In the five days after the end of the Battle of the Holy Capital, the army and the garrison, with the cooperation of the intelligence system, searched all the buildings in the Holy Capital City more than 20 times, regardless of size, and only after confirming the absolute safety of the city, did the Imperial Internal Affairs Administration move into the Holy Capital one after another.

Day 6, Vesu. Prince Al Qaida and the four Imperial Interior Overseers entered the city, and the President of the Royal Academy and the General Staff of the Imperial Army went out of the city to greet them. Because the prime minister has always kept a low profile, he did not arrange for anyone else to greet him except for the necessary security personnel. Despite the simplicity of the scene, the size of the Prime Minister's convoy was still huge.

Looking at the walls of the holy capital, which was being rebuilt, the prime minister looked very happy. As soon as he lifted the dean of the academy who was about to kneel down, he patted the gray-haired old man on the shoulder with satisfaction.

"It's hard for you. A sincere smile appeared on the face of the prime minister: "It must be very hard to follow Cohen, right?"

"As long as it is for the sake of the empire, it is worth it for me personally, and besides, the emperor's performance this time has improved. Dean Lorenzo smiled bitterly and shook his head, in fact, with his character, following His Majesty Cohen, where can the feeling in his heart be described as just hard work?

"How is the shape of the Holy Capital?" the Minister of State turned his head to look at the General Staff Officer: "Is the people's heart stable?"

"Returning to the prime minister, the people of the holy capital are currently stable, and ordinary people are very supportive of the emperor. Carlos replied: "The previous battle was also smooth, the city suffered minor damage, but the destruction near the city walls was more severe, and the palace was almost no loss. ”

"That's good, I've been worrying about this. The prime minister nodded comfortingly: "Has the emperor entered the palace?"

"His Majesty Cohen didn't enter the palace, and His Majesty said he had to wait for you to come before discussing. ”

"This kid. What is he doing these days?"

The General Staff Officer and the Dean of the Academy glanced at each other. Didn't answer.

"What strange thing is he doing again?" the Prime Minister immediately understood. Cohen must be doing something incomprehensible again.

"First, His Majesty the Emperor has detained the priests of the Holy Capital Temple, from the highest-ranking high priest to the probationary priest who guards the door, and none of them have been left behind. It took a long time before the dean spoke: "Second, we caught Lu Man, and His Majesty the Emperor ordered several buckets of milk to bathe Lu Man every day......"

At this moment, even the Prime Minister was surprised: "Milk bath?

"Because His Majesty promised the high priest. To make Luman die laughing. The general staff officer took over: "The three meals a day are very particular, and His Majesty the Emperor even gave his own meals to Lu Man, and chatted with Lu Man every day. ”

Hearing the staff officer say this, a trace of coldness appeared in the originally elegant expression of the Prime Minister.

"O Luman! If it were someone else, I would have hoped that he would have been blessed. But since it's you, it's the first time I'm looking forward to Cohen's nonsense......" The fierce eyes flashed away, and Wei Su regained his usual graceful bearing: "Two, come to my carriage, let's go into the city together." ”

The Guards camp was located in the square near the palace, next to the tent where Cohen was staying, where Luman was being held. The decadent Luman was soaked in a wooden bucket of milk, with only one head exposed. His eyes were glazed over Cohen, who was sitting next to him.

Since he was captured, Lu Man has spoken very little, and he has hardly said anything to anyone other than Cohen's questioning.

Cohen flipped through the text in his hand, and as a victor, his face was not arrogant and joyful, but rather a rare peaceful demeanor.

"In addition to the two legions that the Porta Empire gave you, which other empire gave you troops?" Cohen looked at the list on Wen Jiàn, and said to Lu Man without raising his head: "The Bansai Empire is very rich! It's been a few days, and if you can say it all at once, we'll save a lot of time. ”

Lu Man looked at Cohen, his eyes still glazed, and his lips twitched a few times but he didn't answer.

