Haiyuan calendar year 1502, January 1st.
the beginning of the new year
In every world and every kingdom, there are basically New Year's customs, which may be called differently, but they are actually the same.
Similarly, the Kingdom of Saint Martin was also caught in the New Year's carnival. Arthur rarely put down the things in his hand and accompanies his family to enjoy the atmosphere of the New Year.
And most of the countries in the West Sea are also in the joyous atmosphere of the Chinese New Year.
However, except for the Oga Kingdom.
Although it is Chinese New Year, the civilians in the country do not feel any joy.
In the past year, life in China has changed from calm and peaceful to chaos.
The person who led to this kind of day is also the one who makes them both love and hate, the Great General of the Kingdom, Stankey!
What he hates is that he provokes the Kingdom of St. Martin, and the kingdom has to pay huge indemnities for it.
And this huge amount of indemnity eventually led to the emptiness of the treasury. In order to pay the heavenly gold and subsequent war indemnities, the kingdom had to increase taxes.
Take money from the commoners and fill this hole.
This also led to the life of civilians becoming difficult for a time.
What I love is that with the strong support of the king, he controlled all the soldiers and horses of the kingdom, and bought a large amount of arms and armed troops from an arms dealer named Ghost Fire at an extremely cheap price. He succeeded in less than three months. In time, the rebellion in the kingdom was ended.
Although the population of the kingdom has dropped from 400,000 to over 330,000, the kingdom has also stabilized again, and the commoners don't have to worry every day, for fear of being affected by the war.
However, the kingdom has settled down, but the struggle for the throne has not stopped!
After the rebellion was quelled, the sick King Capev became more and more ill. Until now, he has not had a meeting for more than half a month, and the doctor is by his side all the time.
Everyone in the kingdom knew that the king's body was exhausted and he could no longer support it, and he only had a four-year-old daughter.
Under such circumstances, the ministers in the kingdom stood in line one after another, whether it was the king's third brother, Prince Sapir, or the king's fourth brother, Prince Kafle.
Of course, there are also those who support the king's daughters, but very few, mostly Prince Sapir and Prince Caffre.
Because these two are the most likely to inherit the throne in the kingdom now. After all, Perona is really too young, and the others are almost all wiped out by Stankey because of the rebellion!
However, as a general Stankey has not expressed his attitude.
Although both sides made great promises, he did not express his support for the king except to visit the king every day.
Oga King's Palace
king bedroom
"Cough, cough, cough!" Capev lay on the bed in the dormitory, coughing non-stop, his face was very pale, his eyes were dull, and he looked terminally ill.
"Da da da!"
At this moment, a waiter walked in and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, General Stankey is here!"
"Cough. Let's let him in!" Kapeff said weakly and hoarsely.
"Yes!" The waiter nodded and turned to leave.
After a while, Stankey walked in quickly.
He walked to Capev's side, held Capev's hand tightly, and said with concern: "Your Majesty, how are you today, you have to get well soon, so that you can lead us to develop and grow the kingdom!"
"Haha!" Kapeff looked at Stankey who looked like this, and suddenly laughed without warning.
"Your Majesty?" Stankey looked at Capev inexplicably.
"November 29th, the city gate guard, December 3rd, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, December 7th, the commander of the Imperial Guard of the Imperial Palace" Kapeff stared at Stankey and said slowly date and position.
Listening to his words, Stankey let go of Capev's hand, and the concern on his face gradually became indifferent.
"So, Your Majesty found it!" Stankey said with a chuckle.
"If I don't find it again, then after I die, won't the kingdom change hands inexplicably!" Kapeff said coldly.
"Haha! Even if His Majesty doesn't die, the kingdom will change hands!" Stankey, who had torn his face, said unceremoniously.
Hearing this, Kapeff was silent, he knew that what Stankey said was true!
Now Stankey is in control of the country's military strength. Don't look at his third and fourth brothers in the courtroom fighting to the death, but in fact, they don't have the slightest military force, they are just meat on the backing board. As long as Stankey thinks, Can be done anytime.
"What do you want?" Kapeff hesitated, and said in a hoarse voice.
"As long as Your Majesty cooperates with us and allows us to enter the Oga Kingdom justifiably, then we can meet your requirements before you die!" Stankey said solemnly.
"Wait, us?" Capev frowned and looked at Stankey suspiciously.
He has always believed that Stankey wanted to be the king himself. After all, after mastering all the soldiers and horses of the kingdom, Stankey, who stood at the pinnacle of the kingdom's power, wanted to go further and it was normal, and there were many successful examples.
And this sentence aroused many conjectures of Capev.
we take over
In other words, it's not that Stankey wants to be in power, but the people behind him want to control the Oga Kingdom!
However, since Stankey was defeated, he has only stayed in the kingdom and stayed at home. He has not gone out or had contact with anyone else. How could he suddenly betray the kingdom?
and many more!
