Chapter 419: The so-called legend Oviedo felt his heart tremble.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, under his thick shirt, was already slippery on his back.
At this moment, staring at the new emperor with awe-inspiring eyes, Oviedo suddenly felt a chill in his heart What kind of thing will this Hiloh His Majesty do?
Beneath his seemingly indifferent appearance, is there a crazy heart, is it going to drag this empire into the abyss together?
Taking a deep breath, Oviedo looked directly at Shiloh and said slowly in a hoarse voice: "Your Majesty, this is not in accordance with the precedent" Shiloh also stared at Orvieto: "There is always a time when conventions are broken" Oviedo was choked for a moment, bit his lip, and simply said loudly: "Isn't Your Majesty worried about Duke Tulip's reaction?"
Shiloh smiled, his handsome face, the smile was shallow, but it seemed to be very leisurely: "I think that a pillar of the empire like Duke Tulip will have enough heart." ” That's the answer Orvieto muttered inwardly. lunatic The old minister added another sentence in his heart.
While Oviedo and Shiloh were talking, there was no squeak in the hall, and everyone looked at the emperor and the old minister with trembling eyes.
Nervousness and uneasiness were written on everyone's face.
Except, of course, Aker.
The leader of the tulip family is still like that: with a sword in both hands, his eyes squinted, as if he was still in a fugue.
Oviedo knew very well that if he continued to say more at this moment, he would only attract the emperor's disgust.
But as the finance minister of the empire, this old minister of the empire, who has been in a high position for decades, can't let go of the responsibility in his heart after all.
He took a deep breath, looked left and right, and looked behind him However, to Oviedo's disappointment, all the officials who were in contact with his eyes hurriedly looked away, not daring to make eye contact with him.
Stay out of it, hehe Oviedo smiled bitterly in his heart.
Then, a look of awe-inspiring and heavy expression appeared on the Chancellor's face, and his eyes became more and more determined "Your Majesty" Oviedo raised his head: "I ask for a solo duet" Shiloh hesitated for a moment, and a hint of solemnity finally appeared in his eyes as he stared at Oviedo "Quasi" As he stood up, waving his wide sleeves, the chamberlain beside him had already announced in a loud voice.
When the voice of the inner attendant announcing the dissolution of the meeting sounded, in the main hall, these high-ranking officials of the empire fled from this hall with a panicked attitude almost like running away No one greeted Orviedo, and everyone walked past him deliberately two steps away from him, as if there was some terrible germ in him.
Oviedo stood there, his strong body like a rock in the tide: hard And lonely The hall soon fell silent.
Oviedo glanced left and right, and saw that the number one boss of the military department, Aker, was still standing in the distance.
Aker, who had been wandering, seemed to have finally woken up at this moment, turned his head sideways, and glanced deeply at Oviedo, the corners of his mouth grinned, revealing a strange smile.
Oviedo frowned and snorted.
He knew very well that others would leave, but this Aker would never go, after all, he was the emperor's number one confidant.
At the last moment, Shiloh waved his hand, and even the attendants beside him bowed down and left quickly with small steps.
When the entire hall was left with only the three of them, the main entrance of the hall slowly closed As if the last ray of sunlight was blocked out, the entire hall fell into darkness Orviedo felt a surge of blood in his body, and he looked down at the stone slab on the ground He looked at it for a long time "Orviedo, what are you looking at" Shiloh stood in front of the throne.
Oviedo smiled faintly, "I'm looking at this floor. ” "Oh," Shiloh frowned.
Oviedo raised his head: "I heard that Carman and Rodriguez IV died here that day, and their blood was once stained on the stone tablets here. ” Aker beside him suddenly changed color The general's hand holding the sword immediately tightened, and his eyes narrowed, staring at the old minister beside him.
Shiloh's eyes flickered, and he just looked at Oviedo silently.
After a long time, Shiloh exhaled and said slowly: "Orviedo, are you trying to provoke me?"
