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Chapter 95, The Vision of the Empress of the Empire

Although it has been more than three years since Empress Ping Na ascended the throne and became emperor, the fate of the empire is still struggling on the verge of decline.When the scepter symbolizing the highest power was held in the hands of Queen Pinna, what she felt first was boundless fear, not the joy of getting what she wanted.

At that time, the imperial foundation left by her father, Emperor Molt, had been completely destroyed by her brothers and uncles in the internal struggle.

Even though she had received the support of the Imperial Senate and a considerable number of nobles before her ascension to the throne, and was supported by those outsiders from Arnus Hill, it is undeniable that the empire when Empress Pinna took over had already It is a standard mess - no stable taxation, no reliable army, a sharp drop in population, deserted fields, most of the provinces in the east are still controlled by rebels, the vassal states that once surrendered no longer pay tribute, the magnificent imperial capital The city of Ula Bianca has been turned into ruins, and the core of the empire and the royal family, the fertile fields of Gyeonggi, which was once fertile and rich in agriculture, have also been soaked by the alien seawater coming from the opposite side of the "gate" for several months After that, it turned into a desperate saline-alkali land...

However, power seems to have a magical power that makes those who possess it absolutely unwilling to give up, and try every means to consolidate and expand it-faced with such a crazy desperate situation, even Queen Pinna, who did not have much political skills before , also seemed to be instantly activated the ruler's instinct hidden in the blood, and he just withstood countless hardships and hardships, and began to build the empire's government and army from scratch on the basis of a piece of white land, gradually repairing the dilapidated city, dredging the silt Irrigation canals, restoration of barren arable land and pastures, and the use of flexible diplomatic means and strides in political concessions to stabilize the princes of all parties, at the same time almost begging for nothing to the outsiders in Arnus Hill Material assistance and technical support.

After three years of bleak management and countless setbacks of blood and tears, she finally temporarily stabilized the collapse of the empire at home and abroad, defeated several counterattacks by the eastern rebels, and allowed the dying empire to barely survive, but at the same time it also paid a heavy price. The price of the empire: the territory of the empire, which is still under the rule of Queen Pinna, is only a quarter of its pre-war heyday, and its population is less than a tenth of that of Emperor Molt's era.

Although her eldest brother Soshar has been dead for three years, the remnants of Soshar's pseudo-emperor still occupy the eastern territory of the empire and refuse to recognize Queen Pinna's throne.The generals of the rebel army who supported their own self-respect, either divided up the territory and established themselves as kings, or supported a certain distant relative of the royal family to act as a puppet, so that Queen Pinna, who returned to the palace, once ordered that she could not leave the imperial capital.Although Princess Pingna finally recruited part of the rebel army and took back Delta, the second largest city in the empire, after several years of hard work, assassination and bribery, it was still far from completely quelling the civil strife.Fortunately, these rebel generals are also divided, with deep hostility and constant conflicts, unable to form a joint force, and temporarily do not pose a fatal threat to the Queen.

To make matters worse, those border and colonial governors who had remained neutral during the imperial civil war, seeing that the current royal family and court had been weakened to such a field, also had different thoughts and stopped paying taxes and tributes one after another. Begin to seek self-reliance.Some of them have officially declared themselves kings and rebelled, while others have become separatist regimes, but they did not show their banners, which led to the further shrinking of the empire's territory.

The house leak happened to be raining overnight, and the various vassal states that had bowed their heads and ears in front of the imperial cavalry in fear, faced the sudden collapse of the empire, and also turned their backs in an instant, and began to counterattack. Not only did they stop paying tribute, but they also invaded and occupied Many frontier territories of the empire were conquered.Empress Pinna, who lacked both troops and wealth, had no countermeasures against this. She could only retreat step by step, shrinking the border, and giving up a large piece of land that was already difficult to hold.Today, on the original border of the empire, there are not many cities and fortresses left, and the flag of the empire is still flying.

