Realm of Power

In the thirty-meter-wide office of the Imperial Red Palace, the fat man pressed the bell on the desk with his finger. The door of the office was pushed open. Four tall, sweet-looking palace maids in white skirts walked in and put the empty boxes on the table. After putting the dishes away, he respectfully walked backwards and left the office, closing the office door from the outside.

"The New Year's Eve party has been held, and the empire has no intention of letting the Yelu family go south. When are you going to return to China?" The fat man looked at Yelu Hongtai, an old fox with an unsatisfied expression.

"Your Majesty is really good at joking, do you still allow me to go back?" Yelu Hongtai inadvertently curled the corner of his mouth with disdain, full of mockery. Who has seen a dog-beating bun come back!

"If you don't go back, why don't you stay in the Imperial Capital to retire? There's no Bixiang Palace in Bixiang in Central Asia. It's spacious and luxurious, with glazed yellow tiles, resplendent, and a large group of beauties waiting on it. Maybe in a few years there will be a bunch of Yelv Qi Yeguang's younger brothers. It’s hard for my sister to say, do you think the empire has the spare money to do this?” The fat man looked at him with a smile on his face. The old fox just took advantage of the Imperial Chamber of Commerce. He really wants to be the hero of the grassland that has been teleported for a hundred years!

"Your Majesty really...let me go back?"

Under the fat man's gaze, Yelu Hongtai had a look of disbelief on his face. He suddenly woke up from his drunken state. His eyes were gleaming. Thinking of the gaffe he had just shown in front of the emperor, his face turned pale and his voice became slightly hoarse. Shit, don't look at Yelu Hongtai's relaxed expression. In fact, coming to the Imperial Capital this time is a narrow escape.

In this life, he may be kept under house arrest as a hostage until death. From now on he will never be able to see the scenery of Central Asia or smell the intoxicating fragrance of green grass on the prairie. But at this moment, the emperor was clearly issuing an order to expel the guests. How could it be possible? How could the emperor let him go? Taking hostages is a common practice of the grassland royal court, which has lasted for thousands of years. Yelu Hongtai believes that the current Yelu Dynasty is already a vassal state of the empire. As a vassal state, it is normal to provide hostages to the suzerain state. Looking at the Yelu Dynasty, except Who else is the most suitable for Yelu Hongtai?

It is precisely because of this determination that he, Yelu Hongtai, dared to contact the major chambers of commerce in the empire on the first day he arrived in the imperial capital. The emperor was unhappy. Anyway, he was willing to risk everything. He was not even afraid of the emperor anymore. Why was he still afraid of intimidation from several large imperial chambers of commerce? Only with a willing heart can we successfully quell the empire's voice for the Yelu family to move south, break the biggest bottleneck restricting the Yelu family's financial resources, and achieve a huge breakthrough that completely smashes the monopoly of several major imperial chambers of commerce. Yelu Hongtai no longer cares about what will happen to him.

If they fight to the death and win, the Yelu Dynasty will be able to get rid of the hands of the Imperial Chamber of Commerce around their necks. I dare not say that they will soar into the sky, but at least they will get a future for the Yelu family! Otherwise, under the exploitation of several major chambers of commerce in the empire, even if the Yelu Dynasty can continue, resistance will inevitably break out in various grassland tribes within ten years. Where will the Yelu Dynasty go from then?

If he loses, he, Yelu Hongtai, is already an old man, with a broken body and a miserable life. How could a prairie man ever be afraid of death?

For the prairie people, what is instilled in them from birth is that the souls of the brave will return to the embrace of the Immortal Heaven, where the prairie warriors can enjoy all the beautiful things in the world, the best horses, the most beautiful women, the sharpest The scimitar is the sharpest bow and arrow, so death is a long-cherished wish for the grassland people, not a fear. Yelu Hongtai was able to achieve such achievements in his life. From the Beiwangting family Nu, who became the founder of the Yelu Dynasty, was once only one step away from the royal court. He dominated the imperial capital and commanded all the grassland tribes. Hundreds of thousands of grassland rangers had the momentum to sweep through Central Asia. When the Yelu family was the most powerful, they Even several major allies of the North King's Court have abandoned the North King's Court and joined the Yelu family's camp. Although they have suffered setbacks, they are still the real Yelu dynasty. What else does Yelu Hongtai have to be dissatisfied with!

He, Yelu Hongtai, risked his own life and came to the imperial capital alone. In order to prevent the Yelu family from being involved in the whirlpool of the Zhongbia War again, he did not hesitate to risk offending the emperor. At the same time, he also took advantage of the opportunity to break the monopoly of the imperial merchants who were pressing down on various grassland ministries. Yelu Hongtai Hongtai can imagine that if such news spreads back, the Yelu Dynasty will inevitably If the momentum increases again, not only can they return to their original position, but they can also make further progress. Although the grassland tribe has a very practical style, whoever can lead them into Central Asia and who can bring them mountains of wealth, The tribes in the grassland follow whoever they want, but the people in the grassland respect the heroes the most!

