After Becoming The Tyrant

It snowed heavily.

The Duke of Buckingham stood outside the gate of Metzl Castle in a scarlet cloak, watching the king's carriage go away.The wind blows his white hair, and his back is as straight as a sword.

The king's carriage rolled over the white snow on the road, and the rose king banner of the team was as scarlet as blood and as fierce as fire.

The son of the Duke of Buckingham, General John stood behind him. The young general had doubts and disapproval on his face. He couldn't help asking his father: "Why don't you dissuade Your Majesty? It's dangerous for him to go to Kosso Asia. Can't it be replaced by someone else?"

The Duke of Buckingham glanced at his son.

"Because he's the king."

He replied.

Just like the time when the king went to Moon River Fortress to negotiate, this time he still watched the king go to a dangerous situation with his own eyes.The most important duty of a king is to guard his country. The king is the shield of the country and the sword of the country.

This is the responsibility of the king, and no one else can replace it.

He used to watch his elder brother lead the soldiers to go out like this again and again, and now he has become his nephew.

General John was stunned for a moment. The Duke of Buckingham was always strict with him, but the tone of this sentence was low and contained too many things.

The old duke raised his head, and the trail of snowflakes was printed in his ice-blue pupils: "When the king was crowned, I threw the long armor and gloves on the ground of the banquet hall of the palace, and vowed to challenge anyone who dared not support the king. At that time Brother Wang is still very young, and I am only one year older than you now."

General John bowed his head slightly, listening.

He knew that his father was William III's "defender"[1], and General John put together the thrilling ceremony more than once through other people's mouths.

The coronation of William III was held in turmoil, and the nobles who participated in the banquet of the ceremony were full of evil intentions, and there was a raging undercurrent under the splendor.

At the reception banquet, the young Duke of Buckingham, as the king's "defender", stepped into the banquet hall on a horse that was also covered with iron armor in the brilliant candlelight.There are no other knights around him, he alone is William III's mighty army.

The horse's hooves stepped on the cold rock, as powerful as a war drum.

The young duke took off his gauntlet, threw it on the ground, and swore to challenge anyone who did not support the king.

In the usual coronation ceremony, this part is just a political performance, but when William III was coronated, it was extraordinary. Legrand was revived, eyeing the 36 states, and the flames of war were brewing.So what used to be a political show has become a vicious battle.

The iron gloves collided with the rocks and made a crisp sound, and warriors from various countries came out in response.

They drew their swords, and took this opportunity of justice to swear to the death that King Legrand's majesty would be ashamed.

It was a battle of glory, a battle of dignity, and a battle of life and death.

The Duke of Buckingham alone takes on all challenging foes.

General John heard from everyone about his father's bravery when he was young. He fought one battle after another with those equally famous knights without fear, and all the candles in the Rose Palace were lit for him that night. , the young duke in the collision of armor and long sword is a well-deserved sword of the empire.

When the knight challenged by Angor State had his throat slit and fell off his horse, the Duke of Buckingham's armor was already covered in blood.He reined in the horse with one hand, held the sword in the other, and threw the gauntlet to the ground for the last time.

This time, no one dared to pick up the blood-stained glove.

No longer dared to challenge the Duke of Buckingham.

—he successfully defended the king's honor.

All the noble ladies and ladies applauded the most dazzling knight today, and all the knights bowed their heads to pay respects to him.The new king stepped down from his throne, raised his gilded goblet high, and toasted his brother, his defender.

It was a life and death contract.

From the time William III stepped on the throne until his death.When William III was alive, the Duke of Buckingham fought with him and held the land for him.After the death of William III, the Duke of Buckingham guarded his son for more than ten years until the new king grew up.

General John grew up listening to these glories from his father.

But he rarely heard his father talk about it himself.

"Your Majesty asked you to form a new army for him." The Duke of Buckingham turned his horse's head, "Do you know why I didn't let you be His Majesty's defender?"

