In the morning, the bright sun shines on the earth.
In the depths of the palace, in the courtyard of the palace of the queen, a big boy was stomping there, looking like he was stunned.
"Brother, I don't want to leave."
Sinyas lowered his head in dejection.
He said sullenly, "You are still injured, I have to stay here to protect you."
It has been more than half a month since Sinyas left the city of Ermia. As the city lord, he has been in the royal city for too long. In fact, he had to leave a few days ago, just because Sinyas was worried about being injured. Garland, he refused to leave, and it took a few more days.
The priest who assisted him really had nothing to do. In the end, he could only inform Xie Muer of the matter, and Xie Muer naturally ordered directly, forcing Xinyas to set off and return to Ermia the next day.
So, Xinyas, who received the ultimatum, came to complain to Gallan pitifully before leaving, leaving his subordinates to wait outside, dawdling and refusing to leave.
"Sinyas, you have protected me, that time."
"But, in case there's still—"
"I'm the elder brother. It's okay once in a while, but every time I let my younger brother protect me, I'm useless as an elder brother, isn't it?"
Garlan touched the big dog with its ears cocked in front of him and coaxed him.
"I would be ashamed to be seen by others."
Sinyas pondered for a while, and felt that his elder brother was right, but inexplicably felt that something was wrong.
And he also knew in his heart that it was impossible for him to continue relying on Mr. Xie Muer's words, so he was actually reluctant to part with Gallan, and before he left, he came to act like a spoiled child and let his elder brother touch his head.
He raised his eyes, his eyes fixed on his brother in front of him.
Garlan's hand caressed his cheek, the warmth of his fingers seeping into his skin.
[Xinyas, you have to grow up quickly, when you grow up, protect me and protect your mother.]
He still remembered that when he was very young, the mother who always kept herself in her line of sight repeated this sentence to him again and again.
At that time, he was still very young and weak, but he could not feel any warmth from the mother who always said she loved him the most.
His mother's so-called 'love' made him almost breathless.
Only later did he understand that his mother's 'love' for him was to get enough return from him.
When his brother left, he was still very young and didn't have much memory of his brother.
He just sometimes heard the existence of his elder brother who had gone to the royal city from the discussions of the servants, and he remembered it in his heart.
Therefore, he was almost suffocated by his mother's control that day for the first time against his mother's wishes, and secretly ran to find his elder brother.
Whether it's his brother looking at him or the hand on his head, it's so warm and reluctant to let go.
…
Later, with the help of those sent by his brother, he finally got rid of his mother's control and ended his life like a captivity.
And the elder brother who saved him from suffering became a god-like existence in his heart.
In fact, after he came to Wangcheng, someone inadvertently mentioned to him that he worshipped and relied on his elder brother so much now because the people sent by his elder brother had forcibly instilled loyalty to his elder brother over the years. Caused by brainwashing.
His elder brother took care of him in order to get enough price from him when he grows up - just like his mother at the time.
[I am your elder brother, I cannot always let my younger brother protect me.]
it's not true.
Sinyas knew that he was not smart, but he knew very well that the truth was definitely not what those people said.
Whether it was the Shamash priest who taught him, or the old female officer who took care of him, they always served him seriously, and never mentioned that he should be loyal to his brother.
His brother sheltered him, but demanded nothing in return from him.
The priest said that his brother had only one requirement for him, to be an excellent city lord and to protect his people.
In fact, instead, he often asked them about his brother, and pestered them to say more, so that he could hear each and every thing about his brother from them.
His brother is great.
Every time he heard the rumors about his brother, Xinyas thought proudly.
His older brother is someone who wants to do great things, so when he grows up, he must also help his older brother.
At that time, the priest said that he was still young, and that if he contacted his brother, he would cause trouble to his brother.
So in these years, he has been patiently not contacting his brother.
He waited honestly, when he grew up, when he was strong enough, and let himself be the help of his brother.
"Brother."
Under the sun, Sinyas watched his brother.
"I've grown up, I've been strong enough, and now, I've been able to protect myself and you."
The boy said that his face was more serious than anything at this moment.
"Please remember that I will be waiting in Ermia city anytime."
He says,
"As long as you call, I will come for you."
