In the center of the Imperial Capital, inside the Imperial Palace.

The soft glow of the magic lamp was obscured by the bright light of the rising sun.

On the low table next to the long table, the meat soup carefully prepared by the top chef of the imperial kitchen has long been cold in the long night. But its owner didn't have the time to eat even a bite.

The venerable of the glorious empire opened his mouth and yawned, and stood up from his sumptuous chair with a lazy waist.

Another sleepless night.

Ever since Prince Jani's head was cut off and hung above the east gate, he had never slept more than two hours a day.

In order to prepare for the coming great war, in order to add more weight to the balance on the side of the glorious empire, His Majesty the King can only exchange his hard work for more chances of victory.

Twisting his neck and moving his hands and feet, his somewhat stiff body seemed to become flexible and energetic again.

His Majesty's mind was still recalling all kinds of information, information and twists.

The Riga Empire moved extremely quickly, and in just a few days, it had already drawn troops from all over the country and assembled in front of the eastern front of the province of Edinburgh.

The army that invaded the glorious empire this time had a total strength of 50,000 troops, and was personally led by General Dino, one of the six famous generals of the Riga Empire. He is now camping five miles away from Huaishui Pass, the eastern barrier of the Glorious Empire......

All provinces in the country wanted to pursue the "business delegation" in Riga have achieved remarkable results. Due to the suddenness of the incident, these Riga people, who were treated as big masters everywhere, never thought that the sky would change in one day. Under the lack of defense, it is a net of capture.

According to the statistics compiled yesterday, more than 200 members of the delegation have been arrested, and less than 10 percent of the members have escaped. Within the borders of the glorious empire, they have become street rats that everyone shouts and beats, and it is only a matter of time before they are caught......

On the provincial side of Edinburgh, the Grand Duke of Mattesias has gone to Huaishui Pass and personally commanded 60,000 brilliant soldiers to arrange the defense......

The recruitment of new recruits in all provinces and counties of the country proceeded very smoothly, and the enthusiasm of the population to resist the invasion of the Riga Empire was very high. Especially in the imperial capital, the willingness of young adults to join the army can be called "fanatical". This also made His Majesty put a big stone on his heart, and he had always feared that his people would be afraid of war when facing a strong enemy......

The Interior Office reminded His Majesty that with the start of the Great War, the cost of various expenses soared. The national treasury, which was originally relatively full, has also begun to face great pressure......

His Majesty shook his head, as if to put all these headaches out of his mind.

Fortunately, there are many subjects and families who are loyal to the royal family and the glorious empire, and share a lot of work pressure for His Majesty. For example, Grand Duke Mattesias who guarded the front line. Another example is the old family that has always been the strongest support of the royal family, the Grand Duke of Mateus.

What makes His Majesty the King even more relieved and comforted is that Prince Andrew, the heir to the throne in his mind, has also performed very well. The atmosphere of the Anti-Japanese War in the imperial capital was so good and enthusiastic, and most of the credit should be credited to the team led by the prince.

In addition, Prince Andrei also put forward a lot of opinions and suggestions, which are also very insightful and desirable.

His Majesty felt that it was up to the King to advocate and promote the vigorous construction of roads in the provinces and counties, to ensure the speed and convenience of travel between the neighbouring counties, and even to deduct part of the wartime taxes and fees by participating in them.

Thinking about the very strange sentence written on the recital, "If you want to get rich, build roads first", no matter how you look at it, it is quite childish and unreliable.

In addition, the proposal of the "patriotic businessman" can be tried. Although, according to His Majesty's conjecture, it is simply delusional to exchange a false name for the real money of the merchants who have always been based on the purpose of "not seeing rabbits and not scattering eagles".

However, unlike the previous proposal, even if the measures are not as effective as they should be, there is nothing to lose in the end, and it is okay to find a suitable opportunity to give it a try.

Judging from these two seemingly whimsical and idealistic schemes, although Andrei's level of governance has been greatly improved, his temperament is still a little impetuous and jumpy, and he has not achieved the calm and steadiness required of a mature leader.

Well, perhaps, it was the idea of the rather clever young Anthony, and I don't know.

Judging from the style of the two schemes, it is indeed very much in line with the character characteristics of young people.

Just as he was thinking about it, a janissary strode in outside the door.

He walked up to His Majesty, got down on one knee, and said in a loud voice.

"Your Majesty! In the early hours of this morning, the prison where felons were held was suddenly attacked by a group of warriors of unknown origin, and both the enemy and the enemy suffered mutual damage. After a fierce battle, the defenders of the prison finally repelled the invading enemy. However, after the war, the inventory found that Frankie, a felony of the Riga Empire, took advantage of the chaos and escaped from the prison through the tunnels that had been prepared long ago, and disappeared. ”

His Majesty slammed his fist into the golden relief column, and the anger burning in his heart made him completely oblivious to the blood flowing from the back of his cheek.

The identities of the prisoners held in the prison are extraordinary. Of course, the defense force of the dungeon also needs to be strong enough. Can have a fierce battle with the defenders of the heavenly prison with a favorable location, and have each other's offense and defense without falling behind, how many armed forces can there be in the imperial capital now?

The prison is heavily guarded, and the monitoring and inspection are extremely tight. Not to mention digging tunnels, even if they randomly lifted a floor tile, it was impossible for the prisoners to escape the eyes and ears of the jailers. But in the cell where Frankie was, there was a tunnel that led to the outside. If it is said that there is no inner ghost, who will believe it?

"Report!"

Before His Majesty could give the order, another Praetorian came to give a note.

"Your Majesty! At dawn today, the soldiers who were monitoring Grand Duke Curchis' residence in the Imperial Capital City noticed that there was something unusual in the house. So he sent a good hand to sneak into the house secretly over the wall, but found that the house was already empty, and there was no one. Under the ** of the master bedroom of the Grand Duke of Kochis, an unusually complicated tunnel was discovered. It is estimated that the Grand Duke's family escaped quietly from this tunnel, thus avoiding our surveillance. Now the forbidden army is dispatching good hands to enter the tunnels and track down Grand Duke Kochis and others. ”

"Authentic again! Hehehehehe, good! All right! ”

His Majesty laughed angrily.

The truth of the matter is already obvious.

His Majesty had always suspected that Grand Duke Kochis, who had been on guard, was secretly colluding with the Riga Empire. After a few days of arrangement, he finally used the two tunnels to not only escape the eyes and ears of His Majesty the King, but also to rescue General French, an important figure in the Riga Empire.

Although the forbidden army is already doing its best to track down and arrest the two, but with the intention or not, coupled with the arrangements made in advance, His Majesty the King does not believe that the forbidden army can still capture them.

Where will the two go after escaping the imperial capital?

If Frankie wishes, it would be best to return to the Riga Empire.

However, the eastern front of Edinburgh Province has entered a total martial law, and they are not allowed to enter or exit, and the two may not be able to pass through the tight defensive line laid by the Grand Duke of Matesias safely.

Besides, Grand Duke Kochis's roots are in the glorious empire. With fiefdoms, money, and troops, Grand Duke Curcis has the value that a duke should have. This is true even for the object of surrender. Therefore, no matter how much he colluded with the Riga Empire, it was impossible for him to abandon everything and follow Frankie alone.

If the two of them return to the Grand Duke's territory, waiting for His Majesty the King and the glorious Empire, it will be a catastrophic civil war that will break out at the most inopportune time!