The Golden Throne - Chapter 272

The days passed by without any other occasion. The meet was one of the most boring things that Liu Feng was ever forced to attend, and now that he was the king, he suspected that he would be attending worse later. So he did not complain about this much.

Tesura, his attendant for the trip, stayed by his side under the order of the king. With the meet over she was no longer the attendant of Liu Feng, and she was supposed to be facing him one last time.

“This is going to be your last chance. Do you wish to get a good life for yourself, or do you want to ruin your life by staying here just another week? Yurian has already shown his interest in you. The moment that he finds out that I have never touched you, that will be the moment that he will call you to your room. What do you want to do now? Come with me to Aegon, or stay in Derail?” Liu Feng asked.

“Why do you want a useless person like me in your kingdom, your majesty? I am just a girl who has not done anything with her life. My brothers and sisters are still kids. Maybe they will have some talent that you can hone. But what do you wish to do with me?” Tesura asked Liu Feng.

“I am just looking at you with pity. I have morals, and I do not want to see a young girl live her entire life with shame and remorse.” Liu Feng said.

Tesura stayed silent for a few minutes. Liu Feng also did not rush her. Although this was just a whim for him, it was going to be a life changing decision for Tesura, and he did not want her to make the wrong choice, to regret it later.

“I shall graciously accept your offer, Your Majesty. If your kingdom will accept me, then it is my honor to become a normal citizen once more. But I will slit my throat if I find out that this is another one of those traps to force me into further submission. I have been humiliated enough before.” Tesura said resolutely.

“Like I said. For me, you are simply not worth the hassle.” Liu Feng said. He then nodded towards her, and turned to George, who was standing by him.

“You heard me. If I do not save her, then that Yurian will ravage her like an animal. It is better to save this life. He will allow me to take her. After all, he still did not receive what was promised to him.” Liu Feng said.

“But Your Majesty, let me just warn you. You can only save a few. You cannot save everyone. You may have saved this young girl, but another shall take her place immediately after you leave. You just delayed the inevitable, and this girl’s fate was pushed on another’s. The only way to save this is to solve the root cause. And that will be difficult, to say the least.” George warned Liu Feng.

“I know this, General. But my heart will not let such a cruelty happen right before my eyes. Maybe, when the time will come, I shall take the important step, and take that vicious man to where he belongs. But till then, this is the least that I can do as a responsible human.” Liu Feng sighed.

They turned around and walked away from the tent that they were in. They were back where they started now. It was the exact same place that Liu Feng had landed in. This was also where he met Yurian for the first time. But now, they were leaving with one extra person.

Liu Feng got onto his carriage, but another was prepared for a few servants, and on this other one, Tesura was tagging along. Liu Feng no longer looked at what was happening there, and he focused on the situation that he had on hand.

“George. What is going to happen if I suddenly kill Yurian? Is there any way that I can avoid total war? How did the church put another king on the throne? How did they put Yurian on the throne? I do not want such a person staying at a position of power any longer.” Liu Feng asked George the moment that the carriage was moving.

Liu Feng had specifically asked George to come to his carriage to talk about these important matters. The moment that Liu Feng returned, he knew that he would be swamped with work.

“It will be difficult and chaotic, Your Majesty. Yurian was only made the king because the church had many believers in the commoners and many members in the nobility of Derail. But we do not have the same. If we want to be kingmakers, then we need to find someone who will satisfy both the commoners and the nobility.” George shook his head.

“You know what? This will work. If I try everything that I want to on Derail instead of Aegon first, then I will understand what is going to happen when the policies are implemented. That way, I can confirm if I want to do anything here.” Liu Feng suddenly said.

“As your wellwisher, and as the general to your army, I am obliged to tell you, Your Majesty. A war now will be difficult for the soldiers. They have just traveled all the way to Glade and back. They are not ready to go north.” George said.

“You have told me this multiple times, General. But I am thinking about the kingmaking part. If Yurian dies all of a sudden, what are the immediate problems? First, the assassin is sought out. Let us say that we take a very good one. Then they will not be able to find the assassin. Then, they will first lock down the city and call back the princes. The princes will fall into a power struggle. Obviously, they will know that the battle against the church has been won by me, and the three kingdoms are part of a single alliance. So only the prince who is supported by me will become the king. Isn’t that correct, General?” Liu Feng chuckled.

“That is an over simplification, but yes, Your Majesty.” George nodded.

“All I need to do is select the right prince. I do not want to make the mistake that the church made. I want to make sure that everyone will thank me for the choice that I made. This way, by acting as a weapons dealer, I will be the most powerful man in the southern part of the continent.” Liu Feng laughed.

“Your Majesty. There are many things that we have to consider in this equation. First, once the holy city has been conquered, how will you be taking reign of the walls? There are bound to be idiots who will want to retain the guns that you have bequeathed them. We need to make sure that they will not be used against us. And most importantly, a king is the most guarded man in the kingdom. Even now, you have had security all around you, and so did the king of Derail. This will simply not get off the ground unless it has been planned for years!” George said.

“Honestly, seeing his actions throughout this meet, I just wanted to point the gun that I had in my hands and shoot it towards Yurian. But I knew that that would be the most catastrophic thing that could happen in my reign, and it would destabilize the entire region instantly. For something like this, we would need a mage to do the task. Elvan has multiple mages versed in the element of wind. I shall give one of them permission to train under the master of the mage tower for a month, and use his powers to assassinate the king. After he is done, I will make sure that he will be coming back in a delegation that I will send there prior to the set date.” Liu Feng said.

“It is glad to know that you have shown restraint, Your Majesty. But as for that elf, can you trust the elves? Is there any way that you cannot choose one of our own to do the task?” George asked.

“The advantages of using an elf are endless, General. If things go wrong, Elvan is shielded from the rest of the world by Aegon and Darv. As an alliance, it is our duty to protect them. And, only elves have people who had a contract for many years. The master of the mage tower is one who only deals with the contract of spirits. Hence, we cannot use any other person.” Liu Feng said.

“We are playing with fire here, Your Majesty. It will be difficult if something even remotely goes wrong in what you are saying.” George said with a foreboding tone.