Realm of Power

The fall of Vernon shocked the capital of Gaul. In the Gallic Empire's Aumulusa Palace where the imperial meeting was held, the lights were brightly lit and there was a tense atmosphere. The light of hundreds of candles illuminated the 100-meter-wide palace as if it were daytime. The main hall was already filled with ministers from Kyoto.

They gathered together in small groups to discuss the message they had just received. For the ministers in Gallic and Kyoto who had been invading the castle a few days ago and daydreaming about the resurgence of the empire, the news of the fall of Vernon , is like a large basin of cold water poured in front of you, cooling you from head to toe.

The Kyoto barrier, which originally thought there would be no problems this winter, was suddenly torn open by the Falcon Army. If the Falcon Army had recently reached an area fifty miles outside Kyoto, there were still at least 200,000 troops in Kyoto. There is a strong and outrageous chain defense line blocking it,

But this time it’s different. Kyoto’s 200,000-strong army is still at the Biyan Fortress dozens of miles away. There are even 50,000 troops left behind in Kyoto.

It is conservatively estimated that on the day the Vernon defense line was breached, at least 30,000 Falcon Empire troops had already swarmed in through the large gap in Vernon.

Vernon is only thirty miles away from Kyoto. There is a vast flat land between the two. There is no danger to defend. The Falcon Army can attack the city at any time.

Under this situation, the entire Kyoto is like ants being roasted on the fire, restless, and no one is destined to sleep tonight!

The Gauls could not imagine that the walls of Kyoto, which had not endured the pain of war for two hundred years, would become a target for countless Falcon Army Thor cannons tomorrow morning.

"Are you sure? It was Tillandsia who opened Vernon!"

An official from the Ministry of Internal Affairs looked strange and cautiously asked his colleague who worked in the Ministry of Military Affairs next to him. The general of the Ministry of Military Affairs was in his forties. He was wearing a gold uniform with a dark background and red edges. He looked around with keen eyes. After looking at it, he whispered

"This is a fact personally proven by Vernon's commander, the Marquis of Gia. It is said that at that time Tielan originally wanted to deceive the gate of Vernon into opening, but the witty Marquis of Gia saw through it.

Tielan became so angry that he ordered the army to attack the city. At this moment, the army of the Falcon Empire appeared behind Tielan. Tilland's troops overwhelmed Vernon, who was caught off guard.

Fortunately, the Marquis of Gia in Vernon responded decisively and ordered an all-out resistance at the critical moment, killing more than 10,000 Tielan rebels. However, in the end, he was outnumbered and the Marquis of Gia fought desperately. Four thousand men were lost in the battle, and less than a thousand were able to evacuate from Vernon."

"Let me just say, there were rumors before that Tielan had defected to the Falcon Empire while he was in Rusty. Otherwise, why would so many people be captured, but he returned to Kyoto unscathed?"

The Ministry of Internal Affairs official’s eyes bulged as he listened. With an extremely excited look on his face, he said, "After all, Tielan was once the number two figure in the Gallic Kyoto Army, a well-known military minister. There are rumors that Tielan recruited 100,000 Northern Commander Simon's Northern Army in the north of the empire. the crowd,

Fortunately, Marquis Gia found out early this time, otherwise once Tielan really led 100,000 northern troops into Kyoto, no one would be able to stop this guy's madness! "

Just when the two were chatting. A series of footsteps on the snow layer on the ground,

Under the light and shadow cast in front of the palace hall where the snow was falling all over the sky, Nuyak Aure, the deputy commander of the Kyoto Imperial Guards, pushed open the door of the Imperial Omulusa Palace in front of him with a serious expression. His eyes swept across the palace like a knife. The noisy discussion suddenly stopped.

Everyone's eyes were turned to the upstart of the Gallic Guards. The mighty Guards lined up outside the gate.

"His Majesty the Emperor has arrived!"

The high-pitched voice of the palace eunuch rippled in the corridor, and everyone stood at attention. The young Gallic emperor, whose face was as pale as paper, walked into the palace with the support of Algernon Julia, who was wearing a platinum velvet robe.

