For the second prince, it was the most glorious moment of his life when Duke Camberlet, the highest official of the Commerce Union, signed his name on the armistice agreement and memorandum of understanding, and bowed to him three times to express his apology. For more than a hundred years, his ancestors had been helpless against the Commerce Union, and had even suffered many defeats at the hands of the Commerce Union's armed forces. Today, as a descendant of the Chrison Royal Family, he finally made the Commerce Union admit defeat and apologize respectfully to him.
At this moment, the second prince had forgotten that it was the Norton Family's armed forces that defeated the Commerce Union, and not the Andinac Kingdom's noble coalition army that he led. Perhaps in the second prince's heart, Lorist was his vassal, and the Norton Family's armed forces were also a part of the Andinac Kingdom's armed forces. Moreover, he had also sent the White Lion Legion to fight alongside the Norton Family's armed forces, so half of the victory should belong to him. As the victor, it was only right for him to appear here.
At the celebratory banquet held by the ruling parliament of the Freedom Alliance to celebrate the arrival of peace, the second prince was in a good mood, and as expected, was a little drunk. However, the second prince did not lose his temper, and seemed to be somewhat sober. He brought a glass of wine to Lorist's side.
"Locke, I really have to thank you this time. If not for you and the Norton Family's armed forces, the war with the Trade Union's armed forces would not have ended so quickly. As the king of the Andinac Kingdom, I would not have been the victor … "Fortunately, the second prince was still clear-headed, and knew that he had taken advantage of the situation.
Although Laurist appeared at the banquet, due to his identity as a Sword Saint, no one dared to approach him. The only people who could talk to him were Ledos, the second prince, and a few leaders from the central and southern countries. Most of the guests raised their cups and toasted him from afar, which gave him a lot of peace. Just like now, when the second prince came to his side, the people within five or six meters of him automatically moved away to avoid being misunderstood as eavesdropping.
Lorist raised his glass. "Your Majesty, this is nothing. The Norton Family is a member of the Andinac Kingdom's aristocracy. Our victory is naturally His Majesty's victory. There is no difference. "
"Sigh …" The second prince sighed. "I really want to apologize to you. In fact, I didn't know that stupid son of mine would be so greedy that he would target your family. He even went so far as to break the food trade agreement between us, causing a negative impact on both of us. After I returned to the Imperial Capital, I've already executed the group of villains around him. I hope this unpleasant matter won't affect the relationship between us. I also hope that you can forgive that arrogant brat of mine … "
Loriste took a sip of the wine and replied with a smile, "Your Majesty, I have never taken Knight Wyksas' actions to heart. I forgive his rashness and impulsiveness. After all, he did not cause any damage to our family. But as a loyal subject of Your Majesty, I have to remind Your Majesty that the knightly lessons that Knight Wyksas received when he was young are not suitable for him to become a wise monarch and king. Unless Your Majesty gives Knight Wyksas a strict royal education in the future to train him to see the big picture and change his character, I would like to ask Your Majesty to reconsider whether or not to replace the heir of the Chrison royal family. Now that Your Majesty has a legitimate son, and as a great swordsman, Your Majesty still has at least fifty to sixty years to train a qualified heir to the throne, instead of making a decision on who the throne belongs to now. "
Well, although Loriste's words were tactful, the meaning was still very clear. He clearly expressed his opposition to Knight Wyksas being the heir of the royal family. I don't like him. As a king, if you insist on helping him become the future king, then don't come to me if anything happens in the future. In fact, you still have a lot of time, and you just gave birth to a legitimate son. Why are you in such a hurry to determine the heir of the royal family? Why don't you personally train a qualified prince …
The second prince understood what Loriste meant. He smiled bitterly and explained, "Wyksas is still young, and he has always been filial. He is not a bad person, but he has been bewitched by others. Of course, he did not receive a proper noble education when he was young. Because of the war, he and his adoptive father had a very difficult life. I was leading the army on an expedition, and I did not help them much. His adoptive father, Knight Tholm, is old and weak, and is often bedridden. So Wyksas had to live in the streets to make a living, and he caught a small illness. But I think he just doesn't have enough vision and vision. Give him more experience, and he will learn. "
Loriste shook his head, "Your Majesty, I don't see it the same way as you. You say he is filial, but I think he is pretending. If you calm down, you will find his suspicious points in the Queen Sissi incident. If he is really filial, knowing that Sissi is your queen, how could he have the guts to have an affair with her? Even if Queen Sissi took the initiative, people who abide by their duties would refuse, because they are mother and son in name. Only people who are bold and have no sense of right and wrong would be willing to obey like beasts.
