Chapter 1149: Compromise
"Your Royal Highness, our people have been gathered."
Although the teacher of the seventh prince believes in the god of knowledge, he is also a law saint, titled the wisdom sage, at this moment he took the magic staff and said murderously, at the same time, behind the wisdom sage, there are more than a hundred sages with solemn faces, this is the huge force that the seventh prince has gathered in the past eighteen years.
Even the number of demigods around the old king may not be as many as the Seven Princes, and besides, many of the old king's sages are people from the Seven Princes, otherwise, how could the old king be suppressed by the Seven Princes like the Seven Princes before?
"Is there any news from the Temple of War, the Temple of Trading, the Temple of Mercenaries, and the Temple of those true gods?"
The Seventh Prince asked with a calm face, these three temples were his biggest supporters, as for the other four main god-level temples, as well as the god-king-level life temples, it was impossible for them to help him do such a thing.
"There has been news from the War God Temple and the Trade God Temple, saying that they are willing to fight for the throne for His Royal Highness the Prince, as for the Mercenary Temple, there is no news for the time being."
The Wisdom Sage said, the Seventh Prince frowned, and said, "The old guy has the Noble Temple and the Agricultural Temple over there who will support him, only the War God Temple and the Trade God Temple may not be enough, if the old guy can't be destroyed here, it will form a divided situation." ”
"I'll contact ...... right away"
The Sage of Wisdom was about to say something, when suddenly, someone came to say, "Your Royal Highness, Your Majesty, together with the High Priest of the Temple of Life, the High Priest of the Temple of War, the seven High Priests of the Lord God of Trade, and the seven Grand Dukes, including the Duke of War and the Duke of Commerce, have gone to the palace to discuss important matters. ”
"What? How could the High Priest of the Temple of Life come forward? ”
The Seventh Prince was taken aback, all along, the High Priest of the Temple of Life had been neutral, why would he now summon other High Priests and Dukes with the old king? If the high priest of the Temple of Life really stood by the old king's side, even if the Seventh Prince was once a saint, he would have no chance of winning, after all, he was not even a true god now.
In fact, the reason why Wang Cheng has not prepared to get rid of the Seven Princes after taking away the old king is also because he is afraid of these gods, no matter how majestic Wang Cheng and the Seven Princes were before, but now here, the gods are the bosses, and they still have to act according to the rules.
The Wisdom Sage sighed and said, "Your Royal Highness, you can only wait for the time being to see what cards Your Majesty will play." ”
"I'm afraid it's a card that is not good for us, it seems that my father is really not simple."
The Seventh Prince sighed, he was very unhappy with this feeling of waiting, because he was just a bystander, and he couldn't participate in this kind of thing that would determine his future fate? It's a humiliation for him!
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The main hall of the royal palace!
"Everybody's here."
The old king, who had just been promoted to Dou Sheng, was refreshed, and at the same time, his appearance had also become young, and he was no longer as old as before, and he was even more smiling and enthusiastic at the moment.
"Congratulations on Your Majesty's promotion to Dou Sheng."
No matter what this group of high priests and dukes were thinking in their hearts, at this moment, they still congratulated on the surface, Wang Cheng smiled and waved his hand, asking everyone to sit down, basically the priest sat on one side, and the duke sat on the other side.
Then, Wang Cheng said straight to the point: "There are some things that everyone knows, the reason why the High Priest of Life is willing to help me gather you is because I have just made a decision to her. ”
Although he was a priest, the high priest of war, who was as iron-blooded as a soldier, immediately asked, "Dare to ask Your Majesty, what was the decision?" ”
Wang Cheng said loudly: "The decision of the war, I have decided to send troops to attack the country of the undead, destroy all the disgusting undead, and let that forgotten fallen land be covered with the glory of the goddess of life!" ”
The High Priest of War and the Duke of War stood up at the same time and asked excitedly, "Really?" ”
"Naturally, it's true, the goddess has also agreed to start a war, and the group of undead and necromancers who desecrate their lives in the country of the undead should have been destroyed a long time ago."
The High Priest of Life said with a smile that although the Goddess of Life has always been merciful, the Goddess of Life hates the country of the dead, because their existence is the greatest desecration of life.
