On the morning of October 30, 1894, I, I, Esavnia St. Bécia, Juliet Shayga, and Henry Jr. went out of the city with nearly 100 personal guards, including Loppet, and arrived at the tent of the Tsykov army to meet with Marshal Tsykov. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Before leaving, I delegated the military and political power of the empire to Li Binglan, and asked her to take charge of the imperial throne, and if anything happened to me, she would be the queen regent of the world. But the determined expression on Binglan's face told me that if something happened to me, she would never be alone.

Marshal Tsykov and his adjutant Azelio Blue-eyed Banner Yin personally came out to greet us.

After months of not seeing, Tsikov's square face had been tanned by the sun, and his face was more haggard, and the gray hair between his manes made him look much older.

And Azelio, who had empty sleeves on his right, seemed to have become thinner, and his expression could not hide a certain anxiety and uneasiness.

Tsykov and Azeglio first knelt down and saluted little Henry and said, "The last general will see your majesty!" ”

The stunned little Henry just replied in a panic: "I...... I...... No...... Not Your Majesty......"

The two of them had no choice but to stand up with their thin bodies.

Tsikov said to us: "Your Majesty, Your Highness Alex, Your Holiness the Pope, and Mrs. You, please come into the tent!" ”

Azelio stretched out his remaining left hand and lifted the curtain for us.

Juliet picked up little Henry first and silently entered the tent, followed by Esafnia and I.

Tsykov and Azeglio glanced at each other, but they stopped talking, and with a futile sigh they stepped into the tent.

After sitting down, Tsikov looked at me with awe-inspiring eyes, and said coldly: "Your Highness Alex, you have usurped your duty, stolen the imperial system, falsely claimed the emperor's edict, and wantonly trampled on the emperor's oracle - you are guilty!" ”

I calmly and indifferently responded: "Qi Shuai, I am called the emperor Yuyu, it is to obey the mandate of heaven and obey the people's feelings - what is the crime?" With the approval of the gods and popes, and the edicts of the former emperor and the former regent, all of which are in accordance with the law, can we not be criticized? ”

"The edict of the first emperor: The illegal Latiss clan must not be called the emperor, otherwise the world will attack it! At present, the bones of the first emperor are not cold, and the holy words are in your ears, but you have coerced the young emperor to abdicate and hold power and respect! This is not a great reversal, what is it? It is the duty of our generation of soldiers to punish the rebels and protect the emperor! For the Empire, for Your Majesty, it is the responsibility of the General to lead the troops to rebel! If His Royal Highness could return to His Majesty, he would have collected his troops and stopped fighting, otherwise, he would have to fight to the death! Tsikov said excitedly, but his face was murderous.

"Marshal Tsikov, may I say a few words." Juliet interjected softly.

"Mrs. You, please speak!"

The expression on Yuliet's face was indifferent and clear, and she said in an indifferent tone: "I am the guardian of Her Majesty Henry, appointed by Her Royal Highness Princess Emily during her lifetime, and I have Her Royal Highness's edict as proof. I can prove that the current emperor is not a rebellion, but a personal transmission between Her Royal Highness the Princess and Her Majesty Henry, if Qi Shuai has any doubts, he can personally consult the edict of abdication. ”

Marshal Tsykov took the edict of abdication that I had handed him, and after reading it carefully, he raised his head and said, "Yes, this is indeed the handwriting and seal of the regent, and the seal of His Majesty is also genuine!" However, there is no guarantee that this is not an edict drawn up by Alexander to coerce the regent and His Majesty! ”

Yuliet said unhurriedly: "Does Qi Shuai think that Her Royal Highness the princess will be a person who is willing to be threatened?" Her Royal Highness the Princess would rather die under the threat of Cracum and Frank, how could she bow her head in front of the current emperor? The reason why Her Royal Highness the princess is located in the current emperor is, on the one hand, for the sake of the future of the empire and the happiness of the people - at present, the imperial government is declining, the people's livelihood is withering, and there are foreign enemies around, and the smoke is not stopped, which can be described as internal and external difficulties! These problems are not something that the young Henry can solve, and if he wants to reverse the declining imperial government and regain the prestige of the empire, the current emperor who is not ambitious is not up to the task! On the other hand, Her Royal Highness knows that His Majesty Henry's personality is cowardly and cannot bear the burden of the monarch, so it is only His Majesty's blessing to choose another person to replace him and give his younger brother a happy and carefree ordinary life! ”

