Chapter five hundred and fifty-seven negotiation to take Musillon
Build walls high, accumulate grain widely, and become king slowly.
Ryan thought deeply about this. He thought about this issue carefully after the war.
Neither Francois nor Birhemond planned to leave. Francois took out a bottle of fine wine, a fine wine called Latour from the first-class winery of Winford: "Want to have a drink, Ryan?"
Duke Bohemond also sat down, and a servant came in behind Duke Red Dragon, placed a small round table in front of the bed, and then brought a lot of food.
"Don't drink if you're injured." Ryan shook his head. He lowered his head and thought for a moment before continuing: "It seems that Richard has dug a hole for me to jump into."
"Dig a hole?" Berhemond didn't quite understand this. He stuffed the roasted beef into his mouth and muttered: "Richard was very decisive about abdicating. He said that if possible, he could abdicate tomorrow.
But why do you say that, Ryan?”
Ryan raised the corners of his mouth, looked out the window, didn't answer, and just shook his head.
"Because the conditions are not met." Francois stretched out his hand to straighten his long blond hair. His father-in-law said with a light tone, "Berhemond, have you forgotten? What are the conditions for competing for the throne?"
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"Isn't Ryan already the Duke of Mousilon?" Bohemond thought for a moment and understood immediately. He slapped his thigh: "Ah! I understand, Ryan is still a 'landless Duke' now!"
"Yes, the condition for becoming king is to regain Musilon." Ryan nodded, and he said slowly: "I did defeat Mahhubard and won the championship showdown, but I haven't regained Musilon yet!"
Francois nodded. His father-in-law's sea-blue eyes contained deep wisdom. He picked up the goblet and tasted the wine, and then said: "At this time, Richard suddenly proposed that he should pass the message to Ryan immediately and go to the well-intentioned person."
On the one hand, I think he was tired of being the king, and at the same time, because his eldest son Charles rebelled, which caused him to lose all his prestige, and he sought death in the previous battle, so he wanted to pass the throne quickly and retire to end everything."
"And if you think about it from a malicious perspective, Richard deliberately set a trap for Ryan. If Ryan was so excited as soon as he heard the news and agreed immediately, Richard would naturally abdicate immediately, but what would all the knights do?
What do you think? Madam, what do you think? The condition for competing for the throne is to regain Musilon. Now that Musilon has not been truly recovered, Ryan can't wait to claim the king. This will only make more people disappointed with Ryan. It took so much difficulty for him to defeat him.
The record of killing the poisonous snake will also be stained."
"This old guy is really bad! He has a lot of thoughts!" Only then did Bohemond figure out the problem. Duke Red Dragon muttered dissatisfiedly: "That's why I hate the palace and politics the most. It's so dirty!"
"Actually, it's not that bad." Ryan said something fair for Richard at this time. He shook his head: "In my opinion, there are mostly good intentions. Richard is already tired. Baron Charles's betrayal is a big blow to him.
It's a big blow. Richard won't think so much about it at this time. The throne is like a hot potato now and he can't wait to throw it to me."
Veronica, the Witch of Gloria, who was sitting aside, felt a little unworthy of Ryan after hearing Ryan's remarks. She interrupted Ryan and said angrily: "Maybe he just wants to punish you again before abdicating.
What? It’s not like he hasn’t suppressed you like this before. Have you forgotten that he once wanted you to lead the Chivalry Expedition and count the stars in the Nicohara Desert?"
Bohemond was unhappy, and Duke Red Dragon glared at Witch Gloria: "What does the Round Table of the Holy Grail Knights have to do with you? This is not a topic that a witch should participate in. Now we already need wizards to provide us with the internal affairs of the kingdom.
Any suggestions?"
Veronica turned blue at what Bohemond said. She widened her eyes, clenched her fists, and tried her best to hold back her anger.
If it were normal circumstances, the Witch of Gloria would have quarreled with the person who reprimanded her in this way and even had a duel. Veronica is now the female elder of the Gloria Council, and she has her own wizard team and wizard tower.
He no longer has to look at people's faces, and he has the qualifications to challenge most of the great human nobles.
Unfortunately, most of them are not included in this list. He may be the highest-ranking Duke in Britannia. He is both a direct descendant of Arthur and a super strong man at the pinnacle of the Holy Realm.
Veronica knew that if she offended him, even with Ryan's protection, it would be difficult for her to stay in this kingdom.
She could only endure it.
A hand stretched out from under the quilt and held Veronica's little hand. Ryan first smiled at Veronica and told her not to be nervous, and then said to Bohemond: "Veronica is my daughter.
