Pirate Kingship.

Chapter 267: Rule without governance brings disaster
On the island of Gonave, a colonial island of the Iris Kingdom, stands a small town in the style of Hattings.

Lighthouse, windmill, fields, houses, mill. Although small, it has everything.

Most of the residents coming and going have a pair of the iconic blue eyes of the Bay People, and it is almost impossible to find any Iris people here.

Rumble.
Wow.
A series of thunders exploded above their heads. In the rainy season in the Bantaan Islands, a rainstorm came suddenly.

In an instant, a white rain curtain descended between heaven and earth, and the residents who were working or training outside scattered in an instant.

However, in an exceptionally spacious wooden house in the center of the town, a fierce quarrel broke out again.

Sam Leopold, the [Unbreakable Fortress], who had gray hair but a body as tall and sturdy as an iron tower, roared at Bere Tania, who was reading a book:
“Bere Tanya, you are betraying me!

Felix sent the message seven days ago. If it weren't for your non-cooperation, we might have successfully lured and killed the sea hunter by now.

How long are you going to persist? Are you going to wait until the Sea Hunters are ready to come and catch us all in one fell swoop?"

Compared to the hot-tempered fortress expert, the Storm Knight sitting at the desk had a cold and rigid expression on his face, and he refuted in a calm tone:

"No, I did not betray Lancaster."

He casually clipped a bookmark into the thin book in front of him.

It was a book called The Prince, written by Machiavelli, the consul of Florence, the center of art in the Old World, to the family of Ferdinand, the rulers of the city.

The family motto of the Ferdinand family is: "Ferdinand gives to the world".

Not only did it support a large number of legendary artists and promote the enlightenment of Renaissance thought, it was also a world-renowned wealthy family.

Although the land they directly rule is not large, they are one of the richest families on the continent today, and have even produced several popes.

The page he was reading said: "A monarch, especially a new monarch, cannot do what is considered a good person.

Because he wants to rule the country, he has to be treacherous, unkind, unhumane, and disobedient to the gods."

The whole meaning of Chapter 18 is that when keeping faith is beneficial, the king should keep faith.

When keeping faith is disadvantageous to oneself, or when the original reason for keeping faith no longer exists, no wise ruler can and should continue to keep faith.

You must get used to pretending to be a good person and being a hypocrite who says one thing and means another!
In this book, a qualified monarch is obviously not and should not be a good person.

[Know the Enemy's Momentum] He closed the book, picked up the "The Prince" and waved it in front of the old man before continuing:
"Mr. Sam, please believe me, I have never betrayed Lancaster. I just want to try another way.

There are only two of us here today, so let's talk frankly.

Actually, I have been thinking about it.

The country has always been the same country, but under a wise monarch like His Majesty Henry V, our fathers could have almost destroyed the Kingdom of Iris.

But just a few decades later, we, the younger generation, have become homeless dogs that can only seek shelter in the overseas colonies of Iris.

What is the reason for this? "

[Unbreakable Fortress] Sam Leopold had obviously never thought about such a blasphemous question, and was speechless and unable to answer.

"This"

Without him saying anything, [Eye of the Enemy's Ambition], who could listen to people's hearts, knew that he didn't know, so he continued to speak:

“Although I don’t like some of the views in The Prince about ruling a country by political tactics, I have to admit that what the author said does make sense.

Before a monarch is recognized by the Iron Law of Kingship and successfully ascends the throne, who knows whether he is wise or foolish? Is he smart or cruel?
Even if he is overthrown by another heir to the throne in the future, blood will inevitably be shed, especially when the throne is passed on.

Every war for the throne among the countries in the Old Continent, such as Iris, Hastings, and Castile, would result in rivers of bloodshed at home.

I think a king who 'rules but does not rule', without too much power, might be a way to solve this problem."

He stood up and said to the old man in front of him passionately:

"Lancaster is always our lord.

The throne of Hattings will eventually belong to Red Rose.

but!

