167 England Succession Rank Replacement (1)
Late at night, a letter arrived at Lee Hwan’s bed.
It was Yushik Howard, director of the reconnaissance bureau of the Central Intelligence Agency, who brought the letter.
“It is said that Britain has been taking refuge in the nobility and royalty for some time.”
“Oh, is that so?”
“It seems that princes and princesses who are competing for first or second place in the British throne have also joined the refugee ranks.”
The risks of war sometimes create unintended opportunities.
Yi Hwan ordered the work to push the two men out of the throne.
“The heir to the throne befitting the country of England is ours. Eliminate successors.”
“Are you going to end your life?”
“Rather than that, I would like it to be in a direction that could damage the honor of the royal family.”
“Yes, my lord. I will obey the king’s command.”
The Central Intelligence Agency was established worldwide, and their influence was enough to induce civil war in a country.
If they make up their minds, there will be a situation where the heirs of the British royal family will not be able to survive without defaming their reputation or abandoning the royal family.
Yusik Howard received Lee Hwan’s instructions and disappeared into the darkness again.
After a while, Lee Hwan, who was lying down, heard the voice of popularity again.
smart.
“Your Majesty, a guest has arrived.”
“Guest?”
At the words of the guards, Lee Hwan tilted his head and stood up.
Eventually, Lee Hwan opens the bedroom door.
Then stood in front of him a luscious blonde woman.
She was Rachel Goldman.
“See you, Your Majesty.”
“… … Rachel? What are you doing here at this hour?”
“I came here to see if I could have an audience with His Majesty for a while.”
“Hmm.”
“Elizabeth I has already allowed her to attend audiences.”
Rachel delivered the letter from Elizabeth to Lee Hwan.
The letter contained Elizabeth’s handwriting.
[I’ll send Rachel. If you have vain thoughts, you will become a person who does not exist in this world.]
No matter how many times he turned it over, he could easily recognize that it was his wife’s handwriting and handwriting.
Lee Hwan smiles and takes her letter.
“Well, that’s fine. Come in.”
“thank you.”
Rachel is a beautiful woman no matter how you look at it.
Elizabeth knew all too well that Rachel was dazzlingly beautiful, and she was also well aware that she had a dark heart for Lee Hwan in the past.
So I didn’t even know if it was natural to be wary of her.
“car? Or alcohol?”
“it’s okay. It is enough for me to have an audience with His Majesty.”
“Hmm, is it still useless if you treat guests badly?”
She was still a person with no major change in her expression.
Rachel said with a calm, expressionless face.
“Then I’ll take a car.”
“There is a tea made from dried oranges, so let’s use that.”
“Yes, my lord.”
Lee Hwan only dislikes cumbersome things, and he does not use the façade of a king to receive services.
He boiled water in the cafeteria and brought it in front of Rachel.
“It tastes and smells just like adding herbal honey to oranges. Eat slowly.”
“thank you.”
Beekeeping is also popular in Easterfield, so bees are raised here and there.
When the knowledge of beekeeping was passed on, it was exporting a huge amount of honey to neighboring countries, and the profits were comparable to those sold in the past when sugar was sold.
“Now then, let’s get to the point. Why did you come to me?”
“… … Because of things related to my marriage.”
“marriage?”
“If I make a mistake, I will have a wedding with my uncle, but my family tells me to bring back Israel. But I have already been told by Elizabeth I that it is impossible.”
It was absurd even for Lee Hwan to hear that he had to bring back Israel.
This is because Israel is now a multi-ethnic country with a large number of ethnic groups living together in the Easterfield Federation.
“Israel is said to be quite prosperous. Do you know that?”
“of course. But if we, Goldman and Jewish financiers put the money together, we thought we would be able to afford it.”
Lee Hwan thought that their words would not be wrong.
The Jews had a lot of money, and their wealth was increasing day by day as the German Federation was unified.
However, it certainly had its limitations.
“Easterfield is in full control of finance today. France as well as England. But by what means do the Jews want to buy Israel?”
“If we have gold… … .”
“Is there an oil pipeline company there?”
“iced coffee… … !”
“As you know, the Oil Pipeline Corporation is a group affiliated with the International Petroleum Market Corporation. You guys are ranting now to buy the international oil market. Do you know?”
In the case of the international oil market or the precious metals market, it is difficult for ordinary people to know what the stake relationship will be.
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Many of the common people also had Jewish finance involved.
“We had already cleared up all the Jewish capital when Austria occupied the German Confederation. However, only those who are loyal to our family are with us.”
“… … I didn’t know.”
“Anyway, I hope you realize that that idea is wrong.”
The financial power of the Easterfield Federation was well tens of times greater than that of its own citizens or foreigners.
