Chapter Seventy-One: Life is like a play, and it all depends on acting skills

"Don't spew blood in front of Your Majesty!"

Earnest waved his hand angrily, and the flesh on his face trembled with anger. He stared at Qiuchen with red eyes, not understanding why the little emperor suddenly went against the norm and no longer obeyed him. Ever since he helped the little emperor ascend to the throne, this trust has been unbreakable. No matter how many challengers he faces, whether it's the previous conscience civil servant or the current strongest challenger, Jolly's alliance with Bud, he has the right thing to do

The emperor's trust is his guarantee, Ernest is very clear about the character of the little emperor, a little kind, because his parents think that death leads to a lot of wanting to rely on others, there is a set of self-righteous judgments in his heart, and there are a bunch of imperial honors that have been instilled since childhood, which is very easy to be instigated, and it is precisely because of this that he can make the little emperor have a sense of dependence on himself and firmly control the little emperor

But at this time, facing a challenger who he had never heard of, Earnest became more and more frightened. Whether it was the previous civil officials, or the threat of Qiao Li, who was a former minister, or General Bude, it was impossible to shake his foundation, but this one, it is said that he has only arrived in the emperor for two months, without a little power background, and even all kinds of signs indicate that this is just a young man who is just a commoner, and he actually shook the emperor's trust in him

A minister who is a minister above ten thousand people under one person, and who can be called the de facto ruler of the empire, will have a sense of fear of a commoner who has no official position, no noble blood, and no foundation. There had never been such a precedent among all the ministers of the empire for a thousand years, and the anger in Ornest's heart was even worse at the thought of this

"Your Majesty! It is precisely because of such people that the mob will oppose the Empire, and they should be beheaded immediately and shown to the public, so that the rebellious ministers and thieves outside can understand the inviolability of the Emperor's majesty! Only by doing so can the violence be quelled. Chaos"

Earnest shouted to the little emperor with open arms. But the little emperor didn't pay attention to him at all, just stared at Qiu Chen, like a person about to drown and suddenly found a life-saving straw and subconsciously stretched out his hand

"What the hell should I do," the little emperor asked eagerly

At the same time, several people in the night attack also looked at Qiu Chen suspiciously, at this time Qiu Chen was standing between them and the little emperor, at this time, it was a little unrealistic to want to cross Qiu Chen and forcibly assassinate the little emperor and the minister, especially the minister still had that inexplicable black mud-like power, and rash attack would only be self-inflicted. What's more, the battle situation outside is progressing in favor of the revolutionary army, wait a few more minutes, they will have time

"Do you see the flames outside" Qiu Chen didn't answer the little emperor directly, but asked the little emperor and the night attack at the same time, "Do you think these flames are really just an extra product of the battle?" ”

"If we can stop the advance of the revolutionary army, the Imperial army will be happy to burn down the lower city," Tazmi said displeased, his disgust for the Empire had hardened into his consciousness. But then it was refuted by the little emperor

"My soldiers have already retreated to the Upper City! It was the traitors who set the imperial capital on fire! ”

"The Revolutionary Army is a group of rioters who want to overthrow the Empire. How could people who have gathered together do such a thing! Tazmi's-for-tat argument that the revolutionary army would burn down the towns was simply a tease of his beliefs and bottom line: "We are not going to do such things in order to build a new world!" ”

"Shut up! Now is not the time for you to discuss ideas" Seeing that the two of them had a tendency to quarrel again, Qiuchen interrupted them with a wave of his hand, arguing is not the solution to the problem, and then, he said to Tazmi that they absolutely could not believe "The revolutionary army has failed, Tazmi"

"How is that possible!" Before Tazmi could say anything, Red Hitomi stood up first, she was one of the first people to follow Najeta to join the revolutionary army, and the degree of familiarity and recognition of the revolutionary army, during the night attack, the three of Red Hitomi, Brand and Lubbo were the highest, "The revolution is about to succeed, how can the revolutionary army fail"

This time it was not only the people who attacked at night, but even the little emperor looked at Qiu Chen in puzzlement. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the revolutionary army is like a bamboo, if it weren't for the fire this afternoon that slowed down their pace, the little emperor would not be pretentious at this time, but controlled the Supreme Emperor and the revolutionary army in the final battle

"When the revolutionary army announced its uprising, they had already been wiped out," Qiuchen said incomprehensibly, "The current revolutionary army is nothing but invaders in the guise of the revolutionary army, and I think Your Excellency must know the details of these invaders very well."

"It's just a madman babbling nonsense!" Earnest laughed mockingly

"I know what you rely on" Qiuchen looked at the smile forced by Earnest with interest, "Just a group of low-level guys can make you like a treasure, sad, just these things, it is worth your risk to contact the revolutionary army, in order to let the revolutionary army kill the imperial capital, you also deliberately transferred all the nobles who were dissatisfied with the empire to the south to be the Taishou, alas~ well-intentioned." Besides, the revolutionary army has so many imperial tools, and it's also your credit, Earnest? ”

"What?!" Night Raid and the others looked at Chancellor Earnest in surprise, as if a policeman had discovered that the person who had been supporting his investigation of the murder was actually a murderer. If this contrast is true, it is really hard to accept. But the most surprising thing was not the night attack, but the little emperor beside Ornest

