Chapter 828: Return to the Imperial Capital

In the palace of the imperial capital of the royal city, the seventeenth king is holding a meeting with his ministers in the conference room.

“...... At present, some river basins in the southern region have been flooded, and I have worked with the Chancellor of Finance to draw up a plan for the relief of the affected areas. A minister at the table handed over the draft form.

Otilette XVII looked at it: "Well, just do it, and make sure that every person affected by the disaster has enough to live in." Is there any other government to do? If not, let's start with the focus of this meeting. Dolores, what's going on on the front lines right now?"

Dolores Curry Sean reported: "The southern front is now stable, the summer counteroffensive codenamed 'Reverse Shield' has gained some advantage, and the nearest St. Vic Army is now stationed fifty kilometers south of Black City. According to intelligence, there are signs of another troop movement in the territory of São Bekja, and it is not clear how many troops have been moved. As for the northwest side, the army of the Gripen Empire pressed the border, the offensive was very fierce, and the frontline positions changed hands repeatedly. On the whole, our army has always been in a passive defensive position, but for the time being, there has been no major defeat, but it is facing very great pressure. ”

Otilette XVII said: "The number of troops mobilized by the St. Vickasia side should be ascertained as soon as possible, and the diplomatic side should send a signal to the St. Vickasia side through appropriate channels for peace talks." The pressure on the two fronts of the empire was very great, and after achieving the results of a phased victory, it would be more advantageous for us to issue peace talks. ”

An official said: "Bixia, as far as the situation is concerned, although St. Bikkaia has lost temporarily, it will not accept the request for peace talks. Moreover, the rush for peace talks may cause Sindmore to misjudge the current form and increase the projection of troops, which will have the opposite effect, and I do not think it is appropriate to issue a request for peace talks at this time. ”

"I don't think so. Modoziviser said: "St. Vickya has been hostile to our country for a long time, and will not misjudge our situation. Now that there are not many soldiers sent to the front line by the Santa Peckarian faction, and they will pay close attention to the situation of our country's engagement with the Gripen State, it is indeed unlikely that the Sindmore side will accept peace talks at this time. But the purpose of the peace talks was not limited to St. Vickya, which had always opposed large-scale international wars, and since the beginning of the war in São Vickya, it has also made other countries between the two countries uneasy. By publicly releasing the information requesting peace talks, we can get more support from the Holy Garden and other countries, and second, we can increase the dissatisfaction of the people in St. Bekja with this war. ”

XVII looked at Christine Chavalo: "What is your opinion?"

Xia Valo said: "The information of the peace talks is indeed necessary, the more than 3 million troops from the Gripen Empire are our biggest crisis at present, and if a full-scale war with St. Vickya breaks out, it will be very unfavorable for us." According to intelligence on St. Vickéa, the war was initiated by the Prince of St. Vickasia, Clemien Zarburg. At present, the royal power of the king of St. Vicia is on the sidelines, and the power is in the hands of Zalberg, and the political situation of Sindelmore is changing, and it is possible that there are other purposes for starting this war. ”

"War has always been the most important means of centralizing power, and this is as useful to the king as it is to the prince. Edith Chiram put down her pen and paper and said: "For Zalborg, who has administrative power, it is very possible to use war to cultivate his shili in the army. Once Zalborg is in charge of the military, it may be time for Sindmore to change color. According to this analysis, the king of Santa Vickya probably did not want this war, and the main purpose of Zalberg was not war, so there was no room and basis for peace talks. ”

"Well, that makes sense. The Seventeenth nodded: "What about the war situation in the northwest?"

Chiram continued: "The 3 million troops of the Gripen Empire are pressing the border, and the whole country is pouring the power of the king to conquer in person, and the situation is quite unfavorable to our army, and Idinas has no possibility of withdrawing his troops. In the face of the invasion of the Gripen, they can only use strong punches to keep them out of the country. I talked to Mistress Christine about this before the meeting, and he thought so. ”

Sean said: "Although the Demon Moon's biggest enemy is St. Vicia, the biggest threat to the Demon Moon in recent years has been the Divine Gripen Empire. In the past, the Gripen Empire often had border conflicts against the Demon Moon, but there were not many large-scale wars, but in the past ten years, the conflict between the two countries has intensified, and the Gripen has repeatedly led a large army to attack. After Kulizarid succeeded to the throne, the Gripen's aggressive ambitions quickly amplified, and the scale of the war was several times stronger than before. Now that the situation in the south has calmed down for the time being, taking advantage of this opportunity, the attack of the Holy Gripen Empire should be our first target. At present, the border fighting has been tug-of-war for nearly two months without major defeats, and King Kulizarid has been hindered in his personal expedition, and his spirit must have begun to suffer. As long as our army continues to hold out for a while, when the Gripen Empire is exhausted, it will be the time for us to counterattack and win. ”,

