THE FIGHT TO BE KING
CHAPTER 89: PRIME MINISTER
King Azeroth V stared at the man standing right next to him other than the butler "Prime Minister of the Archipelago, give your opinion! As the smartest person in the room, I'm sure the opinion you have must be very precise".
Prime Minister Terkop was a man in a silver robe, he already looked very old like King Azeroth V. His hair is white and his face also looks about 70 years old, more precisely Terkop has accompanied King Azeroth V since a long time.
As a figure who can sit in the position of prime minister, which is the highest government position only under the king and at the level with the Grand Duke and the great general, Terkop has been following the king for a long time.
He accompanied the king at the age of 20 years, more precisely at that time Terkop was only a child of the Duke. However, King Azeroth V, who was still a prince at that time, was amazed by the intelligence of the Archbishop, so King Azeroth V tried to recruit him.
At first Terkop refused because his father who was then Duke did not support King Azeroth V as king, but his father supported other princes.
But Terrop was amazed at the intelligence, courage and ability of King Azeroth V, he was very sure that King Azeroth V could definitely be king.
So without the slightest hesitation, Terkop decided to follow King Azeroth V despite the contradiction of the decision of the Duke Family where he lived at the time.
With the intelligence of his own, Terkop managed to destroy a lot of enemies of King Azeroth V and strengthen his power until he ascended to the throne of the king.
King Azeroth V also appreciated Tercop's assistance, giving Tercop the post of prime minister to advise and control the government that was only right under the king. Other than the king himself, no one else could hold the prime minister.
Terkop also did not disappoint King Azeroth V, after becoming prime minister, he helped the king advance the prosperity of the Kingdom of Azeroth to become the strongest kingdom in the Northern Continent now.
Even King Azeroth V did not punish the duke's family that once tried to fight him before becoming king, but instead Tercop should be appointed as the head of the family.
Terkop stepped forward while saying "Your Majesty, I must admit that this Baron Myro is very talented. Didn't we put Baron Myro to the border town of the Northern Province where there are families who control the city, poverty, bandits and border the enemy kingdom?".
King Azeroth V nodded "You're right, didn't we put Baron Myro there to limit his development? How outcome? Did Baron Myro lose under the pressure there?".
"No, Baron Myro did not lose. Instead, he was showing signs of success leading the region" Terkop explained "This morning, I got a notice from the newly built Cavalry Provincial court that about 2 months ago, he said, Noem's family was arrested and convicted of embezzlement and treason. The Noem family is the ruling family in the Baron Myro region, with the loss of the Noem Family then the Myro Baron's power in his territory will not experience any more problems".
Except for major problems such as the crimes of princes, governors, nobles of the rank of Viscount, generals or provincial officials who must be tried at the central court of the Kingdom of Azeroth, and other nationalities, all other crimes need only be tried in provincial courts without the permission of the king.
After the trial, it was reported to the king.
If there is a mistake in the court, the king can punish the provincial court. But if there are no errors, the report will only be kept as documentation.
Therefore, King Azeroth V was only aware of reports of the capture of the Noem Family today.
"You mean that Baron Myro succeeded in gaining power in the territory that had been controlled by the Noem Family for decades?", asked King Azeroth V.
Terkop nodded "In addition Baron Myro managed to get the iron mine in his territory that had been darkened by the Noem Family, who would have thought that the border region had an iron mine? Baron Myro and the mayor he appointed had also begun to make massive changes in their region, the residents opening fields in exchange for food every day. I'm sure in about 2 months, Baron Myro will do a big harvest, when that time comes then the problem of poverty in his territory can be resolved".
King Azeroth V breathed a heavy sigh "Baron Myro is very talented, even though he is still 11 years old but he can already manage the troubled region well as a Baron".
"I have to admit he is talented, besides the mayor he appointed is also very expert in managing and developing the region. I don't know where Baron Myro got all these talented followers from" Terkop said in awe "If Baron Myro appeared 40 years ago then he could be a good companion to the Kingdom of Azeroth, he could help us to advance the Kingdom of Azeroth. But it appears now that is very risky for the kingdom".
"What do you mean, Prime Minister Tercop?", asked King Azeroth V carefully.
"Baron Myro this is a 2-edged sword, if we can use it well then its existence can strengthen the Azeroth Kingdom. But if we can't use it, it can destroy an entire kingdom" Terkop said grimly "We're very old, I can't live too long either, at most it's probably only 10 years away. While Baron Myro is very young, we can control Baron Myro now, but what happens when we are already dead? Will the prince who becomes the new king be able to control this Myro Baron?".
"I don't mean to underestimate, but the talent of the Azeroth Kingdom is now on the decline. Be it ministers or generals, there is no one as powerful as we have been in the past. Will they be able to control Baron Myro after we don't exist later?".
The face of King Azeroth V became gloomy as well, he understood that Myro could now control them. But when they all die and the new king ascends to the throne, they may not be able to control Myro anymore which leads to the destruction of the entire kingdom "Then, Prime Minister of the Archipelago, what are we supposed to do? Do we have to kill Baron Myro directly?".
Terkop shook his head "Your highness, there might indeed be a risk that Baron Myro might destroy the kingdom, but there was also a possibility that Baron Myro became an important figure who was loyal and protected the kingdom. If we are afraid of talented followers, in the end the Kingdom of Azeroth will be destroyed by the attack of other kingdoms because no talent can protect the Kingdom of Azeroth. Therefore, we do not need to directly kill Baron Myro unless he already shows signs of treason, what we need is to limit its development so that the power of the Baron will never be higher than the power of the Azeroth Royal Family!".