Once again, Charles fell silent once again after hearing Cornelia's words. He frowned slightly and closed his eyes slightly, unknowingly revealing the domineering aura of a dictator, which made Charles far away in another corner of the planet Cornelia also unconsciously held her breath and slowly lowered her head.
It wasn't until a long time passed that Charles slowly opened his eyes and said slowly in a deep voice: "What do you think?"
At this time, Cornelia did not dare to be presumptuous in the face of her father, and for the current Charles, she felt a little bit guilty and guilty as if she had betrayed her. She bowed her head seriously and replied: "Your Majesty, ten The problem faced by District 9 is the lack of a high-level combat force that can truly threaten EU and the resistance. Today's EU and resistance organizations have completely surpassed us in high-level combat capabilities. If it were not for the fear of Lelouch Knight The existence of the enemy may have already launched an attack on the 19th District, and once the opponent starts an attack, based on the current military strength of the 19th District, I will definitely be able to defend it."
"It is also because the enemy is afraid of the powerful strength of Lelouch Knight, which also forces them to adopt the current behavior of breaking through our defense line, but they do not dare to stay for a long time and choose to retreat, even if they are facing an empty place The enemy did not dare to advance even an inch along the defense line, and even set up a fifteen-minute restricted area centered on the current general base, which I have mentioned before."
"The reason why the enemy will do this is that we have Lelouch Knight, a super strong man who can single-handedly change the entire battle situation and affect normal battles. If Lelouch Knight leaves, even if the Scarlet Knights give more reinforcements, at most It can only maintain the current situation, but there is no way to change the current situation, and it is impossible to bring more help to the attack on EU and the resistance. After all, we have the help of the Scarlet Knights, but EU and the resistance organizations are the same There are also equally powerful organizations to help. Even if the Scarlet Knights are powerful enough to compete with the other two organizations at the same time, they can only protect themselves from the attacks of the two parties."
"And with Lelouch Knight staying in District 19, Knight Lelouch will become the highest-end combat force in District 19, and will become the biggest nightmare for EU and the resistance, and will become the one who breaks the stalemate balance. The key point is that with the addition of the Scarlet Knights, the enemy will not dare to take any action that poses a great threat to us, because they need to worry at any time about the single-player revenge that Lelouch Knight cannot stop or predict. We can even surround the powerful force of Lelouch Knight, gain more advantages bit by bit, regain the territory we lost again, and maybe even drive EU out of this continent completely. "
"In addition to his personal combat prowess, Lelouch Knight has also shown a very outstanding commander's ability. He can easily analyze the enemy's dynamics, the weaknesses of the defense line, and even the enemy's possible plans and arrangements. , and even saw through the key plot of the enemy’s current plan at a glance and made appropriate corresponding arrangements.”
"Based on the current situation in District 19, although I recognize my own abilities and have enough confidence in my own abilities, I have to restrain this confidence in front of Knight Lelouch. Knight Xiu is not only a powerful warrior, but also an extremely good commander. He is also a person who can lead the sergeants to victory at the forefront of the battlefield. I dare not say whether he can be called the God of War, but Just based on his fighting ability, he can bear at least half of this title."
"To solve the current terrible situation in District 19, regain the lost ground and gain an advantage or even victory in the confrontation with EU, we need people like Knight Lelouch to lead this area that is already facing a great crisis. We I believe that with the ability shown by Knight Lelouch, as long as he can lead District 19 and become the governor of this place, for the sake of glory and to assume the responsibility of this position, Knight Lelouch will definitely be able to change the current situation."
Charles gave a long hum and nodded slightly: "Today, all parts of the empire's border areas are in chaos. The major forces in the world and those organizations that suddenly appeared are using various methods to target them. The current empire can be considered to be in a precarious situation. The difficult battles and conditions have also caused some bad rumors within the empire. The outside world is also thinking that the empire is beginning to sunset. Now it does need a huge battle. Victory to once again demonstrate the power of the empire and shatter those rumors.”
"Knight Lelouch has his own mission, but this mission is not impossible to carry out in District 19. I agree to let Knight Lelouch stay in District 19, but not in the position of governor. The governor of District 19 can only be held by If you take the post, you can make him the deputy governor of the 19th District, but I have a request, one month. I will give you one month. Within one month, you must let me see that he can stay in the 19th District. results."
An expression of surprise suddenly appeared on Cornelia's face, and she quickly touched her chest and bowed: "Yes, Your Majesty, thank you for your trust."
"Yes." Charles made a soft noise with his nose and said, "The Scarlet Knights will rush over as soon as possible."
When the screen went dark, Cornelia had a rare expression of joy on her face, but then she straightened her face and turned around and walked out of the room where she was communicating with Charles. She directly ordered to the adjutant standing guard outside the door: "Help. I called Lelouch Knight to my office immediately."
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Half an hour later, Xiao Ran appeared in Cornelia's personal office. In the not-so-spacious space, he saw Cornelia who was reviewing documents at her desk. Beside her, two people in military uniforms, a man and a woman, were also assisting Cornelia in her work.
After seeing Xiao Ran come in, Cornelia raised her head and put down the pen in her hand, and nodded lightly to her two subordinates: "You guys go out, I need to talk to Knight Lelouch alone. No one is allowed to come and disturb us.”
The two subordinate secretaries didn't think too much, and they didn't know their situation. After standing up to respond, they saluted Xiao Ran and quickly left the office, closing the door completely after walking out. Xiao Ran and Cornelia were left alone in the office.
