Palace opened its doors, the wedding banquet turned into a funeral banquet.

As luck would have it, and as if foreshadowing something, the fleet's flagship was named the King Edward.

A devastating defeat caused the people, who had just been unprecedentedly united, to fall apart.

Under the light, even the gilded royal emblem in the banquet hall seemed to dim a little.

The news of the Battle of Anchor Bay did not only reach Edward IV.

It was more like the wind that spread across the entire North Sea coast in just a few days.

Some people are sad and worried, while others are crying for joy.

To the north of the Channel Islands, adjacent to the Earldom of Greenville, Prince Sollenberg of the Byron family.

In a manor where the York family's private army was imprisoned.

Katherine Greenville, the last member of this ancient family, pressed a copy of the Lighthouse Weekly, which recorded the beginning and end of the Battle of Anchor Bay, against her towering chest.

His eyes were slightly red, his nose was a little sour, and he muttered to himself:

"You're really still alive, little brat. I knew it. I knew a scourge like you wouldn't die so easily."

"That's great! It's really great!"

(End of this chapter)