Today was a rare warm winter day, but Lampuri Thirteenth didn't choose to enjoy the sun in the kingdom's back garden like usual. Rather he was hugging a thick goose down blanket and lying down on the bed with three layers of blankets, slowly reading the documents in his hand.
Dema on the side saw that Lampuri Thirteenth's face was so pale that it didn't have any blood in it and his eyes were filled with deep worry. He wanted to tell Lampuri Thirteenth to rest, but he didn't say anything. He just turned the Magic Lamp in the room a bit brighter, letting Lampuri Thirteenth see more clearly.
"Hei, that kid Eric, he really has a group of pig teammates." Lampuri Thirteenth finished reading the documents in his hand and gave a cold laugh before turning to Dema.
"Dema, has there been any movement from Seveni in the past few days?"
Dema was a bit surprised before quickly replying after thinking about it, "Her highness has been in Banta City during this time, working on the city's renovation project.
When the canal connecting the Sandy River and the Rum River was opened, she even personally hosted the ceremony. "
Lampuri Thirteenth gave a slight nod, "Banta City's development is quite good. If every city in the kingdom was as worry-free as Banta City, I wouldn't need to worry about the threat of the Sack Kingdom."
Dema hesitated a bit before carefully saying, "Your majesty, to be honest, although the one who contributed the most to Banta City's development is the New Flyer, if it wasn't for her highness supporting the New Flyer, the New Flyer wouldn't have developed this smoothly."
"What?
You want to remind me of Seveni's excellent eyes? "Lampuri Thirteenth said with a faint smile.
"Your Majesty is wise. You must be able to tell." Dema quickly lowered his head.
Lampuri Thirteenth gave a laugh, "I know what you want to say.
But Dema, you should know that even if I want to officially appoint Seveni as my successor, there will be many voices of opposition.
Moreover, you should also know why those fellows are against it. "
Dema said with a bitter smile, "Because his highness can guarantee their benefits, but her highness cares more about the benefits of the kingdom and improving the lives of the citizens."
"So ….. I have to give Seveni enough time to protect her and make her stronger.
Only she ….. "
Lampuri Thirteenth suddenly coughed violently.
Dema hurriedly picked up a cup of warm water and handed it over.
Lampuri Thirteenth drank two mouthfuls of water before knitting his brows and pointing at the cabinet across from the bed.
"Go get that."
Dema was shocked. "Your Majesty, you should eat less of that thing. Your body …"
Lampuri Thirteenth glared at him and Dema obediently came in front of the cabinet. He took out a small jar and took out a small red pill from it.
Taking the pill from Dema, Lampuri Thirteenth revealed a self deprecating smile. After coughing for a bit, he knit his brows and swallowed the pill with the water in his hand.
After a while, a blush appeared on Lampuri Thirteenth's face. It made him seem more spirited and he even stopped coughing.
Dema looked at Lampuri Thirteenth who had recovered and the worry in his eyes became stronger.
Lampuri Thirteenth closed his eyes and took a deep breath. When he opened his eyes again, there were several glows in his eyes. It was like he had returned to his prime years from a few years ago, becoming the king that everyone in the kingdom respected from the bottom of their hearts.
"Dema, bring a pen and paper, I'll give three royal orders."
"First, order the third army of the kingdom's garrison to head to Sowell City and guard the northern border, preventing the Sack Kingdom from invading south.
After the third army enters Sowell City, they will be controlled by Sowell City and will be provided by Sowell City. "
Hearing the first order, Dema's eyelids jumped up.
Once this order was given, it meant that the third army of the garrison would become Sowell City's city guard.
Not only would the third army be controlled by Sowell City in name, they would also be provided by Sowell City. Their lifeline would be controlled by Sowell City.
Count Sean was an astute City Lord, so how could he not understand the king's intentions? He firmly grasped the third army in his hands.
"Second, order the kingdom's Royal Parliament to audit Eric, Seveni, and Durant.
As the king of the Lampari Kingdom, I propose that the three of them be given the title of crown prince, giving them all the rights of a crown prince. "
Hearing the second order, Dema deeply knit his brows.
Although these three princes and princesses had the status of crown prince since birth, this was only in name. Before they were audited by the Royal Parliament, they only had this status and didn't have the rights.
For example, the crown prince had the right to participate in the Royal Parliament, but before they were audited, they couldn't participate in the Royal Parliament.
