A Tale of Strategies For the Throne

The matter finally came to an end, and everyone in the square dispersed under orders and returned to their posts.

However, many people were still in a state of shock. They informed others of the shocking news, which caused the news to spread rapidly throughout the palace.

As for Garlan, who was a key figure in this shocking news, he was still in a daze from the time he was brought to the court by his brother Camos in the square.

On the innermost high platform of the spacious chamber, a huge throne carved from a single piece of green malachite was placed there.

The white jade steps leading to the throne are only three short steps, so short that it seems that you can climb up in two steps. However, there is only one person in the world who dares to step on the snow-white stone steps in the middle to reach the throne.

In the past, when Garlan came to the court occasionally, even if King Camos doted on him, he could only sit on the seat closest to King Camos under the steps. The same was true for Heimos.

The military generals and civil servants who were qualified to enter the chamber were separated by a large distance from each other, sitting or standing, and lined up on both sides of the chamber with solemn expressions.

But this time, after entering the court, when Garlan followed King Camos to the white jade stone steps and subconsciously walked to the seat on one side, he was suddenly caught by King Camos. Wrist.

He looked at King Camos in confusion, and King Camos raised his eyebrows and smiled at him. Then, he held his hand like a child just learning to walk, and turned around to lead him towards the steps. Go up.

In an instant, countless eyes shot from behind him.

The gazes were almost materialized one by one, like countless sharp arrows poking at his back.

Garlan felt that his back was almost burning from being stared at by those people.

And this time, he finally woke up from being in a daze.

He took a step back almost instinctively, and at that moment Camos was holding his hand and walking up the steps.

As a result, the arms of the two people suddenly stretched out in the middle.

The sight of one pulling forward and the other shrinking back suddenly confused the military commanders and civil servants below who had different thoughts.

What are King Camos and Prince Garlan doing?

They all thought so puzzledly in their hearts.

But in view of the majesty of King Camos, no one dares to ask this question for the time being.

Feeling that the hand he was holding was retracting hard, King Camos turned his head and looked at Garlan in confusion.

"What's wrong? Garlan."

He said, "Come, follow me."

As the crown prince, although he cannot sit on the malachite throne yet, he is already qualified to walk up the steps and stand next to the throne.

When Camos was the crown prince, he always stood by his father's side.

Standing next to the throne, you can look down at the people below the steps from a high place.

This is a symbol with great significance.

This is a change in status and stance.

The crown prince is half a king.

From now on, I am qualified to look down on everyone.

"No...that, Brother Wang."

The boy's eyes rolled around.

"I think it would be too hasty for you to decide on such a big matter as establishing a crown prince."

He said, "I don't think I'm qualified yet... Moreover, for such a big matter, concerning the entire Aaron Landis matter, the position of Crown Prince must be agreed upon by everyone. In case anyone has any objections, That’s not very good, is it?”

With a thick eyebrow raised, King Camos glanced at the generals and civil servants below.

"What, do you have any objections to my decision?"

The rich voice of King Camos echoed in the court, and all the generals in the row on the right knelt down without saying a word.

They knelt on the ground, put a hand on their chest, and bowed their heads loyally.

"Your decision is our will."

They answered unanimously.

For these generals, King Camos's words are absolute.

The great Lion King's position in the army is unique and unshakable.

They will never disobey the king's orders.

Garlan felt heartbroken when he looked at the group of kneeling generals.

You know, in previous lives, these generals were almost all die-hard supporters of Heimos.

The reason is simple, because Heimos has outstanding military exploits, but he has stayed in the palace and has never even set foot in the royal city, let alone went to the battlefield, so the generals are naturally more willing to follow Heimos.

And although this life is much better than the previous ones, he fought against the odds and fought the battle of Tozes City. He only won this battle because Heimos came to the rescue—— In comparison, compared to Heimos, who had made great military exploits in the North, made the Geshur people frightened, and was even known as the 'Black Knight', he was much worse.

He also thought that these military attaches and generals would support Heimos and persuade King Kamos not to make him crown prince, just like in previous lives.

