Realm of Power

"Has Scarlet Rui set off already? She hasn't caused any trouble for you, has she?" The emperor picked up the glass filled with red wine on the table and shook it in his hand. He looked at the red color swaying in the glass. His eyes flickered and he raised his head. , his eyes hesitantly fell on a patch of crimson flowers outside the window.

"Miss Crimson Rui must have received the order from Sister Naqing, so she is very cooperative with us. She should be arriving at Esma at this moment. It has been eleven days since the Sunrise Chamber of Commerce was established. In addition to the need for the person in charge of the chamber of commerce to personally go to Lisbon to entrust business During the alliance's meeting, Miss Crimson Rui stayed at Sunrise Castle the rest of the time, and she didn't go out once during this time, and we did the same when we came to Esma this time! Invited in the name of the Esma branch, Miss Crimson Rui should not know that Your Majesty is also in Esma." Sokutus Daili smiled slightly at the corner of her pretty mouth. Regarding the entanglement between the emperor and this Miss Crimson family, who is the top official in the entire empire? I don’t know, Mao Monaqing, as the first princess, has protected this young lady of the Crimson family under her command over the years. It can be said to be an extremely clever move. Otherwise, the emperor’s exception this time would not have been made.

"That's fine. This time I suddenly separated the Crimson Family from Mao Mona Qing. I'm afraid this young lady will scold me in her heart." The emperor turned around from the window and said with a wry smile, "The Crimson Family After all, we are from a famous Nord family, so we will stay here for a long time. Being around Na Qing, I'm afraid she will also arouse the jealousy of many people, and the sensitive identity of the Crimson family is destined not to be recognized by the Nord faction. I thought about it, and it is only more appropriate to arrange her with you. , I’m just going to cause you trouble."

"Your Majesty, you don't have to think so, and if Miss Crimson doesn't leave the Imperial Palace, I'm afraid her whole life will be wasted in the Imperial Palace!" Sokutus Dailan's beautiful face showed a rare sense of seriousness. Come, under the emperor’s surprised gaze, Sokutus Stellan’s expression Wei Hong said with a cold voice, "Your Majesty, you don't have to be so surprised. In fact, Crimson Rui's situation is similar to mine. Both are destined to be impossible to get the title of princess, so I feel even more. Compared to Crimson Rui in the Imperial Palace, , instead of being jealous, I feel more pity.”

"I'm lucky. His Majesty has favored me. He has never looked down on me because of my low talents. Instead, he has constantly entrusted me with important tasks. He is the Thirteen Deacon of the Imperial Business Alliance and the general manager of the Imperial Bank. He is one of the best in the Empire's business community. Your Majesty did not give me the position of princess, but gave me the power and dignity that are not inferior to any other princess.

As Sokutus Stellan spoke, there was a hint of undisguised excitement on his face. His voice paused before continuing, "But Crimson Red Rui was different. At first, he was ruined because of His Majesty. Later, although he became the captain of the imperial palace guard, he seemed to be in a good position. , In fact, I have gained nothing in these years, neither can I become His Majesty's princess, nor can I enter the imperial world like Miss Bonnie, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Princess Maumo does not seem to be suitable for this person who was born as a Nord military minister. A former Nord female general? A woman's good years only last a few years. If Crimson Red Rui continues to stay in the imperial palace for a few more years, she will really just grow old. "I believe Princess Maumo will agree to your Majesty's request this time. This is also taken into consideration in the request, which further shows Her Royal Highness’s mind!” Sokutus Stellan said in a slight voice, “And even I have to admit that Her Highness Mao Mo’s investment vision is far more accurate. I, at the beginning, tried my best The crimson family is indeed the one who best understands His Majesty's nature. "My nature?" The emperor touched his nose with his finger and showed a strange look on his face. The woman who always admired him said this, even if he was as shameless as a city. Behind the wall, the corner of his mouth was stiff, and he was a little embarrassed. What Sokutus Dailan meant by this was obviously that he was lustful. Mao Monaqing protected the Scarlet Family, but he was actually helping him raise women. "His Majesty's nature is to be too talkative. Friendship, rely on Conspiracy and trickery can lead to nowhere, but friendship can be used to easily pry it open. "Sokutusdili took a deep breath and looked at the emperor with burning eyes." Are you talking about Mao Monaqing's personal visit to Lisbon? Mona Qinglai Lisi This is what I asked for. How could the six major chambers of commerce choose to give it a try without revealing the strength of the Lisbon Government? "