"Long live your Majesty!"

There was a loud voice, and the ministers lowered their heads nervously,

"Okay, everyone, please sit down!"

The emperor's voice was very soft, and he raised his hand to make a downward gesture. He was very weak, but the faint imperial power was still the same. All the ministers sat down neatly, not daring to take a breath. If it weren't for the untimely fate, and if they met the fat man, he was destined to sweep across all directions like a mat. fierce man,

This young emperor, who has a somewhat delicate mind and carefully planned the strategy of his small empire, would not become like this because of a series of blows.

Duke Wicker, the interior minister who had been tested for a long time and had experienced three generations of emperors, sat down in his seat and sorted out the documents in front of him. As soon as he raised his head, his bloodshot pupils shrank.

There was an imperceptible look of astonishment on his face as old as tree bark, and the corners of his eyebrows were deeply sunken into a line, like a ravine washed by the long river of time.

He saw the obvious change in Algernon Julia's clothes today,

It is no longer the stern official costume that always gives people, nor is it the female knight decoration that represents perseverance. It is an extremely orthodox female aristocratic costume, with a long silky hair coiled up,

The upper body is covered with elegant and luxurious white gold short velvet. A beauty is a beauty. The curve of the buttocks covered by the long skirt is clearly visible, which arouses people's imagination. The calves are thin and slender. If it weren't for the cold and calm face and the cruel methods, it would be terrifying. , must be a naturally charming beauty.

"I believe everyone already knows the reason for convening tonight's meeting!"

Gently sitting the emperor down on the bench covered with thick cushions, Algernon Julia sat down on the other side as coolly as ice.

As usual, the emperor always sits in the imperial council, and Algernon Julia presides over it. With every word she speaks, a faint air pressure makes the whole place fall into silence.

Having seen all this, Duke Wicker, the Minister of the Interior, pretended to lower his head calmly. In fact, he was extremely shocked. His slightly hunched back looked even more hunched. A roly-poly in the imperial political circles who had experienced three generations of emperors occupied the throne of the Imperial Minister of the Interior. An old man of thirty years, he has seen too many changes in power, ups and downs, but none of them are as sad as today.

He has clearly felt that His Majesty's end is coming soon! The era left to him will soon go away. The emperor's death will be a precarious situation for Ben. The Gallic Empire, which could be crushed by the Falcon Empire at any time, would make matters worse.

The emperor was not married yet and had no heirs. Once he returned to the west, it would mean the end of the noble lifeline that had been passed down for three hundred years. It means that the opportunity that princes from all over the world have been peeping at for hundreds of years has finally arrived. It means that the fear of Kyoto in the region will disappear with the passing of the emperor. At the same time, the Falcon Army encircled by the two armies will not let go of this excellent opportunity. Good opportunity, Kyoto has exhausted its last strength in the battle with the Falcon Empire. For local restraint is about to collapse,

This was a precursor to the demise of Gaul and the disintegration of the empire.

The empire needs someone to carry on the legacy. Although one of the emperor's nephews has been transferred to Kyoto for backup, after all, he is just a child of only six or seven years old and knows nothing. After all, there are only a handful of peerless monsters who can show the potential of an emperor at a young age like the little emperor who was just seven years old.

Moreover, not all young monarchs have veteran ministers like Rubensack who are willing to shield the empire from wind and rain, and are willing to lose their reputation and sacrifice everything.

Most of the ministers are selfish people like Duke Wicker, the Minister of the Interior, who have worked hard all their lives to consolidate their influence and are like old trees with roots in all walks of life in Gaul. They were in high positions, working hard to absorb nutrients from the big tree of the Gallic Empire, but suddenly one day they realized that the big tree was about to collapse and they were completely at a loss. What they wanted most was to try their best to save the big tree before it fell. stay away from this big tree

Duke Wicker heard that some ministers had secretly jointly proposed to request His Majesty the Emperor to formally adopt Algernon Julia as the First Princess of the Empire. He said that this was just in case. At the critical moment, he hoped to have a The characters supporting the situation are actually behind the scenes. Everyone knows that this is building momentum for Algernon Julia.

