The Lord of the Rings: Lords of Middle-earth.

Chapter 840 I almost fooled myself to death
“Uh…” Denesor II was taken aback, not expecting that their family was so highly regarded by Roland!
Denezor II wasn't an idiot. For a moment when Roland first spoke, he doubted Roland's intentions. But the Kingdom of Lagrange was a million miles away from Gondor, so there was no need for King Roland to make things difficult for himself!
"Besides, why should you help him control the country while he comes here to reap the benefits? Gondor belongs to the people of Gondor, not to his family, the Anarians!" Roland declared emphatically. The royal family had vanished without a trace, and a thousand years later, a royal descendant had inexplicably appeared, speaking with a straight face and white teeth, to inherit the country? Even Roland, who was shocked by the Lagrange Empire's farcical royal succession, felt that Gondor was even more serious than the Lagrange Empire!

“It’s been almost a thousand years! Where is the king?” Roland sneered. At least the Lagrange Empire has a bunch of electors to fill the gaps when the royal line ends. Gondor, on the other hand, doesn’t even have a contingency plan. When the royal line ends, why don’t they hurry up and make way for the new royal family?

“But…” Denesor II blinked. This was a bit disrespectful. Everything in Gondor was set by the king, including the laws. The royal family had the right to rule the country legitimately, and as viziers, they needed to abide by the laws of the kingdom!

"What's there to say but? This kind of trashy royal family has survived for a thousand years without being overthrown. Your Hulin family is really something!" Roland looked at Denetor II with disdain. It was hard to imagine a kingdom without a royal family for nearly a thousand years... If it were the Lagrange Empire, the electors would have already pushed it out as a "sandbag".

"Cough cough! Your Majesty, you're drunk. I'll help you rest!" Upon hearing Roland's words, Adolf Heinrich coughed violently twice and grabbed Roland's arm to lift him up.

"I apologize, Your Highness Denessol. Our Emperor is not a good drinker and has been impolite!" Adolf Heinrich nodded to Denessol II, and without waiting for him to speak, he and Maple Forest Orchid dragged Roland away.

"Drunk already? He's perfectly fine. Can juice make someone drunk?" Denesor II was completely bewildered and hadn't reacted yet.

Meanwhile, Holfa, who had been accompanying him, was now sitting upright, staring intently at the roast meat on his plate as if it were coated with gold. He wished he hadn't overheard those words—that wasn't even the most serious matter! A king teaching a future prime minister of a kingdom to overthrow another "king"...

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"Are you insane! How could you say such a thing?" Adolf Heinrich shook Roland's shoulders, his eyes filled with fear. Adolf Heinrich wanted to slap Roland's face and ask him how he could, from the perspective of a king, induce a family that had been loyal to the kingdom for thousands of years to rebel? Isn't this the kind of family that kings love most? Loyal lackeys, the best whitewashers when the king makes a mess of things.

"Huh? Is there a problem? Shouldn't someone who's been occupying the toilet for a thousand years have been kicked out long ago? If the Empire had this situation... no! The Electors wouldn't let that happen!" Roland thought to himself, let alone a thousand years, the Imperial Council would be jumping up and down and shouting for the emperor to punish the traitor within a week without an emperor.

Roland clearly underestimated the impact of this event. In the context of feudal times, vassals and lords relied on the moral standards and self-awareness of human nature, with both sides gambling on each other's kindness! It could be said to be the peak of moral bottom line! Roland's words were undoubtedly an attempt by a beneficiary to break his most comfortable comfort zone.

“…You are also a king!” Adolf Heinrich stared at Roland for a long time, and only after realizing that his king was really stupid did he slowly utter a sentence.

"Your Majesty, it's enough that we heard those words; no one else should hear them! If Denethor II were a wise man, he wouldn't have made such a fuss. Let's just let it go as if it never happened!" Maple Forest Orchid wiped the cold sweat from her forehead, still shaken. Everyone knew Roland was there to trick Denethor II into making things difficult for him, but they never expected to almost be the ones who were tricked! Since ancient times, regicide and rebellion have been grave crimes! Rulers have been extremely vigilant against such acts, deeply taboo about them! And yet Roland actually went and taught people to rebel…

"Is it that serious?" Roland then realized the shock his casual remark had caused everyone. Having seen five thousand years of political intrigue, Roland might take such things for granted, but for the Lagrange Empire, which stood on the moral high ground compared to China, Roland's words were undoubtedly a monstrous threat!
"If you said that to the Vladivostok family, Duke Giorstja would probably die in front of you to prove his innocence!" Maple Forest Orchid gave Roland a deep look.

"..." Roland blinked, realizing he had underestimated the moral standards of the Central Plains. After all, it was no coincidence that no grandson had been born or Sima Yi had appeared in the Central Plains all these years. The main reason was that those with ambition had the opportunity, while those with the opportunity did not have the ambition, so the moral standards had not declined.

"What a sin! What a sin!" Roland hurriedly began to repent, chanting Amitabha Buddha, realizing he had almost become a mudslide in the moral landscape of Central China.

"Your Majesty, such words must not be mentioned again! Especially within the Kingdom..." Adolf Heinrich said earnestly. Besides tarnishing Roland's image, Adolf Heinrich was also afraid of activating a group of ambitious individuals! The only truly loyalists in the Kingdom right now are the Swifthands; King's Landing, Antony, and McDoug all hold electoral seats! They used to be just there to fill positions, but now that the Empire has collapsed, and the Kingdom is in such a sorry state... Besides, Roland's bloodline isn't even direct royal!
"Hmm!" Roland hadn't expected this kind of impact; once he realized it, he understood the egregious nature of the situation. Good heavens! He almost became a model of moral decline—this was terrible! Had he really contradicted himself?
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"Hiss..." Denethor II's clever little brain once again took over the high ground of intelligence. Only then did he realize Roland's problem. Wasn't that just blatant instigation for him to rebel? He didn't expect that King Roland, with his thick eyebrows and big eyes, was also a bad person! But to be fair, the Anarian family had indeed gone too far. Denethor II sighed helplessly.

Unbeknownst to Denessol II, Roland's plan had already succeeded by the time he began to reflect; the seed of discontent had been sown, and now all that remained was to wait for it to sprout...

For the Kingdom of Lagrange, regardless of whether it can rise back to the level of an empire in the future, preventing Aragorn from becoming the High King of Gondor is the best option for Lagrange! It's important to remember that the King of Gondor also has the right to claim sovereignty over Romanian! If Lagrange wants to dominate the North, it cannot allow Gondor to become too powerful when the Fourth Age arrives!

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"What do you think, Lord Horfa?" After returning to his room, Denethor II invited Horfa to the terrace to look at the night view of Lagrange. The moon was bright and the stars were few, and the whole city was dark, so there was not much to see. However, this could not stop Denethor II's heart from burning. Here, he saw hope for fighting against the orcs again.

“That was indeed a bit rude…” Holfa stammered. What could he say? How could he tell? He could only tell by looking!
"No, not this one! How about this kingdom?" Seeing that Horfa was still immersed in King Roland's "mysterious" actions, Denesor II couldn't help but raise his voice.

I'm having writer's block, please understand.