Hell Island, the Palace of the Demon Chief Princess.
The afternoon sun shines on the garden, and several kinds of delicate flowers are blooming. The faint and quiet fragrance surrounds the garden along with the sound of gurgling water, creating a quiet and elegant environment. In the pavilion in the corner of the garden, there is a small small house that "has restrained its playful nature"
Her Royal Highness the Princess is learning to handle government affairs with Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess.
The eldest princess looked attentively while reviewing official documents in the pavilion, and explained a few words to her sister from time to time. However, our little princess was not so serious. She spread her wings and floated around the pavilion, and frequently looked around absentmindedly.
It can be seen that her mind is not on business at all.
"Don't be so anxious. The Demon Palace is not that bad. The news that should come will not be too late." The eldest princess knew what her sister was looking forward to and comforted her: "Sit down quietly and wait!"
"But sister, it's already afternoon now!" The little princess flew to her sister and asked with a slight frown: "How long do those priests want to delay? Why don't they let the demon general report to us directly? Isn't that much more convenient?
"
"It is indeed convenient for the Demon General to report the news, but it is a special method. In comparison, although the Demon Palace reports the news slowly, it is a method of governing." The eldest princess looked at her sister,
A slight smile appeared on his face: "If you keep a pet, what should you do to make it know that you like it, won't abandon it, and obey you?"
"Me?" The little princess tilted her head and thought for a long time, and then replied: "I will find a way to tell it that it is very important to me! Without it, I will be more sad, so that's okay?
"
"Although this answer is not very accurate, the truth contained in it is almost the same." The eldest princess put down the official document in her hand: "The meaning of the Demon Palace is similar to that of pets. Let them report such news and let them think that they are valuable to us.
If it is more important, they will be very satisfied and will not calmly analyze their own weight... This is a strange kind of human nature."
"Sister, you are so awesome!" The little princess clapped her hands: "But sister, you should have reported on the demon general, right?"
"Why do you ask?"
"Because sister, you are very calm! If you hadn't known the news in advance, how could you have been sitting here quietly all this time?"
"Although this is just a means of governance, I have to abide by the rules of this game, so I will not ask for information from the Demon General first." The eldest princess was angry and funny, and pointed her sister's forehead with her finger: "You
!Maybe it’s because I’m so worried about the failure of the last demonization that I seem so anxious! The restoration of a small empire is not worthy of my full attention.”
"Huh! My sister manages the entire alliance, so of course she won't pay attention to the affairs of the Sbia Empire." The little princess pouted: "But I am different. So far, this is the only thing I can take care of!"
"Okay! You don't have to be aggrieved. Didn't my father leave the matter of demonizing Cohen Keda to you?" Seeing her sister's angry look, the eldest princess couldn't help laughing: "
I also have some opinions about this empire, and I will tell you after hearing the report later! But from my own point of view, demonizing is not necessarily more interesting than playing with."
"But... what my father is talking about is demonization! How can we go against my father's wishes?"
"Did your father tell us when we are going to be demonized? That's just a means." The eldest princess pointed to her sister: "If we don't demonize, we can still make Korn Keda do interesting things according to our wishes, even without demonizing.
It would be more interesting to demonize him, and my father wouldn’t insist on demonizing him!”
The little princess was still thinking about her sister's words, when a maid who came from the garden path reported back at the pavilion: "Your Highness, the golden-robed priest of the Demon Palace has something important to report and is waiting for the summons outside the garden."
"Bring him in." The eldest princess replied calmly, and then told her sister: "The news you have been waiting for has come, don't be distracted."
The little princess folded her wings with a smile, and sat down next to the eldest princess obediently. After a while, the golden-robed priest of the Demon Palace walked in under the leadership of the maid, because the golden-robed left priest was after the war.
Suicide, so this is the newly promoted successor who looks much younger than his predecessor.
It was the first time he met alone. His expression looked a little nervous. After saluting, he fell on the ground and did not dare to raise his head at all.
"It's a normal meeting, so there's no need to be nervous." Although the little princess was a little anxious, she was a princess after all and had seen too many such things, so she followed her elder sister's previous approach: "Just report back everything you know truthfully."
"I obey." After listening to the words of Her Royal Highness the little princess, Zuoji's restrained expression relaxed slightly: "Two adults, this report is about the Nesbia Empire of the Divine Alliance. We have done it very carefully this time.
.”
"Really?" The eldest princess looked at her sister with a smile: "What happened in Sibia?"
"The Sibia Empire has been restored. Cohen Keda has ascended the throne half a month ago and officially became the seventeenth emperor of Sibia." Zuo Ji raised his head slightly from the ground: "According to the intelligence sent back, Sibia's
The people are very supportive of Kohn al-Qaeda, not only because he ended the long-standing war, but also because of the series of newly promulgated laws that favor the people."