Even the territory of the empire that has accepted the rule of Queen Pinna, the situation in the past few years is quite miserable-these places are either the main battlefields of the previous imperial civil war, or the disaster areas that were once submerged by the "Flood of Alien World", where villages are deserted, There are hordes of refugees and bandits... Those villages that were burned and abandoned during the war, as long as the weeds in the fields are eradicated and the seeds are sown again, they will be able to reap the harvest again.But those lands that have been soaked by seawater from other worlds have become saline-alkali lands that make all farmers feel desperate: Empress Pinna once asked the aliens how to improve the saline-alkali lands, and the answer she got was that the way to improve the saline-alkali lands is indeed Yes, but they are either expensive or slow to yield results.Instead of spending so much money and trouble, it is better to hope that nature will restore its self-purification ability and wait for the rains year after year to gradually wash away the salinity!
In the end, although the people from another world entrenched on the hill of Arnus are the biggest help for Empress Pinna to ascend to the throne and the most important foreign aid for the crumbling empire, they are also the chief culprit for bringing the empire down to what it is today. One: If they hadn’t wiped out the 30 army of the Puppet Emperor of Soshal in one breath in Ita Rica, they would have wiped out almost all the field troops of the empire overnight, and once dominated the Farmat continent with military power The empire will not be so stretched in terms of military strength that it will be passively beaten everywhere, and even the refugees will find it difficult to suppress.

Of course, without this devastating catastrophe, Ping Na would not be able to sit on the throne of the God City, but could only remain anonymous and roam the world.

In addition, the Arnus Hill and the Earl of Vermar, which are currently occupied by outsiders, are like a fishbone stuck in the throat of the empire, almost cutting off the territory of the empire from the center. Things in two halves.Although due to the alliance between the two sides, the army, officials and merchants of the empire can still pass through this land, but it still makes many people of insight in the empire feel worried about it...

——If it is not a last resort, which country would be willing to see its own land cut in half?
Fortunately, the empire doesn't have to endure this kind of pain in the throat for much longer... Queen Pinna thought so, turned and sat back at the dining table, picked up the silver bowl containing the hot porridge, and at the same time ordered the waiters to Hamilton, the clerk, tell her about today's schedule.

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"...About today's scheduled itinerary, the first thing is to go to the Senate in the morning to attend the first regular meeting of the Senate this month, focusing on how to deal with the plague in the desert city of Tigray, and about the headhunter queen Tiyulei's leadership. The people occupied the city of Rendell and sent envoys to ask for the canonization of the empire. Then they went to the mansion of His Excellency Cicero, and met with cabinet members such as Sir Cicero, Sir Catiline, Sir Marklin, and Sir Lepidus Let's have lunch together, and discuss how to deal with the marriage requests made by the monarchs of the Eastern countries to His Majesty..."

"...The plague in Tigray City? Headhunters occupying Rendell City? My marriage? Hey, it's all a headache..."

Empress Pinna involuntarily frowned her delicate eyebrows while drinking the wheat porridge with bacon and diced fruit.

Although in the past three years, Empress Pinna thought that she had worked hard and worked hard, but unfortunately, various disasters still came one after another, leaving her and the rebuilt Imperial Senate in a state of distress.The most inexplicable disaster among them is the strange plague in the city of Tigray.

——This city of Tigray, where a strange plague broke out, is located at the northernmost tip of the Romanian Mountains, on the southeastern edge of the Western Desert.After the entire Earl of Vermar's territory was classified as their own by outsiders, the city of Tigray on the edge of the desert became the last traffic artery in the hands of the empire, which could connect the remaining territories of the empire in the east and west of the mainland. The strategic position has become extremely important.

However, shortly after Empress Pinna ascended the throne and became emperor, a strange plague appeared in Tigray City. This plague seemed to be infected together with the storm in the desert, and it only targeted women.Any woman infected with this plague will soon have a high fever, sweat profusely, and then the heat and poison will enter the brain, turning into a walking corpse that will whine and move slowly, and attack other humans: After the epidemic, for some reason they called it a "zombie"... The scholars and magicians of the empire tried their best to concoct a medicinal soup that could cure the sick woman before the epidemic spread on a large scale .But if it is a woman who has become a "zombie", there is no way to save it.

