Chapter Seventy-Six: Waiting in the Cold Wind
Emperor Bagh, who was not an emperor who ascended to the throne according to the law of imperial succession, was not convincing from the point of view of legitimacy, so the legitimacy of the other party has always been attacked by political opponents. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
Bag was originally a prince of the North, Duke of Rytjord, and his wife Alexandra was also a prince of the North, the Archduchess of Wende.
Bag had participated in a series of campaigns of Emperor Eumened, and after his death, Śršenad returned to his own territory and did not join the civil war of the empire, but only suppressed nearby rebellions or uprisings from time to time, during which time the other party had been running for the position of king of the north, which had been idle for many years, but did not make progress.
It was at this time that Bag suddenly received a coronation decree from the Imperial Parliament.
At that time, Bag was frightened: "How can I, a Duke of Rytjord, become emperor?"
The current emperor is a high-risk profession! Do you want me to die?
The envoys sent by the parliament did not feel much surprised by such a reaction from the other party, because after the death of sixteen emperors, everyone turned away from the emperor's profession, but the empire could not live without a king for a day!
Therefore, almost all later emperors were tied to the palace and crowned.
The envoy was accustomed to this kind of situation, and skillfully uttered the lines he had memorized: "The Imperial Council has decided that the Duke will be the emperor! ”
In the end, Bag went to the imperial capital of Midur to become emperor, but he set out with his wife and the entire army of the two dukes, totaling 90,000 men. The mighty army went straight to the capital, which was completely unexpected by the parliamentarians, who immediately organized an army to intercept it, and the 150,000 parliamentary army was completely annihilated after five large-scale battles, and finally Bag entered Midur peacefully with the coronation order sent by the parliament and was crowned emperor.
Perhaps it is the reason why the other party has always had a strong military force by his side, and he has not died like the previous twenty or so in the more than two years of his reign.
These are the things that Shilinya learned about Emperor Bag when she came to Anjitan, a figure who was able to achieve military victories without being stabbed by his political opponents behind the scenes.
This is the port of Anjitan, which is an ice-free port, and the warm current from the south passes through here, so that the port does not freeze because of the cold weather, and the howling north wind constantly blows through the port, but these biting spikes do not stop the enthusiasm of the workers to transport goods to support their families.
The port provided Ankitan with a large amount of tax revenue, allowing Alan to maintain an elite standing army of several thousand men, while also providing basic material support for the maintenance of the castle.
Shilinya is here in the cold wind today, not because of the reason for inspecting the people's livelihood and inspecting the territory, but today, if nothing else, the supplies for the Holy War of the Emperor Bagh will be delivered here, and with it the envoys sent by the Emperor.
In fact, such a greeting does not require Shilinya to be present in person, and an official can be ordered to replace it, but Leander made the imperial side feel the sincerity of Anjitan and even the entire Morris people, so he "suggested" that Shilinya should be present in person.
"Uncle Leander, do you really think I can represent the people of Anjitan and all of Maurice?" Shilinya grumbled, looking at the busy harbor and rubbing her frozen hands.
"The people are used to being represented by their lords, so you have to get used to that feeling. The mockery in Shilinya's tone, Leander didn't feel any anger, and he didn't have any thoughts of blaming the other party.
This child has a very good ability to learn new things, and at the same time is kind and fair, but sometimes he is too cynical.
"Just wait a minute. Leander saw that the other party had used spells to keep warm, but he still kept rubbing his hands, so he didn't ask the other party to continue to insist, "Wait a few more minutes, if the other party hasn't come yet, you and Dalefield will go to the lighthouse behind you to rest." ”
It's cold in high places, and if Shirinya and the others were standing on the level ground, they wouldn't feel so cold. But no, now they are standing on the top floor of the lighthouse, so that they can look out over the transport fleet that has not yet appeared in the distance.
Shilinya's poor physique could not withstand the cold erosion no matter how much she wore clothes and many spells, and her trembling body silently protested to Leander against her master.
The harbor is still busy in winter, but there are a large number of empty berths that no ship dares to use, because these berths are reserved for ships carrying supplies for jihad.
