Walking on the streets of Lisang City, Carlos felt very heavy.
Too many things happened today, and any one of them will have an important impact on the current and future situation. Carlos, who has always been responsible for his duties, simply cannot take the time to think about it. Now, what is in front of him
Once the war was over, there was naturally a need to consider these things.
But just speculating on the future development of these things made Carlos, who had always been shrewd, feel exhausted. He even felt that rather than endure the torture of this pressure, he would have been better off dying on the battlefield.
His Majesty Fichet committed suicide, and he felt very uncomfortable in his heart, but the more important thing at the moment was to solve the problems left by His Majesty Fichet.
Like many civil servants loyal to the Chamet family, Carlos, who is more rational than impulsive, does not think it is a good idea for His Majesty Fischette to pass the throne to Cohen at the last moment. Although Chief Cohen is better than everyone else in some aspects,
It's a bit worrying to let someone who doesn't even want to be a governor and is not good at being a governor to succeed to the throne.
Not to mention the civil servants. Although they gathered at Keda's house, it was because they were loyal to the Shamei family. Few of them had a good impression of Cohen, and most of them didn't even know much about Cohen... these
People will definitely quarrel over whether it is reasonable for Cohen to inherit the throne. How can an emperor be an emperor without the support of officials?
His Majesty Fichet should have considered these things! But why didn't he pass the throne to Visu Keda, who was loved by the civil servants? Isn't it also a Keda family? That would be much better, right?
"What exactly does His Majesty Fichet think? Is there any deeper plan for this arrangement? Does His Majesty Fichet understand that Chief Cohen is the most suitable person for this position... This may be the reason why His Majesty and I
That’s where the difference lies!”
When he really couldn't figure it out, Carlos had no choice but to comfort himself, forcing himself to skip the problem and focus on other things.
According to the intelligence returned these days, it can be deduced that after Zuo Xiang's defeat back to the Holy Capital, the rebels will not be able to attack themselves for a long time, but they still have enough troops, and there will be no major changes in the overall defense.
loopholes.
Those governors who had wavered in their stance before were now all clearly on the side of the leftist prime minister. Under such a situation, it was simply unrealistic to attack the rebels with only the strength of two provinces of our own.
Because the province has gained almost two million people out of thin air, its own supplies have long been stretched thin. We are lucky to be able to ensure that many people will not starve to death before next year's harvest. How can there be any leftover food for fighting?
How is Chief Cohen's condition? At least his life is safe, but based on past experience, it is not easy to comfort him in this situation. We must discuss it with Governor Wiseau and several municipal supervisors later...
If Chief Cohen really refuses to listen, lock him up if necessary!
I really don’t know how to say this to Cohen! "Sir, bear with me! We have no food for the war." It would be strange for Commander Cohen, who was furious, not to fall out.
Otherwise, just say: "Sir, wait a minute! It's almost the New Year." Or forget it, Chief Cohen will eat the person who says this alive.
"Anyway, I'm sure of one thing: I will never allow Commander Cohen to send troops!" Carlos, as the general staff officer, made this determination. As for other things, he just followed Chief Cohen's wishes.
Both sides of the broad street were lined with injured soldiers, and magicians and witch doctors were busy treating the wounded soldiers. Carlos walked up and took a look, and found that there were not many serious injuries that were irreparable. It seemed that the new armor was very effective.
Seeing Carlos's military rank, the wounded who could salute forced themselves to salute him. Looking at the wounded who endured the pain and did not moan, Carlos was moved in his heart.
"Put it all down!" Carlos returned the salute and said, "The wounded do not need to salute to the commander."
"It's okay, sir, this injury is nothing." A second lieutenant stubbornly finished his salute and said with a crooked mouth: "There is no room for cowards in the Guards."
"Don't talk nonsense." Carlos replied with a smile: "Take good care of yourself."
"Yes!" the second lieutenant asked, "Sir, is that true?"
"What's up?"
"This is the order His Majesty the Emperor said on the carriage..."
"Shut up!" The smile on Carlos's face disappeared and was replaced by a very serious expression: "You are not allowed to discuss this matter in the future. As for how this matter will develop, there will be an announcement soon!"
"Yes!" The second lieutenant was frightened by Carlos's expression. When he wanted to salute, Carlos held his shoulders again.
Carlos stood up and said slowly: "We can't talk about this. If Chief Cohen hears it, he will be very sad."
"yes……"
When they were about to enter the Governor's Palace, Carlos's adjutant rushed over and told him that they had captured a total of about forty rebel prisoners, all of whom were at the rank of colonel, and two brigadier generals.
"Take it to the Military Justice Department and tell Chief Military Judge Jack that you must obtain a confession." After saying this, Carlos entered the Governor's Palace to report the war situation to Governor Wiseau.
