Sickly lady in wheelchair, but God

He expanded the territory and achieved unprecedented achievements. Who would dare to disobey him?

But he had just ascended the throne after all, and the probability of something going wrong was too high if he rashly crossed the river to attack those city-states.

The army of the Kingdom of Vistapa is strong in the land force, and has no advantage in the navy compared to the southern city-states. Moreover, it is still unknown how many people in this powerful army will obey his orders.

After much deliberation, Gulan Qi decided to start with the Oriental Port City.

He wanted to take this opportunity to establish his authority and see how many people in the army supported him.

To be honest, the results were a bit bad, especially his decision to appoint Broderick as head coach.

The prestige of the Wallifer family is rooted in the Knights Templar, but it has no foundation in the army. In addition, Broderick's reputation has been ruined by his defection to Guranki, and the people in the army are even more dissatisfied with Broderick.

There was a disagreement between the generals and the commanders, and even between the soldiers and the commanders. The result was that the war, which Gulanqi thought should go smoothly, ran into big trouble.

"King, our army's vanguard has been defeated!"

"???"

Gulanqi was about to break apart, and his face looked extremely ugly.

"What the hell is going on?"

The messenger explained the situation.

As soon as the expeditionary army arrived near Longshan City, several nobles of Longshan City surrendered with their private soldiers. As a result, the morale of the expeditionary army was greatly boosted, and they decided to capture Longshan City in one go to make a good start for the expedition.

However, the expeditionary force's vanguard encountered a tenacious counterattack from the defenders of Longshan City when crossing the river.

What's even more outrageous is that at this time, the surrendered nobles directly led their troops to riot, attacking the expeditionary soldiers while shouting "Our army is defeated."

Where had the soldiers of the expeditionary force ever seen such a scene?

Many soldiers turned around and ran, and the situation on the battlefield was reversed on the spot.

The commander of the vanguard immediately sent people to the main force for help. However, on the way, the general had a conflict with Broderick.

Broderick fully demonstrated the spirit of "standing firm as a mountain when friendly forces are in trouble" and watched the vanguard troops being defeated.

He has his reasons too.

The vanguard troops are already in chaos. If we send reinforcements at this time, and they are also dispersed, wouldn’t the expeditionary force be completely doomed?

It would be better to just let it go. Even if the vanguard troops are destroyed, Longshan City is no match for the expeditionary force.

Broderick delayed for two days, and when he wanted to launch another attack on Longshan City, reinforcements from other port cities had already arrived, and a quick victory was no longer possible.

After hearing the messenger's words, Gulanqi almost fainted from anger.

He just has no experience, which doesn't mean he is an idiot. Under the current situation, if Broderick continues to be the commander-in-chief, let alone the capture of Kronshan City, the entire expeditionary force might be destroyed. By then, his throne will be unstable.

Gulanqi could only order Broderick to come back and let the highest-ranking general in the expeditionary force lead the troops to continue the war.

He definitely could not retreat, and the battle had to be fought, otherwise he would lose face completely. But he did not expect to conquer the entire East in one battle, and it would be good enough if he could capture Longshan City.

When Broderick came back, Guranki did not scold him, but kicked him out of the army and asked him to start a new knighthood from scratch.

Gulanqi secretly resented it.

The person abandoned by Eldino was indeed not capable of taking on any important role, which made him feel humiliated.

"It's totally unacceptable to continue like this. We must find a way to cultivate some reliable confidants."

The army and the old knights could not be relied upon for the time being, so he could only focus on the Grand Council and religion, which had been purged by Bernal and Eldino.

This time, Gulanqi decided to do everything he could to consolidate his legitimate position, so that others would have to bear tremendous pressure even if they wanted to usurp the throne.

While Gulanqi was tinkering with these things, Alsophila brought his disciples back to the city of Vistapa.

The various news she heard on the way made her feel mixed emotions.

If she had known that Eldino would die suddenly, she would not have gone out on the tour at all. Now she didn't even get to see Eldino for the last time.

When she heard that Gulanqi was going on an expedition to the East, she became very anxious. Black Storm City was also in the East. That was where she met God, and she didn't want to see it covered by war.

