Late at night, after watching the opera, Rhodes IV returned to the palace.
Not long ago, the Supreme Four Pillars invaded London and destroyed a corner of the palace. This part has not yet been repaired. After all, it is a palace, and the use of materials and restoration must be considered comprehensively.
With the lessons learned from the Four Pillars, the church has tightened its control over the palace. In addition to the original two bishops stationed at the palace, three additional bishops, including Archbishop Liviu, were sent to protect the safety of the king. .
In the hearts of the people, although the royal family cannot represent the Kingdom of Windsor, it still has a reputation that has been passed down for thousands of years. What is the difference between an attack on the king and a slap in the face of the Kingdom of Windsor?
The church sent Archbishop Liviu not to monitor the king, but to protect the royal family. The church did not think that the royal family would betray them. Betraying the church was equivalent to betraying the gods, and the three goddesses of destiny were the protective umbrellas of the Kingdom of Windsor.
Due to both emotions and reasons, Rhodes IV should firmly support the church!
In the dormitory, Queen Madonna was sitting on the balcony holding a tabby curly cat, tasting red wine. When she saw Rhodes IV coming back, she did not get up to greet him. She continued to caress the tabby curly cat lying on her knees, looking out into the hazy sky. Crescent moon in the mist.
Queen Madonna is the biological mother of the eldest prince Charles, the second prince Shukri and the third prince Andrew. She was born in the old aristocratic Bute family of Windsor.
This is a standard political marriage. The geographical factors of the Kingdom of Windsor are complex. It is roughly divided into the West Island and the East Island. The East Island is divided into north, south and west. Two thousand years ago, the East Island was divided into three parts. The south was headed by the Windsor family of London. The kingdom is headed by the Howard family in the west and the Bute family in the north.
The Howard family has the closest relationship with the Windsor family. The first head of the Howard family was from the Windsor family. The Howard family has always bowed to the Kingdom of Windsor in the south and cannot afford war.
The Bute family in the north was different. They had always been at odds with the Windsor family in the south and often had frictions. It was not until the Church of the Three Destinies came here and became the state religion of the Windsor family that they used marriage to ease their relationship with the Bute family. Relationship.
Later, a hundred or two hundred years later, the descendants of the Bute family in the north withered away. After searching the family tree, no direct blood heir could be found. However, the Windsor family in the south was prosperous and had been married to the Bute family for many years, so they were related by blood.
Out of helplessness, the Bute family had no choice but to choose a Prince of Windsor who was related to them by blood to be the king. As a result, less than half a year later, the then old King Windsor announced his abdication, and the successor to the throne was the prince who went to the Bute family to become the king!
With the encouragement of the church, the new king took over the two powers, and his title became the 'United King of the Honorable South Britain and the Holy North'.
The royal power has completed the peaceful evolution, and since then the East Island has completely become the territory of one king. Since then, all the monarchs of the Windsor royal family have set their sights on the neighboring West Island, intending to incorporate the West Island into the territory of the Kingdom of Windsor.
The Kingdom of Windsor did it. With the efforts of generations of monarchs, they defeated the West Island by force. However, the West Island did not obey them, especially the most powerful nobles in the West Island, the Siraldine family, who repeatedly resisted. Order of the Crown of Windsor.
The Windsor royal family wanted to get rid of the Siraldine family more than once, but the nobles of the West Island had long been united. Anyone who dared to touch them would cause a large-scale rebellion. After suppressing two rebellions in a row, the Windsor royal family finally Realizing that they could not conquer the West Island in a short time, the Windsor royal family finally tried to subtly transform the West Island through reform. But at this time, a powerful leader appeared in the West Island-O'Neill Silla Erding.
Under the leadership of O'Neill Siraldine, the West Island once again united to resist the control of the East Island, and received funding from the Kingdom of Carlos, which was known as the largest maritime power at the time. This time, the Kingdom of Windsor had to make a comprehensive The choice to conquer.
The East Island and the West Island completely went to war. A large number of heavily armed troops set foot on the West Island through Belfast. They advanced all the way and occupied several major cities one after another. They went south and finally eliminated the Siraldine family and the rebel forces. Completely occupied the West Island.
However, due to the scorched earth policy adopted by the Windsor royal family in anger, the post-war West Island was devastated. Many cities were reduced to ashes, countless grains were burned, countless lands became uninhabited wastelands, and civilians suffered heavy casualties.
