Chapter 15: Who Rules?

.....What do you say?" said Anthony Wittstock, 4th Prince growl, grabbing one of the Praetorian Guards by the collar, "Are you blind?

"I don't think he's blind, but tired," Baldwin Wittstock, the second prince, said in a deep tone, compared to the fourth emperor brother who couldn't hold his breath, his "xìng" was colder, and he was more ruthless

This scene happened in the corridor of the palace somewhere, and a small team of Praetorian Guards actually stopped the three princes here, and the place where they continued to move forward was the palace where the emperor was

"I'm sorry, Your Highness, I received an order to ......" The leading Praetorian Guard was slapped in the face by Anthony before he could finish his sentence

"You gelding who doesn't know whether to live or die," Anthony scolded, completely forgetting about his upbringing and personal image, and punched and kicked the Praetorian Guard

Although there is fire in his heart, but the Praetorian Guard is far from the point where he can't bear it anymore, these people who come to the palace on errands, when they are "castrated", they are already all reformed people, not to mention that you are a prince whose fighting ability is worse than a street scoundrel, in terms of the transformation strength of the palace Praetorian Guard, it is not comparable to the cleaner team of HL, and those with paper-level ability may not lose, so it is not painful for them to be slapped a few times by ordinary people, and then kicked a few times

"Did you receive an order from Your Majesty?" the Grand Prince Christopher Wittstock had been standing silent, and at this moment he finally spoke: "Or is it still the order of Prince Krauser......?" he snorted coldly: "He hasn't ascended the throne yet, you'd better find out the situation"

Baldwin continued, "And you ......" He looked at the row of Praetorian Guards in front of him: "Let me know that I want to be ...... full of people."

"The order, it was indeed me," Krauser appeared behind his three elder brothers, his words interrupting Baldwin's intimidation with a loud voice, "Brothers, why do you want to embarrass these dutiful soldiers?"

"Hmph...... What kind of loyalty did they do? they were loyal to their father and the empire...... Or for you?" Baldwin sneered

"Does it make any difference?" said Krause, walking leisurely to his brothers

He really didn't look like them at all, no matter how they looked or what they were, and when Krauser stood in front of those three, he couldn't imagine that they were brothers

The first prince Christopher is thirty-five years old Chinese New Year's Eve, born tall and burly, very great-looking, and "xìng" is calm, but he is politically resolute to maintain the current high-pressure tyranny of the empire, he even feels that the empire is too benevolent to the people, the royal family and nobles should enjoy more power, and those subjects are too presumptuous, and should enact more laws to remind them to realize their lowly status

The second prince Baldwin is a typical narcissist, he is the same age as the dead third prince Victor, Chinese New Year's Eve, but compared to the lewd fat man who drinks too much and looks like he is in his forties, Baldwin obviously pays great attention to his appearance, he treats his body like a temple, and has adhered to a healthy diet and systematic exercise for many years. 's medical team and fitness instructors made Baldwin look less than thirty

Baldwin even starred in movies, yes, he never had acting training, and to be honest, he didn't have much talent, but he still starred in movies he invested in himself, picked the script, and "forced" With a big director to guide, and during the filming process, Baldwin turned this farce into a situation of self-writing, directing and acting, and by the way, ruined several first-line actresses who were invited to play the role, and the box office after the release of the movie was very bad, resulting in the leaders of the cultural departments of various county governments having to rely on stealing the box office and lying about the data to appease the self-esteem of His Royal Highness the Second Prince, As for the quality of this movie, it is simply rotten to the point of shocking ghosts and gods, and all kinds of video clips mocking and ridiculing this film have gone viral on the Internet, and have become a popular trend for a period of time, and spoof works have emerged in endlessly, the relevant departments didn't have time to harmonize at all, and even the famous director of this movie posted a Weibo like he had something to say: "I can only say that this is a miracle"

In short, His Royal Highness Baldwin's film experience is obviously not going well, to put it more colloquially, this guy has appeared in front of the people of the world, and the "xìng" character of this product can be seen from this incident and he should be regarded as the one who hates Krauser the most among all the princes, for the ...... Our little brother of the tea fairy is very handsome, maybe the first time he hears this, he will feel a little thunderous, but it is not difficult to understand if you think about it

As a prince, Baldwin has never been angry with others in his life, most of his material comforts are at his fingertips, and he is also extremely narcissistic about everything in himself, but one day he found that there is such a person, with high IQ, strong ability, He is handsome and handsome, and he is still maintained like a high school student in the wind and rain all day long, and the most hateful thing is that this person is still his imperial brother Baldwin, which is called an envy, jealousy and hatred, and this seventh brother is not in Tiandu, out of sight and out of mind, from the time Krauser returned to Tiandu and began to regency, Baldwin became the most fierce one among the princes who fought with him

