Rise In Calradia - Chapter 445: : What is the Duke

“Master Byron, are you willing to take over this scepter, accept this honor and shoulder the corresponding responsibility?”

In front of all the vassals, King Harauu was wearing a crown, fine clothes, and a gold-rimmed velvet cape, holding a scepter symbolizing the authority of the Duke in both hands, and asked solemnly.

“I swear to be loyal to you, Your Majesty, and I will take over this responsibility to guard the southern lands for you, defend your authority, and drive out your enemies.”

Byron knelt down on one knee and took the scepter. It was a golden scepter made according to the ancient system. On the scepter were engraved a roaring lion and a walking mountain bear. The country had just been established in Vlandia At that time, this was the coat of arms of the southern dukes who govern the Rhodok region today. It is said that the blood of the dukes still flows among the Rhodok nobles today, but now, hundreds of years later, even the heirs of those dukes are also Long forgotten about their bloodline, much history was “forgotten” in wars during the time of Rhodok independence.

“Duty and glory are with you, Lord Byron.”

The king nodded, helped Byron up, then held his hand that was not holding the scepter and raised it high. Immediately, applause and cheers resounded throughout the castle hall, and the young attendant standing on a high place holding flower petals also moved towards him. They sprinkled petals to enhance the atmosphere.

Although this ancient ceremony looks a bit like a wedding now, everyone doesn’t care about it at all. Especially Byron, he was still in shock and hadn’t fully recovered. He was just going through the ceremony mechanically, and all he was thinking about were interests and political issues.

At the next banquet, Byron, who had changed his outfit and held a scepter, sat on the seat next to the king, talking and laughing happily, and he also figured out what the position of the duke meant to him.

First of all, His Majesty the King made it clear that today’s dukes and earls should not be in the relationship between lords and vassals. They all belong to the subjects under the king’s rule, but the duke is more respectful because of his status.

But this is just the king’s rhetoric, and it is also to balance the mentality of the earls. After all, in terms of rights, the gap between the duke and the earl is not generally large. What Byron ruled was a semi-independent principality.

After Byron became the Duke of Rhodok, he has actually become a real monarch. He has independent legislative power. As long as he respects some Swadian traditions, he can modify the law as he likes, and the monarch has to respect his will. .

He has independent diplomatic rights. As long as it does not violate the national interests of Swadia, he can independently decide to go to war against other countries, or he can choose to refuse to support the war launched by the king. Of course, this is relative, and always refusing a king’s invitations to war means losing a powerful ally in the event of one’s own being drawn into war.

But most importantly, Byron’s rule over the principality was finally established in legal form. According to the king’s legislation, the dukes will replace the king in exercising their rights in the principality. Although the vassals in the duchy are not under the duke in name, they actually have to perform their obligations to the duke, and then the duke will perform their obligations to the king. Considering that the only legal obligation of the duke is to defend the kingdom, the earls are actually fulfilling their original obligations to the duke to the king, and it is not an exaggeration to say that these lords were transferred to dukes.

More importantly, in such a country where the king and the lord are connected by blood and land, King Harauu has allowed the dukes to

And Byron is even more special. There are many earls and lords and their families in the Duchy of Dherim, the Duke of Kles. The Duke needs to win their support, just like the former king. But Byron is different. In his principality, he occupies more than half of his territory. The Earls of Rhodoks in the principality either fled or surrendered and were directly controlled by Byron by force. His authority in the principality even surpassed that of Graves. king!

“King of kings.”

At the banquet, the king called Byron this way.

“Then you are the king of kings.” Upon hearing this, Byron quickly responded flatteringly to the king.

So, amidst the laughter that seemed to be like a joke, King Harauu with a wry smile helplessly split the kingdom that had been divided into two into three again, and handed one piece to Keles helplessly to prevent him from falling to the enemy, and one piece To Byron who already had actual control over most of the conquered territories in the south. The term “King of kings” or “Supreme King” sounds like a compliment, but on the other hand, it also shows that the authority of the monarch is limited. After all, there are other “monarchs” who rule in theory. territory.

Of course, His Majesty the King granted such great power to the duke, even acquiescing to the other party’s actual independence, which was a hindrance. In the eastern duchy, only one remote baronial land, Fort Lundia, was assigned to the duke’s territory. In the Principality of Dherim, Count Mijord himself still swore to be loyal to the king. So although it seems that most of the eastern region belongs to the Duke of Kles, the control of an important trade route to Kujit is thus indirectly controlled by the king. And when faced with military pressure from the east, the presence of Earl Mijord also made it necessary for Duke Kress to win him over and make an appropriate compromise with the king.

As for King Byron~www.mtlnovel.com~, there is a kind of rare trust that a monarch has for his vassals. In the eyes of this young king, Byron has a much better relationship with him than he has with other nobles of the same age. I also know how to make myself happy. Just the gifts that Byron had given him in recent months were worth five years’ income from the wealthiest manor in the crown.

Of course, there are also deep interests involved in this. Byron’s foundation is too shallow. Until now, he still can only rely on himself and his own army in Swadia. He was ostracized in the kingdom’s aristocratic circles, and was even more discriminated against in his father’s time. But Byron has dinars and enough soldiers, but he lacks legal support. As king, he can give Byron much-needed legal support, and can also serve as a way out for Byron. He can give Byron a lot of things, such as fiefdom, status, and the respect due to nobles. Of course, he knew from his father that Byron’s thoughts were not pure, but the little king thought he could suppress Byron’s desire by his own means. those ambitions.

Byron was naturally aware of this. However, at this time, it was rare for him to really pay attention to Harauu, and saluted him sincerely, willingly bowing down to the new king for the time being. And for a long time to come, Byron believed that this relationship would not change. After all, he still had a lot of things to do after returning to Rhodok, as a monarch.

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