The epic story of green monsters

Chapter 769 The Lion-Hearted King
  The old king of the Lionheart Kingdom, Daizer, is very ambitious. During his thirty-two years in power, the overall strength of the Lionheart Kingdom has been brought to a higher level. Seeing that he is only one step away from the empire, but the old king who has already entered the dying age, I am afraid that I can no longer see my dynasty take that step.

The former hero can only lie on the soft bed like a walking corpse. Even raising his hands and speaking have become a luxury. Now he can still breathe only with a breath in his heart. He must see it for himself. Only after his eldest grandson sits on the throne will he close his eyes.

When the previous king passed away, the Lionheart Kingdom spent a full three years deciding on the candidate for the new king. The main reason was that the Church of the Sufferer was dissatisfied with the choice of successor proposed by the old king and did not want to Crown the new king.

As a result, the kingdom had no king on the throne for two and a half years. Until the kingdom's ruling regime gradually began to waver and the people at the bottom showed signs of confusion, several grand dukes, earls, and important ministers of the kingdom finally compromised with the church, and then there was The opportunity for Daizer to take office.

The reason why the Church of the Sufferers chose Daizer to succeed the king was because Daizer's mother devoutly believed in the God of Passion. At the same time, she requested the Pope to baptize Daizer and send the church's most knowledgeable scholars to teach Daizer.

For the same reason, the old king did not consider Daizel as the successor from the beginning, but chose his eldest brother as the new king.

But what the Church of the Sufferers didn't expect was that Daizel, a talented man who had received the education of the church's elite, would break away from the control of the church after finally ascending to the throne under their manipulation, and instead take the path that the old king had hoped for. The path that the eldest son will take.

During these thirty-two years, Daizel went from working hard at the beginning to winning the support of several grand dukes and earls in the kingdom, as well as the army commander and the top group of strong men in the kingdom, and then began to consciously strengthen the Church of War. power and showed a friendly attitude towards the War Church.

The Church of the Sufferer has been the only one in the Lion Heart Kingdom for many years. Although there are branch temples and chapels of other churches standing in major cities in the kingdom, there is only one temple of the Church of the Sufferer in the royal capital.

This situation finally changed ten years ago. Under the urging of King Daizer, the magnificent statue of the God of War was officially erected in the west city of the royal capital, opposite the statue of the God of Passion in the east city.

There was a similar scene in the local area. The nobles who had been privately awakened by King Daizer began to promote the God of War in their fiefdoms and helped the Church of War to build churches one after another to preach. In just ten years, the number of people who were originally in Lion The Kingdom of Heart is weak and the Church of War has developed greatly. Although the gap in strength between it and the Church of the Sufferer in the Kingdom is not small, it is at least enough to compete with the Church of the Sufferer.

Of course, the confrontation mentioned here can only be achieved with the support of the royal family and the powerful class of the Lionheart Kingdom. This delicate balance of power is exactly what King Daizer deliberately planned with his wise wisdom and means. Created.

Because of the emergence of this balance, in the past two years, the canonization of the kingdom's nobles has been able to obtain orthodox status without going through the Church of the Sufferers, but through the recognition of the Church of War. As for the canonization and coronation of the old and new kings this time, due to the presence of the Church of War as a troublemaker, the senior leaders of the Church of Victims can no longer forcefully demand that the successor they support ascend the throne as they did in previous years.

But even with the multiple options of the Church of War, Fleming, the second prince son that Daizer relies on, has not been able to complete his enthronement after more than two months. At the same time, in order to survive this long handover period, the old and determined King Daizer even found the Kingdom's Archmage and his colleagues to sew and transform his decaying body, just to be able to persist until Frye was awake. Ming succeeded.

"...Your Majesty, the Church of the Sufferers still insists on not coronating His Highness Fleming. Should we simply invite the Church of War to host the coronation ceremony for His Highness?"

Sidney, who has just turned fifty and is the commander-in-chief of the Royal Guard, is in his prime. He was promoted by the old King Daizel. Now that he sees His Majesty the King lying on the bed dying, he is inevitably a little sad in his heart, so he wants to serve him even more. The Lord hopes to fulfill his insistent wish as soon as possible and let his soul rest in peace.

It was just the refusal from the Church of the Sufferer to give in that made Sidney very angry. He couldn't help but loudly give advice to the old King Daizel who narrowed his eyes slightly and showed a cloudy look.

"Sidney, do you want our Lionheart Kingdom to become the laughing stock of others? The highest authority of the Church of War in my Lionheart Kingdom is just an Eastern Bishop. Although his status and strength are pretty good, you want to To crown the new king of our country, he still lacks some skills."

