"I already knew the messenger of Bansai many years ago, when I was still young, and I only knew how to drink and sing all day long, and I didn't have any utilitarian heart in my interactions. Speaking of the Banser messenger now, Count Siga's expression was a little guilty: "But now, our meetings are all for different purposes, and he is not genuinely concerned about my situation, nor will I be truly grateful for his comfort...... Everyone is focused on the empire, and personal emotions are too light. ”

"The reason why I asked you to do this is because I know that you are an emotional person. I've changed to other real people, and I'm really not at ease. ”

"His Royal Highness the Prince has won the prize. What Your Majesty has done is nothing, for the sake of His Majesty the Emperor, for the sake of the Sbia Empire, I am willing to do my best. Count Siga looked up at Prince Visu: "Your Majesty has sworn to use a great enough merit to offset the humiliation of the nobles who fled without a fight during the rebellion war. If there is such an opportunity, the prince must send his ministers down to do it. ”

"Please accept this glass of wine. Prince Wei Su nodded, and pushed a silver cup with the smell of red wine in front of Count Xiga: "The emperor is not here, I can't promise anything now, but you have to believe that I will not forget this matter." In fact, according to my thoughts, Count Xiga, you should not always be idle, but should be more deeply integrated with us. ”

"Your Majesty also wants to show that the aristocracy is not useless with actions, but His Majesty the Emperor doesn't trust me very much...... Of course, we brought it on ourselves. Count Xiga smiled bitterly, and a trace of tiredness appeared on his old face: "Your Royal Highness, others don't know about nobles, but you should know that there is also blood flowing in our veins. We are not a seed. ”

Prince Visu put down the wine glass in his hand. The eye-headed gaze is kind and sincere.

"Something about the nobility. Not only do I know it, but even the Emperor himself knows it, I have talked to him many times. Tonight is a good opportunity to tell you about it. The prince's voice was lowered: "After ascending the throne, most of the nobles only have official titles and no real power, everyone must have some complaints, right?"

"Your Majesty does not dare to complain about the empire's inaction. Count Siga bowed his head.

"Actually, this situation was settled by me and the emperor many times, and it was a good thing for the entire aristocracy. "Speaking of which. Prince Wei Su sighed: "The emperor knows the value of nobles, so those nobles who have made meritorious contributions have been entrusted with important tasks. But the generals and officials who made contributions in the war of rebellion were almost all grown up from commoners, and they would not be convinced to give other nobles real power at this time. ”

"Then His Royal Highness the Prince and His Majesty the Emperor mean......" Hearing the surprised answer, Xi Jia was stunned.

"The emperor's first requirement was to keep the empire absolutely stable, and although his background was of aristocratic origin, in such a situation, the emperor himself had to become the spokesman of the commoner officials. The prince smiled bitterly: "Xiga, have you thought about it a little. No matter which side this force belongs to, it will not benefit the empire. ”

"So. What does the prince mean...... Would you like to be our spokesperson?" Siga had tears in her eyes, barely knowing how to answer.

"Don't button my hat, do you want the civilian officials to squint at me?" Prince Wei Su stood up and smiled slightly: "I will stand on a fair position to fight for everyone, but there is one premise - what you have done must be worthy of my words." ”

"With the words of His Royal Highness the Prince, we will wait for the reassurance pill. Count Xiga followed the prince and stood up: "Please rest assured, Your Highness, I will do my best to restrain the others." We will definitely use our new feats to make everyone in the empire realize what kind of excellent people the nobles are, and the high-spirited nobles will definitely do this!"

"Well said, honor belongs to those who are ambitious and loyal. The prince said in an affirmative tone: "I will create opportunities for you, and I look forward to your performance." Remember, His Majesty the Emperor is also looking forward to it in his heart. ”

"Please tell the Emperor that we will keep in mind the kindness of the Emperor and will definitely live up to His Majesty's high hopes. Count Xiga saluted: "It's late at night, His Royal Highness the Prince, please rest, and the next official will take his leave." ”

Prince Visu nodded, watching Siga leave.

The envoys were very excited to receive the information revealed by Count Xiga.

An old nobleman like Count Xiga, in addition to the pursuit of enjoyment, values the honor of nobility more than anything else, and the information that he inadvertently leaks when he fights with others cannot be fake. Although "the next time the gods and demons are fighting, you all have to cool off, it's all up to us." This is obviously an exaggeration, but when combined with other information, the messengers were able to deduce useful information from it.

The first conclusion is that the Sbia Empire is engaged in an important project, and this plan is clearly related to military affairs. The second conclusion is that this plan will increase the military strength of the Sbia Empire in a large way, not only at the tactical strength of a single army corps or part of the army, but at the same time to increase the strategic strength of the entire army.

