"yes, I didn't have a choice, and since then, swallowing my anger has become the norm.

I have repeatedly made humiliating decisions, ceded islands, paid indemnities, and even tax-exempted their goods, and the ministers of the kingdom of Solan have run rampant in our country.

After a long time, the ministers and generals who originally supported me also began to defect to the side of the main battle faction...... They started questioning me, they suspected that I had a bad brain. ”

The emperor took out a folded letter from his jacket pocket, pinched it and shook it on his fingertips:

"Dali, look at this, this letter I received this morning, and I will read it to you;

Your Majesty! It's hard for me to understand! Where's the mighty Empress Valsta? How did she become a cowardly coward?

How can you let those Solan people trample on our precious honor at will! I didn't join the Imperial Army to be humiliated! We can be killed by the enemy! But don't be scared to death! ”

Halfway through the reading, the Emperor shook her head helplessly, she folded the letter again, clenched her fists, crumpled the letter, threw it into the burning fireplace, and watched it turn into a cloud of ashes.

The glow of the fireplace reflected on the emperor's steel armor, reflecting an orange-red light, and the emperor slammed the table with the iron hook in his left hand and said angrily:

"This is a letter written to me by a veteran of meritorious service, and at the end of the letter, he applied to be discharged from the army and returned home, and behold, this is the evil result of the policy of appeasement! Before the war began, our morale had already taken a heavy hit!

Na! What exactly am I doing wrong? I've worked hard for this country, but not many people understand me! ”

Seeing the emperor's haggard face, the Marquis of Dali Ainfurt was very distressed:

"Your Majesty, kings are all lonely, it is difficult for ordinary people to be far-sighted, they only value immediate interests, no matter how loud the opposition is, you must hold on, you must not go to war now!

Although I have been teaching at the Academy, I have been learning about the state of our empire's preparations for war through various channels.

It takes more time to prepare for war, it takes time for recruits to train, factories and workshops across the country are already producing munitions at full capacity, and things are going well on the shipyard side, with new ships being launched almost every week.

At the current pace, in my opinion, you will have to insist that you will not go to war for at least two years, and when everything is ready, we will have some chance of winning. ”

Emperor Sarantus Midknight looked at the other with her silver-gray one-eyed, and she raised her eyebrows and said:

"Dali, your focused appearance is really charming, you really have a heart, you are still paying attention to these things, I really read you right! Thank you for standing with me during this difficult time! ”

"I'm from Valsta, and that's what I should do, Your Majesty, and I should thank you, if it hadn't been for your slap that woke me up, I'd still be drunk and asleep in the big Hans tavern on the shabby street."

Dalí's words made the atmosphere a lot more relaxed, and the emperor adjusted his sitting posture and said with a smile:

"Haha, I almost didn't recognize who that dirty drunk was, Dali, you've finally come out of the haze of divorce.

The kids at the house love to listen to your physics class, you're a great professor and I'm really proud of you!

Let's not bother with government affairs anymore! Let's talk about homesickness!

Listen to your son William dance at last night's party? Is it true? How did he do it? ”

"Oh...... I was there at the time, you know, my poor William was badly injured, he was not feeling his leg and had to rely on someone else to push the wheelchair.

It was your good daughter, Princess Edgar, who chose William as her dance partner and pushed him through the dance, and the two children danced well, and finally won the title of best dancer. ”

Hearing this name, the emperor waved his hand again and again: "Oops! Forget it! Can Edgar be considered a good daughter? ”

"How loving this child is, she doesn't dislike my William for having a disability, and she gets along well with him."

"Dali, you praise her because you don't know her!

Edgar and Maxime, the twins I've ever had, are two evil stars! There's nothing I don't have to worry about!

Maxim drank heavily and skipped class, messed around the city, and I, the mother, had to apologize and wipe the asshole of this bastard!

Edgar is slightly better...... But that's not to spare!

Have you ever seen a daughter like her?

Her clothes are always dirty, her hair is not combed, her body exudes a bad smell of sweat, and she can't get rid of her nose picking.

I told her to have more contact with other ladies and learn from other people, but she never listened, and mingled with the most stubborn aristocratic teenagers, and made any serious shots on the training ground, and sent them to the hospital with serious injuries. ”

Listening to the emperor's chatter and complaints, Dali couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Hey! What's so funny? ”

"Your Majesty...... Don't you think...... Is Princess Edgar similar to you? ”

"Come on! Where is it like? I'm 10,000 times better than her! I know how to take a shower every time I finish training...... Words and deeds are much more mature than her! And I'm still ......."

Dalí was completely relaxed, he crossed his legs and sat lazily in a high-backed chair: "What's the difference?" ”

"Hey......" The emperor sighed and raised his hand to make a gesture of surrender: "Okay, count you as a winner!" I admit it...... Edgar does have a little bit like me, but it's really just a little bit! Again, she stressed.

"Now I finally understand how much my father worried about me in the first place, and it was really difficult for him."

"Even if you have some shortcomings, you have grown up to be a king in your own right, and you have saved the country from danger several times, so well, it's okay for the children to be stubborn, they will always grow up and change."

"That's what I'm worried about, it's mainly my responsibility, because I went through hardships at the beginning, so I didn't want the children to suffer, and I spoiled them too much unconsciously.

There were times when Maxim made me anxious, and I wanted to teach him a lesson with a whip, but every time I was reluctant to do it, he was my son, and he was a piece of flesh that fell from my body!

Dali, you've seen me fight, I can cut off ten heads in a row on the battlefield, but when I'm confronted with my own flesh and bones, I can't do it at all! ”

"I can understand that you are a strong warrior and a loving mother, and this is not a conflict."

"Hey...... I feel more and more powerless now, and I want my children to live a safe and happy life, but this is not realistic.

Sooner or later there will be a shocking war between us and the kingdom of Solan, and thousands of people will die in the war,

Noble soldiers, clergy, peasants, burghers...... No one is immune.

I myself have long been prepared and willing to sacrifice my life for the country at any time, but I only have a little selfishness, I hope that the children will survive, I hope that they can live to old age, and not be shrouded in horse leather at a young age. ”

Dali sat up straight and suggested, "You can give them an idle job away from the battlefield, so they don't have to worry." ”

The emperor shook his head and said resolutely:

"That's absolutely not going to work, it's a tradition of the nobles to serve in the army, and besides, our Midknights are still royalty, so there is no reason to evade responsibility.

Although I have some selfish intentions, there is no doubt about one thing;

I

And my children,

We will live and die with this country. ”