Kingdom’s Bloodline

"What the hell are you talking about!"

After reacting, Grand Duke Ronnie could no longer hold back his anger, and yelled at Thales.

Thales eased his breathing and looked at Ronnie calmly.

They didn't like the proposal. The prince took in everyone's expressions and came to this conclusion.

Not only Ronnie, except for Rumba, almost all the Grand Dukes were extremely dissatisfied. Even the oily Trudida exhaled from his nose to express his disdain.

But Thales had expected their reaction.

next...

"As I see it..."

Grand Duke Olsio raised his epee again, his eyes glowing: "Shall we kill this poisonous snake first, and then kill each other?"

"Prince Thales!" Grand Duke Lecco's deep voice was full of sternness at the moment: "I advise you..."

Thales took a deep breath, and Selma shook her head desperately at him from a distance.

"Two minutes haven't come yet," the prince put on the most serious expression he could imagine: "Keep your word, let me finish talking, after that you can cut me into several pieces!"

Grand Duke Lecco remained silent, with disgust and anger on his face.

Thales turned his head immediately.

Rumba was looking at him with a complicated expression.

I have to find something they care about... Thales said to himself.

"If you become their new king," Thales said resolutely to Lumbard, "even if you let them walk out of here alive, the grand dukes will not be able to disadvantage you on the surface, and they will not be able to fabricate reasons to conquer their own kings because This is a violation of the co-governance oath!"

"In addition to getting rid of their threats to you, you will also gain the status, prestige, and taxes of a king, and continue to practice your ideals in Exeter, without having to face the angry Dragon Sky City after the death of the Grand Duke."

Rumba's brows gathered and loosened, but he hesitated to speak.

"Impossible!" Grand Duke Ronnie interrupted them through gritted teeth: "In my life, I can't choose a kingslayer as king!"

"This in itself is the biggest trample and insult to the co-governance oath!"

I knew it... Thales said silently in his heart.

Thales could only close his eyes and inhale again, and turned to them.

"This is a necessary compromise!"

The prince said decisively: "Your Excellency Grand Duke Ronnie, I know that your vassals have always been unstable, and Nunn also took this opportunity to try to interfere with you. Please think about it: if your Qiyuan City lost its lord today..."

"Think about the current Dragon Clouds City!"

Ronnie froze for a moment.

Thales looked at the others, with an anxious face and a sincere tone:

"Everyone, please put aside your redundant emotions and think carefully: This is already much better than your original ending!"

"If I hadn't appeared, think about what would have happened to you: stepping into Lumbard's 'virtuous king'-style trap without knowing what's going on, falling apart in war and interests, weakening in his successive schemes, and falling apart for no apparent reason. Become a stepping stone to the power of the Grand Duke of Heisha, and sacrifice his own family as a funeral object of the co-government oath."

"Lay the foundation for the new Kingdom of Exeter, which has no grand dukes," Thales gasped, "waiting helplessly for his family and territory to be wiped out."

Ole repaired his face and looked directly at Grand Duke Heisha.

And Rumba lowered his head when he heard the words, his eye sockets tightened, and his brows twitched, as if a storm was brewing.

"But now you have successfully avoided that ending, and you have obtained such important information," the prince's words sounded again: "But you will die in vain in the Palace of Heroes, leaving behind an Exeter who doesn't know where to go, and let your family Falling into turmoil with the territory?"

"Accept my proposal, at least you can return to the territory safely, return to your own family, go back and take a look at your siblings, wives and children, relatives and friends, arrange everything in an orderly manner, and then stand together again to fight against your new king Be on the lookout for new threats in the undercurrent!"

Grand Duke Trudida snapped his fingers inexplicably, with a delicate expression.

Thales eagerly awaited the response from the Grand Dukes.

"You mean," Grand Duke Lecco stabilized his emotions, and said the essence of the prince's proposal word by word: "You want us to give this regicide the power and status of the king of a country, and take the initiative and protection of the struggle The shield is handed over to this traitor in exchange for our own life..."

The bald old man's tone changed and his eyes were like knives.