Seventeenth said: "The strategy of the Gripen Empire is the primary goal of our country, and it is also a battle that must be won. The Gripen Empire's armies have always been strong, and taking this victory would serve as a warning to the rest of the nations. Although Moyue advocates a policy of peace, but in the face of the invasion of power, Moyue will not show mercy to his subordinates Today's meeting is like this, and the strategy determined is still carried out according to the principle of the western front as the main and the southern route as the secondary, and the meeting is dismissed. ”

Out of the conference room, the seventeenth took a deep breath and asked the attendants beside him, "Has Veronka returned?"

The waiter said: "I received a reply before the meeting, and I am already on the way back." ”

"Well, come back and let him come to see me in the garden. ”

As he was talking, he suddenly heard a crisp voice: "Father" turned around, and the seventeenth saw Alice rushing towards him.

"Love...... Alice," called out the seventeenth, holding Alice in his arms.

"Daddy, Daddy, Daddy......"

Seeing her long-lost relatives and missing her father, Alice couldn't say anything in her heart, only crying and shouting the word 'father'.

"You're back, my good daughter, you're finally back......" The choking came from the father's love for his daughter, no matter who it was, even if it was a high king, he couldn't help but reveal his feelings in the face of his missing daughter.

"Dad...... Father...... Dad ...... "Alice has cried so much that she can't stop crying, in the past two years outside, she has thought a lot about the scene when she comes back, but when she really comes back, she realizes that she is so reluctant to give up on her family, and she misses her family so much." It turned out that his heart had never left this palace, and his original intention to travel was not as firm as he thought. Alice wept for a long time in her father's arms, zuihou...... Zuihou only uttered, "I'm sorry." ”

Bathing, changing clothes, and when I came out, I saw my mother.

"Let Mother look at you, are you doing outside?" Athena gently stroked her daughter's face, and burst into tears, falling on her daughter's heart.

"I ...... I'm fine, I'm doing well. Alice wanted to smile when she went home, but the tears on her face couldn't stop flowing. At this moment, she realized how fragile her feelings were.

"You've grown taller. "Mother kissed her on the forehead and wept softly in the most wordless love.

"I'm never going to leave you again, never again. At this moment, this sentence is the words that Alice wants to say the most, sticking to her mother's heart, it turns out that her mother's heart is so warm.

On the other side, after the meeting, Chavalo returned home, took off his coat and threw it to the butler and asked, "Has anyone been looking for it today?"

The housekeeper put away his clothes, asked his subordinates to hand over a glass of ice water, and said, "There are many people who have come, all of them are businessmen and officials from other places, and they have all been dealt with by me." Oh, there's something strange about a man with black hair and black eyes. ”

"Huh?"

When I asked him his name, he didn't say anything, he just said that he would come back in the afternoon and introduce himself at that time. ”

"Oh. Man with black hair and black eyes. Chavalo thought back for a moment: "I don't have this person in my mind. Well, if he comes in the afternoon, invite him to the living room. It's time for me to get on business. ”

"Won't you eat first?" asked the butler.

"Bring lunch to the study, by the way, cut some petals of fruit. ”

"Got it. ”

In the afternoon, Chavalo was in the study to deal with official documents, when suddenly the butler knocked on the door and said, "My lord, the black-haired gentleman has arrived, and is now waiting in the living room." ”

"Ask him to wait a moment. Forget it, let's invite him here. ”

"Yes. ”

After a while, the man with black hair and black eyes came, and Chavalo looked up and saw that the man was much younger than he had imagined. Shavalo said, "I'm sorry, please wait a moment. As he spoke, he quickly finished reading the official document in his hand, handed it to the official waiting next to him, and said, "I'll give this to you adults, and ask him to give priority to this matter." ”

"I see. ”

After the officer left, there were only two people left in the room. The black-haired man said, "Duke Christine is really busy, and he is also working when he comes home. ”

"In this position, you have to do your duty. Chavalo got up from his seat, invited the guest to the guest sofa, and called for someone to bring him a drink.

"Let me introduce myself. The black-haired man said, "My name is Moore Cusack Nevernight, and I'm an investigator from Guardrld. ”

Chavalo was surprised: "It turned out to be an official of GITW, fortunately." I wonder if there is something important about Your Excellency coming here?"

Wuye said: "Well, I won't go around in circles anymore, I came here to ask you a few things." As he spoke, he took out a briefcase from his bosom and took out a few photos: "Please take a look at this, my lord." ”

When Xia Valo saw the thing in the photo, his brows jumped: "This is ......."

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