Chapter 279: Just Tonight The result of this competition in the Academy of Magic was unexpected but expected.
It may be a bit contradictory to say this, but for some people who have been secretly observing Chen Daolin, they have long known it.
"This kid is really still very good at tossing."
In the palace.
In the garden full of thorn flowers, the emperor, who had already received a detailed report on the whole process of the competition, closed the booklet in his hand with a smile, and then casually threw it to Pete, who had been waiting by his side.
Old Pete looked more and more haggard these two days, and the wrinkles on his face were much more than in the usual days, the bags under his eyes were drooping, and his eyes were bloodshot.
The emperor glanced at him and couldn't help sighing: "These words have worked hard for you." ” Pete hurriedly lowered his head: "To serve His Majesty, it is a minister's" "Okay, there's no need to say pretty things."
The emperor smiled, walked lightly to a thorn flower, stretched out his fingers, slowly stroked the dense thorns on the flower stem, and then sighed: "Pete, you are okay with everything else, loyal enough to me, and cautious in doing things, but in the past two years, you have become more and more timid, do you think, I am like such a faint monarch who hides his bow."
You don't have to hide it in front of me, I know that you are a very clever man and I personally promoted the Minister of the Interior, if you are a fool, then you are not a disguised call that I am blind. ” Pete coughed twice.
The emperor raised his head and looked at Pete, his tone became softer, and he said in a low voice: "You have served me for twenty years, when I was the crown prince, you were my confidant. ” Pete's eyes were a little complicated, and he raised his head, but the expression on his face was still a little awe-inspiring.
"Alright.
I know you're still scared after all.
The Emperor shook his head, then smiled slowly, "I know you're loyal to me."
You've worked hard enough during this time.
As soon as the major events of the New Year's celebration are over, the rest of the things will be smooth.
I can give you a word today: Pete, you are my old courtier, as long as you are loyal to me, we two monarchs and ministers, let's start and finish well. ” As an emperor, it is extremely rare to be able to say such things to his subordinates.
Pete was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then his whole body was shocked, his eyes were a little incredible, and then he became excited.
Pete trembled and knelt down on one knee in front of the emperor, and his voice was a little choked: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty" "Alright."
The emperor also seemed a little tired, and said in a low voice: "I can see all these words, you are exhausted.
You are the person I trust the most, and I will leave such a big thing to you to do, you should understand.
So you don't have to be so careful in front of me in the future, and you don't have to deliberately pretend to be stupid. ” "Yes."
Pete stood up tremblingly and looked up at the Emperor.
The emperor's heart suddenly moved: "Who else went on the day of the academy competition?"
"The guest list is on the back of this booklet."
Pete thought for a moment: "I'm sure there's nothing missing. ” "Hmm."
The emperor nodded: "Shiloh didn't go, he didn't send anyone, didn't he hit it off with this little Darling at first sight, and a few days ago, he took Darling to the royal palace and got drunk."
Hehe, a dignified magician, but he dragged him to grill fish in the kitchen, I haven't ever eaten a charcoal-grilled piranha made by Darling. ” Although the emperor was joking, Pete's face did not relax at all, and he said in a deep voice: "His Royal Highness the Prince did not show up, nor did he send anyone to congratulate him.
Speaking of which, His Royal Highness the Prince has been living in the courtyard all these times, and has never gone out for half a step, and has also refused visitors, and the Prince has always been like this, so there is no need to worry. ” When he said the last four words, Pete seemed to grit his teeth before saying them, and his face struggled for a long time, and even his face was red.
The emperor raised his eyelids and glanced at Pete, and nodded slowly: "Well, that's right, you don't have to hide in the future." ” After a pause, the emperor asked again, "What about the people over there?"
"Hmph" Pete smiled faintly: "It seems to be very proud over there these days."
I heard that His Majesty had summoned Goth back to Beijing, and on the day of the competition at the Academy of Magic, Dean Carmen left Beijing, and the news of these two things spread out, and it was almost time to celebrate the crown.
