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Chapter 419 [The So-Called Legend]

Oviedo felt his heart tremble.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, under his thick shirt, was already slippery on his back. At this moment, staring at this lofty new emperor with awe-inspiring eyes, Orvieto suddenly felt a chill in his heart!

This Hilo Majesty xià...... What kind of things will be done?

Beneath his seemingly indifferent appearance, is there a crazy heart, is it going to drag this empire into the abyss together?

Taking a deep breath, Oviedo looked directly at Shiloh and said slowly in a hoarse voice, "Your Majesty...... This is not in accordance with the precedent!"

Shiloh also stared at Oviedo: "Convention...... There's always a time to break!"

"......" Oviedo was stunned for a moment, bit his lip, and simply said loudly: "Your Majesty! Aren't you worried about Duke Tulip's reaction!"

Shiloh smiled, his handsome face, the smile was shallow, but it seemed to be very leisurely: "I think that a pillar of the empire like Duke Tulip will have enough heart." ”

...... What kind of answer is that!

Orvieto muttered inwardly.

(Maniac!)

The old minister added another sentence in his heart.

While Oviedo and Shiloh were talking, there was no squeak in the hall, and everyone looked at the emperor and the old minister with trembling eyes. Nervousness and uneasiness were written on everyone's face.

Except, of course, Aker. The leader of the tulip family is still like that: with a sword in both hands, his eyes squinted, as if he was still in a fugue.

Oviedo knew very well that if he continued to say more at this moment, he would only attract the emperor's disgust. But as the finance minister of the empire, this old minister of the empire, who has been in a high position for decades, can't let go of the responsibility in his heart after all.

He took a deep breath. I looked left and right, and looked behind me......

However, to Oviedo's disappointment, all the officials who were in contact with his eyes hurriedly looked away, not daring to make eye contact with him.

Huh......

Oviedo smiled bitterly in his heart.

Then, a dignified and heavy expression appeared on the face of the Chancellor of the Exchequer!

"Your Majesty!" Oviedo raised his head: "I'll play a duet!"

Shiloh hesitated for a moment, and a trace of solemnity finally appeared in his eyes staring at Oviedo!

“...... Exactly!"

As he stood up. With a wave of the wide sleeves of his hands, the chamberlain beside him had already announced loudly.

When the voice of the chamberlain announcing the dissolution of the meeting sounded, in the main hall, these high-ranking officials of the empire fled from this hall with a panicked attitude like running away!

No one greeted Orviedo, and everyone walked past him deliberately two steps away from him, as if there was some terrible germ in him.

Oviedo stood there, his muscular body. It's like a rock in the middle of a tide: hard!

And......

Lonely!!

The hall soon fell silent.

Oviedo glanced left and right, and Aker, the number one boss of the current military department, was still standing in the distance.

Aker, who had been fugue, seemed to have finally woken up at this moment. Turning his head sideways, he glanced deeply at Oviedo, and the corners of his mouth twitched, revealing a strange smile.

Oviedo frowned. Snorted.

He knew very well that others would go, but this Aker would never go - after all, he was the emperor's number one confidant.

Last time. Shiloh waved his hand, and even the attendants beside him bowed down and left quickly with small steps.

When the entire hall was left with only three of them, the monarch and the minister...... The main entrance of the main hall closes slowly!

As if the last ray of sunlight was blocked out, the entire hall fell into darkness!

Orviedo felt a surge of heat in his body, and he looked down at the stone slab on the ground......

He watched it for a long time!

"Orviedo, what are you looking at?" Shiloh stood in front of the throne.

Oviedo smiled faintly, "I'm looking at this floor. ”

"Oh?" Shiloh frowned.

Oviedo looked up: "I heard, that day...... It was here that Carman and Rodriguez IV died, and their blood was once stained on the stone tablets here. ”

Aker beside him suddenly changed color!

The general's hand holding the sword immediately tightened, and his eyes narrowed, staring at the old minister beside him.

Shiloh's eyes flickered, and he just looked at Oviedo silently.

After a long time, Shiloh exhaled and said slowly:

"Orvieto, are you trying to provoke me?"

"Shiloh, are you trying to provoke a civil war!" Oviedo didn't give in, staring at the emperor on the steps!

A pair of monarchs and ministers just looked at each other.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer clenched his fists, although the young man in front of him was high, but at this moment, this old minister had no fear on his face!

