When the Ice Flame Flowers bloomed last year, although the empire was in the middle of a war, the atmosphere in the Holy City was maintained very well. People who were concerned about the war ahead were not confused, because Sibia had a strong emperor, a stable political situation and good
The public security was high, and even the private gatherings convened by the imperial concubines were held as scheduled every month.
When the Ice Flame Flowers bloomed this year, the clouds of war hanging over the empire had long since dissipated, but the atmosphere in the Holy City was a little bad. This prosperous former imperial capital was filled with all kinds of rumors, and under the control of the security forces
Under the rule of law, civil security was still so-so, but among the high-ranking officials and aristocrats who could not be supervised by the police, troubles continued. This was all because His Majesty the Emperor did not come back as everyone expected, and the imperial concubines also followed him to live in distant places.
The reason for waiting in the city.
Without the emperor and his concubine in charge, one bizarre thing happened one after another. First, the emperor announced that he would move the capital to the city and held a grand celebration. However, the people did not understand the "grandness" of the ceremony. Some
The high-ranking officials and nobles could see the grand and beautiful scenery recorded with magic, but these people knew all the entanglements behind the capital relocation ceremony, so how could they be happy?
Secondly, the priests of the Temple of Light who were expelled by the emperor once again appeared in the Holy Capital wearing white robes. Because the original great temple was converted into a civilian college by the emperor, the temple priests are busy rebuilding the new great temple of Sibia.
.If this is not shocking enough, then the appearance of the Dark Demon Temple priest is really jaw-dropping.
"Dirty, despicable, and shameless" priests of the Demon Temple are also busy in the Holy City, because His Majesty the Emperor has personally approved that the former sworn enemy will build the Great Demon Temple of Sbia across the street from the temple! But since it belongs to the wise and mighty Majesty Cohen
I mean, even if the people don't understand, they won't act excessively. Your Majesty always does things unexpectedly. There must be something behind this matter. Just watch it.
In contrast, the most unacceptable thing is the temporary suspension of informal meetings.
For a long time, informal gatherings have been no longer just gatherings, but have become a place for the Sibia royal family to discover talents. Many civilians who could not rely on formal backgrounds were hired by the imperial concubines because of their participation in the gathering. Stopping it now would be tantamount to deprivation.
It raised the hopes of the common people. Therefore, this matter caused quite a stir in the Holy City, and many people rushed to the residence of Prime Minister Weisu to submit petitions.
An announcement was posted outside the Prime Minister's residence, explaining that it was not conducive to convene because the distance to the city was too far. However, according to those who blocked the door of the Prime Minister's residence, most of the people who had participated in the informal meetings in the past participated spontaneously and did not participate at all.
Who needs to be summoned? The only ones who can summon everyone are the four imperial concubines. Therefore, if the four imperial concubines do not personally tell everyone that the gathering is cancelled, then everyone will have to go to the city by themselves and ask the Prime Minister's Mansion to issue customs clearance.
Documents.
It was also at this time that many people discovered that there was no shortage of unscrupulous people in Sibia, and they could still argue plausibly against the Prime Minister. These people were really bold and reckless! In fact, this was also a kind of behavior under the rule of Cohen Keda.
Characteristically, he at least gave the people the right to speak - although they would still be punished for speaking nonsense or making mistakes, speaking itself was no longer a sin.
During the quarrel, Prince Weisu, who went to Dicheng to attend the capital relocation ceremony and then visited various places, came back. After knowing this, Prince Weisu explained that the party was not not held, but because the capital had just been moved to Dicheng, and the four emperors
The concubine has a lot of affairs, and she really can't find time to host the party recently. Then she set up a few tables outside the mansion for people who want to attend the party to register. Once there is news from the city, the prince will immediately arrange for everyone to go there.
...In this way, everyone was finally appeased.
The civil unrest temporarily came to an end, and what followed was the change in the military and political situation in Sibia.