The fat man turned around and came to the window. He glanced at the crimson trees in Esma City outside the window, which were like a pink cloud. He said with a stern expression, "Lisbonto's ban on military forces is about to be lifted. If Lisbonto in Tiernarant Without a strong support behind the government, the military forces will inevitably make a comeback. Looking at the entire empire, the only person who can stop the imperial army, except me, is the number one Princess Mao Monaqing, because Mao Monaqing is the leader of the Wikiya faction, and among the military factions, the most powerful is the Wikiya faction, and Mao Monaqing is the head of the Imperial Ministry of Internal Affairs, these two The identity just ensures that the military forces will not be hostile to Lisbon, and it can also ensure the normal implementation of the empire's internal affairs. "I'm afraid your Majesty doesn't know that the entire Imperial Capital is said to be in chaos now!"

Sokutus Stellan looked at the emperor's back and sighed hesitantly. Princess Maumo came to Lisbon in person, and during the sensitive period after the Governor's Palace in Lisbon was able to withstand the pressure of the Congolese Northern Army, as the Imperial Ministry of Internal Affairs The general manager, Mao Monaqing, not only visited Lisbon Tor in an upright manner and won the favor of Lisbon Tor's wealthy businessmen, but also personally evaluated the government affairs of Lisbon Tor Governor's Palace and gave it the highest level of recognition.

Almost in front of the entire empire, he told all the forces trying to peek into Lisbonto's government that Tiernalant was his own, Lisbonto was covered by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and even the military had to retreat in the end. !

This is definitely the first time that the first princess of the empire, who has always been a gentle image to the outside world, is so strong, and the strong point is Lisbonto, who has been regarded as the emperor's inverse figure by the entire empire's top brass! For the entire empire's upper echelons, it was definitely an invisible earthquake. Do you know how many powerful people have suffered a lot of bloodshed in Lisbon’s penalty area?

The place where the powerful adjutant of the empire once suffered defeat, the place where the emperor's beloved concubine once lost all face and heartache, but the first princess is safe and sound. This is so shocking that the entire empire's top officials regard it as a forbidden area. Lisbonto, whoever comes and who dies is Lisbonto. The first princess made a very powerful move and was not punished by the emperor.

With this alone, the reputation of the First Princess Mao Monaqing was even higher in the empire, and she established her position as empress.

The aftermath of this incident is still brewing in the Imperial Palace. Some changes occurred in the Imperial Palace. The young lady from the Crimson Family, who had always been regarded as a confidant by the Imperial Princess, disappeared without a trace after the Princess returned from her southern tour. No one knew who she was. Where did the lady go? But for those imperial dignitaries who are not qualified to know the inside story, the vacancy of the imperial palace guard captain is really before their eyes.

For many imperial dignitaries who want to squeeze into the center of the empire's power, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. They have glory, wealth, and a family for hundreds of years. The captain of the imperial palace's guard does not seem to be a big position, but it is also the imperial palace. Ah, the guard captain is the position in the imperial palace that is most directly related to the ten princesses. Being related to the ten princesses is equivalent to being related to 80% of the powerful people in the empire! As well as the web behind these factions and dignitaries, the Wikiya faction, the Reedian faction, the Dorok faction, the Nord faction, and the East and West courts of the grassland. Once recognized by these factions, what a talisman this is.