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"That Sinyas has left?"
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Stepping on the stone platform he was sitting on and leaning on the soft pillow, King Camos, who didn't pay attention to his so-called manners, threw a roll of parchment to Xie Muer.
Xie Muer skillfully caught it, then opened it and read it.
"Do you know that the child has natural power?"
"Yes, the priest Shamash, who was sent by the prince to teach Lord Sinyas, reported this to me, and I asked him to take care not to disclose this to the public."
"Well, you did the right thing."
King Camos said, "With the power of that kid, he will definitely become a fierce general in the future. Maybe he is not enough brainy, but if he only charges as a fierce general, almost no one can beat him."
"It seems that he should be able to become Garlan's help in the future."
He pondered for a while, then spoke again.
"How about the thing I told you to tell Kejos?"
"Cajus has agreed."
"Very well, then you start to prepare."
"The cavalry commander of the 3rd Legion is old, and the pain caused by the long-term battle has been recurring. It is just because there are not enough cavalry commanders in the commanding corps, and no one takes his place, so he has been supporting him for the sake of His Majesty these past few years. ."
"Novi... Yes, he's in his fifties."
A look of emotion appeared on Camos' face.
"After dedicating his life to Aaron Landis, it's time for him to rest and retire with honor. Have you asked him what he meant?"
King Camos has great respect for those veterans who have done their best for Aaron Landis.
Novi fought for him and his father for many years, and suffered a lot of pain. Now to decide on Novi's successor, King Camos naturally asked Novi's opinion.
"Your Excellency Novi has always admired Kaihos, and he has mentioned to me several times before that he hopes to let Kaihos enter the Third Army to assist him."
The so-called corps commander's assistant is actually the person the corps commander wants to train to take over his commander-in-chief position.
"He said he would support Caijos as commander of the Third Legion."
King Camos showed a satisfied look.
"Then I will give an order after waiting, let Kaihos enter the Third Army first and be Novi's assistant."
Let the veteran Novi lead Kaihos to familiarize himself with the Third Army, and after one or two battles, let Kaihos take over the commander position of Novi.
When Novi retires, he will definitely give him a rich reward.
"It's winter now, and Gaishu usually doesn't use troops at this time, but after the winter has passed, they will run out of food, and they will definitely attack our country again in the spring."
Shemuel said,
"Your Majesty, since His Royal Highness Gallan has become the crown prince, he must also start to establish his own merits."
In Aaron Landis, the crown princes of successive generations must obtain merit on the battlefield, otherwise they will be considered ineligible for the throne by everyone.
The more meritorious the establishment, the more it will be recognized by the subjects of Aaron Landis, especially the army.
King Camos nodded solemnly.
"In the spring of next year, I will bring Garlan to the battlefield."
Unlike the battle-hardened Heimos, under his protection, Garlan has almost never experienced war except for the accident in Tozes City.
He must personally take Garlan to the battlefield and watch over him before he can rest assured.
"Then, it's time to prepare."
Shemuel said.
Winter in Aaron Landis is short, just two months.
In other words, after two months, His Royal Highness Gallan will have to go to the battlefield for the first time.
In the past two months, he must prepare as much as possible, especially because there are some people behind him who intend to murder the crown prince. He must find out those people as soon as possible, otherwise, after the crown prince goes to the battlefield, those people will It's troublesome to play tricks in the rear.
Just as Xie Muer was thinking about these things, King Camos didn't know what he was tinkering with, and suddenly he turned out a picture scroll, shook it, and unfolded the picture scroll in front of Xie Muer.
"Ximul, do you think this girl is pretty?"
"what?"
As soon as Xie Muer looked up, he saw the oil painting that King Camos held in front of him.
On the scroll is a picture of a young and beautiful girl with beautiful slightly curly blond hair draped over her slender shoulders.
The girl in the painting is sitting quietly on a chair, her hands are slightly clasped in front of her, the hem of her light blue dress is spread out, and the soft fabric outlines her slender legs.
She has beautiful eyes like sapphire in the sky, her face is gentle, her posture is demure, and the corners of her lips like petals are slightly hooked with a shallow smile.
Her skin was soft and smooth, with a honey-like glow.
