The Holy Griffin Empire is undoubtedly the most powerful empire on the continent, as it occupies more than one-fifth of the vast territory and more than one-third of the population of the Yashan Continent.

But nothing lasts forever.

Centuries-old dynasties have always faced internal decay in the midst of song and dance.

"Born in sorrow and dying in peace." Worthy of the name of the classics.

What's more, the beginning of the Griffon Empire itself has left too many hidden dangers.

The Reinhardt (Griffonheart) family started out as a small earl and did not have a large territory of its own.

The ancestor is a distant relative of the Lion family (the former imperial royal family).

The reason why they can be divided into counts is because the ancestors of the Reinhardt family were the first generation of griffon knights.

That's why the griffon was used as their family crest.

And when the empire of the last generation fell apart, Count Vasily the Griffon took advantage of the situation.

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In addition, it is also related to the fact that the main mother of the Griffonheart family at that time came from the Falcon family.

The Falcon family itself is very strong, it is already a marquis family, and at that time, the Falcon family has just completed the unification of Eagle Island.

At this time, the powerful Falcon family basically belonged to the duke that could stand on its own.

However, the Falcon family, which was supposed to seek more development, seemed to be satisfied with the status quo of Eagle Island, and at the same time, the head of the family of that generation doted on his little sister very much.

So he began to strongly support his brother-in-law, Count Vasily the Griffon.

And Vasily, Count of the Griffons, did not disappoint, and the Griffin Knights were invincible in several northern territories.

Soon Vasily had conquered a large territory and was considered a very strong lord in the north.

But at this time, Vasily was attacked during a battle and died.

This was the end of Vasily's journey, and the greedy lords around him began to spy on Vasily's newly conquered territory.

At the same time, there are many people in the griffon territory who are seeking rebellion.

At this time, the lady of the griffon, the sister of the Grand Duke of Falcon, stepped forward.

Through his great political skills and the elite troops under the command of Count Griffon, he took the lead in suppressing the internal forces.

Then he married several of his daughters to many young knights with potential.

Under such a joint alliance, a large area of territory conquered by the griffon count was not only not annexed, but also received a lot of foreign aid.

At that time, the last emperor of the previous empire probably felt that the family of Count Griffon was powerful but orphaned, so he posthumously gave him the title of Duke Vasily.

As a result, the griffin family became an authentic duke family.

And the son of the first duke, Grand Duke, Count Vasily, the griffon, soon became an excellent heir under the guidance of his wise mother.

It was also the first duke, Grand Duke, who really brought the griffin family to the top of the world.

The first Grand Duke of Griffon, Ivan Geffenhardt (Griffonheart) Lyonkos, was also the future Founding Emperor of the Holy Griffon Empire. (Heroes of Might and Magic Mane Seven)

Inheriting his father's bravery and decisiveness and his mother's extraordinary charisma, coupled with his innate royal temperament, Ivan was helped by a large number of talents.

And most of these people are people who will become legends in the future.

Coupled with the abundant capital that his father and mother founded for him, and the help of the uncles and sisters-in-law of the Falcon Principality, Ivan's rise was unstoppable.

In particular, the support from the Church of Light made Ivan's development like a rocket, and soon occupied almost half of the land of the previous empire.

However, in this explosive development, Ivan encountered the same problem as Li Shimin, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty in ancient times.

The aristocracy who supported him to start a family was quite a bit of a big stance.

The empire was slowly forming, but these nobles were also expanding, and Ivan could not suppress it.

Emperor Ivan was complacent when he reached the top, but when he opened the map, he found that most of the entire empire was occupied by the great nobles who supported him.

Although the Reinhardt family became royal, they had almost nothing but the first griffons and the lands near the imperial capital.

As for some other places, Ivan must also give rewards to the soldiers who have done their best.

"Then what is the strength of being this emperor?" His Majesty the Wise and Great Ivan may have thought so often.

But those veteran aristocrats are the most proficient in seeking good fortune and avoiding evil, as well as holding together to defend themselves.

And in a country that is itself an aristocracy, Ivan has no way to start if he wants to attack those big nobles who have already taken refuge in him.

