As the core of a country's power, it does need to have such a degree of solidity.

Following the maid's guidance, Chongyang passed through the labyrinthine corridor and arrived at a hall that I didn't know if it was the third floor or the second and a half floors.

On the balcony of the hall facing the door, a lonely and cold figure with arms turned his back to Chongyang.

"Your Highness the Princess?"

Chongyang was about to walk over, but was stopped by several maids who suddenly came next to him with smiles.

"Again?" Chongyang realized what this smile with a little warmth meant, and his face stiffened slightly.

In the middle 、、、of the hall, the palace maids were serving the black-haired young man with all their hands and feet, taking off all the formal clothes he had originally wore, and changing into a set of wide-sleeved robes with very cumbersome and luxurious patterns, a golden-red cloak on his back, and a light and delicate crown of feathers on his head.

A few strips of fluff hang down from the right edge of the crest, just to cover the right eye with a black blindfold. Then go through the light makeup carefully put on by the maid. Chongyang's whole person suddenly became handsome, calm, elegant, indifferent, and a little bit of mystery, which can be called gorgeous and dazzling.

When he looked in the mirror, he himself was a little unrecognizable.

After changing their costumes, the maids laughed and retreated. Only Chongyang, who was rejuvenated from top to bottom, and the beautiful and cold imperial princess were left alone in the room.

"Uh、、、 Your Highness、、、" Chongyang felt that the atmosphere in this room was a little delicate, and the other party was slow to speak, so he had to take the lead in breaking the silence.

"Am I dressed like this、、、 don't I look too much like an upstart?" he tugged at the hem of his tight shirt. smiled bitterly at himself who was overly extravagant in the mirror.

The balcony was quiet, but a soft smile came from the moment after his words.

"You're actually an upstart. ”

Roseali turned her back to the night sky and stars, her face a look that seemed cold, as if gentle, and the corners of her lips curled in an unpredictable curvature.

Chongyang was confused by this expression, and he couldn't speak for a while.

The princess who looked at the black-haired young man with inexplicable emotions. After staring at each other for a while, he slowly retracted his contradictory demeanor, and returned to his cold and solemn demeanor as before, with sharp eyes and noble temperament, which made people really feel the nobility and pride of the royal family.

This is the imperial princess that Chongyang is familiar with, and seeing the other party return to such a cold appearance, he calmed down because of habit.

Seeing the slight sense of reassurance on the young man's face, Roseali lowered her eyes, and an inexplicable dim color flashed in her eyes.

"Fool. ”

The woman said in her heart with mixed feelings.

Then she held her head high and walked into the hall from the balcony. Until the front of Chongyang.

"Tonight is you, the nouveau riche entering the top of the empire, and the first impression is very important, so even if this dress is not suitable for you, you have to pretend to be a good fit. ”

What is the truth about this? Do people rely on clothes or clothes depend on people? Chongyang is helpless.

"To keep you from being too ignorant, I'm going to tell you a little bit about the Wren royal family first. Some things are not secret, but the vast majority of the lower nobles know nothing. ”

Roseali motioned to sit down, and the maid brought the tea and pastries just right.

He is a small nobleman in the countryside, which Chongyang has always been self-aware, so here he listened carefully to the words of Her Royal Highness the Princess.

"You're from Prisland College. Then it is reasonable to remember the historical origins of this college. Let's start with that. Rosyali didn't cut straight to the point, but asked Chongyang a question first.

"The Presland Academy、、、 was founded about a thousand years ago by a legendary magician named Muhanrad@Lance, according to the history books. At the time, he 、、、"

Chongyang reached out and touched his chin, carefully recalling the history classes he had taken at the academy and the various books he had read. Although he was asked an impromptu question, he concluded that he had learned all the knowledge and explained it in a very organized manner.

"、、、 this leads most historians of magic to believe that the Prisland Academy is actually a subordinate institution of the Ancient Magic Sect 'Saimilla', from which Muhanrad@Lance was born. However, since its founding, the Prisland has grown rapidly, but the 'Saimillaya' sect, which was its founding force, has gradually declined and finally disbanded、、、"

"Stop, this is it. ”

Roseali suddenly interjected, her expression serious.

"The Semiana Sect is an extremely ancient magical school that existed before the establishment of the Wren Empire, and it has a very important position in the history of the development of magic before and after the establishment of the Empire. Is it possible for such a long-standing and powerful force to die out quickly in just a hundred years without any major changes?"

When Chongyang heard this question, he immediately reacted. Think back and chew on all kinds of historical books I have read before. Finally realized that something was wrong.

"Her Royal Highness the princess means that 、、、 history has been obscured, and Saimilanya has indeed disbanded, but its inheritance has not died out, but has merged into the Rennes royal family along with the other three ancient sects at that time. Rose said.