(In the original plot of "Fantasy Self-Defense Forces", a female magician failed to study the technique of immortality and died, and the biochemical potion leaked and caused a disaster.)
In order to investigate the origin of this strange plague in Tigray City, the empire has organized several batches of reconnaissance teams, including elite scouts in the army and well-known adventurers in the folk, but unfortunately they found nothing.What's more terrible is that at the same time, this kind of zombie plague specifically targeting women is still breaking out from time to time in the edge of the desert, which makes people's faces change. Soon, no women will dare to live in Tigray City anymore. , and the remaining men also felt that life was hopeless, and they moved or fled one after another, seeing that the entire city and a large area around it were about to be abandoned.

If it was another city, encountering such an irresistible natural disaster, the Imperial Senate might just hold its nose and acquiesce.But the problem is that the transportation hub status of Tigray City is too important.Once it is lost, the eastern and western territories of the empire will be completely separated from the original ties... But it is really difficult to keep this city when the zombie plague cannot be solved .Therefore, even if they knew that the abandonment of Tigray City was a foregone conclusion, no one dared to agree casually, lest they would bear the responsibility of losing the western part of the empire.

Obviously, Empress Pinna didn't intend to take the blame for nothing, so she could only continue to shirk responsibility and argue with the elders.

Then, the Headhunter Queen Tiuret led the people to leave the territory of the aliens, cross the Romanian mountains and occupy the city of Rendell without authorization, which is also a headache.In fact, if only the city of Rendell itself was lost, it wouldn't be a serious loss.Although this city once had the academic status of the capital of knowledge, it was devastated during the imperial civil war.After the civil war ended, Rendell City was almost in ruins, and the damage was worse than that of the imperial capital. The scholars and magicians who had gathered there naturally all fled.After the rebels stationed there were surrendered and taken away by Queen Pinna, Rendell City fell into an anarchic and semi-abandoned state.

Although the Senate sent several mayors there afterwards, none of them could control the situation. Either they were killed by bandits, or they couldn't collect any taxes, so they had to flee back in despair.After a long time, the Senate had no choice but to let it go. Before the empire regained its vitality and had the strength to send troops to suppress it, it could only temporarily ignore this deserted city where bandits were rampant.

Just from an economic and financial point of view, the occupation of Rendell City by the headhunter tribe is equivalent to the replacement of a group of entrenched bandits in that city, and there is no loss to speak of.But even so, even if it's just for the sake of face, the Senate cannot allow a foreign race to steal the empire's territory casually, and then grant recognition and canonization.Otherwise, the external image of the empire will really change from a fearsome beast to a coveted pig!
However, the Queen and the Senate did not dare to really send troops to attack the headhunters - it is not difficult to defeat this small tribe with a population of only a few thousand, even with the current dilapidated military strength of the empire, it is enough.But the real problem is that everyone in the empire now knows that the headhunters have a lot to do with the outsiders in Arnus Hill. Who knows if they were sent by the outsiders to act as the vanguard of expanding the territory? ?What if the hunting rabbit attracts people from other worlds?The current crisis-ridden empire absolutely cannot provoke people from other worlds. If they fall out, as long as they take out their weapons and support a few powerful princes at will, it will be enough to overthrow Queen Pinna's regime!But if you really lose your face and don't want to admit the headhunter's rule over Rendell City, it is very likely that it will cause disadvantages in public opinion.In short, no matter how you choose, it is the same dilemma.

But fortunately, although the female headhunters have stolen Rendell City, they have no plans to continue to expand, and their attitude towards the empire seems to be relatively restrained and polite, so they can put it on hold for now—anyway, this matter has already been settled. It has been delayed for a long time, and it does not matter if it is delayed for a while.

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Next, is Empress Pinna's own marriage... Whenever she thinks about it, Her Majesty Empress Pinna can't help but feel pain in her eyes, headache, stomach, and body—as an obvious thing , since Empress Pinna became the emperor, she has automatically become the most attractive marriage partner in the eyes of all careerists in the whole continent. As long as you can marry her, you can become the "co-emperor" and share it with Farmat Continent The most dazzling imperial crown in the world: Although the current empire has declined, it still has the unique imperial legal system on the entire continent.Even after losing three-quarters of its territory, the current empire is still the most powerful country on the entire continent, so how can people not flock to it?

