Chapter 309 Shocking change!

Chapter 309 Shocking change!

Chapter 309 Shocking change!

July 1600, Exploration Year 7.

The "Sword Fight between Two Kings" incident broke out in the Stuart Kingdom.

The second prince murdered his father and rebelled.

Garrison captain Anor killed the second prince and quelled the rebellion. During the incident, the third prince was affected, and all three of them died within a day.

With the help of Queen Margaret, the Ninth Prince held a simple succession ceremony on the high platform of the North Main Road. Because the prince was young, the queen took charge of the affairs and served as regent.

After the ceremony, the queen exercised royal power on behalf of Henry VII, promoted Anol to Privy Councillor, made him Earl of the Court, and ordered him to reorganize the Red Castle Executive.

Because both the Royal Knights and the Red Rose Knights suffered heavy casualties, the two merged into the Rose Knights, which had 2500 construct knights under its command. The Red Rose and the Royal Knights served as deputy commanders, and Princess Cecilia served as the commander and commander of the garrison, in charge of the overall defense of the Royal Capital.

Anor issued the appointment after coming to power.

First, all members of the royal family must come to the capital and swear allegiance to Henry VII.

The status of the four upper nobles, Golden Lion, Grizzly Bear, White Eagle and Brown Wolf, as members of the Privy Council remains unchanged, and Count Heru is promoted to Minister of Seal and Marquis Soren to Minister of Finance.

While compromising with the nobles, Anor ordered the confiscation of all Black Snake family property in the royal capital and the imprisonment of all members. This was a necessary punishment for the "masterminds" of the rebellion, but the affairs and personnel in the Black Snake Dukedom would not be held accountable.

There was no opposition from the nobles, and some even cooperated exceptionally well. This meant that the matter of participating in the "rebellion" was over, and the new prime minister brought the rules of the game in the royal capital back to the era before the Mad King. This was cause for celebration.

In addition, the three-year-old rubber stamp, Henry VII, personally promoted Grand Duke Moderes to the positions of Lord Chancellor and Minister of War, Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Fleet, and the titled knight, Grand Duke of the Rose, to the positions of Minister of the Sea and Minister of the Colonies, both of which were inherited by the Grand Duke's family, which was equivalent to ceding the royal power in exchange for support.

7 month 17 day.

Since the conflict between the Red and White Roses, the main force of the Kingdom's fleet, which had always stayed on the south bank of the royal capital, left the port on a large scale for the first time. The main force moved along the Thames River and entered the central port.

The Grand Duke of the Rose issued an order prohibiting D'York's ships from entering the Blue Thames, and wrote to the Red Castle, hoping to remove the name prefix of the Order of the Rose. The Rose Family had no intention of interfering with the military power of the royal capital.

Henry VII declined and expressed his trust.

At the same time, when the capital was in turmoil, Duke de York led the main knights of the Corridor of Chaos to the north of Nak County. The four earl families swept across the north. Due to the death of Henry VI, Margaret of Bourbon served as regent, and the northern nobles surrendered.

The Duke's fleet and the Kingdom's fleet confronted each other in the central port.

The Duke of Nak County is Modres' brother-in-law, and the county is also Modres' base. The two knights, the Storm and the Guards, are heading north, and the war between the two titled knights is about to break out.

……

July 7, Red Fort.

Jiang He handled affairs in the Cabinet for five days. The content was nothing more than mutual compromise and adjustment among all parties and redistribution of interests. After the "Double King Sword Fight", many positions were vacant, giving the newly formed Cabinet room to display its capabilities. Overall, it was not difficult.

"In just five days, there were 27 weddings in the capital. Fortunately, there was no need to pay for gifts."

Si Ning complained, and the two of them went to the royal treasury side by side.

One of the main means of alliance between the royal capital nobles is marriage. The offspring born from the union of a husband and wife have the blood of both families, and naturally have a good impression of both families when they grow up. Based on this, marriage has a credibility guarantee and eventually evolved into a public way of expressing one's opinion.

Jiang He said calmly, "Marquis Luen disappeared after leaving Blue River Manor five days ago. His origins are very mysterious, but it is certain that he is not a player. Seven years ago, he came into the sight of Henry VI because of his superb painting skills. He has never lost trust, but has never held an actual position."

Si Ning stroked his chin and answered, "At that time, I was ready to fight him. To be honest, I might not win, but I could leave if I wanted to."

