Chapter 1265: Succession, Blood Rose Empress!
"Dada......"
The sound of horses' hooves passed like rolling thunder, and the cavalry of the Knights of the Stars rushed under the city gate like a whirlwind, without stopping at all, like a gust of wind, they rushed into the imperial capital, and the flying dust carried by the horses' hooves rose several meters high, making the royal guards near the city gate all disgraced.
As soon as they entered the city, the cavalry of 5,000 people rushed straight towards the imperial city along the avenue of Fontainebleau in the imperial capital, and along the way, countless civilians were a little frightened and moved out of the way, for fear of being swept into this cavalry torrent.
When the cavalry was far away, the soldiers and civilians along the way couldn't help but whisper:
Everyone knows the banner of the Knights of the Stars, and they also understand that this is an elite unit under the command of Princess Helen, but. It stands to reason that cavalry is strictly forbidden to march on horseback in the imperial capital, let alone march at such a fast speed, does their actions today indicate that there is some urgent military information coming back?
Which fiefdom nobles have rebelled again? Or which imperial county did the enemy nations take advantage of the fire to rob?
Or is it ...... Is there a change in the imperial capital?
Some smart people immediately realized that something was wrong, and many people turned around and went home, preparing to take their wives and children to the countryside near the imperial capital to take refuge, in case the imperial capital rebelled again, and the civilians who stayed in the imperial capital did not know how many would die!
Finally, after more than half an hour of galloping, the Knights of the Stars finally arrived in the square outside the Imperial City.
At this time, the flat and smooth ground that should have been paved with stone was full of potholes and blood stains seeping into the stone slabs, confirming the tragic situation of the imperial capital rebellion three months ago.
After Zhou Chen rebelled against the heavens and killed the gods and attacked the gate of the heavenly realm with his own strength, the rebels, the Knights Templar of the temple and the imperial army continued to fight fiercely on the ten-mile long streets and squares, with countless casualties, and the situation was extremely unfavorable to the imperial family.
At this critical moment, the Starry Sky Sword Saint Anakin Tianxing was seriously injured and forced back the Grand Master of the Templar Order, Luke, who was fighting with him, rushed back to the rescue in time and single-handedly killed thousands of Templars;
Immediately afterwards, Lady Alice's teacher, the former president of the Wizards' Guild, and the astral traveler Karazhan who had been hiding in the silver-white tower for thousands of years, suddenly appeared. terrifying strength, killed the five saint-level powerhouses of the temple elder group, and forced the son of the god hidden in the imperial capital Shenghui Temple to escape from the imperial capital in a hurry, and instantly locked the victory.
The most combat-ready temple was cold, and the tens of thousands of rebels under the command of Prince Oberon were simply not enough, and after a period of weak resistance, they were completely defeated.
In the face of defeat, Prince Oberon was also daring, he drove his horse forward in the midst of the chaos, talked to Emperor Odysseus from afar, and after receiving the emperor's promise not to kill the surrender of the army, he ordered all the rebels to surrender.
After that, Oberon did not want to be humiliated and killed himself. The body was collected by the royal family, hung in the city for seven days, and then buried with the courtesy of the prince.
Oberon's flip can destroy the commander of the Royal Guard, Rundstedt. At this time, Rundstedt finally purged the 200,000 officers in the Guards who were extremely loyal to the royal family, and was leading the army to the imperial capital, intending to join forces with Prince Oberon and completely capture the imperial capital.
However, when he finally saw the majestic walls of the imperial capital with his army, he found that the emperor himself and Princess Helen were standing at the head of the city, and the body of Prince Oberon was hanging from the city.
Then, the royal guards, who had already been deceived, were in an uproar, coupled with the transcendent strength of Karazan and the Starry Sky Sword Master, they quickly captured Rundestate among the ten thousand armies, even if Rundestet was guarded by two Saint Rank Councilors from the Shadow Council, it was useless, only two heads were added.
After quelling the rebellion in the imperial capital, the imperial officials. It took more than a month for Fang just to clean up the corpses and dig up the ruins, and he didn't have the time and financial resources to repair the building, so that after three months, the Imperial City Square was still scarred.
At this time, seeing the Knights of the Stars with the Silver Thorn Flower Emperor Banner surging forward, the court warriors guarding the surrounding area hurriedly greeted them, and while on guard, they sent people forward to inquire.
"Boom!"
