Realm of Power

In the early morning of February 6, Fatty received an urgent report from the head of the Supervision Department, Lidastov. Even late at night, he got up from the bed of the little witch after a long absence, grabbed a robe and put it on him, and hurried away. Going to his office, he just opened the door and saw himself The "loyal dog" Lidastov knelt down on one knee with a fearful look, and a slightly cold voice echoed in the room, "Your Majesty, there is news from the Xupu Plateau that Emperor Gangfei was assassinated in his military camp! Subordinates Incompetent, he still hasn’t figured out the life and death of Emperor Gang Fei until now!”

"Is this assassination one of ours?"

After digesting the journey just now, the fat man had already recovered from the shocking news. With a sullen face, he raised his hand to let Lidastov stand up. The situation happened too suddenly. In fact, although the fat man thought he was Despicable and shameless to the extreme, But he also has his own principles. Fatty himself despises unsavory practices like assassination. During the unification war of the Ikadiva continent, even if the assassin was very close to the enemy general, Fatty never ordered the assassin to do so. Thorn did this before! It is the tragedy of an era to have an important figure die in a despicable assassination.

"No, Emperor Gangfei is under very strict protection. Our people can't get close at all!" Lidastov shook his head and reported with an ugly face, "The war with Gangfei has only been three months, and there is no intelligence yet. Expand, and according to His Majesty’s latest instructions, we put in My energy is mainly focused on Gang Fei Kyoto, so I didn’t expect that something like this would happen on the Xupu Plateau. Please punish me for your negligence.” Lidastov’s voice stopped. He lowered his head with a pale face, his voice was trembling a little, and he seemed to be very concerned about this incident.

"It should be a lurker for a long time. I just didn't realize it myself, let alone you!" The fat man waved his hand. He sat down at his desk and said that he would not pursue the matter. At the same time, he comforted his "loyal dog" and just paid close attention.

Lidastov hesitated for a moment and said, "My subordinates are just worried. The other party is obviously trying to frame our Falcon Empire! This may complicate the situation that was just clear."

"You are right. I suspect that the other party has such a plan to assassinate the emperor of Gang Fei and let us take the blame!" The fat man suddenly stood up from his seat with a gloomy face. After walking a few steps in place, he turned around and said, "You should go to Gangfei immediately on behalf of the empire. At this moment, it is better to do it sooner rather than later! Otherwise, you will get angry!"

"What are you going to do in Gangfei?" Lidastov looked confused and expressed his incomprehension.

"Of course we must submit the armistice agreement!"

The fat man looked at the drizzle outside the window. He was silent for a while, and then raised his hand to Lidastov. "The battle situation in Puntau has been decided. Instead of continuing to entangle, it is better to make a decision immediately. As far as I know, the Emperor of Gangfei He is in his prime, and he is cautious in his daily life. He currently only has a 5-year-old son. It is not a good thing for a young son to be in charge of the country. The country in Congo must be in a mess right now, and it may be more urgent than us to stop this war."

"You go back and draft a negotiation document. Our conditions are mainly to release market restrictions in Congo and Africa. We will reduce taxes by 50%, and require the other party to pay 20 million gold coins in war compensation and sparse forests on the northern border of Congo and Africa." region, choose to negotiate at this time, as long as the conditions are not too harsh, the other party will happily accept it! We must withdraw from this possible chaos as soon as possible. After all, we are not a force in Central Europe. If we continue the war with Congo, it will be easy. Therefore, he became the public enemy of the entire region!"

"Yes, I understand!" Lidastov nodded respectfully and turned to leave.