At present, there are many great powers in this continent of gods, among which the top three are the country of light, the country of the dead and the country of life, and the country of the dead is sandwiched between the country of light and the country of life, and there are also countries of the earth, the country of death, the country of killing and so on, among which the country of the undead and the country of death, the country of killing, etc. are evil alliances, and together, even the righteous alliance composed of the country of life and the country of light and other countries cannot destroy them.
In general, the Continent of the Gods is divided into two camps, one side is the Justice Alliance led by the Land of Light and the Country of Life, and the other side is the Evil Alliance led by the Country of the Undead and the Country of Death, the State of Killing, the two sides have fought countless times in the infinite years, that is, these decades have been quite peaceful, but now, it is obviously time for war again.
"Great, I'll go back immediately to mobilize and prepare for war."
The Duke of War shouted excitedly, in addition to having his own private army, he was also the military minister of the kingdom, and most of the affairs of the war were managed by him.
Or someone wonders, this is not only the Grand Duke, who has his own private soldiers, but also the Minister of Military Affairs, is he not afraid that he will rebel? I'm really not afraid, after all, it's really a world of gods, if the Duke of War supports a certain prince against the king, it is still in line with the rules, but if he wants to be the emperor against himself, then unless the main god of war does the goddess of life and becomes the god king, it is absolutely impossible.
The High Priest of War also said: "That's right, our War Temple will definitely send a large number of priests to participate in the war. ”
Seeing this, the Duke of Commerce frowned slightly, these two martial artists were brought to the rhythm by the old king, not to mention helping to attack the palace now, if the seventh prince really wanted to do it, maybe these two guys would stop it.
"The old king's hand is very powerful, and he made the War Temple and the Duke of War change their minds at once, but now no one can stop the war, it seems that it is impossible for the seventh prince to get the throne this time."
The Duke of Commerce glanced at the old king with jealousy, thought for a while, and asked the old king: "Your Majesty, going on the expedition is not an easy decision, may I ask what it is like and what preparations do I need to make?" ”
"This time is not only our war, but also the war of the Justice League against the Unholy Alliance, I will send the Foreign Minister to the Kingdom of Light, call for a joint expedition, and cooperate with each other, in fact, over the years, the Kingdom of Light has been sending envoys to talk about it, but because I was weak, I didn't agree, but now, it's time."
Wang Cheng glanced at the Duke of Commerce, and then said: "As for the preparations, of course we have to do it, the three armies have not moved, and the grain and grass go first, but before that, we must first confirm the commander of the expedition." ”
The question was obviously very sensitive, and the high priest and the duke looked at each other and asked, "Your Majesty has a candidate?" ”
"Of course, apart from the seventh child of our family, who else is qualified to be this commander?"
Wang Cheng said with a smile: "Lao Qi will lead the kingdom army to go on the expedition, and all nobles will send troops to join, and at the same time, the whole country will open a conscription order, and recruit retired soldiers and suitable nobles and civilians to join the reserve, and the reserve will stay in the royal capital to train, ready to go to the battlefield at any time, this is a battle for the country, do not destroy the soul, and will not stop." ”
"If you don't die, you won't stop."
The High Priest of War and the Duke of War shouted excitedly at the same time, such a war of annihilation is what they are pursuing, and their blood is burned for this war.
The other priests and dukes, including the Duke of Commerce, all nodded, obviously accepting what the old king said, it was time to start a war of the nation, and as believers in the goddess of life, destroying the country of the dead was their lifelong goal, and they never forgot it.
In addition, those dukes who are inclined to the Seven Princes can also accept it, as long as the Seven Princes are the commanders of the war, everything is easy to say, after all, once the Seven Princes have made great contributions on the front line, and even destroyed the country of the undead, and then they still have a large army in their hands, and the old king will not be able to abdicate.
At this time, Wang Cheng said again: "In addition, the high priest of the army this time, I recommend my daughter, that is, the third princess, to be the holy daughter of the goddess of life, and at the same time personally went to the ancient tomb to defeat the lich and get the flower of death some time ago, I believe she has the ability to take on this important position." ”
This made some dukes frown, to be honest, compared to the undisputed candidate of the seventh prince, although the identity of the third princess is enough, after all, she is the holy daughter of the princess and the goddess of life, but she is still too far behind in qualifications, and the high priest is the position second only to the commander, commanding all the priests, and is also responsible for organizing soldiers to pray, praying for God to send down knowledge, and the status is very important, and the third princess is still not qualified.