After talking about the war situation and future arrangements in the front hall, Carlos braved his courage and entered the back hall of the Governor's Mansion. Of course, he saw Cohen at the first sight. Except for one face, Cohen's whole body sitting on the chair was full of...
His head and fingers were all tightly wrapped in bandages. He seemed to be quite conscious, but his face was numb.
Lying flat on the desk opposite Cohen was Fischette's cold body.
Seeing Carlos come in, Feline nodded to him and winked quietly, and Carlos understood that the matter was worse than she imagined.
"Cohen." Felin, with reddish eyes, walked to Cohen and squatted down, holding Cohen's hand: "Although this is hard to accept, Fichet has left us, and we are all very sad..."
Cohen's expression did not change, and he did not even turn his eyes. On the contrary, the people next to him began to cry silently again, especially Princess Berni Ebbinghaus, who had not stopped crying since Carlos came in.
"Cohen, you'd better go and take a rest! You need to change Fichet's clothes..." Feilin continued to persuade her, but in the end, even she couldn't hold back her tears.
Finally, the three ladies went over to persuade Cohen to go back to his room to rest, but Cohen's numb eyes still showed no reaction, as if he had not heard what they were saying. There was neither a sad expression on his face nor a single tear shed.
"Sir, the battle outside the city is over. Our army has defeated all three rebels and is in pursuit... In addition, there are civilian officials gathered in the front hall. They seem to be a little emotional..."
Carlos had no choice but to go to Cohen and report the situation of the battle. He wanted to see the situation before trying to persuade him, even if it made Cohen cry! Cohen has always been very flamboyant, and such a numb expression is very abnormal -
—No, it should be said that such an expression is quite terrifying.
Hearing Carlos's voice, Cohen's eyes left Fichet's body for the first time. He looked at his staff officer and asked in a hoarse voice: "What emotions do they have?"
"It seems that they have some doubts about the throne. There are also some discussions in the army. Sir, you'd better show up first or write a notice..."
"Feline." Cohen interrupted Carlos' report: "Look what's in Fichet's collar."
"Oh..." Feilin walked over, carefully inspected Fichet's collar, and almost immediately whispered: "There is something inside the collar!"
Cohen nodded with difficulty: "That's faith..."
"It's written on a strip of cloth. There are two strips of cloth... one is an order, and the other is a personal letter written to you..." Feilin burst into tears when she saw the familiar font: "The font is very small.
It was written by His Majesty."
"read."
Feilin wiped her tears, picked up the order and read out: "Special order from the 16th Emperor of the Sbia Empire, Fichet Shamei..."
"It has been more than three hundred years since the Xia Mai family took over the Sibia Empire. Our ancestors named this land Sibia in the hope that it would be far away from the catastrophe of slaughter and that the people could live in peace. This is also the reason for every generation.
The goal that the emperor strives for. But today, we have to face such a cruel reality. Officials under the temple are sent to rebel, Sbia is plunged into the whirlpool of civil war, and the people's lives are in dire straits."
"On the occasion of the civil strife in the empire, in order to eliminate rebellion and regain the territory, I, Fichet Chamai, in the name of the emperor, issue the following decree. All civil and military officials must not violate it, otherwise they will be regarded as treasonous allies."
"The Governor of the Dark Province, Korn Keda, will take over as the seventeenth emperor of the Sbia Empire immediately, and will send troops to fight against the rebellion and regain the country."
"The Governor of Darkmoon Province, Visu Keda, will take over as the Prime Minister of the country immediately and participate in supervising the country."
"Appoint Martin Luther as the first general of the empire and preside over military affairs."
"Appoint Lorenzo as President of the Imperial Academy and First Supervisor of Military Discipline."
"This is the 16th Emperor of Sibia, Feshet Chamei."
After hearing this order, no one in the back hall spoke, and no one knew what to say... His Majesty Fichet had already decided to do this.
"Feline, take the order to the front hall and read it to them, while Carlos keeps an eye on it." After a moment of silence, Cohen spoke, his voice still unchanged: "Kelly reads the second letter, and the others
People get out."
Everyone did not dare to go against Cohen's wishes and all quit.
When she heard that she was asked to read the letter, Kelly's eyes were a little confused, but she still took the strip of cloth from Feline's hand. It was a very thin strip of cloth that had been folded several times. It could be seen that Fechet
Spent a lot of time on this.
As soon as she walked out of the room, Feline made a gesture to Carlos, who quickly arranged for people to surround the back hall. At this time, Cohen left the least scheming Kelly to read the letter. Of course, he had other plans.
.
"You don't have to go to the front hall, I'm over there." Felin whispered to Carlos in a low voice: "Watch Cohen, he just talked nonsense and wanted to hit himself with lightning magic."