Who knew...the generals were all die-hard loyalists to King Camos.

It seemed that they would never go against Brother Wang's words.

But Garlan didn't know that.

Although this group of military generals did have a better impression of Heimos, who also led troops to fight, the incident in Tozes City also made them identify with Garlan.

Of course they would not feel repulsed by a prince who would not abandon the city and fight to the death in the face of pirate attacks.

Therefore, the gap in their favor between the two princes was not large enough for them to be willing to disobey King Camos for it.

The military general had nothing to do, so Garlan turned his expectant eyes to the civil servant.

After all, compared to the military generals who wholeheartedly obeyed King Camos, the minds of the civil servants were much more complicated and had different thoughts. There would definitely be someone who was unwilling to become the crown prince.

Especially that one.

The young man looked at the Chief Secretary with an expectant look on his face.

This time, I severely humiliated him, so I can be considered to have made a grudge.

Gallan felt that no matter what, the Chief Secretary would not be able to support him in becoming the Crown Prince.

Wouldn't he be in trouble if a prince who had an enemy with him ascended the throne?

Living up to Garlan's expectations, the chief director spoke with a slight hesitation after hesitating for a long time.

However, it was not the harsh words that Garlan was expecting, "Prince Garlan is not suitable to be the crown prince," but an extremely tactful one.

"King Camos, establishing a crown prince is a big deal. It has only been a month. Isn't it too hasty?"

The Chief Secretary peered into King Camos's face and added another sentence.

"I think it's better to be cautious about this matter and prepare for at least half a year." He said tentatively, "After all, Prince Gallan is still young, so it would be unavoidable to be established as the crown prince now..."

Garlan stood there without saying a word, but in his heart he was nodding desperately at the chief director.

You are right, he is still young and has not yet reached adulthood, so he is not qualified to be established as the crown prince.

Go ahead, keep talking a little more.

However, while Garlan was still silently cheering for the chief secretary in his heart, the right chief minister over there suddenly spoke.

"Chief, what you said is wrong."

Before King Camos could speak, the Right Secretary on the side interrupted the Chief Secretary.

As an old minister who can best guess King Camos's mind, although he has been pretending to be low on energy on many things recently and has rarely expressed his opinions, but now that King Camos is here, he can't Pretending to be deaf and dumb.

"Although Prince Garlan is still young, he is already far ahead of his peers in every aspect. He is called the 'wise prince' by the people of the royal city. This shows that he is very loved by the people. .”

"Moreover, the battle in Tozes City also proved that Prince Garlan's character is strong enough to bear the responsibility of the crown prince."

"And the wisdom and composure he showed just now deeply impressed me."

When the Chief Secretary spoke, King Camos showed a trace of displeasure on his face.

And when Prime Minister You kept saying good things about Garlan, his expression suddenly turned from gloomy to clear, and he nodded with an unabashed look of satisfaction.

The chief minister originally wanted to say something to refute the right minister, but he caught a glimpse of King Camos's face from the corner of his eye and swallowed the words as soon as they reached his lips.

He closed his mouth, lowered his eyes, and sat there silently.

Are you giving up now?

Seeing the Chief Secretary shut up and admit defeat, Garlan's expression was full of hatred.

It’s so incompetent and you have failed to live up to my expectations for you.

Seeing as how you were so aggressive with me and Heimos not long ago, why are you so scared now?

It seems you still have to rely on yourself.

Thinking helplessly, Garlan looked up at Kamos.

"Brother Wang, I feel that I am not qualified to be the crown prince." He said, "Heimos is stronger than me, and he has made more military exploits than me. Even this battle in Tozes City was ultimately caused by him. Saved me, I don’t think that’s my record.”

"You made me the crown prince and ignored him. This is... unfair."

Garlan shook his head and withdrew the hand held by Camos.

"So, please take back what you just said." He repeated again, "Because I am not qualified to be the crown prince."

Garlan's words made Kamos stunned for a moment. He never expected that Garlan would refuse to become the crown prince.

He couldn't help but said: "Garlan, why do you think you are not qualified?"

