rise of empire total war

195 Marriage
(I just realized that the title of the supreme leader of the Republic of Cunha is the honorable governor, not the speaker, so I modified the previous one.)
After all, the war with the Republic of Cunha did not break out. After Richard captured the entire territory of Urif, he left enough garrisons there to return to the court. This time, he did not intend to entrust new nobles, at least He will not subdue the new lord until the threat in the east is quelled.

Not long after he led his soldiers back to Nord City through the wind and snow, the envoy of the Kingdom of Ravana brought back a letter from Queen Stephanie. In the letter, the beautiful young queen explained her Miss Richard, and agreed to Richard's proposal, but due to the diplomacy between countries, Richard still needs to officially send the foreign affairs chief to go through diplomatic channels.

In addition, Stephanie also mentioned in the letter that Richard could not help frowning. After she took control of the state power, such a young and beautiful queen quickly attracted the covetousness of neighboring countries, especially those monarchs who were unmarried Or the country where the heir is unmarried, in just one month, actually welcomed nearly ten envoys who proposed marriage.

Richard's face was a little dark. How can I put it this way? It felt like his beloved toy was about to be taken away. Although it hadn't been taken away yet, it was enough to make him angry.

How can you do this?Obviously I came first!

Fortunately, Stephanie rejected their proposal decisively, which made Richard very relieved. Even so, Richard still felt a dangerous message in his heart. It was impossible to continue like this. He had to let Stephanie become a His official wife, whether Stephanie or Ravana Kingdom, can only belong to him alone, and no one can get involved in it!

……

A few days later, the diplomats recruited by Richard were finally in place and came to Richard's court.

Unlike his fellow service officers, this young foreign service officer had two stars at the beginning, and his subordinates were good, which made Richard's eyes light up, who had no expectations.

Ornus von Frank

Age: 24
Diplomat Influence: ★★ (Even his wife often ignores this person)

Specialty:

Diplomatic Talent: This person has a natural talent for quietly persuading others (Influence +1
Careful in words: This person is trustworthy and will not reveal any secrets to others (Influence +1)

……

Yo, you are also a nobleman named Feng (strike out)
Seeing that this person's initial level was two stars, Richard didn't have many worries. He had no choice but to appoint him as foreign affairs chief on the spot. Richard seemed the most suitable to be the foreign affairs chief. Diplomat, even if his rank is too low.

Therefore, before the newly-appointed foreign chief of Ornus had time to get acquainted with other colleagues in the cabinet, he was ordered by Richard to represent the kingdom for the first time as an official envoy to the Kingdom of Ravana and submit a marriage proposal to the royal family of Ravana. proposal.

As the first official visit of the diplomatic chief between the two countries, Ornus's ostentation should be more grand, so Richard sent [-] elite imperial knights, [-] heavily armored sergeants and [-] arquebus soldiers Set off with him, this posture is more to intimidate possible robbers on the side of the road.

Perhaps because of the war, even though the Leon Territory has long since returned to peace, thieves in the area are still rampant. From time to time, reports of thieves robbing passing caravans are placed on the table of Count Condela and Richard of Leon. Condela, who had just been banned, was unable to solve it.

Richard didn't want to hear the news that the foreign chief he sent was kidnapped by the bandits, he couldn't afford to lose face.

In addition to the escorting troops, there were also three carriages accompanying them. These three carriages were filled with betrothal gifts for Queen Stephanie. They included gold and silver jewelry confiscated from the homes of various nobles in the country, and some purchased from the Chamber of Commerce. Expensive silk fabric.

Then, under the watchful eyes of Richard, Ornus slowly drove out of the gate of Nord City with the convoy, and drove to the west. The snow brought by the wind and snow made the heavy carriage a bit difficult, but this did not Can't stop their progress.

After sending out the foreign minister, Richard began to deal with the government affairs accumulated during his expedition. Although a large part of them were handled by his loyal cabinet members, in the end Richard was asked to use the king's Confirmation by signature.

Among the many government affairs, what concerned Richard the most was the military report from the border garrison. According to Earl Charles, the commander of the Second Army, the scout cavalry he sent found the enemy's army when they entered the territory of the Cunha Republic. It has been mobilized to build a garrison fortress on a small hill not far from the border.

Although the number of soldiers in the main force of Cunha was not as large as that of the Second Army under Charles' command, it still greatly increased Charles' vigilance.

After thinking about it, Richard still wrote to Earl Charles to continue to strengthen the defense of the garrison fortress, and sent more scout cavalry to investigate the army situation of the Kingdom of Cunha,
In addition to this incident, there is also news about the Kingdom of Ramirez. The power of Prince Gaia, who had been fighting against the Kingdom government, was finally destroyed. Under the instigation of King Croft supported by Richard, Prince Gaia There was a split within the royal court, and the traitors eventually attacked the unsuspecting Gaia's residence, captured him, and took him to the royal capital Aquique.

It is said that no matter how strong a fortress is, it will be breached from the inside, not to mention Gaia, which is not strong. According to the news from the garrison in Kara Castle, Prince Gaia will not end well. As a loser in the struggle for the throne , he will have his eyes gouged out, his legs broken, and he will be put in a dungeon for the rest of his miserable life.

In this regard, Richard has no more emotions other than emotion. The struggle within the royal family has always been like this. The loser will suffer all kinds of tragic ends, while the winner will have the last laugh.

However, I don't know if such a tragedy of fratricide will occur among Richard's future heirs.

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On January 1112, 1 in the continental calendar, it was the seventh year that Richard came to this world. Ornus, the foreign chief sent to Ravana Kingdom to propose marriage, finally brought back good news. After the discussion between the queen and the cabinet, he His marriage proposal was passed, and only a grand wedding is needed for Richard to be married to his beloved girl.

This will be a great wedding. On one side is the Queen of the Kingdom of Ravana, who has just ended the civil strife and is slowly rebuilding, and on the other side is the King of the Kingdom of Winster, who has restored the Stuart Dynasty and unified the kingdom with gentleness and iron blood. Once the two are married, the two traditional allies will be more closely linked than ever before.

What's more, King Winster Richard also has the titles of Lord Protector of Ravana and Duke of Cuban.

(End of this chapter)