Chapter 292 The Duke of Honeysuckle, Yeats!
In the banquet hall, the singing and dancing are still there.
The nobles at the table were all absent-minded, and from time to time they glanced at Yeats, who was sitting upright and drinking alone.
Yeats was made a Duke by His Majesty, and he defeated the Duke of Alba, who was also in the fifth ring, in one round. Various deeds caused a strong shock in the hearts of everyone, and they could not calm down.
Even if some people object to the king's decision in their hearts, they can only temporarily suppress their dissatisfaction and praise the king's wisdom and the duke's bravery, given the previous experience of the Duke of Alba being disgraced and expelled from the banquet venue. .
Of course, there were also those who were genuinely happy for Yeats.
In the corner of the hall, Phokas stared at Yeats illuminated by the crystal chandelier from a distance, his cloudy eyes flickering slightly, his white beard trembling, and the corners of his mouth raised.
Vaguely, the turbulent years of fighting for the Grand Duke of Brondi seemed to appear in front of my eyes, and today, Yeats became the center of attention. Forcas, who was watching Yeats from a distance, felt that everything seemed like yesterday.
"Young Master...has grown into a great knight." Phokas murmured to himself.
"Yeats has already reached the fifth ring. The speed of promotion is too amazing!"
Compared with Yeats being made a duke, what surprised Calvin even more was Yeats's current strength.
Two months ago, the two sides were still four-ring knights standing on the same starting line, but now the gap is so huge!
Calvin couldn't help but look towards his father for help, hoping to get some advice from Thomas.
Thomas scooped up a spoonful of beef stew, placed it on Calvin's plate of bread, and said calmly:
"Don't ask, just eat."
Duke Vic had an old friendship with Yeats, and he also knew that his daughter had always admired him. He paid attention to Elsa Vic, who was specially dressed to look brilliant today, and found that his daughter was staring at the seat next to the king, her eyes already filled with tears. There is no room for anyone other than Yeats.
‘Should Elsa’s engagement be used to win over Yeats, a rising star? ’
Duke Vic quickly gave up the idea.
‘The old king must have had similar ideas. In terms of intelligence and beauty, Elsa is still inferior to His Highness... Besides, she is my daughter, and I really don't want her to get married early. ’
So Duke Vic also drank quietly to show his approval of the king’s decision.
"Congratulations, Duke Yeats."
Next to Yeats, Theresa, who was wearing a diamond necklace as white as pearls, smiled lightly and congratulated:
"Father, my father. He has high expectations for you, and you have never let him down. The position of duke belongs to you, and it can be said that everyone is happy."
Yeats stared at the future queen who was both beautiful and intelligent. , and found that her eyes were extremely gentle, obviously with the purpose of enveloping and making friends.
Beauty is a weapon that can be used effectively in diplomacy, but beauty is not attractive to Yeats... After all, he himself has a succubus physique.
Yeats had the same position as the princess, so there was no need to reject her overtures. He smiled and said:
"Thank you, Your Highness. It is an honor for me to serve the royal family."
Trey Sha Xuan's heart calmed down, a smile appeared on her face, and she poured a glass of wine for Yeats herself.
Yeats took it calmly and casually said:
“I wonder which god your highness believes in and what kind of career path you follow?”
"I only know some low-level spells and haven't officially decided on my future path, but I think..." Theresa paused and said softly, "Compared to the glory of heaven, I believe in the never-setting sun."< br>
Yeats was startled, thinking that in the subsequent plot, the Golden Lion Kingdom vigorously developed its navy under the leadership of the princess, issued privateering licenses to pirates, promoted trade development, and finally became the overlord of the Seven Seas under a series of policies.
What she calls "the sun that never sets" is worth pondering.
“The era in which the Holy Land was born cannot be compared to the Age of Discovery...” Yeats secretly complained.
Noticing Yeats's meditation, Teresa realized that she had made a mistake and quickly changed the subject, saying softly:
"My father has told me that after the banquet is over, he will ask you to go to the Lion Forest... He has some things that he wants to discuss with you alone."
Yeats nodded.
The celebration dinner lasted all night and did not end until dawn. Many nobles were so drunk that they were either carried back to the carriage by their servants, or simply rested in the side hall for the night.
After this dinner, Yeats's reputation in London has reached a level that no one knows about.
From a Kuchiki family with no talent for cultivation, he became a blockbuster in athletic competitions, and now he has broken through the fifth ring, followed His Majesty to annihilate the vampire clan, and was awarded the title of Duke.
This series of Yeats' deeds is like a legend, passed down orally among the aristocratic circles, and the bards are so proud of the achievements of this divinely chosen poet that many bards have begun to write and write about Yeats. Related songs and poems.
At dawn.
The mist shrouds the lion forest, the deep autumn dew brings a chill, and the colchicum in the garden has a hazy beauty.
When Yeats arrived, the king, who was like an old lion, was actually admiring the flowers.