"So, Cohen Keda has stabilized the political situation?" the eldest princess asked.
"That was true on some levels, but there were still a lot of suspicious voices among the nobles and surrendering officials, and in order to appease these people, Korn Keda issued another amnesty, pardoning everyone for all their mistakes in the rebellion.
Zuoji's voice gradually returned to normal: "This order caused dissatisfaction among some people, so the current Sibia Empire is not monolithic. From this point of view, the emperor has left hidden worries."
"What problems did the Demon Palace analyze?" The eldest princess looked through the documents in her hand and asked casually: "Tell me about it."
"Yes, sir, we have carefully analyzed Sibia's newly issued decrees and determined that they want to restore national strength in the near future because they have reduced many miscellaneous taxes and at the same time restricted the rights of lords to interfere with their own land." Zuo Ji had already said
Prepared the answer, it can be said that the answer is fluent at this time: "There is another thing that also illustrates this problem. In order to gain the understanding of the Sbia Empire, other divine empires made compensation, but what Cohen Keda asked for was people's livelihood.
Materials needed for construction.”
"It seems that Cohen Keda wants to be a wise, benevolent, and law-abiding king." The eldest princess showed a smile: "This is very good! Every empire needs such a king, what about their military aspects?"
"What makes people feel strange is the military of the Sibia Empire. We carefully calculated all the financial income of Cohen Keda and found a problem." Zuo Ji reported back: "The strength of Keon Keda's army before he ascended the throne was
After he ascended the throne, he issued a conscription order, recruited more than 300,000 new soldiers, and built dozens of training grounds across the country. This was a heavy burden for an empire that had just recovered, and it was even more harmonious.
Their incomes don’t match.”
"After all, Sibia is also a wealthy empire. With their financial resources, it is not a problem to raise an army of millions."
"But sir, we have obtained the construction catalog of the Sibia Empire for the next year. The above projects have already spent all the fiscal revenue, and may even have to repay the money. And the army of Cohen Keda has always been well-equipped.
Compared with the empire, he would have to spend twice or even three times the money to train an army with the same number of people." Zuo Ji answered very confidently: "But now, those projects have started and the soldiers are being trained, but we are not
Don’t know where their money comes from.”
"This is a very interesting phenomenon. Will Cohen Keda let his finances fail? If he has enough funds, that is what worries the Demonic Empire." The eldest princess asked softly: "Then, you understand
Is there any next mission for the Demon Palace?"
"Understood!" Zuo Ji replied loudly: "The Demon Palace will definitely find out this matter in the near future and report back to you."
"Well, you are smarter than your predecessor, and I also hope that you are more loyal than your predecessor." The eldest princess ended the conversation with a comment, and then reminded: "Although we are vigorously developing people's livelihood, it does not mean that this person is more loyal than your predecessor."
The emperor has a peaceful will."
"Yes, sir, everything the official said is true. I don't dare to lie. As for Sibia's matter, we will definitely observe it carefully." Zuo Ji knew that he should retreat and hurriedly took care of himself.
He took out a small box and said, "What is recorded in this crystal ball is the military parade hosted by Cohen Keda. There are some interesting scenes. Please take a look at it. I would like to retire."
"Go down!" The eldest princess asked the maid to take the wooden box: "The Demon Palace should not interfere with the affairs of the Sbia Empire for the time being. I have my own arrangements."
"As commanded, I will retire."
As soon as Zuo Ji left, the little princess couldn't wait to ask the maid to open the wooden box. Judging from the expression on her face, she was as happy as if she had got the treasure of her dreams. It was rare to be so happy, and the eldest princess couldn't restrain her too much. She let her
go.
The maid placed the small crystal ball on the table, then cast magic to take out the image stored in it.
The misty water vapor appeared on the surface of the crystal ball, gradually became denser, and began to overflow, expanding and rising until it became a mist with an arm's diameter floating in the pavilion. After a while, the dense mist gradually faded and became transparent.
, in the end, the scene of a large city emerged little by little.
"Is this the Holy City of Sbia?" The little princess opened her eyes wide and observed the gradually clearer image: "Sister, what is this building?"
"This is the Holy City." The eldest princess explained: "The one in front should be the palace of Korn Keda, and a little ahead is the square... Look, your toy has appeared, and this outfit is not bad."
"But! I feel very strange when he wears this!" The little princess covered her mouth and laughed: "Whenever I think of the way he was caught before, I can't help but laugh. At that time, his whole body was full of
It's mud, only his eyes and teeth are white, especially when he rolls his eyes."
"Okay! Your toy has started talking, let's see."
The military parade was completely copied, including Cohen's speech, including the troops walking past the reviewing stand, and of course the flying troops who appeared at the end...
