"For hundreds of years in the empire, the Tulip Family has been known as the "Imperial War God's House". Every heir of our family is the commander who has won every battle on the battlefield! Today, the flame tulip flag of the Tulip family is the god in the eyes of the imperial army! Wherever the flame tulip flag is, it is the will of thousands of troops! What a glory is this? What a glory?"

"But behind such a glory, how many people are jealous of you? The emperor's monarchy cannot be challenged by anyone! As the emperor of the empire, can he tolerate military power falling? Can he tolerate someone in the army more authoritative than his imperial power? An invincible commander is naturally the pillar of the empire, but a god of an army will inevitably make His Majesty uneasy. Just imagine, if one day happens...will the army follow the tulip flag or follow His Majesty the emperor?"

"If you want to talk about the lofty status, the Tulip family has reached an extremely comparable level. My father was once the marshal of the Imperial Army and the Duke. The entire Xilin Province is the fiefdom of the family. There is no family in the empire that can be compared with this. But it is precisely this kind of scenery that makes Your Majesty uneasy. The more outstanding the merits of the Tulip family, the more embarrassing your Majesty. With the current status and meritoriousness of the family, what else can you give to us? The fiefdom? The family already has a province of the empire! The title? The family already has the title of duke... wealth? The annual income of the fiefdom Xilin Province is already a huge wealth... so..."

Nicole's tone gradually faded, but Roddy was frightened.

He was just an unknown boy. Although he knew some empire history on weekdays, how could he have heard of such a struggle for power at the upper level?

Nicole sighed and continued:

"So, after my father died, His Majesty felt that this was an opportunity, but he took back the military power that had been held by the Tulip family for many years. It just so happened that my brother was not adult and could not inherit the title. What a glory the Lion Heart family looks like now. The Minister of Military Affairs was very favored by His Majesty the Emperor. Even his nephew Miro was appointed as a military power as soon as he became an adult. But do you know? Before my father died, the Lion Heart family was just a character that depends on our Tulip's face in everything. Their glory suddenly rose in recent years. It was His Majesty the Emperor who was determined to cultivate it to restrict us."

"So, in the empire, the person who least wants to see the re-emerge of the Tulip Family is His Majesty the Emperor! He absolutely does not want to see a flag supported by the army! In the hearts of any emperor, the only supreme within the empire is the imperial power!"

Roddy's words made her mouth dry and her heart was in a mess. After thinking for a long time, she slowly said: "But... this is not the fault of the Tulip family. Is it wrong to have outstanding achievements?"

Nicole's voice was calm: "This is not our fault, nor is it the Emperor's fault. The fault is that the glory of our tulip family is too dazzling and blocks the light of His Majesty the Emperor!"

Roddy lowered her head and thought for a while, sighed, "Yes, this is not the family's fault. It's not the Emperor's fault. It's just whose fault is this?"

Nicole shook her head, showing a powerless expression on her face: "I don't know, and I can't figure it out either. I often can't sleep at night. After thinking about it, I can't figure out this problem. I know that the family must be revitalized, but I can't figure out how to revitalize it... I really don't know what to do."

Nicole's tone was extremely weak. She was originally a girl and was carrying a huge burden on the family. But how could she understand these complex problems? Even if she could understand them, how could she solve them?

Roddy's heart was turbulent, and he felt all kinds of thoughts flash, but suddenly a thought that scared him.

"The glory of the Tulip Family is based on the empire! If even the emperor of the empire becomes the enemy of the family, then the Tulip Family... can only perish."

Roddy was clearly excited and couldn't help but whisper the sentence he had originally recited silently in his heart.

Unexpectedly, there was no turbulence on Nicole's face, but the corners of her eyes moved slightly. A strange look appeared in her beautiful eyes, and she suddenly said slowly in a very strange tone: "Do you know? Someone has said this from you."

"who?"

"Mr. Dandong! Two hundred years ago, before he died."

"What?" Roddy suddenly jumped up, his face full of horror.

To be honest, he was already scared by the haunted old man Dandong - it seemed that everything involved in that old man was shocking!

Roddy suddenly remembered the old Mark - his mission: to protect the safety of the descendants of the Tulip Family, but would not help the Tulip Family's cause.

Did Dandong have long foresaw the decline of the Tulip Family? So he left such a mission for his disciples? That is why he asked his descendants to ensure the safety of Tulip's descendants, but he was indifferent to the revitalization of the Tulip Family.

No wonder that old Mark didn't care about the real Seit's departure that day. What did he say?

"I protect their people, not the glory of some bullshit family. What does the glory of the Tulip family have to do with me? I see that the lady frowned every day and was unhappy... Humph, this family, it's better if it's long gone!"

Will it be better if it breaks out sooner?

Roddy suddenly had such a strange thought: I'm afraid that old Mark would be tired of being a bodyguard for hundreds of years? Is he afraid that this family would be over soon, and he would be free after he kept the descendants of the Tulip family safe...

Seeing Roddy's face slightly changed, Nicole frowned and said, "What are you thinking?"

Roddy's mind was rumbling, and suddenly a sentence burst out: "Have you never thought about it... I have read a sentence in the past few days... Success and defeat of the enemy! Did the family never think about it..."

"Shut up!" Nicole showed a look of horror on her face, and she shouted in a hurry. Then she lowered her voice and said, "Idiot! Are these words casually said?"

"Why can't you talk nonsense? Emperor... Humph, did he really be an emperor for the rest of his life? Hundreds of years ago, when the empire did not exist, let alone the Tulip family, it was the emperor... Does he exist?"

Nicole was stunned for a moment, thinking that Roddy's words were wrong, but she couldn't say what was wrong.

Rodri said: "I am not a member of the Tulip family! I am just a civilian! But I never think that there is anything sacred and inviolable about His Majesty the Emperor! What is there to be worthy of my respect? In the empire, an ordinary citizen cannot afford a horse! More than 80% of the hard work of a civilian every year must be handed over to those nobles! Civilians cannot enter the academy, only nobles can ride on horseback! People without ability can live the richest and most luxurious life, and those with ability can not even eat food every day! A brave fifth-level warrior has to be a bodyguard for a fat nobleman! If the rules of this world are set by His Majesty the Emperor, then why should I respect him? I am just a civilian. Since His Majesty the Emperor does not love us, why should we love him?!"

"Ah!" Nicole exclaimed, then covered her mouth and looked at the excited Roddy in front of her in surprise. She felt that the honest and diligent Roddy had already changed her current person.

"Do you think what I said is wrong?" Roddy suddenly put away his excited expression, frowned slightly, and then sighed: "Do you know? I couldn't think of these ideas... These ideas were all seen from your brother's notes... I have been reading them every day and thinking every day, and now I feel that many of your brother's ideas are right."

"You...how can you say such things? You..." Nicole pointed at Roddy, her fingers trembling, as if she didn't know how to continue.

This time, Roddy had no look of panic on his face. He looked calm, then bent down and gave a deep salute, and said lightly: "Nicole, I am just a small person, a civilian. I'm just thinking about these things. Humph, what can a small person do?!"
Chapter completed!