1708 Thundering Spring (4)
In the early morning of February 6, the fat man received an urgent report from the head of the Ministry of Supervision, Lidastov, even in the middle of the night, he got up from the bed of the little witch who had been absent for a long time, grabbed a robe and put it on his body, and hurried to his office. His subordinates are incompetent, and he hasn't figured out the life and death of Emperor Gangfei until now!"
"Is this assassination one of our people?"
After the digestion of the road just now, the fat man has recovered from this shocking news, he has a gloomy face, raised his hand to let Lidastov stand up, the situation happened too suddenly, in fact, although the fat man thinks he is despicable and shameless to the extreme, but he also has his own principles, like assassination, this kind of inappropriate practice, the fat man himself is also very contemptible, in the stage of the unification war on the Ikadivar continent, even if the assassin is very close to the enemy's general, the fat man has never ordered the assassin to do this! It is the sorrow of an age to let a pivotal figure die in a despicable assassination.
"No, Emperor Gangfei is very closely protected, and our people can't get close at all!" Lidastov shook his head, and said with an ugly face, "The war with Gangfei has only been three months, and the intelligence aspect has not yet begun, and according to His Majesty's latest instructions, the energy we have invested is mainly focused on the Gangfei Kyoto side, so I didn't expect such a thing to happen on the Lipu Plateau, and my subordinates are derelict in their duties, please punish ......" Lidastov's voice stopped, his face was slightly pale and he lowered his head, his voice trembled a little, and he seemed to care about this incident
"It should be a long-term lurker, and I didn't even notice it myself, let alone you!" the fat man waved his hand. sat down at his desk, saying that he would not pursue this matter, and at the same time comforted his "loyal dog" to pay close attention.
Lidastov hesitated for a moment, and said, "The subordinates are just worried, the other party is making a move at this moment, obviously trying to frame our Falcon Empire! This may complicate the situation that has just been cleared" "You are right, I suspect that the other party is holding such a plan to assassinate the emperor of Gangfei and let us carry the black cauldron!" Huo Ran, who had a gloomy face, stood up from his seat. After walking a few steps in place, he turned around and said, "You immediately go to Gangfei on behalf of the empire, at this moment, it is better to go sooner rather than later!
"What are you doing here?" Lidastov's face was full of confusion, indicating that he did not understand
"Naturally, submit an armistice!"
The fat man's eyes looked at the drizzle outside the window, and he was slightly silent for a while, and then raised his hand to Lidastov, "The battle situation has been decided, rather than continue to entangle, it is better to make a decision immediately." As far as I know, this Gangfei emperor is in the prime of life, and he has a cautious daily life, and he currently has only one son who is only 5 years old. It's not a good thing for a young son to become a country, and the country is definitely a mess now, and it may be more urgent than us to stop this war" "You go back and draft a negotiation document, and our conditions are mainly to relax the market restrictions in Gangfei. Fifty percent of the tax was reduced and the other side was required to pay 20 million gold in war reparations and the sparse forest area on the northern border between the Republic of Kong and Africa. As long as the conditions are not too harsh, the other side will gladly accept them! We must withdraw from this possible chaos as much as possible, after all, we are not a force in Central Europe, and if we continue to fight with GangAfrica, we will easily become the public enemy of the entire region!"
"Yes, my subordinates understand!" Lidastov nodded respectfully and turned to leave
After Lidastov left, the fat man stood alone in front of the windowsill, the lonely figure was reflected on the wall by the firelight, the raindrops hit the window, scratching the rain marks one by one, the fat man's cold face did not have too much joy, I didn't expect that his war with Gangfei would end in such a way, the Gangfei emperor who had never met before, I heard that he was also a very capable person, he was ambitious, but unfortunately, it ended like this, for Gangfei, a 5-year-old new emperor, itself is a disaster,
This turmoil in the country of Gangfei is already predictable, the change of royal power, and the reshuffle of the worldly celebrities, the bloody secret battle will last for a long time, enough to make Gangfei sink in internal friction, at least within fifteen years, Gangfei will no longer have the ability to fight the empire!"
The door of the office was gently pushed open, without looking back, the fat man also knew that it was Turit Colin who came in, because the people who came in were very light, like a cat walking, the fat man turned around and greeted a pair of eyes full of hope and expectation, Turit Colin was wearing a black corset dress that was close to the body, and the ethereal gaze like a clear spring shone affectionately on himself, "I hope it didn't bother you!" Turit Colin playfully stuck out his tongue, like a night rose blooming, which made the fat man's heart flutter, "It's nothing, it's just that the emperor of Gangfei was assassinated, and I didn't figure out the clue for a while! But I was shocked to see you! Otherwise, maybe I would have fallen asleep standing up!" The fat man smiled disapprerovingly, and Turit Colin blushed and lowered his head. Only then did the fat man realize that his burning gaze was finally fixed on her straight chest, and his long hair turned twice on his head, and a few strands of green silk hung down, and he wore a white hairpin, which was as beautiful as if it would glow.
