Realm of Power

In the forest in early spring, the sun shines down from the leaves and shines on the two people in the forest. There are white light spots flying in the golden light beam.

"Can you tell me now why you helped Gangfei?" Lidastov raised his head, looked at the sunshine above his head, and said slowly, "This is not what I asked, but your Majesty asked. Don't deny it in a hurry. , just before I set off, His Majesty received news from the princess from Gangfei. Do you know what His Majesty wanted to do at that time? "

"this......."

Burroscadia's face was pale, and there was cold sweat on his forehead. He had no doubts about what the imperial supervisory minister said. There was no need for the other party to deceive him. What the family did in Gangfei was originally his instruction. Let Falcon The empire was under pressure from the Barrow states in Central Europe and gave up its ambition to seize southern Congo.

Thinking that he was wandering on the line between life and death just now, his eyes became solemn as he looked at the scroll in his hand.

"At this time, it's better for everyone to be honest." There was a sudden chill in Lidastov's voice.

"Indeed, at this time, it's better to be more honest." Boroscadia smiled bitterly, holding the document that was crucial to the fate of the family, mustering up all the courage, gritted his teeth and said, "Gang is not human. We once sent someone to send a message privately that as long as we can prevent the empire from attacking southern Congo, they will help us establish our own country? "

"You're stupid. Do you believe the words that are just inhumane?"

Lidastov rolled his eyes at him, "The Gangfei Empire is already in decline. We don't know when the lost northern region will be recovered. How can we still have the power to help you?"

"We have to believe it!" Burroscadia sighed longly. "The empire has a vast territory, and its wealth is measured in tens of millions. The empire has an undefeated army of millions, and there are iron cavalry that can crush the north of Oparo." ! How could the empire know our pain?

The Burrows family, as descendants of the millennium Feiya dynasty, wanted to rebuild the glory of their ancestors. We have been working hard for nearly a thousand years and spent countless financial and material resources. We are even called the Shadow of Oparo.

But a shadow is a shadow and can never become reality,

The family began to decline decades ago. By my generation, the influence is no longer what it used to be. Now the Turrit branch, the most important branch of the family, is also about to separate.

Now people from Africa and China have expressed their willingness to help us build our country. Even if we know that it may just be a promise that cannot be fulfilled, we have no choice!

And how do I believe that the Empire is more sincere than the Confederates?

After all, the people of Congo and Africa can better represent the Barrow people of Central Europe. If the people of Congo and Africa recognize us first, our new country can be recognized by more other countries! "

"Haha, indeed, your Majesty is right."

Lidastov curled up the corner of his mouth slightly. He could tell that the head of the Burrows family in Boroscadia was really interested. What he lacked now was a gentle push.

The entry point chosen by His Majesty is simply a bait that the Burrows family cannot refuse. Even if they know that cooperation with the empire involves the danger of seeking skin from the tiger, the other party will not hesitate to bite it.

"The sincerity of the empire comes from facts that everyone can see!" Regarding the issue of Burros Cadia, he said happily that it may be difficult for other countries to help Burrows build a country. But in His Majesty's eyes, there is no real difference between helping Burrows found the country and assisting the Duke of Putau to regain control of Putau!

"The empire needs more strategic footholds. This is the answer the empire gives you!" Lidastov said with certainty, "Everyone can see now that the empire is involved in the ** of the Barro region in Central Europe."

"More strategic footholds!" Boroscadia was stunned after hearing this. "Don't the empire already have common tactics?"

"Putao is just a foothold in the outer sea. The real goal of the empire is the inland sea. I believe that the head of the family knows very well whether I am lying!" Lidastov's eyes were sharp, and he held his hand on a big tree next to him and slowly raised his head. , looked at the crown of the big tree, and said, "Since the defeat of the Congolese people last year, the empire's fleet gathered in the Putao area.