Although the Windsor royal family conquered the land in the West Island, it further intensified the conflict between the East Island and the West Island.
In 1845, an unprecedented famine broke out in the West Island. The crops grown in the West Island have always been potatoes. The potato blight reduced the output sharply and made it inedible. The West Island had to ask the Windsor royal family for help, but the Windsor royal family was indifferent. gloating over misfortune and allowing famine to spread.
In just five years, the population of the West Island has dropped by a quarter.
Five years later, in 1850, famine returned. This time, the Windsor royal family still did not lend a helping hand. In the end, the famine raged for nine years and claimed the lives of nearly half of the people in the West Island.
Perhaps the seeds of hatred had been planted long ago and only then began to grow crazily. As one of the people who experienced the Great Famine, Ma Wei’s original parents were starved to death. He clearly remembered the painful memories at that time. If he hadn’t been Taken in by the Crowley family, he may have died in an unknown mass grave somewhere.
The nobles and people of the West Island are all eager to overthrow the rule of the Windsor royal family. Many people do not agree with the Church of the Three Destinies and believe that the Church of the Three Destinies is an accomplice of the Windsor royal family. This is why Ma Wei chose to go to the West Island to establish the Church of Truth. one.
As for the fourth prince Arthur, his ideas were completely different from those of the Windsor royal family. He was assigned to the impoverished West Island, worked hard to govern, and greatly restored the economy that had almost collapsed after the famine. Based on the city of New Ross, he radiated outwards and influenced He visited several counties and cities, and Ma Wei had already heard of his name.
Arthur's wisdom diluted people's resentment against his origin. When they learned what he planned to do, the nobles of the West Island all vassaled and swore loyalty.
As the most unpopular prince, when Arthur was assigned to the West Island, Queen Madonna did not refute the king's order at all, not even a word.
Arthur didn't think it was a big deal. He never thought Madonna was his mother. He only had one mother.
Even Rhodes IV did not approve of it.
After returning to the room, Rhodes IV took off his coat. Without looking at the queen who was sitting on the balcony drinking, he lay on the bed and turned his back and closed his eyes.
In order to stabilize the regime, every few decades, a Windsor king will marry a daughter of the Bute family. This is a standard political marriage. The Bute family has long been integrated with the Windsor royal family. The king of the Kingdom of Windsor is sometimes also the Bute family. The grandson of the family head.
The grandfather of Rhodes IV married a daughter of the Bute family. Now it is his turn, but he does not love Madonna, and Madonna does not love him. In front of outsiders, the two have to pretend to be in love. In private, there is not so much emphasis on it.
After drinking the wine, Queen Madonna put down the wine glass, picked up the tabby curly cat on her knees, and put it in the cradle in the room. Every move of the Queen represented the Windsor royal family and the Bute family, and was no different from a sacrifice. Maybe she ran out to have fun like ordinary women. In order to relieve her loneliness, Queen Madonna raised a cat named Rex.
In the dead of night, the king and queen had rested, but Rex was full of energy. He ran back and forth in the room with toys in his mouth. The soft flesh pad stepped on the carpet without making a sound. Sometimes he jumped on the cradle and sometimes jumped on the bed. , sniffing Queen Madonna's hair, and occasionally stopping in front of the window and looking up at the moon.
At the same time, the roof of the palace.
"Boss, let's forget about tonight."
Friday squatted on the eaves, overlooking the palace guards patrolling below, feeling a little frightened.
You know, the place where they are located is the royal palace, the most important place in a kingdom, and the king lives here!
Once discovered, he must not be crucified!
Friday Passion?
Thinking of that scene, Friday's legs trembled.
"Boss, why don't you call Xiaomei? It's much more powerful than me."
Fat Orange, who was squatting behind Friday, glanced sideways: "You are really a good and responsible cat when you let your wife perform tasks for you."
"Why don't we let Brother Little Hei come? Scarface, Big Spot and the others are fine too!" Friday was still a little unwilling to give up.
"If I tell you to go, you have to go." Fat Orange raised his paws and said coldly: "If you don't want to be decent, I will help you be decent."
"No, no, no!"
Friday was shocked: "I'll go! Why don't I go!"
"Stop talking nonsense! It's just a domestic cat being persuaded to surrender, there's so much drama!"
Fat Orange flew up and kicked Friday off the eaves. With the blessing of the goddess, Friday was not a threat at this height. He turned 180 degrees in the air, landed on the ground with four claws, shook his head, and let out a cry from his throat. With a "woo" sound, he rushed into the trees like lightning.
