Chapter 49: Authority
The more historic a country is, the heavier the historical burden it bears, and the more persistent it is to tradition. In an ancient empire like the Rocard Empire, which was notoriously conservative, Archduke Rousseau and General Menavino should have known that betraying the royal family as rebellious vassals, even if their rebellion succeeded, would never last. In this country, no one will recognize them.
However, if these two civil and military ministers had the support of other royal families behind them, even if it was nominal support, then their audacious behavior would be completely understandable.
This is also what the two princes Yulie and Jenio have been unable to figure out, and now seeing the appearance of Ipeya, they finally understand everything. Actually, this is not a difficult thing to guess, but both of them are conceited and never take Yipeia, the little princess who already has the right to inherit and has ascended to the throne, in their eyes. In the eyes of the ambitious Yulie and Jenio, the only contenders in this power game are each other, and if you want to count the third person, it can only be the sixth: Libnam, Prince of Fort Huley, but Libnan is dead. Therefore, Yulie can only focus on dealing with the third eldest Genio, on the contrary, for Genio, the eldest brother Yulie is his only enemy. But I didn't expect the snipe and the clam to fight, and the fisherman profited, just when Yulie and Jenio were fighting to break their heads, the long-missing little sister Ipeia actually did such an earth-shattering thing silently - although the sudden disappearance of Ipeia was very suspicious, but unfortunately the strong sense of hostility made Yulie and Jenio blame each other's heads for the disappearance of Ipeia and the assassination of the sixth child, so that the current situation was caused.
However, now is not the time to run the drain. Although the two princes had lost legally and morally, they still had a powerful army in their hands, which was why they both sneered after a few minutes of surprise when they saw Ipeia.
"Little girl, this dangerous game is not for you to play. Yulie said contemptuously.
"Yipeiya, if you have enough trouble, go back to sleep quickly, there are a few younger royal brothers and sisters in the palace, they are much more well-behaved than you. Genio used subtle words to speak a ruthless threat. In his subtext, he warns Ipeia that she is nothing more than a puppet empress to balance her power, and that she can be replaced at any time.
For the two imperial brothers' Wen Attack Wuhe, as a female streamer, Yi Peiya was not intimidated, she just shook her head helplessly: "The concubine is really stupid, she would actually think that the two of you will repent." ”
"Hmph, little girl, do you know what you're doing? Don't be fooled by outsiders, come here. Yurek Drogen said disdainfully.
In the eyes of the arrogant prince, Ipea was nothing more than a puppet at the mercy of others, and with her ability and age, it would never have been possible to lay such a sophisticated trap, and it must have been the manipulation of the Grand Duke Rousseau and General Menavino behind the scenes.
This self-righteous arrogance of Yulie finally dug a grave for himself.
As soon as he finished speaking, the mount he stepped on began to become restless, and Yulie was very uncomfortable, and Yulie lashed at the warhorse angrily, and then the warhorse was not quiet because of the pain, but even more anxious. Not only Yure's mount, but also Genio's mount, and the cavalry of the two armies, their horses became frantic in the torrential rain, and they threw the knights from the saddle down, and even the two high princes were thrown into the filthy muddy water by their domesticated horses.
The horses did not obey the order, and scattered and fled in the torrential rain, knocking the surrounding soldiers into such a mess that the two princes' subordinates could not come up to help their masters at the first time. However, the soldiers did not react immediately, and there was another reason: most of them froze!
It's not so much that it's a succumbing, but that there's a strong shock in my heart. Because of the reason that made the war horse crazy, it soon affected the human soldiers. An indescribable sense of oppression was felt over their heads, accompanied by the rain that slammed down on these soldiers. Although as human beings, they did not flee in panic like ordinary animals, but the terrifying pressure that reached their hearts made many of them forget to think in an instant. Not only the soldiers in the wind and rain were affected, but even the residents hiding indoors felt the pressure from the sky.
The dogs raised in the houses were lying on the ground, shivering, the children were howling and crying, and some of the less timid people were even directly paralyzed.
Immediately afterwards, the rain that fell around the palace seemed to be coated with a layer of gold, noble and inviolable. People looked up at the sky, only to see a huge golden shadow hovering over the palace in the midst of the torrential rain.
"Dragon!" someone shouted.
There may be many people who will never have the opportunity to meet in their lifetime, but no one will admit that they are mistaken. The huge creature hovering in the rainstorm sky was a giant dragon, and it was also a golden dragon representing the supreme glory of the Rocal Empire!