"The Imperial Fleet is also taking action to expand the inland sea. At that time, the main force of the Empire was still in the north, so it was just some preliminary work. But now, the Empire has completed its goal of dominating the northern region.

"This time His Majesty even visited Putao in person, which is enough to show that the empire will soon move to the Barro region of Central Europe. How can a mere Putao fail to meet the empire's need for control of the inland sea!"

"For the empire, if it wants glory, wealth, and the establishment of a country, this is not a problem for the empire." Lidastov said in a calm tone. "If the empire is a giant tree that keeps growing, the vines wrapped around the trunk will Tengcai can continue to grow, this is such a symbiotic relationship between Empire and Putao!”

"In exchange, what the empire wants is your true sincerity. Just like the Duke of Putao, he may have lost some of his interests, but he has gained more. The empire has brought unimaginable wealth, stable development, and security to the Putao region. environment, as well as the rapidly rising national status, following the empire, using common methods to continuously seize more opportunities for benefits!

"But what about your Burrows family? Why have you worked hard for hundreds of years? When you were most powerful, you were even able to control the political affairs of several countries, but when it comes to founding a country, you are not as good as a simple trick. Far away." Lidastov's voice suddenly stopped, his eyes looked at Borovskadia who was listening intently, and he said in an emphasized tone.

"Not to mention Jianguo, the women of your Burrows family don't even have a real identity until now. Countries can tolerate the women of the Burrows family enjoying a special and noble status, but at the same time they also cruelly stipulate that all uncles who marry outside the family No Russian woman will receive officially recognized humiliating conditions,

Although they have the appearance that enchants men and the ability to influence a country, the blood of these descendants of the Feiya Dynasty can never truly integrate into the shadows of the royal families of various countries."

Buroskedia's face turned red when he was told that, and it took him a while to come back to his senses. Lidastov's words were like needles piercing his soul.

There is a big problem with the family's strategy.

The family actually pinned its hope of restoring the country on the rebels who split from the Feiya Dynasty, wasting hundreds of years in vain.

Is this true? "Buroscadia's heart is tightly entangled...

I didn't think anything of it before, but now that it was clearly stated, I realized how deviant and powerful this strategy was. No wonder, in hundreds of years, the huge wealth inherited by the family from the dynasty was consumed, and it was also consumed. The hard work of countless people in the family has been lost,

"The Empire is the Burrows family's last hope. Your Majesty hopes that you are worthy of the Empire's investment!" Lidastov stretched out his hand. He patted the shoulder of Boroscadia who was completely still there.

"It's time for you to wake up. If the Burrows family declares that they want to establish a country in the Barrow region of Central Europe, the response from the Barrow countries in Central Europe will only be a majestic army with spears raised and armor, and they will rush to crush the Burrows family. Ambition cavalry!

Do you think that at that time, the Gangfei people who promised you will help you resist the joint attack of all countries?

No, they will sell you out without hesitation!

“You will be killed by the entire Central European Barrow because you have found the wrong collaborator from the beginning.

Except for the Falcon Empire from the north, there is no one in Barrow in Central Europe who can give the Burrows family this ambition to build a country! These are His Majesty’s exact words! That's all I can say! "

Lidastov went to the door and suddenly stopped. Boroscadia turned his head and expressed gratitude behind him, wishing he could swear his allegiance to His Majesty the Emperor forever.

"To be honest, His Majesty was very angry at first!" Lidastov's voice paused, and his eyes were like swords as he looked at Buroskedia, whose face turned pale. "But in the end, he chose to believe you."

"If you really didn't even look at it just now. I can guarantee that the moment I step out of the door, the imperial guards from outside will swarm in. They will kill everyone without mercy!

"Don't expect to escape through the secret passage. Imperial Navy warships have long blocked the port. Your fleet is under surveillance. Before the sun goes down, the blood of the Burrows family flowing throughout the city will be redder than the sunset!"