Seeing that they were about to approach the walls of the imperial city, the five thousand star knights stopped neatly, and then, the slender figure in a silver cloak who was protected by the knights in the middle came to the front, and the court warrior commander led by him saw the cheeks of the person hidden in the hood, and immediately knelt down, and then all the court warriors around shouted and worshipped, and the voice shook the sky:
"Long live Her Royal Highness Princess!"
"Excuse me."
A crisp and majestic soft female voice sounded, and then, the person who spoke lowered the hood of his cloak, revealing a delicate and beautiful face, as well as the long bright golden hair and lake-green eyes that are standard for members of the Dawn royal family, it was Helen.
At this moment, Helen looked tired, she had only learned a few magic skills, she was delicate and weak in martial arts, she rode all the way from Valen Province, almost did not stop to rest, and her body was tired to the point of almost collapse.
The province of Valen is directly under the jurisdiction of the royal family. The central bank, but it is located on the south side of the Imperial Capital Plain, nearly three thousand miles away from the Imperial Capital, and even the best cavalry troops will need three days to rush back to the Imperial Capital.
However, when the shocking news reached the province of Valen, Helen, who was organizing the army to build a defensive line and preparing to resist the attacks of various rebels and foreign armies, immediately panicked and threw the army directly to Little John, who had just broken through the Holy Rank, and hurriedly returned to the imperial capital with the Knights of the Stars.
Along the way, in order to rush back to the imperial capital as quickly as possible, Helen ordered the entire knight order to gallop all the way around the clock, and also let dozens of court magicians who accompanied the army cast many healing techniques to bless physical strength and increase speed of light body techniques, wind techniques and other spells, and finally rushed back to the imperial capital in the evening of the second day of departure, which was one day faster than the fastest march record recorded by the empire.
At this moment, Helen, who had been galloping all the way, finally came to the gate of the imperial city, and her first reaction was to look up at the palace warriors guarding the walls of the imperial city, until she saw many familiar faces, and then she breathed a sigh of relief.
There were no unexpected polic. It's good to change, the royal family that has gone through hardships can no longer afford a large-scale toss.
Restraining her mind, Helen didn't get off the horse, but lowered her head slightly, looked at the palace warrior commander who had just gotten up and stood next to her, and said a little anxiously: "Commander Leonard, please open the gate of the imperial city immediately and let my army enter the city!" Also, I want to see my father right away!"
"Yes, Your Highness Princess."
Commander Leonard saluted respectfully, as a high-ranking figure in the imperial capital, he certainly knew why Helen was so anxious, and even lost his temper to the point of ignoring the ban and wanting to lead the army into the imperial city.
Because His Majesty Emperor Odysseus VII was assassinated two days ago, and now his life is in danger, and he may go to see the royal ancestors at any time.
Therefore, Helen is so anxious, and he is completely understandable.
As for why Leonard ignored the ban and immediately agreed to Helen's request for the Knights of the Stars to enter the Imperial City, it was his own selfishness.
In the past few months, there have been rumors in the imperial capital that His Majesty Odysseus will hand over the empire to Princess Helen after a hundred years, and make Princess Helen the first female emperor in the 10,000-year history of the Dawn Empire.
At that time, this rumor spread in the imperial capital and became a household name, but it was quickly extinguished, and no one talked about it anymore.
The reason is simple, big. Everyone thought it was impossible. Because of the history of the empire for 10,000 years, the position of His Majesty Supreme has not been handed over to a princess, even if the emperor is extinct, he generally supports the emperor's blood brothers or nephews to succeed to the throne within three generations.
Moreover, the current emperor Odysseus had a son, so how could he pass the throne to a woman?
Unfortunately, the truth is often in the hands of a few, and the masses are only the objects of fooling.
Just like Leonard, he knew very well that this rumor may be false at first, but since the assassination of the emperor the day before yesterday, it is a practical plan to make Princess Helen the emperor.
If it had been three months ago, the emperor would never have allowed his position to pass on to a woman who would marry in the future, and who might give the entire empire to outsiders as a dowry, even if this woman was his favorite and most admired daughter.
However, as the so-called time and time, the present form is so difficult that the emperor can no longer follow any tradition.
Because the emperor was assassinated, his life was in danger, and he obviously could not live for a few days, and the question of the heir, the emperor must make a decision immediately, lest there be careerists who plot against him after his death, launch a palace coup d'état, and shake the foundation of the imperial family.
