My Pokémon Player

The new king of the Kingdom of Arad is named Lawrence, the sixth son of the previous king and the least favored prince.

Lawrence is neither the eldest son of the eldest prince nor has the support of a strong maternal family like the third prince.

He is not even as good as the youngest prince, the eighth prince, who at least is used to pleasing the previous king.

Therefore, no one thinks that Lawrence will inherit the throne, not even himself.

His biggest dream is to wait for his elder brother or younger brother to inherit the throne, so that he can get the title of prince and spend the rest of his life happily in the fiefdom.

However, fate always likes to play tricks on people. Three years ago, the previous king was seriously ill, and the eldest prince and the third prince, who had been canonized as kings, fought each other and wanted to inherit the throne.

The previous king's younger brother was also unwilling to be lonely, and wanted to win the throne he had coveted for a long time by supporting the eighth prince.

The three princes refused to give in to each other, and the fight gradually turned from the dark to the light, and then to the sword, thus breaking out the "Rebellion of the Three Kings".

In order to expand their own power, they competed to win over other princes, and the second prince and others were forced to take sides.

Only Lawrence stayed out of it, and no one wanted to win over this useless prince.

As a result, the three princes fought to the end, and no one gained the upper hand. Instead, the four major families took the opportunity to rise and gained the trust of the late king.

In the name of the late king, the four major families defined the fight between the three princes as a rebellion, and then ordered the Royal Knights and the local powerful lords to send troops to quell the rebellion.

Under internal and external attacks, the three princes were quickly defeated, and the "Rebellion of the Three Kings" was quelled, and the four major families became the final winners.

Some people may ask why the late king did not trust his sons, but chose to trust the four major families instead.

The reason is simple. The late king was chilled. He was not dead yet, and his younger brother and sons fought for the throne. This clearly wished him dead!

An aged monarch would naturally have a rift with his heir, and with the instigation of the four major families, the seriously ill late king would naturally lose trust in his sons.

However, the late king was not so foolish as to hand over the throne to the four major families. On his deathbed, he ordered the four major families to select suitable heirs to the throne.

Although the four major families also had ideas about the throne, they knew very well that as long as they tried to get involved in the throne, they would inevitably be attacked by the other three families.

This is also an important reason why the late king gave power to them. The four major families check and balance each other, and no one will pose a threat to the throne.

As for the problem of power loss, if the next king is outstanding, he will naturally be able to take back the power of the four major families and become a great leader.

If he can't even do this, it is better to let the four major families exercise power, at least to maintain the stability of the kingdom.

The four major families certainly understand the intention of the late king, and they don't want to see the kingdom continue to fall into turmoil.

And as long as they choose a mediocre heir, they don't have to worry about the power being taken away.

Speaking of doing nothing, the first person that comes to mind for the four major families is Lawrence.

This sixth prince has always been unambitious, extremely mediocre, and has no powerful maternal family. He is the heir who best meets their requirements.

What surprised the four major families even more was that Lawrence did not participate in the "Rebellion of the Three Kings". Now there is no need to clear him of the crime. Lawrence can legitimately inherit the throne.

So the four major families immediately sent someone to bring Lawrence, who was sleeping soundly in his mansion, to the late king.

The late king was not surprised to see Lawrence. If the four major families wanted to hold power, Lawrence was undoubtedly the best choice.

The dying king looked at his son who was not fighting for anything for the first time, and then said with a little guilt:

"I'm sorry, I can only hand this mess over to you. I didn't care about you before, but now I let you take this responsibility. I guess you have complaints in your heart."

Lawrence remained silent, just looking at the king with sleepy eyes.

The two looked at each other for a moment, and the corners of the king's mouth slightly curled up:

"You are too lazy to even complain, your character is still as lazy as ever."

"But it's better this way. Instead of meddling in government affairs, it's better to sleep more."

"The biggest regret of my life is that I didn't sleep well. I hope you don't learn from me."

"Okay, I'm going to sleep too. Sleeping dragons, don't disturb me. I, an old dragon, should have a good sleep."

After that, the king closed his eyes with relief.

Lawrence didn't say a word from beginning to end, and it seemed that he hadn't recovered from his dream.

