Human dimension reduction

Richard didn't answer this question immediately, but still looked at him with nervous eyes. After looking at him for a while, he turned his eyes away, stared at the complicated and gorgeous patterns on the quilt, and said, "You can become someone else, I ...I want you to pretend to be His Majesty the King."

As he spoke the last word, his voice became sharp and soft.

Become His Majesty the King?That poor little king Edward who is besieged on all sides and has no self-protection ability waiting to be usurped?

Standing in the room and watching the whole process of the confrontation between Edward and Gloucester, Qiao Zhou raised his eyebrows. Now he is not interested in how Richard found himself, and all his curiosity has been shifted to this somewhat weird request. come up.

"You are all in a dangerous situation, don't you choose yourself as the person to be protected?" Qiao Zhou reminded Richard gently.

An indescribable look appeared on Richard's snow-white face, and his thin cheeks blushed with excitement: "I won't—I won't leave my brother and run away! I am my brother's defender! Father That's what I've been told all along, I'm Richard the Defender!"

"If anyone wants to seize the king's throne, I will throw the gauntlet at him! If anyone dares to murder the king's life, I will pierce his head with a long sword and eat his throat with poison, so that he will regret what he said Speak those vicious words!"

Defender of the King, this is a supreme title, which means that the knight will dedicate everything to the king, live for the king, and die for the king.

The last most famous defender was Edward IV’s younger brother, the Duke of Gloucester. He protected Edward IV on the throne of Westminster with one man and one rider, and threw down his gloves in front of the throne— —Anyone who opposes the king's succession can come up and pick up the glove and challenge him. At this moment, he is the embodiment of the king. No one can challenge the legitimacy of the king until he dies.

On that day, Gloucester cut off the heads of sixteen nobles alone, and the two ancient families severed their inheritance.

The duke, who was defending the king's throne, glanced coldly at the nobles who had finally attached his body, handed over the crown he had won for the king to the bishop, and watched his elder brother become the ruler of a huge empire.

It can be said that half of the throne of Edward IV was laid down for him by his loyal younger brother, so after he ascended the throne, he immediately bestowed the title of Defender of the King to the Duke of Gloucester, together with the South London Together with the most plump and vast territory.

But obviously, the legacy from his father failed to carry on to his frail child.

Edward IV was eager to replicate his miracles in his two sons. He told the young and ignorant Richard many times about Gloucester's deeds, trying to train Richard to be Edward's strongest right-hand man. Unfortunately, he never expected that he One of the greatest threats to his son after death came from his own defender of the throne.

Qiao Zhou refused to comment on Richard's immature and determined fanaticism, and asked instead: "I helped you, what good is it for me? Your brother can escape from the maelstrom of London, but I want to stay and face him." For these wolves, tigers and leopards... Ah, there is another point, I guess you should let me go along with the plot, so as not to be found wrong and implicate your brother. You would rather go against the direction of fate and let him go, what, you guys Is the future going to be miserable?"

Richard's face became paler and paler, his eyes were erratic, and his green eyes blinked quickly. It took him a long time to calm down, and he didn't dare to hide any more: "In two months, Gloucester will declare our parents' marriage illegal, so This proves that Edward is an illegitimate child and does not have the legality to inherit the throne, we will be imprisoned in the Tower of London and murdered."

This is understandable.

Every world has this kind of poor people who will be killed by the plot. Even if they finish the plot, they cannot be reborn in the new world, so they often make many attempts in the continuous reincarnation of the world to make themselves live longer .

The deaths of Richard and Edward were unmistakable fate, and it was certainly not the first time these brothers had tried to resist, but seeing that they were still here... none of their attempts were successful.

"Why can the people who killed us go outside and continue to live freely, but Edward and I have to become victims of their freedom? They want the throne, and Edward and I have to be illegitimate children. If they don't have to worry about their future, Edward and I will be killed." Suffocated to death on the bed, they want to go out to have fun, and Edward and I will be kicked out of the palace and suffocated to death over and over again...Why!"

Richard's fair face was distorted, and the emerald green pupils emitted vicious and furious fire: "I won't let them succeed! Anyway, they are going to die anyway, so let's all die together! They are so greedy for the throne, so they will stay forever!" In the Palace of Westminster, don't go out!"

Born in the royal family, living in turbulent times, and being thrown into the center of the political vortex, even a ten-year-old child will mature early, possessing the courage and wisdom not inferior to adults.

Qiao Zhou didn't respond to Richard's sudden slander, whether it was revenge or protection, he wasn't very interested in Richard's purpose, he just wanted to know...

