apprentice?
That old guy has an apprentice
That old guy still has such a powerful apprentice
That old guy actually has such a powerful apprentice? !
(The old guy continued to smile Jiuquan... )
For a while, Xia Ya only felt that her brain was not enough. There was chaos in his heart, and even the warning Dora had in his mind didn't seem to be more shocking about the news of the old fellow's apprentice.
Looking at Hasting in front of him, looking at this eminent and powerful man who is famous in the world, looking at this Odin Valkyrie, who can make thousands of troops fearless with just one name...
He was actually an apprentice trained by the old guy? !
This kind of statement is as absurd as the fat man Ruhl suddenly jumped in front of Xia and claimed to be the illegitimate son of God Emperor Odin!
"Don't believe it? Still can't believe it?"
The corner of Hasting's mouth was slightly raised, and his eyes were still as sharp as knives: "He's not a great person. What good is it for me to pretend to be his apprentice."
After a pause, he pointed to the open space in front of him: "If you don't want to fight for the time being, you might as well sit down first and let's have a few words. After finishing speaking, if you still want to fight, I don't mind giving that old ghost a lesson. Come on."
Xiaya hesitated for a while, and finally sat down slowly, but the fire fork was still in his hand, and he didn't dare to relax, his eyes were bright, staring at Hasting: "I... between you and me, what is there to say? ."
Hasting snorted, but looked at the fire fork in Xia Ya's hand, and after taking a few more glances, he seemed to nod his head: "Well, this thing, the current appearance is a bit restored to the original. The last time... When we fought, this thing hadn't evolved, no wonder I didn't recognize it at the beginning. But... The pendant around your neck, I recognized it at a glance the last time ."
His tone gradually revealed a slight vicissitudes of life, and he smiled softly: "I remember back then, I tried my best to perform, I don't know how many times I begged him, I just hoped that he would pass on these two things to me. But In the end, it fell into your hands. Hey! It seems that he is very optimistic about you."
Xia Ya's heart moved, thinking that this pendant was left to me by the old guy, but this fire fork, the old guy may not have really passed it on to him, but has been throwing it in the hearth so casually. , when I went down the mountain, I brought it out at will.
He thought for a while, then shook his head vigorously: "I didn't think about it, the old guy actually has an apprentice, let alone you."
Hasting seemed to gradually lose his mind. He was stunned before shaking his head: "There are too many unexpected things in this world. If I put it in the past, I am afraid that even I myself would not have imagined such a situation today."
He suddenly reached out and grabbed the three-edged war gun beside him, sighed slightly, gently stroked the gun barrel with his broad palm, lowered his head, did not look at Xia Ya's face, but said softly, "You Would you like to hear a story?"
"think!"
Without hesitation, Xia Ya nodded.
He was immediately certain in his heart that the "story" that Hastings said had something to do with the old guy after all!
…
"It was about thirty years ago." Hastings' first sentence made Xia stunned: "At that time, I was still a Byzantine—well, to be precise, I was still a Byzantine noble. My father holds the title of baron, and my mother is an ordinary woman. She was born into a small handicraft family. My grandfather had a small textile workshop.
Although my father was a nobleman, his family had long since declined. By his generation, he had nothing to show off except for the title of a baron. And my grandfather was the owner of a small handicraft workshop who made his fortune from the bottom. In the Byzantine Empire, even if a person from the bottom had accumulated a fortune, if he wanted to truly enter the higher class, he could only Find ways to improve your social status. A title of nobility, for a small rich man, is very attractive.
So, my father, married my mother. "
Although the words Hasting started to say were not important things, Xiaya listened carefully and showed no impatience, because he was in Hasting's eyes - those indifferent and tough, such as In the rock-like stable eyes, there was a trace of fluctuation, a hint of sadness...
