The sun sets, the waves crash, and a beautiful dusk falls on the bay of Ireland.
The island of Ireland, located in northwest Europe, covers an area of 84,000 square kilometers and is the second largest island in the British Isles.
The whole island is shrouded in lush green trees, so people are accustomed to calling it "Emerald"
The elves were carrying a stretcher, and on it was their prince Liam.
The elves walked in front and played weird tunes on the harmonium. More and more little elves wearing green hats came over, and William followed behind, heading towards the location of the last treasure of the Kingdom of Erin.
The elves were once soldiers of the Kingdom of Erin, with a total of 3,000 people. They were the last elite. Because Prince Liam escaped during the decisive battle and led everyone to escape to the underground world and established a different world, so the prince took advantage of it. Yam and his army became elves.
The prince, like all the dwarves, encountered a curse due to his escape from battle, so they were originally responsible for guarding the last treasure of the kingdom. As long as someone is willing to lead them to restore the kingdom, they can obtain the treasures hidden by the dwarves.
However, except for Prince Liam, who is special, all other elves have turned into children, wearing green clothes and green hats. In folklore, people often deliberately capture elves and then lie to them about themselves. He wants to rebuild the Kingdom of Erin so that he can defraud the dwarves of their money.
However, for such an obvious card game, the Irish leprechaun actually believed it, which is really dumbfounding.
Humans becoming elves not only get benefits, but also have very big restrictions. Just like Liam can no longer be promoted after escaping from battle.
"I have a question, why did you let Mr. Green go to the Council of Sages!"
Lily walked on the road, her steps were light, and her whole body seemed to be lifted by the breeze. If you look closely, her feet did not seem to be stepping on the ground.
The fourth level is the realm of the gods. In Greek mythology, flying is the privilege of the gods. Even fourth-level humans cannot have the ability to fly.
"Because the priests, nobles, and knights of the Council of Wise Men are my friends."
William walked on the grass, following the elves and whispered softly.
"Friends?" Lily's face was full of shocked friends.
"The meeting of wise men exists because of the king, and the meeting is held because of the king's needs, so if their interests want to be protected, there must be a king. It doesn't matter who the king is."
The Council of Wise Men does not meet often. It is the king's advisory body. It brings together the great nobles, priests and local representatives of the entire country. It has administrative, judicial, and legislative powers. However, it only appears because the king needs it, so if the king No, there is no meeting to hold in the meeting of wise men.
"The Council of Wise Men elected their leader, Harold, Earl of Wessex, as king. Therefore, for William, Duke of Normandy, King Harold and the Council of Wise Men were his enemies, and my enemy was also Duke William. The enemy's Enemies are friends.”
"Isn't this too natural?"
“With so many people claiming the throne of England, relying solely on the power of the Council of Wise People cannot truly determine who will own the throne. Therefore, force is absolute power, whether it is the King of Norway, the Duke of Normandy, the Duke of Brittany, or King Harrow of England. De can casually bring out an army of more than 10,000, but my strength is the weakest, so I am the most suitable."
"It is not wise to embrace the weak. Shouldn't the people of the Council of Wise embrace the strongest, the winner?"
Lily's confused look is so cute, a beautiful girl who is always so cute.
With beautiful appearance, gentle temperament, and intelligent talent, he is a very suitable partner in a sense.
"Of all the nobles who claimed that they were qualified to inherit the throne, William, Duke of Normandy, was the strongest. He had the support of the Pope and the Emperor, and was very close to King Edward. It is said that King Edward promised William to become the King of England during his lifetime. Why did the Council of Wise Men not only choose Duke William, but also chose a nobleman who was closer to King Edward, but chose Harold, who had nothing to do with the royal family."
William's question was so sharp that Lily couldn't answer. As a god, she has wisdom, but she doesn't have political wisdom.
Just like scientists, mathematicians, and philosophers in history must have higher IQs than politicians and entrepreneurs, but there are very few people with business talent and political talent.
"Because Harold was an Anglo-Saxon and William, Duke of Normandy, was Norman (Viking), they were not willing to accept Duke William as King of England."
"Then why do you support me, a German, to be King of Ireland?"
"This is different!"
"No, it's the same."
"The reason why Duke William is an illegitimate son and unworthy of becoming the King of England is actually just an excuse. Duke William is a Norman, so the British people who are Anglo-Saxons at the core do not welcome him, let alone a reason."
