Chapter 48: Determined to Fight
The battle report of the defeat of the empire was constantly transmitted to the imperial capital of the Shakya Empire, which made Suolihu, who was already in fear, even more flustered.
Suolihu had already ignored the court, and shouted directly: "Uncle, what should we do?" β
As the first assistant, Long Li sighed, Suolihu is not only a matter of young age, but this cowardly and timid character is not suitable to be an emperor, handing over a huge empire to him, or at the critical moment when the empire is crumbling, he doesn't know whether it is right or wrong.
I thought that with the help of Suolihu to develop in this golden opportunity, so as to bring greater opportunities and glory to my family, but now it seems that it is likely to be all in vain.
"I've sent an emissary to the Bundu Federation and the Parkland Empire for help, and even if they are willing to send troops to our aid, it will take time."
As if he had made up his mind, Longli seemed to have made up his mind.
"Your Majesty, you hand over the military power of the empire to me, and I will take people to defend against the enemy."
"Huh? Great, uncle. It's all for you. Suolihu hurriedly agreed as if a drowning man had grasped a life-saving straw, making several ministers on the side look at it with wide eyes.
You must know that even if the Shakya Empire is facing the enemy's attack now, although its strength is insufficient, the fleet in the hands of the empire now has 200,000 warships, not counting the private fleets in those territories.
If you really sort it out with your heart and unanimously resist the enemy, how can you resist waiting for reinforcements to arrive. It is indeed inappropriate to hand over all the military power of the empire to Longli now.
"Your Majesty, this is not in accordance with the rules, since the founding of the Shakya Empire for ten thousand years, the military power has been in the hands of the emperor, how can it be possible to hand over all the military power of the empire." One minister vehemently objected.
Suo Lihu looked at the minister and then at his uncle Longli, a little at a loss, he didn't know who to listen to for a while, and he understood the reason, but now after all, no one is willing to send troops to resist.
His father was the emperor who drove the expedition in person, but as a result, Suolihu didn't want to lead the troops to the front.
"What nonsense are you talking about, my uncle is not an outsider, he is my uncle, I don't trust him, do I trust you?"
The more Suolihu spoke, the more angry he became, "Can you lead troops to fight?" β
"Look at you all old and old, and you are all civil officials, what are those generals doing? Don't I know yet? They all ran away, and they all went to the territory of their uncles and brothers. β
"Don't I know how I, the cheap emperor, came to be?"
"Empire? The empire of fart, in the end, is not thrown at me, a minor, without any power, without a waste of its own warship. β
It seems that Suolihu himself is not stupid, but he is too weak, and he always looks extremely weak under the pressure of his brothers.
Su Li screamed exhaustively, but his words were the truth, which made the ministers on the side suddenly silent, but made Longli struggle a little in his heart.
Longli's family can only be regarded as a third-rate small family in the Shakya Empire, if it weren't for Longli's sister who was accidentally favored by Emperor Suoli Dotti to become the imperial concubine, it is likely that she would have been suppressed by those big families who were eyeing her and finally annexed.
So Longli has been very forbearant over the years, since her sister gave birth to the prince Suolihu, although she knew that she could not get to the throne, but Longli was still extremely attentive to her nephew, he knew that as long as Suolihu was there, the Longli family would not be in danger.
Even those big families will be careful, after all, no matter what, the Longli family has now been labeled as a royal prince.
"Your Majesty, I don't want military power, but Your Majesty will command the fleet as I say."
After several trade-offs in his heart, Long Li decided to support Suolihu to defend against foreign enemies first, and he was already very good to Suolihu on weekdays. If it weren't for his unbearable performance before, Longli would definitely not have coveted the power of the empire.
"Okay, uncle, now you are the only person I can rely on." After a period of venting just now, Suolihu behaved a little more normal.
In the past few days, he has been pushed to the throne, facing the dilemma of a broken country and no one to lead troops, and he is about to collapse, making him, a prince who could have lived a happy and carefree life, seem to have matured all of a sudden.
Although Suolihu was a little cowardly, the situation did not allow him to continue like this.
He gritted his teeth, "It's a big deal, it's all my father's fault, what are you going to do to provoke the Holy Domain, if not, let the empire be buried with your father." β
"Uncle, I am willing to go with you to defend against the enemy. Well, here's for you. After speaking, he threw something from the bookcase to Longli, "Since my uncle and brothers are unwilling to take on the duties of the emperor, then let me do it." β
At this time, Suolihu was indeed very much like his father, the generation of emperors who revitalized the Shakya Empire from old age.
Long Li took it and saw that it was the order that the emperor could have to mobilize the imperial army, and he was also a little excited, he didn't expect his nephew to trust him so much, although the situation in the empire was critical, Suo Lihu had almost no people to rely on, but how to say that the foundation of the empire was still there, as long as the emperor made up his mind, he could definitely save it.
This edict of the Shakya Empire is said to have been given by the temple at the beginning of the founding of the country, has an irreproducible material, and has been implanted in the military central system of the empire, and needs to be used in conjunction with the emperor's authorization.
