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Chapter 651
San Vallo Empire, the capital of the kingdom.

The Chamber of the Royal Residence of Tandinburg.

In the main hall, a middle-aged man in his forties, who was dressed luxuriously and waited, drank tea as if sitting on pins and needles.

He is His Royal Highness the Grand Prince Simon Wald.

In the first seat of the meeting room, King San Vallo, wearing a red gilded cloak, reclined on the throne without any image, holding a piece of parchment in his hand and looking at it, his whole person's expression revealed that he was careless.

It's just that the entire meeting hall was silent, and there was an oppressive atmosphere for no reason.

Suddenly, the king on the first seat sneered.

His Royal Highness Simon, who was about to drink water below, trembled and almost knocked over the teacup in his hand, and hurriedly put it back on the tea table.

Then I heard the king lazily say: "The Pope of Light will set off to the capital to crown you in a few days, Simon, you have to get ready."

Hearing this, His Royal Highness Simon was suddenly glad that he had put down the tea, otherwise this fine jade cup obtained from the polar region would definitely have fallen to the ground.

He said tremblingly: "Your Majesty, my son may not be able to take up the position of King San Vallo at present. You are in good health and should be able to..."

"Do you know what I told the Holy See?" The king interrupted him directly.

His Royal Highness Simon raised his head in confusion.

The king smiled and said: "I told the Holy See that I am dying of a critical illness, so I have to give way to you, and let their Pope personally come and crown you. Simon, this is the honor I won for you."

However, after hearing these words, His Royal Highness Simon was in a cold sweat.

He was terrified and fearful, and even more at a loss.

Today was supposed to be the same day as usual.

After His Royal Highness Simon accompanied his beloved princess to read a book in the morning, he went out for a horse racing carnival with his friends. When he came back in the afternoon, he was planning to go to the big bath to relax—his father, King San Vallo, suddenly called him into the palace.

After the simple greeting, before His Royal Highness Simon could think about why his father called him, he heard the father, whom he had never been able to understand, say that he would hand over the throne of the San Valo Empire to him.

His Royal Highness Simon was in a daze at the time.

He just sat blankly outside the meeting hall for a long time, and he didn't react until the maid came to change the cold tea.

After careful consideration, His Royal Highness Simon felt that his father was testing him.

After all, I have been a prince for 40 to [-] years. Ordinary people may complain why the king has not passed on the throne, but in fact, His Royal Highness Simon quite likes his current life.

Don't worry about the finances of Tandinburg, and don't care about the government affairs of the empire. Isn't it good to eat and drink every day?
Furthermore, compared to myself, there are several other princes who are actually more suitable to be kings than him.

So today's remarks are probably just a temptation.

His Royal Highness Simon has already thought about the words of refusal, but this father, who he has never understood, seems even more incomprehensible now, and he has a sense of needle-like fear for no reason.

It's not about a father.

But to a king.

...

Until the king said the words "The Pope himself will come to crown you", His Royal Highness Simon really trembled, thinking that his father had gone crazy.

If you are not crazy, can you say such crazy and delusional words?

To put it bluntly, the San Vallo royal family is really not qualified to let the Pope of Light come to the capital in person just to crown a king.

Even if the king is dying, he has to crawl to Guangming City by himself if he wants to ask for help.

The holiness and nobility of the Pope, even His Majesty the Royal Highness deeply agrees with this. This is the corruption of the Holy See's theocracy on the empire.

But His Royal Highness Simon looked at the king's half-smile look, and he suddenly felt that if the king was crazy, he should be completely crazy.

So this thing is real.

He really called the Pope over...

His Royal Highness Simon didn't know how he got out of the chamber, nor how he got back to the palace.

It was just that the princess's inquiry suddenly sounded in my ears: "Simon, what's wrong with you, why do you look so out of your mind? What did your majesty tell you to come over?"

His Royal Highness Simon came back to his senses. He looked at his lover who was close at hand, and tremblingly said: "Father has gone crazy."

The bright sun's rays fell on him, and he only felt chills all over his body.

If the Pope Guangming did not agree to come to the capital, then this matter is at most the king's going to Guangming City to plead guilty, but since the Holy See also abnormally agreed to this ridiculous request.

That means that the deeds of Wald XIII will repeat itself.

--war.

Hundreds of years ago, the reason why Wald XIII took the blame was because the king wanted to overthrow the theocracy of the Holy See in the capital.