"Then wait for him as the king to kill us one by one? Establish his own kingdom?" At this moment, the old man is like a volcano before it erupts, which is disturbing: "You underestimate us Northlanders, Prince Thales."

"We would rather die here!"

Rumba sneered just right, and got the angry eyes of the grand dukes.

Thales sighed in pain.

Damn Northlanders.

I have to address their concerns.

The prince closed his eyes, pulled his head horizontally to the left to the maximum arc, and then slammed it back:

"No!"

"Even if he becomes king, he won't succeed." Thales squeezed his eyes with a headache: "At least, at this moment, you already know Lombard's plot, his ambition, his threat, and be wary of his existence." , even as his vassals, you can use corresponding countermeasures against him..."

Thales desperately recalled the current situation of Exeter that Gilbert, Putillai, and the little slicker had told him, trying to spell out a strong argument: "For example..."

The prince's words were stuck in the middle, and he didn't know what reason to persuade them for a while.

"for example……"

However, when Thales was in trouble, a childish female voice broke into the conversation.

"You are not the dukes of Star Kingdom... Grand Duke Exeter's power and status are much greater and higher than the guardian duke..."

Thales was stunned.

With surprise and astonishment, the eyes of the grand dukes all turned to one side.

I saw the young Thelma's trembling voice, with undiminished timidity, rubbed the triumph ring on her hand, and stammered:

"Even if the king has a higher status than you, even if you have to pay taxes to him, it's just like before..."

"You..." Selma choked up, but then she swallowed her throat, clenched her small fists, and said forcefully with a blushing face:

"The seventh article of the co-governance oath stipulates: 'I obey the king's order, and my land obeys me' As long as you have a legitimate reason, you can still refuse the king's order and refuse to implement his decree on your own land..."

Grand Duke Qiqi was startled.

"There is also Article 14: 'Under righteousness, do not resist war'. Its opposite means that in the face of a war that violates principles and righteousness, as long as you give reasons and convince your vassals and subjects, you will have You have the right to reject the king's call-up order, even if you have to send troops, it is up to you to decide how many people to send..."

Rumba's face became ugly.

Selma continued timidly: "Also, there are precedents that are not written in the oath, but are recorded: if the king wants to send officials to coordinate your domestic affairs or conflicts between lords, they must be nobles with considerable status. ..."

"You may have to pay taxes to him, but the proportion of payment is generally determined by your own internal meeting, based on the annual harvest and income. This is the practice after the 'Tann Civil War', which was first proposed by the first Grand Duke Olsio of."

Grand Duke Olsio's face suddenly became very exciting.

"So, you don't have to be afraid of the king." Selma took a deep breath. "In Exeter, both the king and the grand duke are the masters of the land. This is the default power of the grand dukes under the joint governance oath."

Rumba shuts his eyes tightly: So, that's why the Covenant of Governance must be destroyed...

With such restrictions...

Exeter will always be a ten-headed dragon.

Selma continued: "It's just that in the past ninety years, under the high pressure of Dragon Clouds City, many grand dukes have been forced by various pressures and dare not raise it publicly."

"But Heisha Leader is not Dragon Clouds City. He neither controls your business routes, nor controls your grain storage and output, and he is not your blood relatives to intervene in your internal problems."

Selma let out a breath, her little face flushed, and after she finished speaking, she suddenly realized that the princes were all looking at her.

The girl lowered her head nervously.

Including Luba, the Grand Dukes looked at her in surprise, as if they were meeting this girl for the first time.

that girl...

What is it...

Thales let out a sigh of relief, and cast a grateful look at Thelma.

"right!"

Thales clenched his fists resolutely, and shook his chest vigorously: "It's like you are fighting against King Nun's high pressure as a grand duke: so what if he is the king? Issue a warrant to make you surrender? Could it be that a frontier Black Sand Territory is worse than the mighty Dragon Clouds City?"

Thales added the last sentence emotionally: "As people from the Northland, are you afraid? Or are you not willing to give up that damn joint throne?"

Ronnie raised his head abruptly, and gritted his teeth in displeasure: "Say another insult to Beidi..."

Olsio answered coldly, "I'll cut off your tongue."

Thales was shocked.

