Georges' Ambition - The Battle of the British Succession

When Uncle Astrad was abolished as Crown Prince of Britannia, he first went to the Knights to become a monk, and later became the priest of Botten Parish. Duke Ktorios has passed away, and his eldest son, Brian Jolf, has become the new Duke of Tyumen.

That day, the mother who had become the first heir to the empire—His Royal Highness Princess Karin didn’t have a smile on her face. She quietly looked at the urgent delivery from the capital of the empire, Devid eight hundred miles, stamped with several official seals. He sighed, straightened his already straight back, and ordered the maid to call the eldest son, Brian Joelph.

"Brian Jolf, here is my ultimatum to you: Break up with Prokop, Duke of Albany immediately!"

"I don't know what you are talking about, dear mother." Brian Joelf quibbled, "Duke Albany is a relative of our family and your cousin. I just have some philosophical academic exchanges with him. ..."

"Enough!" Her Highness Karin interrupted him severely, "As your mother, I don't want my son to fall in love with someone of the same gender and be abandoned by God; as the next emperor of the empire, I don't want My first heir cannot leave descendants to the empire, and the lineage is transferred to others."

"Edney Wayne II has no offspring either. After his death, he is the son of his younger brother. Your great-grandfather, King Bagh, inherited the throne." Brian Joelf disagreed.

"But he didn't fall in love with a man, he just didn't get along with his own queen. And, during his reign, he conquered the four lands, bravely defeated the heretics, won crown after crown, and laid the foundation for the foundation of Britannia. Today's territory of the empire has made great contributions: it is the first monarch in the history of the Britannia Empire to bring the gospel to the Christian world. His conduct has the same decree of the Pope of Rome at that time, and he has won the reputation of "monk king" " Carleen paused, looking at the eldest son in disappointment, "And you, Brian Joelf, you have neither noble character nor outstanding talent, it's just that your birth order allows God to give you the highest status , you don’t restrain yourself, you are strict with yourself, and you have incest with your cousin, don’t you feel ashamed? You still have a bad relationship with your three younger brothers, and suppress Albrick, who is close to your age and has the same cultural and educational background Special, you are jealous of Teudmond, who has outstanding talent, and Georges, who is the least threatening, wants to kill him. You can't even handle the people and things in your own family, so how can people expect you to handle such a huge empire? Do you want Britannia to fall apart under your rule?"

However, the mother's severe reprimand did not make Brian Joelf change. On June 1276, 6, an edict from Bagh the Great, who was far away in Britannia, came to Tyumen with the military agents under the command of the spy chief: In view of the fact that Duke Brian Joelf of Tyumen conspired to organize a faction, Prokop, Duke of Albany In order to seize the throne of Britannia, Pope Boniface IV has ordered the expulsion of Brian Joelf from the church, the deprivation of the titles of Duke Tyumen and Count Tyumen of Brian Joelf, and he will be directly arrested and sent to London, the capital of the empire, to be imprisoned in London tower.

"Mother, my lord mother! Help me, save me! I am your son! Your own son!!!" Brian Joelf struggled desperately under the oppression of the agents who came to arrest him, Crawled down at the feet of Princess Karin, grabbed her robe and cried bitterly, "I won't go to Puridian, I won't go to Puridian, they will kill me! They will kill me on the way Yes, it is impossible for me to make it to London alive, my lord, please help me!"

Eldest Princess Karin just watched blankly as her eldest son was ripped apart and dragged out of the hall of Duke Qiumen's residence after being gagged.Her beautiful but cold eyes swept across the faces of the remaining three sons, the 21-year-old second son Albricht, Earl of Mansi, the 20-year-old third son Tejudmund, Earl of Surgut and The youngest son Georges, who is not yet an adult, sees the three children with horror.

"Your Majesty has another decree." The military leader who came to deliver the decree, the tall and gloomy Sir Amy Yar, turned to the eldest princess and her three sons, "Decree to the third son of Her Royal Highness Princess Karin, Earl Surgut Youdmund is the new Duke of Tyumen, and at the same time, he transferred all the subordinate territories of the Duke of Tyumen."

Teudmond took the parchment file blankly, recalling in his mind the prophecy of the Orientals he met at the market.

The three brothers left under the complicated gaze of their mother and the leader of the military command.In the long empty corridor of the Duke's Mansion, Albricht, who was walking in front of Teudmund and Georges, finally couldn't help turning around, grabbed Teudmond by the collar, and said in a gloomy Looking at the third brother: "Why is it you? Bryan Joelf was abolished, and I should be the duke in sequence! Grandpa actually skipped me and gave you the entire Duchy of Tyumen?!"