"do not know."

"Because you didn't know what a king was at that time." The Duke of Buckingham said flatly, "Now, do you understand?"

General John subconsciously glanced at the direction in which the king's convoy was leaving. He held the reins tightly and let out a long breath: "Understood."

The Duke of Buckingham patted his son's shoulder lightly: "One day, you will take off your gloves and fight for Your Majesty."

"For the glory of Rose."

General John raised his fist and beat his heart, and he swore in a low voice.

…………

Angle State.

As a state subordinate to Legrand, Angor's palace is far inferior to the Rose Palace. To be honest, it is even inferior to the castle of the rich count of Legrand.But in the barren Angor, this is already the best building.

There are high mountains, virgin forests, and swamps like lakes. Day after day, year after year, the Angor people are trapped in such a dangerous environment.

However, this year's winter in the Angles is much better than usual.

This must be attributed to Legrand's king.

The Legrand royal family played an exemplary role and conducted business exchanges with them first. Merchants flocked from all over again, and a commercial town appeared on the border of Angor after a long absence.Affected by the cold current, their food reserves this winter were pitifully small. They originally thought that hunger would become a big problem this winter.

But the king solved it.

Affected by the blockade of the southeast port, the Legrand royal family came forward to guarantee Angor for the agricultural products that could not be exported. The southeast obtained cheap grain, and the manor owner was able to prevent all the grain from rotting in the warehouse, barely recovering part of the loss.

Even though it was the coldest winter, the Angor people lived more comfortably than ever before.

King Angor's cousin, General Edmund, hurried into King Angor's study.

He was originally sent to Mezl Castle, the capital of Legrand, to attend the meeting, and later, as an important member of the relationship between Angor and Legrand, he was in charge of the exchanges between the two parties.

The king of Angor State, Monte Llewelin, was frowning tightly as he held a dark yellow secret letter in his hand.

After General Edmund finished his greetings, he handed the letter to Edmund.

"This! I object..." General Edmund looked up suddenly after reading the letter, and looked at his cousin in astonishment. "Those guys have never had any good intentions for Angel. Their words are completely unbelievable."

Monte raised his hand and interrupted him: "I know."

"What do you mean?"

Monte withdrew the letter that had been secretly delivered to Angel from Edmund's hand, "We made two bets on him, the first time we won, and the second time, we also won. But this One time is too important to be cautious. So... I want to know what you think of His Majesty Pullan."

General Edmund looked serious: "A real emperor."

"Are you sure? He can be called a tyrant, and he has been accused a lot recently." Monte asked calmly.

"Yes." General Edmund replied decisively, "The world mistook him for a defeated dog, but the fangs of a lion will eventually show and bite the enemy's throat."

"A true emperor."

Monte repeated, suddenly full of pride.

"Then take another gamble!"

He put the secret letter on the candlelight, and he had already made a choice in his heart, asking Edmund was just to seek affirmation.Tongues of flame jumped, devouring the letter from the other side of the abyss strait.

Monte watched the letter turn into ashes, as if he saw the flames of war burning on the ground.

He felt that the undercurrent that had shrouded both sides of the Abyss Strait for hundreds of years had begun to stir.

The tide of blood and fire will eventually sweep the entire world.In the turbulent waves, powerful characters like Legrand, Bracy, and Holy Court are qualified to confront each other and fight desperately. These protagonists set off a vortex in the world, and a small country like them is destined to be engulfed by the vortex.

To survive, Angor, like Katani, must make his own choices.

A big gamble.

Angel bet on Legrand!

………………

Koth Soya.

Charles led the staff to quickly arrange everything.

The largest port city on the southeast coast has now turned into a hell on earth, with corpses strewn across the city, crows hovering over the city, and the death knell is forbidden to ring.

Thanks to the architect who had a cleanliness some time ago, he led a team to carry out some preliminary cleaning work. After the Black Death broke out in the city of Kossoia, the epidemic was not as serious as those cities that Charles had witnessed with his own eyes.

