Chapter 152: Dreams
After Cressin's journey to prison, Cresion was arranged by George, the captain of the royal fleet, to live in a noble room.
That night, Kreshion had a long dream
In the dream, the young maester smiled at Kreshion, "Lord Kreshion, that's exactly the case. Let's go. β
Outside the maester's room, some knights waited by the stairs, they looked at him curiously, and as they went downstairs, they finally asked, "Where are we going, Lord Creshien?" β
"Go to sea, a ship is waiting for us." Kreseen replied without hesitation.
The knights stopped suddenly, "A ship? β
"The ship of the Sheehan family, a ship like no other."
"I'll be there for you, Lord Creshien." The knights assured him, "There is nothing to be afraid of, we are there for you no matter what happens." β
"I'm not afraid." Cressien declared angrily, and suddenly another thing occurred to him, "But will Rolls Sheen come?" β
"Nope." The knights said, "King Rollsheeen must stay here, with the city of Dubrovnik, he is the ruler of the kingdom, the king of Dubrovnik!" β
"Then I must go to him first," Kreshion explained to them, "and say goodbye to him, or he will be sad." β
"If you are assassinated, he will be even sadder, and there will be no time!" "We will convey your intention to His Majesty," said the knights, or we may write to him when you have reached your destination." β
Kreshion frowned suddenly, "Are you sure I have to go?" Why did you want me to leave Dubrovnik? Am I annoying the others? I dare say I didn't mean it. He had that stubborn look on his face again. I want to see King Rothsheehan! I still haven't told him! β
The knights each exchanged a look. "There's no time, Lord Creshien." The knights urged.
"I want to see him!" Cresian insisted even louder.
"He doesn't want to see you." One of the knights said he had to say something to keep Creshien going.
"He doesn't want to see you, Lord Creshien, he's on a major event"
The dream's thoughts broke, and then the guards of the Sheehan family joined the group, and they quickly advanced, through the gloomy courtyard, down a number of stairs, he walked slowly, the sound of footsteps echoed between the black walls and stone slabs, the stone tower towered in front, and as he approached, the guards at the door hurriedly parted the crossed spears.
The stairs seemed longer and steeper than before, perhaps just because he was tired, he had climbed too high and too fast, on the high peaks, the air was thin and difficult to breathe, and now he only wanted a few acres of fertile land, a house for retirement, and a future for the Cressien family.
When Cresian entered the hall of the room, it was gloomy and hollow, and the knights were still by the night fire, and they knelt by the fireplace to make a fire to drive the cold out of the round room, and to drive the shadows back into the corners, and when they were done, they went round the room, and went to each window in turn, and drew the heavy fluffy curtains, and opened the wooden windows, and the wind blew in, filled with the salty smell of the sea, and stirred his simple green cloak.
Walking to the north, he reclined on the windowsill, breathing in the cold night air, hoping to catch a glimpse of the ship's rising sails, but as far as the eye could see, it was all darkness and emptiness, and was he leaving? He could only pray, as the half-moon passed in and out of the high, sparse clouds, and Cresion saw the familiar stars.
The cold wind howled across the room, the flames swirled and jumped in the fireplace, the wood crackled, and Cresion left the window, but the shadow walked before the man, like a long, thin sword, on the painted table, and he stood at the table for a long time, waiting, waiting. They finally went upstairs, boots on the stone stairs, and before anyone arrived, the sound came first.
The dream broke, and then he dreamed about that night in a daze
"King Rolls Sheen has just left us!" King Johani said heavily.
"What!" At this time, everyone in the room was startled again, and the king was still calling out Jocris's name for the last time.
With his feet stretched out of the blanket and his hunting boots, Jocrith saw that the leather was covered with dirt and hay. A dark cloak was thrown on the ground, with marks of being cut and discarded, as well as bright red dirt.
The room was filled with dust and gore, and the smell of death.
"Master Jochris." When Johanni, the king's scholar, saw his face and whispered, "The king has just been born." β
"What's going on?" Jocriss asked with a frown, he didn't expect that what he had just heard was the last call of King Rollssheen, and he looked down at Rollssheen to see how serious his injuries were.
"It's a dragon!" "A damned demon, the king took the Kingsguard and the hunters into the depths of the forest, and in the depths of the forest they encountered the rumored dragon, and the king and the Kingsguard went to kill the dragon, but King Rolls Sheen was accidentally hit in the chest by the dragon and fell off his horse, and then the Kingsguard began to protect the king's retreat, and the king's hunt was meaningless if the king was injured!" β
"Is it just an injury now? Lord Johani! Give me an explanation! I want an explanation! Jocris's voice visibly became irritable.
"Just now the king has been treated, his chest has been completely torn, we are all trying to persuade the king to recuperate, stop making a sound, but he is still calling your name in his mouth, who will know that he still hasn't survived this hurdle."
"You know that the king can't keep quiet, and he still doesn't stop it?" Jocrith asked sharply.
"Lord Jochris, where can we stop the king from doing anything, before the knight Janis Odo persuaded the king not to go into the depths of the forest, but he was not driven back by King Rolls Sheen, if Knight Janis Odor was with King Rolls Sheen at that time, it would not have made him so seriously injured."
