Today is a rare warm winter day, but Lampali XIII did not choose to enjoy the sunshine in the back garden of the kingdom as usual. Instead, he hugged a thick goose down quilt and lay half-lying on three layers of cushions. On the bed with quilts, I slowly flipped through the documents in my hand.
Dema, the personal guard on the side, looked at Lampali XIII's cheeks that were so pale that almost no blood could be seen. His eyes flashed with deep worry. He wanted to persuade Lampali XIII to take a rest, but he opened his mouth and said nothing. Instead of speaking out, he turned the magic lights in the room brighter so that Lampali XIII could see more clearly.
"Hey, this kid Eric really has a bunch of pig teammates." After flipping through the documents in his hand, Lampali XIII sneered and turned to look at Dema. "Dema, has there been any movement in Sevigny these days?"
Dema was slightly startled, thought for a moment and replied quickly: "Her Royal Highness has been in Bangta City for a while, busy with the overall renovation project of Bangta City. Some time ago, Bangta City was connected to the Sandy River and The Rum River canal was officially opened, and she even went to preside over the ceremony in person. "
Lampali XIII nodded slightly: "Bangta City is developing very well. If every city in the kingdom can be as worry-free as Bangta City, then I don't need to worry about the threat of the Sak Kingdom."
Dema hesitated for a moment and said cautiously: "Your Majesty, to be honest, although the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce has made the greatest contribution to the development of Bangta City, it would not have been possible for the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce to develop if it had not been for Her Royal Highness the Queen's strong support for the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. So smooth."
"What? Do you want to remind me of Sevini's excellent vision?" Lampali XIII chuckled.
"Your Majesty is wise, you can definitely see that." Dema quickly lowered her head.
Lampali XIII chuckled: "I know what you want to say. But Dema, you should also know very well. Even if I want to officially establish Sevini as the heir to the throne, I will face a lot of opposition. And you are also the same It should be clear why those guys objected."
Dema smiled bitterly and said: "Because His Highness the Prince can guarantee their interests, but Her Highness the Queen cares more about the interests of the entire kingdom and the improvement of the lives of the common people."
"So... I must give Sevini enough time to protect her and become stronger. Only she..."
Lampali XIII suddenly coughed violently.
Dema quickly picked up a glass of perfectly warm water and handed it over.
After taking two sips of water, Lampali XIII frowned and pointed to a cabinet opposite the bed.
"Go get that."
Dema was shocked: "Your Majesty, you should eat less of that food. Your body..."
Lampali XIII's eyes widened, and Dema immediately came to the cabinet obediently. Take out a small jar and pick up a small red pill from it.
Taking the pill from Dema's hand, Lampali XIII showed a self-deprecating smile, coughed violently for a while, frowned, and swallowed the pill in one gulp with the water in his hand.
After a moment, a blush appeared on Lampali XIII's face, making him seem to become energetic in an instant, and even stopped coughing.
Dema looked at Lampali XIII who had regained his energy. The worry in his eyes became a little more intense.
Rampalli XIII closed his eyes and took a deep breath. After opening his eyes again, his eyes shot out a few rays of light, as if he had returned to the moment when he was in his prime of life a few years ago, and transformed into the King who made everyone in the kingdom feel awe from the bottom of their hearts.
"Dema, bring a pen and paper and issue three royal orders."
"First, order the Third Army of the Kingdom's Guard Corps to march to Sewell City to tightly defend the northern border and prevent the Sak Kingdom from invading southward. After the third army enters Sewell City, it will be subject to local control in Sewell City, and all armaments will be the same Paid by Sewell City.”
Dema's eyelids jumped upon hearing the first command.
Once this order was issued, it simply meant that the Third Army of the Garrison Corps became the exclusive city guard of Sewell City.
The Third Army will not only be under the local control of Sewell City in name, but its armaments will also be borne by Sewell City, and its lifeblood will be equal to being captured by Sewell City.
How could a city lord known for his shrewdness like Earl Satsuma fail to understand His Majesty the King's intention and firmly hold the Third Army in his hands.
"Second, order the Kingdom's Parliament of Nobles to conduct a nobility status audit on Eric, Sevigny, and Durant. As the King of Lampali Kingdom, I propose that the three of them be officially crowned princes, with all the rights of the crown prince."
Hearing the second order, Dema frowned deeply.
Although these three princes and princesses have had the status of crown princes since birth, this is only in name. Before being formally audited by the Parliament of Nobles, they only have this name but no relevant rights.
For example, as a crown prince, they will have the right to participate in the Kingdom Parliament. Before they have been audited for their noble status, they cannot formally participate in the Kingdom Parliament.
Among these various rights, the most important one is that before they officially became crown princes, although the three princes and princesses had personal guards, nominally these guards belonged to His Majesty the King and were assigned by His Majesty the King to protect the safety of his children. Their.