"What an interesting human being." After watching the military parade, the eldest princess said with a smile: "I can't help but feel a little lucky that I didn't demonize him, otherwise where would such fun things come from? I will show this to my father."
"But sister, don't we do something?" the little princess asked expectantly: "If we want to have more fun, we have to participate in it. Besides, there are still many mysteries in Sibia!"
"Of course we need to do something. The information on the Demon Palace is extremely sparse, and I don't believe in its accuracy. Cohen Keda is a natural soldier, and he cannot be an obedient emperor." The eldest princess said with a look on her face.
Seriously, he stood up and said to the maid next to him: "Send my order to the Demon General and ask her to start contacting Cohen Keda and find out everything that happened in the Sbia Empire!"
"Then what should I do?" the little princess asked.
"Study, my sister. In the shortest possible time, you have to understand the current situation of Sibia." The eldest princess turned back and smiled: "If the demon general can't deal with this human being, you will need to appear."
On the same day, the Divine Alliance, the Holy Capital, the capital of Sibia, and the Guobin Inn.
Although there are various conflicts between various empires, now everyone is an envoy visiting a foreign country. They can be considered on the same front and have to take care of each other. Therefore, before and after dinner time every day, the envoys will gather in the hall.
For a moment, exchange some "not very important situations".
Generally speaking, such gatherings are relaxed and happy, but the atmosphere of today's gathering is a bit dull. The problem lies with the Gallo Empire and the new envoy.
Before His Majesty Cohen ascended the throne, the envoys of the Gallo Empire were involved in the assassination of His Majesty Cohen. Not only was he himself cut into a ball of rotten flesh on the spot, but also his deputies, entourage, and guards who came with him were also captured and chopped.
The new envoy was sent to the Holy Capital. As soon as he arrived in the Holy Capital, he learned how to distribute gifts from charity organizations. He wished he could bribe every minister in the court... He sent out a lot of gifts, but those ministers
Still don't pay much attention to him.
This morning, the three envoys who also received the gifts entered the palace with him to meet His Majesty Cohen, but they received a very depressing rejection - except for the officer guarding the door, they saw no one. In this way, not only Gallo
The envoy was so embarrassed that even the three envoys who accompanied him to the meeting felt that they had lost all face. No, they were all drinking with their heads down.
"Hey! What's going on? Why is everyone so listless? Everyone, please smile... Good evening!"
Following this exaggerated greeting, Severk Lando, the envoy of the Pota Empire, walked into the hall. This man, who was privately called an "uneducated person" and a "flattery" by many envoys, smiled and greeted everyone.
When people say hello, regardless of whether the other person is willing or not, they hold other people's hands and shake them violently to show that they are "kind, enthusiastic, energetic, and in their prime" good young people.
But today, most people are in no mood to criticize him.
"I said, what's wrong with you?" Sevik Lando clapped his hands: "What's the problem? Tell us and let's hear it."
Because it was not a big deal, the envoys who were rejected by the emperor told the whole story. Especially the envoy Gallo, because he knew that the relationship between Severk Lando and His Majesty Cohen was relatively harmonious, so he looked at him with a look of help.
.
"What's so strange about this?" Severik Lando smiled stupidly, scratching his head with his hands: "Don't talk about you, my invitations the day before yesterday, yesterday, and today were not approved. It seems that His Majesty the Emperor
You don’t want to see me either!”
"Your Excellency, you are saying that you have not seen His Majesty the Emperor in the past few days?" Envoy Garo was a little surprised.
"Yes! I thought something had happened, so I ran to find some good friends to find out." Severik Lando lowered his voice and pretended to be mysterious: "Who knows! General Staff Officer, General Liaison Officer
The officers and several generals refused to see me, but the chief justice was willing to see me, but he refused to say anything except to drink and dine with me... He also asked me to pay the wine bill."
"No way!" A messenger sitting in the corner said softly: "If it was because of the assassins, His Majesty the Emperor wouldn't have not even seen us... His Excellency Severk has not seen either, which is strange."
"Except for His Majesty the Emperor, it seems that all the people who are not seeing guests are generals..." Another messenger took over the conversation. He said it inadvertently, but it shocked everyone: "What does this mean..."
"Does anyone know where the troops are after the review?" The Yunlu Empire envoy stood up and asked nervously: "How many days has it been since His Majesty the Emperor received us?"
"Those troops are no longer around the Holy City, right? His Majesty the Emperor has not shown his face for about five days."
There was silence in the hall. Several messengers looked at each other, but no one said anything.
After this period of contact, everyone knows that Cohen Keda is not as cute as the people of Sbia think. No one can guess what he is going to do at any time. The army, generals, and His Majesty the Emperor have been missing for five years.
God...this is definitely not a good sign!
"Excuse me, I have a date tonight." A messenger broke the silence: "I'm sorry."