"Don't be so surprised, you know in your heart that I won't let you go. Although I promised the High Priest that you would 'die laughing,' I can change my mind at any time if you can't satisfy me. Cohen smiled slightly: "If you want to hide something, I can set up a prostitute in the army for your daughter, haven't you heard of this thing? Those stinky alien soldiers will definitely like your daughter, I heard that her skin is very delicate." ”

Lu Man's eyes rolled and he said with difficulty: "You...... Can't ...... like that."

Cohen continued to hit Lu Man in a light tone: "How you die, how your whole family dies, it all depends on your attitude. But speaking of which, the second lady of your family has some relationship with me, and she almost became my wife......"

"Let her go, let her go......" Lu Man was enchanted and spoke very slowly: "All the sins...... I did it all ...... alone."

"Everyone knows your crimes, and you know that you can't escape death. Cohen put down the text in his hand: "But the fate of your daughter, I'm still thinking about it." ”

"If I tell the truth, will you let her go?"

"You have to understand that you don't have room for bargaining at this moment, everything depends on my mood. This is the charm of power. Cohen stood up: "Because the Holy Capital is playing very well, I have this good mood to let you live a few more days." ”

At this time, the chief of staff walked in and whispered something in Cohen's ear.

"I'll come again in the evening, you'd better give me all the answers. You have this good treatment now, but it doesn't mean that you won't be tortured the next moment. ”

Cohen told the guards to put away the text on the table, and walked out without looking back, leaving Lu Man and a few magicians who were watching over him in the empty tent.

Prince Visu had already begun his office, and he and the four interior overseers unceremoniously requisitioned the emperor's tent.

"How long do you want to stay here?" said the prince with a smile when he saw his son enter, "Your mother has come with me, and she wants to enter the palace early." ”

"I've already arranged it, let's go in today!" Cohen sat down next to Fei Lin and picked up the essay she was reviewing to look at: "Why is Mother in a hurry to enter the palace?"

"Silly boy. The Prince shook his head. Zhengse said, "Your mother wants to go to pay tribute to the emperor and his wife as soon as possible. ”

"It was my negligence. Cohen tapped his head in annoyance: "There's too much going on." I'm too busy. ”

"I don't blame you. Such a tedious war has already tired you. The prince was very considerate of his son: "I have learned all about the situation in the holy capital and its vicinity, I am very satisfied with the results of the battle, and the troops are very good. ”

"We also suffered a lot of wounded, more than 3,000 people died in the battle near the city walls alone. Cohen turned to look at Philin: "I want to bury these soldiers together, and the cemetery needs to be repaired a little." ”

"Okay, I'll take care of that. Philene pressed Cohen's hand with a concerned expression, "Haven't you rested much these days?"

"It's fine. Cohen looked at his wives: "Are you tired from the long journey?"

Several interior overseers did not see Cohen for days. I was very worried in my heart, but because of the presence of the prince, it was difficult for anyone to express their thoughts. Cohen asked softly, and the four ladies were all happy, smiling and shaking their heads.

"By the way, father, have you read the letter I gave you the other day?" Cohen remembered something again: "Is it in time?"

"Have you invited the envoys of all countries to come and observe the ceremony? I have made arrangements, and the messengers have already departed. Wei Su replied to Cohen while reviewing the text: "Don't worry! They have been watching our every move for a long time, and this time they will not only send ministers." We also have gifts to receive. ”

"Originally, this enthronement ceremony could have been a little simpler, but I thought about it carefully. It's better to be grand. Cohen explained, "I've gone to the letter as a blessed knight of the Light Protoss. ”

"Is that an excuse for the priest of the Temple?"

