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Although Stewart, as a field marshal, nominally commanded all the armies of the country, he did not have any troops in his hands, and he did not also serve as the direct commander of any troops, and Stewart's marshal was in the city of Helsinki. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Simple decoration, only one or two subordinates, it's not that Stewart has no money, but he likes to be clean, and he doesn't like the life of hugging back and forth, Stewart made a pot of tea for himself, and the corners of his mouth turned up slightly.

Thinking back to the past, there are no more than a hundred people in the entire Western Continent who know the existence of the Imperial Pole Stone, but few people know that only people with Byzantine royal blood can use the Imperial Pole Stone, even if Carolingian Thirty-fifth can dominate the Western Continent, he cannot use the Imperial Pole Stone.

Having become the Generalissimo and mastering the army, Stewart felt that he was one step closer to his dream, his father was the elder brother of Nina's father, two brothers, Philip and Inzaghi, who inherited the throne that year.

In Philip's view, his brother died, he should be succeeded by himself, and no matter how bad he was, he should be his son, and it would not be Nina's turn to be a woman.

But due to the support of the military, Nina's succession to the throne is already a sure thing, in order to become the emperor, Philip took the risk of hiring a large number of mercenaries with a lot of money, promising them high-ranking favors, preparing to sneak into the palace at night and assassinate Nina.

Rebellion is a technical job, not to mention the right time, place and people, it's almost over, if you want to visit, you can't just hire those thousands of mercenaries, Stewart once stopped his father at that time.

Stewart said: "Father, you can't recruit those mercenaries with such fanfare, if you go on like this, Nina's side will soon know, the current army is all on Nina's side, Cavour also supports her, just in case, Nina handed over the forbidden army to Cavour to lead, if you continue like this, it will not be caused, and it will cause death." ”

Philip said: "As long as I can kill Nina, Cavour is not afraid, without Nina's help, he Cavour can't even mobilize a single soldier, I just let her know that I am recruiting mercenaries, what if she knows? I am not rebelling now, what can she do with me, the prince? Not to mention that the Ministry of Finance is still in the hands of my people, I just want to use her money to hire soldiers, as long as I can kill this girl, the throne will be you, my father and son." ”

Stelt said: "Father, you are so blatant, once Nina is on guard, you will definitely fail, not to mention that you are now a prince, you can not wade into this troubled water, the emperor is not so easy to be." ”

Philip said: "Now is the emperor's mourning period, there are only 10,000 people guarding the palace in the city, Cavour's forbidden army is outside the city, the rules of this dynasty, the emperor's mourning period, soldiers are not allowed to be like the palace, and only 10,000 soldiers are allowed to be stationed in the imperial capital, I am afraid that someone will lead troops to usurp power in the name of worship, now is my best opportunity, Nina is mourning in the palace, unable to contact the outside world." ”

Stewart said, "Father, I didn't expect you to be so thoughtful. ”

Philip said: "These mercenaries I hire now are all chess pieces that I have already laid out, even if that old guy Inzaghi does not die, I will have to unveil it one day sooner or later." "Philip has always been reluctant to pass on the throne to Inzaghi, and he has always sought to usurp power.

As a prince, he can't be allowed to have an army, and the guards can't exceed 5,000 people, and the interaction with military generals is not allowed, in order to be able to usurp power, Philip came up with a way to save the country, that is, to send his own cronies to run the mercenary group, although the mercenary group is a militarized organization, but it is also a commercial organization, and no one stipulates that the prince cannot invest in the mercenary group.

What's more, Philip is only the boss behind the scenes, and he doesn't show his face, few people know about his relationship with many mercenary groups, and the large and small mercenary groups around the imperial capital are all related to Philip.

Over the years, Philip has used his position as the Minister of Finance to get on the line with many army generals, as long as he kills Nina, there will be some people in the army who will be loyal to him, and he will be able to inherit the throne when he is justifiable.

Philip said earnestly: "Child, the secret I want to tell you next, not many people in the whole continent know, you must remember that no matter what happens, no matter how much hatred, even if I fail to rebel and be killed, you can't tell this secret." ”

Stewart said, "Father, what are you?"

