The King of Knights in a Different World
Chapter 17
"Wash...hair!" Altria's body tightened again, and the towel on her face was frightened to fall off by the sound.
"Yes! On the battlefield before, your blonde hair has been dimmed a lot. If you don't take good care of it, it may wither like grass in the future. As a girl, it's not good to take good care of your hair."
"Girls or something, I never thought about it before."
Altria turned her back to Lucifer, not wanting her to see her red face. Reason tells her that she should firmly refuse, but there is another expectation in her heart.
The life of an ordinary girl, a normal girl. She had never thought about it before.
"Hair is also a hallmark of feminine charm. How about learning how to live like an ordinary girl from now on?"
"Then, please."
This time, Altria walked out of the water obediently.
Lucifer applied these juices to her hair skillfully, and a feeling of nostalgia inevitably rose in her heart. The scene before him is a bit familiar, but the space at that time was not as big as it is now, and this person is not in front of him.
In the reincarnation of the two worlds, things are not human. There was only a trace of the picture from the past, and even the figure in the picture was already blurred, only that feeling remained. He will miss it, but he won't be troubled by the past.
Thinking of this, the strength in Lucifer's hand unconsciously used the wrong direction.
"what!"
In the ear, the girl's voice was inadvertently mixed with a trace of temptation. Lucifer awoke from the memory.
"what's happenin?"
"Well, my ears are a little...itchy."
Hearing this voice, Lucifer suddenly had another thought.
"is it here?"
"Um. Ah! Please don't be like this."
"Leah, you just said that you are not feminine. But your voice doesn't say that. I am very moved now, and my heart is so moved that I want to act."
"Huh! Huh!"
"It's this kind of voice again, with a bit of shyness in the bitterness, like a pitch shift of a passionate note, which makes people want to stop."
"Please don't say this kind of misunderstanding. My voice will make people want to stop. I have never done it."
"However, I have already reacted."
"Quick...Quick...Stop!"
"Do you think it was someone's fault that I became the way I am now. As a knight, I should take responsibility for the mistakes I made."
"It's too cunning, for this reason."
Knight Ji gradually gave up resisting...*
no.49 crown
After a few days of marching, the army finally returned to the king's city. During this period, Lucifer had been informed by Semiramis, and Ross in the north had stopped gathering legions and began to face a new wave of domestic animals.
After receiving the news, Rome also stopped the three legions that were originally aimed at Britain. However, with the trend of southward transfer, diplomatic pressure is also exerting pressure on France, and Macedonia has also taken action. In this way, the east and the The threat to the north has also been temporarily lifted.
However, in addition, there is another interesting thing that attracted Lucifer’s attention, that is, Prince Pepin, who will be exchanged back to France, was successfully portrayed as a soldier in order to protect the lives of his men. The hero who had to surrender also emphasized the role of the prince in the subsequent negotiations.
After returning home, the prince also condemned Lothar and Anses who were already dead, and pushed all the sins on the two dead men. He kept advocating Lothar's paranoia and Anseth's stubbornness to make the original situation worse.
Even the most funny thing is that he also claimed to the public that it was because he already knew that Britain had devastating weapons, he didn’t want to let the Flying Dragon Legion overtake it before, but Lothar insisted on letting him be over it, which led to the Legion’s attack. completely annihilated.
Now that there are results, this statement sounds like there is so much truth, and anyone who understands can see it, it's nonsense. Unfortunately, the public never understood. So the condemnation between Lothar and Anses was increased in France, and the prince became a hero and was praised by others.
When he heard the news, Lucifer felt that letting him go back might be the most correct decision in the previous negotiations.
Although I had long thought that the personality of that product would definitely throw the pot, but the emperor's backing must be indispensable to be able to do such an excellent thing. At that time, I just thought that this teasing might mess up France's homeland by going back, but now it seems that his effect is far greater than imagined. I sincerely wish you a long life, Your Royal Highness.
Looking back, Lucifer saw Altria's face unconsciously, who stiffened all over subconsciously. After reacting, he barely recovered his usual calm look. The peaceful life these days, if there is any gain, it is probably the relationship with the girl in front of me.
After growing up several times, the girl who has softened in private seems to have a tendency to abandon herself. Of course, he was still the brave and determined knight on the surface.
These guys like Gawain haven't discovered anything yet, but think about it carefully, with the personality of this product, even if they find it, it's probably just an extra ridicule.
In the distance, the royal city of Britain has come into view. The front gate of the king's city opened wide, and the guards of the king's city lined up neatly on both sides of the avenue. They held the king's flag and paid their highest respect to the king who had returned victoriously.
Lucifer walked into the city with a group of knights. He waved his arms on the horse to respond to the people around him. The two sides of the street were already full of cheering crowds. They shouted loudly and offered flowers to the heroes.
The enthusiasm of the people on the street extends all the way to the palace. Although many people have not seen Lucifer before, there is no doubt that this victory has made them recognize the young king in their hearts.
Dismounted, step by step up the steps of the palace, Lucifer came to the highest point of the steps, he turned around and opened his arms, facing the sea of people below.
