Chapter 312: The Voice of the Northwest The former emperor Marci Augustine ruled for more than ten years, although because of the stable situation on the mainland, there was no martial arts that could be used, but he was really good in terms of cultural governance, and he made quite achievements.
Especially in the more than ten years in power, the bigwigs of the upper echelons of the empire who have been in power have basically been recovered by him, and they are all factions loyal to the emperor.
It can be described as deep-rooted.
Now that there is a sudden coup d'état, the emperor is dead, and although it is not clear to the public, the charges can be planted on those "real Augustine", anyway, these people have been killed, and even the private army guards and servants in the Dongyuan uprising have been killed cleanly, and the dead will naturally not defend themselves.
But the problem is that if you talk about such a statement, it will deceive the ordinary people in the lower echelons of the empire who do not know the situation, or those nobles in the middle and lower classes.
The real magnates of the empire, who do not understand the real situation With those "real Augustinians", where can they have the ability to overthrow a powerful emperor, and if they had that ability, they would have done it ten years earlier.
But in the current situation, the emperor has been overthrown after all, a coup d'état has occurred, the first emperor has died, and the new emperor has succeeded to the throne.
Even though some people are skeptical, even unconvinced, and unwilling, the general trend has gone.
Shiloh has the most orthodox bloodline, and he is already the only heir, even if anyone wants to oppose him, there is no way to oppose him.
In addition to Shiloh, where to find an heir who is more noble than his bloodline As for the nobles who witnessed the whole coup d'état in the palace that night, they were also uneasy.
At this moment, I am only worried that the new emperor, who stepped on the corpse of the previous emperor, will swing the blood-stained butcher's knife at him, and it is too late to protect himself, where do he dare to make any mistakes.
Shiloh was also very busy.
The coronation ceremony was hastily completed, even if it was completed, this may be the most hasty and humble coronation ceremony for the emperor in the thousand years since the founding of the empire, except for those war-torn years.
The whole ceremony took less than an hour, and it was only hastily held in the palace.
There was no guard of honor, no band, no people in the city to watch the ceremony, no salute of flowers and cannons.
Not even the auspicious hour was counted.
The president of the Magical Guild and the Pope were invited to observe the ceremony, and then the coronation of the new emperor was announced.
Even the next day, many people in the city who were closed did not know that the emperor of the empire had changed.
It wasn't until the notices were posted and the flags were hung on the palace and the gates that people knew that the heavens of the empire had changed.
However, Thor's Whip has completely taken over Yanjing, and in the three days that the magic array has not been withdrawn, it has completely controlled the city.
Shiloh knew very well that he was far from at the moment when he could sit back and relax.
His first actions were pacification and purge, almost simultaneously.
After the coup d'état that night, there were already some powerful people in Yanjing who saw that the general trend was gone, or their hearts were already swinging, and they swore allegiance to him one after another that night.
And some important ministers of the empire and the big men in power in various ministries are the objects of his focus to appease.
The military headquarters has Aker in charge, and this deep-rooted son of the Rollin family can naturally suppress the military headquarters.
The Minister of War, the Count of Barrion of the Rollin family, had fainted on the spot on the night of the coup, and was sent back to his home the next day to recuperate, nominally to recuperate, but in fact, a team of sergeants of Thor's Whip were stationed outside the Rollin family's mansion to supervise him, so that the old man could not have contact with the outside world.
In this way, this old man who was loyal to the emperor was cut off, and he tried to find out what tricks might be his surname.
When the military department is stable, other things can be calmly slowed down.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has been imprisoned directly in the palace, and the Secretary of State, the Chief of Administration, these old fellows are very paranoid and refuse to give in to Hiloh.
Shiloh was not in a hurry, he locked it up first, and sent a few teams of Thor's whip sergeants to watch the mansions of these big families first, and then he quickly carried out a small-scale cleansing.
Although the former Emperor Marchi has been in power for more than ten years, the upper echelons of the empire are his people.
But the truth of the world is very simple: if someone supports you and supports you, there must be someone who opposes you.
When the emperor was in power, those who were loyal to him, loyal to him, and trusted and reused by him must have held important positions of authority in the upper echelons of each empire.
But since there are people who hold these positions, there must be some people who are unwilling, not reused, or not appreciated by the emperor.
The Roland Empire was founded for thousands of years, and in just one city of Yanjing, there were hundreds of large and small aristocratic families There are always those who have been unsatisfactory for many years, and there are people who are not loyal to the emperor.
