Volume III, Chapter 97
His Majesty Cohen's cold gaze swept from near to far, from left to right, sweeping over the subordinates around him who followed him in the southern and northern wars, and swept over the ordinary people with frightened faces in the corners of the square, and by the end, his eyes had turned into pity.
The hand clenched into a fist gradually loosened, and the grim expression slowly turned into helplessness.
"The two of them are envoys of the Protoss, and they were appointed by the Protoss to come to Sbia to deal with the affairs of the Temple, and I opened the middle door of the palace to treat each other with courtesy, and that was because I respected the great Protoss. But the envoys should understand that I don't have a good impression of the two of them. After a long time, His Majesty Cohen said slowly, "Change the time, change the place, the fate of the two of you can be imagined┅┅You are the envoys of the Protoss, I bear with it!But don't take my respect for the Protoss as a weakness to you, if you want to test my patience, I will go to the God King and ask for the heads of the two of you!"
The two cardinal priests did not speak, and no one present doubted the veracity of His Majesty Cohen's words—there had been countless facts proving that there was nothing that the emperor could not do.
The enemy is close at hand, but this emperor who used to be lawless has endured this resentment today, which is not something that ordinary kings can do. No matter how this matter develops, for the sake of the empire, for the people, and for the emperor himself, the grievances will always be remembered by those present┅┅"It's not too early, please invite the envoy to come into the main hall to speak. The Emperor turned around neatly and strode towards the Imperial Council.
The two priests who had saved their lives looked at each other, did not dare to say anything, and cautiously followed the footsteps of His Majesty Cohen.
The confession of the priest of the Holy Capital Temple was handed over with a blunt attitude, and this matter was dealt with. Cohen's majesty put aside another sentence of hope that it would end soon. After that, he waved for someone to send off the guests. The two cardinals were not given any chance to speak.
"Your Excellency, we only need a day to solve this matter. When he got to the door, he turned around and said with a blank face, "But before we leave, we have two more things. 」
"Say. Cohen hung his head and stared intently at the bright red carpet at his feet.
"Please prepare the armor and sword of the Divine Knight, we will bring it back. Zuo replied very cautiously, for fear of angering him: "There is also an order from Princess Charlotte of the Light God Clan. I will hand it over to you before we leave. 」
"I'll hand over the knight's stuff myself. Cohen didn't look up, didn't think, "As for that order, you might as well give it to me now." 」
"The time is set by Princess Charlotte of the Protoss, and we can only obey ┅┅" Zuo San's words were interrupted by Cohen's gesture, and Cohen raised a finger and pointed at the gate.
The two priests hurriedly withdrew from the main hall, and the former majesty was long gone.
Cohen was silent for a moment, then stood up and took a few steps forward, then turned around, his flickering gaze staring at the golden throne for a long time. In the splendid hall. Under the light of hundreds of magic lights around him, the golden throne reflected in his eyes seemed so lonely. So heavy, so depressing.
A slight sound of footsteps slowly approached, stopping behind Cohen, a pair of gentle arms passing under his flanks and wrapping around his waist. Cohen closed his eyes lightly and exhaled.
No one wanted to speak, and there was no right thing to say, and both wanted this moment to continue, even if it was for a moment.
Divine Alliance, Sbia Empire, Holy Capital.
On August 31, one day before the enthronement ceremony of His Majesty the Emperor, the preparations of all ministries and departments entered the most intense countdown stage. Not only several princes and internal affairs overseers, but even the emperor himself was busy in the dark.
However, our Cohen seems to have gradually become accustomed to all kinds of complicated affairs, and handled things in an orderly manner, one after another, and nothing went wrong in between.
But he was a man of impatience by nature, and he hadn't been sitting in the room for long before his mind began to get frizzy.
He began to do boring things, to put it simply, constantly asking for trouble with others.