Aker had turned sideways, his eagle-like eyes staring at Orvieto, his fingers gripped the hilt of his sword, the tip of his sword slashing sharply across the floor......

Finally......

Shiloh suddenly took a step back, and he slowly sat back on his throne.

The young emperor's face once again showed that faint, as if careless, smile.

"I know...... You, and many others. In your hearts, you must think I'm a madman. ”

Oviedo didn't speak, but the resolute expression on his old face remained the same.

Shiloh stared into Oviedo's eyes, and then, in a slow tone, he said softly:

"But you've all forgotten...... I'm an emperor!" His tone seemed to have some kind of special emphasis: "Even if it's crazy...... But I was an emperor first!"

Shiloh stroked his forehead with his hand, and his gaze finally passed over to Orviedo, and then landed somewhere.

Gradually, his words became a little unpredictable, and his eyes seemed to be a little erratic.

"Let's think about what happened to the emperors before me, Oviedo.

I don't think there has been a dynasty in the past. There will be a distorted state like we are now. There is no royal family of a dynasty that will endure again and again, under its own rule, with such a huge storage of tulips.

Before me, no...... It should be said that it includes me and my brother, who you think is the Wise King. And our father, our grandfather......

For each generation of the inheritance of the throne, someone must be sent to the northwest to get the nod of the leader of the tulip family and get his support.

As an emperor. At the time of my coronation, I should have a crown on my head and a scepter in my hand!

However, Orvieto, don't you think such a thing is ridiculous? As an emperor, the coronation of every heir to the throne requires careful care to obtain the consent of a courtier!

Not once, not twice, but three times. Four times! and even ...... It may continue like this!!

My dear Chancellor of the Exchequer! I think that a well-educated man like you must have read the history books carefully!

Oh no. This is not a minister, but a ...... Clan!!

In the history that I have seen, it may appear at the time of a certain generation of emperors. There is a situation where the minister is strong and the king is weak, perhaps because the courtier has great power, or maybe the king is too young......

But history tells us an inevitable law: there is such a thing as a minister. It can't last long! Or, when the time comes, you have to obediently retreat and hand over the power in your hands!

Or, the powerful minister becomes the emperor!

But now?

Generations of emperors, generations!!Generations, all have to look at the face of the tulip!!When we succeeded to the throne, we held a scepter in our hands, but this scepter must first get the tulip's will!!

When there is a heavy matter in the Empire, people will say: Oh, first ask Duke Tulip what he means!

When there is an unusual movement at the border, everyone will say: Oh, go and ask Duke Tulip to come forward!

When there is a dispute between the factions in the army, everyone will say, "Oh, Lord Tulip, please take charge!"

All I remember when I was a kid, when I was seven years old, when my father took me, and my brother, and we went to patrol the Stormstorm Legion...... When the Thorn Emperor Banner appeared, the soldiers cheered.

And then...... When the flaming tulip flag of the Duke Tulip appeared...... The sound of cheering almost knocked me off my horse!

Yes, the tulip is an umbrella of the Empire, it is the pillar of the Empire, and it is the spiritual totem that all people look up to!!"

Oviedo felt a little speechless, but he still shook his head and said slowly, "Your Majesty...... But if it weren't for the Tulip family turning the tide and leading the army to defeat the orcs......"

"But! yes! that! has! passed! gone! one! hundred! year!!!!!

Shiloh suddenly became popular!!

He jumped up from his seat!

The gold on the emperor's head seemed to be like flames! His eyes were almost bursting with fire!!

"Yes!!Orvieto!You're right!You're right!You're saying that, that's what almost everyone would say!!The Tulip family is great!Illustrious!!Glory!!The first Duke Tulip is a great man!!He saved the empire, he saved Roland!!He saved my Augustine's royal family!!"

Shiloh clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, and said coldly: "But...... My Augustinian family has been repaid for several generations!!Even if the debt is repaid, I think it should be paid off!!Is it because our ancestors owe the debt of his Tulip family generation, do we have to pay it back forever from generation to generation in Augustine!!"

"But, but the tulip family has ......" Orvieto's tone was finally less firm: "The tulip family led by Miss Messiah has retreated many ......"

"That!just!again!retreat!!" Xiluo was angry and stared at Oviedo coldly: "Until she retreats to the duty of a courtier!!! Until she understands that as a courtier, she has no right to negotiate peace with the emperor!!!"

