The King of This Kingdom Had to Be Andre, or It Had No Reason to Exist

Regent.

Second only to the emperor, above all others.

The bounty quest "The Lost Golden City" mentions that the corrupt official, who had risen to power, was sent to the gallows not long after, and all the gold and silver he had embezzled during his tenure was used by the king to build the Golden City.

To the astonishment of the Bronze Guild members, in their imagination, the one who should become king was Princess Elsa.

The person who sent the Young Old Man to the gallows should also be Elsa, who became the Queen.

The one who built the Golden City should be Elsa, who became Queen.

The unexpected happened: the Young Old Man launched a coup, deposed the senile and incompetent king, and forced him to pass the throne to Prince Andre.

This move was too domineering; they never expected that the Young Old Man would use this method to put Prince Andre on the throne.

The old king, forced to abdicate, has gone off to enjoy a life of leisure.

The members of the Bronze Guild didn't care about the old king's fate. He was already quite old and would be buried in a few years. Andre, who had become king, wouldn't persecute his old father.

Even the Young Old Man wouldn't know.

The members of the Bronze Guild now want to know: When will the Young Old Man be sent to the gallows by King Andre? They just can't figure it out.

The Young Old Man personally placed King Andre on the throne, forcing Princess Elsa to flee the Eternal Capital.

Given King Andre's feelings for the Young Old Man, no matter how you look at it, he shouldn't have done something like sending the Young Old Man to the gallows.

What happened next that made King Andre consider sending the Young Old Man to the gallows? Was he afraid the Young Old Man would seize power? That shouldn't be the case, the Young Old Man had no interest in being king; power was just a convenient way for him to amass wealth.

He had no desire for power and often delegated authority to capable subordinates, while he himself leisurely enjoyed life.

Meredith once saw the Young Old Man sleeping on a pile of gold and jewels. The Young Old Man was greedy.

King Andre knew this, and he would occasionally send the old man some valuable calligraphy and paintings, as well as jewelry and jade.

The explanation that the old man was sent to the gallows because of corruption is illogical.

Unable to deduce anything, the members of the Bronze Bounty Guild stopped thinking about it and began preparing for the prison break.

The old man, who became regent, did not concern himself with politics. If nobles, ministers, or merchants gave him money, sought information from him, or asked for a way to survive, the old man would accept the money and do the work depending on the situation. He would accept the money if he could help, and he would not be able to help if he could not. However, if the sincerity of the person asking the old man for a favor was very strong, the old man would soften and agree.

Then he would split the money with his student Andre afterwards. Yes, after becoming king, Andre would often split money with his teacher. After receiving the money, he, as king, would start to do things. Those who had offended or betrayed him would be given a few mild reprimands, while those with talent would be given a chance.

Those who lack talent should be sent away on some pretext, allowing them to retire to the countryside.

The members of the Bronze Guild were truly astounded. In all their years, this was the first time they had ever seen a king and his ministers privately dividing money.

Sometimes, King Andre would argue with the Young Old Man until they were red in the face over a larger share of the money. Often, in the end, Andre, unable to win the argument, would say, "I am the king, what's wrong with getting a larger share?" Then the Young Old Man would reply, "I am also the king's teacher, am I arrogant?"

In the end, the king and his teacher split the spoils equally, a situation that was unprecedented and unheard of, let alone the fact that they would argue so fiercely over the division of the spoils.

Sometimes, when Andre was so angry that he stormed off, he would turn back just as he reached the door, only to hear the Young Old Man man say, "Don't you want the money anymore?" He would then pick up his share of the loot before leaving. The members of the Bronze Guild couldn't believe that this harmonious teacher-student relationship would end with the Young Old Man walking to the gallows.

Where exactly did the problem go wrong?

Just as the members of the Bronze Guild were racking their brains, a terrible message reached the Eternal Capital.

Northern Xinjiang has raised the banner of rebellion and declared independence!

The Lord of the Northern Frontier is none other than Princess Elsa.

Princess Elsa, under the banner of "Slaying the treacherous and corrupt official Lance," declared war on Andre, who had been king for less than a year.

The soldiers in the northern frontier have been fighting against the Barbarians for many years, and there are countless elite troops and generals.

Princess Elsa declared war on Andre half a month later and personally led her army into battle.

King Andre ordered the other provinces to defend their cities and avoid going out to fight.

The Northern Frontier Army is invincible in field battles. Any army within the kingdom that has never experienced field battles would be like throwing an egg against a rock if they were to actually fight the Northern Frontier Army in the field.

Holding the city and consuming the Northern Frontier Army's supplies will soon force the Northern Frontier Army to retreat to the northern frontier without any supplies.

Princess Elsa cannot leave the northern frontier for long, because there are Barbarians beyond the northern frontier.