Jiang He frowned when he heard that. Marquis Rune was definitely not a gold or silver power, otherwise he would have crushed the top knight. This guy had been a painter for seven years. Unless he and the Mad King were brothers from the same mother, he must have other intentions.

The Royal Treasury is a giant ancient fortress, built with huge and thick black stones. Its surface is rough and covered with mysterious alchemical patterns.

The gate of the treasury is made of magic steel. On both sides of the gate stands a majestic statue of Dacheng Golem. The stone statue has wide-open eyes, staring at the front, like a loyal guard. The top of the treasure is dome-shaped, sparkling with a strange metallic luster under the sunlight, forming a sharp contrast with the surrounding gray tones, making it more majestic and solemn.

When the two arrived, Margaret had been waiting for a long time holding Henry VII. The former commander of the Knights of the Royal Capital opened the door of the treasury. The royal treasury would only be opened when the king himself arrived.

"7560 pieces of calligraphy and paintings by famous artists, 2250 boxes of various jewels, more than 800 million gold coins, 3000 sets of knight-level constructed armor..." The captain of the royal capital reported the inventory one by one. Even with Henry VI's extravagant spending, the treasury still had reserves worth tens of millions of gold coins, which shows the foundation accumulated by the Red Rose Family to this day.

"Where is the secret treasure of the sea?" Jiang He asked.

"In reply to the Prime Minister, in the second year after the First Queen disappeared, His Majesty the Sixth's illness worsened and his expenses became heavier. Grand Duke Modres ordered all the secret treasures to be transferred and personally controlled the inherited treasure - Storm. He also did not allow any set of armor to be sold, and there were also restrictions on His Majesty's annual gold coin spending." The head of the royal capital replied.

Otherwise, given Henry VI's arbitrary rewards and punishments and his extravagant personality, the royal family would not have been able to keep any secret treasures.

Jiang He had no expression on his face.

Si Ning moved a little further away from him. This guy was willing to stay in the capital and participate in politics, and patiently handle government affairs, just to successfully grab a large number of secret treasures. She had already smelled a hint of anger, but objectively speaking, it was unreasonable for Moderes to condone and ignore Henry VI's squandering of the royal heritage.

"The royal treasury is no longer safe. A garrison team will move and hide these things later."

Jiang He calmed himself down. Modres was not in the royal capital at the moment. The royal family had vast territories and colonies under its direct jurisdiction. Since all the secret treasures were gone, don't blame him for selling his official position and titles in exchange with the nobles. If the Everlasting Regret Dragon Spear could not take this opportunity to upgrade to the ultimate level, there would be no point in him being the prime minister.

The captain of the royal capital looked at the queen, he didn't care, the royal treasury was empty and it was just a good opportunity for him to get out of this position.

Margaret hesitated to speak, as this was the future of her and her children.

"Minister Anor, the royal treasury is impregnable. I think it is better to leave it here for the time being."

Jiang He glanced at her with eyes as cold as ice, and said indifferently: "Margaret, I hope you always remember to put yourself in the right place. When the former king passed away and the nobles wanted to expel you, a Bourbon, there was no madman standing in their way."

Margaret's face turned pale and she unconsciously hugged Henry VII tightly in her arms.

Si Ning sighed softly. He should have come out to smooth things over at a time like this, but allies were more important than the queen.

"Queen, the nobles are just digesting the benefits of the reshuffle recently. We can't sit back and relax. When they are hungry again, a counterattack is bound to come."

"Annor is not from a noble family, but in their eyes, even this is easier to accept than confronting you directly. Your power of regent is the biggest conflict, and it is only slightly eased because of the title of prime minister."

Margaret lowered her head in silence and increased the strength of her hands, and Henry VII burst into tears.

That night, the evil soldiers sent all the treasures to the Rose Garden.

Jiang He issued an order in his capacity as Privy Councillor, or Prime Minister, to establish the Rose Chamber of Commerce effective immediately and invite the presidents of all major chambers of commerce to participate. The president of the Rose Chamber of Commerce could serve as deputy finance minister. In the absence of the Chief Justice, this order was approved by the king.

Under the pretext of discussing the establishment, Jiang He summoned the heads of the Chamber of Commerce to sell all of Wang Ku's calligraphy and paintings and jewelry.

This is a naked transaction between power and gold.