Since Shiloh has endured and planned for many years, he naturally has a lot of candidates in his pocket.
Some people, as early as some time ago, when the crown prince dispute was established, had already supported him when they were competing for the position of crown prince, and these people naturally became the new imperial henchmen at this moment.
There are also some people who were not willing to be promoted during the reign of the former emperor, and Xiluo has secretly investigated for many years, and there are always a group of people who have fallen into his eyes, and they can naturally be promoted and entrusted with reuse at this moment.
Just imagine, the first emperor didn't wait to see you, and now that the new emperor ascends the throne, he will immediately reuse you, these people are naturally grateful, and they don't hesitate to fall to Xiluo.
In just a few days, although the positions of the ministers and chiefs of various ministries have not been changed, Shiloh has promoted more than a dozen senior officials in one go, and the deputy ministers of various ministries have almost changed all over again, and some middle-level officials who were originally unwilling to do so quickly fell to the new emperor.
Even if those bigwigs of various ministries still refuse to give in and are still locked in a cage, even if they refuse to be loyal in the future, after they are released, they will find that most of their commanders' deployments have changed.
Gradually, most of this authority was controlled by Shiloh.
Three days later, the magic circle closed and the city gates opened.
After retaking control of the Guards of the Royal City, Shiloh made another bold and risky move that seemed to Aker and the others to be extremely daring Originally, according to Aker's suggestion, the 30,000 Wangcheng guards should be directly restrained in the military camp outside the city, and after disarming, they should be slowly guarded, and some people will be selected from the local army in the future to enrich the Wangcheng guards in Yanjing, and the original group of old people should be scattered and assigned to various local garrisons, so that it is the most stable.
But Shiloh rejected the suggestion.
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"Most of these guards are from Yanjing, and as a guard, they all have a sense of pride in their hearts.
If they are demoted to the local army, and they are forced to leave their homes and families, it is difficult to ensure that these people do not cause any trouble.
Now is the time when people's hearts are not stable, if I make a look of guarding against them everywhere, won't it become more and more that I, the new emperor, are narrow-minded, and the pattern is not big, the more I do this, the more others will think that I am weak-hearted, strong on the outside, and strong in the middle. ” Shiloh's words left Aker speechless.
Immediately, Shiloh ordered the 30,000 royal city guards to be reorganized on the spot.
He followed the advice of Panin's father, General Garonin, and transferred 2,000 men from the 1st Division and another 1,000 from Thor's Whip as the backbone to fill the Imperial Forest Army, which had been completely wiped out.
Then he incorporated some of the remaining members of the patrol team of the Yanjing Public Security Bureau, plus the remaining Thor's whip, into the Wangcheng Guard.
After some careful mixing, the Wangcheng Guards were already unrecognizable, the commanders of each battalion and each team were transferred, and the officers and soldiers under his command were all old and new.
He also promoted some middle- and low-level officers in Thor's Whip who performed well on the night of the coup d'état, and arranged them in the royal guards.
In this way, even if the Guards are stabilized, even if some people still want to make some trouble, the entire army has changed greatly, and even if they want to make trouble in series, they can't be connected in series.
And Shiloh did this, and there was a layer of hidden intentions, and even Aker himself knew this intention: to break up the second division of Thor's Whip, which he relied on the most in this coup.
In fact, it is tantamount to taking back Aker's direct command of the army in disguise What kind of person is Shiloh, he can endure and plan for many years, and the coup d'état is on the throne, although he is very dependent on Aker during the coup, but he is also very aware of the disadvantages of not getting rid of the tail, if he relies too much on Aker, it is likely to create a military oligarch who supports the army and respects himself.
Especially in the early days of his ascension, if he left this hidden danger, he didn't know what kind of big trouble would happen in the future.
Aker has also been in the struggle for power for half his life, so he naturally understands the intentions of the new emperor, but he does not resist.
Anyone who becomes an emperor, as long as the emperor is not a mediocre person, such measures are the proper meaning of the question, and the emperor's refusal to control himself is also a good thing in some respects, it is much better than being suspicious of the emperor in the future, and then being directly killed by the emperor.
Anyway, Shiloh is already about to marry his daughter Jill, with the background of the Rollin family, even if he is not directly in charge of the military power in the front line, he has already laid an unbreakable foundation for the development of the family in the next few decades As long as this Emperor Shiloh does not fall, he will definitely be absolutely reused by himself, the hero who vigorously supported him to ascend to the throne, otherwise, who will be willing to die for him In the midst of many compromises, power exchanges, and purges, a few more days have passed.
