Realm of Power

Gangfei's 1.12 military remonstrance was nicknamed by later generations as "the night of the purge of imperial power" and "the ominous night". As the incident broke out before dawn, it was quickly calmed down before dawn. The entire incident lasted less than two days. hours, because the ministers’ mansions are isolated from civilian areas , so even many civilians in the city were unable to realize that while they were sleeping, a fierce battle for power had been settled. Like a sword coming out of its sheath, it was quickly put back into its scabbard after being dazzled by the cold. Only a thrilling moment of splendor is left to historical researchers.

After dawn the next day, the intelligence officers from various countries realized that at such a crucial moment, they were sleeping soundly. The panicked intelligence officers looked around for possible clues. They looked seriously from the burned ruins. I walked past the official residence of the former important ministers. Although I didn’t know what happened specifically, the black smoke in the ruins in front of me was enough to explain everything. The sky had changed! The lives and deaths of the powerful ministers who once were in Gangfei are unknown.

Because time was tight, the positions of various countries were different, and the intelligence officers had different understandings of the matter. The contents of the reports sent back to the country were also all kinds of weird. Some said that the Ninth Legion rebelled that night because of poor treatment and attempted to storm the emperor's residence and rob it. Military pay. . . . It was pitifully suppressed. Some people reported that Mekaya, the commander of the Ninth Army, was a lecherous person. He had a deep grudge with the third nephew of the second brother of the Minister of Internal Affairs, the stable master, and they were jealous of each other and snatched women. As a result, strong turmoil broke out. The most direct way is to cut off the biggest backer, the Minister of Internal Affairs!

The most bizarre thing is undoubtedly the report delivered by the intelligence officer of Veronia, a second-tier powerhouse in Central Europe.

The intelligence officer, who had spent the night at his lover's house in the countryside outside the city, returned in a carriage in the early morning, only to find that the city gate was not opened according to the time. It was not until 10 o'clock in the morning that the gate was opened, and the turmoil in the city completely subsided. , but the streets are full of rumors

"Damn it! I will definitely be recalled to the country for dereliction of duty and then executed secretly!

The intelligence officer returned to his official residence in the city. In a small room on the second floor of a small hotel in the city, the servant who stayed behind panicked and told him that something serious had happened last night. Then he immediately secretly regretted that he was not in the city at all last night. Because he was afraid of being reprimanded at home, he turned to Foreign Affairs Liaison Officer I came to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Gangfei and asked about Zuo Ye's situation. The staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomed him warmly.

"I heard that there was unrest in the city yesterday?" Vilonia intelligence officer asked without hesitation while drinking the sugar water brought by the staff.

"Master Feiluo, watch your words! Our country is very stable. There is no turmoil, and there will be no turmoil!" The person in charge of receiving him was Viscount Ficcarlo of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Congo. He only slightly expressed that there were military officers last night. A drunken fight accidentally set a fire, which spread to some ministers' mansions.

"It was affected. I saw that half of the street was gone, and there were seventeen or eighteen villas! And I heard that many people died!" Vilonia Intelligence Officer said that he was not a fool.

"You also know that the wind is not so strong at night. It is not a problem to burn down half the city with one fire. As for the death of people, it is very normal in fires!" Viscount Ficcarlo behaved very professionally and insisted that it was because the officer drank. Drunk and causing trouble. Accidental arson caused a huge fire,

The intelligence officer of Vilonia felt very embarrassed and said, "There is no way to explain this. For the sake of our supposed friendship, at least you have to give me something that can be explained away!"

"Okay. Take this! Viscount Ficcarlo gritted his teeth, took out a stack of reports from the drawer with a helpless expression, and handed one of them to the Veronian intelligence officer opposite. "Actually, this is not the case either. What a glorious thing. actually. . . Why! never mind! You’ll understand when you see it! "

"What a disgraceful thing!" The Vilonia intelligence officer suddenly became excited, and his ears immediately stood up like a dog. This was completely a professional habit. He opened the report in front of him with a curious look on his face, and his eyes almost went straight. I'll go, What a huge scandal. No wonder the inhumane people have to hide it.