"Okay," Thales swallowed his throat, nodded, and did not answer rationally: "I know you are not afraid of death...but it is better than you dying here for no reason, causing Exeter to fall into chaos, and the Your territory is in confusion, wouldn't it be ten thousand times better?"

"It takes more courage and responsibility to live with hope than to die with despair."

Lecco didn't speak any more, but fell into deep thought.

Thales heaved a sigh of relief as his chest heaved.

But this time, it was Rumba's turn to clenched his fists and questioned him with hatred.

"In that case," Grand Duke Heisha said with a cold face, "Why should I let them go, sit on that dangerous and unstable throne, and become a king in name only?"

"Leave a calamity behind, and let these mortal enemies with evil intentions use various means to fight against me in private, and one day it will cause a catastrophe?"

Rumba's face turned serious: "I took their heads here because of my love, and I don't want to play cat and mouse with them."

As soon as this remark came out, the faces of the three confronting people suddenly became grim, and there were signs of resuming the fight.

Thales raised his hands in pain and scratched his hair fiercely.

Ahhh!

These bastards!

"Rumba!"

Thales took a deep breath: "If you don't do this, prepare to say goodbye to your future!"

"Six Grand Dukes died in the Palace of Heroes in one day, and you came out with the army, so try to explain to Prime Minister Lisbane's army and the angry Dragon Cloud City: This is all done by the people of the stars, I just passed by That's all?"

Rumba snorted coldly.

His hand on the hilt tightened.

this kid...

this……

hateful.

"As for the threats that the Grand Dukes are threatening you, aren't you Charman Rumba?" Thales suppressed his inexplicable anger, and said in a deep voice: "Fuxing Palace, Broken Dragon Fortress, Shield Area, and now! We have fought each other so many times , you who never surrender, can earn hope in the Jedi every time..."

"Don't you dare to take the risk again, for your ambition and ideals, for your Exeter, sit on that dangerous and unstable throne, and continue your dangerous game on the second battlefield?"

"Do you want to die here without hope, or go to danger with a glimmer of life... Do you still need me to tell you how to choose?"

Rumba's breathing gradually became chaotic.

Thales recalled Lombard's past, and subconsciously added:

"Believe me, after killing several grand dukes in a row, your ambitions will come to an end. Half your life's preparation and hard work will be ruined, and the tragedy of your family will continue to unfold!"

"Think about your family, think about your subordinates...are you willing?"

Rumba froze in place, staring blankly at the sword in his hand, speechless for a long time.

Harold...

"Boy," Grand Duke Aurelius said with a heavy face, "one moment, one moment, that side, which side are you on?"

Thales had to turn to the four Grand Dukes again.

He just felt like a firefighter, running back and forth, exhausted physically and mentally.

"It doesn't matter which side I'm on..." Thales sighed, exhausted physically and mentally:

"But all of you, surely none of you want an Exeter who's wobbly, shaky, in the midst of the chaos and doesn't know where the future lies, either facing it alone or leaving it behind, do you?"

The Grand Dukes still looked hesitant, but Thales noticed keenly: Lecco had put away his anger and put down his hands thoughtfully, while Trudida kept his mouth shut.

Gotta work harder.

Thales frowned, his heart moved.

"You may not understand, but I can assure you..."

"Kassel...my father, His Majesty Kessel must be very, very happy to see such a scene," Thales sketched out the cold image of the iron-fisted king in his heart, trying to find the angle that best fits the thinking of the princes:

"As for whether he will take advantage of Exeter's fall into the six...perhaps the terrible civil strife after the death of the Seven Grand Dukes after the stars are restored, send troops to the north, and use Exeter's blood to unite the nobles in the country. ..."

"That's beyond what I can imagine." Thales narrowed his eyes: "Especially, the seven people also include the three grand dukes near the stars in the south."

Olsio's expression changed.

Grand Duke Lecco sighed and closed his eyes.

"He's right," Grand Duke Trudida said abruptly, without saying a word for a few minutes: "It's not worth dying here, it's full of unfavorable consequences."

Olsio gave him a stern look: "Perseus!"

Thales' eyes brightened, as if he had found a breakthrough.