The Yelu family could not become a real grassland royal court, but Yelu Hongtai did such a shocking move. Even though he did not become the Khan King, his reputation will last forever! What's more, Yelu Hongtai has caused such a turmoil in the Imperial Capital, and it is impossible to leave! , In fact, Yelu Hongtai knew very well that he was actually the same as Roubaozi beating a dog. Even if it got into his mouth, he could still run away?

What a person the Emperor is! Back then, the Northern Royal Court was destroyed by one hand. If he did such a thing, even if he would not be executed for the sake of his daughter's face, he would be imprisoned for life. He, Yelu Hongtai, had really given up everything before he dared to take advantage of his drunkenness. Asked whether the death of Yeluguda, the emperor who seemed to be immortal in the hearts of the grassland tribes, was arranged by the emperor himself? The emperor denied it, Yelu Hongtai would have no regrets in his life!

However, the emperor of the empire issued an expulsion order to himself... It was a bolt from the blue!

If it weren't for the fact that there was no deceit in the emperor's black pupils, Yelu Hongtai would have thought that the other party just didn't want the imperial capital to be stained with blood, and placed people in the middle of the way to save him. He couldn't figure it out, and he came here to be a hostage. He gave away his life, even left his last words, and was prepared to leave this life behind, but the empire didn’t want him. It was so shocking, and he was so confused! "Why, it's okay if you don't want to leave. The annual pension of 1 million imperial gold must be paid by Yelu's family!" The fat man looked at Yelu Hongtai's face with a combination of weird, astonishment, surprise, shock and other expressions, and he stood blankly. There was a wooden stake there, and I was afraid that my heart would collapse when I thought of this grassland hero. , couldn't help but smile and said, "The Yelu dynasty is in dire straits and is really unable to pay such a huge sum of money. I'd better return to Zhongbia to retire! Your Majesty, there's no need to give it away, I'll leave now!" Yelu Hongtai's old face The first time he became famous, he almost ran away like his butt was on fire. He was really afraid that the emperor would regret it. It is Yelu Hongtai's nature to act according to the opportunity and follow the trend. Otherwise, he would not have been driven south from Onnatso by the empire, nor would he have been forced to hide in the Imperial Capital by the four Fengtai tribes. Of course, the fat man would have seen through it long ago. This old fox’s bottom line has been broken.” In the end, it’s better not to die or not to die! You Yelu Hongtai is not the kind of man who wants to bang his head against a rock! "The fat man sighed. The sun was shining brightly outside the window. The midday sun in spring fell on the office floor through the glass. The fat man took a deep breath and glanced at the table. He placed a report from the Intelligence Department with a look of solemnity on his face.

The war in the south is not ideal! The New Year's Eve party is over, but the war in the south is about to begin, and the eye of the storm will eventually break out there. Even Fatty can't fully grasp it. After all, the distance is too far, and it takes seven days to deliver a message. In eight days, the fat man was preparing to go south to Lisbon after the New Year's Eve party. In addition to meeting the Crown Prince Carisu, it was also because he wanted to personally take charge of the war going south!

At this time, instead of detaining Yelu Hongtai in the Imperial Capital and arousing the suspicion of Yelu Qiyeguang, it is better to put this old fox back.

At least this old fox did one thing right, that is, in order to break the monopoly of the major chambers of commerce in the empire, he opened the entire Yelu Dynasty region to the major chambers of commerce in the empire with the determination of a strong man, and granted tax exemption to the major chambers of commerce in the empire for one year. , you can imagine that this year Within one year, the major chambers of commerce in the empire will swarm into the territory of the Yelu family. Within one year, it will be enough to completely connect the economic lifeline of the Yelu family with the empire. This is enough. Whether or not Yelu Hongtai is detained as a hostage is not a problem. It's not a big deal,

What's more, these agreements were signed by Yelu Hongtai. The entry of so many imperial chambers of commerce will inevitably cause huge fluctuations. If Yelu Hongtai, the former head of the family, is not personally in charge, there will be a lot of resistance within the Yelu family. Let this old fox go. Going back is far better than being forced to be a mascot here!

The empire deployed troops on two fronts. In the middle line, Reposti moved south from the front line of the Order State. It faced a combined army of more than 250,000 people from the three southern countries, and the opponent's military strength was still increasing.

