Soon, everyone felt the change in the atmosphere of the imperial capital!
On the day that old Prime Minister Rob Schell died of illness, the Imperial Guard garrison in the imperial capital received a transfer order.
It was exactly according to the original idea of the little princess Karina that half of the troops were allocated to each city gate for rotation. Such a mobilization immediately disrupted the original organization, making it impossible for anyone to cause chaos even if they wanted to.
Then, on the same day, Baron Sack, the current commissioner of the Finance Department and the former commander of the Imperial City Public Security Bureau, returned to the Imperial City Public Security Bureau. In name, he was ordered to come to calculate the annual military salary expenses of the Public Security Bureau. In fact, he brought a group of guards with him.
After arriving at the police station, he was stationed at the headquarters of the police station.
The commander of the public security station is also a smart man, and he cooperates obediently.
Next, the security station's patrols doubled, and martial law was implemented in several neighborhoods near the Imperial City.
Wang Cheng mobilized the Guards and the Public Security Bureau. Everyone knew: Something might have happened!
In the imperial capital, the informants of various forces quickly mobilized. Everyone noticed that the palace was heavily guarded, and news came. It was said that in the past two days, someone saw the young emperor quietly returning on horseback.
Imperial Capital...
Everything doesn't seem to be a good sign.
Finally, the news officially came out in the palace: the regent was seriously ill.
And it seems to be a general "serious illness".
Many people began to panic, and some rumors were quickly spread by interested people: The regent has always been in good health, why did he suddenly say that he would not be able to do it anymore? Could it be...
Various rumors spread, making the morale of the military a little unstable. Fortunately, the Royal Guards were very loyal to the royal family, and with the previous transfer, even if someone wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to cause trouble, there was no chance.
However, there is still a rumor spreading wildly: This is a coup! The regent has been killed!
There was some panic among the people.
If it was a coup...
The coup a few years ago is still vivid in my mind! During that coup, rivers of blood flowed on the Imperial City Square. After the magic circle was activated, both sides fought fiercely in the imperial capital. The rebels and the royalist army were everywhere in the city.
During the fighting, many neighborhoods were turned into battlefields. Countless civilians were killed and injured, and even in some desperate places, some neighborhoods were set on fire by the rebels in their desperate struggle!
In that coup, the number of civilian casualties in the imperial capital exceeded five figures. No one wanted to experience that tragedy again.
In fact, many citizens were so panicked that they dragged their families with them and prepared to temporarily leave the imperial capital to avoid disaster.
However, the city gate has been issued with access control! The imperial capital has temporarily implemented city gate control. Except for those large business groups with special permission to enter and exit, and some official horse and carriage teams, civilians have been prohibited from leaving or entering the imperial capital!
This order makes people feel even more uneasy.
Coup? Is it really a coup?
Fortunately, at the most critical moment when people's hearts were in turmoil, the regent suddenly appeared in public!!
For two consecutive days, the Prince Regent made a public appearance on the tower of the Imperial City. Standing on the tower, he loudly read several battle reports of the latest victories from the northern war zone.
On the first day, many people did not dare to go to the Imperial City Square to watch, but on the second day, as people who had gone to see it on the first day spread the news, more people finally ran to the Imperial City Square.
After leaving, everyone had only one thought: to see the Prince Regent. How was he?
Everyone was satisfied to see their young monarch standing high on the city tower. From a distance, he had a slender figure and a straight waist. When he read out the battle report, his voice was full of energy.
.Even if you are far away, you can still feel the majestic aura of His Royal Highness the Regent!
Therefore, many people are relieved.
And just after the public appearance the next day, the Prince Regent personally took the hand of His Majesty the Young Emperor Charles and asked him to read the last battle report.
(Half of these battle reports are fabricated. The war in the northern theater is basically stable at the moment. Where do so many victorious battle reports come from?)
After little Charlie read out the last battle report aloud, and then gave a few inspiring speeches, finally, in full view of everyone, Prince Chen suddenly took two steps back. Under the gaze of tens of thousands of eyes,
He bent down deeply in front of his son!
He is saluting!!!
In front of tens of thousands of eyes, he, the master of the empire, finally bowed his head to his son and conducted a public... transfer of power!!
Many people were shocked, because in the hearts of more people, although Prince Chen only held the title of regent, everyone actually regarded him as the emperor.
This is an alternative power transfer ceremony, with no solemn etiquette, no guard of honor, and no sacrifice, just a bow under the gaze of tens of thousands of eyes.
Prince Chen, with his own actions, silently handed over the highest authority of the empire to his son.
Later, in the afternoon and evening of the same day, some dignitaries and powerful figures in the imperial capital received summons from the palace and went to the palace to meet the regent.
Different from the previous meetings, this time the summons was conducted individually, and most of the people summoned were direct descendants of the regent's trusted advisors!
Minister of Military Affairs Camisillo, Minister of Finance, Minister of Military Logistics Delanshan Warcraft, and Minister of Commerce in charge of the Empire Count Villa, etc., etc., these imperial bosses who are deeply "Chen" have successively
He went to the palace and accepted a separate summons from Prince Chen. No one knew what Prince Chen said to these people when he met them alone.
