Chapter 8: The Beginning of War
"I don't know what the right view is about King Polyvu's death in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, King Polyvu died in order to hunt down fugitives, but he can sing and cry, and the old man's heart hurts!" Yulin's tone was sad, and a few tears were still squeezed out of his old eyes.
He began to make trouble, compared to solving the problem of the former minister of intelligence who was unknown and the absconding God-given Pope, how to solve the problem of the warrior king of the Jialan Empire being assassinated by the warrior king of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and dying on the battlefield is the most important thing, which is also the reason why these ministers dare not speak.
If it were more than a few hundred years ago, the empire encountered this situation very simply, directly starting a war with Austria-Hungary, tens of millions of troops pressed the border, and all the battles were killed on the battlefield, and Austria-Hungary must be made to publicly apologize and pay reparations.
But now, the various nobles of the empire are corrupt and corrupt, forming parties for personal gain, disobeying the empire, and the taxes handed over to the empire are becoming less and less, and the empire's finances are very disordered.
The authority of the imperial family of the empire is declining day by day, and the deterrent power of the emperor's orders is getting smaller and smaller, and even in the hearts of some nobles, they just regard the emperor as a nobleman of the same rank as them, but your fiefdom is large and strong, and under pressure, I have to hand over some gold coins, not that I feel that I am your subordinate to hand over the finances.
This is not because of the incompetence of Emperor Euthe, but on the contrary, Emperor Euthel is to some extent a well-working emperor, but the current decay of the empire is caused by thousands of years of illness, and it is already exhaustive for Uther to be able to suspend the decay of the empire.
In this case, a war with the Austro-Hungarian Empire will definitely aggravate the decay of the Empire, but if there is no war, a warrior king of the empire will be assassinated by the warrior king of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in pursuit of fugitives, and he will die on the battlefield, but the empire has no reaction, which will surely make countless soldiers, guards, and policemen in the empire feel cold, besides, if there is no war, there will be no explanation to the Gaoli family.
It is too difficult to choose whether to fight or not to fight, it involves the survival of the empire, so these ministers do not dare to say a word, and if they do not say a word well, they may become sinners for the ages, and if they do not say anything about their own crimes, their own families may also be implicated.
Uther also looked at John, wanting to hear his thoughts as a confidant, and he was also hesitant between fighting or not fighting.
Glancing at Yulin and taking a deep breath, John said slowly: "King Polyvu sacrificed his life for the country, and the horse leather shroud is worth remembering by all of us, so the empire must go to war against Austria-Hungary, and the blood will not hesitate!" ”
As soon as John's words came out, the atmosphere in the conference room became even more depressing, the air seemed to condense into solid, and the rest of the ministers felt that it was a little difficult to breathe, even Zuo Xiang Yulin did not say anything, and carefully looked at the expression of His Majesty the Emperor.
The top of the empire has long known that Austria-Hungary has coveted the Tessia province of the empire for a long time, and has always wanted to go to war with the empire, once the two countries go to war, with the degree of Austria-Hungary's desire for the province of Tesia, the empire must at least mobilize tens of millions of soldiers to the province of Tessia in order to resist the attack of Austria-Hungary.
Tens of millions of soldiers are fighting, and the materials consumed in a day are definitely an astronomical amount, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer calculated this account in his heart, and felt that his legs were a little weak.
Euser didn't speak, staring at John, knowing that he must have something to say, saying that he would start the war for Polly's revenge, it was all a joke, and it was put on the bright side for the people to see.
With a cough, John continued: "In addition to avenging His Excellency King Wu, there are several other reasons why the Empire must go to war. The reason why the Austro-Hungarian Empire dared to send King Wu to assassinate His Excellency Poli was probably to see the reaction of the empire after Polly's death, if the empire was quiet, the Austro-Hungarian Empire would definitely overwhelm the border, and at that time, the reputation of the empire's weakness spread all over the continent, and the rest of the countries around the empire would definitely flock to the empire and march towards the empire together. ”
Seeing Youser frowning slightly, his fingers rhythmically tapping on the armrest of the seat, John knew that his idea was probably preliminarily accepted by Youser, John accentuated his tone and continued.
Therefore, the empire must not only go to war, but also take advantage of the failure of Austria-Hungary to react, take the lead in going to war, play the momentum of the empire, and deter the rest of the surrounding countries.
Lao Chen knows that once the war breaks out, there will be millions, or even tens of millions of soldiers killed on the battlefield, the empire's treasury will be consumed in large quantities, and it may be difficult to recover in the next few decades, and some nobles will also take advantage of the war to act recklessly, but if they don't fight, the enemy of the empire will no longer be a single Austria-Hungary, but the entire continent, that is, even if the empire has hundreds of millions of soldiers, I'm afraid it will ......"
John stopped abruptly at this point, and after a bow, he withdrew to the ranks of the ministers, and waited quietly, he had said everything that had to be said, and it was up to the lion-like man to accept it.
A dozen or so ministers stood silently, and Emperor Uther no longer tapped his fingers on the armrests of his chair, his palms gripping the armrests tightly, his brows furrowed into a line, and his mind was racing rapidly.
The room was so quiet that you couldn't even hear the sound of breathing, only a slightly shrill cicada chirping from the plane tree in the distance.
Closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and opened his eyes again, there seemed to be a cold light flashing in his blue eyes, and Emperor Uther stood up suddenly, and said coldly: "Immediately inform the Southern Army Marshal of the Empire, the Extreme Ice Martial Saint, that within three days, war must be waged against Austria-Hungary!" ”
"Obey the order!" The minister knelt down on one knee and spoke in unison.
Ten minutes later, a dozen or so ministers retreated, leaving Emperor Uther alone in the conference room, and with a "poof", Uther suddenly vomited a large mouthful of blood, which stained his clothes red, his face became a little pale, his steps were a little vain, and he fell to the ground.
A white-haired old man suddenly emerged from the void, stretched out his hand to support Yousse's body, and helped Youse to the seat.
"Your Majesty, are you alright?" The old man spoke, a little worried in his eyebrows.
"It's okay, Yun Lao, this is a normal reaction to the approaching limit, haven't you seen it a few times?" Youser wiped the blood from the corners of his mouth and smiled, without a trace of fear of death between his eyebrows.
Sighing, Youser couldn't help but say to the old man in front of him: "I'm not afraid of death, but I'm afraid that once I die, the empire will also die, and the empire that has been inherited for 10,000 years, how can I let it be cut off in my hands."
It's a pity that my sons are really not angry! One by two, they are fighting for the prince, and their horizons are too small to entrust the empire to them! ”
After that, the man who ranked first in the continent's power rankings had a tired look on his face, and his eyes revealed a sense of twilight.
The old man didn't know what to say, he could only use the powerful Yuan Li to improve the vitality of the cells, and those sons of Youse were actually not so unbearable, and several of them were still very good, but if they wanted to manage such a decaying empire today, they were still overstretched and incompetent.
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