Chapter 166 Public Opinion in the Imperial Capital

"Rody, I'll ask you something." In the room, the two of them enjoyed affectionately for a long time, and Nicole suddenly whispered.

Roddy gently stroked Nicole's hair, put his nose on her hair and sniffed it gently, and whispered: "What?" He felt really relaxed at this moment. This was the study of the Duke's Mansion. No one would break in without orders, so Roddy hugged his lover whom he had missed for many days and said casually: "What do you want to ask?"

Nicole's hair was scattered by Roddy's face, and she whispered: "You are getting bolder now..." Seeing the flames burning in Roddy's eyes, Nicole blushed and she whispered: "I really have something to ask you."

Roddy sighed, held Nicole in her arms, and smiled bitterly, "Okay, tell me."

Nicole seemed a little depressed in her eyes and said, "Actually, I haven't figured it out from the beginning to the present... It's just that the incident happened so suddenly, forcing us to get to where we are today step by step... Roddy, I ask you, are you right or wrong when we start supporting the Queen?"

"What's wrong?" Roddy smiled.

Nicole sighed: "I always think in my heart what Andy said today... Maybe we did something wrong. Just to protect the queen and support her for love, can we drag the entire empire into the whirlpool? Can we start a palace coup? Do we have the right to do this?"

Roddy raised her eyebrows and smiled faintly, but she didn't say anything.

Nicole continued sighing: "If Andy hadn't suddenly appeared, today's things would have really become a big deal. A fight would have flowed into a river of blood. I'm afraid that the palace changes when Emperor Abbas ascended the throne would be reproduced... Thinking of this, I was very scared... Even if we won, how can the subsequent things be cured? After all, the queen's child was not born. Could it be that the fate of an empire will be given to a baby? Hum? Why are you... laughing at?"

Nicole's face was full of melancholy, and suddenly saw Roddy smiling faintly, with a little deep meaning hidden in her smile. Nicole couldn't help but glared at him fiercely, bit her lip, and said, "What the hell are you laughing at?"

Roddy shook her head and said, "You're not right."

"What?"

Roddy said in a decisive tone: "You are wrong." He sighed, slowly let go of his arms holding Nicole, and said in a deep voice: "If I had to choose an emperor between Prince Baran and a baby, then I would never choose Prince Baran."

He glanced at Nicole and said lightly: "Nicole, maybe I am a person who doesn't think much about it, and I won't think about any complicated plans and future things. But now I only know that I won't choose Prince Barang. The reason is very simple: I don't think he is a good person."

He paused and continued, "Maybe I am too selfish, but emotionally, Balang colluded with the blood clan, and the blood clan killed Qiao Qiao. Such a thing has strangled all the possibilities of supporting Balang! I am a person with a clear distinction between love and hate, and I don't care whether it is right or wrong! I just know that a collusion with the blood clan to kill innocent people, I will not support him! Besides, the blood clan killed Qiao Qiao and killed so many soldiers on my way back to the imperial capital. In any aspect, Balang is my enemy! It will definitely not be a friend!"

Nicole smiled laughingly: "What you said is simple, but it makes sense."

Roddy shook her head and said, "No, Nicole. Not that simple!" A strange look appeared in his eyes, and he slowly said in a low tone: "A general's anger, all his bones are dry, and the king's anger, bleeding and floating oars, and millions of people's heads fell to the ground! He held the command of Jinwu, and the life of the human being..."

He suddenly smiled slightly: "Nicole, do you know what these words mean?"

Nicole frowned: "I don't know, the tone of what you said is strange and the words are even more strange. What exactly does it mean? What does it mean?"

Roddy smiled faintly: "This sentence is what I see from a book called "Sunflower Book"... It is a note left by Dandong. The meaning is very simple. When a person stands above the peak of power, then in his eyes, the lives of the world will be as small as grass mustard... Such people, whether they are happy or angry, involve the livelihood and destiny of millions of people... Nicole, don't you think it's scary?"

He smiled bitterly: "After I became this duke, I took my army to the northwest. Every order I gave was repeated for a long time, because I knew that if my order was wrong, it might cause many people to die! You know, I am just a duke now... But what about being an emperor? If an emperor is good, it would be fine. If it is a bastard, then there will be too many people who suffer below! Although Abbas XI was not a good thing, there was no such thing as outrageous thing. Although he was a little confused, the empire was only declined and did not really die. But if it were Balang, I would really not dare to think about it... He dared to collude with the blood clan, regard human life as lighter than grass, and could use any conspiracy. First of all, the people of the blood clan are not good things. This emperor probably brought to the empire not as simple as weakness, and most of them would collapse soon!"

