Chapter 311 Princess Regent
Amy's face was covered in dust, her eyes were bloodshot, and she looked extremely tired, but it seemed that she had not cried throughout the journey.
But now, after hearing what Leon said, Amy gradually lowered her head, and a tear fell from her eyes to the ground: "I just want to be a knight, a knight like Countess Valera."
She had indeed become a strong knight.
"Amy, I originally sealed off Sarleon City and asked Lisadiran to call you back, just so you could avenge Aunt Philina with your own hands."
Li Ang said softly, this was indeed his original intention.
When he first saw Lady Philina falling from the building, Leon had the guards seal off Sarleon City for revenge. Both the prophet and the king were the enemies who killed Philina, and he didn't want to let anyone go.
The main reason for letting Lisadiran bring Philina to Godric was to prevent the three prophets from desecrating Philina's body.
However, he did not expect that the three prophets would disappear inexplicably.
"But now... the prophet is missing, the king is dead, but our enemies are not just them - the Lion Knights massacred the Crow Village, your brother Andrew is missing, the heretics who framed you are still rampant, and the conspirators who are in league with the heretics are still living at large. Before you kill them, you can't be just a princess knight, Amy."
Li Ang reached out and wiped away the tears on Amy's face: "You can only sit on the Silver Throne, otherwise, our enemies will sit on it."
He was talking about 'our' enemies.
"...but Ulrich has a daughter, and the little princess should be the queen..."
Amy was silent for a while, then looked up at Leon: "She should be in Baranli."
"But she is not the king's daughter..."
Leon shook his head slowly: "Besides, she has been controlled by Duke Brunus. If nothing unexpected happens, Brunus and his son Malbert are in cahoots with the heretics."
Amy was stunned for a moment, then she closed her eyes weakly and sighed resignedly.
"How is your father?"
Leon also sighed and asked about Godric.
"Father swore to avenge mother. What he said was similar to what you said - he wanted to find Andrew, destroy the heretics in Crow Village, and kill the Lion Knights... So he wanted to stay in Crow Village to hold back the enemy. He didn't want those guys to escape."
Amy replied, "He asked me to come to Sarleon City and let me follow your arrangements."
This was inevitable. After seeing Fiona's body, Godric would definitely do this - since Leon would solve the troubles in Sarleon City, then the enemies in Weirdfox Town and Crow Village would naturally have to be solved by Godric.
Godric knew that since Leon would call Amy to Sarleon, it meant that Leon was sure to control Sarleon and Amy's safety was guaranteed .
Then, Godric could kill without any worries.
"Then...we must provide him with adequate support as quickly as possible. Amy, take a rest. We have to go to the throne room tomorrow morning."
Leon nodded - let Amy be the regent, and then quickly declare the Lion Knights an illegal knight order, then all problems can be solved.
Godric is not short of troops now. Although his Red Arrow Longbowmen are not strong, the cost of forming them is very low, and they already have 700 to 800 people. In addition, Cloze will bring the Silver Hand to help, and Sir Roland will also rush from Dark Falcon Castle to Weird Fox Town to deal with the heretics. It is estimated that they will arrive soon.
The best support would be to free Godric from all constraints and relieve him of his worries.
"Leon, you once said that you wanted to unify the continent of Pendor. You wanted to take more power for safety ... So, do you want to become the king of Sarleon?"
Amy asked suddenly.
"In no mood."
Li Ang shook his head slightly.
Amy raised her head and looked at Li Ang in surprise: "Don't want to?"
Leon's expression was serious. He looked at the tired Amy, held her in his arms, and patted her thin back. "Yes, I don't want to. If possible, I would rather Aunt Philina live... However, we must protect ourselves and those who care about us. Therefore, the Silver Throne of the Sarleon Kingdom cannot fall into the hands of outsiders."
"But I don't want to..."
Amy rested her head on Leon's shoulder, hugged Leon, closed her eyes and took a rest.
Li Ang took her in his arms and sat her on the steps of the Court of Nobles, letting her lean on his shoulder.
"let's go……"
A few minutes later, Amy raised her head again, reached out to wipe the tears from her face, and stood up: "Tell me what to do."
At this moment, she has become the determined princess knight again.
