Chapter 122: Ripped skin

? Haiyuan calendar year 1502, January 1st.
The beginning of the new year
In every world, every kingdom basically has the habit of celebrating the New Year, which may be called differently, but in fact it is the same.
Similarly, the Kingdom of Saint Martin was also caught in the New Year's carnival. It was rare for Arthur to put down his things and accompany the family to enjoy the New Year's atmosphere.
And most of the countries in the West Sea also entered the joyous atmosphere of the New Year.
However, except for the Kingdom of Oga.
Although it is Chinese New Year, the civilians in China don't feel any joy.
In the past year, the domestic life has changed from calm and serene to chaos.
The person who caused this kind of life is also the person who makes them love and hate, the general of the kingdom, Stankey!
What hates him is that he provokes the Kingdom of Saint Martin, which causes the kingdom to pay huge compensation for this.
This huge indemnity eventually led to the emptiness of the national treasury. In order to be able to pay the heavenly gold and subsequent war indemnities, the kingdom had to increase taxes.
Take money out of civilians to fill this hole.
This also caused the life of civilians to become difficult for a time.
What he loves is that with the strong support of the king, he controls all the soldiers and horses of the kingdom, and bought a large amount of arms and armed forces from an arms dealer named Ghost Fire at a very cheap price, and he succeeded in less than three months. Within time, the rebellion in the kingdom ended.
Although the population of the kingdom has dropped from 400,000 to more than 330,000, the kingdom has been stabilized again, and the civilians do not have to worry about fear every day for fear of being affected by the war.
However, the kingdom has settled down, but the fight for the throne has not stopped!
After quelling the rebellion, the previously ill King Kapef became more and more ill. Until now, he has not had a court meeting for more than half a month, and the doctor is by his side all the time.
Everyone in the kingdom knew that the king's body was exhausted, and he was almost unable to support it, and he only had a four-year-old daughter.
In this case, the ministers in the kingdom stand in line, either the king’s third brother, Prince Sapir, or the king’s fourth brother, Prince Kaffler, you come and I will fight endlessly!
Of course, there are also daughters who support the king, but very few, most of them are Prince Sapir and Prince Kafler.
Because these two are now the most likely to inherit the throne in the kingdom, after all, Perona is really too small, and the others are almost all destroyed by Stankey's rebellion!
However, as a general, Stankey has not revealed his attitude.
Although both parties have made major commitments, he did not clearly express who he supported except for visiting the king every day. He even stood by on the sidelines of the struggle between the two sides, neither participating nor favoring anyone.
King Oga Palace
King bedroom
"Cough, cough, cough!" Kapef was lying on the bed in the dormitory, coughing constantly, his face was very pale, his eyes were dull, and he looked very sick.
"Da da da!"
At this moment, a waiter came in and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, General Stankey is here!"
"Ahem, let him in!" Kapef said with a hoarse voice, weakly.
"Yes!" The waiter nodded and turned to leave.
After a while, Stankey walked in quickly.
He walked to Kapf's side, held Kapf's hand tightly, and said with concern, "Your Majesty, how are you today, you have to get better soon, so as to lead us to develop and grow the kingdom!"
"Haha!" Kapef looked at this look of Stankey, and suddenly smiled without warning.
"Your Majesty?" Stankey looked at Capeff inexplicably.
"November 29th, the city gate guard, December 3rd, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, December 7th, the commander of the Palace Guards" Kapef stared at Stankey and slowly said one Dates and positions.
Listening to what he said, Stankey let go of Kapf's hand, and the care on his face slowly became indifferent.
"It turns out that Your Majesty found it!" Stankey said with a light smile.
"If I don't find out again, then after I die, won't the kingdom change hands inexplicably!" Kapf said coldly.
"Haha! Even if your majesty does not die, the kingdom will change hands!" Stankey said unceremoniously, with his skin torn apart.
Hearing this, Kapef was silent, he knew that what Stankey said was true!
The current Stankey controls the nation’s military strength. Don’t look at his third and fourth brothers fighting for life and death, but in fact, they don’t have the slightest military strength, they are just the meat on the board. As long as Stankey thinks, It can be killed at any time.
"What do you want?" Kapef hesitated and said in a hoarse voice.
"As long as your Majesty cooperates with us and allows us to enter the Oga Kingdom in a fair way, then we can meet your requirements before death!" Stankey said in a deep voice.
"Wait, we?" Kapef frowned and looked at Stankey suspiciously.
He always believed that Stankey wanted to become a king. After all, after mastering all the soldiers and horses of the kingdom, Stankey, who stood at the peak of the kingdom's power, was normal to want to go further. There were also many examples of success at the top.
And this sentence aroused many conjectures of Kapef.
We take over
In other words, it's not that Stankey wants to be in position, but the people behind him want to control the Oga Kingdom!
However, since his defeat, Stankey has only stayed at home in the kingdom. He has never gone out or contacted anyone else. How could he suddenly betray the kingdom?
and many more!
