After a brief conversation with Prince Vesuvius, Cohen returned to his room and shouted into the secretary's office as he passed by: "I want to write a letter to someone!"
The newly appointed emperor's secretary promised, quickly grabbed a pen and paper, and trotted to follow His Majesty the Emperor.
After entering the room, Cohen pointed at the table. The clerk, who understood, quickly took a few steps forward and sat down. He first arranged the household items with a very professional speed and posture, and then raised his eyes to look at his master.
Cohen put his hands on his hips and walked back and forth in the splendid room, biting his fingers from time to time.
"This is a personal letter - to the great, correct, wise and glorious Cardinals of the Temple of Light, my respected cardinals and priests." In the end, Cohen finally stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window and said the content of the letter: "Please allow me to
As the seventeenth emperor of the Biya Empire, I would like to express my kind greetings to you all - so damn disgusting!"
"The writing is finished." The secretary naturally knew what should be written. Revising the emperor's letter and preparing the text were his most important responsibilities.
"A few days ago, I had the honor to receive the first cardinal priest. In a friendly atmosphere, we reached a number of important agreements for both parties. I am very happy that the process went smoothly. The Sibia Empire will
Keep your promise, please don’t worry. Because we are still firm believers in the Light God Clan, and we still accept the guidance of the Light God Clan, there is no doubt about it.”
"The writing is finished."
"Everything in the empire is slowly recovering, and I believe that it will be able to shoulder its responsibilities soon. But before that, I have to tell you some bad news. We are in trouble. The reason why I did not mention it when the first cardinal priest arrived
This troublesome matter is, firstly, worried that it will damage the atmosphere, and secondly, the statistical report within the empire has not yet been completed." Looking into the distance, Cohen considered his words: "The rebels were in rebellion for almost a year, and the country
The funds in the inventory were squandered by crazy rebel officials, and by the time of liberation there was only one copper plate left - which was still found in the cracks of bricks."
"Your Majesty, this..." The clerk looked at Cohen with innocent eyes. He knew that in fact, when he broke into the Holy Capital, there was a lot of money left in the treasury.
"Just write it like this, that's my humor." Cohen glanced at him and insisted on what he said: "And in order to avoid the destruction of the war, we have used most of the cash on hand to bribe the rebel troops and commanders.
Therefore, I now have no money to maintain the normal operation of an empire. Although it is a bit reckless and rude, I still have to apply for assistance from the Cardinals of the Temple."
"The writing is finished." The secretary had already foreseen his own fate - when this letter got into the hands of the Prime Minister.
"Due to the rebellion, the people are already suffering terribly. As an emperor, I can no longer increase their burden. On the other hand, the lords are also worried. It will be difficult to maintain the stable foundation of the empire by raising taxes on them. Therefore, at present, I
We can only seek help from the temple." Cohen turned around and took up his hands: "At the same time, I will enclose with the letter a piece of information that the temple is interested in, which is the amount of money and supplies that the red priests funded the rebels during the rebellion.
.Bai Ying, how much did the red priest give Luman?"
"Cash and supplies, converted into gold coins, total 27 million." Bai Ying, who was standing at the door, answered without thinking.
"Okay! Clerk, please draw up a list of 50 million gold coins and give them to them after the letter." Cohen doubled the amount without blinking: "Go on and write - there is a world of difference between our orthodoxy and treason."
Of course, distinguished cardinals and priests will weigh this. I don’t want to borrow money, because I don’t want to pay interest, let alone the principal; I don’t want to give alms, because my pride and honor don’t allow it; what I need is from the temple.
Sincere concern, I think you must understand what I mean."
"The writing is finished."
"I hope my letter will not embarrass you. I will sign it to your sincere friend, the seventeenth emperor of the Sibia Empire. Cohen Keda." Cohen chuckled: "That's it, take the letter to the Prime Minister.
Let’s see, it will be delivered to the Paradise Island Temple in the ordinary way in a month.”
The clerk packed up his things and left, and Bai Ying looked at Cohen in confusion.
"It will be sent out after a month? Then the priests of the temple will not be able to see it until two months later?"
"Yes! At that time, my enthronement ceremony was already being held, and they had to give me this face when it was a fait accompli." Cohen stretched out greatly: "Tell me, I wrote this letter very well.
