RLAAQ - Chapter 26 < The New Era >
Refusing Love As A Queen
Heinrich was right about at least one thing.
When Kelly saw the Queen returning wrapped in cold weather, she was almost furious.
While she quickly helped the Queen change out of her rain-stained robe, she begged her quietly and with a bit of complaint.
"My good Majesty, if you still understand me, don't do this kind of thing again. What words can't be said on a sunny day or in a room?"
"Okay, I promise..."
Adele's promised words paused under Kelly's reproachful gaze.
"You also promised me not to go to the beach before the storm!"
Kelly blurted out. That was when they were still in Reef City.
Rather than staying in the castle, Adele prefers to walk on the high rocks. The black stone stood ruggedly on the deep blue coast and was washed by the tide. When she walked barefoot on it, she saw petrels breaking through the waves. Those free and brave birds flew past her, which made her feel that she was also free.
However, Kelly was very worried about this, for fear that she would fall off the rocks at any time...
"I will try my best."
Adele recalled what happened at that time, her tone was lighter.
"Maybe, we should find time to go back and take a look."
It is true that the life of being exiled was not so easy, but it was not that nothing beautiful was left behind in that castle by the sea. While there, the differences in status were weakened and they truly became family - and, of course, still remain today.
The old days.
Kelly gave the Queen a gentle look, taking the Queen's words as a rare willfulness on her part.
As rulers, in order to maintain the loyalty and love of the people for themselves, monarchs need to go on tour every once in a while. During the tour, the monarch can meet the people face to face and better win the hearts of the people. On the other hand, the royal family's visits to towns and villages can revitalize local trade and industry.
A classic example is the Menachee city of Roland - now more often called the "Rose City".
Adele's father, Edmund III, arrived in this town during his sixth tour. The brightly colored roses there caught his attention. He inserted a rose in the Queen's hair crown in front of people. It caused a trend... Until now, dignitaries still use Menacci's roses as elegant decorations.
However, the route of the parade is carefully chosen to ensure the safety of the monarchs.
And Reef City...the most remote, desolate, and dangerous Reef City will never appear on the cruise route.
Kelly also doesn't want the Queen to arrive in Reef City again. It's too dangerous there.
However, the Queen is indeed thinking seriously about the cruise.
After the port and navigation regulations are established.
From her coronation to now, strictly speaking, there has been no official nationwide tour.
In the first year of the coronation, there were still many people in the country who were unwilling to accept a woman as the ruler of the empire. Congress was always looking for opportunities to correct this "mistake."
The next year, the second conflict between the New God Sect and the Old God Sect broke out. It was absolutely unwise to go on patrol at this time.
But it's different now.
It is not a good thing for a monarch to be too far away from the people being ruled, especially since she is a Queen who needs the support of the people more than Kings. Now that the drought has subsided under heavy rains, St. Lorraine monasteries in various places are facing a purge.
According to the Queen's order, in addition to the portion of the monastery property being purged that is paid to the royal finance, some of it is directly used for local projects. relief.
This is a unique opportunity.
The shock brought by the sudden rain cannot last long in the hearts of the profit-oriented nobles, it is not impossible to give them enough benefits to make them kneel down and kiss the devil's feet. Miracles can make them fear, but the effectiveness of this fear will pass over time, but it is different among the people.
When necessary, she never mind turning herself into a symbol of destiny.
What she accepted was an empire with nothing but appearances. The nobles' ancient awe and loyalty to the royal family were shaky. Years of religious conflicts had made people hate each other, pointing the sword that should have been unanimously outward at the empire's own chest. Various disasters almost caused it to fall apart. In fact, in its original historical trajectory, it did fall apart.
The Queen needs to bring this ancient empire back together. Only in this way can it welcome the coming era.
About an era of sailing, adventure, and change.
***
"A new era is coming.”
The falcon soared into the sky, casting a small shadow on the ground.
The weather was nice today, and Orsis released his rare snow-white falcon in the royal forest.
To facilitate hunting, Orsis changed into a dark red outfit today, and the platinum quiver strap on his shoulder was fixed with a diamond pin. The silver-gray eyes glowed like the blade of a sword under the shadow of the trees. Not long ago, Queen Roland accepted divine judgment, and the news of heavy rain also spread to the Root Empire.
The fact that Queen Roland received God's blessing caused some people in the empire to change their attitudes.
Regarding the marriage between the Root Empire and the Roland Empire, there is not without opposition within the empire. There are some. Well, Orsis privately calls them "old antiques", who stubbornly believe that Queen Roland's eyes are a complete symbol of a witch.
How can Emperor Root be like Roland Edmund before? Marrying an evil woman like that in the third generation?
Now, some people have shut their mouths, but others are starting to worry again.
Some people who previously supported this marriage were worried that Queen Roland's status was now stable, so how could the Root Empire control Roland through her? They would rather Orsis marry a notorious Queen Roland than a Queen who surprises the world.
Orsis knew exactly what these people were thinking.
Perhaps some people think that Orsis was able to become the Emperor of the Root Empire just because he was lucky and was born two years earlier than his younger brother. But if a Young Emperor can gradually gather power in just a few years while the Queen Mother and Prime Minister have controlled the power for a long time, then he will not be a fool in any respect.
And now, as for those people's thoughts...