Even just getting the approval of one or two of the princesses can guarantee the family's prosperity for at least several decades, and the biggest bonus is naturally that the emperor, who has a reputation for lust, can be sent to the imperial palace. Naturally, they are all the most outstanding women in each family. If they are lucky, who can guarantee that the ten princesses will not become the eleventh princess, the twelve princesses or something like that.

In the face of this huge opportunity, who cares where the previous imperial palace guard captain has gone?

It would be better not to tell the emperor about this kind of thing, and she also believed that the emperor would just roll his eyes at this kind of thing and transfer a new imperial palace guard captain. If he had to weigh this kind of thing personally, the emperor would be afraid. I’m already exhausted! Just like who cares about the fight between ants on the roadside, it’s just the emperor. These powerful people from the major factions are just ants! What the emperor is considering is the situation on the mainland and the strangulation of the war thousands of miles away. "Your Majesty, Miss Crimson's carriage has entered the city gate." The voice of an imperial guard reported outside the office door, "Well, I understand!" "

The fat man turned around from the window. The large crimson flowers outside the window were like a pink cloud. Through the window, he could see the towering top of Mount Bikilia, the second highest peak in southern Congo. You could faintly see the white snow that had not yet melted. Covered, at the foot of the mountain is a crimson town. The majesty shows a bit of life atmosphere. A winding mountain road extending from the town gradually disappears deep into the mountains.

White smoke floats in the air, and white birds in the forest at the foot of the mountain flutter into the sky. During the Congo Empire, Bikilia Peak was always regarded as the national mountain of the Congo Empire. The huge altitude blocked the Congo Empire. The communication between the south and the Barrow region in Central Europe is also regarded by the Congo Empire as the dividing line between southern Congo and the Kingdom of Rila among the Barrow countries in Central Europe.

And now, the empire has annexed Congo and Africa and unified the Barrow countries in Central Europe. In order to travel from southern Congo to the Barrow region in Central Europe as quickly as possible, the empire's merchants spontaneously built this trade road across the mountains, and this trade road connected to the city. The end point is Port Esma, the largest military port in the inland sea area of ​​the former Congolese Empire, which is surrounded by a crescent moon.

Densely packed imperial ships were docked in the port, and the forest-like masts were like a white forest area erected on the blue sea of ​​Esma Port. However, these imperial ships docked in the port did not fly the imperial navy flag, but the imperial navy flag. bank gold Libra, this is the fleet of the Imperial Bank, and the imperial fleet gathered outside Esma City is actually not the regular army of the empire, but the bank flag force of the Imperial Bank. "I'll go summon them," Sokutus Dai Lan smiled charmingly at the corner of the emperor's mouth, turned around and walked towards the office. Outdoors, the Imperial Bank Flag Troops, as direct thugs of the Imperial Bank, have grown to a strength of 80,000 people after more than two years of expansion. Although they are not regular troops, they are equivalent to the Imperial Flag Troops in Barrow, South Europe. However, in the past two years, Commander-in-Chief of the Reichsbank Flag Troop There has always been a vacancy. In the past, she, Sokutus Stellan, might not have known the emperor's plan, but now, the emperor has transferred Crimson Rui, and is about to bring the Sunrise Chamber of Commerce to the forefront, and has mobilized 20 million imperial funds. , just for a mere six chambers of commerce, how is that possible!

From Mount Esma to the east is Central Europe Barrow! How could the emperor not retaliate against the farce of the Central Europe Barrow countries at the Imperial Annual Meeting? The Empire's direct military action would easily cause a backlash from the countries, but if it was just the behavior of the Imperial Bank, that would be another matter. Those Central Europe Barrow countries are all in debt. The emperor asked him to secretly assemble 40,000 Imperial Bank flag troops, and now he has transferred the Scarlet brothers and sisters who were born as Nordic military officials. Even a fool knows what the emperor is going to do!