The young emperor spoke more and more quickly, but the voice became more and more low, and gradually, his eyes were full of thick haze, and at the end, the flashing eyes actually faintly carried a chilling madness. meaning.
"I am the emperor, the emperor of this empire, the supreme being of this empire, the supreme being, the master of this country..." When he said this, Garcia's tone was strange and even heavy And the taste of disgust and so on.
He was sneering: "My father has paved the way for me, and he even thought about every step of the plan and made arrangements. Although the current situation is dangerous, as long as I carefully follow the path left by my father, At least more than half of the confidence will be able to persist until the day when the situation improves... But all of this was arranged by him, all of it, every step! I became the emperor, but it makes me feel as if he still Live as if!"
As he spoke, he suddenly raised his hand and pointed to the empty chair by the dining table. The expression on his face was faintly distorted and ferocious. At this moment, Garcia, how could he look like the meticulous prince who always acted meticulously
"I am standing here, but I feel as if he is still sitting on this chair, holding a knife, cutting beef, and using his characteristic arrogant tone, giving orders, ordering things one by one. It's all decided - yes, he's all decided, dammit, all decided! I'm the crown prince, but he never really believed me, no, or rather, this old man never trusted me No one! Even Cavie Hill! He will always only believe in himself, in his own arrogant and stupid decisions!"
The young emperor suddenly became furious. He clenched his fists and looked at the shadow in the corner: "You know what! How much effort I have put into the Thirteenth Corps! The soldiers lived in the same barracks, ate those rough and unpalatable food, went out with them every day, and crawled back to the bed every night, tired like a dead dog, and when they woke up the next day, their whole body was so painful that it almost fell apart. I've spent so much time trying to build some influence in this iron army!! I've almost done it!! In the 13th Corps, most of the mid-level and lower-ranking officers are very fond of me. I had a good impression, and even Ruhl began to look at me differently! The 13th Corps came to the outside of the Imperial City, and the first battle with the rebels, I personally took off my shirt, did not avoid arrows in front of the battlefield, and gave it to the soldiers Beat the drum! Tens of thousands of people have seen me, and I can feel the gratitude and reverence in the eyes of the soldiers! Damn, I'm almost there! If you give me time, let me defend and do me What I want to do, I'm sure I can make this army build loyalty to me!! But it's because of him! His damn, arrogant, self-willed decisions! Let all my hard work in the past few months change. It was a waste! An army that might have been loyal to me will be buried in vain because of the worries in his mind! Why did he ever ask me what I meant? Since he wanted to hand over this empire to me, why did he ask over me?!"
With such a roar, Garcia's forehead bulged out, and his eyes were full of bloodshots, almost spitting out fire.
Finally, after a long time, he gradually calmed down, let out a long sigh, and glanced at the corner: "Do you have anything to say?"
The middle-aged man in the corner raised his hand and said in a cold tone, "I'm just a shadow... Besides, I've said enough today... Your Majesty."
The last sentence "Your Majesty" seemed to be somewhat mocking in his tone, and then the middle-aged man stood quietly in the corner without uttering a word.
Garcia turned his head and looked at the dining table with more and more disgust in his eyes.
"Come on."
The emperor called, and the people in the palace opened immediately, and several servants and messengers in linen robes ran in with their heads lowered.
Garcia pointed to the dining table and chairs, his tone was cold: "I don't want to see this table, and this chair... and these things, everything in this room, those shelves, cabinets, and the wall hangings The lampstand…”
The young emperor's voice was stern, which made the court attendants standing in front of him trembling.
"Take it out, it's all burned."
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The coronation ceremony of the new emperor is probably the most rudimentary one the empire has seen in hundreds of years.
The ceremony was completed in a hurry in the Hagia Sophia. The Pope of the Empire put the crown on the new emperor, handed in the scepter, and gave blessings at the same time.
There were no salutes, no grand parades and celebrations, and even when His Majesty the Emperor put on the crown, there were rumbling sounds of war drums and fighting outside the city.
The old emperor died and the new emperor was crowned. The commoners in Osgilia City were only deeply afraid. However, with the full support of the old prime minister and Adric and others, the situation remained barely stable.
The Landis Kingdom's fleet at sea also fired guns outside the port area that night, allegedly driving away several rebel ships that tried to approach the port during the night.
There are still tens of thousands of troops in the city, and a powerful fleet at sea. In any case, the civilians in Osgilia City still have some hope.
In the few days after the new emperor's coronation, the rebels outside the city seemed to be attacking the city more and more quickly, as if they wanted to take advantage of this panicky time when the imperial power in the city was changing, but they were chased away again and again by the defenders. Going back, at the most intense time, even Adric himself stood on the city wall and commanded.
After the new emperor was crowned, the first thing he did was to have an urgent meeting with the Pope.
Only a few important ministers of the empire know that His Majesty Garcia once again made a request to the Pope, asking the Imperial Academy of Magic to order, let the magicians participate in the war and assist the imperial army to suppress the rebellion!
However, this request was once again rejected by the Pope... When the old emperor was alive before, he made a similar request, but he did not get the Pope's approval.
These goddamn sticks.
The reason for the church is very simple: the church should not be involved in secular power disputes, unless it is a matter of faith. If it is a holy war against those Odin pagans in the north, then the church is naturally responsible, but now the warring parties " They are all the people of God” (the Pope’s words), so the Church is inconvenient to intervene.
This reason is undoubtedly lame, because since the emperor is considered to be the spokesperson for the approval of the gods in the world, then since the Pope himself gives blessings and recognition when the emperor is coronated, it is a religious recognition of the legitimacy of the emperor, then since some people challenge this kind of The legitimate imperial power, the church should stand up to safeguard the authority of the imperial power.
