A Tale of Strategies For the Throne

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The moon is hung high in the sky, and the soft moonlight is scattered on the ground.

The night was supposed to be quiet, but the city of Venal was a little more chaotic in the night.

Because a war broke out in the city by night.

Under the leadership of the powerful men in the city, the cultists of all things lurking in the city secretly opened the city gate to greet their companions who were already squatting outside the city. They were ready to fight in the city.

Rushing into the homes of residents in the city, robbing finances, robbing women and children, the ignorant guy settles on the spot, listening to the wailing of the weak.

These bloodthirsty fanatics disguised as thieves fisted, eagerly preparing for this night's feast rushing to them-

However, before their carnival started, they were strangled in the cradle.

They had just entered the city, and the gates of a city dweller had not yet time to kick open, and they found that their group had been surrounded by a group of heavily armed cavalry.

Needless to say the next thing, these fanatics met the regular army, especially the elite guards who followed the battle of King Camos, and they were naturally defeated.

All the cultists in black robes were killed mercilessly by the knights, and the subordinates of the nobles were pressed to identify their masters, and the knights took care of everything and participated in the attack on the city of Venal All the decaying officials were dug out of the mud!

Many officials were still in their dreams and were caught by the knights who rushed into the gate.

The citizens of the city of Vinal did not even know that such a terrible war had taken place outside their gates, immersed in their dreams without knowing it.

I'm afraid they have to wait for the next morning before they will know about it, and then they will be terrified.

King Aaron Landis, with brown hair like a lion's mane, stood in the night on a horseback, and the dark horse beneath the gods proudly raised his head and stood still on the earth.

Except for the sound of running horseshoes around, there is no other sound. These specially trained horses will not easily sizzle during the war.

King Camos was looking around, watching his knights execute his orders in an orderly manner, and deal with the complicated things one by one. Nearly a hundred knights stood quietly behind him, waiting for his next command.

After thinking for a while, he felt that there was nothing to add at the moment, and he dismounted, intending to torture the captive himself. It was just that he walked a few steps, and before he had reached the captives, the grass under his feet suddenly moved, and a small black figure sprang out of it, screaming at him.

As soon as he saw the familiar little black mouse, Camos frowned subconsciously.

Generally speaking, there is no emergency, the knight will not release the little black rat to report to him.

He reached out and grabbed the little black mouse, took off the copper tube around his neck, opened the letter hidden inside and read it.

Before looking at it, Camosbent only frowned slightly, and his face suddenly changed in the next second.

Heimus was standing on the side of the captive. When King Camos stopped halfway and saw the little black rat, he suddenly had a bad hunch.

He remembered that the little black rat was domesticated by the knight who was left behind. Was the letter delivered so late because of what happened to the town of Ayr?

Thinking so, he came to King Camos' subconsciously.

As soon as he came here, King Camos's face changed after reading the letter. He couldn't care about anything else, and quickly walked over and asked directly.

"What happened to Gallan?"

King Camos said nothing, but just put the note in the hands of Huimus.

Then, turn around and quickly walk back to the black horse, turning over the horse.

He swept the knights who were still less than a hundred people around him, turned his head again, and looked at a middle-aged knight who was giving orders not far away.

"Will!"

He shouted the name of the knight who was famous for his stability, and said, "You will handle the rest of the city of Venal!"

After ordering the person in charge here, Camos dragged the reins and turned to shout at the knight behind him.

"A rebellion occurred in Ayr Town! Everyone here followed me!"

Before the words were finished, the dark horse beneath him rushed into the night like an arrow without a string.

And just the next second when Camos rushed out, another horse almost followed by his forefoot, carrying Heimus and rushing into the night.

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Contrary to the quiet city of Venal, the town of Ayr, which had been full of noisy sounds in the middle of the night, was quietly weird at this moment. Only the edge of the town, the lit houses on the way out of the town were still burning, crackling, and the flames reddened the night sky.

Nearly a thousand rioting refugees have now gathered in the center of the town, around a mansion, and they are still inexplicably quiet when they were screaming passionately at the previous moment.

They held torches and silently surrounded the house, watching what was happening in the small courtyard.

Looking far in the past, gazing from the edge of the town still on the burning fire, when Gallan retracted his gaze, he had walked to Kelly and the old man, the refugee leader named Gia In front of you.

As long as the man reached out his hand, he could easily catch the little child.

"...Aren't you afraid that I have taken you hostage?"

Looking at Prince Garland who had come to his predecessor, the man was silent for a few seconds, and then asked.

