Pirate Kingship

Southeast of the Channel Islands, the capital of Kingston, Ganquan Palace.

This is a huge building complex consisting of more than 600 halls and rooms.

The Georgian-style spire roof, the exquisite porch and columns carved from white marble are absolutely symmetrical with the ancillary buildings on both sides.

With the orderly six-to-six glass panes, it is transparent and bright, and the lines are simple and orderly.

Although there is no overly luxurious decoration, it has a timeless symmetrical beauty, which is also the most respected embodiment of order in human countries.

Neat, elegant, dignified, and noble, the world under the protection of the [Silver Law] should be like this.

In the old continent, whether it is a church or a palace, it is impossible to see the heretical buildings with asymmetrical layout.

At this moment, Ganquan Palace has already changed its owner.

Not only has the most conspicuous royal emblem long been changed from red roses to white roses, but even the varieties of roses planted in the garden have also been changed.

Strive to completely erase the traces of the old owner from the smallest details.

"Da Da Da"

And today, a number of luxurious carriages carried their owners into the palace.

The palace gates were wide open, and the newly decorated Ganquan Palace was used by the new King Edward IV for the first time to entertain the capable generals and their families in the York Party.

The night in Kingston came much later than that in Anchor Bay.

When the Channel Fleet took advantage of the night to launch an attack, a grand banquet had just begun.

The table was filled with delicacies from the Kingdom of Iris and the Holy Silver Empire: beef stew in red wine, Marseille fish soup, Caen tripe, baked snails, roasted quail

Desserts also included cream pudding, ice cream balls, Lorraine quiche, in short, there was no local dish from Hastings.

Obviously, on this day of celebration, no chef would bring out that kind of thing to annoy the guests.

The banquet hall was filled with the aroma of food, and the atmosphere of joy was everywhere.

"Count, I heard that your son is already a second-level [Lawyer], right?"

"Yes, he is on a mission in the First Fleet of the Channel Fleet. After he comes back, he should be a senior judge of the King's Court of the High Court."

"My little daughter Belinda admires order defenders like them the most. How about letting these young people meet each other if there is a chance."

In the major noble families in the banquet hall, whether married or unmarried, many people are doing the same thing through their elders or in person.

Especially those noble women who are dressed up, they can play with a fan.

Only those who have been in social places for a long time can understand their secret language.

If a lady holds a fan and slowly fans it in her chest, it means that I don't have a sweetheart yet, so you should chase me quickly.

If she closes the fan and puts it on the tip of her nose, it means that I am particularly unhappy with your flirting with other women just now, so you should be careful.

Open and close this fan, then point to the garden, which means, dear, you go and wait for me first, I will come to you later, and then we.

When you are well fed and warm, you will think of lust.

It is time to enjoy the fruits of victory. If we can't do whatever we want, haven't I rebelled in vain?

It can be imagined that marriages within the York Party will be very frequent in the future.

As the sky gradually darkened.

The "Hymn Fantasy" that praises the Creator, the "Royal March" that advocates the power of the Lord, and the "Majestic March" that demonstrates the power of the army.

The large pipe organ flows out classic music one after another in the hands of a third-level [Musician] of the Hall Sequence, and countless notes form a beautiful picture.

The atmosphere of the banquet was completely pushed to a climax.

Under the guidance of the waiter, all the guests at the meeting collectively held their wine glasses and came to the side of the banquet hall, in front of a white wall.

As a servant started the mechanism, the entire wall slowly disappeared into the wall paneling inside the wall.

King Edward IV, dressed in neat military uniform and full of majesty, appeared in front of the guests with his most core royal family members.

The great nobles were all deeply moved by this ceremonial scene.

In the past, only Henry VI and his wife, the prince, his brother Prince Sorenburg and a few Lancasters would appear in this way.

If there had not been an accident, Byron would have made a grand appearance in this form at his coming-of-age ceremony.

