A Tale of Strategies For the Throne - 226. Chapter 226

After returning to the royal city, the crown prince did not show up for two days. It is said that he was exhausted from the war for several months, so he needed to rest quietly for a while.

The crowd did not see Garland for two days, and according to the news in the palace, Prince Huimos stayed in Prince Garland’s palace for almost two days.

This scene could not help but make some people start to whisper.

Could it be… Prince Huimos wanted…

However, two days later, Garlan appeared in front of everyone.

Sheemur, who represents the priestly power of Shamash, and Sage, the head of the royal knights, followed him, accompanied him to meet the ministers and deal with government affairs. As the prince of Garland, the guardian of the knights, Kai Hoth also quickly began to take over the military forces in the royal city.

At the same time, Huimos remained silent, saying nothing, but quietly following Garlan, showing a posture like a knight guarding the other party.

In this way, the little suspicion that had just poured out of everyone’s hearts disappeared immediately.

In a blink of an eye, more than half a month passed in a hurry.

With the efforts of Garlan and everyone else, the heavily damaged city and surrounding areas are recovering quickly.

The ban on the surrounding area of the Wangcheng has been lifted, and the roads in all directions that were once blocked are allowed to pass through again. The anxious merchants finally breathed a sigh of relief because the business road was broken, and they rushed to the Wangcheng with caravans.

There were also some timid businessmen who wanted to wait and see for a while, but when they heard that the crown prince had issued an order for tax concessions within half a year, they immediately ignored them, almost eagerly swarming from all directions.

The bright sunshine in spring is shining on the land of Aaron Landis. On the road extending in all directions with the king’s city as the center of the intersection, countless people start to come and go, and the excitement is even more so. There were so many caravans on some roads that there were blockages in certain areas.

The’blood’ in those thick’vessels’ and countless small’vessels’ began to flow again.

This majestic city, located in the center of the entire continent and known as the’heart of the continent’, has once again begun to beat vigorously.

The city of Aaron Landis is more prosperous than ever.

…

The large Eya River flows quietly, encircling the gorgeous palace shining with golden light in the sun, and then turns into a waterfall behind the high cliff behind the palace, falling into the vast sea.

On this day, the small chamber in the palace stood on a high platform, open on three sides, and countless huge lotus-head stone pillars supported the chamber. In the chamber, you can vaguely see the beautiful scenery of the waterfall falling into the sea in the distance.

In the small chamber, Gallan was listening to his subordinates to report to him the matters dealt with during this period of time.

“Your Excellency Kaleni has sent a message that the remnants of the Gasdards’ defeat in the west have basically been cleaned up. Now, he is stationed at a stronghold on the western border and is building a fortress.”

Said Sheemur, who received the message from Karenni yesterday.

“Because our country and Kanal have always been friendly and have never made any military moves, they do not pay much attention to the defense of the west. But now Kanal has been controlled by our enemy Gasdade. Therefore, Your Excellency Kaleni Taking into account the future wars, I believe it is necessary to build military fortresses in key locations in the west.”

The Gastards killed their king and destroyed their two legions.

And they killed the prince of the Gasdad and wiped out his hundreds of thousands of troops.

The two sides have forged feuds that differ from Dai Tian.

Since then, the western border will be raging.

The priest continued: “In addition, His Excellency Karenni also asked me to report to you that in order to rebuild the Sixth Army, please allow him to recruit soldiers on the western border.”

Gallan nodded.

“You wrote back for me and agreed to his request.”

The young man looked at Xiemuer with bright eyes, and a trace of apology appeared in his eyes.

“In addition, I express my apologies to Karenni. He should have been living in his own city, but now he has to work hard to shoulder the heavy responsibility of the western border. This is all because of my lack of ability.”

He said,

“But in this situation, he is the only person who can make me feel relieved to entrust the important task of the western border.”

“Yes, Your Highness, I will convey your words to him.”

Xie Mu’er bowed slightly.

“However, Your Excellency Karenni must be very upset when he hears the apology you want to express.”