Courtier, she has the right to advise me in this regard. She does not understand the requirements of the round table very well, and I apologize to you here."
"Very good, so witch, what suggestions do you have?" Bohemond's long golden beard trembled on his chin. The Red Dragon Duke obviously did not intend to let Veronica go on this issue: "You plan to take it with you
Someone go to the throne room and pull Richard off the throne? Or do you suggest that we prepare to fight to the death with these noble knights from the north?"
"I didn't mean that..." Veronica knew that this was not a topic she could take. She suddenly realized that she could not tell a clear plan. She opened her mouth, feeling aggrieved and angry.
"Then shut up!" Bohemond sneered. He was going to say something else. Francois took the initiative to signal Bohemond not to pursue and fight: "Okay, all this has happened, Veronie."
Ms. Ka is also thinking about Ryan, so don’t be so harsh on her."
"Either tell us the solution to the problem, or shut up, what's the use of complaining..." Berhemond muttered: "Okay, let's continue this topic, where did we just talk?"
Ryan held Veronica's little hand and told the witch not to take it seriously: "We said before, I think Richard's attitude is mostly good-natured, because the question is very simple, if he prevents me from becoming king, who will benefit?
?Could it be Lawn?"
"Of course not. In fact, all the nobles in this kingdom know that even if Raun is still alive, he will not be able to inherit the throne." Francois took over the topic, and he also nodded to Veronica to indicate to her.
Don't take it seriously.
"Well, that's true." Bohemond understood now.
Mahhubard has been confirmed to be Raun's illegitimate son. In this case, Raun has lost the qualification to be king. Under these conditions, there is only one qualified candidate, Ryan. No matter how you choose,
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"Speaking of the Mashu Bader Rebellion, I think he is doomed to fail." Ryan took a sip of the fresh orange juice brought by the attendant and smacked it in his mouth: "Because what he did is doomed to fail."
"He is inconsistent." Francois used his fork to fork the delicious black pepper roast beef, and the wise Duke of Winford nodded: "In other words, he himself is very contradictory. On the one hand, he still thinks that he is Lawn
His son is his legal heir, and he should get his things back and avenge his mother."
"But on the other hand, Mahhubard is the godson of the Lich King Arkhan. His godson status destined him to be a member of the undead vampire camp. His revenge requires the power of the undead, so he must call himself Mu Xi."
Duke Long, he wants to become the leader of the undead." Francois finally concluded: "But this is out of the scope of the kingdom's internal affairs. In this case, everyone will confront him."
Ryan was very calm, with a slight smile on his face, and carefully recalled a series of Mahhubard's deeds. The God-chosen champion of the Fairy in the Lake smiled bitterly: "It is true, so Mahhubard is a contradiction.
A combination of
He must have the power to speak and then seek a glorious duel to defeat Raun and complete his revenge. If he just wanted to destroy the country, he should turn everyone into undead and fight to the death, especially after he surrendered to Chaos, he could even
Pray for the power of the evil god to help him achieve his goal of revenge. Anyway, he does not care about the cost for revenge."
"But Mahhubard didn't. He was very contradictory. His identity was destined to find him unable to find his own place. He could not find the balance point between being a human and being in the undead camp. He was both a vengeful outcast and a...
The legitimate son of the Duke and the godson of the Lich King, he tried to combine the three identities in
Together, the things he does seem contradictory. This is the reason why he is doomed to tragedy and the reason why he makes some incomprehensible decisions during the rebellion." Ryan said in a deep voice: "Because the living and the dead are doomed.
They cannot coexist, and mortals are destined to not be able to coexist with chaos!"
"He is just a pawn being used, but he is willing to do so. His life is a tragedy." Francois nodded in agreement: "His tragedy lies in the fact that he was born to a laundry maid, and his tragedy lies in the burden of his life.
Too heavy, his tragedy is that revenge swallowed up everything in him, he could have brought a glorious era to Britannia as an excellent knight."
"Now that poisonous snake is dead." After Bohemond listened to the discussion between Ryan and Francois, the Red Dragon Duke could only sigh: "Let's change the topic, Ryan, then you plan to recapture Mousilon
Then take over the throne?"
"Not so fast." When talking about this topic, Ryan cheered up and said in a deep voice: "Even if I defeat Musilon, I will need at least two to three years of buffering before I consider inheriting the throne."
"Why?!" Bohemond was very surprised: "Don't you always want to be the King of Knights?"
Ryan and Francois looked at each other with helplessness in their eyes.
"Boxi, don't forget, Ryan is going to be the king as the Duke of Mousilon." Francois took the initiative to explain: "But now the whole Mousilon is completely white, and I don't know if there are any left.
