Chapter 180 The ruthless yet tender old king
Morton Faith closed his eyes. This choice was actually not difficult for him to make.
As the leader of the ZTE who led the rise of the Fes Kingdom, he may be a little soft-hearted towards his children as he grows older, but when it comes to matters related to the future of the kingdom, Morton does not have too many concerns. Much hesitation.
"Yate'an, my child."
Morton said softly with his eyes closed. His body seemed to collapse, and his thin body was completely wrapped by the sofa.
"Father."
Yat'an raised his head. In his memory, his father had never spoken to him in such a gentle tone.
Always busy with state affairs, under his leadership, the Kingdom of Fes has become the leading human power on this continent.
So, even though Artian rarely had the opportunity to be close to Morton since he was a child, he has always set his goal to become a wise monarch like his father.
Since childhood, he has been studying hard, including government affairs, military affairs, managing people, etc., as long as it is knowledge related to becoming a king and better managing the country, Yat'an is studying hard.
His efforts have also been praised by some, and even now, ministers and nobles regard him as the best successor to the kingdom, the next King of Fes.
Yatean once thought so too!
But one day, his expectations, or the goal he had been striving for, were shattered.
Morton Face, his father, brought a little girl to the palace.
That's a pretty cute kid.
Yat'an, who saw Taiya for the first time, thought of this and didn't mind his father bringing his illegitimate daughter back to the palace.
But everything soon changed!
Taya began to show off her terrifying talent, and her amazing progress amazed everyone.
Even the legendary monk, [Broken Mountain] Alvin Dehn praised Taiya's talent.
“She will be the kingdom’s first legendary warrior!”
After that, His Majesty the King immediately blocked all news about Taiya, but how could all this be hidden from Atyan.
Yatean, who has studied for many years and has a mature mind, knows that if Taiya really breaks through and becomes a legendary warrior, there will be no other choice for the throne of the Kingdom of Fes.
No matter how good Artian is, it’s useless.
Perhaps Yat'an can become a respected duke and assist Taiya in governing the country, but is that really what he wants?
So, Yat'an chose to resist without hesitation.
He wants to make everything a foregone conclusion before Taiya breaks through and becomes a legend.
Start the war, grab the credit, and ascend to the throne in advance!
This is Yat'an's plan and his ambition!
Li Si shook his head. Even though he understood all this, he did not have the slightest sympathy for Art'an.
He is not the Holy Mother, who would be kind enough to forgive someone who once tried to kill him.
Since you have chosen to hit the snake, you must directly press it to death without giving it any chance to resist.
“I don’t have many children, and now I only have you and little Taiya.”
“Actually, I was vaguely aware of it before, and I probably know what you are thinking. What."
"Taya, she is the future of the kingdom!"
"Maybe I should have stopped you when I discovered your plan, instead of being soft-hearted and giving you a chance."
"Perhaps this is a mockery given to me by fate."
Morton said with some emotion. Atian did not respond, but listened quietly to his father's words.
King Morton opened his eyes and did not look at Yat'an who was kneeling in front of him. Instead, he turned to Li Si and said:
"Li Si, since you didn't let that person take action in advance. , he must have noticed it.”
Li Si felt that King Morton sitting on the sofa seemed a little older and less energetic at this time.
"Yes, I want to promote the war against the Berdych Kingdom. You must have chosen this path in the end."
"Yes, the kingdom has developed to this point. I am old and have no more updates. Spend more energy on maintaining domestic balance."
"It would be better to throw all these contradictions into a war," Morton shook his head and said a little tiredly.
Li Si naturally understood what King Morton meant.
The Kingdom of Fes has developed vigorously to this day, and its internal development potential has been almost fully tapped. Before the arrival of new productivity changes, domestic conflicts will only continue to accumulate.
The border nobles hope to open up territories and expand their influence.
The palace nobles hope to start a war and gain military exploits to become real nobles.
The merchants hope that the territory of the kingdom will be wider and that they will no longer be subject to the exorbitant taxes of those small and mediocre countries.
Even the civilians at the lowest level are secretly encouraged to have hopes of transcending classes through war.
Under the influence of so many promoters, all the prerequisites for war have actually been met.
After the Church of the Gods gave up mediating conflicts and disputes between countries, stopped preventing the outbreak of war, and chose to stand aside.
The coming of war can no longer be stopped, which is why King Morton chose to acquiesce to Artian's plan, and why Li Si asked Joyce to capture him after the Blood Blade assassination was successful.
Unfortunately, Morton Face did not know that his choice would trigger a war and smoke that would affect the entire continent of Fanor.
Li Si sighed in his heart, but did not say a word to remind him.
This is the prelude to the tide of the times. All the gods have chosen to give up. How can He De, a small silver mage, stop the ignition of the war?
In a situation that could affect the kingdom and even the entire continent, the four nobles who died tragically seemed so insignificant.
"The war is coming, but it cannot be driven by Atian."
King Morton said with certainty, this is the most fundamental point.
If outsiders knew that it was the second prince who murdered the nobles, it would have an unimaginable impact on the situation in the kingdom.
Li Si nodded, that was for sure, so he did not point out that Yat'an was the murderer on the spot.
"As for Art'an"
Morton Faith looked at Art'an who was kneeling in front of him with his head bowed. His withered right hand could not help but tremble a few times.
"Li Si, I have a request."
Huh?
Li Si frowned. Could it be that the old king was confused? What he said was so obvious, and he still wanted to let Yat An go?
Morton waved his hand and said in a deep voice:
"Yat'an made a big mistake, and naturally I will not forgive him just like that."
"If now To depose or even execute him would be to directly let outsiders know what happened."
"Now that the war has started, it must continue."
"When the war is over, I will announce that all this is Yate'an's conspiracy and depose him as a prince."
"During this period, I will put him under house arrest in the palace and will not let him He continues to cause trouble.”
“Li Si, you don’t need to worry. I will ask His Excellency [Flame of Judgment] to take action and place a restraint on Yat’an. If he still has ill intentions towards you, I will directly Death."
"If you still insist on executing Yat'an when the war is over, I have no objection."
After saying that, Morton stared at Li Si closely. .
Li Si did not feel any aura of His Majesty the King from the old man. Instead, he only felt the request of an elderly father.
And, to be honest, His Majesty the King's operation was indeed a bit ruthless, much more exaggerated than Li Si imagined.
This is even more painful for Yat'an than direct execution.
No hope for the throne!
The blame for promoting the war has been firmly pinned!
House arrest for life!
He will also be banned by the legendary mage!
Morton took almost all of Li Si's concerns into consideration, and Li Si naturally believed in his teacher's methods.
Yatean is completely finished!
Only one life is left to hang on!
"That's as you wish!"
I'm really sorry, Tingyu caught a cold, coughed badly, and was a little confused. I have been putting off writing and deleting until now(*).
Everyone should also keep warm and don’t catch a cold when the weather gets cold.
(End of this chapter)