"what is that?"
"Those who have read books, received education and understood things are high priests and nobles. They are all smart people, so they are the core of the Council of Wise Men. However, in order to rule this country, it is only the king and the wise men in the Council of Wise Men who have It is not enough, so we must use some stupid, uneducated, rough and illiterate knights. In order to deal with these fools, it is absolutely impossible for smart people to tell the truth to them, so they must use illegitimate children who cannot inherit the throne. This It is the rules established by the teachings of Jesus Christ that hypnotize them in the form of religion, making them think that rejecting Duke William is right."
William kept saying in a calm tone that the ethics of the Christian church stipulated that Adam could only have one legal wife, Eve, so the system of monogamy was the cornerstone of human social ethics, even for kings.
In Eastern countries, emperors or kings can maintain a huge palace with countless concubines to give birth to offspring to inherit the throne.
However, in the Christian world, the king has divine authority, so he should follow God's rules. There is only one legal wife and queen, and only the son born to a legal wife is the legal heir to the kingdom.
For example, Edward the Confessor was able to inherit the throne because the son of Canute the Great died. The current British throne succession war is because Edward the Confessor died.
King Henry VIII of England was troubled by the issue of heirs all his life. Henry VIII married 6 wives, had countless lovers, and gave birth to countless illegitimate children. However, in the end, he had to "exterminate the line" - he could not claim the throne. Not falling into the hands of distant cousins led to the Tudor dynasty being replaced by the Stuart dynasty.
An illegitimate son cannot be considered a legal son at all.
So people often wonder why a Western princess can succeed to the throne. The reason is that the king has no sons. Even if he has a son, he is an illegitimate son and has no qualifications to inherit the throne. He does not want to take advantage of outsiders, so he has to let his daughter succeed to the throne.
"Then why did the Council of Wise Men reject Duke William as king!"
"Because these and the anti-Qing and restoration of the Ming dynasties are just slogans, just like Amitabha."
William chuckled in his heart and thought, during the Manchu and Qing Dynasties, the "anti-Qing and restoration of the Ming" movements that overthrew the Qing Dynasty came and went. Do Ming fans really think that these people miss the Ming Dynasty?
Wrong. It was entirely because the Manchus invaded the country and seized the Ming Dynasty. They also robbed the Han people of their land, silver and women. This was not a national conflict at all, but a class conflict.
“Although Edward the Confessor was an Anglo-Saxon, he had lived in Normandy since he was a child. His mother was also a Norman. All of his trusted ministers were Normans. The power of the country was controlled by the Normans. This undoubtedly made the British very dissatisfied. , because power belongs to the powerful, naturally these Normans will also make money in Britain and infringe on British interests, such as land. Therefore, as soon as Edward the Confessor died, the Normans were all driven away by the Council of Wise Men, and Duke William was Normans, then in order to rule England, he must use more of his cronies, who are also Normans."
William sneered and revealed the secret.
Is illegitimacy the reason? of course not.
Is this why Duke William is a French Norman and therefore not popular with the British? of course not.
Is it possible to reconcile with Duke William now?
Even if he betrays King Harold, there is nothing he can do.
Did Duke William bring an army of 12,000?
Not at all, these are 12,000 gentlemen, all of whom want to follow their monarch, Duke William, to England to grab land, money, and women.
Duke William became the king of England, and these Norman soldiers were bound to become the king's knights and obtain a large amount of land in England as fiefs.
If Duke William wants to grant a reward, he must take out the land for the reward. So where to get it from? It cannot be from his own territory. It must be from the hands of the great nobles who oppose his succession and the meeting of wise men confiscated the land to grant the reward.
This is why Duke William is called the Conqueror. I am not here to inherit the throne, but to conquer Britain.
Thus came the advantage of William, Earl of Avalon, the Bear King.
The Duke of Brittany, the Duke of Normandy, and the King of Norway all have great families and businesses, and they all want to make a fortune in England. Only I, Earl William, the polished commander, need you loyal ministers to serve me well.
William the Beautiful, this title sounds harmless to humans and animals, while Conqueror, Brave Man, Red Beard (blood stained beard) sounds scary. Am I not suitable to be a puppet king?
"Beautiful Earl, we are here. This is where we used to hide the gold with the prince."
A little leprechaun suddenly pointed to the swamp ahead and said, interrupting William's reverie.
The treasure of the ancient Erin Kingdom has finally been found.
