The emperor's words made the faces of the nobles below all change, but they didn't dare to speak out, unlike ordinary people, they knew what kind of monster was sitting on the throne now, standing at the front, military power? Don't be kidding, those monsters standing up at any time are enough to destroy a country and compete with them? Isn't this looking for death?

And the representatives of the commoners outside the door were a little puzzled and exchanged words there, they knew nothing about the world, and they were very puzzled about what the emperor wanted?

With the emperor's approval, Chen Ming rolled up his sleeves, glanced at the ministers below, and said, "When the emperor was the emperor, there were nobles who took advantage of the weight of military power to threaten the people to harshly tax land and raise private soldiers, although they did not do all evil, but their behavior did not conform to the people-oriented regulations, and the first law I gave to Your Majesty is that nobles, regardless of their titles, shall not exceed 100 private soldiers, and their territory shall not exceed 1,000 acres, and taxes shall be paid once a year, and shall not exceed 20% of the officially designated amount." ”

As soon as the targeted terms were exported, the faces of all the nobles and ministers became pale, and many of the nobles present, even the lowest barons, had more than a hundred private soldiers, and those dukes and princes were even more in the tens of thousands, and the territory they seized and the taxes they paid far exceeded the amount Chen Ming said, although some land would be leased to tenant farmers, but the rent they collected was also very expensive.

"That's not going to work?"

Chen Ming sneered, managing the country is not what he is good at, but he has never eaten pork and never seen a pig run? There are many rules and regulations recorded in the ancient history books, and copying them is enough for these nobles to drink a pot.

After the silence of the ministers, Chen Ming spoke again and said, "This second article, based on the first article, the central government has set up a financial management department, which will collect all the land and property of the current nobles into the national treasury, and then divide them in a unified manner, and His Majesty's personal soldiers will go to all parts of Hestifo to make an inventory.

"Article 3, abolish the hereditary system of aristocracy, change the requirements for royal appointments, and select talents in the form of examinations.

There is no doubt that in order to truly put people first, the old aristocracy must be abolished, otherwise once it is protracted, the imperial power will be completely consolidated, human rights will be reduced, and it will be a matter of time before civil strife is triggered.

After finishing speaking, he looked at Tirestine, and the emperor got up and said, "What the emperor said is also what I want to express, this is not aimed at the princes, but Hestifo has always been a country headed by human rights, and some nobles have acted perversely in the name of the royal family, these I have always seen in my eyes and remembered in my heart, the emperor was merciful and indulged in you, but I will never tolerate it!"

He didn't release the slightest magic power, but he had a trace of the momentum of the superior, which made the nobles below sweat coldly, and they didn't dare to look at him, and the people outside the door were glazed, and they still couldn't believe their ears until now.

It has to be said that the emperor's vision is extremely accurate, and the people he invited have been oppressed by the nobles because of the harsh taxes and agricultural land rents, and even some people, because they can't afford to pay this expensive amount, are forced to ask to join the private army, or sign a contract with the nobles, and work in the territory.

Therefore, when they heard the three regulations that Chen Ming said, they couldn't believe it in their hearts, but at the same time, they had a hint of joy that came out of their bad breath.

Immediately afterwards, the emperor said, "These regulations were all set up by the emperor and me for the sake of the stability of the country, I think everyone here should have no opinions, right?"

There is no sound below, but he doesn't dare to speak out, the emperor is in full swing, who dares to speak out against it at this moment?

"Since there is no opinion, then this ceremony, that's it. ”

The emperor smiled slightly and said, "Don't leave the ministers and everyone outside the door, there is a dinner party in the palace, come all the way to this trip, if you don't feed you, then talk about my little family, it won't be good, isn't it?"

A cold joke that was not salty or light, but it made the people outside the door laugh out loud, and even the nobles in the hall also laughed, and they didn't dare not laugh.

"Don't say it, this kid is really decent to be the emperor. ”

Looking at the back of Tirestin and the two big men who presided over the ceremony, Chloe chuckled in a low voice, "It's still a little worse than Chenming." ”

"What kind of eyes are you?"

Liu Xinglan pouted and said, "It is said that there is a shih shi in the eyes of a lover, but you are an angel, so you can't be realistic?"

"You want to care?"

Chloe glanced at Liu Xinglan, pulled Shaqiluo towards the door, and when she reached the door, she stopped and said, "And I'm a fallen angel now, what does this kind of thing have to do with me?"

"This guy is obviously a scoundrel, isn't he?"

Shaking his head helplessly, Liu Xinglan looked at Charles and said, "What do you say, Charles?"

"I also think Chenming is more handsome. ”

Charles said, "I'm an elemental demon, I only look at the essence of people, and I don't want to pay attention to anything else." ”

"Now I kind of understand why you've been single for so many years. ”

Liu Xinglan was completely speechless, and said, "Straight men of steel are not as straight as you." ”

Charles said disdainfully, "Say it as if you have it." ”

"Me!"

