Realm of Power

"Clang clang clang!"

The sound of bells outside the window woke up Si Green. He glanced around the room in confusion. Outside the half-open window, he could see the cross-spire clock tower. The hands and minutes overlapped. The bright light made the clock tower look particularly bright and blue. There were only a few silky clouds floating in the sky, and the dazzling midday sun made Si Green's eyes narrow into a thin line.

He subconsciously raised his right hand to cover it, and suddenly there was a biting pain. Si Green couldn't help but make a sound of pain, and then he saw that the palm of his right hand was wrapped like a rice dumpling. Si Green's mouth was filled with bitterness, Xia Tian It represents violence, swiftness, and excessive enthusiasm. No matter whether you can bear it or not, it is inevitable.

The Falcon Emperor is now like the blazing sun dominating the earth, standing in front of the window glass with his hands behind his back, like the scorching sun scorching everything in the sky, dominating the world!

"Your Majesty, that map..." Siglin's voice was hoarse as he wanted to confirm something.

"Burn it, what you saw." The emperor turned around noncommittally and glanced disdainfully at the corner of his mouth. "No matter what you think, I think that kind of thing should not be left in this world. To be honest, you should It is very clear that it is impossible for the empire to truly hand over the Blue Chamber of Commerce to you. You should have already made some plans when you took out the map, otherwise you will be too disappointed for me."

"Well, to be honest, His Highness Sam's situation is very dangerous now. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is on the verge of life and death. I believe that His Majesty already knows what happened at the Martin Riya Conference. The lords who were originally on His Highness Sam's side , are now beginning to fluctuate. Due to the constraints of the secret agreement, they dare not blatantly express their support for the abolition of His Highness Sam, but maintaining a silent and neutral attitude is in itself supporting the Sam family, and at the same time testing the bottom line of the empire."

Si Green glanced at the silent emperor, sighed and said, "If there is no response from the empire this time, then next time, no one will be able to obey the empire's orders. If these lords are lost, With overt and covert support, Sam Tamara who is still in the Harvey-occupied area will be directly eliminated by the Sam forces."

"Is that why?" The emperor's black sword eyebrows frowned slightly.

The attitude of Martin Liya's domestic lords towards the secret treaty is also changing. This is human nature. The previous secret treaty was signed due to the situation. On that day, when the imperial army pressed hard, the lords were already in disarray. All they were thinking about was what to do. Only in order to go back alive, there is no intention to continue fighting. If you don't sign, you will be ganged up by other lords. As for Gong, he would be regarded as an abandoned son by everyone and be eaten alive by the imperial army. But it is different now. He has returned to Martin Liya safely, and there is no pressure from the imperial army behind him. Moreover, each of them holds Martin Liya and there are many in the country. There are so many heavy soldiers, and you still want to make these lords surrender with a secret agreement, how is it possible!

The emperor naturally had other trump cards, but just because of this little thing, Siglin felt helpless. Then the Siglin in front of him really disappointed the emperor.

"Does your Majesty have other arrangements?" Seeing the coldness in the emperor's eyes, Si Green suddenly trembled in his heart. After asking this question, he immediately felt regretful.

Who is the emperor? With unparalleled strategies, he swept across the war-torn Nordic Barro in just a few years, and then took over the Central European Barro and the Eastern Istan Empire. Such a monarch is no longer useful. It can be described as a once-in-a-hundred-year encounter. Military invincibility has proven that anyone who wants to The idea of ​​​​competing with the emperor in the military is self-defeating. Si Green once believed that no one could stop Martin Liya's fierceness. With all the strength of Martin Liya, the southern powerful Kingdom of Harvey could only After holding on for two months and ceding half of its territory, the Order State only resisted for one month before being defeated in the Holy Capital.

However, in front of the emperor, an unknown river ended the prosperity of Martin Liya. The hundreds of thousands of Martin Liya's most powerful cavalry were defeated miserably, and then they used a secret agreement to pull back all the Martin Liya lords who fled back. After boarding the ship of the Empire, there were rumors from the outside world that the Empire was going south. Regarding such rumors, Si Green could only smile bitterly, Going south? Do you still need it? The lords who now control half of Martin Liya's military strength are already the empire's matchmakers. Even he, who rose to fame in the Holy Land War and was regarded as a hero by Martin Liya in the country, is still in the hands of the emperor. A chess piece to hold on to

How could the number one person in mainland China have no backup plan?

