There was a sumptuous lunch on the dining table, and the red wine in the glass also exuded an alluring aroma, but the young Imperial Crown Prince had no intention of eating. His brows were furrowed, his face was a little ugly, and he rested his right hand on the table.
He lowered his chin and stared blankly at the mass of blood in the palm of his left hand - it was a fly he had just killed.
The reason why His Royal Highness the Crown Prince lost his happy mood is naturally related to his recent experiences. Last month, two of his generals were deprived of military power by the Emperor for committing evil acts, and three more civil servants were framed and transferred from their original posts by His Majesty the Emperor.
The experiences of these few people have made His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's own political foundation, which is not very strong, even weaker. But under such circumstances, the people under the Crown Prince still do not know how to behave. This month, several people with real power have provoked
Having gotten into quite a bit of trouble, the emperor had summoned the prince to the palace twice to reprimand him, and in front of some ministers. The tone of the reprimand became more and more severe, and he even dismissed the prince's tutor.
"You are also young, but look at what the emperor of Sibia did. He is younger than you, but he has already made extraordinary achievements. Who wouldn't be impressed?" The emperor pointed in front of all the ministers.
His nose said: "When you were a minister, you were not loyal and courageous, you were not honest, and you were incompetent in governing your subordinates. How can you be a good emperor in the future? I think you lack training and are too addicted to sensuality!"
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was very troubled and frightened to receive such comments from his biological father. Is His Majesty the Emperor preparing for something by doing this?
Before His Majesty the Crown Prince could figure out the reason, several more important subordinates rushed in, crying miserably and recounting their experiences. It turned out that they had also been angered by His Majesty the Emperor and were about to be expelled from the capital.
It was accidental that something happened to a few of his subordinates. If there were too many things happened to his subordinates, it was inevitable that he would be reprimanded. However, His Majesty the Emperor brought this fire to other people for no reason, which made people very confused. Although the prince has always been stupid, at least he
He still has a mind for political fighting. After analyzing the whole thing in detail, he felt that there was something hidden behind this series of changes. But at this critical moment, his stupid political mind could not provide him with the correct direction of thinking.
The lack of fighting experience could not provide the best solution. Finally, under the influence of his own sinister and extreme personality, His Highness the Crown Prince finally came to a conclusion-his father did not like him, and not in the slightest, he was very likely to threaten him.
to his position.
If there is someone like the current Prime Minister of the Sibia Empire around the prince, the prince will be dissuaded and relieved; if the prince has the family values and strong family ties like the current emperor of Sibia, he can directly communicate with his father and solve all problems.
Unfortunately, the prince himself does not have these conditions, so he can only sink deeper and deeper into his persecution paranoia. And all of this is based on the expectations and expectations of others.
middle.
At this moment, the unique hustle and bustle of the capital seemed to come from the window. This is the breath of life. This is the breath of life. His Royal Highness closed his eyes and listened, and finally made up his mind. Later, he asked his confidants to send out two
One of the sealed letters was addressed to the senior officials of the empire who had supported him for a long time. The addressee on the other envelope read: Viscount Silver Moon Lake of the Sibia Empire. From - forwarded to - Glory, the great Sibia Empire.
His Majesty the Emperor personally writes and inscribes: Your humble friend and brother.
These are two letters of help that have been written long ago, asking the two empires to help them at the most critical moment. Since they are asking for help, of course the letters must promise some benefits to the two empires. After the letters were sent, the secret envoys with respective missions also sneaked out of the prince.
Mansion.
Time will not stop because of people, it is still moving forward. At noon on the third day, in the royal garden on the outskirts of Kinshasa, Berni Ebbinghaus, the little princess of Riva, was embroidering a piece for her father.
He was wearing his outer robe, but suddenly he felt flustered for no reason. The thin needle tip fell on his finger, pricking a drop of bright red blood on his skin as white as jade.
"Winterhal, are you there?" Princess Berni put down her needle and thread and stared at the blood beads for a long time.
The female general came ten steps away, stood behind the princess, and responded softly, "Here."
"Now." The princess picked up a silk handkerchief, wiped off the blood on her hand, and asked calmly: "What's the situation in the city?"
"Reporting to the princess, now several princesses have been sent to the capital by His Majesty the Emperor for various reasons. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been reprimanded twice recently and received the punishment of being imprisoned for half a month." Winterhal replied: "Princesses, please leave.
Afterwards, the people from all the factions restrained themselves a little and did not take any action. In addition, the prince's people always do not like provocations, so the situation was calmer than usual."
"Yes! Nothing should happen at this time!" Princess Berni sighed softly, "But Winterhal, I'm still a little worried... So be it! You go to the city and see
Look, by the way, help me deliver this dress to His Majesty. Besides, you haven't been home for a while, right? You might as well go back and have a look."
