A Tale of Strategies For the Throne

Garlan scratched his head. Judging from the current situation, it is absolutely impossible for Kaihos and Schulos, who he once thought would have a common language, to get along with each other.

However, it was a blessing in disguise that the female officer Tapti's attitude towards Schulos was much better.

Although Shuluosi is not romantic by nature, but over the years, he has developed the habit of talking sweetly when he sees a beautiful woman. Don't say that he can't change it for a while, even if he can, he wants to be a famous bard through the ages. The poet's guy won't change either.

So, after being beaten by Kaihos for an afternoon, Schulos returned to his previous appearance as a butterfly at night, chatting and laughing with the maids in Garland Palace as if his mouth was smeared with honey.

If it was changed to the past, Taputi would definitely drive this kind of person out without hesitation.

But now, the magistrate watched the bard flutter his feathers calmly.

In her opinion, no matter how happy this flower magpie is, it's just that he has a better verbal skill, and he doesn't have the courage to really do anything.

After all, a virgin in his late thirties.

Just when Taputi calmly ignored the bard who was playing the piano and singing songs to the maids, and handed Garlan a glass of freshly squeezed juice, someone came in from outside.

As soon as the man came, the maids who had been kneeling on the ground happily listening to Shuros singing the hymn fell silent for a moment, and immediately got up and stood up, bowing their heads respectfully and nervously.

Although Schulos didn't know who this person was, seeing the trembling looks of the maids, he subconsciously stopped playing.

The originally lively room suddenly fell silent. Taputi subconsciously turned her head to look at it, and then a clear look appeared in her eyes, and she went straight to meet it.

"Your Excellency Shemuer."

She asked, "What are you doing here at this time?"

The priest of Shamash hummed, stretched out his hand, and handed a glass bottle in his hand to the female officer.

"The ointment just made by the doctor."

"Ointment? But we still have a lot left here, so we don't need to..."

"This is a new formula. The doctor formulated it more than ten days ago. The effect is better than the previous one."

"I see."

The female officer raised her hand and took the glass medicine bottle.

She smiled and said, "Your Excellency Xie Muer, you have a heart."

Shemuer hummed lightly again, he didn't seem to be in the mood to continue talking to Tapti, he directly set his eyes on Garlan, and then scanned him up and down.

"Prince Garlan, how is your health?"

After scanning Garlan from top to bottom, he asked.

Garlan smiled at him.

"I'm very good."

"That's good."

Shemuer nodded, his eyes fell on Garlan's arm.

At this moment, Garlan was wearing a loose sleeveless robe, exposing his shoulders and arms. Because his skin was very fair, the bruises on his arms were very conspicuous.

"Prince Garlan, although King Kamos taught you a lesson, it was because you made a mistake. If you make a mistake, you will naturally be punished."

He said, "If you are dissatisfied with His Majesty because of this matter, it is too wrong."

The original intention of the priest of Shamash was to intercede with His Majesty.

After all, in the past two days, the big lion king has been listless and listless, and his appetite has dropped a lot all of a sudden, and he is moaning and sighing every day, which is annoying.

In fact, Ximuer didn't care about King Kamos's frowning face, but what he couldn't stand was that King Kamos's efficiency in handling government affairs was much lower than usual.

It's worth it!

Therefore, Ximuer came to inquire about the news decisively, and spoke good words to King Kamos.

However, the words that were supposed to intercede with King Kamos came out of his mouth, the hard tone, the serious expression, no matter how you listened or looked, it was more like reprimanding Garlan.

Not to mention that the corner of the mouth of the female officer who was standing in the room holding the glazed medicine bottle twitched slightly, and the person who was eavesdropping outside was so angry that he scratched the wall.

"So, Prince Garlan, you can't be dissatisfied with His Majesty, do you understand?"

After saying this, Shemuer, who felt that he had finished speaking, coughed lightly.

"That's all I have to say."

Then he turned and walked away, leaving behind a room full of people staring at him.

The room was silent, and then, the bard who was sitting next to him with his lute in his arms spoke.

"Is he... reprimanding you on behalf of King Kamos?"

he asked, frowning.

Garlan glanced at him and suddenly smiled.

Then, he put down the juice in his hand, stood up, and ran out quickly.

…………

Just when Ximuer, who felt that he had successfully completed the task, just stepped out of the gate of Prince Garlan's palace, a hand suddenly stretched out from the slope, and grabbed his shoulder.

Shemuer, who was suddenly attacked, grabbed the hand subconsciously, and was about to fight back.

But as soon as he looked up, he saw his majesty staring at him fiercely, the eyes staring at him were about to burst into flames.

"Why did you come here?"

You know, although King Kamos has been listless these two days, he is resolutely unwilling to take the initiative to see Garlan, saying that he wants to protect his brother's face.

A little surprised, Ximuer first saluted politely, and then, seeing King Kamos' eyes spitting fire, asked.