Nicole opened her mouth wide and couldn't help but say, "You...you actually think so much?"

Roddy shook her head: "I don't like to think so much. It's just that things are forced to come to the front, and it's not okay to think about it. I read so many books and learned so many things under your pressure. Many times I will think about it naturally. But I feel that the more I think about it, the more annoyed I feel."

Nicole lowered her head and pondered for a moment, and then said, "Then, since you think Barang is not good, why didn't you agree to cooperate with him?"

Roddy said seriously: "It's one thing for me to hate Barran, but it's another thing for me to cooperate with Seit! Although it seems that I still took Seit's path in the end. If Andy hadn't appeared, things would have really developed as Seit thought... But I would never have agreed to Seit at that time!"

After a smile, he smiled bitterly: "I know that many times I do things a little stupid or a little stupid. Maybe, sometimes, if I compromise a little, things will go a lot smoother - but I just can't convince myself to compromise! Although Seit's words are very tempting, I know that once I promise him, I will still be a piece controlled by him! Still a shadow of him! Nicole... Do you know? I hate this face very much now. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have put on this mask again!"

Nicole's eyes seemed a little wet and she whispered: "I know."

Roddy gently grabbed Nicole's hand: "I tell you, I have always had a thought in my mind. If Andy didn't show up that day, I would definitely fight to kill Prince Barang! But after killing him, I may not support the queen's child to succeed to the throne!"

"What?" Nicole was truly surprised, and a surprised look appeared in her eyes: "Are you serious? Then why did you still do what I said? What were you going to do after you really killed Prince Barang?"

Roddy shook his head: "I don't know, I haven't thought about it yet, but I think I will probably find someone to be the emperor by then! A baby to be the emperor is even more terrible than Balang being the emperor! It's just a pity..." He whispered: "It's a pity that the queen is a cowardly person. If she is stronger, it's better to just let her be the emperor. Or just find a suitable person among the people of the Thorn Flower Family - anyway, I heard that the royal family has many distant relatives, so I can always find someone."

Nicole couldn't help laughing: "The queen is the emperor? You really think about it. Is there a woman who is the emperor? Just find someone to be the emperor? This is even more crazy."

Roddy showed a disapproving expression on her face: "Why can't it work? The rules in this world are determined by people, why can't they set one more? Is everything going to be unchanged? I just want to change it!"

Nicole was a little surprised, with a strange look in her eyes: "You have really changed... but you have never thought... If you just find someone to be the emperor, it would be better... than you would be the one yourself!"

After saying the last sentence, not only Roddy, but also Nicole himself was shocked - why did he suddenly say such words? Even if this thought pops up in his mind by chance, he shouldn't have said it.

But when Nicole said this, her heart suddenly trembled - in fact, this thought may not be considered "crazy"

Duke Tulip holds military power, and after eliminating Prince Barang, he has great power and has the respect and respect of the subjects of the Light Empire. If he really becomes an emperor, it will not be impossible!

Roddy glanced at Nicole, smiled, and shook her head and said, "I don't want it! I don't like it!"

In the past few days, the most arrogant person in the imperial capital is probably considered a soldier of the Wolf Tooth Army. Teams of Wolf Tooth Army were patrolling the streets, and all the people from the Central Cavalry Legion returned to the barracks and no one was allowed to go out. It is said that His Majesty the Emperor had already issued an order that Duke Tulip took over the "Thunder Whip"!

The news of Duke Tulip's return has spread throughout the imperial capital. The incident in the palace has long been circulated - such a big news can't be covered up even if it wants to cover it up. Everyone knows that Prince Barang planned to usurp the throne, but was pulled down by Duke Tulip and the Wolf Tooth Army. These Wolf Tooth Army are the cavalry teams of Duke Tulip's relatives, and even the Central Cavalry Legion was defeated by them...

Some noble ministers also asked the emperor whether they would send people to the streets to inspect, prohibit others from talking about the matter that day, suppress this public opinion, and arrest anyone who dared to speak about the palace coup that day!

As a result, the skeleton glared at his eyes and kicked the nobleman out without saying a word.

Next, what the emperor did was even more difficult for everyone to understand. The emperor actually took action and found a group of romantic poets and literati from the imperial aristocratic circle and made a new thing out!

The name of this thing is: "Newspaper"!

Everyone doesn't know what a newspaper is. I have never heard of it. I think His Majesty the Emperor didn't know if he was mentally broken after getting sick and his things were so incomprehensible.

