Walking through the streets of Lisan City, Carlos's heart was very heavy.

There are so many things happening today, and any one of them can have a significant impact on the situation now and in the future. And Carlos, who has always been in charge, can't take some time to think about it, and now, as soon as the war in front of him is over, it is naturally necessary to think about these things.

But just speculating on the future of these events made the ever-shrewd Carlos feel tired, and he even felt that he might as well die on the battlefield rather than suffer from the pressure.

Fichette was killed, and he was also very uncomfortable in his heart, but the more important thing at the moment was to solve the problem left by Fischette's Majesty.

Like many civil servants loyal to the Chamai family, Carlos, who was more rational than impulsive, did not think it would be a good idea for His Majesty Fischette to pass the throne to Cohen at the last minute. Although Chief Cohen is better than everyone else in some ways, it is somewhat worrying to let someone who does not even want to be a governor and cannot be a good person inherit the throne.

Not to mention those civil officials, although they gathered in the Kaida family, it was because they were loyal to the Xia Mai family. Few of them have a good impression of Cohen, and many more don't even know Cohen...... These people will definitely quarrel over whether Cohen's succession to the throne is reasonable, how can an emperor who has no official support be?

His Majesty Fichette should have taken these things into account, but why didn't he pass on the throne to the beloved Vysu Kaida? Isn't it the same Kaida family? That would be much better?

"What does Majesty Fichette think? Is there any further intention for such an arrangement? Could it be that Filchette understands that Chief Cohen is the most suitable person for this position...... Maybe that's the difference between me and my majesty!"

In a situation where he really couldn't figure it out, Carlos had no choice but to comfort himself in this way and force himself to skip the question. Focus on something else.

Inferred from the intelligence that has come back these days. After the defeat of the left minister back to the holy capital this time. The rebels will not be able to attack their side for a long time, but they will still have enough troops to make any major holes in their overall defense.

The former wavering governors were now all on the left side, and it was simply unrealistic to attack the rebels with only the strength of their own two provinces.

Because there are almost two million extra people in the province out of thin air, their supplies are already in a state of overstretching, and it is fortunate that they can ensure that many people do not starve to death before next year's harvest. Where is there any surplus to fight a war?

At least his life is fine, but from past experience, it will not be easy to appease him in this situation, and he must be consulted with Governor Visor and several municipal overseers later...... If Chief Cohen really doesn't listen to him, lock him up if necessary!

I really don't know how to say this to Cohen!"Sir, bear with me! "It's no wonder that Chief Cohen didn't turn his face when he went berserk.

Or say, "Sir, wait! It's almost New Year's Day." "Forget it, Chief Cohen will eat the person who said this alive.

"Anyway, one thing is certain, you must not agree to send troops to Chief Cohen!" Karos, as an officer of the General Staff, made such a determination, as for other things. Just follow Chief Cohen's wishes.

The wide streets are lined with wounded soldiers, and magicians and witch doctors are busy treating them. Carlos walked up and took a look. There are not many irreparable serious injuries, and it seems that the new armor is effective.

Seeing Carlos's rank, the wounded who could salute all saluted him, and looking at the wounded who were unable to endure the pain and not groan, Carlos was moved in his heart.

"Put them all down!" said Carlos, "the wounded do not have to salute the commander. ”

"It's okay sir, this injury is nothing," said a second lieutenant stubbornly after saluting, crooked his mouth, "There is no room for misbreed in the Guards Regiment." ”

"Don't be a fool," Carlos replied with a smile, "take care of yourself." ”

"Yes!" the lieutenant asked, "Sir, is that true?"

"What's the matter?"

"It's the order that His Majesty the Emperor said on the car......"

"Shut up!" The smile on Carlos's face disappeared, replaced by a very stern expression: "You are not allowed to discuss this matter in the future, as for how this matter develops, there will be an announcement soon!"

"Yes!" the lieutenant was startled by Carlos's expression, and when he tried to salute, he was pressed by the shoulder.

Carlos stood up and said slowly, "You can't talk about it. He would be sad to be heard by Chief Cohen. ”

"Yes......"

As he was about to enter the governor's palace, Carlos' lieutenant hurried up and told him that he had captured a total of forty rebel prisoners, all of them of the rank of colonel, and two brigadier generals.

"Take it to the Judge Advocate General, and sue Judge Jack, that you must get a confession. With that, Carlos entered the Governor's Palace and went to report the battle to Governor Visu.

After talking about the battle situation and the future arrangements in the front hall, Carlos stiffened his head and entered the back hall of the governor's palace, of course, he saw Cohen at first sight. Except for one face, Cohen, who was sitting in the chair, was tightly bandaged all over his body, including his head and fingers, and looked quite conscious, but his face was numb.

Lying flat on a few cases across from Cohen was Fischett's cold body.

Seeing Carlos come in, Filine nodded to him and quietly glanced at him, and Carlos understood that things were worse than she had imagined.

"Cohen," Philine, whose eyes were red, walked up to Cohen and squatted down, holding Cohen's hand: "It's hard to accept, but Fischette has left us, and we're all sad......"