【Take me to see Guranchi immediately! 】

64 Merciful God, and the Power of the Holy Fire of Shelley's Daughter [5000]

The meeting between Alsophila and Guranki seemed very peaceful on the surface, but it was filled with terrible turbulence inside.

Eldino has been buried for several months. Even if the coffin is reopened and an autopsy is performed now, it is impossible to find out the real cause of his death, but Gulanqi is still worried.

There was no way. Compared with his grandfather and father, he was not good at fighting skills, but the sword girl standing in front of him was a famous master of swordsmanship.

Once Sword Lady finds out that he killed Eldino, given her relationship with her grandfather and father as both teacher and friend, she would probably attack him in the next second. With his weak strength, he would probably be stabbed to death before he could even say "save me".

Therefore, it was hard for Gulanqi not to be nervous.

The good news is that even though he was nervous, Sword Lady still couldn't notice anything unusual.

After all, his father has died. It's normal for his body to tremble slightly when he talks about this with others because he has trouble controlling his emotions, right?

Alsophila patted Gulanqi's shoulder and asked him to express his condolences.

At this point, Gulan Qicai finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The most dangerous moment has been safely passed, and now he should think about whether he can find a way to get some benefits from Sword Lady.

If Fiora is willing to stand up for him, then his brothers will definitely not dare to go against him in a short period of time, and his pressure will be reduced by at least half.

But it's hard.

Gu Ranqi knew very well that he and Jian Ji did not have a good relationship.

Jian Ji has been traveling abroad in recent years, so even if he wanted to curry favor with her, he couldn't do it.

When he was younger, he was not very popular with Fiora. To be precise, it was not just him who was disliked by Fiora, but his younger brothers as well. Fiora seemed to be deliberately distancing herself from them.

Maybe Fiora hates them.

In this situation, how can he get Sword Lady to help him?

After much thought, Gulanqi felt that he could only play the emotional card.

His relationship with Sword Lady is not good, but Eldino is different, and he is Eldino's son.

Thinking of this, Gulanqi fell to his knees.

"Lady Jian Ji, you are finally back!"

There was already a hint of crying in his voice.

This abrupt action made Alsophila at a loss. She didn't really hate Eldino's children. It was just that she was in a state of wild thoughts at that time. She felt that contact with people would only bring her more sadness, so she deliberately distanced herself from Eldino's children.

Now seeing Gulanqi kneeling on the ground, it was impossible for her to say that she was not anxious.

She is not familiar with Gulanqi, but Gulanqi is Eldino's eldest son and the one who will inherit Eldino's foundation!

【What happened? 】

Alsophila spinulosa quickly wrote on the writing board.

Gulanqi was quite cunning. He did not say explicitly what difficulties he had encountered, but just kept repeating his inner panic.

He said he felt he was incapable of meeting his father's expectations and was afraid the legacy his father left behind would fall into ruin in his hands.

He said he was not good at speaking, and although his father asked him to get along well with his brothers and sisters and be kind to Lady Sword Princess, he was afraid that he would say the wrong thing and mess things up.

After this series of attacks, Alsophila, who originally just wanted to come back to see how Eldino died, immediately decided to stay and help Guranki.

【Don't worry, I will help you. 】

Seeing this line, Gulanqi almost laughed out loud.

Okay, okay, this is what he wants!

As an ambitious man, he will use everything he can to realize his ambition to surpass his father, even if the person he is using is his own father whom he killed with his own hands.

What's wrong with having no lower limit?

Those who achieve great things do not stick to trivial matters!

With the support of Alsophila, Gulanchi took immediate action. On the second day after Alsophila returned to the city of Vestapa, he held a banquet. The participants included his younger brothers and sisters, as well as members of the Grand Council.

After the banquet started, Alsophila stood behind Gulanqi the whole time. How could anyone who witnessed all this not understand what this meant?

The Snow Tower Sword Princess does not hold any power, but she is very powerful, and her status in the hearts of all the Snow Tower people is comparable to that of their own ancestors.