Liu Xinglan's eyes widened angrily, but he stared at it for a long time, but he was speechless, Charles was right, so far, this angel of love has not even talked about a relationship.

......

The dinner was set up on the school field in front of the Demon Queen's dormitory, in order to commemorate the Demon Queen Atira, after the palace was rebuilt, Tirestin left the palace vacant and did not allow anyone to live in it, even at the time of the dinner, only Chen Ming and these people could enter it.

Looking at the people enjoying the food outside the temple gate, a smile also appeared on Tirestin's face, and he said, "Until today, this country is really a country where freedom is supreme, but this freedom does not know how long it can last." ”

"If you can't rest assured, why do you want to leave?"

Shaking the red wine glass in his hand, Chen Ming smiled, "You actually have a lot of things to do yet, don't you?"

"If I don't leave, sooner or later the country will be ruined in my hands. ”

"The human heart is the thing that will not stand the test of time." ”

Chen Ming was noncommittal and said, "Tomorrow, General Ed and Elder Xiubu will be asleep, and at that time, the defense of this country will be temporarily handed over to Hasted, so you don't worry at all?"

"It's false to say you're not worried. ”

Tirestin shook his head and said, "But the longer you are in a high position, the deeper your desire will take root, I am the first Demon Emperor of Hestifo, everything must be set by me, and besides, we are not really leaving, but guarding our home in another way." ”

"As your partner, I won't advise you anything, as long as you don't regret it. ”

Chen Ming craned his neck, drank the red wine in the glass, and then disappeared on the sofa with Charles, Liu Xinglan and Chloe.

In the entire palace, only the emperor was left, and in the still dark room, Tirestin's back was a little lonely.

"Actually, I just can't stand this feeling of being alone, I'm still a little selfish. ”

Tirestin smiled, turned and walked out, heading towards the brightly lit schoolyard.

......

In the winter of Hestifo, there was no snow, and the sun was still shining during the day, but at night, there were some abrasive frosts, and even the bright starry sky seemed to hate such cold, and hid, leaving only a lonely crescent moon hanging there, quite lonely.

Back at the residence, Chen Ming did not immediately go to see Shaqiluo, who had already returned, but went to the living room with Charles and others to meet the "uninvited guest" who suddenly visited.

"Miss Leukotea, though I don't hate to have beautiful women come to your door. ”

Looking at the rather graceful and beautiful woman in front of him, Chen Ming frowned and said, "But this kind of behavior of forcibly breaking into a private house is a little unpleasant." ”

"Mr. Chenming, can you bear to let me, a weak woman, wait outside in the cold that day?"

Lukotea's face was flat, and she didn't care about Chenming's accusation at all, and said, "And if it's okay, I'm not interested in coming to you to make fun of myself, right?"

As she spoke, she glanced at Charles, who was hostile to her.

"Oh?"

Chen Ming raised his eyebrows and asked, "Then I don't know if Miss has come all the way here, is there something going on?"

"Sir, you're really anxious. ”

Lukoteaa pursed her lips, and no longer rounded the corner, and said bluntly, "The matter you want me to check has a whereabouts." ”

"Where are you talking about the location of the Magic Tower?!"

Chen Ming hurriedly got up and looked at Liukoteaa excitedly, all this time, he had never given up the investigation of the magic tower for a moment, and he couldn't calm down for a day if the threat of this group of demonic organizations like appendages was eliminated.

"You'd better not get so excited. ”

"The background of this organization called the Demon Tower is very powerful, and it even involves terrifying beings such as demon kings and gods, even if you know the location of the organization, you people will not be able to leave there alive." ”

Chen Ming's heart suddenly froze, and then he asked again, "Then what do you mean by the news?"

"From the beginning of its creation, the magic tower seemed to be preparing for something, but in the past few years, it has fallen silent. ”

"But more than a month ago, the members of this organization seemed to be active again, and their target seemed to be Hestifo. ”

"Hestyford......"

Chen Ming frowned slightly, and said, "Then do you know what the purpose of the magic tower is to come to Hestifo, or rather, where are they going?"

"If there's anything in this country that attracts them, it's the demons. ”

Lukotea pondered for a moment and said, "And their purpose seems to be somewhere related to the demons, I think you should ask the new emperor today." ”

"I'll ask. ”

Chen Ming nodded, and then asked, "Then what is the reward this time?"

"I won't be paid this time. ”

Ryukoteia shook her head and said, "Our sovereign sent me a message some time ago, saying that he wanted me to do my best to assist you, although I don't understand why, but since the sovereign has spoken, I can only comply. ”

"Look at you like this, you don't seem to be reluctant?"

Chen Ming smiled, wiped the magic ring on the index finger of his right hand, and half of the emerald green heart appeared in his hand, as soon as the heart appeared, the whole room was shrouded in the endless hurricane, blowing everything to the ground.