"Look, this is where our consensus lies," the prince punched his palm, and scanned everyone with sharp eyes: "The situation is developing so fast that you are unprepared and have no choice but to Hastily drew their swords and fought to the death..."

"But in fact, none of you want such a costly result!"

Thales turned his head left and right, and said sincerely: "So, both of you need a step of relaxation, a choice that can take a step back."

"Trade the throne for security," Grand Duke Ronnie calmed down and shook his head: "This is not an option at all, and we can't solve anything."

Thales nodded, feeling a little bitter.

"That's probably not the way to go."

"But please keep in mind: this round, none of you surrendered, none of you admitted defeat, and none of you abandoned your principles and beliefs," Thales said solemnly, watching the princes who gradually quieted down:

"You just temporarily covered the half-way chess game, temporarily withdrew the opposing swords, geared up, and saved the outcome until the next match."

Grand Duke Olsio twisted his face, and let out an unhappy growl from his throat.

He thought of his Wayland collar, and the family mottos and stories passed down from generation to generation in his family...

This guy named Canxing...

Bright star!

Thales turned to Luba who looked hesitant.

"That's my proposal."

"You, Luba, you will become the king, get rid of the crime of regicide and the threat of the Grand Duke, and gain a new position of power. Although the road ahead will be difficult, you will still be able to restart your ideals, and you will not be trapped in the dangerous Dragon Clouds City. .”

Rumba didn't speak.

So Thales looked at the Grand Dukes again:

"You, the Grand Dukes, survived the mortal situation, and at the same time learned where the real threat was, re-aligned, returned to the territory to protect your family, maintained the integrity of the co-government oath, and avoided the precarious fate of Exeter. "

Thales gasped, praying in his heart for the reactions of the Grand Dukes.

Grand Duke Lecco slowly opened his eyes, and he looked at Trudida, who showed an ugly smile.

Olsio stared at Luba in front of him, and said a few words through his teeth: "Just choose the king for a joke..."

"It's not child's play, it's politics."

Unexpectedly, it was Trudida who interrupted him.

I saw this cunning man narrow his eyes: "It's a necessary compromise, it's an exchange of interests."

Thales seemed to have found a life-saving straw, he nodded gratefully: "That's right, this is another way of fighting."

"But knowing that there is a better choice, but still blindly committing suicide and charging, sacrificing soldiers is the act of a fool."

Ronnie turned to their "renegade" Trudida, grimacing, "So you're on his side?"

"If we are all slaughtered here by Heisha, then we don't need to stand on any side," Trudida said gloomily. "The same is true for Charmain. He slaughtered us, and then was slaughtered by Lisban."

Grand Duke Ronnie let out a low growl, as if quite upset.

"Bow to a regicide against our will, and choose him as king," the archduke with tied long hair clenched his teeth, his expression somber: "And cover up the scandal of regicide for him, what can you imagine? Terrible, is it an act of trampling on the oath of co-governance?"

The faces of the princes sank and they looked at each other.

The atmosphere is very dignified.

Thales could only bite the bullet and speak again.

"When you took the oath before, didn't you plan to do the same?"

Thales steadied his breathing, only feeling that his palms were sweating: "At that time, facing the threat of the stars, you made painful but necessary decisions, I can understand..."

"Facing the threat of Rumba now, you also have to make painful but necessary decisions..."

"This is the responsibility and responsibility of a local lord." Thales only felt that he was almost exhausted and paralyzed, and his brain was completely insufficient: "It is something that you must bear in this position."

Thales shook his head helplessly, and said something ironic to himself: "For Exeter."

Hearing this sentence, Rumba exhaled, looked away, and showed a silent sarcasm smile.

After Thales finished his last sentence, he felt like he was sweating and was about to collapse.

He has done his best.

If that doesn't work...

Then next...

"It's been well over two minutes."

Grand Duke Lecco, who hadn't moved for a long time, opened his tired eyes, as if he had experienced a fierce duel: "Prince Thales."

Olsio and Ronnie subconsciously raised their swords and looked at Luba, who was also vigilant.

"Sorry," Thales swallowed painfully, his mouth dry:

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