The Swordsman of Faerûn

Chapter 882 Chapter [-] Enthroned as King
The Valley Alliance is about to merge into a complete kingdom!
This is one of the hottest news circulating in Faerun at the end of the Year of Shadows. The only thing comparable to it is the Great War of the Saints that took place in Waterdeep City, including the fall of several great incarnations of gods. Believers of the gods refuse to believe.

Many influential individuals and power leaders have received invitations to the enthronement ceremony of the King of the Valley. Some people gladly accepted the invitations, while others dismissed them contemptuously. Of course, most of them are still watching with a nonchalant attitude.

Of course, it was not William's intention to distribute the invitation letter widely, but a group of restless people headed by the silver-haired sisters and the great sage Elminster.

It cannot be said that these guys are doing wrong. A new country really needs the approval of some important "friendly neighbors" in order to obtain a relatively relaxed environment in the external situation.

Therefore, William wisely acquiesced to the self-assertion of this group of suspected troublemakers.

no way!Among the silver-haired sisters, Hieren and Storm are regional consuls appointed by William, and Hieren is even the pre-booked prime minister of the kingdom. Of course, the term "prime minister" comes from William's previous life, and it often exists in the form of a kingdom advisor in the valley generation.

Speaking of the title of Kingdom Advisor, it can be regarded as a relatively flexible existence.It can be a lowly person like a clown actor who pleases the king, or it can be a powerful person who controls the government of a country and affects the situation of the entire region. It all depends on how much power the king gives to the kingdom's advisor and the advisor's own ability.

If we make an analogy, it is like the eunuch next to the ancient emperor. The lower limit can be used as a master to amuse children and relieve fatigue.

William is convinced that he is not a super workaholic like the First Emperor or Ming Taizu, and he can even be classified as a foolish king of the waste government level. After all, he is more willing to find a place than to deal with those tedious political affairs Think carefully about your own martial arts.

Power will only slow down my speed of drawing the knife!

This is the first truth that William realized about his conquest of the valley in the past six months.

If it wasn't for the sake of being able to start well and end well, and even more difficult to ride a tiger, he said that he never wanted to engage in this kind of drama of fighting for hegemony.

In William's view, if the Valley Kingdom wants to be established in a serious way, there are many problems that need to be solved. What is the establishment policy of the Valley Kingdom, how should the political structure be set up, where is the country's capital, and who will formulate the laws. What is the basis and standard, and what should education do...

One piece, one pile, none of which William can let others make decisions.

It's not that William is unwilling to let go of the power in his hands, but that there are many things that no one can afford.

Of course, William is not a man of destiny who can turn the world around, but he has the knowledge of his previous life. He has never eaten pork and has seen pigs run away. The power to add details, always able to handle everything in a way that seems incredible to others, is complete and amazing.

In terms of the political structure of the kingdom, what William determined was a dual system based on the constitutional monarchy for the time being, establishing an administrative body headed by the consul of the kingdom, establishing the National Council of the People, the Great Court of the Kingdom, and implementing the separation of executive, legislative and judicial powers. (at least in name).

You ask why William didn't do it in one step and engage in our family's system?
It's not that William doesn't want to do it, but the conditions don't allow it. He doesn't have a natural popular base, nor does he have a team of like-minded people who can fight like steel. The fruit was picked.

Regarding the choice of the national capital, after many considerations and discussions with the silver-haired sisters and even some famous people, William chose Shadow Valley for the time being.

In fact, Shadow Valley is not the most suitable choice, Yulas or Battle Valley is, and the latter two are the real strategic victory places.

Only [-] kilometers to the north of Yulas is the Taisha River, and after passing the Taisha River, tens of kilometers to the north is the Longji Mountains.The Longji mountain range is like a natural Great Wall to the valley, blocking the wild monsters from the cold land to the north.Those monster armies wanted to go south, either through the only gap in the mountain range, Raven Canyon, or detour to the land of Thrall hundreds of kilometers away to the east.