These people have passed all their responsibilities, and now the king of Rolls Sheen in front of him is a corpse, and it is useless to say anything.
Prime Minister Jocris's unfurled the blanket, and they had done everything they could to sew it up for him, but the effect was still not obvious, the wound was torn all the way to his chest, the cotton yarn used to bandage it was stained with blood, and the smell was even more terrifying.
Prime Minister Jocris's stomach churned and stinked, and he let go of the blanket.
This was the smell of death, his teeth were already blood-red, and Jocriz could already smell it.
"Did King Rousesheen leave anything or anything behind?" Prime Minister Joe Chris asked.
"King Rollssheehan has said that if he doesn't make it, he asks Master Jochris to continue to assist his son, Robert Sheehan, and everyone here hears it."
"Robert Sheehan is still underage? How can we take on national affairs? Jocrith asked.
"This is a question that Queen Innie Randall has already said, and she will also help Robert Sheehan." King scholar Johani said.
"No, Lord Johani." Prince Cresian seems to have a different opinion, revealing more details. "King Rollssheehan didn't explicitly agree with the queen just now, but he named Lord Jochrist to take charge of state affairs for the time being, and to assist Robert Sheehan until he reaches adulthood, and we all heard it very true!"
"Lord Clay, as you said, King Rollssheen doesn't deny my opinion, does he?" Queen Innie Randall stared straight into Prince Clay's eyes, imposing, "In other words, I want me and Rouse Sheehan's son, Robert Sheehan, to be crowned kings now!" No one can stop it! β
"Now that the King's body has not been buried, I don't agree with Robert Sheehan being crowned now." β
But Eni Randall said, "The country cannot be left without an owner for a day, Lord Joris, for ten days you will still be the prime minister, the king's right hand to deal with the king's legacy, and in ten days we will have the new king Robert Sheehan crowned the throne!" No one can stop it! β
This is obviously different from what King Rousesheeen said, but now the situation is not good to completely turn against the Randall family, Jocrith needs time, it takes these ten days to remove the minions arranged by the Randall family in the palace in Dubrovnik one by one, and then completely reveal their secrets!
"As for when the new king will ascend the throne, it is not a matter of your personal wishes, Queen Innie Randall, let our ministers, the chief and the prince discuss, ten days."
The King's Scholar Johani leaned over to Prime Minister Jokris, "My lord, I also suggest that the King's funeral be held first, and this matter will be put on hold for a while as it is now." β
"Whatever you want." Queen Inni Randall left in a hurry.
"I only have one thing, the funeral should be decent, but don't cost too much money!" Jocrith said.
"I will follow your arrangement." Johani, the king's scholar, replied.
Then he added, "I heard that the king was still obsessed with slaughtering the dragon on his way back, and I have never seen a man with such a strong will to fight, and if it were not for the guards who carried him back, perhaps he would have died in the forest, and it would have been difficult for us to get his body back intact." β
"My brother has always been very persistent, brave and stubborn," said Prince Cresian, "he may not be clever enough, but there is no doubt that he is brave and belligerent, and as long as the enemy is still standing, Rolls Sheehan will never leave the battlefield." β
The bedroom was sweltering, his forehead was covered with beads of sweat, and he looked like another young Rolls Sheehan, swarthy and handsome. "If he hadn't died, when he had recovered, he would have returned to the forest, looking for the dragon, and slaughtering it completely, I have every reason to believe that he would do it, this is the Rolls Sheen I know, and the Sheen family is never afraid of danger, even if it costs them their lives!"
Prime Minister Jocris, who explained something, walked out of the room, while Janis Otto was still guarding the room, not moving a single step.
"You can go back and wait for my next arrangement." Prime Minister Jocrith said to him.
"Yes, my lord." The Imperial Guard, Janis Odo, looked a little remorseful, and it was clear that the news of the King's death had slowly spread, "Lord Joris, I have failed my sacred duty. β
"No matter how loyal a knight is, he cannot disobey the king's orders, and no one can predict the appearance of the dragon." Jocrith said, "I hear that you also tried to persuade King Rollssheehan, but failed, and I don't blame you. β
"My lord, if I had been here at the time, I would not have injured King Rollssheen so badly."
"Knight Janis, no one can stop the king from hurting himself, everything is arranged by the gods, there is no need to be too remorseful."
"Lord Jochris, but I was indeed derelict in my duty, and now that I think about it, even if King Rollssheen wants to drive me back, I shouldn't leave the king, as a royal guard, my duty is to protect the king."
"That's it, go back and wait for my orders." Prime Minister Jokris patted Knight Janis Odor on the shoulder, and then left the place as well, Knight Enod following him closely.
Then Prince Cresian came out of the room, and quickly caught up with them. "Master Jochris." He shouted from behind him, "If you don't mind, can you take a step to speak?" β
Jochris motioned for Enod to pause slightly, and followed Prince Cresion to a slightly hidden corner, the lake lined with spikes, and the cold moonlight stained the cruel blades silvery-white.
"My lord, I have thirty personal guards, as well as other knights and noble friends, give me an hour, and I will give you a hundred." Prince Cressien said.