The four big families looked at Lawrence's confused expression, not to mention how satisfied they were, and then pushed Lawrence to the throne.

Lawrence did not disappoint them. Perhaps influenced by the words of the previous king, he never handled government affairs after inheriting the throne, and looked sleepy all day long.

Every time, the people of the four big families made a decision and then woke him up to stamp the royal seal.

Compared with the title of king, it might be more appropriate to call him a stamping machine.

The ministers would advise Lawrence at first, hoping that Lawrence would cheer up, but he ignored them.

Over time, the ministers no longer risked being suppressed by the four big families to advise Lawrence, and gradually developed the habit of reporting government affairs to the four big families.

They thought that today would be the same as usual, but who would have thought that the young king would ask about government affairs for the first time.

While the ministers were surprised, they all turned their eyes to the king on the throne and the dukes of the four major families.

"Why, can't I ask about this matter?"

Lawrence's voice was not loud, but no one dared to ignore it.

Duke Dawson immediately responded: "Of course, Marquis Aiden, why are you standing there? Why don't you report the details to His Majesty!"

"Ah? Yes!"

Aiden quickly told the situation in detail.

After listening to this, Lawrence said with interest:

"A mere baron actually destroyed the plan of the Shadow Church. This Ryan is really amazing."

"And I have heard about him in the palace these two days. It seems that he defeated the coalition of three barons again?"

Facing Lawrence's curious eyes, Aiden first glanced at Duke Dawson secretly. Seeing that he looked normal and not unhappy at all, he answered:

"Yes, Baron Ryan has been in the limelight recently and has become a topic of conversation at the noble banquet."

"Not bad, not bad. It is said that he is younger than me, but he can achieve such achievements. It is really admirable. I really want to meet him." Lawrence smiled and praised.

Duke Dawson's guard was slightly reduced after hearing this. It seemed that Lawrence did not want to interfere in government affairs. He was just interested in Ryan, an equally young nobleman.

It was normal to think about it. Lawrence was in his early twenties, at the age of high spirits, but the palace was full of boring servants who could not give him the fun he wanted.

So when he suddenly heard about Ryan's deeds, he naturally wanted to get to know him.

But he still had to test Lawrence to see if he wanted to take this opportunity to intervene in government affairs and cultivate his wings.

So Duke Dawson said: "Since Your Majesty is interested in him, why not summon him to the capital and give him an official position, just as if he were to find a playmate for Your Majesty."

As Dawson spoke, he observed Lawrence's reaction.

Lawrence was a little moved at first, and then waved his hand and said:

"Forget it, if he is allowed to work in the capital, it may not be so interesting. I also want to see what kind of trouble he can make in the future, so let him continue to be the lord."

Hearing this, Dawson gradually dispelled his doubts. It seemed that Lawrence simply thought Ryan was interesting and had no other ideas.

Just when Dawson was about to let go of the worry in his heart, Lawrence spoke again.

"Baron Ryan has done a great deed, right? Should I reward him?"

"We cannot confirm whether what he reported is true." Aiden answered cautiously.

Lawrence said in a nonchalant tone:

"I believe in Baron Ryan, no, Viscount Ryan. I will upgrade his title, reward him with some gold coins and treasures, and make him a royal knight, allowing him to conquer the rebels for me!"

"In addition, give him a staff-tailed scaly dragon~"

Duke Dawson was anxious when he heard this. Although the previous rewards were beyond the standard, Lawrence had finally handled government affairs. In order to prevent other nobles from saying that the four major families were monopolizing power, he could agree to all of them.

After all, the four major families looked down on the little viscount and a little property. Although the power of the royal knights was great, it could not affect them. They did not believe that Ryan could lead the army to attack the capital.

Only the reward of the Staff-tailed Scaled Armored Dragon involved their fundamental interests, and Dawson could not agree.

They had gone through untold hardships to cut off the connection between the royal family and the Staff-tailed Scaled Armored Dragon, and slowly gained the recognition of the other party. How could they let Lawrence interfere?

In their eyes, the Staff-tailed Scaled Armored Dragon had long been the foundation of the four major families, and not even one could be given away!