"More than 30 years ago, when I was four years old, my grandfather died. In order to expand the family's property, my father made a decision to move the family's business to the imperial capital Osgilia. He believes that in the prosperous imperial capital, Encountering better business opportunities will give him the opportunity to expand his business. In fact, his decision is not wrong. After coming to the imperial capital, the family's industry has indeed developed some, but it is a pity that , Although my father has a title of aristocrat, but that kind of no background and no foundation is only a title of baron, and he was born in a small place in the southern part of the empire, such an identity, in the imperial capital where every eye is rich, there is no one at all. Will really look at him.
The aristocratic circle in the imperial capital has always been exclusive. In their eyes, even if they are also nobles, those from other places, especially those in remote areas, will always be rednecks to them. Aristocrats who moved into the imperial capital from other places, even those big families with strong local power, would have to put in the efforts of several generations in order to integrate into the noble circle of the imperial capital. What's more, my father was just a small wealthy family at the time. And his assets are not worth mentioning in the imperial capital where the rich and powerful are everywhere.
There are many business opportunities in the imperial capital, but the water there is also very deep. In less than a year, the development of my father's business was hampered. And his nobility didn't help him at all. Finally, by chance, my father joined the Senate.
This is a very ironic thing. A person with aristocratic status actually joined the forces of the Senate with the main purpose of advocating civil rights, thus standing on the opposite side of the aristocracy.
Thirty years ago, the Senate at that time was not as declining as it is now.
At that time, it was not long before Cantos the Great became an adult. It has not even received the support of all noble groups, and at the same time is facing the restraint of the already full-fledged warlord forces. In order to deal with these problems, Emperor Cantos came up with a solution - to support the factions of the Senate.
It's just a political ploy. Perhaps for the Emperor Cantos at the time, a little support for the Senate could slightly balance the power in other aspects. Moreover, the Senate, which has no foundation, no military power, and no financial resources, is easier to control, and it is not too difficult to repress it if it is slightly dissatisfied.
However, the support of the emperor at that time made the Senate very excited. Even some hot-headed guys, thinking that they have the support of the emperor, began to openly compete with other noble groups and warlords for power.
It can be said that many people were even dazed by this at the time. Blind optimism and transitional expansion laid the root of disaster for later events.
But Emperor Cantos, in the midst of a political struggle, wiped out the other royal family members who threatened the throne. After the threats of his uncles and brothers had been resolved by him, the entire empire's aristocratic groups were swept away by him. After holding it in his hands and completely loyal to the emperor... The Senate, for the emperor, has lost the value of using it.
More importantly, the emperor favored Caviehir. And the guy Cavie Hill is a standard advocating dictatorship. Such a claim naturally conflicts with the purpose of the Senate.
To this end, the Senate carried out a fierce struggle, and even planned a political disturbance. "
Having said this, Hasting looked at Xi Ya: "You shouldn't have grown up in Byzantium. But even if you were, you might not know about this matter. Because of this matter, it was later strictly prohibited by a ban. To mention, any documents, any books, documents, are not allowed to mention this past event.”
After a pause, he said slowly: "That event was called the 'Resumption Declaration'—of course, it also has a name, it's called the 'June Massacre'!"
There is no doubt that when he heard the name "tragedy", Xiaya was immediately certain in his heart: that incident, it seemed that the outcome was very bad. And the result is nothing more than...
bleed!
Bleeding very, very much.
…
"Although the practice of the Senate at the time was a bit stupid in many places, there was at least one thing, but it hit the emperor's biggest weakness! During the period of the emperor's support, the Senate took advantage of the convenience given by the emperor to promote civil rights. Spirit, one of the most lethal methods is to bury such spiritual seeds in the Imperial Military Academy!
Young man... hehe! The blood of young people is always the easiest to ignite, and the emotions are also the easiest to incite.
Under the influence of the Senate's spirit on civil rights, such a radical purpose, in the Imperial Military Academy, some young officers and cadets were also infected and believed in the spirit of the Senate.
And this is precisely what the emperor fears the most.