Surrounded by thousands of people, can you still give birth to wings and fly out?

These civilians believe in the gods, but according to his experience as the so-called god-loving man, Gallan is very clear that the hands of the so-called Aaron Landis gods cannot be extended to humans, nor can they Show miracles in the world.

Otherwise, this so-called son of destiny will not die four times.

Of course, it is impossible for Gallan to say these words in public.

Garlan stood there, his face light and pale, and said lightly.

"If you have such a plan, it makes no difference whether I stand there or stand here."

This seemingly understatement sentence, won the admiration of people waiting for ‘deservedly prince’.

Even the leader of the refugee was no exception. With a deep look at Garran, his eyes became more complicated.

Then he leaned over, knelt on one knee, and knelt in front of Gallan.

"His Highness the Prince." Gia said, "Under the witness of the gods, I swear to you, I will say nothing next."

"If I tell a lie to the gods or to you, even if it is just a sentence, I will be punished with thousands of swords, and my soul will be burned by fire after death, and I will never rest in peace."

The man on his knees gave an oath that shocked everyone and caused a small disturbance in the refugees around him.

The little **** the side grabbed Grandpa's hand nervously, and the old man sighed softly without saying anything.

"it is good."

Garlan looked at the man who was kneeling in front of him and answered him.

"I will listen to what you say, and then tell Brother Camos what you say."

"...Yes, His Royal Highness."

Gia took a deep breath, then looked up at Gallan.

“I’m from the city of Venal, and I’ve been from birth. I’m a mercenary. I have been hired by the caravan and my companions to **** the caravan from city to city. My wife and children are both Living in the city of Venal and meeting my wife and children briefly every month is my greatest joy."

He raised his hand and pointed to the people behind him.

"These people, like me, are ordinary people from the city of Venal. We have always lived our lives honestly and honestly. Although it is harder, as long as we can live peacefully with our family, We are satisfied."

Gia said that the words that she had cherished in memory suddenly changed at this moment, and the tone became sharp, with anger and hatred.

"But all of this has been destroyed! More than a month ago! On the day when the flood broke out in the city of Vinar--"

After that day, countless ordinary but peaceful families were destroyed.

Countless people lost their loved ones and friends, and watched their important people die.

That day, the city of Venal was like hell.

"If it's really a natural disaster, if it's really just the punishment that the gods sent us these ungodly people, we will recognize it." He gritted his teeth and said, "But that's not it! That's not a natural disaster, nor a punishment from God! The Vinal River should not have broken its embankment, our city should not have been submerged, our loved ones would not have died—"

His voice suddenly became louder, with deep hatred in his eyes.

"The Venal River has been unattended since the second half of last year! The river embankment has also been left unmaintained for more than half a year! How could it not be decided?"

"During this time, we went to the ruling hall many times and asked the consul to repair the river embankment as soon as possible, but they were driven out every time. The old people have always been very uneasy. We have discussed whether to advance in the flood season. Avoid it, but I didn't expect that the flood season of the Vinal River was earlier this time, so the embankment was definitely broken, and the city was flooded. My wife and children were washed away by the flood at that time, and even the bones can not be found until now. --"

Speaking of which, the strong man who could lead the refugees to attack the town of Ayr actually turned his eyes uncontrollably and his voice choked.

His words resonated with the refugees around him who were affected by the disaster, and even some refugees who had also lost their loved ones could not help crying.

Thinking of the aunt and brother who had no bones, Kelly also rubbed her red eyes hard. The old man turned his head and couldn't bear to look at the painful look of his son.

Gea took a deep breath and forced his emotions down.

He eased for a while, and then continued his grief.

"More than that, it is clearly the dignitaries in the city who caused this disaster, but instead of introspection, they have intensified, even the relief grains and life-saving medicines of the displaced refugees have to be swallowed."

"They unkindly treated us who lost our homes as trash and drove out of Venal City."

"We have lost everything and left our hometown, but this is not enough. They will also make their soldiers pretend to be thieves, take away our wives, and send our children to the altar as sacrifices."

Speaking of which, his red eyes stared at Gallan violently, and the words were like tears.

"His prince, in the eyes of those powerful people, did you ever care about our life and death?!"

Listening to the accusations of **** tears in the words of Giana, Gallan remained silent for a long time.

He glanced around, looking at the sad and angry eyes of the refugees, as well as the people who could not control the crying, and he felt very heavy for a while.

Those officials and dignitaries in the city of Vinar... I am afraid the so-called bone marrow sucking is the case.

