Chapter XXI: Governor of Blago
As the dance of the gods ended, all the dancers retreated, and the cheers in the hall finally stopped, but the atmosphere was still enthusiastic.
The elven princess stood up, raised her wine glass, faced the emperor, and said in a clear voice: "Foreign Minister Elthea, thank you for Your Majesty Jade's hospitality, and use this wine to prove your friendship." ”
After speaking, he raised his head and drank it all.
"Good. The Emperor said with a smile.
The elven princess took a glass of wine again, faced the ministers in the main hall, and raised her glass to invite: "This wine, to all the kings." ”
Everyone in the hall hurriedly picked up their wine glasses and stood up, they were not His Majesty the Emperor, and they dared to sit and receive wine.
"How dare you let Your Highness toast us?" said everyone in the hall.
The relationship between Jade and Elves is really very complicated, but for these people, the big people of the other country's country must not be offended.
There are so many places that the two sides can cooperate with, and if you say "I don't like anyone very much" in the future, it is very likely that an important position will slip out of my hands.
Why was the governor of the province of Blago so obedient that he led two legions to escort the elven princess to the imperial capital.
You know, the governor of the province has the right to refuse such an order.
And he also took two of the most elite legions in the province, didn't he worry about a rebellion there, or an invasion by the barbarians from the south?
In fact, the reason is very simple, the province of Blago was originally a small kingdom - the kingdom of Blago.
This small kingdom is a vassal state of the Elven Kingdom.
Later, for some special reasons, this small kingdom became a province of the empire.
However, even after all these years, the Elven Kingdom still has a huge influence in Blago.
Of course, the elven kingdom is very peaceful and does not meddle in the affairs of the province.
But the people of the Blago were not willing to be ruled by the Empire. Something often happens.
As an ally, the elven kingdom is often invited to suppress rebellions or something, although it is usually a servant army that makes a move, and the real elven legion will not appear, but even so, it relieves a lot of pressure on the governor of Blago Province.
This time, the governor of Blago led the main army to the imperial capital, on the one hand, to obey His Majesty's orders, and on the other hand, he wanted to have a good relationship with the elven crown prince, and he would find someone to help him in the future.
This time he went north, and the defense of Blago Province was temporarily handed over to the Elven Kingdom.
In the previous life, it was difficult for Zachar to understand this kind of thing.
The military defense of such a powerful country can be safely handed over to a neighboring country, even if that country is an ally.
However, now he doesn't feel anything.
Blago Province, nothing.
You try the eight central provinces, not to mention the troops of the allies, even the troops of other provinces cannot enter at will.
Otherwise it's rebellion!
This is not the rebellion of His Majesty the Emperor alone, but the rebellion that stands in opposition to the five million citizens of the entire empire.
The empire had a population of twenty-five million, of which five million were citizens and twenty million were freedmen.
As for slaves or something, in the eyes of such a huge slave empire as Jade, they are not people, and they are no different from livestock such as pigs, sheep and cattle.
What the Empire really values most is actually the five million citizens of the Empire.
Every citizen of the empire went to the Pantheon and the Temple of the Soul to worship.
In the face of such powerful citizens of the empire, in Zachar's experience, no rebel could survive.
Even Charles, who was so powerful later, was torn to shreds by angry citizens when he thoroughly touched the rights and glory of the citizens of the empire.
Gee.
In the entire empire, the most powerful legions are almost all composed of citizens of the empire, which are the backbone of the empire.
As for the freemen and slaves, their will is too poor and their combat power is extremely low. On the battlefield, at most, it is to act as an auxiliary legion, which is the so-called cannon fodder.
The province of Blago, on the other hand, is said to be inhabited by almost no citizens of the empire due to its harsh living conditions.
Even those two legions were recruited from other provinces, and their service was extremely short, compared to the fifteen years of service in other provinces, the soldiers of Blago Province were only five years, and then the soldiers would return to their home provinces and continue their military service.
This situation cannot be solved even by His Majesty the Emperor, and who can make the citizens of the Empire give up their property and go to such a remote and desolate place?
For so many reasons, His Excellency the Governor of Blago Province can only choose to hug the thigh of the Elven Kingdom.
If there really was a big rebellion in Blago Province, and he couldn't put it down.
His Excellency the Governor would have to be prepared to go to court-martial, and at that time, it would be better to have a consequence of dismissal.
A dignified imperial governor, a feudal official, and a prince.
Who can stand the sudden loss of all power, and still in that way.
So it's no wonder that Governor Blago "curried" the Elven Kingdom.
However, as the governor of the empire, he still has a sense of discipline, which is also the responsibility of defending the territory of the empire, and His Majesty the Emperor has not blamed him.
The elven princess toasted two glasses of wine and returned to her place.
Teams of dancing girls converged from all over the hall towards the center of the hall like clouds and sleeves.
It's all a dancing girl for fun, just to set off the atmosphere. The main hall is a scene of staggered planning.
A lot of people are walking around and talking to each other, this is the rule of the jade feast, you can do whatever you want, as long as you don't affect the happiness of others.
Of course, the bitter Majesty and the Empress have to sit on the throne and maintain their majesty.
Saga gently patted Su Yalun beside him and said, "Yanni, you talk to Jute first, and I'll go visit Governor Blago." ”
"Well, there you go. Su Yalun straightened up, nodded at Sagar and said.
Saga picked up a glass of wine and looked into the hall, where he saw the governor of Blago talking to one of the senators, probably one of his elders.
After all, the governor of the empire stipulates that they are all under the age of fifty, and the elders in the imperial senate stipulate that they must be over fifty years old, so they should not be friends or anything.
Saga walked towards the position of Governor of Blago with his glass.
The senator watched Saga come towards the two of them, patted the governor on the shoulder, and said, "The boy of the Brandon family has come to you, I don't know what is the matter, I will go first, and come to the house for dinner tonight." ”
"Well, got it, teacher. Governor Blago nodded.
Then the two dispersed.
Governor Blago turned to look at Sagar with a curious expression.