The Crown Prince That Sells Medicine

The Crown Prince That Sells Medicine Chapter 439

Episode 439 Regrets of the Ruler’s Times (1)

“Please tell me what I heard is not true.”

“….”

“Why is there no answer?”

“That…”

“Is that news really true?”

“….”

“Uh huh. Have we become Hapjuk again?”

“Hey, that’s… actually…”

“Actually?”

“The truth… is coming back.”

“Huh.”

Harnant Ludlow, King of Harmion, let out a deep sigh and stroked his long beard. A long, abundant beard that reaches almost down to the solar plexus. His hand was trembling as he stroked his beard, his pride and trademark.

It had to be that way.

This was because the first prince, who had been sent to the border city on an important yet simple mission, caused a major accident.

“So, to sum it up, it means that because of your mistake, our royal family had to sacrifice Tennion to Magentano?”

“No, that’s not true. Rather than offering it, I was unjustly robbed by mean means…”

“Despicable? unfair?”

“Yes yes!”

“Tsk tsk. “Can there be meanness at the negotiating table?”

“…yes?”

“You fool.”

King Harnant sighed again. When I saw the 1st Prince still looking like he was wronged, my sighing became even deeper.

‘Why are all my sons like this?’

1 The prince is foolish and arrogant.

The 2nd prince is violent and impatient.

The 3rd Prince has a hard time even pretending to be a person.

Even if we look at each individually, none of them were the king’s subjects. However, it was impossible not to hand over the throne to just anyone. Therefore, there was no choice but to give the position of crown prince to the first prince.

If all three sons had equal weaknesses, it was believed that giving the throne to the eldest son would be the least likely way to cause trouble.

But…

‘As expected, it’s no one. If this continues, the future of this royal family will inevitably be dark.’

Thinking about the major accident that the 1st prince had this time, my head started pounding.

Tennion.

A border city that was in danger due to the rampage of an unidentified bone dragon. Because the tabernacle was activated in an emergency situation, the news that reached the royal capital was somewhat delayed.

But the details of the news were shocking.

It is said that the Crown Prince of Magentano participated in the siege of Tennion as a defensive force. It was said that he even subdued Bone Dragon and took care of cleaning up the accident.

As soon as I heard it, I felt a sense of crisis. This was because it was clear which direction Tennion’s public sentiment would move in the future.

So he quickly sent the first prince.

He was with 5,000 elite troops.

It was an easy mission. Tennion originally belonged to the Harmion royal family, so as long as it was safely stationed with 5,000 troops, everything would be resolved.

The Prince of Magentano?

The solution was also simple.

It would have been enough to appropriately praise the hard work that helped overcome the city’s crisis. There was no need to hold them separately responsible for violating the border without consultation. If we didn’t think about it, we would have been able to show off our generosity to the outside world.

If I did that, I could save face all over. The public sentiment was also able to be swayed in this direction. All we had to do was to think that our royal family, even though they were on the outskirts, had not abandoned us.

In other words, all the 1st prince had to do was go to Tennion and stay calm with 5,000 troops!

‘But… why would you mess up something like that?’

If this is a talent, it is a talent.

A knack for ruining things.

King Harnant asked, pressing his throbbing temple.

“What on earth were you thinking when you did that?”

“…yes?”

“I heard everything. The fact that you made a blatant and rude request to the Crown Prince of Magentano. “Are you still going to hide your actions and make excuses when things have gotten to this point?”

“That is….”

“Yes. Should we have tried to drive out the person who helped save the disaster in our border city so humiliatingly just because he was the crown prince of a foreign country? “Is your generosity only limited to that level?”

“I don’t have anything to tell you.”

“There shouldn’t be any. Of course there shouldn’t be any. “Even if you have a hundred mouths, you shouldn’t have any excuses.”

“….”

“Go away. “I don’t want to even see your face for a while.”

The first prince retreats with his shoulders drooping. King Harnant sighed again at that sight. And I calmly suppressed the boiling anger.

‘If so, what should I do now?’

Anger is just anger.

It is just an emotion that does not help in coping with the incident. In times like these, you need to be cool-headed. That is the responsibility and weight of the throne that carries the fate of countless people.

Reflecting on that fact, the king was absorbed in thinking about how to deal with this situation.

‘War? no. It would be the last and worst resort.’

It was painful to suddenly lose the border city. It was humiliating. But still, declaring war is nonsense. Armed conflict at the border level? That too is just a bad idea. Because there would be nothing practical to gain from that method.

‘Armed conflict would be nothing more than a meaningless vent of anger. Rather, it would be fortunate if no damage was incurred.’

Magentano is powerful. Harmion cannot dare to fight with his own strength. If you try to fight in anger against such an opponent, the return will only be a more cruel and miserable punishment.

But should I endure it like this?

Should I just keep it to myself?

Of course, that’s not it either.

‘As expected, the answer lies in diplomacy.’

Tok todok.