In their eyes, civilians are like grass and mustard, most of them are livestock in captivity.

Their endless greed like a bottomless hole made them supposed to protect their people to become blood-sucking insects that made the people smell. For their own wealth, they wished to squeeze out the last drop of blood and the last bone marrow of these civilians and exhaust them.

"I have heard your complaint. I have also found out most of the things done by the officials and nobles of Venal City."

Garland took a deep breath and replied.

"Brother Wang is on his way to the city of Venal, and he will arrive soon. When that time comes, he will make a fair sentence and those people will be punished as they should."

The prestige of King Camos caused a commotion. Hearing that King Camos was about to visit Venal City, countless people's eyes lit up.

However, after this moment, those bright eyes became panic and fear.

They attacked the town of Ayr. They are now mobs and rebels.

The just King Camos will certainly execute the corrupt officials, but these rebels will also be executed, and at the same time, they will also link their wives and children and relatives.

Everyone thinking of this panicked.

However, no matter how scared, no one ever thought of confronting King Camos.

For them, the king is the embodiment of God in the world.

Fighting King Camos is tantamount to fighting God-that is absolutely impossible.

The crowd cast their panic eyes on their leader, the kneeling man.

Gallan also looked at Gia, and he was very clear in his heart that Gia hadn't finished speaking, or should say, the next words were what Gia really wanted to say.

In the eyes of everyone, Gia spoke.

"King Camos... Will he come in person?"

"Yes, if there is no accident, he will come here tomorrow."

Gallan saw Gia's hand clenched sharply, and then slowly released it after a while.

"His Prince, how will you treat us?"

"..."

Garlan looked at him without answering.

"We did attack the town of Ayr, and according to the law, we have become rebels..."

Gia knelt on the ground, raised her head, and stared at Gallan with a staring gaze.

"But you should know that we were forced! Under the persecution of the corrupt officials and nobles, in order to survive, such a thing was done as a last resort!"

He hurriedly said, "Even if you are attacked, we don't know if you are a prince or because of the misunderstanding that your subordinates took those children away. This is not our fault!"

"In that flood, we have died of countless relatives. Next, our wives and children were arrested one after another. Many people are still unaware of life and death... We have experienced so much suffering, You...and King Camos will execute us who have suffered so much?"

Garland was silent for a moment before speaking.

"Gia, are you asking me to forgive you now?"

"Yes." Gia looked at him anxiously. "We didn't mean to rebel against Aaron Landis. We were just rebelling against the officials and nobles who bullied us. We are not rebels, are we?"

"No one gives us justice, we can only find justice by ourselves, and punish those wicked ourselves, don't we—"

This is the purpose of Gia.

He wanted to get a promise from Gallan's mouth, so that the prince of Aaron Landis promised not to hold them accountable for these refugees.

He believes that they are the victims, they are the righteous side, they are just rebelling against those evil powers, they are not guilty.

In the rear, the knight who lost an eye clenched his teeth.

Half of his face was covered with blood, and there was still severe pain in his eyes. He knelt on the ground holding his dead Tong Ze, looking down. His buddies closed their eyes and disappeared, in order to help him stop the arrows shot by the refugees from dying in front of him.

This powerful knight did not die on the battlefield, but died in this place-

And now, those who killed him demanded exoneration.

He was not reconciled.

He was very unwilling.

But he also knew that the prince should have promised the refugees' request, because once they refused, those people felt that they would die once they were dead, and they and the prince would be in danger again.

Therefore, agreeing to exempt those civilians from the crime of rebellion is indeed the most sensible approach at the moment.

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But even if he knew this in his heart-he still felt extremely uncomfortable, as if something was digging his heart.

He was very uncomfortable.

Because those who killed his Tongze will be forgiven and will not receive any punishment, his Tongze will die in vain, in the hands of the Aaron Landis people they once fought together to protect.

As the knight closed his left eye in pain and bowed his head, he suddenly felt someone standing in front of him.

He raised his head subconsciously, and it was Prince Gallan who was standing in front of him somehow.

When Gia made that request, Garland did not immediately answer. After watching Gia for a while, he turned around and walked to the knight.

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Under the eyes of the public, in the stunned eyes of the knight, he reached out and touched the **** cheek of the knight.

"Does it hurt?"

The little prince asked softly.

The knight was stunned and terrified.

"Wang...Prince, I..."

"I'm talking nonsense, how could it not hurt."

Before he stammered, Garland replied to himself.

Then he looked down at the dead knight held by the one-eyed knight.

He looked for a while and leaned over.

