"For hundreds of years in the empire, the Tulip family has been known as the 'House of the Emperor and God'. Every heir to our family has been a victorious commander on the battlefield! Today, it can be said that the Tulip family's flaming tulip flag , is the god in the eyes of the imperial army! Wherever the flame tulip flag comes, it is where the hearts of thousands of troops are heading! What kind of glory is this?”
"But behind this kind of scenery, do you know how many people are jealous? The emperor's monarchy cannot be challenged by anyone! As the emperor of the empire, His Majesty, can he tolerate the decline of military power? Can he tolerate someone in the army being compared to others? Is his imperial power more authoritative? An invincible commander is naturally the pillar of the empire, but a god of the army will inevitably make His Majesty uneasy. Just imagine, if one day happens... Will the army follow the tulip flag or the emperor? Your Majesty is leaving?"
"In terms of lofty status, the Tulip family has reached an unparalleled level. My father was once the marshal of the Imperial Army and the Duke. The entire Xilin Province was the family's fiefdom. There is no other family in the empire with this kind of scenery. It can be compared. But it is this kind of scenery that makes His Majesty uneasy. The more outstanding the Tulip family's achievements are, the more embarrassing it is for Your Majesty. With the family's current status and merits, what else can Your Majesty give us? A fiefdom? The family already owns a province in the empire! A title? The family already has the title of Duke... The annual income from the fiefdom of Xilin Province is already a huge amount of wealth... "
Nicole's tone gradually darkened. Rody was frightened when he heard this.
He was just an unknown young man. Although he knew some of the history of the empire, how had he ever heard of this kind of upper-level power struggle
Nicole sighed and continued:
"So, after my father died, His Majesty thought this was an opportunity to take back the military power that had been held by the Tulip family for many years. It just so happened that my younger brother was underage and could not inherit the title. How glorious the Lionheart family looks now, Minister of Military Affairs He was so favored by His Majesty the Emperor that even his nephew Milo was appointed to a military position when he came of age. But did you know that before my father died, the Lionheart family was just a person who depended on our Tulip for everything. Role. Their glory has suddenly emerged in the past few years, and it was cultivated by His Majesty the Emperor."
"So, the person in the empire who least wants to see the Tulip family rise again is His Majesty the Emperor! He absolutely does not want to see a flag supported by the army! In the heart of any emperor, within the empire, the only supreme It can only be imperial power!”
Hearing these words, Rody's mouth went dry and his heart became confused. After thinking for a long time, he slowly said: "But... this is not the fault of the Tulip family. Is it wrong to have outstanding achievements?"
Nicole's voice was calm: "This is not our fault, nor is it the fault of His Majesty the Emperor. The fault is that the glory of our Tulip family is too dazzling and blocks the light of His Majesty the Emperor!"
Rody lowered his head and thought for a while, then sighed: "Yes, this is not the fault of the family. It is not the fault of His Majesty the Emperor either. But whose fault is it?"
Nicole shook her head, with a helpless expression on her face: "I don't know, I can't figure it out either. I often can't sleep at night, thinking about it over and over again, but I can't figure it out. I know the family must be revitalized, but how to revitalize it? , but I can’t think of anything... I really don’t know what to do.”
Nicole's tone was extremely soft. She was originally a girl who shouldered the heavy burden of her family, but how could she be able to figure out these complicated problems? Even if she could figure it out, how could she be able to solve it
Rody's heart was churning, and he felt all kinds of thoughts flashing around him. Suddenly, an idea that scared even him flashed across his mind.
"The glory of the Tulip family is built on the foundation of the empire! If even the emperor of the empire becomes the family's enemy, then the Tulip family... can only perish."
Rody was so excited that he couldn't help but whisper the words he had been thinking silently in his heart.
Unexpectedly, there was no wave on Nicole's face, just a slight movement at the corner of her eyes. There was a strange look in her beautiful eyes, and she suddenly said slowly in a very strange tone: "Did you know? Someone has also said what you said."
"who?"
"Mr. Danton! Two hundred years ago, before he died."
"What?" Rody suddenly jumped up, with a look of horror on his face.
To be honest, he was already frightened by that damn old guy Dandong - it seemed that everything involving that old guy was something shocking!
Roddy suddenly thought of old Mark - his mission: to protect the descendants of the Tulip family, but he would not do anything to help the Tulip family's career.
Could it be that Dandong had already foreseen the decline of the Tulip family? So he left such a mission to his disciples? That's why he asked his descendants to ensure the safety of Tulip's descendants, but he was indifferent to the revitalization of the Tulip family.
No wonder that old Mark didn't care about the real Seth running away that day. What was he talking about
"I protect their people, not the glory of some bullshit family. What does the glory of the Tulip family have to do with me? I see the young lady frowning and unhappy every day... Humph, what kind of family is this? It has been separated long ago. good!"
It's early. Good morning
A strange thought suddenly came to Roddy's mind: I'm afraid that old Mark is tired of being a bodyguard for hundreds of years, right? I'm afraid he hopes that this family will be finished soon. After he has ensured the safety of the descendants of the Tulip family, he will be free...
Seeing Rody's expression change slightly, Nicole frowned and said, "What are you thinking about?"
Rody's mind was churning, and suddenly a sentence blurted out: "Have you never thought about it... I have read a sentence in the past few days... The winner is the king or the loser! Has the family never thought about it... "
"Shut up!" Nicole yelled hastily with a look of horror on her face. Then he lowered his voice and said: "Idiot! Are you saying this casually?"
"Why can't you talk nonsense? The emperor... hum, will he really be the emperor all his life? Hundreds of years ago, when the empire did not exist, let alone the Tulip family, the emperor... did he exist?"
Nicole was stunned for a moment, feeling that Roddy's words were wrong, but she couldn't tell what was wrong.
Rody said proudly: "I am not a member of the Tulip family! I am just a civilian! But I never think that there is anything sacred and inviolable about His Majesty the Emperor! What is there about him that deserves my respect? In the empire, an ordinary person Common people cannot afford to raise a horse! More than 80% of a commoner's hard-earned income must be given to those nobles! Commoners cannot enter the academy, and only nobles can ride in carriages! People who have no ability can live the richest and most luxurious life. Life, a capable person, but he travels around every day and can't even eat! A brave fifth-level warrior has to work as a bodyguard for a fat-headed nobleman! If the rules of this world are set by His Majesty, then why should I? Respect him? I’m just a civilian. If His Majesty doesn’t love us, why should we love him?”
"Ah!" Nicole exclaimed, then covered her mouth and looked at the emotional Roddy in front of her in surprise. She felt that the usually honest and diligent Roddy was now a different person.
"Do you think what I said is wrong?" Roddy suddenly put away his excited expression, frowned slightly, and then took a long breath: "You know? These ideas were never thought of by me... These ideas were all obtained from you. What I saw in my brother's notes... I have read and thought about them every day for so many days, and now I feel that many of your brother's ideas are correct. "
"You... how can you say such a thing? You..." Nicole pointed at Rody, her fingers trembling, as if she didn't know how to continue speaking.
This time, Roddy didn't have any panic look on his face. He looked calm, then bent down and gave a deep salute, and said calmly: "Nicole, I'm just a little person, a civilian. I just want to think about these things. That’s all. Hmm, what can a little person do?”
His tone seemed self-deprecating and sarcastic. Nicole only felt that at this moment Rody looked like he had a look on his face that he had never seen before...