Chapter 1037 Swan King
It is not strange for a child to call himself a swan knight.
The identity of "Swan Knight" in Iris is like superheroes such as Spider-Man, Batman, and Superman who hide their identities through holsters. It is the incarnation of a mysterious, righteous, and invincible hero. It’s so normal for kids to not be able to shake off the cool feeling of “I’m actually a mysterious hero who can’t reveal my true identity.”
But for an adult, he still firmly believes that he is a swan knight, which is somewhat related to "The Return of the Dragon King".
For a prince—or even a king—it was even more outrageous.
At the same time, he is a handsome man with outstanding temperament. His beauty and temperament make him stand out among his brothers and sisters. Anyone who glances at him will definitely see him first - this is the embodiment of his outstanding talent in the path of beauty. You must know that the entire Iris royal family has the inheritance of the path of beauty. They are not ordinary people. Any one of them alone will arouse people's fanatical pursuit and admiration.
But they looked so ordinary in front of this "Swan Prince".
This prince has extraordinary emotional intuition and can make extremely sharp criticisms of master-level works of art when he was only a teenager. Even though he has such a beautiful and charming appearance, he is indifferent to sexual matters. Deal with it.
When he was beheaded, he left no heirs. Just like the swan knight parting from his wife on their wedding night... Even though he is married, he is still the "virgin king".
There is no doubt that this is an eccentric, gentle, beautiful, pure, elegant and crazy artist.
The perfect creation of the Twin Mirror, the incarnation of the apostle of beauty.
The only problem was - he became a secular king.
Some people fanatically admire him, but many more are jealous of him. Endless malice continued to attack him.
Politics is the art of compromise, but this proud Swan King is unwilling to compromise - he always responds to the malice of others with the most radical attitude. He is also too sensitive. He only needs to see the other person's face and eyes and hear the other person's voice to realize the other person's true purpose and inner thoughts.
If the Swan King senses malice in other people's hearts, he will immediately turn against him and ask people to place huge flowers in front of the visitors so that he does not have to see the other person's face. If he realizes that the other person is taking advantage of him, he will improvise a spicy and poignant poem and give it to the other person when he leaves.
If someone asks him to do something unjust, he will immediately turn around and leave; even if other nobles or even his own relatives ask for benefits from him, he will refuse them behind closed doors without even seeing them. He would rather write poetry in his room or sing on the balcony... like a canary trapped in a palace.
To him, most people seemed boring. Only the purest people...artists or children can arouse his interest.
Because of this, he has more and more enemies. Almost all nobles are deliberately resisting his orders, and almost all officials are delaying his policies-either they don't want to do it, or they don't dare to do it.
The efficiency of the government is getting slower and slower, or the nobles are getting more and more efficient in "targeting this monarch". Finally, the fire of poverty kindled on the petals of the iris, causing it to wither and wither.
"This overly noble king is completely incompatible with his nobles. He is unwilling to dirty his hands by doing dirty things, and he is not even willing to execute anyone - even those who openly oppose him. Minister. He also still hopes to change people's decisions through speeches and his songs and poems.
"It seems that he is not living in reality, but living in a fairy tale."
Sherlock said slowly.
This monarch seems to believe that if he speaks sincere words that touch people's hearts, evil people will repent and good people will be cheered up. His worldview is completely different from others... just like Don Quixote, indulging in the filter of his own fantasy. Maybe it's not that he can't see the real world, but that he doesn't want to see it.
"Under the guidance of public opinion, the people who did not know who should be blamed gave the monarch a new nickname: the Mad King.
"-But even so, people actually still love this weird monarch.
"Because he is like a real knight. After taking office, he almost exempted the country from taxes. He even tried to solve the case seriously like the king in the fairy tale - since he was assassinated three times by an assassin disguised as a prisoner. , this entertainment was abolished by his queen.
"Later, he tried to conduct private visits incognito, and went to various places to check for corrupt officials and bad governance - but there were not many of his own people around him, so all his "secret whereabouts" were basically highlighted. He went there You can only see actors everywhere, and he is keenly aware of all hypocrisy, so he lost interest after a few times.
"——And after the people of Iris rebelled twice and were suppressed...the mad king suddenly had a crazy idea."
Sherlock sighed slightly when he said this.
It was a sigh of regret, but also disapproval and regret.
"He believed that the people's rebellion against the nobles would only be met with brutal suppression. And he himself was powerless... He didn't know how many loyal people he had around him, so he planned to use this method to 'test'.
"It's just like the scenes that often appear in operas - for example, in the drama about fighting for family property, the head of the family fakes his death to see who is the truly filial child; the monarch fakes his death to determine who is loyal to the kingdom. A loyal minister. He wants to find out who is truly trustworthy around him by feigning death.
"—so he tried to direct this rebellion toward himself."
Hearing this, Aiwass couldn't hold himself any longer.
Mainly because he and Sherlock both faked their deaths...
Hearing this sentence, I felt inexplicably ashamed.
"I remember... you said that Xi Tiansi was behind this matter?"
Aiwass asked: "Is this the part?"
"Yes, Xi Tiansi is the second promoter."
Sherlock nodded: "The three Dukes all know that this is just the monarch's idea - they all learned the truth about this from Xi Tiansi. Because if the Duke wants to seize power, the Mad King will not be able to compete. Therefore, the three grand dukes who have always maintained a neutral attitude and own a country within a country are the most reliable... On the other hand, without their consent, it is impossible for the rebels to reach the capital. After all, Iris has military power. , security power are basically in the hands of the three Grand Dukes.
"Because of this... none of them seriously suppressed the rebellion. And the nobles did not dare to imagine that their monarch would make such a dangerous move - so even though some people heard about it, they still couldn't believe it. However, Whether they believed it or not, they were playing the role of loyal ministers, trying to stop this rebellion to show their loyalty and tease their monarch... It was just a fake fight, and they screamed fiercely without using any force at all.
"In the end, because no one used any strength, the rebellion actually succeeded. That 'hot-blooded young man Louisois' directly captured the Swan King and beheaded him.
"And then, that young man disappeared mysteriously. No one knew which force he belonged to... Iris lost their monarch without anyone being prepared. And those nobles who screamed fiercely , was also liquidated by the increasingly fanatical crowd - this time the archdukes still did not take action, and people did not dare to take action against these dukes who truly controlled the legion.
"——The question is, who is this young man who appears suddenly?
"Some people think that he comes from one of the three Grand Dukes, others think that he is from Hawkeye, others think that he is the blood slave of the Son of the Moon, and still others think that he is a foreigner...for example, from Star Antimony. Spy. Because of this person's existence, the three archdukes have been wary of each other to this day... and all the people investigating this young man have mysteriously disappeared.
"The Duke commissioned me to investigate this matter."
Sherlock told the story in full.