However, the emperor's only son, Prince Charles, was only a baby less than a year old and still in swaddling clothes. In the face of today's monstrous chaos, let one only eat. The ascension of a baby to the throne is tantamount to digging one's own grave.
Of course, the emperor also considered letting Prince Charles succeed to the throne, making Helen the princess regent, and arranging several auxiliary ministers to assist Charlie together, and then pro-government when Charles grew up.
However, this plan does not work. Because, the emperor clearly knows how eager his daughter is to be the emperor.
Since following him to quell the rebels three months ago, Helen's ambitions, or rather ambitions, have been hard to contain.
Whether it is the establishment of a Star Knights who are absolutely loyal to her, or the constant brushing up of her presence in the barracks of the imperial armies everywhere and rewarding the sergeants, it proves that Helen is not willing to be lonely.
Of course, the thing that made the emperor completely understand his daughter's heart was the rumor that suddenly appeared in the imperial capital three months ago.
That's right, the rumor that "the emperor intends to pass the throne to Princess Helen" did not happen for no reason, but was spread by Helen herself, in order to pave the way for her to ascend to the throne and put pressure on her father by the way.
This trick was very clever, and it immediately made the emperor feel like he was on pins and needles, but he couldn't attack. After all, the current he, the current emperor, and the current empire are inseparable from Helen at all.
As soon as the Emperor disposed of Helen as a result, the royal family would soon be left unavailable.
The helpless emperor wanted to drag this matter down for more than ten years, and when the Quartet rebellion was quelled and Charlie grew up, maybe his daughter would not have that mind.
However, the emperor never dreamed that he would be assassinated in the heavily guarded and powerful palace.
Moreover, the one who assassinated him was only a second-order junior magician.
This magician didn't know how to use to evade the defense of the thorn armor worn by the emperor, and directly sealed the dissociation technique in the magic scroll, causing the emperor's whole body to fester, and he almost died on the spot.
Fortunately, the court magicians present acted quickly, and it took a few high-level healing techniques to barely hang the emperor's life.
After that, many great magicians in the court mage group who were good at healing, and even Lady Alice invited her master, the legendary magister Karazan, to take action personally, and it only extended the emperor's life for half a month.
As soon as half a month is up, he will immediately go to the underworld.
And today, half a month has passed for two days.
The Emperor, who had no choice but to do so, summoned several important ministers from his sickbed yesterday and asked them about the way to succeed Charles or Helen, but received no reply from any of them.
Leonard, who was present, did not respond.
Because he also knows Princess Helen's ambitions, and he knows how much damage a baby will do to the empire if he succeeds to the throne at this moment.
Yesterday, before they exited the Emperor's bedroom, Leonard clearly saw the disappointed expression on the Emperor's face.
Apparently, the emperor wanted Charles to succeed him and expected the support of his ministers.
But the ministers who can get into the core of the imperial power are not fools, and it is impossible to promise the emperor to support Charlie.
After all, the current power of Princess Helen is in full swing, not only creating the Knights of the Stars, but also firmly controlling the 200,000 troops of the Royal Guard, even the eight in the empire. The millions of garrison troops in the central bank province have also been almost bought by her non-stop military actions these days.
Not only that, but many powerful people relied on by the royal family, such as the Starry Sky Sword Saint and Lady Alice, and even the legendary mage Karazan, who saved the royal family in times of crisis, all intended to support Helen...... The only person who truly devoted his allegiance to the emperor was Governor Lawrence, who had served three generations of emperors.
This Lawrence Governor is a mystery in the hearts of almost all powerful people, and he didn't make a move when the imperial capital was in turmoil, but just stayed silently by the emperor's side, according to the Starry Sky Sword Saint, he couldn't see through Lawrence's strength.
But no matter how strong Lawrence is, he can still have the one who is known as the Great Ikadivar. Lu's only legendary mage is strong?
Moreover, behind Helen, there is another character.
Although there was no news of that person after attacking the Heavenly Gate, no one dared to say for sure that he was really dead.
That honorable driver, but even the six-winged archangel of the Dawn God Department killed like chopping melons and vegetables, and even dared to directly attack the Dawn Divine Kingdom and find the Lord of Dawn to fight against the sky.
Such a character, once he returns to Ikadivar safely, then whoever robs Helen of the throne will probably not die well.
Because of this, none of the ministers wanted to work against Helen, a smart man like Leonard, he had already decided to follow Princess Helen...... No, I did it with His Majesty the New Emperor!
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