Throne Steps

As expected by the pure white color, as time goes by, the chaos of the current situation gradually becomes difficult to see clearly, let alone those who want to manipulate it.

Three years later, the Swan Tower of the Ainuma Temple.

"A letter from Southwest." Akeye walked in with several letters of different sizes, and put one of them on the desk first. "They have already negotiated with the air travel group."

"Air brigade..." Li Chen reacted for a second, "Ah, that is said to be the largest armed force in the Southwest?"

Akye nodded: "They formed an alliance called 'Freedom Army'."

It sounds like the name of an anti-imperial organization, Li Chen rubbed his chin: "Looking at it this way, the land they occupy is not too small, let them start claiming 'autonomy'."

The center of power of the royal family is in the northeast of the Thunder Emperor Alliance, and the southwestern border can be said to be far away from the emperor.In fact, even if they don't declare, these armed forces can still exercise autonomy in their own territory silently. Once they start to declare publicly, it is basically the rhythm of doing things.

However, this is only the beginning.In order to bridge the time gap, things in the Southwest have to be fermented gradually, and cannot be done overnight.

The so-called time difference refers to the staggering of the peak period of the riots in the Northland.

Fudexi said next to him: "The royal family's third attempt to immigrate to the border town failed again. If this continues, those small towns on the edge of the Northern Plains may really be abandoned."

"It's normal when it's deserted." Li Chen twirled his charcoal pen to play, "The royal family thought about the immigration issue too simply. But after building a city wall and a few houses, they want to let the people in the inland live well. In the past, when we opened up wasteland and wanted to gather the nomadic peoples on the plains, there was no such a good thing. There were few funds and materials in the city, and the royal family did not even give a clear way to develop. People simply couldn't stay. If forced immigration, People would flee back, but by then they would have become refugees."

Fudexi said expressionlessly: "The lack of supplies at the beginning is also related to the misappropriation of corrupt officials. After the Third Highness rectified, he handed over the power, which can be said to give these people an illusion that they will never fail, and it is even more inflated .Because they were forced to restrain themselves a few years ago, they intensified their efforts to intercept the supplies allocated by their superiors after they came back.”

Just look at Dan Lu to see how rotten the original northern bureaucracy is.A nightingale was very popular with its pure white appearance, and the flower street where she was located was also jokingly called the "famous landscape" of Tadan, a big city in the Northland. At that time, the Northland seemed to be a place outside the law.

Now, I'm afraid it's not too bad.

"Refugees ran to the south, to the big cities, and the big cities that were originally well-ordered had to try their best to resettle them properly due to Lei Di's pure and benevolent tradition. If this continues, when the number of refugees exceeds the capacity of these cities, the Northland will A more uncontrollable problem broke out than before..." Before Saenz just suppressed bandits and eliminated officials, now the biggest problem in the Northland is the people themselves. Li Chen really wants to mourn for the royal family, "I really hope there will be another A disaster!"

"If there is another natural disaster, I am afraid that the third highness will not be able to properly manage it." Fu Dexi mocked, "The money bag Amoya last time is now expanding, and the liquidity may not be able to support another charity show. What's more What's more, the refugee problem has accumulated over the past few years, and if natural disasters are added, people may quickly riot due to differences instead of uniting as one to rescue the disaster."

Li Chen looked at him meaningfully: "It's just that gentleness and kindness can't save people, so people are eager for iron cavalry to suppress."

"Clement, you stay here."

The two principals who finished talking were about to leave the study, but Li Chen asked to keep one.

Fudexi glanced at the two of them, and finally left alone without saying anything, and closed the door behind him.

"I don't make any preparations." Li Chen closed the letters and materials, "Let's be honest, what do you think of Xiao En?"

Akye stood in front of the table and didn't speak.

"Don't be silent, give me an accurate statement, so that I can have an idea of ​​the development of the matter and my attitude towards Xiao En." Li Chen said, "Xiao En is one year older than the Third Highness, and she is still a girl... …Do you get me?"

Akeye was intoxicated for five seconds, and finally said: "I have already told her clearly that I don't accept private messages."

Li Chen asked again: "Then, did she stop?"

"No."

"Ah...headache." Li Chen wiped his face, "Can you bother me even when you are in love?"

He himself is in a mess and can't solve it!

Glancing at Akeye's expression, Li Chen said again: "Don't look like you've done something wrong, there's nothing right or wrong about falling in love..."

Akeye suddenly popped out a sentence of Ding Jiangshan: "I have no feelings for her, and I don't want to be with her."

"...Are you serious?" Li Chen looked into Akye's eyes, "It's all up to you. Neither that person nor I have any opinions to raise. I just hope that you can make a decision quickly, and the mess will be cut quickly. Stop procrastinating."

Akye only replied: "Really."

Li Chen confirmed again: "You really don't think about it anymore? To be honest, the environment of Black Swan is really not conducive to getting out of the order, especially this kind of active approach. I am afraid that there will be no such shop after passing this village."

Akye looked at him: "Don't think about it."

Li Chen looked at him in silence for a few seconds, and sighed: "I see. I will communicate with His Highness the Third Highness, but Xiao En, you have to make it clear."

"I've made it clear."