The ambition of the empire is definitely not just as simple as controlling the domestic situation of Martin Liya. The emperor's grasp of people's hearts is really so strong that it is despairing.

"It's not really any other arrangement, it's just a little guarantee that the contract won't be betrayed."

The emperor grinned and seemed unwilling to reveal more. It was impossible to get the Martinliya lords to work for the empire relying on a secret agreement, but if the major Martinliya lords were involved for commercial interests, Entering the empire's large network, the resistance you will encounter will be much smaller, especially now in Martin's country, the desire for external supplies has reached an explosive level.

The evacuation of the Blue Chamber of Commerce has resulted in no items being shipped out of the Martin Fang Kingdom for three months. Even if the Harvey Kingdom and the Order Country plundered mountains of gold, silver, jewelry, and various luxury goods, they could not sell them. It’s not as useful as a bag of grain. Why did the El tribe so happily agree to the empire’s sky-high ransom? The crown prince and various The importance of the great lord is one reason, and there is another reason, which is because the Il tribe found that the loot they plundered cannot be sold at all. Now the empire is willing to let the Il tribe pay a ransom, and it also agrees that the Il tribe can In this redemption event, the Il tribe was naturally willing to purchase a large amount of supplies from the imperial market.

They plundered two big southern countries in a row. No matter how good the things are, they are worthless in large quantities. Everyone broke out. As a result, there was an overflow of gold and silver. The prices of various materials on the market were ridiculously high. For those who have always For the Martinliya people living in the prairie, how did they know that there is a thing called inflation in the world, let alone that inflation would come to Martinliya. The market that was originally only supported by plunder collapsed.

A large amount of gold was shipped back to the country, and everyone was rich. Even ordinary soldiers made a lot of money. According to previous standards, it was enough to live for two hundred years. Of course, the premise is that there is something to buy. ! The first people to discover this kind of crisis were the high-level nobles who had huge amounts of gold and silver in their hands. These high-level nobles immediately bought up all the materials they could before the market had time to react. As a result, they waited until the small nobles behind them. and civilians discovered that a crisis had broken out After that, there was nothing to sell, even if there was money, the whole market was empty, the Martinliya people were not engaged in production, and the empire had blocked all trading channels. The goods on the market now are all the previous stocks. If you sell a little, you will get a little less. What’s the use of holding gold and silver in your hands now?

The situation at Martin Liya’s domestic conference is the best proof.

The lords who originally supported Sam Tamara, just because the Sam tribe originally intended to share the materials of the Blue Chamber of Commerce, regardless of the risk of offending the empire, immediately changed the direction of the trend. This shows the extent of Martin Liya's domestic material crisis.

"Whoever can get more supplies will get the support of other lords." The reason why the Martin Liya Conference was held in advance was because Sam Tamara asked the empire to release the Il crown prince and all Martin Liya. Prisoners of war, and according to the previous promise of the Il tribe, the Il tribe must give up their position to the royal family in advance,

Si Green paused and smiled bitterly, "It's ironic to say that the person who accomplished this impossible task was His Highness Young Sam. However, at this conference, the Sam clan announced the cancellation of the Sam Tower. His Highness, Young Highness Mara, wants the Yi people to abide by their previous promises, which is extremely shameless. His Highness, Young Highness Sam, is indeed on the verge of life and death. Without the support of other lords, His Highness may end up in the conference. On that day, he will be executed secretly."

Si Green had to take the risk and come in person. He originally thought it was a sure thing. The emperor must be interested in power, and the emperor would definitely love the sacred map. When the time comes, he can use this in exchange to win the Blue Chamber of Commerce from the emperor. This alone was enough to change the current unfavorable situation. Unexpectedly, the emperor dismissed the rumored sacred map and even threw it directly into the fire.

Si Green believed in his eyes. The emperor was definitely not pretending or playing hard to get, but he really had no interest at all. The country was short of supplies. He did not believe that the emperor could not see it. And the piece of information revealed by the emperor just now was even more... Si Green's original intention of struggling was gone. The emperor clearly said that there was definitely more than Sam Tamara in Martin's force. If Si Green thought that he could threaten the empire with this, he would be looking for death. !

