Chapter 356: The Epic Meeting between the King and the Grand Duke

Soon it was the next morning.

It's spring.

The snowfall finally stopped.

Everything is new.

A crow with beautiful feathers flew through the clouds, spread its wings and flew over the holiday resort.

The cold wind of early spring made the black feathers tremble.

The crows fly very low.

It passed by the bell tower of the church school, flew over the partially renovated statue of the Mother Goddess, and floated over the green main building of the Adventurer's Association.

Finally, it gradually lowered and landed on the shoulder of a black-haired young man in gorgeous clothes.

Rand feeds his pet crow a piece of meat.

The crow stood on Rand's shoulder, tilting its head to observe the street.

Many people around him would look at Rand sideways, but most of them were because of Rand himself, not the beautiful crow on his shoulder.

Crows are intelligent creatures that are almost impossible to tame, but it is not surprising that Rand was able to do it.

But when Rand appeared on the road, people would still look at him sideways. Although Rand asked people not to salute him, everyone's gaze was always inevitable.

Rand was heading for the gate of the resort.

A distinguished guest is about to arrive.

On the road outside the holiday villa, two gorgeous carriages were traveling side by side.

The road near the resort was deliberately built to be wider so that two carriages could run side by side.

Surrounding him were the King's Guards and the Grand Duke's Guards, who were dressed in bright clothes and well-armored.

These are noble knights of the same rank as the White King's personal guards.

There is also a magician accompanying him.

The curtains of the two carriages were drawn open at this time.

The King of Frost Moon Kingdom and Duke Thorn looked at each other in their respective carriages.

"What do you think?" asked the King of Frost Moon Kingdom silently.

This was his first time in Crescent Moon Territory. He had to admit that the scenery and scenes had a much greater impact on him than what was described in the intelligence.

Not far away is the prosperous and bustling holiday resort.

"What did you say?" Lord Thorn twirled his beard and pretended to be stupid.

In the Kingdom of Frost Moon.

Rand's reputation for military ability far exceeds his reputation for domestic ability.

Even many nobles, especially the small and medium-sized nobles, had no idea that Rand had any internal affairs capabilities.

After all, the manifestation of domestic affairs capabilities is not as intuitive as military capabilities.

Rand would not spread the territory's financial reports and development progress everywhere.

The resort villa does have a lot of commercial potential, but due to the inconvenient roads, many nobles are unable to see the goods in the resort villa.

Currently, the largest buyer of all goods in the holiday villa is still the White Country.

The rest are various caravans.

Most of the knowledge that the small and medium nobles had about Rand came from his military achievements.

The great nobles knew to some extent that Rand's ability in domestic affairs was also strong, but to what extent was this strong?

It is difficult to have too much of an immediate impact from the information reported by his subordinates.

This is the case with the King of Frost Moon Kingdom at this time.

Of course, he sent people to inquire about the territory of Earl Rand, the kingdom's rising star.

He knew that Rand or someone under Rand must be very good at governance.

But everyone who comes to Crescent Moon Ridge and the holiday villa for the first time will feel a sense of shock to some extent.

Duke Thorn was also a little surprised, but he knew much more about the holiday villa than His Majesty the King.

After all, his aunt and legitimate daughter are here.

Thinking of this, Duke Thorn felt a little guilty. The last time the king hinted to him that he wanted the second prince to marry his legitimate daughter, he dealt with it.

The reason used at the beginning seemed to be that the legitimate daughter was taken away by her aunt? I hope she won't be discovered now.

But now, this is not the reason why Lord Thorn is playing dumb in front of the king.

He knew exactly what the king meant.

Rand is still very young, and will definitely become an important figure in the political and military circles of the Frost Moon Kingdom in the future.

But the king was worried that Rand was too powerful.

Rand was very young. When the king died of old age and the new king ascended the throne, Rand was still at the age of greatest ambition and energy.

This was also the reason why the king was unwilling to try to marry the princess to Rand.

Although the probability was not very high, the king had to consider the possibility that Rand would initiate a war for the throne.

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And now, the king has further realized Rand's strength.

Regardless of whether the internal affairs ability belongs to Rand himself, this is Rand's strength.

Now that he has not married his princess to Rand, Rand will not be able to claim the Frostmoon Kingdom.

However, it is still very possible that as a powerful political and military figure, he will hijack the country's political and military strategies in the future.

This is where the problem comes in.

The king could not suppress Rand.

At least Rand cannot be suppressed directly.

Now the Kingdom of Boren is ready to make a move. Without Rand, it will be almost impossible to keep the land that they have expanded with great difficulty.

But if you let it go, the consequences are almost obvious.

By then, it is possible that the country will split.

"Don't play dumb." The king of Frost Moon Kingdom said unhappily.

The king has great trust in the Grand Duke who has always supported him.

But it cannot change the fact that Lord Thorn is a shameless old man.

Duke Thorn said helplessly: "Why think so far ahead? You will be buried in the ground by then. Believe in the wisdom of your descendants."

Duke Thorn felt that the King of Frost Moon Kingdom was thinking too much.

The inheritance law is supported by everyone. Even if Rand wants to seize the country, he must marry a princess, and the child must be of the royal blood of the Frost Moon Kingdom to inherit the country.

It’s my own blood anyway, so it doesn’t matter.

He knew that His Majesty the King wanted the royal family to always maintain the initiative.

But the prerequisite is that you can do it.

The eldest prince is of unknown quality, the second prince is a waste, and the third prince is capable, but the mother is not the same as the second prince and the eldest prince.

The issue of succession will probably take a long time, so it's better not to suppress Rand.

And it is obvious that Rand's focus is on developing territory and expanding towards the Southern Kingdom.

I don't think I'd be very interested in domestic politics.

Seeing the king's worried expression, Grand Duke Thorn suggested, "I think you should consider the current domestic political system. Since you forcibly recruited the surrenderists headed by Earl Feihu, many people in the country are dissatisfied with you. You should also pay attention to the matter of the third prince. My opinion is that you should not mess around. If you start a second civil war, you will be laughed at by outsiders."

The King of Frost Moon Kingdom sighed. Although the Duke of Thorn used frivolous words, his words were actually very pertinent.

He knew he was overthinking it.

Moreover, he has made several bad moves since he ascended the throne.

Although he did not think a second civil war was possible.

But it is true that compared to Rand's problem of not knowing how to deal with it, stabilizing domestic politics is what he should do now.

(End of this chapter)