Chapter 418 [Upheaval]

Imperial capital.

Early in the morning, the morning bell of the Temple of Light rings, awakening this ancient majestic city.

It was only then that the sky was dark, and the streets were already moving. The shops on both sides have already come out to open the doors and sweep the streets in front of them.

There were soldiers who patrolled all night, dragging their tired steps back quickly, hoping to rush back to their shifts early so that they could catch up on sleep early.

There are noble cars slowly passing through the streets, the guards are also listless, and the nobles who have been partying all night in the carriage are full of wine and fat powder.

When the city gates were first opened, the first to enter the city was a team of water trucks, and after these convoys entered the city, they went straight to the imperial city. The daily water needs of these old men in the imperial capital were transported from thirty miles upstream from outside the city.

The entire imperial capital looks no different from ordinary days, and this morning is still so lazy and leisurely. It was as if the incident a few months ago had completely vanished.

At the gate of the city, there is a vendor who sells his morning breakfast, and when he opens the bucket in front of him, the smell of steaming is rising. When the soldiers of the city guard who had just taken a break from their shifts passed by, they would buy some here to fill their stomachs.

Watching the convoy carrying water go away, the outside of the city began to give orders, and the merchants, caravans, and tourists who were waiting to enter the city could finally wait in line to enter the city.

The gatekeeper at the west gate yawned and rubbed his eyes vigorously. He had just been transferred to the Wangcheng Guard, and because of his relatively low qualifications, this kind of drudgery on night duty naturally fell on him more frequently.

But he didn't complain, he had been in the army for many years, and he knew that this was an unspoken rule in the army everywhere. It's like this everywhere you put it. I can simply be transferred to the Wangcheng Guards, and the treatment is already much better than in the local garrison before, plus as the city gate manager, there are quite a lot of open and secret entries. The days are much quicker than before. As long as you survive this "rookie" life, after being accepted by those old oiler colleagues, you can earn more in the future.

At this moment, the city gate official couldn't help but look up at the sun, thinking in his heart that when he finished this shift, he would go back to sleep, and in the evening, he would just have time to attend the drinking party with those colleagues, and then have a good meal and drink. The relationship is much closer, find an opportunity to give the good thing I found a few days ago to the hands of the battalion officer......

Just as he was thinking of this, he suddenly heard a voice that made his heart beat!!

A short, high-pitched whistle came from far away on the main road outside the city!!

The city gate officer, who had been in the army for many years, immediately became a spirit! This was clearly the whistle of the army to rush to pass the horses!

When I lifted my eyelids, I saw that on the road far outside the city, several horsemen were galloping towards them, and dust was raised behind them! The horses were galloping wildly, and it was evident that there was no intention of saving horsepower!

Horsemen on horseback. It is clearly the appearance of the Imperial Flying Horse, and there is even a crimson flag behind him - this is a symbol of the emergency military situation!!

The iron law of the empire is that all such emergency military intelligence messengers with red flags planted must unconditionally give way to convenience along the way! If anyone dares to delay this kind of messenger, then the military order will be suppressed, and it will definitely be unforgiving!

Seeing these horsemen galloping on the main road like this, the face of the city gate official suddenly changed wildly!

It's too late to think. He had rushed out of the city gate with his men in a hurry, shouting loudly and with a whip in his hand. He took his soldiers to disperse the crowd and quickly opened a passage under the city gate.

Some of the people who were scattered by the whip couldn't help but shout and curse, but the acquaintances of the others grabbed their companions and whispered: "Don't scream! This commander is also kind! If you don't give way to stand in the middle, the messenger will rush over, and the horse's hooves will trample you to death, and you will step on it in vain! I can't say that I have to compensate your family for the lost time afterwards! The imperial military law is severe, and it is no joke!"

Several horsemen galloped under the city gates, slowing down slightly.

The cavalryman who rushed to the front was already covered with dust, and the boasted horses were also whirring and poorly dressed. When they came to the city gate, they heard the people of the horse shouting loudly: "Emergency military situation!! get out of the way quickly!"

As he spoke, he threw out a copper sign in his hand and threw it on the ground of the city gate officer, who picked it up and only glanced at it, and determined that this was a genuine military intelligence token, and immediately took his men out of the city gate.

These horsemen didn't talk nonsense, and they rushed into the imperial capital city after beating their horses, and on the streets in the distance, there was another sound of people turning on their backs and exclaiming......

