Section 340 of the royal city

When a secretary finished reading the good news from the front, the entire conference room burst into jubilation. Elenn knocked on the table several times before the room was calm again. Of course, the ordinary people of Eagle Falcon City were unaware of the crisis facing the country, and they just held that baseless prejudice that the Chaos Legion would be repulsed once again. But these high-ranking officials, these court ministers, they are clear. Now on the northern front line is Gruni's alluring army, if this army is defeated, then the entire Gruni may not have the strength to stop the Chaos Legion.

The whole country also paid a huge price for this war. This is not only military, but also includes the migration and resettlement of civilians. Money is spent like flowing water, and if it weren't for the miraculous reversal of the previous finances, Gruney would have been unable to bear it now.

Now, I can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

The Prime Minister still retains his usual majesty and calm, and quickly moved the meeting to the next topic: whether to notify the queen who went to "comfort the army" in time.

The little queen had set out for Neustria about ten days earlier, and it was normal to assume that she should be halfway at this moment. Of course, her nominal reason was to "comfort the front-line troops", which was a reason for possession, and it was difficult for anyone to object. In addition, it is known that Neustria's city is strong, but there are no security problems. But the point is that as long as anyone who is not blind knows that the little queen's trip is not as simple as she says.

Uh-huh, there was no need for any extra evidence, just the look she occasionally showed could tell that something was wrong. What is that kind of look, where is the queen worried about the war situation, so she went to the front line to comfort the soldiers, it is simply a girl who goes out to see her lover, okay. It's also that the little girl is too young to hide her heart, and this look has long fallen into the eyes of countless pairs of people who have come over, and the truth has been figured out.

On the other hand, there are enough traces before to make people guess that the relationship between the little queen and Aerufat is not ordinary.

It is obvious that if the news of the great victory at the front is transmitted at this time, then the little queen's "consolation" operation becomes meaningless, because the war has been won, and the city of Neustria is also an empty city at this time. Then, as the queen, her right choice is to turn around and go back to Eagle City, and then prepare to discuss all the matters of meritorious deeds.

On this subject, all the ministers are well aware of it -- there are very few people who can become ministers of a country. So it is clear to this conclusion: everyone thinks that urgent notification of the queen is unnecessary, and that it does not affect the queen's own safety on the one hand, and on the other hand, it does not affect the situation of the war (it has already been won), so why should the queen be upset?

So, someone took the lead in speaking, and all the princes present unanimously agreed that there was no need to rush to inform Her Majesty the Queen halfway about this matter.

This brings us to the next topic, which is the aftermath of the war.

In fact, everyone was prepared to express their opinions and spoke quite enthusiastically. However, just as Erynn had judged the success of the front, the other ministers had guessed that Ashrufada would certainly take advantage of this opportunity to try to retake the White Keep. Although the war was won, it still depends on time to tell what kind of results can be achieved. Ideally, the White Fort would be recaptured, but even if this goal is not achieved, the country will have peace and tranquility for about ten years or so.

One issue followed another, and eventually, Ellian finally came up with another letter, the one about Operation Essien, even though it was actually a denunciation.

As mentioned earlier, the whole of Gruni is actually fighting two wars, one is a war against the invading Chaos Legions, and it is an existential battle in which the entire country invests almost all of its resources and combat power. The other was a rebellion against the rebellious lords, which was much more insignificant than the other battlefield. And the truly decisive battles have ended, and the remaining battles, although it will take some time and consume some men and horses, but the final victory is no longer regarded as a suspense.

The secretary read the letter in a clear voice. It immediately caused a lot of discussion.

"This kind of action is almost a mutiny?" someone said. However, although the one who spoke was a little indignant, he was not nervous. After receiving reports of Ashrufat's victory at the front, no one thought that Essien's rebellion, if he did start it, would succeed.

