After Becoming The Tyrant

When the head of the inner court had an audience, Zhu Chi was flipping through the collection of books recording the history of the Legrand Empire.

In fact, the Morne Castle where he is now is also his "burial place" to some extent.

The gift that the devil gave him was the fate line of King Purlin I.If the original trajectory was followed, the king would encounter an assassination on the seventh day after Duke Platinum was executed.In this assassination, the king will lose his eyes.

A blind man is not qualified to rule a kingdom.

Three months later, a coup took place in the royal city, and the citizens who were dissatisfied with the tyrant's rule used this as an excuse to drive the king from the throne.Four months later, according to the will of the Holy See, the great nobles tried Purlan, and he was hanged in front of the Menta—the same place where his uncle died.

This fate line looks very useful.

According to the normal way of thinking, knowing what will happen in the future, you can naturally avoid it.

But Zhu Chi never forgot that this is a gift from the devil.

Just as there is no explanation in the fate line, and Purland's order to abolish the death penalty was intercepted, it deliberately obscures the real reason for many things: Who are the people who were assassinated?By whom? ...all critical information has been withheld or deliberately misleading.

——This is a typical "devil's gift".

If Zhu Chi really relies on this fate line, then he is the number one idiot.

The crisis has not passed yet. After saving the Duke of Buckingham, he must immediately figure out who is his enemy, and where did the assassination come from a few days later?

"Your Majesty, Your Excellency the Duke..."

The head of the inner court hesitated to speak.

When he came to Moen from the palace, the steward thought it was just another arbitrary act of the king.When he arrived at the castle and saw the high guillotine, the head of the inner court was scared away.If the King hadn't come all the way, the Duke of Buckingham's funeral would be held now.

——It turned out that His Majesty expected that someone would dare to intercept the order.

The head of the inner court couldn't help feeling a little hopeful, thinking that His Majesty didn't seem to be completely fooling around.But right now, the king's crisp "I don't see" instantly made him realize that the king was actually the same as before, and he didn't make any sense at all.

Zhu Chi really didn't want to see the Duke of Buckingham.

For one thing, it was true that he terminated the execution, but it was also true that Pullan ordered the execution of his uncle.The relationship between uncle and nephew is actually very awkward.Secondly, Zhu Chi hasn't figured out how to face his nominally closest uncle, especially since the other party is indeed loyal to "him".

It's not that Zhu Chi has no relatives, but most of those "relatives" are looking forward to his early death.

He'd made a deal with the devil, and it was their credit—the more they wanted him dead, the more he wanted to live.

The head of the inner court stood still with a bitter face.

"Mr. Steward, are you deaf?"

Zhu Chi raised his head, his ice blue eyes looked at Mr. Manager standing at the door without a smile.

"Need I say that again?"

"No...no need..." The head of the inner court turned even more bitter, as if he was in a dilemma.

"Stop embarrassing your poor steward."

A deep voice sounded, with a bit of battle-tested toughness.The figure of the Duke of Buckingham appeared behind the steward. He was still wearing the dark robes of the morning execution, and his snow-white hair hung on his shoulders.His blue eyes were too clear and sharp for an old man.

It is not difficult to understand why Pullan rejected his only uncle so much. He looked particularly severe.

Zhu Chi closed the book and looked at the old man standing at the door.

The head of the inner court sandwiched between the two was pale, with cold sweat on his forehead.

"His Majesty."

The Duke of Buckingham did not look away.

Zhu Chi waved the head of the inner court to step down, acquiescing to the Duke of Buckingham's audience.

The Duke walked into the room with a warm fireplace, and he sat down a little away from the king, so as not to bring the lingering cold on his body to the king.

Zhu Chi noticed that the Duke of Buckingham's complexion was not very good.

He was, after all, an elderly man, and he was imprisoned in the notorious Mun Tower for a month, during which Pullan never came to see him.No matter as a king or as a nephew, this is too ruthless.

"Walter got out of Mern?"

Zhu Chi lowered his head and opened the book without looking at the old Duke.

"Earl Walter is the nephew of Cardinal Chetsmin. The Cardinal tried to persuade the Pope to excommunicate you last month." The Duke of Buckingham replied, "It is not a wise thing to anger the Pope."

"Excellent." Zhu Chi said, "just enough to confiscate the clergy's property and land to make up a ransom of [-] pounds."

The duke was silent.

Zhu Chi finally looked up at him.The fire from the hearth shone on his face, and the old man seemed to grow older at the mention of his captive son.

"Your Majesty, I can assure you that John is absolutely loyal to you."

replied the old prince.

Zhu Chi closed the heavy book with a snap.

The old duke watched him silently, it was not only the courtiers watching the king, but also the old man watching the younger generation.

He suddenly became irritable.

"What about you?"

With a cold tone, he asked in a sharp tone.

"Are you loyal to me?"

"Yes."

The old old duke stood up, knelt down on one knee in front of the young king, and performed a knight's ceremony of swearing allegiance.

"I will always be loyal to you."

The fire crackled in the hearth, and the midwinter chill in the air mingled with the warmth of the fire.Zhu Chi's hands were pressing on the pages of the book with some force.

The old prince stood up and bent over to embrace his nephew, who was sitting stiff in the chair.He gave the boy king the kiss of blessing that a father should have given.

"Feel sorry."

Zhu Chi said softly, for that Purlan who has all the care he doesn't have but doesn't know how to cherish it.

"The king will protect you."

The old duke whispered that the former king he was talking about was Pullan's father, William III, who died young.

Zhu Chi opened his arms strangely and hugged the old man.

………………

Neither Zhu Chi nor the Duke of Buckingham are people who are used to expressing their feelings.The hug that symbolized reconciliation ended quickly, and the two deliberately did not recall the scene of warmth just now.

The old prince did not forget the purpose of his coming to see the king.

"I've come to apologize to you."

"For John?"

"No, it's my reckless subordinates." The old prince sighed. "They planned a treacherous assassination, which was supposed to be carried out in a few days. I beg you to punish them severely."

Zhu Chi looked at the Duke of Buckingham.

"Would you like to see them?"

Zhu Chi stroked the back of the book, and he seemed to have found the clue to the assassination that caused Pullan to lose his eyes.He nodded slightly.

The old prince clapped his hands and ordered sharply, "Get out."