A Tale of Strategies For the Throne - 288. Chapter 288

Just when Novi was in astonishment, the big lion who was lying lazily next to Garlan suddenly stood up again.

But this time, it didn’t make an attacking posture, only the tip of its ears moved, raising its huge head and looking forward.

At the same time, Novi heard the sound of horseshoes.

Not far away, it became louder and louder.

At first, Novi thought it was just someone passing by, but the sound of horses’ hooves was getting closer, and it was obvious that he was rushing over here.

Kneeling, he suddenly got up, turned and looked in that direction, his face serious.

Gallan heard it too.

He put away his leisurely look, sitting under the tree, stood up, looked in the direction where the sound was coming from, and his eyes showed a dignified look.

Clang.

It was the sound of a sharp sword being unsheathed.

The young man held a long sword in front of him, his dark blue eyes looking straight ahead.

His other hand was slightly raised, he guarded Garlan behind him, and looked at the brigade of men who had already appeared in his line of sight with caution.

Seeing that the young man whose head was shorter than himself was posing to protect himself, Gallan was startled, and then smiled.

He was about to speak, but the group of cavalry had rushed into the olive grove with the sound of hurried and noisy horse hooves.

The lead was a heroic female knight in leather armor, with a long pony tail flicking behind her head. As soon as she strangled the rein, the steed under her gave a high-pitched neigh, lifted her front hoof and stopped on the spot. .

The group of knights she had brought back neatly reined in their horses and stopped behind.

The female knight first saw the bright sword in the hand of the young man in front of Garlan from a distance, her eyes sharpened instantly, and her hand was placed on the hilt of the sword on her waist.

But she got closer, and when she saw the boy posing to protect the people behind him, and the black and red lion embroidery on the boy’s cloak neckline, the look on her face relaxed.

She rolled over and got off her horse, walked quickly to Garlan, leaned over and knelt down on one knee.

“Your Majesty, please follow me back to the palace immediately.”

Fataya said, “His Excellency the High Priest of Shemur is very angry.”

When he found that Garlan had sneaked out of the palace and also took away the great lion Nega, Xiemu’er was furious.

But losing his temper to losing his temper, he still had to cover up Garlan’s departure from the palace, while sending trustworthy people to look around.

Fataya is one of them.

After seeing Fataya and the other knights knelt down, Novi retracted his sword, took a step back, and stood quietly behind Garlan.

Garlan stood under the tall olive tree, stroking the lion next to him with one hand.

He looked at Fataya, who was kneeling in front of him, thought for a while, and asked: “Fataya, if I now order you to pretend not to see me leaving, would you obey the order?”

As soon as this remark came out, the female knight couldn’t laugh or cry.

“Your Majesty, you have been missing for a day. Although the high priest is angry, he is also very worried about you.”

“Who told him to force me to go on a blind date…”

“Your Majesty, what are you talking about?”

Because Gallan was muttering to himself in a low voice, Fataya did not hear clearly.

“nothing.”

Seeing the large group of knights kneeling in front of him, Gallan sighed helplessly.

“I see, I will go back now.”

He turned his head and looked at the boy behind him.

“Novi, come with you too.”

“…”

No, I have to go back to practice martial arts.

Novi wanted to answer that, but his lips opened, and he couldn’t say it after all.

King Gallan was protected by such a small amount of people, and it was not safe.

If it was the romantic guy who came here in person, he could leave without worry, but now this group of people don’t know if they have the ability to protect your majesty’s safety.

As the knight commander, he has the duty of guarding his majesty.

Therefore, he had to personally escort His Majesty to the palace safe and sound.

The young man with a cold look but extremely awkward thoughts thought so, persuaded himself, then lowered his eyes, and obediently returned to the palace with Garlan.

…

Garlan had just returned to the palace with his front foot, and before he had time to speak to Novi, someone stepped onto the door with his back foot.

Xiemuer, who had to help cover up Garlan’s departure from the palace, and had to send people to look around, had endured all day, and if he didn’t vent it, the fire in his heart was about to explode.

The high priest Shamash, in a priestly robe, was as neat and clean as ever, standing in front of Galan, his eyes fixed on Galan.

