The plain dagger slid down the long table to Agathon, the sound of metal rubbing against wood was unusually solid, with a certain indescribable, yet aggressive majesty. www.biquge.info Agathon immediately realized that he had made an unforgivable mistake: he was actually questioning the spokesperson of an emperor! He can question Princess Elise, but he can't question His Majesty the Emperor! Out of the corner of Agathon's eye, he could already see that Archon Justus and High Priest Wendir had already shown displeasure, and the former's eyes were full of anger like sparks.

Agathon knew that his gaffe had created an irreparable situation, he was one of the most effective generals of the Empire's New Deal faction, and the Emperor clearly supported him, so he could use the position of general to confront the Archon of Kairos, who was far above him in terms of status and seniority, but Agathon would never dare to offend Justus. Not to mention that the Archon of the Law has been the strongest and most powerful supporter of His Majesty the Emperor since the beginning of the implementation of the New Deal, not to mention his relationship with Agathon, strictly speaking, he is both a colleague, a friend, and a superior - when Agathon was not yet among the three great masters of the new generation of the Empire, and when he was still a small instructor in the Immortal Legion, Justus was already the head of the Legion and one of the three great masters of the Empire on the same level as Kairos! Before becoming the Grand Master, Agathon had always been Justus's deputy, and if it weren't for Justus's participation in the Archon's election in the future and his official entry into the imperial political arena, the position of Grand Master of the Immortal Knights would not have been Agathon's turn to sit in it. Angered by Justes, it is difficult to determine what Agathon will do in the future, but it is difficult for him to get the result he wants in today's mediation - or rather, he has lost the qualification to fight for Elise and Justus one after another.

Agathon took a quick step back, knelt down on one knee, and bowed his head without saying a word. The charge of disrespect has been established, and the best thing to do is to accept punishment in silence. Elise looked at Agathon indifferently, and the ruling was condescending, like a sharp blade slashing down: "Agathon, the head of the Immortal Knights, defy the imperial power and remove a ring." ”

Agathon was shocked, he raised his left hand with difficulty, slowly withdrew an iron ring from his right arm, raised it above his head, and placed it on the table with great respect. Justes looked at him, stopped talking a few times, and finally just shook his head and sighed.

Kyros looked at Elise with interest, a little surprise and appreciation in his eyes. He nodded slightly: "Then do as Her Royal Highness the princess said." I have no objection. ”

Justes tapped the table lightly: "Then where should the military expenses of the new legion come from?" Weapons, armor, food, all these things have to be considered. ”

Elise said without hesitation: "Cut the military expenses of the Immortal Knights and the Shadow Legion, and at the same time, Janos will also take out a part of the tax revenue for military expenses. She turned to Agathon, who was still on her knees, and said indifferently, "One hundred and fifty thousand dinars." ”

The annual military expenditure of the Immortal Knights is 450,000.

Agathon still had his head bowed, his whole body like a lifeless statue, and his voice was so muffled that it seemed to come out of the rock: "Yes." ”

After receiving an answer from the head of the Immortal Knights, Elise looked at the Archon of Kairos again, but did not know how to speak. For one, she was ignorant of the Shadow Corps' military spending; Moreover, Archon Kairos, the last remaining nobleman of the old empire, who had already taken many of the high-ranking officers of the Shadow Wing by her, would really easily let her dig a large piece of meat from the foundation of her life?

However, Keros didn't even give Elise time to embarrass himself, he smiled and said: "I can only afford 100,000 dinars this year, and I have already allocated 500,000 dinars to Fort Carlindern for reconstruction, and with Sezi's financial resources, it is also a little stretched." But from the second year onwards, I can give 200,000. ”

Elise was surprised by the refreshment of the military consul, and she was stunned for a few seconds before she said, "That...... Janos could also allocate 150,000. ”

"That's 400,000 dinars, although it is a bit reluctant to fully arm a corps of four or five thousand people, but equipment does not determine the combat effectiveness of the troops, with the former senior officers of the Immortal Knights and the Shadow Wing, I believe they will become the new backbone of the empire in the future." Archon Keros said happily.

Elise blinked slightly, a few hints of disbelief passing through her eyes. In her vision, Keros's backlash was far more tricky than that of Agathon, who would ultimately be at the mercy of the emperor; But Kairos is different, his brilliant military experience is destined to have a transcendent, even emperor's unshakable status, even if he is extremely marginalized in the political arena of the empire. In case Kyros really chooses to ignore Elise's verdict, let alone the magnificent sword of Bacchus, the symbol of imperial power, even if it is Marius and not Elise standing here at the moment, Keros will still turn a blind eye and walk away.

But he didn't.

He could have been a green hill in his way, but he didn't.

Father, I don't understand more and more why Archon Keros, a man who understands the general situation and cares about the big picture, is unfairly excluded in the political arena. Is it just because he's the Grand Master of the Shadow Corps? Did you do it on purpose, or was there nothing you could do about it? Elise thought silently to herself.

"Well, what about the commander of this unit?" Justes said again.

Elise came back from her musings, she thought about it for a moment, and gave everyone an unexpected name:

"I nominate General Titus."

……

Janos, the Emperor's Residence.

"Titus? Why him? Half-leaning back on the bed, wrapped in a soft duvet, he looked blankly through the written report handed to him by Elise, and did not say a word the whole time, except to raise his eyebrows as he turned to the last page, and asked nonchalantly.

"Because he was a criminal general in the previous battle. The Holy War Fort retreated in front of the battle, the Seb Bridge was ineffective in blocking the enemy, the army fled back to his own jurisdiction in the chaos, and he was not seen to report after the Battle of Thurbuk, and his actions had already violated dozens of imperial laws, and it is not too much to hang him. It's just that considering that although Titus has a perverse personality, he is among the top three heroes, and his ability to command the army is second to none among the generals of the Young Zhuang faction of the empire. Therefore, the best way to deal with it at the moment is to take back his jurisdiction over Shieldwind Castle and transfer him to the new legion as the commander. With this person, supplemented by high-ranking officers recruited from the Shadow Wing and the Immortal Knights, the new legion should be able to build up its combat effectiveness quickly. ”

Markio closed the report and was noncommittal: "So that's your answer?" ”

"Yes, the emperor centralized, autocratic rule. There can always be only one voice in the government and the opposition in the empire! Elise said categorically, "You can't be swayed, let alone dominated!" The era of the great nobles supporting their own armies should have come to an end long ago! ”

Mario closed his eyes in relief, and a smile tugged at the corner of his mouth: "It's great that you can figure this out." I had limited energy back then, and all I could do was to remove the remnants of the Snake Cult from the political structure of the Empire. However, the phenomenon of aristocratic private armies has existed since the time of the great-grandfather's conquest of Pande - no, or rather, the great-grandfather tolerated and acquiesced in this political ecology in order to be able to compete with Alfred. If I want to make changes now, I am also powerless, and if I don't have a private army, I'm afraid I won't be able to become an emperor. He winked at Elise, "You should have heard the disgraceful stories that Augusta spread about me abroad, and I have to say that his speculation about the past elections was not wrong at all, that Gato army was indeed hired by me, and if there is no private army, what shall I do to send them?" ”

Mario smiled tiredly: "Okay, let's not talk about that. You've done a great job this time, even beyond my expectations. It's up to you to name this new legion. ”

Elise reached out to tuck the duvet for Marlius, she tilted her head sideways and thought for a moment, and said, "It's called ...... Shadow Wolf. ”