While Charles II was preparing to unite the whole country to invade the Moslian Empire, King Paul of Moslian did not let his guard down. At the moment of receiving the mobilization of Charles II, the conscription order was issued, and the same national strength was gathered to fight against the Kingdom of Ammusi.

The war between the two countries has been going on for hundreds of years, and since the birth of the Kingdom of Ammusi, there have been great wars and small wars between the two sides. The most recent major war was the first invasion of Moslian by Charles II of the Kingdom of Ammousie ten years ago, which resulted in the defeat of Charles II.

As an emperor who reigned for forty years, the sixty-six-year-old King Paul was already considered a hero. During his forty years of rule, he repeatedly resisted the invasion of the Pamalat Kingdom in the north and the expansion of the Ammushi Kingdom in the south. Within the empire, the power of the nobility was weakened, and the power of the emperor was greatly strengthened, so it can be said that he was a great king.

However, now the sixty-six-year-old King Paul seems to have lost the sharpness of the past, and the one sitting on the top of the magnificent palace is no longer the burly and domineering hero, but a thin old man who has only one breath left by illness.

"Your Majesty, King Charles's army has reached the territory of Lower Lorraine, and the Duke of Lorraine has led his troops to intercept it." A middle-aged man about forty years old under the throne said.

"Well, Philip, how's the army building?" King Paul said with difficulty, at this age, the dark wounds left by the past were accompanied by the pain, and even the words carried a sense of pain.

"Back to Your Majesty, the vassals' armies will be assembled in two days." Philip served a bowl of black decoction and said, "Your Majesty, it's time to take medicine."

King Paul took the bowl of black potion and drank it little by little, frowning. After drinking the decoction, he coughed a few times in pain. Seeing this, Philip on the side immediately took out the prepared silk scarf and helped King Paul gently wipe his mouth. At the same time, he handed the empty bowl to the attendant on the side.

King Paul took a few deep breaths, calmed his breath and said, "I don't know if this medicine is useful or not, I've been drinking it for so long, and I haven't seen any improvement at all."

Philip comforted: "Your Majesty don't worry too much, the court physician said that this medicine has a slow effect, and it can only be effective if you take it for a long time." Moreover, Dr. Anthony is the best physician in the Empire, and his words naturally will not deceive His Majesty. ”

King Paul nodded in understanding. Rubbing his right hand lightly against the throne, he said, "Gawen has come back from the north."

Philip replied, "Yes, Your Majesty, the Great Prince has just returned from the North, is Your Majesty going to hand over the army to the Great Prince?"

King Paul glanced at Philip quietly, and instead of answering Philip's question, he asked, "How is the north now?"

Philip replied: "Your Majesty, rest assured, everything has been stable on the border recently, and the eldest prince has been afraid of the Pamalati in the past few years, and he has not heard of any war in the past two years." In addition, the nobles have also stopped a lot, and the following reports have recently said that the taxes in the north are good, and the nobles are no longer making trouble, and there is no longer a situation where taxes are not paid. ”

King Paul chuckled and said, "Gavin has lived up to my expectations. You can't be soft on those dross. How's Xiuwen doing?"

Philip immediately replied: "The second prince has just returned from the kingdom of Dominz, and it is said that King Peter has agreed to sign a non-aggression pact with us. In addition, the Holy See agreed to send an archbishop to baptize His Majesty. ”

King Paul said with satisfaction, "Yes, it was not in vain. Both are good. ”

Philip said with a smile: "The two princes are both literate and martial, and they both have the demeanor of His Majesty back then. Thinking back to the time of Your Majesty, he also single-handedly drove Pamalat to the north and Anmuxi to the south, and established the status of the first empire of our Moslian continent in one fell swoop. Your Majesty's such feats are only the best in the world in ancient and modern times. ”

Listening to Philip's sycophant, King Paul burst out laughing. It is said that when people are old, they like to recall the things of their youth, and King Paul is already considered an advanced age at the age of sixty-six, and when he is now seriously ill and no longer in his former glory, he is naturally more willing to look back on the past eventful years.

However, the body really failed, and King Paul didn't laugh twice, but was interrupted by a cough.