Inside and outside the city gate, both the military and the people were talking.

Especially the city gate official, his face was even more strange.

(The knight on this horse is clearly the appearance of the Northwest Army's uniform...... Emergency military situation?My Roland Empire has been peaceful for many years, where will there be military trouble?)

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In front of the main gate of the Imperial City, the guards of the Imperial Guards had already heard a short whistle in the distance.

The city defense had already reacted quickly, and soon a red feather rider rushed out and met the number of riders from afar on the square.

Quickly checked the military order, customs and other procedures, these already exhausted messengers were helped down to rest, one of the messengers in the lead, carrying a sealed metal copper behind his back has been taken over, under the strict embrace of a team of royal forest troops, quickly ran into the palace.

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For more than an hour in the next year, the entire imperial capital seemed to be calm, but in fact, there was already an undercurrent!

In the morning, the prefect and deputy ministers of the Imperial Administration, the Chancellor of the Exchequer and his subordinates, the Minister of War and his subordinate officials, and even all the top tycoons of the wealthy families in the imperial capital, all received an audience call from the palace.

In just one morning, the square in front of the palace was like a New Year's dinner, the magnates gathered, the carriage guards of the bigwigs from all sides were endless, and the royal guards at the city gate received batch after batch - at this moment, even the most unresponsive people should have reacted: something is wrong!

Imperial City, Triumphal Hall.

This is the main hall where the founding emperor announced the founding of the country thousands of years ago. It was also the main hall of government for the emperors to deal with important state affairs, and it was here that the bloody coup d'état had taken place a few months earlier.

The main entrance of the main hall, which was originally damaged, has been restored, and it still looks so magnificent from a distance, only to get closer and take a closer look. Only then can you see that the old and new wood paint still has a faint color difference.

At this moment, in the main hall, there are already powerful people.

Almost all the bigwigs who can be ranked in the imperial capital have been summoned here.

The atmosphere in the hall was suffocating, and although no one was talking about anything, all the bigwigs looked ugly. Some looked around, as if to find out what was coming from the faces of others, some simply looked up at the ceiling in a daze, and some closed their eyes and remained silent.

As is customary, the civil and military tycoons of the empire stand separately, because the position of prime minister of the empire is currently vacant. So the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Orvieto Gema, as usual, stood at the head of the civil service. And where the military is, it is naturally the Aker of the Rollin family who stands at the head of the shift.

Many people are looking at Aker intentionally or unintentionally, and everyone knows that when it comes to the emperor's henchman Cheng Dù, the general Aker, who went into battle shirtless on the night of the coup to support Shiloh's ascension, is now the emperor's number one henchman. But all those who tried to find a clue from the expression on Aker's face were disappointed. The number one boss in the military just held a sword in both hands, hung his head, squinted his eyes and bowed his head silently.

But there is still one detail that has been noticed: the number one military boss. He was also the leader of the current Mesozoic generals of the empire, and he was actually wearing a military uniform! The heavy armor of the military generals was murderous - not the uniform worn when he met the emperor on weekdays.

Just when everyone is still wondering......

Finally, from behind the main hall, an attendant escaped. As soon as he shouted, he saw Emperor Xiluo, who was wearing a black robe, striding out of it.

Shiloh's silver white hair is still so eye-catching. Since that night, the emperor has been white-headed all night. The entire imperial capital has already spread the news of this.

But this Emperor Shiloh didn't seem to care—it is said that there was once an attendant who tried to see if Emperor Jianyi could dye his hair, but was coldly refuted by the emperor and then lost his position. Rushed to take charge of the kitchen.

Shiloh seemed to be in good spirits, although he was only wearing a simple black robe, but he had a thick belt around his waist and a sword! What made everyone even more puzzled was that Shiloh was holding a metal cylinder in his hand!

The people present, some of whom were well-informed, had already heard in advance the news that the imperial capital had entered the city with an emergency military intelligence messenger this morning. At this moment, when he saw the things in the emperor's hand, he was stunned in his heart: It seems that the emperor's summoning this time has something to do with this military situation!

Thinking of this, many people showed a solemn look on their faces.

The empire has not fought much in more than a hundred years - the coup d'état in the imperial capital is not counted, but it is just a small coup d'état that has remained at the level of a thousand.

But the messenger that can alarm the military to use this emergency military situation, the red flag is transmitted...... That's no small thing!