Emperor Cantos vigorously built the Imperial Military Academy, and the Imperial Military Academy was regarded as the cradle of the generals of the Eagle Department. For a general who is absolutely loyal and obedient to the imperial power and the royal family, under such circumstances, how can he allow the Senate to meddle
After receiving the support of a group of young officers in the Imperial Military Academy, the leaders of the Senate at that time became hot-headed and proposed a more radical move... Reconvene!
Restore the Senate's political system! !
The Senate's political system is an ancient system that existed in the early days of the empire. At that time, the Senate restricted the imperial power, and important matters of the country had to be reviewed by the Senate. If the Senate did not pass, some decisions of the emperor could be rejected. Such an approach is the greatest restriction on the imperial power.
At that time, the guys in the Senate were so hot-headed that they wanted to restore the political system in the early days of the founding of the country.
So they planned a massive operation.
A small number of radical young officers and cadets from the Imperial Military Academy acted as the vanguard, plus some heavyweight members of the Senate with some family property, convened their servants and workers in their own homes, and organized into a temporary armed force. Then contacted some Imperial officials who were inclined towards the Senate, and finally even reached a certain degree of agreement with the warlords.
On the second day of June, which was the day when the Senate was established in the early days of the founding of the country, the Senate held a meeting of all members, passed several resolutions, issued a manifesto announcing the restoration of the old system of the Senate, and at the same time proclaiming imperial power It must be restricted by the Senate, and it even issued an oath in a similar manner. He also sent the declaration to the palace and asked the emperor to sign it for approval.
At the same time, the Senate organized its own armed forces to gather in front of the palace in an attempt to force the emperor to compromise in this way.
Ridiculous, these guys are ridiculous! It's utterly stupid to the point of nonessential!
Politics... Joke! What is politics! You have power in your hand, that's the truth! These guys just want to make earth-shaking changes based on the imagination...
And the so-called leaders of the Senate who organized this action are all guys full of fantasies. They don't even understand the basic principles of political struggle... If this operation is kept secret, a small number of elites suddenly attack the palace, with the elite officers and cadets in the Imperial Military Academy as the backbone, supplemented by a certain amount of armed forces, perhaps even more There is a three-point chance to force the palace to succeed.
But those idiots leaked the rumors before the conference, and they didn't even know that many imperial officials who were originally inclined to the Senate were actually close to the Senate on purpose under the emperor's order!
Two days before the operation started, the royal family was fully prepared to deal with it.
And the Senate is even wishful thinking that it can get the support of the warlords. But how can those warlords and partisans really treat these naive guys as real allies
As a result, in the incident that day, the armed forces of the senate gathered at the gate of the palace were ambushed by the Royal Forest Army and private soldiers of the noble group. The square in front of the palace was filled with blood, and a total of 2,400 people were killed, including nearly 200 outstanding young officers of the imperial military cadets. These people were later charged with treason.
Immediately, with the tacit approval of the red zone of the warlord party, the city guards of the imperial capital began to block the city, and the whole city was closed for three days!
On the same day, the Senate was besieged by the city guards. Four hundred members of the Senate were besieged by thousands of fully armed city guards. After a hard fight for half a day, the gate was breached and all were massacred on the spot. exhausted.
Immediately, the whole city is on the ropes!
The Imperial Ombudsman had already set up a dark line in the Senate, and copied out some lists in the Senate! These included a total of sixty-three members of the Senate who signed the "Declaration of Restoration," and a list of the members of the Senate.
According to the list, the entire city was searched, the city gates were closed, the city guards and the dark night forest were almost door-to-door to search, and the people on the list, as well as their families, relatives, wives and children, were all arrested and returned. "
When Hasting said this, his tone seemed to be very calm, but this calm tone had a faint hint of coldness.
"And these people were later escorted to an acropolis in the south of Osgilia for detention... Later, all of them were ordered by Emperor Cantos to starve to death!"
After a pause, Hasting's next sentence was: "Among those arrested, my parents are also included."