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บท 183: glory! (part 1)

960 year of the Roland Empire: during the summer festival day, the capital fell into chaos and Prince Long (Crown Prince) rebelled against the imperial court. Gathering his forces, he and his supporters besieged the palace. In order to fend off the traitors, Son commissioned the Temple to aid in the defense of the royal family. With the help of the temple and the police department, Son turned the tide with minimal reinforcements and created a miracle with the showcasing of the Martial Dragon Spear.

Prince Long loudly shouts out: "I lost because fate did not choose me." Pausing, he points at Prince Son before continuing: "Even so, I request that I be buried under the flag!"

With these words, he sheathed his sword and gently slit it across his neck. Following their master, dozens of his most loyal subordinates followed suit and ended their life as a sign of loyalty.

As for the remaining rebel forces: Marquise Solomon surrendered and Earl Raymond of the Rowling Household was captured in battle. While 4,000 of the rebel forces were killed in the ensuing fight, only 6,000 remained alive to be sent to the dungeons. In 3 days, the rebellion was squashed and the peace restored.

Volume 15 of the Empire's Chronicle record, 6th chapter: The Regent life tale.

Regarding this coup on the official record of the empire, there wasn't any mention of the eldest son of the Rowling Household. In fact, there wasn't a single word that could relate to Du Wei or anything involving his role in the battle that took place. Just like that, historians had no choice but to remove all of his deeds from this event due to being pressured from the higher ups.

Bucket after buckets of water, the stains marking the great battle that took place in the central square was finally washed away after 3 days. Now, the palace guards and the police forces patrolling the city streets are all walking around with faces of immediately threat.

Previously when Prince Son revealed the Dragon Martial Spear, both Du Wei and the Crown Prince knew there was no chance of victory left for the rebellion.

The reason is that the kneeling knights in the central square was just like a piercing needle that shot right through the Crown Prince's heart. Suddenly, different from his prior mistakes, the Crown Prince made one correct decision that day.

Should he continue the fight? Watching the kneeling Knight in the square, the Crown suddenly raised his sword with an icy feeling in his heart. Trembling, he actually turned around to give Earl Raymond a glance and said,

"Raymond, we lost."

Having said that, this Prince suddenly puffed up his chest and cried out: "I am royalty, I will die before surrendering!" Then pointing his sword at Prince Son, he shouted: "It's not that I am not your match, it's just your fate is better than mine!"

With that, his sword moved and gently swiped across his neck. With blood dripping, his body softly fell off his horse and onto the ground.

Despite the fact that Earl Raymond was close enough to stop this, he didn't because in his mind, he knew their time is over.

Subsequently, the scene fell into chaos. With the morale of the rebel forces in tatters, Prince Son took the chance and ordered the remaining soldiers in the palace to charge out. Not missing the opportunity, the police forces all pressed in.

With Marquis Solomon surrendering, Earl Raymond nearly escaped after a path was opened up by Captain Alpha. But this great general gave up in the last minute.

In one fell push, he forced his guards aside while covered in blood. Throwing down his sword, his expression changed to that of a true aristocrat as he spoke his next words:

"Members of the Rowling Household will not run like ragged dogs!"

With that said, this great noblemen did not move even when he saw how the pursuing troops came rushing towards him. Still standing there with pride despite being restrained with ropes, he looked up at a black figure standing on top of the palace walls. Then with a cold smile, he lowered his head and turned back to look where the Crown Prince died. With eyes full of difficult emotions, he sighed before saying: "A branch doesn't compare to a seedling."

And the Coup d'état finally came to a certain end with the capture of Earl Raymond.

"He in fact shouldn't have committed suicide." Du Wei looked over at where the body of the Crown Prince laid.

Below, the corpse of the Crown Prince is covered in a flag of the Thorn Flower symbol. According to tradition, no matter the offense, a member of the royal family must be buried with this royal symbol.

Even if the person in question orchestrated a rebellion, this practice cannot be changed until they are formally charged.

Right now, Prince Son is standing beside Du Wei, his expression so plain that none could read his mind. But when he heard Du Wei's words, this young Prince suddenly turned to face Du Wei and said: "Oh, what did you just say?"

"I said, he in fact shouldn't have committed suicide." Du Wei smiles wryly: "Unfortunately for him, he doesn't truly understand the spirit behind chivalry... As he saw how so many knights kneeled before you when you held up the Knights Spear, he got cold feet."

