The military parade ended successfully, and after accepting the congratulations again from the people, His Majesty the Emperor returned to the main palace.
Because His Majesty Cohen ordered a day of carnival before leaving, the Holy Capital City turned into a sea of laughter and laughter in the following time. The streets were full of people singing non-stop, and there were all-night dance parties everywhere. Wingmen, dwarves,
Orcs and humans have integrated themselves into this ocean of joy, and even the rare elves and vampires have become popular objects, wading among the wine glasses and flowers.
The three princes stopped in the front palace. They were going to the banquet venue to prepare. Before leaving with His Majesty Cohen, Prince Weiss made a gesture that outsiders did not understand. His Majesty the Emperor nodded slightly.
As for His Majesty Cohen, who walked into the main palace meeting room, his face turned cold the moment he stepped through the door. He took off his cloak and sat on the throne without saying a word.
"Husband." Kelly received the report from her subordinates outside the door, walked in and asked: "The one who shouted during the military parade was a child. He has been brought outside the palace. Do you want to ask questions?"
"Bring it in and take a look." Cohen raised his hand.
The dirty kid was brought into the main hall. Even though he shouted loudly just now, his expression was extremely dull. He stood there and could hardly move. As soon as he stepped into the hall door, he was fascinated by the scene around him.
His eyes were spinning in circles, and the clothes on his body were so tattered that one had to admire his sewing skills. The stains on his face were so dark and shiny that even his facial features were difficult to distinguish.
"Take it down and wash it off." Cohen just had a mouthful of red wine about to go down his throat. Seeing his appearance, he couldn't help but spit it out. He coughed lightly and turned to the leader of the guards on duty and said: "This little guy is very scared. Give him
Order some food and change. I'll see him tomorrow morning - I want him to be perfectly safe."
"Yes, Your Majesty, I will definitely make arrangements." The leader saluted and took the child away.
"Husband, why don't you ask right away? Didn't he already say that he would report Governor Velen?" Kelly, who had a fiery personality, approached Cohen, leaned over and asked in his ear: "If I ask again tomorrow, in case Governor Velen runs away.
what to do?"
"Run? If he is willing to run, I have to be grateful for my good luck." After hearing his wife's question, Cohen sneered twice: "If dad hadn't asked me to be steady, I would have brought him to trial now."
"Who are you bringing for trial? There is so much anger." Princess Dill Merlin, wearing a light blue dress, appeared at the side door and walked to the middle of the hall with a smile: "Today is a great day for enthroning, who dares to come to me?
If my husband feels uncomfortable, I won’t be done with him.”
Kelly stepped forward and told Dill the whole story and Cohen's answer.
"Let's do the trial tomorrow! It's no big deal. Give him ten courages and he won't dare to come to the palace to silence him." Dill pulled an angry Kelly to sit down next to Cohen: "But husband, you have to do it too.
Let’s explain your thinking, shall we?”
"It's easy to understand. Velen is considered a governor after all. The governor is a first- and second-class minister of the empire. I can't just capture a child and kneel down to listen to a lecture, not to mention that he is surrendering now.
The leader of the governor can influence the whole body with one move." Cohen shook his head with a dull look on his face: "Not only the governors, but also the nobles have suffered a loss in the past few days, and they are also looking forward to me taking action on him."
"I'm afraid it's not just the nobles. If the conflicts that have been suppressed with great difficulty resurface, the situation will be difficult to deal with." Dill held his chin in his hand and frowned slightly: "Foreign envoys will also be happy to express their gratitude to the nobles.
Their master reported that there are signs of chaos in the Sibia Empire again!"
"So this matter is more difficult! Now we have to see how this Governor Velen's mind is." Cohen stood up and walked around in front of the throne: "Actually, there is nothing to try, big or small.
He and Velen are always involved. If there is no deep hatred, why would a child barge into the military parade?"
"That's right..." Kelly tilted her head and thought for a moment: "By the way, that kid doesn't have a Shengdu accent."
"What an idiot, Wei Lun! He doesn't even know how to do bad things quickly. We still have one night, let's see what tricks he comes up with." Cohen replied with a wry smile: "By the way, the two princesses, do you have anything else to do today?
?”
"Oh - by the way, I have something to do." Dill looked at Cohen solemnly: "The two red priests came back from handling the matter, and they want to see you. I blocked the road for you, but it was useless, they said
There is also a secret letter from the God Clan Princess that I want to forward to you."