The golden dragon circled twice in the sky, and suddenly rushed down to the army on the ground at a horizontal angle of 30 degrees, and when these soldiers were scared half to death, they suddenly rose and flew up at an ultra-low altitude of only more than ten meters above the ground, so that these soldiers finally breathed a sigh of relief, but they didn't expect the strong wind generated by the huge wings fanning, because of the time difference, it just happened to reach the ground, and the strong wind with rain blew the army to the ground, and several soldiers were even swept away several meters away.
In the end, the golden dragon still chose to land. It landed next to the gates of the palace, ahead of the two princes' troops.
"A few months ago, the concubine was summoned by the Golden Dragon Clan to go to the Golden Dragon Sanctuary to conclude a contract, and before leaving, she was worried that the two of you might cause trouble. But the concubine was still hopeful at the time, thinking that you should be able to take care of the overall situation. Ipeiya stepped out of the crowd and walked over to the golden dragon, "but in the end, the concubine was still disappointed. You don't forget about disturbing the court on weekdays, but you are still fighting in the same room, bringing the peaceful imperial capital into chaos. How should such a felony be punished?"
"What did you say, you went to the Golden Dragon Sanctuary to conclude a contract?" Jenio stood up from the muddy water, noticing a detail in Ipaya's words.
Ipeya didn't answer, she just reached out and stroked the dragon claws next to her. The golden dragon squinted obediently.
It was as if there was an explosion in the crowd. The soldiers were boiling, and after a few seconds, the sound of "ping pong" came and went, and these soldiers threw their weapons on the ground one after another, and they didn't want to fight this battle, and some even knelt directly on the ground.
Seeing with their own eyes, hearing with their own ears, with all the soldiers present, and the civilians peeking through the windows, no one would doubt that Empress Ipeia had made a pact with the Golden Dragons and would become a dragon knight who would leave a prominent name in history!
However, even one in 10,000 people still dare to challenge this supreme authority.
"No! I will never admit it! How could the Golden Dragon Clan conclude a contract with this ignorant and weak stinky? This must be a mistake!" Yulie suddenly jumped up from the muddy water, his distorted pride made him absolutely unwilling to bow to the imperial sister who had always been subservient to him, "Even if the Golden Dragon Clan wants to choose the Dragon Knight, it can only be me! You go to die!"
Yulie took off the crossbow pinned to his back, aimed his loaded arrow at Ipeia, and pulled the trigger without hesitation.
The galloping arrow was easily blocked by one of the dragon's wings. As Yuret expressed his determination, the dragon fought back with the same determination. A golden flame erupted from the dragon's beak, forming a straight river of flames. Yuri stood right in front of the golden flames, reduced to ashes by the scorching dragon's breath, and didn't even have time to let out a scream.
After the dragon's breath destroyed Prince Yure, it also devoured a large number of soldiers standing in a straight line behind them, but these soldiers, who had thought they would not escape death, were shocked to find that although they were in the midst of the golden flames, their bodies were not damaged except for the burning heat. Not only that, but not a single building in the path of the flame was burned.
"Flame of Punishment" is a special flame that can distinguish friend from foe, and it is also a unique feature of the Dragon Breath of the Golden Dragon Clan. Only Prince Yuri was burned to death, while none of the other soldiers and houses that were hit head-on were damaged, indicating that the Golden Dragon identified Yure as the enemy alone.
Seeing that the invincible Great Emperor Brother was gone, he couldn't calm Genio's inner shock for a long time. But fortunately, Genio is not a person who does not hit the south wall and does not look back, and his sleek way of life has saved his life many times in life and death. Genio did not hesitate at all, knelt on one knee in the muddy water, put his right hand on his chest, and swore in a respectful tone: "Praise Ipea, you are my empress, and I will always serve you until the last candle of my life is extinguished." ”
However, his pledge of allegiance was only exchanged for Ipeya's cold disregard, which made Jenio's heart furious.
This time, the slick way of life never saved him. Ipeiya shook her head, still repeating the question just now, but the subject of the question changed: "What is the punishment for such a felony?" ”
General Bazak Menavino also replied coldly: "Ten thousand arrows pierce the heart." ”
As soon as the general spoke, the archers on the palace wall all tensed their bowstrings and aimed the cold clusters of arrows at Genio.
"Wait, wait......" Jenio's face changed dramatically, and he quickly stood up and waved his hands vigorously.
However, when he saw the ruthlessness in the eyes of the Empress and the General, Genio knew that there was no point in begging any longer, and he immediately turned and fled, but when he turned around, he finally realized what true "despair" was.
I saw that the army behind him also aimed the sharp arrow in his hand at him. Among these defected soldiers were Yure's troops and his own subordinates. How does relative loyalty equate to absolute authority? When a soldier aimed his crossbow at his master, others around him followed suit.
"Hey, hey, hahaha...... Hahahaha......"
Jenio gave up running away or resisting, laughing wildly in the storm.