But now it seems that the era of Lancaster has really come to an end.

Immediately, huge applause and cheers rang out in the banquet hall.

"Long live His Majesty!"

"The Creator favors York!"

The law is rooted in the collective consciousness of mankind, and its essence is the heart of man.

When the hearts of the people are in favor, and everyone believes that a king is destined to be invincible, then he is most likely.

The hearts of the Yorkists are unprecedentedly united at this moment, and even the [Iron Law of Royal Power] has become visibly stronger.

Several princes and princesses were still young, and under the guidance of the queen, they quickly went to the side hall to rest.

Edward IV, his younger brother George, and Richard, the three most core heirs of the York family, became the core of the entire banquet.

Even the new Archbishop of Canterbury sent by the church took the initiative to come forward and talk to them cordially.

"The three-day favored one, the Lord is always watching you.

Your Majesty, the Lord crowned you for your virtue and perseverance, and let you lead the people of Hattings to bathe in the Lord's grace."

Edward IV did not dare to neglect the highest-ranking clergyman in the kingdom, and bowed his head humbly:

"Thank you, Your Excellency the Archbishop.

I promise you that I will continue to support you in teaching believers, maintaining the purity of doctrine, and eliminating all heresies!

Anchor Bay, which refuses to convert, is my gift to the church.

This party is also a celebratory one, and you will soon receive news from the front. "

"Then I'll wait and see."

In public, although the two people's words were superficial, they undoubtedly announced some kind of unknown insider trading.

This is also the reason why Red Beard found the church’s attitude somewhat intriguing after discovering that the York family possessed forbidden knowledge (Chapter 54).

The other nobles did not feel any surprise when they saw this harmonious scene that was completely different from the Lancastrian era.

Because before the final battle, the magical scene of "Three Phantom Suns" suddenly appeared over the York family.

Three magic suns, that is, three suns appeared.

Edward claimed that the three suns in the sky were the best proof that the Creator had blessed the York family.

It not only represents the Trinity of the Creator in the church, but also represents the three heirs of the York family: Edward, George, and Richard.

This also means that the usurpation of the York family has the full support of the church, at least the Diocese of Hattings.

Now the York family naturally wants to reciprocate the favor.

You must know that although the Hattings royal family converted to the Creator in the past, as an outlying island in the Old World, the relationship with the church has always been tense.

The "Priest Ordination Law" was enacted, which stipulated that the election of domestic bishops and other clergy was not subject to papal interference.

Later, legislation was enacted to prohibit the "unauthorized exercise of religious judicial power" and prohibit citizens from appealing outside the country. Violators would be deprived of their citizenship rights.

By the time of [Mad King] Henry VI, the Lancaster family had an equally cold attitude towards the church.

Just a little better than the die-hards at Anchor Bay.

Even the York family had reliable information that Lancaster was secretly supporting the new schismatic faction in the church, aiming to strengthen the king's power.

Obviously, who among the royal family, ethnic groups, and the supreme church can be monolithic? Wherever there are people, there is struggle.

In particular, the vast opportunities provided by the Age of Discovery made these contradictions explode.

But from now on there will only be one voice in Hattings!

Yorkist nobles celebrated the support of the church.

With the recognition of this powerful force that is still above the royal families of various countries, the situation of their new ruling group will be much better.

Everything is moving in a good direction.

Next to it, hear the King and the Archbishop talking about the pirate port of Iron Anchor Bay.

A great nobleman toasted to the bejeweled noble lady beside him:

"Marquise, you look particularly radiant today.

Although Lord Norwich is absent due to his mission, we are all with him even though we are thousands of miles apart. "

Whether she was brilliant or not is not necessarily true, but her husband, Norwich York, was the youngest uncle of Edward IV.

After York was successfully promoted from a great noble to a royal family, it was not impossible for him to be awarded a dukedom when he returned with a great victory.

The Marchioness may not be very beautiful, but the halo above her head is really beautiful.

