As the barrage said, Calia, who was in her rebellious period, did not have to compete with Alsace for the crown prince position.
She just wanted to prove to Terenas that she was not an incompetent tool that could only be used to win over allies through marriage, but that she could also contribute to the growth of the Kingdom of Lordaeron.
From the perspective of an adult like Sarlayan, this kind of behavior of taking advantage of national affairs is somewhat childish, but in the final analysis, this is Terenas' own fault.
Usually, when the king is busy with government affairs, the important task of educating his children will fall on the queen, the head of the harem.
However, Terenas's queen died of illness not long after giving birth to Arthas. Terenas, who was devoted to government affairs, had no intention of continuing the relationship. He only wanted to complete the great legacy passed down from generation to generation by the Menethil family. Long-cherished wish for unification.
Arthas's fall in original history was largely due to Terenas's failed family education.
Logically speaking, Arthas had two upright and kind-hearted mentors like Uther and Muradin, so they should not be easily seduced and corrupted by Ner'zhul who had already planned it.
But that's exactly what happened.
Sarlayan boldly speculated that Terenas's teachings to Arthas were mostly just words and did not actually expose him to the dark side of the Kingdom of Lordaeron. He always reported good things but not bad things, which caused Arthas to suffer great changes when Mental endurance is seriously insufficient.
There are loopholes in the training of Crown Prince Alsace, let alone Calia, the marriage tool.
From Sharlayan's point of view, since Lordaeron will not be easily subjugated, the internal chaos will naturally be better.
Under Sarlayan's leadership, Baron Rivendell of the Stratholme region had become separated from the central government of Lordaeron due to political differences, and had become the largest border country in China.
However, with the national power of Lordaeron, it is not enough to persuade Stratholme to remain neutral in the conflict between the two sides. Sarlayan plans to add fuel to the fire in central Lordaeron so that they will no longer care about external disputes.
No matter which country they are in, nobles are very good at speculating and being biased.
In anger, Terenas placed Crown Prince Arthas under house arrest and promoted Calia, which inadvertently caused unnecessary associations among the nobles.
They began to secretly speculate that Alsace, who had been messing around during the supervision period, had lost the trust of Terenas, and that the position of crown prince might fall to the more mature and stable Princess Calia.
Terenas, who had not yet recovered from his illness, encountered the Alterac Rebellion as soon as he woke up.
The old king, who was low on energy, could not operate on multiple fronts as he did when he was healthy. He could only focus most of his attention on the battlefield ahead, and had no extra energy to pay attention to the subtle changes in the attitudes of the nobles.
Seeing that Terenas did not respond to their temptation, some nobles thought that Arthas had truly completely lost power, and immediately turned their heads and placed their bets on Princess Calia.
Before entering the palace to meet Calia in person, Sharlayan had been lurking in the royal city of Lordaeron to collect intelligence.
Thanks to Dru Yin's animal transformation, the members of Lordaeron's intelligence department in the city have never been able to discover that the enemy who has caused trouble in the royal city recently was actually walking back and forth under their noses.
According to the intelligence collected by Sarlayan during this period, after Terenas recovered from his serious illness and Arthas was placed under house arrest, the nobles of Lordaeron were roughly divided into three factions.
One faction is the princess faction that supports Calia as mentioned before. They hope to improve the status of their respective families through dragon power by providing help in times of need and betting in advance.
The second faction is the prince faction who firmly believes that Alsace will not be easily deposed. They and the princess faction are at odds with each other, and each wants to completely overwhelm the other.
The third faction is the neutral faction headed by senior noble officials such as the Prime Minister of Lordaeron.
These powerful officials do not intend to participate in the struggle for the throne of the Menethil royal family. They are loyal to Lordaeron and their families, and they have a clear attitude of not helping each other.
No matter who comes to power, these neutral nobles will not be greatly affected, will not be punished, and will not be rewarded.
With their family status, there is indeed no need to take such desperate risks as those young nobles who are eager to rise to power.
Danmu once said that if there are no factions in the party, there are all kinds of strange things, and the same is true in the country.
There are hundreds of people, all kinds of people.
There cannot be only one voice within a country, and it is normal to have factional disputes.