Although Shiloh's voice was cold, there was infinite anger in this cold voice!

He stared at Oviedo: "You've read the history books, I want to ask you...... There is no other dynasty than this dynasty that has had such a thing: a new emperor succeeds to the throne, and the nobles under the rule of the empire send an emissary to make a long list. Forcing the Emperor to accept these conditions can be used as a quid pro quo for her recognition of the Emperor! Lord Orvieto! May I ask you, which dynasty will have such a ridiculous thing!!"

Oviedo was speechless.

He really couldn't tell.

What is he tempted to argue...... However, he knew very well that Shiloh was talking ...... It's a fact!

There is no dynasty where a new emperor succeeds to the throne, and his courtiers come to him and give the emperor a list of conditions......

"The throne, how can you talk about conditions!" Xiluo said coldly: "It is even more impossible to let a courtier be qualified to negotiate conditions!! You think this is nothing, it is because we were all born in this era! You seem to have become accustomed to the tulips being high. Accustomed to the fact that the tulips should take care of everything, and to the fact that everyone, including the emperor, should respect the wishes of the tulips!......!

Shiloh took a deep breath......

At this moment, the expression on the young man's face seemed to reveal a little ...... Hideous!

"There can only be one emperor in an empire! There can never be a second emperor! Even if he is only dressed in the cloak of a tulip duke, but he exercises the power of the emperor!"

Oviedo's body shook!

He looked at Shiloh in surprise.

The old minister suddenly felt that he really couldn't refute anything.

Stand in any dynasty...... No emperor would ever allow such a huge force to stand by his side and dictate to him......

And this finger refers to several generations!!

No emperor will endlessly tolerate this kind of thing to continue!

"Under my rule. Of course, the tulip family will continue to exist. Shiloh said coldly: "But they must be clear that the suffix of the name tulip is...... Since I'm a duke, just give me the honest things that a duke should do!"

Oviedo was silent for a long time.

Then, suddenly, the old minister bent down deeply at Shiloh. A deep bow.

"陛xià. There was no longer any anger in his tone, but became stern and solemn: "I admit that everything you say makes sense. But...... No great truth can be divorced from reality. And the reality before our eyes is...... Your brutal and forcible repossession of the military power of the Northwest Independent Division will definitely exacerbate the contradictions, and I am afraid that it will force the Tulip family to react violently! This is the private army of the Tulip family, which has always been only the name of the official army of the empire. Whether it's soldiers, or equipment. The provisions are all set up by the Tulip family themselves! Your actions are tantamount to depriving a nobleman of his legitimate property!"

"If it's a normal aristocrat...... Will it be allowed to have nearly 100,000 elite troops?" said Shiloh coldly.

Orviedo shook his head and sighed.

"I'm not crazy. Shiloh calmed down, and he slowly sat back on his throne again: "Since I dare to do this...... Then naturally I have my reasons. Believe me, Oviedo, in my plans, now is the best time to weaken the Tulip Family...... I could even say that this may be the only time!"

"Timing?" said Orviedo, thinking carefully.

He frowned again and said, "Your Majesty...... With all due respect. I don't know all the inside stories of the Tulip family. That General Sylvester and Miss Messiah had some contradictions, so the Northwest Independent Division had always been in the hands of General Sylvester as a bargaining chip for self-preservation...... But I still don't think that such a thing can weaken the tulip family. Legally, the Tulip family has a natural right to this Northwest Independent Division! and...... Once you forcibly snatch the ownership of this army, then it is likely that the tulip family will react violently......"

"You mean the civil war?" Shiloh smiled faintly, "Of course I thought about it, Oviedo. ”

The Chancellor of the Exchequer raised an eyebrow.

"Nobody wants to fight a civil war, believe me, Oviedo. Shiloh said slowly: "I don't like to see rivers of blood, I don't want to let a large number of loyal soldiers of the empire shed blood on the battlefield of the civil war, and I don't have the idea of completely destroying the Tulip family." It can live on as an imperial legend...... But he can't continue to maintain his current position, and he can dictate the affairs of the Qiē Empire at will.

Because of such a thing as a legend...... It's good to remember. ”

"So...... What about your plan?" said Orviedo, as if he had finally given in.

"The Tulip House will not move the civil war. Shiloh shook her head: "My little aunt, maybe she will be angry, maybe she will curse, but ...... She will not move the civil war. I know her because ...... She's a smart person. An extremely intelligent man. ”

"Smart people?"