"Based on our past friendships, I only know that you know this. You must not spread this matter casually! Otherwise, I will be dead!" Viscount Ficcarro shrugged, closed the report cautiously, and burned it with a burner. Melted red wax seals the seal and stamps the word "Top Secret" on it.

"Of course, of course, why am I just that kind of person!" The Veronian intelligence officer stood up with an apologetic face. "I'm sorry. I didn't expect that His Highness the Prince of your country would be like this..."

"My Majesty is also very sad! That is his most beloved uncle! The only person in the world who is really helping him. You know that their uncle and nephew have a very good relationship! His Majesty just gave him his most cherished little red horse. Horse, and now, the prince has been posthumously appointed as the regent!" With tears in his eyes, Foreign Affairs Officer Gang Fei flicked his hand on the sealed report, his sincerity beyond doubt.

"Prince Regent! That's such a touching emotion!"

The Veronian intelligence officer was moved when he heard this, but he actually curled his lips secretly in his heart. Who are you fooling? A dead person still has the ability to be a regent! As for the relationship between their two uncles and nephews, anyone would know it, and they would almost want to strangle each other to death! However, when the country is in crisis, the important ministers and military in the country are still in the mood to do such a thing.

"On the evening of January 12, the officers of the Ninth Army of Congo and Africa became bestial after being drunk collectively. They stormed the Moulin Rouge, the largest brothel in the city. Because of the dispute, 19 ministers including Prince Dunard of Congo and below were killed. Later, in order to destroy the bodies and eliminate traces, they Continuously set fire to the minister's mansion . . . The emperor was so angry that he sent 124 officers of the Imperial Guard to arrest him. The intelligence officer shook his head secretly, everyone is not a fool.

The truth of the incident is not important, what is important is the result. Prince Confidunad is dead! The minister is dead, and the power structure at the top has changed! That's enough! With the contents of this report, the Vilonian intelligence officer hurriedly left the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Congo

In a certain villa, the young adjutant handed a report to Falcon Empire Liaison Officer Sidney, "Sir, this is the content of that night sent by the intelligence eye in the city!"

Sidney received the report, which read, "The accident occurred on the evening of January 12. Mekaya, commander of the ninth regiment of Congo, suddenly set fire to many temporary residences of ministers, causing serious damage to the ministers and members of the core power of the divided empire. Injury... Prince Nade of the Gangfei Empire fought with the rebels. In the early hours of the morning, the Imperial Guard intervened to suppress the incident, but the prince died suddenly in the palace. Angry, he ordered the arrest of 124 officers of the Ninth Legion under Mekaya, 17 of whom were sentenced to death, 39 were sentenced to imprisonment, and the remaining officers and soldiers were acquitted because they were only obeying the orders of their superiors, thinking that the culprit had been obtained! The ministers agreed to attend the meeting called by the emperor in the afternoon!

"So Dunade is dead! Emperor Gangfei has regained the power to appoint ministers!"

Sidney, the Falcon Empire's liaison officer in Congo, turned gloomy and pressed the report heavily on the table. He picked up the wine glass and took a sip. The faint taste stimulated his taste buds. For the first time, Sidney felt that the red wine produced in Rohde was very similar to the taste of blood.

Gangfei suffered repeated defeats on the battlefield, and was even persuaded by ministers to abandon New Kyoto.

Many people think that the little emperor Gang Fei is becoming more and more like a puppet of the ministers. As a result, this sword. Shockingly fast! With one sword to seal his throat, he killed the powerful officials and those who threatened the throne at once, and also eradicated the restless young people in the south. In the end, all parties agreed to compromise!

Wonderful! The word flashed through Sidney's mind,

Overnight, the ambitious prince became a minister, the minister who controlled the lifeblood of the empire. If the military radicals, who have suffered successive defeats, want to sort out these relationships and coordinate the interests of all parties. Even the most capable emperor would need several years or even ten years.