Choosing Yulas can better resist the invasion from the cold northern regions and provide enough flexible political support for the valley, just like Yanjing, the capital of the Ming Dynasty, which means that the emperor guards the gate of the country.

The Battle Valley in the south is like Jingzhou in the Three Kingdoms era. Valley is definitely the best choice.

If William chooses the Valley of Battle, the two southern kingdoms, Sembia and Cormyr, will definitely feel uneasy, and they may have to go against the new Kingdom of the Valley.William was not worried that he would not be able to defeat these two kingdoms, but the newly established Kingdom of the Valley was waiting to be rebuilt, and it really needed a certain period of stability to consolidate its power.

And Yulas in the north is in ruins, and it can't afford the function of the capital. As for the second-class Fuenla, the mass base is not good enough, and the location of the dagger valley with the best mass base is too remote, so William can only Temporarily choose Shadow Valley as the temporary capital.

When invitees and admirers from all over the world arrived in Shadow Valley, William invited many famous people through Helen, together with the representatives of the Valley people, formed a Constitution Amendment Committee, and gathered the wisdom of all to formulate the Constitution of the Valley. outline.

In the first chapter of the Kingdom's Constitution, William established the principle of governing the country based on the happiness of all the people, rather than the long-term rule of his king.

William's foundational words directly shocked all people and even gods, and people reacted differently to this. Some people were inexplicably excited by William's selflessness and admired it; Seeing William's stupidity and ignorance; there are even more people harboring ghosts and ghosts, snickering that this time is an opportunity.

William did not make any excuses for this, he only said that everything was for the common people.The great man in the previous life said it well, political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.

William has invincible power in his body, and he can control the soldiers and horses in the valley. As long as he doesn't do evil to all living beings, even if the gods come, they can't try to take his throne.

On this day, William discussed some miscellaneous affairs with a group of people, and talked about the king's enthronement ceremony, but there was one question that was vacillating, that is, who would crown William.

But I didn't expect that a few strange figures walked into the meeting room and said to each other: "Mortal king, if you are crowned, you should be crowned by us, so that you can be regarded as obeying the destiny."

William knew that these few were extraordinary, so he asked, "Who are you?"

At first, a majestic man with a broken arm said loudly: "I am Tyr, the ruler of justice, the lord of justice. If I crown you, the administrator of your kingdom will definitely take justice as the yardstick, and there will be few unlawful things occur."

The second lady, wearing a luxurious cloak, said: "I am Sayamaph, the patron of the nobles. If I crown you, your royal family will prosper and be in charge of this world forever." kingdom."

The third to speak was a handsome, dark-skinned man in a cavalier tunic, an ornate belt of exquisite landscape painting, and a pair of mesh boots, with a handful of snow-white wooden boots under his arm. guitar.

He said: "I am Oghma, the master of knowledge. If I crown you, there will be many diligent and inspired scholars, artists, poets, and inventors among the people of your kingdom."

The fourth saint is a fit male with golden skin. He has a handsome appearance and wears the most exquisite gold plate armor. He proudly said: "I am Lathander, the master of morning light and hope, and the messenger of dawn. Let me crown you, and the people of your kingdom will multiply, and the children will be healthy and strong."

The last saint was William's acquaintance, Ninas, the goddess of grace who made William feel tender in the rice barn and made him a sage for a long time.

She smiled and said to William: "Mortal king, we have an agreement, and your kingdom will be rich and prosperous. Of course, if you allow me to crown you, I will bless your bloodline heirs, and every hundred years will surely be rich and prosperous." A son of the earth is born."

William looked at the saints. Although their words were so beautiful that they were almost irresistible, William knew that no matter who he chose at this time, it would be a huge mistake.

Because choosing one of them will inevitably offend the other four, even if they are all gods of the so-called lawful and good camp, it is difficult to avoid their small-minded nature.

Therefore, after a little thought, William said: "You saints, I'm glad that you all came to support my coronation ceremony. It's just that I had an agreement with a great existence earlier, and I shall not participate in the battle between gods. I can only regretfully decline the kind offer."

