"... The foiling of the plots of Midella and Mister Ji all depend on your support. On behalf of the soldiers of the Empire in the Storm Fortress and the people of the Western Territory, I would like to express my gratitude to you..."
Reinhard the Great reclined on a sofa chair with his eyes closed and a hot towel on his forehead. He looked like he was overworked and had a terrible headache.
A group of imperial nobles stood respectfully in front of the sofa chairs, listening to Emperor Reinhardt's message. Even if someone noticed that the emperor's tone and posture were a little strange, they would only think that it was caused by physical discomfort.
"... So after comprehensive consideration, I decided to lead the army to withdraw from Storm Fortress."
Hearing this, the Duke of the Southern Territory couldn't help but raised his head and glanced at the emperor on the sofa suspiciously.
In the previous chaos, he was secretly detained by Queen Midella and others because he opposed the sacrificial plan, and was not released until the situation stabilized, so he was a little at a loss about the completely subversive situation in the fortress today.
Now, I am even more surprised by Emperor Reinhardt's sudden reversal of attitude.
The headstrong and stubborn emperor actually agreed to withdraw troops
The Duke of St. Landers exchanged glances with the Bachelor Yerug beside him, and then asked:
"Your Majesty, where are you going to retreat?"
"Loire Valley." Emperor Reinhardt replied lightly.
This time not only the Duke of St. Landers, but also the rest of the imperial nobles were taken aback.
Isn't this the Marquis Garcia's strategy
But... Emperor Reinhard wanted to skin and bone the Marquis of Garcia before, tearing his body into pieces.
Why are you ready to adopt his strategy now
This is not the emperor's style!
Everyone turned their attention to Emperor Reinhardt on the sofa, but found that the other party's eyes were tightly closed, and there was no expression on his face.
"Do you have any opinions?" Emperor Reinhard asked lightly, and there was no emotion in his tone.
Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, not knowing what to say for a moment. .
Immediately, Colin asked:
"Your Majesty, since you are ready to adopt Marquis Garcia's strategy, are you also going to pardon him for treason?"
"No." Emperor Reinhard said coldly, "He is still responsible for the fall of the western border, but if the blockade in the Loire Valley succeeds this time, I can allow him to make up for his mistakes and forgive his previous sins."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Colin seemed very satisfied with this, and did not ask for more.
The Duke of St. Landers watched coldly, but he understood that although the emperor did not immediately pardon Marquis Garcia, he had actually let go and found a reason for the other party to make amends.
Such an attitude is simply an earth-shaking change.
The Duke of St. Landers immediately looked at the Duke of St. Grian.
You know, the person who hates Marquis Garcia the most here must be her.
But what is strange is that Duke St. Grian frowned slightly when he heard that Emperor Reinhardt was about to pardon Marquis Garcia, and did not express any objection.
what happened
The Duke of St. Landers was in a trance for a while, he couldn't help wondering—
During the time I was detained, what happened to Storm Fortress
The Duke of St. Landers actually agrees with the strategy of the Marquis of Garcia, but he also knows that this strategy requires a huge price, and this price is borne by the West Territory and Scarlet Flame.
This is also the fundamental reason why Duke St. Grian and Emperor Reinhardt resolutely opposed Marquis Garcia before.
Now the Western Territory has fallen, but the Crimson Flame leader...
"Okay, since none of you have any objections, then evacuate the fortress immediately tomorrow morning." Emperor Reinhardt ordered decisively, "Immediately arrange for the refugees in the fortress to evacuate, and notify the major lords west of the Loire Valley, so that They arranged for the evacuation of the people and carried out fortified walls to clear the fields...”
No matter how surprised the Duke of St. Landers was when he saw this, he also knew that Emperor Reinhardt had completely given up the large territory west of the Loire Valley.
What exactly prompted him to make such a decision
Could it really rely on Count Angelet's mouth
While meditating, I saw Emperor Reinhardt opened his eyes and asked:
"Have you found the queen yet?"
Colin replied: "I only found the Queen's clothes and a pile of ashes... We suspect that Her Highness the Queen may have forcibly started the sacrificial ceremony without enough sacrifices, causing her to be drained of her vitality by the magic circle..."
"Hmph! It's your own fault!" Emperor Reinhard sneered, "I ordered that Midella St. Hilde colluded with Mr. Yu to sacrifice Storm Fortress and kill the soldiers and people of the empire. This is an unforgivable crime!
Here I deprive her of the Queen's position for treason! "
The nobles were not surprised by this, and it was already doomed that the queen be deposed as the blamer for this unsuccessful sacrifice ceremony.
However, such a major event as the post abolishment requires a written order.
The attendant immediately stepped forward and spread out a roll of parchment, and wrote the emperor's decree on it.
After it was written, it was handed over to Emperor Reinhardt.
Emperor Reinhardt scanned it to confirm that there was no problem, then picked up a quill pen and signed his name on it.
"Okay. If there is nothing else, you can go down and prepare." Emperor Reinhardt waved his hand, as if he was tired.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
A group of nobles immediately took orders to retreat.
After leaving the door, the Duke of St. Landers whispered to Bachelor Yerug:
"Why did His Majesty change his attitude so much? Could it be that the catastrophe in Storm Fortress made him finally wake up?"
Bachelor Yaruger shook his head lightly and said:
"I don't know. Your Majesty's attitude is indeed strange. In addition, the Duke of St. Grian is also a little abnormal."
The Duke of St. Landers immediately nodded in agreement: "So, what happened to Storm Fortress in the past two days?"
Bachelor Yaruger thought for a while, and suggested: "Maybe we should talk to Earl Angelet. I always feel that he is the one behind the scenes of the changes in the situation in Storm Fortress."
"That's right." The Duke of St. Landers nodded approvingly, "The development of the current situation is completely in accordance with the plan of the northern border, and His Majesty seems to be preparing to vindicate the Marquis of Garcia... such a change, if there is no No one would believe Earl Angelet's intervention..."
Just when the two were about to look for Colin in the crowd, they saw that one of them found themselves first.
"The Duke of St. Landers."
"Consul Fred, what can I do?" The Duke of St. Landers smiled back.
He recognized that it was Fred San Lorenzo, the consul of the royal family in the Senate.
This person is also the son of the previous Lytom consul. After Lytom was "killed" by Prince Lehi, Fred inherited his position in the Senate.
"Your Majesty the Duke." Consul Fred called to stop the Duke of St. Landers, and waited for the other nobles around to leave one after another, before asking in a low voice, "Have you noticed anything unusual about His Majesty tonight?"
The Duke of St. Landers' eyes flickered slightly, and said, "You mean... Your Majesty's attitude?"
"Yes." Consul Fred nodded, "But it's not just this..."
"Anything else unusual?"
"I don't know if you have noticed that when His Majesty signed the decree, he used his right hand..."
The Duke of St. Landers was startled, as if he remembered something, he immediately turned his head to look at Bachelor Yerug.
Bachelor Yaruger instantly understood Duke St. Landers' thoughts, nodded affirmatively, and said in a deep voice:
"I remember His Majesty is left-handed!"
(end of this chapter)