"Your Majesty, this is nothing but a madman, don't listen to what he says!" Earnest pretended to be calm and snorted, "Slander without evidence will actually appear in the court in public, guards!" Kill them! ”

"Do you think I'm just talking nothing, idiot" Qiu Chen sneered, snapped his fingers, and a few more people walked out of the side door of the court, among which the first three people were all known to everyone present

The weakened Najeta was supported by Estes, and General Bud walked aside. The two people who were supposed to be entangled with the revolutionary army on the battlefield were with the people who were considered to be the leaders of the rebellion of the revolutionary army at this time, and for a while, the air seemed to freeze. Seeing this, Lubbock couldn't help but open his mouth wide in surprise, "BOSS?!" Why are you here? ”

"General Bude, General Estes, why are you here" The little emperor asked a little numbly, there were enough things to challenge his common sense in the past few days, "What the hell is going on?"

"I think you said, Ornest," General Boud's voice was as thick as a rock and as piercing as the cold wind of winter, "when the revolutionary army is no longer a threat, I will completely remove the root of decay from the empire!" ”

Threatened by General Bud, Earnest laughed happily, "See, Your Majesty!" They are all in collusion with the thieves! The Great General and General Estes also took refuge in the enemy. Your Majesty, only the old ministers are thinking about Your Majesty. Your Majesty, now that the traitors are clear, use the Supreme Emperor to punish them! Let all the subjects of the empire be subject to the majesty of your majesty! Your Majesty! ”

The little emperor looked at Earnest and opened his mouth, but he could not say the words 'I believe in you'

"Chancellor Earnest" Qiuchen's joking voice rang in Earnest's ears again, "Let your allies control the revolutionary army, and you will control the empire." But you can't become emperor directly, the popular base of the empire is still there, and there are opposition forces like General Bude, so you control His Majesty the Emperor, suppress the officials of conscience, and plunge the empire into complete chaos, so that the revolutionary army has a reason to launch an uprising"

"It's ridiculous......"

"And you can use the revolutionary army to destroy the military attachΓ© forces in the empire that oppose you, and in order for the revolutionary army to defeat the empire, you let Estes leave the legion in the north, and although Bud's legion is elite, as long as Bud dies, they will not be able to form an army, so among the assassination targets received by the night raid, there will inevitably be Bude, right?"

"A bunch of nonsense ......"

"When the revolutionary army enters the imperial city, you can encourage the little emperor to fight against the revolutionary army" Qiuchen interrupted Earnest's retort again, "The Supreme Emperor is a big burden for His Majesty the Emperor, whether he wins or not, His Majesty will die in the battle against the revolutionary army"

Earnest's face turned red, but Qiuchen didn't care what he thought, and continued to talk to himself

"And your allies will control the revolutionary army to carry out atrocities in the imperial capital, and when the time comes, our great, noble, and detached from the lower tastes, the imperial capital savior Minister Ernest will appear, and the revolutionary army will collapse under the onslaught of the combatants that your allies have provided for you. By then, the empire will have no direct bloodline of the First Emperor, no revolutionary army, and you will be the only one with supreme power, and you can easily sit on the high platform behind you, I am right, Minister Ornest. To tell you the truth, it was thanks to General Najeta who told me about the changes in the revolutionary army that I replaced the crappy clown you had in my impression with a sinister usurper."

"Your Majesty, you must believe in the loyalty of the old minister!" Ernest turned to face the little emperor, "Everything the old minister does is for the empire, for the sake of Your Majesty, hello!" ”

"Chancellor!" Tazmi shouted angrily, and Brand's eyes couldn't stop his shout, "Because of what you did, how many people in the lower city came to the imperial capital with their dreams, only to find themselves treated as toys and worse than dead!" How many people who want to live on their own struggles, but in the end they have to lie on their stomachs and beg for a living. Iyeas... Shayo... We've all wanted to change our lives with our own hands, but in the end, ...... They are all dead...... It is precisely because of you that the empire will become what it is now, because of the fact that the empire is now what it is now, because of the fact that the brocade clothes and jade food are always thinking about how to squeeze out the last bit of value from ordinary people, and who are always calculating their own interests but do not regard others at all! Whether it is a night attack, a soldier of the revolutionary army, or a person in the lower city, if you don't resist, you will only drown in the rotting mud! No matter what it became after the revolution, at least the current empire is no longer a world where ordinary people can survive by hard work! ”

"Your Majesty!" Earnest urged loudly, "Use the Supreme Emperor Tool and let the empire return to normal!" ”

The little emperor sat on the dragon chair, grabbed his hair painfully with both hands, and the sweat on his forehead wet the originally smooth long hair on his forehead. The high cap on his head fell under his feet and did not notice. The untainish ancestral teachings of royal glory and the scenes he saw in Xiacheng were intertwined in his mind, there was no corner to escape, and the once relied on had collapsed, and he had become emperor for nearly ten years, this was the first time he had to make a decision, and this decision would determine the life and death of the empire

"I said...... "After only a dozen seconds, it felt like a century had passed for the few people present, the little emperor slowly spoke, his voice knocked like a hammer in the hearts of several people, not only Ones, the former minister Jolly also followed Bud over, quietly waiting for the little emperor's final decision, he returned to the imperial capital, just for this moment, the moment closest to victory, success or not, lies in the little emperor's thoughts

"It's up to you...... General Bude"