I Became the illegitimate son of a duke

66 – King (1)

f*cked.

No matter how you think about it, it’s f*cked up.

Since the ring of the Rotaring Kingdom came to me, Burgon has already been closely involved in that uproar.

Judging from the fact that allies and all were written in the letter, the emperor must have known this to all directions. To make sure I never step out in the middle.

‘All the choices have no answers.’

If you refuse and return this ring to the emperor, your prestige will fall endlessly, and no matter what you call it, all the nobles in the country will go crazy, and you can’t imagine giving it to a third person. I’ve been spewing bribes and concessions, but I can’t cover up this issue with just that.

So you claim yourself to be the King of Rotaring with this ring? Most of the territory of the Duchy of Burgon belonged to the Kingdom of Rotaring, and there was also a royal seal, so there was a justification, but there was a very high possibility that the Holy Emperor and the Carolingian kingdom would hate it.

Seonghwang even offered to seal me as the King of Burgon a while ago. But suddenly, Burgon sends a mercenary to the empire in exchange for the ring of the kingdom of Rotaring? Seonghwang saw this and ignored himself, and he must have gone mad saying that he was attached to a heretic.

The point of the sword of the church and temple forces rampaging right next to them is heading to the mainland of Burgon, and the church spirits in Korea may also do something under the direction of the Holy Office.

‘The most probable thing is… Ugh, is it just fighting.’

But that doesn’t mean you can choose to throw away the ring that came into your hands.

If you choose to fight, Burgon will become a rag, but you will be able to survive intact, and if you return the ring or give it to someone else, Burgon will be divided altogether.

‘More than anything else, the history of the kingdom of Rotaling is a little bit on my mind.’

As you can see from the fact that the ring of the kingdom of Rotaring was in the empire, the kingdom of Rotaring was absorbed into the empire in the form of a vassal, but left no successors and was torn into several principalities and perished.

So, if I claim the Kingdom of Rotharing with this ring, there is a small possibility that I will be considered a vassal of the Holy Empire, as the vassal relationship has not been broken nominally yet.

…Could this have been calculated?

‘No, you went too far. Perhaps the Emperor’s side will draw the line first.’

If I become the king of Rotaring, I will be able to claim the cause of all places that were Rotaring’s territories. In this state, if I enter as a vassal of the Holy Empire, I will legally devour Rotaring’s territories in the Holy Empire. Be an opportunity to

No matter how urgent the alliance and military power are, the emergence of a vassal that is so powerful that it can change the domestic political situation must be very burdensome.

Perhaps the past Rotaring Kingdom has already been cut off once, so the new Rotaring Kingdom is different from the previous Rotaring. Well, I’m going to go around like this.

…I have no choice but to take it.

…………

The negotiations ended successfully.

Instead of sending the emperor an army of about 10,000 as mercenaries and paying 20 times the annual revenue from the purchased territories as a lump sum, the emperor gave up ownership of the territories and recognized Burgon as a Rotaring kingdom, while at the same time Rotaring has declared that it is a separate existence from the past Rotaring.

The nobles of the world who saw this were deeply interested and interested in the revival of the prestigious Rotaling Kingdom and tried to find out information somehow, and the nobles of the periphery, as always, were only interested in the affairs of their own territories. I didn’t pay much attention to Rotharing’s case.

However, he only feels anger without interest or indifference.

“Hey… Hey…! How could this be?!”

A loud roar resounds, trembling violently. Because the space of the church is so great, the roar of the Holy Spirit becomes an echo and bothers the ears of the people inside.

“His Holiness, please fix it.”

“You must avoid anger. You must not collapse again.”

“Heh uh… Heh uh uh…”

The old Seonghwang, drained of all his energy, slowly sits down with the support of his attendants.

However, the anger in Seonghwang’s eyes did not disappear even though all of his energy was lost.

“Huhhhhh… Cardinal, what do you see as the intentions of the Duke of Burgon?”

“…I don’t think it means to be hostile to Seonghwangcheong.”

“What?”

Seonghwang widens his eyes at the answer that goes beyond his expectations and slowly scans the cardinal’s body up and down, but the cardinal steadfastly continues his argument.

“Burgon, whose territory is attached to the Holy Empire and whose strength has been weakened by frequent wars, must have been very uncomfortable accepting His Holiness’s proposal to participate in the crusade. If the offer of excommunication comes, it will seem like a very good deal.”