However, everyone is mixed up in the court, knowing that this is the old king's exchange conditions, such a large army, he can't hand it all over to the seventh prince, he must send his henchmen to get a high position, and the old king's life was saved by the third princess, and now it is natural to trust her like this.
"The ability of the three princesses can be trusted, and our Life Temple supports the three princesses to serve as the high priest."
The high priest of life said with a smile, she had negotiated with the old king before in exchange, anyway, the third princess herself is the holy daughter of the goddess of life, and she has nothing to do, even if the third princess is not capable, it doesn't matter, the temple of life will naturally send a priest to assist her, in fact, in this kind of world with gods, there are very few things that are incompetent and exhausting the three armies, you don't care about it!
"Since the High Priest of Life said so, we have no problem with the War Temple."
The High Priest of War was the first to express his position, anyway, the High Priest of such a war must be the priest of the Temple of Life, so the Temple of War doesn't care about this.
The other high priests and dukes also nodded when they heard this, and the general framework of the expedition was set, and there were many related matters to be discussed, after all, the expedition was not a trip, there were many things.
However, at this time, it is necessary to notify the seventh prince and the third princess, the two first and second in command of the expedition, to come here, and at the same time, the important ministers in the kingdom and many nobles will be convened for a big discussion.
Soon, the seventh prince who was outside got the news, his face was very ugly, this old king is really powerful, he actually turned the situation around, and now it is impossible to fight, because he will definitely lose, and no one will support him.
The Wisdom Sage also sighed and said: "Your Royal Highness, sometimes you should compromise or compromise, and this is not a bad thing, if you really put it together, I don't know what the result will be, and the strength of the Kingdom of Life will definitely be greatly damaged." ”
"Okay, good, good, the commander will be in command, wait for me to destroy the country of the undead, and then lead the army back, the old guy can't abdicate if he wants to."
The Seventh Prince said viciously, and finally chose to accept it, let the Sages disperse, and at the same time brought the Wise Sages into the palace to discuss the expedition.
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In the study room of the palace, after listening to what the old king said, the third princess hurriedly waved her hand and excused herself: "Father, let me be the high priest of the expedition, I can't do it, how can I have that ability?" ”
"Of course you have, my daughter, I haven't discovered your talent before, in fact, you are more powerful than we imagined, this time as the high priest of the expedition, not only for me to master the army, but also for yourself to hone yourself, in this battle, you will be promoted to a god-level priest, and in the future you will have the opportunity to become the high priest of life."
Wang Cheng looked at the third princess with a pleased smile on his face, and said: "So, for yourself, for your father, you can't shirk, your life is destined to be brilliant, and you can't be buried here, do you want to be like an ordinary princess, for the benefit of the royal family, marry a man you don't like at all, or even don't know?" And then just die in a mess for decades? ”
"This ......"
The third princess subconsciously shook her head, in the past, she was sure that she would live that kind of life, but after experiencing the adventure of the ancient tomb, she found that the life she said to the old king made her yearn even more - to become a god-level priest, to become the high priest of life, such a brilliant life, she wanted.
The eldest prince also persuaded beside him: "Third sister, such a good opportunity, don't give it up." ”
Wang Cheng smiled again: "My daughter, go for it, it doesn't matter if you fail, you have your eldest brother behind you, my father, the Temple of Life, and the Goddess of Life, we will always help you." ”
When the third princess heard this, she finally agreed: "Okay, father, I will do my best to do it, I will not let you down." ”
Wang Cheng and the eldest prince both nodded happily, but the eldest prince was happy, but he was also a little disappointed in his heart, his father is now a demigod, and his third sister will also have the opportunity to become a god-level priest in the future, only him, it seems that he is still so useless.
"The Great Prince."
At this time, Wang Cheng turned his head to the eldest prince and said: "Next, you will be very busy, a lot of things in the country will be pressed on you, you have to be mentally prepared and other preparations, you can't go wrong." ”
The eldest prince was stunned for a moment, and said puzzledly: "Father, you have recovered now and become a Dou Sheng, shouldn't you be personally responsible for these things?" ”