The mixing of the Wangcheng Guards was quickly completed, and the various defense areas were also replaced, and the garrisons of several acropolis outside Yanjing City were also rotated and transferred.
Subsequently, the mixed Guards retook over the defense of Yanjing City, and the new Imperial Forest Army also settled in the palace.
The various important branches of imperial power were changed and replaced.
Small-scale purge of the military department Xiluo's performance did not look like a newcomer at all, but like a male lord who had been in power for a lifetime, making old and steady moves, one by one, and soon suppressed the hearts of Yanjing's unstable people, and even some aristocratic families who were originally quite unconvinced gradually had nothing to say, and there was no gap to take advantage of, so they had to settle down.
Seeing that His Majesty had secured the throne, Aker quickly made his own proposal.
Now that Yanjing is stable, the next step is to adjust the feudal officials in various parts of the country The former emperor has been in power for more than ten years, and all the people in various parts of the empire who can sit on the feudal territory are all candidates valued and trusted by the emperor, such as the governor of Fritz, who has been in the East China Sea for more than ten years.
If such a person continues to stay in the local government, then for a long time, there is a possibility that he will be able to override the central government of Yanjing.
The new emperor succeeded to the throne, and naturally after Yanjing stabilized the general trend, the next step was to adjust the local bosses, win over a group, suppress a group, and replace a group of their own people, which is an inevitable step.
Aker's suggestion made sense, but Shiloh shook his head again.
"Wait a little longer" "Wait," Aker's expression was a little confused.
Aker, who has been formally appointed as the deputy minister of military affairs, does not have much selfish intention in making such a proposal.
Although he is only the Deputy Minister of War, the official Minister of War is his own father, and the old earl is almost under house arrest, and the military department is already Aker alone.
What's more, Shiloh had already promised him that after a while, he would find a name to let the old earl take his place and straighten himself out.
Besides, his daughter is about to become the queen, so what is there to worry about.
In a study in the palace, Aker looked at the new emperor in front of him, and couldn't help asking: "Your Majesty, this matter can't wait Now that the situation in Yanjing has stabilized, then local affairs must not be slackened Some people are watching the wind at the moment, if we don't make any moves, I'm afraid that they will still think that you are weak-hearted, and it will become more and more out of control in the future." ” Shiloh shook his head: "My Roland Empire has always practiced the separation of local military and government.
Even if the governors of various places have the intention of waiting and seeing, there is no need to worry too much in the short term, as long as you stabilize the army, then the local people do not need to be in such a hurry to move for the time being.
Although what you said is not bad, but at the moment, I am more concerned about another thing, and I am still waiting."
"Wait" Aker thought for a moment, his face changed, and he immediately understood Shiloh's intentions, he took a deep breath and lowered his voice: "You are waiting for the attitude of the northwest" "Not bad" The two of them glanced at each other, and both fell silent at the same time.
Although he didn't say it explicitly, Shiloh and Aker's thoughts were the same at the moment The wait-and-see attitude of the provinces of the empire, dozens of governors, feudal officials, and local magnates is not the most important thing The most important thing is the attitude of the one in the northwest Northwest Loulan City, tulips The prestige of tulips has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people in the Roland Empire Shiloh knew very well that if he said something that might be a little helpless, the people of the empire were only afraid of Tulip's words, and his prestige was far better than that of his new emperor The other governors just waited and watched, and everyone was actually waiting, waiting for the voice of the Tulip House in the Northwest At this moment, if the Tulip family expresses its attitude, recognizes the legal surname of Shiloh, the new emperor, and expresses its willingness to be loyal to the new emperor, then Shiloh can be regarded as truly sitting on the throne If the Tulip family suddenly issued a statement denouncing Shiloh as a traitor who usurped the throne and seized power, and refused to recognize the legitimate legitimacy of him, the new emperor, then It is no exaggeration to say that what awaits Shiloh is a terrible civil war Moreover, if the Tulip family takes the lead in setting off a civil war against themselves, then their chances of winning are even extremely slim After all, he has just succeeded to the throne, and the empire's army has not really been controlled, and the only people who can control it are only the tens of thousands of people in Yanjing.
And the prestige of the Tulip family in the army can almost be said to be echoed If that's the case "It's fine."
Shiloh looked at Aker's face a little pale, and smiled faintly: "I have already counted this matter in my heart."