That stubborn and upright old man has always been a person who refuses to admit defeat.

‘My body is very good, what’s so hard about this. ‘

After receiving the letter, the old man must have said so upset.

However, Kareni must be very satisfied if he didn’t say the words that Garland said that the only person who can trust the heavy responsibility is himself.

Presumably imagining how the stubborn old man would react, Garlan smiled, then turned his gaze to the other side.

After receiving Garlan’s gaze, Sa Ge, the head of the Royal Knights, took a step forward.

“The royal city is currently very stable, and none of the ministers and nobles have acted abnormally.”

The defense work of the royal city has been taken over by Kaihuos and the First Army led by him. The robbers who emerged from the war in the surrounding area of the royal city were cleared by him during this period of time.

The actions of the nobles and nobles in the royal city have been closely monitored by the royal knights during this period.

“Prince, the civilians are almost repatriated!”

Before Gallan asked, the little fat man Taer could not wait to jump out, wagging his tail vigorously to pay credit to his prince.

“I personally supervise it, absolutely no one can embezzle your money——”

In order to defend the king’s city, Huymos used his pioneering tactic of’Strengthening the Wall and Clearing the Country’. Although this tactic did have a great effect, it inevitably caused serious damage to the people who were driven away.

Now that the war is over, if the people who have been forcibly displaced remain squeezed in the royal city or other large cities like they are now, it will cause a lot of trouble.

Therefore, after Garlan took over the royal city, he immediately set about escorting the refugees back to their original homes.

He allocated funds and gave them necessary financial subsidies, and if their homes were burned down, he would help them rebuild their houses.

In order to prevent officials from arranging their hands on this large sum of money, Garland gave Tal the sole responsibility for this matter.

There was Tal, who was extremely sensitive to figures and property, and sent a dozen tall, burly and impersonal Shamash priests to assist him, almost cutting off the possibility of official corruption in this matter.

No one can take away the property (allocated) given to him by the prince from him!

Don’t even think about a copper plate!

The little fat man, who swears to keep his belongings for his little prince, thought fiercely.

Kehos also spoke: “Your Highness, Tasda and Elson have decided to let the army return to China in the future, leaving only a few representatives of the two countries here.”

“Understood, a banquet will be held tomorrow night to entertain the generals of the two countries.”

After Garlan finished speaking, he paused and brought up an incident to his subordinates.

“The first and sixth legions have been rebuilt, and only the third legion remains.”

At the beginning, King Camos led all the members of the First Army and the Cavalry of the Third Army to the west, but they were all destroyed.

In the subsequent battle for the Royal City, more than half of the infantry troops of the Third Army who stayed behind in the Royal City were killed and injured, so the Third Army was almost abolished.

“Do you want to rebuild the Third Army?”

Kaihus asked, “But, your Highness, who do you plan to let to command the Third Army?”

The commander-in-chief of the six legions cannot be done by simply appointing a person. That person must have enough merit and reputation to be recognized by the soldiers.

Almost by default, only those who have established great military exploits and are famous among soldiers and are designated as cavalry commanders are qualified to command the army.

But Aaron Landis was promoted to the riding commander by very few people, and nearly half died in the battle of Rudas City. Now the few remaining riding commanders already have commanders in their army. Even the rebuilt Sixth Army can only barely let Kalenni command him at this moment.

After all, this veteran has finally fought on the battlefield for many years and served the King of the Second Dynasty.

Now the prince wants to rebuild the Third Army, but if he can’t find a general who can command it, how can he start to rebuild?

“His Royal Highness, if you don’t have a great battle honor and reputation, even if you are forcibly appointed, the soldiers will not recognize it. I am afraid that there is no such general in Aaron Landis. Therefore, it is best to rebuild the Third Army first. Hold…”

“No, there is one person, everyone will recognize it.”

Gallan interrupted Xiemur.

He turned his head and looked to the other side.

He said,

“Huimos, leave it to you in the Third Army, okay?”