"Semileania, the Gospel of Heaven, Morodauta, and Immortal Baron, were the four ancient magic sects of the prehistoric era of the Empire, and were the top existence among the hundreds of large and small schools or family forces at that time, controlling the widest land, dominating the most people, and having the most powerful magicians. ”

"The creation of the Wren Empire is extremely closely related to these four major factions, and even to put it bluntly, the emergence of the empire is the result of the joint promotion of these four major sects. ”

"After entering the Imperial Age, the conflict between the gradually growing imperial forces and the four major sect forces became more and more intense. After hundreds of years of secret rivalry and compromise, the two sides finally tended to unite again and rule the entire empire together. ”

、、、、、、

With the narration of Her Royal Highness the Princess, Chongyang gradually learns about a lost history of the Wren Empire.

The four major magic sects that existed in this land long before the formation of the empire did not simply disappear with the times as the history books say, but on the contrary, they adopted a method that transcended the times, that is, to completely merge with the imperial family!

The specific process of integration, if it can be sorted out in its entirety, will definitely be a thrilling masterpiece of strife, marriage, conspiracy, plunder, betrayal, and purge. Hunting and killing 、、、、、、 all kinds of fierce contradictions.

However, it is inconceivable that such a large-scale struggle, which is not inferior to a civil war, did not affect many ordinary people, but only controlled and resolved within the established situation.

The inside story has hardly been circulated, and the new Rennes royal family formed by the fusion is very taboo about it, and neither of them is willing to talk about that past. As a result, the historical facts are deeply buried in the shadow of the history.

Therefore, even the wisest and most knowledgeable historian of magic so far cannot understand what happened when the four major sects disbanded, and at most they can only study some superficial phenomena, so they have to simply attribute these ancient sects to the fact that these ancient sects have become pedantic and rigid with the changes of the times, and finally cannot develop, and collapse and die out on their own.

"After the core personnel of the four major sects and the essence inheritance of the 、、、、、、 merged with different royal families, they have been passed down to this day, and they are the four basic factions of the Rennes royal family. Roseali took a sip of the fragrant royal black tea and continued.

"First of all, the faction to which my family members currently occupy the position of royalty belong is the descendant of the royal ancestors who fused the lineage of the Saimillan sect back then. Within the imperial family, it was referred to as 'Ujong'. ”

"Then, the faction to which Prince Dinan, who ruled the southern territory, belonged to was the descendant of the ancestors who merged with the lineage of the 'Morodauta' sect back then, referred to as the 'Ta Zong'. ”

"The faction to which Prince Longbei, who rules the western territory, belongs to a descendant of the ancestors who fused the lineage of the 'Immortal Barun' sect, referred to as 'Lunzong'. ”

"The faction to which Prince Weidong belongs, who rules the eastern territories, is the descendant of the ancestors who have merged with the lineage of the 'Heavenly Emperor's Gospel' sect, referred to as 'Heavenly Sect'. ”

"Yuzong, Tazong, Lunzong, Tianzong. It is a word that only appears in the context of internal conversations within the royal family, and it will never be mentioned to the outside world. Once a person knows these words, it means that they have been accepted by the Rennes royal family to a certain extent. The imperial princess stared at the black-haired young man's face.

Chongyang nodded silently, indicating that he understood his position. Since you have entered the door, you must understand and abide by the rules of this door, such as keeping this *** secret to the outside world.

Then Rose Yali gave Chongyang a general description of the four major sects of the imperial family.

According to the preliminary understanding of Chongyang, the division of the four sects. It is only the simplest and basic division of the mountains within the royal family, and it does not mean that the royal family of the same clan must be its own people. The royal family occupies the upper class rights and interests of the entire Wren Empire, and this right is so large that it naturally gives rise to many conflicts of interest.

You must know that brothers and sisters of the same family may still turn their faces for property, and it is normal for the same royal family and the same faction to have thousands of different contradictions in order to compete for various resources.

The more he listened to the princess's words, the more Chongyang felt that his head was big, and now he finally understood what Prince Lawrence meant when he said, "I really want to explain it to you carefully, but it is complicated to explain". It will take a lot of time just to sort out the current intricacies of the royal family, let alone grasp the deep context.

"My father, the emperor, and the three princes can be regarded as representatives of the four religions, but they are not necessarily decisive figures. Take my father, for example. I can't tell which of his words has more influence on the Yuzong royal family than the head of the Royal Knights. ”

"But there is one person who has great influence in the entire imperial family at present, and there is no doubt that he is the spiritual leader of the Tianzong Imperial Family, and even the actual pillar of the entire empire. ”

Rose said solemnly.

"He's 、、、、、、"

"Supreme Marshal of the Magical Army of the Wren Empire, Fahis@Wren. A personable young man suddenly walked in at the door of the hall, just in time to pick up the words of the imperial princess.

"His Royal Highness Lawrence、、、、、、" Chongyang saw the comer. With a happy face, he got up to meet him.

"It's been a long time, Chongyang. The second prince of the empire, who had always been kind and gentle, greeted elegantly with the usual faint smile on his face.

Roseali also stood up and faced her second brother.

"You've been here for too long, and my father has sent me to inform you. Lawrence blinked his eyes at the two men and women who had won the Three Kingdoms Conference together, and the smile on his lips showed a hint of warmth. "I'm sorry to interrupt you, but that's the end of the sweet talk for now, and then it's time to play. ”