Dragon Country.

Imperial capital.

This is a place that countless Dragon Nation people dream of coming to, and it is the largest city in Dragon Country.

The rich, bustling, and spacious streets are clean and tidy, with a dazzling variety of shops and shops lining the sides of the road, and a wide variety of goods are simply dizzying.

Well-dressed people are in groups on the road, talking and laughing, and the luxury beast cars coming and going are endless, and in each carriage are sitting one gorgeous and rich magnate after another, and it is they who make the imperial capital lively and bustling.

In addition, of course, there are indispensable guards and police stations in the imperial capital who are heavily armed and uniformed, constantly patrolling the alleys of the imperial capital to maintain law and order and punish the wicked.

The imperial capital as far as the eye can see is a song and dance, as if in every place in all aspects, it is showing the prosperity of the Dragon Kingdom to those outsiders.

Maybe that's why...

The imperial capital will be flocked to by so many dragon people, and it is a lifelong dream to be able to take root in the imperial capital, right?

After all, no matter how superficial it is, no matter how illusory it is...

That's wonderful, isn't it?

...

Imperial capital, imperial palace.

If the imperial capital is the core of the Dragon Kingdom, then the Imperial Palace is undoubtedly the core of the entire imperial capital, the top priority.

As for the reason, it is also very simple.

There is only one.

The Empress is here.

This place is the founding empress of the Dragon Kingdom, the absolute emperor who stands above millions of people... A secluded palace.

And today's Imperial Palace, ushered in the absolute wonder that can be said to be unprecedented in these hundreds of years, the huge "Dragon Palace", is densely packed with figures.

Regarding the identity of these people, all the people who have a little bit of culture will never be unfamiliar, such as the Minister of Finance, the Interior Minister, the Judicial Dali, the Commander of the Forbidden Army...

These ministers and officials, who can scare a large number of people to death by pulling out any one of them to blow up their official names, are all gathered together at this moment, and the vast majority of them, no matter how they show off their might and arrogance on weekdays, are all trembling now, and they don't even dare to come out of the atmosphere.

Because they all know it.

Something went wrong.

And it's...

Something is wrong!

"Emperor! Minister... I hope to get an explanation for why we suddenly provoked a war, and why we attacked the Holy Country! ”

A burly man dressed as a handsome general stood up from the ranks of the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military forces, he half-knelt under the dragon hall, and with a loud and firm voice, he invited the tall woman who was located on the dragon throne at the height of the hall.

However, on the other hand, the woman has one hand casually resting on the armrest of the dragon throne, beating rhythmically, and the other hand resting her cheek, her long flaming red hair hanging down from the throne to the ground, and the dark brown dragon horns standing on either side of the crown are shiny and majestic, symbolizing the dignity of its master.

The woman's eyes are always closed, under the fork of the black cheongsam, there are two snow-white long legs stacked up and down, red hair, black robe, white skin, three colors mixed together, forming a distinct visual contrast and impact, in the corner of the eye like ink like a faint eye shadow, but also the last stroke of God, so that the woman's whole person is picturesque, full of classical charm.

Seeing that the empress did not reply to herself, she still closed her eyes and kept her mind silent, at this time, General Long Yi stiffened his scalp, although his head was lowered even lower, but after that, he still persisted in the voice, and his follow-up words, even the other people in the Dragon Hall were all startled.

"If the emperor can't give an answer to the minister, then the minister begs the emperor to be... Take back the diplomatic documents against the Holy Country, withdraw the declaration of war against the Holy State! ”

As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar in the Dragon Palace.

In the hearts of all the officials and ministers, there is only one word left for General Long Yi, crazy, he is absolutely crazy!

dared to question the empress, or in front of the empress!

As expected.

As the last syllable of Long Yi's words fell, the woman on the dragon seat finally opened her eyes.

It was a pair of purple eyes.