"Who has offended you?"

"you."

King Kamos said, expressionless.

"Ok?"

"It's you who made me angry! What did you say just now?" The Lion King was so angry at this dead-headed priest that he was so angry at the moment, "I asked you to investigate the situation, and I didn't let you Go reprimand Garlan!"

"I did not reprimand the prince."

Shemur frowned.

What he said were all interceding for King Kamos, where did he reprimand the prince?

King Kamos: "..."

Want to punch someone.

Beat hard.

After having this idea, he simply decided to put this idea into action,

"Come on, Xie Muer, accompany me to relax."

He grinned, showing a dangerous smile, moved his hands together, and directly called Xie Muer to go to the martial arts field together now.

He would beat up the dumb guy to vent his anger.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

And the priest, who has always been ignorant of seeing other people's faces and therefore unaware of the imminent danger, replied in this way.

It's just that as soon as he finished speaking, a surprised look suddenly appeared on his face, and he looked behind King Kamos.

In an instant, he keenly felt that someone was approaching him behind him. King Kamos turned sideways almost reflexively, and then stretched out his hand, grabbing the hand that came to him.

Looking up, King Kamos was taken aback.

The person caught by him was none other than his younger brother Gallan.

His eyes subconsciously fell on the bruise on the arm he was holding, and the hand that was holding Garlan's arm just now was released immediately. He opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but for a moment I don't know what to say in between.

After all, he who had avoided Garlan for the past two days and refused to meet him had no idea that he would suddenly meet his brother in this situation.

Therefore, the tall and burly Lion King faced his younger brother who was a bit shorter than him at this moment, but his hands and feet were bound, and he seemed at a loss.

Garlan raised his head and met King Kamos's somewhat bewildered gaze.

He suddenly smiled.

He didn't speak, and threw himself into the arms of King Kamos, reaching out and hugging him.

Then, he hugged King Kamos' waist like this, raised his face, and looked at Kamos with a smile on his face.

"Brother Wang, have you had dinner yet?"

King Kamos didn't react for a while, and shook his head blankly.

The boy's golden eyes curved up into crescent-like arcs.

That smiling face makes people feel soft when they look at it.

"Shall we eat together?"

Kamos stood there, looking hesitant and struggling in his heart. He really wanted to just hug his cute little brother and coax him softly, but his priest was still watching. The female officer who came out from time to time also stood at the door and looked at him, with a half-smile in her eyes.

He felt that it would be embarrassing to admit defeat so easily, and the elder brother's authority, which had been established so hard, would be destroyed once again, so he tried his best to keep a straight face, and continued to put on a serious look that was still angry, with a sullen face, without saying a word.

However, Garlan was not intimidated by his stern face, he still hugged him with crooked eyes, and his soft voice seemed to be coquettish.

"Brother Wang~~"

"..."

"I'm not angry."

"........."

"So, don't be angry with me anymore, okay?"

After a long while, Kamos hummed in a low voice.

"……it is good."

He said, raising his hand and gently patted Garlan's head.

His rough fingers slid through the boy's golden hair, and the touch of his fingertips was as soft and warm as ever.

……

Well, in this way, political affairs will not be delayed.

The priest of Shamash, who was thinking so in his heart, did not know that he had narrowly escaped.

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………………

Although he was beaten up when he came back, Garlan also lived a relaxed life like now. He slept until he woke up naturally. Brother Wang eats and drinks.

In the past, Xie Muer would come to teach him every day, but these days it was probably because he was too busy and also to let him recuperate, so he was given a few days off.

Therefore, Garlan lived incomparably comfortable these days.

A few days later, Ximuer came to him and talked about the people they brought back from Tozes City.

The two crimes of encroaching on military power and fleeing the city during the war are enough to severely punish the former governor of Tozes City and related officials. In addition, the crimes of dereliction of duty, collusion with pirates, secret smuggling, and slave trade will be punished. As a result, he will definitely die. Not only will his home be ransacked and his noble status will be deprived, but all his family members will also be reduced to slaves.

And it also involves the Chief Secretary.

According to the consul's account, he gave the chief minister a huge amount of bribes, and the chief minister operated secretly before he was appointed as the consul of Tozes City, and he gave the chief minister a lot of bribes every year during these years. A large amount of property.

Because of this incident, the chief secretary who had the opportunity to take over the position of Prime Minister Zuo not only failed to be promoted, but was demoted several levels instead.

"I see……"

Only then did Garlan understand why the Chief Director, who was not behind the scenes, was so anxious to pull Heymos down.

Because after Heymos was deprived of the qualifications of the crown prince, he no longer had the power to command the knights of the guards, so the knights of the guards under Heymos would be transferred away, and Tozes, who was brought back by those knights, committed a crime. The officials will be secretly taken over by the Chief Secretary.