In the previous period, the combat effectiveness of the Sibia army was obvious to all, if they increased their combat effectiveness again...... No one is a fool, and everyone knows what kind of situation it will be: although it is not possible to be cool on the sidelines during the war between gods and demons, if the strength of the armies is too different, it is inevitable that they will suffer losses and be angry.

The improvement of the strength of the entire army cannot only be the improvement of weapons and armor, nor is it just the improvement of tactics, it is related to all aspects. And these things are not only reflected in the military, but also in the rest of the empire, and it is not just a matter of suffering and being angry...... Therefore, the Sibian Empire must not be allowed to widen this distance with the other countries in the alliance!

His Majesty Cohen will return to the Holy Capital in the near future, which means that this plan has come to an end, and His Majesty the Emperor's visit is just the result of acceptance, that is to say, it is impossible to destroy this plan now...... The only possible countermeasure is for one's empire to progress with the Sbia Empire, which means that each nation must be informed of Sbia's entire plan.

To put it more bluntly, it was to steal Spia's plan and the entire set of materials – at the expense of the cost. But after counting the cash in their pockets, the messengers realized that the money was too little. So he sent his men Pegasus back to get the money. But the money cannot be gathered in Spiya to raise suspicion. It can only be all gathered in the Bansai Empire. Everyone's expenses in Sbia were paid for by the wealthy Bansai envoys.

The problem of money is solved. The messengers discussed the most crucial step of the plan - how to steal it.

During the civil strife in Spia, especially Cohen. After Al Kaida entered the Holy Capital, a large-scale purge took place in three days and two ends, and later, the intelligence personnel of various countries lurking in the Holy Capital were greatly affected, so that the envoys can now command only one-third of the original intelligence personnel. The others were either found out and cut off their heads, or they lost contact with the missing sequel.

Even if the emissaries had concentrated their intelligence agents for this unprecedented operation, they were still weak in terms of strength. And in the midst of this. In particular, there is a lack of channels that can penetrate into various key departments, or there will be, but they cannot be contacted. The messengers searched for three days, but found nothing.

Seeing that the date for His Majesty Cohen's return to the Holy Capital was approaching, in addition to being anxious, the envoys were also a little discouraged. At the daily meetings, there was no such thing as the heated discussion of the previous days, and instead there was a dull atmosphere, which was the last thing the Bansai messenger wanted to see—if the operation was aborted, his efforts would be in vain.

"Don't be anxious, everyone! But things will always turn around. At the party, the Bansai envoy could only hide his true mood of being equally anxious: "The attempts of the Sbyan Empire will not be realized overnight. As long as we are fully prepared during this time, success will definitely be ours. ”

"How can it be so simple?" replied the Yunlu envoy angrily, "We don't even know what this plan is. ”

"Yes! Success is easier said than done. The dejected Riva envoy took over: "Don't talk about the details and content of the plan, it's not even clear whether the plan is about the military or the people's livelihood. Let me ask, what exactly are our goals? What do we want? Who can guarantee that our efforts will not be in vain?"

Your Excellency is a little suspicious. The Gallo envoy, who was sitting in the corner, interjected: "In the Holy Capital these days, we have all felt the pressure!

"We weren't part of some idiot's plan to assassinate Cohen's majesty, so we didn't feel any pressure. The Riva envoy snorted coldly, and stabbed the Gallo envoy in the face without hesitation: "Even if we feel something in the Holy Capital, but I will use my feelings as an excuse to deceive my emperor? I can't do this kind of thing!"

"Can I do such a thing?" Gallo's envoy is usually fed up with the white eyes of others, but now that he is being pierced, his old face is a little unbearable, and he retorts very aggrievedly: "Or do you still look down on my country?"

"It's not looking down on Gallo, it's looking down on certain people in Gallo. The one arguing with him was an old oilman, and of course he didn't leave a truth in his words: "For example, those guys who intended to assassinate His Majesty Cohen, aren't they idiots!"

The envoys of various countries are all relatives of the emperor and the country, and they have long been accustomed to flying and domineering on weekdays, but at the moment they are upset, and when they argue, it is a bit endless, and the messenger of Bansai in charge is a little unable to persuade for a while. Finally, it was the Porta emissary Severik. Lando helped persuade and finally suppressed the scene.

"Calm down, everyone, we are cooperating! The Bansai envoy repeated what he had said countless times in a "serious voice": "Let me be tolerant of what is good for all countries!"

