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Chapter 462 [The Emperor's Wedding]

In the late autumn of previous years, it was rainy in the imperial capital. This big 6 majestic city facing the Lancang River, in October and November every year, will present a scenery of smoke and rain.

Especially in the north of the city, in the suburbs, there are shops and hotels along the Lancang River, which will open up a riverside location for people to enjoy here.

The merchant ships and cargo ships passing slowly in the misty drizzle on the Lancang River seem to be shuttling in the smoke and rain, and this scenery is also particularly tasteful.

But this year, this faint ethereal smell was masked by a strong festive color.

Starting from the port wharf of the imperial capital, along the ten-mile river channel to the east of the Lancang River, the banks on both sides of the river are decorated with lanterns, and the beautiful silk and satin are tied into colorful sheds, stretching for ten miles!

These days, the river is also very lively.

The flotilla of fully loaded ships coming from the east was also full of lights, and from the waterline and the slow cargo hold of the ships, it was obvious that they were fully loaded.

Most of these fleets carry the flag of the Rollin family.

Coming from the Luolin Plain in the south, the children of the Luolin family, the patriarchs of the family, and the figures with heads and faces flocked here.

A fleet full of all kinds of goods and gifts.

Specialties from the south and north of the world, pearls from the East Sea, spices from the South Seas, and gems from the North......

Especially in the last three days, an astonishing fleet of ships has arrived at the Imperial Capital Pier almost every day.

The dock is in full swing. The laborers who made a living by carrying goods at the docks were almost exhausted and vomited blood, and in the past they had to form gangs and compete with each other for business. Now it is a harmonious mess, everyone is tired from morning to dark almost every day, there is endless business, and even in the middle of the night, someone knocks on the door to wake him up, asking him to gather people to go to the port to unload the goods.

In the imperial capital, the major city gates are also newly decorated.

The expensive and gorgeous silk of the past is now covered with the big trees on both sides of the road inside and outside the city gate, the soldiers of the city guard and the patrol soldiers of the security station. All under brand new uniforms.

Dressed in brand-new uniforms and shiny leather boots, the soldiers all held their chests high and tried their best to show their best spirit.

The square in front of the palace was almost spotlessly cleaned, and even every gust of wind, a team of servants would immediately run out to clean it.

And just south of the Royal Palace. The area where the aristocratic and wealthy families gathered, at the intersection of the Count's Mansion of the Rollin Family, starting from the intersection and ending at the gate of the Count's Mansion of the Rollin Family, the ground along the way was sprinkled with petals of flowers!

The entire imperial capital was heavily painted with a festive color. As if it was a festival, the atmosphere became more and more intense.

Even the shops, inns, and hotels, large and small, all made notices. Introducing a variety of items that match the festive colors.

Others directly cut prices in order to attract customers.

The daily consumption of alcohol in the imperial capital has more than doubled compared to normal days. And all the high-end tailor-made shops, especially the top ones, are almost exhausted by the tailors - all the rich ladies, all the ladies and ladies of the nobles, are rushing to make the latest and most beautiful evening dresses.

This qiē, of course, is only for one reason:

The wedding of the new Emperor Xilo!

The new emperor is going to marry the youngest daughter of the Rollin family, the beautiful Miss Jill!

And this youngest daughter of the Rollin family is about to become the most noble woman in this empire!

......

"The most honorable woman in the Empire?"

In the morning, standing on the street, I had just come out of a gold cave, and the all-night revelry left a pale face on my face.

Rose of the brain door stretched, and his face was a little strange.

The girl who had been partying with him last night, his soft and boneless figure gave him a good taste, and now he rubbed his sore waist, and Rose limped into his carriage.

Yes, his broken leg has actually been largely healed, but he has been living very carefully, and if Shiloh recruits him again, then the Count of Villa will definitely break his leg again "accidentally" soon.

I remembered that last night in this gold cave, the women in the dust talked about this upcoming wedding, and talked about the Miss Jill of the Rollin family.

"The most honorable woman in the Empire?" Rose chuckled as he sat in his carriage.

The most noble woman in the empire is in the northwest.

The carriage drove slowly down the street.

Feeling a little frustrated, Rose opened the window - he had always preferred horseback riding, but since the "accidental" broken leg, he had to give up riding for the time being.

At the moment, his body was still full of the smell of tobacco, alcohol and incense powder, and Rose opened the window to feel the cool morning breeze, and felt less depressed.

But just as the carriage walked through a street intersection, Rose's casual eyes looking at the side of the street suddenly tightened!

His gaze narrowed sharply, and then he froze for a moment.