The Pope of the Gods, Esafnia Sagittaria, also gushed at this time: "Keeping the old traditions will only cut off the pulse of the Pharadis Empire!" The current empire, if it is still ruled by the Faratis clan, will only lead to the point of no return to complete destruction! Looking at the children of Faradis today, they are either mediocre and greedy, or ambitious but selfish and narrow-minded people such as Aruton, Etiria, and James! If we just blindly adhere to the outdated outdated concepts and adhere to the old-fashioned inheritance system, it can be predicted that in the near future, the Faratis Empire will fall apart! The people of the empire will be displaced, and the territory of the empire will be reduced to a hell on earth trampled and ravaged by foreign iron horsemen! Is this what Marshal Tsikov, who was born as a commoner, wants to see? This is the original intention of His Excellency Marshal to insist on the imperial system? Is it possible to use the graves of the corpses of the people of the world to fulfill the loyalty of His Excellency the Marshal? At present, whether the people of the imperial capital live and work in peace and contentment, or whether the corpses are everywhere, it is in the marshal's thoughts! ”

The originally solemn expression on Tsykov's face finally wavered, but he still hesitated and said: "However, the edict of the first emperor ......"

But Juliet did not relax and said, "I understand the marshal's concerns! The first emperor did say that the illegal Latiss family could not be the emperor - but the marshal should not forget that Li Binglan's sister had been given the surname Faratis by the first emperor, and was made a princess by the first emperor, and she was the righteous daughter of the first emperor! In the strict sense of the word, Alexander, as a colt, also belongs to me Falatis! ”

At this time, the incomparably holy and graceful Esafnia showed a sad and compassionate look on her face, and she breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Compared with the narrow vision of the empire, my sect is more focused on the future of all mankind, and on the entire Holy Land!" The reason why our religion recognized the legitimacy of Alexander's throne with religious theocracy without hesitation is that it is completely selfless, but proceeds from the overall situation of the world! The purpose of our religion is to seek equality and happiness for all mankind, and to build an ideal home and country for mankind! That is, to establish the kingdom of heaven on earth! However, in order to realize this beautiful wish and great ideal, it cannot be done by relying solely on the power of our religion, and there must be a supernatural strong man who stands up and carries the axis of the world, reverses the chaos of the times, and realizes the merger of divine power and secular power -- and Alexander is the object of prayer and call of our religion for thousands of years! For the sake of the well-being of all mankind, I teach that even theocracy can be renounced! Why should the empire stick to the surname Alexander or Ferratis?! ”

I couldn't help but be moved by the great sentiments expounded by Esafnia, and the originally calm and indifferent expression on Juliet's face, who listened carefully, also fluctuated strongly, and even Marshal Tsykov was shaken violently, like a thunderbolt!

I saw Tsykov standing up and pacing in the tent, and when he had gone back and forth for an unknown number of laps, he suddenly stopped and bowed deeply to Esafnia, and said with an extremely solemn expression: "Your Excellency, Tsykov has been taught!" ”

Then, there was silence for a long time, and then he said to us: "Please leave the table for the time being, Your Majesty, the Grand Master and His Excellency the Pope, and let the commander and His Highness have a private meeting before making a decision!" ”

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When Tsykov and I were left, Marshal Tsykov's face became cloudy and uncertain, and said slowly: "May I ask what you think of the people and the monarchy in the concept of His Highness. ”

I calmly replied, "The people are precious, and the king is light." If the people are like water, they are like boats, and water can carry boats and capsize boats. ”

Tsikov nodded and said, "This is a very simple truth, but if you ask the emperors of ancient and modern times, who can really do it?" Heaven and earth are unkind, and all things are used as dogs, and saints are unkind, and people are used as dogs......"

"But I am confident that I, who came from a cloth dress, can understand these simple truths better than the prince and princess who have always been high in Faratis. The people of the empire are actually very easy to satisfy, as long as they have a stable life, food and clothing, they can live every day happily, as a ruler, if even the simple demands of the people can not meet them, then what is the use of such an emperor? I replied with a smile, but with a sharp word.

"May I ask Your Highness what you mean by power?" Tsykov seemed satisfied with my answer, but asked another question.

"Power is a double-edged sword, if it is used properly, it can benefit the country and the people, and if it is used wrongly, it will bring disaster to the country and the people. For me, power is just a means to achieve my personal ambitions, and I don't love power, because I know that no power is immortal. Power is there because of me! ”

"Your Highness said it beautifully, but on the way to the throne, His Highness adopted many ruthless methods, and also caused a lot of killings and deaths. What does Your Highness explain this? Tsikov asked coldly.

