Chapter 426 I've taken care of this
In the church, Frederick lay on the coffin and cried miserably. The nobles who came around after hearing the news couldn't tell whether it was staged or not, and they didn't know where to base it. A way to comfort me is to sit on a stool and watch a show.
Many people looked at Count Shakespeare, you have been studying acting for generations, please take care of yourself.
Earl Shakespeare saw that Frederick was wearing the highest-grade white robe and straw sandals for mourning the deceased. The front of his white robe was covered with mud, as if he had fallen down on the road, and one of the straw sandals on his feet was missing. Only, there were traces of straw sandals on the feet. The sole of the only shoe had a lot of wear and tear. It looked like it had been worn for a long time.
If it was the first day he met Frederick, he would feel that this was not an act.
Baron Wagelmut, the top painter in the court, took over the task of painting a series of oil paintings of William's life, and now took his most proud students Albrecht and Matthias to collect materials in the church.
The last painting in this series of oil paintings, "Farewell", was taken from the current scene of Duke Wesson lying on the coffin and crying bitterly. It later became a national treasure, and in the Internet era, it also became "You are the last picture." emoticons.
Rudolph arrived later than everyone expected.
When he walked into the church, he felt uneasy, fearing that five hundred devil soldiers would rush out from around him and stab him to death at Frederick's command.
“Still crying?!”
Rudolf deliberately came slowly, just to wait for Frederick to finish crying so that he could say something for the occasion and then return to the palace early.
He walked to the coffin bravely and stretched out his hand as if to pat Frederick on the shoulder. Unexpectedly, Frederick suddenly stood up and grabbed his hand.
The nobles watching were suddenly shocked, fearing that Frederick would blow Rudolph's head off with a punch.
William is the only heir to Rudolf. The other royal relatives who have the right to inherit were killed in the lowland area eleven years ago. Those who are still alive include Frederick. The others are either orphans or widowers. Poor haha.
Some people began to think that it was not too late to embroider purple robes right now.
Naturally, there were loyal people in the church. Someone immediately picked up a stool and rushed forward, seemingly to rescue Rudolf from Frederick's clutches.
"Rudolf, I'm sorry for Brother William!"
Frederick's words surprised everyone present.
Earl Wesson held up a stool and was obviously heading towards Rudolph. He was stunned when he heard this.
Earl Wesson’s grandfather and Frederick’s great-grandfather were brothers. In recent years, he himself had made a lot of money by acting as Frederick’s agent and became the state of Wesson in the lower reaches of the Elbe River. Regional spokesperson.
His territory expanded two months ago because he married the neighbor's young widow. Rudolf just held a canonization ceremony half a month ago, turning him from a baron to a count.
Earl Wesson knew who gave him everything he had now. He thought Frederick was about to take action, so he was the first to jump out to help.
The other person who jumped out was Count Shuyun Stiga, a loyal man for generations and one of the deputy leaders of the Royal Knights. Eleven years ago, he lost his left hand in order to cover William and Rudolf's escape from the lowlands. William gave Swan City, across the sea from the lowlands, to his family to guard for generations.
Obviously, the stool in the hands of Count Shuyun Stiga was headed for Frederick.
Now that Frederick came, the two of them were stunned.
Count Wesson was the first to react. He immediately lowered the stool, then went over and placed it behind Rudolph. His face was full of a flattering smile: "Your Majesty, please sit down. You have been exhausted these days. Please take care of yourself."
Count Shuyun Stiga also placed the stool behind Frederick and said awkwardly: "Duke Wesson, you have worked hard all the way back. Sit down and take a rest."
The two looked at each other, and Count Wesson retreated to his original position, but Count Shuyun Stiga stood behind Rudolph.
If William's body hadn't still been here, the onlookers would have applauded.
Rudolph was frightened. He was not stupid enough not to realize that Wesson's stool was aimed at his head. In shock, he was helped by Frederick to sit down on the stool.
After Frederick sat down, he nodded his thanks to Count Shuyun Stiga, and then said to Rudolf: "I couldn't tell you or everyone about some things between Brother William and me, so there was a bit of misunderstanding. . ”
He called him “brother William” instead of the king. He obviously wanted to handle some things as a family matter, and at the same time, he secretly suppressed Rudolf because of his seniority.
Rudolph couldn't help it. He was almost killed in the battle eight years ago, and he felt a little weaker.
And the brotherly relationship between William and Frederick was determined in the Treaty of Wesson after that war. If you want to refute this, it means that the treaty is invalid, and Frederick will be Whether you want to be independent or settle old scores depends on your mood.