As the helm of a country, what the king needs to do is to balance the conflicts of interests among multiple parties, keep the competition among various interest groups within a healthy range as much as possible, and use strict laws to restrain those whose competitive behaviors exceed the line.
Healthy competition is not only harmless to the country, but will effectively create a trend of involution and stimulate the enthusiasm of the domestic people.
Of course, it is not easy to control this speed. Kael'thas, who has only been on the throne for a short time, is still walking on thin ice.
Terenas was able to grasp this balance in the early years. However, as he grew older, the once sage King of Lordaeron became more and more stubborn and refused to listen to advice. His physical condition was also worse than before, and he had no control over the major factions in the country. Control plummets.
Princess Calia's foundation was too weak. Without the help of external forces, once Terenas came to his senses and realized something was wrong, he could easily suppress her rebellion with a flip of his hands.
The final work of this time's Battle of Alterac is the opportunity Sharlayan chose for Calia to accumulate political achievements.
As long as peace talks between the two parties can be facilitated, the credit will truly fall on Calia, winning the praise of a large number of nobles and ministers in the country, which is in sharp contrast to Alsace's recent mess.
At that time, it will not be so easy for Terenas to control Calia.
Even if Calia's original intention is not to snatch her brother's crown prince position, but just to prove her ability, the nobles below will push her forward until the yellow robe is finally added, and the battle for the throne in Lordaeron will also be So it enters a white-hot stage.
Just as the barrage half-jokingly accused him, Sarlayan also felt that he was making a big fuss out of the girl's rebellious heart.
However, there is no room for weakness in national affairs. As a native of Quel'Thalas, Sarlayan should make suggestions from the perspective of Quel'Thalas and benefit his country.
As for other countries, especially hostile countries like Lordaeron... Sarlayan is not that philanthropic, and he is destined not to become a saint who harms himself and others.
Moreover, Sarlayan has carefully considered the possibility of the subsequent development of the battle for the Lordaeron reserve.
With the secret support of Quel'Thalas, Calia really has a good chance of ousting the far immature Arthas to the top.
Once Calia ascends the throne and becomes the first queen in the history of the Kingdom of Lordaeron, with this early investment in incense, there is a high probability that she will try to ease the tense relationship with Quel'Thalas.
This is a good thing for both countries, as they can put aside external conflicts and concentrate on dealing with internal problems.
From this perspective, supporting Calia to rise to the top is not entirely out of the intention of taking advantage, but can also be regarded as a win-win investment in the future.
Thinking of this, Sarlayan felt much better.
[...You are really a talent, can this be justified? 】
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Since Sharlayan took up residence in Calia's palace in the form of a small white cat, he would take time to tell Calia about the world situation outside the Kingdom of Lordaeron every day.
Sharlayan has traveled throughout Azeroth in the past few years, and his knowledge of the local customs and customs in various parts of Azeroth is exactly his strength.
In the past, Calia's understanding of the outside world was very weak. With the intelligence resources she had at her disposal, she could only obtain information related to Lordaeron, and there were many gaps.
Sarlayan first explained to her the whole story of the Alterac War in a simple and easy-to-understand way, as well as the forces and interests involved behind the war.
Calia could only shake her head and smile bitterly when she learned that the trigger for the war had been laid six years ago, and that it was the Alterac succession dispute that she was also familiar with.
She thought again of Lord Daval Prestor, whom Terenas had chosen back then.
She was just a tiny bit away from marrying that Alterac nobleman who appeared out of nowhere.
"Davar Presto? Ha!"
Sarlayan's cat's face showed a sarcastic look: "Lordaeron hasn't received the intelligence from the Kingdom of Stormwind yet? Or is it just that you don't know about it?"
"The so-called Prestor family is just a false identity created by the traitorous black dragon headed by Deathwing."
"Not long ago, I was talking about this with King Yin Seton in the Alterac Snow Mountains. From ancient times to the present, there has never been a noble named Presto in the Kingdom of Alterac."
"What?!"
Calia's eyes widened, and she asked Sarlayan in confusion: "Is this true? Black dragon? Neither my father nor I have ever heard of this news."
"Not long ago, he was lamenting that Lord Prestor had left the Kingdom of Stormwind, otherwise the turmoil in Alterac might not have happened at all."