"I'm the only one in my house, there's nothing to see." The female general smiled and took the clothes, "I'm going to go to the military headquarters to go through some procedures for the guards."
Everything was as usual in the capital city. When His Majesty the Emperor took the clothes presented by Winterhal, a warm smile appeared on his stern face. His Majesty carefully asked about his little daughter's daily life recently, and also gave the female general a few instructions.
sentence, and then asked Winterhal to withdraw. When Winterhal walked out of the palace, he happened to see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who was supposed to be confined at home, and he quickly stood up and saluted.
"It's you! Our magnificent military rose." His Royal Highness saw Winterhal and showed a kind gesture that was difficult for the female general to accept. "How have you been with my sister recently? How is her health?
Feeling better?"
"Reporting to Your Highness the Crown Prince, the little princess is recovering, and the air in the suburban gardens is very good for her." Winterhal could not refuse to answer the Crown Prince's question, so he could only say perfunctorily: "The general is about to return to His Highness the Princess.
Does His Highness the Crown Prince have anything to say that I would like to convey to His Highness the Princess?"
"Of course there is, look! This is what happened." His Royal Highness the Crown Prince stretched out two fingers, grabbed some of Winterhal's clothes, and pulled Winterhal to the door, "Look,
I made Your Majesty unhappy some time ago, so I was fined and grounded at home. Today I heard that Your Majesty is unwell, so I specially came to visit, and I also want to ask Your Majesty to relieve my punishment. But how can I persuade Your Majesty on my own? So?
Ah! I want to ask my sister to come back and intercede for me today. You also know that Your Majesty loves the little princess the most!"
"Yes." Winterhal resisted the urge to slap him, "I will definitely bring the prince's words."
"I have already arranged things. There will be a grand banquet in the palace tonight. If my little sister can arrive at the palace before the banquet and say a few good words to His Majesty, then I can attend the banquet." The prince chuckled, "In that case
, I can also save some face in front of the ministers and envoys from various countries! You know, it is a serious matter for the prince not to attend such a grand banquet."
"Your Highness, please rest assured, everything will be fine." Winterhal nodded, "I will take my leave first."
After leaving the palace, Winterhal went directly to the military headquarters to go through some procedures for the troops directly under her. A few days ago, His Majesty the Emperor officially assigned her to form a guard to protect the little princess. Although it was said to be formed, all the members had followed her before.
warriors, half of the 500-strong guard are her family soldiers. Today, Winterhal is going to receive half a year's military pay and organizational documents.
Entering the military building, Winterhal felt a little strange, because in normal times, the military building is always noisy, and even the corridors are overcrowded. People who are doing things, asking people to do things, and obstructing people from doing things are all lined up here.
There was a long queue, but today there were only a few people in the corridor, and almost all department heads were absent. Winterhal ran up and down twice before he found a deputy to go through the formalities for him. Out of professional sensitivity, Winterhal
Hal asked him his question.
"Don't you know, General? There is a grand dinner in the palace tonight. The adults are all trying on new dresses. I heard that His Royal Highness paid for it." The deputy director had an envious expression on his face, "No, the adults are all here."
Once we leave, everything will fall on us, and there will be more problems than usual, making our deputies so busy that they are sweating...and we can’t go home until we have finished handling them!"
It turned out that His Highness the Crown Prince was doing the favor, probably to relieve himself of the punishment of being grounded! Winterhal nodded in relief, left the military headquarters, and walked to the royal gardens outside the city surrounded by several entourages.
In the imperial study room of the palace, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was kneeling at the feet of His Majesty the Emperor, sincerely reflecting on himself to his father. When he got excited, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince burst into tears and runny nose. His Majesty the Emperor sat on a chair,
Holding a book in his hand, he watched his own son's extraordinary performance with great interest, humming or laughing from time to time.
"I am reprimanding you for your own good, because you are the only prince of the empire, and you will inherit the position of emperor in the future." After the prince's performance came to an end, Emperor Riva cleared his throat and began to speak, "It's not that I have to do it.
I am asking you so sternly. I am the emperor, and of course I know that the prince cannot have people under his command, and cannot have a foundation to control the power. Will I really punish them for such a trivial matter?"
The prince agreed quietly, but his eyes were filled with confusion.
"Look at your subordinates. They don't know how to hide their actions. They panic when things happen. They can't even find an excuse to refute when being framed. What's the use of such stupid subordinates? So, I have long wanted to help you.
Replace with a group of more capable men." His Majesty the Emperor bent down and said softly to his son: "But in the past, there were too many people in the capital, so it was not easy to exchange blood, so I found an excuse to transfer the princesses.
I also fined you for being grounded at home just so you can do this without interference."
"Thank you... thank you Your Majesty for relieving your Majesty's worries." The prince stammered and said with gratitude: "Your Majesty is not in good health, yet you are so thoughtful for your Majesty's sake. As a prince, I cannot share your worries for Your Majesty. My dear sir, my dear sir."