The nobles who were watching were afraid to show their anger. Now it was the critical moment. "That happened in 1032." Frederick's slow voice was heard clearly by everyone present, "Two years ago. In the spring, Brother William sent me a message saying that he planned to build a palace specifically for Antonia and asked me if he could borrow some money."
The nobles watching suddenly focused their attention on Earl Shakespeare.
After William was half paralyzed, he wrote letters to his vassals from time to time, mostly to increase his favorability and hope that everyone would support Rudolf's regency.
These letters are not long, only a dozen sentences, but the words are formal and sincere, and no one will ignore them.
In recent years, letters from Frederick and other important nobles in the south have basically been sent personally by Earl Shakespeare, the chief minister of the House of Heralds. Firstly, it was requested by William to show his weight, and secondly, Shakespeare Earl Bill also wanted to see a certain Go knight in Wesen State.
It was a bit sensitive for the king to ask his vassals to borrow money. After all, the vassals only performed feudal obligations to the king, which did not include borrowing money.
Especially in a loose country like the Rhine League, the Grand Duke of Mainz dared to slap the table on the prince. Before William was buried, everyone began to care about the affairs of Linden City. If you keep an eye on other people's wallets, you will definitely There will be people who will not be very happy.
William could only borrow money from Frederick through a brotherly relationship, otherwise people would think that the king was starting to attack his vassals if they knew about it.
William could only treat this matter as a household matter, so Earl Shakespeare was naturally the best messenger. Everyone knew that his granddaughter was serving as Frederick's mistress, and in the eyes of others, she was a mistress. The relationship between the two families is actually the same as a marriage. It is not outrageous to say that they are one family.
Earl Shakespeare received the news from Psyche yesterday, saying that Frederick would appear sooner or later after entering the city, and now he nodded and acknowledged it as agreed.
Frederick continued: "It's just that at that time I was preparing to regain Constantinople, and I really had no money, so I had to ask Brother William to wait."
Earl Shakespeare continued to nod.
Frederick sighed deeply and said: "I originally planned to talk to Brother William about the palace in two years after the liberation of Constantbul when my wallet is full, but I didn't expect that this year A lot of things happened, and I didn’t expect him to leave suddenly. I couldn’t wait.”
“Alas...”
He said that all the nobles onlookers believed it. After all, who could. Everyone knows that he is rich, and a few floor tiles in the golden palace under the castle will be enough.
Frederick's expression suddenly became serious, and he said to Rudolf with a hint of reproach: "Brother William asked me to be your teacher that year. I felt that my knowledge was not enough, so I asked you to act as the Chancellor of the Finance. , learning how to manage a country’s finances at work.”
“But, on the way back, I heard some very unfavorable rumors about a city, so I think I still have to do it. I’ll tell you a few words about my identity as a teacher.”
Rudolph listened well at first, and Frederick kept talking about his father, thinking that Frederick seemed different from other nobles. Talk about their interests regardless of your own feelings.
Now when he heard that Frederick was about to say something about Linden Tree City, he was furious. It turns out you are that kind of person too!
Rudolph was extremely angry, like a pressure cooker with a blocked outlet valve. The internal pressure reached the extreme at this moment and was about to explode.
Frederick glared at Rudolf, and the "pressure cooker" suddenly turned into a "refrigerator". The pressure was gone and there was only fear. He just wanted to stand up and immediately collapsed on the stool.
Behind Rudolf, Count Shuyun Stiga looked at Frederick expressionlessly and whispered: "Duke Wesson, please pay attention to the occasion."
The body of the late king is there. On the other hand, some things are really too much to say here.
He did not mention whether Frederick respected Rudolf. At this time, the uncle was training his nephew and the teacher was training his students. If Frederick wanted to beat Rudolf, he had to help move another stool.
Frederick just nodded to him calmly.
"When you are a leader, you must have financial, military and personnel power in your own hands." Frederick continued to say to Rudolph, "But there is something more important than this, and that is to understand people's hearts."< br>
After he finished speaking, he looked around at the surrounding nobles, snorted coldly and said: "I want to criticize some people, they have gone too far."
No one cared about him. If you take it as one thing, if you don’t criticize by name, then you are not criticizing yourself.
Frederick continued to say to Rudolf: "The new palace was Brother William's last concern. He asked me for help before he died. I did not refuse, I just waited for a while."
"Now. He’s gone, don’t worry, I will still help him.”
"I am now next to Brother William, and I promise you in front of everyone that I will take care of the new palace."
(End of this chapter)