Defeated! ?
Kingdom of Saint Martin! ! !
"You have taken refuge in the Kingdom of Saint Martin!" Kapef's face was horrified, and he pointed at Stankey with trembling hands, astonished.
Stankey nodded with a smile.
In an instant, a thousand thoughts flashed through Kapf's mind.
The inexplicable death of the King of Saint Martin's indemnity Stankey bought a large amount of cheap arms
Everything is connected together.
"The cause of my grandfather and father's death wasn't bad luck, but you had calculated it?" Kapef suddenly went up in anger, his eyes flushed, and he pointed at Stein with a grim look.
"That's not it!" Stankey shook his head and said honestly, "That's really bad luck!"
There is nothing wrong with Stankey's words, the gems of doom are really just bad luck, and they don't have the ability to kill people directly, and what the Kingdom of Saint Martin does is just send the gems to the king, without plotting them!
"Asshole, if you have bad luck, one is bad luck, and if you have bad luck, two can also be bad, but for three generations, including this king, there are three kings, you tell me bad luck? Cough cough cough"
Kapef was so angry that he supported his body and yelled at Stankey, and finally coughed out involuntarily, with blood spilling from the corner of his mouth.
"Your Majesty calms down, whether your luck is good or not, let's leave it alone, but you know how your body is!" Stankey said with a sneer watching this scene without any sympathy.
"Hehe, but I still have my third and fourth brothers. As long as I order one of them to inherit the throne before I die, then you don't pay a price, and don't even think about entering the Oga Kingdom!"
Kapf is obviously starting to lose his mind, and said with the mentality that he will bite you even if he is dead.
"Yes, you're right!" Stankey nodded in agreement, then said with a smile on his face, "But have you considered your daughter?"
Hearing this, Kapef, who was furious, seemed to be splashed with cold water, and his whole body was instantly exhausted.
Yes!
He knew that the character of his third and fourth brothers, if one of them ascended to the throne, in order to avoid future troubles, then the other's family would definitely be wiped out.
And Perona, who also has the right to inherit the throne, will be imprisoned in the best case, and in the worst case, her life will be lost!
After a long silence, Kapef's voice was hoarse, and he slowly said, "What do you want this way?"
"Didn't you say it before, cooperate, as long as you cooperate with us, let us enter the Lord's Kingdom rightfully!" The corner of Stankey's mouth raised slightly, he knew that Kapef agreed!
Sure enough, Kapef was silent for a while, and finally his voice trembled and said, "Yes! But I must promise me one condition!"
He knew that his promise, the kingdom that had been passed on for hundreds of years, was completely ruined in his hands.
However, he also knew that even if he didn't agree, the kingdom would also be ruined, just the difference between struggling a little and not struggling.
From this point of view, it would be better to give both sides a little dignity and arrange a back path for his daughter, otherwise he would not dare to imagine how a four-year-old girl could live alone in this world.
"What conditions?" Stankey asked with a frown.
"Marriage!" Kapef stared at Stankey and said solemnly.
Kapef made the best choice he thought was to use his daughter to marry the Kingdom of Saint Martin!
If you do it this way, you will not only find a strong backing for your daughter, you will have plenty of food and clothing for a lifetime, and prosperity will not be a problem.
If the future daughter gives birth to a boy, there is even a slim chance to compete for the throne of King Saint Martin. If it succeeds, then the kingdom will not be given to Saint Martin in vain!
Stankey hesitated ~EbookFREE.me~ and nodded, and said, "Yes, the prince of our kingdom has just been born, and your daughter is only four years old. If you marry, the king will not refuse. of!"
If it was a marriage with the princess of the Kingdom of Saint Martin, Stankey would not dare to say so sure.
But it doesn't matter with the prince. As the future king, it is normal for the prince to marry for the country. Even if he doesn't like it, he can marry the person he likes after marriage!
He believed that Arthur would not refuse such a thing!
"No, no prince, I want the current king!" Kapf refused without hesitation.
"Why?" Stankey frowned.
"I came from the position of the prince. I know the dangers involved. If I fail, I can hardly escape death as a family member. I also know that the current king of the Kingdom of St. Martin is even a few years younger than me. !
Under this circumstance, as long as you don’t get seriously ill, unlike me, you can live for at least a few decades. During this time, his throne will not be shaken. If my daughter becomes a princess, at least he can live for decades. Blessing! "Kapef explained with justification.
"Well, let me ask!" Hearing that, Stankey also felt that Kapef's words were indeed reasonable, but the prince could guarantee that, if Arthur, he would not rush to make decisions for Arthur, so he was ready to fight Ask on the phone.
"Okay! You tell you the king that as long as he agrees, the Oga Kingdom is the dowry!" Kapf nodded.
He was not afraid that Arthur would not agree. He would get a country by marriage. As long as Arthur didn't show his brain, he would agree!
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