industrial lord

Chapter 132
The spring sunshine is so short-lived, and the rain continues to occupy the sky.

In a royal manor outside Cologne, a canopy made of silk was set up beside the fields. King William half-lyed and half-sat on a soft and comfortable recliner, watching the farmers plant golden beans into the fields.

The surroundings of the farmland are heavily guarded, with one post at three steps and one post at five steps, and idlers are not allowed to approach.

Not long after, a well-dressed young man in his early twenties came riding a silver-white unicorn, jumped off not far from the silk canopy, and strode up to William's side.

"Father." Crown Prince Rudolph's salutation textbook general standard.

William pointed to the chair beside him, and then made a gesture, all the attendants next to him retreated, and someone released a sound-proof magic.

Rudolph sat upright on the chair, staring directly at the farmland in front of him.

William squinted at his son, sighed, and then asked, "Do you know why I asked you to come back?"

Rudolph immediately replied: "It's about these golden beans."

William snorted coldly, which instantly made the prince nervous.

"You lead your troops to attack Wessenland in half a month." The king said calmly, "You are in charge of the whole army in name, but you all listen to Ansbach. There is only one thing you have to do, everything Don't do it, just keep your mouth shut in the army and wait until the war is over.

After hearing this, Rudolph opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but in the end he didn't say it.

"If you want to ask anything, just ask." William was a little helpless. His son's character was too weak, and he would be frightened if he was a little strict.

Rudolph asked cautiously: "Father, why are we attacking Wesson? He is just a child."

William slowly closed his eyes, breathing a little harder than usual.

Cold sweat suddenly broke out on Rudolph's forehead. His father was angry, and there would be a scolding scolding all over his head and face.

"Sigh..." William closed his eyes and sighed deeply, and said softly, "If there is a girl of the right age in the royal family, I will make her the heir to the throne and marry Wesson."

"But no, you are the only heir, so we have to get rid of Wesson."

Rudolph let the sweat flow from his head to his cheeks, not daring to speak, for fear of saying something wrong again.

William continued to close his eyes and said: "Three years ago, because you underestimated the enemy and rushed forward, we lost the war and lost the entire lowland area, which dealt a great blow to your reputation."

"You will sit in my position in the future. A king can be greedy for money, lustful, brutal, or mediocre, but he must never lose the war."

"Even if it is a fire dragon, as long as there is a wound on its body, wild dogs dare to bark their teeth at it."

"Why do I blame old Wesson for defeat? Isn't it because little Wesson is still young and can't argue, so as to cover up your mistakes."

"Although other people now know that it is your fault, as long as you push the responsibility out, after a long time, you will just admit it, and you will be right."

"It's just that I didn't expect it, I didn't expect it..."

"Wesson survived, what were you doing when you were that age, and what were you doing when I was that age?"

"He is like this now. In another 30 years, or even 20 years, I am afraid that the position of king will become his."

Rudolph looked at his father in surprise, and said incredulously, "He won't do this?"

William opened his eyes suddenly and stared at his son, his face flushed with anger.

"Look what's growing in this field?!" The king roared loudly, "Do you really think he's the only one doing business with that heathen?!"

"For a family, money is important. If necessary, any reputation or honor can be temporarily abandoned. As long as the strength is still there, it will come back sooner or later!"

"If he really sends the money over, even if it's not that much, I'll spare his life!"

"Attitude! Listen up, attitude!! For the monarch, the attitude of the courtier towards himself is the most important!!!"

"He dares to play tricks on the king now. When he is strong enough in the future, what else can't he do?!"

In the rainy spring season, the temperature is not high, and the slight wind blows, which is quite cool.

Rudolph had already got up from his chair, looking down like a child who had done something wrong, with more sweat on his head and body than standing under the scorching sun.

William was extremely helpless, but he had to continue to educate his only son: "A person has shortcomings and advantages. Your shortcoming is that you are not tough enough. Your advantage is that you can listen to what others say, but when you are faced with many choices, you will not know what to do. Overwhelmed."

"For this expedition, I will arrange for the children of other families to form the Royal Knights to go with you."

"Which of them have real talents, which ones are trash, and which ones have special skills, you have to learn to distinguish them."

"When you are a king, you can hand over many things to your smart subjects, let them help you make up your mind, analyze it for you, and you only need to make up your mind at the end."

"You have to pay attention. This war is all decided by Ansbach. You can talk about it, and you can give him advice, but it is up to him to decide whether to accept it or not. You have no right to interfere with his decision. Do you understand? !"

When William said the last word, his tone was extremely severe, as if Rudolph would jump up and hit someone if he had the slightest doubt.

Rudolph dared to question, and it was too late to agree.

Then he mustered up the courage to ask a question: "Father, since Wesson is so good, why don't you let him do things by himself?"

William turned his head suddenly to look at his son, the expression on his face remained the same, but his eyes became much softer.

He was happy, his son finally mentioned a reliable thing.

"Very good, very good!" William said gratifiedly, "Since you have this idea, then go ahead and do it. I will agree to whatever conditions you ask for him, even if I kneel in front of him and admit my mistake."

The king was very relieved. The prince's ideas were very good. It didn't matter if he didn't know how to govern the country. As long as he saw talents and used them for his own use, the royal family could continue.

William did not deny that Frederick was a genius, so he crushed him to death. If his son could really subdue him, the age difference between the two was not that big, and they would definitely be a powerful help in the future. What does it matter if you lose your old face in the future?

"Father!" Rudolph's face turned pale all of a sudden. The king himself knelt down to his vassals to admit his mistake. There was no precedent in the history books.

William continued: "Before you leave, bring the imperial edict of the Academy of Arms. If Wesson is willing to submit to you, you can make him a duke on the spot. He will be very happy to get such a high title as a child, and he will be loyal to him." to you."

"Duke?!" Rudolph's eyes widened. "Is this too high?"

William sneered, and began to explain the truth to his son: "The title is empty, but the strength is real."

"The Archduke of Mainz is restless, and the Archduke of Bayern is also restless. Now Nuremberg is in a mess and can't see the trend clearly."

"After this war, Wesson completely turned against his neighbors, and there will definitely be wars in the future."

"Wesson is very close to the Principality of Mainz. If he becomes the Grand Duke, hehe, what do you think on the other side?"

"The Wittelsbach family has already had an enmity with Wesson because of Chaiper. With the enemy of the Principality of Bain beside him, and without the support of the Principality of Mainz, Wesson's life will be difficult."

"Who do you think Wesson can rely on at that time?"

Rudolph immediately replied: "At that time, Wesson can only rely on us."

William nodded in satisfaction. The south is already in a mess. It doesn't matter if it continues to be chaotic. It will benefit the royal family, and it would be best if he can teach his son a good lesson.

Rudolph then said with some concern: "But what if Wesson runs away?"

He didn't think he would lose, and neither did William.

William smiled smugly, and said in a low voice: "Now Wessen has many magicians, Heinrich is already lurking there, and His Excellency Becher also brought most of the royal mages to the city of Wessenburg to lurk. "

"At that time, you can send someone to contact His Excellency Becher, keep an eye on Wesson, and capture him alive if necessary."

"I made an agreement with them that they will divide up the books that the Wesson family brought back from Constantbul."

A smile appeared on Rudolph's face. Your Excellency Becher is the head of the royal mage group. He is known as the "God of Burning Magic". He is good at fire magic and alchemy. With him, you don't have to worry about it even if Richard Nar is back. .

The father and son didn't know it, but at this moment, Becher led a group of members of the royal family of mages to surround Frederick aggressively, as if he would spank his butt if he disagreed.

(End of this chapter)