The emperor was covered with silver hair, his face was unhealthily pale like frost, and a pair of eagle eyes were embedded in his withered face, and even when he was lying down, his gaze was still like that of an eagle overlooking his prey. In order to maintain governance, he set up a council office, as many as 30 confidential secretaries assisted him in bed to work, and the ministers still had to gather in front of his bed every day to participate in politics, so although he stayed at home, he still had enough prestige and power to give orders and take charge of the whole country.www.biquge.info

His piercing eyes swept over his children, and no one dared to look him directly into the eyes that seemed to pierce people's hearts, even Princess Sophia, who was known for her rebellion, bowed her head obediently.

"How long are you going to quarrel like this? Are you still a five or six-year-old child? Or do you want to make this a storm all over the city, and everyone knows about it?", he looked at them, and a sarcastic smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "Of course I am not naïve enough to think that you can love each other and be harmonious, but you can't even pretend?" Or do you think that you are noble, so you can do whatever you want?"

"Let me tell you, there are only two people in the whole of St. Teresa who can really live without masks, one is the Pope and the other is the Emperor. The emperor said sharply, and then sneered: "I didn't expect you to be so impatient, you can't even wait for me to die, just a few years." ”

These words were so harsh that they couldn't sit still anymore and fell to their knees.

"What are you talking about, it's just some small disasters and diseases, father, you will definitely live a long life and live a hundred years. The princes said one better than the other, but Princess Sophia snorted and did not say anything, as if she disdained this kind of flattery.

The Emperor waved his hand and closed his eyes a little tiredly, "Order the Police Department to crack the assassination case within a time limit, and the city guards will encircle and suppress the goose thieves again after a while, and they must all be exterminated, and they will not let go of even the slightest fish that slips through the net." This is the end of the matter", and finally the emperor made a decision, and the assassination case was finally settled.

With the emperor's decision, several princes complied, only Princess Sophia dissatisfied, "Then as a victim of this case, can I make a request?" ”

Like all fathers in the world, it seems that he believes in the truth that "boys should be poor, and girls should be rich", and the emperor especially indulged his only daughter. "Tell me what you want. The tone was much less cold than just now, and it was much milder.

"I want to move out of the palace and live on my own. ”

Before the words fell, the eldest prince had already stood up to object, "Nonsense, this is not in accordance with the rules." The rules mentioned by the eldest prince were set by the ancestors of the Violet family: before the princess gets married, she must live in the palace and must not leave the palace at will. This is also a rule that was set after many scandalous and dishonorable things happened.

However, Princess Sophia has long broken this rule because of the emperor's permission to join the army, and her current request is to completely break free from this shackle, and from now on the sky is free of birds and seas, and what she wants to do, who she sees, is completely unrestrained, and is not affected by the palace.

"It's not good, Sophia, when the time comes, all kinds of gossip will also affect your reputation. The third prince also answered, and he was very concerned about the princess.

"What are you doing here, smiling at you every day? Or is it a fake hush and a warmth, and I can't wait to crush the other party's bones and ashes behind my back, and never turn over?", Sophia turned her head to glare at the third prince, and then turned her head to look at the emperor, "Father, you just said that we must live in a mask, but I really can't be hypocritical to my brother, like is like, disgust is disgust, this is me, Sophia Grievous." ”

The emperor looked at the stubborn daughter in front of him, with pity and helplessness in his eyes, "Sophia...... The chicks always want to leave the nest and spread their wings and fly high, unrestrained. It's just that the tired bird is returning to the nest, if you are tired, you might as well come back and take a look, I'm afraid our father and daughter won't see each other a few times. The implication was to agree to the princess's request.

Sophia clenched the emperor's skinny and bruised hands, and the princess, who never shed tears like a man, couldn't help but have red eyes, "Why do you keep saying such frustrating words, you are also a soldier who once led the army." ”

"Warriors?", the Emperor laughed, "Calm and calm, lingering on the sickbed, unable to fight." Seeing that the eldest prince wanted to say something, he waved his hand and interrupted the eldest prince's words, "It's time to comprehend the holy scriptures and pray for repentance, so you can step aside." ”

Even if they were unwilling, everyone knew that the emperor would never be disturbed when studying the holy scriptures, so they bowed and retreated. The Patriarch of Lisbon, who had been standing aside, nodded in greeting, "Let you see the smile, they are all unsuccessful little guys." He sighed, "None of them can be reassured." ”

"Ji people have their own heavenly appearance, and the gods will definitely bless devout believers like you, Your Majesty don't worry too much. The Patriarch of Lisbon comforted him, and the Emperor nodded, and began to chant the canon with the Patriarch.

No one in the city of Divine Radiance did not know that Grievous the Great was the most devout believer, since he became seriously ill, his faith has become more and more religious, perhaps he is really seeking the protection of the gods, and he is even like a fanatic believer in the Holy Religion, not only taking time to chant the holy scriptures every day, pray and repent, but also drive to the Holy Radiance Cathedral every seven days to listen to the hymns and pray.

As night fell, the patriarch got up to take his leave, and the emperor wiped himself, took medicine, and ate under the service of the palace maids, drank all the attendants and palace maids, and fell asleep alone. It was dark in the dormitory, and suddenly, under the round table in the center, the heavy marble block was slowly lifted, and a black shadow crawled out of the ground!

The dark shadow walked over to the bed and knelt down, "Your Majesty." He exclaimed softly.

The Emperor, who had already closed his eyes, suddenly opened his eyes, "How's it going?"

"Back to Your Majesty, according to the Princess's oral account, the assassins were two groups of men, the Dead Warrior and the Goose Thief. Those dead soldiers should have infiltrated Shenghui City in batches, and after many transfers in the middle, many traces were destroyed, and it was difficult to find out the source. However, the master that Sriel said seems to have traces to follow, he has special marksmanship, and he is likely to come from the north. As for those goose thieves, after the princess's sweep, the power of the goose thieves in the Holy Radiance Realm has long since collapsed, and those who have the courage to hide those goose thieves are probably the nobles in the city. ”

The Emperor was silent for a moment and said, "This matter is over, you can step aside, and continue to keep an eye on the movements of the ministers and the House of Nobles, and the city guards can't relax." ”

Even in the darkness of the night, the shadow bowed respectfully and quietly retreated to the ground, the marble block turning back to its original state at some point.

The silence in the dormitory returned, and the night was still as thick as ink, obscuring everything, when suddenly there was a thunderclap, and a lightning bolt struck, illuminating the dormitory as bright as day, and I saw two books on the emperor's bed.

One is the Holy Text, and the other is A Brief History of the Empire.