After Becoming The Tyrant

The horse-drawn carriage with the curtain of the rose emblem rolling over the thick snow on the road, began to return to the capital Metzl Castle one after another.

What is polarizing is the mood of the people.

When the king's commissioners first arrived in the counties, the civilians were numb like a pool of stagnant water, and the nobles were busy preparing the ceremonies and gifts for the reception.But when they were leaving, the situation changed completely. The nobles gritted their teeth with hatred and fear at the sight of the carriage leaving.But the commoners watched the carriage leave with reluctance, a glimmer of hope rose in their hearts in the middle of winter.

This time, will it work?Can it get better?

Hopefully the king's wrath, while burning his enemies, will bring some warmth to their frozen wretches - even if that's not the king's intention.

A little bit of hope is burning in the hearts of the people. For the first time, the common people look forward to the convening of the parliament more than the nobles.

The king's black wings brought back thick piles of information, and the king summoned his counselors and officials.Officials of the royal family who thought they could live a comfortable winter had to leave their beautiful lover and rush to the palace.

This is probably the worst winter these officials have ever had.

What they faced was an investigation report that was so thick that it could be piled up to the ceiling, and they were submerged in the files instantly after they sat down.The sky seemed to be filled with documents... The king gave them half a month and asked them to sort out the findings and compile them into a detailed and complete national taxation and civil affairs booklet.

Lord!Is this something humans can do?

Tax collectors, clerks, statisticians...they groaned in despair as they received this order from the king.A few people still didn't give up, thinking that the king was joking, but the reality showed that the king was not joking.

Those who participated in the compilation were arranged to live together in the Rose Palace, and the guards of the palace told them politely, "Gentlemen, when you have finished your work, you can leave. Before that, please rest assured in the palace. stay in."

The overtime work started in the dark, and this is the extent to which the lord exploited his own serfs.

Some people didn't give up, and tentatively asked the guards of the palace if they could go out to relax. If he didn't go to see his lover, he might never even think about stepping into her room again.

The guarding soldiers shook his hand with deep sympathy, as if they were about to shed tears: "Sir, you are so right, my beautiful Miss Lisa is also waiting for me, if I let you After half a step out of the palace, Miss Lisa can only go to the tombstone to see me!"

At the end, he asked sincerely, you must be able to understand me in the same situation as me, right?

Officials: ...Okay, it is indeed their Majesty's style to behave like a hooligan without chivalry.

Accept it.

During this period, the Chief of Internal Affairs ran between the officials and the king, constantly conveying the king's will to the codifying officials. Ma - because this often represents what harsh requirements the king has put forward.

"What a poor way to record."

While the compilation officials were full of bitterness, the king flipped through the completed compilation in his office and commented mercilessly.

The Duke of Buckingham sat opposite the king, glanced sideways at the unprecedentedly neat and clear tax books, and finally chose to remain silent.

——It’s winter, there’s nothing wrong with moving your fingers more.

The king quickly flipped through the tax booklet while mocking it in a mean and tricky tone.During this period of time, his workload even surpassed those of the codification officials. Every completed sub-volume was reviewed and approved by the king himself, and if there was any ambiguity, he had to call it back and let them start over.

The king added the item "reformation system" to the long-term plan list in his heart.Oh, and there is further education for royal officials.

God bless the royal officials, may they be strong enough.

"What are you worried about, Your Majesty?"

The Duke of Buckingham noticed that the king did not call the steward in immediately after closing the tax books.The workload of the Duke of Buckingham during this period is not small. He, the king and the advisory group worked together to analyze the suitable candidate for the sheriff based on these investigations.

"The Five-Port Alliance."

the king answered.

The five-port alliance has privileges, and their taxation is a separate system. The scope of the King's investigation this time does not include the autonomous cities of the five-port alliance.

It is not difficult to guess how many pounds of money slipped through the pockets of kings every year.

However, it was not because of this that the king thought of the Five-Port Alliance at this time.

— for the Black Death.

According to the information obtained from the devil, Legrand is not the only country where the Black Death broke out.Nowadays, maritime shipping is booming, and shipping is also an important way for the spread of the Black Death.If the customs cannot be effectively controlled, then even if the devil can solve the plague in Legrand in some way, the Black Death may still break out in Legrand again soon.

Even if it is not for the "Uncrowned King", the king must completely resolve the Five-Port Alliance before the Black Death arrives.

The king sighed.

"Let's call a council meeting."

The king put down the tax book, which was considered to have passed his audit by default.He quietly looked out the window.

The Duke of Buckingham followed the king's gaze, and saw Legrand's land covered with snow.The Duke sighed with relief and complexity in his heart:

How heavy is the burden of a country?It's a no-brainer answer, because only the man who wears that crown knows.