The lack of berths has made the ships entering the harbor crowded in queues, and the long wait has made these merchants feel impatient, and some of the brave merchants have begun to discuss with the soldiers who maintain order whether they can temporarily borrow these idle posts, and if the ships arrive, they will leave immediately.
These proposals were rejected one by one, and the soldiers may have done this in the past to benefit themselves, but today the top boss is watching from his head, and the soldiers who are not brainless will never do this.
These vacant berths are in stark contrast to the merchant ships lining up to enter the port next to them.
A little black spot appeared on the horizon, and a huge fleet of ships had appeared in front of everyone's eyes, and the owners of merchant ships looked at such a fleet with unhappy eyes, because they had more competitors entering the port.
Shilinya, who kept lowering her head and rubbing her hands, felt that someone was constantly slapping her, and the owner of this slapping her hand was Leander on the side.
"Here, let's go down and get ready to meet us now. Leander reminded.
Shilinya raised her head, Eagle Eye Blessing on her eyes, the dark spots on the horizon continued to magnify in her eyes, this was a fleet of twelve merchant ships plus five warships, the ships were not big or small, like ordinary merchant ships, and the red dragon flag, the symbol of the empire, fluttered on the mast of the ship.
"I almost caught a cold to wait for you. Shilinya complained.
The people working in the harbor did not have such a good vantage point to observe the fleet coming from afar, nor did they have the blessing of magic, let alone the time to observe.
When the red dragon flag of the fleet appeared in people's sight, the merchants breathed a sigh of relief, these ships did not come to compete with them for the opportunity to enter the port, but they soon looked at each other with malicious eyes, it was because of these people that they would line up here.
The seventeen boats were soon moored in the arrangement of the workers, and then small boats approached the ships, ready to bring the important people ashore.
"Don't be too nervous for a while, and don't rub your hands, and keep a good appearance of a nobleman. Leander looked at Shirinya, who was still rubbing her hands on the side, and said dissatisfied.
If the envoys of the other party see the lord of their own family like this, how bad the impact is!
"Ha~" Shilinya took a hot breath on her hands with deerskin gloves, and then reluctantly stopped the action of rubbing her hands all the time, although Shilinya didn't want to admit it, but Leander was right, she looked weak like she was now.
"Right...... Who the hell is the other party?" Shilinya asked in a shaky voice, trying to maintain a proper stance, and although she tried hard to overcome such a cold feeling, her physical reaction was still difficult to be affected by willpower.
"I didn't say it explicitly, but I guess the other party should have the eldest princess Karin. Leander looked at the child next to him who was shaking and was very satisfied, at least now the other party knew how to use willpower to make the body instinct succumb.
"Why? Wouldn't it be better to send that prince over? This would not only show the Emperor's support and concern for the Holy War, but also gild the future Emperor. "Shilinya doesn't understand the manager's thinking, maybe because she is a political novice.
"The crown prince is the future heir, but in the current situation, this prince is not as resolute and courageous as his father, and it is very likely that something will happen if this prince is put here - now this emperor has offended many enemies since his coronation, and it is difficult to guarantee that these will be in the dark from it. Leander explained softly to the other party, it is better not to let the people around them hear such things, although the two of them have been cleared by the guards now, and there is no one within a radius of twenty meters - except for some personal guards.
"And the eldest princess is much better than the current crown prince, at least the strength of the other party can protect herself now, and this princess showed her wisdom on the way to the capital of Emperor Bagh. The people on board had already descended to the pick-up boat, and Leander's half-squinted eyes seemed to try to see the people clearly, so as to verify that he was right.
But unfortunately, the people who came down were all cloaks, and no matter how hard Leander tried, he couldn't see who the other party was.
As a mage, Shilinya did not need to do a very inefficient thing, and the eyes blessed by the Eagle Eye Technique slowly magnified the scene she saw, and when she reached her limit, Shilinya found that a cloaked man had several strands of golden curls leaking out of it.
I don't know if this one is the envoy that Leander speculated - the eldest princess Karin