Rise of the Empire Total War

Chapter 185: Coronation Ceremony (Part 2)

Amidst thunderous applause and cheers, the three priests together held the crown and scepter that symbolized the kingship and walked to the cardinal Peter Scanrell. Then the three of them knelt down on one knee at the same time and placed them. The tray of utensils held high above the head.

However, before that, Bishop Peter Scanrell took the sacred oil bottle from the priest beside him and painted a cross on Richard's forehead, feeling the coldness on his forehead, and Richard's excited heart Becoming calmer, his eyes lightly fixed on the velvet carpet in front of him, waiting for the cardinal to put the crown on himself.

After painting the cross, Cardinal Peter Scanrell solemnly took the heavy crown from the velvet-covered tray. This crown was the kingdom worn by the successive Kings of Winster. Its main body is made of gold. It is inlaid with hundreds of diamond jewels of the same size, emitting a dazzling light under the surrounding light.

Under the gaze of everyone’s attention, the cardinal solemnly put the crown on Richard’s head. The moment the crown fell, thunderous applause and cheers rang out again. Then Richard slowly got up and took the pure gold. The king’s scepter, then turned around, glanced at everyone in the hall like eagle eyes, and slowly raised his hands, nodded slightly, and shook his voice: "I, Richard Stuart, follow God's will, in the name of King Winster, defend the territory of the kingdom, defend the glory of the kingdom, I will not hesitate!

I will regain the Urif collar of the separatist regime, defeat the Cunyas and Lasiks who came in, and spread the reputation of the kingdom throughout the Vadasya peninsula! "

As soon as his voice fell, even more violent applause and cheers broke out in the arena again. Richard's most loyal sergeant and the nobles and knights who were pro-mandated shouted the name of the king and chanted long live.

"Long live the king!"

"Long live the king!"

"Long live the king!"

When all the ceremonies were over, it was the night of the day. Although the palace gradually restored calm, the city was still lively. In order to celebrate the new king’s enthronement and stabilize the people’s hearts, Richard used the money from his house to hold it at Bargri Plaza at public expense. A larger-scale banquet was held. On the Piazza Bargli, a large amount of wine and delicacies were placed on the table for the citizens to enjoy, and on the temporary high platform, the famous theater troupe in the city performed praises. In the king’s play, the sound of musical instruments and the laughter of people can be heard everywhere in the square.

Because of Richard’s deliberate actions, the soldiers he stayed in Nord City were allowed to join the banquet with civilians, except for the necessary patrols and guards. With the help of good wine and food, the soldiers quickly Fight with the civilians. Perhaps before this, the civilians still had fear of the soldiers Richard brought, but after tonight, the fear in their hearts will be much reduced.

Outside was a noisy banquet, and in the Palace of Ippolito, Richard, who had just ascended the throne, did not take a moment to rest. He directly summoned all his vassals and lieutenants who came to participate in the coronation ceremony to discuss the formation of the cabinet of the new kingdom. .

Of course, this cabinet is not the other cabinet. All power in the cabinet formed by Richard belongs to the king. The members of the cabinet are only the king’s instrumentalists. There are five cabinet members, namely, the director of foreign affairs, the director of military affairs, the director of finance, and the director of spies. With the court priest. Since the law of the Kingdom of Winster is the supremacy of kingship, the cabinet cannot influence the king's decision like some countries do. It is not acceptable to Richard whether the cabinet decides whether to usurp the nobility title or whether the cabinet decides whether to declare war, etc.

As a Chinese who had been familiar with the feudal autocracy since he was a child, Richard advocated the autocracy of the emperor in the heavenly dynasty, not the decentralization of power in the West.

After some discussion, it was finally decided that the position of the diplomatic director was handed over to the system diplomats recruited behind Richard, the military director was handed over to Charles Earl of Sauron, and the financial director was handed over to the system’s first businessman Walcom von von. Howard (after several years of experience, this highly experienced businessman is no longer the little white officer with only one star at the time, but a senior officer with six stars), the spy chief is led by the spy officer Rena With Du Erlach, the court priest is much simpler. Apart from Cardinal Peter Scanrell, there is no other suitable candidate.

Until now, Richard suddenly realized that there are still too few talents under his command, and even a complete cabinet cannot be made up. Although the post of diplomatic affairs officer is the most appropriate, the newly recruited diplomatic The officer only has a poor star, and his ability to serve as the chief diplomat of an earl may be able to cope with it, but as a kingdom-level diplomatic chief, he still doesn't look enough.

After the assembly was disbanded, Richard dragged his tired body back to the bedroom. At the time, attending Stephanie's coronation ceremony was not so tired. Only after experiencing it for himself, can he experience the many flavors of it.

Excitement and excitement, this is definitely there. Before crossing, he often watched the emperor and king in film and television dramas, imagining what he would do after becoming the supreme ruler, and even like other keyboard men on the Internet. Spraying a certain emperor can't do it, and you can do a better job than him. However, until today, UU reading www.uukanshu.com did he know the hardships experienced by becoming a necessary king, and the difficulties after governing.

In a word, you should let the previous keyboard guys come to experience it. Maybe even if they also have the system, they may not be as good as Richard.

With a complicated mood, lying on the big soft palace bed, listening to the noise from the Balgre Square, Richard slowly fell asleep...

The next day, Richard summoned Douglas, the messenger of the Kingdom of Ravana, in the study room. This young green man experienced so many things many years ago and is now more mature. After returning to China, he was appointed by Queen Stephanie as the treasurer of the kingdom. .

Looking at the friends who talked in front of him, Richard’s heart was a bit complicated. Hearing Douglas said that he was being caught by his eldest brother Osri Ta. (Ausrita’s character) When sent abroad, Richard’s cousin, Afra, also clamored to follow her, but she was fortunate to also escaped, and later married her sweetheart Douglas.

It can be said that in the period after knowing that his family was put to death, it was all on Afrah to comfort him and let him survive.

After listening to Douglas's account, Richard was a little emotional, but he still gave his best friend a blessing, and at the same time he meditated in his heart when he could make a marriage request to Stephanie.

Not only for his affection for Stephanie, but also for the kingdom under her rule. After all, Richard was crowned the king of the Kingdom of Winster while holding the titles of Lord Protector of the Kingdom of Lavana and Duke of Cuban. This dual identity It was really embarrassing, because he didn't know whether his territory within the Kingdom of Lavana should actually belong to the Kingdom of Lavana or the Kingdom of Winster.