Leadastov stretched out his hand, and with a snap, his fingers broke a thick branch that had just grown in the spring at the door. It was full of green and speckled. Leadastov put it between his nose and sniffed it. The breath from spring, then he threw it away to the mud at his feet, turned around, and said slowly

"His Majesty has a bad temper, but he never goes back on his word. It does not mean that His Majesty will tolerate you continuing to trick the Empire in secret like this! The Empire has 6,000 soldiers from the Sixth Infantry Flag Regiment of the Southern Second Army in Putau. At this time, they have entered the city. They have a list in their hands. They will immediately launch a city-wide manhunt after receiving my order. With just one order, every Burrows family member in this city, as well as those related to the Burrows family, will be arrested. Anyone contacted will be immediately executed for treason."

From the hands of Lidastov, it turned out that the Burrows family swore allegiance to the clerk who was willing to become a subsidiary kingdom of the empire. The fat man's eyes swept across the vast sea in front of the navy building. In the sea of ​​early spring, ice floes could still be seen, but more of them were The rolling waves on the sea broke the ice into countless pieces, and finally became part of the sea. The empire was this sea of ​​melted ice. The support of the Burrows family not only solved the rapids inside Puntau, but also It can directly shake the attitude of Strand Sea Country.

"Your Majesty, what should we do with the leader of the radical faction?" Lidastov asked with a respectful expression, "Boroscadia has agreed that in order to show its loyalty to the imperial overlord, this person will be completely handed over to us for our disposal!"

"Make an excuse, saying that he is a spy for the Congolese Empire, who specializes in spying on intelligence in the Putau area for the Congolese Empire, and encourages the Puntau people to launch unrest, trigger panic in the region, hoard supplies, and make huge profits, and then use this as an excuse , send him back to Gangfei!" The fat man said in a solemn voice with his hands behind his back.

"Why is this? Wouldn't it be better to just kill such a person!" Lidastov asked in confusion.

"Dead people must have their value. The empire needs a reason to start an informal war with Gang, and there is no need for us to take the blame for the Burrows family!" The fat man hesitated, put his hands behind his back, turned around from the window and said, "Just Just like the non-Chinese people framed us, we framed them once, and that’s what diplomacy is all about!”

"What if the Gangfei people refuse to admit that this person is one of theirs?" Lidastov looked stunned when he heard this, and said hesitantly, "According to the current situation in Gangfei, they will never admit it even to death, not to mention it is a frame-up!" "

"Haha, do you think I really asked the Gangfei people to admit it? The imperial fleet has already set off and should have passed the Gibral Corridor by now. The war is imminent and has to be launched, regardless of whether the Gangfei people admit it or not. , we will all start fighting, Gangfei people also know it very well, but they have Lucky!" The fat man smiled slightly, flicked the texture on his uniform, and said with a smile, "Give the Gangfei people a choice, fight to the death with us on land, or let Strand wait for a while at sea. The navy is going to fight with us, which one do you think they will choose?”

"The natural choice is to drag it out for a while and let the Strand Navy fight us to the death. Who doesn't know that our Imperial Army has never been defeated! The last war was such that the Gangfei Army had no temper at all! If it weren't for Your Majesty, Order, maybe even their Kyoto was captured!" Lidastov said with bright eyes, "And for the Gangfei people, the alliance with the Haiguo is only temporary. If we can fight against the Haiguo, If both sides lose, that’s the best situation!”

"That's right! As long as you delay it a little, you can get benefits without any effort. Who doesn't want good things?"

The fat man sneered at the corner of his mouth and said, "But the Gangfei people have forgotten that the most terrifying rift in this alliance is suspicion. If the Gangfei people refuse to take over, it would be interesting. This guy's identity is an official of the Strand Sea Kingdom." The captain, because he was not a man for his own sake, led to a Strand sea country. If the real captain of Strand is executed by us, there will inevitably be a major rift in the relationship between the Strand people and Gangfei. If the Burrows family exerts influence on the Strand Sea Kingdom Council at this time, it is entirely possible to cause Strand. The Tret Sea Fleet cannot arrive as scheduled or be transferred back midway.

