The carriage with the curtain of the rose badge rolled over the thick snow on the road and began to return to the capital Metzl Castle one after another.
It is people's mood that is polarized.
When the king's commissioners had just arrived in the counties, the commoners were as numb as a pool of stagnant water, and the nobles were busy preparing the ceremonies and gifts for reception. But when they left, the situation changed completely. The nobles gritted their teeth in hatred and feared at the back of the carriage leaving. But the commoners reluctantly watched the carriage leave, and a glimmer of hope rose in their hearts in the middle of winter.
This time, will it work? Can it get better
I hope the king's wrath, while burning his enemies, will bring some warmth to their bitter cold, even if that's not the king's intention.
A little bit of hope ignited in people's hearts. For the first time, the commoners looked forward to the convening of the parliament more than the nobles.
The king's black wings brought back thick stacks of information, and the king summoned his counselors and officials. The officials of the royal family who thought they could have a comfortable winter had to leave their beautiful lovers and rushed to the palace.
This was probably the worst winter these officials had ever had.
They were faced with investigative reports so thick that they could be piled to the ceiling, and people were immediately submerged in the file after they sat down. The sky seemed to be filled with documents... The king gave them half a month and asked them to sort out these investigation results and compile them into a detailed and complete national tax and civil affairs book.
Holy Lord! Is this something that humans can do
The tax collectors, the clerks, the statisticians… they groaned in despair when they received this order from the king. A few people still didn't give up, thinking that the king was joking, but the reality showed that the king was not joking.
The people involved in the compilation were arranged to live together in the Rose Palace, and the guards of the palace politely told them, "Gentlemen, when you have finished your work, you can leave. Before that, please feel at ease in the palace. Just wait."
The dark and dark overtime work began, and the lord exploited his serfs to this extent.
Some people do not give up and tentatively ask whether the guards of the palace can go out to relax. If he does not go to see his lover, I am afraid that he will never want to step into her room again.
The soldier guarding held his hand with sympathy, as if he was about to cry: "Sir, you are so right, my beautiful Miss Lisa is also waiting for me, if I let you Half a step out of the palace, Miss Lisa can only go to the tombstone to see me!"
At the end, he asked with sincerity, "You must be able to understand me in the same situation as me, right?"
Officials: … Well, such a rogue-like method without chivalry, like a rogue, is indeed the style of their Majesty.
Accept it.
During this period of time, the house chief ran between the officials and the king, constantly conveying the king's will to the editorial officials. He was originally friendly to people, but at this time, when the officials heard the footsteps of the house chief, they began to reflexively. Ma - because this often represents what harsh requirements the king has made.
"What a terrible way of recording."
When the editorial officials were suffering, the king flipped through the edited part in his office and commented mercilessly.
The Duke of Buckingham sat opposite the king, glanced sideways at the tax book that had never been neater and clearer, and finally chose to remain silent.
- In winter, there is nothing wrong with moving your fingers more.
The king flipped through the tax book quickly while mocking the tax book in a snarky tone. During this period of time, his workload even exceeded those of the compiling officials. Each completed volume was reviewed by the king himself, and if there was any ambiguity, he had to call back and let them start over.
The king added the item "reform system" to the long-term plan in his mind. Oh, and there are royal officials re-learning education.
The Lord bless the royal officials and hope they are strong enough.
"What are you worried about? Your Majesty."
The Duke of Buckingham noticed that the King did not call the House Chief in the first time after closing the tax books. The workload of the Duke of Buckingham during this period was not small. He, together with the king and the advisory group, analyzed the suitable candidates for the county governor based on these investigations.
"The Five-Port Alliance."
The king answered.
The Five-Hong Kong Alliance has privileges, and their taxation is a separate system. The scope of the king's investigation does not include the autonomous cities of the Five-Hong Kong Alliance.
It's not hard to guess how many pounds of money slip through the king's pocket each year.
However, it was not because of this that the king thought of the Five-Port Alliance at this time.
— for the Black Death.
According to information received from the devil, Legrand was not alone in the outbreak of the Black Death. Nowadays, maritime shipping is prosperous, and shipping is also an important way for the Black Death to spread. If the customs cannot be effectively controlled, then even if the devil can solve the plague in Legrand in some way, the Black Death may still break out in Legrand again soon.
Even if it is not for the "uncrowned king", the king must completely solve the Five-Port Alliance before the Black Death arrives.
The king sighed.
"Call a council meeting."
The king put down the tax book, which was considered to have passed his review by default. He looked out the window quietly.
The Duke of Buckingham followed the King's gaze, and saw the snow-covered land of Legrand. The Duke sighed with relief and complexity in his heart:
How heavy is the burden of a country? It's a no-nonsense answer, because only the person who wears that crown knows.