Hiemos, who had been sitting quietly on the chair, raised his eyes, and his golden-red eyes and Garlan glanced at each other.

After a while, he nodded.

“good.”

He said simply.

Everyone was stunned for a while.

Only then did they realize that although Huimos did not have the name of a riding commander, it was because he was a prince himself. If it was a battle honor and fame, he would definitely not be inferior to any riding commander.

If he were the commander of the army, he would definitely be recognized by all soldiers.

only……

Xie Mu’er and Sa Ge looked at each other silently.

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Taking into account the habits of the Tasdas and Elsons, the banquet to entertain them was not held in the magnificent hall, but an open-air courtyard.

Tall palm trees stood upright around the courtyard, and the dense branches and leaves became more and more verdant in the dark night lights.

Unlike previous open-air banquets, this time, the entire spacious courtyard was ingeniously separated into two large pieces by a long dining table and a column wrapped around green vines.

The purpose of the separation… is to prevent the Tasda male warrior and the Elson female warrior from fighting in the banquet.

Although they have fought side by side for such a long time, the two people are still very at odds with each other, almost always fighting every few days.

In general, both sides have their own winners and losers, and no one can beat the other.

It is precisely because of this that the Taputi magistrate in charge of this banquet specifically ordered this way to separate the generals from both sides.

Perhaps it was from the arrangement of the banquet hall that I experienced the painstaking efforts of the female officer, or perhaps because the crown prince Gallan was present, both sides were still restrained. Although there was still no good face between each other, there was no friction at all.

The two sides ignored each other, each in each half, eating food comfortably, chatting and laughing leisurely with their companions.

Shuros originally didn’t need to attend this banquet, but in order to get mixed up among the Elson warriors, the bard just followed him cheeky.

At the banquet, he gave full play to his advantages as a bard, playing the lute while singing ballads.

On Elson Island, among Elsonians who are mainly warriors, the profession of bard does not exist at all.

Therefore, many Elson women soldiers gathered around, listening to Shuros sings and chants quite strangely.

Surrounded by these female warriors with rare wild beauty, the bard immediately became excited, and he simply sang the ballad of courtship that was widely spread on the mainland.

“That is an ancient legend.”

“The chapter of immortal love is passed down on the land of Aaron Landis.”

…

“A place where the sun is shining, she descends on the edge of a clear stream.”

“The wind claimed to eulogize her beauty, the running water kissed her toes, and the water reflected her face.”

“The goddess of love and beauty…her existence eclipses everything in the world.”

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“That glance made her fall in love…”

“…The crazy fire of love ignited and burned her to death…”

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When Gallan had finished talking with the generals of Tasda, when he came over to Elson, he saw the bard showing off his colorful feathers and singing voice like a courtship peacock.

The teenager suddenly laughed.

He didn’t bother, and stood aside, drinking the juice in his hand while listening to Shuros playing and singing with great interest.

The long and penetrating singing of the bard echoed in the night sky with the sound of the piano.

“The beautiful goddess knelt down in front of her beloved, and confided her love to the teenager in the most beautiful voice in the world.”

“…If you can’t be by your side, it’s no different from death to me.”

“My beloved…”

“You know… my heart beats because of you… can you feel… my soul exists because of you…”

Gallan choked with a sip of the juice he had just drunk, and after coughing for a long time, he was relieved.

“His Royal Highness?”

The maid who was serving next to him was startled, and quickly wiped the juice spilled on his hands with a towel.

“Are you all right?”

“Cough, cough, okay.”

After finally getting his breath, Gallan handed the juice to the maid.

He hesitated for a while, but after all he couldn’t help but ask.

“Ah, that… what did he sing just now?”

“Huh? Don’t you know? It’s a courtship ballad that spreads widely on the mainland.”

Most people know it, but she, a believer of Afdomir, knows even more.

“According to the legend, when Afdomir came to the world once, she met the most beautiful boy in the world, and fell in love at a glance. She desperately pursued that beautiful boy and prayed to him for his love. ”

“This is the ballad of the goddess wooing that beautiful boy.”