After Leadastov left, the fat man stood alone in front of the window sill. His lonely figure was reflected on the wall by the firelight. The raindrops hit the window and scratched the rain marks. There was no trace of rain on the fat man's cold face. Too much joy, I didn’t expect the war between myself and Gang Fei , would end like this. The Emperor Gangfei, whom he had never met, was said to be a very capable man, conquering the east and west, and ambitious. Unfortunately, it ended like this. For Gangfei, A 5-year-old new emperor is a disaster in itself;

This domestic turmoil in Gangfei has been foreseeable. The replacement of royal power is also a major reshuffle of the world's famous families. The bloody secret war will last for a long time, which is enough for Gangfei to sink in internal strife. At least within fifteen years, Gangfei will Fei will no longer be able to fight the empire! "

"Creak"

The office door was gently pushed open. Without turning around, the fat man knew that it was Turrit Colleen who came in, because the person who came in walked very lightly, like a cat walking. The fat man turned around and was greeted by a pair of people. With eyes full of hope and expectation, Turrit Colleen wore a black long skirt that hugged her body. Her ethereal eyes, like clear springs, shone on her affectionately.

"I hope it didn't bother you!" Turrit Colin stuck out his tongue playfully, and the charm was like a rose blooming in the dark night, which made the fat man's heart tremble.

"It's nothing, it's just that the emperor Gangfei was assassinated, and I didn't have a clue for a while! But I was so excited when I saw you! Otherwise, maybe I would have fallen asleep standing up!" The fat man didn't take it seriously. With a smile, Tulit Colleen blushed and lowered her head. Only then did the fat man realize that his burning eyes were finally fixed on her tall and straight chest. Her long hair was twisted twice on her head, with a few strands of green silk hanging down and worn with a long white hairpin. She was as beautiful as It will shine like that.

As if thinking of something, Turrit Corin raised his head and asked, "Your Majesty is saying that Emperor Gangfei has been assassinated!"

"The report is like this, but we don't know whether we are alive or dead! I'm afraid it's going to be a disaster!"

The fat man nodded, hugged Turrit Corinne's white shoulders exposed outside the robe, and smiled bitterly. "This is also what I'm worried about. Once Emperor Gangfei doesn't survive, we will be taken for granted as assassinations." Instructing messengers to defeat the enemy in a dignified manner on the battlefield, and sending assassins to launch despicable and shameless assassinations are two completely different things. Concept, currently we don’t know who framed us like this, but even if we knew it wasn’t us, we couldn’t say it. The other party is really powerful. They know that we don’t even have an ally in Central Europe Barrow who is worth talking about, so we dare to Such unscrupulousness! If anyone dared to do this in Barro, Northern Europe, I would beat him until he vomits blood! "

"Ally? Isn't there a ready-made one in front of you?" Turrit Colleen blinked her beautiful eyes and suddenly smiled coquettishly.

"You mean the Principality of Putao?"

The fat man looked slightly stunned. He said angrily, "Stop joking. The Principality of Putao is just a small region, and it is also the biggest beneficiary of this war. Even if the Duke of Putao is willing to speak for us, who will believe it? In the final analysis, between countries, it is still interests and peace." Strength, justice, etc. are all nonsense! "

"I didn't say the Principality of Putau, I was talking about the Strand Sea Kingdom which is closely connected with the Putau region!" Turrit Corin said in a rare serious tone. "The Strand Sea Kingdom is called the Badi of Central Europe. A maritime power, although its sphere of influence is not obvious on land, it is in the Mediterranean and Haiti in Central Europe. It is a large maritime country that controls dozens of islands. Its commercial fleet almost monopolizes one-half of the inland sea area of ​​​​Central Europe. It has as many as 100,000 maritime troops capable of combating, which is enough to cut off the sea of ​​any landlocked country. Trade lines are a force that no country dares to ignore or underestimate! "

"Strand Sea Country? I have nothing to do with this country, how can they become my allies?" The fat man frowned slightly. This was not the first time he heard the name of this country. For this country, he I don’t know much about it. I just know that it is an extension of the remote inland sea area. As the base camp, the maritime kingdom is said to have a very powerful navy. Moreover, according to Turrit Colleen's previous introduction, this maritime kingdom has developed large ships, a type of ship that relies on human power to turn a huge wheel by pressing a pedal. , this is already a precursor to the emergence of a mechanical civilization.