It is said that there are two families, and these two have begun to invite and hold banquets.
Just waiting for the New Year's celebrations" A chill flashed in the emperor's eyes, and he said lightly: "Don't relax, you still have to keep an eye on the end, the more you can't relax, I have been reading history books since I was a child, how many major events are ruined in the end, when you are only one step away from victory."
You must not be careless about this."
"It's me here who gets rewarded twice a morning and evening, and the people below don't dare to slack off for a moment."
Pete's tone was firm.
"You're doing a great job."
The emperor closed his eyes and thought about it again, went through the whole situation in his heart, didn't think of any mistakes, felt a little relieved in his heart, slowly picked a thorn flower, gently stroked it on his fingertips, and said quietly: "Pete, do you know that the emperors of the past dynasties actually didn't like this garden in the palace."
Pete was stunned for a moment, not understanding why the emperor suddenly talked about this topic, which was too big.
However, after all, Pete is the chief of internal affairs beside the emperor, and he has been with this majesty for twenty years, and he is familiar with the other party's surname, so after a little thought in his heart, he replied: "Your Majesty, this thorn flower is the national flower and the royal totem, but judging from the color and flowers, it is indeed monotonous."
However, the royal garden was never just for fun and scenery, this garden was planted with thorn flowers, and it was also a reminder to the emperors of the past dynasties not to forget the hardships of their ancestors in founding the country."
"Hmph."
The emperor smiled noncommittally, and then said lightly: "Forget your roots, and it is not something that can be decided by what flowers are planted in a garden.
If you are really a heartless person, even if you say three orders and five times, you will forget it cleanly.
If you really have a heart, even if you don't need to be reminded, you will be cautious and walk on thin ice.
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A garden only" Then the emperor smiled and said: "You see that in the houses of those wealthy families, the gardens of each family are full of purple and red flowers, but the huge garden in my palace can only be planted with thorn flowers, spring comes and winter, and it is just like this."
If you haven't seen enough, you're a lie. ” Pete didn't say a word, just stood aside, but his heart quickly pondered what the emperor meant by this.
"Thorn flowerThis flower grows in harsh places, is the most resistant to bitter cold, and can survive in harsh conditions.
The ancestors used this flower as a totem of the royal family, one is to imply that the younger generations should not forget the spirit of the thorn flower, do not be soaked by this flower and soften the bones, and forget the ambition to forge ahead.
On the other hand, do you know why?"
"I don't know."
Pete replied honestly.
The Emperor gently handed the flower bone in his hand to Pete, who didn't know what it meant, but still reached out and took it in his palm.
"You try to squeeze it."
The Emperor smiled.
Pete's five fingers were forcefully closed, and suddenly the fingertips were punctured by the thin thorns on the thorn flower, and red blood beads flowed out.
"See, don't you," the emperor said lightly: "This is the second meaning of the ancestors, never be weak in trouble, if you dare to touch me, I will make you see blood."
The meaning of these words made Pete's heart tremble, and then he felt a little chill.
Pete knows very well that since these days, for the sake of the ownership of the crown prince, this series of chaos has greatly crossed the emperor's bottom line Especially as the emperor of the empire, he has been assassinated continuously, and there have been frequent major crimes, and even the dean of the Academy of Magic, Carmen, was involved and almost died Some guys are almost crazy about doing things, and they really jump over the wall and do everything And His Majesty the Emperor has obviously endured this kind of thing to the limit, if it were in Ping, he would have carried out a bloody suppression and purge by thunderous means But because the New Year's celebration has to announce the major events of the heir, and also to appease the attitudes of the bigwigs in all aspects and fields of power in the empire, the emperor has been patient and has not launched it for the time being.
Once after the New Year's celebration, the throne has been settled, then the next thing is See blood In the outskirts of the city, there is an entire division of elite "Thor's Whip" stationed At this time, the emperor summoned foreign troops to Qin Wang, apparently he was extremely dissatisfied with the magnates who were fishing in troubled waters, and also gave birth to suspicion and distrust The emperor knew very well that the powerful people of all parties vying for the throne were all entrenched forces in the empire, and it was difficult to secretly guarantee that they had anything to do with the royal city guards.