Because attacking the aristocracy would inevitably shake the foundations of this nascent state.

At the same time, Ivan also encountered another trouble, that is, the Church of Light, which supported him the most.

Build a Church of Light without a single territory, follow the Church of Light as the state religion, and establish a holy empire.

The earliest agreement allowed the Church of Light to spare no effort to support Ivan, and now that Ivan succeeds, the Church of Light will naturally enjoy the dividends of the war.

The place that Ivan controls is nothing more than his own direct territory, and the Church of Light looks like it has unified the whole country.

His Majesty the Emperor felt more and more that he was working for nothing for others in this matter.

Of course, this is just because of the fact that power always makes people more greedy.

Although he has a deep fear of the Church of Light, Ivan does not show it.

But Ivan can no longer attack the great nobles, because he needs to win over the nobles to face the behemoths he has cultivated himself.

Politics is like bullshit, and Ivan came to an end with deep regret.

But in any case, Ivan has created such a huge empire, and he is worthy of the prestige of a generation.

However, this kind of problem that even the famous Ivan the Great could not solve, and his descendants could not solve it.

So even the wise emperors in the future generations only avoided the usurpation of power by the Church of Light, and then it was over with the expansion of the territory.

Some fucked emperors may also have to divide some of their subordinates, making the royal family have less land.

But no matter how much it is said that this is the throne of a vast empire, it will still drive the power-hungry crazy.

For example, now, when the undead are watching over humans.

Because of the death of His Majesty Santos, the battle for the throne has become the most important thing in the entire empire.

The three princes fight for me, and they don't care about the undead that are enough to destroy the world.

Doesn't it mean that there is a saying that "if you are outside, you must be at home"?

This sentence is especially important in the face of the supreme throne, and you don't see how many countries and families have died for the sake of the throne.

("I'd rather give a friend than a house slave!") This kind of shameless traitorous words can be regarded as an eye-opener. ）

Compared with the invasion of foreign enemies, the struggle for the throne was even more fierce.

Once this kind of thing starts, it must not be stopped.

If a prince has a very fearless spirit and says that I will resist foreign enemies, then he will leave the throne and go to the border.

Well, then your brother will happily ascend to the throne.

At this time, if you hold military power on the front line, whether you continue to fight against foreign enemies or give up military power is a dead end.

The emperor with lower means may directly ask you for the crime, and then you will be forced to rebel, and finally be caught between the enemy and his own people and killed.

Of course, if you are really a fool, you plan to return to China to explain clearly, I never rebel or anything, and the end is still death, so people will not believe you, or read the old brotherly relationship.

The higher means is to make a little accident, so that you are accidentally besieged by the enemy army or something, and then you are accidentally "killed" to sacrifice your life for the country.

In this way, you will become a national meritorious service, and maybe your family will get some benefits.

In addition, it is not impossible that if you win and return to China, you will be directly placed under house arrest, and you will be killed on a "trumped-up" charge.

The three princes of the Griffin Empire are definitely very qualified, and they will not do such stupid things.

And the horror of the undead is obvious to all, not that you can beat it by shouting "I top".

If you want to kill the undead, at least you have to hold the power of the entire country, just like resisting the "day", at least that's what Lao Jiang thinks.

Besides, the three princes are not fighting for imperial power on their own, they still have the support of various forces behind them, and the relationship of interests is very complicated.

For example, the eldest prince is supported by some royalist nobles, after all, the eldest son still has an advantage in inheritance.

The second prince has a talent for light since he was a child, and was personally baptized by the Pope of the Church of Light, and then became a knight of the Protector, so he naturally received the support of the Church of Light.

The third prince was supported by many scheming nobles.

Therefore, the competition between the three princes is actually more of a manifestation of the contradictions between the forces of the griffin empire.

Power, what a fascinating thing, and at the same time maddening.

Careerists are attached to power, but they are happy to be slaves to power.

The three princes were pushed by the forces behind them to launch a tragic battle for the throne.

The outskirts of the imperial capital of the Griffin Empire were full of blood, and the people of the imperial capital were in constant fear.