"King Camos, I think I can understand the reason why Prince Garlan refuses."

Prime Minister You looked here and suddenly interrupted.

"Prince Garlan is a fair and upright man. He feels that this is unfair to Prince Heimos. He does not want to be made the crown prince because of your preference, and he is not willing to win without a fight like he is now. I think , he probably wants to gain everyone’s approval in an upright manner.”

"So, not only did he reject you, he also did not shy away from praising you for the achievements of Prince Huymos."

He praised, "King Camos, this makes people feel the broad and noble heart of Prince Gallan even more."

"That's right."

King Camos suddenly realized.

He said happily and proudly, "Of course, my brother is so noble."

Garlan: "………………"

Exhausted.

What's going on with this Right Secretary?

At first, he lay there and pretended to be dead, not even bothering to hum.

Now that the king brother came back, he pursued him without any politeness at all - Garlan knew very well that the reason why the old right minister praised him so much was entirely because of the favor of the king brother Camos.

He was just showing his kindness to himself in front of Brother Wang.

...But I don’t need such a gesture now!

Mr. Right, can you please show me another time and another way?

Even if you give me a bunch of gold and silver treasures so that I have enough money to run away——

"Brother Wang, I really don't..."

Garlan still wants to try harder.

But before he could finish speaking, Shermer, who had been following Camos silently, suddenly stood up and bowed.

He said: "As the Chief Secretary said, Prince Garlan is actually still a little immature in all aspects."

Garlan breathed a sigh of relief.

Okay, there's no need for him to speak himself.

"However, even so, he is already qualified enough to assume the position of crown prince."

After Garlan breathed a sigh of relief, the priest of Shamash suddenly made a big turn and said, and glanced at Garlan.

"It's just that in the future, we need to strengthen our study of all aspects of affairs."

Garlan: “…………”

Shermer, what's with that eager look in your eyes?

Let me tell you, I will not agree to your extension of my teaching time, absolutely not!

Uh...wait.

Shemuel is the priest of Shamash and an important figure in the power of Shamash Temple.

As soon as he said these few words, I'm afraid everyone has already concluded that Shamash's temple forces are their supporters.

…………

...Xie Mu'er, can't you not cheat me?

Garlan felt that now he was not tired but vomiting.

"Garlan, there is no need to belittle yourself or be too modest."

Kamos held Garlan's shoulder with one hand and looked at him intensely.

"You're better than anyone else."

"No, Brother Wang, I'm actually not good enough."

The boy was still making his last desperate struggle.

"I really...by the way, establishing a crown prince still needs the approval of the royal knights, doesn't it?"

According to the rules of the Aaron Landis royal family in the past, all princes must first go to the royal knights to experience, and only recognized princes are qualified to become crown princes.

King Camos was startled.

There was indeed such a rule, but he didn't think of it for a moment.

As he thought this, he subconsciously glanced at Sage, the leader of the Royal Knights who was standing nearby.

At first, he spent a lot of effort to get the approval of this rigid and stubborn guy.

And he also knows that Sage attaches great importance to force. With Garlan's current strength, I'm afraid...it would be difficult to gain Sage's approval.

But if he, in his capacity as king, forced Sage to recognize Garlan, Isage's stone-like stubborn character might not obey his orders even to the death.

King Camos pondered.

Garlan, on the other hand, breathed a sigh of relief.

alright.

As long as this excuse exists, the crisis is temporarily resolved.

Just when Garlan breathed a sigh of relief again, Captain Sage, who was standing aside as silently as a stone statue, suddenly turned sideways and bowed his head to King Camos.

The bad premonition made Gallan's heart skip a beat, and then he heard Captain Sage speak.

"King Camos, Prince Garlan is an excellent successor."

Sago said, "If you have decided to make him the crown prince, the royal knights will be as loyal to him as they are to you."

He finished speaking emotionlessly, and then stood back expressionlessly to continue making his own stone statue.

Garlan: "………………"

He felt like he felt the malice of the entire world at this moment.

The author has something to say: Garlan: ...I seem to have seen the smile of the God of Death on me.