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The next day, early morning.
Throne Room.
King Ulric's coffin lies before the Silver Throne.
Amy, wearing a white cloak, stood in front of the coffin and presided over Ulrich's funeral ceremony.
This is where only the king's heir is qualified to stand.
And at this moment in Sarleon City, only Amy has such qualifications.
Just yesterday, the afternoon when Amy arrived in Sarleon, Leon ordered all the nobles in Sarleon to gather in the throne room this morning to bid farewell to the king's body.
Normally, after the death of a king, his body would be kept for at least half a month. This was to wait for the arrival of lords from various places and to determine the king's successor during this period.
After the heir is determined, the lords will swear allegiance to the next generation of king in front of the body of the previous king, and then hold the funeral.
When a king dies and does not designate an heir, the next king is usually chosen by the great nobles. Of course, in most cases it is determined according to the order of succession - no matter who is chosen, power will fall into the hands of the most powerful lord.
Unless a certain heir is strong and powerful, no one dares to mess with him.
But Li Ang did not intend to give the nobles a chance to choose.
He told the nobles in Sarleon City directly that Amy was now the only heir.
Moreover, he ordered the cavalry troops brought back by Amy to surround the palace.
The female soldiers of Griffin Claw even all entered the throne room and directly replaced the guards in the palace.
At the same time, Leon's Noldor Guards are still guarding the only accessible main city gate. Unless Leon agrees, no one can leave Sarleon City, and no one else can even spread the news of the king's death.
Leon himself entered the throne room fully armed with a sword and armor.
This morning, all the nobles in Sarleon City realized that Amy was now the heir who was "strong and powerful and no one dared to mess with her". If your fist was not as strong as Leon and Amy combined, then it would be best not to say anything...
But doubts still exist and must exist.
"Lord Leon, I do not doubt the truth of what you said, but I want to know why the city gates are still blocked?"
The one who raised the question was a middle-aged nobleman in academic uniform. He was the Grand Secretary who succeeded Igor after his death, and the one who should have expressed the most doubts, because he was responsible for recording the history of the kingdom.
Li Ang nodded at him kindly: "This matter can be told to you by the people of the Lion Knights..."
As he said this, he waved his hand.
Several Lion Knights were shackled and escorted into the throne room by a group of female soldiers.
"They are knights of the Lion Knights, and they are the remaining personnel in Sarleon City."
Leon held his sword and looked at the Lion Knights coldly. "At the same time, he is also the spy planted by the traitor Malbert in Sarleon City, and an accomplice of Brennus in conspiracy against the country!"
"You're lying! This is a frame-up!"
A lion knight roared angrily.
"Gag them and bring up Circe..."
Li Ang ignored him and directed the female soldiers to bring the fat cook in the House of Nobles who was responsible for silencing witnesses to the throne room.
"Circe, tell us everything you have done under the gaze of the goddess Eunomia and the late king. This is the funeral of His Majesty the King. Her Highness Amy will not kill anyone at this time. Tell the truth and you can live."
Li Ang gave the cook a real way to make a living.
Sersi nodded and knelt in the middle of the hall: "I was arranged by Duke Brunus to work in the House of Nobles..."
The cook confessed in public all the orders given to her by Brunus, including killing the former queen's maid, concealing the little princess's background, monitoring the king's actions, etc. It also included the affair between the queen and Brunus and the whole process of the little princess being taken away by Brunus - especially the affair part, which was described in great detail.
"Now you understand why I want to blockade Sarleon? Because the Lion Knights are unreliable! The former Royal Knights have now become traitors!"
Li Ang sneered and said: "In order to prevent the rebellious Lion Knights from jumping off the wall, I must be careful!"
"Is what this woman said... all true? Princess Denise is the daughter of Brennus and the Queen..."
Some nobles expressed some doubts, as Denise was the name of Ulrich's youngest daughter.
But most people actually believed it - Circe described the affair between Brunus and the queen in great detail, and many older nobles knew it was true as soon as they heard it.
Moreover, two of the Lion Knights whose mouths were gagged looked ashen.
Circe just didn't mention Eren, and everything else she said was true. Combined with some orders within the Lion Knights, these things made several Lion Knights know that there was indeed something wrong with Brennus.
