They opened the box with trembling hands, and they all took a breath of cool air, impressed by the open-mindedness and magnanimity of the princess of the empire.

There were not only piles of gold and blue cards, but also antiques and works of art, but what surprised them the most was a few stacks of thin parchment.

The pages above were the crimes they had committed in the past, some of which they had forgotten about themselves, and some of the secrets that should have been hidden in the deepest part of their hearts, were now so clearly written on paper, and they could see at a glance that they were all originals, and they had an urge to tear them apart immediately.

The next few pages are diametrically opposed, no longer evidence of blackmail, but certificates of industry, in which the amount of money involved and the huge profits make these political speculators feel that they are dreaming.

Then they broke out in a cold sweat, and almost every one of them locked themselves in their rooms for a whole night without coming out.

It wasn't until the next day that the personable uncle of the guard walked out of the gate in high spirits, and when he came with a large bag and a small box, he left empty-handed, except for a dozen more documents of allegiance in his arms, and the ink on them was not even dry.

In the royal annex where the princess stayed, Sophia poured a cup of fragrant tea with a solemn face and handed it to the gray-haired middle-aged man opposite.

"Thank you, Uncle Famil, if it weren't for your help, Sophia might have made a big mistake. ”

The middle-aged man named Famir respectfully took the teacup, and there was a hint of pampering and flattering on his fierce face full of meat.

As the liaison of the power left by the old emperor to Sophia, Sophia was able to organize such a powerful armed force as Red Rose in less than two years, and he can be regarded as a great contribution.

As early as the beginning of the Great War in the Southeast, on the day after Sophia left the imperial capital, he began to connect these forces, and he himself hurried to come to the southeast capital with enough capital more than ten days ago.

Although he did not mince words about the beautiful little white-faced Philip, he liked this princess from the bottom of his heart.

Facing the smiling girl is like facing his own daughter, even closer than his daughter.

No one would have imagined that this big man, who looked as vicious as a natural villain, except for the ugly face that scared the devils of hell, his real character was very emotional and kind.

"Hehe, it's nothing, it's all my business.

It doesn't hurt to be more aggressive with these people in the southeast, who are more accustomed to obeying power.

But for the rats that live in the gutter, it is not right to blindly suppress them, and your grandfather has taught him all his life that many times things tend to be bad for these seemingly inconspicuous little people.

It's not complicated to deal with them, a little candy and a big stick will suffice, after all, you still need to hibernate and accumulate now, and it is not suitable to appear on the bright side.

But I didn't expect you to have a lot of things in place, and it's not easy to collect that evidence. ”

Hearing this, Sophia spit out her bright red little tongue in embarrassment, looking naughty as if she had been caught.

"Let my uncle laugh, this is all brought by Philip, saying that he can not help me much, only to add some chips. ”

Hearing Philip's name, Famil's fierce eyes showed a glimmer of light, but this time there was no disgust, but a smile of appreciation, a little change in the little white face.

It doesn't matter where he got the evidence, each family has its own heritage, not to mention the Crazy Lion Family, which is an old traditional nobleman.

On the contrary, Famir has a little interest in the Wild Lion Family, especially after the situation has stabilized, the forces of the three major military cities, especially Gaokan City, have all consciously withdrawn from Galoste City, leaving the entire stage to Sophia, which is very commendable.

The Earl of the Mad Lion was a mature politician who knew what was going on and what he was doing, and the young man named Philip seemed to be completely different from the average frivolous young man in terms of political consciousness, and he left without waiting for him to hint, and was barely a good match for the princess.

However, Sophia is still young, and there are infinite possibilities in the future, now he only needs to stand behind the princess and watch, and just mention a few words at the critical moment, until this girl really grows up and takes over the mantle of the old emperor.

As for whether he can achieve that illusory grand hegemony, Famir is not dwelled, and it is better to find a way out or a goal for the empire, at least than to see such a huge empire divided by stupid politicians and greedy families.

Now it seems that Sophia has done more than he thought he would have been.

"These people don't have to worry anymore, I'm ready in the imperial capital, just wait for the result.

I just can't understand why the Bishop of Eugene of the Temple is here today, and the same ambiguous attitude of Archbishop Melissa and Paladins of Hamilton in the Imperial Capital saves me a lot of effort. ”

Sophia's beautiful big eyes rolled, smiling like a fox stealing a chicken, and explained in a somewhat ostentatious tone: "I haven't seen the Hamilton Paladin, but Archbishop Melissa ......"