"Ah! I have a cocktail party today, so I'll excuse you."
"Let's go together! Along the way."
In an instant, everyone in the hall made excuses and left. Even the Gallo messenger hurriedly left, leaving Severik Lando alone in the hall in a daze.
"What's wrong? Is there something wrong with everyone?" Sevek Lando picked up a glass of wine and said to himself: "How strange."
At this moment, a sudden round of applause sounded outside the door, almost making Sevek Lando choke on the red wine. Looking back, he saw that it was Prince Carl Ulysses, the envoy of the Tansi Empire. He was dressed in casual clothes.
Zheng walked in clapping his hands.
The Tansi Empire has long been a powerful country in the Divine Alliance with a strong military. It has had disputes with several empires, so that it was hated by other empires and was basically isolated from the "Emissary Club". In addition, the prince himself "
"I have an arrogant personality" and I don't want to be as shameless as Sevek Lando and have relations with the messengers, so I don't often attend such gatherings. I just passed by by chance and saw this scene accidentally.
"It turns out to be the prince! I was shocked." Severik Lando patted his chest: "Why is His Highness the prince applauding?"
"Because I saw a good show." The prince smiled: "Out of politeness, of course I have to applaud the performers."
"Prince, are you talking about me? Am I acting?" Severik Lando looked around: "Prince, don't scare me, I can't act."
"Don't look at it. They are all scared out of their wits by you and are rushing out to find out the news." The prince found a place to sit down and said: "Young man, I am not belittling you. When His Majesty Cohen entered the Divine Alliance Army, he acted in a show
His methods are much better than yours. If you want to learn from him, you must start from his thinking instead of just focusing on these minor methods."
"The words of His Excellency the Prince are so profound." Sevik looked confused: "But I can't understand it."
"Then I'll tell them the truth. It's rare for me to be a good person again." The prince chuckled: "Even if things go bad, the journey to our Tansi Empire is long and safe. But the Pota Empire is right next to Si
Biya Empire..."
"Your Highness, don't be like this! I know I can't hide it from His Highness." The stakes were so high that Severk Lando immediately raised his hands and surrendered: "Please show your respect, Prince. If I get any news, I will definitely tell the Prince the truth."
"I'm not too worried." The prince said with a relaxed expression: "Why don't you go find out about His Majesty the Emperor yourself?"
"To be honest with you, Your Highness, I only discovered something was wrong yesterday..." Sevik Lando sat down next to the prince: "After discovering that something was wrong, I have inquired through some channels, but the information I obtained is quite limited.
If I go deeper, others will find it strange. I have no choice but to come up with this method to ask everyone to help me find out."
"Soldier, deceitful way, you used this method well, and your acting was on point." The prince was noncommittal: "But how are you sure that they will tell you the news? Each envoy will have his own plan, right?"
In fact, the prince knows very well what Sevek Lando is planning. If the envoys find out that His Majesty Cohen is not planning to attack anyone, then everything will be fine. If something big happens, in order to obtain
If there is further news, they will definitely recruit people to increase their strength.
The Tansi Empire is very far away from Sibia, so of course it will not be involved in such a thing, while the Pota Empire borders Sibia and feels the threat of Sibia very clearly, making it a good target for them to win over.
"Yes! How could you tell me?" Severk Lando chuckled: "I haven't thought of it yet!"
"Forget it, think about it slowly, I'm going back to rest." The prince stood up and looked at the dark sky outside: "It's true, it's going to rain again!"
After a while, heavy rain poured down from the sky.
The carriages of the envoys shuttled through the streets of the Holy City. They used all their strength and vowed to find out the whereabouts of His Majesty the Emperor and a group of senior generals. The intelligence systems of the various divine empires lurking in the Holy City have received orders and have all taken action.
, jumping up and down to search for all the relevant information.
Such changes could not be hidden from ordinary people, but they could not be hidden from the other forces lurking in the Holy City - the intelligence systems of the various empires of the Demon Alliance. They were hiding in the dark and observing, like hunting dogs chasing a rabbit.
Keep an eye on everything the other person does and report what happened.
After midnight, there were finally some clues about the matter. An intelligence channel that had not been used for a long time was reconnected by the Bansai Empire envoy. With the help of this channel, when the sky was dimming, the envoy finally met a person who worked for Sibia.
A senior official of the imperial court. This official should know the whereabouts of His Majesty Cohen, because his boss is His Majesty Cohen's secretary.
The condition he proposed for meeting was 10,000 gold coins. He only provided a general direction of where His Majesty the Emperor would leave and did not guarantee to answer all the questions.
"See you! You can always get something useful out of his mouth." The Bansai Empire envoy nodded without thinking: "It's only ten thousand gold coins, it's worth it." (To be continued)