There will always be people with poor psychological quality. The two people whose faces changed drastically were, if nothing unexpected happened, the people who participated in taking the little princess Denise out of the city and sending her to Qiaoyan Bay.
"If you think that Circe's confession is unreliable, then you can keep your doubts. But for those who express doubts, I must first investigate whether you have any relationship with the traitor Brennus to confirm your impartiality. I hope you can understand..."
Li Ang said this lightly, looking very magnanimous.
Indeed, you can doubt, but at least you have to make sure that you have nothing to do with rebellion and that your doubt is out of public interest.
But who would dare to let Li Ang "investigate" at this time?
Then there was no more questioning voice in the entire throne room, and all the nobles said in unison that the Lion Knights were a traitor, and they must be identified as an illegal knightly order and sent troops to destroy them!
"After ensuring the safety of Sarleon City, I will be responsible for hunting down the Lion Knights... In fact, my troops are currently hunting down the Lion Knights. Grand Maester, now, do you have any questions?"
Of course there won't be a problem. The university scholar had already been "persuaded" by Li Ang the night before, and today he was just cooperating with Li Ang.
Leon selflessly stated that he would be responsible for clearing out the rebellion, which indeed gave the nobles more trust in him.
After all, since he even took on such a dangerous job, what Marshal Leon said must be the truth, right? He is confident that he can wipe out the Lion Knights, so who would dare to go against him at this time?
In fact, even if Leon intended to call a horse a zebra, these nobles would have to admit it.
However, Leon and Amy still used a relatively gentle approach and did not kill anyone.
Then, under the watchful eyes of the goddess Eunomia and the late king, Amy was voted unanimously by the nobles as the regent princess.
- The little princess is seen as the rebellious daughter of Brunus. Andrew is missing, and now there is no other heir to the throne except Amy, so it must be a unanimous vote.
Of course, Amy was not the queen at that time, she was just the temporary regent.
During these fifteen days, she could only stand in front of the silver throne and could not sit down.
Half a month later, when the lords from all over the country received the news of the king's death and rushed over, the great lords would crown her together.
only……
The lords who can receive the message first are the ones that Li Ang is willing to let receive the message.
For example, Lord Hereward of Misty Marsh, Baron Leofric of Brave Shield, Lord Granlon of Payne, Lord Charles of Fletcher...
Anyway, we are all family.
Moreover, the Lion Knights have been identified as rebels, and Brennus has become the rebel leader. After half a month, Leon and Amy will no longer speak politely to others.
Because Amy’s first order after becoming regent was to declare war on Firdsvain!
This had to be done, because Ulric died at the hands of the Firdsvain. This national hatred necessitated a declaration of war, and it could easily inspire the determination of the country to unite against a common enemy.
As for Leon, he will be in charge of all military affairs of the Kingdom of the Fierce Lion because of the upcoming war.
It was Amy who held the funeral for the late King Ulrich, and it was also Amy who launched the war of revenge for Ulrich. Marshal Leon also clearly supported Amy.
Such an heir is already difficult to shake.
At the same time, when facing the upcoming war of revenge with Firdsvain, no noble who is public-spirited will mention things like appointing a new king.
Because this war of revenge for the previous king is different from ordinary conquests. Interfering with the battle at this time is obviously making an enemy of the entire Fierce Lion Territory.
Only selfish and stupid people would cause trouble at this time, and they are most likely Brennus's men.
This is the main reason why Leon let Inna go.
In order to simplify complicated matters, and also to kidnap all neutral nobles, and even smarter enemies.
Allowing Ulrik's murderer to escape back to the Firdsvain alive would both provide a reason to start a national war and make it easy to identify those with ulterior motives.
There are very few fools who would act recklessly at such a time. During the war, Leon could completely use military law - that is, he could kill people directly without trial.
At the same time, Amy promised that whoever could avenge the king in the war against Firdsvain would become the Duke of Lion Lake City.
As for Brennus, Amy also made it clear that whoever can kill the rebel Brennus and retake Cliff Bay will become the Duke of Cliff Bay.
The goals, the future, and the opportunities for advancement were all clearly laid out before the nobles of the Sarleon Kingdom.
