The Golden Throne

Chapter 205: All the kings said the same thing

After Liu Feng was done with his showcase of power, chaos filled the camp. Literally, everyone was talking about it. To execute a person in the middle of a war was never done before, because it would decrease morale. But this execution was different. With the death of two nobles, all the soldiers, who were mostly commoners, gained a new found enthusiasm towards their next king.

They were cheering, while the students, many of whom knew the two who had just died, were silently mourning. Yet, they did not dare showcase their grief outside as loudly as the soldiers did their joy.

The students talked with each other with a low voice, aghast at the turn of the events.

“How did something like this even happen? Does this prince not know the basic understanding between all the nobles? He is also of noble descent, yet he acts as if he is helping only the commoners.”, one student said.

“I just can’t believe what I saw. If even a duke’s son is not left alive, then how are we going to live in his regime? We need to take this to our fathers, to make sure that they know what they have to deal with. The moment that His Majesty steps down, we are going to be in hot water.”

“But can’t you see that there was a reason that these two were killed? They tried to kill the prince. This was the only prince of Aegon. The only one of royal blood. A blood bath would have followed if the prince had died. Killing them was justified.”, a student pitched in.

“But he didn’t die, did he? Then he should have stayed his sword at the very least on Lucius. There was a scape goat right there. He should have spared the duke’s son. There are few dukes, and all of them command a special position in the kingdom.”

Liu Feng walked away from all of this, because he felt a tremor on the other side of the camp. He knew that the people that he was waiting for the whole day, had arrived. He quickly avoided all of the commotion, and went over to the other side of the camp.

As he was walking down the tents, all of the soldiers recognized him. The moment that they saw him, they started cheering. Liu Feng nodded at them, in response. He had a faint smile on his face, happy that his stunt gave him a lot of goodwill with the soldiers, who were going to be instrumental when he would become a king.

He thought about it for a moment, and stopped. He then looked at all of the soldiers.

“Gone are the days that you have to stay oppressed. With the end of this war, a new dawn will rise, and you do not need to cower in the hands of others. If you face any injustice at all, you can always approach me, and I will make sure I can solve your problems.”, Liu Feng suddenly said.

All the soldiers stopped talking and looked at him wierdly.

“Too cringe?”, he thought to himself.

The soldiers stayed silent as they looked at each other. Then, they shook their heads, and walked away.

“What was that all about? Hey, you there. Come here.”, Liu Feng stopped one of the soldiers. They soldier had no choice to comply. He bowed in front of Liu Feng.

“Why did all of them cheer at first, but then leave like that?”, Liu Feng asked.

The soldier bit his lip. He clearly was afraid of what was going to happen.

“That is not a request. That is an order from your prince. You have no choice but to give me an answer.”, Liu Feng shook his head.

“Yes, Yoru Highness. The soldiers, and many others, would do the same thing. We have heard the same words from every single leader who took over. Our fathers, and our grand fathers have said that their kings had said the same thing. But not one of the kings had ever shown true justice to us. When we saw you punish an actual noble, all the soldiers, all of us were shocked, and elated. But we are afraid, Your Highness, that you will go down the same route like so many others. I know that I have crossed a line, and I beg for your mercy.”, the soldier said.

“You haven’t done anything wrong. You helped me, in fact. Don’t worry. I will see to it that I will follow my word.”, Liu Feng shook his head.

“That is what we all hope, Your Highness.”, the soldier bowed once more.

Liu Feng sighed as he kept walking. He passed a lot of camps, and finally reached a part of the camp that he had never seen before. There were a lot of recruits here, many of whom he recognized. One of them was Yang Chen.

“Your Highness.”, Yang Chen immediately knelt.

“I am not king yet. You don’t need to kneel.”, Liu Feng laughed.

“Just a matter of time, Your Highness. Just a matter of time.”, Yang Chen chuckled.

Liu Feng knew that he could not expect Yang Chen, or anyone else to think of him as the recruit named Sherlock anymore. He knew that once they knew who he was, they would look at him differently.

“Have you seen a boy my age, walking along side a red haired woman?”, Liu Feng asked.

“No, Your Highness. I have not seen such a duo. But there are many here. I can ask them to be on the look out, at your command.”, he suggested.

“I would rather not disturb their privacy. I will find them myself.”, Liu Feng shook his head.

“As you wish, your highness.”, Yang Chen replied.

“Now what the hell did I feel here, for me to think that it was the phoenix who came here?”, he muttered to himself as he looked around.

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