Although it is rumored that the Wild Hunt of Anchor Bay has sheltered His Highness Byron, can a young man who has just turned eighteen and has not experienced much hardship take on the responsibility of leading us to fight for the throne?
The same is true of young Miss Catherine.

I stand by my opinion, and I have placed an advertisement in code in the latest issue of the Beacon Weekly, inviting His Royal Highness Byron to join us.

Then he found a way to use Miss Catherine to lure and kill the sea hunter.

Let's find a safe place and protect them both.

Others may not know what the old prince is thinking, but don't we, the followers, know it? Give His Highness and Miss Catherine a mansion, a manor, fine wine, delicious food, and the best living conditions, and let them have more children.

Even for the continuation of the Lancaster bloodline, we can snatch a few more beautiful lovers of noble blood for His Highness.

No matter what kind of girl His Highness likes, just tell us and we will get her for him immediately.

Anyway, everyone has a skill passed down from their ancestors, and they are very skilled at robbing money or robbing people.

The hard work day and night is enough to keep Your Highness busy, and the task of suppressing the rebellion will be left to us.

He only needs to serve as a banner to rally people’s hearts and gain support at critical moments.”

[Unbreakable Fortress] Although Sam Leopold is old, he is not confused. He saw through the key issue at a glance and asked with a frown:
"Rule but not govern? Are you trying to usurp the power that belongs to the royal family?"

The latter shook his head decisively:
"No, I'm not greedy for power.

Power is temporary; only institutions are eternal.

We should still distribute responsibilities according to the number of seats in the House of Lords, and even add a term of office, such as a non-lifelong tenure of five or ten years.

I just want to find a way to end this endless war for the throne once and for all at the beginning of this rebellion.

Let those talented young people use their talents to build the country, rather than shedding their last drop of blood in endless infighting.

Use the most professional and outstanding talents in the entire country to do professional work.

The king is still the nominal ruler and can continue to enjoy his rich life. Isn't this good? "

Only children can distinguish between good and bad people, adults only care about gains and losses.

Borre Tania, who has his own ideas and can see through the enemy's moves first, is obviously not a loyal minister, nor a traitor.

He believes that rules are more important than people and is a staunch supporter of the King Under the Law.

The anchor in my body is extremely solid, and my will is equally solid.

[Whale Hunter] once said that without a distinct personality and a lofty ideal to achieve even at the cost of one’s life, a person cannot become a fifth-level legend (Chapter 179).

From this point of view, this Storm Knight may have the potential to become a legend.

The question of who is in charge of the rebellion and who will enjoy the fruits of victory has also become a key disagreement between the two third-level transcendents.

But since Sam Leopold's nickname is "Indestructible Fortress", his stubbornness is naturally as his name suggests.

The other party cannot be persuaded by just a few words.

He took a deep look at the young man in front of him:
"Whether to choose comfort or to fight to the death is up to the master.

Bere Tania! No matter what your original intention was, just making decisions for your master is beyond your duty as a minister.

When His Highness reunites with us, I will naturally ask for his opinion.

I hope you don't do anything out of line. I'll always keep an eye on you."

The latter spread his hands to indicate that he had no extra thoughts.

"Don't worry, I"

clang!clang!clang!
At this moment, a shrill alarm suddenly broke through the rain and hit the ears of everyone in the town.

The two third-level warriors' faces changed, and they rushed out of the room at the same time, breaking the rain curtain and jumping onto the roof.

When they saw something slowly rising from the sea not far away and adjusting the muzzle of the gun, they all couldn't help but tremble violently.

Screaming:

"That's the May Wind?! Instead of hunting ships, it's attacking towns?

And chose us?!"

With the Sea Hunter, the bandit-suppression commander, in front and the May Wind's brazen raid behind, this remnant group really had misfortunes never to come singly.

Boom!

Before they could complain to themselves, artillery fire roared on the sea, and the sixteen 12-pound guns on the side of the ship, which were comparable to those of a fifth-class ship, opened fire in unison.

The gray-white shells covered with barnacles drew white arcs in the rain and crashed down towards the town.

(End of this chapter)