With the current state of the empire, it is generally quite peaceful. How did this sudden war come about?

Northwest Steppe?Orcs?

Shiloh was already sitting on his throne quickly.

"I want to ...... Someone should have heard about it. Then I won't talk nonsense! This morning, an urgent military situation was delivered from the army, and I summoned you to come precisely to discuss this important matter! Well, time is precious......

Shiloh raised his hand, threw the metal cylinder to a chamberlain who was following him, and said coldly: "Read!"

The chamberlain beside him was not stage frightened, he took the metal cylinder steadily, twisted it hard, and pulled out a rolled-up letter from it, spread his hands, and read it aloud in a very calm tone.

"Northwest Independent Division, Army Marshal Sylvester, the word Cheng Majesty: On the night of July 23, the defenders of the East 36th Fortress of our fortress reconnoitred and observed the enemy situation thirteen miles north of the Kaspersky Line. That night, our scouts encountered alien orcs and wolves, and evacuated after the battle, losing three horses. The situation of the enemy is as follows: A large number of foreign orcs have gathered in the northeastern region of our fortress, the exact number is unknown, and it is estimated that there are more than 10,000! There are a number of wolf riders, as well as suspected siege equipment.

On 25 July, our Northwest Independent Division, with the 3rd Infantry Regiment and its cavalry battalion, crossed the Kaspersky Line to the north, and encountered and fought fiercely at the enemy's front 15 miles north of the line. At the moment of Destiny, the two sides left the battlefield. Our department lost. Eighty-seven people were killed and more than 200 wounded.

It has been established that the enemy forces at war belong to six tribes. There are even more suspected dwarven warriors in the period!

July 27. Our department sent air power to investigate, and it has been found that in the north of the fortress, there is a large battalion of orc coalition forces, and the observers report after visual inspection, the number exceeds 30,000!

On the night of 28 July, our unit mobilized air forces to launch an air raid, dropping 600 cans of gunpowder shells. In order to achieve the purpose of delaying the pace of the enemy's attack.

July 29th. Our Northwest Independent Division has completed the assembly and mobilization of the front. The total combat strength of the first-line infantry cavalry of the whole army is 28,400, the air cavalry regiment is 321, and the second-line auxiliary force is 10,430.

The whole army swears blood. Wait for it!

This enemy alien race, the heart of death will not die, the whole army of the Northwest Independent Division swears to defend the fortress defense line for the empire, and never let the alien race step into my territory for half a step!

The word inherits the Emperor of the Imperial Majesty, but please Holy Judgment!!

-- Northwest Independent Division, Sylvester and all the officers and men of the army, 1 August. ”

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Airplanes!!!

Before the chamberlain could finish reading this urgent military information, the whole hall was in a sensation!!

Orc invasion?!!

Are you kidding!!

The orcs have been at peace for more than a hundred years! since the last war was over. The orcs have been suppressed by the Roland Empire and are out of breath! The Orc Kingdom can only survive in the north now, and even have to rely on the Roland people's snort! More than half of the materials within the orcs have to rely on the Roland people to trade with them!

What is the reason why the leader of the orc kingdom suddenly burned his brain. Actually mobilized an army and put on a posture of invading the Roland Empire in the north?

It's unbelievable...... But here it is! The general of the border army will never lie in this kind of thing!

What's more, the Northwest Independent Division has already engaged in a skirmish with the orc army!!

But...... Are orcs really crazy?

We have the intact Kaspersky Line, outside which the orcs broke their heads a hundred years ago. Hit your head and bleed!!

Now the strength of the empire's northern frontier army is complete, and there is a complete northern storm army to guard the frontier!

What is wrong with the orcs, who actually started a war for no reason?!

Are they tired of having a good life?!

in the hall. There are disturbances, and there is nothing to say for a while. Some shouted at the stupidity of the orcs, while others angrily appealed to Shiloh for war, demanding that the Empire send an army to crush the mongrels.

Others cautiously expressed some of their doubts: Could it be that the border army made a mistake, and could there be any misunderstanding among them? After all, the orcs have no motive to start a war......

However, while everyone was talking, only the military boss Aker was still standing there, his eyes on his toes, silent.

And Aker's side, several of his descendant generals, also remained silent.

After everyone was noisy for a long time, Emperor Shiloh sat on it and didn't speak, just silently watched the imperial bigwigs below talking.

Finally......

