Lord: Marry the villain's daughter at the beginning?

"No, that's too risky."

It was the first time that Cliff was so excited in front of his brother.

"Isn't this the same as giving the power we have finally regained back to outsiders?"

After all, Clan was planning to amend the law and expand the queen's power, which was like an earthquake for the Augustins.

The power of the prime minister had been released from the cage, and now there was an additional queen. The centralization of power by the previous two generations of Augustine was in vain, and they might even have to pay a price.

"Brother, she is not an outsider, she is my fiancée."

Since ascending the throne, Clan has become closer to this middle-aged brother. The two of them, who have both served as crown princes, can understand each other better among a group of brothers and sisters.

Not to mention that this middle-aged brother has never had any interest in the throne. If the kingdom were to select a representative of honest people, his brother would probably be among the top.

"Aren't you still married?"

"I will discuss this with the Vatican. If it is impossible to get married during the term of the Saint, Lilith's term will end early, and the Vatican will start selecting the next Saint early."

After saying that, Clan coughed twice again, but luckily he didn't cough up blood this time.

"Your Majesty, are you really okay? Hasn't the new holy water been delivered from the Vatican yet?"

Cliff looked at his brother with great concern. To be honest, in order to protect himself, Cliff secretly kept some backup plans and had been paying attention to the situation in the royal capital. Cliff might be one of the people who knew the current situation best besides Clan.

After the fall of Grand Duke Lars, the kingdom did not usher in the expected vitality and prosperity, but instead put the north and south sides of the kingdom in a dilemma.

Especially the demon clan is growing stronger and stronger.

From the perspective of outsiders, the two governors in the north are now living in peace, and trade with the demons is proceeding normally. As long as the Kingdom of Anjou in the south can be stopped, the king will be able to restore his former power, and the Kingdom of Capet will return to its heyday.

After all, the dukes of the remaining three realms can be considered loyal at present, and none of them has the potential to become powerful alone.

As long as Clan is given enough time to carry out reforms, it may be able to catch up with the Kingdom of Anjou, which has already started.

However, only those who are in the game know that the North is a powder keg and the Western region seems to be shrouded in a fog of war, making it impossible to tell the truth from the false. All they can hear from the merchants are some very magical information that is difficult to tell true from false.

Doug Lars is also building a huge defense line in the severe winter. It can be said that there will almost certainly be a battle between the two sides after the spring, the only difference is the extent of the battle.

What Clan suffered from was not even an ordinary disease, but a curse planted by an assassin. Now the Magic Association was busy trying to remove the curse, but fortunately, there had been some progress.

The person who planted the curse has been found, so Clan is so anxious now. The influence of the demons is deeper than Clan imagined. The demons had already started their layout before they even entered the royal capital.

The new king of the Kingdom of Anjou succeeded to the throne much more smoothly than Clan, and the power in his hands was so different that it could be described as a world of difference. It was said that the new king had completely taken control of the army and began to use violence to intimidate the nobles to reduce their power and carry out reforms, without causing civil unrest.

Clan was still arguing with the nobles who owned their own lands, and even the important salt and iron industries were recovered under Lilith's suggestion and operation.

Once the North and the Kingdom of Anjou launch their forces at the same time next year, the capital will certainly be overwhelmed. The only thing they can pray for is that the two governors of the North, the demons and the dog brains will all fight, but only end up with all three sides suffering losses.

"The church doesn't have much holy water left, but the bishop is already trying to find a way to raise some. If it can be combined with the new medicine from the Magic Association, perhaps the curse and the illness that has appeared in the capital can be removed at the same time."

Cliff heard this and sighed, "The Magic Association is finally of some use, but if that saint is a real saint."

Crane immediately interrupted Cliff.

"Brother, she is my fiancée!"

"She's more than just your fiancée."

Cliff shrank into a ball, but continued, "Your Majesty, do you know how many men she has interacted with before? Except for the North Territory, almost all the other three territories have a crush on her, and there are even men who are willing to be devoted to her."

"Do you realize how dangerous it would be to give her power?"

"That's exactly what I was thinking."

Cliff was stunned when he heard what Cran said.