After a pause, Du Wei continues: "Knights care about loyalty above all else. The spear in your hand may have been a sacred relic, but they did not surrender to you when they kneeled. On the contrary, when you pulled out the sacred spear, the spirit a knight should have been fully invoked in his subordinates. If so, they would have fought even harder for him if he didn't give up. Although they no longer had the advantage, but if they put their life on the line and pressed on, the chance of them coming out on top is not small... What a pity, because he didn't understand why, he thought everyone was kneeling to you, but in truth, they were only kneeling to the sacred spear."

Du Wei looked deeply Prince Son: "I really starting wonder how your brain managed to calculate all of this, especially the part where your brother would give up when you pull out the spear." Prince Son dodges Du Wei's gaze. With a smile, this young prince replied: "In the end, nobody in this world can be certain of the outcome. But I do know my brother's personality, so I can be certain of his reaction at the very least."

Du Wei keeps his silence. Lowering his head, he recounts everything in his brain before speaking again: "First you drag the Temple into the water with you, then the Magic Union. Thinking it over, I still can't understand. Why didn't you stop your brother before the rebellion started? You are clearly more capable than your brother."

As Du Wei said these words, his gaze was so strong that it was like shooting lighting out of them. Without saying a word, Prince Son turned around and slowly walked away.

"Since you already know the answer to your question, why ask me?"

Du Wei stood there speechless. Watching the backside of the young prince as he slowly walked away, Du Wei inwardly felt that the person in front of him was more scheming and devious than any other person he met up till now.

Sighing, Du Wei then mutters to himself in a low voice: "You didn't stop him and intentionally allowed the coup to take place. If he didn't jump out like this, how can you get rid of him fairly and take control justifiably…."

Once he said these words, his mind started to think: "It seems I should stay away from politics."

After Prince Son walked a few steps in front of him, this guy suddenly paused to turn around. With a faint smile, he said: "You're not coming?"

Smiling in return, the two men looked at each other with different thoughts in mind.

Within the palace, the king's guards had long replaced their elegant looking armors used for the celebration. Swords, axe, and shield, all kinds of weapons were being pulled out of the armory, fully ready for battle. As Prince Son and Du Wei walked through the halls, this young prince started to issue out numerous orders to his subordinates one after another.

Du Wei speculated at this time that the police forces outside should have taken over the defense of the capital by now.

Following Prince Son around for a short while, the two finally came up to a tall standing structure with gold plated guards standing outside. Stopping in their steps, Prince Son faced the guards and said: "I want to see my father."

The chief of these gold plated warriors hurriedly saluted upon contact: "Your highness, his majesty has been waiting for you. He left words that you are free to go in the moment you arrive."

Prince Son faintly smiles as he gave Du Wei a glance: "come on then, let's go."

The Gold plated Warrior leader steps forward to stop them. With a pained look on his face, he said: "This….. His Majesty only called for only one person and that's you."

Prince Son's expression immediately changed. Unlike his usual gentle features, his face now showed a glimmer of dominance and dignitary only seen in those of great power. Feeling his body being pierced by this overbearing gaze, the leader of these guards involuntarily took a step back and quickly lowered his head, too afraid to even make eye contact.

Retracting his gaze, Prince Son did not speak or look at the guards anymore. Pulling Du Wei with one hand, the two openly walked into the building.

Filled with cold sweat, this guard leader had no will to resist or stop the young Prince.

He may be a senior officer in the palace guards, but even he is not dense enough to not catch on that after this meeting, the ruler of this place will change!

In that case, why should he go against the future ruler's will?

And who else wouldn't be aware of this fact? Backing away as the two walked by, the commander of security further behind them quickly followed up and took over the job of guarding the building. Unable to do anything, the gold plated warriors could only back off and watch their jobs be taken over by the new soldiers.

Despite being surrounding by tall columns on both sides and richly decorated walls, this luxurious building seemed lifeless compared to the rest of the palace.

Taking in a deep breath, Du Wei could somehow catch a whiff of decaying smell in the air.

Hmm, this must be the heart playing tricks on him. Yes….. This is nothing but his imagination! Du Wei kept reminding himself this important point as he picked up his pace behind Prince Son.

Continuing forward, some servants had already pushed open a large door at the end of the hallway awaiting their entrance. Coming in, Du Wei can see the emperor half lying on top of a square shaped giant bed. Unlike the previous demeanor he had before the battle, this once mighty rule now looked powerless and short of breath.

"Son, you have come..." After these clear words, his pace quickly picked up and a rapid cough ensued. Struggling to pull himself up, he waved his hand to dismiss the servant nearby.

"Father." Prince Son kneeled down on one knee without making eye contact: "Brother has passed away."

"You... Did very well." Old emperor's expression turned yellow as if his spirit had run dry of energy.

It's just that after this simple dialogue, the parent and son couple seems to have come to an understanding and no longer spoke.