And at this moment, the army of the undead crossed the sea, and the Northern Fleet of the Imperial Royal Navy, which had been pinning its hopes, was vulnerable.

Then the glorious fortress known as the northern wall of the empire was also brought down by the undead for three days.

A torrent of steel of undead rolls in.

When the fun-loving aristocrats heard the news, they abandoned their territories and fled to the big cities, or to farther afield.

The knights, who usually boasted of being noble and brave, also turned into cowards and ran with the lords.

Leave the ignorant poor to face a mighty and terrifying army of the undead.

Civilians with hoes and scythes tried to resist, but were drowned in a sea of undead spirits, and there was not a single wave.

But soon they become a new member of the army of the undead, they don't want to die, they want to find their lord, they want revenge!

"Why did we work so hard to provide for you, the nobles who were on high above, and then left us at the most dangerous moment! Aren't knights noble because they have an obligation to protect their people? Swindler! Coward! We want revenge! "The cries of the undead are silent but filled with endless resentment.

PS: The earliest origin of nobility was those knights (professionals) who swore to protect the commoners, so knights were also synonymous with nobility in the early days of mankind.

Later, mankind entered the feudal period, and knights became real knights. (Refers specifically to knightly professions, and is also a lowly title of nobility.) ）

They had a set of rules, swore allegiance to their lord and protected the people under their rule, and were the most important force of force for a nobleman.

At that time, knights were noble, and they often had a spirit of dedication and sacrifice to protect the people against robbers and wild beasts.

Now knights have only become a kind of title under the aristocratic system, and the candidates selected are no longer knights with noble virtues, but the descendants of those lords.

The nobles sent their sons, except for their eldest sons, to knights under friendly lords, so that they could have a fiefdom and become the least lord.

The quality of these noble children is uneven, and most of them are difficult to make any big achievements.

In fact, the small nobles in the empire are more like the landlords in the countryside, and they only know how to make a fortune in the territory.

The middle aristocracy was like a big businessman, planning how to earn more money, or how to squander his money and enjoy a higher life.

Although these small and medium-sized nobles have a certain amount of power, they are often engaged in trivial things, and they are ignorant of military affairs.

The powerful nobles are keen to play some intrigues, so there are not many who can really fight.

However, through the cultivation of the aristocracy, there will still be many elites born, after all, the starting point of cultivation is still higher than that of the commoners, and the level of contact and the realm of pursuit are different.

But even these talented children of the nobility are useless against the army of the undead.

The army of the undead, which had been crushed all the way, soon drove to Vulture Heart, the imperial capital of the Griffin Empire.

At this time, the princes who beat you to the death have already made peace, after all, it is not a matter to fight like this, everyone has hit the door, and if you beat the house again, it will be served to others. At this time, everyone should be reconciled, and let's beat the enemy away first.

In fact, the forces behind them were frightened by the horror of the army of the undead, after all, the place where the army of the undead walked can be described as chickens and dogs!

The whole country is actively preparing for war, and the major forces are enthusiastically supporting, as if the Griffon Empire is really united.

By the time the army of the undead arrived, the troops under the three princes were several times larger than when they were in the tripartite war.

The three princes held a large army, and immediately felt that the army of the undead would also be vulnerable.

But when it really fought, they knew that they were vulnerable, and these reluctantly assembled Imperial troops were all retired.

You said that although the three princes were of noble birth, none of them had actually fought a war, let alone commanded an army of hundreds of thousands.

And although there is no shortage of elite troops, many of them come from all sides.

It's divided into three parts.,How much strength can you exert in this way?

As for wanting to rely on more people to crush the opponent, the undead will only tell them that you think too much, and we are your father if there are more people than you.

After devouring hundreds of thousands of troops, the sea of the undead directly swelled by half, and the undead are not afraid of you at all, they are afraid that you are not many!

After all, my undead are undead, and your soldier will be my undead when he dies.

So he was praised as a good person by the undead, but on the other hand, he was completely beaten with soy sauce by the three princes who were regarded as stupid forks.

Vulten's Heart, the imperial capital of the Griffon Empire, is also surrounded by a sea of the dead. (To be continued.) )