The five saints couldn't help but change their faces when they heard the words. Of course they knew the restrictions on William, but this time they were meddling in William's affairs. If only one saint came, it would be nothing.

It's just that the five gods competed together for such a position to preside over the coronation, but it was equivalent to another battle between the gods, so William really couldn't choose any of them.

In the end, the five saints could only act as spectators of the enthronement ceremony, but someone else was responsible for coronating William.

Of course, not just any cat or dog can act as the crowning person, at least it needs to have enough prestige, so that the entire enthronement ceremony will not become a joke because of the ridicule of others.

After careful consideration, William chose Elminster, the great sage of the Valley of Shadows, as his crown giver.

On the first day of the new year, although the weather is still as cold as ice, the Twisted Tower of Shadow Valley is full of noise, people from the Kingdom of the Valley and guests from other places fill the place to the brim, with one sentence It is no exaggeration to describe it.

Witnessed by all saints, guests and representatives of the Valley people, William solemnly took over the crown from Elminster, the great sage. It was made of gold and inlaid with many precious gems. The latter two magical effects can make the wearer more attractive and energetic.

When William stood on the terrace of the Twisted Tower and loudly proclaimed his enthronement declaration to the crowd below, the crowd couldn't help cheering.

Suddenly, there was a thunderous dragon chant from the sky, and a group of giant dragons were seen flying from afar.

This is a group of giant dragons that are as gorgeous as gold, and almost every one of them has the might of an ancient dragon.

The arrival of the giant dragon made everyone present feel inexplicably panicked. Most of the spellcasters began to prepare various protective or teleportation life-saving spells. Open the Flame Gate to summon the Titan Golem Mech within.

By the way, the so-called Titan-class golem mecha is the kind of giant golem mecha that can easily kill ancient red dragons.

Fortunately, these golden dragons did not launch a surprise attack on the Twisted Tower, and they were transformed into dragonmen from a safe distance.

The golden dragons flapped their wings and landed on the terrace of the Twisted Tower, and one of the oldest golden dragons asked loudly: "King William, do you still remember your guardian dragon, Kakudni Nimira—— Our golden dragon princess? According to the agreement of the dragon knight guardian contract, the golden dragon princess will become the next heir to the throne of this new kingdom as the king and queen. We hope that you can bring this agreement into reality in the form of law. .”

Hearing Jin Long's words, William's face suddenly changed, and everyone present was in an uproar.

The great sage Elminster stared at the golden dragon in disbelief, and said excitedly, "Are you joking, Your Excellency Golden Dragon?!"

William said with a cold face: "Golden Dragon Kakudni betrayed me when I needed her the most. She violated the agreement of the Dragon Knight and the dragon to live and die together. The dragon flute that witnessed the contract has lost its effect. She is no longer qualified to undertake that agreement."

But Jinlong waved his hand indifferently and said: "It was just a small accident, Your Excellency. The guardian contract is still valid, and the problem of the dragon flute is also easy to solve. Trust me, Princess Jinlong is willing to do anything for you and your kingdom .She is now leading a guard army composed of young golden dragons to defend the new kingdom. For example, the town in the north that your human army has been unable to attack for a long time is going to destruction under the flames of the dragon."

William immediately understood that the Golden Dragon was referring to Taisway, and he really wanted to slash the smug Golden Dragon idiot in front of him.

The valley army's siege of Taisway has been going on for several months, even in the freezing winter. Of course, it's not that William and his men can't capture the dilapidated town that can be called a hell of flesh and blood, but that William regards it as a It is an actual combat training ground for new recruits in the valley. While increasing combat experience for their own soldiers, they can also bloodlet the Zhentil Fort people by the way.

In fact, the people of Zhentilburg couldn't hold on for a long time. They sent envoys for peace countless times, trying to reach an armistice negotiation with William, but it was a pity that William didn't want to ignore them.

(End of this chapter)