In the silent moonlight, the dead knight's forehead was covered with blood and dust, but the little prince lowered his head and kissed his forehead.

"...Thank you for your loyalty, the gods will take your soul to the kingdom of God."

Kiss the dead person's forehead, mourn and bless them.

That was a ritual unique to Aaron Landis.

That is a ritual that can only be obtained by a knight who died in glory.

What's more, this is still made by the prince of Aaron Landis personally. For them knights who are loyal to the royal family, it is the supreme glory.

The one-eyed knight looked staring at this scene, and the uncomfortable heart was inexplicably feeling some comfort.

He silently spoke to his friend in the bottom of his heart.

El, if your soul is still guarding the prince here, you must be very happy to see this scene...

After all this was done under the watch of everyone, Gallan turned back.

He looked at the people behind him.

"Do you know who this knight was killed by you?"

He asked, obviously a child, but his eyes suddenly sharpened.

Gia froze for a moment and answered.

"I know, this knight must be a noble, but..."

"No, I don't mean his identity, not his birth."

Gallan interrupted Gia's words.

"Several years ago, the enemy nations joined forces to attack Aaron Landis. Brother Wang took 50,000 troops to the border and stayed there for more than ninety days, which saved Aaron Landis."

"Five thousand troops, less than half left, to protect Aaron Landis from the battlefield. If it weren't for those warriors, you who are standing here have long been ruined by the country and taken captive to become slaves in other countries."

Everyone looked at Garran in confusion, wondering why the prince suddenly mentioned it.

Gallan looked at Gia deeply, and at the crowd who hit stones at these knights not long ago.

His eyes, this moment was calm and trembling.

He said: "The original desperately guarded Aaron Landis, and also guarded your knight. Now, here, you were killed by your own hands."

Gia's pupil shrank violently at this moment.

At this moment, he was stupid and almost forgot to breathe.

"Now, you still have to ask me to exonerate your sins?"

The child's voice remained calm.

But it was this calmness that made Gia's heart hurt sharply.

Countless people lowered their heads, and some even kneeled down in the direction of the dead knight.

The faces of these knights who once threw stones at these knights who guarded them were filled with annoyance and regret.

The night was terribly quiet. No one spoke. Everyone's throat was pinched by an invisible big hand, and there was no sound.

In this almost deadly silence at this moment, the one-eyed knight lowered his head and could not tell why. He, who had been bleeding and not crying and was called a member of the iron-blooded army, had eyes sore at the moment.

He opened his eyes wide and clenched his teeth, trying to hold back the water vapor under his eyes.

The child's voice continued to sound in the quiet night.

"Gia, look at that firelight."

Garland looked up, watching the burning fire on the edge of the town.

He said, "Are the people who persecuted you the homes of the officials and nobles who persecuted you?"

"........."

Gia opened her mouth, but couldn't answer.

Those who will be on the edge of the road in the town are just the homes of ordinary residents.

"You attacked the town, laid down the houses of the townspeople, and the ruling house... tell me, have all the officials in Ayr Town bullied you?"

"........."

"The officials who have not bullied you, such as the ruling officer who has been trying to rescue you and even mobilized the grain of Ayr Town, have you let it go?"

"........."

The man's breathing became a little heavy.

"Even if you don't talk about officials, you are just servants and maidservants working in the ruling house or the families of the nobles. These civilians like you, did you let them go when you attacked the house?"

"........."

Every time Garland asked, Gia's face was a bit disappointed.

He looked at Gallan pale, and opened his mouth but could not speak.

How could it be missed?

When the town is raging, when the crowd is indignant, and everyone has lost their minds, how can they kill the red eyes and let them pass any enemies in their eyes?

Even if those noblemen’s servants and ruling house clerks are civilians like them, but they are the running dogs of the official nobles, the same damn—

At that time they thought so, and killed those civilian slaves together.

Gia was kneeling with his back straight, like a rooted pine tree. Even when facing the prince, his back never bent at all.

But at this moment, his body shook a little, and he was still determined to be kneeling and unstable at the moment.

"No...this is..."

He wanted to refute something, but he opened his mouth and found that he couldn't refute anything.

He finally reacted, why, why did he do such a cruel thing?

Why did he do the same things as those nobles he hated?

"I sympathize with you, Gia, but I will not forgive your sins."

"You are not justice, just under the banner of justice doing crimes such as venting hatred to those innocent people."

"Especially the rebels who killed those innocent Aaron Landis people like you personally will never be forgiven."

Garland said, one word at a time, decisively, there was no room for change.

