Chapter 397: Dark clouds rise in the imperial capital
The morning sun shines into the city tower as usual, and those guarding the city will slowly pull up the city gate and let people in. The imperial capital of Odin is still a prosperous scene.
As usual, there are people who sell on the street and do business, but the difference is that the one they talk about the most is Jibkey. These days, it is almost the hottest topic in Odin. Anyone from Odin will mention this to others.
They said how they supported Ike and the others, and how they were able to turn defeat into victory when they were about to lose.
In short, Ike's remnant formation and his ability to win without the guidance of a mentor has become an important topic of conversation for Odin's people after dinner. Moreover, Ike has been regarded as a glorious example of the rise of small people.
In the Berg Mansion, the old butler started to tell the story of Ike early in the morning. Because Ike left the Berg Mansion, he naturally felt very proud. Moreover, the old butler had a good relationship with Ike, so of course he had to brag about it, otherwise we would be worthy of our mouths.
"I tell you, when Ike came here, I knew that this kid would definitely be a person in the future." The old housekeeper said with a loud voice, "You know the raw meat powder used to wash the slave's body. That kid Ike didn't beg for mercy, he was very tough!"
The old housekeeper replaced the sparrow and was chirping, afraid that others would not hear it, and then bragging without saying a word.
However, the old housekeeper's vitality is not that many people in the imperial capital. Because the imperial capital is not as good as it seems, it may be much worse than imagined. At least the daughters who like to go shopping on weekdays have stopped coming out. The princes and children who like to play have never come out again.
Everyone seemed to hear some news and hid. The matter still originated from two things, two things that ordinary people thought were big things, while the princes and nobles in the imperial capital felt that it was big things. However, the big things that ordinary people understood were different from what they cared about.
The first thing is that the third prince died. Just yesterday, when Ike and his friends won Gao Jie, unfortunate news came from the imperial capital. The third prince, who originally thought it was the most favorable to compete for the new king, died. The cause of death was that the cyclone stopped, Qi Lingzhou counterattacked his body, and was judged to have died of being possessed by the devil while practicing.
But the strange thing is that the king did not arrange a funeral for him. He said that his death was a natural death and the country should not have a grief and funeral throughout the country. Only the king and the queen held funeral ceremonies.
The people naturally felt that this was a good king, and there was no mobilization of troops to carry out such a national funeral for one of his children. But the ministers of the kingdom did not think so, and things were not the version they agreed with. The version they agreed with was the third prince who did what he should not do the least.
As we all know, if the old king wants to abdicate, unless it is his own wish, or the new prince is capable of succeeding the throne. The national law of the State of Odin stipulates that the minimum age for a new prince to succeed to the throne shall not be less than five years old, and shall not be more than fifty years old at the latest. If he cannot succeed to the throne at the age of fifty, then it will be judged that the king will betray the country.
For this reason, the grandfather of the previous king, the third prince, had this plan. But he disappeared mysteriously in the end. The king's explanation was that he failed to obtain the heavenly realm for the country and died in a test place. Others believed in this.
Because as long as the king of Odin reaches its peak, there is no need to obtain the heavenly realm for Odin, unless it is to give up being a king.
Seeing that his cultivation level was approaching his peak, if he did not react, he would be regarded as a rebellion. Or the princes were over fifty years old. Interestingly, the eldest prince was already forty-nine.
But everyone unanimously supported the third prince to succeed the throne, which made the forty-nine-year-old eldest prince forgotten. The eldest prince did not die because he was not the heir. Even if the third prince died, the forty-year-old second prince could still succeed the throne. Then, someone could stay in this position for ten years.
As for his peak period, he never made any breakthroughs. This may be the real reason for the death of the third prince. He combined with his ministers to put pressure on the king. He either abdicated or obtained the heavenly realm for the country.
Not to mention that the Heaven Realm is now in Ike's hands, even if it is not there, the king will not risk his life. What he wants in his heart is not to abdicate, but to always occupy this position.
In addition, some rumors spread that the king had completely distrustled everyone here. Therefore, the ministers suffered. The second thing was the death of Duke Engel and Xue Ji.
"I tell you that this Duke Engel adopted an adopted daughter and played with her every day. However, the adopted daughter gave birth to a daughter with his son, Miss Xue Ji. Miss Xue Ji adhered to her maternal character, which was about the same as Duke Engel and their mother and daughter."
"Xueji seduced students and mentors in the Imperial Capital Academy, which eventually led to pregnancy. However, her murder was revealed, and the king personally ordered her to be executed and the child in her belly."
This is how ordinary people talk about this. This child in his belly naturally became Duke Engel. Therefore, after Xue Ji's death, Duke Engel could no longer face the secular fingers, and he could no longer survive in Odin's country, so he committed suicide.
But in the ears of those ministers, things were completely different. They had already felt that since the third prince died, things were not as simple as imagined. Perhaps there were irreconcilable conflicts between princes and princes with the king.
Duke Engel supported the second prince, because of his pure bloodline. There have been rumors that the king was not the old king's biological son, and this is why the old king refused to teach him the throne and had to give birth to several princes as competitors. It is precisely for this reason that unfortunately, the most capable little prince Domen left.
Under two reasons, the king wanted to eliminate dissidents. Duke Engel was only the second, but it would definitely not be the last. Many people have begun to feel intimidated and trepidated. They don’t know when they wake up, the entire beacon will spread to themselves, and then like Duke Engel, the ugly things are exposed and the tragic death is tragic.
The situation in the imperial capital is as cloudy as its weather. But what is certain is that these days, the sky above the imperial capital has dark clouds and raindrops have begun to fall. It is obviously May weather, but it is unexpectedly cold and cold.