MTL - Heroes of Silver Moon-Chapter 646 : the weight of the crown

"Your Majesty, are you joking?" Marquis Hood asked sullenly after the meeting hall was silent for a long time.

"You think I'm joking?" Pope Moonlight asked coldly.

"Marquis Simon is not a member of the royal family, how can he inherit the throne?" Although he was a little afraid of the Pope, the Minister of Military Affairs, Brom, still bit the bullet and said.

If Simon is made king, those nobles who have grievances with Simon will all be finished!

"Although Marquess Simon is not a member of the royal family, he also has royal blood. Why can't he inherit the throne?" Unexpectedly, Queen Stein also expressed support for Simon.

"My God, there are not a few nobles with royal blood, can they all inherit the throne?" Most nobles expressed that they could not accept it.

"If they are one of the top lords, if they stand up in times of crisis and lead the Silver Moon Kingdom to resist the invasion of the orcs, then of course they can!" Stein said without hesitation.

This world is such a reality, bloodline alone is useless, you have to let others see your strength and ability, otherwise why should others support you.

"Even though Marquis Simon has royal blood, how many generations have passed, and the blood has been mottled. How can the purity of the royal blood be guaranteed?"

Seeing that the queen talked about her ability, some people started talking about her bloodline. Anyway, no outsider should be allowed to be the king, especially Simon, who feels like he can be compared with the old king.

The old king suppressed three generations of nobles, and they don't want to be suppressed for another three generations.

"Fart, Simon is my great-grandson. You said that his blood is mottled. Is my royal blood not pure?" Grand Duke Gaseppe suddenly became angry.

Ma De, this group of bastards, because he was not born of the queen, was attacked every day when he was in the capital, and now he is still talking about it.

Today is different from the past. Now the main forces of the kingdom are all controlled by his department. Whoever makes such an argument can give it a try.

Everyone in the meeting hall, especially the nobles of the Wangdu faction, twitched their mouths when they heard the words, you know your blood is not pure!

It shouldn't have been done in the first place, but this guy should be exiled to the southern border, he should be eradicated!

But now that Grand Duke Gasepe and others have absolute force in their hands, it is not easy for them to show up again.

As the saying goes, those who know the current affairs are the best...

"Well...Actually, I think it's not impossible for Marquis Simon to inherit the throne."

At a critical moment, Cabinet Prime Minister Medel said: "Marquis Simon himself has royal blood. If he can marry Princess Irina and give birth to an heir, naturally there will be no such thing as impure blood."

Seeing the Prime Minister's statement, the nobles in the chamber fell into deep thought. In fact, except for Simon's opponents, the others don't care who is the king.

What they care about is maintaining tradition and etiquette, which is the foundation of the aristocratic system, and the current situation is special, as long as the blood inheritance is not bad, they can nod and compromise.

"Well, in this case, it's not impossible!"

As the leader of the royal aristocracy, Prime Minister Medel's proposal has a strong influence, and many neutral factions have fallen to Simon's line.

Anyway, the orthodox royal family, as well as the church, have already sided with Marquis Simon, and no one can question the legitimacy of his succession as king.

"Well, don't you just ask, do I agree?" At this moment, Simon said weakly.

On such a big matter as inheriting the throne, no one actually asked his opinion from the beginning to the end?

"Marquis Simon, the orcs may counterattack at any time. Think about it, if the successor to the throne is a mediocre or even a fool, how will the Silvermoon Kingdom survive the crisis? If the Silvermoon Kingdom dies, your new leader and what you care about What about those people?" Pope Moonlight comforted.

In front of outsiders, they still pretend to be unfamiliar.

"This..." Simon raised his brows. He really couldn't sit idly by, but inheriting the throne sounds troublesome.

Being a lord already made him very tired, but now he still wants to be the king.

"I think we still need to think carefully about it." Military Minister Brome said silently.

Perhaps, at this critical juncture, letting Simon inherit the throne is indeed the best choice, but they are Simon's opponents.

If Simon really becomes king, they will be the first to suppress.

"Enough!" The Pope roared angrily, shocking everyone present, and said, "This is the decision of the Moonlight Church. Simon must inherit the throne!"

The nobles in the meeting hall were all frightened and restless. In the final analysis, this is a world where theocracy is supreme, and kingship is only an auxiliary of theocracy.