"You are the victims, but it does not mean that you can be forgiven for doing something wrong. The rebels are punished and the innocent are executed. This is a national law that must be enforced."

"National law will not be tolerant."

He said, "The only thing I can promise you is that your loved ones who are not involved in this rebellion will not be implicated, and your innocent wives and children will also be properly placed."

Gia's pale face was confused for a while, and suddenly he clenched his teeth, and he knelt up suddenly, approaching Gallan.

"Prince, please pledge here to exempt me from the sin!"

"No, I will not promise."

"Prince, I waited for death on both sides. Instead of being executed as a rebel, you might as well take you as a hostage and flee from here."

The man seemed to have broken the jar completely and started to threaten Gallan.

His words made everyone around him look surprised, and the old man even rushed forward.

"Gia, you wicked son, how can you--"

"No! Gia, how can this be?"

"Don't we become thieves in that way?"

Once they become thieves, their descendants are generations of filthy thieves who have been spurned and ousted by the state.

"can not be like this--"

Gia shoved away from the old man and shouted distortedly: "If we don't do that, we will only have a dead end! Do you want to die!"

He turned his head, staring straight at Gallan.

"Prince, you can do everything if you are in a hurry. If you don't forgive our sins... then, even if we will eventually be annihilated by King Camos, but before that, use your prince's noble life to come Back cushions are worth it to us!"

He moved forward, approaching Gallan again.

"Please forgive my sins!"

The little body of the child stood in front of the man who was nearly twice as tall as him.

He looked up.

He looked at the man's eyes without fear.

He said: "The national law of Aaron Landis cannot be trampled on."

His voice sounded loudly.

This is the moment when the air is almost breathless.

The atmosphere is as tight as a tight string, and it will break completely in the next second.

The confrontation between the intimidating tall man and the unflinching little child was so tense that he could not breathe.

However, the tight air suddenly melted the next second.

The man's twisted face suddenly stretched out.

He looked at the little prince confronting him with his head raised, and suddenly smiled.

Then he took two steps back.

He smiled and said: "If the prince you promised me this request...I think, I probably won't believe your promise, but will choose to take them with our family to escape from this place."

Gia said that, then she leaned down and knelt.

This time, he kneeled on the ground with both knees, pressed his hands to the ground, and bowed his head deeply to the little prince.

"Prince of Aaron Landis, future king, I, sinners, are willing to accept your trial."

His forehead rested tightly on the soil, pious as prayer.

"But, a prince like a god, be sure to forgive my innocent relatives, such as sinners, with your kindness."

In the moment of silence, the others moved.

The old man knelt down with tears like his son, and the girl beside him knelt with red eyes.

The refugees were silent, or sobbed, lowered their heads, bent over, and kneeled on the ground.

Like Gia, they lowered their heads deeply and pressed their foreheads to the dirt.

One by one, they knelt down and all the people present knelt down and bowed their heads deeply towards the young blond prince.

That is the most solemn etiquette.

That is also the most religious worship.

They will obey Prince Garland's trial of their crimes.

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A ray of morning light jumped out of the horizon and shone on the people riding the horse.

After a sleepless run in the middle of the night, King Camos and his party finally rushed to the top of a small hill next to Ayr Town at the moment the sun was about to rise.

After coming down this hill, you reached Ayr Town.

Camos was about to continue to run down the mountain. Suddenly, as if he saw something, a stunned expression flashed across his face. Then he raised his hand and stopped the cavalry behind him.

He didn't speak, so he stood at the top of the hill, and quietly looked down at the town of Ayr, not far below.

The anxious Hymos saw Camos suddenly stopped and did not move, and immediately stepped forward, wanting to speak.

King Camos glanced at him, then pointed down.

Heimus looked in the direction he was pointing, and the whole person froze.

I saw the center of the small town under the mountain, and the black crowd crushed on their knees to the ground, lowering their heads deeply, in one direction.

The first morning sun fell, illuminating the earth.

Countless people knelt on the ground illuminated by the morning sun.

In that place, only the young prince stood in front of the countless people kneeling in front of him, standing on the earth.

The night is about to leave, and the day is about to land.

The golden hair of the young prince reflected the first rays of the morning light and was as bright as the rising sun.

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According to historical records, in the long history of Aaron Landis, there is a young king who is known for his wise and fair judgment and loves the people, and has been faithfully loved by all Alan Landis.

The ancient history books record that the king of Aaron Landis, who was honoured with the title of "wise king", was a young prince, and for the first time, a fair trial ordered the rioting rebels to surrender. Great deeds.