Chapter 422: "Lü Bu's First" Jarvan IV
"Father, the Demon Hunters have officially opened their city walls and surrendered to us. We have won this war! "
In the palace, the old king has received the good news sent back by Prince Jarvan himself.
He thought it would be a tough battle, but he didn't expect that his good son would take down the Demon Hunter Corps headquarters in less than half a day.
Moreover, the prince brought him back a surprise:
"The Colossus of Justice..." King Jarvan looked into the distance at the colossus that was striding proudly on the streets of Xiongdu.
After this battle, Galio officially became a member of the Demacia army.
The Colossus of Justice Galio, the elemental dragon Shyvana, and the liberated mage prisoner army... Demacia's power is now growing stronger and stronger.
The only problem is:
All these powers were directly in the hands of his son, not in the hands of him as the king.
“……” The old king pondered for a while.
"Father?" Prince Jarvan's voice quietly brought him back to reality: "Father, what are you thinking about?"
"I..." The old king felt a little guilty.
As a father, he shouldn't make such malicious assumptions about his son.
But as a king, he is always fighting with others. It is lonely at the top, and theoretically everyone could be his enemy.
Now the failure of the Forbidden Demon Sect is inevitable, but the demise of this faction does not mean peace in the world.
When the power vacuum left by the Anti-Demon Faction is completely filled and the interests are divided, he, the king, will sooner or later face new enemies.
Who could this enemy be? It's hard to say.
As a king, alone on the throne, he can only regard anyone who has the ability to threaten him as a potential enemy.
At this moment, with the complete destruction of the Forbidden Demon Sect, the person who is most capable of threatening the king's power has become...
"Jarven." The old king looked at his good son.
Now, the big royal families such as the Crownguard family and the Bouvier family have expressed their support for Prince Jarvan to varying degrees.
And in a series of thunder offensives against the Forbidden Magic Faction, Prince Jarvan displayed powerful energy, achieved great victories, and accumulated huge prestige.
There is no doubt that this child is fully grown.
He probably now has the confidence to drop his disguise and reveal his true feelings in front of his father - no matter what his real thoughts are.
So, the old king finally couldn't help but ask the question he wanted to know half a month ago: "Jiawen."
"You would rather go against my will, even risk the world's disapproval by leading your army alone and threatening the king, and you would rather go to war against the Anti-Magic Faction regardless of the overall situation... Is it really just to win justice for your wizard friend and to abolish the Anti-Magic Case?"
The old king felt a little nervous when he asked this question.
Just a few months ago, Prince Jarvan was still that stubborn and obedient "silly son" who gave him a headache.
But now look at him again:
He is majestic, awe-inspiring, with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, and a strong back and strong waist...
Although his face is still the same and his eyes are as sincere as before, he is indeed no longer a child but a real man.
Looking at his face, he really has that domineering attitude of "how can I be inferior to others for long".
"Father." Prince Jarvan bowed deeply.
Then, he looked around and saw that there were no guards around...
“……”The old king suddenly became a little nervous.
He only has one son, and the position will be his sooner or later.
The old king was lost in thought, and then he heard Prince Jarvan say, "Father, I do have a lot of things to do. I'm afraid you won't be able to accept these things, so I don't plan to tell you for the time being."
"But Demacia is now at a crossroads. If we take a wrong step, we may step into the abyss..."
As he spoke, Prince Jarvan had a complicated expression.
He knew that after the destruction of the Anti-Demon Sect nobles, the remaining nobles would no longer have internal worries and would soon think of the external threat of the Leader.
In order to suppress this anti-Leader wave within Demacia and prevent this meaningless war as much as possible, he cannot be just a good son who listens to his father.
He must take control of the kingdom and put Demacia peacefully on the path to progress.
"So..." Prince Jarvan gritted his teeth and finally said, "Father, I still hope that you can trust me more in the future. It would be best if... I can help you share some of the pressure."
King Jarvan: "..."
It’s coming, it’s really coming.
