THE FIGHT TO BE KING
CHAPTER 256: REFUSING TO GIVE UP
King Azeroth V walked towards the palace hall with the help of several servants and the prime minister.
When he arrived at the palace hall, he found Limo kneeling full of guilt while there was a coffin beside Limo.
Knowing King Azeroth V arrived, Limo did not dare to raise his head "Limo pleaded guilty and let General Hanto drink poison, I failed to live up to his noble expectations! Limos are prepared to accept any punishment for any wrongdoing".
King Azeroth V walked over to the open coffin, his face so sad "Limo, no need to blame yourself! Ever since I told you to arrest General Hanto, I knew he must have refused to surrender and died. However much I and Hanto have been friends for decades, I know how stubborn he is, I will not punish you for this incident".
"Thank you for your noble kindness!", cried Limo who dispelled his worry, he never thought Hanto was so firm and drank poison straight away.
At first Limo thought Hanto would surrender and then met with the king to be given leniency such as releasing his post and troops, but Hanto too firmly drank the poison bottle he had.
King Azeroth V and the prime minister stared at Hanto's cold body in the coffin, and Hanto's powerful figure as a general now lay motionless.
Observing him for a while, King Azeroth V sighed "Hanto my friend, you've been with me for decades. If it wasn't for my age running out and you picked the 7th prince as the next king, I would definitely not have acted like this! We're friends anyway, but you didn't give me another choice! You refuse to support the 10th prince, not to mention you have 200,000 too many elite troops. As long as this army sided with the 7th prince, the new king must have been troubled so I could only do this".
King Azeroth V turned from the coffin and said again "Close the coffin, after which buried General Hanto as a great royal general! Everyone need not know he plans to rebel against the 7th prince, let the people still consider him as the great general of the kingdom. As for his family, let them go! But all members of General Hanto's family in the government must be removed, pull back all General Hanto's forces, do not give his family a chance to avenge the general's death".
"Okay, your highness!", replied Limo and the prime minister firmly.
As the king rattled back towards his study, a shouting voice came closer "Let go! Unhand me! Don't you guys know who I am? I am Minister Piryo of the 10 ministers of King Azeroth V, as long as the king knows of your actions, I am sure you will be put to death! Quickly release me before I have a chance to tell your majesty!".
The king walked out of his door and found Piryo who was being carried by some of General Verlan's troops towards King Azeroth V, as he had said before.
"Minister Piryo, it seems that you are staying healthy for daring to shout so loudly in the palace" said King Azeroth V smiling coldly, he assisted the servant to walk towards Piryo "But you were unlucky this time, this time around, the one who decided to catch you is me! All of you, take Minister Piryo underground! Tomorrow, let him be brought to justice and tell Minister Lapter about all his crimes, the law is as heavy as possible! If necessary, I give Minister Lapter permission to pass the death penalty".
"No majesty!", cried Piryo frantically but the 2 guards who took him kept Piryo from approaching the king "You must not do this to me, your majesty! I, Piryo work day and night tirelessly for your majesty, why do you treat me like this!".
King Azeroth V turned to leave Piryo.
The piryo that the guards brought shouted frantically "Your highness, your highness! I know I was wrong! Give me another chance, your majesty!".
King Azeroth V did not care in the slightest against Piryo's shout, he planned to head to his room again to rest with the help of the 2 maids on his left and right sides.
However, when he was just walking a bit, King Azeroth V found a young man about 20 years old with short silver hair and a handsome face.
The young man approached the king worriedly "Dad, are you okay? I heard some officials in Azeroth Kingdom are under arrest, what really happened, father?".
Seeing this young man, the smile of King Azeroth V became soft because this young man was his 10th son, the one he chose as the king of "My son, he said, I decided that everyone who sided with your 7th brother be put to death".
"Don't you say the best way to fight the rebellion is to kill them slowly! If it's too soon, chaos is possible" the 10th prince said recalling his father's teachings.
"You're right, but I'm running out of time and can't protect you anymore. Therefore, let me ask you some more advice! As a king, you should know when to act well and when to act decisively! Good nature is an advantage that you have, but you must be a little more ruthless and assertive! Remember, cruel and decisive, but do not overdo it like your 7th brother! Do you understand?" said King Azeroth V.
"Dad, I get it! I certainly did not disappoint my father and become a great king" said the 10th prince who showed a sad face as he knew the time of King Azeroth V was not long.
"Don't put on such a sad face, it's better that you go to see the prime minister and learn more and more about the duties of a king. Didn't you plan on making father proud?", said King Azeroth V.
The 10th prince nodded, he bowed respectfully to his father before going towards the prime minister.
King Azeroth V looked at the 10th prince who left before saying firmly "You don't have to worry, before father leaves, I will open the way for you so that you can successfully sit in the position of king without experiencing too much resistance!".