“......”

Cohen's expression didn't change, not even his eyes rolled, but the people next to him began to weep silently again, especially Princess Bernie Ebbinghaus, whose tears had not broken since Carlos came in.

"Cohen, you'd better go get some rest! change Fischet's clothes......" Filyn continued to persuade her, but in the end she couldn't hold back her tears.

At last. All three ladies went over to persuade Cohen to go back to his room to rest. But Cohen's numb eyes still didn't react. As if I hadn't heard them speak, there was no sad expression on my face, and not a single tear had been shed.

"Sir, the battle outside the city is over, our army has routed all three rebels and is in pursuit...... In addition, there are civil officials gathered in the front hall, and they seem to be a little affectionate......"

There is no way. Carlos had no choice but to go to Cohen's side to report the situation and try to persuade Cohen to see the situation, even if it was to make Cohen cry! Cohen had always been very flamboyant, and such a numb look was very abnormal—no, it should be said that such a look was quite terrifying.

Hearing Carlos's voice, Cohen's eyes left Fischett's body for the first time, and he looked at his staff officer and asked in a hoarse voice, "What do they have?"

"It seems that it is about the throne, they have some questions. There is also some talk in the army, sir, you better show up first. Or write a poster......"

"Firin," Cohen interrupted Carlos' debriefing, "Look what's in Fichette's collar." ”

"Oh......" Filine walked over. Examining Fichette's collar closely, he almost immediately exclaimed, "There's something in the collar!"

Cohen nodded with difficulty: "That's the letter...... Read. ”

"It was written on strips of cloth, and there were two strips of cloth...... One is an order, and the other is a personal letter written to you......" Fei Lin saw the font she was familiar with, and she couldn't cry: "The font is very small, and it was written by His Majesty." ”

"Read. ”

Filine wiped away her tears, picked up the order, and read it: "Special order of the sixteenth Emperor of the Sbia Empire, Fichette Shamai, ......"

"It has been more than 300 years since my Shamai family became the ruler of the Sbia Empire. The ancestors named this land Sibia in the hope that she would be away from the catastrophe of killing and that the people would be able to live in peace, which was also the goal of every generation of emperors. But today, we have to face the cruel reality that His Holiness has sent officials to rebel, Sbia has been plunged into the whirlpool of civil war, and the people are in dire straits. ”

"On the occasion of the civil strife in the Empire, in order to eliminate the rebellion and recover the land, I, Fichette and Shamai, in the name of the Emperor, decree the following: All civil and military officials shall not disobey them, otherwise they will be regarded as rebels against the same party. ”

"The Governor of the Dark Province, Cohen Kaida, immediately took over as the seventeenth Emperor of the Spya Empire, sent troops to rebel and recover the land. ”

"The Governor of the Dark Moon Province, Visu Kaida, will immediately take over as the Minister of State and participate in the supervision of the country. ”

"Martin Luther was appointed the first general of the empire and presided over military affairs. ”

"Appointed Lorenzo as President of the Imperial Academy, First Military Discipline Superintendent. ”

"This decrees the sixteenth Emperor of Spia, Fischet Shamai"

※※※ After listening to this order, no one in the back hall spoke, and they didn't know what to say...... His Majesty Fischette had decided to do so a long time ago.

"Pherin, you take the order to the antechamber and read it to them, and Carlos keeps an eye on it. After a moment of silence, Cohen spoke, his voice still unchanged: "Kelly reads the second letter, and the others go out." ”

Everyone did not dare to go against Cohen's wishes and all withdrew.

Kelly's eyes were a little confused when she heard that she was going to read the letter, but she still took the strip of cloth from Firin's hand, which was a very thin strip of cloth that had been folded several times. It can be seen that Fichette has spent a lot of time on this.

As soon as she walked out of the room, Filine gestured to Carlos, who quickly arranged for someone to surround the back hall - at this time, Cohen left the most unscrupulous Kelly to read the letter, of course, with other plans.

"You don't have to go to the antechamber, there's me over there. Filyn whispered to Carlos, "Watch Cohen, he just talked nonsense and wanted to hit himself with lightning magic." ”

"Yes. Carlos nodded, and stood on the steps listening to the voices inside, eager to prick up his ears.

"Do you want to read it now?" In the room, Kelly cautiously asked Cohen, "Husband?"

Cohen nodded.

Kelly stood beside Cohen, looking at the barely legible small writing on the narrow strip of cloth, and whispered, "To my dear brother Cohen Kayada, the seventeenth Emperor of the Sbia Empire." ”

"Hey, Cohen, when you read this letter, I think I've been back to you. The style of the text was out of step with the tone of Kelly's reading: "I was thinking that my brother wouldn't be so stupid that he couldn't even get his hands back......"

"Stupid, stupid...... You idiot......" Cohen scolded in a hoarse voice.

