Reincarnation Paradise - Chapter 1234

[Chapter 5: The Old King]

Although Su Xiao didn’t know where the Kingdom Council was, he quickly thought of a way. In fact, it was very simple to find the Kingdom Council, which consisted of three steps.

Step 1: Find a bodyguard.

Step 2: Stare at each other for 10 seconds.

The third step is to say in a calm tone: ‘Go to the Kingdom Council Hall with me.

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On the way after that, the anxious guard began to doubt life, thinking wildly in his heart, and he had no masters.

According to the direction of the guards behind him inadvertently moving forward, Su Xiao quickly found where the Kingdom Council Hall was.

The door of the Kingdom Chamber is closed, and any important matters in the kingdom are made here to make final decisions. The frequency of use here is not high. After all, officials do not need to come to the palace every day, unless they receive an order from the king. will gather together.

Su Xiao pushed open the door of the kingdom’s council hall. The council hall was very quiet, surrounded by a circle of seats. The first was a high metal throne. This throne was forged from a huge meteorite that fell from the sky, and the whole body was pitch black.

A figure sat on the throne. He was wearing loose gold and red clothes and an iron crown. This crown has been passed down for more than a thousand years and was passed down by the first king, the Iron Crown King, Adelaide Herbert.

Sitting on the throne is the old king, Bay Herbert, who is 65 years old, but his beard and hair are all white. He feels old.

“The hand of iron, come forward.” The

old king raised his arm slowly and motioned Su Xiao to stand forward. Su Xiao didn’t know what to say for the time being, so he chose silence. This kind of silence is the best disguise.

Su Xiao stepped forward, the old king looked at Su Xiao, the look in his eyes… he was envious.

“You have a young body and a strong force. If I were you, I would definitely get a lot of women and work until the middle of the night every day.”

The old king smiled, Su Xiao just stood five meters in front of him, his face was calm and he didn’t say a word.

The old king was not angry because Su Xiao didn’t speak. On the contrary, he was used to this silence.

“The most regretful thing I have ever done is to fight for the king’s rights. When I was young, I always yearned for power, but at that time I didn’t even know what power represented.” The

old king seemed to be talking, and he could only say something about this Meitetsu said that

in front of his subjects, he was a majestic and wise king.

“How many dissidents did you help me get rid of? Cough, cough, cough…” The

old king put his fist in front of his mouth and let out a dry cough, as if to cough out all the lobes of his lungs.

“257 people.”

Of course Su Xiao knew how many dissidents the ‘Iron Hand’ helped the old king get rid of. This is very important information.

“Is there already so many people? Power has made too many people lost, but they have forgotten that there are undead outside the wall of God who want to exterminate humans.” The

old king leaned on the throne and coughed out a The saliva was on his chin beard, but he ignored it.

“Hand of Iron, can I trust you?” The

old king leaned forward, his eyes were no longer cloudy, but became extremely sharp, as if he could read people’s hearts.

“Of course.”

Su Xiao’s answer was very succinct, and the old king put away his sharp eyes.

“I can’t hold on for long.” The

old king still stared at Su Xiao. He secretly summoned Su Xiao today, and there is definitely something important.

“…”

Su Xiao didn’t speak, just looked at the old king.

“This secret, even if you die, you can’t reveal it.”

“Clear.”

Su Xiao was still in that calm tone.

“My children are all on their way to the Holy City, and there will be a new heir to the throne among them.” The

old king’s words let Su Xiao know that the main topic is coming.

“Only people who are wise enough are qualified to inherit the throne. This is what the Iron Crown has inherited, what has made the kingdom prosperous to this day.

My children together, there are almost… 48, no, 49, among them Maybe there will be someone who can inherit the throne, maybe not, but the surname ‘Herbert’ will not be cut off anyway, which is one of the reasons why we can fight the undead.” The

old king’s speech was slow, and he seemed to even speak All began to struggle.

“Iron Hand, after they gather in the capital, the struggle for power begins. I want you to assist the heir to the throne, just like you are assisting me now.

Before the heir appears, help me monitor them .

, if they become rebellious, help me deal with it.” The

old king’s tone was light, but what he wanted to deal with was his own children.

After listening to the old king’s words, Su Xiao knew what was going on.

First of all, the old king can’t live long due to physical reasons, so he needs to choose the heir to the throne as soon as possible.

The Kingdom of Saint Sotin is somewhat complicated in terms of succession to the throne, which is related to the issue of priority.

The priority of the first echelon is the heirs of the old king. These princes and princesses are usually not in the capital, but are scattered in various places to manage the various territories in the kingdom. Some of them are similar to dukes, but there is no duke in this world. A title, but similar in nature, they have fiefs, and they can freely control their finances, but they cannot have a large-scale army. The troops stationed on the territory are all troops under the command of the old king.

The princes and princesses lived in the capital before the age of 15, and after the age of 15, they would seal the territory. This is actually exercising their leadership and management skills, thereby cultivating future kings.

Except for a very small number of princes and princesses, most princes and princesses are very ambitious and want to inherit the throne very much. The reason for this is that they want to get huge rights, and the second is because of the upcoming battle for power.

When the old king is dying or approaching 70 years old, these princes and princesses will be summoned to the capital. Of course, when they are summoned, they have the right to choose once, that is, to refuse the summons, which is equivalent to voluntarily giving up the throne. right.

If they agree to the call and come to the holy city, it means they are participating in the struggle for power.

During the power struggle, they will use various methods to get rid of or force their competitors away, but they can’t tear their faces in the open. They may assassinate each other, poison each other, take advantage of each other’s rights, and cut off each other’s financial resources.

As for the criteria for judging the winner, it is very simple, whichever prince or princess can stay in the holy city in the end, he is the heir to the throne.

This kind of bloody competition, of course, may lead to the failure of all the princes or princesses. If this happens, the candidates for the second tier will be activated.

The candidates for the second echelon are the heirs trained by dozens of old kings in the Holy City. To a certain extent, these heirs meet the old king more often.

These people are not the blood of the royal family, but after they get the right to inherit the throne, they will be awarded the surname ‘Herbert’. As for the source of the second echelon of heirs, they are selected from all over the country .

It has to be said that the mechanism for the election of a new king in the Kingdom of Saint Sodin is very interesting, and it is not a simple hereditary system.

The struggle for power between princes and princesses can barely be regarded as a hereditary system. Those who can win the battle for power are of course capable of serving as kings. Even if there is an Oolong incident, the old king can veto the successor.

The successors of the second echelon are more interesting. They are talents who have been selected through layers. They showed their talents when they were young. After years of training by the royal family, they are proficient in the art of emperors, and governing the country is not a problem at all.

The composition of the second echelon is actually somewhat close to the electoral system.

Under the cyclical effect of the two-layered system, the possibility of the birth of an obscure king is greatly reduced.

[Hint: The hunter has activated the main quest.

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