"Rasfil, do you know what you're doing?" Erinus had a cold face, and yelled at his youngest son, who was standing in front of him in full armor, this is his favorite child, all along, Irenus has been carefully caring for this seedling, but he didn't expect that in a few years, this seedling would grow into a poisonous poppy.

In a trance, Irenas finally realized that his child had not escaped the ravages of time, and finally inevitably grew up, to the extent that he had his own will, and even took the soldiers to face his father.

"I'm protecting the Empire, my father!"

Perhaps this is the most ridiculous thing in the world. In order to protect the empire, Irenus, as the emperor, did not hesitate to destroy the lords and nobles who depended on him, and also to protect the empire, as a prince, Rasfil did not hesitate to surround the palace with soldiers.

For the same noble goal, father and son cannibalize each other, flesh and blood separate!

"Your Majesty, we have no ill intentions, please believe in our loyalty to the Empire, as you have seen in these decades!" Galio stepped forward, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer did not want the Prince and the Emperor to draw their swords against each other, and he preferred to convince Irenas to retract his order to suppress the rebellion than to put the Emperor under house arrest.

"Loyalty? Is that how you show your loyalty? Arenas straightened his back and sat on the throne, decades of being an emperor made him not angry but mighty, this majesty had almost penetrated into his bones, and also into the bones of those noble ministers in the main hall, under the blazing gaze of Irenus, some people could not help but bend down and hide their bodies behind the pillars of the main hall.

Galio pulled out a bitter smile, in fact, they just wanted to control the noble senate at first and force those noble senators to convene a noble council, but Irenus didn't know where to hear the news, and took a few old nobles who stayed in the senate into the palace early, which led to the fact that Rasfil surrounded the palace with soldiers.

"Father, it's all for the Empire! As long as you order the suppression of the rebellious lords to be stopped, and their crimes are pardoned, the Duke of Galio will leave with his soldiers immediately, and as for me, I can be at your disposal! Rasfil stepped forward with the hilt of his sword in his hand.

"Forgive them? Hahaha, Rasfil, you're so naïve! If those rebels are truly loyal to the Empire, then they should lay down their weapons and be captured, and the Imperial Inquisition will naturally give a fair ruling! But what are they doing? Open against the Empire with civilians and soldiers! This is a rebellion!! ”

"No, it's self-defense! And the reason why all this has turned out to be the way it is is your mistake! Isn't it your responsibility for a Duke of Oberleen to publicly assassinate an Imperial Count on the territory of the Empire, and you, as the Emperor, believe the sophistry of the assailants? ”

Irenus slapped the armrest heavily and stood up suddenly, not tall but with a supreme majesty, making those nobles subconsciously take a few steps back.

"Enough! Rasfil, it seems that I am too indulgent to you! Those rebels, as subjects of the Empire, can appeal to me in person if they question my decision, instead of using weapons and blood to promote their claims! This is a rebellion, a rebellion without a doubt! ”

Irenus picked up the scepter that was leaning against the throne and slammed it to the ground, and immediately several heavily armed knights walked in from both sides of the hall, shielding in one hand and sword in the other, and quickly surrounded Prince Rasfiel.

"In the name of the Emperor, throw Rasfir Arnas into the dungeon! Wait until the Empire has put down the rebellion, and then the Imperial Inquisition will openly try him for his crimes! ”

Arenas's actions surprised everyone, the emperor had always been a man of magnanimity and peace in his approach to the affairs of the empire, and never before had he been so thunderous as he had thrown a prince into prison on the spot.

This is not simply a father punishing his son, but is vigorously suppressing these nobles led by Rasfier, once Rasfir with the status of a prince is thrown into the dungeon, the nobles who are not led by royals will not be able to get more people's support at all, and when the time comes, Irenas has the means to deal with these nobles who dare to force the palace.

None of the people who can enter this hall are stupid, what will be the consequences of Irenus's actions, as long as the IQ is above the average, it can be imagined, as the highest status among the nobles present, Galio did not hesitate to step forward to intercede for Prince Rasfil.