How about it?"
"This letter has a strong rogue style, and you have fabricated lies again."
"No one can say for sure whether the red priest and Luman have a private deal. I'm just taking precautions." Cohen defended his behavior: "Bai Ying! The human world is different from the dragon world.
, Absolute justice will not work here. Just watch! As long as I follow the temple, they will satisfy my request."
"I am learning about the human world, including why dragon slayers are given the title of brave." Bai Ying said half seriously, half jokingly: "How much can this letter bring you?"
"It depends on how smart the cardinal priests are." Cohen sat down and poured himself a glass of red wine: "The red priest of the temple is imprisoned, which means that there are great changes in the upper-level positions of the temple. Then from the temple in the rebellion
Judging from the signs of sudden change in support of Luman in the later period, it should be that the three red priests have fallen. Then, the former enemy of the red priest, that is, me, now becomes the one that the next red priest must win over.
Target, and who will be the next red priest? Of course, they will choose from the cardinal priests with the closest position..."
Bai Ying raised his hand: "Let's get to the point! These things can only make me annoying."
"We still don't know who can become a red priest, which means that everyone in the cardinal priesthood has a chance. Of course they will not let go of the opportunity to be friends with me." Cohen said with a smile: "Besides, I'm here
The letter gave them enough face. These people are wallowing in official circles and they can tell the truth at a glance."
"But your letter also contains a threatening meaning. Why is that?"
"As far as I know, dragons all have a considerable level of wisdom." Cohen looked down at the wine glass and replied in a serious tone: "Use your impressive wisdom! Of course you can guess my intentions."
"In fact, the wisdom of the dragon clan will not be used in these matters. We are not born to scheming. I think it will save time to know the answer directly from your mouth." Bai Ying took a few steps forward and looked at Cohen intently: "
Please advise."
"Am I smart?" The wine glass stopped in front of his chest, Cohen raised his eyes and looked at Bai Ying.
"Of course." Bai Ying nodded solemnly and walked closer: "Although I prefer to use cunning to describe you."
"That's right, I showed them that I was rude, wanted money, and didn't have any tricks in my head." Cohen took a sip of wine and replied to Bai Ying with a playful smile: "This is a sign of weakness! I'm going to
I want to portray myself as an emperor with no pursuits, and let them know that I am not in danger, and that my previous victory over Luman was just luck."
Bai Ying was extremely angry, knowing that he had been deceived by Cohen again, and it took him a long time before he counterattacked: "Although this strategy is good, I despise your rogue methods."
"You are right, and I am right. In fact, there is no essential difference between an emperor and a gangster leader." Cohen stood up and responded with a victor's tone: "I am a competent gangster and a successful emperor.
hey-hey!"
"If I could, I would throw you out of the window." The word "anger" alone could no longer describe Bai Ying's mood at this moment: "Kreamer Shamei is a good emperor, but he is not a hooligan at the same time."
"The reason why he is a good emperor is because he once had gangsters like me." Speaking of his respected elders, Cohen said seriously: "The reason why he was plotted against was because there were not enough gangsters like me."
"Then why don't you be an emperor like Creamer Summer?" Bai Ying wants to eliminate the murderous intention in Cohen's heart all the time: "You can have a lot of gangster-like subordinates. In fact, you already have a lot now."
"That kind of emperor can only maintain the status quo and is not capable of expanding territory." Cohen and Bai Ying looked at each other and lowered his voice: "And you know in your heart what kind of madman I will become in the near future...
Just give up your extra kindness. If you want to change, you have to go through the pain."
"I insist." Bai Ying replied with a straight face.
"Whatever you want, at least I can tolerate people with different opinions, which shows that I still have a noble side." Cohen smiled faintly at her: "Let's go! Let's go eat."
When they walked to the outer passage, although the voices of the two people stopped, the argument did not subside. It was not until Cohen got on the carriage heading to the harem that Bai Ying gave up communicating with him.
Because Cohen's performance in the past few days has been unusually good, everyone felt very happy, and the atmosphere at the dinner table was quite good. No one noticed that when Cohen was joking, Abu, who always likes to do somersaults, was very quiet...
