Chapter 58 I want to avoid it
Years later, Caesar still struggled to calm down when he looked back on this day. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
In fact, to put it bluntly, there is nothing special, it is nothing more than that General Lan took advantage of this special period - that is, Caesar completed the impossible challenge and became his heir, which is equivalent to a period that greatly strengthened General Lan's prestige and voice - to dismantle the Twelve Round Table family.
Yes, demolished.
Although the wording is a bit rude, it is what it is.
The theme and purpose of this thunderstorm deliberation is to dismantle the twelve round tables and turn this huge family alliance into a small scattered family.
Not only are the twelve families separated, but each family is also split into small branches.
Things went so suddenly.
The Twelve Round Tables, which were originally powerful and incomparable, were on a par with Earth Street and the Forest Clan, and were enough to affect the Imperial Military Department, quickly collapsed after this thunderous review.
This is not a perdition, but it exists in name only.
Caesar didn't remember the details of the meeting very clearly, because his mind was a bit of a mess at the time. But he remembered Shiloh's anger and reluctance at the meeting.
With great effort, he finally won the position of the leader of the Twelve Round Table Alliance, but he didn't expect to be happy for long, and he didn't show his strength yet, and he ushered in such a result.
Caesar didn't like Shiloh very much, but after all, he shared his troubles in the Alcana, and the relationship was not as tense as it was when he was in Phoenix.
So when I saw the figure of Xiluo leaving when the meeting was dismissed, my mood was somewhat complicated.
If I remember correctly, at the beginning of the Empire, and even before the Empire, the Marshal made a famous promise that he would never deny the existence of the family.
At that time, in order to gain sufficient strength and support, the marshal made such a promise, vowing that there would be no situation in which the military headquarters would forcibly dissolve the family and let all power go to the military department.
It is precisely because of such a promise that so many classical mage families have taken refuge in the marshal, and gradually cultivated the ability of the Wind and Thunder Mage, which has led to the current empire.
Although Caesar didn't know much about politics, he also knew that General Blue's behavior had reached the verge of challenging the marshal's oath.
"Why? Why do you do such a thing at such a time?"
This is the question that Shiloh asked at the end of the deliberations of the wind and thunder, and it was also the question that Caesar asked General Lan one-on-one in private after the meeting ended.
General Lan did not answer Shiloh at the meeting, but patiently answered Caesar at this moment, and he said very bluntly and unabashedly: "Because I am tired of the families of the empire influencing the decision-making of the military department, because I am tired of the colonel of the military department thinking about his own family before thinking about the military department and the empire." And, because such a situation is not conducive to the opening of the dragon road this year. ”
When he said this, General Lan's brows furrowed, and he seemed very dissatisfied with the colonels of those big families.
"So, take the twelve round tables?" Caesar asked, sighing.
"Yes. General Lan looked at Caesar and said, "When you participated in the unified examination, the three parties of Earth Street, the Forest Clan, and the Twelve Round Table once joined forces to protest to the military headquarters, trying to fight for a place in the Dragon Road, do you know this?"
Caesar nodded, one of the methods of these three approaches to the military department was to target Caesar himself, who was already regarded as a person in the military department.
Zhuo Yi of the Forest Clan and Wen Yuan of Earth Street were all known by Caesar during that time.
General Lan continued indifferently: "Later, the Forest Clan withdrew the fastest, and it was quite smart. The original ruler of Earth Street was a bit ignorant, but the current heir of Earth Street, Xu Keng, and his mother, Ms. Elaine, are people who know the times. Only the twelve round tables, relying on the promises of the marshal back then, are becoming more and more lawless!"
Speaking of this, General Lan smiled slightly: "If such a family is not rectified, do you think it can be done?"
"But it's very risky. Caesar muttered.
The Twelve Round Tables are the benchmark for all the big families in the empire, and unlike the economically powerful business families like Earth Street, the Twelve Round Tables are much more powerful in combat and have a lot of power in the military department.
General Lan does this, what if the Twelve Round Table fights back? What if the other families are worried about the death of their lips and teeth and unite with the Twelve Round Table against the military department?
Caesar suddenly understood why General Lan had to drink before officially leaving for the meeting, and his heart was as strong as his, so he was probably not completely sure about this matter.
"That's why I took you. General Lan looked at Caesar and smiled, "I know there's a risk, but this is the best time to do it." Your performance three days ago silenced the colonels - including those from large families. I'm just going to take advantage of this moment. And it turns out I won the bet, didn't I?"
Caesar didn't know what to say, so he was silent for a moment before asking, "Will you continue to weaken the power of the imperial family?"
Caesar didn't know why he was asking this question, maybe deep down he was worried about the cheating Earth Street, or even the forest clan of Nono?
Because the meaning of General Lan's words just now is obvious: If it weren't for the fact that these two forces were more well-behaved and smarter, and did not challenge the tolerance of the military department, maybe they would also be included in the target list.
General Lan smiled and didn't answer Caesar's question, but said, "Concentrate on preparing for cultivation, the day when the Dragon Dao will open is approaching." ”
"So where should I go? Alcana? or stay in the imperial capital?"