However, this ridiculous move did not even close the gate to the Holy See of the king's capital for a day. In the end, the king rushed all the way to Guangming City and knelt down outside the Holy See of Guangming for three days as a punishment.

His Royal Highness Simon didn't know what his father had prepared, but he knew that if he really wanted to fight against the Holy See.

The end result can only be a war.

He is not stupid, he knows that he has now been pushed to the forefront by his father, becoming the one who lured the Pope to come to the capital, and became the fuse that started the war.

No matter what the outcome of this confrontation is, he will definitely bear an eternal infamy and be nailed to the pillar of shame to endure the ridicule of future generations.

Simon covered his face hard.

He locked himself in the study, and he didn't care about Wang Hao's worries, and he didn't want to care about anything. In a trance, he just felt like he was going crazy.

Until it gradually slopes westward.

Suddenly there was a voice from the princess asking softly outside the door: "Simon, Her Highness Teresa has come to see you. She said that she has something important to discuss with His Majesty. Do you want to come out and see me?"

Teresa?
His Majesty's business?

The latter word made Simon's mind suddenly sober, his expression fluctuated, and finally got up and opened the door of the study.

He saw the frightened and worried expression of the princess.

He probably looks ugly now.

Simon twitched the corner of his mouth: "Don't worry about me, where is Teresa?"

After the sound came out, he realized that his throat was extremely dry and hoarse, as if his throat was on fire.

The princess said in a low voice: "His Royal Highness Teresa is looking at paintings in the library, you should change your clothes before going."

"it is good……"

...

His Royal Highness Simon of the Royal Family of San Vallo does not love government affairs. Apart from archery and horse racing, he likes to collect all kinds of art.

No.19 Princess Teresa is pacing in front of the painting. She wears a neat equestrian outfit, her expression is light, and a pair of bright green eyes reflect the painting.

After hearing the footsteps coming from behind, Princess Teresa didn't turn her head back, she just smiled and said, "Brother Simon, this painting of yours is the most beautiful one in the library, and I haven't even owned one like this." Collection."

Simon, who was in a nervous mood, looked at the painting, but saw that it was a "Priest Preaching Picture", the picture was a bishop in white who was preaching, and countless believers surrounded it below.

This is also the only painting of the Holy See in Simon's collection.

Suddenly, he seemed to have guessed Teresa's purpose for coming here.

His throat felt increasingly dry.

It seems that the water I drank before I came here just didn't drink at all.

Simon made a swallowing motion and asked tentatively, "Teresa, what do you want to tell me?"

Teresa turned to look at him. The girl's eyes were bright and she had a flamboyant beauty. The light in the storage room made her golden curly hair extraordinarily brilliant.

All along, Simon has not been familiar with this sister.

His king's father was extremely romantic and left more blood than previous kings, as if he was afraid that the succession to the throne would not be exciting enough.

And this younger sister, because of her poor health, was sent to the farm in the capital for cultivation, and was not picked up until the coming-of-age ceremony.

It's just that although they all live in Fort Tendino, they don't have many chances to meet each other.

So Simon didn't know Teresa at all, whether it was from appearance or personality.

"Brother Simon, the conference hall is in full swing."

Teresa just took a look at Simon, then looked away, and walked around the collection room looking at the paintings while talking, as if it was just an ordinary chat.

Simon's nerves tensed up: "What's the matter in the chamber?"

Teresa smiled: "I heard that my lord father suddenly fell ill last night. I didn't have time to summon my husband in the future. I didn't expect to be sick this morning, so I called you to the bed and said that I would pass on the throne to you."

Simon thought about the king's hale and hearty appearance, and said stiffly, "Well, it's all spread..."

"Brother Simon, do you know how many people are staring at father's position?" Teresa said again.

"I know..." Simon looked a little surprised.

"In addition to the fact that several brothers are eyeing the throne, Duke William seems to have a different idea...By the way, what do you think of my title?" Teresa asked a seemingly irrelevant question as she spoke. .

"What title?" Simon was taken aback.

"I am Princess No. 19. It just so happens that my father is King Wald XVIII." Teresa turned to look at him with a smile on her face.

"..." Simon was terrified.

There is no tradition in the San Vallo royal family that women cannot ascend the throne, and there have even been many female emperors in history, so Teresa's words made him know what her purpose was.

However, Simon was still a little confused.

Because before Teresa said these words, he thought that this younger sister, who had never lived in the palace since childhood, was from the side of the Holy See.