Under the direct intervention of the gods and demons, the disarmament of all Sibia soldiers began. The imperial army will be reduced by one-fifth within one year, one-third within two years, and by the third year, the entire empire will be reduced.
It can only maintain half of the total number of existing troops. The reduction of the Guards and Guards is slightly smaller, but the situation is not optimistic either.
Even the three dragon cavalry regiments that had made great achievements on the deserted coast also made the gods and demons unhappy. Although they were fully protected by the staff, the result was that the Dream Legion was reduced by two-thirds and retained.
Waiting for the city; the Shadow Legion and the Dawn Legion were completely reduced to empty frames, with only one battalion remaining each, and they were assigned to the southern theater and the northern theater respectively.
And this is only part of the facts that the military knows. Another part of the facts that they don't know is that all the dragon-like mounts that were abolished were forcibly assigned to the Demon Alliance and the Divine Alliance. The specific number and whereabouts are unknown.
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Korn Keda was a war emperor. The Sbia he ruled was an empire that made its fortunes through war. The disarmament was not as serious as the disarmament. Half of the troops survived the war. This is even more unacceptable than losing the war.
. Let’s not guess how distressed His Majesty Cohen is. The senior generals in the empire in the Holy City have already exploded.
For a time, there was a sea of people in front of the official residence of the General Staff in the Holy City, and the threshold of the General Staff Office was breached. The army commanders who did not get the accurate inside information on disarmament cursed, cried, and smashed things, but no matter how they begged or lied,
He even threatened to go to the city to sue, but Lieutenant General Carlos, who was sitting behind his desk, ignored him and kept the disarmament list in his pocket tightly.
So, a group of regiment commanders held a meeting and decided to collectively go to Duicheng to complain. They were so excited that they forgot that the regiment commander was not allowed to leave the army station without any reason, so they finally decided to collectively write a petition and send it to Duicheng to complain.
. It must not be sent directly by official document. In that case, the complaint will eventually fall into the hands of the staff, so everyone chose to take the superior route. Needless to say, Lieutenant General Haiert and Lieutenant General Moya, and even Ma
Both Fa and Jack have a share!
Carlos was a Confucian general, but that didn't mean that he would let these legion commanders run amok, so with a stroke of his pen, those who should be punished were punished, those who should be deducted from their salaries were deducted, and then they were all called to the Holy Capital to attend the Royal Academy Senior Academy.
General training, but those who fail to pass are not allowed to go home - the series of courses at the Royal Academy is very complete, and it also includes poems that made Carlos himself frightened.
There was only one general who was brave enough to rush to the city to appeal to His Majesty the Emperor, and that was Lieutenant General Sande, the deputy commander of the Imperial Navy. Because he did not want his fleet to be sent to "aid" the two alliances to "annihilate pirates", Lieutenant General Sande "
In the name of "training", we set off on the flagship of the First Fleet, sneaked ashore at the dividing line between gods and demons, changed horses, and made the dusty journey to the city.
As soon as he entered the city, he was half way through the Mortal Avenue when he was drunk by Heltra. As soon as he got up, Lieutenant General Moya came over to have a deep talk with him, and then Marfa invited him to participate in the sorority party... and he was busy.
For more than ten days, I had lost a lot of weight and still hadn't seen Cohen. Finally, with everyone's assurance that "there will be more and more ships and bigger and bigger ships," we went back dejectedly.
Different from the military, changes in internal affairs are more secretive. Although the impact is huge, the energy is released slowly. The reason is very simple. Generally, there is no need to inform the public about the transfer of officials. If it is necessary to announce it, many embellishments can be used.
To conceal the true nature.
Prince Weisu was awarded a series of new official positions, the most important of which was to supervise the construction progress of temples and demon temples in the empire. The reason was that the two temples were being built simultaneously in every provincial capital and in all important towns, and the number was huge.
, it is not an easy task to ensure that it is completed on time, so Prince Weisu has the largest mobilization power of materials in the empire.