But all of this disappeared after just two hours of violence. The Gangfei court, which was originally a three-party resistance to etiquette, returned to its true appearance overnight where the emperor controlled everything, including military power, financial power, internal affairs power, people's hearts, and military morale. . . . . Everyone can see it now,

The emperor who ordered the rebellion was the biggest winner of this turmoil

"Sir, how should we report it to the country?" The young adjutant raised his head with a troubled expression. "I feel that no matter what our attitude is, we will be considered related to this matter!"

"You're right!"

Sidney took a deep breath and didn't know how to answer for a moment. It happened suddenly and ended even more suddenly. As soon as he took out the sheath, his throat was sealed, and he didn't know that the guard was so heavy. How did Prince De die? Thinking of the previous visit by General Mekaya and the words he said,

Sidney felt that he was indeed being set up.

It won't take long for the news that the general named Mekaya met with the Falcon Empire liaison officer before the incident to spread.

This is enough, even though the Falcon Empire was not involved in this matter, or did not expect this to happen at all,

But if you don’t express your stance, you just express your stance.

Other countries all know the subtle relationship between the Falcon Empire in the north and the Gangfei Empire, sometimes enemies and sometimes friends. Most people believe that after this incident, if there was not the shadow of the Falcon Empire deploying heavy troops in Putao in the south, then That’s what a ghost is! The Falcon Empire acquiesced in this incident, and was even the black hand behind it!

"Immediately send the report intact to Puntau and present it to Her Royal Highness Princess Turrit!" Sidney said with a solemn expression, looking out the window. There was faint thunder rolling in the gloomy sky. It was spring thunder!

The Puntau border controlled by the Falcon Empire is less than 500 miles away from the city of Besuka. According to the speed of carrier pigeons, the letter that was supposed to be returned on the third day still contained no information at all. Could it be that there were other problems on the way? , as the imperial liaison officer in Congo and Africa, Sidney’s days can be said to be like years.

Within two days, he received invitations from foreign affairs officers from sixteen Central European countries.

Four of the countries accused the Falcon Empire of stretching its hand too far, and seven countries said that it was not within the scope of the Central European Barrow. The Central European Barrow affairs should be solved by the Central European Barrow. The Falcon Empire had overstepped its authority and also Three countries stated that if the Falcon Empire went to war with Congo and Africa, they would fully assist Congo and Africa and form a coalition to fight against the Falcon Empire.

Even the Strand Sea Kingdom, which had established a commercial alliance with the Falcon Empire, was under pressure this time and clearly stated its stance of assisting Gangfei.

"Asshole! What's going on?"

Sidney was a little stupid. In just two days, how could the entire Central European Barrow stand on the opposite side of the Falcon Empire? However, the Empire did nothing at all on this matter. In this weak posture, he unexpectedly got rid of the isolation he had been in before. The adjutant brought news. Sure enough, it all happened because of Mekaya's visit. I don't know who was behind it. Before the incident, the news that Mekaya, the mastermind of the incident, had secretly visited Sidney was maliciously spread, which aroused the turmoil in Central Europe. The anger of the Barrow kingdoms

This caused the Falcon Empire to expend a lot of effort to establish a good image in the Barro region of Central Europe. It was already being rumored that it was the Falcon Empire that instigated the Ninth Army of Congo and Africa to launch a mutiny. , and then swallowed up the declining Gangfei Empire in one go. Or take advantage of this incident to completely turn the little emperor Gang Fei into a puppet.

Crowds chanting slogans of revenge against the Falcon Empire can already be seen on the streets. Sidney has not dared to go out these days, and everyone in the mansion is strictly prohibited from going out, except for the cook, who is the only one in the mansion. The only one, Gang Fei, was known to everyone as Gang Fei's spy, but no one noticed it. It finally came into use this time, after Sidney expressed some concerns in front of her. The Gangfei Empire quickly posted additional guards outside the mansion and sent someone to deliver food!

"Is there any news from Emperor Gangfei?" Sidney walked around the room impatiently. The light outside was not good and he saw the adjutant coming in. asked quickly

"No, we submitted a request to attend the funeral of Prince Dunard two days ago, but nothing happened!" The adjutant looked haggard and ugly. He could also feel that this time was definitely a big trouble.

