Orsis was not surprised at all when he got the news that the queen mother's lover—the earl whom he and his mother had sent to Roland to monitor Prince Arthur—had disappeared from the palace.
"Tell me," Orsis asked calmly even though he was woken up in the middle of the night, "What did Arthur do?"
The dark red flames in the distance coated the glass windows of the emperor's bedroom with a layer of dark red, and the noise of the nobles and attendants filled the entire palace. Orsis asked as he rolled over and got out of bed, he reached out and grabbed a dark blue cloak and a golden long sword hanging from the hanger.
His chief steward's face was pale, his lips trembling, and it took a long time before he replied: "Your Highness... Your Highness has someone... burn the White Tower."
"Oh..." Orsis had already walked to the window and had a clear view of the burning building, "This bastard, he really knows how to find trouble for me."
Under the dark night, a majestic tower in the southeast of Lute's capital turned into a burning torch between heaven and earth. It was so bright that it could be used as the kindling that Prometheus stole from the sky. Like a group of snakes coming out of the cage, they danced wildly. It only takes one glance to know that it is impossible to expect to extinguish this fire with the manpower at this moment.
It's a real headache.
The name of the White Tower sounds like an ordinary bell tower or observation tower, but in the Root Empire, it was a place that made the nobles turn their faces. Just like the Whitehall Prison of the Roland Empire, the White Tower of the Root Empire is actually a prison specially used to detain nobles who have committed serious crimes but whose special status is difficult to execute directly.
Even if Prince Arthur directly ordered people to set fire to the palace, they could have expected and prepared.
But... who can guess the madman's train of thought
He actually picked the White Tower to do it, and at this time there were still several very important people imprisoned in the tower, who would cause great trouble if they died.
"Let's find a way to save people."
Orsis ordered without any hope. He could already foresee the letters that would fly to his desk like snowflakes after dawn.
"Where's Arthur?"
"Your Highness, he..." the steward stammered, vaguely, "he...he left Root."
The steward thought that the young emperor would be furious, but unexpectedly he showed a... er, relieved expression. Then the young ruler of the empire put on a dark blue coat, took his sword and walked out, and calmly ordered him to suppress the fact that Prince Arthur took the opportunity to leave the capital privately, saying that he was seriously ill.
A royal murder is better than a history book joke.
Orsis thought quite easily.
Being able to become the ruler of the empire, Orsis also has his ruthless side.
He allowed his younger brother to have a little hobby in the shadows, and made trouble for him from time to time, just because Prince Arthur has been cunningly controlling that line—no crime as serious as "treason", even the emperor can't execute him Prince, a prince next in line of succession to him.
The Council of Estates and the nobles will do everything in their power to prevent such a horrible thing from happening.
This can also be called one of Prince Arthur's cunning.
Unless he was directly accused of setting the White Tower on fire—which, however, was the work of his men—it would be difficult for Orsis to convict him directly, and even if he was guilty, he would not be sentenced to death. On the other hand, it is rare for a noble heir to the throne to disappear from people's sight through a public trial or execution, because that would damage the majesty of the royal family.
Orsis can only deal with his younger brother by tacitly "sick" and assassin.
The only trouble was that Prince Arthur apparently did not die so easily at the hands of assassins.
Orsis pushed open the door and began directing the chaotic nobles. To be honest, there is another reason why he can be so calm—
In fact, he also wanted to burn the group of guys in the White Tower who were killed and couldn't be killed, and who couldn't be let go.
From this point alone, Prince Arthur and Orsis are indeed brothers.
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While the royal family of the Root Empire was busy with the White Tower arson case, the royal family of the Roland Empire was also busy.
People at court are no strangers to touring. To this day, the politics of the empire is largely itinerant, and historians describe this unique court politics as "the monarch on horseback". Despite having a capital, the need to govern the country still forced the rulers of the empire to move from one palace to another, from one territory to another, for a long time.
The three years since the Queen's coronation have not gone on tour has been a rare break for those at the palace.
Parade is not a simple matter, because it is not the queen's own travel, but the entire royal family and the entire national government act together to carry out dynamic rule during travel. During this process, the queen's courtiers, inner court staff, maids and servants, etc. must be with the queen. [1]
Because of this, historians also call it the "mobile palace".
Some of the more cumbersome royal decorations have been transported to the first destination of the parade in advance, and the Queen's court documents, judicial orders and letters have also been sorted out in advance and packed into large leather trunks and metal boxes for transportation. [2]
Although the affairs are busy and trivial, most people are more willing to carry out this parade. Because they are going south first, to Rose Strait, and the temperature there is much higher than the temperature here in the capital-who doesn't like a warm and charming climate? By the time they finished their southern tour and went north to meet Emperor Lute, the coldest season had already passed.
As the Minister of State, Heinrich had to be responsible for many things during this period. He had to ensure that there were no omissions in the documents between the Queen and the Parliament.
"You are here."