"I don't need to explain!" I also responded coldly but toughly, "The world is governed by generosity, and the gentleness is civilized; The world is chaotic, use torture to deter, and kill Ge! This is the inevitable stage for the empire to move from chaos to rule, from turbidity to clarity! ”

Frightened by my momentum, Tsykov's face changed again, and he said after a while: "Your Highness has the sun and the moon in his mind, his ambition is higher than the sky, and his ambition cannot be taken away. However, with the talents of His Highness, he can create the foundation of prosperity and bring light and hope to the world; It can also destroy the world and lead the earth to deeper darkness! Therefore, Ben will dare to ask His Highness what is his heart and ambition? I hope Your Highness will tell you sincerely! ”

I replied word by word in a firm tone: "Establish a heart for heaven and earth, establish a life for the people, continue to learn for the saints, and open peace for all generations!" So much for! ”

Hearing this, Tsykov closed his eyes, his sparse two white eyebrows were furrowed, the nerves on his face twitched excitedly, and after a long time, his expression finally relaxed, slowly opened his eyes, looked at me with blazing eyes and said: "I have been a horse all my life, I have experienced the era of the first emperor's heroic and heroic appearance, I have admired the style of Miusi Yuga game battlefield and covered the sky, and I have also faced the danger of the princess and queen of Ferratis vying for the crown and the bloody palace, and witnessed the slaughter of the people by the princes and nobles of the empire. The poignant scenes of the common people and the ugly farce staged witnessed the process of an ancient empire from prosperity to decline and decay, and understood the truth that the edifice would collapse and accumulate heavy losses, even if it was not pushed by His Highness today, the twilight and aging empire would end in an even more tragic tragedy...... From another point of view, the appearance of His Royal Highness, why not be the luck of Ferratis? An old man like me, who vainly tries to hinder the progress of young people and block the direction of history* turning, I am afraid that he is just a mantis arm as a car, which will be despised by future generations, right? Nothing but the sacrifice of soldiers and civilians will be of no avail......"

Hearing Tsykov's sigh, I had fully understood his intentions, knowing that he had finally chosen me between Aruton and me, and couldn't help but be moved to say, "Thank you, Qi Shuai!" Qi Shuai can start from the general trend of the world and break his own prejudices, thank you to the people of the Asian Empire! In the future, I hope that Qi Shuai will serve the new empire and fight side by side with Alex! ”

"Your Majesty......," Tsykov sighed faintly, and cast his gaze to the top of the tent, but not in focus, "but if I were to deny the faith I had held on to in this life in my old age, and to betray the object of my loyalty, it would be so melancholy and empty...... Three-quarters of my life has been spent on the battlefield, and it is time to stay away from the battlefield...... I spend less time with my old wife and children, and in the little time I have left, I hope to make up for them as much as possible, to repay the debt I owe to them in this life, and to enjoy the joy of family...... I hope that Your Majesty will approve it! ”

After saying that, Marshal Tsikov knelt in front of me.

I stretched out my hand to help him up, and said abruptly: "Since this is Qi Shuai's intention, I will not force ......."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After saying that, Tsikov's whole body suddenly shook violently, his face suddenly became extremely pale, and he actually coughed up a mouthful of blood from his mouth.

"Ah, Qi Shuai......"

I exclaimed, and hurriedly went to help him, but saw that Tsykov's feet were weak and he fell to the ground weakly.

"Good! Wolf's Heart...... The heart of a wolf......" Tsykov exclaimed bitterly, the light of hatred in his eyes flickered, and at last he became soft and calm, and smiled as if relieved, and finally the smile condensed, and there was no more sound.

I found that at this time, Tsikov's hands and feet were cold, his face was black and purple, the divine light in his eyes was dissipated, and his condition was critical!

"Someone!" I shouted to the tent, but before my voice could be heard outside the tent, the generals of Tsykov had already rushed forward at his last terrible cry and surrounded me.

Azelio stretched out his hand to probe Tsykov's snort, and announced with great sorrow: "The marshal has returned to heaven!" ”

A generation of famous generals died violently!

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As soon as Azelio's words fell, the generals were already excitedly shouting: "Avenge the marshal!" ”

All the swords "swished" out and pointed straight at me!

Outside the tent, the black-pressed imperial soldiers surrounded the marshal's tent, and when they heard that the marshal was dead, they were all surging and almost crushed the marshal's tent, and the scene was out of control for a while!

Yuliet, St. Béscia and the others, who were surrounded by another group of soldiers, let out a cry of concern, but they were drowned out in the strong screams of the soldiers!

"Soldiers, listen to me!" Azeglio stretched out his left hand and spoke loudly, finally stopping the soldier's madness for a moment.