"That can't be said, after all, he has been given carte blanche by Her Majesty the Queen, and it is his power to command the army in battle. Someone objected. "Although General Essien's actions are puzzling...... But if it comes to betrayal, at least for now, this accusation cannot be implemented. ”

"Leave the enemy close at hand not to attack, but to attack distant targets...... And even that we can't be sure. Is General Essien really going to attack that distant target?"

According to the letter, Essien was gone, although it was not clear where he was going, but theoretically he had only one target, an earl on the north-western frontier. This is a hereditary count - in fact, a nobleman with a very long history. As early as the time of the founding of King Macrémiz, this family already existed. But, as everyone knows, the earl's realm is remote and desolate, and its property is barren, and it is a rotten bone that no one can look at. The nobleman also had a great lack of sense of presence in Gruny, and many considered his name to be on the list of rebellious lords as a complete disaster. In any case, the Earl had neither the military might to contend with Essien, nor the economic strength to hold on to it for a long time, and was simply the kind of prey that was not worth the trouble with.

"He probably sensed some rumors and wanted to delay a little. Someone said that.

That's a reasonable explanation, at least no one has come out to refute it. Everyone acquiesced to this reason in their hearts.

The issue was left to rest because no one thought Essien could make any waves. Although Essien led an army of twenty or thirty thousand men, the time he had to put together this army was too short for him to worry about what he could do. It's as simple as that—if it weren't for Essin's motley rebel army at this moment, but for the Northern Army led by Rafah, the irregular actions of 30,000 men would be enough to shake Eagle City, and make all the members of the entire Imperial Council highly concerned and make everyone fearful. But if it was Essien - he was not even qualified to start a rebellion. As long as the conditions are right, a man with the Queen's power of attorney goes to his barracks alone and takes command of the army from him.

......

The moon was bright tonight, and standing in the camp, I could see a considerable area of the scene around me.

A cold wind blew, driving the yellow weeds all over the ground to move around, and also blowing the little girl's hair in the wind. Having said that, the little girl originally had a fixed haircut, keeping her hair to a length that was not particularly long and suitable for draping over her shoulders. However, since the coup d'état in Eagle Falcon, she has not paid attention to the law. Because she had found out from Eshurufat's casual words that Ashrufat was the type who liked long hair—preferably long enough to be braided and droop down to the waist.

Well, at that time, the little girl didn't quite understand what hairstyle Eshurufar liked, but after seeing the Griffin twins, she understood.

Unfortunately, it doesn't take a little bit of work to get such a hairstyle. It would take her at least two years - if not more.

"Your Majesty, what are you looking at here?" said Rhodia from a tent. She was draped in a white fox fur - standing in the night, one could not help but think of the banshees who hid in the wilderness in legends.

"It's nothing, I just think that the two of them are not so hateful. The little girl sighed.

In particular, as a queen, she owns a carriage that is large enough and luxurious enough. Today, because of the boredom on the road (and in order to test the details of the other party again), she shared the carriage with Rhodia and Hoshimi and Hoshiki.

"By the way, Rhodia, didn't you say that...... Their hair ......."

The twins have a relatively rare silver hair, and they appear a pale blue color, full of exotic atmosphere.

This type of hair is not particularly rare in Gruni. According to scholars, this is due to the influence of ethnic origin, which in ancient times migrated to Gruni by several Bini tribes. However, perhaps because of numbers, or because of political changes, these Bins failed to maintain their ethnic independence, and eventually assimilated into the natives, becoming one of the origins of the Gruni bloodline.

Of course, the little girl is not pursuing these historical knowledge, let alone academic pedigree issues, but ...... A more obvious threat.

"That's the blood of the Hama clan. Of course, Rhodia knew very well what the little girl wanted to ask. "It's pretty beautiful, but this pedigree is ...... It's not an honor, it's a shame. ”

"What do you mean?"

"The Hama have been completely conquered. Rhodia said. "According to the book, most of the land of the Ryan people used to ...... Maybe even as far south as Tiberius...... They are all inhabited by the Hama people. However, when the Ryan were united into a single nation, they were scattered into countless tribes, large and small, and refused to belong to the faith of the gods of the Star Field. ”