"Thank you, count.

According to His Majesty's banner, the House of York will be victorious.

I believe that my husband and son will soon add their own glory to the honor of White Rose. "

"Of course, I've always believed that."

The two vested interests in the upper echelons of the York family smiled at each other and toasted with the others.

"To our Majesty."

"Victory belongs to the kingdom!"

Edward IV also smiled and raised the red wine in his hand:

"To our warriors on the front line, victory also belongs to everyone here."

Before he finished speaking, a messenger on a fast horse galloped towards him outside the door.

"Haha, our military report is here. Hurry, inform all the closest friends, gentlemen, and ladies of the York family about the results of the battle on the front line!"

The youngest of the three brothers, Richard's eyes lit up. Apparently he had never imagined that there would be any other possibility, and he immediately issued the order.

Under the guidance of the waiter, the messenger delivered the urgent report from the Admiralty to the king.

He glanced at the expectant expressions of the three king brothers and the guests, hesitated for a moment, and then whispered a piece of bad news that could not be concealed in a difficult tone:

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the First Fleet of the Strait Fleet, which is on mission at Anchor Bay, has sent an urgent military message.

Just now, the secret weapon code-named 'Natural Disaster' accidentally went out of control, and all the main battleships above level three in the fleet were wiped out.

Only a few cruisers were lucky enough to land on the Yongye Peninsula.

Eyewitnesses confirmed that from the fleet commander, Admiral Norwich York, down to the nearly twenty [Law Masters] on board the ship were also killed in the battle.

Moreover, they all said that they heard with their own ears that this was the trial of the [Wild Hunt] in the legend of the Bay people! "

Hearing this bad news, even though Edward IV had seen countless storms and experienced more than one failure, his throat couldn't help but feel a little sweet.

His body swayed, but he didn't fall down.

"The fleet was destroyed and everyone died in battle?!!"

The noble lady from Old Norwich who had just hoped that her husband would take a step further and make herself a duchess, suddenly fainted when her vision went dark.

And she was far from the only one who fainted on the spot.

Most of the guests here don't know about the secret weapon code-named "Natural Disaster".

But he knew that the [Law Master] that his family had cultivated with great difficulty was also on the ship!

All of them were buried in the Iron Anchor Bay along with the Strait Fleet.

"Gone, all gone!"

"No, this is not true."

There were more than a dozen [Law Masters] that only the noble families were qualified to cultivate, and naturally they also corresponded to more than a dozen big families.

None of them were left out in this banquet.

Following the messenger, the servants of each family also hurried into the palace to deliver the news that the life gems of their family members were broken.

They no longer had any luck in their hearts, and they didn't know how many fainted in an instant.

"Hurry, doctor, please ask the doctor to come."

For most people, it was simply a matter of joy and sorrow, and they fell from heaven to hell in an instant.

The first time Ganquan Palace opened its doors, the wedding banquet turned into a funeral banquet.

Coincidentally, as if foreshadowing something, the fleet flagship was called [King Edward].

A tragic defeat caused the hearts of people who had just been unprecedentedly united to fall apart.

Under the light, even the gilded royal emblem in the banquet hall seemed to dim a little.

The news of the battle in Anchor Bay did not only come to Edward IV.

It spread like the wind throughout the entire North Sea coast in just a few days.

Some people were sad and worried, while others cried with joy.

In the north of the Channel Islands, the Earldom of Greenville, adjacent to the Byron family's Prince Sorenburg.

In a manor imprisoned by the York family's private army.

Catherine Greenville, the last member of this ancient family, pressed a copy of the Lighthouse Weekly, which recorded the beginning and end of the Battle of Anchor Bay, against her towering chest.

Her eyes were slightly red, her nose was a little sour, and she murmured to herself:

"Smelly boy, you are really still alive. I knew it, I knew that a scourge like you would not die so easily."

"That's great, it's really great!"