"I know." Carlos nodded, standing on the steps and listening to the sounds inside, wanting to prick up his ears.
"Do you want to read it now?" In the room, Kelly asked Cohen cautiously: "Husband?"
Cohen nodded.
Kelly stood next to Cohen, looking at the barely legible small words on the narrow strip of cloth, and whispered: "To the seventeenth emperor of the Sbia Empire, my dear brother Cohen Keda."
"Hi! Cohen, when you see this letter, I think I have returned to you." The style of this text seemed incompatible with the tone of Kelly's reading: "I was thinking, my brother won't
So stupid that you can’t even take someone back…”
"Stupid, stupid... you stupid..." Cohen cursed in a hoarse voice.
"Are you scolding me? I know that with your bad temper, it's impossible not to scold others. It seems that my decision has made you uncomfortable, but what can I do? Do you really want me to be locked up in the Holy Capital?
, to be killed like a chicken after three to five years? Come on, I can be considered an emperor anyway, that would be too cowardly..." Kelly continued to read: "Don't blame me for leaving you alone, forget it.
I owe you once."
"You also said that we cannot demand perfection in many things in this world. I didn't believe it at the time, but now I have to believe it. You see! In this matter, I am imperfect. But
I have no regrets. After all, I have experienced perfect things, and I have no regrets in my heart. By the way, I am thinking whether you should hold a wedding with Dill Merlin this New Year, the lovely Miss Dill Merlin.
We don’t have a formal title yet, which is not good.”
Cohen lowered his head and let out a low roar from his throat, his body trembling slightly.
"Before I met you, I was a very simple prince. Under the education of many mentors, I understood my identity at a very young age and understood that I would inherit the throne in the future. The lives of all my peers had nothing to do with me.
... No matter when and where, I hypnotize myself: All children are like me, all princes are like me, childhood, youth, youth, and even life are all bleak. There is no excitement in my life.
Word."
"But from the moment we were lying together on that broken carriage chatting, my life began to change. The world became more wonderful than ever. Many beautiful things that I had not noticed before appeared in front of me one by one.
.I don’t know what is it about you that attracts me. I have thought about it and been confused...or maybe you have all the things that I can’t have. You are not a prince. You don’t know how jealous I am.
How much I want to take everything of you for myself, you should be lucky that I have always stayed awake. And I should also be lucky that I can live in this world with you, which in itself is a miracle."
"Later I gradually understood that sharing your happiness was also a kind of happiness for me, so I never stopped your nonsense. Although I knew your behavior was absurd, I gained something from watching your nonsense.
The happiness is far beyond your imagination. It's strange, isn't it? I wasn't sure before..."
"To be honest, I can accept you after a period of time. You may have never noticed that your character puts a lot of pressure on me. Sometimes your behavior makes me embarrassed and angry. Fortunately, I still have
My father's enlightenment. You see, it is actually not difficult to be an emperor. As long as you have tolerance for others, can stand higher than others, and can consider problems more comprehensively, you will be a qualified emperor. I used to tolerate you, but
Now, my brother, you have to tolerate others, don't act like a child who has not grown up, you should act more mature, even if you are doing it for me."
"It has been many years since I met you, and we have had so many unforgettable memories. Maybe those things are ordinary to you, but I cherish every day and every moment, or late at night
I remember everything about your free talk or your pranks. It is no exaggeration to say that you completed my dream, so you can accept the half of the dream I gave you! That was originally
It's yours, just think of it as helping me finish it, in short... finish it!"
"I really want to tell you how I feel at this moment, but I don't know how to express it better. This piece of paper is too small, but I have a lot on my mind. Think about it again, why do I need to write so much? You are Cohen, you
You must understand what I am thinking... It is difficult to make such a decision, and it is even more difficult for you to accept it, especially if you accept it alone. I'm sorry, you used to be willful, please allow me to be willful for once.
This is the only time."
"Cohen, you will have to face it alone in the days to come, but no matter how difficult the environment is, I am sure you can persevere. Promise me, Cohn, hold our dream in your hands and hold it firmly.
!Although you are only one person, and the road will inevitably be bumpy, but you don’t need to be hesitant, you have a family and many friends, and I have given you your dream. People with dreams will not be empty. As an emperor
You can't be sad, you still have responsibilities, take this as a starting point and work towards the goal of our dreams!"
"In two days, I will stand under Lisang City and announce my decision. My only hope is that you can stand on the city wall and smile at me. Although this request is a bit inappropriate, I still hope you can smile at me.
, at the last moment of my life, I hope that your smile will accompany me, give me the courage to face death fearlessly... So, brother, smile at me! I have prayed for everything I can pray for.
Thing, don’t let me down..."
Cohen's body shook twice, spurted out a mouthful of blood, and fell down amidst Kelly's exclamation. (To be continued)