All the paintings, calligraphy and jewelry were sold for 1400 million gold coins. This large-scale sale did not lower the market price, but instead increased the profit by %, which was equivalent to the total income of the royal treasury for three years.

A total of 2200 million gold coins were obtained from robbing the royal treasury. Jiang He divided the loot with Si Ning. He took 1000 million and 3000 sets of knight-level constructed armor, and gave the remaining gold coins to the other party.

Si Ning was ready to take out all of it and hire a large number of wizards to forge a set of Titled Knight-level construct armor. This level of construct armor was already a national treasure and only the Golden Knight was qualified to wear it.

Jiang He found the great golem that had protected the king on the high platform. Due to the destruction by the grizzly bear, only one is now intact, and there are two more guarding outside the royal treasury.

The cost of materials for a large golem is about 200 million gold coins, and the production process also requires the complete corpse of a great knight as the backbone. Jiang He has two corpses in his hands, one belonging to the queen's personal guard and the other one to the Duke of Black Snake.

It took seven days, cost 400 million gold coins and two corpses of great knights, and the golem was completed, with a total of five.

This is the alchemical body that Jiang He prepared for the Silver Dao Soldiers. After the upgrade, the combat power level is expected to rise from the original blank to a level slightly better than that of ordinary great knights.

The upgrade process was relatively easy. Dawn Tyrannosaurus, Ada, Aer, and Asi completed it one after another and successfully transformed into violent warriors. Apart from the shocking cost that was so high that even the nobles had to think twice, golem technology was undoubtedly an excellent choice for improving the foundation of power.

In addition, Jiang He distributed the constructed armor to the Evil Soldiers and formed the Evil Knights with a strength of 3000 people. The extra 800 sets of armor were used as spares, and the material expenses for upgrading 2200 Evil Soldiers to Evil Knights cost him 880 million gold coins. Not only was his wallet empty, but he also owed the Rose Chamber of Commerce 280 million, and was heavily in debt.

However, as long as they have power, the Rose Chamber of Commerce is the most satisfied with this huge debt. As for forming a Construct Knights, normally only old nobles with a long heritage can do it.

……

July 1600, Exploration Year 8.

Asan appeared in the royal capital.

Not only him, the entire Destiny's Child team opened the Royal Capital dungeon to look for the Silver Fruit.

Through the harassment of the sentry at the city gate, Ah San offended the sentry's eldest brother, and then offended the eldest brother's sister, who was married to a minor noble. The aunt of the young master of the minor noble family was of great origin and belonged to the branch of the Golden Lion family, and the Golden Lion family always protected its shortcomings. After getting into trouble all the way, Ah San met his creator in a "reasonable" way.

"Master, I've been so displaced. My role seems to have become an important supporting one. I can't die even if I jump off a cliff. I jumped 27 times, which should have consumed a lot of destiny. This may be the beauty of the seven sisters' strategy. Our combined weight is very large."

"Shut up first, I'll upgrade you."

Jiang He smeared a handful of magic steel mud on Asan's mouth. He has been very busy recently.

In the Red Castle Executive Office, just across the door, Johnny, the Vice President of the Chamber of Commerce, respectfully delivered the message.

"My Lord Earl, according to previous negotiations, the Red Castle has given the Rose Chamber of Commerce the right to form a fleet, and all members of the Chamber of Commerce unanimously agree to cancel your debt of 280 million gold coins..."

A vicious knight gave Johnny the fleet formation license approved by the king, and the latter was filled with joy. From then on, the Rose Chamber of Commerce had the foundation to plunder other countries' colonies on a large scale.

As for why the Prime Minister did not summon him, this was normal. This was not the previous general consultation meeting. The other party was willing to condescend to meet him, a businessman, which made people feel uneasy.

Based on the premise of selling out the interests of the royal family, the new prime minister's skills have been widely recognized and his authority is growing day by day.

Johnny said goodbye and left.

Not long after, the Duke of Golden Lion came in person.

This time the evil knight did not stop him.

The Duke of Golden Lion is not young, with shining golden hair. He is now considered the spokesperson for the nobles.

"Your Excellency the Prime Minister, I have brought the things."

After Jiang He promoted Asan, he drove him away and asked him to go back to being an undercover agent. He pulled over a chair and sat down, then handed over three letters of authorization.

During the Ten Years' War, a war broke out between the Stuarts over maritime hegemony and colonial interests. The former won. The current three colonial governors' commissions were issued by the king, certified by the Privy Council, and approved by the prime minister, which essentially transferred the ownership of the three colonial duchies.

