The Black Duke of the Pirate

Chapter 64 064. Marlie I

In the early morning of the next day, Dawn followed Clovis to a huge palace. The palace was extremely luxurious, and all the way up the iron seat of the kingdom, there were already more than a dozen nobles standing on both sides of the iron seat.

A dozen or so nobles saw Clovis bringing Li Dawn and Barron, and bowed in unison: "Your Highness."

Clovis nodded expressionlessly, and Baron whispered towards Dawn: "These ministers are all from Ketok."

Li Dawn nodded, and heard a loud voice from a distance.

"My lord is here!"

Capeiro Marlie I!
This was the first time Lixiao saw the old king Marlie. The old king was pale and shriveled, and looked like he was about to die. He was lying on a big chair and was carried into the hall by the guards in a stable manner.

This is the monarch who has ruled Polkaya for decades, from being shrewd and brave in his youth to being a cruel and cruel official in his middle-aged and old age, even though his life was far more magnificent than ordinary people, now he can only lay here like a trapped beast. Forever on the Iron Throne.

The guards entered the hall, but the people who followed behind made Li Xiao startled.

is her.

That blond chick with foil that I saw last night.

The chick obviously noticed him, but she turned her head away deliberately not to look at him, but Li Xiao clearly read a trace of resentment from his eyes.

Tap, tap, tap,
In the 20-meter-long hall, the depths lead to the supreme throne of Polkaya, and the guards walked slowly step by step.

When he came to the front of the throne, the guard whispered something in Marlie's ear, and then the king slowly opened his eyes. At that moment, dawn felt a flash of coldness, it was Marlie The arrogance and dominance naturally formed in the ten-year king's career.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty the King." After the old king opened his eyes, all the ministers bowed in unison, and Li Xiao also bowed with the crowd.

The old king's eyes were slack and muddy, "Help me... go up."

He seemed to be struggling to speak, and he gave instructions to the guards next to him in the calmest voice, and the two guards drove the old king to the throne.

Ketok nodded, his eyes were cloudy and uncertain. He didn't understand why the old king came here suddenly today after he hadn't set foot in the king's hall for two years.

"My son, it should be soon before your succession ceremony." The old king struggled on the Iron Throne for a long time before he became comfortable. He leaned his back on the throne, looked at Clovis, and spoke very slowly. But every word is very clear, the voice is low, and there is a sense of coercion from the superior.

As the only legal heir of the kingdom, Clovis will be presided over by the king to preside over the selection of retainers before inheriting the king's rule.

"It's this time next year." Clovis stepped forward, knelt on the ground respectfully, and said in a deep voice.

"Oh..." The old king replied indifferently, his voice was a little long, and he scanned all the people in the hall with his old and slack eyes, "Today is the day to select retainers, is there anyone?"

"Father, I already have two candidates." Clovis replied.

"Which two people are they, young people in the royal city?"

"One of them is the son of the Holt family, Sir Barron. The other is a commoner. I would like to ask him to be my swordsmanship teacher as a retainer." Clovis raised his head slightly, looked at the king, and saw The king didn't have much emotion, so he continued: "I want Sir Barron to be my chief of staff, and the other person to be my swordsmanship teacher. Even if I become a king in the future, my swordsmanship cannot be neglected."

At this time, both Baron and Li Xiao came behind Clovis and bowed to Marlie: "The king is safe!"

Marlie looked at him with scrutiny. He naturally knew Sir Barron. He was a boy from the noble Holt family of the kingdom. He had been playmates with Clovis since he was a child. , he had never heard of it.

"What's your name?" Marlie asked suddenly, facing Li Xiao.

Li Xiao lowered her head, pretending not to look directly into his eyes: "Reinhardt."

Reinhardt... Marlie said these four words softly, and there was an unusual indifference in his eyes.

"My son, have you decided?" The old king turned his gaze back to Prince Clovis, "Choose these two young men to be his future retainers?"

"Yes." Clovis said in a deep voice.

"Okay, then, as you said, grant the coat of arms to the retainers." Marlie made a quick decision and immediately agreed.

Li Xiao was surprised after listening to it. He didn't know in advance that this was a retainer selection ceremony. If he became Clovis' retainer, it would be very detrimental to his plan to overthrow the Polkaya Kingdom, because if the retainer rebelled, he would definitely be punished. Seeing the resistance of everyone in the kingdom, just when he was hesitating, Ketok on the other side finally spoke.

This old guy can't help it, it's good that he can't help it, you've helped me a lot if you can't help it.

"My lord, the selection of retainers shouldn't be so hasty." Ketok said in a deep voice.

Marlie glanced at the younger brother who had been in charge of the kingdom's affairs for more than two years, but did not speak.

Ke Toke sneered in his heart, met Marlie's gaze, and said to the surrounding ministers: "Ministers of the kingdom, what do you think?"

Several of the ministers nodded and said yes, but the other part hesitated and said nothing. Li Xiao saw this situation, so it was naturally clear.

"You don't understand the selection rules for the retainers of the heir of the kingdom, do you?" the old king said calmly.

When Ketok saw Marlie's still calm gaze, there was always a slight tremor in his heart. This was due to the fear of Marlie in his heart. He forcibly suppressed the uneasiness in his heart. His eyes commented on Lixiao for a long time, and finally said : "Your Majesty, I have no objection to Sir Barron becoming a retainer of the prince, but this guy is definitely not okay."

"He was the guy who led the civilian riots before, and he was definitely an unstable factor."

Everyone was shocked. At first, they felt familiar when they heard the name Reinhardt. Now, after hearing Ketok's words, they remembered that it was this person who led the civilian refugees to surround the royal city.

"Is there such a thing?" Marlie's voice suddenly became cold, looking at Clovis.

Clovis felt a thump in his heart, and he didn't dare to hide it: "Yes, father."

Marlie looked at Li Xiao for a while again: "Since you know the identity of this person, why did you choose him as a retainer?"

As if there was a turning point, Clovis replied: "The riot was a last resort. In order to forcibly confiscate the gold in the sky, Ge Fu caused a large number of civilian deaths. If Reinhardt did not quell this incident, I am afraid that the resentment of the civilians would be completely out of control." cannot be eliminated."

"And Reinhardt has only been doing business in the kingdom so far."

"Even so, it is absolutely impossible to become a retainer of the prince." Ke Toke said again, without any intention of retreating.

"It makes sense." Marlie said, "Don't mention the matter of making him a retainer."

Li Xiao was very happy in her heart, and said secretly, Ketok, I thank you,

(End of this chapter)