If she were to be gone for too long, the Barbarians would take advantage of the situation and the weakened northern frontier would likely fall to Barbarians.

As the king and a student of the Young Old Man, Andre also understood military strategy and knew that the Northern Frontier Soldiers were extremely capable in field battles. The soldiers within the kingdom who had never fought against the Barbarians could not possibly be a match for the Northern Frontier Soldiers.

Teacher Lance had also spent two years in the northern frontier and had praised the fighting capabilities of the Northern Frontier Soldiers.

Andre used a scorched-earth tactic to deplete the Northern Frontier Soldiers ' supplies, a tactic that was approved by his teacher, Lance.

If all goes well, the rebellion started by Elsa, the younger sister of the king, can be quelled in less than a month.

This is the normal situation.

Unfortunately, bad news soon reached the Eternal Capital one after another.

The province closest to the northern frontier did not implement Andre's scorched-earth strategy, allowing Princess Elsa to seize the opportunity and conquer the province.

In less than a month, an entire province fell.

Following closely behind, within just four months, five provinces fell to the enemy.

Some provinces were conquered by Princess Elsa, while others chose to submit to Elsa directly.

Some lords also chose to serve Princess Elsa.

Of the 18 provinces in the Ander Kingdom, five provinces fell in less than six months.

Andre's scorched-earth strategy failed. To defeat Princess Elsa, he can only try to subdue the provinces that Princess Elsa has conquered by offering favorable conditions.

We also need to see if the provinces that have submitted to Princess Elsa are truly loyal.

Andre hoped that these provinces were only feigning surrender, but in reality, they had genuinely submitted.

Other provinces could not spare troops to support the war zone provinces in the short term.

Given the pace of Princess Elsa's advance, if her rebel Elsa cannot be defeated in the last war zone, her Northern Elsa Northern Frontier Army will appear beneath the walls of the Eternal Capital by the end of the year or the beginning of the next.

With no other option, in order to stop Princess Elsa's offensive, Andre decided to ask his teacher Lance to lead troops to suppress his younger sister.

After searching around, they discovered that their teacher, Lance, was neither in the manor nor in the Eternal Capital.

When his teacher Lance disappeared, Andre didn't think much of it. He didn't believe his teacher would desert in the face of battle; the Barbarians had all been defeated and subdued by his teacher.

The reason why Elsa, the younger sister of the princess, is still alive is because of her teacher Lance.

If Teacher Lance gets serious, Elsa, the younger sister of the king, will be forced to flee to the northern frontier within three months.

Where did the teacher go at this crucial moment?

Did they really not take Elsa's Northern Frontier Army seriously at all? Or was it that Lance wanted to use this opportunity to test his military skills? Let's give it a try. If we can defeat Elsa's rebel army before Lance returns, we'll have more leverage to ask for more money when it comes to dividing the spoils later.

This is also an opportunity for him to demonstrate his abilities as king, defeat his sister Elsa's Northern Frontier Army, and ensure that no minister or noble will ever dare to question him again.

For the next period of time, King Andre spent his time eating and drinking at the military headquarters, where he and the generals studied tactics and how to use troops day and night.

When he encountered something he didn't understand, he would proactively ask experienced veteran generals. His teacher, Lance, had said that "armchair strategist" is a dangerous game. One mistake could cost the lives of hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of soldiers.

He had been to military camps and even lived and ate with the soldiers for a period of time. In his eyes, those soldiers were not symbols, but living, breathing people.

After Princess Elsa conquered the first province and broke his scorched-earth tactics, he allowed the soldiers at the front to surrender to his sister Elsa.

They are all citizens of the kingdom. Even if he loses in the end and his sister Elsa becomes the queen of the Ander Kingdom, it doesn't matter. As long as she doesn't kill his teacher Lance, he can accept his defeat.

Andre proved his talent with his actions. Without the help of his teacher Lance, he successfully blocked the attack of the princess Elsa by relying on his own talent and ability to judge people.

There was even a time when they almost captured the princess Elsa, who liked to lead from the front, but unfortunately the Northern Frontier Soldiers were too strong, and in the end, the princess Elsa was able to break through the encirclement.

Princess Elsa also realized her brother Andre's military talent. She then proceeded steadily, spreading rumors about Finance Minister Lance's corruption and bribery.

Furthermore, they publicized the fact that Minister of Finance Lance had launched a coup, forcing the old king to abdicate and pass the throne to his brother.

She said she was not fighting for the throne, but to seek justice for her brother, Andre, and to kill the traitorous and corrupt official Lance.

If her brother, Andre, were willing to execute the traitor Lance, she would immediately withdraw her troops and return to the northern frontier, vowing never to set foot in the Eternal Capital in her lifetime, and dedicating her life to protecting the northern frontier for her brother, Andre.

public opinion.