Chen Ming stared slightly, pressed his hands in front of his heart, and the terrifying magic power drummed, arranging layers of enchantments around him, and the hurricane around it slowly dissipated.

"It's ......"

Ryukoteaa narrowed her eyes slightly, then said in surprise, "Half of the Beyonder's heart?"

"And it's a transcendent who is extremely close to the uncrowned king. ”

Chen Ming threw the heart to Ryukotea, and said, "The original owner of this heart is Heather, the leader of the demons who rebelled thirty years ago, and after the emperor's death, the heart was secretly recovered by me. ”

After a while, he added, "Although this is still not enough to secure the gratuity you need, it is better than nothing, take it first, and if I have the opportunity in the future, I will try to collect it for you." ”

"Actually, you don't have to. ”

Leukoteia smiled a little embarrassedly and said, "The monarch speaks, and I will seriously provide you with information without a reward." ”

"One yard to one yard. ”

Chen Ming shook his head and said, "I have a deal with you first, then I must pay the honorarium, no matter how your monarch asks for it later, but since I benefited from it last time, I will give it." ”

"It's the first time I've seen a demon like you. ”

Ryukoteia smiled bitterly, put away the demon's heart, and then said sincerely, "Then I wish us a happy cooperation." ”

"It was a pleasure to work with. ”

The two shook hands, and after parting instantly, Chen Ming said, "Please thank your monarch on my behalf." ”

"Yes. ”

Ryukoteia stood up, glanced at Charles, who had been staring at her all the time, and smiled, "By the way, my monarch asked me to bring a message to Charles, saying that when the uncrowned king appears among you, he will return your demon king's certificate and free all the fire demons. ”

With that, she waved her hand and walked away.

"Free the Flame Demon......"

Chen Ming's eyes narrowed slightly, looked at Charles, whose face was a little uncertain, and muttered in a low voice, "It seems that this destructive monarch is not preempting, but guarding ......."

What Chen Ming can understand, how could Charles not understand? The Monarch of Destruction, Igreel, killed the Flame Demon King who challenged him back then, and took the Flame Demon under his command, and even the Demon King's certificate was directly occupied by him, and this is also the reason why Charles escaped from hell, and the reason why he hated the destruction camp.

But in fact, even if he was taken under the command of Igreel, he did not force the fire demon to do anything dangerous, but was extremely indulgent, but the demon king was killed and the demon king's certificate was taken away, so that Charles was blinded by hatred and did not perceive the kindness of the fire dragon.

The pure flame born by the fire element, the temperament is extremely violent, they are naturally strong and fearless, but it is extremely easy to attract annihilation, because of the particularity of its flame, used to temper magic props, refining magic weapons, all have a certain amplification effect, the fall of the demon king, extremely easy to be plundered by those long-coveted demon camps.

If the successor of the Demon King wants to become the Demon King, he not only needs the Demon King's Certificate, but the most important thing is to get the most original characteristics of the Demon King's Certificate, which requires an extremely long time to fit to do.

And those camps won't give them so much time, whether it's the Flame Demon or the Demon King's Proof, they are absolutely precious, and the greed of hell has also extended malice to the Flame Demon.

Igreel's goal is to replace the Demon King as a temporary haven for the Flame Demons, and then return everything when their King is born.

But how difficult the birth of the Uncrowned King is, it can be said that it is not much easier than the succession of the Demon King, more than a thousand years have passed, and the highest achiever among the Flame Demons is only close to the level of the Uncrowned King.

"I still don't quite believe what she says. ”

After a long silence, Charles said, "The Flame Demon will never be subservient to others, even if it is a monarch, there is no reason to be our master!

"Well, I'm not forcing you to believe anything. ”

Chen Ming smiled slightly and said, "Let's not talk about this for now, guess what, what are the demons of the Magic Tower here for?"

"Isn't it for Shakira?"

Chloe wondered, "Do you still have to guess?"

"You say that you have long hair and short knowledge, and you are still not convinced?"

Liu Xinglan pursed his lips and said, "What is the will of hell? It is the same existence as the order of heaven, it is impossible to come straight to her so simply, the masked man before also said that before everything is ready, they will never dare to target this person directly, and once it is locked, it must be a thunderous blow, do you think the whereabouts of the demon king or the uncrowned king will be able to be captured by a small succubus?"

Xinglan was right. ”

Chen Ming nodded, "The purpose of their activity should not be Shaqiluo, but needless to say, it must be related to her, and it can even be said that it is to find something that can weaken her." ”

"Something that could weaken her?"

Chloe looked at Chen Ming in surprise, "Does this kind of thing really exist?"

"The birth of the world was originally a collision of spear and shield, nothing is absolutely invincible, even if it is order, isn't there something that can be restrained?"

Chen Ming frowned, "We must destroy this thing before they find it!"

"But ......"

Charles asked, "Where is this stuff?"