As if thinking of something, Turit Colin raised his head and asked, "Your Majesty is saying that Emperor Gangfei was assassinated!" "The report is so, but I don't know if I live or die!"
The fat man nodded, put his arms around Turiet Colin's white shoulders exposed outside his robes, and smiled wryly. This is also what I'm worried about, once the Emperor Gangfei doesn't survive, we will be taken for granted as the instigator of the assassination, defeating the enemy on the battlefield with dignity, and sending assassins to launch a despicable assassination, are completely two different concepts, at the moment we don't know who framed us like this, but even if we know that we didn't do it ourselves, we can't say it, the other party is really powerful, knowing that we don't even have an ally worthy of help in Central Europe, so we dare to be so unscrupulous! If it's in the Nordic Barrow, whoever dares to do this, I have to beat him and vomit blood!"
"Allies, isn't there a ready-made one in front of you?" Turit Colin's beautiful eyes blinked, and she suddenly smiled coquettishly, "You mean the Putao Principality?"
The fat man's face was slightly stunned. Said angrily, "Don't joke, the Principality of Putao is just a small region, and it is also the biggest interest in this war, even if the Duke of Putao is willing to speak for us, who will believe it, between countries, in the final analysis, it is still interests and strength, justice or something, it is all very nonsense!" "I didn't say the Principality of Putao, I was talking about the Tyrant Sea Kingdom, which is closely related to the Putau region!" Although its sphere of influence is not evident on land, it is a maritime power that controls dozens of islands in the inland sea area of Central Europe and Pakistan, and its commercial fleet almost monopolizes one-half of the inland sea area of Central Europe and Barro, and it can fight as many as 100,000 maritime troops, which is enough to cut off the sea trade routes of any landlocked country, and it is a force that no country dares to ignore or underestimate!" The fat man's eyebrows furrowed slightly, it was not the first time he had heard the name of the country. He didn't know much about this country, except that it was a maritime kingdom based on the extension of the distant inland sea, and that it was said that its navy was very powerful. And according to Turit Colling's previous introduction, the sea nation has developed a large steamship, a ship that relies on human pedals to turn a huge wheel for power, which is already a precursor to the germination of a mechanical civilization.
"You're so stupid, do you know why the Sea of Strands has always cared about the Duchy of Putau before!" said Turitkorin with a very charming smile
'Why?' the fat man asked, confused. I feel that I am indeed very unfamiliar with the relationship between Central Europe and Pakistan, but fortunately, there is also a Central European Baro native named Turit Colin to help me, "Because the Territory has been looking for a way into the North Sea! And the Putau region is the best support point for entering the North Sea! So the Territory has always been a strong supporter of the Potau region, helping it avoid being annexed by the Congo Empire!"
Turitcolin's eyes flickered, and he said proudly, "When I went to Normandy, I took the ship of the Sea of Strand and then transferred to the Normandian ship there, "Isn't the current northern sea under your control?"
Turitcolin's eyes wandered, and he smiled faintly, "The Sea of Alien has been coveting the northern sea for a long time, because it is said that the northern sea is a passage to another new continent, and the other continent is extremely tempting for the adventurous people of the Sea of Alien.
The Duke of Normandy didn't know where he learned about the rumors of my Turit family, and in the end I could only make up nonsense that he would become a great monarch, and that guy really believed it, and thought that he was really some kind of prophesied great monarch, and specially arranged for a warship to escort me to Salander, who knew that I had just arrived in Salander less than a month ago, and I was captured by your men! It was really annoying to say it! That was a decision that I made with so much courage!"
"If it's a business relationship, it's not a problem! but how should I contact it" The fat man's face was a little lighter, anyway, it was good news, this time, Turit Colin was rarely silent, a hint of gloom flashed on her pretty face, and she said reluctantly
"You can find my second sister for this matter! She is about to marry into the Sea of Strands as a Turit witch of this generation, and the welcoming party of the Sea of Strands should be at this time! They will dock at the port in the Putao area and hold a banquet that lasts for a week."
"Turit Witch!" The fat man's gaze paused, no wonder Turit Colin seemed so reluctant, because only she and she knew that the Turit Witch of this generation was Turit Colin, and the little witch seemed to be weak, but in fact she was an extremely strong person at heart......
Gangnon Ministry of Military Affairs,
The assassination of Emperor Gangfei made Gangfei Kyoto a mess, and the only calmest thing may be the Ministry of Military Affairs of Gangfei "The emperor is killed, and Kyoto must be stable!"
