Codex Pirates

Chapter 315 Simba

When William and the others were still some distance away from the palace, they heard shouts of killing and gunshots from there.

When William arrived with his men, the shouts of killing had gradually subsided, the gate of the palace was opened from the inside, and a group of soldiers came out from the gate of the palace. Oliver behind William ordered the soldiers of the garrison to prepare to attack. William raised his hand, telling them to put their guns down.

Many of the soldiers who came out of the palace were still stained with blood, but they showed no hostility at this time. After they saw William's appearance clearly, they even threw all the weapons in their hands on the ground. After a person knelt down on one knee and cheered William's name, all the soldiers immediately knelt down, let the palace gate open, and cheered William.

No matter how carefully selected Norton I and the nobles of Kalmar City were, they could only select some obedient senior officers or some middle-level generals, which still could not change the fact that the soldiers were all composed of low-level population.

These people may not have been William's most loyal supporters at first, but during William's imprisonment, the rulers of the Navian Kingdom went against the grain and gradually deteriorated the situation that William had managed to improve over the past few years. In order to win the support of the military, the nobles of the Kingdom of Navia relaxed part of the military discipline requirements compared to William's reign. They have more personal time, and can often even leave the barracks and go home, or go outside to rest.

But this has led to these low-level soldiers who can clearly understand and see how their families and living environment have gradually changed from the prosperity of William's reign to gradually dilapidated.

If these soldiers still lived a semi-closed life in the barracks, kept a certain distance from the society, and reduced the influence of the outside world, as they did during the reign of William, they would not have been affected and impacted so much, and the navy and the world government were hanging over their heads. With the deterrence on their heads, they may still obey the orders of their superiors.

It's a pity that there is no if in reality, and because the strategy adopted by the nobles of the Navia Kingdom is to win over the upper class, the officers who were successfully won by them, without William's deterrence, dare to do things that they would never dare to do in the past , such as embezzlement of Mexican military pay.

While the low-level soldiers were receiving shrinking wages, every time they went home, they looked at the increasingly poor families and heard the gossip that the women in the surrounding families had to become wandering warblers, even if they were not originally William's supporters, in this environment, are also forced to become William's supporters.

When the square where the execution platform was located rioted and the news of the collective rebellion of the garrison barracks was sent back to the palace one after another, the soldiers here had already begun to feel fluctuating. When the news came that William was released from prison and marched to the palace, the situation was no longer stationed here. The generals can control it.

Those officers who stood on the side of the nobles and Norton I urged and directed the soldiers to guard the palace, but they didn't know who fired the first shot. This shot was like a fuse, and the resentful soldiers seemed to have made an agreement Similarly, they attacked in unison, killing all the officers and airborne generals who had been attracted by the nobles during this period of time, defected, and directly opened the palace gate to welcome William.

William did not place any manpower in the palace, and the soldiers spontaneously defected collectively when he was not there. Similar to the riots that took place in the Square of the Execution Platform, they were all accidents.

A Jin looked at the soldiers kneeling on the ground in front of him. Some extremely young soldiers even cried involuntarily when they cheered because of the enthusiastic scene in front of them. His gaze fell to the direction of the palace again, and he said in a low voice: "What a bunch of pigs!" , After leaving the navy, these trash are really nothing.”

"Isn't that better?" William laughed.

Ah Jin thought for a while, then grinned and nodded.

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In the palace, when there was a shout of killing in front of the palace gate, the king of Navia, Norton I and his family, were sitting in the hall mournfully. The queen kept wiping away tears, and Norton I also had red eyes.

After William was arrested and imprisoned, Norton I really wanted to cheer up, but he was limited by a series of factors such as lack of ability and time, and finally fell into the desperate situation he is now.

He looked at his son, Norton II, who was supposed to be the heir apparent of this country. The eleven-year-old boy's eyes were already swollen from crying, and his face was full of resentment and unwillingness.

Norton I choked up and said to his son: "Your mother and I are here to attract the attention of that traitor Morgan William. You take this opportunity to leave here."

He turned his head again and looked at an attendant standing silently beside him: "Taking advantage of the current chaos in the palace, you take the prince away quietly, and even if you run out, don't make any noise. Morgan William has too much influence in the East China Sea. .”

After Norton I finished speaking, he got up and saluted his attendants deliberately. Before he was lifted up by William and suffered some "torture", he would never be able to do such a gesture.

He looked sad and sincere: "The life of King Norton II is entrusted to you, please take good care of him."

After he finished speaking, he called Norton II again, and asked Norton II to kneel down and call the attendant "Godfather".

The middle-aged attendant was taken aback and quickly avoided, but Norton I begged again and again. A majestic king of a country that joined the World Government said so sincerely. He was very moved by the attendant who had been instilled in him to be loyal to the monarch since he was a child. Finally, agreed.

In this situation, there is no time to do any ceremony. Although Norton II was reluctant, he still knelt down under his father's order, and recognized the honest and honest middle-aged attendant in front of him as his "godfather".

Norton I immediately asked his attendants to take his son away, but Norton II refused to leave, and the queen also cried and hugged Norton II. The family of three in the palace completely looked like the end of the world.

Norton I pulled the mother and son away a little angrily, and said solemnly to Norton II: "My child, be obedient, you must live, don't let me and your mother die in vain, so that in the future, the Navia Kingdom Take back the throne from Morgan William, a traitorous official. Before that, you must take care of yourself and ensure your own safety! You are the next legitimate king of the Kingdom of Navia. Even if you suffer setbacks now, you must Be strong! Now hurry and leave with your godfather!"

After Norton I finished speaking, he winked at the middle-aged attendant, and the attendant pulled Norton II, who was silent and weeping silently, away.

Not long after the two people left, the gate of the palace was suddenly pulled open from the outside, and a group of ministers ran in in a panic, one of them shouted while running: "Your Majesty, it's not good, Morgan William has entered the palace."