Xiao Ran glanced at Cornelia, who didn't have much expression on her face and could be said to be extremely indifferent. He raised his eyebrows slightly and sat down directly on the chair in front of Cornelia doing her work, crossing her legs and leaning against her. On the back of the chair, he said leisurely: "Why, you are so eager to see me again after not seeing me for a while? Or are you worried that I will do something to make you feel embarrassed if I am out of your sight for too long? Something about?"
Cornelia gritted her teeth gently after hearing Xiao Ran's words, took a deep breath and said to Xiao Ran: "I won't worry about what you do where I can't see, because I can't stop you from doing it. Whatever it is, I called you here just to inform you that His Majesty Charles has just given new orders to District 19."
"Oh?" Xiao Ran snorted and smiled faintly: "Don't tell me yet, let me guess. This order must let me stay in District 19 to deal with the bad situation here, right? And I won't be allowed to take charge of it." Governor, but based on my ability and importance, I will still be allowed to have some corresponding rights to facilitate combat control and command, which means that I have become the deputy governor now?"
Cornelia bit her lower lip lightly, and before she could speak, she heard Xiao Ran continue: "Actually, this is not difficult to guess. It is impossible for Charles to make me the governor under his dictatorship. I have such an idea, but your actions are faster than I thought. Not long ago, I realized that I didn’t want to stay here. I also reminded you, but you actually violated me in less than a day. His will, his insistence on keeping me here."
Cornelia raised her head and stared straight at Xiao Ran: "I just want to solve the current problems in District 19. If you can solve the current problems in a short time, no one will stop you from leaving. , even if you don’t leave by then, it will be impossible.”
Xiao Ran shrugged his shoulders indifferently, looked at Cornelia and raised the corner of his mouth: "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter if you stay, it won't affect my plan anyway, but I also want to remind you one last time Cornelia Leah, don’t try to do anything to stop me or delay my plans, these are completely meaningless.”
"In fact, as long as I want, I can break through the empire at any time. The Scarlet Knights alone have the ability to completely capture and control the imperial capital. The reason why I am willing to go through this circle in the border area is entirely because I don't want to be in the imperial capital." When great changes took place, the place as a border area of the empire was in chaos because of it.”
"As long as you think that the chaos in the empire's border areas will become insignificant, and the internal struggles caused by the chaos will become more and more intense, allowing the enemy to seize this opportunity to break through our defense lines and march straight in, I don't think there will be any problem, even if it is because of this This incident resulted in the loss of even nine-tenths of the empire's territory, resulting in the sacrifice of countless civilians and soldiers. I also have the ability to use the last tenth to lead those who are willing to follow me to develop the new empire into something bigger than it is now. To a much greater extent.”
"At this point, I think you should believe that I have such ability, so now any step you take without betrayal and delay, the final consequences will inevitably be borne by this country, but you really have to bear such huge reforms and sacrifices Are you ready?"
"The smart thing to do is, as a member of the royal family, the most important thing to do is to take the most correct position in this irreversible situation, and then lead those who are willing to follow you to the side that will inevitably win. Only in this way can this country get through that period of change as quickly and stably as possible, minimize losses, and then maximize success."
Cornelia took a deep breath, stood up, pressed her hands hard on the table, leaned forward and stared at Xiao Ran, gritted her teeth and said, "I know I can't stop you. I can't do anything, not even do anything to betray you. I also know that I should be on your side. My heart is telling me this, but after all, I am a member of the royal family, the daughter of Charles, and a member of the empire. Princess, my reason also tells me that it is impossible for me to just watch and do nothing, and this is also the best behavior I can do."
"No matter what, the matter of family blood feud, at least... at least don't let it pass through my hands..."
"After the 19th District is stabilized, I won't care what you do. I can also help you stabilize the situation in the border area, but I don't want to be involved in such a thing myself... Is that okay..."
Xiao Ran watched Cornelia's expression change from firm to resistant, from resistant to complicated, and finally from complicated to weak. There was even a plea in her last sentence. Facing this woman who had a relationship with him, and Still facing the woman to whom he gave his first time, Xiao Ran sighed softly and nodded. He also fully understood the complex emotions in the heart of a child and client, because Charles was not only the emperor to whom she was loyal, It's her father.
Unlike others who were forced by Geass's ability to change their allegiance to him, even if Cornelia's allegiance became her Xiao Ran, Charles, as his father, would still be there for Cornelia. It left a deep mark on my heart.
"I promise you, I won't let you do things you don't want to do." Xiao Ran stood up and walked around the table, sighing and gently hugging Cornelia into his arms: "All this was originally It doesn't seem like it should be like this. Although I can also completely control your thoughts and make you completely forget these things that make you difficult, but that's it. I will help you stabilize the situation in District 19. Next, you We only need to maintain stability in the border area from the perspective of the entire empire, and let Lelouch decide the rest."
"Of course no matter what, I can promise you that if Charles is not looking for death, I will never threaten his life. I think Lelouch will also have the same idea. No matter how much hatred there is, after all, Charles is also him. Father, I just hope you can still maintain your current thoughts after knowing the true purpose of Charles to rule the world."
Cornelia obediently let Xiao Ran hug her and lean on his chest. When she heard Xiao Ran's words, Cornelia also raised her head blankly: "The real purpose?"
"A person who attempts to become a god or kill a god is very likely to eventually lead the world to develop in a direction that is not good or bad at all. No, it should be said that if he is allowed to achieve that goal, it is estimated that 90% of the world's Jiu may collapse completely.”