The old marshal Rubin Sack decisively put his plan to "move to Beijing" behind him, and immediately summoned all the military officials in Kyoto to go to the Lismere Palace, where the Empress of the Gangfei Empire is located, to express his loyalty to the power of the five-year-old crown prince.
Robinsack, who has lived through two generations of emperors, knows it well. How much turmoil can be caused by the death of an emperor
Just like when the old emperor passed away and the new emperor ascended the throne in just one month, the whole Gangfei Kyoto was like a leaf in a turbulent storm, and every day you could hear nervous news, the old emperor's old ministers, the new emperor's upstarts, and the alternation of the old and new forces was not as harmonious as it seemed on the surface. It is to keep the military away from these turbulent rights and wrongs, the army, the weapon of the country, will see blood, as long as the army stands firmly behind the new emperor, the conspiracy and turmoil of the nobles are not to worry about at all.
Return from Lysemir Palace
Rubin Sack immediately summoned the emperor's attendant Hilde, who had just returned from the Lipu region, and Hilde, who was the emperor's attendant, had to follow the emperor at all times, so about the emperor's assassination. He is also the most responsible person,
Similarly, the Viscount of Chelter, the chief lieutenant of His Majesty the Emperor, and the Viscount of Roukena, the second lieutenant who had just been promoted by the Emperor. Soon after, they all arrived.
The Emperor's Chamberlain, Hilde, was a twenty-eight-year-old young officer with hair as rigid and shiny as copper thread and topaz-like eyes. Due to his peculiarly colored eyes, as well as the distinctive step of walking with barely audible footsteps when wearing military boots. Those with good intentions compare him to a leopard, and those with bad intentions call him a cat. can be favored by the emperor who once hunted and killed countless bandits. Naturally, not because of his looks, but because he has a very high level of bravery and composure, and these two qualities are extremely harmonious. In addition, it is mainly due to the fact that he has made a lot of achievements in the war in the past.
Regarding the death of the emperor, the outside world has been in the stage of concealment, the real situation is that the emperor was in the toilet, someone cut his throat with a sword, no one waiting outside the door noticed that there was just a soft sound inside, and when he realized that something was wrong, the emperor's blood had already dried up, a pair of big eyes, like a fish out of the water, a very dishonorable way to die, the assassin was quickly captured, but was immediately secretly escorted back to Kyoto to be executed, this assassin was one of the emperor's most trusted attendants, as for the reason for the attack on the emperor, or only from the wife of the attendant who had been completely destroyed, in the chamberlain's house, the officer who raided the house found a large number of private letters, all of which were written by the emperor to the wife of this attendant,
No one would be foolish enough to pursue it, and the results of the investigation were personally presented to the Lysel Palace by the old marshal Rubin Sark, and then burned by the gloomy queen
Under the gaze of the old handsome Rubin Sark, Hilde, Viscount Shütley, and Viscount Flowkena lowered their heads and pleaded guilty for the emperor's murder by outlaws.
He has received an agreement from the Falcon Empire asking for an armistice, it seems that not only he feels troubled by this, but the Falcon Empire has also chosen to retreat, the compensation of 20 million gold coins and the cession of the sparse forest area in the north are not a concern for the Gangfei Empire, but the death of the emperor made him feel a trace of depression and exhaustion in his heart "Persistence...... I'm afraid it's impossible!" Looking down at the three men from above, Rubin Sark's face was expressionless, and the reason for this was probably the exact opposite of what most people expected, in fact, it was unknown to everyone except himself.
This war has already cost Gangfei 7 generals, 200,000 well-trained brave soldiers, 342 warships built at great expense, 37,000 excellent naval sailors, and the control of the entire Northern Sea.
The old emperor's painstaking accumulation was squandered in just a few years, and he could foresee that the golden age of the rise of the Gangfei Empire was rapidly fading away with the assassination of this monarch.
The new emperor is only five years old, and he is still fifteen years away from adulthood.
These fifteen years will be a difficult period for Gangfei, the power and ministers are fighting, the queen is in sole power, and even if the new emperor is an adult, it is still unknown whether he can maintain the ambition of the previous generations of emperors, and in the north of the empire, the Falcon Empire rises as dazzling as the sun. Their emperor is only twenty-five years old, will he still give him a fifteen-year recovery period!
Taking a deep breath, Rubin Sark said expressionlessly, "Squire Hilde, from tomorrow, no, it's already today, the Lisel Palace will notify you of the punishment before noon, until then, stay in your room and sort out the affairs around you." Don't leave any regrets......" "Thank you, sir!"
Hilde's head bowed even deeper. He correctly understood the meaning of the Minister of War's words, since he calmly returned to Kyoto, he no longer cared about the punishment, as the emperor's chief of guard, he was well aware of the emperor's private interactions, he just wanted to have an honorary death, at least to think of a warrior, a grateful look appeared on his face, and he bowed to Rubin Sack and then calmly retreated. (To be continued......)