"All right! Calm down! What is the noise!!"

I stopped drinking with a full breath!

It was the Imperial Chancellor of the Exchequer, Oviedo, who spoke. The fifty-eight-year-old Chancellor of the Exchequer, the head of the Empire's civil servants, really doesn't look like a civilian official from the outside.

He is strong and sturdy, and although he is old, he still has a majestic and awe-inspiring aura unique to a martial artist!

The Chancellor of the Exchequer swept over the people behind him who were still shouting just now with a majestic look, and said coldly: "What kind of place is this!

After all, he is the first person in the empire to be the current civil minister, and his prestige is still there. As soon as he spoke, the ministers standing behind him gradually quieted down.

Oviedo took a deep breath before he bowed to Shiloh, who was sitting on it:

"Your Majesty!" the Chancellor of the Exchequer's tone was very calm: "I am a civil minister, and I don't want to do much about military affairs. At present, there are the Minister of War and the generals in the army, and there is even a ruling of His Majesty...... So, I don't want to say anything about this war. Even if there is a war with the orcs, all I, as the Chancellor of the Exchequer, have to do is provide His Majesty with a war budget and a financial budget. But...... I have a doubt, but I want to ask Majesty. ”

"Oh?" Shiloh seemed to tug at the corners of his mouth, "What's the chancellor's question?"

Oviedo's expression became odd.

He seemed to hesitate for a moment, but finally made up his mind, and said in a deep voice: "I think everyone knows the situation of the Northwest Independent Division. Although this Northwest Independent Division is under the name of the Imperial Army, in fact, this army has always been the private army of the Tulip family. Whether it is soldiers, equipment, or supplies, all of them are self-sufficient by the Tulip family, and they are never under the command of the Imperial Military Department. I have been in the Finance Department for many years, and I have never issued a single copper plate military budget for this Northwest Independent Division. ”

Speaking of which, gradually, the faces of all the people in the entire hall changed!!

Because everyone suddenly realized an extremely strict problem!!

Oviedo's voice seemed to be a little lower, but he still mustered up his courage, raised his head, and met Shiloh's gaze: "According to convention, the northwest section of the Kaspersky Line and the northwest fortress garrisoned by this Northwest Independent Division are the defense line that the Tulip family is responsible for. I remember...... However, all official and military documents related to the Northwest Independent Division have always been issued by the Northwest Tulip Duke's Office, and can only be effective if they are signed by the Duke of Tulip, and then forwarded to the Imperial Army.

What I want to ask is...... Your Majesty, maybe I misheard it just now, but from the end of this military intelligence report read aloud by this chamberlain, I only heard the name of Sylvester, the commander of the Northwest Independent Division, but I didn't hear it...... The name of Duke Tulip!

Don't...... Is it because the old minister is old, dazzling and deaf, and has he misheard and missed?"

For a while, there was silence in the hall!!

Everyone is aware of the real crux of the matter!!

This military intelligence sent by the Northwest Independent Division...... Procedurally, yes...... Unlawful!!

As the number one commander in charge of the northwest frontier defense of the empire, he has always been the Duke of Tulip by default!

And now, this Northwest Independent Division actually didn't know the Guò Tulip family, so it directly reported the military situation to the imperial capital and directly reported it to the emperor......

What's going on......

Just make people think about it, and they will break out in a cold sweat!!

In contrast, those dirty, savage, and backward orcs made some noise and fought a few ...... But it's a trivial matter!!

For a while, almost all of them stared at the new emperor Shiloh sitting on the throne with nervous and puzzled eyes!

Facing more than a dozen eyes, Shiloh sat there......

A complicated smile slowly appeared on his handsome face.

After a long time, Shiloh slowly said a sentence in his soft and peaceful voice.

And it was this sentence that made all the people in the hall change color and be moved!!

"Since the Chancellor of the Exchequer has doubts, I happen to announce one thing here: from now on, the Northwest Independent Division will officially be under the direct command of the Imperial Military Department, Duke Tulip...... No more moderation!"

Oviedo's face changed wildly!

The elderly Chancellor of the Exchequer, even with a soft foot, took a few steps back again and again!

He stared at the young new emperor incredulously!

To hell with any orcs, what alien invasions! Who has time to worry about such a small thing now!!

At the moment, the Chancellor of the Exchequer has only one thought in his mind!

(inner, inner, inner...... Civil War ?!!)

(To be continued......)