"What's going on today?" "While constantly flipping over the huge gold seal, His Majesty Cohen asked his clerk, "I told you to free up the afternoon time for me, why is this article piling up more and more?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, I've been working hard, and you don't have much to do today. Knowing that he was the imperial punching bag of His Majesty the Emperor, the young clerk was very careful to accompany the smiling face: "If the internal affairs meeting can end at noon, and the envoy of the Protoss can also finish the affairs of the priests, then you have nothing else to do in the afternoon." ”
"They're still in the meeting?" Korn snorted dissatisfiedly, "What's the big deal on the internal affairs side?
"Probably not. The clerk lowered his voice: "When I went to fetch Wen Jiàn just now, there were several nobles who looked very unnatural, and they seemed to be a little lost......"
"Oh, tell me, what's so unnatural?" said the Emperor, grinning, and touched his chin.
"Yes, by the time I went, the speeches of the Governors had ended, and Governor Veron was making his closing remarks on behalf of all the Governors of Toucheng. The clerk truthfully reported: "He has a very modest attitude, he has repeatedly stated that he is a sinner, he has repeatedly expressed his support for His Majesty's decisions, he has repeatedly said that he has no demands, and he will never cause any trouble to the Empire......"
"Oh! It's rare for these officials to understand righteousness! It's good to convince people with virtue. His Majesty the Emperor nodded slightly, satisfied with the governors' expressions: "So, what is the reaction of the nobles?"
"Count Xiga had some opinions, thinking that the officers of the military system were promoted too quickly, and there was not enough time to learn the various system management, so he promoted some people from the reserve nobles of the imperial aristocratic family. The clerk looked at Cohen's face: "It is also said that His Majesty the Emperor is a young talent who appears among the nobles, and since there is one, there should be a second...... Then a list was also proposed. ”
"So, what did our Minister of State answer?"
"The Prime Minister didn't say much before, but several interior overseers rejected Count Xiga's proposal on the spot, mainly on the grounds that the empire was at an early peace. It takes an official with outstanding military achievements to maintain stability. to the end. The Prime Minister also ordered that the reserve nobles on the list should be enrolled in the Royal Academy first. I'll talk about it after graduation. The clerk quickly cleaned up the things on the table: "In the end, everyone who participated in the meeting supported the opinion of the Minister of State, so Count Xiga's face was a little ugly. ”
"That's reasonable! It's a matter of the empire's security, of course, you have to think about it thoroughly. "Cohen certainly knows what is going on, and without the advice of the governors, the Count of Xiga's advice would have been very abrupt, and he would certainly not have gotten the tongguò.
"If you are a qiē shun lì, then the internal affairs meeting should come to an end. "The clerk saw that the emperor's majesty was in love. So he used his own trick to see the seams: "Majesty, there are still some documents outside that ask you to sign." Although the signature of the internal affairs superintendent is also acceptable, it must be very hard for the imperial concubines to preside over the meeting......"
"You're still tender, don't play tricks on me, let the justices know that you will have to suffer. Cohen smiled: "Well, for the sake of the Empire, I won't pursue it this time, and I'll take it." ”
The clerk stuck out his tongue in fright and brought the text from the other table.
"White Shadow, I'll finish here soon, you tell me to prepare lunch. I'm going to eat with Qin Lun. Cohen signed the text and walked casually to the table reserved for several wives. Picked up the schedule and looked at it a few times: "What's the matter? The internal affairs overseers are already working so hard, but there are still so many arrangements for the afternoon?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, is there any problem?" replied the clerk.
"If you don't have time to rest, how can you have the energy to deal with so many things tomorrow?What do you have in your head??" the emperor's rebuke was severe.
"This is a matter for the internal affairs overseers to decide on their own, and the lower officials can't say anything at all. "The Registrar's Plea of Innocence.
"You have three choices, one is to clean the toilet to atone for your sins, the other is to move these trips a little bit for me to do, and the third is to jump off the building immediately. Cohen's face was straight: "Which one do you choose?"
If he could, the clerk would have chosen to jump off the building, but he knew that even if he did, His Majesty's will would not change because of this—he would first catch himself back, deal with it as he wanted, and then tell himself to jump a hundred times.
As a result, a small part of the itinerary was included in the emperor's plan, so that the few internal overseers could save a lot of time to rest.