Not on the head, but on the heart.

And the person who wears the crown in his heart never bothers to tell how heavy the burden is.

"Follow your will, Your Majesty."

said the Duke of Buckingham.

………………

When October was about to pass, the king issued a summons to the whole of Legrand in accordance with the custom. [1]

But unlike before, the scale of this meeting was unprecedented.A total of nearly [-] representatives were eligible to participate, and among these people, in addition to the regular local nobles, there were also representatives of free people from the town.Compared with the representatives of the free people who were allowed to participate in the meeting, the representatives of the royal family of Anger State who were also qualified to participate in the meeting were not so conspicuous.

In addition, the Five-Port Alliance, which is a member of Legrand's special organization, also has its own representatives.

The five-port alliance has been extremely quiet during this period, but this kind of quietness is just like the king's reticence, which reveals an unusual atmosphere.

Finally, representatives of the Five Ports Alliance set off from the port of Kossoya.

An unobtrusive little thing, there is an extra low-key young man in the delegation.

The drifting winter snow shrouded the Legrand Empire, and people began to gather towards the capital.

Nervous, excited, uneasy... All kinds of emotions surged under the ice of the empire like an undercurrent, and only the person on the throne knew best what the real purpose of this meeting was.

The largest parliament in the history of Legrand Empire is coming soon.

………………

"That's a great deal, my dear majesty."

A letter whose material was difficult to discern was unfolded by pale and slender hands, and the devil quickly scanned the contents.he sighed.

A crow quietly stopped on the black dead tree in front of the devil, it had dark red eyes, and it yelled twice as if it heard the devil's words.

"Shut up, Monra."

The devil scolded without hesitation.

The crow called "Mon Ra" ignored his yelling and continued to call at him, his voice was ugly, short and urgent.

"Okay, okay, what's the use of urging me?"

With a wave of the devil's hand, the letter burned in mid-air and turned into crumbs, and then those crumbs scattered and turned into strange and beautiful black butterflies.

"The law hangs on the earth, separating heaven and earth from hell... The time has not come, we need to wait."

Perhaps the "law" from the devil's mouth worked, and the crow fell silent.

The black butterfly fluttered slowly and moved forward.

The devil raised his head, looked at everything in front of him, and sighed faintly: "... Tell me, if I go in now, will those lords work together to chase and kill me?"

In front of the devil stands a frightening gate of purgatory, the gate seems to be made of bloody and dark colors, and there are faint wailing pouring out from behind the gate, like thousands of souls are being broken, It is also like thousands of evil spirits laughing.Ancient text is inscribed on the side of the door:

Enter the city of misery.

Enter the abyss of pain from now on.

From then on, enter the crowd that is beyond redemption. [2]

Below are two lines of words that were erased by a person—let's call it a person—with a sword. It is unclear what they are.

This is followed by:

Before me there is nothing but eternity.

I am with heaven and earth; forever and ever. [3]

"I hope there will be no one guarding the door." The devil muttered, but his expression was not nervous at all, and he even vaguely revealed a little expectation, "You know, I'm here to clean the palace for His Majesty. Sigh... It's such a tedious but sweet job."

The crow cried out angrily again.

"Oh, I'm sorry, I forgot that you can't serve His Majesty now."

The devil apologized hypocritically, but there was a trace of presumptuousness in his smile.

The crow flew up angrily, fluttering its wings around the devil, with the intention to pounce on the devil's eyes... but it was only an intention.

Just like the lords of hell hated this guy so much, but no one wanted to really provoke him, the crow has always carefully drawn a line in his heart, not letting himself cross the line that offends the devil.

because……

In the whole hell, this guy is a complete lunatic.

"The thousand-year kingdom is about to come. He told the seven angels to go to the world with trumpets in their hands. The rivers will turn into seas of blood, and the plague will swim across the continent with dead fish..."

The devil softly hummed an ancient and sacred hymn, stepped on the bones of unknown objects, and walked forward.The huge gate of purgatory stands in front of him, and the ancient taboo blocks the connection between the world and hell.

"Then the seven plagues of the last day will bring the final judgment."

The crow watched helplessly as the devil stepped in as if nothing had happened.

The author has something to say: The most overbearing and unreasonable Party A in history - His Majesty the King.

The history of the blood and tears of the imperial courtiers√

[1] According to the meeting procedure of Edward III, the parliament must be convened in the name of the king, and the calling order must be issued in advance.

[2][3] Quoted from Dante's "Divine Comedy", the follow-up hell setting will be adjusted to a certain extent by integrating various materials.