After the meal, the ladies of the royal family chatted in the corridor, and the men, the emperor and the three princes, went into the inner room with wine glasses to play cards or chess.
"Father, have you read the letter I wrote?" Cohen gestured to his two brothers to sit down: "How is it?"
"No problem, you wrote well." Prince Weisu nodded and replied: "Of course, I have pointed out several shortcomings of the secretary to him, and he will do better in the future."
Cohen smiled and looked at his two brothers: "Your Highnesses, where are my sisters-in-law? Why haven't I heard about your wedding?"
"Emperor, don't make fun of us." Prince Leike shook his head: "We are not you. The emperor has no personal affairs, so he can hold a wedding when the situation is critical, but we must wait until after the enthronement ceremony."
"I will look forward to it very much." Cohen chuckled: "What about my future sisters-in-law?"
"We have changed the name, so all aspects of the wedding have been changed. They are all preparing. Because they are not from a prominent family, they will spend more time." Prince Shifta looked at his younger brother: "Father just just
They have been promoted to a noble title for their family, so you don’t want us to hold the wedding immediately, right?”
"Those are not important. What is important is that you love each other..." His Majesty Cohen replied softly: "My dear brother, don't look at me like this. I am a man in love now, and I will go to sing outside my lover's window tonight.
."
"Congratulations." The three princes had a tacit understanding and teased the emperor in unison.
"Okay, let's talk about something else. I have some ideas that everyone needs to know first." Cohen put down the wine glass in his hand: "It's about the empire's strategic vision in several directions."
The three princes nodded and looked at Cohen.
"After the establishment of the empire, our defense pressure is not very great." Cohen took out a map from his arms and spread it on the table: "Our country faces the sea on one side and the dividing line between gods and demons on the other.
Don’t worry about it for now. Behind our country is the Riva Empire, and next to it is the Pota Empire. The most important part of the empire’s defense is Pota.”
"The Pota Empire is very large, rich in products and national strength, and it also has some unclear connections with the rebels." Prince Lectra looked at the map: "But, does the emperor want to plot against the Pota Empire?"
"Why do you say that?" Cohen asked sincerely.
"Because you drove all the scattered rebels to Pota." Prince Lectra said calmly: "With the strength of the Second Army, it will not be impossible to catch up with a few rebels who escaped with only their legs."
"This secret cannot be known to others." Cohen nodded and smiled: "But at present, our strategy towards Bota is to talk about peace and friendship, and everything is based on friendship - but necessary defense must be
If I do, I will divide several provinces close to the Pota Empire into one and call it the first war zone. Brother, you will be the first war zone commander."
"What does this officer care about?" Prince Lecque touched his chin.
"The commander of the war zone has jurisdiction over all military forces in the area. Their military affairs, training, and defense are all under your control." Cohen explained: "Even the governor's private army and the troops from other provinces, as long as they march under your
In the defense zone, we must obey your jurisdiction."
"I understand, it's a completely defensive position. I like it." Prince Lecque took a sip of wine and said, "I hope that during my term of office, the Bota Empire will not cause me any trouble."
"There will definitely be trouble, but as long as the Bota Army or the rebels dare to cause trouble, you can strike hard, and we will naturally come forward to settle everything afterwards." Cohen put his hand on his chest: "But you have to do it.
One point, no matter how the situation changes, the Pota Empire will not dare to use troops against us for at least three years."
"Okay, this way I will have enough time to prepare."
"I've finished talking about the eldest brother, let's go to the second brother." Cohen laughed and looked at the second brother. Everyone could see that he was joking: "His Royal Highness Prince Shifta, can you be the internal affairs officer?"
"You're dreaming." Prince Shifta shook his head pretending to be proud: "I was born to be a soldier."
"I knew you would say this. I have discussed it with my father. You, a born soldier, will also have a war zone." Cohen smiled: "In the direction of the Holy Capital towards the dividing line between gods and demons, there are seven rows in total.
The provinces have only recently surrendered to us. According to tradition, I cannot immediately change the governors of these provinces. But I don’t trust them, I don’t want to trust them, and I don’t want to give them a chance to stand up.”
"Then what?" Prince Shifta's character has become stable.