Finally, let's talk about the fourth prince, Anthony Wittstock, he should be considered a very capable prince, and he has long been involved in various government affairs of the empire, and has handled it quite well, before the rise of Krause, it is generally believed that Anthony and Christopher are the most powerful contenders for the throne, but although his ambitions are big, the city government is not deep and sophisticated enough, such as the beating and scolding of the Praetorian Guard, which is not something that other princes will do

So far, these three people are the biggest obstacle to Krause's ascension to the throne, and there are two princes, that is, Krause's fifth and sixth brothers...... Basically, not too mixed into the battle for the throne, the old five Yoge is a mediocre talent, and greedy for pleasure, without ambition, even the most stupid minister can see that this stupid hat is going to ascend the throne, unless his other brothers are all dead, even if he really becomes the emperor, it is estimated that it is no different from Hu Hai, Liu Biao and the like, as for the sixth Wilfred, the people are not bad, but he is cowardly and has no extraordinary ability, he is still self-aware, so he never asks about political affairs, not long ago Krauser stirred up the storm in the sky At that time, he chose to protect himself and went to Australia for a "vacation".

At this moment, in the early hours of the morning, Christopher, Baldwin and Anthony came naturally because they had received the rumors, knowing that the attack on the Zì Yóu front line and Xingtian was coming, they didn't make an appointment to come together, they just met in the corridor, and the purpose of the three of them was the same, it can be said that Sima Zhao's heart is known to everyone, and it is nothing more than to use the resistance organization to commit this reason, so that Wittstock V can cancel this Zen throne, even if it is to delay it for a while

In the face of Krauset's almost arrogant answer, Anthony had a seizure directly, he glared angrily, and shouted: "Krause, do you really think that you have already sat on the throne? Don't say that you are not the emperor now, even if the enthronement ceremony is completed, it is not up to you to decide this day."

"So...... Fourth brother, tell me......" Krauser replied tepidly, "Who has the final say?

"I ......" Anthony was so overwhelmed by the other party that he couldn't say half a word, his face was flushed, his fists were clenched, and his teeth were about to be crushed, but he didn't dare to do anything to Krause after all, Anthony was not stupid, it was okay to beat a Praetorian Guard, but the old seven ...... If you fight back, you can kill people

"Seventh brother, why do you talk to your fourth emperor brother like this" Christopher was still able to calm down, his tone was still calm, and he said slowly: "We just have something to discuss with our father, but you sent someone to stop this, ......what do you mean?" Are you holding your father hostage?"

"Hmph...... I think he has already held his father hostage, what kind of Zen position do you say...... Unheard of, Father was ordered by you under house arrest?" Baldwin said helpfully

"Hmm......" Krauser groaned, "do you think so......"

"What's the matter? was said by the eldest brother, is he speechless?" Seeing this, Anthony immediately came, and his voice raised a few points

Christopher sneered at the corner of his mouth, he knew that this kind of crime similar to plotting to usurp the throne would be charged to anyone, and no one could bear it, so Crowzer would definitely have to let them go, "Second brother, there is no evidence, how can it be conclusive, I think there is a misunderstanding in this......" He said to Baldwin pretendedly, and then turned his head to look at Krause: "Seventh brother, how is it? Now we can see our father?" He smiled proudly, as if he had succeeded, and he was even conceiving in his mind the rhetoric of persuading his father to cancel the Zen ceremonies

"No," Krauser replied very calmly, and as he said this, he sensed the energy of the three Reverse Crosses appearing on the floating island of Tiandu, and in the next few seconds, from the activation of the lord's ability to the action of the Shadow, Krauser also sensed everything

His expression did not change in the slightest, but his brothers did not perceive that the terrifying threat had descended at this moment, and they were still working hard for their own purposes

"Do you admit that you are holding your father hostage?" Baldwin shrieked, and his voice became like this when he spoke excitedly

"I'm tired of playing this ignorant game with you" Krause's originally polite tone was gone, and he suddenly "revealed" a very aggressive "xìng" aura, from his demeanor to his momentum, which made the three people in front of him involuntarily begin to tremble, "Let me tell you, what will happen next......

His three elder brothers were dumbfounded, and Krause's eyes seemed to be invisible hands, pinching their necks, and no one dared to jump out of the mouth for a word

"You will shut up, go back to your nest, and hide in your respective shelters, and in an hour, when the outside artillery fire will sound, you will hold your heads and tremble" said Krauser: "And I, now rì will repel the attack of the rebels, and successfully ascend to the throne in the future, I will deprive you of the desolation A life of luxury, depriving all nobles and royalty of this life, rebuilding this empire according to my ideas, no one can stop me, you can't, and you don't deserve to rebel The organization will be purged by me, the empire will once again unify the earth, and become stronger than a hundred years ago, and will no longer be hated by the majority of the people" Every word he said came to the ears of the three of them very clearly, and the Janissaries behind them also heard clearly This terrifying content has not stopped:" At that time, if you can show sufficient humility and repentance, I can consider keeping you alive, and not only will you not have to be properly judged, but you will live until the day of your natural death, and I will provide for you in your old age, as I did to my father."