In an instant, everyone in the Dragon Hall felt a tremor from the depths of their souls, that was a sense of oppression from the absolute superior, as the woman's gaze swept over them after opening her eyes, everyone's legs were weak, and they couldn't wait to be able to crawl on the ground, crushed at the life level, making them feel that they were like ants in front of the empress on the dragon throne.

Fortunately, this emperor's aura was quickly withdrawn, or rather, it was only placed on one person by the empress.

Ryuichi who had just asked her to take back her will.

This is known as the number one general of the Dragon Kingdom, commanding the strongest army in the entire continent, and the commander of the Longmen Army, who has made countless people fearful, but now he is sweating like rain and gritting his teeth, Long Yi can feel the empress's gaze locked on him, and just this gaze makes him feel as if he has been pressed with a thousand catties of boulders on his body, making it difficult for him to breathe, his shoulders tingling, and his whole body trembles.

But even so, Long Yi still did not give in, still did not let go, he was still half-kneeling, supporting his body with his knees, so that he would not be pressed down, he was conveying his firmness to the empress in this way, hoping to make the empress listen to his advice.

After a few breaths, the woman on the dragon seat seemed bored, withdrew her gaze, and closed her eyes again.

Long Yi below was relieved, gasping for breath, his heart was pounding, and he was about to explode.

Is this the empress? This is the power and coercion of the Empress, he... He is also known as the strongest person in the Dragon Kingdom, and it is really difficult to even take the gaze of the empress...

When Long Yi was apprehensive, another minister in the Dragon Palace, seeing that the empress was over like this, let Long Yi go, he couldn't help but feel pity in his heart, and then immediately stood out of the queue.

It was the Minister in charge of the Interior, Charlotte.

"Emperor, please don't care about the hypocrisy of some cowardly and timid people, the real people of the Dragon Kingdom, the whole country is willing to help each other and level the Holy Kingdom for the emperor!"

"I have informed the treasurers of the cities to increase the allocation of military salaries, and to be ready to recruit and expand the army at any time, a week... No, within three days, the army of our Dragon Kingdom will be able to come to the city and reach the gate of the Holy Kingdom! ”

Xia Luo respectfully supported the emperor, but many officials in the rear of the Dragon Palace, when they heard Xia Luo's words, especially the words "military salary" and "army expansion", some people's faces instantly became ugly, and some were even full of anger.

Of course, more of a smile on the face, but a good cover-up.

After all...

"Charlotte! In such a major event that will affect the Dragon Kingdom, and even implicate the entire continent, will it be chaotic, do you still want to be corrupt, and you still have to engage in your despicable methods of collecting money! ”

"And let the cities allocate money for the salaries of the army... Don't you know that there is no money everywhere!? Don't you know that most of the people in the cities are starved and hungry? ”

Even in front of the empress, Long Yi couldn't help it, he stood up directly, the general glared angrily, and turned his head to scold the fat minister beside him.

Seeing that Xia Luo ignored him at all, the dragon turned his head and knelt heavily towards the empress again, this time not half-kneeling, but full-kneeling.

"Emperor, you must not expand the army anymore, no matter how many troops and soldiers there are, it is just a boat, and the people are the water, even if the boat is built bigger, but if there is no water, no matter how powerful the warship is, it will become an ornament!"

"Emperor, today's Dragon Kingdom has long been riddled with holes, the people are struggling to make a living, famine is everywhere, disasters and disasters are continuous, but it is not possible to get the disaster relief and poverty relief that it should be, it is precisely because of those bureaucrats who have done nothing that the people in various places have begun to resent the emperor, and some arrogant and scheming people even take the opportunity to incite the people, in the name of righteousness, to form a private army, in a vain attempt to overthrow the emperor and subvert the Dragon Kingdom..."