"You are really stupid. Do you know why Strand Sea Kingdom has always cared about Putao Principality in the past?" Turrit Colin gave a very charming smile.

'Why? "The fat man asked in confusion. He felt that he was indeed very unfamiliar with the relationship between the Central and European Barrow regions. Fortunately, there was a Central European Barrow native named Turrit Colin who helped him.

"Because the Strand Sea Kingdom has always been looking for a way to enter the Northern Sea! And the Putao region is the best support point for entering the Northern Sea! Therefore, the Strand Sea Kingdom has always been a strong supporter of the Putao region. , help it avoid being annexed by the Gangfei Empire! "

Turritcoline's eyes flickered and she said proudly, "When I went to Normandy, I took a ship from the Strand Sea Kingdom, and then transferred to a Normandy ship there.

"Isn't the current northern sea area under your control?"

Turrit Colleen's eyes moved and she smiled faintly. "The Strand Sea Kingdom has coveted the northern sea for a long time, because it is said that the northern sea is a passage connecting to another new continent. The foreign continent is very attractive to the adventurous Strand Sea. Chinese people are extremely tempting,

I also heard such rumors, so I quietly went to the north! The Duke of Normandy didn't know where he got the rumors about my Turrit family. In the end, I could only make up nonsense that he would become a great monarch. That guy really believed it and thought he was really the great monarch predicted by some prophecy. Special arrangements were made for warships to escort me to Salander. Who knew that less than a month after I arrived in Salander, I was captured by your men! It’s so infuriating to say it! That was a decision I made after mustering up a lot of courage! "

"If it's a business relationship, it's not a problem! But how should I contact it?" Fatty's face became a little more relaxed. Anyway, this is good news. This time, Turrit Colin was silent for a rare moment, with a look on her pretty face. There was a flash of haze, and he said reluctantly

"You can contact my second sister about this matter! She is about to marry into the Strand Sea Kingdom as a Turrit witch of this generation. The wedding team from the Strand Sea Kingdom should be here during this time! They It will dock at the port in Ptau area and hold a banquet that will last for a week.”

"Turrit Witch!" The fat man paused for a moment. No wonder Turrit Corinne seemed so reluctant, because only she and she knew that the Turit Witch of this generation was Turit Corinne. The little witch seemed weak. , In fact, he is an extremely strong person at heart!

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Just outside the Ministry of Military Affairs,

The assassination of Emperor Gangfei caused chaos in Gangfei Kyoto. The only one who was calmest was probably the Ministry of Military Affairs of Gangfei.

"The emperor is in trouble, Kyoto must be stable!"

The old commander Rubinthack decisively put his plan to "move to the capital" behind, and immediately summoned all the military officials in Kyoto to go to the Lysermere Palace where the Empress of the Gangfei Empire lived, to express his dissatisfaction with the five-year-old The crown prince's loyalty to power and the military's stance, to a certain extent, stand like a pin in the chaotic Kyoto.

Rubensack, who has experienced two generations of emperors, knows this very well. How much turmoil can the death of an emperor bring?

Just like when the old emperor passed away and the new emperor ascended the throne in just one month, the entire Gangfei Kyoto was like leaves in a violent storm. Every day, you can hear nervous news about the old emperor’s old ministers and the new emperor’s upstarts. , the alternation between the old and new forces was not as harmonious as it seemed on the surface. When the old emperor was dying, he specially called himself to the bedside and asked himself to be appointed to the Ministry of Military Affairs in front of the crown prince. It is to keep the military away from these turbulent rights and wrongs. The army, the sharp weapon of the country, will inevitably see blood. As long as the army stands firmly behind the new emperor, the conspiracy and turmoil of the nobles will not be a concern at all.

Returning from Lythemere Palace

Rubinsack immediately summoned the emperor's attendant Hilde who had just returned from the Xupu area. As the emperor's attendant, Hilde must of course be with the emperor at all times, so about the emperor's assassination. He is also the most responsible person,

Likewise, His Majesty the Emperor's chief aide-de-camp, Viscount Sauteret, and Viscount Lucena, the second-in-command who was just promoted by the emperor. They all arrived soon after.