But now it seems that he misunderstood?

"Brother Simon, do you also like the throne?"

Teresa suddenly came close to him, her green eyes stared straight at him, and the color of her eyes under the lash feathers was sharpened by the light above her head.

Simon was frightened directly: "No, no, no! I don't like the throne at all!"

When Teresa heard this, she smiled and said, "I knew that Brother Simon has always ignored government affairs. He just went to the auction house and adjusted his artwork every day."

Simon laughed dryly.

"By the way, I like this painting very much. Can my brother give it to me?" Teresa's topic suddenly jumped again.

"Ah... yes."

Simon was startled by her implying sharp words. Now seeing her pointing to a colorful landscape painting, how dare he say no to it.

He didn't want to join the battle for the throne at all.

He felt shocking just by looking at those deeds in history, knowing that there is no such thing as blood relationship in front of kingship.

What's more, Simon knew that the passing of the throne was simply false.

The real crisis is the Holy See!

Teresa came here, it seemed that she was just trying to test whether Simon had the intention to seize the throne, she just took a painting and left without saying anything.

Simon watched her leave in horror.

And it is expected that before the Pope Guangming arrives in the capital, he may experience many such things.

……

After Teresa left the castle, she turned her head and glanced at the other car on the sidewalk of the palace, not far away, walking towards the castle, with an inexplicable smile on the corner of her mouth.

How could she foolishly come to win over Simon Wald.

Simon, who was pushed to the death column, can certainly be bewitched, but the uncertainty in it is too high, and it is easy to expose his own existence.

So she just came here out of boredom to inquire about the news of the meeting hall.

By the way, I confirmed that Simon should not be a player, and then cast a suspicious stone, putting his obvious purpose on the throne, so as to divert the attention of some people in the capital.

After all, she is not the only one who is interested in this throne, but the king's two, three, four, five, six princes are all interested.

She was the first to visit His Royal Highness Simon.

But it won't be the last.

And Teresa's plan is to intensify the royal power turmoil, and let it evolve from a specious doubt to a real result.

Before the arrival of the Holy See Army, the capital should be in chaos!

...

After returning to Princess Nineteen's castle in Tandinburg, Teresa handed over the paintings to the servants to hang up, and asked the servants to prepare dinner, while she locked herself in the bedroom for the reason of taking a bath and changing clothes.

Lifting the pillow on the bed, Teresa flipped the hidden button underneath, and a secret door appeared on the inside of the bed.

She turned over and rolled in, and closed the secret door from the inside.

Teresa walked through the long and dark stairs and came to a huge underground space.

The front suddenly opened up, and there was a faint golden light here, the pattern of the sun crown was painted on the wall, and a formation was carved on the ground.

Condensing the information in the capital into a jade token, Teresa threw the token into the formation and watched it miraculously disappear without a trace.

Speaking of...

If King San Vallo could be a player.

Could their Pope be a player too?
After all, only in this way can the gold content of the members of the two camps be considered evenly matched.

For example, there may also be undercover agents in the Holy See.

……

……

And when the dark tide is surging in the capital, and the bloody storm caused by the succession of the kingdom is about to be staged.

In the Western Continent, the Bright City shrouded by the setting sun.

The harmony here does not look like the pope is about to travel.

Of course, it only refers to the harmony outside the Holy See. The free folk in the City of Light did not feel the slightest urgency at all, and were as harmonious and peaceful as ever.

As for the Holy See.

After Xu Shuo left a conservative bishop in anger, he even rushed over with four conservative bishops, but this time he couldn't even enter the Pope's Palace of Light, and died before he could leave.

There is no way, the priesthood can only start preparing for the pope's trip (fight) trip (war).

Xu Shuo came to the church outside the Guangming Palace.

The priest who was in charge of serving the Pope usually stayed here. When he saw the Pope coming, the servant hurriedly bowed, not daring to take a second look at the face of His Majesty who was wearing a hood.

This church also has a light transmission array, which is a place shared by the priesthood and the pope.

Ever since the Priests found out that the Knights of the Sun were looking for Black Dragon Island, His Excellency the Pope no longer secretly sent messages to the Knights. After all, he had to give those old guys some trust.

And no matter how sneaky he was, it would be easy to reveal his true intentions.

—Although it has already been exposed.

Xu Shuo stayed here just to wait for the news from Heilong Island, if it really doesn't work.

He went to find it himself.

……

(End of this chapter)