"Yes, I want to spy on the attitude of the Protoss. Cohen nodded: "There are many uncertainties at the moment, and the attitude of the Protoss will greatly affect the future development of the empire. ”

"This excuse is a good one, anyway, you can't tolerate this group of people, and it is right to change this group of priests for the convenience of the future. The prince thought for a moment: "But your espionage behavior itself is not very rational, the Protoss will not fail to understand your intentions, and they will definitely respond to your espionage behavior in other ways." ”

"I've thought of this. Cohen smiled, "The method I chose was more explicit, but there was room for how big or small it was." Even if the Protoss will be dissatisfied with me, they will not be strict about it, and at most they will make me feel a little uncomfortable. ”

"If you can bear it, I don't have a problem. Prince Wei Su put away the text in front of him: "Let's get ready to enter the palace! ”

"Father. Hearing that she was going to enter the palace immediately, Philin got up and asked, "Do we need to perform any ceremonies when we enter the palace?"

"The ritual is not needed. Cohen made his attitude clear before the prince could speak: "It's not good to make it too cumbersome, and besides, there will be an enthronement ceremony soon." ”

"Then it's good to keep it simple. Prince Wei Su nodded: "Anyway, there is not even a priest to preside over the ceremony at the moment." ”

Although no ceremony was held, the dean of the academy insisted on leading civil and military officials to line up at the main gate of the palace to welcome the emperor into the palace. Outside the wide palace gate, there were officials wearing official court clothes.

In the eyes of some officials, the moment Cohen walked into the palace would also be the beginning of his happy life in this life -- at this time, the people standing outside the palace gates, regardless of their official positions, were all the founding heroes of the empire! This special position would be very stable and noble, unlike that of later officials.

Cohen didn't even have time to show a look of disgust before the congratulatory voices of these officials rang out neatly: "Congratulations to the emperor on entering the palace - long live the emperor!"

Finally squeezing out a little smile on his face, Cohen nodded frequently to the officials, but in his heart he wanted to kick these people out of the city one by one, what is there to congratulate on becoming this emperor?

Prince and Mrs. Visu stood behind Cohen, and the four ladies flanked Cohen.

"Open the middle door. Dean Lorenzo walked out of the queue: "Welcome His Majesty the Emperor into the palace!"

The rebuilt middle gate of the palace slowly opened, revealing a jade avenue leading directly to the palace hall for the royal family to walk. On both sides of the road, rows of Guards soldiers in bright armor and neat military appearance stood.

Cohen reached out and gestured to Dean Lorenzo. After talking to Cohen for a few words, the dean showed a hint of shame on his face. But His Majesty Cohen was still comforting him.

A large, tightly wrapped carriage drove up from behind. Stop at Cohen's Majesty. Immediately after the stop, the coachman unloaded the horse.

His Majesty Cohen and Dean Lorenzo walked over, holding the carriage on the left and right. Now that His Majesty and the dean were holding on to the carriage, the officials could not help but go.

The wiser already knew who was in the carriage, and it was the Emperor Fischet. Summer wheat.

"Fichette, we're home. Cohen whispered, his eyes moistening.

Hearing the words of His Majesty the Emperor, I remembered the face of the former Emperor Fischette. The officials who often worked with Fichette immediately had red eyes and a sense of guilt. The wheels turned slowly, and under everyone's gaze, the carriage was pushed by the hands of the ministers with tears in their eyes to enter the palace gates.

"Stand up—salute!" the soldiers on both sides of the road saluted.

The carriage was pushed all the way to the main hall before the magician took over and moved into a heavily guarded building in the Imperial Garden. In the few days since the capture of the Holy Capital, the elven magicians, under the guidance of the White Shadow, have built a new magic array with the palace as a defensive area.

Cohen supervised the whole process until the magic crystal that wrapped Fischert's body was placed.

Everyone else has withdrawn after that. Cohen patted the magic crystal and said goodbye to Fischet: "Raven, I have to go out and help you run the country." I'll come back to see you at night. ”

Back in the main hall, the officials were reporting the current state of the empire to the Minister of State and the Overseer of Internal Affairs. Cohen gestured to them without interruption and sat down in his place casually.

The officials' voices immediately stopped, and from the look in their eyes, many of them were struck by Cohen.

