Chapter 20: Above the Golden Palace
Ancient Battle Castle, Golden Palace of the Imperial Palace.
This is the heart of the ancient battle fortress, the most majestic structure underground. The golden hall is 30 meters high, and the golden spire reaches the roof of the battle fortress, which is 30 meters wide and 70 meters deep. There are 38 marble steps of white marble in front of the hall, and the front of the golden hall is 18 marble columns, and the top of the column is molded with a statue symbolizing victory.
The interior hall of the Golden Temple is oval-shaped, with huge frescoes of the battles won by the Russian army in the 15th and 19th centuries painted on the dome and surrounding walls, a crimson carpet on the floor, and twelve large gilded two-branch chandeliers.
A stream of green smoke wafted through the main hall, giving the majestic golden hall another layer of mystery.
There is a faint aroma in the green smoke, and inhaling it into the body not only makes people feel comfortable and their minds are extremely clear, but also the operation of the abilities in the body is also accelerated a lot.
This green smoke burned with fat from the mutated sea beast Sea Dragon Shark in the Arctic Ocean, although the Sea Dragon Shark was a first-order mutant sea beast, it was extremely fierce in the sea, and it cost an average of five or six evolutionary lives for each Sea Dragon Shark captured.
On the high platform of the Golden Temple is a tall armchair, a birch throne, delicately hand-carved on the chair, covered with dazzling gold leaf. The top of the backrest is hand-carved with a crown, the armrests on both sides are carved with eagle heads with strong Russian characteristics, and even the backrest and cushions are lined with red velvet embroidered with 24-karat gold and silver thread.
Sitting on this throne, full of royal majesty and luxury, is a thin figure. A delicate mask obscured his face, his thin body hidden within a gorgeous, wide blood-red robe, and two small bare feet peeking out of the hem of the robe, dangling from the chair even beyond reaching the ground.
His Majesty the Tsar, the legendary fierce and powerful "Bloody Tsar", turned out to be just a child!
On the left and right sides of the platform, there is also a tall armchair, the height of which is a foot shorter than the Tsar's throne, and on top of it are naturally Leonid on the left and Yuri on the right.
Yuri smiled and nodded at the generals and officials sitting in two rows below the Golden Palace.
Leonid's face was full of fat and drooping, and he had a big face and a face that wanted to kill.
The rescue of the messenger of Phoenix completely disrupted Leonid's layout, and in order to vent his anger, he immediately ordered the execution of all the guards who were on duty last night. What made him even more angry was that many clues showed that Yuri was behind the scenes, was this a sign that Yuri was starting to fight back? The situation facing Leonid suddenly changed from a victory to a crisis.
Because Lord Zuo Xiang's face was gloomy, the atmosphere in the entire hall was also very depressing.
Leonid coughed, "Let's get started." ”
As soon as Leonid finished speaking, Igor got up from his chair, "Inspector General Igor has something to inform His Majesty the Tsar." ”
Seeing Igor stand up, Leonid's eyes erupted with fire, and he appeared in the dense surveillance yesterday, if it weren't for the fact that Leonid tore Igor's heart apart on top of the Golden Palace.
Leonid held back his anger and said, "Speak." ”
"General Andrei of the 3rd Army Corps and General Sergei, commander of the 5th Army Corps, suffered successive defeats in battles with the Bright Army, retreated without orders, and lost a large area of territory in the theater under their jurisdiction. The Ministry of Supervision requested His Majesty to deal with Andrei and Sergei in accordance with military law. Igor's voice was powerful and powerful.
Leonid was now fully certain that Yuri had finally begun to fight back, and the means of counterattack were to start by cutting off his own wings.
Thinking of this, Leonid sneered, "It is extraordinary to fight against the Bright Army, the Bright Army is fierce, the enemy force is by no means able to resist the third and fifth legions, and the defeat of Andrei and Sergei is not a crime of war." ”
If it was usual, Lord Zuo Xiang's words were here, and his attitude had been decided, and the people below would not dare to continue to speak, but today Igor was obviously ready to engage with Lord Zuo Xiang.
"Lord Zuo Xiang, I'm the 'Bloody Tsar' who can quickly dominate the whole territory, relying on iron-blooded military discipline, if I don't punish Andrei and Sergei today with the strength of the enemy's army, then how will I punish the soldiers in the army who retreat without orders in the future? What's more, General Alyosha of the Seventh Army was victorious in the face of the fierce offensive of the Bright Army. ”
"Igor is right when he says, the reward and punishment system of the 'bloody tsar' should not be abolished." Yuri said in a calm tone.
Yuri's voice was not high, but it was like thunder in the ears of the generals and officials below. Because the opinion of the right minister is completely opposite to that of the left minister in the Golden Palace, which has never been done before.
Leonid's face was pale, the fat on his face trembled slightly, and he still suppressed his anger and said: "Andrei and Sergei really deserve to be punished, now is the time to fight with the Bright Army, it is a taboo for soldiers to change commanders in battle, first write down the mistakes of the two, and settle them together after the battle." ”
"The two of them led the army ineffectively, and the change of commander was precisely to turn the decline of the two armies in succession." Yuri said unhurriedly.
The left minister wanted to protect it, and the right minister insisted on punishment, and for the first time, there was a stalemate in the deliberations of the Golden Palace of the "bloody tsar".