Although he was still stern and expressionless, the expression in his eyes staring at Garlan was almost impossible to breathe fire directly.

Garlan’s gaze was erratic, avoiding Xiemur’s gaze with a little guilty conscience.

After a while, he couldn’t hold it anymore, and turned his eyes for help to the magistrate on the side.

Tapti smiled slightly, then shook his head at Garlan.

Even she didn’t want to face the angry Xiemur.

What’s more, it was Garlan that was wrong this time, and she didn’t intend to help.

Garlan, who was rejected by Tapti, could only try to save herself.

He thought for a while, stretched out his hand to bring Novella, who was standing beside him quietly, over and smiled at Xiemur.

“Xiemuer, you haven’t seen Novi for a long time, have you?”

Garlan said with a smile, trying to change the subject.

“Look, you’ve grown up so much, and you’ve been promoted to knight commander, isn’t it very powerful?”

The high priest gave a blank expression to the young man who was dragged by his majesty to act as a shield. Although his eyes did not change, he was a little surprised.

The face of the grown-up teenager can still vaguely see the face of the child back then.

When the child completely abandoned the identity of the prince, changed his name and entered the town as an orphan, he did not pay attention to him anymore.

Unexpectedly, this man actually entered the army and made a lot of merits on the battlefield.

Nothing.

The’Prince of West Asia’ has been dead for four years.

Now here is the Knight Commander Novi, who plays for Aaron Landis.

If this young knight commander really has enough potential, it would be a good thing to grow into a general of Aaron Landis in the future.

…

Speaking of it, this was the case when King Garlan was a prince. A bunch of talents can always be collected from strange places… Whether it is a Tal or a female general, or even a slave…

and many more.

He seems to have come to Xingshi to inquire about sins.

The high priest who was almost led by Garlan awakened in time and returned his thinking to business.

“You should not leave the palace without knowing that the ministers are waiting for you.”

He said with a black face.

“I’m not going to play, I’m going to inspect and see the surrounding military towns…”

“I’ll talk about these things later. Now, Your Majesty, please go to the ruling room. Everyone is waiting for you.”

Xiemuer unceremoniously interrupted King Gallan’s defense, who was trying to save himself.

Gallan stayed for a while.

“I’ve been inspecting for a day and I’m tired, so what’s the matter in a few days…”

His words were interrupted again by the indifferent voice of the high priest.

“Please go to the ruling room.”

A few minutes of silence.

“…Is it okay if I don’t go?”

“Please go to the ruling room immediately!”

Xiemuer repeated it for the third time.

One word, every word, is firm, and can’t be turned around.

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Under the supervision of the ruthless and unreasonable high priest Shamash, Gallan, who had not escaped for a day, could only linger in the ruling room.

The ministers who have been notified are already waiting here.

When Gallan sat down on the golden throne above, someone immediately walked out from one side.

The square-faced man with dark brown curly hair leaned over to his knees.

“Your Majesty, you should have a successor.”

Said Sa Ge.

As the head of the royal knights, it is his duty to guard the throne.

The continuation of the royal family is also one of his most concerned things.

However, in today’s royal family, there is only King Garlan, not to mention the descendants, King Garlan does not even have a princess, and he can’t help but worry.

The commanders of the royal knights in the past were troubled by refusing different princes who wanted to win him over. He is probably the only commander who doesn’t have such troubles…

He thought depressed.

“Yes, Your Majesty, you kept saying that you are not mature enough to be married, but you are now 22 years old and you can’t drag it any longer.”

Followed by the old rightist minister.

He is already very old, and now he rarely goes to the royal court. But this time, even this old secretary at home, who had been at home for a long time, walked out on crutches with the help of his attendants.

“Your Majesty, whether it is me or the people, I have been looking forward to you marrying the princess. How can you live up to our expectations?”

He persuaded Garlan with all his heart.

“Even ordinary civilians will marry a wife and have children at the age of eighteen or nineteen.”

Not to mention the nobility.

Generally, nobles will have concubines to serve them at the age of thirteen or fourteen, and most of them will get married at the age of sixteen or seventeen.