This is basically all the land gained by the Red Rose Family during the Ten Years of War.

The Duke of Golden Lion had the idea of ​​just taking it and running. From the royal family's perspective, the current Red Castle rule was even worse than the Mad King's. Henry VII and the former queen had completely become rubber stamps. The Prime Minister collected three A-level treasures from the four upper nobles. There were dozens of items on the list alone, and anyone could pick and choose. No matter how tedious and complicated the process was, it was nothing compared to these three colonies.

"Prime Minister, I would like to remind you that your recklessness is actually very dangerous. The three royal elders cannot persuade His Majesty and Margaret. For the sake of the royal family's interests, they may not hesitate to do something that is not acceptable."

Although the Duke of Golden Lion reminded him, he put the letter of authorization away in his hand.

"I know." Jiang He nodded. From the moment the letter of authorization was sent out, an assassination at all costs could be launched at any time.

"Well, goodbye then. Take care, Prime Minister." The Duke of Golden Lion stood up and left.

Jiang He looked at the three A-level secret treasures that were equivalent to perfect-level props. It was only now that this first prize had paid off.

The first scepter was crystal blue all over, with a gold- and silver-plated surface that was extremely gorgeous. The sapphire on the top was extremely deep and breathtaking, and it seemed as if there was a flowing sea inside.

[Name: Sea Scepter]
[Category: Weapons]
[Quality: Perfect]
[Effect ①: Extremely strong]
[Effect 2: The weight of the ocean, a weight of 1,800 jin]
[Effect ③: Can calm the surrounding sea surface]
[Note: It is used to hit people]
The second item was a piece of extremely sharp seaweed.

[Name: Addicted Grass (unique)]
[Category: Strange Items]
[Quality: Perfect]
[Effect ①: Ultimate Sharpness]
[Effect ②: Rebirth——Can be extended or shortened freely]
[Note: One blade of grass cannot cut down all the sun, moon and stars]
The third piece looks like a turtle shell.

[Name: Unbreakable Shell]
[Category: Defense]
[Quality: Perfect]
[Effect ①: Ultimate Solidity]
[Effect ②: Extremely effective anti-shock/extremely effective anti-cutting]
[Effect ③: Can breathe and walk freely under the sea]
[Note: Blessing of the Turtle]
Jiang He fed all three A-level secret treasures to the Changhen Dragon Spear, each of which increased its weight by 200 jin. He chose "The Amount of the Sea", "Rebirth", and "Ultimate Solidity" as special effects to add in. When all the extraordinary powers were devoured, the silver spear burst into a dazzling gun light, and all the previous special effects were also enhanced.

[Name: Longhen Dragon Spear (Silkworm)]
[Type: Weapon]
[Quality: Perfect]
[Effect ①: Weighing 5000 jin, as light as a feather]
[Effect ②: Unbreakable Solidity]
[Effect ③: A long-lasting attack of hatred, transforming hatred into blessing power]
[Effect ④: Blood Wolf Smoke - Wolf Shadow deals damage equal to a full-strength spear attack, 40% of which is converted into penetrating damage. A maximum of wolf shadows can be released at a time]
[Effect ⑤: Dawn - Causes 40% additional true damage]
[Effect ⑥: Causes a 1.5-second will imprisonment on the designated individual enemy. The effect of the imprisonment depends on the mental will level of both parties. The cooling time is ten minutes.]
[Effect 0: The Long Sorrow Dragon Spear gains growth attributes and is promoted after absorbing five ultimate-level items (5/)]
[Effect ⑧: Soldier Soul - Causes 80% additional soul damage, gains Soul Execution Passive: When the body is completely destroyed, the execution effect is activated on the spirit (Sight Position Execution)]
[Effect 2000: Devouring Souls - Each time you hit a target, of its energy will be evaporated]
[Effect ⑩: Quick Kill - Increase attack speed by 80%]
[Effect: Fire Control - The holder's fire damage increases by 80%]
[Effect: Extreme Recoil, Extreme Tear, Extreme Sharpness. Attacks will cause continuous bleeding (Dragon Blood Pain)]
[Effect: Spear of Destiny - Anyone holding a gun within the projection range will hit the target]
[Effect: Fog of War - creates a mysterious fog covering an area]
[Effect: Rebirth - The spear can be extended and retracted freely]
[Inlay Armor Breaking Gem +9: Increases Armor Breaking Effect by 30%]
[Inlay Tearing Gem +5: Increases Tearing Damage by 18%]
[Note: The spear among spears, the luxury among luxuries, the Ultimate has a new definition because of it. As the exclusive weapon of the Overlord, it only recognizes the one who kills it]
Jiang He stroked this ultimate weapon. There was a dragon pattern engraved on the tip of the spear, and dark red lines flowed all over it. It was about two meters and five centimeters long and weighed 5000 jin, but it felt quite comfortable to hold.

