A Tale of Strategies For the Throne

Just when Novi was in shock, the big lion that was lazily lying next to Garlan suddenly stood up again.

But this time, it didn't assume an attacking posture. It just moved the tips of its ears and raised its huge head to look forward.

At the same time, Novi heard the sound of horse hooves.

Not far away, it was getting louder and louder.

Novi thought at first that someone was just passing by, but the sound of horse hooves got closer and closer, and it was obvious that they were coming here.

Still kneeling, he stood up suddenly, turned around and looked in that direction, his face became serious.

Garlan also heard it.

His original leisurely expression disappeared. He stood up from sitting under the tree and looked in the direction where the sound came from, with a solemn look in his eyes.

A sonorous sound.

That was the sound of a sword being unsheathed.

The young man held a long sword in front of him and looked straight ahead with his dark blue eyes.

He raised his other hand slightly to protect Garlan behind his back, and looked warily at the large group of people who had already appeared in his sight, and they were already in combat mode.

Seeing the young man, whose head was shorter than his own, take a protective posture, Garlan was startled for a moment, and then smiled.

He was about to speak, but the group of cavalrymen had already rushed into the olive grove with the rapid and noisy sound of horse hooves.

The leader was a dashing female knight in leather armor, with her long pony tail swaying behind her head. As soon as she tightened the reins, the horse beneath her made a high-pitched neigh, raised its front hooves and stopped in place. .

The group of knights she brought also reined up their horses neatly and stopped behind.

The female knight first saw the bright sword in the hand of the young man in front of Garlan from a distance, her eyes instantly became sharp, and her hand was placed on the hilt of the sword at her waist.

But when she got closer, the look on her face relaxed when she saw the young man taking a posture to protect the person behind him and the black and red lion embroidery on the collar of his cloak.

She got off her horse, walked quickly to Garlan, and knelt down on one knee.

"Your Majesty, please follow me back to the palace immediately."

Fataya said, "His Excellency, the High Priest Shemuel, is very angry."

When it was discovered that Garlan had sneaked out of the palace and took away the big lion Nerga, Shemuer was furious.

However, he still had to cover up Garlan's departure from the palace while sending trustworthy people to search for him.

Fataya is one of them.

After seeing Fataya and the other knights dismount and kneel down, Novi retracted his sword, took a step back, and stood quietly behind Garlan.

Garlan stood under the tall olive tree, caressing the lion beside him with one hand.

He looked at Fataya who was kneeling in front of him, thought for a moment, and asked: "Fataya, if I order you to pretend that you didn't see me and leave on your own now, will you obey the order?"

As soon as these words came out, the female knight didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"Your Majesty, you have been missing for a day. Although the high priest is angry, he is also very worried about you."

"Who told him to force me to go on a blind date..."

"Your Majesty, what did you say?"

Because Garlan was mumbling to himself, Fataya didn't hear clearly.

"nothing."

Looking at the large group of knights kneeling in front of him, Garlan sighed helplessly.

"I understand, I'm going back now."

He turned his head and looked at the young man behind him.

"Novi, come with me."

"..."

No, I have to go back and practice martial arts.

Novi wanted to reply like this, but his lips parted, but he still couldn't say it after all.

King Garlan is protected by only a few people, so it is not safe.

It would be fine if that romantic guy came in person, and he could leave with peace of mind, but now they don't know if this group of people have the ability to protect His Majesty's safety.

As a knight commander, he has the duty to protect His Majesty.

Therefore, he had to personally escort His Majesty to the palace safe and sound.

The young man with a cold expression but extremely awkward thoughts thought so, convinced himself, then lowered his eyes, and followed Garlan back to the palace obediently.

…

As soon as Garlan returned to the palace, before he could say a word to Novi, someone stepped on the door.

Shemu'er, who had to help cover up Gallan's departure from the palace and had to send people everywhere to look for him, had been holding back for a whole day. If he didn't let it out, the fire he was holding in his heart was about to explode.

The high priest Shamash, who was dressed in priestly robes neatly and spotlessly as always, stood in front of Garlan and stared straight at Garlan.