People unanimously looked at the throne in the middle. I saw that His Majesty the Tsar had his whole body in a chair, his head leaning on the arm on one side of the chair, and he fell asleep.
Yuri coughed lightly, "The old tsar left a will before his death, and before His Majesty came to power, if the left and right sides disagreed, the four kings would participate in the collegiate discussion. Sventovet, the 'Lord of War', and Veres, the 'King of the Earth', are out leading the troops, but aren't Perron, the 'King of Thunder', and Divana, the 'King of the Hunt'? ”
Under the high platform of the Golden Temple, there are four tall armchairs at the front. Three of the chairs were empty, except for the last one, a blonde woman in a hunting suit, none other than Divana, one of the top powerhouses of the Bloody Tsar, the "King of the Hunt", whose home turf was the forest.
Seeing everyone's eyes looking at her, Devana said simply: "I agree to punish Andrei and Sergei." ”
I didn't even look at Leonid in the stands.
"I agree." The sound of an urn coming from behind the high platform, but no one could be heard.
The "King of the Earth" Perron is also the captain of the Tsar's bodyguard, and he has been secretly guarding the Tsar.
Leonid had not yet reached the level of covering the sky with one hand above the Golden Palace, and the Right Prime Minister and the "two kings" were on Igor's side, and he had to compromise.
Leonid asked as he stared at Igor and gritted his teeth. "Then how do you say Andrei and Igor should be punished?"
Igor had obviously planned the plan a long time ago, ignoring the cannibalistic gaze of the left prime minister and said calmly: "Although Andrei and General Sergei have no way to lead the army, their personal combat strength is very strong, and the advance team we sent to Africa lost contact with the headquarters not long ago, and the Ministry of Supervision suggests that a special combat team led by the two generals continue to carry out the African mission we agreed before." ”
"Good, good, very good!" Leonid looked at Igor and sneered.
On the surface, Igor just changed the positions of the two legion commanders, which was not a severe punishment, but this extraordinary mission was actually extremely dangerous, and the bloody tsar had lost two advance troops sent to Africa in succession, and the second team was also led by a second-order powerhouse.
And the most insidious thing about Igor's move is to use a yang move to separate the two from the left side, which justifiably weakens Leonid's strength.
The purpose was successfully achieved, Igor saluted His Majesty the Tsar and retreated.
No one asked the Tsar a word of opinion during the whole process, and His Majesty the Tsar on the throne was only a symbol of the "bloody Tsar".
After Igor, another young official stepped forward and said, "Tell Your Majesty that the messenger from China, the High Priest of the Gate of Heaven, is safe for a hundred miles. ”
After Leonid and Yuri nodded, a white-robed man walked in with a calm gait, smiling and saluting the Tsar and the left and right sides.
Leonid's face was only slightly better at this time, "The high priest of Baili came from afar, and I don't know what to ask to see His Majesty the Tsar?" ”
Baili Wuxian said with a serious face: "Since the end of the world, the demons of my Chinese land have been rampant, fierce beasts have been raging, and ambitious people have appeared one after another, fighting for power and profit, fighting each other, and the lives of the people are miserable. My gate of heaven has the heart to purify all sentient beings and save them from fire and water, but the ambitious people are too powerful to do so. Therefore, I came to ask to see His Majesty the Tsar and asked the 'Bloody Tsar' to send troops to save our Chinese people from fire and water. ”
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a light laugh below.
The people here are all high-ranking members of the bloody tsar, and they all know a little about China's intelligence. This Baili High Priest is really a god stick, his face is not red, his heart is not beating, and he is righteous and awe-inspiring, and he says that the cult organization of the Gate of Heaven is an organization that saves the suffering.
Leonid coughed lightly, and the laughter immediately stopped, and then he spoke: "My bloody tsar is currently at war with the Illuminati, although I have the heart to help my neighbors, but I really have the heart to do nothing!" ”
Baili Wuxian immediately showed eagerness, "Please ask His Majesty the Tsar and the two adults to read for the sake of the countless survivors who are suffering in my Huaxia, we must send troops to help!" If the Bloody Tsar is willing to send troops, I, the Gate of Heaven, am willing to promise in writing to cede the three northeastern provinces to the Bloody Tsar. ”
As soon as the words fell, there was an uproar below.
Leonid looked at the people below with a smile on his face, "What do you think?" ”
Before anyone from the following could reply, Yuri snorted coldly, "You Chinese idioms of 'betraying the country for glory' and 'forgetting your ancestors in the dictionary' are people like Baili priests, right?" How many troops and evolutionaries do you still have at the Gates of Heaven in China? But there is still a foothold? And on what basis did you make a promise? ”
Yuri's four questions in a row were asked for a while, and he was speechless.
"Yuri, what we need is just an excuse to enter China, we need that land to provide us with troops and resources." Leonid was momentarily overwhelmed by the anger of Yuri again, and the true thoughts in his heart came out of his mouth.
"Leonid, you are wrong, until the threat of the Illuminati is completely resolved, the lands and resources of other countries mean nothing to us, what we really need is an ally, not a new enemy!"
The contradiction between the left and right phases finally erupted openly on the Golden Temple.
"Then tell me, is there a more suitable ally than the Gates of Heaven?" Leonid asked unrelentingly.
"Absolutely!" With a clear drink, the two of them slowly walked up to the golden hall......