"Yes. Shiloh spread his hands and sneered, "I'm lucky, my opponent." They're all smart people - you know, if the opponent is a fool, then I would never do such a risk to provoke the opponent.

Because of stupidity, they will react rashly because of a burst of anger, and they will make a move without regard for a qiē in anger, and in a fit of rage, they will abandon a qiē concern, pick up a knife and slash indiscriminately...... That's what a fool would do.

This little aunt of mine, she's a smart person.

The weakness of smart people is that they tend to think too much. Thinking too much, thinking too much, worrying too much. Therefore, smart people often choose to compromise and choose to walk out of a difficult path in the cracks.

It's not like a hot brain, so you just come to the jade and burn it. ”

After a pause, Shiloh smiled:

"In other words, I'm just 'forced' her, and although this persecution Cheng dù is a bit ruthless, it still hasn't reached the point where she can decide on Cheng dù who can burn the jade. And within this persecution. As a smart person, she only reacts in the way that a smart person should do. ”

Oviedo's heart quickly made a comparison of strength, he was still a little unsure, "Your Majesty, it's just a betrayal of the Northwest Independent Division. It won't completely make the Tulip family lose their strength! They have enough strength to resist! I am afraid that the Duchess Tulip will choose to directly send troops to the Northwest Fortress, and then use forceful means to suppress Sylvester's betrayal...... That's the case. That is, to avoid a head-on confrontation with our government forces, and at the same time ......"

"She's not going to have that chance. Shiloh shook his head.

As he spoke, he glanced at Aker.

Now. Aker finally spoke.

The words he said made Oviedo's face pale!

"The two divisions of Thor's Whip have been drawn six days ago, and they will arrive at the border between Nulin Province and Tulip's house in two ways, of course, in the name of military training, if the Tulip family sends troops, unless they go head-on and pass through Thor's Whip's defense line, otherwise, they will not be able to move against the Northwest Independent Division at all. ”

"And ......," Shiloh said lightly, "I have signed a new appointment order and appointed a new official to take over the position of the governor of Nulin Province, and I think that the team that took office should arrive in Mulan City within three or five days." ”

Oviedo was really speechless this time!

This Emperor Shiloh, as well as Aker, have already made so many arrangements in advance??

Of course, this does not guarantee that the tulip family will give in. Shiloh touched his forehead: "If it were just for that, I wouldn't dare to guarantee that my little aunt would order the Tulip family's private army to attack the defense line of Thor's Whip in a fit of excitement...... But luckily, I had another move. ”

"Another step?"

The answer is still Aker.

"The current messenger of the Prairie King has secretly arrived in the imperial capital last month and handed over a letter from the Prairie King. Sixteen tribes on the steppe jointly complained to me about the tulip family's exploitation of them. In order to resist this exploitation, the Prairie King will lead sixteen tribes to put pressure on the Tulip family...... They claim that they will not hesitate to fight when necessary!"

Shiloh's fluttering words made Oviedo's heart chill, and he heard Shiloh say slowly: "Although I think the strength of these steppe people may not be reliable...... But fortunately, with this letter, he came to the imperial capital...... And one more person...... I think you, as Chancellor of the Exchequer, must have heard of a name...... White King!"

While Oviedo's thoughts were confused, Shiloh had slowly walked down the steps.

Step by step, he walked in front of Oviedo.

He was tall and slender, looking at the old minister condescendingly.

Then, Shiloh slowly lowered his head and gently grabbed Oviedo's hand.

His face was sincere, and his tone was very sincere:

"I know you don't like me...... You and many, many courtiers don't like me. You think I'm a madman, a usurper...... But please understand, at the very least, that I have the blood of the Augustinian family in my veins! I will prove to you with a single act that I will be an excellent emperor worthy of your assistance! And what I need now is an excellent old minister like you to assist me! We will work together to restore order to this empire!"

At the end, Shiloh took a deep breath: "Now, I have a question for you...... Lady Orvieto, you ...... Willing to serve as my ...... during my reign The first prime minister?"

[I know that many people don't like Shiloh, after all, he is a villain...... But in fact, in my own heart, if I leave aside a qiē, just from the perspective of an emperor, the qiē he made is actually correct. No emperor would tolerate the existence of an invisible emperor in his empire ......]

(To be continued......)