After Philip gently patted King Paul on the back and soothed his breath, King Paul sighed and said, "Well, I'm afraid I'll never have the chance to wield my sword again and listen to that low trumpet." I'd love to see my troops again. ”

Philip hurriedly said: "Your Majesty don't worry, as long as you insist on drinking medicine, it won't take long to recover." Your Majesty is the supreme of my Moslian, and he will be blessed by the Holy Light by nature, and the Holy See has sent an archbishop to baptize His Majesty, and he will definitely be able to exorcise the evil of illness and live a long life. ”

King Paul smiled, waved his hand and said to Philip, "You know how to pick up good things." Don't talk about it, help me back, I'm tired. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Philip immediately stepped forward to help King Paul and respectfully escorted him back to the inner palace.

After sending King Paul back to the palace, Philip did not return to his earl's manor, but came to the manor of the second prince, Xiuwen.

"How's it going?" A young man asked, sitting on the couch in his study.

"Back to the second prince, Your Majesty has not yet decided on the candidate for this expedition." Philip said respectfully. Sitting in front of him was Xiuwen, the second prince of the Moslian Empire.

Xiu Wen frowned and said, "This expedition is not more than usual, but it is a rare big battle this year. If we don't seize this opportunity, it will be even more difficult for us to get things up in the future. ”

Philip was not as worried as Xiuwen, and said lightly: "The second prince doesn't have to worry, according to my opinion, His Majesty's mind actually wants to personally lead the troops to the battle."

"What? How is this possible! After all, my father is very old, and he is seriously ill, so how can he go to war. Philip, is it a shame to take out this kind of lie?" Xiu Wen glared at Philip.

"Second prince, please listen to the explanation below." Philip said calmly: "Although Your Majesty is over sixty years old, his ambition has not diminished at all. If you think that Your Majesty is willing to die, you are making a big mistake. This invasion of the Kingdom of Ammuxi is likely to be His Majesty's last expedition. Charles II of Ambrosia is an old rival of His Majesty, and since His Majesty was able to defeat him ten years ago, there will naturally be no problem this time. In addition, the eldest prince is now able to take charge of himself after training, so His Majesty can naturally rest assured that he will perform his last performance. ”

"Gavin? Is he going to get involved too?" As soon as Xiuwen heard Jiawen's name, a surge of anger swelled up. As the eldest prince, he was born the first in line to the throne, and over the years, he not only has great power in the army, but also has a high prestige among the people of Moslian. Now on the mainland, I only know that Moslian has a prince named Jiawen, but I never know that there is another prince named Xiuwen.

Xiuwen has lived under the aura of Jiawen since he was a child, and he has long decided that he must turn over one day. This expedition was an extremely crucial step in mastering the army, and who knew that Jiawen, who had always been on the northern border, would also come to join in the peace. I can't help but feel bad.

Philip saw that Xiu Wen was full of anger, and said easily: "The second prince doesn't need to be angry, in my opinion, this expedition is completely a stage for His Majesty alone, whether it is the eldest prince or you, they are just a foil." Second prince, you just need to be honest and make no mistakes, and you can get Your Majesty's approval. On the contrary, if you steal the limelight from Your Majesty, it will be a big mistake. ”

Xiu Wen calmed down a little, and said to Philip: "I see, thank you Lord Earl for your advice." If the great thing can be accomplished, he will definitely not treat the Earl badly. ”

Philip also arched his hand and said: "The second prince said that he laughed, since he chose your side, of course, he saw that you will definitely be able to achieve great things." As for the future, I believe in the second prince. ”

Philip didn't stay long, and now that the matter was over, he immediately took his leave and left.

Sitting in the carriage, Philip looked at the manor that was gradually drifting away, and said to himself: "This second prince still wants to bring down his brother, it is really beyond his strength."

Suddenly, a hoarse voice sounded from Philip's side: "Isn't that exactly where we can take advantage of it, as long as we seize this opportunity, it will naturally be closer to our goal."

Philip closed his eyes and said, "No, it's a little closer to your goal."

The voice laughed, "Almost, almost."

At the same time, not long after Philip left, a figure also secretly left the second prince's manor. Soon, a note reached King Paul in the palace. After reading the note, King Paul smiled lightly and tore the note in his hand to shreds.