He rubbed his eyes vigorously, and then looked carefully, but the place where he looked was already empty, and there was no one left......

"I ...... Dazzled?"

......

............

Chen Daolin held a ripe red fruit in his hand and took a hard bite.

This is a fruit that is a specialty of the Roland Empire, and the taste is sweet and slightly sour, which is very much in line with his taste.

When I was in the northwest, I couldn't eat it -- in this world, there was no convenient transportation, no good means of storage, and such perishable things as fruits could only be eaten in the place of origin.

If the fruit from the south is transported to the northwest, I am afraid that it will rot so much that there is only one kernel left.

Chen Daolin swaggered down the street. He didn't even wear a hat, just staggered through the streets of the imperial capital.

He wasn't afraid of anyone recognizing him.

After using a simple deformation technique, I changed the contours of my face. At this moment, Chen Daolin has turned into a brown head. The eyes are deep and the bridge of the nose is high. This is a typical physiognomy of a northern-central part of the empire.

Wearing a gray cotton robe and a pair of dirty leather boots, Chen Daolin walked on the street while looking at the colorful lights in the shops on both sides, the colorful lanterns hanging at the intersection, and the patrol soldiers walking by in shiny armor......

A strange smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

......

He returned to a hotel on Achilles Street, which had belonged to the Liszt family but had been sold to another prominent chamber of commerce.

Chen Daolin returned to the room. He glanced at Captain Hook, who was sitting by the window, drinking and looking downstairs outside the window, and then at Dixon, who was sitting in a chair in the corner, holding a book and reading quietly.

Chen Daolin smiled.

He tossed the bag of fruit he was carrying, and Hook caught it, picked it up and looked at it, then threw another one at Dixon. The magician caught it. took a hard bite, and his eyes suddenly lit up: "It tastes good!"

"My lord, are you done?"

Hook said in a deep voice.

Chen Daolin shook his head: "Governor Fritz's house has been emptied. I inquired and found that the Governor had been dismissed on charges of dereliction of duty during his tenure in the East China Sea, which he had been for ten years, alas. If you want to find it, you can always find pigtails, and after Shiloh deposed him, he did not continue to embarrass the Fritz family. I heard that their family had left the imperial capital and gone to their hometown in the south. ”

Dixon's face moved. Said slowly, "Teacher, are you worried about Lucius?"

Chen Daolin said "um". Said slowly: "That kid usually looks weak and weak, but in fact, his temperament is the most stubborn, he was clearly not suitable for cultivating magic at the beginning, but he still spent many years of hard work on magic. I'm just worried that he doesn't give up so easily - whether it's for things or people. ”

Dixon thought for a moment and said, "Even if Lucius is unwilling, but with Governor Fritz looking at him, he can't do anything out of the ordinary. Didn't they go back to their hometown in the south? ”

Chen Daolin walked to the table, picked up the kettle and poured it, let out a long breath, his eyes flashed, and said in a deep voice, "The wedding will be held early tomorrow morning." When the time comes...... Let's go our separate ways as I made the plan. ”

......

Angulo seems to have had some sad days lately.

The owner of the Pompeii Chamber of Commerce, the top tycoon of the empire, and the supplier of the ordnance of the Imperial ** team, since the new Emperor Shiloh ascended the throne, it is obvious that his life is far less chic than before.

In less than a year, the Imperial Army's ordnance purchases from the Pompeii Chamber of Commerce have plummeted by one-third. There are also many businesses of the Pompeii Chamber of Commerce, which have been secretly suppressed and eaten away by other wealthy families.

Some partners even simply tore up the contract, preferring to compensate him for liquidated damages and draw a line with him.

Almost everyone knows that it is the new Emperor Shiloh, and the boss of the Pompeii Chamber of Commerce, not all the way!

Because of this alone, everyone has enough reason not to be optimistic about the future of the Pompeii Chamber of Commerce.

The Pompeii Chamber of Commerce, which was originally second only to the tulip workshops in the empire, seemed to shrink in less than a year.

For these, the fat man Angulo seemed to show an extremely calm attitude.

He didn't seem to be flustered at all. Just methodically began to shrink their business across the board. The Pompeii Chamber of Commerce voluntarily withdrew from several trades to minimize losses. Even some industries would rather not make money, but only sell and transfer according to the capital.

Of course, wherever the Pompeii Chamber of Commerce withdrew, there was naturally a frenzied influx of cheers from a group of "upstarts" who took his place.

Most of these "upstarts" were some emerging aristocratic classes and chambers of commerce promoted after Hiloh was crowned emperor.