In the north, there is a saying, "It takes two hands to clap." His Majesty is a wise monarch, but anger and shame at the time blinded your heart. I heard that after Knight Wyksas was put under house arrest, he pushed all the blame on Queen Cecilia for seducing him. He forgot that Queen Cecilia was already eight months pregnant at the time and was about to give birth. From this point of view, he really lacks a knight's sense of honor and courage to admit and correct his mistakes.
Your Majesty, I am not reversing the verdict for Queen Sissi, but from this incident, did you not find any fault on Knight Wyksas's part? Think about it, if Knight Wyksas really becomes king, what will happen to him for coveting the Chilin Port trade market? I am sure that he will mobilize all the kingdom's armed forces to attack Chilin Port, and accuse the Norton family of being a traitor to the kingdom. Then you can imagine what the outcome will be … "
"It can't be that serious …" The second prince wiped the sweat from his forehead. In fact, he knew very well that what Laurist said was not an assumption, but a fact. If it wasn't for the fact that Captain Lippi refused to obey Wilkeson's order to mobilize the Royal Guards to attack Kirin Port, it might have really become a big issue. Once the Norton family was forced to rebel, the kingdom would be finished.
"You know …" Laurist did not give the second prince any face and said flatly. After the team of royal guards he sent were escorted back to the imperial capital naked, Knight Wyksas had angrily gone to the Royal Guards' encampment. What he wanted to do was very obvious. However, Lipilred, the commander of the Royal Guards, did not give him any face and refused to obey his orders, causing him to return to the palace dejectedly. None of this could be hidden from the observant people.
"I understand," the second prince said bitterly. "I will think about it when I go back. Maybe giving him a fief would be a good idea. However, Locke, I hope you can promise me that you will take Helisted as your disciple in the future. "
Helisted was the newborn child of the second prince and the new queen. Since Laurist objected to the second prince making the illegitimate son of Knight Wyksas the heir of the royal family, the second prince hoped that Laurist would become the teacher of the newborn prince, Helisted. This meant that the second prince had decided to put his mind on the little prince, and at the same time, tie Laurist and the little prince together.
Laurist smiled and raised the golden cup in his hand. "Your Majesty, if little prince Helisted can awaken his combat power before the age of sixteen, I can promise to take him as my disciple and teach him carefully. I will not let Your Majesty down."
The second prince was overjoyed. "Okay, it's a deal."
The two raised their cups and drank.
The second prince picked up a bottle of wine on the table and personally filled Laurist's golden cup. "Locke, there is one more thing. The commerce alliance has already admitted defeat, and the kingdom has finally solved the problem of territorial ownership. The empire's territory has been unified. When I go back, I will prepare for the coronation ceremony. The time will be August 10th next year, which is also the founding day of the Krisen Empire. On that day, I will announce the restoration of the name of the Krisen Empire and the rebuilding of the royal family. What do you think? "
Laurist put down the golden cup in his hand and bowed his head. "Your Majesty, this is a blessing for the royal family and the kingdom. The empire was once torn apart by war. Now, it has been unified in Your Majesty's hands. This is Your Majesty's achievement, and your name will be recorded in the history books. I believe that all the nobles in the kingdom will be like the Norton family, looking forward to that day. "
These words were very appropriate, and the second prince laughed happily. "Brother Locke, your achievements will also be known for a thousand years with the revival of the empire. I will never forget the Norton family's contribution to the unification of the empire. The Norton family is the model of loyalty for all the noble families in the empire. You will be the object of praise for future generations … "
The second prince stayed in Moronte City for another three days. After loading the two million gold coins handed over by the commerce alliance onto the carriage, he returned to the imperial capital with his thousand guards. Fatty Shi complained when he came back, thinking that the second prince had gone too far. The Norton family's armed forces had fought with the commerce alliance for three years, and had spent countless gold coins. The second prince became the victor because of the Norton family's armed forces, and extorted five million gold coins from the commerce alliance. However, he did not expect that the Norton family would take it all away, and when he left, he even took ten of the Norton family's four-wheeled carriages to carry the two million gold coins. He had never seen such a stingy king …
Laurist smiled. "Forget it, there is no need to care about such a small amount of money. Our family has gained a lot this time. Not to mention the Schwald Castle on Sea at Cape Romani, we can collect more than one million gold coins a year in taxes. Just the market of Moronte City alone, which is close to ten million gold coins a year, is enough for our family to make a lot of money. In addition, although the Norton family did not reap any benefits on the surface, we have won widespread praise in the central and southern parts of the continent. This is something that cannot be bought with money.