"Father, you have always taught me to stand up for justice, and now is the time for me to carry out my faith!"

After speaking, Prince Rasfil drew the long sword hanging from his waist and strode forward.

"Rasfil, you!"

"For the Empire!"

In the midst of everyone's incredulous and incredulous gaze, the handsome prince stabbed the long sword in his hand into the old emperor's chest, and the sharp blade pierced through Irenus's body, and the scarlet blood sparked in the father's chest like a delicate red rose.

"Rasfil, my child!" The old emperor raised his arm with the last of his strength, trembling and caressing his son's face with his palm, he could feel the hard muscles on Rasfil's face, which were the result of years of training, and he could also feel the beard that had just pierced his skin, making him sigh at the ruthlessness of the years.

Whoa! The sword was drawn, blood splattered, and the lifeless emperor fell to the ground weakly, and the exquisite and noble crown fell to the ground with a low sound, and a topaz set in it was knocked out and rolled to Rasfer's feet.

There was silence in the hall!

Until a bolt of lightning slashed from the sky, a bright light that pierced the eyes and plunged the hall into an instant darkness, the darkness quickly passed, and the light reoccupied the space. At the same time as the light, there were hundreds of strong soldiers who occupied the main hall.

The prince who killed his father slowly turned his head, the pair of black pupils turned into purple vertical pupils, and in the shocked expressions of Galio and the others, he said indifferently: "Kill them all!" ”

The hundreds of soldiers who rushed into the hall let out a roar of rage, transforming into tall dragonmen in a purple light, and the next moment, these poor nobles became corpses at their feet.

When the smoke of battle rose from the palace, a terrible piece of news spread throughout Avias almost instantly: the nobles had killed Emperor Irenas and had taken the throne with Prince Rasfil!

The entire city of Avia was immediately plunged into chaos and chaos!

Some of the nobles who did not participate in the forced palace accused Prince Rasfil and Duke Galio of rebellion against the empire and tried to gain power in the empire through a coup d'état.

The Imperial Army, led by Marshal Boval, mobilized the city guards to surround the palace and contacted His Excellency the Marshal who had left Avia for the Kingdom of Oberline, hoping that he would return to take charge of the overall situation.

At the same time, the news of the assassination of Emperor Irenus was also disseminated through various public and non-public channels, and with the help of the power of magic, it didn't take long for those great nobles who were preparing to suppress rebellions everywhere as if they had been hit in the head, and for a while their eyes were full of stars, and they didn't know what to do.

As for the rebellious lords, they took the opportunity to launch a counter-offensive and expand their control under the banner of supporting the new emperor.

As a result, the situation in the entire Arnas Empire has taken a sharp turn for the worse!

"That's how it was during this time!" Cardinal Meradel rubbed his temples and said, "Now that the entire Arnas Empire has fallen into a state of chaos, His Majesty Arenas has a total of three sons and two daughters, except for the little princess Mera Arnas who stayed in Dalaran to study magic because she was underage, several other princes and princesses who are qualified to inherit the throne are all in tandem everywhere, trying to gain the support of the nobles and become the emperor in the name of the emperor!" ”

"And the Holy See rightfully supports Andrea Arnas, the eldest son of His Majesty Irenas?" Raphael said as she went through the information in her hand, she expected the situation to be very bad, otherwise Bishop Mehrel would not have been able to summon her back from the province of Burrion in a hurry, but she did not expect that in just one day, the situation would develop to this level.

Meradel nodded, but there was not the slightest smile on his face: "Whether it is in terms of identity or relationship, the Holy See should indeed support Prince Andrei, but the problem is that His Majesty Irenas did not leave a corresponding will during his lifetime, and according to the agreement between the Holy See and other countries, we cannot openly support Prince Andrei to return to China to compete for the throne!" ”

"I'm afraid it's more than that, teacher?" Raphael is no longer the little girl who didn't know anything at the beginning, the experience of the past few years has not only made her strength grow rapidly, but also has a lot of attainments in the so-called political wisdom, so many years of president is not in vain, not to mention, as a saint vigorously cultivated by the Holy See, political secrets are not something unattainable for her.

