The light rain in April moistened the earth, the royal gardens outside the Jinhu Palace were full of spring, and the emperor received the heroes who had just returned from victory in the inner court of the palace.

Marquis Dalí Einfurt, dressed in a straight marshal's gown, half-knelt down and respectfully handed the document in his hand to the emperor:

"Your Majesty, in order to avoid the loss of life, I have given up my plan to capture Marienburg on my own initiative, and the Grand Master of the Knights, Alfred Heinlein, has agreed to surrender unconditionally to our army, and this is the original copy of the Marienburg Treaty, please take a look."

The emperor took the document and quickly flipped through a few pages:

"Great...... War reparations were just enough to fill the deficit in the national treasury, and the problems of debts and military salaries were also solved...... Dalí, I want to thank you for this is a contract worthy of the people of Valsta. ”

The Emperor handed over the documents to the attendants and civil officials for safekeeping, and then pulled out the family heirloom sword 'Twilight' with a "clang" and asked the Marquis of Dalí to kiss the hilt of the sword as a reward.

In the etiquette of the Valstad royal family, this is considered the highest level of courtesy, and this move often means that the official is promoted to the knighthood and soars to the sky.

"Thank you for giving me such an honor, Your Majesty."

"Tell me about this war, Dalí, the newspaper war correspondents all said that you played the other side of the commander, right?"

Dali hurriedly waved his hand: "It's so exaggerated, I just did the right response." ”

"Tell me a little bit."

"The Knights have implemented a strategy of clearing the wilderness, they have plundered the villages along the march, and sent many guerrillas to harass our supply lines, trying to drag us down with a war of attrition."

"Oh? In this way, those feudal knights are quite smart, and if it were me, they would use this strategy. ”

The Marquis nodded and said:

"At first, I also had a headache, but then I slowly found a way to deal with it, since the villages were all looted, we went to surround the enemy's big cities and fortresses on the march, forcing them to hand over food and supplies, not only solving the problem of our army's livelihood, but also helping the refugees on the way."

"Haha! I can't imagine that my marshal has become a ranger who robs the rich and helps the poor! The Emperor smiled and patted the other on the shoulder.

"You have entertained me, Your Majesty, fighting a war is a matter of life and death, and we soldiers know this as we soldiers, and many of those refugees have emigrated to our country, I hope this will not cause pressure on the country."

"Pressure? No, it won't! Our empire is short of people! The refugees will be given all the orders, I will give them land and houses, Valstad is a big family and welcomes people from all over the world to settle down, provided they obey the law, of course! ”

"By the way, Your Majesty, there is one more thing to report to you, that I have decided to use your guard of honor to hold an honorable military funeral for a venerable enemy general.

His name was Herbert Weitzhausen, and he was a great knight lord who fought bravely at the Battle of Marienburg, and was a worthy opponent for his death. ”

The Emperor nodded: "If you do the right thing, the warrior should be respected, whether he is a friend or foe." ”

The Marquis took a form from his pocket and handed it in:

"This is the report of the meritorious personnel in the Battle of Marienburg, please take a look, and the other is the report of the victims and the wounded, which has been submitted to the Ministry of Defense."

"Dali, you are really serious and careful, don't worry, I will reward the meritorious heroes and compassionate the families of the victims.

By the way, your son William Jr.'s performance is really amazing, this time he has become famous, congratulations, there is a successor to the Ainfoot family, and I have to congratulate myself, congratulations to me for having such a good son-in-law. This time, the Marquis of Dalí was extremely unmodest, but directly praised Aiko:

"I have to admit that this kid is indeed playing well, but he is still a little immature, so you can't praise him too much, lest this little guy get carried away!"

"Dali, you're too little William! No matter what, I will promote this kid well, he is one of the future generals of the Imperial Army, and he will definitely be able to take over from us and resist the heavy responsibility of protecting Valstad. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, I noticed that your expression was a little weird, as if you were hiding your emotions, did something happen?"

The emperor looked grim and said:

"Dali, I almost forgot that you also have blue blood powers, and sure enough, I still can't hide your eyes."

"Do you mean...... It's Simon, Mr. ......"