Therefore, Dawson objected without hesitation:

"Your Majesty, not to mention that Baron Ryan's achievements have not been confirmed, even if he really destroyed the conspiracy of the Shadow Church, his achievements are not enough to reward the Staff-tailed Scaled Armored Dragon."

The ministers saw that Dawson sternly rejected Lawrence's decision, and their hearts were all lifted. They didn't know how the young king on the throne would react.

Would he be angry and tear his face with Dawson and the other four major families? Or would he swallow his anger and give up the decision he had just made?

Facing the ministers' nervous, worried, or expectant eyes, Lawrence said calmly:

"Can't we reward the Staff Tail Scale Armored Dragon? What about the Heart Scale Treasure's monster egg?"

"No."

"Okay, then don't reward him with the Scourge. Anyway, I heard that he has already subdued two Scourge Dragonites."

Lawrence's tone was still lazy, without any anger from being rejected one after another.

"You can give up the Scourge, but there should be no problem with other rewards, right?"

"Of course there is no problem. It is Baron Ryan's honor to receive your reward!"

Seeing that Lawrence had made concessions, Dawson naturally would not push any further.

"Then it's decided. When you finish writing the edict, come to me for stamping."

"Okay, you can continue to discuss government affairs, and don't speak too loudly."

As soon as the voice fell, Lawrence closed his eyes, with no intention of continuing to deal with government affairs.

Dawson and the others were completely relieved when they saw this, and then they laughed at themselves, thinking that they thought too much.

If Lawrence really wanted to interfere in government affairs, he would not have endured until now.

Moreover, now that the Royal Knights and the Staff-tailed Scaled Dragon Clan are in their hands, what can Lawrence use to take back power?

Could it be that he relied on the Dream God who only appeared in rumors?

Is there really anyone who thinks that the royal family is connected to the God of Dreams? If the royal family had the help of the gods, they would not have declined day by day.

Looking at Lawrence who fell asleep again, Dawson's eyes flashed with disdain.

It was really a good choice to choose Lawrence to inherit the throne. This lazy new king has no talent at all and is not interested in power.

No wonder the previous king asked him to sleep more and deal with government affairs less. He must have seen that he was not useful.

Lawrence was also very obedient. The royal family motto "Sleeping Dragon Do Not Disturb" has four big words, and Lawrence only did the first word.

If it weren't for his indulgence, the four major families would not have been so easy to control the Royal Knights and the Staff Tailed Scaled Dragon Clan.

Lawrence has made great contributions to the current status and power of the four major families.

"Sleep, sleep, a sleeping dragon is always better than a dead dragon."

Duke Dawson whispered, then turned his eyes away from Lawrence and continued to discuss government affairs with the ministers.

What he didn't notice was that Lawrence slowly opened his eyes.

The young king's eyes were no longer distracted, but were replaced by firmness and determination.

"Although my dream has always been to be an idle prince, I will not be as irresponsible as my father."

"He was neither a good king nor a competent father, but no matter what, he finally entrusted the kingdom to me, and I still don't want to disappoint him."

"Of course, this is also for my own sake. My father's reputation is already bad enough. I don't want to be worse than him and become the representative of a foolish king."

"But it's easier said than done. The power of the four major families is too huge and spread throughout the capital. If you want to take power back from them, you can only rely on the power of local lords."

"Especially the newly rising nobles, they are born to stand on the opposite side of the old nobles and are the most worthy targets to win over."

"For example, this Baron Ryan has brought me a lot of surprises. I hope he can make good use of the power of the Royal Knights and make a bigger fuss, so that I will not be in vain to give him a reward at the risk of being noticed by the four major families."

Lawrence thought secretly in his heart that rewarding Ryan was just a leisurely chess move for him. He has also deployed a lot of chess pieces like this in the past two years.

He did not expect these pawns to play a big role. He would be successful if he could distract the energy of the four major families and make them have no time to pay attention to him.

Lawrence's real plan was not in reality, but in his dreams.

Thinking of this, Lawrence closed his eyes again and muttered to himself:

"Sleep, sleep, the way to salvation is in the dream~"

"Your Majesty the God of Dreams, I come to play with you again~" (End of this chapter)