Gawain saw the prince in the reception room. Also present was Rebecca, who was pulled by Gawain to see the world.
Edmund Morn is the most valued heir of Francis II, the current King of Anzu. Gawain did not know this prince before, but for this trip to the royal capital, he specifically asked Hetty and Viscount Andrew to learn a lot about the contemporary royal family, so he knew a lot about the contemporary royal family.
Francis II is now old, but he has few heirs. Apart from his youngest son Edmund Morn, he only has one son and one daughter. Among them, the eldest son Wales has extremely mediocre qualifications and is cowardly and not good at strategy. For a long time, it was the old king's worry. However, the old king only had one son for the entire first half of his life, so Wales was established as the crown prince for seventeen years. But later, Francis II came to the throne. His wife, a beloved concubine, gave birth to a pair of twin children for him, the princess Veronica Morn and the prince Edmund Morn.
Compared with the eldest son Wales, who has mediocre qualifications, these twin siblings can be said to be born out of nowhere. They showed outstanding talents at a very young age - both their martial arts and wisdom made them The palace teachers praised him very much. The old king, who had been worried about the issue of heirs, was saved. Without much hesitation, he revoked his eldest son's status as crown prince and prepared to transfer the inheritance rights to his new children.
The government and the public had no objection to this, and even the Prince of Wales accepted this arrangement calmly.
Ansu’s throne inheritance is not limited to men and women, but in the end the identity of the crown prince still fell on Edmund Morn. It was not because the old king arranged it this way, but because Princess Veronica announced it The new crown prince had previously voluntarily renounced his right to inherit the throne, converted to the Holy Light Church, and became a nun in the Glory Cathedral (now promoted to a high-ranking priest). This was obviously the result of an advance arrangement - the old king naturally He gave his blessing to his daughter and sent her to the church, and then made Edmund the crown prince, so the inheritance of the Ansu royal family was completed in a fairly stable situation.
Many people believe that Princess Veronica's "conversion" is actually a move by the royal family. Through this method, King Ansu placed a daughter of royal blood in the self-contained Holy Light Church. A high-ranking member, and a princess who gave up her right to inherit the throne and devoted herself to the God of Holy Light was indeed a figure that the church could not refuse - both symbolically and profitably. But at the same time, there are also opposite opinions, believing that this is a sign that the Holy Light Church's influence is increasing and it is eroding the royal family.
There are many holders of both opinions, but in Gao Wen’s opinion, they should all be strategic liars. After all, they are just blind people...
Gao Wen’s opinion He is not interested in the division of interests behind these royal stories - or in other words, he is not yet at a level where he can have thoughts about these divisions of interests, so he just pays attention to them.On the young people in front of me.
Edmund Morn is a very handsome man, with both a heroic temperament and a calm bookish air. His behavior is as standard as a textbook. After meeting, he just said hello, Gawain. She muttered to Rebecca: "See, learn from it - don't just think about hitting people with fireballs all day long."
Rebecca wanted to remind her ancestors that she just encouraged herself He was the one who hit people with fireballs, but he didn't dare to say anything for fear of being beaten.
Edmund had a thoughtful and decent smile on his face: "I hope you can get used to living here. If the servants and maids are not in place, you can tell Butler James directly."
"Don't worry, there is nothing I am more accustomed to than living in my own home." Gawain sat down on the high-backed chair. "You have maintained this place well. It is basically the same as it was seven hundred years ago." ...You even restored my favorite tea set, which is really good. Sit down, you're welcome."
"Keeping the hero's former residence is to protect our glory," Ai. Demeng said with curiosity and respect, "I'm not afraid of your laughter if I tell you. I grew up listening to your stories. I even have a set of replicas of the weapons and armors you used in my room, dreaming that one day Being able to expand territory and protect the people like you... It's a pity that no matter whether you are a crown prince or a king, you can't live so casually."
Gawain looked at the prince up and down several times until he stopped. He moved freely and said, "Is there anything wrong with me?"
"Talk to me more freely, don't act like you're facing a rigid old man," Gawain waved his hand, "I'm dead Seven hundred years old, but I was only thirty-five when I died, and I wasn’t much older than you.”
Edmund looked a little embarrassed: “Well, you’re right. I can't help but add those seven hundred years to your age..."
"There must still be a generation gap of seven hundred years," Gawain smiled, "For example, when we talked When they were young, they were much more straightforward than modern people, and they could get down to business as long as they had a fight or a drink together, but modern people had to be polite for a long time."
Edmund was stunned. , suddenly laughed, as if he was relieved: "Let me just say, you won't be as difficult to deal with as my father thought - he also told me to pay attention to etiquette for a long time, and I told him, Talking too much nonsense will annoy people."