"For our fleet, the southern port area of ​​Gangfei is an undefended area. One punch at the weakest point is as good as ten punches at the strongest point! I wanted to sit back and enjoy the gains, but who knew that I would be beaten like this? If the Rand people sell it, the Gangfei people will vomit blood!" The fat man laughed and took out the document on the table!

He opened the document that was waiting for his signature, picked up the pen, and signed his name neatly, while still saying, "Look, I'm still very kind."

Lidastov felt chills all over his body when he heard this. You were indeed kind, but you pushed a non-human being into a pit of fire. He was not a human being inside or outside! But yes, even if the Burrows family is a thousand-year-old monster, even if the soil is shoveled away, there will still be invisible roots lurking, it is better to just send it out. Isn't it just a country?

Setting aside an area in the southern part of Congo for the Burrows family would hardly cause much loss to the empire;

What a country ultimately values ​​is strength, not reputation. Even if the Burrows family controls a small area without funds or an army, it will not be able to make a big improvement in a short period of time. On the contrary, with the full penetration of the empire's trade lines, the small area will Burrows' command eventually became an inescapable link in the interests of the empire.

With the help of the Burrows family's contact network, the imperial power can be more recognized in the inner sea area. The trick of using a chicken to lay an egg has been so sublime in His Majesty's hands that you can't see its true colors clearly.

the next day. A notice appears in the central square of the city in Lisbonto,

The common people who got up early in the morning gathered around the notice. It was about the punishment decision of the radical leader that had been rumored for a long time. Most of the common people in Putao did not know how to read. They gathered around the notice curiously, their eyes looking very enthusiastic. I looked at the portrait on the left side of this announcement with great interest.

"What does it say on it?" Some people looked at the notice up and down, very disappointed.

"Is that that guy?" Someone pointed at the image and asked in a cautious voice.

"Such a person should be beheaded!" Someone grinned. Usually when a character's profile picture appears on the notice, it is a precursor to beheading someone who is not abiding by the law.

"Is this a notice about beheading?" As soon as he talked about beheading, the citizens started to get excited and talked about how they beheaded seventeen common nobles in one go some time ago. It was a really satisfying event. , the civilians don’t care what those people with haggard faces but still shouting slogans before dying are shouting. What they are paying attention to is the executioner wearing a red pointed hat, who will wear it that day. They even made a bet on whether they would wear red leather pants or blue leather pants, whether they would use the "Death Roar" that was rumored to have beheaded a hundred people, or the "Frontal Bone Breaker" which was specially used to punish rebels. Will the prisoners on death row be so frightened that they wet their pants? Every time a human head spurts out from the headless chest like a squeezed tomato several meters away, the crowded crowd below will cheer.

"That was such a nostalgic day. I saw these people who used to be high and mighty, being hacked to death like dogs. I even sprinkled a piece of urine in a guy's mouth, and that guy could only open his mouth wide. . . . .

At this time, a carriage with noble decorations passed by not far away. A young nobleman with a pale face, who looked like he had been soaked in wine barrels all night and had been lapped by a hundred and eighty women, stepped out of the carriage. Half of the head poked out,

The strong smell of alcohol on his body showed that he had just come back from a party.

Since the empire stabilized the situation in Putao, the carnival of Putao nobles has entered a heated level. Many of them have made a lot of money in trade, and the status of Putao nobles has also rapidly improved among the countries.

The humble mentality of the nobles of small countries who used to be looked down upon by others suddenly erupted like a volcano.

They pursued the best wine and luxury goods, and held banquets one after another, with a typical mentality of nouveau riche.

"Oh?" The young noble glanced at the report, his body was sluggish for a moment, and he shouted in disbelief, "How is it possible that the guy is going to be handed over to Gang Feiren!" (To be continued..)