"In the name of preparing for the next war between gods and demons, I have divided these seven provinces into one and put them under your name. You directly control the governors of these seven provinces in the name of the commander of the war zone. You have to help me keep an eye on them.
." Cohen said softly: "In a year at most, I will replace all these people. After that, you can choose the position you like, whether you are an officer or an internal affairs officer."
"Okay!" Prince Shifta nodded: "I accept."
"You two have to prepare now. You must familiarize yourself with your own affairs in advance. I will have people send relevant documents to your room tomorrow." The Prime Minister said from the side: "This is the first step in the revival of the empire. The time is
Two years. During this period, the empire will focus on restoring its national strength and there will be no large-scale wars."
The two young princes were stunned.
"That means there will definitely be a war in the next two years? But it won't be on a large scale?"
"Yes, we already have a strong military force, but if there is no war, their combat effectiveness will not be maintained." Cohen nodded and confirmed the two brothers' questions: "In my opinion, there will be no war within a year.
, there will be no large-scale war for two years, and after that... we will be very busy."
"I know your ambition is to be a madman." Rick sighed: "Which direction should you develop first?"
"Although I want to be a madman, I want to be a madman that everyone likes first." Cohen pointed his finger on the map with a smile: "Here, I will ask the army to take over this country at a very low cost.
Within two years after I ascend the throne, I will distribute my glory to everyone in the Divine Alliance."
"Here is..." Cohen's two brothers looked at the place pointed by Cohen's finger and took a breath: "You are a typical fisherman. That is the Demon Alliance."
"Just find a small excuse. In fact, I have taken a fancy to their land, which is very fertile." Cohen smiled: "Besides, isn't it the dream of every generation of gods to attack demons? I will become a
As a very popular emperor, the eyes of the entire divine genus will be focused on me."
"This look is not only admiration, but also jealousy and resentment."
"You're right, that's exactly the effect I want to achieve." Cohen picked up the wine glass: "They will be excited, act, and perish... I am waiting for this day to come."
"I'm sure." Prince Shifta laughed: "Now, you are already a qualified madman."
"Thank you for your support."
"If I had a choice, I would rather not support you." Prince Shifta sighed: "I haven't heard your analysis and strategy of the Riva Empire."
"Okay, Liva Empire." Cohen sat down and said, "My father and I discussed it several times and decided to maintain the status quo with the Liva Empire. We also set up a war zone on the border and sent the steady Lieutenant General Martin as the commander of the war zone. We will work with the Liva Empire to
The relationship has always been good and Grandpa Martin will continue this relationship."
"But this premise is that there are no problems within the Liva Empire. As far as I know, the latest generation of royal members of the Liva Empire are all adults, and their relationship with each other is tense." Prince Lectra leaned forward slightly: "Something might happen.
, the emperor asked Princess Berni to have the identity of a royal sister of the Sbia Empire, is it also based on this consideration?"
Cohen and Guo looked at each other with helpless expressions.
"You're right, I don't recognize Berni as my sister for no reason." Cohen nodded: "Intelligence shows that the two princes of the Riva Empire are a bit neglectful of their duties, and several of the consorts have shown transcendence in government affairs.
The passion for status... I just hope they don’t cause any trouble in two or three years.”
"Then we have to take action." Prince Leake said decisively: "If we stir up this chaotic situation again so that they can't see through it, maybe their behavior will be restrained a little."
"It has already begun. There are hundreds of intelligence agents lurking in the Liva Empire, distributed at all levels, and we have found an interest spokesperson in the Liva court." The Prime Minister said softly: "I am very happy that you have noticed.
At this point, we will never lose this important neighbor."
"Be gentle towards Riva and be tough towards Pota. Is this the emperor's strategy for this alliance? What about other countries?"
"Other countries are not busy yet. The intelligence system will enter first and wait until their first report comes out." Cohen put away the map: "The basic strategy is this. After taking the throne, there will be many personnel changes. In everyone's mind
Be prepared, thank you all. I have to go sing under my lover’s window, see you tomorrow.”
"See you tomorrow."
When Cohen left, the two princes looked at their father with doubts in their eyes.
"Don't look at me like that." The Prime Minister said seriously: "The emperor has the right to sing." (To be continued)