I’m so ashamed!”
"What is there to be ashamed of? You are still young, and it is normal to lack experience. No one is born to be an emperor. They must learn to walk through it step by step." Emperor Riva smiled, "Oh, I! I have never been too strict with you.
The reason for being too close is also because of this. If I get too close to you, then several princesses will be desperate and attack you directly. Therefore, I never care about your ridiculous behavior, but I often reprimand you and occasionally show off your behavior.
These signs of hating you are just to give them some hope. Naturally, they will work on me and won't do anything to you."
After listening to the emperor's words, His Royal Highness could not help but have ups and downs in his heart, but the order to start the incident had been issued, and there was no way to turn back at this time, so he said some words of gratitude, but in his heart he was still ready to implement the established steps.
Emperor Riva spoke a long string of words and coughed a little tiredly. The servant on the side quickly went out and ordered someone to deliver the decoction. His Royal Highness also stood behind the emperor obediently, patted the emperor's back gently, and kept saying:
I advise my father to pay more attention to rest.
"Rest, how can you rest?" Emperor Liva turned to look at the prince and said with a smile: "The Sibia Empire has made great achievements again. As a neighboring country, Liva naturally cannot let Sibia compete! I
You are old, but I must leave you a good foundation no matter what, so that your future will be smoother. Among the emperors of the divine genus, you must be in the middle of the pack and not be bullied!"
"My father's words, I will definitely keep them in mind." His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was moved and said, "My son will definitely work hard!"
The waiter came up with the soup. The enthusiastic and attentive prince stepped forward, picked up the medicine bowl from the silver tray, tested the rim of the bowl with his lips, took another sip, and then presented it to his father.
"Father, the temperature is just right and it's not very bitter."
"Be good!" Emperor Riva took the medicine bowl, looked at his son, and sighed: "You are as good as when you were a child!"
Emperor Riva stared at the prince for a long time. The prince's heart was in his throat and his palms were all sweaty. Finally, His Majesty the Emperor sighed, took a small sip first, then a big sip, and then drank under the prince's hand.
While watching, he drank the whole bowl of concoction.
"Father, I drank too much." The prince obediently took the bowl and handed over the towel with his other hand, "Eat some fruit!"
"Okay!" Emperor Riva wiped his mouth and replied with a smile: "As long as it is given by the prince himself, let alone fruit, even if it is intestinal poison, I will drink it!"
The prince couldn't help but shudder. He was so flustered that the towel in his hand fell to the ground.
"You have to be ruthless to do big things. Why are you panicking? Pick up the towel." Emperor Riva looked at the prince calmly, neither angry nor indignant. "The prince's arrangement today is very good! Looking at the overall plan, the steps are quite good.
Rarely meticulous. But I wonder if there is an emergency plan if the plan fails?"
"Father...what are you talking about?" The cold sweat on the prince's forehead became larger and larger, "My lord, my lord, I can't understand."
"Wipe the poison off your lips! Although you have taken the antidote, if you accidentally swallow it, it will always be harmful to your body." After saying these words, Emperor Riva remained calm, but the prince was already in extreme despair.
"I also took the antidote before. You should have noticed that my cough was worse than usual."
"Father...Father...My son...My son is wronged, my son...my son!"
"Stop talking, who am I? How could I not know all this?" Emperor Riva raised his hand to stop the prince's weak sophistry, "Do you think my previous words were without purpose? Let me tell you! That is
My final advice, I don’t want you to take this final step, the most rebellious step, so I want to use family affection to influence you... But, you still let me down!"
"Father... listen to me, Father... Father!" The prince's begging for mercy was interrupted by a slap in the face.
"Needless to say, you can do it, and of course I can be tough-hearted." Emperor Liva retracted his hand, "But don't worry, you are always my son. I will not kill my own son. When you are sixty years old
On your birthday, you can be free again."
"What's wrong with me!" The prince collapsed and roared unscrupulously, "Everything I did was forced by you! This is all your fault! Your fault! I will curse you forever.
Curse you!"
"It's up to you! That's your right..." Emperor Riva suppressed the pain in his heart and wanted to give the prince the final verdict. Before he could finish his sentence, he coughed again, and the chamberlain hurriedly brought a towel.
The prince's body was held down by two shadow guards, but he was still struggling. On the old emperor's side, the coughing did not stop, but became more and more violent. Finally, a few bits of viscous liquid fell on the prince.
On the face - the prince looked up and found a large amount of blood pouring out of the old emperor's mouth!
What flew out along with the blood was a group of shadow guards hidden behind the old emperor. In an instant, more blood was stirred in the study. Everyone else in the room fell down, and there were even more sounds coming from outside.
With the screams, His Highness the Prince knew that all the people he arranged had been executed - he really underestimated his father!
