Chapter 139: Planning
Emperor Guderian recalled his sons and daughters at the most inappropriate time. And with the help of those big nobles, their marriage was forcibly arranged.
Reinhardt's wife was appointed as the fourth in line to the family of Asaph the Duke of Runwolf, while the eldest princess Oshvia was assigned to the field of the Duke of Blackthorn.
The purpose of this is simple, that is, to stumble the footsteps of the crown prince Reinhardt, so that he cannot follow his own steps to devour the rights that belong to the great nobles. After all, Reinhardt's plan was to encroach on everything that belonged to the nobility step by step along the route of the kingdom's army from the outside in. It's a process that takes time and preparation, and if all is brought forward, Reinhardt will be forced to confront the great nobles who concentrate most of their power in the heart of the empire. And that would definitely be a fatal blow to him when he was fledgling.
Reinhardt, who felt that he was saving the dying empire, was naturally unable to accept such an order. However, when Guderian's orders became more and more severe, they were even close to pleading. As his only daughter, Ocinvia couldn't bear this kind of torment.
She didn't know what had happened to her father, let alone whether he was safe or threatened. Perhaps as the heir of the empire, Reinhardt has her own considerations, but as a daughter and the eldest princess of the empire, she must care more about her father's life.
Under these circumstances, she insisted on returning to King's Landing, despite her brother's obstruction. And in order to protect her safety, the leader of the Dragon Regiment also had to lead the army to directly break through a passage from the kingdom's forces.
It's not easy, but it's necessary. Because without Guderian's acknowledgment, the Dragons would not have gotten what they needed. Whether it is the marriage with the eldest princess or the rights and status demanded by the dragon group, it will be in vain. Even if they had obtained all this by force, it would be absolutely untenable in terms of ethics and law.
Don't think that this kind of thing can be fooled around casually. You know, there are gods in this world. Without the support of legal principles, neither Ferdin, the god of fairness and justice, nor Paladin, the guardian of royal power and glory, would have recognized their identity. And if it is forcibly captured, then it will only attract the Temple Inquisitors under the name of the Radiant Court.
Although the gods don't care about the world, this doesn't mean that they will remain indifferent when such changes occur in the empire. If they make order, then they will naturally maintain that order. This is also the reason why for so many years, the power of the emperor has been on the sidelines, but no one will seek to usurp the throne.
Except by means of war, the gods forbade any conspiracy or trickery to steal the throne of the Emperor. And at this point, even the Duke of the Double-Bladed would not dare to touch this thunder pool easily. Of course, Reinhardt and they didn't dare to do so. That's why they need to resort to this almost risky approach.
Let Oshvia find out the news of Emperor Guderian first, and then find a way to bring Emperor Guderian out of King's Landing. As long as the emperor of the empire is not in the hands of those nobles, then they have room to manipulate many things.
Reinhardt and the others played with such an idea, but in the course of the plan, there was an unexpected change. After the Dragons and Osimvia entered King's Landing, a terrible thing happened, that is, the Emperor Reinhardt was assassinated by the leader of the Dragons. Years of mediocrity and incompetence made Guderian have no ability to resist in the face of assassination. He died on his throne, and all his ambitions were completely in vain.
For Reinhardt, he wanted to inherit the throne of the Emperor from his father in the most upright way. I want to use my own strength to sweep away the harshness of the entire empire. But with Guderian's death, he had no choice but to give up his naïve thoughts. Become an emperor who, like his father, can only fight with the power of the nobility.
The throne of the Emperor cannot remain empty. If Reinhardt, as the crown prince, cannot inherit the position as soon as possible. Then when the aristocratic forces and the temple sides came to an agreement. The Emperor's throne may not have anything to do with him. He couldn't allow the goal he had fought for all his life to slip out of his hands like this, so he could only give up the good situation that he had fought so hard to and re-enter such a puddle of mud.
And for those big nobles, such a situation is not what they want to see. Guderian's death had cornered them. Unless they are truly treasonous, they can only submit to the feet of Reinhardt, the last person they want to surrender. And treason requires confidence. The independence of the kingdom more than a thousand years ago was based on the premise that the empire did not gain a foothold at all, and the human beings at that time did not care whether they were empires or kingdom people. And now, if they want to repeat what the dukes did. If nothing else, the families and commoners who have accumulated hatred with the kingdom during these millennia of warfare can tear them to pieces.