"So what about my reward? You hired me to pretend to be your brother and die instead of your brother. What reward are you going to give me?"

Richard's purpose is very simple. He plans to hire Qiao Zhou to pretend to be Edward V, and complete the plot in his place. The world where the main character is replaced will slowly collapse, but no one can discover such a secret collapse until the end ——And when the time comes, they will have no time to save the plot, so they can only find a way to restart the world.

But by then, will there be time for them to restart the world?

This method not only won the longest free survival time for Edward, but also took revenge on other people. In the end, the whole world was buried with the brothers, simply and neatly, without delay.

It was too cruel and merciless that a ten-year-old could think of it.

"You will have Edward's crown." Richard calmly discussed the employment fee with Qiao Zhou.

"I know what you outsiders want - special 'props' and 'abilities', I don't have special abilities to give you, but Edward's St. Louis crown is an 'props', it comes from the legacy of the saint after death The church beats it into the crown, and blessed by God, the person crowned by St. Louis will have the ability to manipulate life, and all mechanical and non-living objects will become puppets in your hands."

Qiao Zhou's eyelashes trembled.

If Richard hadn't lied to him, this St. Louis crown is indeed a great thing, at least for Qiao Zhou. If the crown and the puppet are combined... Could he be able to manipulate multiple identities at the same time?Like a puppeteer on stage?

"What else?" Qiao Zhou continued to ask calmly.

This is a complete seller's market. Richard will never find another person to help him complete this task. He can only keep asking prices until Qiao Zhou is satisfied.

Richard, who thought that a St. Louis crown was enough, was stunned for a moment when he was asked. He obviously didn't expect the handsome man in front of him to be such a dissatisfied person. Precious, definitely enough..."

"Yes, Your Excellency the Duke, I know it is very precious, but I am also very precious, unique and precious." For the sake of rare props, Qiao Zhou was more than a little sympathetic to his future employer, and even used honorifics .

Hearing the hint in Qiao Zhou's words, Richard panicked for a moment. He had no experience in haggling with others, so he could only learn it jerky temporarily: "But the risk you take is not particularly large, and you can even fight against the killer. Run away before entering the Tower of London..."

"Haggling should be done when both parties are equal." Qiao Zhou looked at the kid in front of him who was trying to pretend to be mature, and taught him kindly.

Richard closed his mouth and remained silent for a while: "After I die, you can take my shroud."

Qiao Zhou's smile froze on his face:? ? ?

Take what?

Richard took a small deep breath: "My shroud...it has the function of creating a dream world, and you can bring sleeping people into it, but this world belongs to the world of death, and outsiders will be killed if they stay in it for too long. Losing self-awareness and becoming an undead, the real body will be suffocated to death."

After listening to Qiao Zhou, he thought about it, and said in a deep voice, "If you calculate it this way...does your brother also have..."

Richard gave him a wary look and maintained a suspicious silence.

Qiao Zhou didn't ask any more questions, let go of this sensitive topic for Richard, nodded, and said briskly: "The transaction is established, I need to know all the details related to him, and there is one more thing that is very important to him. s things."

After listening to Richard, he rubbed his fingers on the quilt twice, and a helplessness that didn't match it appeared on his immature face: "We...we don't have any very important things, all the things in the Palace of Westminster They are all royal property and not our personal property, if you insist..."

The young Duke of York hesitated for a moment: "I am the defender of Edward V. I am the king's sword, shield, and authority. If you must choose something that is very important to your brother, it can only be me."

He straightened his back, looked directly at Qiao Zhou, and stretched out his small hand, with a solemn expression on his baby-fat face: "Please take away what belongs to me as a king."

Qiao Zhou hesitated for a moment.

He is not very sure whether people can become "items", but since puppets with self-awareness can be used as the core components of mad doctors, it should be possible for humans with different body compositions, right?

With this in mind, he quickly recalled the appearance of the little king he had seen before, and at the same time reached out to hold Richard's hand.

A thin and gentle halo flashed, and the tall man standing on the spot began to shrink rapidly. His jet-black hair stretched to his shoulders, his dark pupils faded like washing, and they were plated with another light new green, and his complexion became fairer. It is almost transparent, and the junction with the pale golden hair seems to melt into the light...

The slender little king stood on the spot, wearing a loose white silk nightgown, with slightly disheveled hair, and a heavy red satin cashmere cloak on his shoulders. The gold threads and precious stones on the cloak shone brilliantly.

He took Richard's hand, lowered his head, and smiled at his younger brother whose pupils dilated unconsciously—this is a gentle and tolerant smile that belongs to a little king: "Richard? Did I wake you up?"