“No, no. Seeing as how he dispatched mercenaries against the crusade to the empire when he was weak, and how he quickly accepted the throne given by a criminal as soon as he rejected our offer to give him the throne, this indicates that the Duke of Burgon’s faith is very low. Means that.”

“…His Holiness!”

As soon as the words of the seonghwang were finished, several cardinals by his side opened their eyes and called the seonghwang.

This is because he could predict with certainty what would be said next, as if he had gained the power of prophecy.

Isn’t that how the excommunication of the emperor happened in the first place?

“No. If we turn Burgon into an enemy, the crusade will fail!”

“His Holiness, please keep calm—”

“It’s noisy! Then, do you mean leave the Duke of Burgon alone?! This is a matter of the authority of the Seonghwangcheong!”

The surroundings instantly become quiet due to the thriving business.

That’s not wrong. As soon as he rejected Seonghwangcheong’s proposal, he accepted a similar proposal from the Empire, which is clearly a disrespect to Seonghwangcheong.

You didn’t accept the offer of Seonghwang because you were afraid of the empire? Doesn’t that mean that he accepted the Empire’s proposal because he was not afraid of prosperity?

“…I will make a stern complaint to the Duke of Burgon. So please, please fix it until this crusade is over.”

“Aww… Ok, ok…”

However, Seonghwang barely gives up his mind at the dissuade of numerous cardinals. A number of cardinals, however devout, object, and not all of them can be outright dismissed.

“Please move inside so that His Holiness can rest in peace.”

“Yes, Your Highness.”

Seonghwang leaves with the support of his attendants, and the remaining clergy sigh with facial expressions as they look into each other’s eyes on Seonghwang’s back.

For the Duke of Burgon to protest sternly without being angry, it is because it is too difficult to satisfy the conditions.

…………

“Long live the Kingdom of Rotaring! Long live His Majesty Claude!”

“God bless you!”

‘…It’s like dying.’

After the coronation ceremony hosted by Armand, the ring of the Rotaring on the middle finger was held up high and everyone gathered at the coronation hall cheered and shouted.

It is not an exaggeration to say that among them, those belonging to the Burgon family have completely lost their reason.

The country is no longer called a duchy, but the important thing to them is not the name of the country, but the family, even though they are illegitimate children, they are very happy that I ascended the throne, and they are going crazy.

‘I never thought medicine teeth would be this good.’

Complaints about not being able to benefit from not participating in the crusade, complaints that I blew my chance to become king by rejecting the offer of Seonghwang, complaints from my being an illegitimate child, etc. All complaints, all in an instant, as soon as I announced the restoration of the kingdom of Rotaring. It faded.

Not only did he simply declare the restoration of the kingdom of Rotaring, but he also expanded his territory, so it’s shocking.

Of course, the territory was purchased at a fair price, but in the eyes of most nobles, money is insignificant when compared to the territory, so it seems to the nobles that I simply expanded the territory and became a king.

“Your Majesty, I will reduce it.”

“Ah, Leclerc. You did a great job.”

At that time, Leclerc came up to me and greeted me.

It would have been very difficult without Leclerc up until now, from helping me with state affairs to the time I went to the empire to negotiate on behalf of me, who had to stay in Dijon.

“Is the crown comfortable?”

“It’s very heavy compared to the duke’s. Still, it’s not bad.”

Unlike the ring that remained intact, the half of the crown of the Rotaring was stored in the Empire’s Hwang Eun-go, and Leclerc received the crown through negotiations.

Originally, the remaining half of the crown should be restored as written in the historical documents, but since the current Rotaring Kingdom needs to be shown that it is not completely the same as the Rotaring Kingdom of the past, it is combined with the existing Burgon Duchy. It is very different from the crown of Rotharing written in historical documents.

So the overall shape is a Rotaring Crown, but the details are arranged in a Burgon style.

“Oh… What is this crown and why is everyone so happy?”

In anticipation of a large-scale unrest, they dispatched troops to the territory purchased from the empire, but they were said to be very happy that the old kingdom was restored as soon as they escaped from the empire.

To think that all the problems that were expected to be solved by simply wearing the crown… It’s very amazing, but at the same time, it’s a bit perplexing.