Philip said: "Child, this secret is logically only qualified to be known by the emperors of the previous Siluo Military Empire, and when your grandfather was dying, I also overheard it, and our family is the descendants of the Byzantine Empire." ”

Stewart said, "Byzantine Empire, isn't that the last empire to unify continents?"

Philip looked around, still thinking that something was wrong, and he led Stuart into the secret room, which was made of magic crystals at a great deal of money by Philip, and in addition to being particularly strong, it also had a feature that could prevent it from being overheard.

After entering the secret room, Philip said: "If we are only the descendants of the Byzantine Empire, it is not a big deal, after all, the glory of our ancestors is not ours, but there is one thing, only those who have the blood of the Byzantine Empire can use it, that is, in today's world, only me and you, as well as Nina and Cavour, can use it." ”

Stewart asked, "Father, what is it?"

Philip said: "This thing is called the Emperor's Pole Stone, and with him, you will be able to draw power from your people to strengthen your own power, and as long as your people do not perish, you will have endless power." ”

Stewart said, "Father, why can it only be used if the Western Continent is unified?

Philip said: "The Imperial Pole Stone is cast by the Goddess of Nature, because of the merit of human beings assisting the Goddess of Nature in battle, the Goddess of Nature gave him to the emperor of the empire at that time, and gave the Imperial Pole Stone this characteristic, the human race at that time was under an empire, in order to make the emperor have stronger power at that time, the Imperial Pole Stone must absorb the power of all human beings to be effective, and it cannot absorb only some people." ”

Stewart said, "This weapon is really weird, how can he tell if this is an emperor or a beggar?"

Philip smiled bitterly: "I don't know, but my father told my brother that as long as in every place in the human countries, there is a mountain and the name of the emperor, the emperor will drive itself, according to the territory at that time, the territory occupied by our four countries is much larger than that time, and in the absence of knowing the territory of the year, the only way to conquer the current kingdoms and establish a unified empire is possible." ”

Stewart said, "Father, is that why you want to be emperor?"

Philip shook his head: "I have been a prince for so many years, and I have had enough of kneeling every day, why should I bow down to others, and not let others bow down to me? I want to become the king of a country and control the world, I am already at this age, I have already enjoyed enough glory and wealth, being an emperor, unifying the Western Continent is my last dream, I must fulfill him, child, tomorrow you will leave the empire and go to the Carolingian Empire." ”

Stewart said, "Father, why is that?"

Philip said: "Do you think that rebellion is so easy? If you don't get it, you will be beheaded all over the house, I only have such a son as you in my life, you will inherit my blood in the future, as long as you leave, I will die, you can rest assured, after you and I become emperors, I will definitely find you back." ”

Stewart tried his last hand to persuade him: "Father, you really can't think about it anymore? With your current strength, rebellion can be said to be nine deaths, are you really not afraid of death." ”

Philip said: "You Lao Tzu I am also a person with feelings, the eldest husband was born in heaven and earth, just to do something, what the hell is not long, I am not satisfied at all, tomorrow you will leave in disguise, remember, whether I live or die, the secret of the Emperor Pole Stone is not allowed to tell anyone, understand?"

Stewart said, "And what is this for?"

Philip said: "No, I won't kill Nina if I succeed in rebellion, I think even if I fail, Nina won't kill me, even if I die, you are also a descendant of Byzantium, we can compete for the Emperor's Pole Stone, but we must not let outsiders come in, understand?"

"I see, father," Stewart said. ”

Father and son talked a lot that night, and Philip had always taken a laissez-faire attitude towards Stuart, who had not demanded much from Stuart since he was a child, and the only thing he asked of Stuart was to make him a useful person.

Stewart didn't cry on the day he left, he didn't want his father to have anything to worry about, this was the path his father chose by himself, even if he couldn't go down with him, he wouldn't be a burden, it took five months for Stewart to run out of the Sloh military empire.

Along the way, no one came to pick up Stewart, no one came to arrest him, and even from the imperial capital, there was no news, according to the normal speed, Stewart should have been able to get out of the empire in three months, but he took five months, he deliberately slowed down, wanting to find out the news.

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