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The 27th Emperor of the Rocal Empire, Winris Draugen, was a famous monarch in the history of the empire, during his reign, he saved the crumbling country, expanded the territory of the empire, abolished slavery, ended the civil war that lasted for more than half a century, and ushered in a glorious era. Read the full text of the latest chapter. This great monarch was praised by later generations of bards as the "Sage Emperor". The 38 years of his reign was also the most prosperous and powerful era of the Rokar Empire, which was known as the "Sage Emperor Zhongxing".

However, in fact, the reign of Wenris the Great was not as long as 38 years, because 29 of them were a short "era of republics" buried in the dust of history.

Back then, the Rocard Empire, before the "Sage Emperor", was an aging country that was poor and weak. In the 800-year-old Rocard Empire, many systems could not keep up with the development of the times, and the Guizhou class became more and more corrupt, and the people lived in misery due to miscellaneous taxes. The successive defeats in foreign wars have depleted the national strength of the empire at a very fast speed, and what is more really in danger of overthrowing the nest is the fall of the central royal power, which has made the power of the local lords rise unstoppably, and the name of "descendants of the dragon knights" can no longer unite the people, and the local lords are fighting each other, the blood is flowing, the common people are displaced, the free people are enslaved, and the collapse of the empire is a foregone conclusion.

It was in the midst of such internal and external troubles that the 16-year-old Winris Draugen took over the imperial scepter from his father, the Emperor, and carried out a series of reforms that seemed whimsical at the time, but in fact they were celebrated for centuries. The process of emancipating slaves, encouraging production, abolishing the old and promoting the new, enriching the country and strengthening the army, and unifying the world are all familiar to us.

But modern people don't know that this is not the credit of the "Sage Emperor" alone, but the key is that he has a prime minister and close friend by his side, and at the same time, a name that has disappeared into history and is not allowed to be mentioned by future generations. In fact, Wenlis Drurgen, who was later called the "Sage Emperor", was an indecisive man, and the man named Jon was the one who led the decision-makers. Vinris seems to trust Jon unreservedly, and Jon is wholeheartedly in the service of Winris and his empire.

As obstacles to the implementation of the New Deal were removed one by one, the power of the king gradually increased, and the regions directly ruled by the royal family became richer and more powerful than the territories of other local lords, and the crusade against the lords and the unification of the empire was imminent. Feeling pressured, the secession lords united with some of the nobles who had lost their interests as a result of the New Deal reforms, and colluded with members of the royal family who were trying to usurp the throne to assassinate Emperor Wenlis Draugen.

The despicable assassination took place in the ninth year of the emperor's accession to the throne.

Although the Assassins were repulsed, they left an incurable poison in the Emperor's body.

The emperor, who was seriously ill in the shrine, was in worse and worse health under the torture of poison, and his life entered the days counting down to the hours. The young monarch had no children, and if he died, the throne would fall into the hands of those who were eyeing the emperor, and his and Jon's reforms would be interrupted, and the revival of the empire would not be repeated.

In order to protect the fruits of their efforts, the young emperor made a decision in the last moments of his life that shocked the world at the time, changing the state system of the empire from a hereditary monarchy to a republican head of state, and appointed himself the first consul of the Republic of Rocard. At the same time, he appointed Prime Minister Jon Aquigal as his successor to the second consul of the Republic of Rocard.

Under normal legal rule, the Emperor's scepter could only be given way to those who had the royal blood of the Drogen, so only by changing the structure of the empire could someone outside the family rule the entire country under a republican system.

The first consul of the Republic of Rocard, and the last emperor of the former empire, died at the age of 25 after more than four months of struggling in a hospital bed.

Jon Aquagal, who took over as the second consul amid a great deal of rebuke and opposition, had the expectation of two men to govern the country with greater vigor than before. In fact, Consul Jon Aquigal proved to be a prodigy of statecraft, firmly in control of the army, and without hesitation in advancing reforms. Eventually, in a short period of three years, he cleared the way for reform in the central government's effective zone, Alexandria, the capital city, and its vicinity.

Over the next six years, he resisted the onslaught of the opposing lords' armies on Alexandria, while developing the economy of the region under his rule, rallying the hearts and minds of the people.

After gaining a foothold, in the following 10 years, Jon turned from defense to offense, and he led a large army to fight in the north and south, east and west, defeating the local lords one by one, and finally unifying the country that had experienced more than half a century of civil war.