Prince Lek Kedar and Prince Shifta Kedar resigned from their positions with military backgrounds and were appointed as regional inspectors. It sounds like regional inspectors are not very prominent, but the name of this position is different from the actual position.
The powers of authority did not match - the two princes each controlled five or six provinces, and except for the power to appoint governors, they had all the power of government affairs.
Theoretically, the power to appoint the governors of various provinces lies in the hands of Prince Weisu, while the power to garrison troops and issue decrees rests with the two palaces in the city. But who can guarantee that this situation will not change again? Even if
There are no big changes, but allowing an individual to hold such huge power, regardless of whether he is loyal or not, is already a threat to the empire...
Environment and desire, these two elements have always influenced each other. No one must be in front. It is very dangerous to create such an environment. In terms of probability, people who are extremely loyal will work hard to climb to high positions first.
Later, they suddenly found that they had the strength to rebel, and most of them carried out the rebellion, so they were called rebels. Those who set the target of rebellion first and then rise up. If they succeed, they are called heroes. If they fail, they will be called heroes.
Deserving of the title of hero...
Everyone who sees this is surprised. For a simple reason, Cohen Keda should understand that he has never made such a reckless mistake in governing this empire... Yes, this is reckless, it is simply
Horribly reckless.
The only reasonable explanation is that Cohen Keda was controlled by others and had no choice but to do this. Who else can Sibiya be afraid of now? Just gods and demons. Since they are working behind the scenes, Sibiya can't make any waves.
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After a series of government and military orders were issued, for a long time, nothing worthy of attention happened inside Sbia. There were noisy scenes everywhere. The orders from the top were simple, but it was difficult for the people below to do it.
It will be so fast. Just a mid-level position adjustment may take both sides half a year to complete, let alone so many high-level positions.
In addition, there is the army. Disarmament is not a holiday. Plans must be made in advance to accommodate those soldiers who have been laid off. Otherwise, these people who were still protecting the empire yesterday will have no choice but to turn to thieves and robbers and become a destructive force that harms the local area.
But when it comes to resettlement, it’s easier said than done. The living environment of a person or a family cannot be bought with money.
The priest who oversaw the disarmament was anxious, the holy capital was anxious, and the waiting city was also anxious. Official documents urging each other flew around like snowflakes, but no one could come up with a good solution.
In a semi-military imperial system, the allocation of various materials and personnel has its own fixed rules and proportions. It may not be a problem for each province to absorb and digest more than 100,000 foreign civilians, but it is necessary for them to accept the same number immediately.
It is a joke to have soldiers with numerous military merits. Not to mention that each level of military merit in Sibia has corresponding rewards such as land, houses, livestock, etc., but only to talk about the families of these soldiers. How will this huge number of people be accommodated?
?
Therefore, people who are already farmers, butchers, internal affairs clerks and guardsmen on the documents will still be fully armed and crawling around on the training ground; they will be assigned to the provinces of Conson, Baishuang, Folu, etc.
People who have become residents with houses and land still have to sleep in the same tent at night...but the Holy City still has to continue to transport military rations and pay military salaries to them.
Things that cannot be rushed can only be done slowly. This is what many people have learned from this incident. Anyway, the pattern of Sbia has been decided, and no matter how much you delay, you cannot change what the gods and demons have decided.
Besides, it seems that Cohen Keda is completely out of business now, so what do you have to worry about?
During this period of time, Cohen Keda really didn't care much. He soaked in the place of sleep every day and lived a leisurely life.
In the past, Cohen was either at war or away from home, and rarely had time to spend with the four imperial concubines. But during this time, they were together every day. It was the latter who were not used to it at first. Finally one day, they united and "persuaded" Cohen to return the favor.
Go to the city.
"The time is not yet ripe." Cohen leaned on the table and said lazily: "Going back so early will disturb others. So many people have finally had a sweet dream together, why do you have the nerve to wake them up now?
This is so cruel."