But only in comparison.

The number of plague doctors left by the devil in Kossoa is limited, and it is not convenient for them to appear directly in front of people, so they just turned into crows and followed the Walwe pirates and the Rose Iron Riders to ensure that these are more important to the king people no longer suffer from damage.

The rest of the townspeople were not so lucky.

Every day, the soldiers of Rose Iron Cavalry gathered and incinerated close to a thousand corpses, and the entire bustling city quickly fell silent within a few days.Thanks to the secret help of plague doctors, the Black Death has not yet spread to other cities.

If this is not resolved, it will only be a matter of time before the Black Death spreads to other cities.

At this time, the king made a decision that shocked everyone——

He left the palace and was going to come to Kossoya to hold the "Monarch Touching Sacred Ceremony"[2].

He came to face the challenge of death with his subjects.

With the efforts of Charles, Sean, Hawkins and others, the news spread throughout Kossoya in just one day.In the past few days, people in this city have witnessed too many deaths, and they almost collapsed in despair. Under such circumstances, the king's decision became a blazing sun that suddenly jumped out of the gloom.

"His Majesty has never abandoned his people."

Charles, with his professorial air, gave an inspiring talk.He stood in the wind wearing a black coat, his voice was clear, steady and powerful.He sent the king to patrol the soldiers day and night, and the royal navy served as the first line of defense against the plague at sea, and brought the king's close attention to each one.

"His Majesty's soldiers are here, we are here according to His Majesty's will, and His Majesty is defending his people!"

The soldiers of the Rose Iron Cavalry raised their hands together, making fists and beating their hearts together.

"For Legrand! For the king!"

They growled in unison.

Someone finally couldn't help crying bitterly on the spot, tears of joy, guilt, and regret flowed on the faces of the people who were facing the plague.The Holy Court didn't care about them, the priest couldn't save them, and heaven abandoned them. At this time, it was the king they complained about who left the safe palace.

It is the king who welcomes the suffering with them and faces the disaster with them.

For the first time, all orders were carried out like never before.The isolation of iron cavalry in the city has been supported, and people no longer try to break through the city gate, no longer try to escape the city, and no longer try to take a private boat in the dark.Some brave people spontaneously joined the cleaning team.

The soldiers of the Rose Iron Cavalry will no longer be attacked by rotten vegetables, leaves, and rotten eggs flying out of nowhere. Some people even trace the rose pattern on their armor and engrave it on the door of their house, thinking that it can get some king's protection .

After Charles discovered this, he immediately selected one of the plague doctors who was tense, and turned it into a crow to patrol. If he saw a patient with a rose pattern, he would rescue it.

The rose pattern became the holy talisman in the Black Death, surpassing the Holy Cross for the first time.

People waited eagerly, waiting for the king's arrival.

Charles and the others are closely preparing for this.

Now that the king has taken the risk to come in person, it cannot be let the king take the risk in vain, and it will be the greatest political show ever.They want the majesty and glory of the king to be engraved on this city from now on, and they want the rose to bloom in full bloom before the shadow of death.

On a cold winter morning, Charles, General Sean, Captain Hawkins and others gathered at the gate of the city.

King, here we come.

The author has something to say: [1] Medieval England, the "defenders" of the king existed in 1327, probably originally belonging to the Marmion family.Settled in 1377, at the king's coronation, the defenders would throw their gloves on the ground in the banquet hall and swear to challenge anyone who dared not support the king.If no one picks up the metal gloves thrown on the ground, it means that no one dares to challenge, and finally the new king raises the gold-plated wine glass and toasts the defenders.

[2] The medieval "monarch touch" was believed to have healing powers.Appeared in the period of Edward the Confessor and perfected in the period of Tudor Henry. At the beginning, it was used to cure lymphatic tuberculosis, and then the scope expanded.