Vol 16 Chapter 5: : Old King

Although Su Xiao didn't know where the Kingdom Hall was, he quickly thought of a way. Actually, it was easy to find the Kingdom Hall. There were three steps.
Step 1: Find a guard.
Step 2: Stare at each other for 10 seconds.
The third step was to say something gently: ‘Go to the Kingdom Hall with me. ’
Along the way, the inner guard began to doubt life, thinking wildly in his heart that the six gods had no master.
Based on the position of the guard behind him inadvertently, Su Xiao quickly found where the Kingdom Chamber was.
The door of the Kingdom Hall is closed. Any important matters in the Kingdom are finalized here. The frequency of use here is not high. After all, officials do not need to come to the palace every day. Will gather together.
Su Xiao pushed open the door of the Kingdom Hall. The hall was very quiet. It was surrounded by a circle of seats. The first place was a high metal throne.
A figure sits on the throne. He is wearing loose gold and red clothing and wearing an iron crown. This crown has been passed down for more than a thousand years. It was passed down by the first king Iron Crown King Adelaide Herbert.
Sitting on the throne is the old king, Baye Herbert, 65 years old, but his hair is white. Although nourished by various precious secret drugs, his skin does not have wrinkles, his face is ruddy, but He feels old.
"Iron hand, come forward."
The old king raised his arm slowly and signaled Su Xiao to step forward. Su Xiao didn't know what to say for the time being, so he chose to remain silent. This silence was the best disguise.
Su Xiao stepped forward slowly, the old king looked at Su Xiao, his body expression ... was envious.
"You have a young body and powerful force. If I were you, I would definitely get a lot of women, busy every day until the middle of the night."
The old king smiled. Su Xiao just stood five meters in front of him, looking calm and silent.
The old king was not angry because Su Xiao didn't speak, instead, he was used to this silence.
"I did the last thing I regret was fighting for the king's rights. When I was young, I always longed for the rights, but at that time I had no idea what rights meant."
The old king seemed to be talking, and in some words he could only tell the iron hand that he was a majestic and wise king before his subjects.
"How many aliens have you removed for me? Kekekekekeke ..."
The old king held his fist in front of his mouth and issued a dry cough, as if to cough out his lungs.
"257 people."
Of course, Su Xiao knows how many dissidents the Iron Hand helped the old king to remove. This is very important information.
"Do you already have so many people, and the right has lost too many people, but they have forgotten that there are dead souls outside the wall of God who want to kill humans."
The old king leaned on the throne, and a cough of saliva stuck on the beard of his chin, but he ignored it.
"Iron Hand, can I trust you."
The old king leaned forward, and his eyes were no longer cloudy, but became extremely sharp and seemed to see people's hearts.
"of course."
Su Xiao's answer was concise, and the old king put away that sharp look.
"I can't hold it long."
The old king still stared at Su Xiao, and he summoned Su Xiaolai today is definitely important.
"..."
Su Xiao didn't say anything, just looked at the old king.
"You can't reveal this secret even if you die."
"clear."
Su Xiao is still in that calm tone.
"My sons and daughters are on their way to the holy city, and a new heir to the throne will appear among them."
The words of the old king let Su Xiao know that the topic is coming.
"Only enough wise people are qualified to inherit the throne. This is something inherited from the Iron Crown King, which has allowed the kingdom to flourish to this day.
My children add up, there are almost ... 48, no, 49. Among them, there may be people who can inherit the throne, or there may not be, but the surname 'Herbert' will not be cut off anyway. One of the reasons we can fight against the undead. "
The old king didn't speak quickly, and he seemed to be struggling to speak.
"Iron hand, after they gathered in the capital, the struggle for power began, and I want you to assist the successor to the throne, just as you assist me now.
Before the heirs appear, help me monitor them and help them deal with them if they rebel. "
The old king's tone was understatement, but what he wanted to deal with was his own sons and daughters.
After hearing the words of the old king, Su Xiao knew what was going on.
First of all, the old king could not live long because of physical reasons, so he had to choose as soon as possible to inherit the throne.
The Kingdom of Saint-Sottin is somewhat complicated in its succession to the throne, which is a matter of priority.
The priority of the first echelon is the sons and daughters of the old king. These princes and princesses are usually not in the king's capital, but are scattered throughout the country. They manage the various territories in the kingdom. They are called by the same name, but they are similar in nature. They have land closures and financial control. They cannot have large-scale troops. The troops stationed on the territory are all under the command of the old king.
The princes and princesses lived in the capital of the king before the age of 15, and they will seal the territory after the age of 15, which is actually training their leadership and management skills, so as to train the future king.
Except for a few princes and princesses, most princes and princesses are very ambitious and want to inherit the position of king. The reason why this is so is that they want to obtain huge rights, and the second is because of the upcoming power struggle.
When the old king's life is short or near 70 years old, these princes and princesses will be summoned to the capital of the king. Of course, when they are summoned, they have the right to choose once, which is to refuse to convene, which is equivalent to voluntarily giving up inheriting the throne. right.
If they are called and come to the holy city, it means that they are participating in the struggle for power.
During the struggle for rights, they will use various methods to remove or force away competitors, but they ca n’t just tear their skins on the bright side. They may assassinate, poison, evacuate each other ’s rights, and cut off their financial resources.
As for the criteria for judging the winner, it is very simple. Which prince or princess can eventually stay in the holy city, he is the heir to the throne.
This kind of competition may of course lead to the failure of all princes or princesses. If this happens, it is necessary to start the second echelon.
The candidates for the second echelon are the heirs cultivated by dozens of old kings in the Holy City. To some extent, these heirs have met the old king more often.
These people are not the blood of the royal family ~ EbookFREE.me ~ but after they have inherited the throne, they will be granted the surname ‘Herbert’. As for the source of the second echelon ’s heirs, they were selected from across the country.
It must be said that the mechanism for the election of the new king by Saint Sotin Kingdom is very interesting, not just a hereditary system.
The fight for the rights of princes and princesses can be regarded as a hereditary system, and those who can win the battle for rights are of course capable of being kings. Even if there is an oolong incident, the old king can still veto the successor.
The successors of the second echelon are even more interesting. They are talents selected through layers. They exhibited their talents when they were young. After years of training by the royal family, they are proficient in the art of emperors, and it is not a problem to govern the country.
The composition of the second echelon is actually close to the electoral system.
Under the cyclical effect of the dual system, the possibility of the birth of a prince is greatly reduced. If you do not have a certain ability, don't say that being a king and not dying for a fight for power are all fortunate.
[Hint: The Hunter has activated the main quest. 】