After a while, two cats meowed from the bushes.
In the king's bedroom, the tabby curly cat Rex was squatting in front of the floor-to-ceiling window. His ears suddenly perked up, as if he heard the cry of the same kind, and he quickly started wandering around the room, looking for an exit.
The cats in the courtyard meowed louder and louder, and Rex seemed more and more anxious. Finally, he jumped up, hung on the door handle, and opened the door with his body strength.
click
As soon as the door opened a crack, Rex squeezed out and walked through the dark corridor, looking for the source of the sound.
The moonlight was like silver, and the light and shadow intertwined. Rex, who was walking through the maze-like corridor, came to the courtyard and happened to hear Friday's voice ringing in the grass:
"Everyone! What is the meaning of the existence of cats? I think that the reason why domestic cats are domestic cats is because they need to take on responsibilities that wild cats cannot take on! For example, making their owners happy!"
Rex walked through the trees and came to the open space among the leaves. He found a blue cat squatting on a stone with a glass bottle hanging around its neck. It was boasting. Many cats raised by the palace gathered around it.
"Being a house cat is very tiring!" Friday said loudly: "Owners who go out to hunt sometimes come home empty-handed. What do we do at this time? Of course we greet them! We have to use our charm, even if everyone Even though he is a cold and aloof cat on weekdays, he has to put aside his dignity and face to be close to his owner! Why? It’s because we want to soothe the owner’s fragile heart!”
"Meow!"
The cats gathered around all barked in agreement, and even Rex couldn't help but nod.
"We not only have to comfort the injured owner, but we also have to patrol the territory, protect the home, and fight against enemies that invade the territory at any time while the owner is away!" Friday said confidently, "This is risking our lives!"
"Meow!"
"But the owner has no idea what we paid! He thought we slept at home all day!"
"Meow!"
The cats echoed one after another, their meows getting louder and louder each time. It was obvious that Friday's speech touched their hearts.
Seeing how seductive his speech was, Friday showed a scheming smile, thinking that Brother Blackie was absolutely right, these domestic cats are so easy to fool!
First gain recognition, then convince them with emotion and reason, give them a sweet date with a stick, and seduce them with food.
Friday didn't realize at all that Xiao Hei had dealt with it in this way.
"But what can we do?"
Friday sighed, showing his emotional loss: "A stupid master is a stupid master, no matter how stupid they are, we still have to take care of them!"
The cats lowered their heads one after another, looking helpless.
"but!"
Friday's voice made the cats raise their heads again: "We cats also need to relax! We cats also need to rest! We are not slaves! We are cats with dignity and feline character! Not tools to catch mice!"
"Meow!!!"
"The owner who doesn't know how much we paid is a fool!"
"Meow!!!"
"The owner needs protection from the cat when he goes to the toilet!"
"Meow!!!"
"While their owners are sleeping, they may encounter danger at any time! It is our cats who work tirelessly to protect them!"
"Meow!!!"
"Cats and cats have to stand up too!"
"Meow meow?"
Maomao, who was about to shout in agreement, suddenly felt something was wrong with the taste. He tilted his head and looked at Friday in confusion. Friday also responded: "Sorry for the instigation. Maomao is really great! Long live Maomao!"
"Meow!!!"
"To praise you, I specially prepared good things for you."
Seeing that the time was right, Friday hooked the small rope around his neck, took off the glass bottle, bit open the cork, and rolled the glass bottle to the ground.
Gululu.
The dried and kneaded catnip in the bottle immediately fell on the lawn. The cats took a step back in unison, not daring to come forward.
"This is good stuff. Smell it and it will make you feel ecstasy."
Under Friday's instigation, the brave cat stepped forward and sniffed the catnip balls. Suddenly, his muscles tensed up and his eyes widened in shock. He soon relaxed again, and it was still like a puddle of mud. He fell to the ground, exposing his soft belly, and rubbed the catnip balls crazily, unable to stop.
The first cat to try catnip balls was Rex. At this moment, he completely lost his previous reserve and became a 'slave' of catnip.
Under his leadership, more and more cats felt the charm of catnip balls. For a while, the lawn was full of overturned cats, like a large drug scene.
"Suck it, suck it"
Friday looked at this scene with a smile: "No money is required on the first day, and then you have to become a member of the Cat Army to enjoy the privilege of buying mint balls."
(End of chapter)