There was only one amulet, and when Salidotti went out on the expedition this time, because it was instructed by the temple, and Salidoti didn't need this talisman to mobilize the army, it was left to the prince as the prince.
After learning the news of the defeat and death of Salidotti, the prince fled back to his territory as a prince, and he did not take this command with him, not because he didn't want to take it away, but because he took it away, it meant that he had to accept the imperial power, which was also a big burden for him.
The Command was left behind at the request of a minister, but he secretly took away the most elite fleet of 1,000 warships. It was later discovered that a large amount of the treasures in the imperial treasury had also been transferred to his territory by the prince.
"Your Majesty, if you want to assemble a fleet, you also need to supply the fleet, according to the imperial decree, all fleets only have less than a month's supply, if you don't replenish it, the fleet will not reach the battlefield at all, especially the energy needs to be replenished to the maximum."
Longli's words made Suolihu frown slightly, which was something he didn't know.
"Uncle, what should I do then?"
"Before, those princes and big families have already transferred most of the empire's materials and belongings in the imperial capital, and now the closest base to the imperial capital is only ten light years, but there is no supply base there, and it needs to be mobilized from near the imperial capital."
"Didn't you say that the emperor didn't have much supplies?"
"It turns out that the supplies used as a supply base are indeed insufficient to provide the needs of 200,000 warships, so please open the strategic reserves of the treasury to meet the needs of the fleet."
"No, Longli, you're messing around." One of the ministers shouted.
"It is true that the imperial treasury is the strategic reserve of the empire, but most of it is currency, and there are not many materials, which is the foundation of the survival and operation of the empire, and the empire will die if the treasury reserves are exhausted."
"Shut up!" Longli was furious when he heard this, "Now that the empire is on the verge of survival, when is there a greater need for the treasury than now?" The kingdom is gone, what is the use of asking for those goods? β
"Your Majesty, please open the treasury and exchange your belongings for supplies for the fleet."
"I am willing to take out all the musterable materials in the family for free to provide the needs of the fleet to go on the expedition." Longli seemed to possess endless power, and his deep voice made Suolihu feel safe for a moment.
"Uncle."
The corners of Suolihu's eyes were a little moist, since he could remember, Longli's uncle had been by his side, and Longli was only a member of a small family at that time, not even a patriarch. But such a person let him guard by his side for more than ten years, and with him becoming the emperor of the empire, Longli also successfully ascended to the top of the empire, the pinnacle of this right.
It's just that how long can this last, the fleet of the Holy Domain this time is 500,000 ships.
Although Suolihu was still a little worried and a little timid, he suddenly didn't feel scared when he saw his uncle's firm eyes.
Everything was according to Longli's arrangement, the treasury was opened, a large amount of property was transported out like flowing water, and materials were exchanged with the small and medium-sized families still in the imperial capital, and transported by transport ships and supply ships to the defense base ten light years away, and the order for the fleet to assemble was also issued by Suolihu and Longli.
It takes time for the fleet to assemble, and it will be difficult to gather these 200,000 warships in ten days and a half months, after all, the remaining warships are now in various bases of the empire.
In the past few days, Suolihu and Longli have been negotiating day and night with those ministers who have not yet run away, which makes Suolihu very satisfied, this is what the emperor should do.
After a tired day, everyone dispersed, and only Suolihu and Longli were left in the entire hall, and even those guards and maids did not see a single one.
"Uncle, can I ask you a question?" At this time, Suolihu seemed to have returned to his childhood, pestering Longli to ask this and that.
"Your Majesty, please speak."
"Why do my brothers have to run away? Especially the eldest brother, he is the prince himself. β
"Well, it's hard to say, in order to maintain the rule of the empire, your father divided the empire into different territories, so that all adult princes can hold one place, so that they can learn to manage the affairs of the empire, but this also stimulates their selfish nature, when they are in danger, they only want to keep their own territory, and do not want to care about other people."
"Competition is inevitable, but more importantly, once these people have what belongs to them, they are desperately trying to keep it, the interests of the empire are far less important than their own, and they don't want to take on the responsibility of the empire as a whole."
"Isn't it possible to own the entire empire when you become an emperor?"
"Suo Lihu, you are too naΓ―ve to think, now that your powerful father is gone, the empire has long been hollowed out by those nobles and big families, they want to run away, how dare the princes who are tied to their interests disobey."
"Oh, that's right." Suolihu was suddenly.
"And which family am I bound to?"
Longli was stunned when he heard this, and then laughed, "Of course it's the Longli family." β
But then he lowered his head, "Your Majesty, you can only be tied to my family, the Longli family is just a small family, and the scope is limited to the vicinity of the imperial capital, and there is no ability to establish a force to cover the empire, we have no support, no way out." β
"Although the territory of the brothers is smaller than that of the empire, but the number of troops is also small, they are not afraid of being attacked and destroyed by each one?" Suolihu was obviously not a fool, he actually thought of this.
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