However, although the soldiers of the Imperial Army, who have not yet rushed up, the heavy pressure is enough to crush anyone, and when Azelio gives the order, he will rush up and tear me to pieces!

In the face of 300,000 soldiers who were eager for revenge, I still calmly and calmly pulled out the "unnamed", cultivated a strong momentum, and stood like a mountain.

If you want to rush out of the thousands of troops, even I am not sure! However, in this case, I'm afraid it's justified and can't be explained! Although I did not kill Tsykov, Tsykov was killed by my side, and it was just me and him at the time - it was this direct and prima facie evidence that was enough to put me in a doom!

Apparently Tsikov's death was premeditated, and it was a trap set entirely against me! The aim is to get rid of me by the hands of Imperial soldiers and lead to a direct rupture of my negotiations with Tsikov! If you extrapolate from the beneficiaries of this matter, it is none other than these parties - Aruton, Etiria, James, the Kingdom of Dotil and the Empire of Tranches, and Aruton is the most suspicious!

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"Your Highness," said Azelio, though the expression on his face was extremely sad and the gaze he cast at me was full of hatred, he remained calm, "why did you kill our boss!" ”

"Marshal Tsikov didn't kill me!" I tried to be as honest as I could.

"At that time, only His Highness and the marshal were in the tent, it wasn't His Highness's doing, who else would there be?" Azelio said coldly.

"Your Excellency Qi Yin, please calmly analyze what is the benefit of killing Qi Shuai for me?" I said lightly, "This is obviously a conspiracy against me and your army, the purpose of which is to sabotage the peace talks between Qi Shuai and me!" If I really want to disadvantage Qi Shuai, I will never take action in person and commit murder in front of all the officers and men of your army! Although Alep is not talented, he will never be so ignorant, right? ”

"But the marshal did die beside you! This is an indisputable fact! And the King of Mainster often acted unexpectedly, how can it be inferred from common sense? It is also a sword and a demon, invincible in the world, dare to do what others dare not do, and do what people can't do! If His Highness is unable to come up with evidence and reasonable explanations, he will not be able to appease the anger of our soldiers for revenge! Azerio said unmoved.

"Your Excellency Qi Yin, please allow Benzong to say a few words." The elegant and melodious voice of Esafnia floated softly through the tent.

"Your Excellency, please speak!" Facing the Pope of the Gods, Azelio didn't dare to slack off in the slightest, saluted her, and said respectfully.

Aishafu Niya smiled kindly and said softly, "Lord Qi Yin should know that the previous meeting between the Emperor and His Excellency the Marshal has been going smoothly, and the Emperor has no motive to attack the killer!" Because this is tantamount to self-destruction of the Great Wall! Moreover, a famous general like the marshal, who has been in a hundred battles, even the emperor is not capable of sniping him at once, and there will inevitably be a sound of blows coming out of the tent - but there is no trace of a fight in the tent. The body of the marshal did not have any external injuries on his body, and his face was bruised, apparently poisoned to death. ”

After hearing this, Azelio carefully inspected Tsykov's remains, and said with a slightly soothing face: "The marshal does not have a sword wound on his body, it seems that there is some kind of poison in his body, but it cannot be denied that it was done by His Highness!" The only person who can poison the marshal is the one closest to him, and the closest person to the marshal at that time was His Highness! ”

"No, there are others who can do it!" Juliet said suddenly.

"Who?" Azeo asked, surprised.

"Mister Azelio is one of them!"

Azelio was stunned when he heard this, and said, "Will Taifu Zhimo be the murderer?" ”

"Of course it doesn't mean Your Excellency, Your Excellency's loyalty to the Marshal is a well-known deed throughout the country. I would never doubt Lord Qi Yin, I mean another person! Juliet shook her head lightly and said in a flat tone.

"The other one, then, will be ......," Azelio said, confused.

Juliet smiled softly and said, "Your Excellency invited the military doctor who usually serves the marshal out and asked, don't you understand?" ”

"That's right! It's him! ”

Azelio suddenly realized and hurriedly sent the order: "Bring Dr. Anwachebi quickly!" ”

But I sighed: "I'm afraid it's too late......"

Sure enough, the soldier who had been sent to search for the military doctor returned shortly afterwards to report that Dr. Anwachebi had disappeared and had no way of knowing his whereabouts.

"Lord Qi Yin, the incident is already clear - Anwa Chebi is the murderer who poisoned him, so he blamed the emperor for it, and fled in a hurry after the incident!" Esafnia said.

