"And then?" Although she already had a rough idea in her mind, Eco really wanted to hear from Chloe herself, about how she had tricked her brothers into getting there and managed to bring them down. ＊

"And then, of course, it's just a way to get all my brothers together...... As for what to use, of course it is this holy decree in my hand?" Chloe raised the holy decree in his own hand, which was originally used by the old emperor to save Chloe's life and prevent her from being bullied or even persecuted by the rest of the princes. A big smile was revealed.

“...... Really. Eco said secretly in his heart, as expected. Then Chloe began to talk slowly about the planning and implementation of her last move.

Chloe: "First of all, I was at the old emperor's coffin ceremony, which was the morning of the second day after the old man's death. At noon on the day after the coffin ceremony, an invitation was sent to all the princes who were still staying in the imperial city, waiting for the old man's funeral to be completed. ”

"Well, as for the content of this invitation, cut out those meaningless words and phrases - by the way, I borrowed from Eco's delicate writing to write this letter? It should have enough of the style of a 'literary girl'? Ahaha, don't talk about this. Chloe smiled, "As for the content, the first one is, 'I have here a decree from the old emperor.'" And then the second one is, 'The old emperor gave me something very important when he was dying,' and the third one is, 'So, I want to invite all my brothers to come over and have a family banquet together.'" And then on top of this banquet. Let's open this decree together. And the last one is, 'This is the time for the rumors.' So in order to avoid everyone's suspicion, I had to ask everyone to bring their own drinks. ’”

When Chloe spoke the last of her letters, Eco's thoughts became clearer. Eighty percent of Chloe's letters are deliberately written in a very literary way—in order to deepen her impression of being a "literary girl." On the other hand, the act of asking everyone to bring their own drinks was probably very unexpected by the princes. However, if it is combined with the impression of the "vase" left on everyone before, then it can greatly reduce everyone's suspicion of Chloe - at least not because they are afraid that this is a "Hongmen Banquet".

So, sure enough, everyone brought their own drinks. However, it is strange that since there is no problem with the drink. So how did Chloe drug her brothers down?

In response to this question, Chloe smiled leisurely and said, "Although I am drugged, the medicine I put is not a drug or any poison at all? I threw these alchemical medicines, which were airless, tasteless, colorless, and not at all poison or anything, into many cups for wine. Then, when my brothers came to the feast, I took out all the cups of the medicine and let everyone choose for themselves, and left one for me at the end - and then with the drinks on their own. This will certainly not raise any suspicions. Especially since I didn't order any incense or anything. ”

Hearing this, Eco continued: "It's just that you didn't drink a sip of wine, and your brothers drank it stupidly." Right?"

"That's right~~" Chloe's mood was quite happy: "According to the flow of the banquet, everyone is seated first, and then I, as the host tonight, will let everyone drink - of course, my brothers will definitely not choose those low-alcohol drinks in order not to lose face, and even if they bring it, I will not let him drink it." Well, and then, after a few drinks, I started to talk about the time, like the performance of the dancers and singers...... These are the same things that are customary at banquets. Then, in between, my task must have been to persuade the drinkers. ”

Chloe: "But~~, and most importantly, as I hinted at it at the beginning, don't rush to know what is described in the decree. So in order not to show that they would be ridiculed for being "impatient" or "uneducated" in front of their brothers, my lovely brothers also held back. Hold back and don't press me back. ”

"And then, a bunch of lovely kids getting drunk and lying down?" echo replied.

"That's right~~ That's the way it is, do you have any questions?, my dear Eco?" Chloe blinked her eyes triumphantly. Throwing a wink at Eco.

Echo ignored Chloe's wink and asked solemnly, "Yes, I'm curious, how are you going to take over the throne after you clean up your brothers?

Hearing this, Chloe also put away her rare flirtatious expression, changed back to a serious posture, and replied, "Actually...... Today, I was not able to catch all the brothers, my eldest brother and several other imperial brothers who were the targets were indeed in place, but my third emperor brother actually did not come, but directly left the five emperor brothers as his allies... Therefore, I have to send someone to completely collect this third emperor brother before he returns to the army he has placed outside the city. At the same time, I also have to clean up the armies of the other royal brothers outside the city and the forces in their domains. At the very least, these people must be completely destroyed. ”

Speaking of this, Chloe sneered again: "The eldest brother's own strength is very strong, but he is a little arrogant, so he is not in a hurry at the banquet at all, he basically believes that either he inherits the throne as a matter of course, or someone else inherits the throne, and then he will directly take it by force." ”

"As for the other princes, they just didn't think of my plan, and then went to the banquet. And then I won't say much about them. ”

"What bothers me now is my third emperor brother, this person is ambitious, although at least fifty percent of his military exploits are mixed, but at least on the surface, at least compared to the eldest prince and the second prince, it can be regarded as a prominent military achievement. But this guy has a bit of talent. But his conduct is worse than that of the eldest prince. More critically. This guy has never been on the wrong side of the old man. So this guy probably never thought that he might be considered the heir, right? Then I prepared to leave here and go back to my army to prepare for the big battle - but fortunately, the guards told me that this guy hadn't left the city gate yet, so I had to call an ambush to clean him up for the next two days. ”

"By the way, it's not just him, basically all the princes have brought their main private soldiers, and then squatted outside the city or in the adjacent town?"

