Realm of Power

He followed Fat Nian out of Lidastov's mansion with Kokili, with a strange look in his eyes as if he wanted to ask but didn't dare to ask. The fat man stopped at the street entrance in front.

South Street is one of the busiest streets for commerce in Zivadin. There are still shops with lights hanging late at night. Dots of firelight spread into the distance. Cargo carriages pass by on the smooth stone road, making a creaking sound.

The fat man turned around and said calmly, "Go on, I know you have something to ask me!"

Hu Keqili hesitated for a while and said doubtfully, "Sir, that is a large amount of goods. If we just hand it over to that gangster Lidastov like this, we are not at a huge loss! And Kyoto is our Brother Fan, why are we still here?" I want to use his hand to transport it to Kyoto! If this spreads out, wouldn’t it be a disgrace to our Samor?”

The fat man's eyes shone brightly and he smiled proudly, "You really think that batch of goods is so easy to get! According to a detailed inspection by the Supervision Department, except for some cotton clothes and cloth, most of the goods have not been shelled yet. Wheat seeds, with full grains and fine texture, are the most suitable Nawin wheat for sowing in Kyoto. Guess, who is smuggling these wheat seeds in Kyoto? Who is in urgent need of this batch of life-saving wheat seeds for cultivation this spring? Who needs food the most?”

Hu Keqili's face darkened and he fell into deep thought. After a while, he exclaimed, "It must be the royal family! The heavy snowstorm froze most of the wheat to death. They should be the ones in urgent need of wheat seeds. Spring grain farming is coming soon, but our material embargo will undoubtedly prevent them from getting wheat at all." If I were the royal family, the only way would be to smuggle wheat seeds from outside!"

"Haha! You're right! If you can think of this, it's not worth following me for so long." The fat man smiled, took the riding whip from the guard behind him, and got on the horse.

"Since they want it, we will give it to them. If they find other channels, it will be more troublesome.

I asked the black hands to transport these steamed and fumigated wheat seeds into Kyoto through smuggling channels. They are all wheat seeds that will not germinate. By the time the royal family reacted, the spring plowing season had long passed. After the sowing season, the entire Kyoto Hundreds of thousands of people will be without food this autumn.”

The fat man sneered a few times, "Haha! Don't they want to expand the army? Don't they want to restore the majesty of the royal family? Without food, I wonder what they will do! This matter is very involved. It not only involves the prestige of the Kyoto royal family, but also may The famine that caused the entire Kyoto cannot have anything to do with our Samour. It just happened to be carried by those greedy smugglers. Anyway, there would be no documents to check at that time. They couldn't say that it was us who were on our own territory. You still need to smuggle it!”

Hu Keqili suddenly realized it, and sighed with emotion, "As your opponent, what a tragedy for those big bosses and nobles in Kyoto! Who would have thought that not only would your Excellency be like a god of war on the battlefield, but he would also be like this?" humble twig Even a trivial matter, as long as it passes through the master's hands, can become a decisive factor in determining future life and death! Master Zhuo said that the decisive factor in the victory or defeat of the war is not the battlefield, but outside the battlefield, today my subordinates finally understood the meaning of the master's words. "

The fat man had a sarcastic smile on his face and raised the riding crop in his hand. "I don't know if you are taught or not, but your skills as a flatterer are getting better and better." The fat man waved to the guard behind him and said, "Let's go to the Supervision Department!" I believe they should have found out who was hoarding that batch of goods! "Leading the Guards Cavalry away in the wind and mist. The fat man was riding on the horse, followed by nearly a hundred Samor Guards in full mail armor. They stood on the hills outside Kyoto's Cresto City with a murderous look. In the distance In the morning mist, the towering city wall of Cresdo is vaguely visible, like a giant beast that breathes clouds and mist. Countless black spots come in and out from there. This is the heart of Vecia, the center of the upcoming storm.

In late March, this is the season when grass grows and eagles fly.

The fat man knew that the severe cold of winter had completely receded, and the green spring had returned to the entire land. Along with it, the ambition of the royal family could no longer be suppressed.

In March, the Kyoto royal family, which believed that its power had grown significantly, restored its old system and decided to hold a knightly competition on April 3rd that represented the royal family's glory and authority. As a memorial to this year’s spring plowing season. Invitations to this knight competition were sent to lords all over the country, and even Samor, who had never respected the tradition of knights, was no exception.

After recent foreign invasions and civil wars, bloody and murderous competitions, Wikiya has now shown a situation of intertwined competition among five forces. With the surrender of Dillens in the south and the destruction of House Tyr in the east,

In the east, south, and north-central part of the kingdom, with the exception of Kyoto Klesto, the war chess of the Samor Falcon is flying high,

After establishing a foothold in the eight northern counties of severe cold and dry conditions, the Stian Northern Duke family looked ambitiously towards the Midwest.

In the Battle of the Western Bazek Mountains in mid-March, the 23-year-old Stian Tuxa, the heir to the Stian family, used 5,000 northern heavy cavalry to defeat the 30,000 coalition troops of the Western Alliance and captured an important military fortress in the west. Molenburg, threatening the heart of the Western Alliance. Stian Tuxar's reputation was unparalleled for a time, and he was hailed as the next great actor after Fatty Samour.