"These magic sticks are just for sale."
It is said that after the meeting that day, His Majesty Garcia walked out of the church with a very ugly face: "These old gods, for them, whoever is the emperor, can't do without them, hum... Maybe those guys from Hughes have already and what promises they made."
To be honest, the church in the empire has not always had a close relationship with the royal family. The reason is simple. Throughout the thousands of years of history of the Byzantine Empire, the church has been suppressed to the death.
If you look back on history, you can find that before the establishment of the Byzantine Empire, the power of the church was still very large in the southern part of the continent. At that time, kingdoms large and small all maintained respect for the church, and even the king's succession to the throne, all It must be recognized by the church to take effect, and even in some weak kingdoms, the church still has certain taxing powers! At that time, the headquarters of the church even had a territory close to the size of a county today as the Pope's diocese.
But after the Byzantine Empire unified the southern part of the continent, it all came to an end.
The founding emperor was a great man with great talent. After the establishment of the empire, the first thing to do was to establish the status of theocracy and imperial power... The theocracy of the church was suppressed to the death! Although the church is still recognized as the only religion in the empire, since then the church no longer has its own parish territory and no longer has its own right to tax!
It can be said that the church no longer has any capital to interfere with secular rights. Instead, it was completely offered up and used as a spiritual display.
The church must not own its own land, not own its own property, not operate any business - the church is the church, a holy place to serve the gods.
These decrees have completely strangled the possibility of the expansion of divine power from the root.
Up to now, the only thing the church can do is a leader of the magic union. But it seems that this leadership does not seem to be very strong.
Even a bit of vicious speculation, maybe the most hopeful of the Byzantine royal family's downfall are those high-level gods guarding in the Hagia Sophia...
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Philip sat on his horse, already shaky. The horse under the crotch already looked very unbearable, and white foam was sprayed from its nose and mouth. In this rugged mountain road, the running speed was getting slower and slower.
Philip barely kept his eyes open, but his whole body was so sore that it almost collapsed. Especially since he was injured again the other day.
In the hotel in Jiajiao Town, I met the girl who claimed to be the woman who claimed to be Lord Char, and had a fight with the guy with the long scissors.
It's a pity that after the two girls ran away, Philip was never able to catch up again... He took a severe blow from Dax and was seriously injured, and he vomited blood on the spot.
After that, he even saw a coma. Fortunately, the owner of the hotel took good care of Philip because of the kindness of Xia Ya and others who helped him drive away Miss Nene who robbed him of his relatives.
Philip woke up after being in a coma for a long time, but he could no longer find Dax and others. In addition to being annoyed, he was also worried about what happened to the girl who claimed to be the woman of Lord Char.
But then Philip didn't dare to delay here... After all, women are just women, and the more important thing that Lord Xia gave him has not been completed! Philip knew deeply about the importance of this matter. The reason why he took action before was because he happened to meet him, and naturally he couldn't sit back and ignore it. But now that he has missed it, he still has more important things to do, so there is no reason to delay the business— Even if he went back, Mr. Xia wouldn't blame himself for it.
Philip didn't have time to recover from the injury, so he immediately supported the injury and continued on his way.
From Jiajiao Town, go south and trek all the way. In a few days, you will leave the border of Esria County, but further south, after leaving Esria County, even if you enter the Armenian Military Region, there are rebels here. One of the leaders, Hughes's nest site, I am afraid this road is not so easy to go.
Philip could only try his best to avoid the main road and choose a remote path to walk. In order to gain speed, he hurried on the road day and night. His body gradually became weak and the pain recurred. Philip is very utilitarian in his heart. He knows very well that whether he can establish a position in the small group under Xia Ya depends on whether he can complete the task beautifully this time!
Therefore, this guy actually tried his best, regardless of his injury, forced his way, and even vomited blood from exhaustion.
This evening, Philip was walking on a mountain road... This is already the site of the Armenian Military District, near the southwest.
The Armenian Military Region produces iron ore and has the most mountains. This path is in the mountains, and it is very remote and secret. Few people know that Philip spent a gold coin. He asked a hunter in the mountains from a village he passed by before. of.
This mountain road happened to pass through an iron ore area that had been mined and abandoned, but it was able to go straight through this mountain. Speaking of which, it was closer than walking on the main road.
On the way at night, Philip didn't have time to eat, and the dry food on his body was exhausted. He just barely held the water bag and drank a half full. In order to fear that he was weak and fell off the horse, Philip even tied his legs with ropes. in the saddle. The road was bumpy, and the wounds on his body kept pulling, and the pain made Philip's face turn white.
He was walking through a bend in front of him, and Philip was in a daze when he suddenly heard a short whistle beside his ear! He suddenly woke up in his heart, and suddenly opened his eyes, but it was already too late!
A net fell on the head, covering him in it, and then the horse under his crotch suddenly fell forward. It turned out that the horse's hoof was tripped by the rope that was lying on the ground!
Philip was already weak, and because his legs were tied to the saddle, he couldn't dodge. He fell to the ground and fell dizzy. In a hurry, he pulled out his short sword and cut it fiercely. The rope on the saddle has already thrown out several figures from left and right, seven or eight hands firmly holding him, and then the icy blade is added to Philip's neck!
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Philip moved in his heart, but then he saw a figure holding a sword and stabbed him in the heart! Philip sighed in his heart, only hating that he died here, but his body was held down, so he could only close his eyes and wait for death.
But at this moment, I suddenly heard a cold voice: "Wait a minute!"