"Let's go to the three courtyards. General Lan thought for a while and made arrangements, "You don't need to be so nervous, take a good rest for a while, after the Dragon Road opens, there is a battle waiting for you." ”
In this way, when the entire imperial capital was talking about the important news of the dissolution of the Twelve Round Tables, and even the entire empire was in turmoil over this matter, Caesar came to the three courtyards of the imperial capital that countless young geniuses dreamed of, and lived in a residence specially prepared for him.
Similar to when he was in Phoenix Academy at that time, Caesar was neither a student nor a teacher, but he could enjoy the cultivation resources of the best teaching resources in the academy.
Actually, that's fine, Caesar thought to himself.
In comparison, the academy is now the most indisputable place in the imperial capital, and the subsequent secret wrestling between the military department and the imperial family, who will make concessions, who will compromise, and what the result will be - Caesar really doesn't want to see these things with his own eyes.
To be honest, such a struggle was more terrifying to Caesar than a life-and-death battle, and he instinctively wanted to avoid it.
He was even a little afraid of General Lan.
Even if I saw the figure of the battle mage commander of the northern country in the video, the majestic momentum did not make Caesar feel afraid, General Lan was naturally inferior to the battle commander in terms of combat power, and could only compete with the disciples of the northern country, but Caesar felt that people like General Lan were even more terrifying.
Caesar was not afraid of face-to-face life-and-death fighting, but he felt powerless for this invisible battle and wanted to avoid it.
But, can it really be avoided?
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"Damn it...... Damn it, damn it, damn it!!"
On a sunny day, in the classroom of the Dragon Awakener's class in the three major courtyards, a slightly chubby boy walked back and forth a little irritably, cursing constantly in his throat.
"Okay James, it's useless for you to scold. Elis, a young girl who was already showing a charming face, sat by the window and said with a slight mockery, "Don't look like only your family is affected." After the Twelve Round Tables were dismantled, the major families in the imperial capital were more or less affected. I won't talk about my family, the white-faced family has moved out of the imperial capital, you know that, right?"
"Hmm. James, a chubby young man, had a gloomy face and muttered, "It is said that the elders of the white-faced family were a little unable to see the situation clearly, and openly protested to the military headquarters, and as a result, they were banished from the imperial capital......
James and Elise were both Caesar's peers and old acquaintances.
When they were in the dragon road, they knew each other. On the eve of Caesar's battle with Levi, the two sides had met by chance at the night market on Earth Street, and they had not seen each other since.
Neither James nor Elis knew that their teacher Levi's temporary leave had actually been defeated by Caesar, a former rival in the Dragon Path.
It was school day, and there was no one in the classroom except James and Elis.
"Let's go out for a walk. James was silent for a long time, and finally said in a low voice, "Go and relax, or I don't know what I'm going to do." ”
The girl thought to herself that this kind of matter between high-ranking figures in the empire, even if you are dissatisfied, what can you really do that has real influence?
But he didn't say much, just nodded and said, "Okay, I'll walk with you for a while, and I'll have to go home early later." ”
Although the three institutes of the imperial capital are three different colleges with different teaching emphases, the three colleges are actually adjacent to each other, and it can even be said that they are built together.
Students from different faculties can even go to the next college to audit, and the learning atmosphere is very good.
As the "noble circle class" among the three major academies, the Dragon Awakener class does not nominally belong to any of the academies, but faintly overrides the three academies.
It can be understood as the most elite class jointly founded and co-invested by the three major colleges.
Because of this, people like James and Elis, who are extremely talented, have a good family background, and can still study in the Dragon Awakener's class, can be regarded as the top figures in the land of the three major courtyards, which are hidden dragons and crouching tigers.
"Hello senior. ”
"Senior James, Senior Elis, good afternoon!"
The students they met along the way all looked at the teenager with awe and envy. This feeling barely made James's gloomy face look better.
"These humble guys should have made such a gesture when they saw us. James thought viciously in his heart, and even had the urge to curse General Lan in his heart, but thinking of the cold and serious face of General Lan he had seen at the banquet one year, he was stunned to suppress this impulse.
However, this made his somewhat calmed mood agitated again.
When people are in a bad mood, they often don't pay attention when they walk, James suddenly felt that he had been bumped, it turned out that he was sulking and didn't avoid a guy who came over, and the shoulders of the two people touched firmly.
James was caught off guard and was knocked to a stumbling point, and then the depression that had been accumulated in his heart for several days finally burst out impatiently, and he scolded without caring about the image: "Are you blind?
He took a step forward and grabbed the collar of the guy who hit him, and said, "Believe it or not, I'll find someone to kill you tonight!"
The other party didn't say anything, and he didn't resist.
This is a very strong guy, James has the impression that Caesar is already considered a very strong guy of his age, but this guy in front of him is even stronger.
He was a little slumped, but he was still half a head taller than James.
Judging by the age, it should also be a student of the three major colleges, but looking at the uniform, it is only a preparatory class, and it is not a formal student. looks very tough and masculine, but his expression is ...... How to say it, a little dazed, a little indifferent, to use the buzzword in the school to describe it, it is a look of a ghost who has nothing to love.
Wataru slowly lowered his head and looked at the chubby boy who was grabbing his collar.
There was a hint of fierceness in his eyes, but he quickly faded and became a little gray, as if he had completely lost interest in anything.