"Damn, I hate seeing these two scum, I'm afraid I can't help but kill them..." Cohen sighed: "Forget it, let's call them up! Call a few more ministers, that's better
.”
After receiving permission from the audience, the two red priests arranged their clothes, took a few followers, and walked through the front palace along the long royal road. Along the way, the officials on both sides of the royal road looked at these people with unfriendly eyes.
Pedestrians, people who the emperor hates, of course everyone has the same hatred.
"It's so lively!" The foreign envoys who were standing on the platform of the parliament building, waiting for the banquet to begin, all commented: "The celebration day of the Sibia Empire is really extremely lively..."
"When a special emperor ascends the throne, what happens is naturally a special event..."
"I heard that the red priest is here for matters related to the Holy City Temple?"
"But why them? Isn't the relationship between the red priest and His Majesty Cohen always tense? Those who just attended the coronation ceremony of His Majesty Cohen were all cardinal priests..."
"That's not clear. Maybe the temple feels that the red priest is suitable to handle this matter..."
"I have heard about it, but how are you going to deal with thousands of priests? If you deal with it lightly, His Majesty Cohen will definitely not be satisfied; if you deal with it harshly, it will be a serious blow to the authority of the temple."
"This is not something we should worry about. We should know about it tomorrow! No need to act so impatient."
Amid the suspicion of others, the two priests in red walked to the Royal Assembly Building of the main palace with calm expressions and stood quietly outside the palace door. After this meeting, they were going back to Paradise Island, and they handled this difficult matter neatly.
Even if you have some merit, you won't be locked up like the red-robed priest after you go back.
"Two priests, please come in." The chief chamberlain stood by the door: "His Majesty the Emperor is waiting."
Looking at each other, the left priest and the right priest walked into the hall. The most conspicuous thing they saw was Cohen Keda sitting on the throne. He was wearing a fitted silver dress, with a half-smile on his face, and his eyes were looking down.
, the things circulating inside are incomprehensible, with several accompanying ministers standing on the left and right.
But behind Cohen Keda, in addition to the maid he knew before, there was also a man covered in armor, with his long hair hidden in the helmet. This man was holding Princess Qinlun in his arms, although it was
He stood motionless, but the two red priests felt that this man's eyes were a little cold.
"I heard that the affairs of the two special envoys have been settled. I don't know why you still insist on seeing me?" Cohen said and looked away: "If it is a serious matter, please hurry up and I will return it."
I’m going to a banquet.”
"Your Majesty the Emperor, you are no longer a Divine Blessing Knight. Please be more careful." Zuo Ji smiled faintly and his tone became tougher: "When secular people talk to the red priest of Paradise Island, they should at least stand up and stand respectfully.
, keep your eyes level, even the emperor is no exception."
In the past, it would have been inevitable to blurt out a curse word. But the emperor's performance today made people shout lucky and a little confused at the same time, because he stood up with a smile, took a few steps off the throne's pedestal, and walked along the fine
The carpet walked up to the two priests.
"It looks like you two want to challenge me? Well, you're welcome at any time. I'm more than willing to ask for it!" Cohen rubbed his fingers gently and whispered: "If you have any tricks, let's use them together."
"His Majesty the Emperor has misunderstood. We are not trying to embarrass Your Majesty." The Right Priest smiled and stood up to smooth things over: "However, it is a fact that Your Majesty has become the Emperor, and it is also a fact that He no longer serves as a divine knight. In this case, you should pay attention to etiquette.
One thing...of course, we are all old acquaintances, and knowing that His Majesty has a straightforward personality, of course he will not be seen outside."
"I'm an old acquaintance with you two. How can I bear such an honor?" Cohen raised his head and laughed, turned around and walked back. His passionate voice echoed in the hall: "Tell me - what's going on!"
The two priests looked at each other and felt that it was good to have such a situation.
"That's it. Regarding the Holy City Temple's dereliction of duty in the Sibia Empire rebellion, we have already made a conclusion about them." The right priest cleared his throat and took out an official document from his arms: "Because it was in Sibia.
It is within the borders of the Bea Empire, so it is necessary to inform your country of this result."
Cohen waved his hand to the Foreign Secretary, and the middle-aged man wearing a ribbon understood what he meant and stood up immediately.