"Shiloh, are you trying to provoke a civil war" Oviedo didn't give in, staring at the Emperor on the steps stiffly A pair of monarchs and ministers just looked at each other.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer clenched his fists, although the young man in front of him was high, but at this moment, the old minister's face was absolutely not half afraid Aker had turned sideways, eagle-like eyes staring at Orvieto, his fingers gripped the hilt of his sword, the tip of the sword making a sharp slash on the floor finally Shiloh suddenly took a step back, and he slowly sat back on his throne.
The young emperor's face once again showed that faint, as if careless, smile.
"I know you, and many more.
In your hearts, you must think I'm a madman. ” Oviedo didn't speak, but the resolute expression on his old face remained the same.
Shiloh stared into Oviedo's eyes, and then, in a slow tone, he said softly: "But you have all forgotten that I am an emperor," his tone seemed to have a special emphatic flavor: "Even if I am a madman, I am first and foremost an emperor" Shiloh stroked his forehead with his hand, and his gaze finally passed over to Orviedo, and then landed somewhere.
Gradually, his words became a little unpredictable, and his eyes seemed to be a little erratic.
"Let's think about what happened to the emperors before me, Oviedo.
I don't think there has been a dynasty in the past that has been in such a distorted state as we are today.
There is no royal family of a dynasty that will endure again and again, and under its own rule, there is such a huge existence as Tulip.
Before me, it should not be said that it included me and my brother what you think is the Mingjun.
And our father, our grandfather For each generation of the inheritance of the throne, someone must be sent to the northwest to get the nod of the leader of the tulip family and get his support.
As an emperor, when I am crowned on the throne, I should have a crown on my head and a scepter in my hand However, Orvieto, don't you think such a thing is ridiculous As an emperor, the coronation of every heir to the throne needs to be carefully obtained from a courtier Not once, not twice, but three, four times and maybe even on and on My dear Chancellor of the Exchequer, I think that a well-educated person like you must have read the history books carefully, so please tell me which dynasty will have such powerful ministers Oh no, this is not a minister, but a family In the history I have seen, there may be a situation where in a certain generation of emperors is strong and weak, perhaps because the courtiers have great power, or maybe the king is too young But history tells us an inevitable law: it is impossible to last long like a minister, and when it comes to a certain time, we must obediently retreat and hand over the power in our hands Or, the minister becomes the emperor But now Generations of emperors, generations and generations, have to look at the face of the tulip When we succeeded to the throne, we held a scepter in our hands, but this scepter must first get the tulip's approval When there is a major matter in the Empire, people will say, "Oh, first ask Duke Tulip what he means."
When there is an unusual movement at the border, people will say, "Oh, go and ask Duke Tulip to come forward."
When there is a dispute between the factions in the army, they will say, "Oh, please take the seat of Duke Tulip."
I just remember when I was a child, when I was only seven years old, my father took me, and my brother, and we went to patrol the Storm Legion together, and when the Thorn Emperor Banner appeared, the soldiers cheered.
Then, when the flaming tulip flag of the Duke Tulip appeared, the cheering almost lifted me off my horse Yes, the tulip is an umbrella of the empire, it is the pillar of the empire, and it is the spiritual totem that all people look up to."
Oviedo felt a little speechless, but he still shook his head and said slowly: "Your Majesty, if it wasn't for the Tulip family to turn the tide and lead the army to defeat the orcs."
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"But that's been a hundred years."
Shiloh suddenly became angry He jumped out of his seat The emperor's blonde hair seemed to be like flames, and his eyes were almost bursting with fire "Yes, Orvieto, you're right, what you said, that's what almost everyone would say, the Tulip family is great, the first Duke of Tulip is a great man, he saved the empire, he saved Roland, he saved me, Augustine's generation of royalty" Shiloh clenched his fists tightly, gritted his teeth, and said coldly: "But my Augustine family, it has taken several generations to repay even if it is to repay the debt, I think it should be paid off, is it because our ancestors owe him the debt of the Tulip family, do we have to pay it off forever from generation to generation?"
"But, but the tulip family is already there," Oviedo's tone was finally less firm: "The tulip family led by Miss Messiah has backed down a lot" "Then retreat" Hilo was angry and stared at Oviedo coldly: "Until she retreats to the duty of a courtier, until she understands that as a courtier, she has no right to negotiate peace with the emperor until she understands that as a courtier, she is not qualified to negotiate terms with a team of envoys sent by a newly enthroned emperor."