His words obviously did not carry much weight, and even a few envoys thought in their hearts: If this time it is Karl of the Tanxi Empire. How good should Prince Ulysses be in charge? Not to mention that the former commander-in-chief of the coalition forces is full of clever ideas, at least His Royal Highness has no nonsense. But now it's good, squeeze out others, and a bunch of people are nerve-wracking here......

"By the way, I wonder if the messenger of Tansi has recovered from his illness?" Seeing that the others were silent, Sevik. Lando had no choice but to break the silence with a question: "Our matter has reached this point, and we should also invite the Tanxi envoy to join, if it drags on for too long, I am afraid that someone will go to the temple to spread rumors." If it is said everywhere that we deliberately left the Tanxi Empire to form a small clique, we will be in trouble. ”

"It's not that I'm reluctant to let the Tanxi Empire join, it's that Karl. Prince Ulysses was too bizarrely ill. The messenger replied angrily: "I have looked for him no less than five times, but the other party has not been able to find out, and I have not even seen him in person." ”

"If you don't object. I'm going to talk to him about it? I'm not a good person. It's just not afraid of rejection. Besides, I have some personal relations with His Royal Highness. "Severik. Lando smiled and said, "Even if His Royal Highness the Prince doesn't want to see me, we always do our courtesy, so that no one will gossip about us behind our backs in the future." ”

"Well, the Tansi envoy is not at the inn, so I ask your Excellency to ask his adjutant for a hard trip. The matter had not progressed for many days, and the Bansai envoy had no excuse to refuse to allow the Tansi Empire to participate, so he had to nod and say, "We hope you bring back good news." ”

In fact, as long as there is even the slightest way. He didn't want the Tanxi Empire to interfere.

While the messenger of Bansai was thinking, his deputy knocked on the door, hurried to his master's side, and whispered something in his ear.

"Is this true?"

The Bansai messenger looked at his deputy with some surprise. The deputy nodded heavily and replied: "Yes, the General Staff Lieutenant General Karros and another general have already entered the city just now and went directly to the palace, we are absolutely not mistaken. ”

The news was so surprising that everyone in the room looked panicked and stood up involuntarily. Although they all had the audacity to carry out some intrigues behind the back of this emperor. But it is unknown whether he will be able to face His Majesty Cohen calmly when carrying out the conspiracy. Because Cohen's origin is too big, big enough to make them timid, if things leak out. This emperor won't go to great lengths to expel them, he will just cut off everyone's heads!

"Don't panic, your majesty Cohen's return to the Holy Capital is an opportunity. After all, it was an old nobleman who had reached middle age, and the Bansai envoy secretly weighed the situation in front of him, and already had a countermeasure in his heart: "All along, we didn't know about Spia's plan, and among the people who came back with His Majesty Cohen, there were a lot of people who knew about the plan, as long as we caught one...... Hey. ”

"Yes, it's an opportunity!" Lando slapped his thigh and pushed the side loudly. He was the actual advocate of this matter, and he was the most anxious person, and he certainly did not want to see anyone retreat. The two of them sang and harmonized, and the Gallo envoy raised his hands and feet behind him, and the feelings of the envoys were stable.

"There isn't much time left for us right now, and whether your empire can stand tall in the Divine Alliance depends on how well we do in the past two days. While the iron was hot, the Bansai envoy scanned everyone in the field with a firm gaze and began to assign tasks: "Severik." Your Excellency Lando, I will leave the matter of the Tanxi Empire to you, please help us bring him in. Even if you can't pull this weird-tempered prince, the idea is to ask him to come up with one. ”

"Rest assured, I will do my best. "Severik. Lando looked back at the Bansai messenger with the same determined gaze, and then changed his words: "But what if he makes a condition?

"Now when the fire burns his eyebrows, he won't make too many conditions. The Bansai envoy snorted coldly: "This prince can hide it from others, but he can't hide it from me...... The Tanxi Empire is famous for its military affairs, and it should be him who is most worried about Spia! The Tanxi envoy is just retreating and forcing us to submit, so you can grind with him for a few more rounds. ”

"Alright, I'll do it right away. "With that said, Severk. Lando ran out.

"Then for the rest of you, we'll split up, and be sure to lay the line and connect the threads tonight. The voice of the Bansai messenger lowered: "If we don't achieve anything tonight, we will have to go to the front from behind the scenes...... So, please work hard!"

"Please work hard!" In a low voice, the envoys drained the red wine in front of them and began to act.

Just as the envoys cheered each other on, Cohen, who was returning to the city in a low-key manner. His Majesty the Kaida Emperor took a few retinues and strode into his imperial study.