The emperor sent hundreds of soldiers from the Guards to the streets in casual clothes, secretly produced all the big and small things that happened in the imperial capital these days, and then asked the romantic poets and literati to write them on a piece of paper... A total of thousands or tens of thousands were made, and then all the nobles and ministers in the imperial capital sent to the houses of the imperial capital, and the rest sent people to stand at the gates of the imperial capital, hotels and shops, and sent people as soon as they saw them...

This strange thing instantly brought all the interests of the people in the entire imperial capital.

What is the baron who was hit by his wife because of his private relationship? What is the food in the restaurant on the street that is delicious, or what is the old man from someone who died? The children broke their heads for the inheritance...

People always have a strong curiosity. I usually can’t help but inquire about any new and interesting things when I heard that there were some new and interesting things. Now that I have such a thing, it’s very popular.

Of course, this newspaper is not that simple... While recording those new things, in the most conspicuous part of the newspaper, he roughly said some of the situations of the palace incident that day in a hidden tone... In the words, every sentence seemed to accuse Prince Barang of his unpredictable intentions. Although it was not made clear, that level of hint was enough.

When the "newspaper" was just released on the first day, no one cared about it. People who didn't know what it was. Some just threw it away, and some even used it to use it to wipe their butts after using it to the bathroom...

But the next day, the entire imperial capital was sensation. The people who had seen it had said that the imperial capital had such an interesting thing, while those who had not seen it were searching everywhere. For a time, people were looking for "newspapers" in the garbage dump, hotels, and toilets, and finally a newspaper was circulated by hundreds or thousands of people.

Although no one understands the real purpose of the newspaper, some functions have gradually been reflected.

After the second newspaper came out, the matter of Prince Barang had been taken over, and gradually another person surfaced... Marquis of Military Affairs Minister Carolin!

The words are sharp and sarcastic, which suggests that the king and ministers have ill-behaved intentions. They not only earn their own pockets while embezzling military expenses and losing military salaries, but also seem to play a disgraceful role in the palace incidents, etc.

These remarks completely dominated all kinds of rumors and speculations about the palace incident in the imperial capital. All kinds of strange rumors in the past gradually disappeared, and almost all public opinion orientations followed the statements in the "newspaper"...

Andy, who was hiding behind, smiled treacherously: "How? No ban is needed. This method is much more effective than what orders and announcements are issued by the royal family..."

Of course, newspapers cannot be free forever. After making three-pointers in a row, the fourth newspaper will no longer be sent for free on the streets. It was announced that one will be released every three days in the future, and those who want to read will have to spend two copper coins...

So, countless people sighed: "Oh... I'm charging again... There is no free lunch in the world..."

But in this way, the sales of newspapers were unprecedentedly popular! Everyone wanted to know: what happened to the few people who broke their heads in order to grab the inheritance? What happened to the baron who was caught by his wife in bed? The last newspaper mentioned that Prince Barang and Duke Tulip duels during the palace incident. The prince used a move to "sweep thousands of troops", and the duke burst into "golden fighting spirit". How did the things happen later? There is also the Marquis of Carolin. It is said that the old guy also has the hobby of old cows eating young grass. I wonder if it is true or false?

It can be said that no commodity in the imperial capital is as popular as a "newspaper".

Finally, His Majesty the Emperor ordered that those poets and literati just make newspapers, and each could get an incredible reward from the emperor, and His Majesty the Emperor also directly sent more than a hundred guards for their dispatch...

His Majesty the Emperor also wrote an inscription for the newspaper himself, writing: "Andy Express"!

And human imagination and creativity are endless!

After the newspaper was unprecedentedly popular, seeing the poets and literati who were originally in the aristocratic circle all made a fortune and looked like they were holding their heads upright when walking, some flexible businessmen finally couldn't sit still.

Finally, the first person pretended to be brave and learned to make a newspaper...

It is impossible not to say that this person is smart - Andy Express is published every three days, while the newspaper he makes is published every day!

The sales were so hot that it almost crushed his upper bunk!

So, people said one after another: "Oh, these days, fast updates are the king!"

After this new newspaper came out, I saw that His Majesty did not seem to object to someone singing a stage drama with him, so everyone was excited and various newspapers were released one after another.

Some whimsical people wrote some stories circulating in the imperial capital in the newspaper. What are the scandal stories between the young masters of a big family and a woman in a fairy family? The young man from a civilian family fell in love with the young lady of a big family... All such romantic things involving the love between men and women are very popular!

Of course, there are also people who are stolen. Some poets were moved and brought their hard work to the newspaper, and they became sales killers... Those poems appeared in the vegetable market the next day - they were used to roll meat with cabbage...

Some poets were unwilling to give up and went to the street to ask why people didn't like to read it.
Chapter completed!