The "Black Emperor" did not leave any records.
This is a very strange thing.
As the former owner of the Glorious Empire, he should have been recorded in the history books.
What's more, this emperor is still so special.
Killed by his own vassals, it also attracted the oracle of the Lord of Radiance.
This kind of person should leave a strong mark in the history books!
Even if you are notorious, you shouldn't have nothing.
"So, what evil did this 'Dark Emperor' do, and there is no record?" Ke Lin asked suddenly.
Quincy shook his head and lowered his voice slightly, as if he was afraid of something: "Master Viscount, the truth about that period of history has always been shrouded in a fog.
What exactly did the 'Dark Emperor' do? Why did the Duke of San Theon want to kill him? Why did this event trigger an oracle
These things are not recorded in detail.
In all the history books I have seen, the descriptions about these two people are very simple and vague, as if they are deliberately concealing something. "
Colin nodded approvingly.
I think there are too many doubts about this period of history.
Then, why did Marquis Garcia suggest him to learn about this period of history
After thinking for a while, Colin suddenly asked again: "By the way, there should be some history of the Saint Theon family here."
"Yes." Quincy ran to the bookshelf again, and pulled out a book from above.
"Master Viscount, please take a look."
Colin looked again.
In fact, Colin knew a little about the San Theon family.
After all, this is also a paladin family, an absolute noble.
In addition to the imperial family, there are only six such families in the entire human empire.
Of course, only four of these six paladin families can be passed down to this day.
Among the other two that disappeared, the San Theon family was one of them.
Thinking about it carefully, this is actually an unreasonable thing.
Because according to the unspoken rules of the nobles in this world, it is very difficult for tragedies such as ransacking the family and exterminating the clan to occur.
Just like when the Duke of St. Hilde executed those rebellious lords, he also spared their families.
Therefore, these families only lost their titles and territories, but the families did not die because of this, and they were still considered members of the nobility.
No matter how poor they are, they still have surnames, which are fundamentally different from ordinary people.
Once you make enough military achievements, you can immediately accept the reward and rise again.
Therefore, very few noble surnames will be lost.
In particular, it is too strange that a noble surname like Sheng Xien with the prefix of "Holy" disappeared into the long river of history like this.
After roughly looking through the history of the San Theon family, Colin's doubts still did not disappear.
According to the records in the book, the fiefdom of the Santheon family is in the east of the empire.
However, at that time, the eastern border of the empire was not as monolithic as it is now.
Instead, it is divided into two territories, one south and one north.
The southern part of the eastern border is the territory of the St. Pross family, while the northern part of the eastern border is the territory of the Santheon family.
The territories of these two families were close together, and of course there were many disputes and frictions, and even large-scale wars were fought several times.
However, what's interesting is that in the end, the San Theon family really lost the key war in the northern part of the eastern border, but they fought against the San Hilde family in the northern border.
In that war that took place more than three hundred years ago, the Duke of the North at that time led an army to defeat the main army of the San Theon family, and even beheaded the "Judger" Duke San Theon with his own hands.
[Blade of Judgment] became the spoils of the St. Hilde family in this war.
However, the final real winner of that war was the San Pros family with the praying mantis catching the cicada and the oriole behind.
Taking advantage of the defeat of the Santheon family and the fact that the northern army suffered heavy losses and was unable to fight any more, they invaded the northern part of the eastern border on a large scale, and finally completely wiped out the remnants of the Santheon family's army, becoming the sole master of the eastern border.
But here's the weird thing.
In this war, although the Santheon family lost their territory and ruined their army, the members of the family did not suffer too many losses.
Whether it is the St. Hilde family or the St. Pross family, after killing the "judge" Duke Santheon, they will not break the unspoken rules of the nobles and go to kill the Santheon family.
However, the nightmare of the Saint Theon family began here.
Lost territory, without the protection of the castle and the army, members of the Santheon family have been assassinated repeatedly, and the killer has never been found.
This incident even alarmed the imperial family. The San Lorenzo family took the initiative to stand up for mediation, severely reprimanded the Duke of St. Hilde and the Duke of St. Pros, and asked them to maintain the demeanor of the winner and forgive the loser.
At the same time, His Majesty the Emperor at that time also brought the surviving members of the San Theon family into the palace for strict protection.
However, this still couldn't prevent the members of the Santheon family from dying violently one by one due to various strange reasons.
Later, even the Radiance Church was enraged by this rule-breaking behavior, and His Holiness the Pope personally stood up, claiming that he would never allow a noble bloodline like Saint Theon to be cut off.
The two cardinals even came to the northern and eastern borders in person, sternly requesting the Duke of St. Hilde and the Duke of St. Pros to stop such rule-breaking actions.
Of course, the two dukes complained again and again. In order to clear their suspicions, they also announced the whereabouts of every knight under their command, and allowed the church personnel to monitor and search at will on their own territory.
Under the watchful eyes of all kinds, the two biggest enemies of the San Theon family seemed to be closely watched, and there was no chance to do anything again.
But even so, it still couldn't prevent members of the San Theon family from dying one by one.
Who is behind the scenes, insisting on exterminating the San Theon family
There is no answer to this weird thing in the history books.
In the end, this once prominent paladin family disappeared from the empire.
I just don't know if the inheritance was really cut off completely, or if it was quietly hidden.
After reading this period of history, Colin's doubts not only did not decrease, but increased instead.
In his opinion, the history of [Blade of Judgment] must have hidden the most important information.
And this information may be the real hint given to him by Marquis Garcia.
However, it is estimated that this clue cannot be found in the history books.
This is not surprising, what really falls on the tip of the pen is often what the superior wants future generations to see, and the really critical things may only be known to a very small number of people.
Those bloody, dirty, ugly things that are heavily covered by the fog of history are often the truth.
After closing the book, Colin suddenly turned to Quincy and asked, "What do you think about the demise of the San Theon family?"
Quincy hesitated for a moment, carefully choosing his words: "Master Viscount, I think they deserve what they deserve."
"Oh why?"
"No matter how you whitewash it, Duke Santheon's killing of the 'Dark Emperor' is an unforgivable betrayal."
Colin didn't expect that Quincy would look at it this way.
However, after thinking about it carefully, Ke Lin suddenly felt that the old man seemed to mean something else.
Unforgivable
Who is the most unforgivable thing about killing the king
Of course it is the royal family of the empire - the family of San Lorenzo!
The Duke of San Theon's regicide, no matter what the reason, was an unforgivable betrayal to the San Lorenzo family.
It seriously damaged the prestige of the imperial family.
No wonder the Saint Theon family fled into the palace and was assassinated one after another.
Haha, that's exactly what happened.
The St. Hilde family and the St. Pross family are probably just thugs on the surface.
The one who really wants to break the inheritance of the San Theon family may be the imperial family!
(end of this chapter)