Winning hearts and minds.

Andre realized the sinister intentions of his sister Elsa and immediately defended his teacher Lance.

During Lance's tenure as sheriff, the Eternal Capital a place where doors were left unlocked at night and lost items were not picked up.

Teacher Lance was transferred to the military. During his tenure there, he helped many soldiers recover their pay, and even argued with the Minister of Finance on several occasions.

He was later transferred to the northern frontier, where his teacher Lance, subdued the Barbarians who frequently harassed the northern frontier, leading to a ceasefire agreement between the Barbarians and the Ander Kingdom.

Upon returning to the Eternal Capital and serving as Minister of Finance: When the province was hit by floods, his teacher Lance immediately allocated supplies, food, and medicine, and even took the lead in donating money to raise funds for the affected province. To ensure that the funds raised could be used for the victims as soon as possible, he also dispatched the Bronze Army to the disaster area.

To prevent the donations from being embezzled.

Andre's reaction was remarkably swift, prompting him to widely publicize the contributions his teacher Lance, had made during his tenure.

Unfortunately, even though Andre reacted quickly, he still couldn't win this war of public opinion because nobles, ministers, lords, and merchants joined in. They joined Princess Elsa's ranks and told the common people how they were being drained of their blood by Regent Lance.

Some even say that the regent ruined their families.

As more and more nobles, ministers, lords, and merchants joined Princess Elsa's ranks.

The previously stable situation began to crumble, with many nobles, generals, and lords from various provinces defecting and joining Princess Elsa's forces.

Their slogan became. "Purge the court of corrupt officials and execute the traitorous minister Lance."

After struggling for three months, Princess Elsa finally opened up the passage to the Eternal Capital, and the enemy was at the gates.

Andre felt relieved when he saw that his teacher had not returned by this time.

The situation had deteriorated to such an extent that he no longer wanted his teacher to return to the Eternal Capital.

Because Eternal Capital, even he, as a student, couldn't protect his teacher.

Lance, his teacher, treated him very well. Even though he had met Princess Elsa before him and even saved Elsa, when Elsa returned to the Eternal Capital, gained her father's favor, and was chosen by her father as his successor, Lance did not choose to abandon him.

They were even willing to bear the infamy of being called "traitors" in order to put him on the throne.

Others may not understand their teacher, but he knows that his teacher is only interested in money and has no interest in power whatsoever.

If it weren't for his student, the teacher wouldn't have gone down such an extreme path.

Elsa, the younger sister, has no idea what her teacher is like.

If he becomes king, and the teacher wants her dead, she can easily do so.

She thought she was able to escape the Eternal Capital Eternal Capital through her own abilities, but little did she know that it was her teacher's doing. Elsa, I can return the throne to you, but you absolutely cannot harm your teacher, Lance. Otherwise, even if you are your brother, I will never forgive you.

Half a month later, Princess Elsa led the Northern Frontier Army to appear at the Eternal Capital and surrounded Eternal Capital.

The members of the Bronze Guild accompanied Andre to the city wall.

Now that the situation has developed to this point, the members of the Bronze Bounty Guild know who will kill the Young Old Man. It will still be Princess Elsa.

If they chose to join Princess Elsa's party at this point, they might still be able to find a way to leave the [Historical Reenactment], but having lived in the [Historical Reenactment] for so many years, they had already become part of it.

The Young Old Man disappeared.

King Andre was at a disadvantage; if they wanted to survive, they should abandon Andre.

But now, they simply cannot do such a thing.

Andre proved with his actions that he was worthy of the Young Old Man.

They also wanted to prove with their actions that even if they died in the "Historical Reenactment," they would have done right by the Young Old Man and Andre on the city wall.

Wearing armor, Andre looked down at the Northern Frontier Army in black armor, his eyes filled with admiration. As expected of the kingdom's elite troops who frequently fought against Barbarians, the killing aura they exuded seemed to disperse even the clouds in the sky.

"Meredith, Louis, Bazel, Dalton, and all the Bronze Party members, it's not too late for you to join Princess Elsa's side now. Your teacher Lance said that here, you are always free to come and go."

"My teacher Lance has disappeared, and my sister Elsa's army is at the city gates. At this time, whether you choose to join my sister's side or leave here for another kingdom, I will not stop you."

"At this point, do you think we still have a choice? Even if we did, do you think we would abandon you or betray you at this time and go to your sister Elsa?"

Andre, in the hearts of us, you are not only the king of the Ander Kingdom, but also our partner and the student of the Young Old Man.

We can't betray our comrades. Of course, we might not be able to save you, but we can fight alongside you until the very end.

"You and the old man really like to underestimate us. You don't actually think we're afraid of death, do you? I can't guarantee anything else, but I can guarantee that when the final battle breaks out, we will definitely not let you die before us."

