In the Empire of Light, in the imperial capital of Gilliat, it was already nightfall. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

As the largest city in the empire, Gilliat not only had a large population, prosperous trade and economy, but more importantly, its political significance as the capital of the empire.

In the center of this majestic city, it is surrounded by inner walls, which are guarded by soldiers day and night, because this inner city is the political center of the empire - the imperial palace of the empire.

Outside the imperial city, a team of imperial forest troops was responsible for defense, and there were two main army corps stationed in the city, plus the garrison in the city responsible for public security, the garrison of the entire imperial capital was the most tightly guarded in the empire.

At night, a curfew has been imposed in the ordinary residential areas of the city, but in the aristocratic mansions in the east of the city, most of them sing at night. Several famous night markets and Fengyue Street are bustling at the moment. An imperial capital, but the night in the east and west of the city is very different.

In a palace deep in the palace, a group of court attendants with candles stopped from outside the palace, and the leading attendant bent down and whispered to the door in an extremely respectful tone: "Lord Norman has arrived. ”

After the squire finished speaking, he respectfully stepped aside, and a tall man behind him walked forward, also carefully following the squire in the doorway.

"Norman, you're here, don't wait outside, come in!"

There was a male voice in the palace, and the middle-aged nobleman named Norman at the door stood up straight when he heard this. He looked at the attendant on the side, and casually threw a gold coin in his hand, and the attendant immediately smiled with a smile on his face, and nodded and smiled at him in a low voice: "Thank you, Lord Duke......"

Norman straightened his sleeves and walked into the palace. In the center of the palace, a man dressed in fine clothes was sitting at the top of a round table, and when he saw Norman come in, he smiled and said, "You are here, sit down!"

Seeing that this noble man looked calm, Norman couldn't help but have some doubts in his heart: it was already nightfall, and according to the laws of the empire and the regulations of the palace, after nightfall, non-royal nobles were not allowed to enter the palace land. However, he received a secret notice from the palace attendants in the evening, and he appeared here at this moment, presumably the noble man in front of him should have something important to tell him.

When Norman thought of this, he whispered, "Your Majesty......"

The man in fine clothes above the round table didn't say a word, but at this moment Norman's title and attitude towards him clearly indicated the identity of the middle-aged man in this palace: he was none other than the current Emperor of the Bright Empire himself, Mondevideo IV!

When Montevideo IV saw the Duke of Norman sitting at the round table opposite, he slowly stared at him:

"The day before yesterday, Sistine's secret message sent back to the imperial capital, saying that he had entered the northwest province of Turan, and I thought that he should have arrived in Mosivalen City today.

I have also read the military report sent by the Duke of Casa before. Hmph, after a year of fighting, the Moxi army has lost less than 20,000 men! They seem to have killed a prince of Macedonia, which forced those guys to retreat, but these things are far beyond my expectations......

The Norman Duke was silent, and after listening to what Mondevideo had said about this, he looked at him carefully:

"Your Majesty, I have also received news about what you said. Judging from the military documents submitted to the military headquarters by the governor of Turan Province, the military information reported by Su Ya should not be false. Moreover, after Macedonia retreated, it was also mourned immediately, and it seems that there was indeed some big man who died in battle. ”

Mondevia's eyes swept over Norman, and then he said coldly:

"That's not what I care about, I can afford to kill a Macedonian prince, even if she kills that Barcelus, I don't worry about anything!

It's just the Moxi Army! The Moxi Army! The stubborn disease of the western frontier of the empire still exists! This Su Ya deliberately avoided the battle, but instead kept the main force of the Moxi Army! This woman has some means, but the problem in the northwest gives me more headaches! What she wants is not only a reward, she also wants money and food! In this battle, I am afraid that the empire will have to pay for Moxi in the end!"

When Montevideo said this, seeing that Norman was silent, he muttered for a moment, and his tone was only slightly lower.

His Majesty the Emperor glanced at Norman and took a deep breath before sighing:

"For more than 20 years, the Moxi army has become bigger and bigger, and since the first emperor, it has always used the means of pacification to woo Moxi. Do you know why?"

When the Norman Duke heard this, his heart moved, but he nodded and said:

"Your Majesty, I know a little bit about this. For many years, the empire has raised troops and people in Moxi, firstly, because Moxi is indeed an important place in Western Xinjiang.

Far away from the empire and close to the steppes and Macedonia, it can be said to be the best frontline position in the enemy area. Once the flames of war broke out in the western frontier, as long as heavy troops were stationed in Moxitun, the hinterland of the empire could be prevented from being exposed to the enemy.

Moxi is in the hands of the empire, and it can send troops from here, and it can be used to map the steppe from afar, and Macedonia can be stationed here, and it is forbidden to go to Moxi! The hundreds of years of history of the empire have all verified that Moxi is an important military and political place.

The second is that Moxi is close to the grassland, far away from the empire, the local people are fierce, most of the Moxi people are brave and ruthless, and the combat effectiveness of the army formed is indeed much higher than that of ordinary standing regiments.

Moxi was originally a military stronghold in the western frontier of the empire, and it was guarded by an army with strong combat effectiveness. As long as Moxi is in the hands of the empire, the western frontier will be able to maintain stability, and the empire will be able to ensure prosperity!"

"Huh...... The western frontier is stable, and the empire is prosperous! That's a good thing to say......"

Mondevia shook his head, his eyes a little solemn, he suddenly got up from his seat, turned his back to Norman and muttered:

"Yes, what you said is exactly what the emperors of the empire thought, even the first emperor, almost everyone thought so!, but ...... But I don't think so!"

Norman was shocked, but found that the emperor had a serious face, and his eyes were blazing looking at the imperial city outside the window:

"Since my accession to the throne, there have been such foreign enemies as Macedonia, Isby, and even the steppes.

Inside, the Lingbei Army in the north, the Moxi Army in the west, and those pirates in the East China Sea, as well as the group of guys in the empire who have always harbored ill intentions towards the imperial power...... All of this makes me have a headache and at the same time think about a question: why does the empire face so many internal and external troubles?!

The Bright Empire has been founded for hundreds of years, and it is the largest power in the human world, whether it is history, culture or territory. But what about such a seemingly powerful country, but it has never calmed down the powerful and unified the countries of mankind?!

The reason is not from the outside, but from within the Empire! It is that the Empire's system has gone wrong for hundreds of years! It's just that these fatal mistakes are becoming more and more apparent!" (To be continued.) )