To be honest, Orsis only found it funny.
They were extremely anxious about how he would control Roland after marrying Queen Roland, but how come they never thought of one thing, did Queen Roland really want to marry him and the Root Empire?
Before the rebellion in the Roland Empire ended, or before the heavy rain came, Orsis still had some confidence in this marriage. But now, he doesn't think so.
Through the spy's report, he sensed a similar aura.
An ambitious and determined monarch will never allow his empire to become a dependency on others, let alone share his crown with others. His officials only saw her own interests but ignored the difference between her and ordinary women. She was a dangerous king.
Don't really think that a poisonous snake is harmless just because it lies dormant during its period of weakness.
Anyone who thinks she wants to be a docile and submissive wife is an absolute fool.
Now, she has given the Root Empire a warning.
Prince Arthur.
Even with Orsis's cultivation, when he thought about this, he felt his head begin to hurt. He really regretted sending Arthur to negotiate marriage with Roland in order to reduce Arthur's control over the Empire's shadow.
Hell, he really didn't want the future history books of the Root Empire to be described like this:
"... Prince Arthur hated his brother Orsis deeply because he missed the opportunity to paint the scene where Queen Roland received a miracle. This rebellion..."
That will make the Root royal family a laughingstock for all eternity!
Orsis shook off this trouble but was temporarily unable to deal with the matter, and continued to think about Roland's problem.
"I bet that Queen Roland, who is said to be blessed by the gods, will definitely learn something. From the beginning, she had no intention of marrying me. There is no sign of regret on Roland's side. They are also keen on marriage negotiations."
Baron James, his confidant and friend, obviously did not believe it.
"She is a woman after all, and she is a woman. She needs a husband to help her handle political affairs and share her worries. Moreover, the Roland Empire will not approve of her not getting married."
" My dear James,"
Orsis replied,
"Negotiation is only a means to maintain alliances. They now need Root to fight against Yager with them. But if we succeed in gaining control of the Principality of Tuva, do you think they will still be our allies?"
"But besides Root, who else can fight with them? Roland forms an alliance?"
James retorted. Apart from the Root Empire, there was no other country where the New God's sect became dominant.
"In the face of interests, faith is not worth mentioning. Just wait and see, Roland is about to draft new port and navigation regulations, and we will get a signal from it."
Port Regulations and Navigation Regulations. Both of these are crucial to the Roland Empire.
This is related to the geographical location of the empire. It borders the Root Empire and the Papal State to the north, the Sea of Heaven to the left, and the Red Sea to the right. The country is relatively long and narrow, with many north-south mountain ranges and a long, narrow, and winding coastline. It has as many fine harbors as the stars in the sky.
Regulations related to ports and navigation must be discussed by Parliament, but before that, the Queen and the Royal Council cannot do anything.
"It's quite strange to see Archbishop shop here."
When Dalton and Archbishop Rodri met in the cloister, Dalton mocked him with a half-smile.
It is well known that Archbishop Rodri never lived in his room in the summer palace. Likewise, he never appears at the Queen's council meetings.
But today he showed up.
In just half a month, Archbishop Rodri became thinner, and the lines of his cheekbones became more attractive than before. When he walked from the other end of the corridor wearing a black smock, the maids would subconsciously stop smiling and become reserved.
Archbishop Rodri remained indifferent to Dalton's ridicule.
The deal with the Old Gods had come to an end, and the monastery of St. Lorraine was deprived of its legal status. But on the other hand, the Queen showed her tolerant side. She did not punish ordinary Old God believers or force them to convert to the new gods. She wrote a very moving speech herself.
Archbishop Rodri remembered that speech clearly.
"...My dear people, if any of you bleeds because of this, it will make me, the Roland Empire, your greatest and most compassionate mother, so sad."
After breaking through the fog in front of him, Archbishop Rodri finally was able to look at these speeches from another perspective, not from the perspective of his previous paranoid beliefs.
They are definitely exquisite masterpieces. Adele showed both the majesty of the King and the tenderness of women in her speech. She compared the protracted battle between the New Gods and the Old Gods to "blood and flesh". She deliberately downplays the differences in beliefs between the two parties and highlights their common ground "Roland".
She is working hard to repair this empire that is riddled with holes in her own way.
Archbishop Rodri understood this.
She is saving the country.
Wherever protection and justice lie, there is the kingdom of God.
Under everyone's scrutinizing and surprised eyes, the Archbishop walked into the study where the royal meeting was held. The Queen sat on a chair in the middle of the room and slightly towards him. He bowed silently and bowed deeply.
"I think you have all heard,"
Adele said, using a sentence that Roland people often talk about, and went directly to the focus of today,
"The Rose Strait is to Roland, just like the sea that opens between the heaven and the Red Sea. From this net, gold coins continuously leaked into the pockets of the Roland people."
Rose Strait, the most proud pearl of the Roland Empire.
It connects the Sea of Heaven and the Red Sea. All merchant ships that trade between the two sea areas need to enter and exit from here.
"At the same time, countless swords will come for it. In the past, Roland was powerful enough to frighten the earth like a lion, making jackals and hyenas afraid to come. But now we have to form an alliance with the Root Empire to force us to retreat. The level of a voyeur."
The Queen's gaze swept across the faces of everyone in the room.
"Why is this? Answer me, gentlemen."
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