Seeing that his eldest brother didn't understand, Cran explained: "Brother, don't you know how Lilith got the salt and iron back under our control? It was Lilith who went to talk to the heirs of each realm."

"Only Lilith can handle all these things with ease. Only Lilith has the charm to make these people submit to us. Ahem!"

Seeing his brother start to cough, Cliff hurriedly took the silk scarf from the servant's hand and wiped the blood off his brother with concern.

The younger brother who was once so proud can only hide and complain to his elder brother now, and his younger brother is already a king. This makes Cliff feel distressed and fortunate that he is not the one who ascends the throne.

The king's power is gradually recovering, which makes some people unable to wait any longer. They begin to take the risk of being discovered and attack the king. Fortunately, this is just a chronic curse and is not fatal to the royal family. As long as it is not a sudden death like Augustine III, they can use massive resources to bring him back.

But this is also a warning that the reform is about to enter deep waters, and what Clan has to face is a behemoth called the old forces.

Cliff believed that if they were in the same situation, Clan would not necessarily be worse than the new king of the Kingdom of Anjou, but his father had planted too many traps, and now Clan had to pay for them all.

Recalling the prophecy his father had told him, Cliff shook his head again. Was it really worth it? How could it be like walking from one dead end to another?

"Well, if everything goes well, that would be great, but if, I mean if."

"I know what you want to say, brother. My will is already written."

Cliff was stunned for a moment, and said, "That's not what I meant. Your Majesty, you are still young, and this curse is not fatal to us. You will be fine."

"Brother, didn't our father's death and my curse make you realize something?"

Hearing this, Cliff immediately waved his hand, and all the servants around him retreated to the outside to stand guard.

"What I'm doing now is even more difficult than what my father did. It wouldn't be surprising if I was assassinated like my father one day. So I've written a will and I'll leave it with you, big brother."

"You are crazy!"

If this will had not been given to him by Clan, Cliff would have definitely thought it was a joke played by some nobleman.

"You want to make that Lilith the queen?"

"It's just an agent. The power will be returned to us later."

"Do you think this is possible?"

The will clearly stated that if Clan died, the child that Clan and Lilith might have would succeed to the throne, and Lilith would exercise power on behalf of the child, which is the so-called regency.

If the two do not have children, Lilith will directly succeed to the throne and exercise the power of the king until the reform is completed.

As for the standard for the end of the reform, it will be determined by Cliff. In order to prevent anyone from causing trouble for the big brother, Clan also set a minimum deadline. During this period, Lilith is the true queen.

"I believe her."

"Stupid! Is this what you're going to do with the power you just won?"

Cliff finally couldn't bear it anymore and slammed the will on the table.

"So, brother, tell me, besides Lilith, who can continue to promote the reforms? Can you?"

"I...I don't, and neither can anyone else."

Cliff thought about it and felt that if he came to power, he might not be able to bear the pressure immediately and would compromise with those nobles, making Clan's current efforts go to waste. If it were other brothers and sisters, they might even use the cancellation of the reform as a bargaining chip to please those nobles.

But the reform had to go on. If Anjou saw that domestic policies were wavering, it would probably take action immediately. Now the Capetian Kingdom had to put on a brave face to buy itself enough time.

"That's right. If Lilith really becomes the queen, then reform will be the source of her legitimacy. Whether she likes it or not, she must take over my reform policies and continue to implement them."

"You take it for granted, brother."

Cliff changed his address from His Majesty to Brother: "The more complicated things are, the easier it is to mess them up. Father should have taught you that when he became the Crown Prince."

"That's why I need your support, brother. This will may not be really useful. Brother, help me. You are the only one I can trust now."

"And I've thought about it. There are suitors for Lilith in the other three realms and in the royal family. Maybe Lilith can really do better than me."

"That's the woman they're coveting!"

Cliff felt that the world was crazy. It must be like this, otherwise there was no reason for things to turn out like this, but Cliff had to admit that everyone liked Lilith very much.

In fact, in order to achieve a perfect ending, Lilith maxed out the favorability of all the characters, but by accident, Clan saw the hope of supporting Lilith to the top.