Reincarnation Paradise

Although Su Xiao didn't know where the Kingdom Council Hall was, he quickly thought of a way. In fact, finding the Kingdom Council Hall was very simple and consisted of three steps.

Step one: find a guard.

Step 2: Stare at the other person for 10 seconds.

The third step is to say in a calm tone: ‘Come with me to the Kingdom Council Hall. ’

Along the way, the guard who was worried began to doubt his life and had random thoughts in his mind.

According to the direction of the guards behind him, Su Xiao quickly found where the Kingdom Council Hall was.

The door of the Kingdom Council Hall is closed. Final decisions are made here on any important matters in the Kingdom. The frequency of use here is not high. After all, officials do not need to come to the palace every day unless they receive an order from the king. will gather together.

Su Xiao pushed open the door of the kingdom's meeting hall. The meeting hall was very quiet, surrounded by a circle of seats. At the top was a tall metal throne. This throne was forged from a huge meteorite that fell from the sky, and was completely black.

A figure is sitting on the throne. He is wearing loose gold and red clothes and an iron crown. This crown has been passed down for more than a thousand years and was passed down by the first king, the Iron Crown King Adelaide Herbert.

Sitting on the throne is the old king, Bai Herbert, who is 65 years old, but his beard and hair are all white. Although nourished by various precious secret medicines, his skin has no wrinkles and his complexion is rosy. He gives the impression of being old.

"Iron Hand, come forward."

The old king slowly raised his arm and motioned for Su Xiao to step forward. Su Xiao didn't know what to say yet, so he chose silence. This silence was the best disguise.

Su Xiao stepped forward slowly. The old king looked at Su Xiao, the look in his eyes... was actually envy.

"You have a young body and powerful force. If I were you, I would definitely get a lot of women and be busy until midnight every day."

The old king smiled, and Su Xiao just stood five meters in front of him, with a calm expression and no words.

The old king was not angry because Su Xiao didn't speak. On the contrary, he was used to this silence.

"The thing I regret most is fighting for the rights of the king. When I was young, I always longed for rights, but at that time I had no idea what rights represented."

The old king seemed to be confiding. There were some words he could only say to the Iron Hand. In front of his ministers, he was a majestic and wise king.

"How many dissidents have you helped me get rid of? Cough cough cough cough..."

The old king put his fist in front of his mouth and let out a dry cough, as if he wanted to cough out his lungs.

"257 people."

Of course, Su Xiao knew how many dissidents the 'Iron Hand' had helped the old king get rid of. This was very important information.

"There are already so many people. Rights have made too many people lost, but they have forgotten that there are undead spirits outside the wall of God who want to drive all humans away."

The old king leaned on the throne, a wisp of spittle stained his chin beard, but he ignored it.

"Iron Hand, can I trust you?"

The old king leaned forward, his eyes no longer cloudy, but became extremely sharp, as if he could see through people's hearts.

"certainly."

Su Xiao's answer was very concise, and the old king put away his sharp eyes.

"I can't hold on much longer."

The old king was still staring at Su Xiao. He secretly summoned Su Xiao today because there was definitely something important.

"..."

Su Xiao didn't speak, but just looked at the old king.

"You cannot reveal this secret even if you die."

"clear."

Lidya Su still had that calm tone.

"My descendants are all on their way to the Holy City, and a new successor to the throne will appear among them."

The old king's words let Su Xiao know that the topic was coming.

“Only those who are wise enough are qualified to inherit the throne. This is what King Iron Crown has inherited, and what has allowed the kingdom to prosper to this day.

The total number of my children is almost... 48, no, 49. There may be someone among them who can inherit the throne, maybe not, but no matter what, the surname "Herbert" will not be discontinued. This is One of the reasons why we can fight the undead. "

The old king's speech was not fast, and he seemed to be struggling to even speak.

"Iron Hand, after they gathered in the royal capital, the struggle for power began. I want you to assist the winning successor to the throne, just like you are assisting me now.

Before the successors appear, help me monitor them. If they become rebellious, help me deal with them. "

The old king's tone was understatement, but the things he wanted to deal with were his biological children.

After hearing what the old king said, Su Xiao knew what was going on.

First of all, the old king could not live long due to physical reasons, so he wanted to choose a successor to the throne as soon as possible.

The Kingdom of Saint-Saudin has some complications regarding the succession to the throne, which is related to the issue of priority.

The first echelon of priorities are the children of the old king. These princes and princesses are usually not in the royal capital, but are scattered throughout the country, managing various territories in the kingdom. They are somewhat similar to dukes, but there is no duke in this world. They have the same name, but they are similar in nature. They have fiefdoms and can freely control their finances. However, they cannot have large-scale armies. The armies stationed in the territory are all under the command of the old king.

Princes and princesses live in the royal capital before they are 15 years old, and will seal territories after they turn 15. This is actually to train their leadership and management skills, thereby cultivating future kings.

Except for a very small number of princes and princesses, most princes and princesses are very ambitious and really want to inherit the throne of the king. The reason for this is firstly because they want to obtain huge rights, and secondly because of the upcoming struggle for rights.

When the old king is dying or approaching 70 years old, these princes and princesses will be summoned to the royal capital. Of course, when summoned, they have the right to choose once, which is to refuse the summons. This is equivalent to voluntarily giving up the right to inherit the throne. right.

If they agree to the call and come to the Holy City, it will represent their participation in the struggle for power.

During the struggle for power, they will use various methods to get rid of or force away their competitors. As long as they do not openly betray each other, they can assassinate each other, poison each other, drain the other party's power, cut off the other party's financial resources, etc.

As for the criteria to judge the winner, it is very simple. Whichever prince or princess can finally stay in the Holy City will be the heir to the throne.

This kind of bloody competition may, of course, lead to the failure of all the princes or princesses. If this happens, the second echelon of candidates will be activated.

The candidates for the second tier are heirs trained by dozens of old kings in the Holy City. To a certain extent, these heirs have met with the old king more often.

These people are not of royal blood, but after they receive the right to inherit the throne, they will be given the surname 'Herbert'. As for the source of the second echelon of successors, they are selected from all over the country.

What I have to say is that the mechanism of the Saint Sodin Kingdom to elect a new king is very interesting, and it is not a simple hereditary system.

The struggle for power between princes and princesses can barely be regarded as a hereditary system. The person who can win the power struggle will certainly be able to serve as the king. Even if something goes wrong, the old king can veto the successor.

The successors of the second echelon are even more interesting. They are talents selected through many layers. They showed their talents when they were young. After years of training by the royal family, they have become proficient in the art of emperors and governing the country is not a problem at all.

The composition of the second echelon is actually somewhat close to an electoral system.

Under the cyclical effect of the dual system, the possibility of giving birth to a foolish king is greatly reduced. If you don't have certain abilities, let alone becoming a king, you will be lucky not to die in the struggle for power.

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