If she supported Guranchi, those ministers who had the blood of the Xueta clan would not openly oppose Guranchi no matter how much they hated him.

It will be difficult to cause trouble to Gulanqi now.

Gulanqi took note of everyone's reactions.

This is just the beginning, his plans go far beyond this.

After settling the master and apprentice of Alsophila spinulosa, he began to calmly carry out the plan he had made long ago.

Gulanqi first contacted a well-known religious group in Vistapa——

Return to Oneness.

The Reunification Church is similar to the Sacred Heart Church that Polamene relied on. Both believe in the goddess Vitis. The difference is that the teachings of the Reunification Church are more radical.

The Guiyi Church believes that there is only one god in the world, Vitis, and all other gods are false gods.

Under the protection of Vittis, everyone was originally immersed in happiness. However, as time went on, some "rebellious sons and daughters" appeared among humans. These people did not know how to appreciate what they had and were bewitched by the false gods and became believers of the false gods. Vittis was furious and brought many disasters to the world.

But Vitis is a merciful god after all. While she brings disaster, she also gives hope to mankind.

Magic power, bloodline, and even faith itself all come from her kindness. Because of these, humans who bear original sin have the possibility of atonement.

The Reunification Church preaches the theory of "Great Atonement", which means that as long as human beings unite together, fight against all false beliefs in gods, and let the whole world return to the embrace of the goddess Vetis, then human beings can return to the happy kingdom of God.

When choosing a religious sect to cooperate with, Gulanqi chose Guiyi Sect at first sight.

If he could make Guiyi the state religion of the Kingdom of Vistapa, he would not only be able to gain the support of the vast majority of Guiyi believers, but the resistance he would face in sending troops to conquer other countries or tribes would also be greatly reduced.

[I don’t want to annex other countries (tribes). I want the people of those countries (tribes) to return to the embrace of Vitis, so that humans can live a happy life again! ]

This excuse is much more useful than any forced claim.

The Pope of Guiyi Church is also an ambitious man. When he heard that Gulanqi wanted to cooperate with him, he was immediately attracted.

But he was not a fool. With the example of the Sacred Heart Church in mind, he did not dare to go to the Kingdom of Vistapa to cause trouble.

After some discussion, the two decided to cooperate in a more gentle way.

In the first stage, Gulanqi used various means to support the Guiyi Sect locally and suppress other sects.

In the second stage, after the Guiyi religion has developed to a certain extent, the Guiyi religion will create some auspicious things and declare that Guranki is the one chosen by God and is born to rule the Kingdom of Vistapa.

It is only natural that Gulanqi holds the absolute dominant position in this partnership. Gulanqi only wants to use the Guiyi Church to strengthen its own legitimacy, not to find a religion to ride on its head and bully others.

After making some progress in religion, Gulanqi began to secretly contact members of the Grand Council.

He was looking for those members of parliament who had some influence in the local area but were suppressed during Eldino's administration and marginalized in the Grand Council.

As long as he extends an olive branch, these lawmakers will usually agree to cooperate with him.

What happened if there were conflicts in the past?

The benefits are right in front of you, so the question is whether you want to get them or continue to hold on to the contradiction.

Just like the cooperation with Guiyi Sect, Gulanqi did not dare to be too radical at the beginning.

His control over the military is too weak. If he were to make drastic moves as soon as he came to power, he might be driven out of office by the lawmakers whose interests were damaged and the military.

Gulanqi moved forward cautiously.

Despite the support of Alsophila, he still did not live a happy life because Alsophila did not interfere in any political affairs.

It was not until a month and a half later that he finally received good news. After paying a considerable price, the expeditionary force conquered Longshan City.

Thank God, we finally won a battle!

Gulanqi immediately ordered a reward for the expeditionary force and asked the expeditionary force to stay where they were and not move further eastward.

In the days that followed, he focused all his energy on maintaining his legitimacy.

With the support of the Guiyi Church and influential local congressmen, he finally secured his throne and people no longer treated him as a soft persimmon that could be easily manipulated.

Gulanqi did not relax because his throne was secure.

His goal is to surpass Eldino, so what he is doing now is far from enough.