It was also when Harold Vasa and Philip Dalke visited the coal mine together.

The imperial capital of the Salga Empire, thousands of miles to the south, welcomed the Imperial Central Army that had returned from the southern provinces.

After defeating the Grand Prince Freddie Bhatt, the veteran general Jeff Carian stayed in the south to stabilize the situation, and it is only now that the Imperial Central Army has returned to the Imperial Capital by water.

And Dulin Bart, the second son of the previous emperor Baird Bart, had already held an enthronement ceremony a week earlier, and the human countries on the continent and the orcs in the far east continent all sent congratulatory messages.

Although, behind every congratulatory message may be hidden greed for a declining empire, good words don't cost money.

The Holy See sent cardinals who specially held canonization ceremonies for secular monarchs to preside over the ceremony, which also gave the new emperor enough face to mutilate his siblings and diluted some of the smell of blood on the throne.

The old general Jeff Carian did not catch the new emperor's enthronement ceremony, but the new emperor of the Sarga Empire personally greeted the triumphant old general with a guard of honor and guards.

Everyone understands that the elite Imperial Central Army is not easy to mess with, they are the current pillars of the Empire, and the new emperor is necessary to maintain the unity of the Empire.

The new emperor, Durin Barthes, almost personally took the old general by the arm, led him all the way, and welcomed him into the palace.

This fifty-year-old man in military uniform is his greatest reliance.

"The Duke of Blackwater Fort (Jeff Carion's title of nobility) is in good health and is able to personally serve the Empire in the south, which is truly a blessing of the gods. If it weren't for the old general's hard work, the empire would have split in two. Durin Barthes said, and he led Jeff Carian into the banquet hall of the palace, where only one person would be served at the state banquet, and that was the old general, who had returned triumphantly.

Dozens of beautiful maids are waiting around the area, serving delicious and exquisite dishes from the royal kitchen.

"Your Majesty, you have just ascended the throne, so you should not be so extravagant." Jeff Carian smiled wryly as he watched the watery maids walk around in a row.

"Nope." Durin Barthes personally cut a leg of roasted lamb for Jeff Carion, took the plate of lamb from the maid, and finally carried the plate of lamb in front of Jeff Carian himself like a servant. "Duke of Blackwater Castle, you are a pillar of the country, and I can't be too courteous."

"Your Majesty, it's serious. I don't know how many people died because of the old man digging the Emerald River to achieve the final victory in the war, and how many people hated the old man because of this. ”

"That's why." The twenty-five or sixteen-year-old little emperor gritted his teeth and struck a word. "I have to be more courteous to the old general."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Jeff Carian stood up, he was dressed in a military uniform, and it was inconvenient to kneel. Just a deep bow.

With a wave of his hand, the maids who had been standing nearby retreated to stand on the wall of the banquet hall fifty meters away from the table.

"Before you returned, Duke, there were countless people who impeached you in front of me, and you know that they were like swords and swords in every word. I can't wait for me to immediately order the revocation of your title and the deprivation of your military position. "Quick Eye 123

That's pretty much what the old man thought. Once the interests of the local nobles and powerful are touched, the intertwined layers are uploaded, and when they reach His Majesty's ears, they will become like this. ”

Durin Bart poured himself a glass of wine, craned his neck, and swallowed the bitter wine in the glass.

He sighed: "The heir of my father's favorite is always the emperor's brother. ”

"Your Majesty......!" Jeff Carian shook slightly, and almost spit out the mutton in his mouth.

"But my father's deathbed secret was to kill the emperor's brother. The world said that I killed my siblings, but I don't know, ha, it was my father who wanted to kill his son. Durin Bart smiled wryly. Only you know about this. ”

"Huh, His Majesty the Emperor had no choice but to do it." Jeff Carian exhaled deeply. "Your Majesty, your brother, Freddie Barth is a reformer who hits his head against the southern wall and never looks back, and if he gains the throne, the empire will fall apart immediately. What was the result of Ramil (Farak Ramir, the father of Rektaran Ramiel) who was a genius and determined to reform? ”

"When the reforms first took effect, the whole empire came to a standstill, and the bureaucracy and local aristocrats in the imperial government joined forces to bring the whole empire to a halt. I was only three or four years old. Durin Bart lowered his eyelids and looked listless.

A riot ensued in the imperial capital, in which Farak Ramir's wife was killed, while Farak Ramil himself was disfigured. His infant son drank the blood milk from his mother. ”

"Yes, the royal brother, who was Farak Ramiel's private student, was driven south because of this. My father knew that if he wanted the empire to survive, he would have to sacrifice my brother. ”

"Pretend to give in to the conservatives, then wait for the right time, and when the time comes, take the power into the hands of Your Majesty, and then carry out reforms."

Durin Bart's eyes were blazing, and he looked at Jeff Carion, "Can I wait until then?" You know, the empire is too big, and there are not only old-fashioned people within her who block any change, but also careerists who want to disrupt the environment to achieve their ambitions. Empire, can you wait until then? ”

"Your .....," Jeff Carian pursed his lips. I can't be sure, but I'll do everything I can. ”

"With the words of the old general, I am already relieved and accept my fate. I am the backing of the old general, if I still can't revive the empire, it is the will of the 'supreme god', and mortals cannot stop it. ”

"Your Majesty, it's serious. The old minister will serve to the death. ”

Durin Barth grabbed the tablecloth with his fingers and narrowed his eyes: "Old General, you also heard some news, right?" ”

"Lao Chen understands that the chaos in the wilderness is inseparable from the Irma people in the north of the empire."

"In addition to these, in fact, the five provinces of the Irma people are already a country within a state, and the bureaucrats and nobles of the empire are not as useful there as the Chamber of Commerce. And that group of red-haired guys has already begun to reorganize their armaments and fight in secret. ”

"They have always been disobedient to the rule of the central part of the empire, and everyone knows it. It's just that the old minister only won a battle, so they dare to take the lead to stir up trouble?! "Jeff Carian was a little incredulous.

"Not the old general's reason. It was the rats within the empire that made the Irma see the weakness of the center. I ordered the rations and armaments to be given to the old general, and I knew very well that the supplies and armaments that the young men of the Central Army ate in their mouths, wore on their bodies, and held in their hands were less than fifty percent, less than fifty percent! The old general had to make dangerous moves, and I knew that. The weakening of the empire is not from an external enemy, not from an alien race, but from the inside out, from the top down. ”