For a long time, the only sounds coming out of the room was the rapid gasps and bellows coming out of the old emperor.

Quietly kneeling behind Prince Son, Du Wei secretly lifts his eyes to sneak a peek at the old emperor. Surprising him, Du Wei can only see the face of an old dying man spending his last days in bed. No longer the fierce lion in his glory days, the old emperor before him only had the look of someone facing defeat and shame….. But something is not quite right…

EH? But that posture is clearly that of someone on ALERT!

Yes… The look coming out of the old emperor right now is not of someone celebrating in joy; instead, it is of someone on high alert.

As if time itself had frozen in place, the two seems to be testing the other's patient. In Du Wei's case, his eyes were much sharper. Try as he like to hide the weapon under his robe, Du Wei still managed to see how tightly the old man was gripping onto the sword hilt.

Finally, after a long long time, the old emperor suddenly sighed. His voice had a hint of difficult complexity in his tone: "Did you come here to request for my abdication also?"

Prince Son did not reply. 


บท 184: glory! (part 2)

Flushing, the old emperor suddenly showed a hint of sickness on his face. Then forcing himself to sit upwards, this person carefully scanned his own son's body up and down: "This event was single handedly handled by you. Now, even the entire capital is within your grasp. Such boldness and far sight…. If my speculation is right, this is the moment where I abdicate the throne and pass it on to you, right?"

Prince Son still didn't answer.

Du Wei inwardly sighed because royalty holds no family bonds!

Although this Old Emperor favored this son of his and even went as far as to educate him for the throne….. But there is one problem

If I were to abdicate the throne, then it must be under my own free will!

Facing the throne, who would be willing to give it up? If things had gone according to the old emperor's plan, then he would have kept staying on the throne till the day he is dead. Only then would the throne be up for grabs.

Even if this person is his own son or heir, they must still wait till I die!

At this moment, Du Wei fully grasped onto what Augustine the 6th was thinking in his mind.

Prince Son still didn't speak, thus, agitating the Old Emperor even more. Gasping as if he was short of breath, this old man gritted his teeth: "You…. Are you going to be like him and have me step down right now?"

Finally, Prince Son raises his head. At this moment, Prince Son showed his iconic gentle and charismatic smile: "Father, you are over worrying yourself."

With that said, this Prince care freely stood up and walked up to the edge of the bed.

At this moment, this old lion acted like he was being cornered by an enemy on the battlefield. Gripping his dagger under his robe, he was ready to fight for his dear life.

But unlike what his father expected, the only action Prince Son did was gently reach out his arms to straighten out his father's disorganized robe. With a gentle smile, he only said this: "Father, brother and I are different."

The downfall of Augustine the 6th all fell into Du Wei's eyes. At this moment, only one word came up mind inside Du Wei's head: "Politics!"

"Father, you still remain the Emperor. The one to rebel is brother, not me." Prince Son faintly smiles, his eyes brimming with confidence and coldness: "But father, you are old now. State matters are far too complex. If you keep tending to them, you will over exhaust yourself. Take this event for example. When Earl Raymond helped brother organize this rebellion, you didn't even notice…. From my perspective, it would seem father needs to work on this in the future. I may have been able to solve this matter this time, but that doesn't mean I will always be around to solve it every time."

His voice may be soft, but the meaning his words is clearly hard!

After he finished, Prince Son takes a step back and bows to leave: "You still haven't recovered from your illness; as such, you can leave the matters outside to me."

After these words, Prince Son came up to Du Wei and gently pulled him up. Like this, the two left the room, leaving only the old emperor behind.

Before he left, Du Wei took one look backwards and saw how muddy and empty the old emperor's eyes were...

Once out of the building, Prince Son didn't immediately leave. Instead, he stood next to the gate as if expecting something.

Sure enough, after a brief moment, the chamberlain inside came rushing out with a terrified face as he held something in his hands. Quickly, his person came up to Prince Son and kneeled on the ground. Then raising his arms above his head, he offered the item to the prince.

Gently but surely, Prince Son receives the item and opens it.

"Appoint Prince Son to Regent of the state. From this moment on, the matters of the state will be handled by the Regent!"

Apparently, these words were scrawled out onto this white cloth in a hurry. Clearly, the old emperor had to expend great efforts just to write these words based on how messy and faint they were written.

Seemingly pleased, Prince Son actually revealed his true emotions at this moment. Then summoning a imperial guard to him, he handed the cloth over.

"Spread the word to every department."

Du Wei faces Prince Son and smiled: "Should I be calling you Majesty now, or Highness?"

"Highness." Prince looks over at Du Wei: "I am the Regent, not the Emperor. There must not be any confusion on this point."

