Give Me the Name of God

The king died, and the ministers and queen were dumbfounded.

The Minister of the Interior came to his senses, pointed at the queen, and shouted loudly: "You killed the king!"

The ministers all pointed their fingers at the queen. The queen quickly stood beside Bucken, too frightened to speak.

"Shut up!" Bucken shouted, and the ministers felt a sharp pain in their hearts and immediately fell silent.

Bucken said in a deep voice: "His Majesty has passed away, but the Romulu Kingdom must have a new owner. Since we cannot prove which edict is true, we can only listen to the queen's opinion."

There was silence in the palace for a long time, and the eldest prince Nealos suddenly spoke: "The Minister of State has handed over the edict to us. He can prove the authenticity of the edict!"

The Minister of the Interior hurriedly said: "That's right! Lord Lessio personally handed the edict into my hands. The guards can vouch for me!"

"You are talking nonsense!" the Queen said angrily, "The Minister of State clearly handed over the edict to me, and the guards can also vouch for me!"

Everyone went noisily to the residence of the Minister of State, while the waiters were busy cleaning the dust in the palace.

No one seemed to have thought that the dust was all that was left of the king.

In the quarrel between the two sides, Bucken already understood everything. This was all caused by Lessio.

He immediately ordered the Divine Punishment Army to surround the residence of the Minister of State. As one can imagine, Lessio had already left the royal capital.

"It seems I'm late," Bucken said to himself, "but that doesn't matter."

He walked out of the palace of the Minister of State and said to the ministers: "Lesio has betrayed the kingdom. I will contact the God's Punishment Army from all over the country to round him up. In accordance with the king's last wish, I declare in the name of the Lord that Leias... Gaius inherits the throne and becomes the new king of the Romulu Kingdom!"

The queen and her guards cheered loudly, while the ministers were stunned and speechless.

The Minister of the Interior gritted his teeth and said: "You declare? Do you have such qualifications?"

Bucken smiled cruelly and said, "Who do you think is more qualified than me?"

The God's Punishment Army behind them drew their long swords neatly, and the officials took several steps back.

The eldest prince Nealos said: "According to the laws of the kingdom, the edict must have the seal of the Minister of State before it can take effect!"

"Lesio has betrayed the kingdom, and his seal is of no use!" Bucken scanned the crowd and said, "Don't worry, His Majesty the King will appoint a new minister of state, and then just add another seal."

"You, you, you are usurping the throne!" The Minister of the Interior was trembling with anger and turned to Nealos, "Let's go!"

"Stop, don't go anywhere," Bucken said with a smile. "The New Year's prayers haven't ended yet. It's almost dawn. Come with me to the cathedral."

The Home Secretary was startled that Bucken seemed to be imprisoning them.

He pretended not to hear and wanted to take Nealos and leave immediately. Bucken waved his hand, and the God's Punishment Army surrounded the ministers and the great prince.

"Didn't you understand what I said? I told you to go to church!"

The ministers were frightened and at a loss. The Minister of the Interior winked, and several guards wanted to draw their swords. Bucken waved his finger, and a holy light flashed, and the guards turned into pieces of meat scattered on the ground in the blink of an eye.

The faces of the ministers turned pale, and Bucken slowly stepped forward and patted the Minister of the Interior on the cheek: "Don't do anything stupid. Come with me to pray first, and then attend the new king's succession ceremony."

After half a month of trekking, Prince Ticas and Minister of State Lessio finally arrived at the territory of Archduke Besariu, Longyin City, the largest city in the south.

According to legend, more than two thousand years ago, a giant dragon appeared in the southeastern region. This was a dragon that could spit poison. All living creatures in its path would be driven away and killed.

The people living in the local area united together and launched a desperate struggle with the dragon, but the dragon was too powerful, and more than half of the people in the southeast died at the hands of the dragon.

Until the great hero Heracles passed by here and stabbed the dragon's wings and claws with a sharp sword. The dragon had no way to escape and had to get into the ground to avoid Hercules' pursuit.

Hercules encouraged people to build a city here and use faith and courage to suppress the dragon's violence and arrogance, and thus the Dragon Hidden City was born.

Because the Minister of State had sent a letter in advance, Grand Duke Besarius was well prepared. He led the six counts under his rule and a thousand-person ceremonial guard to welcome the prince into the city with the highest etiquette of welcoming a monarch.

