Chapter 2: The Prince's Advice
The Imperial Palace of Mirรณ, inside the residence of King Edward VII.
Edward VII reclined on the bed, with Princess Arya and the little prince Mitte at his side. And in front of him stood Marshal Lupsas.
โ...... Returning to Bixia, the battle situation is like this, Duke Dick is both wise and brave, and it is because of his Jihua and his actions that we can eliminate the undead disaster that invaded the territory with minimal loss. Field Marshal Lupsas, after reporting the war to Edward VII, summed it up.
Edward VII's eyes lit up when he heard it: "Well, I know that although Duke Dick is young, he is not a thing in the pool, and he will definitely become a famous general in the future!"
He paused, and then said, "How's the rebuilding of the Imperial Northern Legion going?"
Lupsas replied respectfully: "The Rebuilt Northern Legion of the Empire is expected to recruit 300,000 soldiers within two months, and will transfer some veterans of the Southern Legion and the Miro Legion into it to strengthen the combat effectiveness of the army. โ
"Very well," said Edward VII, smiling, "and how is the formation of the expeditionary force against Faun?"
Lupsas frowned when he heard this: "Bixia, now whether it is the Miro Legion, the Demon Hunting Legion or the rebuilt Northern Legion of the Empire, we need to recruit soldiers to supplement the formation, and now, I am afraid that we do not have enough strength to form an expeditionary force to the west to conquer the Faun Empire." โ
Edward VII's eyes narrowed slightly, and Limman loomed: "Lupsas, are you questioning my decision?"
"Wechen don't dare!" Lupsas said hurriedly.
"The Faun Empire deceived me and had no one in Milo, and dared to take advantage of the emptiness in Milo's country to lead troops to attack, if I don't give them enough lessons, how can my Miro Empire gain a foothold on the mainland?" Edward VII said angrily, "Give you a month, be sure to form an expeditionary force!"
"Yes, Bixia, Wechen obeys your orders. Lupsas withdrew, looking ugly.
Only then did Edward VII put away his anger, turned and lay down on his back on the bed, closing his eyes and resting. At this moment, a soft, thin, shy and shy voice came from his side: "Father, I think that what Marshal Lupsas said is right, you shouldn't be in such a hurry. โ
Edward VII suddenly opened his eyes, sat up, and set his gaze on the man who spoke, the little prince Mitte.
As soon as Mitter's eyes made contact with him, he immediately looked away with a weak heart, looked down at the blanket on the ground, and did not dare to raise his head to face his father again.
When Edward VII saw Mitte's appearance, he couldn't help but smile bitterly, and said to Mitte in as soft a voice as possible: "Mitte, you are still young, and fighting is an adult's business, and you don't understand it yet." โ
"But......" Mitt said again, but he stopped talking.
"But what?" said the shy and shy Mitt could hardly speak, so even though he was talking about the most taboo subject of Edward VII, the king did not get angry, but patiently pursued the question.
Princess Arya also encouraged: "Mit, if you have anything to say, speak boldly, my father and I are listening, and we won't be angry." โ
Mitte cautiously raised his head and glanced at his father, and when he saw that Edward VII was not angry, he stammered, "Father...... Father's ...... I...... I think that now...... It's not an attack...... Faun's ...... The best timing. โ
"How?" asked Edward VII, looking at his youngest son with interest.
"If you have any thoughts, just say it, and my father would like to hear your opinion!" Princess Arya said with a smile. Of course, neither Edward VII nor Princess Arya paid attention to the meaning of Mitt's advice, they were only trying to encourage the shy prince to speak more.
Seeing that his father and sister were encouraging him to continue, Mitt gradually grew bolder, and his voice no longer stammered: "There are many reasons why we should not invade the Faun Empire now. โ
"First, in the past six months, there have been the invasions of the demon clan, the battle of Xiufaster where my country invaded the Xiusi Empire, the battle of Mirrock where the Faun Empire invaded our country, and the catastrophe of the natural disaster Lincheng, after this series of wars, the most injured is undoubtedly the Xiusi Empire, but the least injured is the Faun Empire. They still retain quite a bit of strength. There was no smile in Edward VII and Arya's eyes.