"Oh, there are generals among the people I want to meet!" "His Majesty Cohen looked interested: "White Shadow, prepare armor for me." ”
"The Emperor can't wear armor. Bai Ying, dressed in plain clothes, stood by the window with a demure expression: "That doesn't match your identity." ”
"Just wear it for a while, it makes me feel relaxed when I wear armor, which I haven't worn in a long time. Cohen knew how to convince the stubborn bodyguard: "If you don't let me relax now, I'll be nervous tomorrow, and when I'm nervous, I'll do weird things...... You don't want me to do anything strange at tomorrow's ceremony, do you?"
"I'll ask someone to prepare, now please go to the meal. Bai Ying, who took care of the overall situation, didn't talk nonsense at all, and immediately made a choice.
After lunch, under the curious gaze of Princess Cinnen, Cohen put on the long-lost armor. Except for a few golden moldings, the whole armor was a dignified black, coupled with Cohen's rare black eyebrows, and a pair of black hair, which made Princess Qinlun stunned, and she hugged Abu and circled around Cohen several times in a row.
"Princess Qinlun, look. Cohen put on his helmet and squatted in front of Qin Lun: "Brother is very majestic, isn't it? This face guard can be turned up and down! You can try it......
"His Majesty the Emperor. White Shadow straightened the long cloak behind Cohen and said in a slightly emphasised tone, "You don't want to go out wearing a helmet, do you?"
"Don't worry about me, I'm the emperor, not anyone's toy. Cohen stood up with Princess Qinlun in his arms, and was not angry when he returned his mouth: "I don't live for other people's opinions, I can do whatever I like." ”
"I'll just ask. Bai Ying smiled faintly: "I'll go with you today." ”
"That's good. Cohen put Jean Lun on his shoulder: "Little princess, here we go!"
With that, Cohen, who was wearing armor, ran quickly through the corridor, letting Zenron's giggles spread everywhere.
By this time, the internal council in the former palace had ended, and the nobles were dismissed at the meeting because the governors had not put forward other opinions as agreed. It can be said that they are a failure. to the end. The nobles left the palace a little dejected.
The overseer and the three princes, who had turned around, did not bother to eat, and immediately returned to their respective offices to deal with the rest of the matter. Knowing Cohen's whereabouts, Princess Felyn just smiled.
His Majesty Cohen, who was holding Princess Qinlun, had already learned the accelerated method of diplomacy in the cloister.
The ascension of the new emperor of the Sibia Empire to the throne was a very important event for the entire Divine Alliance, and each empire sent congratulatory envoys, who came from thousands of miles to congratulate them with a large number of gifts.
Of course. In addition to the general congratulations, there is another reason that is inconvenient to say: the vast majority of kings want to be with Cohen at this time. His Majesty Al Qaida reached an agreement that they did not want their support for the Sbia rebellion to be revealed.
After the end of the War of Gods and Demons and the War of Rebellion, in everyone's impression, the army of the Kaida family has become the most elite force in the Divine Alliance, and no country in the alliance is willing to be an enemy of such a strong fighting force, even the Tanxi Empire, which is famous for its military strength, also tries its best to maintain relations with the Sibia Empire.
Because every empire has an intelligence system lurking in Spia, through this series of wars, everyone knows about Cohen. Kaida is actually a madman, he dares to attack 300,000 with 150,000 men. What's even crazier is that he actually won...... No one can say what this madman will do when provoked.
And this crazy emperor, His Majesty, at this time, didn't even know how many empires there were in the Divine Alliance. If the President of the Royal Academy had been there, this would have been the end of the matter.
At this time, the teacher who solved the emperor's confusion was the emperor's secretary.
The emperor's secretary is a personal official who takes care of the affairs of the emperor's majesty, and his status is not trivial, he belongs to the highest-ranking minister of the empire, and the power in his hands is far higher than that of ordinary officials, just like half of the minister.