Azelio pondered for a moment, but said resolutely: "Although there is something strange about the matter, it is hard to guarantee that it is not His Highness's trick! It is also possible that Anwachebi was instructed by His Highness to assassinate the marshal! Therefore, before the situation is clear, please ask Your Highness to stay in the army for a period of time! When we find out the truth, if it really has nothing to do with His Highness, Azelio will make amends to His Highness and let His Highness pass it down! ”

I shook my head and said categorically, "I'm sorry! I can't stay! The Empire has a lot of things waiting for me to go back and deal with! ”

"I hope Lord Qi Yin understands that the country cannot be without a king for a day!" Esafnia said.

"Well, please forgive us for offending!" Azelio said sadly, "The marshal's blood revenge has not been avenged, and the heroic soul is at peace!" In order to find out the real culprit and avenge the marshal, we have no choice but to indulge in vain and not let go of any suspicious object! The soldiers are emotional, and the swords have no eyes, if they accidentally injure His Highness, or even let His Highness die here, it is inevitable, and the last general will not be able to stop it! ”

After speaking, Azelio raised his left hand and said sharply: "All the soldiers listen to the order, capture Alexander, the suspected murderer of the marshal, and if there is anyone who resists and obstructs, he will be killed!" ”

With an order, all the soldiers outside the tent rushed into the tent one after another, and the killing was alive!

I silently said: I can't imagine that the incident will eventually come to this point! If it weren't for the fact that he thought too highly of himself, he was sure that this trip would not be dangerous, but if he had taken Drinker and her people with him, he would have been able to fight his way out, but now he ...... Thinking of this, I looked down at the sword blade in my hand that was shining with a dazzling red glow, and the fingers of my left hand flicked the blade of the sword, muttering, "Unnamed, unnamed!" How many more heads will bleed under you today......"

After that, the sword body turned outward, and suddenly the wind and clouds were rushing, the gale was like a knife, and the sword qi was vertical and horizontal! The huge handsome tent collapsed violently, and the tent was shattered into countless pieces of cloth that were swept into the air by the wind, falling like flowers, which was poignant!

The powerful air flow spread outward like ripples in the water, and Azelio and the others and the soldiers who rushed up in the first wave were inevitably blown out of the wind by the wind, and they couldn't get close for a while, but countless Imperial soldiers still surged up one after another, as if they were endless!

I knew that I could not maintain this state of outward vindictiveness forever, and that sooner or later I would run out of strength, so I hurried away with my sword, my body like lightning, and passed through the soldiers who were trapped in Esafniya and others...... and carried the "unnamed" away like flying, picking, stabbing, swinging, ticking—and after a while, the besieging Imperial soldiers lay on the ground wailing, unable to fight again. But I was also measured, and the soldiers only lost their combat effectiveness, and did not suffer fatal casualties.

I finally joined up with Elsafnia, Juliet, and the hundred-plus guards of Ekins.

At this time, I slashed the "Unsword" pillar to the ground and shouted, "Longyan Burst!" ”

The sword qi penetrated the ground, and the earth elements converged at the same time, and in an instant, the ground shook violently, the earth veins were as if they were being turned over, the surface of the ground ten zhang away was broken, and the earth and rock were angry, blocking the imperial soldiers from the circle.

However, the Imperial soldiers, under the command of Azelio, rushed through the shallow ditches and even used the soldiers' side as a bridge!

I was deeply moved by the spirit of the vengeful soldiers who were desperate for their sacrifice, and I couldn't help but feel sorry and helpless that these brave soldiers could not be used for themselves, and said to Juliet, Esafnia and others: "We can't escape the catastrophe, but how many of the Imperial soldiers can survive?" What a useless battle! And yet I had to fight! As long as there is a glimmer of hope for survival, I will try my best to fight for it! ”

Speaking of this, I smiled faintly and said to everyone: "The moving thing about life is the pleasure of passing by in the countless intersections with death!" Juliet, Your Excellency the Pope, please spread your protective magic and do your best to protect yourselves! Ekins, the Pope and the Lady are safe for you! I'm going to fight alone! ”

After saying that, without giving them any chance to refute, he swung his long sword and rushed forward resolutely.

Juliet's sobs, Esafnia's sighs, and Ekins's cries were all left behind me.

"Let me have a race against the Grim Reaper!" I smiled and turned into a name, the fire element in my body and the fire spirit of the space were highly fused on the blood-red sword body, with a long stream of fire - when the color of the fire gradually turned into a dark blue, a sword that I had been preparing for a long time was about to be released!

This is the beautiful sword technique - Vulcan Murmur - Dark Blue Movement!

Once again, I will bring countless terrible and tragic deaths to the earth......

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