Under such circumstances, even if Empress Pinna is a crooked and ugly monster, there will definitely be a lot of kings, princes and dukes chasing marriage proposals just for the crown on her head.What's more, Empress Pinna's appearance is not bad, can she be regarded as a heroic red-haired beauty?

Therefore, in the past few years, on the one hand, various vassal states stopped paying tribute to the empire and declared independence; Absolutely.Some of them are envoys proposing for their master, and the other part are even the kings, grand dukes and princes who came to propose marriage in person. Every day, they can’t wait to surround Queen Pinna like seeing a piece of delicious meat, scrambling to flatter and flatter each other. The sharp wit in the words made Empress Pinna, who was already tired of government affairs, feel dizzy.

As a princess born in the royal family, Ping Na knew since she was a child that since she enjoyed the highest glory and wealth in the world, she would naturally have the consciousness of being arranged for a political marriage.But the problem is that even if they are also political marriages, there is a huge difference between passively obeying the arrangements of her father and brother and choosing herself - after wearing the crown, she now has to think for herself, and marry the king or prince of a certain country. Will a political marriage bring certain benefits and contribute to the unification and revival of the empire, or will it attract wolves into the house and cause catastrophe to the empire?

As a woman who pursues romance by nature, she can ruthlessly put her marriage on the scales as a commodity or a bargaining chip, without considering her own preferences and happiness at all, and only considering the interests and gains and losses of the country. It was already a great sacrifice.If all of this is due to the wrong choice and the loss of the country's luck, Queen Pinna reckons that she will definitely die of shame and anger in the future.

However, this involves too many considerations and intricate and delicate relationships, and the situation between countries is also unpredictable, so Queen Ping Na has to think about it, but she is always hesitant.In addition, there are many nobles and elders who hope that Empress Pinna will not marry a foreigner, but marry a distant relative of the royal family in her own country, so as to avoid the leakage of imperial power... thus adding more variables to this battle of marriage proposals .

To this day, when Empress Pingna heard about the marriage proposal, she would have a splitting headache and a feeling of darkness. She just instinctively wanted to continue procrastinating...but even if she made up her mind to procrastinate , but also had to come up with a suitable reason and wording——she sighed and shook her head, and at the same time made a gesture, indicating to Hamilton, the personal female clerk holding the scroll, to continue explaining today's booking schedule:
"...Then, today's dinner is a royal banquet for the Earth tour group. After the banquet, we will entertain these guests from other worlds to stay in the palace overnight. As for the period from lunch to dinner, I hope your majesty can Mr. Li Wenchang, the Chinese diplomatic consul in the imperial capital, personally led the guests to visit the palace. According to him, there are quite a few generous guys among the tourists this time..."

Just as the female clerk Hamilton was reporting the scheduled schedule to Queen Pinna in this way, a female knight in armor rushed in and whispered something in Hamilton's ear. It made the female clerk's complexion change drastically.Then, Queen Pinna, who had just finished her breakfast, heard the latest sad news relayed by the female clerk Hamilton:
"...Report to Your Majesty, the lord of Hermist, Gable Klam Hypor, rebelled at the end of last month! He claimed to be the king of the Grass Peninsula! The Southern Fleet of the Empire, which was previously scattered in various ports on the Grass Peninsula, also Almost all of them were captured by this traitor! After the news reached the imperial capital today, the Senate has temporarily changed today’s agenda, and please Your Majesty to quickly move the Senate to attend the meeting..."

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PS: Recently, it was reported that in the Syrian refugee camps on the Turkish border, evidence of large-scale organ trade was found. Just the corpses with their organs cut off have been found, and the statistics are as many as [-]. It is said that in Aleppo has even more.And those humanitarian organizations active in the Middle East have been exposed as vests and white gloves of illegal organ intermediaries, and even fake Doctors Without Borders and fake Red Cross rescue teams (may not necessarily be fake), Specially trick refugees into death camps for organ harvesting.This is really a world of competing with each other to brush the lower limit!