Although in Cohen's mind, this golden, gem-encrusted throne was no different from any other seat. But in the eyes of the officials, it was different, and they also designed a series of small ceremonies for His Majesty Cohen to sit on the throne!

Cohen looked at the laughing and laughing officials and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

"Yes. The official who was speaking saluted: "As far as the current situation is concerned, there are no more rebels in the empire, because our army has blocked the roads in other directions, and most of the scattered rebels have fled to the Porta Empire. Of course, there are also some aristocratic scum who know that they will die...... Our idea is, can we send a cavalry to pursue them, or they will regroup in the Porta Empire, and there is a risk of disrupting our borders in the days to come. "There is no need for that, our army is already very tired from fighting for days, and the focus now is to stabilize the country, and the army must not be dispersed, and we must stay near the Holy Capital and continue to deter those provinces that have not yet been clearly attached to us. The Minister of State had already replied in place of the Emperor: "As for those scattered armies, we can reach an agreement with the Porta Empire through other means, and let it settle for us." ”

"The words of the Prime Minister are very right, but this is what the lower officials are worried about. The official said worriedly: "The power struggle within the Porta Empire is very complicated, and the relationship between the various classes and the rebels has always been **, and they are very likely to perfunctory us." ”

The prime minister turned his head to look at Cohen: "Emperor, what do you think?"

"As far as I can see, it's not a problem. Cohen sat on the throne with his body tilted, supporting his chin with one hand: "Although the Porta Empire used to wear a pair of pants with the rebels, it was an empire after all, we should treat our neighbors peacefully, and don't just send troops to make a mess on the border as soon as the empire is recovered, others will say that we are not kind." ”

"But Your Majesty, these people survive for a day, and it is always a hidden danger to the empire. ”

"Don't worry, we should trust other empires. His Majesty Cohen replied lazily: "Other empires can't believe it, aren't there still just and great Bright God Clans?"

As soon as Cohen said this, all the officials knew that His Majesty had a ghost idea in mind, so they did not continue to discuss this issue.

"Your Majesty, what should we do with other provinces that have not been attached to us?"

"This is easy to do, aren't you preparing for the enthronement ceremony?"

"Yes, Your Majesty. The dean stood up and replied, "Because we have to wait for the envoys of the Protoss and various countries, the enthronement ceremony will not be ready until about a month. ”

"My dean, this is a big deal, don't be so anxious. We'd better have a ceremony in two months' time, and I want all the governors of the provinces to come. Cohen smiled slightly: "For those provinces that have not yet been annexed, I will send the acting foreign secretary, so you don't have to worry." ”

"Then the provincial decrees are about to be issued?"

"At the same time, it was issued to all provinces. The Prime Minister replied again in place of the Emperor: "Don't you understand? The Emperor has recognized the position of governor of their province." With the promise of the Al Qaida family, they will not have objections. With the little strength in their hands, they can't make waves. ”

"Father is right. The emperor smiled at Mimi's summary: "They don't have the strength to rebel, so they have to love peace." ”

Hearing such a simple evaluation of the emperor, the cold sweat of the officials all fell, what kind of theory is this?

"I have to take this opportunity to announce something. The emperor did not care about the feelings of the officials, and then said in a lazy tone: "In the future, the meeting of the main hall will be held once every three days. The Minister of State and the Overseer of the Interior were on the upper floors on business, and the officials of the Holy Capital were available every morning and on special matters at any time. The deputy heads of the ministries and above, the chiefs of the clans, and the captains of the legions and above can see me at any time—of course, if I am not in a good mood, I will refuse. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty. "The cold sweat of the officials is even more.

"Then, all ministries must replenish officials, but you must pay attention to the selection of officials rather than indiscriminate, we can't let mediocre people hold power, fortunately, there are still two months to go, and you may have to be busy for a while. His Majesty stood up: "When I ascend the throne, I want to see a well-functioning internal affairs system. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty. (To be continued......)