Although three years is not enough to completely erase the pain of the loss of a great leader in the 60 years of the Pande Empire, the pace of society and humanity has never stopped......www.biquge.info

The Great Prince Edwin, hmm...... In other words, His Majesty the Second Emperor showed his excellent governing skills after he was officially crowned and took over the authority of Leo

On the premise of following his father's path, Edwin, who has been raised by Leo, Elena and the Lancaster family as an heir since he was a child, did not disappoint everyone, and in such an era, he soberly did not make any impulsive decisions such as so-called democracy and so-called freedom, but made his father's foundation for this great empire more solid step by step

Of course, the call for freedom and democracy has never disappeared in today's era when the people have universal access to knowledge, but Edwin, who has the support of old imperial ministers such as Tyr and Edward, and holds the most elite Knights of Punishment and more than a million elite soldiers in the Empire, is fearless

From this point of view, as one of Leo's proudest children, His Majesty the Second Emperor has done quite well, and he has also been tougher, while further strengthening the centralization of power, perhaps to pay tribute to his father who was buried under his statue, or perhaps to have more trust and affection for the knightly class than ordinary people

His Majesty Edwin drastically restructured the existing strata of society, although these changes disapproved of the remaining ministers, Tyre and Edward

But it is undeniable that under his influence, from the court to the people, there was an unprecedented popularity and craze for knights, in order to cater to their own kings, nobles and generals often called each other's knightly titles instead of titles when introducing guests at banquets......

These subtle changes have also contributed to the gradual pride of the knightly class, and forgetting the virtues that should be possessed, they firmly occupy the upper echelons of dominance, and they are extremely convinced that the sword and armor in their hands can solve all the problems of this world

In the midst of such changes, a large proportion of society was occupied, and the middle class, hungry for political rights, gradually generated discontented voices, and the entire empire hid undercurrents and restlessness under the prosperity......

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"Mother, I must once again beg you to leave with me, including my brother, His Majesty, who also thinks that the good climate in the Southern Territory is suitable for your body, and the winter in the Imperial Capital is too cold."

In three years, Alex, the once twelve-year-old second prince, is no longer weak and immature, with a tall and straight back of nearly one meter eight, and almost all the advantages of Leo and Elena, the appearance is enough to make the girl scream against the backdrop of a snow-white court robe

Perhaps only his thin and thin body is a little worrying, but Edwin, who is an extremely strong knight in his own right, is very strong and burly in comparison

Elena, who is also over seventy years old, has long lost the amazing beauty of her youth, but has replaced it with the grace and kindness that she has cultivated all year round

But even so, the years still left indelible traces on her, the old age spots that were cleverly concealed, as well as the silver threads on her head and the extremely degraded eyesight, made it clear that the vitality of life was gradually leaving this great woman

Waving his hand to retreat the servants and palace maids around him, Elena took Alex's palm and let him sit beside her, it seemed that the morning sun was a little dazzling, and the old man squinted his eyes slightly and shook his head gently

"My child, I don't want to leave here, this land is the sacred place where your father first set footsteps, and where he and your maternal grandfathers are buried, this is my root, and I will stay with your father until ...... The day I could actually see him again......"

"Mother's ......"

Rubbing the old woman's no longer round palm in his hand, Alex's eyes were red but he didn't let the tears stay again, he understood his mother's insistence, not only him, but everyone in the empire understood the persistence of this woman who met the great founding emperor Leo, met and loved each other

Turning her head and gently rubbing Alex's pretty short black hair with the palm of her hand, Elena probably didn't want to continue the topic that made the child uncomfortable, she asked with a smile

"How's the preparation going? I heard that your brother specially sent 5,000 punishment knights as your guards for your safety, and he is just like your father, who is too cautious and serious in everything, who dares to attack a noble prince in the land of the empire? ”

Speaking of this, the old woman's face was filled with pride and pride that had not been seen for a long time, yes, the empire that rose like the sun at this time was not the existence of a few conspirators who dared to provoke anger, and such an empire once belonged to her husband, and now it still belongs to her children!

Sighing softly, Alex, who knew that his mother had made up his mind, stopped persuading, and a beautiful smile appeared on his handsome face, and he nodded

"I agree with your mother, but you also know that I can't refuse the generosity of your majesty, and you know, because you and my father brought me into this world too late, I have always had a natural fear in the face of a stern brother, who is sometimes more serious than my father......"

After a pause, he took out a lychee from the fruit bowl in the shade of the tree, and Alex carefully opened it and slowly brought it to his mother's mouth

"You don't have to worry too much about me, the Duke of Trinas over there in the Southern Territory, my aunt who dotes on me the most has prepared everything for me, I will rule and govern the fiefdom of the Southern Territory for my father, for you, for my brother, for the Empire, and you and my father's teachings make me not negligent and arrogant at any time......"

"I believe you Alex, you have been a good boy with a tolerant heart since you were a child, go ahead, let the servants dress you in the grandest dress for your departure ceremony, I believe that the three million subjects of the imperial capital will cheer and shout for them to have such a good prince!"

Standing up, Alex saluted his mother respectfully and asked expectantly

"Will you go too? Mother"

"Of course my child, you are my pride, always ......"

Hearing the confirmed reply, Alex clenched his fists like a real fifteen-year-old, and after saluting again, he turned around and took a few steps, suddenly turning around as if thinking of something, licking his lips and opening with a rare hesitation

"Uh...... Mother, there is one thing I want before leaving...... Well, I don't want to hide it from you any longer......"

Raising her eyebrows, Elena was a little surprised by the change in her child, but she still waved her hand to let the palace guards, who were far away from the guard, spread out again for some distance, and then looked at Alex with an inquiring gaze

"Hmm...... That's my mother, on my tenth birthday, yes, the time I ran to my father's bedroom and fell off the windowsill, and I ......picked it up in a dusty corner."

Stretching out from the pocket on his chest, the clenched palm opened, and a pale blue gem seemed to shimmer in the sunlight with an endless swirl......

Dragon's tears? Or is it a new origin?