"You...... Scold...... Ha ha...... Are you crazy?" Christopher forced a smile, trying to maintain his grip-on-the-counter tone, but his voice trembled, "Do you know what you're talking about?" He took a few steps back, raised his hand and pointed at Krause, shouting, "Guards, what are you doing when you hear it?"

No one moved, as if the Janissaries hadn't heard

"Right...... Yes, you have all heard that this is a rebellion, should you be an accomplice? This is not a crime that can be solved by death," said Baldwin

Still no one moved, and the Praetorian Guards didn't know if they were scared stupid, or if they were afraid of the strength of Krause's fierce ability, so they didn't dare to step forward at all

"Don't be afraid of him, this is the capital of heaven, if he dares to act rashly, the heavenly guard will come immediately, and as soon as the lord and the shadow arrive, if you continue to cling to the 'delusion', it will be dead without a corpse," Anthony also shouted

The Praetorian Guards remained unmoved, unmoved

Krauser chuckled and walked towards his royal brothers, who walked slowly, "Look at you...... Wearing handmade leather shoes and a shirt of 3,000 pieces,......" he said, helping Baldwin to straighten the collar of his shirt with his hand, whose face was so pale that he didn't even dare to breathe, "The sapphire on the brooch is bigger than my eyes...... "Hehe," Krauser smiled softly, "and the reason you got this is only because of the bloodline"

"Gram...... No, seventh brother, I ...... We are...... It's a brother......" Baldwin had a strong feeling that his head would be screwed off at any moment, so he stammered something like a begging for mercy

"We are born blood relatives, which is a fact that I cannot choose or avoid, but that does not mean that we are 'family'" Krauser said: "What your mothers have done to me and my mother in the past, and what you have done with me, is proof of it...... It's not a wise move to talk about family affection at the moment," he paused, "Back to what I just said...... Look at these people behind me," he said, glancing back at the Praetorian Guards, "they gave up something very important in order to provide for their families, in order to gain less than one-ten-thousandth of your power...... Dignity"

Krauser raised his hand and waved his finger slightly, unlike the panicked shouts of his brothers, he didn't even have to speak, just moved his hands and the Praetorian Guards reacted, and six people quickly walked out of the queue in groups of two, standing left and right, standing on both sides of the three princes

"And at this moment, you are still arrogantly 'ordering' them to arrest me" His tone revealed mockery and pity: "As early as more than half a year ago, when I was still recuperating from my injuries, I gradually rewrote the logical procedures in their bodies about obeying orders, and now the guards of the palace are all my people, and now these people can break your knees and break your arms according to their own will, and the transformation parts will not forcibly interrupt the operation."

Hearing this, Anthony only felt a tingling in his back, and he didn't even dare to look at the Praetorian Guard who was beaten and scolded by himself just now, for fear that something bad would happen after the eyes met

Krause said to Anthony: "Fourth brother, you should learn more from your eldest brother, and don't say some stupid things that are not even as good as nonsense in the future, and bring shame on yourself" He meant that Anthony scolded the Praetorian Guard just now for being unwise, and it was also to answer Anthony's other sentence earlier, "I really haven't officially ascended the throne yet, but you have to figure it out, even if I haven't become the emperor yet, Tiandu, it's me who has the final say"

Krauser moved his gaze to Baldwin, who was closest to him, "Second Imperial Brother, I know you've always looked at me unpleasantly......"

"No...... I ......" Baldwin tried to deny it by chance

Krauser continued what he had just said: "...... For some ridiculous reasons," he snorted and shook his head: "I hope you can understand that all along, I have not been kind to you, I just disdain to have too much to do with people of your level and waste my precious time"

"I ...... I see" Baldwin's fears have long taken precedence over other feelings, and his reaction is purely instinctive

"As for you...... Big brother" Krauser took a slight sideways step and met Christopher's gaze: "You and I have different political opinions...... he paused intentionally before continuing: "This is a very dangerous thing for you"

Christopher swallowed a mouthful of saliva with difficulty, and the seventh brother could no longer have said it clearly—this danger was one-sided, basically life-threatening

"Finally, just to prevent the three of you from naively thinking that anyone else in the city will take your orders against me, or try to solve the problem with private arms...... Let me state in advance" Krauser's words were like a knife to the throat: "Whatever you intend to do, you do it at your own risk"

Christopher, Baldwin and Anthony, at this moment, can be said to be completely desperate, the idea of competing for the throne has already flown into the clouds, and what kind of miserable situation will be in the future makes them worried

"Send the three highnesses," Krauser said after saying what he wanted to say, and ordered lightly

So, the six Praetorian Guards took a step, "escorted" the three men, and silently walked out of the hall...... To be continued)