Teudmond clapped Albrick's hand away:

"Please allow me to remind you, my dear brother, I am the new Duke of Tyumen, and you are my vassal now. Although I understand your feelings out of brotherhood, this place is still in the residence of the Duke of Tyumen after all. There are too many people, please pay attention to your most basic etiquette."

Albrick took a few steps back resentfully:

"Could it be that I have tried my best to defeat Brian Joel, and am I making a wedding dress for you? It doesn't matter, anyway, I am your elder brother, and my order of succession is before you, and I am not as dead as Brian Joel. Gay, I will get married and have many descendants. The throne will definitely be passed on to me and my children. You will be able to show off as my lord now. Once I come to power and become the emperor, you wait and see now." He strode to the door and walked towards the servants leading his horse, "Back to Muncie."

"Hey, Brother Teudmond."

Teudmond turned to look at Georges next to him, his head was lowered at the moment, his bangs blocked his face.

"Remember? The magician at the market back then?" Georges raised his head with a twisted smile on his face, "What he said so far has come true. You became Earl Surgut when you became an adult, and now you are After becoming the Duke of Qiumen, after that, you will be the emperor. Then, hehehe, because he said that I also have a royal air or something, I will be the emperor after you. I have decided, I don’t want to be that What Byzantine emperor, that empire has declined now, I just want to be the British emperor of our own country."

Teudmond was cold all over, and he didn't know what to say to his 14-year-old brother.

A year later, Brian Joelph, who was imprisoned in the Tower of London, died in prison.

When the news came, Albrick secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He was really afraid that his grandfather would just take his eldest brother into custody. In the future, after his mother came to power, he would let Brian Joelf out to restore his teaching status and title, and become the heir again. .Now that he has no future troubles, in order to show a posture of surpassing Brian Joelf in front of his grandfather and mother, he began to read a lot of books, respect the corporal, be enthusiastic about religion and charity, and have a harmonious relationship with his wife, and gave birth to children one after another.For a time, he gained high popularity not only in his own fief, Mansi County, but also in the Tyumen region.

Albricht's political career reached its peak after the death of Emperor Bagh and Empress Karin's ascension to the throne. In everyone's eyes, the Britannia Empire finally got out of the previous generation of Prince Astrad and Princess Karin. The shadow of the prostitute: The queen has three sons, one grandson, and four granddaughters, and the inheritance of the empire is no longer hindered.

1289 4 Month 23 Day.

The Royal Palace of Devid, the capital of Britannia

"Albrecht has a big banquet again?" The 61-year-old queen - Karin "The Wise" - sat on the high-backed chair in front of the fireplace and warmed up the fire.It was almost May at this time, but after years of hard work in the political circles of the Pridian era, the elderly queen still dare not neglect the wet weather in Britannia.

The Spymaster respectfully presented the secret report.

The gray-haired queen took the secret report but threw it into the fire without looking at it.

"Your Majesty?" The spy chief was a little uneasy. He thought he understood the current situation. The Queen's heir's second son, Earl of Mansi, Albricht, made friends with ministers in the Manchu Dynasty, and often imposed restrictions on his two younger brothers in government affairs: I can't bear to jump up and down, even an emperor would be taboo, but the queen who has experienced the case of abolishing the prince in the era of Emperor Bagh and the case of the Van Flanders family extermination can tolerate it?Could it be because the empress is getting old and misses family affection?Or because the Earl of Muncie gave birth to the Queen's only grandson?

"You must find it strange," the queen said slowly, "How can a woman who is said to have the ability to plan to abolish her younger brother as the crown prince soften her heart when facing her restless son?"

"I dare not." The chief spy knelt on one knee, sweating profusely.

"During my father's reign, King Frod of Jerusalem supported Brother Astrad, and Queen Brigita of Norway supported me. But when Brigita was imprisoned, I ignored her and just Being my good wife and loving mother in Qiuming, I didn't care about the Pridian court at all, which chilled the hearts of countless princesses for a while. On the contrary, as long as I return to the court to visit my relatives, I will repeat myself for Ah who has been deposed as a commoner Strahd pleads."

"That's because His Majesty has a heart of benevolence and righteousness." The spy chief hurriedly expressed his loyalty.