"Our Lion Heart Kingdom has been in existence for more than 13,100 years, but there has never been a king who was not crowned by a pope or a saint of a religion."

"Even if the Coronation Church needs to be replaced, the Pope of the War Church must come in person to be crowned. Only then will he be worthy of the status of His Highness."

Sunak, the mature and prudent Prime Minister of the Kingdom and the Grand Duke of Purple Fragrance of the Kingdom, held a pipe in the corner of his mouth, puffing away smoke while teaching Sidney a lesson.

"Your Majesty, don't worry. As for this other preparation, I personally went to the War Church Temple late at night three days ago, paid a visit to their Bishop Glinton, and asked him to invite their Pope to come to the capital in person. present."

"At that time, I'm afraid His Majesty St. Zachary and the others will no longer be able to delay the process; of course, even if His Majesty St. Zachary still insists on unreasonable demands, then we can logically ask His Majesty St. Zachary to preside over the coronation ceremony."

"..."   Dizel, who was lying on the bed, heard the arrangement made by his old friend, and a flash of relief flashed in his eyes. However, now that he could hold on for a breath without swallowing, he was already struggling and fighting hard, so in order to Saving his strength, he could only give his right-hand man a grateful look.

Several other ministers seemed to have known about this matter for a long time, but they did not show much emotion. Only Sidney has been waiting by Dai Zeer's side recently, focusing more on the safety of His Majesty the King. Having little understanding of this matter, when I heard the Prime Minister say this, my face suddenly lit up, and then I said with some embarrassment: "It turns out that you old guys have already discussed it, but you just didn't tell me. Bar!!"

"You can't blame us. You have always been by His Majesty's side. We wanted you to participate in the discussion meeting, but you wouldn't show up!!"

Sunak raised the corner of his mouth slightly, pretending to be relaxed and teasing Sidney, who was more than ten years younger than him, but could beat him hundreds of times in combat. It seemed that he was dissatisfied with the other person's indifference to things outside the window, but in fact he was dissatisfied with his conscientiousness. The guardian king was very grateful.

"However, although Bishop Glinton agreed to do his best to persuade His Majesty Li Simian to come to watch the ceremony, it is still unknown whether His Majesty Li Simian will come in the end."

"Even if he does come to attend the ceremony, the delay in traveling back and forth will take at least more than two months!!"

"I'm only worried about whether your body can last until that moment, Your Majesty."

The moment he stopped smiling, Sunak's face became a little heavier and unbearable, and his eyes were even more evasive, not daring to look directly at the king lying on the bedside.

When several other ministers and Sidney heard this, their faces were also filled with emotions. The old king used to be so heroic, but now he is unable to move and is worse than death. He has to be instilled with a lot of magic power by mages every day. , to maintain the modified body functions.

But for the old king who has no magic affinity, the magic power that is forcibly left in the body is like a poisonous snake full of thorns, flowing in his flesh and blood, and there will be a heart-piercing pain in his mind every moment. Surrounded in the center, it is comparable to a torture that never ends in sight.

"Do not worry about me."

Opening his chapped lips with difficulty, King Daizel burst out word by word. The pain could not be concealed under his withered and lifeless expression, but there was determination deep in his cloudy eyes.

The kingdom must no longer make concessions to the church on the matter of heirs. Times have changed, and some things need to change. If the heir to the throne cannot first make changes and show the determination of the royal family, then local reforms in the future will inevitably fail.

Although Dai Zell will definitely not be able to see that scene, he believes that with the two princes he has trained and the assistance of good ministers like Sunak, the kingdom will inevitably usher in a successful change in the future. The lives of the kingdom's subjects have become easier, making the kingdom more calm and independent in front of the church.

"...There are still many things that need to be prepared for the coronation ceremony in advance. We will report to you if anything happens."

"Don't worry, His Highness Fleming has our help. During this period, he has presided over the government with the same style as you did back then. He is a good prince worthy of entrustment."

After just saying five words, Dai Zeer's spirit completely weakened. Seeing his painful appearance, Sunak couldn't bear it, so he immediately winked at several colleagues around him, then resigned and left.

Before leaving, Sunak pulled Sidney aside and carefully reminded: "Your Majesty's safety is your concern. Before His Majesty is crowned, even if His Majesty breathes his last breath, you cannot leave this place. Room."

"Don't worry, I know!!"

Sidney nodded solemnly. Although he didn't make any promises, his eyes said everything.

　Go ahead, go ahead, I just hope you won’t be infected again, but obviously this is impossible, so you can only hope to get infected later.

　　
  　
  (End of this chapter)