Although he still had a straight face and an expressionless expression, the eyes he stared at Garlan could almost breathe fire.

Garlan's eyes were wandering, and he avoided Shemuer's gaze with a guilty conscience.

After a while, he couldn't hold it any longer and turned his eyes for help to the female officer on the side.

Tapti smiled slightly, then shook his head at Garlan.

Even she didn't want to face the angry Shemuer.

Besides, it was Garlan who was at fault this time, and she had no intention of helping.

Garlan, who was rejected by Tapti, could only try to save himself.

He thought for a while, stretched out his hand to pull Novella, who was standing quietly beside him, and smiled at Shermer.

"Shemer, you haven't seen Novi for a long time, haven't you?"

Garlan said with a smile, trying to change the subject.

"Look, you've grown so big and you've been promoted to Knight Commander. Isn't that awesome?"

The high priest glanced expressionlessly at the young man who was dragged over by his majesty as a shield. Although his eyes remained unchanged, he was also a little surprised in his heart.

The face of the grown-up boy can still vaguely see the appearance of the child back then.

When the child completely gave up his identity as a prince, changed his name and entered the town as an orphan, he never paid attention to him again.

Unexpectedly, this man actually joined the army and made considerable achievements on the battlefield.

Whatever.

The ‘Prince of West Asia’ has been dead for four years.

The person here now is Knight Commander Novi who plays for Aaron Landis.

If this young knight captain really has enough potential and will grow into a general like Aaron Landis in the future, it might not be a bad thing.

…

Speaking of which, this has been the case since King Garlan was still a prince. He could always recruit a bunch of talents from strange places...whether they were Tarr, female generals, or even slaves...

etc.

He seems to have come to ask questions.

The high priest, who was almost led astray by Garlan, woke up in time and returned to business.

"You should not leave the palace without knowing that all the ministers are waiting for you."

He said with a dark face.

"I'm not going to play, I'm going to patrol and see the situation in the surrounding military towns..."

"We will talk about these things later. Now, Your Majesty, please go to the consul's room. Everyone is waiting for your arrival."

Shermur unceremoniously interrupted the defense of King Garlan who was trying hard to save himself.

Garlan was stunned for a moment.

"I'm very tired after a day of inspection, so if anything happens I'll wait for a few days..."

His words were once again interrupted by the cold voice of the high priest.

"Please go to the executive chamber."

A few minutes of silence.

"...Can you not go?"

"Please go to the consul's office immediately!"

Shermer repeated it a third time.

Every word is absolutely decisive and cannot be changed.

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Under the supervision of the ruthless and unreasonable high priest Shamash, Gallan, who had not escaped after a day of escaping, could only languidly go to the consul's chamber.

The ministers who had received the notice were already waiting here.

When Garlan sat down on the golden throne above, someone immediately came out from one side.

The square-faced man with curly black-brown hair leaned over and knelt down.

"Your Majesty, it's time for you to have a successor."

Sage said so.

As the leader of the Royal Knights, it is his duty to protect the throne.

The continuation of the royal family is also one of the things he cares about most.

However, there was only King Garlan in the royal family now. Not to mention his descendants, King Garlan didn't even have a princess, so he couldn't help but feel anxious.

In the past, the leaders of the Royal Knights were troubled by rejecting different princes who wanted to win over him. He is probably the only leader who did not have such trouble...

he thought gloomily.

"Yes, Your Majesty, you have always excused yourself by saying that you are not mature enough to get married, but you are now twenty-two years old and cannot delay it any longer."

The old Prime Minister You stood up next.

He is very old and rarely goes to the royal court to discuss matters. But this time, even the old prime minister, who was retiring at home, walked out on crutches with the support of his attendants.

"Your Majesty, both we and the people have been looking forward to you marrying the princess. How can you live up to our expectations?"

He persuaded Garlan earnestly.

"Even ordinary civilians will get married and have children at the age of eighteen or nineteen."

Not to mention nobility.

Generally, nobles will have concubines to serve them when they are thirteen or fourteen years old, and most of them will get married around the age of sixteen or seventeen.