Then he spent another 10 years, working hard to build the Republic of Rocard, which was in ruins, into a rich and powerful super country that no one in history could surpass, proud of the three continents of Olopa.

However, it is unknown whether the great ruler let his guard down after a long period of peace and prosperity, or whether the old forces were too clever in concealing their identities, and one day in the summer of Jon Aquigel's 29th year as consul, he was drowned in a bathtub by his own guards while bathing in the mansion. Immediately afterwards, a young man who claimed to be a blood relative of the royal family, Behormont Drogen, presented a so-called "secret letter from the Archon" whose authenticity was questionable, and said that he had been selected as the next consul.

In this way, despite the skeptical gaze, this descendant of the royal family, with the help of those who have a heart, still took office as the third consul of the Republic of Rocal. Of course, as many expected, half a year after becoming consul, Behormont Drogen announced that the Republic of Rocard would be changed back to its original hereditary monarchy, and he would become the 28th emperor of the empire. The Rocal Empire is back in seclusion!

The Republic of Rocal survived for only 29 short years, with three consuls, but its reforms were inherited by later empires. The legacy of the Republic era shines brightly on the history of the empire for more than 2,000 years, and also lays the direction for the future development of this ancient empire.

However, the short-lived human race is a race that likes to tamper with history the most, and under the manipulation of later royal families, the name "Jon Aquigal" was gradually removed from all historical records and disappeared from people's memory, and the "Republic Era", which created infinite miracles and glory, was also artificially erased The traces of Zài; Wenlis the Great, who died young, was "extended" to the age of 55 and was added to the gorgeous packaging of "Sage Emperor".

"I see. Our country has gone through such a period of republicanism. Julian was amazed to hear Empress Ipeya's account of a history he had never heard of.

At noon that day, as Julian passed through the corridor, he found Empress Ipeya looking intently at an oil painting hanging on the wall, her eyes revealing mixed feelings. When Julian walked up to look at it, he found that the painting depicted an allusion that had been passed down in the Rocard Empire for a long time: "Emperor Wenlis" the Great personally wiped the wounds on the legs of his wounded knights during the war against the cession lords. However, Ipeia corrected him at the time: "The person in the painting is not the 'Sage Emperor' you know, but the man who should really be called the Sage Emperor." ”

Immediately afterward, Ipeya gushes Julian about a top-secret past that would subvert his view of history.

"No wonder, when I read this paragraph when I was a child, I thought it was strange, since the 'Sage Emperor' ruled the empire for more than 30 years, why did he have no descendants left, but to pass on the throne to a distant royal family? But how do you know that history has been tampered with, Miss?" asked Julian.

"The falsified history is only made public, and the real historical archives are sealed in the library of the royal palace of the Zài Empire. Of course, the only people who are qualified to read these real histories are our royals. Ipeia said silently.

"Since it's something that only royalty has the right to know, why are you suing me?" said Julian.

Because the concubine feels that only by facing up to her own mistakes will such a country have the qualifications to be high-spirited. Ipeia turned her head and smiled at Julian, "Besides, the concubine feels that this mistake will be corrected one day." In that case, the more people who know the truth, the better. ”

“......”

If this history is reversed, it will inevitably cause an uproar within the current Rocard Empire. Looking at Ipeya's expression, which didn't know whether it was a joke or serious, Julian didn't know how to respond, and froze for a moment. He couldn't understand why Her Majesty the Empress was so concerned about the falsified history that had taken place almost three thousand years ago.

However, now is not the best time to announce the truth, and the concubine still has some scruples. "Ipeya took a turn and left herself a way out.

"What scruples?" said Julian, barely thinking.

"Although it is a shame to open your mouth, since you asked, let me sue you. "You know, if the royal family of Drogen was just trying to reclaim the throne, there was no need for them to erase the name of Jon Aquigal from history during such a powerful republic. The reason why they did this is actually very related to the fact that the Rocard Empire later took the initiative to convert to the Holy Light Cult and made the Holy Light Sect the state religion. ”

"What is the reason?" Julian was a little anxious, he couldn't stand this kind of betrayal.

"That's something that the teachings of the Holy Light Cult can't tolerate at all, and the Drogen royal family introduced the Holy Light Cult to warn future generations that they will never repeat the mistakes of the past!" Speaking of this, Ipeia stared at the oil painting on the wall and took a long breath, "It is still regarded by the saints of the Holy Light Sect as an unspeakable sin: forbidden love. A love affair between a man and a man. ”