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Philippe Bonaparte sat on his own throne, dressed in splendid clothes made for him by the best tailors of the whole continent, with a silver crown on his head that belonged only to the supreme ruler of the Kingdom of France, and a somewhat pale face full of tiredness that could not be concealed, and the whole person looked a little languished.

The king's left hand rested on the cold armrest, and his right hand rested on his cheek, as if he was thinking about something. But one has to get a little closer to the throne to reveal the fact that the king of France is already asleep on his throne.

Yes, the forty-six-year-old King of France, Bonaparte XI, took a nap without scruples at a court meeting with his ministers to discuss the affairs of state.

However, the quarrel under the throne did not stop even the slightest bit because of this.

"I'm against the transfer of the Black Rose Legion to the front line for defense!" The Minister of Finance of the Kingdom, the white-haired Marquis of Sauron, slapped the table vigorously, and a pair of somewhat cloudy eyes widened, looking quite scary: "We have deployed five legions with a total of 90,000 troops on the border with the Jimny Empire, even if the Jimny Empire has the heart to start a war again, it is impossible to break through our defense line!" ”

"Really?" The Minister of War, Duke Louis, deliberately dragged the tail note after the question mark, and obviously disagreed with the opinion of the Marquis of Solon: "Lord Marquis, all the people present are important ministers of the empire, and we don't have to hide some words." With the combat effectiveness of those legions on the border, once the Jimny Empire completes all the troop movements, the 100,000 Jimny army will immediately cross the border to attack our country, and at that time, whether these five legions can hold out for three days is a big question! ”

Marquis Sauron sneered and said, "Even so, I don't agree with your thoughts, Duke. You must know that the Black Rose Legion is responsible for guarding the capital and our king, if the Black Rose Legion pulls out of the camp and marches east to defend the enemy, who will guard Paris City at that time? ”

Duke Louis shook his head and said, "Even if the Black Rose Legion advances eastward, we still have two reserve legions stationed around Paris City, as long as the battle line is not pushed under Paris City, the strength of these two reserve legions is more than enough to defend and stabilize the situation in Paris City." ”

The opinions of the two important ministers of the empire were at odds for a moment, and the palace fell into a brief silence.

"Actually, we don't need to mobilize the Black Rose Legion, we can transfer the Galactic Legion from the south." Someone suggested.

"Impossible," Duke Louis flatly rejected the proposal, "not to mention that the Galactic Legion has been on a rotational rest recently, and even if they were to march north as soon as they received the order, they would not have had time to reach the border before the Jimny attacked." Once the defense line composed of the five legions on our border is broken through by the Jimny, even if the Galactic Legion is one of the elite legions in our country, it will be impossible to resist the 100,000 army of the Jimny with the strength of one legion. ”

"And don't forget the Morning Star Legion, which is stationed in Piccardy City, which is only a week away from the border." Another important minister of the kingdom expressed his opinion.

"The Morning Star Legion?" The mockery on Duke Louis' face was almost overflowing, and his tone was full of undisguised contempt: "Since the great battle by the Inle River ten years ago, the 'Shining Morning Star' has completely fallen. Although the current Morning Star Legion still follows the name of the invincible lion back then, from the understanding of the military department, the current Morning Star Legion is completely scattered, and it no longer even has the ability to participate in the war. ”

When Duke Louis mentioned the word Inle, the body of Bonaparte XI, who was napping on the throne, suddenly trembled slightly.

At this time, Duke Costil Lloris, the prime minister of the Kingdom of France, who had been silent, spoke: "Perhaps we can send an envoy to the city of Riedmar to seek help from the Spanny Empire." ”

"That's right." "Your Excellency, Prime Minister, is a very good remark." "As the largest power on the mainland, as long as the Spany Empire is willing to help our country, even if it makes a statement, I think the Jimney Empire will never dare to act rashly." The rest of the ministers echoed their words.

Duke Louis's face sank, and he slapped the big round table in front of him heavily: "I object!" ”

There was silence in the council hall, and even Bonaparte XI on the throne opened his eyelids slightly, glanced at Duke Louis, but immediately closed his eyes and snoozed again.

"Ladies and gentlemen!" Duke Louis simply stood up from his position, walked under the Iron Throne of Bonaparte XI, and turned to face his colleagues: "Does anyone remember the last time we asked for help from the Empire of Spany?" Does anyone remember how much we paid to mobilize the 150,000 troops of the Spani Empire? ”

"Very good, no one said yes, so let me say it!" Duke Louis looked around and said loudly: "In the war with the Jimny Empire ten years ago, our Duchy of France was in a good situation, but we did not expect that the strongest main force of our country, the invincible Morning Star Legion, was ambushed by the enemy in the battle of the Inle River, and finally the whole army was annihilated. This made the situation on the entire battlefield suddenly reversed, and the 200,000 troops of the Jimny Empire took advantage of the situation to counterattack and invade our territory, and the situation was precarious. ”

"At this time, the Spany Empire sent envoys, saying in public that they could send troops to help our country, but they put forward many extremely harsh conditions. Seeing the Jhimney army approaching, our beloved Majesty had no choice but to reluctantly accede to the demands of the greedy Spani, but would anyone dare to speak out loud about the Spani's conditions here? ”

The entire chamber was silent.

"Five million gold coins, and the territory of the county of Galognia!" Duke Louis's face was full of anger, and he waved his right hand vigorously in front of him: "Yes, the Spani people have only made a statement, and with a symbolic movement of their 150,000 troops, they have received five million gold coins and the territory of a county from us!" ”

The Duke Louis's voice grew louder and louder, full of agitation and fanaticism: "Everyone, think about it! If we have enough strength to resist the invasion of the Jimney Empire, why should we ask the Spani for help? Do we really have to put down the dignity of the kingdom once again and put up with the greedy southern elders (the Sbonney Empire is located southwest of the Duchy of France) to open up to us again and again? ”

The voice of Duke Louis echoed in the council hall for a long time.

As a lord and faction, Duke Lorris, the Prime Minister of the Kingdom, still wanted to stick to his advice: "I can understand your thoughts, Lord Louis, but—"

"No, but." A voice suddenly interrupted Prime Minister Lorris's words, but the Prime Minister of Lorris, who was above ten thousand people in the entire kingdom of France, did not show any trace of anger when his words were interrupted, because the person who said this came from the Iron Throne, a symbol of glory and power.

"Pass my orders." The king of France, Philippe Bonaparte XI, had somehow opened his eyes and stood up from his throne, and his voice was resolute and resolute, so that everyone understood that there was no room for disobedience to this order: "Tell André that his troops can go east." ”

"Do as my king commands." All the people in the council hall stood up and saluted their king. But no one saw the imperceptible smile on the corner of Duke Louis's mouth.

André Normandy, the name represents not only a person, but also a position - the Captain of the Black Rose.