The two shadow warriors supported the emperor's body, constantly urging the top-level healing scrolls in their hands, trying to save the situation. The old emperor looked at the blood on his hands, chest, and carpet with disbelief in his eyes - but suddenly,
He took out a short blue magic dagger and pierced his left chest. Under the suppression of unknown magic, he temporarily regained his ability to speak.
"Both our father and son have fallen into a trap! What wants to kill me now is not your poison, but a very powerful magic..." Emperor Riva glared at his son, "Do you want to live? Prince!"
The successive incidents had made the prince unable to speak, and he could only nod his head.
"After my death, you will ascend the throne immediately. I will pass on all relevant things to you, and the shadow warriors will also protect you." The old emperor used all his strength to support himself, "You must immediately close the city gate and summon those who are loyal to you.
Army, your two sisters will immediately send troops to attack you, let... let Berni go to Sbia for help, promise to give Cohen Keda half of the empire... land... let him send troops to help you... otherwise you
...There is only one way to die..."
"I...will not give in!" spitting out a mouthful of blood, the old emperor grasped the hands of the prince and the leader of the shadow warriors respectively, "We must keep the blood of the Riva royal family!"
Winterhal was traveling in the suburbs when he heard a strange noise coming from the direction of Kinshasa behind him. He turned around and saw a brightly colored magic ball rising into the sky.
"Hurry up to the garden!" The female general suddenly felt cold all over her body, "Hurry! Hurry! Hurry!"
When they arrived at the garden, Winterhal rushed into the courtyard without saying a word and stuffed the little princess into the carriage. The five hundred guards had already assembled. After giving the order, the light carriage protecting Her Royal Highness the Princess went onto the trade road. On the carriage
, Winterhal told Princess Berni that something had happened to the old emperor - that magic ball was the signal agreed between the old emperor and the female general, and its only meaning was to let Winterhal take Princess Berni to escape.
Asia empire!
After traveling more than thirty miles, Sbia's liaison officer stationed in Riva came with dozens of people in eager pursuit. They joined forces. The liaison officer and the female general were studying the escape route all the way - because the other two
Princess, I will never let Princess Berni escape to the Sbia Empire!
Sure enough, the following day, the pursuers followed. Although the guards resisted desperately along the way and the Sibia intelligence personnel provided cover at all costs, they were more than 400 miles away from the Sibia border.
, Princess Berni and her party were still surrounded by pursuers in a valley.
Princess Berni was on the hillside, with more than 40 people left beside her. The pursuers composed of the eldest princess and the second princess were neatly arranged around. There were more than 8,000 people in total. A huge magic shield tightly covered the entire place.
area, eliminating all possibilities of escape for Her Royal Highness the Princess.
"Ah! General, it seems that we have completed our mission." The leading general among the pursuing troops said to the deputy general beside him: "But before we start, I have a suggestion. I wonder if the general can consider it?"
"It just so happens that the general has a suggestion in mind!" The deputy general smiled slightly and replied, "Please tell me."
"The eldest princess ordered me to take Princess Berni back." The general leading the team said, "I wonder what the second princess told the general?"
"The second princess's order is the same as that of the eldest princess." The deputy general replied, "You want me to take Princess Berni back."
"That's the problem. There is only one Princess Berni, but my eldest princess and your second princess both want to be together. It's really embarrassing!" The general leading the team chuckled, "Don't we have to fight a battle first to score points?
Win or lose?”
"Is it necessary?" The deputy general shook his head and said, "As a staunch subordinate of the second princess, I only do things that are beneficial to the second princess."
"Your Excellency, what you said is good! I will only do things that are beneficial to the eldest princess." The smile on the face of the general leading the team disappeared, "The general believes that if Princess Berni is brought back, it will not harm either the eldest princess or the second princess.
What’s the benefit?”
"I'm afraid it won't benefit anyone!" the deputy general said in an uncertain tone, "General, why don't you just tell me?"
"It's boring to put it bluntly." The general leading the team said, "Why don't we write it on the palm of our hand and forget it after reading it."
"Ah! General, what a great idea." The deputy general took off his gloves, "Let's get started!"
The two palms were leaning against each other, with "kill" written on one palm and "throwing corpses at the border" on the other palm. Then, the two generals looked at each other and laughed tacitly.
The order was given, and the pursuers pressed towards the target step by step. The sound of armor plates clashing with each other echoed in the valley. The remaining guards of Her Royal Highness the Princess stood up, holding the weapons in their hands tightly, determined to use their own
The life of the princess protects the majesty of the princess.
On the hillside, Princess Berni, dressed in plain clothes, walked towards the top of the mountain accompanied by the female general. The breeze blew the corners of the princess's flowing clothes, and her straight long hair was flying, just like a lily blooming in the wind, beautiful
It's so suffocating, so pure that people dare not face it... (To be continued)