For the arrogance of these people, Angulo didn't seem to care at all, and even the people behind him talked about it, saying that the Pompeii Chamber of Commerce was already declining, and this fat man didn't seem to care.

He did only two things.

The first thing he did was to go to the Academy of Magic, with which he signed a three-year supply contract. For the next three years, the Pompeii Chamber of Commerce will be fully responsible for the purchase of various magical research materials and magical medicinal materials from the Academy of Magic.

Everyone knows that doing business with magicians is the most lucrative business - although a magic academy has a total order volume. The amount does not appear to be sufficient to fully compensate for the loss of business by the Pompeii Chamber of Commerce.

However, the business of magical materials. The profits are huge!

And the second thing Angulo did was to take the initiative to go to the military headquarters and ask to meet the new Minister of War, the current leader of the Rollin family, General Aker.

Aker originally thought that the fat man had come to beg for mercy, or to ask him to raise his noble hand.

But it was not what Aker expected.

When they met, Angulo, the fat man, actually looked very calm, although his attitude was very polite and humble. But there is no grovelling.

With an almost calm attitude, this fat man took the initiative to make a request to Aker, he said that because the business of the Pompeii Chamber of Commerce has contracted, it may be difficult to continue to maintain the supply of military supplies to the emperor's ** team for a period of time in the future.

He brought a list with him and demanded the complete cancellation of all previously incomplete supply contracts on this list.

Aker glanced at the list. This is almost one-third of the annual transaction volume between the Emperor ** team and the Pompeii Chamber of Commerce!

Other words...... Once Aker nodded.

Then the biggest source of income for the Pompeii Chamber of Commerce: the supply of materials needed by the emperor will be reduced by one-third immediately!

Without one-third of the business and income, even for such a behemoth as the Pompeii Chamber of Commerce, it is a nerve-wracking and deviant life!

Aker was a little surprised.

But he didn't say anything, just glanced at the fat man silently. And then......

He agreed to Angullo's request and signed his name on the list.

When the chubby rich man politely said goodbye, Aker was silent in his office for a long time.

Later, he said a word to the adjutant beside him:

"This guy is smarter than anyone expected, much smarter!"

......

Shiloh ascended to the throne. Naturally, he had to promote a new team of his own.

Compared with the group of courtiers of the previous emperor, this group of people promoted by Shiloh. This is also known as the "upstart".

Now that these people have become the upstarts. Then next, an inevitable law is: this batch of upstarts must challenge the previous vested interest group!

This is the law of necessity.

All the benefits are a piece of cake, and the old people in the past are entitled to eat these cakes because of their high position.

But now, these new people in power naturally demand a redistribution of this cake.

The cake is still the same cake, and the newcomer has to share it, so it is inevitable...... There are old people who won't be able to eat!

Grab the old man's cake, who is it?

There is no doubt that the Pompeii Chamber of Commerce is a very ideal "object of grabbing".

The Pompeii Chamber of Commerce has always been very trusted and reused by the former Emperor Marci. Everyone knows how Shiloh came to power...... So for the supplier of the most important army of the emperor, now ...... Naturally, someone else is going to eat the cake!

It may be risky to rob others, but robbing the Pompeii Chamber of Commerce ...... Even Shiloh would only be happy to see it happen.

And the clever thing about this guy Angulo is that he knows the times very well.

He didn't wait for others to grab it, so he took the initiative to back down first. He gave up a lot of business and business, gave up a piece of cake, and took the initiative to lose it to those emerging forces to occupy it.

He took the initiative to go to the army and demanded that his business of military supplies be curtailed.

This is the gecko's tail docking.

Instead of waiting for someone else to stab you with a knife, it is better to take the initiative to give yourself a knife first.

At least, the knife is in your own hands, and when you start by yourself, you can still grasp the weight of the weight.

The initiative to cut one-third of the business, enough to satisfy many people.

Angulo saw at least one thing very accurately.

The new Emperor Shiloh may be happy to weaken himself. However, the new emperor would never want his Pompeii Chamber of Commerce to be completely wiped out and replaced.

After all, the Pompeii Chamber of Commerce is one of the largest suppliers of military supplies to the Imperial Army! Whether it is the trafficking of ordnance, munitions, or military rations.

To do this business, at least the supplier itself needs to have strong strength.

You have to have a workshop with a strong production capacity, and you have to have a strong ability to sell food.

Moreover, with the supply of the Pompeii Chamber of Commerce to the imperial ** team...... If the Pompeii Chamber of Commerce is defeated in a hurry, then the direct result that will follow is. The supply of military supplies to the armies of the empire will be in chaos for a long time!