In the Moorhausk area where the royal family of Wikiya secretly gave the Myrdians, a Duke family of Moorhausk with a Myrdian background is rising. With the support of two heavy military groups in Miao Erdian. Captured the important mountain town of Sargeburg from the Kugits, and even outshone Samour, who had defeated the Zuowei King.

It was the rapid and strong rise of these opponents in the west and north that made Fatty not panic and willing to take huge risks. Despite the exhaustion of the army and the natural disasters, he was still determined to clear out the Tire family behind him.

It turns out it’s worth it,

If the Tire family and the Kyoto royal family were to unite. Coupled with these northern forces who were eyeing Samor, the fat man created a situation that he had worked hard to create. I'm afraid it will soon turn into a pile of blood.

This time Fatty's entry to Beijing was opposed by most of Samor's officers, but after careful consideration, Fatty decided to go to Beijing. Before formally breaking with the royal family, any unwise behavior would make Samor an excuse for all forces to launch an attack. . Moreover, Samor cannot always fight alone. The way of joining forces is not inferior to fighting in the military. Finding a powerful northern ally is what Samor needs most now.

In order to make sufficient preparations, before entering Beijing, orders from the Samor Corps headquarters were issued frequently. The three main flag regiments of the Northern Army on the outskirts of Kyoto had issued first-level combat readiness, and the camp was advanced fifty miles to Cresdo. Once If there is a war, the troops can overwhelm the walls of Kyoto within half a day.

The 3,000-strong Longbow Banner Regiment composed of the Sanwa tribe of the Western Mountain Corps has stationed in Naren, an important town in the west of Kyoto. The main Sixth Banner Regiment and the 15,000-strong Eighth Banner Regiment can join the support battle to siege Kyoto at any time.

The 20,000 border guards in the northern territory of the legion have also issued a combat readiness order, ready to face any enemy who dares to invade. If a war breaks out in Kyoto, the northern border guards will be the first to face all possible attacks from external hostile forces. Only by stabilizing the northern line can the fat man enter Beijing with confidence.

In mid-March, Deacon Si Duhan of Kyoto reported secretly. The patriarch of the Stian family and the Duke of the North, Stian Kusai, entered the capital with a thousand escorts. The enemy of the Stian family and leader of the Western Alliance, the Marquis of Quint, led a dozen lords and an escort squadron and then entered the capital.

The mixed-blood Moorhausk family also sent people to Kyoto, accompanied by the unidentified Yin Erdian envoy. In late March, Kujit, who had just ended the war with Vikia, sent a congratulatory envoy. The special envoy of the Luode people asked the ancient marquis to come to Beijing.

As a landowner, Fatty Samour was the last one to arrive in Kyoto. The Fatty's visit to Kyoto this time was completely different from the last time he sneaked into Kyoto. This time he entered the capital openly and in the name of the Southern Governor. In addition to hundreds of elite guards behind him, there were also The Thousand Guardsmen who have returned to Kyoto, Samoor will return to Kyoto with a strong attitude this time

With the sound of horse hooves, the fat man led the guards towards the gate of Kyoto. The guards guarding the gate raised their heads. Although I have seen too many big names during this period. From lords to envoys, there are always more than a dozen people passing by every day,

But he was still startled by the strange group of cavalry arriving in front of him. The uniform silver armor stung people's eyes, and the horses' heads were tall and strong. They were not comparable to those self-proclaimed cavalry dwarf horses in the cavalry camp. The cavalry's eyes were sharp. Abnormal, exuding an indescribable sense of depression. It's like I'm facing an unbreakable iron wall.

When his eyes fell on the weird long-handled sword with a unique shape on the waist of the cavalry, he couldn't help but tremble in his heart, "Samor Guards sword!"

The guard's eyes were full of fear. As a Kyoto native who was so close to Samor, he was familiar with the deeds of this legendary force. He never thought that he would have the opportunity to encounter this "Death" force.

"My lord, please show me your pass!" the guard said respectfully and cautiously. Behind him were hundreds of archers waiting in formation, except for a crack in the city gate in the middle for people to enter and exit. All other city gates are closed. On the wide moat, there is only one wooden bridge lowered, and the other wooden bridges are hanging high. It is completely in a state of war preparation. The Samor Army's assault capability is famous throughout the continent, and the conservatives in Kyoto do not dare to be careless.

Since the Kyoto Protection Order, the defense of Kyoto City Gate has been raised to a combat readiness level, and all persons passing through need a Kyoto Castle Guard Pass. This is actually a desperate measure used by conservatives to attack business associations.

This is how conservatives are meant to express themselves. Even if you have the Samor Pass and don't have the Kyoto Pass, you can't even try to bring the goods in. This policy has indeed fundamentally accelerated the disintegration of the Kyoto United Chamber of Commerce. Even old foxes like Duke Jones had to leave Kyoto sadly, but the consequences of this policy are also obvious. Due to the decline in trade, Kyoto's newly restored prosperity was like a flash in the pan. Coupled with the embargo imposed by the Samor army, prices in Kyoto were extremely low. Even many small and medium-sized aristocratic families fell into a difficult situation. For the conservatives to retreat to this kind of The whole of Kyoto was filled with resentment over the lock-down of the city.