A familiar voice sounded, and Heinrich turned his head to see Mrs. Kelly standing at the door, with her hands folded on her waist and her face looking at him coldly.
"Hi, Kelly."
Heinrich put down a document in his hand, nodded slightly, and greeted Mrs. Kelly, one was the Queen's Minister of State, and the other was the Queen's Chief Maid of Honor. Their identities in the court are not much different, or in other words, no one in the court can match Mrs. Kelly's status.
It's just that in most people's minds, Mrs. Kelly rarely exists.
She was a very silent and discreet person, and no one but the Queen could expect anything from her. The young maids will always reveal things that should not be revealed because of love or other things, but only Mrs. Kelly is like a hard rock. Since her husband died, this stone has become more impeccable .
"Her Majesty wants to see you."
Mrs. Kelly informed coldly.
When Heinrich passed by her, she stared straight ahead and said in a low voice, "I warned you."
Heinrich paused.
Mrs. Carey had indeed warned him that after the assassination princess had left his room, the door had been silently opened by a second person. Mrs. Kelly stood quietly outside the door holding a candle—the princess sneaked out of the room and couldn't hide it from her, she just tolerated the little princess's waywardness gently.
"Don't let her down," under the candlelight, Mrs. Kelly's face showed a different sternness than usual, "Don't forget what she entrusted to you."
She stood there like a shadow.
Mrs. Kelly is the Queen's shadow, she always stands by the Queen's side at any time, guarding the Queen. It is easy to overlook her existence, but she is actually a loyal female leopard.
If someone ignores her because of her silence and caution, and tries to step past her to hurt her child—yes, Heinrich knows it well, for Mrs. Carey, Adele is her child— Then this female leopard will try her best to bite their throats.
Even if she can't repay her child's harm for a while, she will remember it for a long time, and then wait for the time of revenge like a cheetah wandering in the shadows.
Lady Kelly turned and walked ahead of Heinrich with impeccable court decorum, leading him to the queen's study.
However, Heinrich did not miss her cold words when they passed each other—
"you forgot."
she says.
Heinrich stood there for a while.
Has he really forgotten the days of Reef City
Far away from the capital and the court, the queen is still a willful young princess who has not been completely wiped out, and the expression on Mrs. Kelly's face is much gentler than it is now. At dusk, when he brought the princess back from the sea, Mrs. Kelly condemned the two of them helplessly. When the princess grabbed the cloak and followed Mrs. Kelly upstairs, she would turn her head and wink at him... The fire in the fireplace reflected everyone's faces The contours are very soft.
Heinrich smiled bitterly stiffly, and followed Mrs. Kelly.
The Queen summoned Heinrich mainly to confirm the specific arrangements for the departure, but Heinrich was not the only one who was summoned, Archbishop Rodri and the Deputy Minister of the Palace were also included, and they checked the secret report sent back by the royal spies. . After the tedious affairs were dealt with, the queen set a time for departure.
"Gentlemen, I hope that you can cheer up and meet the next journey and challenge with your greatest courage and patience."
The queen's words opened the prelude to this parade destined to be recorded in history.
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The flag embroidered with black crows was unfurled in the air, and the sea breeze rolled the flag, and the ravens on it fluttered their wings.
Captain Saran, with his black hair tied back, stood on the bow deck in a spirited manner. He put on a dark black coat on his shoulders. What was different from usual was that this coat had dazzling gold epaulettes on the left and right shoulders. , Golden spikes hang down, in addition to two rows of brass rose buttons.
This coat won him a lot of envious looks.
It is a gift from the queen.
It is rare for sailors these days not to dislike their captain as a mischievous lunatic, and gather around him to listen to his bragging about entering the palace to meet the queen—the point is whether the queen is as good-looking as the legend says, and whether the maids in the palace are all Extraordinarily charming.
In this regard, Mr. Magician's evaluation is:
"idiot".
Captain Saran, who was called "idiot" by the magician, was actually not that stupid. When the Raven Pirates sailed to sea, many pirate ships connected by him were already heading towards Rose Strait.
There are very, very few pirates who really pursue freedom, even if there are.
In fact, whether it was the Roland Empire or other countries, most of the pirates were born as unemployed sailors. They couldn't bear the harsh exploitation of merchant ship owners, and they couldn't get the country's attention in peacetime. Under the poverty and poverty, they were forced to take risks and become members of the pirates.
If you can get the support of the royal family, you can get both money and honor, except for some people with wrong brains, almost no one will be unhappy.
Of course, it is not that simple to make these unruly pirates work.
However, this is what Her Majesty the Queen has to deal with. Captain Saran is only responsible for connecting these guys hidden in the various bays and building a bridge between the two sides.
—The rest, then may God bless the Queen!
He whistled loudly, and a crow flew down from the sky and landed on his outstretched arm.
This fleet broke through the waves and headed for the New World.
The author has something to say: [1][2] Comprehensive reference to "The Hollow Crown: The War of the Roses and the Rise of the Tudor Dynasty" and "Isabella: The Warrior Queen"