If the current Tulip patriarch had been a man, I might have dispelled the idea of a coup d'état.
But after all, it is my little aunt who is now in charge of the Tulip family.
A woman is in charge of a large family, and she will never take that dead end. ” "Hmm."
Aker nodded as well, agreeing with Shiloh's words.
It is true that the patriarch of the Tulip family is a woman, which has caused the congenital deficiencies of the Tulip family's generation.
A woman will not be so ambitious, nor will she be so decisive and ruthless.
Women are always weaker than men. let alone "No matter what, we are all relatives, and I sit on the throne, which is also acceptable to the Tulip family in terms of bloodline law."
Shiloh smiled: "I also know my little aunt's personality, and with her surname, she definitely can't make a move to pull the future fate of the entire family to start a war with me."
The Tulip family has been a barrier to protect the empire for generations, and my little aunt will definitely focus on the overall situation, and will never take the risk of fighting a civil war with me, so that the orcs can take advantage of it.
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Take 10,000 steps back and say, even if she fights a civil war with me, even if she wins the war and destroys me, what good will it do to her The royal family has no male who can succeed to the throne, unless my little aunt, if she wants to be the empress, if the tulip family wants to be the emperor, it will be in the generation of the ancestor Du Wei. ” It's not just Shiloh and Aker who are waiting for the Tulip family's reaction.
Almost the entire empire, all the people were looking in the direction of the northwest, waiting for the voice of the first person in power in the northwest.
Thankfully, Shiloh's wait didn't last long.
Just ten days after the New Year, news finally came from the northwest.
The leader of the Tulip Family in Loulan City in the Northwest and the contemporary Tulip Family Patriarch, Miss Rudolph the Messiah, sent an important person in the family to Yanjing with a team of less than 100 people The entire continent is nervously waiting for the outcome of this matter.
Is it war or peace?
What relieved many people was that in the territory of the Tulip family, the mysterious and powerful private army of the Tulip family did not have any traces of mobilization, or even any mobilization.
As if to avoid any misunderstanding, the Tulip family even announced the cancellation of the annual spring army drill that was supposed to be held after the New Year.
This move has made many people feel more and more at ease.
After more than ten days of trekking along the way, and under the attention of almost the entire mainland, the envoy team of the Tulip family finally arrived in Yanjing in early February of the new year.
At this time, a full month had passed since the coup.
Although the leader of this envoy team was only a person at the level of the head of the tulip family, Shiloh received the envoy of the tulip family with the courtesy of a feudal official.
It is no exaggeration to say that from the first moment this envoy entered the gate of Yanjing City, he was concerned by people from all sides, until he entered the palace and met the new emperor Xiluo No one knows what happened when His Majesty the new emperor received the envoy of the tulip family.
The envoy stayed in the palace for less than an hour before leaving the palace, and then took all the Tulip family members to live in the Tulip Mansion in Yanjing, and then closed the door and refused all visitors.
And in the palace, in the study, Shiloh looked at the handwritten letter from his little aunt on the table, and a bitter smile appeared on his face.
"Your Majesty, Duke Tulip, what does she mean" At this moment, the only person who can stand in this study is Akerr, Shiloh's most trusted minister now.
"This little aunt of mine is in line with my previous expectations, and she doesn't mean to have a big fight with me."
Shiloh's first words made Aker breathe a sigh of relief.
But then Shiloh smiled bitterly: "But she put forward a few conditions, and her words are very resolute, if I can't agree to her conditions, I'm afraid the consequences may not be as I expected." ” "Article, Condition" Shiloh made no secret of it, and directly handed the handwritten letter to Aker to see.
This handwritten letter is more appropriate than a list of transactions.
To Aker's surprise, the first condition put forward by the duchess in his heart was to ask Shiloh to release a person immediately and hand him over to the messenger team she sent to bring him back to the northwest Yanjing is now full of things, a huge empire has changed dynasties, how many interests need to be exchanged, and compromises are needed, but the first condition on the list of conditions that the duchess values the most is actually to ask for a person "Darling Chen" Aker was stunned for a moment: "Her first condition is to ask for this kid, this kid, how can she get the Messiah, she values this first one so much, it's too simple and easy."
Such an unhindered and relaxed boy, how can I give her uh Your Majesty" And what surprised Aker even more was that His Majesty the new Emperor Shilo, who was standing on the side, sighed softly, his expression was very complicated, and he was actually very embarrassed, it seemed that he was very reluctant to agree to such a condition "I can't agree to this first one":