With a population of less than 100,000, reconstruction is a huge project, and many complicated matters have to be dealt with by Ryan. If he does not lay a good foundation for his territory and resume production, and then hurriedly chooses to ascend the throne, even if Ryan becomes the king, he will not be able to secure the throne.
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What my father-in-law said was exactly what Ryan was thinking about.
It doesn't mean that if Ryan really becomes the king, he can command the entire kingdom. Francois discussed this with him.
Power lies below, not above. It is never about having the throne to command the entire kingdom at will. It is about winning the support of everyone before sitting on the throne to better serve the people.
If Ryan wants to be a king who can truly command the entire kingdom, he must have a solid foundation. He must restore Musilon's past glory. He must have an elite army, enough wealth and his own
But now he doesn't have any retainers.
The Earldom of Glamorgan is indeed rich, and Lane's army is indeed elite, but its size is still too small.
This son-in-law of his knows his situation very well and has his own long-term blueprint. Francois is very satisfied with this. Marrying Sulia to Ryan has always been his pride, and now this
The complacency continues to increase as Ryan continues to grow.
My daughter, you are now a duchess. François couldn't help but feel proud in his heart, and this pride was also shown on his face. Bohemond and Veronica had different thoughts after seeing it, and they were both cold.
He snorted.
Thinking of his daughter, Francois also asked with concern: "When Mousilon is recovered, will you move Sulia to Mousilon?"
"Not for the time being." Ryan immediately shook his head and said seriously: "I will have to wait at least one or two years, until Sulia's delivery and recuperation are over, and then until Mu Silon's corruption has faded away, then I will consider giving birth to their mother and son.
It’s possible to move to Mousilon, or I may set the capital of the principality in Jean in the future, it depends on the situation.”
"Yeah." Francois was quite satisfied with Ryan's attitude. Although Ryan had many women, he really loved Sulia very much. He could feel from his daughter that this political marriage was very happy.
The eldest son has been born, and everything is decided.
"François, Your Excellency Berhemond, I inherited the Principality of Mousilon in Landuin, not the Principality of Connaught after it was cut off from its vassalage." Ryan also mentioned this issue by the way.
"You want to claim back the old territory of Mousilon south of Lyonnais?" Francois immediately realized Ryan's plan.
"That should belong to me and only to me." Ryan said seriously: "I hope you can support me."
"Now is a good time to take back the old territory of Mousilon..." Francois frowned, and his father-in-law naturally sided with Ryan: "The knights and nobles in the south of Lyonnais have chosen to be loyal to you.
, and you possess the inheritance of Landuin and have great strength. Faced with the arrangements of these knights and nobles who have been traitors, they dare not do anything.
Why complain? As for Lyonnais... there is nothing left in the north except ruins. The number of registered knights is now less than 800. Duke Aldreeld is dead. Richard has sent people to find Dalheide who is on an atonement expedition.
Duke, although there are some disadvantages, now is indeed the best time to take back the old territory, it depends on what you think."
"We still have to talk." Ryan said after considering: "Food support, helping to quell the riots, and rebuilding our homes?"
"Well, I guess you will also need to give some appropriate monetary compensation. Once these conditions are opened, it will be very difficult for the nobles of Lyonnais to refuse." Francois also felt troubled by this: "But how to take it back specifically?
, this will be a difficult process, let’s wait until you recover all the territories of Musilon! As for the old Musilon nobles, they have the precedent of Kronburg to follow in their loyalty to you.”
Francois was talking about Castle Kronberg in the Midden Territory of the Empire. This castle belongs to the Midden Territory and is the territory of the White Wolf Elector.
Emperor Karl-Franz of Reikland was loyal, and the most famous Kronburg sword regiment in the old world took orders from Emperor Karl-Franz instead of Elector Boris Todbringer.
While Ryan and Francois were discussing what to do, a young attendant walked in outside the room. He whispered a few words in Duke Berhemond's ear, and then withdrew respectfully.
"Allow me to interrupt, Ryan, Francois, we have encountered a new problem." Berhemond said in a low voice, he seemed to be stumped by this problem.
"What problem?" Francois knew that it must be a major problem that would embarrass Bohemond.
"Laun is back. He was sent back to Kurona by his mount, the Hippogryph Pyquis. He is now seriously injured, suffering from a high fever and confused."
"What should we do with Raun now? The father of the viper Mathubad, the regent of the kingdom, the Duke of Connet, the Lady's Champion and the noble Holy Grail Knight, one of the first twelve Holy Grail Knights, Cariod-Brave