On the western front, although Salton's 120,000 imperial troops defeated the Royal Capital of Kalisu, it was not easy. The 100,000 troops of the Kingdom of Kalisu in the Southern Wilderness would definitely attack the royal capital, and those behind Kalisu Due to the shortcomings of the imperial intelligence on the Martin Fang Kingdom, there is no very specific news until now.

I just know that the person in charge of Martin Liya’s side is a middle-aged nobleman nicknamed White Fox.

Regarding this white fox, there are quite few records in the investigation of the Imperial Intelligence Department, but it is enough to make people feel frightened. The war that angered Emperor Gangfei to launch the southward expedition to Feize was the masterpiece of this white fox. If it hadn't been for that In this war, the empire may not be able to expand so quickly, and Gang is not the emperor. He would suddenly die suddenly in his prime middle age, and in the end the young king would succeed to the throne, paving the way for the rapid decline of the Gangfei Empire. According to what Crown Prince Martin Liga said, it took the Carisu royal family several years to The plan to advance northward without hesitation and risking one's life was also the work of this white fox!

This is amazing, other people can’t see it, how could the fat guy not see it?

This is simply killing two birds with one stone! If Crown Prince Martin Liga hadn't betrayed the Calisu people, Calisu might have succeeded in marching north during the Empire's annual meeting, which would have meant that the empire would have received reports of the invasion of Feize's southern vassal states during the annual meeting. News, this is a fierce attack on the emperor in front of the forces of the entire continent. With the face of the country, and the deliberately bad behavior of the special envoys of the four countries in the imperial capital, even I would definitely be annoyed and force hundreds of thousands of troops on the west coast to rush south to attack the Kingdom of Carisu. Once such an order is really issued, The imperial army of hundreds of thousands will inevitably be defeated in the Kalisu dense forest area.

According to Salton's description of the Kalisu dense forest area, the dense forests in the Kalisu area are full of poisonous insects, as well as various poisonous weeds and flowers. Even most of the water sources cannot be used. Once diseases in the military are caused, they cannot be controlled. The situation is completely impossible for outsiders who are unfamiliar with it.

The time designed by the other party was that after the Imperial Army defeated the Kalisu army that invaded the southern part of Feize, it happened to be the hottest summer in the Kalisu dense forest. It was inevitable that the army would march in without adequate preparations. The consequence is bound to be a disastrous failure! Even Salton, a former famous Nord general known for his calmness and prudence, is extremely sure of this, which shows how unfavorable Salton is about the imperial army entering the Kalisu Forest! This shows how harsh the environment of the Kalisu Forest is!

This is why the White Fox seems to be helping the Kalisu people, but in fact it is turning the empire and the Kalisu people into prey in its plan, and especially setting a trap for itself, otherwise the four envoys would not take the risk to come. The cause of the riot in the Imperial Capital was that the emperor himself, without understanding the special terrain of the Kalisu area, ordered the imperial troops on the west coast to go south for revenge.

The Martin Fang Kingdom only needs to wait and see what happens, and it can easily destroy the empire and the Calisu people, just like it made the Gangfei Empire and the Feize Kingdom suffer a bloody blow. What the White Fox wants is the full strength of the empire. Attack the Kalisu people and consume the empire's military strength on the west coast in the Kalisu jungle.

And even if Carisu can win in the end, it will definitely be a tragic victory.

When the time comes, the Kingdom of Martin's Fang will send troops into the Kalisu battlefield. Not only will it be able to enjoy the benefits of being a fisherman, but it will also occupy the entire Kingdom of Kalisu, which was regarded as a national humiliation by Martin's Fang 80 years ago. , captured the Feize area, and two years after the Civil War, under the aggressive power of the empire, completed a magnificent turn that stunned the entire continent! This should be what the white fox planned, but it was a pity that it was destroyed by the crown prince of his kingdom! "Martin Sharptooth...White Fox!"

The fat man muttered to himself, closed the information in his hand, stood up, took off the clothes from the hanger, walked to the door of the office, opened the door and ordered to the guard captain on duty outside, "Get ready, I'm going to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs." "Yes." "Your Majesty," the Imperial Guards replied respectfully and quickly turned around to prepare. Ten minutes later, the fat man boarded a black carriage parked downstairs in the office. Under the escort of two teams of Imperial Guards cavalry on tall war horses, the black carriage Cross the long bridge in front of the Red Palace

The imperial capital next to the sea is very obvious for spring. As the warm and intoxicating April wind blows away the crimson flowers on both sides of the streets and alleys of the imperial capital overnight, the entire imperial capital is suddenly shrouded in pink, and the long bridge There are also crimson flower trees on both sides.

The fat man opened the curtain of the carriage and glanced out the window. The wind blowing from the long bridge blew on his face and neck, which seemed to have the slightest coolness, making people feel extremely refreshing.