"These fools are just shooting themselves in the foot!" Old people like the Minister of the Interior know very well that although Algernon Julia is a woman, she has ambitions and ruthless methods that are not inferior to any heroes. Conservatives in Kyoto power. This woman has always been regarded as a stepping stone to the throne of power. Once this powerful princess really comes to power,

Covering the sky with one hand

The first thing must be a major reshuffle of the traditional forces in Kyoto. However, most conservatives in Kyoto have not seen this clearly. They are still immersed in the political game of intrigues and completely ignore the side that holds military power. You can ignore all rules by forcefully crushing them.

The only way to save this giant tree in Gaul is to cut off all the countless rotten vines on the trunk, let the trunk regain its vitality, and drain the old blood to ensure that the new blood is not contaminated. ,

In order for the capital of Gaul to shape people's hearts, gain the recognition of regional forces, and gain the support of the eastern princes who currently retain great strength, the best way is to directly attack the conservatives who have been entrenched in Kyoto for hundreds of years. Others do not have such courage. This woman has

Determined to kill, cruel and ruthless, this woman almost has it all!

Moreover, it has an absolute influence on the Kyoto Guards, the first force in Kyoto. If the current situation in Kyoto is not tense and unable to escape, Weicor Gonghu Jue will definitely leave Gaul Kyoto, which is about to become the center of chaos, as soon as possible. You can go as far as you can. The foundation of a family is its people. Only those who have the foundation have the foundation. The Falcon Army will die if they invade the capital! Algernon Julia takes the stage or dies! If you escape to the relatively stable east, you will still end up being eaten alive by local forces! No one, nothing

To a certain extent, Duke Wicker, the Minister of the Interior, did not show much surprise when he heard the news of Tilland's rebellion. In order to seize power, there have been too many slanderous activities between each other, such as Hassen Rimbaud, Asia Germany is like this, now in Tielan, every failure of the empire must be the death of an important military minister,

Faced with the struggle for power in the imperial military circles over the past few years, he had already sat back and watched the situation unfold, which had become his habit for many years.

He flipped through the folder in his hand with a heavy expression, his old and turbid eyes flashed with a glimmer of light, and in his careless mind, he thought of something else! The traces were too obvious. After being attacked from behind by the Falcon Army, Tielan was defined as a rebellion. It was obviously a frame-up manipulated by someone behind the scenes.

In fact, this matter is not difficult to understand at all. The confession comes from the commander of the survivor of the Battle of Vernon, the Marquis de Gia.

The Marquis is currently under the care of the Imperial Guards in Kyoto, and the one who came forward to record the confession is an Inspector of the Imperial Guards who claims that as long as you want it, you will get what you want, even if you are stubborn, you can make him sing. Team. The most controversial person involved, Tie Lan, is said to have defected to the Falcon Army (or was captured), and has gone in a big circle. Everything that can be useful is simply a dead end with no evidence.

"What on earth does this woman want to do after she wastes all her energy?"

The Minister of the Interior, Duke Wicker, had his eyebrows formed into the Chinese character "Sichuan" on his forehead. His expression was like a statue, showing no emotion or anger. The other party arranged it so carefully and even personally launched an emergency imperial meeting. Catching our side by surprise must not be as simple as just convicting Tie Lan, an abandoned chess piece.

Sure enough, when Algernon Julia's beautiful voice, which could make most men identify as a cold mountain beauty just by the sound of her voice, asked the Ministry of Military Affairs to immediately withdraw the main force of the empire from Wall Rock Castle, "Pop" is well made. The quill made of expensive and gorgeous swan feathers was broken into two pieces by Duke Wicker's dull hand.

"This woman... is so bold!" Duke Wicker was extremely shocked. He finally knew the meaning of this meeting. The reason why this meeting was held was because the woman needed a high-sounding reason to transfer 200,000 yuan to the capital. Military control is in their own hands, if the previous conservative opposition is effective, with the Tillands rebellion. The situation in Kyoto is very precarious, and all opposition can be ignored directly. Extraordinary times, extraordinary measures! Transfer the main force of the Kyoto army back to Biyan Castle. This should be what this woman said at the end of the imperial meeting.

