The Sun King's Evidence

Build walls high, accumulate grain widely, and become king slowly.

Ryan thought deeply about this, and he thought about it carefully after the war.

Neither Francois nor Birhemond planned to leave. Francois took out a bottle of fine wine, a fine wine called Latour from the first-class winery of Winford: "Want to have a drink? Ryan?"

Duke Birhemond also sat down, and a servant came in behind Duke Red Dragon, placed a small round table in front of the bed, and then brought a lot of food.

"Don't drink if you're injured." Ryan shook his head. He lowered his head and thought for a moment before continuing: "It seems that Richard dug a hole for me to jump into."

"Dig a hole?" Berhemond didn't quite understand this. He stuffed the roasted beef into his mouth and muttered: "Richard was very decisive about abdicating. He said that if possible, he could abdicate tomorrow. But why do you say that, Ryan?”

Ryan raised the corners of his mouth and looked out the window. He didn't answer and just shook his head.

"Because the conditions are not met." Francois stretched out his hand to straighten his long blond hair. His father-in-law said with a light tone, "Berhemond, have you forgotten? What are the conditions for competing for the throne?" "

"Isn't Ryan already the Duke of Mousilon?" Bohemond thought for a moment and understood immediately. He slapped his thigh: "Ah! I understand, Ryan is still a 'landless Duke' now!"

"Yes, the condition for becoming the king is to regain Musilon." Ryan nodded, and he said slowly: "I did defeat Mahhubard and won the championship showdown, but I haven't regained Musilon yet!"

Francois nodded. His father-in-law's sea-blue eyes contained deep wisdom. He picked up the goblet and tasted the wine, and then said: "At this time, Richard suddenly proposed to pass the message to Ryan immediately, to the well-meaning person. On the one hand, he thought that he was tired of being the king, and at the same time, because his eldest son Charles rebelled, which caused him to lose all his prestige, and he sought death in the previous battle, so he wanted to pass the throne and retire to end everything."

"And if you think about it from a malicious perspective, Richard deliberately set a trap for Ryan. If Ryan was so excited as soon as he heard the news and agreed immediately, Richard would naturally abdicate immediately, but what would all the knights do? Think? What would the lady think? The condition for competing for the throne is to regain Musilon. Now that Musilon has not been truly recovered, Ryan can't wait to claim the king. This will only make more people disappointed with Ryan. It took him so hard to defeat him. If you kill the Viper, your record will be tarnished."

"This old guy is really bad! He has a lot of thoughts!" Only then did Bohemond figure out the problem. Duke Red Dragon muttered dissatisfiedly: "That's why I hate the palace and politics the most. It's so dirty!"

"Actually, that's not the case." Ryan said something fair for Richard at this time. He shook his head: "In my opinion, there are mostly good intentions. Richard is already tired. Baron Charles's betrayal is a big blow to him. It's a big blow. Richard won't think so much at this time. The throne is like a hot potato now and he can't wait to throw it to me."

Veronica, the Witch of Gloria, who was sitting aside, felt a little unworthy of Ryan after hearing Ryan's remarks. She interrupted Ryan's words and said angrily: "Maybe he just wants to punish you again before abdicating. What? It’s not like he hasn’t suppressed you like this before. Have you forgotten that he once wanted you to lead the Chivalry Expedition and go to the Nicohara Desert to count the stars? "

Bohemond was unhappy, and Duke Red Dragon glared at Witch Gloria: "What does the Round Table of the Holy Grail Knights have to do with you? This is not a topic that a witch should participate in. Now we already need wizards to provide us with the internal affairs of the kingdom. Any suggestions?"

Veronica turned blue at what Bohemond said. She widened her eyes, clenched her fists, and tried her best to hold back her anger.

If it were normal circumstances, the witch of Gloria would have quarreled with the person who reprimanded her and even had a duel. Veronica is now the female elder of the Gloria Council, and she has her own wizard team and wizard tower. He no longer has to look at people's faces, and he has the qualifications to challenge most of the great human nobles.

However, it is a pity that most of them are not included. Berhemond is probably the highest-ranking Duke in the whole of Britannia. He is both a direct descendant of Arthur and a super strong man at the pinnacle of the Holy Realm. Veronica knew that if she offended him, even with Ryan's protection, it would be difficult for her to stay in this kingdom.

She could only endure it.

A hand stretched out from under the quilt and held Veronica's little hand. Ryan first smiled at Veronica and told her not to be nervous, and then said to Bohemond: "Veronica is my daughter. Courtier, she has the right to advise me in this regard. She does not understand the requirements of the round table, and I apologize to you here."