Li Chen is about to collapse, these two are so interesting, one can't chase people, and the other can't refuse, so it seems quite a match.The ex-lone wolf with the ex-witch, it's a bit exciting to think about it!

"...Okay, let me tell you the general idea, you write to her in your own tone." Li Chen felt that his heart was broken, "You can express it like this: I don't accept your private letters, and I don't want to communicate with you." You have a relationship other than work, and someone will handle all the things you sent for me from now on, don't do unnecessary things."

Akye nodded: "Yes."

Li Chen said again: "Then send back the private messages she sent these two times together."

"it is good."

Li Chen, who had finished beating the mandarin ducks, thought for a while, and joked: "However, I'm not sure if she will stop. After all, generally speaking, if you say you don't accept private messages, the other party should understand what it means. You are so persevering as if nothing happened...or should I find you a shield?"

If Fudexi was here, he would definitely taunt him, "Why don't you find a shield yourself", but it's a pity that Akeye is here, and his reaction is only one word: "No."

Li Chen teased: "Are you really okay? You rarely go to Flower Street..."

Akye looked at him expressionlessly: "You are almost the same."

I just go one or two times on a whim and I will be threatened by letters from the north, okay?Even being monitored for physical problems is enough... Li Chen even suspects that the nightingales he is familiar with have been specially trained.

Fortunately, I didn't plan to find someone to accompany me in this world, otherwise I guess it would be more than a simple threat.

He opened his mouth and was about to speak when someone knocked on the door suddenly.There was nothing left and right, so Li Chen called in.

Khorkina walked in with a letter: "Miss Sheila has a letter asking if you want to see her new play this year."

"Xila" is Yang Xiaoxiao's pseudonym, and now she has been assigned to work in a theater troupe. Amoya said that she was honed enough to be able to write a script worthy of the furnace performance.Yang Xiaoxiao was probably dazzled by the businessman's tricks, but when she worked as an author and screenwriter in the troupe—in fact, she was only an assistant to the two—she was quite motivated.

Now, there are also several small scripts in the plays she wrote that can be put on the stage.Every time she wants Li Chen to visit, but the answer she usually gets is...

"No." Li Chen replied bluntly, then glanced at Akye, and added a few words, "Reply to her, saying that I am not very interested in these things, and I don't have time to read his scripts, etc. Don't ask any more questions in the future."

As long as Yang Xiaoxiao goes crazy and copies "Human Blood Steamed Bun", it's fine, the other Li Chen really don't want to bother.

Khorkina was taken aback for a moment, and showed a clear smile: "I see, I will handle this matter well."

It wasn't until she went out that Akye asked, "Sila treats you...?"

The few words Li Chen refused were exactly the same as what Akye was going to give back to Sean.No matter how dull Akeye is, he can still connect the context and deduce Li Chen's intentions in doing so.

"I guess, it's not that they were strangled in the cradle first." Li Chen rubbed his chin with his fingers, "It's not suitable, so don't harm each other."

The most important thing is, don't let Yang Xiaoxiao kill herself, even Li Chen doesn't know if that guy from the North knows what Yang Xiaoxiao wrote for him.

Akeye was silent for a few seconds, and then changed to another topic: "It's time to shave your beard."

"Hey, I also think that I didn't bother to care about running outside before." Li Chen stood up and said, "Let's go, we don't have time to waste on emotional issues."

When the contradictions in the north intensified, the turmoil in the southwest had not really emerged.But anyone who really understands the current situation understands that the camel's back in Southwest China has already piled up a mountain of weight, and now it is only the last straw.

Rain is coming.

In a camp hidden in a mountain highland, people are performing their duties in an orderly manner.If you look carefully, you will find that many of these people carry this weapon with them. They have relaxed expressions on their faces, but their steps are steady and powerful.

"Brown."

A young man quickly walked into a house next to the camp, and involuntarily approached the person who had just walked over the sand table.This person looks younger, but he already has the majesty of a superior.

The young man whispered to him: "There is a letter from there, saying that you can claim 'autonomy'."

The young man named "Brown" nodded: "I see, you go and gather the elders."

The young man smiled, and took out an unopened thin wooden tube from his inner pocket: "He gave it to you alone."

Brown's eyes lit up, he took the things, and then waved his hands: "Go quickly."

"Crossing the river and tearing down the bridge, you." The young man joked, and then said seriously, "It's about to break the sky, how do you feel?"

"I don't feel anything." Brown chuckled, "I've been planning for so long, and I've worked every step of the way until now, and I've finally reached one step."

"Okay, then I'm going to find someone now." The young man patted him on the shoulder, "You will succeed!"

After all, the young man left in a hurry.After the door was locked again, Brown carefully found a tool to open the wooden pipe.

Even if the young man just now was a confidant sent by "he", even if Brown trusted the young man very much in normal times, this letter would not be read by the young man.

Because it was addressed to Brown alone.

There are only a few short words on the letter - "Don't be nervous".

Brown smiled softly, packed the letter, and put it in a box in his private possession.

"I'm not nervous, I will succeed." As if answering the words in the letter, and as if muttering to himself, Brown put his box back into the secret mechanism.

"I will not disappoint you, my lord."