"Who is this… "
"A while ago, the messenger from the Kingdom of Karnar came to ask me when he attended the coronation ceremony of the crown prince of Garland, and presented this portrait."
Xie Mu'er pondered for a while, then said, "King Phenoa of the Kanal country has two sons and one daughter, this princess should be nineteen years old."
He glanced at the gentle girl in the portrait again.
"King Phenoa asked the messenger to send the portrait of the princess, is it planning to marry?"
"That's what it should mean."
Sitting cross-legged on the stone platform, King Camos rolled the portrait into a scroll, rolled it up randomly, and threw it on the table next to him.
Aaron Landis and Canal have always been friendly countries, and sometimes there are marriages between the royal families. For example, the grandmother of King Camos was the king's sister from the kingdom of Canal at that time.
"It seems that King Feinoa has long wanted to marry our country, so he never married his daughter."
Generally speaking, the girls of the royal family will be engaged before they reach the age of eighteen, but the princess of the Karnar country is almost twenty, it is obvious that King Phenoa has been waiting for King Kamos to make the king. Prince, and then put forward the matter of marriage.
You must know that the princess of the kingdom of Kanal is known for her beauty, and there has been an endless stream of proposers to her, but they are all rejected by King Feinoa.
"Indeed, if you marry the princess of Kanal, it will be of great help to His Royal Highness Gallan. After all, this is equivalent to His Highness having the royal family of Kanal as a backer. Your Majesty, what are your plans?"
King Camos touched his chin.
"Although this is very beneficial to Gallan, this reason is of no use to Gallan, right?"
Shamash's priest didn't say a word. He didn't even have to think about it. He could guess that Prince Garlan would never use his marriage as a bargaining chip to gain benefits.
"In half a month, Garlan's injury should almost heal. I plan to send Garlan to the country of Karnar in half a month, so that Gallan can meet the Princess Karnar. , maybe Garlan will like her?"
Shemuer squinted at him coldly.
"If the prince doesn't like it, you will reject King Phenoa, won't you?"
"… "
The Lion King, who doted on his younger brother, didn't say a word, his eyes shifted, but his expression was obviously tacit.
Shamash's priest said blankly: "If that is the case, on the premise of not damaging the diplomatic relations between the two countries, what reason do you plan to use to reject King Phenoah?"
"… "
King Camos continued to look away.
"I see."
Xie Muer said, "In order to maintain the friendly relations between the two countries, when the time comes, please marry the princess instead of Her Royal Highness Gallan."
"Ah? Wait, Xie Mu'er, it's a bit..."
"It's settled, Your Majesty."
"Ximuer-"
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Aaron Landis is Geshu in the north and Is in the east, and has been at constant war with these two countries for a long time, and the war has hardly stopped.
In the crisis of national subjugation many years ago, these two countries formed a coalition together with many small countries, trying to destroy Aaron Landis in one fell swoop.
In the west, Canal is a friendly country of Aaron Landis, and the royal families of the two countries have been friendly through the ages.
In that critical war, it gave Aaron Landis a lot of help, and provided Aaron Landis with a lot of grain and armaments at a very low price.
King Phenoa of Canal had reached middle age and had reigned for more than ten years, with two sons and one daughter under his knees.
The eldest son was made Crown Prince shortly after Phenoa took the throne, and had already started to assist King Phenoa in governing the country a few years earlier.
On this day, he was flipping through the documents skillfully, and when he looked up, he suddenly saw a smile on the face of his father, who was reading the slate letter in his hand.
It was a letter from King Kammos of Aaronlandis.
The letter itself is a slate baked with a special white clay, and the outside is wrapped with a layer of ceramic with a special imprint. Only by breaking the ceramic can the slate letter inside be taken out, so as to ensure that no one will peek at the letter. .
Communication between kings is usually kept secret in this way.
King Phenoa was obviously in a good mood. He smiled and said, "King Kamos is about to send the crown prince to our country."
"Is that the Prince Aaron Landis who was just established not long ago?"
"Um."
King Phenoa stroked his beard.
"Go tell your sister and get her ready in advance."
"Father, are you planning to...?"
King Phenoa nodded.
"Yes, I intend to marry your sister to the crown prince of Aaron Landis."