"Eleven golden cudgels?"

Jiang He shrunk the Everlasting Dragon Spear and then stuck it between the ring and his finger. Supreme and Immortal were both gold-level evaluation terms. The resources he invested in this spear were difficult to count. In return, the spear accounted for more than 50% of his total combat power.

"An S-level ultimate secret treasure is likely to attract the covetousness of titled strongmen."

……

at the same time.

The northern front of Nak County.

In the military tent, the Duke of York received a secret letter, which was presented personally by the Earl of White Sails.

At the long table in the military tent, the nobles were feasting heartily when they suddenly heard a snapping sound. Earl of Rock turned around in surprise and saw the Duke with a surprised look on his face and his wine glass dropped to the ground.

"Interesting, good strategy."

Duke de York laughed and burned the secret letter.

"Everyone, a distinguished guest has made a suggestion to me, saying that we can enter the capital without bloodshed."

The Duke of York had no intention of keeping the secret, and said bluntly: "You also know that the Red and White Roses are from the same family. Henry V and I are blood brothers. I respect him, so I am willing to guard the chaotic place."

"Henry VI was a mad king, and his first queen... was a moon elf. That is to say, although moon elves are no different from ordinary people, all of the first queen's descendants are of mixed blood and have no right of inheritance."

"The Mad King and the Moon Elf were truly in love. Haha, this Moon Elf left the capital secretly at the beginning, and the Mad King did not dissolve the marriage, so since her, all the queens have been illegitimate."

"In short, these queens are essentially lovers, and their offspring are all illegitimate. Illegitimate children who are not made legitimate have no right of inheritance."

At the long table, all the nobles were stunned.

Earl of Rock hesitated, but when he thought about it carefully, it seemed to be true. Even when the Mad King married Margaret, he did not invite all the nobles to participate in the formal wedding. After all, the two colonies as a betrothal gift were actually withheld by the D'York family and could not be given.

Duke De York smiled and said, "So all the descendants of the Mad King are either half-blood or illegitimate. They have no right of inheritance. Now that he is dead, I am his closest blood uncle, and my right of inheritance is currently ranked first."

The Rock Count smiled awkwardly. He was still waiting for the battle. He said, "My Lord Duke, this kind of rule... still needs to be determined by strength."

"Am I not strong enough?" The Duke smiled. "My request to ascend the throne is an internal matter of the Rose Royal Family. Why would Modres obstruct me? If I lose the power of the four virtues, even I will regret it."

"Please come in, my dear guest."

The Black Marquis in a cloak walked into the military tent. Among the nobles, some were amazed, some were dissatisfied, but the majority were guys like the Rock Earl who had complicated feelings.

A piece of advice helped the Duke avoid the danger of fighting with the titled knights, avoided casualties and even the possibility of defeat for the army, and even helped the Duke ascend the throne directly. Such a counselor is priceless and of strategic significance.

"Greetings, Grand Duke." The Black Marquis knelt on one knee.

The Duke smiled and said, "It's cold outside, come sit next to me."

All the ministers were speechless, and their expressions changed.

"My lords, drink up this cup, and the whole army will move out."

"I want to see whether Modres is loyal to the royal family or to power."

……

July 1600, Exploration Year 8.

The kingdom was in upheaval.

The Duke of York publicly declared himself the first heir to the throne, and the Marquis of Luen produced all the necessary documents.

The chaotic army approached the northern defense line of Nak County at a normal marching speed.

After three hours of close combat, the royal guardian, Modres, swore allegiance to the new king, and the solid battle line of the two most elite knights stationed in the kingdom was broken without a fight.

On the battle front, the Duke of York was crowned king.

The two armies joined forces, and the Knights of Chaos, the Knights of Storm, the Knights of Guards, a total of 8,000 construct knights headed for the royal capital.

The capital welcomed its loyal king.

(End of this chapter)