Chapter 1185.2: The King
The king's speech wasn't fast, and it was as if he couldn't even speak fast anymore.
— Iron Hand, after they gather in the capital, the fight for the throne will begin. I want you to help a suitable heir to the throne just like you are helping me now, but before my successor is officially announced, you will keep a close eye on him. If you see even one sign that he will decide to raise a rebellion, you will have to help me eliminate him, " the king said in a completely casual tone, as if he was not talking about eliminating his biological heirs, but about some outsiders.
Su Xiao nodded.
Since the current king, Bai Herbert, could no longer sit on the throne due to his condition, he decided to choose a new successor to the throne as quickly as possible.
But in the kingdom of Saint Sodin, there were some difficulties with the succession to the throne, mostly related to the issue of priority.
The biggest priority for the succession to the throne was obviously the king's children. Princes and princesses were usually not located in the capital of the kingdom, but were scattered throughout the country and ruled over various territories of the kingdom. They were somewhat similar to dukes, but the title "duke" didn't exist in this world, however, they were quite close in nature and had the same statuses. They had their own fiefdoms, whose finances they could freely manage, but they could not have full-fledged armies under their control.
Any army that was located on the territory of any of the fiefdoms was under the command of the king.
Princes and princesses lived in the capital until the age of 15, after which, as soon as they turned 15, they were assigned a certain territory, in which they were free to do almost anything they wanted. This was done for one purpose — so that they could show and improve their leadership and management skills, which allowed them to identify better candidates for becoming the new king or queen..
With the exception of a very small number of princes and princesses, the vast majority of princes and princesses were very ambitious and really wanted to inherit the throne.
There were two reasons for this. First, by becoming king or queen, they gained enormous power, and, secondly, they could advance their children in the upcoming struggle for the throne..
When the current king's condition worsened or he died, all the princes and princesses were called back to the capital. Of course, when they were called back to the capital, they had the right to choose and could either go or stay in their fiefdom.
If they voluntarily refused the draft, it was equivalent to declaring their refusal to fight for the throne.
If they agreed and returned to the capital, it was equivalent to declaring publicly that they would take part in the struggle for the throne.
In the fight for the throne, various methods could be used to eliminate or destroy the reputation of their competitors, but the challengers couldn't openly fight each other. They could kill each other, poison each other, deprive each other of their rights, destroy financial and other resources, and so on, but only if no one could eventually reach the customer.
As for the criteria for determining a new king or queen, they were very simple. The future king or queen will be the one who ends up staying in the capital.
This kind of "no rules battle" could of course result in the death of all the princes and princesses, but if it did, the second tier of candidates would be involved.
The second tier of candidates had the second most important level of priority, and the second tier could be entered by anyone at all, even those from the most ordinary families.
The only thing that mattered in this case was whether they had the appropriate education or not.
These people could be anyone, but after they won the battle for the throne, they were given the surname "Herbert". As for the source of candidates, they were selected from all over the country.
The mechanism for electing a new ruler in the kingdom of Saint Sodin was very interesting. This mechanism was not a simple hereditary system.
The battle for the throne between princes and princesses could hardly be considered as a hereditary system. The person who could win the power struggle under such harsh conditions was certainly eligible to become the new ruler, but even if something went wrong, the current king would be able to veto such a candidate and start the process of electing his successor again.
The second-tier candidates were very interesting. They were all talents who were selected from different backgrounds, but they all had one thing in common — they showed their talents when they were young, and after many years of training, they mastered the necessary knowledge that would allow them to run the country without any problems.
The second tier in its essence was very close to the most ordinary electoral system.
Under the cyclical influence of such a dual system, the probability of a stupid ruler appearing was significantly reduced. If a candidate didn't have certain abilities, let alone becoming a ruler, they would be lucky if they didn't die at the very beginning of the fight for the throne.
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