"Very good, so witch, what suggestions do you have?" Bohemond's long golden beard trembled on his chin. The Red Dragon Duke obviously did not intend to let Veronica go on this issue: "You plan to take Are you going to go to the throne room and pull Richard off the throne? Or are you proposing that we prepare to fight to the death with these noble knights from the north?"

"I didn't mean that..." Veronica knew that this was not a topic she could take. She suddenly realized that she could not tell a clear plan. She opened her mouth, a little aggrieved and a little angry.

"Then shut up!" Bohemond sneered. He was going to say something else. Francois took the initiative to signal Bohemond not to pursue and fight: "Okay, all this has happened, Veronie." Ms. Ka is also thinking about Ryan, so don’t be so harsh on her.”

"Either tell us the solution to the problem, or shut up, what's the use of complaining..." Berhemond muttered: "Okay, let's continue this topic, where did we just talk?"

Ryan held Veronica's little hand and told the witch not to take it seriously: "We said before, I think Richard's attitude is mostly good-natured, because the question is very simple, if he prevents me from becoming king, who will benefit? ? Could it be Lawn?"

"Of course not. In fact, all the nobles in this kingdom know that even if Raun is still alive, he will not be able to inherit the throne." Francois took over the topic, and he nodded to Veronica as well. Don't take it personally.

"Well, that's true." Bohemond understood now.

Mahhubard has been confirmed to be Raun's illegitimate son. In this case, Raun has lost the qualification to be king. Under these conditions, there is only one qualified candidate, Ryan. No matter how he chooses, he.

"Speaking of the Mashu Bader Rebellion, I think he is doomed to fail." Ryan took a sip of the fresh orange juice sent by the attendant and smacked it in his mouth: "Because what he did was doomed to fail."

"He is inconsistent." Francois used his fork to fork the delicious black pepper roast beef. The wise Duke of Winford nodded: "In other words, he himself is very contradictory. On the one hand, he still thinks that he is Lawn His son is his legal heir, and he should get his things back and avenge his mother."

"But on the other hand, Mahhubard is the godson of the Lich King Arkhan. His godson status destined him to be a member of the undead vampire camp. His revenge requires the power of the undead, so he must call himself Mu Xi." Duke Long, he wants to become the leader of the undead." Francois finally concluded: "But this is out of the scope of the kingdom's internal affairs. In this case, everyone will confront him."

Ryan was very calm, with a slight smile on his face, and carefully recalled a series of Mahhubard's deeds. The God-chosen champion of the Fairy of the Lake smiled bitterly: "It is true, so Mahhubard is a contradiction. If he just wants revenge and just wants to legally seize power, he should strive to become a Holy Grail Knight, strive to gain the power to speak, and then seek a glorious duel to defeat Raun to complete revenge. If he just wants to destroy this country , he should turn everyone into undead and fight to the death, especially after he surrendered to Chaos, he could even pray for the power of the evil god to help him achieve his revenge. Anyway, he does not care about the cost for revenge."

"But Mahhubard didn't. He was very contradictory. His identity was destined to find him unable to find his own place. He could not find the balance point between being a human and being in the undead camp. He was both a vengeful outcast and a... The legitimate son of the Duke and the godson of the Lich King, he tried to combine his three identities, so the things he did seemed contradictory. This was the reason why he was doomed to tragedy and he made some unsightly things during the rebellion. Understand the origin of the decision." Ryan said in a deep voice: "Because the living and the dead are destined not to coexist, and mortals are destined not to coexist with chaos!"

"He is just a pawn to be used, but he is willing to do so. His life is a tragedy." Francois nodded in agreement: "His tragedy lies in the fact that he was born to a laundry maid, and his tragedy lies in the burden of his life. Too heavy, his tragedy is that revenge swallowed up everything in him, he could have brought a glorious era to Britannia as an excellent knight."

"Now that poisonous snake is dead." After Bohemond listened to the discussion between Ryan and Francois, the Red Dragon Duke could only sigh: "Let's change the topic, Ryan, then you plan to recapture Mousilon Then take over the throne?"

"Not so fast." Speaking of this topic, Ryan cheered up and said in a deep voice: "Even if I defeat Musilon, I will need at least two to three years to buffer before I consider inheriting the throne."

"Why?!" Bohemond was very surprised: "Don't you always want to be the King of Knights?"

Ryan and Francois looked at each other with helplessness in their eyes.

"Boxi, don't forget, Ryan is going to be the king as the Duke of Mousilon." Francois took the initiative to explain: "But now the whole Mousilon is completely white, and I don't know if there are any left. With a population of less than 100,000, reconstruction is a huge project, and many complicated matters have to be dealt with by Ryan. If he does not lay a good foundation for his territory and resume production, and then hurriedly chooses to ascend the throne, even if Ryan becomes the king, he will not be able to secure the throne. .”