"The people of Britain, my name is Lucifer Noctis, the lord of the holy swords, and your king. Not long ago, we won the battle against France. Just like this victory, from today From now on, I will lead this country to a new life as a king." Lucifer's voice was magically amplified many times in an instant.
On the huge square in front of the palace, everyone seemed to be in the echo. The newly born king led the country to a great victory and at the same time won the support of the people in one fell swoop. This is Lucifer at this moment.
In the square under the steps, the crowd burst into huge cheers, and they shouted the same name together. .
"Knight King!"
The king born in the kingdom of knights was named the king of knights and has been passed down to the world ever since. Taking advantage of this perfect opportunity, Lucifer told the important decision that he had planned before.
"As the King of Britain, I hereby announce two decisions. One is to commemorate those warriors who sacrificed their lives for the country in the war. I erected a stele under Tudor Hill to the west of the city. It will record all the dead. Name. Soldiers, even if some of you die unfortunately, your story should be remembered by history."
Compared to knighthood and money, glory may be far beyond the traditions of this country. And Lucifer's approach is undoubtedly to preserve this glory in history in the form of royal power.
The treatment that should have been only available to nobles and kings, but at this moment was shared by the king with the world. For a moment, whether it was a civilian or a soldier, whether it was a knight or a military attache, their eyes were full of admiration when they looked at Lucifer.
This time, no other command is needed, and no preparation is needed in advance. All the soldiers held up their weapons in unison, and offered their greatest loyalty to their king.
"king!"
Such cheers continued for a long time, until Lucifer's arm was pressed down and made a stop gesture. After everyone saw this gesture, it was almost as if magic was being applied, and they consciously stopped all actions at the same time.
The original lively square suddenly became quiet, and this cohesion was amazing. At the same time, many nobles sigh even more that this king has never appeared before.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Lucifer continued to announce his second decision.
"Secondly, this victory does not belong to me alone. In the war, I saw many warriors fighting for this land. Some of them were civilians, some were illegitimate children, and some could not even become knights. They have had this great victory for us. I firmly believe in the significance of their struggle. For this reason, I declare that I will issue a decree to let people get the justice they deserve."
"king!"
Using this as a starting point, everyone officially recognized Lucifer as the king and at the same time recognized him to rule the country.
With Lucifer officially moved into the palace, the princess who was originally in the palace was also moved out. She and her former servant were arranged for an aristocratic mansion. This was originally a Duke’s courtyard, which was later confiscated by the king, and now it was assigned to Morgan by Lucifer. *
no.50 want to go? First find someone who is carrying the pot (please ask for tickets, ask for flowers)
In a few days, Lucifer took advantage of the popularity of the people and quickly launched a reform plan. In addition to issuing fair decrees, everyone can be promoted through military merit. On the whole, Lucifer put the [Qin] and [Han] systems into this country. It's just that the law does not use the Qin law that is not acceptable.
Among all the reforms, there is one of the most important, that is, the aristocratic domain is not only inherited by the eldest son, but will be inherited equally by all children, and the eldest son will take back their respective domains from other children after being evenly divided. One-tenth is the preferential treatment of the eldest son.
This decree was derived by Lucifer imitating the Tweet decree of the Han Dynasty. The focus of the Tweet Order is to build more vassal states so as to reduce their power and prevent them from posing a threat to the central government.
Because Lucifer had already made a move before and expressed his sympathy for those soldiers, this condition now looks like Lucifer is practicing what he has said. And his reason is almost impeccable, people can't but dare to resist.
Although many nobles were somewhat resistant to this decree, at this time they were only over-justified or even upright with the new king, and they even looked forward to watching Lucifer's good show in the future. After all, in their impression, once there is war again, they still need to rely on these nobles.
However, these people would never think that this was just Lucifer's first step. The purpose is to decentralize their power and lay the foundation for the subsequent centralization of power.
After several days of work day and night, Lucifer finally issued all the decree in the first step. At night, the lights in the palace chamber were still on. The others had long since dispersed, leaving only two figures in the hall.
"Huh! It's finally done, and I should be able to relax for a while." Lucifer put down the file in hand.
Thanks to some time and space in the previous life having studied government affairs with the Demon King Osrois for a period of time, Lucifer is not a newbie now. Although the Demon King finally indulged in cultivating immortals and couldn't help himself, he had to admit that he was still a good king before that.
"Sorry, I can't help." Altria's expression was a bit guilty.
From the afternoon, she just stood there watching Lucifer handle affairs proficiently. She didn't know what to do.
"You can stand there to help me the most. Besides, at night, thanks to Leah, I can get a little bit of relaxation from exhaustion."
Only when Lucifer's joke came out, Altria changed to a serious face.
"Wang! Now is the official time, please don't make such bad jokes. Otherwise, I will perform my duties."
That's right! Due to the previous agreement, Altria was also Lucifer's adviser as a knight. If anyone in this country dared to preach to Lucifer, there was only the girl in front of him.
This is the duty Lucifer gave her, in order to prevent Lucifer himself from making any irreversible actions on a whim due to the influence of the abyss. So far, she has done well.
