Chapter 36: Neglected Signs In the luxurious guest room of the Earl's Mansion in Italica, Princess Pinna, who took over the place with the order of the Knights of the Rose and the Imperial Senate, was looking at the scrawled writing on the desk with a pair of red rabbit eyes open for some reason.
He wrote a brief letter and looked unusually haggard.
Since the shortcut through the Arnus Hills has been completely washed away by the flood, and other roads require going in circles and over mountains and ridges, it is currently difficult to travel from the imperial capital of Urabianca to Iraq even if you are riding a fast horse.
Tarica City also takes twelve to fifteen days.
However, since humans in this world have tamed pterosaurs as flying mounts, the transmission speed of at least some emergency messages has been greatly accelerated by "air mail".
An Imperial Dragon Knight carrying mail could fly from the imperial capital to Italica City in just half a day.
So, just three days later, Princess Pinna, who was in Italica City, received a message from the eldest prince.
Report of the battle in which Sochar led the Eastern rebels to invade the imperial capital.
Of course, even after suffering such a disastrous defeat, the new emperor Diabo has not yet reached the end of his rope: he still has an elite and powerful central army with high morale in his hands, and he can still obtain almost the entire The strong support of the Imperial Senate.
Before the rebels laid siege to the city, most of the senators and nobles in the imperial capital had already fled, and at the same time they had almost emptied the imperial treasury.
The few days before and after the attack and defense of the imperial capital were naturally not enough to remove the century-old savings of the empire and the royal family.
But in fact, given that the imperial capital was too severely damaged in the flood and difficult to repair, the Senate had already started to transfer the gold, silver and treasures from the imperial treasury and also began to relocate the flood victims in the surrounding areas of the imperial capital.
There are various archive materials and rare books to prepare for the next capital move.
Even Princess Pinna, who escorted the demihuman refugees to Italica City, was ordered to bring a large number of royal files and books in her luggage.
Therefore, even if Soshar, who captured the imperial capital, did not get an empty city, the wealth and influence he gained were far less than expected.
Since he only grabbed a fraction of the treasury, Saushar had no other way to reward the army except plundering the capital.
And Diabo, who lost the imperial capital, still has enough capital to continue competing with his eldest brother.
Currently, Diabo has rebuilt the Senate and the "Imperial Orthodox Government" in Rendel City, north of the imperial capital, and erected the The banner of rebellion.
Soshar ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor in the dilapidated palace of the imperial capital, and called on the vassal states and provincial governors across the continent to send troops to follow him to "rectify the chaos."
For a moment, the eyes of the entire Falmat continent seemed to be focused on the vast plain between the imperial capital and Rundel City.
However, Princess Pinna, who was outside the main battlefield, had already felt waves of despair before the decisive battle began.
Regardless of which of her two brothers wins the final victory, the empire's disintegration seems inevitable.
For many years, the militaristic empire has relied on brave legions and bloody wars to ruthlessly rule the vast continent of Falmat.
In the eyes of the rulers of the empire, there is no right or wrong, black or white, only strong and weak, life and death.
The weak will be beaten, the strong will take everything, and invincible force is supreme.
Truth, losers must surrender or die, it’s that simple Well, it's really troublesome to refuse to give in and die.
It seems that I have to continue to raise my fists and beat you until you surrender, or beat you to death.
Of course, the imperial government still provides certain preferential treatment and benefits to the citizens of the empire, especially military dependents.
However, if you are not an imperial citizen, you will not enjoy this treatment, and you will have to endure all kinds of terrible heavy labor and excessive taxation.
The empire never cares what the conquered think.
The will of the empire is everything on this continent.
All conquered aliens must endure it.
If you can't bear it, please die as soon as possible.
Under such circumstances, the empire's strategy to rule the continent of Falmat relied almost entirely on a large and capable army and brutal suppression.
Even so, the empire's rule over a considerable part of the area was still only nominal.
Such a simple and crude ruling strategy made the imperial government's recognition very low in the minds of most of its subjects.
It was only because they were afraid of the empire's powerful army that they had no choice but to endure it.
Not to mention those demi-humans who are considered aliens, even pure-blood humans from other races have very poor loyalty to the empire.
However, just in the past six months, this powerful army that maintained the existence of the empire was collapsing at an alarming rate.
The destruction of the alien expeditionary force on Arnus Hill, the flood in the imperial capital, the civil war among the royal family, every bad news It was a serious injury that broke the muscles and bones.
To this day, the two most powerful armies in the empire are still engaged in a fratricidal war of unprecedented scale under the leadership of the two princes.
However, those vassal states that are unwilling to accept the decision and the foreign careerists who have been dormant for a long time are eagerly looking forward to the self-destruction of the empire.
By the time this battle is over, no matter who wins or loses, most of the legions that the empire relies on to intimidate all directions will be wiped out.