"Has anything happened in the past few days?" Majesty Cohen took off his robe, handed it to the clerk who greeted him, and also gestured to the generals to take off their dusty coats: "In the court, in the palace, at home?"

"Back to the majesty, a qiē is normal, nothing major happened in the court, the palace is very calm, and everything is smooth in the house. But—" The clerk smiled at the emperor who had not been seen for many days: "There are mountains of documents that need your signature. ”

"I wonder what your smile is! His Majesty Cohen grabbed the water cup and drank it with his head held high: "Sue you, I just returned to the palace all the way." I'm not in the mood to bother with something the size of a bean. ”

"Understood. Tomorrow I will take the text jiàn to ask His Majesty Xià to take a look. "The clerk is just doing his duty. It's just a reminder to the emperor, but in fact, those government affairs are not urgent: "Your Majesty seems to be in high spirits, have you encountered any happy events?"

"I said I'm in a good mood, how can I see it?" said Cohen, grimacing and sitting behind his desk.

"It's very simple! If your majesty is in a bad mood, how can you come to the study?" the clerk shrugged his shoulders and replied calmly, "besides, your father has reminded your majesty many times that you want to call yourself 'I'. But His Majesty never did, but just now he called twice in a row. ”

"You are very attentive, and when you combine all the other qualities, you are really a perfect person. His Majesty Cohen spoke in a very serious manner, but in the end, a smile escaped from the corner of his mouth: "If you are a little gentler, you can marry a good family." ”

As soon as His Majesty the Emperor's words came out, not only several generals burst into laughter, but even the white shadow who was packing up on the side couldn't hold back.

"His Majesty the Emperor. The clerk laughed and cried: "Your Majesty is a man, and he is an adult man." ”

"Are you an adult? Why doesn't anyone sue me? Okay! I'll have a show for the grown men in these days. Are you satisfied?" Seeing that the joke was almost over, Cohen's Majesty also put away his playful expression: "You go and inform my father." There are also a few imperial concubines, please come here, and the news of our return to the palace tonight must be kept secret. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, I'll do it right away. The clerk walked out.

White Shadow packed up his things, walked over to open the curtains, and glanced at Cohen, who was stretching his waist.

"Alright, alright, you guys, go get some drinks in the secretary's room, I'm going to be quiet for a few minutes. His Majesty Cohen pushed the chief of staff and the others out of the room, and closed the door casually, and several guys were driven into the corridor, all in a daze.

"What is the boss going to do?" Lieutenant General Mo Ya scratched his head in confusion: "It's right to want to be quiet, but we didn't make a noise." ”

"Probably the kind of thing that doesn't want us to know. Major General Marfa looked mysterious, and deliberately lowered his voice: "Think about it, everyone, we are not here, there is only a man and a woman in the room......"

"You can't find yourself at ease!" Lieutenant General Helt slapped Major General Marfa on the head: "Is the boss that kind of person?"

"I'm just speculating. Marfa tilted her mouth and pleaded: "Besides, the emperor owns the entire empire, let alone a maid?"

"I really hope that Bai Ying hears your words, in that case, you will understand the power of the 'maid'. The general staff officer expressed his opinion with a deep face: "If the boss wants to do something, what will happen on the road, right? How could a person so cautious by the boss do such a thing in the palace." If the four imperial concubines lose their temper, who will do half of the things in the court?"

"Then why is the boss closing?" Marfa was still unconvinced, and looked like he was arguing with reason: "If it's an ordinary thing, do you need to drive us out?"

"Put away your dirty thoughts, do you think the boss will be as as you?" It's a pity that Helt is not a very reasonable person, and Marfa hit her head again: "Let's go to the secretary's room to drink and celebrate first, and then Uncle Weisu will have something to do." ”

"Who's?" a soft voice interjected, "Is that you?"

"Good evening, Imperial Princess. Marfa turned around and replied with a smile: "Please help me make the decision, Helt didn't say anything about robbing my girlfriend with me, and spread rumors that I was a guy......"

His Majesty closed the door and went straight through a short corridor to the adjacent library.

In the library, where only a few magic lamps were lit, there was not much light, not because there were not enough lights, but because the person who lit the lamp was not tall enough to succeed in lighting a lamp that was too much longer than his height. And the person who lit the lamp was buried in a pile of books at the moment, and his attention was so concentrated that he didn't even notice that His Majesty the Emperor had walked into the room.

Cohen glanced at the White Shadow, shook his head and walked up, the White Shadow reaching out and lighting the remaining magic lamps in the room. The sudden increase in light finally made the reader's eyes take his eyes off the book, and as soon as the slightly confused eye touched Cohen, it immediately became complicated, and the person stood up against the wall, and the book in his hand fell to his feet with a "snap".