"Lord Creshion, what do I want these hundred people for?" Jochrith asked in a slightly surprised light, but after Prince Kresion said this, Jocrith had every reason to believe that Prince Kression and the Sheehan family were on his side.
"Preemptively, of course! Act now while everyone is still asleep. Prince Kresian lowered his voice and whispered eagerly, "We have to take Robert Sheehan from Queen Innie Randall as a bargaining chip, it doesn't matter who temporarily takes the position of king now, but after having a king, you must have already found a lot of results, right?" β
"Once we have Queen Inrandall's child, she will not dare to act rashly, and the Imperial Council will recognize you as interim king in its entirety.
Prime Minister Jocriss said, "Lord Clay, you should have no reason to help me get the position of king, or do you think that the Randall family is too powerful and expect me to be able to suppress them?" β
"Prime Minister Jocris, it is true that you are not from the Chriss, and you are not the right to inherit the throne, but you are my brother's trusted friend, and my brother and I obviously believe more in you to bring us fairness and justice than the things that the Randall family did, and more importantly, my intelligence tells me that there is a problem with the royal guard Janis Odo, no, maybe there is a problem with the Odo family."
"Janis Otto has a problem?" Jocrith was still comforting Knight Janis Odo just now, his expression of remorse was not like a fake, and it was the king who drove him back, and Knight Giannis Odo was not present at the time of the incident, what could he have a problem with.
"That's right, my intelligence recently told me that Knight Janis Odo and Queen Innie Randall are not clean." Kreshin said with a solemn expression.
"You're saying that Knight Janis Odor had an affair with Queen Innie Randall?" Prime Minister Jocriss said bluntly that he had known that Queen Innie Randall had a problem, but he never knew who the person behind him was.
"Queen Inni Randall can't be allowed to control Robert Sheehan's control of national affairs, such a person is not worthy of being the mother of the new king!"
Jocrith said, "There's one more thing I hope you don't get too shocked when you hear it, I don't have any evidence, just a bold guess." β
"Your Excellency, please speak." Prince KrΓ©sion was mentally prepared at this time.
"You know that the first child of Rothsheehan and Queen Inni Randall was miscarried, and their relationship is countless times worse than what appears on the surface, I have talked to Queen Inni Randall about this before, and I have vaguely pointed out that Robert Sheehan and Ronie Sheehan are not her and Rothsheehan's biological sons." Prime Minister Jocrist said slowly.
This remark stirred up a thousand waves, "My brother did obey the words of Master Pato and married Innie Randall as the queen, for the sake of the stability of the regime at that time, if you want to talk about feelings, my brother has too many affairs to take care of." Kreshion's expression became complicated, "Could it be that Queen Innie Randall admitted that you were right, no, absolutely not!" If she dared to admit it, Rouse would have slaughtered her and the entire Randall and Otto families with his own hands! β
"Indeed, she was clever and she evaded the problem." "She didn't dare look me in the eye, she was desperate to get out of my sight, and of course, I don't have any proof, and if she had, she wouldn't be alive now, and we all know that very well." β
"How did you find out? This is very important to me, if this is true, the meaning of all this will change, far more complicated than the current situation, if Robert Sheehan and Ronnie Sheehan are not the flesh and blood of Roth Sheehan, they and the Randall family, the Otto family are the enemies of the Sheen family! β
"Before he died, Lord Pato had marked a book, and that heavy book was a record of the genealogy of many families in Dubrovnik, and on the page of Rothsheehan, there were two names, Robert Sheehan and Ronnie Sheehan, and under their names were marked conspicuously by Lord Pato, according to my investigation, Master Pato was secretly poisoned afterwards, and this matter was completely man-made, and the motive was that Lord Pato had discovered the secret of Queen Innie Randall, and even had some kind of evidence, But I can only find the only hint he left us in that book, and everything else is probably secretly destroyed by them, all of which are completely complementary to the information of the two of us.
KrΓ©sian took a step back, his whole body tense like a bowstring, "My lord, every second of delay you have now is an extra second of time for Queen Inni Randall to prepare, I'm afraid it will be too late by then, for both you and me!" β
"You can do what you want, but we don't have enough evidence right now to get others to obey." Jocrith said.
"If we control them, there are countless ways to get them, especially Queen Innie Randall, to admit that Robert Sheehan and Ronnie Sheehan were not born to her and Rolls Sheehan."
"I'm sure asking her to admit this will make her more uncomfortable than killing her."
"At least I have the evidence of Innie Randall and the Imperial Guard Janis Odo in my hands now, and I wanted to wait for Rouse to come back and then take them all out, who knew that this would happen!"
"Well, according to your plan, let's control Robert Sheehan first." Jochris had already made up his mind, and as Prince KrΓ©sion said, when they knew the full picture of what had happened, there was no way out for them to choose, and if Robert Sheehan and Ronnie Sheehan were finally determined by them not to be the sons of Rolls Sheehan, then he could still justify Prince Kreshion as King of Dubrovnik!
"Let's get started, may the gods bless!" Prince Cresion patted Jochris's chest and quietly left.
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