"Hey," the empress sneered, "Even if it's an ordinary family, brothers and sisters will fight for their parents' love and property, let alone the royal family? The most ruthless emperor's family!

It’s fine if I’m a mediocre princess, or like Sister Sigrid, who hides her ambitions with greed and indulgence.However, the struggle between me and Astrad started from the time I was born, when I uttered my first cry, when I recognized people, talked, and walked earlier than babies of the same age, when my father created for me With the title of eldest princess, I will be the biggest threat to all my younger brothers in the future.Political struggle, either you die or I live!

But I also know that Britannia belongs to my father after all, if he gave it, I must take it; if he doesn't give it, I can't snatch it!I just need to be the eldest princess of the empire with peace of mind, as a bargaining chip for the marriage between the Puridian Empire and the Byzantine Empire, appease the married husband, and bear children patiently.

Astrad will eventually lose his Sacred Heart, because he lives too purely, and if he is a knight, an ordinary nobleman, or even a duke before his likes and dislikes are revealed to others, there is no problem, but he is Puri. It is not a blessing for the empire to be so easy for others to control your weaknesses and preferences.What's more, the Crown Princess, who he is too lazy to deal with, has more troubles. I don't need to take action, and I don't even need the Princess Party to wave the flag for me. Father, no, and the empire will make the choice that is most beneficial to their future.Not to fight is the best fight. "

The spymaster seemed to understand something, and he looked at the secret report that had been completely engulfed in flames.

"I don't know how Astrad is doing in Boten now. As the eldest sister, she hasn't sent anyone to give condolences after she ascended the throne." The queen narrowed her deep eyes and looked at the chief spy, "Al Brickett's wife, whom he seems to have married in Muncie, is said not only to have no royal or royal blood of any kind, but even nobility."

"I understand, I will definitely collect evidence to prove that this marriage of noble and ordinary, no, the marriage of noble and humble is invalid, and let His Royal Highness Albrick return to single as soon as possible."

"How can this work? Their marriage was approved by his father at the beginning, and there was also a pardon from the Pope. It was overturned now, and it was to criticize the deceased. Let's change the method. There are many heretics in Changshengtian around the Earl of Mansi. .” The Queen waved her hand, and the Spymaster stepped back respectfully.

Looking at the beating flames, the queen thought of Nicoletta, the eldest daughter of her third son, Teudmond, who was ambitious and generous at the age of 11. She was a bit like herself back then, and remembered the praise of the prime minister." Good grandson", just leaning on the back of the chair and relaxing, thinking that she must find a good teacher to teach her, don't be a little serious and rigid like Teudmond was taught by those noble priests when he was a child, You have to tell Teudmond to designate Nicoletta as the eldest princess after she ascends the throne in the future.

When Albricht’s wife was robbed by a neighboring chief to be a concubine, his heart was in a bad mood: In fact, it’s not shameful for a wife to be robbed by a person who believes in longevity. After all, my grandfather and grandmother have experienced it All of this, so what, the world is still enthusiastically singing the praises of Bagh the Great's deep love for his wife and his great achievements in conquering the pagan world in order to regain his wife; Glorious in the war against the three strands of heretics.The sufferings of the two when they were young only deepened the relationship between husband and wife, redefined loyalty and love to the world, and provided so many creative materials for bards on the earth, it can be sung for thousands of years.

But the problem is that Albricht is not his grandfather Bagh the Great. He has neither the ability nor the courage to snatch his wife back; his wife is only a tool for him to carry on his family, not a noble and talented woman like his grandmother.So he just followed the advice of his courtiers and married a Muslim woman. Emperor Bagh conquered the Aztecs and Mongols, but he failed to conquer the Muslims in one go, and Queen Karin was old. It is the merit of His Royal Highness Albrick, starting from the marriage now, will definitely get twice the result with half the effort in the future.

However, when his new wife was excommunicated and executed by Pope Boniface IV on charges of Muslim spies, Albrick's heart was blank until he was sworn to become a monk in front of the archbishop and court priest. Only then cried out in despair.

On the high throne, the empress's expression was solemn and reassuring, showing no sadness at all about losing her son and first heir.At that moment, Albrikt finally realized that Uncle Astrad was not lost by his mother, but by his grandfather, Emperor Bagh.

The glorious Britannia Empire does not need mediocre heirs!

On July 1289, 7, Prince Albricht of Britannia swore to become a monk.After more than a year between the Knights of Caledoraba and the Knights of the Hospitaller, he finally became a priest in the parish of Pitkialanta in the Karelia region of Finland, next to his uncle— —Eastern Botten parish of the deposed Prince Astrad.