What his father-in-law said was exactly what Ryan was thinking about.

It doesn't mean that if Ryan really becomes the king, he can command the entire kingdom. Francois discussed this with him.

Power lies below, not above. It is never about having the throne to command the entire kingdom at will. It is about winning the support of everyone before sitting on the throne to better serve the people.

If Ryan wants to be a king who can truly command the entire kingdom, he must have a solid foundation. He must restore Musilon's past glory. He must have an elite army, sufficient wealth and his own A retainer group, but now he doesn't have one.

The Earl of Glamorgan is indeed rich, and Ryan's army is indeed elite, but its size is still too small.

His son-in-law understands his situation very well and has his own long-term blueprint. Francois is very satisfied with this. Marrying Sulia to Ryan has always been his pride, and now this The complacency continued to increase as Ryan continued to grow.

My daughter, you are now a duchess. François couldn't help but feel proud in his heart, and this pride was also shown on his face. Bohemond and Veronica had different thoughts after seeing it, and they were both cold. He snorted.

Thinking of his daughter, Francois also asked with concern: "When Mousilon is recovered, will you move Sulia to Mousilon?"

"Not for the time being." Ryan immediately shook his head, and he said seriously: "I will have to wait at least one or two years, until Sulia's delivery and recuperation are over, and then until Musilon's corruption has faded, then I will consider giving birth to their mother and son. It’s possible to move to Mousilon, or I may set the capital of the principality in Jean in the future, it depends on the situation.”

"Yes." Francois was quite satisfied with Ryan's attitude. Although Ryan had many women, he really loved Sulia very much. He could feel from his daughter that this political marriage was very happy. The eldest son is already born, and everything is decided.

"Your Excellency François and Berhemond, I inherited the Principality of Mousilon in Landuin, not the Principality of Connaught after the vassalage was reduced." Ryan also mentioned this issue by the way.

"You want to claim back the old territory of Mousilon south of Lyonnais?" Francois immediately realized Ryan's plan.

"That should belong to me and only to me." Ryan said seriously: "I hope you can support me."

"Now is a good time to take back the old territory of Mousilon..." Francois frowned, and his father-in-law naturally sided with Ryan: "The knights and nobles in the south of Lyonnaise have chosen to be loyal to you. , and you possess the inheritance of Landuin and possess great strength. Faced with the arrangements of these traitorous knights and nobles, they dare not complain. As for Lyonnais... there is nothing left in the north except ruins. Now, the number of registered knights is now less than 800. Duke Aldreeld is dead. Richard has sent people to find Duke Dalheide who is on a redemption expedition. Although some things are not good, now is indeed the best time to take back the old territory. , it depends on what you think."

"We still have to talk." Ryan said after considering: "Food support, assistance in quelling riots, and rebuilding homes?"

"Well, I guess you will also need to give some appropriate monetary compensation. Once these conditions are opened, it will be very difficult for the nobles of Lyonnais to refuse." Francois also felt troubled by this: "But how to take it back specifically? , this will be a difficult process, let’s wait until you regain all the territories in Musilon! As for the old Musilon nobles, they have the precedent of Kalon Castle to follow in their loyalty to you.”

Francois was talking about Castle Kronberg in the Midden Territory of the Empire. This castle belongs to the Midden Territory and is the territory of the White Wolf Elector. Emperor Karl-Franz of Reikland was loyal, and the most famous Kronburg sword regiment in the old world took orders from Emperor Karl-Franz instead of Elector Boris Todbringer.

While Ryan and Francois were discussing what to do, a young attendant walked in outside the room. He whispered a few words in Duke Berhemond's ear, and then withdrew respectfully.

"Allow me to interrupt, Ryan, Francois, we have encountered a new problem." Berhemond said in a muffled voice. He seemed to be stumped by this problem.

"What problem?" Francois knew that it must be a major problem that would embarrass Bohemond.

"Laun is back. He was sent back to Kurona by his mount, Pyquis the Hippogryph. He is now seriously injured, suffering from high fever and unconscious."

"What should we do with Raun now? The father of the viper Mathubad, the regent of the kingdom, the Duke of Connet, the champion of the ladies and the noble Holy Grail Knight, one of the first twelve Holy Grail Knights, Cariod-Brave The last direct bloodline?"

This time Ryan and Francois also felt embarrassed.

"perhaps……"

I have written about various factors very clearly before, but some people still keep asking. In this chapter, I will explain in detail the entire situation of Musilon and the internal reasons for the Mashubad rebellion.

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