Although His Majesty is stingy, this is also because the kingdom's economy is too bad. With the compensation from the commerce alliance, he can alleviate his lack of money. Moreover, he will be holding his coronation next year and restoring the name of the Krisen Empire. This money is very useful to him, so there is no need for us to interfere. Moreover, our family took a share of his food sales last year, and earned more than a million gold coins. And Qilin Port, we also earned an additional five hundred thousand gold coins last year. "
"Didn't Qilin Port give His Majesty 500,000 gold coins last year too?" Fatty Shi muttered unhappily. "By the way, Your Highness, have you really decided to withdraw all of your armed forces to the north before the end of the year? If something happens here after we retreat, we won't be able to react in time. From what I see, it is best for us to station an army here. First, it can protect the rights of our goods sales, and second, it can intimidate the unwilling commerce alliance. I have a feeling that the commerce alliance is planning something since they admitted defeat so easily … "
"There is no need for that." Laurist shook his head. "If the commerce alliance did not admit defeat, no one would object to our armed forces being stationed here, because our enemy is the commerce alliance. But now that the commerce alliance has lowered its head and reached an agreement with all the surrounding countries, almost everyone thinks that peace has arrived. If we continue to station our armed forces here, it will be extremely sensitive. Perhaps some people might think that our family's armed forces are stationed here to flaunt our strength and show off our strength. As long as someone intentionally tries to sow discord, it might lead to a violent incident that targets and boycotts against us, which would instead lower our family's reputation for nothing.
"Moreover, we are not withdrawing immediately. There is still half a year before the end of the year. The first to leave were the Flying Tiger Army and the Hunting Cavalry Army. They had left the north for more than three years, and the soldiers were all looking forward to returning home. "The imperial guard army will stay for another three to four months to train the two armies of the Petersen Kingdom's armed forces before withdrawing. "The Monolith Army will have to wait until the end of the year to hand over the defensive line in the Kuyadero Province to the Petersen Kingdom's armed forces before withdrawing.
"As for the commerce alliance, I am certain that they will not be able to rise again. When they announced that they were sending envoys to sue for peace, they had already given up on the war. Even if the Petersen Kingdom and the surrounding four countries announced a salt monopoly at the same time, the commerce alliance could only bite their teeth and swallow it. "Because the Petersen Kingdom has also joined the twenty-one countries agreement, becoming the twenty-second country. If the commerce alliance wants to start a war again, it will have to face the armies of the twenty-two countries. "The commerce alliance cannot afford to provoke so many enemies.
"For our armed forces, we have withdrawn the four main field armies on land, which is a perfect demonstration of our sincerity in maintaining peace. "However, we are not prepared to withdraw the family's naval forces. "The Freedom Alliance will not be able to invest funds to develop their naval forces in the next few years. We will still have to rely on our family's North Sea Fleet to maintain the safety of the sea beyond Hidden Gold Bay. "So, go and discuss with Ledos. We will rent the land at the mouth of Hidden Gold Bay and build a base for our family's fleet. I am sure Ledos will not refuse our reasonable request. "
"Alright, I understand. I will go and discuss the issue of renting land with Ledos," Fatty Shi said.
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