As the defenders of the Wangcheng Guard, they are not immortals who do not eat the fireworks of the world, and they always have to deal with and interact with people.
Being in this big dye vat, the Wangcheng Guards will inevitably be gradually infiltrated by people from all sides, taking on a bit of factional color.
His Majesty's move made it clear that he no longer trusted the Wangcheng Guards, especially the successive assassinations and the murders on the streets, which made the Emperor disappointed in the incompetence of the Wangcheng Guards It is conceivable that once the New Year's celebration is completed, there will be a large-scale purge The first to bear the brunt is the church that jumped the most fiercely a few days ago With Pete's understanding of the emperor, merely finding an excuse to execute two bishops who broke the law and forcing the old pope to abdicate could not completely eliminate the emperor's anger After all, this is the assassination of the king of a country, and the culprit of the assassination has not been brought to justice until now, and the emperor has not moved the church for the time being in order to avoid any more extraneous branches before the New Year's celebration.
Moreover, it also deliberately sent a deceptive signal to make the church think that they had abdicated a pope and made sufficient compromises, and the royal family was no longer pursuing it.
In addition to the church, once those "real Augustinians" have the position of crown prince, then whether it is to prevent these "real Augustinians" from obstructing and harming the crown prince in the future, or to prevent future troubles, the emperor will never tolerate these guys to continue to make trouble.
It will definitely use thunderous means to bloodily eliminate some of these extremists And there are also those who are on the wrong team, in the wrong camp, and have played some bad roles in the aristocratic circle, there will also be a purge Even if it is to clear the way for the future crown prince.
So, others may think that the New Year's celebration will be the end of all this turmoil.
But Pete, the emperor's most trusted confidant, understands it very well The New Year's celebration was just the beginning of a great upheaval The 20,000 elite divisions of the "Thor's Whip" outside the city have already sharpened their knives Just as Pete was thinking about this, the emperor suddenly asked, "What news is there about General Aker?"
Pete hurriedly gathered his mind and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, there is nothing wrong with General Aker, all the soldiers of the Second Division of the Thunder God's Whip, only Your Majesty's horse is the head of the horse, and the thorn flower emperor flag is the loyalty of the sabers of all the soldiers of the Thor's Whip to General Aker, I don't think there will be a problem." ” The emperor nodded and said with a faint smile: "Naturally, I will not doubt Aker.
Speaking of which, the Luo Lin family is also a royal relative, everyone has the same blood, the Luo Lin family has always been the most loyal martial arts family in the empire, and there is Aker in command of the second division of the Thor's whip, I am naturally relieved.
What's more, when I was young, I served in the 2nd Division.
This army is outside the city, and I couldn't be more relieved.
I'm asking you."
Pete immediately understood, and said slowly: "General Aker's goal is too big, the second division is stationed outside the city, I don't know how many people's nerves have been touched, since General Aker came back, he has been in the military camp outside the city, and he has never returned to live in the Count of Rollin's mansion in the city."
The only time I entered the city was the party on the night of the assassination of Dean Carmen.
General Aker was very cautious in his work, never liaising with his old colleagues, the barracks were closed, and everything was governed by wartime regulations, and outsiders would not have a chance to attack him. ” "I'm not worried about Aker's loyalty, I'd love to see if any of those fools would run headlong into me when I put such a light out."
The Emperor's tone was cold.
Pete felt a chill in his heart.
He immediately understood the emperor's intentions At this time, those who dare to run to provoke Aker, try to win over or contact Aker, will be directly put on the blacklist of the emperor for post-purge purge Thinking of this, Pete suddenly felt a little embarrassed in his heart.
In fact, the secret network of his subordinates reported that there were really a lot of people who came to go to the Count's Mansion of the Rollin family, or sent people to the military camp outside the city to try to find out the news After all, the most elite ace army of the 20,000 empire was stationed outside the city to sharpen their swords, and it was still in such a sensitive period, which naturally affected the hearts of too many people.