"So, the other party has clearly rejected our request to attend the prince's funeral. It is clear that we, the Falcon Empire, will take the blame!" Sidney punched the table, and his eyes, which had been insomniac for two days, were filled with tears. Blood threads like spider webs! Sitting down on the bench with a depressed look,

It's the fifth day and still no news. . . . . Is it really hopeless? Sidney was a little desperate.

"My lord, a reply, a reply from the general community!" An attendant opened the door with excitement and excitement on his face, waving a small hollow wooden tube in his hand.

"What, a response from Putou!" Sidney jumped up from the bench with an excited expression, took three steps and two steps at a time, ran over and took the wooden pipe from the attendant's hand, opened the cork on it, and took it out. A small strip with the width of a finger, his eyes nervously scanned the content on it. Rong, the hand holding the note trembled slightly, and a look of ecstasy appeared on his face. He was afraid that he was dazzled, so he confirmed it again, took a deep breath, and shouted, "Putao will accept the letter, Her Royal Highness the Princess will personally Come to Besucca! and ask the Gangfei people to clarify this matter themselves”

"Let Gangfei people clarify it themselves? Is this possible?" The adjutant was also frightened by the princess's arrival, and said hesitantly.

"It's okay not to clarify. The empire's 60,000-strong army in the Putao area has entered the border of Congo and Africa today! Marching fifty miles every day, if Gangfei refuses to clarify, in ten days, the empire's army will approach the city. At the same time, our empire Navy warships have sailed to ports in southern Congo."

Sidney's expression was extremely excited. He was really elated. The frustration in his heart for many days was swept away. He smiled and said, "Her Royal Highness, who is good at foreign affairs, is indeed powerful. When normal channels cannot express her attitude, naked force is more powerful than anything else." It works. Now I'm really looking forward to the expressions on the Gangfei people's faces when they receive this news. Now it's their turn to have a headache.

Although the Gangfei Empire still has 200,000 troops in the south, their army is still in disarray, and their navy is almost non-existent. Without preparation, do they dare to take the risk of going to war with the Istanbul and Falcon Empire at the same time? As for those Central European countries, don’t look at the promises they made about joining the Gangfei people against the Falcon Empire. In fact, when the war actually breaks out, no one will take a trip into this muddy water. If they are all A guy with such a strong sense of justice would not just sit back and watch the Istani people continue to devour the northern part of the Congo without even daring to shout loudly! "

"Then what should we do now? Do we need to tell the Gangfei people this news?" the adjutant said with a look of joy.

"No, we don't have to do anything." Sidney waved his hand and smiled coldly. "Didn't those bastards refuse to meet us? Then we won't see them. You go to the door and tell the Gangfei sentry that from now on Come on, I'm sick, very sick! I can't see anyone!"

The news that Sidney, the Falcon Empire's liaison officer in Congo, was ill, reached the base camp of the Congo Guards half an hour later. The old man, who was immersed in the army transfer documents, frowned slightly, put down his quill, and read He glanced at the Guards officer who delivered the message and asked in a serious voice, "Are you sure? The liaison officer of the Falcon Empire declared that he is sick?"

"Yes, sir!" the Guards officer said respectfully.

"Then let him recover from his illness. He must be in despair!" Marcos said noncommittally. "How are the preparations for Prince Dunard's funeral? How many countries are sure to send people to attend?"

"The preparations for the funeral are going well. A total of sixteen countries have announced that they will send people to attend, and the one with the highest status is the First Lady Turrit of Starant Sea Kingdom!" the Guards officer said with a bit of ridicule.

"Oh, you mean the witch from the Turrit family who just got married a few months ago?" Marcos' eyes lit up, his fingers tapped the table rhythmically, and he said slowly, "I heard that this lady has extraordinary talents. And she is also the rumored prophecy witch of this generation!

Her attendance basically represents the attitude of the Sea Nation. Could it be that the rumors a while ago were true? The Strant Sea Nation is going to change its century-old strategy of dominating the sea and start seeking benefits on land in this chaotic world! They want to take this opportunity to show off their presence! "(To be continued...)