After Becoming The Tyrant

There were three knights standing in front of the king. From their tall and straight figures, it could be seen that they were not the wine and meat nobles who only wore exquisite armor and bragged about themselves everywhere because of women's fights.They are real soldiers.

The Duke of Buckingham ordered them to kneel, but the king stopped him.

"If I remember correctly." The king touched the spine of the book with paler fingers than ordinary people, "You should also be among the crowd in the morning, with your swords."

When he spoke, not only the knights, but even the Duke of Buckingham seemed a little surprised.

There were more than 200 people who witnessed the execution, among whom were three knights, who were stopped by the Duke before they drew their swords.When the king arrived, they were hidden in the crowd, and no one thought that the king could remember them clearly.

"Yes."

The leading knight replied briefly and coldly.

The duke was annoyed by his apparent confrontation with the king, who laid his own hand on his old hand.

"Be tactful, sir."

"...Yes, Your Majesty."

The knight added the honorific title reluctantly.

"Tell me, tell me about the good things you plan to do."

No matter from his expression or tone, it is impossible to tell the king's mood at the moment.He has been as unpredictable as he can praise Count Walter's courage and then swing the cruel whip.One moment it seemed gentle and peaceful, the next moment it would erupt into terrifying anger.

"We intend to assassinate you in four days."

After the beginning, the things behind the explanation will go smoothly.

The leading knight was Viscount More, a woodland nobleman from the north.He was once exiled because his eldest brother offended the Holy Church. It was the old Duke of Buckingham who discovered his extraordinary talent in military affairs and helped him restore his title and name.Since then, he has pledged his allegiance to the duke.

The king was not surprised that they wanted to avenge the duke by assassinating himself.

After the Duke of Buckingham was thrown into prison by the king, they wanted to rob him.But they have followed the duke for many years and know how loyal the duke is to the king—he would rather die in prison than let his nephew have another ridicule of "look, even his uncle conspired against him".

They resolved, after the duke had been put to death, to make the king pay for his cruelty.

The time was set for September 9st, which was the day when the Blacy Mission negotiated with Legrand on the recent battle.The king will leave the palace and personally arrive at the city of Tru, which is close to the battle line.

As those who personally experienced the defense of the Blacy Expedition, they were also in the negotiating team.At that time, they had the opportunity to get close to the king and complete the assassination.

For this, they even have their weapons ready.

"What weapon?"

The king was indifferent to the reason for the whole operation, he looked sideways at the knights in front of him, and seemed more interested in how they planned to kill him.

Moore, who was able to fearlessly confess his treason in front of the king, suddenly got stuck, and he shifted his gaze to the Duke of Buckingham who was sitting on the side with some guilt.

"Say."

The lines of the Duke's face became hard, as if wearing an iron mask.This was the prelude to his imminent rage. On the battlefield, he rushed into the enemy's army like this and beheaded them all.

Moore gritted his teeth, a look of shame flashed across his face, and he said nothing.

The king patted his uncle's hand: "I want to ask them a few questions alone."

After a pause, he turned his head a little uncomfortably, and added: "...my dear uncle."

Since he was officially crowned, he has rarely called his uncle so affectionately.Hearing this long-lost address, the Duke of Buckingham's anger was dissipated. Although he still looked stern, his blue eyes obviously flashed a little: "If this is your will."

He stood up, gave the three knights a warning look, and left.

Only Zhu Chi and the three knights were left in the room.

"Go ahead."

The Duke's back disappeared at the door, and the king looked away.

"You're not worried about us taking the opportunity to murder?"

"If you dare." The king replied indifferently, leaning against the back of the burgundy velvet chair, with the diamond brooch on his shoulder shining brightly, "I am right here."

Moore was silent for a while, then took the lead and slowly knelt down on one knee.He took something out of his pocket and offered it with both hands.Seeing that, the king understood why he was unwilling to take it out in front of the duke.

It was a fine crossbow.

Moreover, the arrows matching the machine crossbows were poisoned on the tip of the arrows.

It is not difficult to imagine, as a knight loyal to the king with his soul and life, how furious the Duke of Buckingham would be when he saw his subordinates using this "cursed thing" against the king.This meant that his subordinates not only violated his chivalry, but also viciously hoped that the king's soul would go to hell after his death.

This is one of the reasons why the Holy Church forbids the use of the crossbow.

Those saints declared that this cursed thing is the weapon of the devil, and the soul of the person killed by it will be taken away by the devil, and he will suffer from the red fire of hell ever since.

In this day and age, the consequences are certainly daunting.

"Soul taken away by the devil? Go to hell?"

Moore lowered his head and heard the king laughing lowly.He was almost confused by this elusive monarch, not knowing what the other party meant.

"What kind of poison?"

The king raised his crossbow and looked at the firelight in the hearth.This crossbow used for assassination is much smaller than the one he found urgently before, and it is indeed very suitable for assassination within a very short distance.

"Mandala."

"Revenge? Yes, quite romantic," said the king.

Zhu Chi lowered his eyes and looked at the crossbow in his hand.

His words sounded appreciative, but his face was grim in the light of the fire.Romando's toxin can kill a war horse in a very short time. Since the Duke of Buckingham's subordinates prepared such a thing to deal with him, if they succeed, he will definitely end up dead, not just Lose both eyes.

That said, they weren't the assassins who actually made the king lose both of his eyes.

The thread is broken.

Zhu Chi raised his hand and pulled the handle.

Moore heard the slight sound of the machine crossbow being pulled.He subconsciously closed his eyes, preparing to face his own death—when he stepped into this room, he had no hope that he could get out alive.

The sound of sharp arrows piercing through the air.

Moore could feel the cold wind almost passing against his scalp.

After a moment of silence, he opened his eyes.

The king played with the crossbow, but the arrows were gone.Moore turned his head, and with his extraordinary eyesight, he saw an arrow nailed to the mural behind him.It was a picture of a dinner party, and the poisoned bow and arrow sank into the throat of a knight in the painting.

Moore's throat moved slightly, and he looked up to meet the king's eyes.

When facing those ice-blue eyes, Moore realized that the king was indeed the Duke's nephew, and the sharpness of their eyes was exactly the same.

"You are the last person in the world who should not kill the Duke." Moore couldn't help but said, "He spent his whole life for you and the Legrand Empire, Nian Gao Dexun."

"It's not your own words."

The king suddenly grasped something keenly, and his gaze pierced like a dagger.

"Who told you that?"

The author has something to say: Luo Manduo has the title of "Devil's Flower", and the flower language contains "terror, death and revenge"