After officially becoming crown princes, the three of them have the right to have their own private guards.
Unlike ordinary nobles, princes and princesses with crown prince status can have a private guard of up to 5,000 people, and enjoy the right to open recruitment.
In other words, as long as they officially become the crown prince, and the prince or princess is rich and powerful enough, they can organize an elite private guard of their own.
This private guard can be said to be the core strength of the three princes and crown princes, and it is of extremely important significance.
Although it is the tradition of the Lampali Kingdom to allow the princes and daughters with inheritance rights to obtain the status of crown prince and organize a private guard before deciding on the successor to the throne, but in the history of the Lampali Kingdom, the reigning king usually determines the throne and adult status first. Later, in order to cultivate the heir to the throne, the heir to the throne will be given the status of crown prince.
But now Lampali XIII has not established the heir to the throne at all, but has chosen to let the three princes and princesses have the status of crown princes. This has only appeared three times in the history of the Lampali Kingdom.
And among these three times. Each time it had very bad consequences. The most serious one even caused civil strife in the entire kingdom.
after that. No other king would choose to do this.
Dema hesitated for a moment, but finally couldn't help the heavy doubts in her heart, and said to King Lampali XIII: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid... I'm afraid this is inappropriate? Aren't you worried about trouble?"
Lampali XIII glanced at Dema and responded calmly: "Who do you think this order will have the greatest impact on?"
Dema was startled, thought for a moment, and suddenly realized.
Judging from the current situation of the Lampali Kingdom, although Prince Durant also has the right to inherit the throne. But no one thought he was qualified to compete with Prince Eric and Princess Sevigny for the throne.
Because Prince Eric has the support of many established nobles in the kingdom, although he does not have a private guard on the surface, he can actually influence quite a few troops under his command.
In addition, this time he was transferred to Luolun City as the city lord and gained part of the power to deploy the Zhenbei Army, which caused the military power in his hands to skyrocket.
On the contrary, Princess Sevigny rarely involves military power. Currently, the only ones she can use are probably some of the guards sent to her by His Majesty the King.
Even if other nobles who support Princess Sevigny can provide private troops, compared with His Royal Highness Prince Eric, they will undoubtedly be far behind.
Therefore, this order, in the final analysis, has the greatest impact on Princess Sevigny.
If Princess Sevigny could recruit five thousand personal guards. Then her power will undoubtedly be greatly improved.
More importantly, Sevigny has the support of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. As a result, the armament of her personal guard must far exceed that of other armies in other kingdoms.
However, Dema's worries did not diminish at all.
Although His Majesty the King's order indirectly strengthened Princess Sevigny's power, wouldn't this mean that Prince Eric and Princess Sevigny were officially put on opposite sides
It's like... afraid that they won't be able to fight each other...
Dema looked at Lampali XIII, who had a calm face and bright eyes, and couldn't believe that this order, which he considered very foolish, came from Lampali XIII.
However, the habit of accompanying Lampali XIII for many years still made him remember this order honestly and did not dare to refute it.
Seeing the doubt that could not be hidden on Dema's face, Lampali XIII smiled slightly and did not intend to explain. After Dema recorded the second order, he paused and continued: "Third, The Kingdom’s Commercial Office is ordered to re-examine the Kingdom’s neighboring countries and make a report on the feasibility and safety of trade with neighboring countries.”
Dema was startled again, but she didn't expect that the third order suddenly turned to business.
"Your Majesty, are you planning to fully open the kingdom to foreign trade?" Dema asked.
When discussing this kind of issue, Dema's tone became much more relaxed.
"That's right." Lampali XIII nodded. "The reason why we didn't let it go before was because our kingdom was lagging behind compared to other surrounding countries. If we let it go, it would only allow businessmen from other countries to drain the money of the people of our kingdom. But now... But it’s our turn to make money from them.”
Dema's expression was a little strange: "Your Majesty, do you have too much confidence in the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce? They are the only chamber of commerce in our kingdom that truly has an absolute advantage over other countries, but they alone cannot bear this important task?"
Lampali XIII snorted softly: "Xu Yi is much more courageous than you think. Even without the support of the kingdom, he has already extended his hands to many surrounding countries. Now I help The purpose of this move is to make him develop faster, so that if he stays in the kingdom, he might be swallowed up by those guys one day. "
Dema frowned and looked at Lampali XIII, thinking, Your Majesty, you are worried that the New Flying Chamber of Commerce will be swallowed up by others if it stays in the Kingdom, so don't worry that the New Flying Chamber of Commerce will go to places outside the kingdom and be swallowed up by those from other countries who are more serious. Will a greedy and ruthless guy swallow it up? (To be continued...)