Even if someday there will be people who overwhelm Easterfield with military power, they will not be able to do anything with their financial power.
It was because the structure was good and the size of the organization was huge.
“Well, it is unfortunate enough that I have to marry my uncle. But it would be impossible to pay money to buy our territory.”
“… … That’s why I came to your Majesty.”
“Anything you want?”
“Please marry me.”
Lee Hwan tilted his head.
Because she couldn’t quite understand what she was talking about.
“… … What did you say now?”
“Please marry me.”
“You call it a horse? I am already married to the king of the Netherlands. But did you mean that you did something like that?”
“Please take me as my second wife. No, even as a concubine is fine.”
The Easterfield royal family is a family created by Lee Hwan.
Even if he had a second wife, no one would say anything, and Lee Hwan had enough power.
But Lee Hwan didn’t like it.
He loved the newlywed life he enjoyed with his current wife, and he wanted to have sons and daughters through her in the future.
“I will decline.”
“… … Elizabeth I said that if possible, you may sit down as your second wife.”
“What, what?”
Lee Hwan never dreamed that his wife would send a woman to him to get a concubine.
He now feels a little guilty about touching another woman’s skin, but he didn’t know what to do when his wife came out so boldly.
“Ugh.”
“If you accept me, all of the Goldman family’s estate will be yours.”
“I don’t know if you already know, but if it’s money, I don’t know where to go.”
Lee Hwan thought for a moment.
What kind of woman is Rachel, and what has her life been like until now?
She would have never done anything that would damage her self-esteem.
Although it hadn’t been long since Lee Hwan had been watching her, she could tell by looking at her outward appearance.
It was absurd to say that she, who was so clear in color, suddenly begged for marriage.
Perhaps, rather than marrying my uncle, I thought that the idea of marrying the most powerful person in the world was rooted in me.
Whatever Lee Hwan thought, one thing was certain: her condition was not normal.
“Look, Rachel.”
“… … Yes, my lord.”
“You are the most beautiful person in the world. Everyone knows it all too well.”
“thank you… … .”
“It’s not empty, it’s true. But look at you now. You’re trying to abandon yourself because you don’t want to follow the family’s decisions.”
“Because if I do not follow the will of my family, I cannot exist as myself… … .”
“Who said that? When is the time now, when a woman is considered the property of a man?”
This is Easterfield’s best heyday.
They aim for equality and are creating a horizontal society that recognizes the differences between men and women, but does not discriminate.
Hwan Lee thought that gender discrimination would become a spark that would fuel conflict.
“Our Easterfield. I think it’s unimaginable that people can’t even get married according to the will of their family. So there is no job in Easterfield where women cannot advance. However, there are things that women cannot do because of their physical differences.”
“Are you saying that there are only physical differences, but human values are the same?”
“Isn’t that obvious? All people are the same, and to argue about their values and make them separate from each other is discrimination based on the black and white logic.”
“iced coffee… … !”
“Let go of the compulsion to obey the will of the family unconditionally. If your family abandons you, Easterfield will take care of you. So don’t worry.”
At least, Lee Hwan was not the kind of person who pretended not to see people when they were in trouble.
Although he is a person who puts his own interests and the existence of the country first, that does not mean that he is by no means devoid of humanity.
For such Lee Hwan, Rachel’s situation was something that could not be overlooked.
“Don’t marry me, and don’t marry me. From now on, just live the life you want.”
“… … thank you From now on, I will really live for myself.”
“Okay. It’s not for anyone. Live only for you.”
At Lee Hwan’s advice, she blushed, and Rachel got up and disappeared with darkness.
***
A letter has arrived to the British Prime Minister, the Duke of Wellington.
When he read the letter, he couldn’t help but be shocked.
“… … What is this? You’re going to fall out of the succession rank!”
“The princess wants to live in France. You say you don’t want to go home anymore.”
Arthur Wellesley rubbed his forehead as if his head was throbbing.
The king’s health was not very good, and he did not know when he would need a successor due to extreme stress.
Of course, East Stellar’s medicines and medicine are holding out to a certain extent, but there will definitely be limitations.
Arthur Wellesley picked up his pen to write a letter asking him to reconsider.
But here he heard another shocking story.
“This is a letter from the prince.”
“… … Prince?”
“I am currently detained in the Easterfield Territory in the Netherlands, so I am asking for your help.”
“No, why the heir of another kingdom in Easterfield?”
“It’s not enough to habitually take a banned substance, but he says he bought a company that distributes it.”
“what?!”
In Easterfield, the import of narcotics, especially drugs such as opium, is strictly prohibited except for those controlled by the state for medical purposes.
If they violated this rule, they were to be punished unconditionally, regardless of their rank.
“… … So, what kind of drug did you say?”
“Cocaine is… … .”
“Shit.”