Give Me the Name of God

New Year's is just three days away, and Bucken is planning some special events.

This year he prepared many programs for the king, including three days of prayer and five full days of confession. There were some short stories interspersed between the programs, including the execution of a group of heretics and some nobles and civilians who had participated in the war.

There are humiliations, threats, patient persuasion and sincere blessings. The whole process has ups and downs in an orderly manner. In this new year, Bucken is confident that he will drive the king into a madman.

But what he didn't expect was that the king's health was in trouble and he seemed to have become a madman.

At first Bucken thought the king was pretending, but after visiting in person, he found that something was really wrong with the king. He seemed to be lost, and he probably didn't have much time left.

This was good news and saved Bucken from having to do it himself.

Of course, it is still a bit abrupt to directly sit on the throne. After all, the king has three sons with legal inheritance rights.

Buckon brought the third prince Rheas to the cathedral. Because his mother was the current queen, he was the most promising heir to the throne.

He personally baptized the prince and shaved the prince's head. The prince originally only agreed to become a Protestant, but Bucken did not want to do this. He believed that God's Punishers should follow tradition, and there is no difference between Protestants and heretics. .

After taking complete control of the third prince, he was patiently waiting for the news of the king's death. But what he didn't expect was that Dwight, the general of the Lone Shadow Army, suddenly returned to the royal capital and brought him news that he had never dreamed of.

"False, everything is false," Dwight described calmly, "Lahn Pigu did not capture Blackwater City. He and the Werewolf army have been staying outside Blackwater City. All relevant battle reports are false. of."

Bucken roared: "This is impossible, go and call Amado, call me immediately!"

The waiter said from the side: "Sir, Deacon Amado has gone to Turbulence City."

Bucken fell silent. He sat in the cathedral all day without saying a word.

Dwight was not in the mood to see him dazed. After saying what needed to be said, he stood up and said, "Please deal with this matter as soon as possible, otherwise I will report the whole matter to the Pope."

…

The Minister of State came to the palace and stood by the King's bedside.

The king was draped in quilt, half sitting and half lying down, looking up at the minister of state.

It seemed that he was still somewhat energetic and did not look like he was terminally ill, but the Minister of State knew very well that he had seen believers look like when they were lost.

It's no wonder that the king rose from level one to level four in less than a year. With his physical talent, this is almost the same as committing suicide.

"Praise be to the great Lord of the Gods, Lessio, you are here, where is Longson?" The king asked to see the minister of state every day, and asked the same question every time he met, as if Longson was still in the capital. , or his general.

"Your Majesty, General Longson has left the royal capital."

"Where has he gone? This disloyal man, the king needs him so much now, where has he gone?"

The Minister of State did not know how to answer. He would patiently give some explanations before, but he found that it was all in vain. No matter what he said, the king's memory would return to its original point in the blink of an eye.

"Howitt is planning something. I can see it. You have to find a way to stop him."

"Your Majesty, Howitt is dead."

"Dead? Who killed him?"

"He committed suicide... Your Majesty, please have a good rest. I will come see you tomorrow."

Lesio turned around and shook his head. The king suddenly grabbed his clothes and said mysteriously: "Call Krechi Monchik. He is a smart man and he can find my treasure."

The Minister of State knew that the treasure the king was talking about was the artifact of Zeus, but it was a pity that he knew it too late.

The king's rank was not suitable for keeping the artifact at all, and the erosion of the artifact also aggravated the king's confusion.

"Count Monchik also left the royal capital."

"What did he do again? These disloyal people! None of them are loyal!" The king's body began to tremble, as if he had returned to reality in an instant.

He held the Minister of State's hand and whispered: "You are the most loyal, and the one I trust the most is you. You will never leave me, right?"

"I won't." No matter what happened before, the Minister of State still felt a little distressed when he saw the king's appearance.

The king looked around and whispered: "Howitt is dead. If the Pope blames him, let Longson take the blame. Don't tell him about this first. He is not loyal enough."

The sympathy that had just emerged disappeared instantly, and the Minister of State looked at the king coldly.

The king continued: "I'm afraid one Longson is not enough. If the Pope still doesn't agree, are you willing to sacrifice for me?"