1291年9月7日，前朝废太子阿斯特拉德在离自己60岁生日仅仅只差13天的时候死于精神压力。

The author has something to say:

When I wrote the last few sections of this chapter, I was full of emotions: In the game, the magician abolished Astrad and Li Karin in Bagh because of the genius attribute, and abolished Albu in Karin. Richter, Lite Youdmund, this is of course the result of the enjoyment of the game and the smooth completion of the game as a representative of public opinion.

However, if all this happened in a three-dimensional reality, in a big country like the Britannian Empire, no, even a small kingdom, even if the three generations of Karin, Teudmund and Nicoleta did not Genius attributes, Astrad and Albrick will still be deposed.

For no other reason: power.

Needless to say, Astrad, as an heir, casually went to the Varyag Guards to join the army. The homosexual sterile heir conspired to kill his father.He is the crown prince of an empire, not an ordinary person. If he is an ordinary person, the first two are really nothing, but a person's status determines the responsibility on his shoulders. Without this sense of responsibility, it is better to let Xian.In addition, in the video of the first season, the six generations of the first kings and emperors of the Jiang family were all passed down smoothly according to the eldest son's succession, and no heir was established because of any bad attribute.Including the beginning, the magician was tolerant of Astrad. Edney Wayne II died childless, and his nephew, King Bagg, succeeded to the throne. After Astrad's death, Princess Karin's son It's normal to be on stage.

But Astrad conspired to kill his father, which was the bottom line that any ruler could not tolerate.The magician just asked him to become a priest to cover up. In reality, the cabinet and the ruling and opposition parties absolutely ignored the emperor's opinion and begged for the dead and deposed prince. Maybe even the posthumous title was prepared.

Throughout the ages, how many second-in-commands and heirs have been destroyed on the road to the highest power. There is no other reason. They are too arrogant and let their guard down. Although they are above ten thousand people, they are still under one person after all. Their power comes from them The person on top of the head, before gaining the highest power, they are actually worse than ordinary people: they are not capable of being disliked by the person above, and they cannot suppress the people below; too capable will be tabooed by the above, and it is easy to form a party with the bottom for personal gain .In a sense, they are even a living target deliberately set up by the ruler, a product of further testing, and a pawn to help resist attacks.Among these second-in-commands and successors, there are those who can't wait like Astrad, and those who are as unclear as Albrick.

In my fanfiction, Queen Karin made it very clear: No dispute is the best dispute.Two words summed it up: safety.If there is something to do for you, do it well; if there is nothing to do for you, don't jump up and down.

Astrad's two nephews, Brian Joelf was deposed because of irresponsibility, and Albrick was deposed because he was stunned by power—remember Albrick's feast in the video Do guests get the buff Mythical Feast?That, is actually his flag.

In Albricht's view, when his elder brother died, he was naturally the first heir to the throne, and the queen was getting old, so there was nothing wrong with making friends with ministers and training his team in advance to facilitate the future transfer of power.The question is, how do you know when to transition power?To put it bluntly: you think that the Queen's life is not long, at least not long enough for you to have a good relationship with the ministers, so you have prepared in advance.Going one step further, if the Empress did not live as you thought, but lived a long life, are you Albrick planning to force the palace?Being dazed by power and not clear about self-positioning is this kind of fate.You are not the only son of the empress, and if you are executed, you will not end your descendants.

Speaking of it, it is amazing that historical events broke the dimension wall. Both Queen Karin and Emperor Zetian had four sons, and the first two were either dead or abolished. It was the turn of the third son to come to power. Teudmond is not Tang Zhongzong, and stupid Georges is not Tang Ruizong.The children and offspring of the two are even more incomparable. At the end of the game, the genius Princess Nicoletta has given birth to a 5-year-old genius daughter, Princess Gregoria, and two younger sisters as backup; Georges has not yet Son, "Tang Xuanzong" has no chance to appear in this world.

(One more nonsense, Tang Xuanzong is not the eldest son of Tang Ruizong, nor is he the son of the first son, but he inherited the throne. To some extent, he has the credit for helping his father to ascend to the throne, but the main reason is that he is his uncle who respects the emperor. Therefore, the line of succession is much higher than that of the two elder brothers. In a deep sense, this is the respect and maintenance of the eldest son inheritance system of the Han dynasty by the Li and Tang royal families, who have doubts about Lao Tzu’s lineage.)