Some people may not just want to plot evil, maybe they just instinctively want to find out the news, so they will send someone to get close to Akerke, so they will violate His Majesty's taboo.
If I take out this list, I am afraid that many people will be settled by this majesty in the future, and when the time comes But just when Pete hesitated, he suddenly looked up and saw the emperor looking at him with smiling eyes, Pete's heart suddenly sank, where did he dare to hesitate for half a minute at this moment, he immediately took a deep breath, took out a paper roll from his sleeve, and handed it over.
"Your Majesty, many of these people went to Luo Lin's house to inquire about the news, and some people sent people to try to go to the military camp outside the city to spy on my subordinates, and they were all recorded on it one by one."
The emperor took the scroll, but smiled lightly, as if looking at Pete with deep meaning: "In the future, don't look ahead."
Pete, it doesn't matter if you're soft-hearted for a while, but in this case, others may not accept your affection. ” Pete naturally understood the meaning of the emperor's words, wiped the beads of sweat on the tip of his nose, and quickly lowered his head.
In his heart, he had secretly scolded himself: he was honestly the emperor's loyal dog, and he was really confused for a while, and he would think of other thoughts The emperor glanced at the scroll, as if he had no expression, but when he saw the end, he actually smiled.
"Oh, look at the kid from the Fritz Governor's house on your record, you've been running hard lately at the Count's Mansion of the Rollin family."
"Uh" Pete said with a wry smile, "Young Master Lucius has a marriage contract with Miss Jill, the daughter of General Aker, and Miss Jill came this time to be on the same boat as Young Master Lucius."
Young people, it's normal to run diligently at this time.
What's more, Miss Jill of the Rollin family has an eye disease, and Lucius's child is also very affectionate, so" "I naturally understand this."
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The emperor touched his chin, and then said with a smile: "Since I am the emperor, I can't help but be aware of the suffering in my subordinates' family, doesn't Jill have an eye disease, then send someone to take her to the palace, ask the doctor in the palace to help take a look, if the doctor can't do it, and the court mage, ask Master Clark to pick a clever magic potion master to help take a look."
It just so happened that the queen said that she was a little lonely, so she asked Miss Jill to accompany the queen. ” It's for the sake of quality Pete's expression didn't dare to change in the slightest, although his heart was like a drum, but he kept his face expressionless, and nodded quietly: "Yes, I will send someone to Count Rollin's Mansion to spread the word." ” December 31, early in the morning.
On several main roads, the lights have already been put up.
The streets were swept clean, and the Triumphal Avenue under the palace was closed to martial law, and it was only open to the public until the New Year's celebrations began in the evening.
Everyone knows that there will be a big celebration tonight in the square in front of the palace.
According to the tradition of the Roland Empire, every New Year's Eve, there will be a grand banquet in the palace square, with fireworks, crowds, and dignitaries of various nobles and wealthy families and His Majesty the Emperor, who will enjoy with the people together in the imperial city.
On top of that, this year's New Year's Eve, there is a special bustle to watch That is the genius young magician Darling Chen, the champion of the most popular martial arts tournament in history, Anthony, who is popular among thousands of girls.
This war has already been hyped up by the major gambling houses, and it is said that the bets have reached hundreds of thousands of gold coins Even the successive major events, such as the assassination of the emperor, the abdication of the Pope, etc., have not been able to make people forget this incident.
"New Year's Eve, the top of the imperial city, a sword from the west, flying immortals outside the sky" This sentence, in the early morning, there were servants of the Pompeii Chamber of Commerce and Wushuang Fang posted it in all directions on several city gates, as well as on the walls of the streets and alleys.
Everything is ready, just wait for tonight At the same time, what is not known is that just last night, an inconspicuous carriage quietly drove out of the Count's palace and slowly entered the palace.
Miss Jill, the daughter of General Aker of the Rollin family, was sent to the palace in such an unknown way.
Everyone, my Wearnes is 8182, and there is a surprise for it ` ` To be continued
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