However, after having a private meeting with Prince Chen, these people immediately returned to their mansion after leaving the palace, and then made the same move: closing the door of the mansion and thanking guests behind closed doors!
Afterwards, Prince Chen started the second batch of summons after meeting all his direct descendants.
The people summoned in the second batch were not direct descendants of the Chen family, but some "non-Chen family" officials and military officers in the imperial capital who had considerable power and were in important positions.
These people are not considered to be the top bosses on the front line, but many of them also hold some important power. There are about a hundred people. After being summoned into the palace, they were not received by Prince Chen.
These people were all brought to a palace in the imperial city, and were immediately monitored by several groups of imperial guards!
Prince Chen sent someone to tell these people, and his message was very clear: Just stay here, nothing will happen to you.
Some of the officers who were summoned were some big bosses. When they saw this scene, they immediately became very dissatisfied and shouted: The regent has summoned us. Does he mean to put us under house arrest!!
But then, some smart people nearby reminded these colleagues: Don’t worry, it’s not meant to be detrimental to us! On the contrary, this is a way of protecting us.
Some people still don’t understand and continue to ask. Those smart people begin to sigh: Can’t you see it yet? The empire is about to change. Prince Chen is about to formally abdicate the throne to His Majesty the Little Emperor...
These people were temporarily "under house arrest" in the palace, but the palace waiters took care of their food and served them delicious food and drinks, as long as they did not leave this place!
Prince Chen's request for these people is also very simple: at this time, calling together these important ministers who are not his direct lineage and keeping them under unified surveillance can be considered an effective way to prevent chaos.
As for whether anyone will be dissatisfied: smart people should be able to understand that this is a good thing. If it is some idiots... then naturally the palace waiters who take care of these people will record it quietly. Those people are idiots who keep shouting. In the future,
Naturally, my son will slowly replace these idiots.
"It's the fifth day."
Prince Chen is sitting in his study.
On that day, after he took the so-called "strong medicine" prepared by the chief mage of the palace, his body immediately "recovered" in a short period of time!
He seemed to be rejuvenated with youth and vitality, and the pain in his body quickly disappeared without a trace. The feeling of vitality was as if there was a youthful flame burning in his body, as if he was back when he was twenty years old.
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However, he understood that this was at the cost of the magic potion forcibly burning his remaining vitality!
Seven days! He only had seven short days. In seven days, he quickly completed the work one by one!
To appease the people, summon the direct lineage, supervise the non-direct lineage, mobilize the army, mobilize the security office, mobilize the imperial guards...
He returned to the place where he worked day and night: the study.
Since he became the regent, he spent more time sleeping in his study than in his bedroom! He even sometimes forgot what his bedroom looked like.
Sitting in the study at this moment, Prince Chen put down a stack of official documents in front of him: these are some state affairs signed by him, and they can be regarded as the last state affairs.
The difference is that compared with the past, these documents are no longer signed by themselves alone, but with Charlie's name at the end.
This is a signal: tell the world that the little emperor Charlie has officially begun to take power!
"The time is still too short." Prince Chen smiled bitterly.
Now he feels very comfortable with no pain in his body, but he knows very well that this is his last moment.
Once the seven days are up... it will be eternal sleep.
"What else can I do with the remaining time? Alas... time, time..."
One thing after another kept popping up in his mind, and towards the last moment, he wished he could do more. It was as if he wished he could use the remaining time to pave all the roads for his son.
"The time is too short, too short." Prince Chen sighed helplessly.
He originally thought he had more than a year to live. However, he did not expect that his physical condition had deteriorated far beyond expectations.
This time, he only asked little Charlie to go to the front line to reward the army. In fact, he planned to use this matter as a starting point, and then from this time, he would slowly let Charlie get in touch with some government affairs, and give him a familiar experience in a year.
process.
It's a pity that now I don't even have a year to live!
God, are you deliberately causing trouble for my Augustine family? Humph...
Time, time...time!
God, if you could give me ten more years, no, five years... no, three more years!
As long as you give me three more years, I can make the rule of the Augustine family as hard as steel! I can make this sluggish ancient empire rejuvenate with youth and vitality! I can make it
This rusty national machine, in the midst of this war, turned rapidly and regained a new lease of life!!
Looking at the documents in front of him, Prince Chen suddenly felt a little tired.
He simply threw away the quill in his hand, and then pulled a bell next to him.
Around the study, the Imperial Guards and the Palace Magicians were closely guarding the place. In the past few days, Prince Chen had been here almost without sleep, trying to catch up with time.
The little emperor, the little princess, the queen, and even Princess Louise were all waiting for his final summons.
"I still have two days." Looking at the court mage walking in from the door, Prince Chen said to himself: "Go and get Charlie..."
He was going to call Charlie, but he suddenly changed his mind.
Prince Chen's mind suddenly flashed back to his son's confused eyes and his daughter Karina's wise eyes in front of his hospital bed that day.