With the girl's crisp and hearty words, although Famil's frightening face was not shocked, countless thoughts turned in his heart.

With the reports of the two groups of envoys submitted to the imperial capital, in mid-February, not long after Sophia accompanied her lover to her 18th birthday, the political situation in the southeastern part of the empire, which had been in suspense for two months, finally settled with a series of promotions and punishments, and caused an uproar.

Perhaps it was the nonsense of the envoys, perhaps a trace of guilt and deep affection for his daughter, or perhaps some complex consideration, the new Emperor Gulliver finally made a decision after countless sleepless nights.

Although Bob Stanton, the Duke of the Imperial Empire and the lord of the Southeastern Province, resisted the steppe bandits and delayed the military situation, because he was only in charge of government affairs, and he and his eldest son died in the rebellion, he was not pursued, and the title was inherited by the second son.

He was removed from his position and returned to the imperial capital to be appointed separately.

But everyone knows that this is just a pretext, and what awaits them will be endless suppression and exploitation, and the Stanton family is finished.

In order to maintain stability in the southeast and restore normal economic and military order as soon as possible, the lord of the southeast province was temporarily placed under the custody of the imperial princess Sophia until she returned to the imperial capital after completing her studies.

The specific government affairs are responsible for the five-member ruling committee composed of the consuls sent by the imperial capital and the people appointed by Her Royal Highness the Princess, and the rotating chairman is changed every year, and is directly responsible to Her Royal Highness Princess Sophia.

The Imperial Marquis, the Levinson family of the Hurricane Carros Legion, was stripped of his title for dereliction of duty, embezzlement, and humiliation of the country, and his family children and daughters were brought back to the imperial capital for trial.

The family property was sealed and held in escrow by the Imperial Treasury and, after the verdict was pronounced, distributed to its heirs according to the actual situation.

A large number of other nobles, parliamentarians, and government officials at all levels were also dismissed and arrested, and at least half of the officialdom in the entire southeastern province was cleared out.

At this point, the two major aristocratic groups that had shrouded the southeast of the empire for decades completely disappeared, making the entire empire look sideways, and the new emperor Gulliver also completely consolidated his imperial power through this series of resolute and ruthless actions.

If a series of punishments were thunderstorms, then the next promotions and commendations were gentle and drizzling, calming down the panicked hearts of the entire southeast.

The specific appointment of political officials will not be detailed one by one, it is nothing more than those families with unique vision and courage to take the lead in taking the princess to take advantage of it, which will inevitably be mixed with some of the new emperor's personal self and the white gloves of the major families in the imperial capital, but these are the proper meanings of the question.

Even if Sophia plans to make the entire southeast a monolith, she has to take into account the interests of her father and these big nobles, what should be grasped in her hands and what should be released, she must always control a reasonable scale.

Even in Famil's opinion, the benefits of giving up are a bit big, but Sophia obviously has her own ideas, and even he can't persuade him to do it.

For example, on the issue of taxation, Sophia did not touch the emperor's rebellion, and handed over all the appointment of tax officials to her father, which is understandable.

However, more than sixty percent of the salt industry in the entire southeastern province was divided between the two major families from the imperial capital, which made Famir a little dissatisfied.

In his concept, at least more than half of such an important livelihood resource must be controlled in his own hands.

There were other industries such as grain, fishing, forestry, and their derivative oil refining, catering, transportation, paper making, and construction, which involved all aspects of social life, and were similar to the salt industry, and most of the resources were open to the entire empire, becoming a feast for the top magnates.

In the face of such a huge temptation of interests, the greed and powerful energy displayed by these old aristocratic groups made even the new emperor Gulliver and his upstart group a little timid and did not dare to interfere too much.

But no one discovered that hidden under this gluttonous feast were several industries firmly grasped by Sophia.

Mining, mainly the mining and smelting of rare metals, and the mining resources of the entire southeastern province were controlled by the three middle families who first turned to Sophia.

Moreover, through the exchange of interests in other industries, this newly established mining group has established extensive contacts with other provincial or national mining groups, and has built a broad and huge cooperation platform.

When the new cooperation framework agreement was signed, Sophia even solemnly locked it in the safe, and breathed a sigh of relief.

The military industry, as a southeastern province with huge border pressure, is one of the traditional core industries here, which was originally controlled by the Levinson family.

Now, relying on the integration of mining resources, a steady stream of high-quality ores will enter the southeast, and will become the leading industry in the entire southeast in the next three years.

Change the self-sufficiency of small workshops in the past, develop in the direction of industrialization, science and collectivization, and build a brand.