This man is Yarsad. Saran, whose status allowed him to enter and exit the Imperial Study freely. In the absence of a successful complaint, he learned to pass the time by reading, and the library that Cohen had never entered had become his own world.

"Yarsad. Cohen stood in front of him. Extend your left hand. Whisper, "Give me the book." ”

Yarsad picked up the book from the ground. Expressionlessly handed over to Cohen. The kid didn't know what attitude to take toward His Majesty Cohen...... Twelve-year-old Yarsad could not understand the man standing in front of him, he took himself in, gave himself the best, but refused to avenge himself. Yarsad could not forgive an emperor who had the ability to avenge his family but did not do it, but he was kind by nature and could not classify Cohen among the enemies.

"The revenge of the marginal nobles, you are very persistent, this is an apocryphal novel, and it also has too many indiscriminate plots that are not suitable for you to watch. Cohen looked at the book in his hand. Tear it in half casually: "As the heir of the Saran family, you can't get your eyes dirty with these filthy words. ”

Not to mention that this is fine, as soon as revenge is mentioned, tears rolled in Yarsad's eyes.

"Cry, can you have ambition at all? Your father's soul is not at rest yet!" Cohen was angry, and after yelling, he immediately regained his composure, touched Yarsard's head with his hand, and said, "I'll choose a copy for you, and you can go to the outside room with this sister and wait for me." ”

Yarsad stubbornly twisted his head away and walked straight to the outside room. Cohen looked at the room full of books, and for a moment felt that he could not do anything about it, and his mood was very irritated.

"You know, my husband. "Princess Feline appeared beside Cohen. White fingers slid over the rows of book spines: "They are guessing outside, saying that you are lustful and you are driving them away with the intention of being rude to some lady." ”

"How did you do that?" Cohen smiled. Tilting his head closer: "Very elegant fragrance." ”

"I invited them to drink good red wine and promised to introduce them to beautiful and dignified celebrities. Princess Felin also smiled: "I hope this will cover their mouths." ”

"I have a good idea, I'll cover their mouths, and you can help me deal with Yarsad. Cohen took Princess Felin's hand: "After we complete the task, we can find a place to exchange experiences and experiences." ”

"Why should I go?"

"Because I can't do it. Cohen replied with a wry smile, "I can't help but throw him out the window." ”

Princess Feline walked out with a book and found Yarsad standing in a most lonely corner, with her face facing the wall.

Sitting on the sofa in the middle of the room, Filine said in an irresistible tone, "Come here, sit across from me." ”

Although Yarsad had no other emotions in his heart at this time except hatred, he was still a child after all, and it was impossible for him to hate even Princess Feline. And since he came to the palace, the princess has been very good to him, caring for his life and study like his dead mother.

"My husband and I feel guilty about you, although my husband is the emperor, but he is more of a mortal, he has a lot of things to do, it is impossible to always notice you, he can only occasionally find time to talk to you, more often, it is me who pays attention to you. Princess Feline stroked the cover of the book, and did not look at Yarsad sitting across from her: "Are you hurt? Do I pity you? Why? Because there are children everywhere who are worse than you. ”

Yarsad looked at the imperial concubine silently, without even blinking his eyelids, he didn't understand why the imperial concubine, who was so gentle before, had changed tonight.

"Disaster can happen to anyone, no matter what his status. Princess Feline sighed: "Yarsard, since you arrived here, we all want you to get out of the shadows as soon as possible, but what about your cousin? what can a person who is obsessed with a tragic past do? Why don't you face the future life in a different way?"

"You can hate the whole world, including me, this is your right, I will not deprive you of this last right, and in the same way, you can face the world with other feelings. But no matter what you do, I will care for you, which is not only a parent's responsibility, but also what I want to do. After saying this, Princess Felin opened the book: "Today I will tell you about the past of a heroic family - the history of the Saran family. ”

Tears appeared again, swirling in his eyes, and Yarsad held his head high and clenched his teeth to keep the tears from flowing.

"You can choose not to listen, and I'll let you go and have a great night. Princess Felyn pulled her hair: "But the reason you choose not to listen is because you feel that we have not avenged you...... All I can say is that I wish you weren't a descendant of the Saran family. ”

"I listen. After a moment of silence, Yarsad replied in a hoarse voice.

"Okay. Philene said lightly, "Let's start." ”

With a wine glass in hand, Cohen's Majesty stood behind a door, quietly watching his wife tame the difficult child. As Prince Visu and the others entered the room, Princess Felin was explaining the third hero of House Saran...... (To be continued......)