"King Garlan, for common people, marrying a wife and having children is their private matter, and others should not interfere. However, as the king of Aaron Landis, it is your responsibility to marry the princess and give birth to heirs."

At this time, Secretary Zuo also stood up and looked at Garlan with a serious face.

The words spoken by the prime minister were also sonorous and powerful.

"Please be sure to choose the princess as soon as possible!"

Shermer, who was standing under the throne, also spoke immediately.

"King Garlan, you said before that because the country is still in turmoil, you don't have the heart to consider the issue of marriage, but now that the country has stabilized, it is time for you to consider it."

"Yes, Your Majesty, it's time for you to marry the princess."

"Your Majesty, the people are eagerly awaiting the birth of the princess of this country."

"Please understand our concerns."

"No matter what, this matter cannot be delayed any longer—"

"For the safety of the throne, Your Majesty!"

Several big shots in the court took the lead, and other ministers and nobles followed suit, trying to persuade Garlan to choose a princess as soon as possible.

After all, this group of people were frightened by the original King Kamos, and were afraid that Garlan would be like King Kamos and delay getting married and having children until he was in his thirties.

Therefore, almost every once in a while, they would ask Garlan about selecting a princess, but in the past few years, Garlan had used various excuses to perfunctory and delay the matter.

But this time, the ministers who had been waiting in the ruling room for a whole day were obviously unwilling to give up easily.

When everyone rushed forward and tried hard to persuade Garlan to marry the princess, only the green-clothed priest who stood on the other side of the throne and faced Shemuer lowered his eyes and remained silent.

The ministers were extremely dissatisfied with Suojia, the high priest of Nanna, who always helped Garlan fool the ministers so that Gallan could escape forced marriage.

Many people wonder if this guy who was once a subordinate of Heimos is still secretly planning something.

After all, if Garlan never gets married and has children, the first inheritance right to the throne will always be Heimos.

Therefore, Suojia deliberately went against everyone and refused to let King Garlan get married.

At least Xie Muer, who had always thought so, and the leader of Sage, both believed that Suojia had evil intentions.

Suojia, who took the blame, said he was really unjust.

He is absolutely loyal to King Garlan.

He knew very well that even if Heimos became king with their assistance, they could only defeat the Shamash Temple in name only and be able to assist the king.

But now, under the regime reform of King Gallan, the Nanna Temple itself has real power. In addition to being loyal to the king, they do not need to rely on others at all.

Suojia was very satisfied with the status quo. He was sometimes glad that King Garlan successfully ascended the throne and this kind of regime change occurred.

Helping King Garlan escape from a forced marriage was the king's order. How could he not obey it?

However, even Suojia did not dare to risk the disapproval of the world to rescue Garlan at this moment of turbulent public sentiment.

Didn't you see that even King Garlan couldn't speak under the attack of all the ministers?

"Your Majesty, you can no longer continue to deal with me."

In the end, Zuo Sixiang made the final decision.

"The Flower Festival will be in one week. Please be sure to choose your princess during the celebration!"

Flower Royal Festival.

A festival that symbolizes the end of spring.

Huayu means beautiful flowers withering.

If you want to rare it, you must pick it before it withers and protect it in your hands.

Among the people, it is a festival for boys and girls to pursue their lovers.

All the courtiers of Garlan have made up their minds to hold a grand celebration in the palace on that day and invite all the noble girls of appropriate age to attend.

There are so many beautiful and lovely girls, but King Garlan can take a fancy to one of them.

Of course, it would be better if we could focus on a few or a dozen more.

Zuo Sixiang thought so energetically.

The ministers who had achieved their goals retired with satisfaction.

After returning to the temple, the high priest in Tsing Yi, who had been silent in the ruling room, secretly released a homing pigeon.

The homing pigeon flapped its wings and flew high into the sky, flying to the north.

Flying towards the location of the Black Knight who had just repelled the invading Geshurs a few days ago.

The author has something to say: On this day, we recall again... the fear of being dominated by the elders' pressure to marry. ← ←