He asked the maids to hold candles high, and the candlelight illuminated the garden in the mist. Wild roses, carnations, and meadowsweet were colorful. In this late autumn, honeysuckles were also in full bloom, and gold and silver flowers were in full bloom. The flowers stood tall and tall, reminding Yeats of the beautiful sea of honeysuckle flowers in Morning Frost Ridge.
"Here we come."
The Lion-Hearted King did not look back, his back was to Yeats, but he recognized his footsteps, and his tone was as if he was treating an old friend, and said calmly:
" Come and see these flowers of mine."
Yeats looked at them for a long time and nodded: "What a flower."
"So perfunctory?" Lionheart said with a smile.
"Autumn is not the season for flower viewing." Yeats said.
The Lionheart King sighed softly: "You are right... It is late autumn now, and I can't see my favorite flower."
Yeats said: "Your Majesty's favorite flower What flower?"
Lionheart King asked: "What do you think?"
"It must be gorse," Yeats said calmly, "because this flower belongs to your majesty's family. Family crest.”
The Lionheart King smiled and said: "I also know your favorite flower."
Yeats said in surprise: "Seriously?"
"You ordered people to plant them in your territory." There is a large field of honeysuckle, and he often refers to himself as honeysuckle, saying that this flower has the character of enduring cold waves... Am I wrong?" Lionheart glanced at Yeats.
Yeats sighed with emotion: "I can't hide it from Your Majesty."
"You brew wine, set up factories, and establish a magistrate branch in the territory...I have heard about all this."
The Lionheart King said calmly: "Including the former court mage you recruited from Duke Hudson to manage the territory for you, and the blood warlock you recruited from Jianhe University... I also know these."
Yeats My heart skipped a beat, but I didn't know what the king's intention was for suddenly talking about these things.
“You can rest assured, I don’t mean to blame you.”
Lionheart King paused and said:
“It’s just that there are many backgrounds among your vassals. For those who don’t know, I don’t rule out that someone will make a fuss about this during your coronation ceremony.”
The Lionheart King calmly said: "So, you'd better find a highly respected extraordinary person for your vassals who is willing to endorse them."
Yeats suddenly realized that he already had a suitable candidate in mind. , said: "Thank you for your advice, Your Majesty!"
The Lionheart King nodded slightly, looked over the brilliant garden with a deep gaze, and said slowly:
"Most dukes have their own symbolic flowers... Lannister is represented by the red rose, and King Roland was symbolized by the iris before he ascended the throne. When I was young, I was also called [Richard of the Plantagenet]."
"Gold. The bird flower is the symbol of my family.”
As he spoke, the Lion-Hearted King slowly turned around, looked at Yeats, and said solemnly: "I have a request."
Yeats had a premonition of the importance of this request, and his expression Slightly solemn, he nodded and said: "Your Majesty, please speak."
"I beg you...after my death, you must help Teresa at all costs and ascend the throne and be crowned——"
At this moment, the Lionheart King's hangover eyes were slightly red, like an old lion, and his tone was serious, as if he was entrusting the things behind him.
"If you can do it, I would like to swear to the gods that you and your descendants will always remain the duke, and at the coronation ceremony..."
The sky turned white, and the dawn light fell on the tall and tall figure. The young knight, Yeats's eyes reflected the old king, and he saw the Lionheart King saying one word at a time:
"I will make you the [Duke of Honeysuckle], Yeats, your family, Will flourish like honeysuckle!"
Yeats took a deep breath.
Flowers, family crests and a noble's nickname are inseparable, just like Richard was known as the Lionheart King, but before his coronation he was known as the Duke of Plantagenet.
Honeysuckle, the symbol of Morning Frost Ridge, will also become part of his family emblem in the future!
Suppressing his surging mood and surging blood, Yeats solemnly nodded and swore an oath:
"In the name of the gods, I will do whatever it takes to help His Highness. Crowned!"
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One week later.
Yeats's ducal coronation, held in the Holy Chapel at Lundu Tower.
Before the coronation ceremony, a bishop gave a speech in front of the statue of Tyr, the god of justice, in King's Square, listing seven crimes against Yeats, including harboring vampires, harboring necromancers, and disrespecting gods. Chi was crowned Duke.
The mastermind behind this bishop, Yeats, through the intelligence network established by the three demon hunters, Gerald, Roger, and Eva, has learned that he was ordered by Duke Lannister.
The source of the information was that Jero kidnapped the bishop in private, and the words pried out from his mouth were very credible.
These three demon hunters are the team of intelligence officers Yeats trained for himself, and they paid real gold coins for this.
With the resource output of Morning Frost Ridge, it is difficult to meet the needs of establishing a principality, but the Lionheart King rewarded Yeats with the special right to sell [whiskey], [morning frost cheese], and [auditorium glass] as part of the duke's power.
In the Golden Lion Kingdom, only Morning Frost Ridge has the qualifications to brew and sell whiskey. The profits are enough to maintain the dignity of a duke, and naturally include training a spymaster.
Gero has both independence and ability, and he was favored by Yeats. Although he is not Yeats's vassal, he is still qualified for the task of spymaster.