"Look, I really like this way of speaking," Gawain nodded, "Then just tell me, you came here today to find someone. Are you asking me to tell you something?"
"...You are a little too straightforward..."
"The ancients were straightforward," Gawain waved his hands and said to himself, anyway, the gang A guy who has been dead for hundreds of years will not jump out of his grave and beat himself up. At least in human society, he is the only one who can arrange the ancients at will, so he can do it as appropriate. "So you don't have to hide it." Wait - your father sent you here to find out about me who suddenly emerged from the grave.What exactly are you planning to do when you pop out, right? "
Edmund shrugged: "This is not what my father meant - he is very cautious, and even if he wanted to understand your purpose, he would not do such a rash thing as sending me to ask directly. This is what I mean, and I... am really curious about your purpose. "
Gawain motioned for the other party to continue.
"You have been awake for such a long time, and you must have known that many things have changed in the past seven hundred years, especially... ...The changes a hundred years ago," Edmund said, glancing at Rebecca, "Are you here for the benefit of the Cecil family? "
"This question is too general. I am definitely here for the interests of the Cecil family, but which part of the interests is the focus?" Gawain glanced at the prince, "From my point of view , there are a lot of things I can ask for, the most direct one is the Cecil family’s hereditary and irreplaceable dukedom and the southern fiefdom, which is a big point that can be discussed, isn’t it? "
Edmund was stunned for a moment, as if he was not sure whether Gawain meant what he said, but he still forced a smile and replied: "Your title and fiefdom will be given after your death. It has been inherited by your descendants. Later, your descendants violated the laws of the kingdom and were unable to continue to retain their titles and fiefs. All this was done within the framework of the laws of the kingdom..."
Gao Wen He adjusted his posture, approached Edmund, and said with a half-smile: "Yes, according to the laws of the kingdom, but according to the law, my heir can fully inherit my title and fief after my death, and while I am alive, In this case, only my eldest son has my second-level title and has limited 'legal authority' (note), and all Cecil's descendants except the eldest son only have noble status and do not hold any Legal power - Obviously, I am alive now, and there is no article in Anzu law that mentions how a person who has been resurrected from the dead should define when his inheritance rights take effect and when they expire. , and how to define the contradictions arising during the period of validity and invalidation. ”
(Legal agency power, in Ansu law, refers to the right of qualified noble heirs to act in the name of the family, enjoy corresponding privileges and bear corresponding risk responsibilities.)
Edmund : "? ! "
Gawain spread his hands: "So the first step is not valid - the inheritance is invalid. The Grumman from a hundred years ago should neither be a marquis nor control any Sisi. As for the legal authority of the Er family, you just took something that was not in his hands from a person who had no right to inherit it at all. "
Rebecca looked at her old ancestor blankly, never expecting that such an operation was possible, while Amber, who was eavesdropping in the next room, turned to look at Knight Byron. : “It’s so amazing—even more shameless than me! "
His Royal Highness Prince Edmund in front of Gawain was on the verge of a broken expression. The corners of his mouth twitched and he held back a sentence for a long time: "But who makes the law?I can't imagine that you will suddenly come back to life... What's more, you have indeed died once. "
"So, when you talk to me, please put aside those logics and laws. They will have expired when I lift up the coffin," Gawain laughed, " Of course I am not here for the fiefdoms that have been taken away and the titles for my descendants. I know everything that the prodigal son did a hundred years ago. If it were me, I would beat him to death. The royal family has not made any judgment on this. Wrong, I don’t intend to overturn it either. I just want you to know that if I really want to discuss the inheritance interests of the Cecil family with you using the words of the Kingdom Code, then there are really too many tricks to talk about - who gives up the inheritance rights? A lot of clauses in the article all revolve around whether I will die or not? "
"Okay, okay, I understand," Edmund raised his hands to express surrender. "You just said that people seven hundred years ago were straightforward and not good at beating around the bush, but now look at I'm afraid you are more difficult to deal with than my debate tutor. "
"I have not only experienced the barbaric era of Anzu, but I have also experienced the Gondor Empire at its peak, so don't underestimate the ancients seven hundred years ago," Gawain curled his lips, " When we are barbaric, we can drink blood from our hair. When we are elegant, we can give thirty-six names to a kind of red wine, and each name is accompanied by a sonnet. ”
“…This is really impressive,” Edmund was convinced, “Then can we talk in detail about what you are going to discuss with my father at noon tomorrow…”
Gawain nodded, saying that it was just as he thought. Compared with the meeting in public at noon tomorrow, today is probably the real negotiation session...