"Second, the border between our country and the Faun Empire is only the Grells Plain, and the territory of the demon clan south of the plain is of course, we can borrow from the Xiuth Empire, just like the Faun invaded us in the first place. But this back and forth will lose the opportunity and will prepare the Faenns for war. The two people who heard this looked at each other, and they both saw the shock in each other's eyes.
"Thirdly, the Faens occupy a fortified city, and it would be fine if they went out to fight, but if they held the city, it would undoubtedly cause us great resistance. Both of them stared at Mitt who was talking, but Mitt's cheeks were crimson at this time, and he was talking about it, so he didn't notice the strangeness of the two.
"Fourth, please go to the outside of the palace to see, all the people are celebrating, not only to celebrate the victory of the Scourge Legion, but also to celebrate the arrival of peace, and the people do not want to fight. Alya lightly covered her slightly open red lips with her bare hands.
"Fifth, as Marshal Lupsas said, now both the Mirรณ Legion, the Demon Hunting Legion, and the rebuilt Northern Legion of the Empire need to recruit and replenish the formation. If we had to put together another expeditionary force, the country would be overwhelmed. Edward VII's eyes widened.
"Sixth, and most worryingly, the Faun Empire is also a country that believes in the Lord of Light, and even if we win the initial war, there is no guarantee that the crusaders of the Holy See of Light will not participate in this matter. "Both Edward VII and Arya looked at the little prince like strangers.
"All in all, our country is tired, it needs to rest, to recover, at least for half a year, it is not suitable to send troops to fight. The little prince of Mitt summed up, and then looked up, and Edward VII and Princess Arya were already stunned.
Mitt said a little nervously: "Father, sister." Am I not right?"
"No, no, no, you're absolutely right!" Arya quickly shook her head into a rattle.
Edward VII was daxiao and laughed heartily: "Haha...... Who said that Mitt is hard to achieve? I think he is more successful than any of my sons! As long as he is given the opportunity to play, he will never lose to anyone!"
After he finished laughing, he immediately said to the court attendants on the side: "Go and call Marshal Lupsas back, and say that I have changed my mind, and tell him to come and see me quickly!"
"Yes, Bixia. The court attendant saluted and hurried away.
The little prince said: "Father, if there is nothing else, I want to retire." โ
The smile in Edward VII's eyes had not yet faded, and he said, "Okay, go play, and remember to tell your father more opinions in the future." โ
"Yes, Father. Prince Mitte saluted, and then hopped off.
Edward VII sighed softly, shook his head, and said: "This kid is really gifted and intelligent, we haven't discovered his talent until now, my father, I really don't do my duty." โ
Princess Arya hurriedly said: "Father, you don't have to think so much, Mitt is shy by nature and doesn't like to communicate with people, and there is no way to do it." โ
As soon as the little prince Mitte left Edward VII's bedchamber, he rode out of the palace in his special carriage and drove straight to Dick's Duke's palace.
When Dick heard from his servant that Mitte was coming, he immediately waved off all his subordinates and met the little prince in the drawing room of the Duke's Palace. After Mitt waited until a servant in the living room also walked out and closed the door by the way, he immediately said excitedly: "Lord Dick, I have already told my father the set of rhetoric you taught me, and my father looks really happy, it is really you!"
Dick smiled and waved his hand: "It's good that Bixia is happy, you don't have to thank me, this set of statements was thought up by the two of us together, and there are also your own opinions." โ
"No, Lord Dick, it's been a long time since my father returned from the Theseus Empire that I've seen him so happy, and I'm true to you. Mitter's little face was full of seriousness.
"By the way, you didn't tell anyone that I taught you. Dick said suddenly, very seriously.
"Of course not!" Mitt hurriedly said, "The god of war is above, I didn't say anything to anyone!"
"That's good, remember, this is a secret that belongs only to you, me and Sister Dimichra. Dick said solemnly.
"Well, I'll keep it a secret!" said the little prince Mitt patting his little chest.