As long as the accepting of bribes is not revealed, the Chief Secretary is very likely to succeed in the position of Prime Minister Zuo.

"there's one more thing."

"what?"

"Do you know Earl, the former city lord of Menester City?"

"Uh... I can't say I know each other, I just met once."

He met Heymos once when he stopped him, and when the man was taken away, he looked at himself with complicated eyes.

"He asked to see you, so I've come to tell you."

"Huh? See me?"

Garlan was stunned.

"Are you sure you didn't hear me wrong? He should want to see Heymos, right? Why are you seeing me?"

"You heard me right, the one he asked to see was Prince Garlan."

Ximuer said, "It's up to you whether you see him or not."

Garlan pondered for a while. It stands to reason that he didn't know that Earl at all and had nothing to do with him. There was no need for him to meet him.

However, as soon as he remembered that it was this person who caused the tragedy of Heymos in the previous lives, and indirectly killed himself, and in this life, he stopped Heymos and saved that person and that person. His son died... Looking at it this way, it seems that he and Earl were indirectly involved a lot.

Well, he'd go see Earl.

And Garlan was still a little curious, wondering what that guy wanted to tell him.

Since Prince Garlan agreed to meet Earl, Shemuer nodded and quickly arranged it.

The next day, Ximuer brought Garlan to a tightly guarded room.

There, Garlan saw Earl who had met once.

He thought that after such a sudden change, from a high-ranking city lord to a prisoner, or falling into the hands of his most hated nephew, this Earl should be very embarrassed or haggard now.

However, the man in the room was not much different from the man he remembered.

Earl sat on the chair with a calm expression, holding a cup of hot tea, and there was no trace of emaciation on his face.

He sat there, as if everything was business as usual, he was still the aloof city lord of Meneste.

When Garlan came in, he calmly put down his teacup and got up.

Then, he bent down and saluted Garlan.

"Prince Garlan, I know, it is presumptuous of me to ask to see you."

He says,

"But there is one thing that I can't figure out, and I really want to get an answer from you."

"what do you wish to ask?"

"Forgive me for offending this time."

Earl straightened up, his eyes fell on Garlan, looking deeply at the young prince whom he had only seen once.

"You and Heymos are both crown princes, and both have the qualifications to inherit the throne."

He says,

"In terms of strength, you are not as good as Heymos, in terms of age, Heymos is older than you, and in terms of record, you can't compare with Heymos, even in terms of blood..."

He paused, his eyes flicked over Garlan's fair complexion.

"...You, who are part of the lower-level noble blood, are far less noble than Heymos."

"presumptuous!"

Originally, the words before Earl had already made Shemuer's face sink a little bit. When Earl said the last sentence, the priest's face suddenly turned livid, and he spoke angrily.

"Earl, do you know what a crime it is to insult a prince!"

"I didn't mean to insult the prince, I was just stating the truth."

Earl raised his eyes and looked at Garlan.

"What do you think, Prince Garlan."

Garlan raised his hand, and Shemuel, who was still about to scold Earl, was stunned for a moment. Although his face was still full of anger, he obeyed the order to shut his mouth and took a step back.

"Even if you are telling the truth... What do you want to explain by saying this?"

Earl was silent for a long time, many emotions flashed in his eyes one by one.

After a long time, he raised his head and looked at Garlan.

"Your Highness Garlan, I'm very curious. You see, from childhood to adulthood, there is a world of difference between you and Heymos. He is so powerful that he leaves you far away."

Earl pointed at Shemur.

"I guess, His Excellency Shemuer Priest should have often told you since you were young, you are not as good as Heymos, you are much worse than Heymos, and something like that belittles you?"

Shemuer opened his mouth, but couldn't refute.

He did say a lot of things like that, but his original intention was not to belittle Prince Garlan, he just wanted to force the prince to work harder.

"No matter who looks at it, they will feel that Heymos is the one who should inherit the throne in the future, and almost everyone will think so-they will keep comparing you with Heymos, and then conclude that you are not as good as Heymos Imoth's conclusion. I think you should also understand, and you can see, how much stronger he is than you, so strong that you can't catch him at all—"

Earl, who had said a long paragraph in one breath, paused and let out a breath.

He looked deeply at Garlan, and said, "Your Highness, haven't you ever thought of such a thing as 'I hope Heymos doesn't exist in this world'?"

The room was silent for a few seconds, and Garlan glanced at Earl who was staring at him and waiting for the answer.

"Ah."

He nodded.

"I thought about it."

He says,

"I once thought that it would be great if Heymos didn't exist in this world."

Even when he was a child, he thought of killing Heymos when he was seriously ill with a fever.

Garlan's voice spread out.

Heymos, who had rushed over because he heard that Earl wanted to see Garlan, froze in mid-air the moment he heard this sentence, the hand that was about to open the door.

【It would be great if Heymos didn't exist in this world】