The Minister of State was silent.

"You are a loyal person, but if it's not enough with you, I'm afraid I will have to cede some territory to the Pope. Three cities should be enough. If it doesn't work, I can cede two more counties..."

"Your Majesty, that is the territory of the kingdom." The Minister of State frowned.

The king roared: "So what? Everything in the kingdom belongs to me! As long as I live, the kingdom has meaning! Are you loyal to the kingdom or to me? I gave you everything today, not the kingdom to you of!"

The Minister of State did not want to listen to the king anymore, not even a word. He left the palace and just returned to the mansion, only to find that a special guest had been waiting for him for a long time.

"Sir, I need your help." The second prince Ticas bowed deeply to the Minister of State.

The Minister of State hurriedly invited the prince into the mansion, and after he had screened away the irrelevant people, he asked: "Your Highness, what do you need me to do?"

Tikas said: "Sir, I want to be a king."

The Minister of State looked Ticas up and down. Among the king's three sons, he was the least likely to succeed to the throne.

The third prince is the son of the current queen and has the support of Bucken.

The eldest prince was the grandson of the Minister of the Interior and had the support of all the ministers.

The second prince had no resources and was disliked by many people because of his upright temperament.

Of course, even though he knew he had no hope, Lesio would not speak too directly.

"Although the king is ill, he is still healthy. I am afraid it is not appropriate for you to tell me this now."

"My lord, with all due respect, when my father leaves this world, I am afraid that I will also go with him. No matter whether I am an elder brother or a younger brother, no matter which one of them becomes the king, they will not be able to tolerate me. My lord, I need your help. help!"

Looking at the sincere second prince and recalling some of his previous actions, the Minister of State discovered something different. He was different from the king and different from the other two princes.

The Minister of State looked solemn and said: "The prerequisite for becoming the king is that you leave the royal capital. Are you willing?"

The prince gritted his teeth and said: "I am willing, I am willing to do anything!"

The Minister of State nodded and said, "Go back and make some preparations. We may leave at any time."

…

Amado stood in front of Lahn Pigu without saying a word.

Rahn was embarrassed. He wanted to make some explanations, but was punched hard by Amado.

Rahn rubbed his cheek and whispered: "I have something to discuss with you."

Amado sneered: "What about discussion? Do I have any other choice?"

Rahn fell into silence, and then heard Amado sigh softly: "Anyway, as long as you live."

…

On New Year's Eve, all the guests arrived at the cottage in Weixing Mountain.

The cook served the hot pot, and the New Year's dinner officially began.

Manda sat in the host's seat and took the lead in picking up the wine glass.

Sitting at the head of the guests was Marquis Elmen of Blackwater, followed by Marquis Webner of Bluestone, then Marquis Moritz of Parrot, and finally Marquis Serin of Turbulence.

Sailin only arrived at Qixing Mountain last night. Because he was the last to arrive, he could only sit at the end of the list of guests of honor.

Fortunately, it came in time, otherwise he would not be able to eat this New Year's Eve dinner. Manda raised her glass and said, "For the sake of our friendship, let's have a drink first."

Everyone drank it all. Manda looked at the expressions of the four marquises and said with a smile: "How does it taste?"

“Very mellow!”

“Very sweet!”

“This is the best wine I’ve ever had!”

“This is such a fragrant wine that you will never get tired of drinking it for a lifetime.”

Manda taught everyone to use chopsticks to cook the mutton. Marquis Sailin was burned and spit it out.

Moritz was also burned and did not dare to vomit. Almen and Webner were not burned. They seemed to be used to eating.

Manda stared at Sailin. Sailin hesitated for a moment and ate back the spit out mutton.

Manda smiled, looked at the four marquis, and asked, "How does it taste?"

Al said fiercely: "It's so delicious, I can't get enough of it."

Webner said: "This delicious food should be a reward from the gods."

Moritz said: "It is the honor of my life to be able to eat this delicious food."

Marquis Sailin licked the blisters on his lips and praised: "This is the first time I have tasted such delicious food. Thank you, Lord Monchik."

Manda was very satisfied with their answers, raised her glass and said: "My lords, Happy New Year, may Hermes bless you."

(End of Volume 3)