"Scold me, don't you? I knew that it was impossible not to curse with your stinky temper. Looks like my decision made you uncomfortable. But what can I do? Do you really want me to be locked up in the Holy Capital? After three and five years, someone will be killed like a chicken? I'm an emperor myself, and that's too much of a......" Kelly continued, "Don't blame me for leaving you alone, even if I owe you once." ”

"You also said that there are many things in this world that we can't ask for perfection, and I didn't believe it at the time, but now I have to believe it. You see, I'm the imperfect one myself. But I don't regret it, after all, I've experienced perfect things. I have no regrets in my heart. By the way, I'm wondering if you should have a wedding with Dill Merlin this New Year, and the lovely Miss Dill Merlin doesn't have an official name yet, which is not good. ”

Cohen lowered his head, let out a low roar in his throat, and his body trembled slightly.

"Before I met you, I was a very simple prince. Educated by many mentors, I understood my identity at a very young age and knew that I would inherit the throne in the future. The lives of all those peers have nothing to do with me...... Everywhere and at all times, I hypnotize myself: all children are just like me. All princes are like me, their childhood, adolescence, youth, and even their lives are all bleak, and there is nothing wonderful about my life. ”

"But from the moment we lay together in that broken carriage and talked, my life began to change, the world became more wonderful than ever, and many beautiful things that I hadn't noticed before appeared in front of my eyes. I don't know what is in you that attracts me, I have thought about it, I have been confused...... Or you have all the things I can't have. You're not a prince, you don't know how jealous I am and how much I want to take your qiē for myself, you should be glad that I've always been sober. And I should be glad to be able to live with you in this world, which is a miracle in itself. ”

"Then I came to understand that sharing your happiness is also a pleasure for me, so I never stop your nonsense, although I know that your behavior is ridiculous, but watching you fool around, I get more pleasure from it than you can imagine. Strange isn't it? I wasn't sure ...... before that."

"Seriously, I can accept that you have also passed for a while, you may never notice that your personality puts a lot of pressure on me, and sometimes your behavior makes me embarrassed and angry, but fortunately I still have my father's enlightenment. You see, in fact, it is not difficult to be an emperor, as long as you have the capacity to tolerate people, can stand taller than others, and can consider problems more comprehensively, you are a qualified emperor. In the past, I tolerated you, but now, my brother, you have to tolerate others, don't be like a child who doesn't grow up, you should be more mature, even if it's just for me. ”

"It's been many years since I met you, and we've had so many unforgettable memories, maybe those things are normal for you, but I cherish every day, every moment, whether it's a late-night conversation, or your pranks, I remember everything. It is no exaggeration to say that you have fulfilled my dream, so you can accept the half of the dream I gave you......! Get it done!"

"I really want to tell you how I feel at the moment, but I don't know how to better express it, this strip of cloth is too small, but I think a lot in my heart. Again, why do I have to write so much? You're Cohen, and you must know what's going on in my heart...... It's hard to make such a decision, and it's even harder for you to accept it, especially if you're alone. I'm so sorry, you used to be willful, and please allow me to be willful once, this is the only time. ”

"Cohen, you're going to have to face it alone, but no matter how difficult the environment is, I'm sure you can persevere. Promise me Cohen, hold our dream in your hands, and hold it firmly! Although you are only one person, and the road is inevitably a little bumpy, you don't need to be afraid, you have family, and many friends, and I have given you my dreams, and people with dreams will not be empty. As an emperor, you can't be sad, you still have responsibilities, take this as a starting point, and work hard towards the goal of our dreams!"

"In two days, I will stand under the city of Lisan to announce my decision, and my only hope is that you will stand on the walls and smile at me. Although this is a bit out of place, I still want you to smile at me, and in the last moments of my life, I want your smile to accompany me, to give me courage and to face death without fear...... So, brother, smile at me! I have prayed for everything I can, and don't let me down......"

Cohen's body shook twice, spurting out a mouthful of blood, and collapsed to Kelly's exclamation. In the antechamber of the Governor's Palace, Fichette's handwritten testament was circulated in the hands of many civil officials.

Since the rebellion of the Lu Man, only the Kaida family was the most powerful among the governors of the provinces in the Sibia Empire who dared to resist, so the only remaining group of civil officials who were still loyal to the royal family fled to the Dark Moon or Dark Province one after another, and now there are almost fifty people gathered.

Although they are not from prominent aristocratic families, nor are they provincial officials with great power, these civil officials are also not small roles. Most of them are the deputies of the ministries and departments of the empire, and they are also the people who know the most about the operation of the imperial administration, and in terms of ability, they are no worse than the heads of the ministries and departments, and they are probably better than their superiors - the heads of the ministries and departments are probably best at communication, and the deputies do the management, clerical work, etc.

It is no exaggeration to say that without them, the operation of the empire would have been problematic. It must be said that it was a big mistake that Lu Man only paid attention to wooing the heads of various ministries and departments and did not notice these deputies.

Viso Kaida sat quietly behind the desk, taking a sip of water, and Philine and Rhona stood quietly next to him—both racking their brains over what to say, and they weren't very friendly to Cohen. (To be continued......)