"I am the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Sibia Empire, responsible for all the empire's external affairs." Lip walked forward in an unassuming manner. No one could tell that this guy used to cheat and make a living: "Please
The special envoy announces the results."
"Because of the will of the God of Light, we have convicted these more than a thousand priests." Zuoji glanced at Cohen, who was silent, with some dissatisfaction in his eyes: "Yesterday, according to the tradition of the temple, we asked them to commit suicide and apologize.
…By now, they should have washed away their sins with blood.”
Not only the ministers in the palace, but also His Majesty Cohen himself were stunned.
Is this punishment from the temple too harsh? Cohen's original intention is just to drive these annoying people away from the country. After all, not everyone among the more than a thousand priests is qualified to be his enemy.
"You mean..." Rubbing his fingers on the skin of his chin, Cohen asked coldly: "You clicked them all?"
"It's not that we killed them. This is the tradition of the temple. In fact, we have been working hard to save their fate." The right priest answered with a smile. At this time, luckily he could still smile: "You know
, the reputation of the temple cannot be tarnished, and you must cleanse yourself of the sins you have committed..."
"Then you don't have to kill them all... commit suicide? If you stab your throat with a knife, how many people do you think can be really cruel?" After a moment of surprise, Cohen's face returned to calm: "When I ascend the throne,
God, it’s not a good thing to see blood. Don’t the families of these more than a thousand priests hate me to death?”
There is another sentence that Cohen did not say. The blood of more than a thousand people is not only washing away their own sins, right?
"You are the emperor of a country, who dares to hold a grudge against you?" Zuo Ji said sourly: "As for their family members, because they are not clergy, we have no right to deal with them. That is within the scope of your authority, His Majesty the Emperor.
, you can do whatever you want, we will never interfere."
"Come here." Cohen snapped his fingers and immediately turned around and ordered: "Find out the family members of more than a thousand people and explain the whole matter to them. As a compensation, the noble class will be promoted to the first-class title, and the civilian class will be sacrificed.
Military families receive equal treatment."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
The two priests were a little surprised by Cohen's handling method, and at the same time they also wondered whether people who became emperor would become more grandiose.
"Then two envoys, please leave now that the matter is over!" Cohen solved the matter beautifully and turned back to the red priest and said, "I'm busy!"
"Knowing that His Majesty is very busy, we don't want to stay any longer." Zuoji was aroused by His Majesty Cohen's contemptuous look. At this time, he fiddled with a letter in his hand and replied in a strong tone: "This is the little princess of the Light God Clan.
Your Majesty ordered us to give you your personal letter before leaving."
"Oh! This is a letter from the great and wise Princess!" Her Majesty Cohen finally sat up straight: "Bring it over and give it to me."
Lip took the letter respectfully and sent it to Cohen, but Zuo Ji kept shouting that the word "great wisdom" can only be used to describe the "great wisdom" His Majesty the God of Light, and Her Royal Highness the little princess wanted to use other words.
words to praise...
"Shut your mouth! Don't think that I dare not touch you!" Cohen's eyes flashed fiercely, and the murderous aura in his eyes scared Zuo Ji back several steps, and at the same time he obediently closed his mouth - although
What Cohen just said was a naked threat.
"Stay aside and don't let me notice you..." Continuing the threat, Cohen opened the letter. After looking at it for a few times, the expression on his face became very strange.
Everyone wanted to know the content of the letter, but His Majesty Cohen folded the letter, closed his eyes, and fell into deep thought without saying anything. Being used to His Majesty the Emperor's strange behavior, the ministers were all silent.
Waiting, the two red priests could only wait.
It took a long time before His Majesty Cohen opened his eyes.
"Two priests." After reading the letter, His Majesty the Emperor's tone suddenly became very soft, almost a flattering tone, and his attitude changed so quickly that people were confused: "I came to Sbia on business.
How have you been these past few days? Are you getting used to it in life?"
The two priests had not been hanging around in vain for decades. After taking a look at each other, they knew that there was a reason for Cohen's change in attitude. No matter what, he must be seeking something from himself... The hard days are over, and the days of following the rules are over.
At the end of the day, you can do whatever you want right away!
"Oh, His Majesty the Emperor is so polite." Zuo Ji smiled exaggeratedly: "Although there are many shortcomings, on the whole it is passable!"