The minister of state showed the king's edict to Besalius, who swore allegiance to the new king in public and gave the most gorgeous manor to Ticas as a royal palace.

The size of this manor cannot be compared with that of the royal palace, but its level of luxury is no less impressive.

Among the three Grand Dukes, Bessarius did not have the largest territory or the largest military force, but he was the richest. This was due to the maritime trade in the southeast region. The taxes collected from merchants from various places every year exceeded the king's. Half of the income.

At the dinner, Besaliu once again promised Ticas that he would form a powerful army to help the king regain the capital within two years.

Tikas didn't know how to express his gratitude. He was completely moved by Besaliu's loyalty.

But the Minister of State remained calm. He knew that the Grand Duke's promise was not free. After the banquet was over, he and Ticas discussed the matter of remuneration.

"He is willing to help, and you should reward him accordingly. Free loyalty is too expensive, and we cannot afford it."

Ticas agreed with the Minister of State's idea, but the question at hand was, what kind of reward could impress Besaliu?

There is no shortage of money in Besaliu, and any promise of money will not work.

The land didn't have much appeal either. Besa Liu already owned the richest land in the kingdom. What's more, Ticas' only foothold was provided by Besa Liu. All promises about land seemed pale and weak.

The only thing that works is commitment and status, but what kind of status can be higher than the Grand Duke? Should Ticas give up the throne to him?

After a night of deliberations, no answer could be found, and the next day, the Minister of State decided to seek Besaliu's opinion directly.

This made Besa Liu a little embarrassed. After a whole day of talks, Besa Liu finally expressed his thoughts tactfully.

"Our king is too young and needs someone to help him handle the complicated government affairs. I know that government affairs are what you are best at, but I think you need a helper, just like everything Mr. Fedison does."

Fedison, the former King's Assistant Minister, was the actual controller of the entire Romulu Kingdom before the King was forty years old.

Bessa Liu wanted to be the Assistant Minister. The status of the Assistant Minister was very different from that of the Minister of State. Before the king took charge, the Assistant Minister held almost all the power of the kingdom. This is the true meaning of one person under the authority of ten thousand people. On the throne, the status of the auxiliary ministers is infinitely close to that of the king, and even superior to the king in some aspects.

Lessio conveyed Besalius' wishes to Ticas, and the young prince immediately became alert. More than once, he heard his father describe the tyranny and domineeringness of the auxiliary minister. He was afraid that his father would never have the chance to govern in his lifetime.

"It seems we cannot agree to his request."

The Minister of State shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, we have no choice. If you agree to him, you will lose part of your power, but if you refuse him, you will lose everything."

Tikas pursed his lips and said, "Since you have no choice, why do you ask me?"

"This is a bit embarrassing, isn't it?" the Minister of State smiled, "No matter how embarrassing it is, you have to face it and endure it. This is what a king must do."

Ticas nodded, and with the help of the Minister of State, he personally drafted an edict appointing Archduke Besarius as the Assistant Minister of State.

"I don't have a seal yet." Because he had no previous position, Ticas had never had a seal engraved.

"I have already carved it for you." The Minister of State took out the seal that had been prepared and handed it to Ticas.

"Learn to face it, learn to endure it!" Tikas gritted his teeth and stamped his seal on the edict.

The Minister of State also stamped his seal on it, and the edict came into effect.

After seeing the edict, Besaliu was very excited. He immediately issued the first order as the assistant minister, asking the Grand Duke of Sheltai in the south to immediately go to Longyin City to meet the new king.

The Minister of State said with a worried look: "As far as I know, Shelty is a person who likes to watch the fun, but doesn't like to join in the fun."

Besaliu smiled and said: "Lord Lesio, we don't need to be so cryptic when talking to each other. I have no intention of giving Sheltai room for negotiation. This is an order from the king. If he refuses to come to see you, I will treat him as a The traitor will not even hesitate to use force against him. Only by unifying the south will we have the strength to fight against the God's Punisher. Shelty is our first target to conquer."

The Minister of State was very satisfied with the idea of ​​​​Bessa Liu: "After conquering Shelty, the next step is the southwest."

Besa Liu said with a worried look on his face: "There is some trouble in the southwest. To be honest, I don't even know who is the owner of the southwest."