Although Shiloh's voice was cold, there was infinite anger in this cold voice He stared at Orvieto: "You have read the history books, I want to ask you which dynasty has happened like this in addition to this dynasty: a new emperor succeeded to the throne, and the nobles under the rule of the empire sent an envoy to make a long list to force the emperor to accept these conditions in exchange for her recognition of the emperor Lord Oviedo, please ask you, which dynasty, such a ridiculous thing will happen" Oviedo was speechless.
He really couldn't tell.
He was tempted to argue about something, but, as he had read the history books, it was clear to him that Shiloh was telling the truth There is no dynasty where a new emperor succeeds to the throne, and his courtiers come to him and give the emperor a list of conditions "The throne, how can you talk about the conditions" Shiloh said coldly: "It is even more impossible to let a courtier be qualified to negotiate the conditions, you think this seems to be nothing, it is because we were all born in this era, you seem to have been used to the tulips being high, used to the tulips should take care of everything, used to everyone, including the emperor, to respect the wishes of the tulips, but you have forgotten a fact" Shiloh took a deep breath At this moment, the expression on the young man's face seemed to reveal a little hideous "In an empire, there can only be one emperor, and there can never be a second emperor, even if he is just dressed in the coat of Duke Tulip, but he exercises the power of the emperor" Oviedo's body shook He looked at Shiloh in surprise.
The old minister suddenly felt that he really couldn't refute anything.
Standing in any dynasty and any emperor, he will never allow such a huge force to stand by his side and dictate everything to himself And this finger refers to several generations No emperor would endlessly tolerate this kind of thing to continue "Under my rule, of course the Tulip family will continue to exist."
Shiloh said coldly: "But they must be clear, the suffix of the name Tulip is Duke, since he is a duke, then give me an honest way to do what a duke should do."
Oviedo was silent for a long time.
Then, the old minister suddenly bent down deeply at Shiloh and bowed deeply.
"Your Majesty."
There was no longer any anger in his tone, but became serious and solemn: "I admit that everything you said makes sense.
However, no major truth can be divorced from reality.
And the reality in front of us is that your rude and forcible repossession of the military power of the Northwest Reading Division will definitely intensify the contradictions, and I am afraid that it will force the Tulip family to react violently After all, this is the private army of the Tulip family, and it has always been only the name of the imperial official army.
Whether it is soldiers, equipment, or provisions, it is all set up by the Tulip family itself, and your actions are tantamount to depriving a nobleman of his legal property."
"If it were a normal nobleman, would he be allowed to have nearly 100,000 elite troops," Hiloh said coldly.
Orviedo shook his head and sighed.
"I'm not crazy."
Shiloh calmed down, and he slowly sat back on his throne again: "Since I dare to do this, then naturally I have my reasons.
Orviedo, believe me, in my plans, now, is the best time to weaken the Tulip family, and I can even say that this may be the only time" "Timing," Orviedo thought about as he thought.
He frowned again and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me for being blunt.
I don't know all the inside stories of the Tulip family.
That General Sylvester and Miss Messiah are at odds with each other, so the Northwest Reading Division has always been in the hands of General Sylvester as a bargaining chip for self-preservation, but I still don't think that such a thing can weaken the Tulip family.
Legally, the Tulip family has a natural right to this Northwest Reading Division, and if you forcibly snatch the ownership of this army, it is likely that the Tulip family will react violently."
"You mean the civil war" Shiloh smiled faintly, "Of course I thought about it, Oviedo. ” The Chancellor of the Exchequer raised an eyebrow.
"No one wants to fight a civil war, trust me, Oviedo."
Shiloh said slowly: "I don't like to see rivers of blood, I don't want to let a large number of loyal soldiers of the empire spill the blood of the civil war, and I don't have the idea of completely eliminating the Tulip family.
It can continue to exist as a legend of the empire, but it cannot continue to maintain its current status, and it can dictate everything the empire is free to do.
Because it's good to remember this kind of thing as a legend. ” "And what about your plan," Orviedo seemed to finally give in.
"The Tulip House will not start a civil war."
