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Paladin

【Confer the Emblem of Light Generation as your paladin, and swear to be loyal to you, assist the king, and always be by your side. 】

In June 5320 in the star calendar, the leader of the paladins of Huo Dongqian King Huo Dongqian, the Yaojia knight Fu Lanze who "lives endlessly and fights endlessly", suddenly suffered a heart attack during his daily morning jog, and died suddenly in his guard. A lifetime of tremors by the riverside.

Huo Dongxing has ten paladins in total, all of whom are close servants of the king, and are the most eye-catching high positions of power in the traditional imperial power; after successive new kings enthroned, they selected loyal and brave warriors from the knight order for canonization.The leader of the paladins wears a signet ring similar to that of the children of the royal family, and ranks above the other nine paladins, giving orders as if the monarch came in person; in the old imperial power era, he was a big man with one hand covering the sky.

The sudden death of His Majesty's chief paladin should be regarded as an important accident in all dynasties; ordinarily, it must be related to some political conspiracy.

But to the passing of this Yaojia knight today, the reaction of the entire empire was very gentle.After all, Fu Lanze was more than 520 years old when he passed away. He served the three kings conscientiously throughout his life and served as a paladin for more than 300 years.

Compared with the sudden news of the death of the paladin leader, ordinary people are more surprised: What, the old lady has lived for such a long time?

In stark contrast to the free-spirited king, who only knows how to immerse himself in creating literary works on the street, the silver-haired armored knight has been working for ten hours a day for hundreds of years; she is used to running along the Zhenhuang River before breakfast, He also maintains his hobbies of playing basketball and participating in military chess deduction leagues.Yaojia Knight is diligent and self-disciplined, and his life is like a spinning top; the daily sleep time for a long time is only about four or five hours.

When sending Flanze away, some of her close subordinates even breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that the old lady had finally exhausted her battery and was freed from endless work.Fu Lanze's funeral was extremely mournful, and Huo Dongxing's princes and nobles gathered together to send this long-awaited veteran of the three dynasties to the bliss early.

The king's chief paladin is over five hundred years old, which can be called a spectacle in the history of Huo Dongxing's royal family.Before Franze, the empire had never had an active paladin over three hundred years old.

Fu Lanze was originally a close servant of the late king, and was awarded the title of Paladin for his loyalty and bravery in battle. He worked hard and assisted the late king all his life.Once the emperor and the courtiers, when Huo Dongqian succeeded to the throne, the old lady was still looking around, preparing to disarm and return to the fields to enjoy retirement.

But as soon as Huo Dongqian boarded the plane, he showed his true colors.The new king did not enlist his confidants, but only completely followed the old system of the previous king, and continued to retain the titles of all the paladins of the previous generation for his own use.The ten former king paladins looked at each other in blank dismay, continuing their respective political careers inexplicably.

The new king is free and unrestrained every day, the ten paladins are getting older, and on the other side is the famous commander-in-chief of the three armies, Guangyi Tuxi; in contrast, the decline of royal power is accelerating, and it is almost a fixed trend.

Fu Lanze saw the situation clearly, and before he passed away, he had already made his last words to the king, coerced himself as a veteran of the three dynasties, and forced Huo Dongqian to fulfill her last wish.

After the grand burial of the old lady, Huo Dongqian stood alone in front of the French window of the king's study, scrolling on the interactive screen in his hand was the will that Yaojia Knight had made to him earlier.

"—The words of the minister are thoughtful, and my king thinks twice. This article is sharp. I hope that your majesty will destroy it after reading it, so as to avoid future troubles."

Huo Dongqian read and read and turned off Fu Lanze's thousands-word book of weeping blood, but he couldn't bear to live up to the old minister's trust.

He looked out of the window at the blooming flowers and the birds chirping softly, and felt restless in his heart.

Power struggles are really annoying.He placed the interactive screen next to a pile of unread ancient books, thinking sullenly.

After lunch, his high-spirited prince arrived.Prince Ban's head seems to have jumped up a bit compared to last winter - he is already an adult man who has completed higher education, how long will he grow endlessly?Huo Dongqian thought——he was dressed in white clothes, with pure eyes, and a tall and straight figure. The light in his prime shocked the old king so much that he couldn't open his eyes.

Simply put, where did he come from such enthusiasm.The king felt that there was an inexhaustible momentum overflowing from Prince Ban's body, and when he was forced to come over, he almost took a step back for his son.

"Prince Paladin?" Prince Ban raised his head and looked at his father puzzled.

An hour ago, the king told the prince that one of the ten paladins was vacant due to the death of the Yaojia knight, so he had to choose a paladin for the prince.The king asked Prince Ban to come to the study to discuss the details.

Paladins have always been exclusive to the king, and the canonization of paladins for the prince probably belongs to usurpation.Prince Ban was not sure what his father, who had always been careless about government affairs, wanted to do.

"You know that I am not very interested in sending generals and troops, so I have never thought about recruiting candidates for paladins. The paladins of Yaojia Knights are all old ministers left by the previous king." The king held a magnifying glass, savoring a A scroll of ancient paintings, a pair of virtues of playing with things and losing one's ambition.

"And now is the time for you to employ people." The king raised his eyes and glanced at his son.

"I'm just the prince, who should I hire?" Prince Ban frowned displeased.

"It's not a bad thing for you to inherit the great line sooner or later and cultivate your confidants." The king shrugged and continued to look at the painting. "That's all for me, but your days are still long."