King Harnant tapped the armrests of his throne with his fingernails and fell into deeper thoughts.

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“King Harnant of Harmion must be thinking this right now. “Armed conflict is foolish and silence is unfair, so we must find an answer through diplomacy.”

“Perhaps so, Your Majesty.”

“I guess so.”

This is the ecliptic Magenta, a long way from Harmas, the royal capital of Harmion. In the deepest part of the imperial palace, the emperor was smiling faintly.

“There would have been an uproar. Wangseong must have been shocked. In the meantime, King Harnant will not be losing his sense of reason in anger and will be concentrating on a cool-headed response. Because he’s that kind of person. And they must have finally reached the conclusion that diplomatic warfare is the answer.”

Emperor Asterion suddenly recalled his memory. Was it about 30 years ago? When he was the crown prince, he met Harnant, the crown prince of Harmion, at the diplomatic negotiation table. He was a pretty impressive opponent. Of course, it wasn’t to the point where he was threatening himself.

The emperor put aside his brief memories(?) and spoke to Sir Roberto, the captain of the royal guard, who was standing next to him.

“Perhaps he will mobilize neighboring small countries that share a border with us.”

“Are you talking about the neighboring small countries…?”

“okay. There might be Wenlock Frasen Sikmar. Small countries bordering the Asrahan Margin, our border area. “Do you know what those small countries have in common?”

“I apologize. “I don’t know.”

“The point is that these are countries in a geographical location that can claim to have suffered border damage due to this Bond Dragon incident.”

“Ah…”

“Can you guess what it means now?”

“….”

“also. “I thought you didn’t know yet.”

“I apologize for pretending to know, Your Majesty.”

“are you okay. “Because that’s the charm of Kyung.”

“….”

The emperor, who had briefly teased Sir Roberto, his lifelong friend and most trusted sword, grinned.

“The King of Harmion is planning to attract those small countries and make a fuss with them. “The border has suffered tremendous damage due to the Bone Dragon, a weapon secretly trained in Magentano.”

“yes? But that’s true…”

“It’s not true. But if we all make that claim together, it may turn out to be true. “On the battlefield of diplomacy.”

The emperor’s smile spread into a bitter smile.

“That’s how we caused damage to them, and the border city of Tennion was also in danger. In that situation, our empire deliberately sent in the crown prince to pretend to save Tennion, shaking up the public sentiment and robbing the city. “I would argue so.”

“Isn’t this a ridiculous claim?”

“They’re trying to make it make sense.”

“If you come from our side….”

“Yes. We’ll have to respond. “The instructions have already been given.”

“Are you talking already?”

Sir Roberto was astonished.

Although he had served the emperor almost his whole life, there were still times when he was surprised like this. The emperor’s mind was so deep and wide that it was difficult to fathom.

The emperor chuckled.

“It would be difficult to say that already. In this case, it would be correct to say that it was an appropriate measure.”

“If so, what kind of action did you take?…”

“I ordered you to change the name of the city you acquired this time.”

“Can you tell me your name?”

“okay. Rakiende.”

“Do you mean the city of Rachiel…?”

“Exactly.”

The emperor’s laughter spread into a feeling of satisfaction.

“Isn’t this the first territory that that child took into his own hands through his own determination, bravery, and wit? So, we should commemorate it. So that people will remember it forever. “So that everyone recognizes it, including the people of the time.”

“Do you mean to say that you changed your name tag?”

“yes. “I will also declare that city to be the child’s direct domain.”

“Directorate…”

Sir Roberto exclaimed, and the Emperor smiled even more satisfied.

The emperor was truly happy.

This time, the 1st Prince of Harmion and his son got along properly. The result was a complete victory. The more I thought about it, the happier I became. Honestly, I wanted to run to the King of Harmion and shout at him right away. My son is so much better than your son! Aren’t you envious! Called.

Thanks to this, these days, every time I go to bed, I struggle with happiness and kick off the blanket. Even while eating or giving various instructions to his subjects, he secretly spent his days doing an internal dance with his left nostril flaring.

‘So, Rachiel. my son From now on, you can just rule over the city you got for yourself. This father will take care of all the cleanup. Because that is the gratitude this father can show for your achievements.’

In fact, the best way to respond to Harmion’s diplomatic war was for Rakiel, the person involved, to come to the diplomatic table in person. So the cleanest and quickest way would have been to crush their public opinion war from the front.

But I didn’t want to do that. I did not want to pass on such a burden to my son who had accomplished great feats.

But that was then.

“Your Majesty, urgent news has arrived from the border city of Tenion, or Rakiende.”

The outside of the office became cluttered.

It was news that a dispatch carrying urgent news had arrived.

“….”

What is happening?

He told me to stop by.

Eventually, he received a shocking report(?) through his eardrums.

“…What? Rakiel said that the child invaded Harmas, the royal capital of Harmion… or made a surprise visit? To negotiate this matter directly with King Harnant?”