"If you don't go back to stay in the city, it will be our turn to have nightmares." The first princess said in a rare tender tone: "Sbia is our home, no matter how much we don't like the busy life before,
But we have taken care of this family for so long and have deep feelings for it, so how can we watch it happen to so many things?"
"That means you don't have a deep relationship with me anymore?" Cohen said pitifully: "Everyone is really mean. Even if you really don't like me, you can't say it so directly..."
"It's useless to tell you nicely, right? Well done, I'm getting more and more courageous." Standing behind the First Princess, Dill Merlin, who was wearing a black face, began to roll up his sleeves: "Tell me
You, now four are beating you one!"
"You four have lived here for a while, what have you learned from those guys? I guess I can't beat you without weapons." Cohen finally sat up straight, looked at the energetic concubines, and finally
I sighed: "Seeing that you are so healthy and lively now, I really feel a sense of accomplishment!"
"We are not your pets, so what sense of accomplishment is there?" Dill Merin had not yet come out of the black face state. Feline was the first to understand and said to Cohen: "Why don't we accompany you back, by your side?
They also need people to take care of them.”
"Don't even think about it." Cohen's attitude was very firm: "I finally managed to get you out from under the eyes of the gods and demons and hide you in the city. What if something happens when you go back? Who should I cry to?"
"
"The Four Gods have taught us the magic of concealing our own aura..."
"Forget it, if the magic works, why would they stay in the place of sleep and not come out? Don't even think about following me back, I won't agree. Treat it as a vacation or as a punishment.
It doesn't matter, you can't go out from here anyway." Cohen shook his head: "Is it...are you worried about something? Are you worried that I really took in the little princess of gods and demons as a child?"
"Bah! Who cares about this?" Dill Merlin poked Cohen's forehead with his finger: "Although we were deceived by you at the beginning, we are now considered powerful figures under our subordinates. If we don't show up for so long, it's hard to guarantee
There will be no confusion.”
"Subordinates? If you take care of their food and drink, can you still take care of their lives without worries? Are you afraid that they will not grow up?" Cohen shook his head again: "The more times like this, the more you can see the true nature of your subordinates.
ability."
"Is it like your generals?" Feilin put her chin in one hand and said with a smile: "Based on the past performance of these generals, if you issue the disarmament order, the scene in the Holy City will become very lively!"
"That's why I came here to accompany you on vacation. If the generals can't find me, they will choose to solve the problem by themselves." Cohen smiled slightly: "It's not that they have no brains, they just don't usually use them. Just take out my old master's
Style, what does this little thing mean?"
"Speaking of the generals, I just have a letter here, which Bai Ying brought back from the city yesterday." Wen Sili handed a piece of paper to Cohen: "Carlos is working very hard in the Holy Capital.
The temple priest is dissatisfied with the disarmament process but has no solution. It seems that he wants to use the military academy as a demonstration first and is already collecting information..."
"Are these bastards planning to attack the military academy?" Cohen's eyes bulged, he took the letter and read it, his face became heavy.
"What's wrong?" Wensley asked timidly.
"It's nothing serious, but I really have to go back to the city. I have hidden most of the elite forces in the imperial army in various military academies. It seems that there are some sharp-sighted priests among the two temples!" Cohen told Wen
Sili smiled: "This trip will only last ten days and a half, so don't worry about me."
"But, Cohen, didn't you say you want to break the deadlock? What you want to do now seems to be to maintain the deadlock, right?"
"Yes, because the prerequisite for me to break the deadlock is that it is not broken by gods and demons. In fact, in the final analysis, it is because I am not the one to break the deadlock... What can I do if I am impatient?"
While explaining to the concubines, Cohen checked the equipment on his body. This was a scene that the concubines had not seen for a long time. You know, after becoming the emperor, Cohen no longer carried too many things with him -
—Those bottles and jars, long and short daggers, and magic scrolls are all necessary for him to fight with others. (To be continued)