Not on the head, but on the heart.
And the person who wears the crown in his heart never bothers to say how heavy the burden is.
"Follow your will, Your Majesty."
said the Duke of Buckingham.
…
As October drew to a close, in accordance with custom, the king issued a decree to the whole of Legrand. [1]
But unlike in the past, the scale of this meeting was unprecedented. A total of nearly 1,000 representatives have been qualified to participate, and among these people, in addition to the regular local nobles, there are also representatives of the free people of the town. Compared with the representatives of the free people who have obtained permission to participate in the conference, the representatives of the royal family of Anger who have also obtained the qualifications to participate in the conference are not difficult to stand out.
In addition, the Five-Port Alliance, a member of Legrand's special group, also has its own representatives.
The Five Harbors Alliance has been too quiet during this time, but this quietness is as unusual as the king's inaction.
Finally, the representatives of the Five-Port Alliance set off from the port of Kossoya.
An inconspicuous little thing added a low-key young man to the delegation.
Fluttering winter snow enveloped the Legrand Empire, and people began to gather towards the capital.
Nervous, excited, restless... All kinds of emotions are surging under the ice of the empire, and only the person on the throne knows best what the real purpose of this meeting is.
The largest parliament in the history of the Legrand Empire is coming.
…
"What a great deal, my dear majesty."
A letter whose material was difficult to discern was unfolded by pale slender hands, and the devil quickly scanned the contents. he exclaimed.
A crow quietly stopped on the black dead tree in front of the devil, it had dark red eyes, and it cried twice in response to the devil's words.
"Shut up, Monra."
The devil scolds without hesitation.
The crow known as "Monra" ignored his scolding and continued to bark at him in an unpleasant, short and urgent voice.
"Okay, okay, what's the use of you urging me?"
The devil raised his hand, and the letter burned in mid-air, turning into shreds, and then the shreds scattered and turned into black, weird and beautiful butterflies.
"The decree hangs on the earth, dividing heaven and earth from hell... The time has not come, we need to wait."
Perhaps the "decree" in the devil's mouth played a role, and the crow was quiet.
The black butterfly fluttered slowly and moved forward.
The devil raised his head, looked at everything in front of him and sighed: "...you say, if I go in now, will those lords work together to hunt me down?"
In front of the devil stands a terrifying gate of purgatory. The inside of the gate seems to be made of blood and darkness, and there are faint weeping gushing out from behind the gate, like thousands of souls are shattering, Also like thousands of evil spirits are grinning. The ancient text is inscribed on the side of the door:
Enter the city of misery.
Enter the abyss of pain.
From then on, it entered the crowd of inexorable people. [2]
Below are two lines of words that were erased with swords by people—let’s call them people—and I couldn’t make out what they were.
This is followed by:
Before me there was nothing but eternity.
I am with heaven and earth; forever and ever. [3]
"I hope there will be no one guarding the door." The devil mumbled, but his expression was not nervous at all, and even vaguely revealed a little expectation, "You must know that I am here to clean the palace for His Majesty. Sigh... this It's a tedious but sweet job."
The crow cried out angrily again.
"Oh, I'm sorry, I forgot that you can't serve Your Majesty right now."
The devil pretended to apologize, but his smile showed a hint of presumptuousness.
The crow flew up in anger, flapping its wings around the devil, with great intentions to pounce on it and peck out the devil's eyes... but it was just an intention.
Just like the lords of hell gritted their teeth in hatred for this guy, but no one was willing to really provoke him, the crow has always carefully drawn a line in his heart, not allowing himself to cross the line that angered the devil.
because…
In the whole hell, this guy is a total lunatic.
"The thousand-year-old kingdom is about to come. He told the seven angels to go to the world with trumpets in their hands. The rivers will turn into seas of blood, and the plagues will swim across the continent with the dead fish..."
The devil softly hummed ancient sacred hymns, stepped on the skeleton of something unknown on the ground, and walked forward. The huge gate of purgatory stood before him, and the ancient taboo blocked the connection between the world and hell.
"The seven plagues of the last days bring the final judgment."
The crow watched helplessly as the devil stepped in as if nothing had happened.
The author has something to say: The most domineering and unreasonable Party A in history - His Majesty the King.
The history of blood and tears of imperial courtiers √
[1] According to the meeting procedures in the period of Edward III, the parliament must be convened in the name of the king, and a summoning order must be issued in advance.
[2][3] Quoted from Dante's "The Divine Comedy", the subsequent hell setting will be adjusted to a certain extent based on various materials.