Of course, Altria's biggest role is to remind that the real decision is still in the hands of Lucifer.
"Ah! Leah who is too serious is really strict."
"The king is too lazy."
"Just forgive me, Leah. The workload of this level every day does not allow me to make jokes. I am afraid that one day I will be overworked." Lucifer saw that the girl in front of her was a little bit selfless. Started the selling mode.
"It's my negligence. If Wang wants to relax, I won't stop it, but please do it during the non-"king" time." Leah said while secretly wondering if she was too strict.
At this moment, a report from the guard came from outside the hall, saying that it was Prime Minister Semiramis who was visiting. Hearing this news, Lucifer also put away his joking expression, he gestured Leah back to his position with his eyes, and then asked the guard to bring Semiramis in.
After a simple opening on the round tabletop, Semiramis went directly to the subject.
"Wang! I came today to return this badge."
Semiramis pushed a special badge in his hand to Lucifer, the badge slid a distance on the table, and finally came to Lucifer.
"Stay. I have no plans to take it back for the time being."
Lucifer didn't even look at it. He pushed back the badge representing the prime minister. Semiramis picked it up and looked at the king in front of him.
"Do you really intend to let me remain the prime minister?"
"Apart from you, are there other suitable candidates here? If so, recommend one to me. Otherwise, I won't take it back."
Lucifer's statement is already very clear. If she can find a suitable replacement, she can retire at any time, but before that, give me a good job.
There is no need to say anything about the tacit understanding between them, Semiramis smiled and put away the badge.
"It's really a rogue. However, it is very appetizing to me. Since I am still the prime minister, I can now say the purpose of this trip."
At this time Semiramis began to talk about the purpose of this trip. The previous initiative to dismiss the prime minister's post was originally a means of retreat. If Lucifer agrees, it means that his trust in her is not enough, and the next thing cannot be said.
On the contrary, it means that the next thing will be said without any problems. *
no.51 How to deal with princesses (please ask for votes, ask for flowers)
Lucifer listened to her quietly and understood her meaning. He found that Semiramis was still looking at Altria on the side.
"Well, you are my prime minister, there is no need to hesitate between us. Similarly, Leah is the person I trust the most, and there is no need to hide between us."
This is Lucifer's attitude at this time.
"Then I'll be straightforward. Regarding the royal family, maybe it should be called the former royal family now. Regarding her arrangement, I have a very suitable proposal here."
Semiramis's proposal has not been spoken, Lucifer already understands what she wants to say.
"If what you want to say is marrying Morgan, you can reasonably and legally control this country. Forget it, this proposal is rejected." His calm tone was with unquestionable determination.
"Wang's ability to say this proves that you have also thought about this proposal. But why did you reject it? Please pardon me. Although you are now supported by a large number of new-born nobles and even the army and us, you still have many old Nobles, they miss the royal blood in their hearts. If they want their support, the best way is to marry Princess Morgan. In this way, you will be the true king of Britain."
The current situation in Britain is a bit complicated. The old aristocracy is also called the old royal family. In fact, they are not loyal to the royal family. They just need a spokesperson to represent their interests. These people still have a lot of energy. Lucifer's reform may touch their nerves, and the best way to get their support is to marry Morgan. In this way, even if these people are dissatisfied, they have no righteousness to oppose.
"At this moment, I am the king of Britain, the only king. There is no true or false, and I don’t need them to admit. If they don’t want to accept the reality and are still addicted to the past, then I can only bury them with the past. This country seems It is not easy to see the hope of a new life. I will not show mercy to those who dare to destroy this hope, even if my hands are stained with blood.
"You haven't answered me yet, why?" asked rhetorically.
"You didn't choose Morgan to come to Britain as the king before, why?" Lucifer responded with a rhetorical question.
"She doesn't have that ability."
"Yes! She doesn't have that ability, nor is she recognized by the holy sword, so she cannot become a king. If I marry Morgan now, the so-called old nobles in your mouth will definitely want to use Morgan to influence my decision. No matter whether she wants to or not, she herself will be caught in the upcoming storm." Lucifer said in a calm tone of a fact that may be realized.
Morgan didn't have any talents. If she was recommended by the old nobles to become the banner against her new king, it would not be her herself, but the old nobles, who would benefit in the end. She will only become a puppet in the hands of those old foxes.
Even if the confrontation fails, the old nobles can push all the crimes on Morgan, make her a witch who deceives the king, and then impose capital punishment to clear themselves away. In the end, regardless of success or failure, she is destined to have no good results.
"..." Semiramis was silent.
She did not expect that the reason Lucifer did not accept this condition was not because she hated Morgan, but because she was worried about hurting Morgan.
"I once promised Duke George that I would be kind to the former royal family. If things turn into those things, even if I don't want to, I might face a situation where I can't kill her. The best way to be kind to the royal family is not to involve her in this. The field changed, but to keep her away from the political circle of Wangcheng. As long as she doesn't get involved with me, she will be fine." Lucifer continued to say calmly.