The old king was silent for a long time, looking haggard as if he had aged several years. "You really didn't learn everything I taught you in vain!"
"It's only been a few months. Who would have thought that it would be your turn to teach me?"
"Father..." Prince Jarvan's face was full of guilt.
But the old king actually breathed a sigh of relief and was soon relieved.
"Okay, that's fine." He murmured to himself, "I feel relieved that you have such means."
The old king's tone was relieved.
But he still had some doubts: "Child, tell me - is all this your own idea, or is there someone else instigating you behind the scenes?"
This is what the old king is most worried about.
"Is that Galen?"
The old king used to think that this young man with thick eyebrows and big eyes was very reliable.
But after seeing Garen's performance in the court today, he began to have a new understanding of the heir of the Crown Guard family.
He now doubted whether Prince Jarvan had unknowingly become a puppet of his good brother.
"Father, you are overthinking." Prince Jarvan said frankly, "This plan to destroy the Forbidden Demon Sect and seize power in the kingdom was formulated by me from the beginning."
"I am willing to believe you, Jarvan." The old king frowned, "But you have to tell me - how did you convince the Crown Guard family to betray me as the king and follow you?"
If all this is not a conspiracy of the Mianwei family, then how can Prince Jarvan make the Mianwei family so obedient?
"This..." Prince Jarvan found it difficult to answer.
All he could say was, "Because Garen and Lux support me. They are my family."
"But Peter and Ogatha are not your family." The old king snorted, "They are the real controllers of the Crown Guard family."
"I don't think that Peter and Ogasha would make such a risky decision just because of the instigation of their three children."
Prince Jarvan was even more speechless.
At this time, the old king was keenly aware of it: "Jia Wen, is all this related to the 'real purpose' you just mentioned that you didn't want to tell me?"
"Is it because the great thing you really wanted to do was recognized by the Crown Guard family , so they support you so much?"
"...Yes." Prince Jarvan was silent for a long time and finally nodded.
"What exactly do you want to do?" The old king was puzzled.
The treatment he gave to the Mianwei family was already the highest treatment for a high-ranking official.
What else can Prince Jarvan promise to the Crownguard family in order to get them to take the risk?
Does Prince Jarvan want to learn from Noxus and carry out reforms, emulate the story of Swain and Darius, and let Garen be his "executive vice emperor"?
"This..." Prince Jarvan stammered.
"Go ahead." The old king sighed softly, "You are in full control of the situation now, child. You don't have to worry about my objection."
"Even if you really want to learn from Swain of Noxus and change the Kingdom of Demacia into the Demacia Federation, I will never stop you."
"Okay..." Prince Jarvan took a deep breath and finally said, "Actually, I want to..."
"Change the Kingdom of Demacia into the Republic of the Alliance of Demacia under the Domination of Janna."
Old King: “???”
He suddenly doubted his ears.
This answer was obviously far beyond his acceptance.
"You, you..." The old king was so surprised that he was incoherent.
"Yes." Prince Jarvan added on to his father's words: "I am the Wind Leader."
"So are Garen and Lux."
There was a dead silence.
"You... are the leaders?!" The old king couldn't understand at all: "You are the princes of Demacia and the heirs of the Crownguard family. Why are you the leaders?"
"Background cannot determine faith, ideals are above all else." Prince Jarvan said with a firm tone: "Father, I believe you can understand me--"
"When you were young, as a prince of Demacia, you could have followed the army to fight some favorable battles and gained some ready-made merits."
"But you didn't do that. You chose to go where the fighting was fiercest, fighting alongside the most ordinary German warriors."
"Why? For profit, or for your own beliefs?"
"I..." The old king was silent.
He seemed to recall what he looked like when he was young. Yes, it was very similar.
"We have different beliefs. But father, I believe you can understand mine."
"What's more..." Prince Jarvan knew that his father was no longer young.
He would not be easily swayed by the vague word "faith".
So he turned to the practical pros and cons and said to his father: "Father, the rise of the Leader is now unstoppable. What's the point of you thinking of resisting now?"