Learning that it was Duke Lannister who was behind the criticism, Yeats silently wrote down the name of June's father in the "Book of Revenge", saying to his heart that I am sorry for my good brother June, but it is really you. Dad is not authentic enough.
To Yeats's surprise, in the last few days after the bishop's denunciation was fermented, a large number of bards spontaneously defended Yeats.
Since Yeats was the divine choice of the goddess of youth, these bards regarded Yeats as their spiritual idol and could not tolerate Yeats being slandered, so they launched a heated debate with his opponents.
The bard was already good at eloquence, and the principal of Cam River University publicly admitted that the vampires in Yeats' territory were her students, and they were victims of the same vampires who unfortunately contracted scarlet fever.
Hudson, who was deprived of his title of duke by Thomas, out of jealousy towards Thomas and the intention of making Yeats a duke to avenge himself, not only ignored Rich's defection to Yeats, but also personally Appearing, it means that Li Xi was once his court mage and has given up research on the necromancy school. It is reasonable for Yeats to recruit Li Xi!
With these powerful arguments, the bard was even more encouraged, and suppressed the opponents in the war of words.
Seeing this, Duke Lannister secretly sent someone to contact Yeats's brother, hoping to join hands with Wilson Blondie to suppress Yeats, but Wilson refused.
"No matter what the gap is between us, he is my brother. Even if he establishes a branch of the family in the future, I am very happy that he can achieve what he has today." Wilson said.
Seeing the coronation day coming day by day, his successor turned his elbows outward every day and ran to Yeats's manor to have afternoon tea.
Duke Lannister had no choice but to give up the conspiracy against the coronation and accept the fact that Yeats became a duke.
October.
The maple leaves are fiery red, the sun shines brightly on the Thames, and the flags on the Lundu Tower are flying.
Blessed Sacrament.
The air is filled with the scent of burning incense, and the chanting echoes between the towering vaults, adding an ancient and sacred atmosphere to the ceremony.
The bell rang, and Yeats was wearing a gorgeous red ducal robe, with gold and silver threads woven into the pattern of honeysuckle. Yeats's eyes were steady and his steps were steady. Under the focus of everyone, he walked slowly towards altar.
On the altar stand the Golden Lion King Richard Plantagenet and the Anglican Archbishop of Canderbury, symbolizing the secular and ecclesiastical recognition of Yeats's coronation as Duke.
The blind priestess from the Youth Sect also attended the coronation ceremony and will personally crown Yeats, the Chosen One.
Behind Yeats, Phokas had a firm gaze and held a wooden box covered with red velvet in his hand, in which was placed a crown inlaid with gems.
The blind priestess held up the ducal crown studded with gems and slowly put it on Yeats' head.
In an instant, a divine blessing seemed to surround Yeats.
The Lionheart King looked at the high-spirited Yeats, his eyes full of his youthful appearance, and he showed a soft smile.
Soon, the Lion-Hearted King picked up the Sword in the Stone, which symbolized the king's authority. The exquisite scabbard gently placed it on Yeats's shoulder, and his powerful voice echoed in the solemn Holy Chapel.
"In the name of the king and the gods, I designate Yeats as Lord of the Northern Province and the Duchy of Frost, and give him the name——"
"Duke Honeysuckle!"
Outside the auditorium , the cold autumn wind blows on the ancient stone steps of Lundu Bridge.
Dang——
Suddenly, the bell of Lundu Tower rang, and all the citizens passing by looked up.
With the tower in the center, it exudes a warm and sacred magical atmosphere, symbolizing the coronation of a Duke of the Kingdom!
October, 1459 of the Holy Calendar.
Yeats was crowned Duke of Frostland at Lundu Tower.
His nickname [Duke Honeysuckle] soon spread throughout the Golden Lion Kingdom!
Special envoys from the Roland Kingdom and the Shenting Empire visited the Chenshuang Territory to express their friendship to Yeats.
The daughter of the Elector of the Grand Duchy of Lucia, Saint Shilin of the Moonlight Sect, also sent envoys to greet her.
In the same month, the alliance between Thomas and Yeats was terminated.
White Night City and Wick Harbor suppressed the Starlight Chamber of Commerce, and whiskey sales plummeted. Richie sent three consecutive letters to Yeats to discuss countermeasures.
If you don’t get White Night City, you will always be stuck in your throat. Now that Yeats has a claim to White Night City, he has begun to formally consider military operations against White Night City.
"Thomas is good at forbearing, and I don't know what his current strength is. I still have to improve my professional skills first, so that I have a good chance of winning against him." Yeats thought to himself.
Another day later, Yeats received a letter from King Lionheart.
"News came from the southern provinces that footprints suspected to be [Moon Pig] were found on the Sol Plains. You can order someone to find out."
Yeats put down the letter. , thought for a moment, and shouted to Gray beside him, who was racking his brains to compile the laws of the principality:
"Gray, stop studying now, let's go hunting!"
Gray Holding a large book in his arms, his mind wanders to the sky, his eyes are dull.
Hearing Yeats's call, Gray suddenly became energetic.
Bang!
Gray: "Yeah! ヾ(^^)"
(End of this chapter)