Shiloh shook her head: "My little aunt may be angry, she may curse, but she will not start a civil war.
I know her because she's a smart person.
An extremely intelligent man. ” "Smart people" "Yes."
Shiloh spread his hands and sneered: "I'm lucky, my opponents, all of them are smart people, you know, if the opponent is a fool, then I will definitely not do this kind of risk to provoke the other party."
Because fools will react rashly because of a burst of anger, they will make desperate actions in anger, and in anger, they will abandon all their worries, pick up a knife and slash indiscriminately, which is what only fools do.
This little aunt of mine, she's a smart person.
The weakness of smart people is that they tend to think too much, think too much, think too much, and worry too much.
Therefore, smart people often choose to compromise and choose to walk out of a difficult path in the cracks.
It's not like a hot brain, so you just come to the jade and burn it. ” After a pause, Shiloh smiled: "In other words, I'm just forcing her, and although the persecution is a bit harsh, it's still not to the point where she can decide to burn the jade.
And in this level of persecution, she, as a smart person, will only react in the way that a smart person should be. ” Oviedo's mind quickly made a comparison of strength, and he was still a little unsure; "Your Majesty, just a betrayal by the Northwest Reading Division will not completely make the Tulip family lose their strength, they have enough strength to resist I am worried that the Duchess of Tulip will choose to directly send troops to the Northwest Fortress, and then use strong means to suppress Sylvester's betrayal In this case, it will avoid a head-on confrontation with our political axe army, and at the same time" "She's not going to have that chance."
Shiloh shook his head.
As he spoke, he glanced at Aker.
At this moment, Aker finally spoke.
The words he uttered made Oviedo's face pale "The two divisions of Thor's Whip have been drawn six days ago, and they will arrive at the border between Nulin Province and the Tulip Family in two ways, of course, in the name of military training, if the Tulip Family sends troops, unless they go head-on and pass through the defense line of Thor's Whip, otherwise, they will not be able to do anything against the Northwest Reading Division."
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"And," Shiloh said lightly, "I have signed a new appointment order and appointed a new official to take over the position of governor of Nulin Province, and I think that the team that took office should arrive in Mulan City within three or five days." ” Oviedo was really speechless this time This Emperor Shiloh, as well as Aker, had already made so many arrangements in advance "Of course, that doesn't guarantee that the tulip family will succumb."
Shiloh touched his forehead: "If it were just for that, I wouldn't dare to guarantee that my little aunt would be excited and order the Tulip family's private army to attack the defense line of Thor's Whip, but fortunately, I have another move." ” "Another step" The answer is still Aker.
"The messenger of the current Prairie King had secretly arrived last month to deliver a letter from the Prairie King.
Sixteen tribes on the steppe jointly complained to me about the tulip family's exploitation of them.
In order to resist this exploitation, the Prairie King will lead sixteen tribes to put pressure on the Tulip family, and they claim that they will not hesitate to fight if necessary."
Shiloh's fluttering words made Oviedo's heart chill, and he heard Shiloh say slowly: "Although I don't think the strength of these steppe people may be reliable, but fortunately, there is another person who came with this letter, I think, as the Chancellor of the Exchequer, you must have heard of a name White King."
While Oviedo's thoughts were confused, Shiloh had slowly walked down the steps.
Step by step, he walked in front of Oviedo.
He was tall and slender, looking at the old minister condescendingly.
Then, Shiloh slowly lowered his head and gently grabbed Oviedo's hand.
His face was sincere, and his tone was very sincere: "I know you don't like me, and you and many, many courtiers don't like me.
You think I'm a madman, a usurper, but please understand, at least, I have the blood of the Augustinian family in my veins, and I will prove to you with all my actions that I will be an excellent emperor worthy of your assistance, and what I need now is a good old minister like you to assist me, and we will work together to restore this empire to its rightful order."
At the end, Shiloh took a deep breath: "Now, I have a question for you, Lord Orvieto, would you like to be the first prime minister during my reign?"
` I know that many people don't like Shiloh, after all, he is a villain, but in my own heart, if I put everything aside and just look at it from the perspective of an emperor, everything he did is actually right.
No emperor would tolerate the existence of an invisible emperor in his empire ` To be continued.
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