The soldiers of the army have to eat every day!

The soldiers of the army have to wear clothes every day!

The soldiers of the army are required to wear swords and weapons every day!

You can't let a soldier go hungry all of a sudden. Go bare-ass to the front line and confront the orcs!

Even though the Pompeii Chamber of Commerce has never been his confidant, Shiloh has never thought of completely destroying the Pompeii Chamber of Commerce.

First, it is for the stability of the army. Secondly...... Just because you weren't a confidant in the past doesn't mean you won't be able to subdue them in the future.

The fact that the Pompeii Chamber of Commerce took the initiative to cede a part of its interests proves that they are at least aware of current affairs.

That's good, it's smart.

......

To everyone's surprise, there was a frenzied snatch for a share of the various businesses that originally belonged to the Pompeii Chamber of Commerce. In such a feast of spoils, the Rollin family, the largest "emerging" force, did not move at all!

Aker personally gave an order: "Those businesses that originally belonged to the Pompeii Chamber of Commerce, the Rollin family will not go back to touch a single gold coin!"

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November 1.

In the morning, the honor guard of the Imperial Guards had already marched out of the palace.

A loud trumpet sounded.

Flowers, drums...... Crowds of people gathered in the square of the palace.

Hilarious scene. It's like New Year's Eve.

From Palace Square to Triumph Street, the three-mile long route will be used as a parade route for wedding ceremonies.

All the way to the gates of the Count's Court of the Rollin family.

The cavalry of the Red Feather Cavalry of the Royal Guards, dressed in new armor, marched in formation, and in the middle of the cavalry cluster, a white steed was mounted. Wearing that gorgeous dress was none other than the new Emperor Xiluo.

Martial law had been imposed on both sides of the road, but it still did not prevent the people of the empire from gathering on both sides of the road to watch the ceremony behind the human wall formed by the army.

When the team arrived outside the Count's Palace, it was noon.

A roaring cannon salute was heard. In the imperial palace, as well as the major gates of the imperial capital. The ceremonial flowers, which had been prepared for a long time, began to be put off.

Although it was daytime, the ceremonial flowers did not seem to be as dazzling as the ones blooming in the night sky at night, but the roaring salute still added a bit of solemnity to the day.

That Miss Jill of the Rollin family, the much-anticipated Empress of the Empire, had already dressed up, with a gorgeous dress and a beautiful and moving face...... She was led by the hand by the Emperor Shiloh and stepped into a two-horse carriage.

The two stood side by side in the carriage, standing on the carriage, as the wheels slowly turned, surrounded by the neat line of red feather riders in front and behind. Begin the tour along Triumph Avenue and receive the cheers of the people of the city.

The final venue of the wedding was the cathedral of the Temple of Light in the imperial capital.

The wedding was officiated by His Majesty Heynckes, the current Pope of the Imperial Temple of Light, – a treatment exclusive to emperors and empresses.

The cathedral of the Temple of Light can accommodate thousands of people...... But it's almost packed at the moment.

The empire can almost rank the number one aristocratic and wealthy family, and the head and face of the Rollin family...... Guards, court ceremonial officials, representatives of various quarters, magic academies, magic societies, wizards' guilds......

What is even surprising is that even the Tulip family, far away in the northwest, sent a messenger and sent a gift.

It can be said that at this moment, in this cathedral of the Temple of Light, the people present include almost all the leading figures of the ruling class of the current Roland Empire!

If someone drops a bomb here right now...... I'm afraid that tomorrow the Roland Empire will change the entire dynasty!

At this moment, in the entire imperial capital, almost all the defensive forces were concentrated around the vicinity of the church.

City Guards, Magistrates, and ...... Royal Guards Red Feather Ride!

Almost all the most elite forces were taken out, and all the streets near the Temple of Light Church were three layers inside and three layers outside......

The people were still cheering on the distant Triumph Street, looking at the fireworks that kept being lit, and every qiē was like a festival.

......

To the north of the city, Chen Daolin stood by a canal and looked at the faint traces of fireworks in the distance in the sky.

I listened to the sound of the crowd cheering in the distance with the wind......

Chen Daolin smiled lightly and grinned.

"The human heart is ...... Hum. ”

Chen Daolin's smile was full of mockery.

The people of these imperial capitals have probably forgotten that night just ten months ago. The emperor they once supported was murdered in the palace.

And now, these people are still cheering for the criminal who murdered the emperor?

People's ...... It's just something that can be fooled at will.

He slowly put on a strange sealed leather coat and jumped into the ditch......

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