"It's better than..."
"Enough!" The old king still couldn't accept surrender: "Demacia will not surrender easily. Even in the face of the leader and the goddess Janna!"
"Don't forget, we are also blessed by the Winged Guardian."
"Before she left, the Angel of Justice left a prophecy: When Demacia is in danger of collapse, she will definitely return to the mortal world and protect us!"
The old king's words were full of confidence.
But Prince Jarvan said to him rudely: "Father, stop deceiving yourself."
The leader will not be fooled by this kind of "nuclear blackmail" because the "prophet" Levi knows clearly:
Just as LeBlanc dared not to unseal Mordekaiser no matter what, the nobles of Demacia were also unwilling to see the Angel of Justice Kayle again.
"Father, do you really want the Angel of Justice to come back?"
"If she really comes back, then the nobles of Demacia will probably rush to surrender to the Wind Leader and ask Goddess Janna to protect their lives, right?"
Goddess Janna should at least tell you something about the value of united front work.
But the angel of justice Kyle cannot tolerate even a grain of sand in his eyes.
At the Goddess of Janna, the nobles at least had sewing machines to operate.
But if Kyle saw what they had done , he would probably just kill them all.
"Father," Prince Jarvan asked, "Are you so confident that you have never broken the law in all these years?"
The old king: “…”
Thinking about it this way, it seems that Goddess Gana is more acceptable.
Of course, the most important thing is: now his only son has surrendered.
Even if he guards this family business desperately, to whom can he pass it on after his death?
"I understand..." The old king sighed deeply: "Jiawen, do whatever you want. I can't control you anymore."
He finally accepted reality.
"But..." The old king was still concerned: "You have helped the Leader so much, what did the Leader promise you?"
The promise of a new world.
Prince Jarvan thought so, but he didn't say it.
Because he knew what his father wanted to hear was: "The Leader Association allows us to keep a portion of the royal property."
The royal family of Jarvan has taken the lead in investing, so it would be difficult for the Leaders Association to confiscate their land and real estate and then seize their floating assets.
Although compared to the land owned by the royal family, this amount of floating wealth is only a small amount.
But a lean camel is bigger than a horse. With this part of the remaining royal property alone, the Guangdun family is enough to become the "people's rich" in the new era.
"That's it?" But the old king was still not satisfied.
The money originally belonged to his family.
The leader took away 70% in one go and left him 30%, and he still has to thank him?
"No, that is not our money, but the blood and sweat of the people of Demacia." Prince Jarvan said solemnly: "It is already too much for us to keep 30%."
"There are still many Demacians who can't even get enough food. In my opinion, the money should be donated directly..."
"Wait!" The old king hurriedly called out to his son, fearing that this boy would completely defeat the Guangdun family in an impulsive move.
Then, he paused and said, "Money is a small matter."
"Jia Wen, let me ask you - you have done such a big thing for the Leader, but didn't the Leader promise you any position?"
"Father." Prince Jarvan frowned, "The power of us leaders cannot be realized in cash. Please don't let your imagination run wild."
"So, it really exists?" the old king asked regardless.
"Yes." Prince Jarvan answered helplessly.
"What position?"
"Vice President of the Demacia branch of the Wind Leader Association."
"Vice President..." The old king was still pondering: "Is it similar to the current status of the Crown Guard family in Demacia?"
"Uh, about the same."
"That's good." The old king sighed softly.
It is already very good for the royal family of the previous dynasty to become a "vice emperor" in the new dynasty.
"Who is this president?" he asked curiously, "Was he appointed by the General Association?"
"No." Prince Jarvan shook his head: "The president is also from Demacia."
"Who is it?"
"Lacus."
"Is there also a Lux in the Wind Leader's side?"
"No, it's the Lux you know." Prince Jarvan said with a smile: "Laxana Crownguard, my sister."
The old king: “…”
There was a delicate silence.
"What's wrong, father?"
"Nothing." The old king rubbed his eyes tiredly: "Jia Wen, you should follow me in the future and take a few more classes."