Defeat! ?
Kingdom of Saint Martin! ! !
"You have taken refuge in the Kingdom of St. Martin!" Kapeff said in horror, pointing at Stankey with trembling hands.
Stankey nodded with a smile.
In an instant, thousands of thoughts flashed through Capev's mind.
Kingdom of St. Martin. The inexplicable death of the king of reparations. Stankey bought a lot of cheap arms.
Everything is connected in series.
"The cause of my grandfather's and father's death was not due to bad luck, but was plotted against you?" Capev suddenly became angry, his eyes were red, and he pointed at Stanji and asked.
"That's not it!" Stankey shook his head and said truthfully, "That's really just bad luck!"
There's nothing wrong with Stankey's words, the gems of doom are really just bad luck, and they don't have the ability to kill people directly. What the Kingdom of St. Martin did is just send the gems to the king, and they didn't plot against them!
"Bastard, if one is unlucky, one is bad luck, and if two are unlucky, two may be bad, but three generations, including this king, are three kings in total. Tell me about bad luck? Cough cough cough"
Kapeff was extremely angry, he propped up his body, and roared at Stankey, and finally coughed out involuntarily, with a trace of blood overflowing from the corner of his mouth.
"Your Majesty calm down, whether you are lucky or not, we don't care, but you know how your body is!" Stankey said with a sneer without showing any sympathy at this scene.
"Haha, but I still have my third and fourth younger brothers. As long as I order one of them to inherit the throne before I die, then you don't want to pay any price, and don't even think about entering the Oga Kingdom!"
Kapeff was obviously starting to lose his mind, and said with the mentality that he would bite you even if he died.
"Yes, you're right!" Stankey nodded in agreement, then changed his voice and said with a smile, "But have you considered. What about your daughter?"
Hearing this, Kapeff, who was furious, seemed to have been poured a basin of cold water, and he was instantly exhausted.
yes!
He knew that the character of his third brother and fourth brother, if one of the two ascended the throne, in order to avoid future troubles, then the other's family would definitely be slaughtered.
And Perona, who also has the right to inherit the throne, will be imprisoned at best, and at worst, her life will be lost!
After a long silence, Kapeff said in a hoarse voice, "What do you want?"
"Didn't you say it before, cooperate, as long as you cooperate with us, let us enter the kingdom justifiably!" Stankey raised his mouth slightly, he knew that Kapeff agreed!
As expected, Kapeff was silent for a while, and finally said with a trembling voice: "Yes! But you must promise me a condition!"
He knew that with his promise, the kingdom that had been passed down for hundreds of years was completely ruined in his hands.
However, he also knew that even if he did not agree, the kingdom would also be ruined, just the difference between struggling a little and not struggling.
In this way, it would be better to give both parties a little respect and arrange a way back for his daughter, otherwise he couldn't imagine how a four-year-old girl could live alone in this world.
"What conditions?" Stankey asked with a frown.
"Marriage!" Capev said solemnly, staring at Stankey.
Kapeff made what he thought was the best choice, which was to use his daughter to marry the Kingdom of St. Martin!
If you do this, not only will you find a strong backer for your daughter, but you will have plenty of food and clothing for a lifetime, and prosperity and wealth will not be a problem.
If the daughter gives birth to a boy in the future, there is even a slim chance to compete for the throne of King St. Martin. If it succeeds, then the kingdom will not be given to St. Martin in vain!
Stankey hesitated for a moment, nodded, and said, "Yes, the eldest prince of our kingdom has just been born, and his daughter is only four years apart from your daughter. If you marry, the king will not refuse!"
If it was to marry the princess of the Kingdom of Saint Martin, Stankey would not dare to say so for sure.
But it doesn't matter with the prince. As the future king, it is normal for the prince to marry for the country. Even if you don't like it, you can marry someone you like after marriage!
He believed that Arthur would not refuse such a thing!
"No, no prince, I want the current king!" Kapeff refused without hesitation.
"Why?" Stankey frowned.
"I came from the position of the prince. I am very aware of the danger in it. As long as I fail, I can hardly escape death as a family member, and I also know the current king of the Kingdom of Saint Martin. He is even a few years younger than me. !
In this case, as long as he doesn't get seriously ill, unlike me, he can live for at least a few decades. During this period, his throne will not be shaken. If my daughter becomes a princess, she can enjoy at least a few decades. the blessing! "Kapev explained with reason.
"That's it, I'll ask!" Hearing this, Stankey also felt that what Kapeff said was indeed reasonable, but the prince could guarantee that he wouldn't dare to make a decision for Arthur rashly, so he was ready to fight. Call and ask.
"Okay! You tell your king that as long as he agrees, the Oga Kingdom is a dowry!" Kapeff nodded.
He is also not afraid that Arthur will not agree. He will obtain a country by marriage. As long as Arthur is not smart, he will agree!