The Duke of York first subconsciously clenched his "brother"'s hand, and then reacted and let go of his fingers suddenly, the shock on his face was clearly visible.

The "Edward V" standing there was not angry because of his gaffe, but smiled at him: "Next, how do you persuade your brother to abandon you and stay away from the palace? As an additional gift, I can help you Send him somewhere else."

Richard deliberately lowered his eyes, not daring to look at the person in front of him who was exactly the same as his brother. He resisted the trembling of his voice and said calmly: "I will convince him. You just need to help me send him to Thorndike Castle in Yorkshire before dawn." Just fine."

Not long after the secret deal here ended, Edward, who had dealt with the Duke of Gloucester, also came back. Qiao Zhou did not listen to what the two brothers had said. He sat in the oriel window with heavy velvet curtains, fiddled Looking at the roses in the vase, while waiting for the dawn.

The light gray light of dawn rose in the sky, and he heard a slight movement behind him. The velvet curtain was pulled back, and Edward, whose face was as pale as a ghost, stood there. Richard held his hand, his eyes flushed.

Qiao Zhou glanced at them, Edward looked at him with complicated eyes, and never opened his mouth to ask anything, so Qiao Zhou quickly switched to Vincent, pressed Edward's shoulder, and disappeared in place.

In less than 5 minutes, the young blond king reappeared on the same spot. He pulled the cloak on his shoulders, and stretched out his hand to Richard who stood there like a sculpture: "Richard?"

The Duke of York looked at him in a trance, sniffed, put his hand on it obediently, and responded hoarsely: "Brother."

The reality didn't leave Richard with more time to be grateful. Before the servants came in to wake them up, he quickly began to popularize Edward V's interpersonal relationship and daily life to his "brother".

The more he listened, the weirder the king's expression became.

Politics, politics in any place is extremely complicated, and when the political situation here has the elements of the dominant and the weak, the political system also involves two royal families who have been fighting for decades, and countless scrambles. Nobles who go to stand in line, when two religions believe in the same god but follow different teachings...

The political system here is complex enough to become a pitch-black paste.

Good guy, it’s so complicated, no wonder it will become the material of secondary creations. There is a market for this theme, whether it is writing magical upgrade stories, historical novels of political struggle, or noble romance novels.

Thinking of this, the little king turned to his younger brother, "So what kind of story is this telling?"

Richard was talking about the Queen Mother Elizabeth Neville, he was taken aback by this irrelevant question, a trace of bewilderment appeared in his big green eyes, and then he realized what he was talking about. Biting his head with his lips: "I don't know."

He frankly met the other party's suspicious eyes: "I only lived to be 11 years old, and I was well protected for the first ten years. I either stayed in the Welsh Castle or the Palace of Westminster. I didn't even have the experience of going out. What do you expect me to know?"

Aiden was waiting at the door of the king's bedroom, and heard a faint movement inside, so he lightly knocked on the door with his fingers bent, indicating that the king and the duke were about to come in, and at the same time nodded to the servants behind him.

As the king's personal steward, Aiden is responsible for all the king's daily activities, from getting up in the morning to going to bed at night, no one is closer to the king's life than him, not even the future queen, such an important person Of course, the position must be taken by an absolute confidant. The Eden family has followed the king since Edward III. After the War of the Roses began, they chose the York family without hesitation.

Therefore, when it comes to the most loyal person to the king in the Palace of Westminster, Aiden definitely ranks at the top of the list.

He pushed open the door, stepped in lightly, and watched the personal servant change the clothes for the Duke of York, while he bent down to prepare the king's clothes. He didn't have the slightest thought of leaving trivial matters to others just because he was the king's steward.

"Your Majesty, you have an equestrian class, a philosophy class, and an art appreciation class this afternoon. In another hour, His Excellency the Duke of Stuart will come to the palace to give a lecture. He should mention the war in the north..."

Richard, who was putting on boots under the service of his servants, suddenly turned his head and interjected: "Can I attend Duke Stuart's class?"

Aiden froze for a moment, then lowered his head to apologize: "I'm sorry, Duke, you should understand Duke Stuart's character, he doesn't like unexpected things to happen very much."

Richard sneered: "Arrogant rebel."

Aiden frowned and stopped solemnly in a low voice: "Your Highness!"

The little prince curled his lips and turned around, kicking off the boots that were half worn on his feet: "Change a pair!"

Qiao Zhou, who had listened silently to the short conversation, quickly understood what Richard wanted to tell him: this upcoming mentor to the king has a high position and authority, and he doesn't fear the king that much.

It's really surrounded by snakes...