Shepherd Tantra

Chapter 1037 Swan King

It wasn't a strange thing for a child to call himself the Swan Knight.

The identity of "Swan Knight" is like Spiderman, Batman, Superman and other superheroes who hide their identities in suits. It is the embodiment of mystery, justice and invincibility. It is normal for children to be unable to get rid of the cool feeling of "I am actually a mysterious hero who cannot reveal my true identity".

But as an adult, he still firmly believes that he is the Swan Knight, which is somewhat related to "The Return of the Dragon King".

And for a prince - or even a king - this was even more outrageous.

At the same time, he is also a handsome man with outstanding temperament. His beauty and temperament make him stand out among his brothers and sisters. Anyone who glances at him will definitely see him first - this is the embodiment of his outstanding talent in the way of beauty. You should know that the entire Iris royal family has the inheritance of the way of beauty. They are not ordinary people, and any one of them will arouse people's fanatical pursuit and worship.

But they seemed so ordinary in front of this "Swan Prince".

This prince has an extraordinary sensibility and intuition. When he was only a teenager, he could make extremely sharp criticisms of masterpieces. Although he has such a beautiful and charming appearance, he is indifferent to sex.

When he was beheaded, he left no offspring, just like the Swan Knight parting with his wife on their wedding night... Even though he was married, he was still the "Virgin King".

This is undoubtedly an eccentric, gentle, beautiful, pure, elegant, and crazy artist.

The perfect creation of the Twin Mirror, the embodiment of the Apostle of Beauty.

The only problem was that he became a secular king.

Some people worship him fanatically, but more people envy him. Endless malice constantly attacks him.

Politics is the art of compromise, but this proud Swan King is unwilling to compromise - he always responds to others' malice with the most radical attitude. He is too sensitive, and he can realize the other person's true intentions and inner thoughts just by seeing the other person's face and eyes and hearing the other person's voice.

If the Swan King senses ill will in someone, he will immediately turn hostile: he will have a huge flower placed in front of the visitor so that he doesn't have to see the other person's face. If he realizes that the other person is taking advantage of him, he will improvise a sharp and poignant poem and give it to the other person when he leaves.

If someone asked him to do something unjust, he would immediately turn around and leave; even if other nobles or even his own relatives asked him for benefits, he would refuse to see them - he would rather write poems in his room or sing on the balcony... like a canary trapped in the palace.

Most people were boring to him. Only the purest ones... artists, or children, could interest him.

Because of this, his enemies increased. Almost all the nobles were deliberately resisting his orders, and almost all the officials were delaying his policies - either because they did not want to do it or because they did not dare to do it.

The government became less efficient, or rather, the nobles became more efficient in dealing with the monarch. Finally, the fire of poverty ignited the petals of the iris, causing it to wither and die.

"This overly noble king was completely incompatible with his nobles. He was unwilling to dirty his hands by committing dirty deeds, and was even unwilling to execute anyone - not even ministers who openly opposed him. He still hoped to make people change their decisions through speeches, songs and poems.

"He seems to be living not in reality but in a fairy tale."

Sherlock said slowly.

This monarch seems to believe that as long as he speaks sincere words that move people, the wicked will repent and the good will be inspired. His worldview is completely different from others... like Don Quixote, he is immersed in his own fantasy filter. Maybe he can't see the real world, but he doesn't want to see it.

"Under the guidance of public opinion, the people, not knowing who to put the blame on, gave this monarch a new nickname: the Mad King.

"——But even so, people still love this eccentric monarch. "Because he is like a true knight. After taking office, he almost exempted the whole country from taxes. He even tried to solve cases as seriously as the king in fairy tales. After he was assassinated three times by assassins disguised as criminals, this entertainment activity was abolished by his queen.

"Later, he tried to go undercover and investigate various places to see if there were any corrupt officials or bad policies - but he had very few people around him, so all his "secret whereabouts" were basically the same as being highlighted the whole time. Wherever he went, he could only see actors, and he was keenly able to see through all hypocrisy, so he lost interest after a few times.

"——After the people of Iris rebelled twice but were suppressed... the mad king suddenly had a crazy idea."

Sherlock said this and sighed slightly.

It was a sigh of regret, as well as disapproval and regret.

"He believed that the people's rebellion against the nobles would only be met with brutal suppression. And he himself was powerless... He didn't know how many loyal people he had around him, so he planned to use this method to conduct a 'test'.

"It's like a scene that often appears in operas - for example, in a drama about fighting for family property, the head of the family fakes his death to see who is the truly filial child; the monarch fakes his death to judge who is the loyal minister to the kingdom. He wants to find out who around him is truly trustworthy by faking his death.

"—and so he sought to direct this rebellion against himself."

Hearing this, Aiwass couldn't hold it anymore.

Mainly because he and Sherlock both faked their deaths...

Hearing this, I inexplicably felt ashamed.

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"I remember... you said that Xi Tiansi was behind this matter?"

Aiwass asked, "Is that the part?"

"That's right, Xi Tiansi is the second driving force behind this."

Sherlock nodded: "The three dukes all know that this is just the monarch's trick - they all learned the truth of the matter from Xi Tiansi. Because if the duke wants to seize power, the mad king is powerless to compete, so the three grand dukes who always maintain a neutral attitude and have a country within a country are the most reliable... On the other hand, without their consent, the rebels will never be able to come to the capital. After all, the military power and security power of Iris are basically in the hands of the three grand dukes.

"That's why... they didn't take the rebellion seriously. The nobles didn't dare to imagine that their monarch would take such a dangerous step - so even though some people heard about it, they still didn't dare to believe it. But whether they believed it or not, they were playing the role of loyal ministers, trying to stop the rebellion to show their loyalty and tease their monarch... It was just a complete fake fight, they shouted loudly but didn't use any strength at all.

"As a result, because no one put in any effort, the rebellion was successful. The 'hot-blooded young man Louissoix' directly captured the Swan King and beheaded him.

"Later, the young man mysteriously disappeared. No one knew which faction he belonged to... Iris lost its monarch without anyone being prepared. And those nobles who were shouting fiercely were also liquidated by the increasingly fanatical crowd. The Grand Dukes still did not take action this time, and people did not dare to take action against these dukes who truly controlled the legion.

"——The question is, who does this young man who suddenly appeared belong to?

"Some people think he is from one of the three Grand Dukes, some think he is Hawkeye's man, some think he is a blood slave of the Moon Child, and some think he is a foreigner... For example, he is a spy of Xingti. Because of this person's existence, the three Grand Dukes have been wary of each other until now... And all those who investigated this young man have mysteriously disappeared.

"This is the matter that the Duke entrusted me to investigate."

Sherlock gave the full account of what had happened.

(End of this chapter)