"It is impossible for the empire to give you the right to purchase materials, just like the control of the Blue Chamber of Commerce." The emperor glanced at Si Green's gray face, and his tone finally became looser.

"Then His Highness Young Sam is dead. The empire has paid so much, but it is in vain." Siglin's face became increasingly gray. The emperor's words made him feel desperate, but there was still a trace of luck in his heart. He believed in the empire. The emperor should not be willing to suffer a loss

"You've been in Feishan for three days. Anyway, it's difficult to come to the north of the Inland Sea. So let's take a walk and take a look. There may be other ways." The emperor raised his hand with a hint and looked towards There were densely packed shop signs on the street outside the window, and he said with a smile, "Fei Shan was once extremely short of supplies, but now you can still see a little lack of supplies. Since Fei Shan can do it, there is no reason why you can't."

Si Green's body shuddered and his head suddenly lifted up. He seemed to have thought of something, and couldn't help but reveal surprise on his face. "Your Majesty, you mean that we can smuggle supplies to Feishan?" Feishan is now a smuggler. Paradise, it is said that the governor of Feishan was once an important minister of the empire and a confidant of the emperor. After arriving in Feishan, he opened the door to smuggling and vigorously promoted the gambling industry.

In just a few months, the coastal city of Feishan, which was on the verge of death, was suddenly transformed into a bustling place that never sleeps. It can be called a miraculous method.

Here, the imperial laws are basically invalid, and are replaced by the rules of the underground forces. It seems that the Feishan Governor's Mansion is just a decoration, but this decoration has terrifying power. The government affairs and military affairs of the empire are separated, unless there are both political affairs officers and military affairs. Only those with military positions may mobilize the military as political officers , and under normal circumstances, mobilizing more than 500 imperial troops requires reporting to the Ministry of Military Affairs, but here, more than 20,000 imperial troops can be mobilized in the name of the regional governor's office at any time, and the Ministry of Military Affairs also has the authority to mobilize more than 20,000 imperial troops at any time. But let’s look at the empire area, that is, Feishan Governor’s Mansion has such privileges

What Martin Liya lacks the most now is money. Sam Tamara made his fortune through smuggling. As long as the empire acquiesces, Sam Tamara can transport a large amount of materials back to Martin Liya through Feishan's smuggling route. go

"This is the voucher. For all your affairs in Feishan, you can directly contact Feishan Governor's Mansion." The emperor casually took out a long golden round sign from his pocket and placed it on Si Green's bedside. Si Green almost immediately Unwilling to delay, he took the token and went to Feishan Governor's Mansion, and returned at noon the next day. Barro's merchant ship in southern Europe. At the same time, on this day, the Medici family in Fort Locke declared the Royal Family of Rilla as unwelcome guests. The Kingdom of Biang announced that it was responsible for the ambush of Rilla's youth army. Barro in Central Europe was in an uproar, always proud. The people in Ruila were so shocked. This was like being slapped twice in public and even more severe.

The Medici family itself is nothing, just a small force. If it weren’t for their unique marriage relationship, they would have been swallowed up by the Rilla people long ago.

However, the Imperial Army is now stationed in the Medici's Fort Locke. It was also the Imperial Army that helped the Medici quell the rebellion. The Medici's voice at this moment cannot be simply regarded as just the Medici. It’s the empire behind the Medici family. The Medici family declared the Rilla royal family persona non grata, which basically represented the empire’s dissatisfaction with the Rilla royal family.

Not to mention that the Kingdom of Biang jumped out at this moment, which is simply a magic touch. The Rila people insisted that it was the Lobos people who wanted to drag the Lobos people into the water. Now the Biang people admitted it, and the Rila people All the previous actions were equivalent to wasting all the previous efforts. Not only did 30,000 elite youth soldiers die in vain, but they were also charged with a deliberate frame-up.

"The land of three rivers," the leader was Ishakelnan, who used as many as 80,000 troops. The other party cleared the sentry tower in advance and cut off the road to the border, so that the youth army failed to break through in the end. "King Ruila Owitt listened to the sentiment around him The reporting officer's report was staring at the weeds ahead. The light cavalry serving as sentinels drove forward from both lines. The breath of the war horses was white, and the breath of war was among the muddy and slippery mountains. The cool posture is revealed