Among all these rights, the most important one was that before they officially became the crown prince, the three princes and princesses had personal guards, but these guards belonged to His Majesty in name and were assigned to them by His Majesty to protect the safety of his children.
But after they became the crown prince, the three of them had the right to have their own personal guards.
Different from normal nobles, the princes and princesses with the status of crown prince could have up to five thousand personal guards and they had the right to openly recruit them.
This meant that as long as they became the crown prince and they had enough money and power, they could form their own elite personal guards.
This personal guard could be considered the core power of the three princes and it had a very important meaning.
Although before deciding on the heir, letting the princes and princesses have the status of crown prince and forming personal guards was a tradition of the Lampari Kingdom, in the history of the Lampari Kingdom, it was normally the king who decided on the throne first. In order to train the heir, they would give the heir the status of crown prince.
Now that Lampuri Thirteenth hadn't decided on the heir yet, he had chosen to give the three princes and princesses the status of crown prince. This had only happened three times in the history of the Lampari Kingdom.
Out of the three times, every single one of them resulted in terrible consequences. The most serious one even caused internal strife in the entire kingdom.
After that, there hadn't been a single king who chose to do this.
Dema hesitated a bit, but he couldn't help the strong doubt in his heart. He said to Lampuri Thirteenth, "Your majesty, this ….. isn't appropriate, right?
You're not worried that something will go wrong? "
Lampuri Thirteenth looked at Dema and softly said, "Who do you think this order will affect the most?"
Dema was surprised. After thinking about it, he suddenly understood.
With the current situation of the Lampari Kingdom, although prince Durant had the right to the throne, no one thought that he had the right to compete with prince Eric and her highness Seveni for the throne.
Because prince Eric had obtained the support of many old nobles, although he didn't have any personal guards on the surface, he could control quite a few armies.
Adding in the fact that he was transferred to Lorren City as the City Lord, he had obtained a part of the northern army, which increased the military power in his hands.
On the contrary, her highness Seveni didn't have much military power. What she could use right now was only the guards his majesty had given her.
Even if the other nobles that supported her highness Seveni could provide private armies, compared to his highness Eric, there was no doubt that they were lacking.
So this order, the one that would affect her highness Seveni the most in the end.
If her highness Seveni could recruit five thousand private guards, there was no doubt that her power would increase by a large amount.
The most important thing was that Seveni had the support of the New Flyer, so her private guards would definitely surpass the armies of the other kingdoms.
However, the worry in Dema's heart didn't decrease at all.
Although his majesty's order had indirectly strengthened her highness Seveni's power, like this, wasn't it putting his highness Eric and her highness Seveni on opposite sides?
It was like ….. he was afraid that they wouldn't have the ability to fight each other … …
Dema looked at Lampuri Thirteenth who had a calm expression and sparkling eyes. He simply didn't dare believe that this order that he thought was stupid came from Lampuri Thirteenth.
However, the habit of being with Lampuri Thirteenth for many years made him honestly remember this order and he didn't dare refute it.
Seeing the doubt that couldn't be hidden on Dema's face, Lampuri Thirteenth revealed a faint smile and didn't plan on explaining. After Dema recorded the second order, he paused before continuing, "Third, have the kingdom's business department re-examine the surrounding countries and make a report on the feasibility and safety of trading with the surrounding countries."
Dema was stunned, he never thought that the third order would suddenly change to business.
"Your majesty, are you planning on opening the kingdom's foreign trade?" Dema asked.
When discussing this, Dema's tone was much more relaxed.
"That's right."
Lampuri Thirteenth nodded, "The reason why we didn't open it before was because our kingdom was behind the surrounding countries. If we opened it, the merchants of the other countries would suck the money of our kingdom's citizens dry.
But now ….. it's our turn to take their money. "
Dema's expression was a bit strange, "Your majesty, aren't you too confident in New Flyer?
The only company in our kingdom that has an absolute advantage over the other countries is them, but with just them, I'm afraid they can't take on this heavy responsibility, right? "
Lampuri Thirteenth gave a soft snort, "That fellow Xu Yi is more daring than you think.
Even without the support of the kingdom, he has already reached out to many of the surrounding countries.
Now, I'm helping him because I want him to develop faster, so that he won't be swallowed by those fellows if he stays in the kingdom. "
Dema knit his brows as he looked at Lampuri Thirteenth. He thought that if your majesty is worried that New Flyer will be swallowed by others in the kingdom, then aren't you worried that New Flyer will go outside the kingdom and be swallowed by those greedy fellows in the other countries?