"Tell me what you think!" Meladel is very satisfied with his disciple, not only has great potential, is hard-working, but also very intelligent, and has a very good sensitivity to politics by nature.

Raphael put away the information: "In addition to Prince Andrei, who is the eldest son, Prince Bernard, the second son of His Majesty Irenas, was granted a fief four years ago, and married the fourth princess of the Almeria Empire, that Empress Fiona must prefer her son-in-law to become the controller of another empire, as for the eldest daughter Princess Iselina, although she is not married, she has grown up in Dalaran since she was a child, and she has a quarter of the elven blood, in the eyes of some people with a heart, I am afraid it is also a good choice!" However, I don't think the Holy See will put its strength on them! ”

"Oh, why do you think so? With the support of the Almeria Empire, if the Holy See expresses it again, the probability of Prince Bernard succeeding the Emperor is still very high, and the possibility of Princess Iselina is even more likely, after all, now the entire Order-keeping camp is attacking from all sides because of various things, and it is the time when we need to work together with the elves. ”

Raphael let out a soft snort from his nose: "The Almerian Empire? Now just how to settle the demon clan is enough for the empress to have a headache, and it is still a question whether the two legions can bring those little men back safely, I don't think Empress Fiona is still in the mood to care about this mess now! As for the elves, I heard that there was a big battle in the Jerimana Desert a few days ago, and the two demon lords killed the sandworm lord with the help of the Ring of the Earth, and now those long ears are probably more worried about the safety of their expeditionary force, and I hope that we humans will lend a hand, and at this time, let them participate in the change of throne in the Arnas Empire, how brain-dead must they be to make this decision! ”

A smile finally appeared on Meladel's face, in his opinion, in every way, Raphael was already a qualified saint!

But he also had to ask one last question.

"So, what do you think the Holy See should do?"

Raphael frowned and pondered for a while, and said: "Secretly send Prince Andrei into the province of Rema of the Arnas Empire, and at the same time gather the representatives of various countries in the Holy City, and publicly declare the fact that Count Presto is the Black Dragon Princess in the name of the Holy See, and define the civil strife in the Arnas Empire as the invasion of the Black Dragon Legion!" ”

Bang bang, Meladel couldn't help but clap her hands.

Don't look at what Raphael said about just two simple things, in fact, there are very clever considerations behind it.

First of all, the purpose of sending Prince Andrei to the province of Rema is to show that the prince is not a puppet of external forces, as long as the great nobles led by Miseta Rema are willing to accept Prince Andrei, it means that the prince no longer has the label of "Holy See", but is marked with a strong "empire" mark, and at the same time, he can also get the protection of the Dreadnought Wall Legion, both politically and militarily, he has the basis for fighting for the imperial throne!

Secondly, Marshal Wendthor is with Duke Missada, as the person who has the evidence of the Black Dragon Princess's conspiracy to subvert the empire, it is equivalent to giving Prince Andrei a brilliant sword in legal theory, and he can easily declare the nobles led by Prince Rasfir as a rebel against the empire!

Finally, the act of summoning the representatives of the nations in the Holy City is even more miraculous! The Holy See can not only uncover the conspiracy of the Black Dragon Princess through this convocation, but also echo Prince Andrei, and at the same time, define the civil strife in the Arnas Empire as the invasion of the Black Dragon Legion, and directly close the door for other countries to interfere in the Arnas Empire, you know, since the split of the Griffin Dynasty, the Holy See has become the external representative of the human countries as the spokesperson of the God of Light, once this matter is identified as the invasion of the Black Dragon Legion, the Holy See will naturally take over the supreme power to intervene in the Arnas Empire, How to support Prince Andrei at that time is not up to the Holy See to decide!

Meladel clapped her hands and said, "Raphael, you prepare, tomorrow at noon, His Majesty the Pope will hold a public coronation ceremony for you, officially confirming you as the Holy Maiden of Light!" ”