"And ......," Chloe looked at Eco. said seriously: "This guy is different from other princes, he is a 'soldier ruffian'. He did a lot of evil when he went out, but because of his illustrious background and good military achievements, he has been ignored. I've been at large, so he's the only guy, please don't hesitate to let me clean him up - I have the evidence of this man's guilt now, do you want to see it?"

Eco's answer came quickly: "No. If that's the case, then leave this person to me. How about I clean up this guy tonight? You just need to get your guards back--you're pretty good. How did you manage to take in all the guards?

Chloe said, "No, I just took advantage of the loophole in the old man's words and fooled them in front of them that it was their job to 'protect me'...... But I deliberately didn't say how long the time lasted (in the instructions of the old emperor, after the new emperor succeeded to the throne). Then the guards belonged to me - in fact, it was also thanks to the old man's illness that he could not speak as clearly as he used to, so I tried to fool them to be so successful. ”

"Okay, so then there's the second question. Eco nodded, "You're not a risk-taking person, so you're not going to be able to use troops against your brothers' forces, right?" So, my question is, where did all these forces come from? You don't have any power yourself, do you?"

This was also a question that Echo was puzzled about, and she was sure that Chloe had no power. So, in such a situation, where did Chloe get her self-confidence, confident that she could have enough troops to break through the power of the princes? It was absolutely impossible for her to use the Imperial City army with full authority from the beginning. With such uncertain power, she would not count it into her original strength...... So, where did she come from? The strength that gives her confidence?

In response to Eco's doubts, Chloe replied, "As I said before, not all the princes were present...... In fact, for this war for the throne, the princes have set up their own small camps. And I'm too, and my chosen target is my Fourth Emperor Brother -- who is very good in terms of popularity. And if you want to talk about IQ, it must be better than the other brothers. But it's a pity that this prince had an accident when he was very young and half of his body was paralyzed. Well, he's been living in his little place, and he's doing nothing. He made a look of peace - but this was only superficial. ”

"This brother is very smart, and he also knows the cruelty of the eldest prince and the third prince and the stupidity of the second prince. So from the very beginning, this person was holding the intention of 'even if he can't get the throne, he must stay, so strong that the emperor can't use his own power lightly'. So, he's been recuperating all the time. As for me, with another force, I came to him to form an alliance. ”

Chloe winked at Eco, smiled mysteriously, and asked, "Do you remember what group of bandits we encountered when we passed through the border of the Atiro Empire with the academy team on a mission?"

“...... Remember, so?" After Chloe's reminder, Eco quickly remembered - wasn't this the bandit group she had protected back then, and even caused her to fight with the teachers of the Luoyin Academy......! Benjamin Essien Attiro. is the lowest one of the old emperors, and the only emperor who has not been killed by the old emperor...... Wait a minute?

Eco set her eyes on Chloe's eyes.

"Yes, actually, the leader of that bandit group treated me like a biological father when I was a child, my own uncle. Chloe smiled brightly: "That's why I've brought this army out, that is, the strength I can use now is actually the strength of my imperial uncle, and the elite soldiers under my four imperial brothers after they agreed to unite with me--if they are numerically speaking, they may not be slightly inferior to the army of the great prince, but in terms of combat effectiveness, they are really not inferior to them." ”

"Especially...... If you can break up these ownerless armies in one fell swoop when the princes themselves disappear, and then defeat the rest of the private soldiers left in the territory of those princes and recover all the territories of these princes, then the next thing will be much easier. Chloe concluded.

“...... Okay, let's not talk about that. I want to ask the same question I just asked...... How are you going to take over the throne? How are you going to sit on the throne when you are bound to be infamous for 'killing' your brothers?"

"--About this question~~~~" Chloe dragged out a long tone before smiling mysteriously: "Please let me keep this secret......? I'd love to talk to you more, but I think it's probably time for you to help me deal with my brothers?

“...... That's right, then I'll go first, and I'll come back to you when I'm done dealing with them. ”

"Dead people don't appear, huh?"

"Well, 'dead people' won't come again. ”

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In the last words - in fact, there are still many doubts about this chapter...... But for now, let's put Yiqiē in a suspenseful atmosphere...... After a while, it will be clear naturally. (To be continued......)