This position was very peculiar, requiring a man of great knowledge and absolute loyalty, and Cohen, as the emperor, had a temper that ordinary people could not bear, and several internal affairs overseers struggled to find the right person. In the end, choose and choose, and choose Tiff. Dean Lorenzo's son, Leiden. Lorenzo.
Leiden. Lorenzo is two years older than the emperor, and there is absolutely no problem in loyalty, because his life was saved by Cohen, he is honest and kind, and his knowledge is enough to deal with the scene, and he does not have the control desires of ordinary officials. In addition to the above reasons, he also has one of the best advantages, his temperament is very gentle, no matter how the emperor plays him, he will hang his head for a while at most, but he will not be angry in his heart.
Our Cohen Majesty has to play him a few times a day almost every day.
"Your Majesty, our Divine Alliance is a total of eight empires. The poor clerk followed Cohen and said in a very small voice, "In addition to our Sbia Empire, there are also the Riva Empire, the Porta Empire, the Tansi Empire, the Bansai Empire, the Gallo Empire, the Cloud Road Empire, and the Omatu Empire. ”
"Gallo, Yunlu, and Omatu are far away from us, right?" replied nonchalantly, "I have rarely heard of these three countries. ”
"Yes, our Sbia Empire is on this side, they are on the other side of the continent, far away from us. If you want to go, you have to travel through the lands of other empires. The clerk explained: "The Gallo Empire is famous for its naval armies, and it has a very strong fleet, but it is not very producing. The territory of the Cloud Road Empire is relatively small, and the war horses produced are okay. Behind the Porta Empire, Omatu was a military power in the traditional sense. ”
"A military power in the traditional sense?" Cohen turned to look at the clerk, "You want to go around the bend with me again?"
"Don't dare, Your Majesty, their military strength is based on very traditional heavy infantry and heavy cavalry, and the kings of the past have refused to change, so their troops are placed in the rear during the war of gods and demons, responsible for the final defense...... Speaking of which, many years ago, when the Demon Coalition Army hit the Holy Capital, they also came to relieve the siege. ”
"In that case, shouldn't Master Ben treat them well?" Cohen said noncommittally, "This is a very cunning empire, how does it have to do with other empires?"
"Actually, they are just envoys, and it is enough for His Majesty to entertain them with ordinary treatment. The clerk cautiously stated his opinion: "The lower official's guess is that they must have communicated on the way here, and now they are only here to express goodwill, and the relationship between them is unlikely to change...... Majesty, I think it probably has something to do with that. ”
Cohen looked at him with a stern expression and didn't speak for a long time. And the clerk looked back at the emperor and was not at all afraid.
"What do you think, and what should I do with them?"
"Well, general treatment, just meet and say a few words. The clerk scratched his head: "However, if Your Majesty wants to do something else, now is also an opportunity." ”
"You think so, too?" Cohen grinned, "Now is a good opportunity?"
"If the opportunity was not good, His Majesty would not have come to meet them, would I? I'm not smart, but I'm not stupid. The clerk only hoped that the emperor's request would not be too excessive, otherwise he would be lectured by his father when he returned home: "Your Majesty, just be suitable! ”
"Che, do you know how much it cost to take the enthronement? I'm sorry not to get some money back from them. Cohen didn't care so much: "They have committed their own sins, and they have to give me money if they want me to shut up, how much do you think they can earn?"
"Hmm...... One or two million per empire! Too much is not good. The clerk had no choice: "But don't talk about money, you can ask for things, if you ask for money, it is easy to disgust them, and what we lack now is all kinds of materials, let them take them out, and we also save freight." ”
"I can't see it, you have a lot of flowers...... Okay, just do it, don't tell you Lao Tzu. ”
"陛xià. The clerk replied depressedly: "Do you think my father would not know about such a big thing?"
"I know that it's you who go to settle it, I don't care, your Lao Tzu's matter is a trouble. The emperor smiled: "Go, make money!"
The place to receive the envoy is the small flower hall against the palace wall of the harem, although the name is called the small flower hall, but the area is actually quite large. It is built in a garden, but there is a small garden in the hall, which is very elegant and relaxing. (To be continued......)