Rebellions and uprisings across the continent will also follow.
No matter how outstanding a general is, it will be difficult to reverse the decline in a short period of time, because too many citizens of the empire who can serve as soldiers and officials who support the pillars of the empire have died in this series of disasters.
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After all, a country is made up of people.
Without a group of people who love or at least identify with this country, no country can last long.
And once there is no reliable and sturdy army to act as a guarantee of force, the empire's hegemony on the mainland will become illusory.
Therefore, the glorious empire that had just unified the continent not long ago is now on the verge of death.
It is like a decaying ship whose deck has been flooded by sea water.
The sides of the ship have been cracked, the keel has been broken, and the mast is collapsing. , no matter how majestic and admirable it was in the past, now it is just a pile of wreckage about to sink.
Of course, the empire has not experienced such a degree of setbacks and heavy losses in its long history.
With the country’s tenacity and tenacity, even this disaster, according to the opinions of knowledgeable people at home and abroad, will most likely end in the end.
I can still get through it.
Perhaps many years later, the restored empire will have another chance to rise from the ashes and make a comeback.
However, at least within a generation, the empire's powerful troops conquered the entire Falmat continent, and all the countries in the four directions bowed their knees and surrendered.
The short golden era is destined to end early.
In fact, there are not a few wise men in the empire who have seen through this hidden danger, but in the face of such a situation, no one can do anything.
Princess Pinna, who is in an embarrassing situation, cannot even save herself.
In this civil war, it can be said that both sides are unhappy.
Even if her second brother Diabo wins and secures the throne, what will happen next?
He would look at Princess Pinna, who had been the regent of the empire, as an eyesore and regard her as a potential threat, and then quickly send her to some remote and backward barbaric vassal country to have a marriage alliance.
If it were her arrogant and violent eldest brother Sochar who had won the civil war, she might have been held accountable for the crime of handing over the scepter to Diabo without authorization as an airhead regent princess, even if she was exiled or executed. possible Even if you don't consider these things, your father's body is still cold.
The fact that the brothers had started fighting each other, and the whole country was bleeding like rivers, already made Princess Pinna, who was sensitive and innocent, feel so sad that she couldn't help herself.
Therefore, after thinking hard for a long time and crying bitterly, Princess Pingna, who had no choice but to use alcohol to anesthetize herself now.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but grab the wine bottle and silver cup next to the table and give herself another try.
He poured a large glass full of magnificent purple-colored wine.
This is one of the few specialties of the Earl of Formar, a rye beer steeped in wild blueberries and cherries.
The local brewer poured the fermented fruit slurry mixed with the fruit pieces directly into the barrel, thus dyeing the rye beer a beautiful purple color.
Even after a year of cellaring, the original attractive sweetness of the fruit is still preserved.
You can feel the strong fruity aroma as soon as you drink it.
Just like this, you can fill a large glass of blueberry beer without any hesitation and go smoothly.
It fell into the princess's stomach.
The aroma and luster of the contents in the cup tempted her to continue tasting it boldly.
After several drinks in a row, the alcohol suddenly became stronger.
However, smelling the wonderful smell of alcohol, wheat and fruit, Princess Pingna couldn't help but be tempted and continued to drink glass after glass.
He continued, as if he wanted to get himself drunk.
At the same time, behind her, the chief instructor of the Knights of the Rose, who came to ask for military instructions, and the princess's swordsman Gray Alud just pushed the door open a crack, peeked inside a few times, and then gently He closed the door with his feet and stepped out again with the lightest steps.
Although as a battlefield veteran who has experienced many battles, Gray understands that drinking too much can harm the body and cause trouble, but as Princess Pinna's master and elder, he also knows that the melancholy and sorrow accumulated in Her Royal Highness's heart at this time will not affect her.
It would be much better for her to get drunk like this, vent her feelings, and then sleep comfortably than to keep everything in her heart and keep it secret.
"Anyway, there's nothing important.
Captain Portes Gobalesti of the Yellow Rose Team, two female knights, and twelve attendants went east along Appia Avenue to inspect the flood situation yesterday, but they didn't Just come back on time."
As Gray walked out of the Earl's Mansion silently, he muttered to himself, "I have led a team to sweep the area to the east several times in the last month.
I don't think there is any danger.
Maybe they are."
On a whim, I ran off to hunt and play somewhere, so I wasted my time.
Alas, it’s really unsightly.
When I have free time, it’s time for these young ladies to clean up the military discipline.”
However, what this experienced middle-aged warrior never expected at this moment was that the female captain of the Yellow Rose Team, Miss Posais, whom he was talking about, and the entourage who followed Posais on the tour, would all He had been knocked down in public and was lying on the ground tied up. s: I finally returned the Xiaomi mobile phone that suffered a lot of damage.
I really spent all my time on it.
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