"Our army finally recaptured Biyan Castle, how could we withdraw so easily!"

The generals of the military were the first to stand up and express their dissatisfaction. The tough temperament of the soldiers was indeed unmatched by other civil servants. At the critical moment, even against Algernon Julia, who had fought in the Southwest and the Battle of Rusty. A woman who shines. The generals still dare to face the tough challenges,

There is no way, Algernon Julia's impression in the military is too bad,

In the Battle of the Southwest, the military lost 100,000 elite soldiers in the battle on the Seine River. It was already embarrassing enough, but it was not without any chance of recovery. There was also the extremely powerful Murphy Dragon Armor Legion in the southwest, and there were more than 100,000 southwest troops who were eager to avenge their shame, but Algernon Julie Ya stabbed himself in the southwestern capital One strike directly led to the rebellion of the Murphy brothers, and the mutiny of more than 100,000 southwest troops. It should have taken at least several months to advance into the Falcon Empire in the southwest district, but it was easy to capture this empire after pouring countless The fertile region of the heart's blood,

At the Battle of Rusty, although Hassan Rimbaud tried his best to avoid the battle, he at least ensured that the battle line was not lost.

But Algernon Julia went to supervise the battle with all her strength. Hassen Rimbaud's command was split, and he was forced to start a confrontation with the Falcon Empire. As a result, the empire's defense lines collapsed in a month, and the empire once again lost 400,000 elite soldiers.

Disaster! It seems that as long as this woman is on the battlefield, the casualties of the imperial soldiers have increased exponentially, so much so that Algernon Julia was privately called the "widowmaker" by the military! Now this "widowmaker" has reached out again When we arrived at the Kyoto Line, which was just getting better, how could the generals not become furious?

If they hadn't taken into consideration that the other party was the emperor and that she was a woman, the military generals would have scolded her!

Algernon Julia has long been accustomed to facing the strong military. She gestured to several military bosses with a stern expression and said in a cold voice, "Kyoto alone can carry a hundred thousand Falcon troops to suppress the situation. It is better to mobilize the troops from Biyan Castle back to Kyoto to fight the national disaster together. I believe this is a multiple-choice question that even a fool would do! And based on my understanding of the Vekia Falcon, if he doesn’t take this opportunity to encircle the wall defenders from the direction of Vernon, he will eat up the last strength of our Kyoto army in one fell swoop! , I, Algernon Julia, can die to apologize!”

"Hiss!" The generals who had roared loudly just now withered suddenly, and stood there blankly one by one. That's right, opening Vernon is equivalent to opening the rear of Wall Castle. If the Vecchia Falcon really turns around After the encirclement, the empire's 200,000 troops would have no other possibility except to die in the small Biyan Fortress where they could not deploy their forces in battle.

The imperial meeting ended quickly, because the generals had left in a hurry and the civil servants below had nothing to say.

There was a roar of people, and the ministers left one after another. Duke Wicker, the Minister of the Interior of Gaul, who walked out of the magnificent Palace of Omulussa, felt for the first time the cold night outside, which penetrated his bones. Only then did he realize that at some point, the person behind him was My clothes are already wet from cold sweat,

"grown ups"

The old coachman who had been with him for forty-seven years opened the door, and he could feel the unconcealable fatigue on the old master's face. It felt like a kind of decadence when something that had been persisting for a long time suddenly gave up. and Cang Mo, not only a bit reluctant to leave, but also a bit determined.

Duke Wicker walked into the car, raised his head and looked at the once very familiar Omulusa Palace on the steps. Decades of time flashed in his mind like snow flakes. He glanced at the corner of his mouth and said with words that only he could guess. The voice cursed in a low voice, "A bunch of idiots!"

Not the best choice, nor the worst choice! But at least it's a choice, it's better than waiting to die! Can't these idiots see that the day the Biyan Castle army returns to Kyoto, that's the day I will die without a burial place!