Chapter 823: Denethor II
Chapter 832 Denethor II
"Father, grandpa's health is getting worse..." Denethor II, who was just 21 years old this year, looked at his father Ecthelian II and sighed. His grandpa Turgon will be the first in history. He died of illness in 2953 of the Third Era, and his father would inherit the position of prime minister.
"Your Highness! The Prince Regent invites you!" Hu Lin, the Keymaster, personally came over and invited Ecthelion II.
"Okay, you stay here and wait, I'll go see your grandpa!" Ecthelian II patted Denethor II on the head and walked in. In the palace was Turgon and a group of people. The nobles were discussing government affairs, and Denethor II was obviously not qualified to join in his current status.
"..." Denesor II looked worriedly at the palace. He looked at the majestic White King City and felt inexplicably depressed!
"Maybe I should do something!" Denethor II looked firmly to the north. When Roland's Lagrand Kingdom continued to fight against the orcs and won every victory, Denethor II was not like other kingdoms. The noble is so happy, he knows that this is just an appetizer, the tentacles of darkness will not stop its pace of erosion, and a few battles that are not considered heavy losses will not break Mordor's muscles and bones. Germany, who is well aware of the potential of the Orcs' war, Nesor II did not feel that all was well as other nobles did.
History still has a high evaluation of Denethor II. Except for Aragorn, who is shrouded in the halo of the protagonist, no one can be better than him! In the original book, his evaluation is as follows: he is noble and powerful, has a strong desire to control, and is very proud, even daring to challenge Gandalf. Tall, brave, wise, far-sighted, and learned, he was more kingly than any man who had appeared in Gondor in ages!
"The kingdom's armaments are lax, and the nobles are corrupt..." Denethor II looked at the majestic White King City with some embarrassment, but the city exuded an atmosphere of decay at the moment. His grandfather Turgon (Special) Gang) was not good at military affairs. During his reign, Gondor was very stable. In addition, Sauron of Mordor was still "diving" at the moment. Sauron, who was about to show his face in the distance, was also beaten several times by Roland in the north. He retreated back. In this case, the kingdom's military expansion and preparation for war are far away...
Denethor knew that he had no ability to order the nobles what to do, and he was even unable to change the decisions at the national level. He was a wise man, and he knew that he would definitely go in and talk about the threat of Mordor. Will he be regarded as a madman? As for regaining the Ithilien region? The nobles of Gondor do not have the courage and courage to fight them out. It is more realistic to hope that the powerful kingdom in the north will go south to destroy Mordor!
"Prepare your horses! I'm going to Belfalas!" Denethor II was silent for a moment and then decided to go see Prince Doamroth, who had connections with the Northland Kingdom.
…
"So you want to deal with Mordor?" Prince Angelimir slowly made a cup of black tea for Denethor II and said quietly.
"Yes! The orcs in Mordor are getting more and more rampant! We all know that they are constantly encroaching on our territory and wealth! But the lords turn a blind eye!" Denethor II said excitedly.
Orcs, who are as annoying as cockroaches and as vital as weeds, are the tarsal maggots of Gondor, but the other lords don't realize this. They only think about how much damage those orcs can cause? Compared with the large-scale military operations that cost people and money, the losses caused by the orcs are not worth mentioning.
"Well... you are a very insightful young man, but you are not a qualified politician. You have forgotten the most important interests of the nobles..." Angelimir shook his head and smiled.
"Everyone knows that those orcs continue to bleed the kingdom, but so what? The losses of some civilians are harmless and will not shake the foundation of the nobles." Angelimir shrugged. "That's slow suicide! The orcs are becoming more and more arrogant. When did they dare to appear in groups in the kingdom?" Denethor II said excitedly.
"If you didn't have any ideas, you wouldn't have contacted that kingdom in the north!" Denethor II asked back. The reason why he came to Prince Doamroth was because he discovered that the current kingdom has nothing but Apart from the fact that this family can still be saved, other families already have very little control over armaments. Compared with maintaining a large number of retired soldiers, working hard to make money and replenish their warehouses is their favorite thing.
"That's just the escape route I left for the kingdom. The Doamlos family can only guarantee to be alone, and cannot convince other families to invest a lot of wealth in the military!" Angelimir said calmly, he did not relax the family's military preparedness. It doesn't mean that he can influence the thoughts of other families. What he can do is to train the family's army to fight for the kingdom at any time!
This is also the reason why Gondor can rely on the prince's army and the Swan Knights as the final blow in the War of the Ring! In the past few decades, the Doamros family has invested a lot in the military.
"Then there's nothing we can do?" Denethor II said somewhat discouraged.
"If you really want to find the answer, you can go to the north and have a look. You happen to be old too. It's time to go out and gain experience!" Angelimir looked at his junior kindly and encouraged him to go out and explore. break.
History has turned around at this moment. If the survival of Thorin after the return of Lonely Mountain is just an insignificant change, then Roland's several battles against Sauron have left Mordor with a lack of troops, and Sauron needs to recuperate even more. Therefore, Sauron is unlikely to announce his return to Middle-earth in 2952. After all, it is still a question how long Sauron, who was psychologically traumatized by Roland, needs to lick his wounds.
"Thank you for your advice! I'll go and see!" Denethor II said thoughtfully. Since he has determined that Mordor will cause trouble to the kingdom in the future, he must understand the true situation of all his allies. After all, in Denethor II's heart, the king of Gondor has long been the regent's family, and they are the rulers of the kingdom! Not the son of prophecy who came to pick peaches by relying on the power of blood. Denethor II and Roland had a tacit understanding on this point. Roland felt that Denethor II was indeed much stronger than Aragorn, while Denethor II was confident because of his strong spiritual power that he must be stronger than the King of Gondor!
"Well, if you really want to leave, you can take my Swan Knights with you. Staying here will only make their swords decay. The cold wind of the North can train their bones and bones, and the cold snowflakes can strengthen their will!" Angelimir said so. With the Swan Knights watching Denethor II, Angelimir would feel relieved. After all, he will be the future regent. The prince wants to train him instead of murdering him. Instead of letting the idle Swan Knights stay in Gondor and rot, it is better to go to the North to try!
Angelimir heard that the Kingdom of Raglan seemed to have won another victory! The dragon knight must have made an indispensable contribution! Thinking of this, Angelimir was envious. After all, he was a powerful dragon knight! And this strength does not belong to Gondor...