"Oh. Since you are so unwilling to fight, why don't you just pass the throne to me? You can be your emperor happily?" Prince Ban couldn't help teasing him when he saw the old god of his father.

The king put down his magnifying glass and gave his son a glare.He knew that Prince Ban was not chasing power, so he just patiently explained:

"Marshal Guangyi is in full swing now. I passed on the position for no reason at this time. Knowing your nature, I would say that I have no intention of fighting and just want to retire to travel around. I am afraid that the Marshal will not easily believe this rhetoric. He I only think that you are ambitious, forced your father to retreat, took the throne, and you are determined to compete with him."

Prince Ban frowned slightly, surprised by his father's thoughts.

"I don't have such ambitions, and I don't think the Marshal of Lightborn will be so narrow-minded." He concluded.

"Him?" The king put down the magnifying glass, frowned and glanced at his son, he was about to say something, and only made a short sound——

"……Um."

The king bowed his head to admire the painting absent-mindedly, and Prince Ban felt some deep meaning from his father's attitude.

"Why, I think you have a problem with the marshal?"

"Not really. After all, he saved my life and contributed to the empire." The king picked up and put down the magnifying glass several times, and then he didn't have the heart to admire the painting, so he simply spread the things out and crossed his arms. "But, this person..."

He pondered for a long time, sighed, and finally said: "Madara, you'd better be careful."

Marshal Guangyi is a great talent and strategy, and Huo Dongxing has always been highly respected, and the prince has always respected him; he didn't know that his father, who had always had no intention of competing for power, was so wary of the marshal in private.

Prince Ban pursed his lips, and responded in a low voice: "I hope the father is worrying too much."

"En." The king nodded, no longer explaining, just bowed his head and carefully rolled up the precious painting scroll.After a long while, he spoke again: "...but his son seems to be okay."

When Prince Ban heard this, his eyes glanced like bullets.

The king's hand trembling as he was accepting the painting, was taken aback by the prince's sharp eyes: "What are you doing, did I say something wrong?"

——What are you excited about?thought the king displeased.

oh.Prince Ban awkwardly looked away.I think so too—he didn't say that.

If you want him to admit it, you might as well kill him.

"Cough." The king cleared his throat pretentiously, sat down a few minutes ago, took a small sip from his teacup, stretched his long arms, and straightened his sleeves left and right; Finally he spoke: "Then if you choose him as the prince paladin, what do you think?"

"Who? What?" Prince Madara was stunned.

"The Emblem of the Light-Descent." The king mentioned, "Confer the Emblem of the Light-Descent as your paladin, and swear to be loyal to you, assist the king, and always be by your side."

Prince Ban trembled all over, panicking inexplicably.

"He...why, he, uh, not...I..." He was incoherent.

"He has just completed the training program for young officers of the military department. I think he graduated with all A's and is outstanding." The king opened the optical screen at hand, and the personal file of the Lightborn Emblem popped up.Prince Ban looked over the screen in front of his father, and saw the photo of the ID card with the emblem of Guangyi floating in a corner of the file, with sword eyebrows and starry eyes, upright and majestic, as handsome and upright as his lion-like father.

Boom, my heart beats.

Blow up satellites.Really, really annoying.Prince Ban looked away violently.

"He is about the same age as you. He is young and young, and the future is promising."

"... Oh." Prince Ban replied simply, "So, so?"

"He has just finished the training program for young officers, and he has no clear whereabouts yet. I think he has more frequent contact with you on weekdays..."

"——No, no." Prince Ban resolutely denied, interrupting his father's words rashly.

Huo Dongqian glanced at his son, but ignored him. "...Furthermore, he is the son of the Marshal of Light." The king finally talked about the core reason, "If you can keep the Marshal by your side, after you succeed to the throne, the royal power will not be as precarious as it is today."

Hearing what his father said, Prince Ban took a breath, lowered his eyebrows and remained silent.

"...I usually see that you are idle, but you are not so worried about the check and balance between royal power and military power." He whispered.

"The Yaojia knight passed away, leaving a long text of thousands of words, teaching me to plan for the future of the royal family." The king sighed, and put his palms on his closed eyes, "Oh, it's so annoying."

Prince Ban curled his lips. "So, what do you think, father?" He asked.

"The decline of royal power is a historical trend, and it cannot be controlled by the two of you and me. Moving against the current and lingering will only increase the troubles of the incumbent." The king shook his head, "But the royal power is not just me The throne, the royal power has its own group under the protection of the royal power. I am willing to go with the flow, but it does not mean that everyone is willing to do so."

"Father, you have been talking for a long time, which means you didn't talk about it."

"That's all." The king waved his hand, "Anyway, you should think about the matter of the paladin. According to my opinion, it is enough to canonize the crown prince as a paladin. As for whether you must have the emblem of the Lightborn, you can decide for yourself."

Prince Ban pursed his lips, with endless thoughts popping up in his mind.

"Besides, he has his own ideas. If you are willing to be canonized, he may not be willing to be." The king disliked the prince's noisy thoughts when he was around him, and raised his hand to drive him away. "Okay, go back and think about it, and answer me tomorrow—go on, go on, remember to attend the launching ceremony of Prince Zhaoze's second-order project tonight."

With a big wave of his hand, the king, who was not doing his job properly, threw another political task that belonged to him to Prince Ban.