"Hehe. It feels great not having to break into prison. Hmm, it feels pretty good to be a hero too."

"Idiot, heroes my ass! We're the villains! The Bronze Party is infamous as the Chancellor of the Exchequer's lackeys!"

Andre smiled as he looked at the members of the Bronze Guild; they had lived up to their teacher Lance.

And wouldn't that be fair to him and his companions? "I will try my best to keep you all alive."

"If I survive, I won't go raise pigs with you, will I?"

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Andre's lips twitched slightly as he looked down at the female general in fiery red armor at the forefront of the Northern Frontier Army.

Elsa, the younger sister.

Princess Elsa was also looking at her brother, Andre. The once somewhat weak-willed brother had grown up. "Brother, it's been a long time."

"Yes, it's been a long time. I never thought we would meet like this one day."

"Brother, please execute the traitorous minister Lance."

"Do you think it's possible for me to kill my own teacher, Wang Mei?"

"If you can't do it, then hand over the traitor Lance to me to deal with."

"In your mind, must a teacher die?"

Princess Elsa remained silent for a long time before nodding heavily. "Yes, the traitor Lance must die. If he dared to force my father to abdicate, he will dare to force you to abdicate in the future. I cannot stand by and watch the Ander Kingdom be destroyed in his hands."

"What will you do if I insist on not handing it in?"

"Conquer the Eternal Capital!"

"Then give it a try and see if you can conquer the Eternal Capital."

"Brother Wang, are you sure you want to turn the Eternal Capital into a battlefield for the sake of a traitor?"

"If you return to the Northern Frontier, the Eternal Capital will not become a battlefield."

Princess Elsa gave Andre a deep look before slowly raising the fiery red spear in her hand.

"Northern Frontier Army, listen to my command! Prepare to attack the city!"

The earth trembled violently, and the Northern Frontier Army, like a dark cloud, began to slowly approach the Eternal Capital City.

Andre drew his sword, but just as he was about to raise it, a hand appeared and pressed his hand down.

Turning his head, Andre's eyes lit up with joy, but then turned to worry. "Teacher, why did you have to come back at this time?"

"I am here to embrace my destiny."

Wearing a white-gold robe and a smile on his face, Lance patted Andre on the shoulder, his eyes showing admiration. "You are more outstanding than I imagined. After today, you will be a qualified king. No less than your sister Elsa, and even better than Elsa."

Lance patted Andre's shoulder again, leaped onto the city wall, lifted his robe, sat down on the wall, and looked at the Northern Frontier Army slowly approaching the Eternal Capital.

All the commanders, officers, and soldiers of the Northern Frontier Army saw the Northern Frontier War God sitting on the city wall with a smile on his face!

The traitors and rebels Your Highness the princess had led them to victory after victory, and had repeatedly charged into the Barbarians army alone to rescue their comrades from the besieged northern frontier.

It was through one victory after another that he subdued the Barbarians, preventing Barbarians from ever again having the idea of invading the northern frontier.

They couldn't understand why their war god, after leaving the northern frontier, would become a traitorous villain who wreaked havoc on the kingdom.

"Northern Frontier Army, halt—advance!"

"Yes, sir!"

boom--

The tens of thousands of the Northern Frontier Army immediately stopped in their tracks, no longer approaching the Eternal Capital.

When the commanders, officers, and soldiers of the Northern Frontier Army realized that the person sitting on the city wall was no longer their Northern Frontier War God, they stood there dumbfounded.

Lance, sitting on the city wall, was stunned for a moment when he saw this scene, then he smiled and thought, "What a lovely bunch of humans."

"Fellow colleagues, it's been a long time. Take this opportunity to look at me while you still can, because after today you may never see me again. Put away your weapons; the war ended the moment I appeared before you. To be honest, even if I knew you were here to kill me, I wouldn't hate you."

When you return to northern Xinjiang, please take me with you. Take me to the mountain peak I used to love most, where I want to rest in peace.

The last two words fell.

The Northern Frontier Army suddenly felt that the smile of the person on the city wall was dazzling, so pure and innocent. Andre, standing behind Lance, heard his teacher's words and felt a sudden, immense unease. What did his teacher want to do? "Teacher, you..."

"Andre, this is the destiny I chose for myself."

Lance's gaze fell on Princess Elsa, who was clad in fiery red armor. "Elsa, are you ready?"

"What preparations?"

"Be prepared to fulfill your vows, to witness my death, and to never become Queen."

Princess Elsa remained silent.

a long time.

She rode a herd of fiery red horses to the foot of the city wall, looked into Lance's eyes, and smiled broadly, "Now that you're dead, who can stop me from becoming the Queen of the Ander Kingdom?"

"Me," Lance smiled, "If the king of this kingdom is not Andre, then this kingdom has no reason to exist."