The news of Prince Son being appointed to Regent of the state wasn't all that surprising to everyone. With the death of the Crown Prince in the rebellion, it is only natural the winner would take everything.

But what did surprise everyone is the fact that Prince Son didn't actually take up the crown. Instead, he only received the title of Regent.

Prince Son's actions are truly decisive and clear. Immediately after his appointment, he deployed a thousand of his own people to replace the guards surrounding the Old Emperor's chamber. In this single move, he completely removed all members of the old security team around the former ruler.

And because the King's guard lost 3,000 of their most capable personals, Prince Son transferred 5,000 people from the police department into the palace to help relief the much needed man power.

Subsequently, commands from the Regent started to flow downward to his subordinates like a river.

Removes Marquis Solomon's title and confiscate all territories under his banner. Also, any private armies supported by this house are to be disbanded immediately.

The Baron ship of General jean Claude (dead) is henceforth eliminated. As for his body, he will be buried with the formality of an ordinary citizen.

Regarding the rest of the nobles and officials that participated in the coup d'état, they will be confined in the dungeons until further notice. During this time, only the police forces may supervise them and none may enter or leave.

For any knights involved in the rebellion, their title will be revoked and their punishment carried out as if they were ordinary citizens.

But what gave everyone a sense of relief was that this new Regent seems to have no intentions of going on a killing spree. Even for someone of high status like Jean Claude, his body was allowed to be buried like an ordinary citizen without restriction…..

This fact is already exceptionally lenient. From prior cases, the winner would always wave their killing hands just so they can destroy any traces of the opposition!

And like this, three days had passed and the barrier around the capital finally came down. Calling in from the nearby cities, Prince Son mobilized two different divisions loyal to the royal family and had them occupy the capital. As for the mutinous second division that was previously in charge of the capital defense, they were completely disbanded and any personnel that was once part of this group is currently imprisoned in camps outside the city walls.

Again, Prince Son once again handed down a chain of commands, but this time around, it was to reward those around him. After all, this coup d'état is nothing but an assembly of bandits.

With it over, the time of the victor taking their share of the spoil will naturally occur.

But to everyone's surprise, the person ranked on top of the list is actually the eldest son of the Rowling Household!

Du Wei: bestowed upon thee the name of "Rudolph" (During the age of Aragon, this name was said to be the last name of a certain member of the Saint Roland squad). Granted the title of: Duke, knighthood, Royal magic consultant, Imperial scholar, Royal Astrologist of the palace, and magic mentor of the prince.

But what made every noble pop their eyes is the other line of text beside the word "Duke"...

Hereditary!!!

This message almost immediately caused a major ruckus like a fierce gust of wind in the aristocratic circles!

On that day when Prince Son swore to make Du Wei a duke, just about everyone present heard it clearly. But in their minds, they only thought Prince Son intended grant a title similar to a court official in the palace.

The peerage in the Roland Empire is divided into two kinds, hereditary and lifelong title ship. Lifelong status is only granted to the person in question and cannot be inherited by their offspring's. Other than that, these people do not own any territory under their banner and cannot form their own private armies. Once they die, the title will be cancelled upon death.

Generally speaking, this form of title ship is something the royal family would gladly often give out because it would cost them very little. It may be glorious in name, but these people wouldn't actually hold any real powers.

However, hereditary peerage is something that cannot be easily handed out. Once bestowed, the person can own his own territory and collect tax in his domain. If that happens, it would be akin to having a state within a state. Every generation of emperors are not idiots. They all understand what it means to be handing out land so carelessly. If they can keep as much land under the royal family's control, then it would be more beneficial to the well-being of the empire!

Otherwise, if they start handing out hereditary titles left and right, then the lands of the empire would eventually run dry!

Back in the age of the Rowling Household ancestors, this person not only fought long and hard for the Augustine household, he even played a big part in unifying the entire empire! Yet, the Rowling Household was only granted a hereditary Earl ship. Although Du Wei's role in this coup cannot be considered small, nor can it be considered big, but to be given a hereditary Duke ship? Such a grand reward would definitely send shockwaves to every person of status!

And the even more shocking scene that is taking place out of everyone eyes is currently happening in the residence of the Regent.

In front of Prince Son's select few confidants, including Kami that went undercover for over a decade, also the chief of the police department, as well as some of the cronies belonging to Prince Son's faction.

The Regents took out a map of the entire empire and threw it in front of Du Wei. With the iconic charismatic smile on his face, he actually said: "My dear Duke, have a look! From this map, you can choose any territory you wish!"

With this single sentence, everyone complexion immediately changed!!


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