They never thought about such a thing as treason. Even when the empire was at its most critical, they only thought about talking to the kingdom forces about the relevant conditions after the empire had fallen. And after Reinhardt and the Dragons thwarted the advance of the kingdom's army, they had no such thoughts.
For these guys, their initial idea was to use the name of this marriage to trick Reinhardt and the Dragons into coming. First remove Reinhardt's military power, and then find a way to take down the entire dragon regiment. It's best to make the man who claims to be the god of war in the world submit to them, if not, then killing this guy and taking over the battle-hardened dragon regiment from his hands is also a good choice.
In order to do so, a compromise had already been reached between the Duke of the Two Blades. The Black Thorn will withdraw from the election of the future emperor of the empire, leaving this right in the hands of the running wolf. And in return, the Dragon Regiment will be taken over by the Black Thorns and become their family's personal soldiers. In this regard, the Black Thorn family is ready to connect with the Dragon Regiment, and that is Field, the illegitimate son of the family. And the reason why Field thinks he was once infinitely close to such a dream is also because of this.
If the Dragon Regiment is in hand, he can indeed become the most powerful contender for the position of future head of the Black Thorn family. But unfortunately, the accident completely wiped out his dream.
Until now, no one knows what really happened in front of the throne in King's Landing. The only parties involved were Emperor Guderian and the head of the Dragon Regiment, and even the eldest princess Oshvia was separated by the Emperor's order. The real answer is only known to the head of the Dragon Regiment. And when the people wanted to find him, he had already led his subordinates out of the siege of King's Landing and fled to the arms of the kingdom of Faeron.
Although the battle with the Duke of the Two Blades caused heavy losses to the invincible Dragon Regiment in the past, the Dragon Regiment is still there, and it will only become stronger as a member of the kingdom. In this case, even if the empire hated this monarch killer, it was impossible to take any substantive revenge on him.
Of course, because the war continues to heat up, both the empire and the kingdom are already seriously damaged. And when Reinhardt's power and the Duke of the Two Blades are superimposed, the power of the kingdom is no longer enough to continue his journey to invade the empire. So they had to hurriedly sign an armistice with the Empire, and after getting enough benefits from the ruined Empire, they withdrew from the Empire's borders little by little.
This war has created countless tragedies. And for the imperial family, the most tragic thing was not that Guderian was assassinated. It's what happened to Osimvia, the eldest princess of the empire.
The man she loved killed her father. This made her permanently infamous, and at the same time, the child in her womb was turned into a seed of evil before she was even born. For the Imperials, there is no one who wants to sympathize with the poor existence of Osynvia. And even if there were, I am afraid that I would not dare to show this sympathy in the open. A weak female streamer has endured all kinds of humiliation for more than ten years. Even from the perspective of atonement, she should have washed away her sins.
But some people don't think so, like Field, who doesn't want to see this woman who has a relationship with the guy who ruined his dreams be able to live a free life from now on. For him, he definitely can't take revenge on the Dragon Regiment, in this case, revenge on this woman and that man's son may become the only way he can choose.
It's just that it's not easy.
After all, Osynvia was still the eldest princess of the empire, and it was impossible for him to do anything to her openly. Of course, he had already tried to coax her with sweet words, but the result was nothing more than self-inflicted humiliation.
All the results show that it is probably impossible for him to take revenge. But Field inherited the Black Thorns' style of revenge, and he never dismissed his plans at all. So when his gentle methods were deflated, he soon came up with another idea.
On the territory of the empire, it was naturally impossible for him to do anything to the eldest princess of the empire. But if she leaves the Empire, Osynvia's identity will no longer be able to protect her safety. The vast sea is the best time to strike at Osynvia. Because the Northern Sea Passage to the North is an area where pirates are rampant. Although the warships of the Empire can play a certain role as a deterrent, this cannot be said to be certain.
There are exceptions to everything, especially when you have all the joints opened.