“King Gallan, for the common people, it is their private business to marry a wife and have children, and others should not interfere, but as the king of Aaron Landis, it is your responsibility to marry the princess and give birth to a successor.”

At this moment, Zuo Sixiang also stood up and looked at Garlan with a serious face.

The words of the Secretary-General who was in his prime of life were also sonorous and powerful.

“Please be sure to elect the princess as soon as possible!”

Sheemur, who was standing under the throne, also followed closely.

“King Gallan, you said before that because the country is still in turmoil, you have no intention of considering the issue of marriage, but now that the country has stabilized, it is time for you to consider this matter.”

“Yes, Your Majesty, it’s time for you to marry the princess.”

“Your Majesty, the people are eagerly awaiting the birth of the princess of this country.”

“Please be sure to understand my worry.”

“In any case, this matter can’t be delayed any longer—”

“For the safety of the throne, your majesty!”

Several leaders of the imperial central government took the lead, and other ministers and nobles followed suit, rushing to persuade Garlan to choose the princess as soon as possible.

After all, this group of people was frightened by the original King Camos, for fear that Garland, like King Camos, would delay marriage and have children until he was in his thirties.

Therefore, almost every once in a while, they have to propose to Garlan to select the princess, but these years have been perfunctory and delayed by Garlan with various excuses.

But this time, the ministers who just waited in the ruling room for a whole day are obviously not willing to give up easily.

When everyone rushed forward to persuade Garlan to marry the princess, only the Tsing Yi priest, who stood on the other side of the throne and stood opposite Xiemur, kept his eyes down and remained silent.

As for the Nanna High Priest Soga, who always helped Garlan fool his officials to let Garlan escape the forced marriage, the officials were extremely dissatisfied.

Many people think that this guy who was once a subordinate of Heimos is still secretly making some horrible ideas.

After all, if Gallan never got married and had children, the first heir to the throne would always be on Hiemos.

Therefore, Suo Jia deliberately sang against everyone and prevented King Gallan from getting married.

At least, Xiemuer and Sa Ge, who had been thinking about it all the time, agreed that Suoga was unscrupulous.

Suo Jia, who is back, said that he was really wronged.

He is absolutely loyal to King Garlan.

He knew very well that even if Himos had become the king with their help, they would just overwhelm the Shamash Temple in name and be able to assist the king.

But now under the regime reform of King Gallan, the Nanna Temple has real power, and apart from allegiance to the King, they don’t need to depend on others at all.

Suoja is very satisfied with the status quo, and sometimes he is fortunate that it is the success of King Gallan on the throne that this kind of regime change will take place.

Helping King Gallan to escape forced marriage is the king’s command, can he not obey it?

However, even Suo Jia, at the moment when the crowds are raging, he dare not risk the world’s great dissatisfaction for Garlan.

Didn’t you see that even King Gallan couldn’t speak when the ministers gathered together and attacked.

“Your Majesty, you can’t continue to perfuse me and wait.”

In the end, Zuo Sixiang made a final decision.

“Osaka will be the Flower Festival in a week, please be sure to choose the princess at the festival!”

Flower osechi.

It symbolizes the festival that spring is about to end.

Flower imperial, implying that the beautiful flowers are withering.

If you want to cherish it, you must take it off before it dies, and take care of it in your hands.

In the folk, it is a holiday for the boys and girls of Aaron Landis to pursue their lovers.

All of Gallan’s courtiers have made up their minds to hold a grand celebration in the palace on that day and invite all noble girls of the right age to come and participate.

With so many beautiful and lovely girls, how can King Garlan have a fancy to one.

Of course, it would be better if there were a few or a dozen more.

Zuo Sixiang thought so enthusiastically.

The ministers who had achieved their goals stepped back with satisfaction.

After returning to the temple, the high priest of Tsing Yi, who had been silent in the ruling room, secretly released a homing pigeon.

The homing pigeon flapped its wings and flew high to the north.

Flew to the location of the black knight who repelled the invading Geshu people just a few days ago.

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On this day, we recalled… the fear of being dominated by the forced marriage of the elders. ← ←