Hilde, the Emperor's Attendant, is a twenty-eight-year-old young officer with hair as hard and shiny as copper wire and eyes like topaz. Because of his strangely colored eyes and his unique gait where you can barely hear your footsteps even when he's wearing combat boots. Those with good intentions compare him to a leopard; those with evil intentions call him a cat. To be favored by the emperor who had hunted and killed countless bandits. Naturally, it's not because of his appearance, but because he possesses a very high level of bravery and composure, and these two qualities are extremely harmonious. In addition, it is mainly due to the fact that he has made many military exploits in wars in the past.

Regarding the emperor's death, the outside world has been concealing it. The real situation is that Emperor Gangfei's throat was slit with a sword when he was going to the toilet. No one among the guards waiting outside noticed that there was only a soft splashing sound inside. , by the time he realized something was wrong, the emperor's blood had long been drained, and his eyes were wide open, like a fish out of water. It was very shameful. The assassin was quickly captured, but was immediately secretly taken back to Kyoto for execution. This assassin was one of the emperor's most trusted attendants. As for the reason for attacking the emperor, perhaps it can only be learned from the wives of the attendants who have all been silenced. It was found there. In the house of the attendant, the officer who searched the house found a large number of private letters written by the emperor to the wife of the attendant.

No one would pursue the investigation stupidly. After the investigation results were personally delivered to the Lisel Palace by the old coach Rubinthack, they were burned to the ground by the gloomy-faced queen.

Under the watchful eye of the old commander Rubin Sack, Hilde, Viscount Sutley and Viscount Lucena lowered their heads and apologized for the murder of the emperor by lawless people. After describing the circumstances of the assassination of His Majesty the Emperor, Rubin Thacker's ice-blue eyes flashed with a chilling light as he stared at the three of them.

He has received an agreement from the Falcon Empire to request a ceasefire. It seems that it is not just him who is troubled by this. The Falcon Empire has also chosen to retreat. The compensation of 20 million gold coins and the cession of the sparse forest area in the north are for the Congo Empire. It wasn't a big worry, but the emperor's death made him feel a little lonely and tired.

"Hold on... I'm afraid it's impossible!" Looking at the three people from top to bottom, Rubinsack's face was expressionless. The reason for this is probably completely opposite to what most people expected. In fact, Except for himself, no one else knows this.

This war has caused Gangfei to lose 7 generals, 200,000 well-trained and brave warriors, 342 warships built at a high cost, 37,000 outstanding naval sailors, and control of the entire Northern Sea. This is the place that makes old coach Rubinthucker feel sad.

What the old emperor had painstakingly accumulated was squandered in just a few years. He could foresee that the golden age of the rise of the African Empire was quickly fading away with the assassination of this monarch.

The new emperor is only five years old and is still fifteen years away from reaching adulthood.

These fifteen years will be a difficult period for Gangfei. Power ministers are fighting and the queen has sole power. Even if the new emperor comes of age, it is still unknown whether he can maintain the ambitions of previous generations of emperors. In the north of the empire, The Falcon Empire rises brightly like the morning sun. Their emperor is only twenty-five years old, will he still give Gang Fei fifteen years to recover?

Taking a deep breath, Rubinsack said expressionlessly, "Attendant Hilde, from tomorrow, no, it's already today, the Lisel Palace will notify you of your punishment before noon. Before that, Stay in your room and sort out your affairs without leaving any regrets..."

"Thank you, sir!"

Hilde lowered her head even further. He correctly understood the implication of the Minister of Military Affairs. Since he returned to Kyoto calmly, he no longer cared about the punishment. As the emperor's chief of guard, he was very aware of the emperor's private interactions. He just hoped to have an honorable death. At least one warrior appeared on his face with a grateful look, bowed to Rubinsack and then calmly withdrew.