The maid squinted her eyes with a drunken expression on her face.

“There are still many people who use the words in the song to woo their beloved… Ah,’My heart beats because of you’~~ Don’t you think this is particularly heart-warming?”

“Cough cough cough-cough!”

“His Royal Highness, shouldn’t you have a cold?”

Seeing Garlan’s face turned red from coughing, the maid panicked.

“Cough—no, I’m fine, I just choked.”

“But……”

The maid’s words were interrupted by a voice coming from the side.

“His Royal Highness, are you free now?”

At last he was relieved. As soon as Gallan turned his head, he saw the brown-haired priest who had walked up to him.

“Xiemuer, what’s the matter?”

“Yes, please come with me, I have something to say to you.”

Garlan nodded, turned around and ordered the maid to wait in place, and then walked to the secluded place beside the courtyard with Xiemur.

The tall palm trees shrouded this place, and the light from not far away was blocked by the dense canopy, making this place a little dark.

Galan followed Xiemur to here, only to find that Sa Ge was also here, standing under a tree waiting for them.

Seeing Garlan coming, Sa Ge walked out from under the shadow of the tree and bowed slightly to salute him.

“Do you have something to tell me?”

“Yes, Your Highness.”

The commander of the royal knights, who never knew how to bend, said straightforwardly,

“As for the commander of the Third Army, please reconsider.”

Galland paused.

“…Do you think that Huimos is not qualified to be the commander of the Third Army?”

he asks.

“No, in all fairness, if it weren’t for His Royal Highness as a prince, he had already been promoted to the Cavalry Commander based on his merits, and even the commander of the First Army, he would have been well-deserved.”

Sago said,

“But, your Highness, because of his status as a prince, I don’t think he is suitable for controlling the Third Army.”

“Any Legion is not suitable to be handed over to those who have the right to succeed to the throne-for the stability of the throne-you should take this into consideration.”

The boy was silent for a while.

Then, he turned his head and looked at Xiemur, who was standing next to him.

“Do you think so?”

The priest of Shamash stood on the grass, and the shadow of the tree swayed on his face, his face with sharp edges and corners still had the usual solemn expression.

“His Royal Highness, in accordance with the practice of the royal family of Aaron Landis, after the crown prince succeeds to the throne, other princes must go to the canonized city. Without the king’s call, they are not allowed to enter the royal city.”

He said,

“After you succeed to the throne, His Highness Heimos should go to the city of Menistere and succeed him as the lord of the city.”

Although Xiemuer did not speak bluntly, his words clearly expressed his meaning.

Sage went on to say: “Moreover, than the commander of the legion, perhaps His Royal Highness is more interested in the lord of the city…”

After all, the city lord is the complete control of a city, not under the jurisdiction of anyone except the king, and has a higher status than the legion commander.

“Do not.”

Gallan interrupted Sago’s words.

He said, “I won’t let him leave the city.”

Xiemur frowned. He opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but he didn’t know what he thought of, and shut his mouth again, squeezing his mouth tightly.

But Sa Ge kept talking without giving up.

“His Royal Highness, please understand one thing-it is very dangerous for the prince who has the right to inherit the throne to stay in the royal city since ancient times.”

As the head of the royal knights, his duty is to guard the stability of the throne.

“You who are about to ascend to the throne shouldn’t be so emotional anymore! You should give an order to let His Highness Huimos go to Menister City as soon as possible—”

The black shadow of the tree swayed lightly on his face, and the boy was silent for a moment.

Then he shook his head again.

“Do not.”

Gallan said, in an extremely firm tone.

He is unwilling.

It was not because he was worried that the order would anger Hiemos.

But…

He raised his eyes, and his golden pupils looked at them.

“I need him.”

He said,

“I need him by my side.”

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The person who once made him fear, I don’t know when, has become the existence that gives him great courage and support.

An existence that made him feel at ease.

Huimos said that he wanted to stay by his side.

But Hiemos didn’t know.

He also needs him.

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