"And reception! Reception!" Youji stressed in a very dissatisfied voice.
"I'm sorry for not doing enough in terms of reception, but two priests, can I ask you a more personal question?" Cohen asked in a completely consultative tone: "Although it is a bit inappropriate, I
I really want to know the answer to this question.”
The people present were even more confused and worried. Everyone wanted to know what the little princess of the Gods wrote in the letter, which could actually make His Majesty Cohen's attitude change so quickly. Could something tragic happen to the empire?
Right? The empire has just been established and cannot afford any changes!
"Of course, your Majesty the Emperor, feel free to ask." Zuo Ji had a smug smile on his lips: "It is my mission and honor to answer your questions and guide the world."
"Thank you in advance." Cohen showed a sincere smile and asked softly: "You two are so old and have reached the highest position in the temple. You must have a lot of experience, right? About this world, this world
There must be a lot of insights into life..."
"As you are older, you have more experience than young people." The right priest replied with a smile: "Of course it would be best if we could provide your Majesty with some help. We have always been
Very generous.”
"So, did you two suddenly think of something?" The smile on Cohen's face was still so sincere: "For example, have you ever thought about how you will die?"
As soon as Cohen's words came out, the whole place fell silent. At this moment, even the smallest sound of breathing seemed to have disappeared. The faces of the two priests turned pale, and their expressions were more shocked than surprised.
"You...you, you, you, you...you are a threat!" Zuo Ji stammered, pointing at Cohen with trembling fingers: "You, you have to pay the price for this, and we will not give up -
You will pay a heavy price!"
"Price, is there a price? You should finish listening to this letter! Lest you think I am bullying others." Cohen lowered his head slightly and handed the letter to the clerk aside: "Read it to these two bastards!
"
Hearing the emperor's words, the surrounding ministers breathed a sigh of relief at the same time. His Majesty the Emperor is not a ignorant person. Under normal circumstances, he would not insult the priests like this... The unlucky ones must be these two bastards!
"I was ordered to read out the letter from the Guangming God Clan. I avoided the taboo at the beginning of the letter and asked the Gods to forgive me." The secretary was born in a family of high officials and knew how to handle all the documents of the Gods. He avoided the name taboo as usual, scanned the letter, and read out the important ones:
"...After careful consideration, we decided to send the red-clothed left priest and the red-clothed right priest to the Sbia Empire to deal with the matter. If Ai Qing sees this letter, he must have given up his personal grudges and treated each other with courtesy, which shows that Ai Qing is loyal to the Gods.
Heart... The two red-clothed priests cannot escape their guilt, so they leave it to Aiqing to deal with. The result does not need to be reported, in order to comfort you for losing your friend..."
No one could have imagined that the little princess of the God Clan would do this. Everyone in the hall had blank expressions on their faces, and the two priests in red who were so arrogant just now were already dripping with cold sweat.
"How's it going? Did you hear me clearly?" Cohen was still smiling, but his smile had turned a little ferocious: "What else do you have to say?"
The muscles on the right priest's face twitched and his mouth opened. Under Cohen's gaze, he said nothing.
"This is not true, this is not true." Zuo Ji shook his head and suddenly shouted: "You are a liar - this letter is fake!"
"There are so many people in the hall, and you still dare to say that the letter is fake. I really don't know how to write the word death." Cohen spread his arms to express his feelings: "You must know that I have never been as full of love for the Gods as I am now.
Gratitude and love - I am so grateful to the Gods!"
When he said the last sentence, Cohen jumped up and reached the two red priests in an instant!
With a loud "Crack!" sound, two red figures crashed directly through the carved lattice on the wooden door of the hall, and after landing, they rolled to the edge of the steps.
“It’s not over yet—catch them over here.” Someone stood by the door and shouted, “I want to come here a few more times!”
"The banquet is waiting for us." Dill Merlin, one of the imperial concubines, walked out from the side of the hall: "Let's go! Stop playing."
"Take prisoner! Take good care of it!" Cohen ordered and turned around with a smile on his face: "Oh - you used too much force just now! You accidentally caused damage. It will cost a lot of money to repair it, right?"
"As long as it makes you happy, a door is nothing." Princess Dill came over and took her husband's hand: "Today, who are you going to dance with for the first time?"