The Moonlight Church wants to push Simon to the top by force. They have nothing to do, unless they can get rid of the behind-the-scenes boss of the Moonlight Church, the Goddess of Moonlight!

But a mortal wants to kill a god, hehe...

"Then let it be. Since there is no objection, the wedding and coronation ceremony of Marquis Simon and Irina will be held in the cathedral tomorrow, and the meeting will be adjourned!"

Queen Stein finished speaking with a blank face, then got up and left the meeting room, and she had to do her daughter's counseling work.

From princess to queen is not just a change of title.

 …

Back at the cathedral, Simon approached Pope Moonlight immediately: "No, why do you have to put me on the throne?"

Pope Moonlight glanced at him calmly and dissatisfied: "Aside from you, who else can save the Silver Moon Kingdom?"

"You guys have so much confidence in me?" Simon felt a little speechless.

"It's not that we have confidence in you, but that apart from you, we can't find a suitable candidate. Although the Red Scorpion Khanate suffered a disastrous defeat in the Battle of Yelin River, it didn't hurt its vitality. It will re-attack within five years. In a few years, who can make this country strong again?" Moonlight Pope sighed.

Except for the 20,000 surviving soldiers in the Yelin River battle, there is hardly any army in the Silver Moon Kingdom that can fight fiercely on the battlefield, and at most can maintain order in the city.

Training a brave army is not an easy task, especially now that the royal family's finances are close to collapse.

Moreover, if Buluo Fortress falls, the orc wolf cavalry will continue to harass the northern border.

If it is not stopped, the commercial route from the north to the inland will be cut off, the people will not be peaceful, and it will cause continuous and serious damage to the finances and people's livelihood of the entire kingdom.

There are internal and external troubles, and they only have less than five years to restore their military strength. Even if the old king is resurrected, this situation will not be restored.

Therefore, we can only pin our hopes on Simon, who does not take the usual path.

Simon also fell into a deep silence. Of course he was aware of these situations, but becoming a king meant being responsible for the entire Silvermoon Kingdom. He hated this feeling very much.

"My child, this is never a happy world. For the sake of those you care about, show courage and bravely take on this heavy responsibility!"

The Pope Moonlight spoke earnestly, patted Simon on the shoulder, and then slowly turned and left, leaving him a space to think alone.

 …

"In the name of the Moonlight Goddess, I declare that the marriage between the two of you is valid. Now, you can kiss each other!"

In the early morning of the next day, Simon and Irina held their wedding hastily in the cathedral~www.novelbuddy.com~ Neither of them had a choice.

"Sorry!" Simon held Irina in his arms apologetically. Compared with other princesses or queens, this wedding was a bit crude.

"No, I'm already very satisfied to be able to marry you." Having just walked out of the shadow of her father's death, Erina smiled reluctantly.

Simon smiled wryly, and then, under the watchful eyes of all the nobles, he lifted his white veil and kissed his Highness the Princess, and warm applause erupted in the cathedral.

Of course, this is not the main course of the day.

The two parted unfinished, and then Simon knelt on one knee in front of the Moonlight Pope. The Moonlight Pope held the sword of kingship and teachings, and slapped the sword of kingship on Simon's shoulder.

"Simon Hawke, a brave and wise noble man, are you willing to become King Silvermoon, protect the people with your bravery, and make the kingdom prosperous and strong with your wisdom?"

"I do!"

"Are you willing to believe in the goddess of moonlight and protect all her rights and interests in the mortal world?"

"I do!"

"Very well, in the name of the Moonlight Goddess, I hereby canonize the Marquis of the High Mountain Territory--Simon Hauke, the eighteenth king of the Silvermoon Kingdom!" Pope Moonlight solemnly handed over the sword of kingship to Simon.

Holding the long sword, the nuns rushed to take off most of their clothes, and Simon slowly stepped into the holy water pool, completing the patriarchal baptism necessary to inherit the throne.

Walking out of the holy water pool, the nobles burst into applause. From this moment on, Simon is the new king of the Silvermoon Kingdom!

Seeing the smiles of these people, Simon suddenly felt flustered.

In a trance, he seemed to see these laughter, like chains, binding him and this country tightly together...