The Emperor sighed faintly:

"Hey, you guessed it, on the third day of your expedition, Mr. Simon was found by the servants and died suddenly on the sofa, and the good news is that Mr. Simon left with a smile on his face and didn't seem to have suffered much.

I rely too much on Mr. Simon, and I tired him out of old age, if I let him be more leisurely, I will definitely live a long life, hey! It's all my fault! ”

Speaking of emotion, the emperor wept with self-reproach, and when he heard of his teacher's death, the Marquis of Dalí was obviously also hit by the weighing, but he quickly recovered, and hurried forward to comfort him:

"Your Majesty, you can't be blamed for this, Mr. Simon, he is too old, his physical functions have long been declining, birth, old age, sickness and death, this is the law of nature, and no one can change it.

Besides, those of us who are students are all successful now, which is the best reward for the teacher's kindness, and he must be at ease. ”

"Dali, or can you talk, I feel better now......"

"No, you don't look good at all, your face is pale, the dark circles under your eyes are quite severe, you need to rest."

Empress Valsta, who has always been known for her mighty and domineering, suddenly became distracted, and she stumbled:

"Reach ...... Dalí, actually...... Actually, I still have something to hide from you, I haven't dared to say it, a lot of things have happened since you set out on the expedition, not only Teacher Simon, but also your wife Jian Ning...... She...... It's no longer there......"

Dali Einfurt chuckled in his heart, he had already been a little puzzled when he didn't see his wife when he led his troops into the city, and now he couldn't support the sad news anymore, his knees weakened, and he sat down on the ground.

"Nope! Oh my God...... Janine! He hugged the leg of the table and began to cry bitterly.

Empress Sarantos pursed her lips and did not know what to say, she was an unfortunate person herself, and she had experienced a lot of sad things, and although she was already an emperor with an iron heart, she could not be indifferent to the sorrows of the world.

"The day after Mr. Simon left, your wife also fell ill, and her condition deteriorated rapidly that night, and I summoned all the royal doctors to consult her, but she was still not saved.

Ay...... I am not saddened, Dalí, Jane Ning is a great person, she can be said to be the founder of the profession of war nurse, and her loss has made the whole civilized world mourn.

You have lost a good wife, I have lost a good best friend, the empire has lost a good military doctor, and the world has lost an angel in white. ”

In the afternoon, the Emperor and the Marquis visited the deceased at the Royal Mausoleum, first at the grave of the mentor Simon Gallieni, and then together at the grave of the Marquise Jeanning Winstede.

William Einfurt wept silently in front of his mother's tombstone, and the Marquis of Dalí seemed to have collapsed, just standing dumbfounded, like a soulless walking corpse, and the viewer was heartbroken.

The Emperor pulled William aside and whispered:

"Little William, you must cheer up, your father needs your support, he and your mother are childhood sweethearts, this scar is very fatal to him, and he will not recover in a short time, and ...... Take this letter, which she stuffed into my palm when she was dying, and it is addressed to you. ”

William Einfoot impatiently opened the crumpled letter, wiped away his tears after reading it, bowed deeply to the tombstone, and then tugged at the sleeve of the Marquis of Dalí and said:

"Father, cheer up, Mother she doesn't want us to cry for her, she has seen enough human suffering in her life, what she wants to see is the inheritance of life, get ready dress, I'm going to have a wedding."

The Marquis of Dali Einfurt glared at his son with some annoyance: "Boy, what nonsense are you talking about? ”

William held up the crumpled letterhead, "Look at this, Father, this is Mother's last wish. ”

Dali snatched the letter, and after reading it, he had nothing to say, just stared silently at his wife's tombstone, and big tears fell on the crumpled letter paper, making a "da-da" sound.

"This matter still needs to be approved by Her Majesty the Empress and Her Royal Highness the Princess."

The emperor bowed his head and said:

"I'm sorry...... I have read the contents of this letter without permission, but fortunately my daughter has come to her senses in time, and I have agreed to the wedding at once, and Edgar agrees, that this is the wish of the Lady of Janening, and it is also my wish. ”

"Thank you...... Your Majesty......"

"Come to the Royal Sanatorium before 17 o'clock tonight, you father and son are both dressed in ceremonial clothes, I will call everyone else, I hope to see you both in good spirits, don't live up to Jian Ning's expectations!"

With that, the emperor sighed and strode back to the palace.