This year was supposed to be a victorious year for Rhaegar who had been at a disadvantage in the battle for the throne through various tricks. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

He gathered a powerful force and launched a counterattack against his brother, defeating Leo and Leighton in two decisive battles.

After Leo's whereabouts are unknown and rumored to have been killed, Leighton is struggling to survive in the hills on the western side of the empire, and the situation is good for Rhaeggar.

Seeing that the empire no longer has the strength to match him, he has used a series of tricks to win over the local nobles, and the king has become more and more stable.

Just give him another ten years, no, another eight years, and he has every confidence that he will return the empire to its pre-civil war prime.

He is a king with great ambition and great talent, and he will definitely surpass that old and mediocre man and lay the foundation for immortality!

However, all of this changed with the onset of this unusually cold winter, first with his nonsensical attack on the House of Roses, who had remained neutral during the Civil War.

This provoked a lot of opposition, because at this time the imperial military was already in a very weak state, and it was irrational to send troops without authorization.

Moreover, the Rose family is the pillar of the empire, and it has made great contributions in the last dynasty change, so such an attack is undoubtedly self-destruction of the Great Wall.

However, Rhaegar insisted on going his own way, and after weighing it, the ministers judged that the strength of the Imperial Central Army was enough to take Rose City, and the predicted battle damage was within the range that could be beared, so they acquiesced to the operation, and in fact the war went very smoothly.

However, with the arrival of uninvited guests, the situation became confusing, and the Imperial Central Army suffered a major rout.

That's not all, the Rose Army even crossed the Talen Mountains to the heart of the empire, and for a while people were panicked, saying that something was going to happen.

But there is a clear eye to point out what can happen to this? At best, the army is making a stir in the localities, and it is not enough to stir up a big storm.

But as the news of the loss of the Griffon Fortress reached the royal capital, no one could still sit still, and all kinds of rumors spread and turmoil.

"Did you hear that? The Griffon Fortress has been lost, and the support forces led by General Mister have failed miserably, and something big is about to happen!"

"What? The Griffon Fortress, which has not fallen for more than twenty years, has been lost? The Rose family's army alone will never be able to do this, right?"

"It's the Far Eastern Army! It's the Far East that attracted a lot of people a few years ago, oh my God, it's only been a few years, and it's so powerful!"

The citizens sighed in the streets and alleys of the royal capital, who would have thought that the Far East, which a few years ago had been ridiculed as a poor country, would develop to such a point.

Even if you often hear rumors about that area, it is also an economic level, and everyone knows that there is gold everywhere, and it is very rich.

But who knew that in addition to being rich, even the army was so strong that a single rose army really couldn't defeat the royal capital.

However, when they joined forces with the Far Eastern Army, their forces increased dramatically, and no one dared to swear to guarantee the safety of the royal capital, and the future was bleak.

Even late at night, the Lionheart Tower inside the palace was still lit up, and the ministers at the center of power were engaged in heated discussions.

"It's all to blame for that bastard of Mites, it's six thousand elite light cavalry, and they were defeated miserably, it's really unbelievable!"

"Who would have known that Griffon's Fortress would fall so quickly, things have come to this point, we should negotiate a solution instead of quarreling!"

"Now that the garrison of the royal capital is only six legions, what should we do if they come to attack? ”

These ministers are arguing, the news of the griffon fortress is too shocking for them, the loss of this barrier will be directly exposed to the Far Eastern Army, these ministers' family business is in the royal capital, there is no room for any mistakes here, all of them are as anxious as ants on a hot pot.

"Ladies and gentlemen, although the garrison of the royal capital is at a disadvantage in terms of strength, there are not many soldiers, and with the garrison of the royal capital, it is more than enough to defend, so there is no need to panic, what we have to worry about should be another point, that is really deadly. ”

The person sitting at the end of the table glanced at the ministers, and the ministers who had been noisy stopped one after another and looked at his position.

"Worry about something else? Zoro, what point are you talking about? Is there anything more deadly than the fall of Griffon's Fortress?"

"That's right, and it was your idea to send troops to the Griffon Fortress to help, right? ”

"Now our top priority should be to urgently transfer local troops into the royal capital to protect it, this amount of troops is too stretched. ”

The ministers have expressed their opinions, and compared with the last time they respected Solo, some people have already criticized him.

After all, although Solo has the ability, his influence in the royal capital is gradually declining, especially after the defeat of Mites.

Although the responsibility is not on him, there are always people with ulterior motives who deliberately add this sentence that is from Solo's suggestion.

"I will bear the responsibility, but now we must be clear about one thing, that is, Lin Ye's purpose is really to attack the royal capital?"

Solo had long since lost sight of power, and now all he cared about was whether the empire could survive.

At this point, he might recall the conversation he had had with the young man, and if it would have been a better option to kill him?

This thought often came to his mind, but usually at such times he shook his head helplessly, not because the opportunity would not come again.

It's that it makes no sense for him to defeat his opponent in that despicable way, he is a politician and not a conspirator.

"Solo, what are you kidding? He's not attacking the royal capital, so why did he go to great lengths to cross the Taren Mountains?"

"That's right, and the transfer of troops from the Far East to the Griffon Fortress, and the successful capture of the fortress, the situation can be described as very good for them. ”

"What they want to do now must be to gather an army to attack the royal capital, is there any other choice? At least I can't think of it. ”

The ministers shook their heads, convinced that the young duke would take the royal capital, recalling how he had fled from the royal capital in disarray a few years ago.

Thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi are just like that.

"No, his purpose is not to attack the royal capital, but to have other plans. ”

Solo shook his head in the face of the ministers' overwhelming opinions, his fingers moving slowly across the map.

"It is very difficult to take down the king with their forces, so what he has to do is not to attack the royal capital, but to trap the royal capital alive!"

Solo said with a sonorous voice.