"Emperor! What we lack in the Dragon Kingdom now is not foreign aggression and war, we should first do the internal security, only then can we have the capital to take the outside, take this opportunity, you can rarely attend the Dragon Palace, I implore you to abolish slavery, set up a supervision office, and remove all the corrupt and perverted people, and remove the moths that eat away at the Dragon Kingdom, at the same time, the ministers will personally go into battle to lead the Dragon Gate Army to sweep away the rebels, and destroy the rebels who are deceiving the people and rebellious ones one by one, and return the Dragon Kingdom to a real peaceful and prosperous world! ”

After these heartfelt words, Long Yi could clearly perceive that there were hateful and murderous eyes in the Dragon Palace, which were close to his back, and these were the so-called important ministers and officials from the rear.

Because he pierced this window in front of the empress, exposed the false prosperity they painted for the empress, and moved their profit cake, but the dragon was fearless, this is the self-confidence of the strongest "relic envoy".

In this "strength first" dragon country, any conspiracy and trickery is vain in the face of absolute power, so let those bureaucrats and ministers be dissatisfied with him, and then grit their teeth and want to get rid of him, but they all failed.

However, it is precisely because of the absolute "supremacy of strength" that the birth of slavery will be caused, and the most basic protection will be lost to those who are weak, which will cause the current collapse of the Dragon Kingdom, so when Long Yi learned that the empress had once again personally passed down the will to launch a war against the Holy Kingdom, Long Yi was shocked at first, but soon he realized that this was an opportunity to let himself admonish in front of the empress, so that the empress would no longer be blinded by the villain, and it was an opportunity to save the Dragon Kingdom!

"Presumptuous! Daring! Emperor, I ask that the Praetorian Guards immediately drag General Long Yi out of the Dragon Palace and behead him for public display! ”

"How can such a man with eyes and beads deserve to be in such a high position? Dare to ask General Long Yi, can't you see the prosperity and magnificence of the imperial capital outside? Could it be that the happy smiles on the faces of those pedestrians on the street are fake? Are all the shops that are thriving also fake? Could it be..."

Xia Luo was about to retort fiercely, but soon he stopped abruptly, and quickly closed his mouth, not daring to say another word, because the empress was on the armrest of the dragon throne, tapping the fingers of the beat, and stopped.

Everyone held their breath, these ministers and dignitaries in charge of the Dragon Kingdom knew very well that every word the empress would say next would determine the direction of the future situation, and even more... Their life and death.

Finally.

The woman on the dragon seat spoke.

"I will not withdraw the declaration of war against the Holy Kingdom."

As soon as these words came out, Xia Luo and many ministers and officials in the rear breathed a sigh of relief, and they were happy in their hearts, war, what they wanted was war.

But then, before they could start to delusional, the empress's next sentence made their hearts cold again, like being poured with ice water.

"As for the reason... Ryuichi, if I told you that I have something extremely important, but now it seems... Well, it was snatched away by the Holy Country, what would you do? ”

"Minister, the general will personally lead the army, set foot on the holy country, take back the emperor's things intact, and return them to the emperor!" Ryuichi replied without hesitation.

"Good."

"As a bonus, if you can really do it, then what you mentioned earlier, I hope that I will be satisfied with the reform strategies of the Dragon Kingdom, and no one can stop you, so... Is it okay? ”

Long Yi's eyes flashed with excitement, even though he was a middle-aged veteran, he still felt his blood boiling at this moment.

Because of the empress's promise, this is the hope of the dragon kingdom, as long as he can win this war and regain the lost things for the empress, it is equivalent to saving the dragon kingdom and supporting the building!

Long Yi silently said sorry to the Holy Country, to the people of the two countries who could foreseeably be destroyed and displaced by the war.

He used to reject the war because he couldn't see hope, thinking that it would be the last straw that broke the camel's back, but now, the nature has changed, and this war is in the eyes of Ryuichi... has become the last straw for the drowning man!

"Minister, you will not be dishonored!"

"It will be within a month... Sweep through the Holy Kingdom! ”