Bright Era

In Berrily, the statue of Victory at the top of the Palace of Victory is shining.

Compared with the statue of Victory that Lin Qi had seen back then, the statue of the goddess at the top of the Victory Palace today is taller and majestic.

Since the new emperor ascended the throne a few years ago, the old emperor Saint Louis XIII retired from the hunting palace outside the city to recuperate, the new emperor Shengguang I made drastic changes to the Victory Palace. The area of ​​the palace has expanded fourfold, a dozen or so beautiful palaces have been built, and a statue of the Victory is recast on the main hall of the Victory Palace.

The golden gleaming Victory goddess holds a round shield in front of her chest, and her right hand holds a long sword straight into the sky, and there is a large flame under her feet. The priests of the Church of the Victory Temple have blessed countless magical circles for the gods, even in the daytime. A large and strong halo of divine power rippled down from the idol, covering the entire Palace of Victory.

In the meeting hall, Shengguang I was wearing a scarlet cloak, holding a staff in his left hand and a holy ball inlaid with the emblem of the Holy Cross in his right hand, leaning slightly tired on the throne. Behind him stood twelve warriors wearing gold armor, and a faint golden light spread from these warriors, turning into a divine power to protect the Holy Light I.

Shengguang I came in a secret path. It is said that he was the prince secretly raised by the old emperor Saint Louis XIII.

A few years ago, after the sudden death of the original prince and the third prince, Shengguang I sat on the throne with the support of many courtiers. However, Saint Louis XIII lived in the hunting palace in the suburbs because of the pain of losing his son. Since then, he has lived in seclusion and never saw people easily. Only at some important celebrations of the empire, the old emperor will appear under the protection of Stein. Before the public.

Shengguang I, sitting on the throne, looked only in his early thirties. He had long pale platinum hair, a handsome face, and an extremely pale complexion. He looked like a noble birthplace. But the most eye-catching thing about him all over his body is his deep silver eyes.

There is a brilliant silver in his eye sockets, and the dazzling silver light seems to waft out of the eye sockets at any time, giving a breathtaking sense of mystery. If someone’s eyesight is good enough to penetrate this piece of silver light, he will be able to see that in the depths of Holy Light I’s eyes are countless silver runes twisted into a ball, and these runes have condensed inside and outside his eyes. In the thirty-sixth layer of the spherical magic array, countless silver electric lights are flowing back and forth in these runes, emitting powerful waves of magical power.

There is no doubt that Shengguang I practiced a peculiar pupil technique, and it was an extremely powerful pupil technique. The silver light in his eyes was sharp and domineering to the extreme, and he looked at him as if he had seen tens of millions of iron-blooded masters waiting to go on the battlefield.

The sharp aura of the battlefield faintly blended with the aura of the statue of the goddess of victory above his head.

"Do you still have state affairs to discuss?" Shengguang I took a deep breath and asked in a low and majestic manner.

Hua Li, wearing a scarlet robe, walked out of many civil and military officials, and bowed deeply to Shengguang I with a smile. Hua Li’s old face was filled with unspeakable pride in the spring breeze. He was old and old, but now he has the charm of old trees in spring and dead wood sprouting.

The Huali family was reused in the hands of Holy Light I. This is also an anecdote that has been heatedly discussed by the noble circles of the Gaul Empire for several years. Hua Li once was very old. In the hands of Saint Louis XIII, Hua Li had gone to the Imperial Arms House for retirement. The former imperial prime minister could only use his residual heat in places like the Arms House.

But what is surprising is that in the process of the sudden rise of Holy Light I, Huali's aristocratic soldiers stood out, and the old aristocrats with heraldic courtyard pushed Holy Light I to the throne. Moreover, Hua Li, who was frail and aging, suddenly regained his youthful vitality. Although he was still in that old look, the inside of his body had undergone earth-shaking changes.

There are even rumors that in the last two years, the Hua Li family has secretly raised a dozen beautiful and flowery girls in the mansion as personal maids.

The rejuvenated Hua Li is now the prime minister of the Gaul Empire, and his son, the father of Lin Qi’s old friend Titian, is in charge of the Imperial Council, and he is responsible for all administrative orders of the Empire; and Hua Li His eldest son, the uncle of Master Tixiang, originally held the position of Minister of Finance, and now he has all the functions of the Logistics Department of the Imperial Army in his hands.

Full of dignity, Hua Li is now the first-class core minister of the Gaul Empire.

Slowly walked to the middle of the hall, smiled and bowed to Shengguang I, Hua Li said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the old minister has a very interesting thing here. Although it has nothing to do with our Gaul Empire, it seems, We should mix in it."

Shengguang I raised his eyebrows, and he showed a slight smile: "Hua Lishiqing, what is interesting?"

Hua Li said in a low voice: "The top three famous generals of the Caesar Empire, the Black Duke of the Southern Xinjiang Governor of the Caesar Empire, Karon suddenly invaded Vias a few months ago. We concluded that we were sitting and watching this matter.”

Shengguang I nodded, he was impressed with this matter. The Black Duke Caron suddenly invaded Vias without the authorization of Emperor Caesar. This incident once caused a great shock. The conclusion of the Gaul Empire was to stand on the sidelines, while secretly mobilizing troops on the southern border, ready to grab the advantage at any time.

Hua Li smiled, and a deep arc evoked at the corner of his mouth: "The latest news is that the First Cavalry Division of the Dragon Wing Legion was annihilated, and Karon and all important generals under his command were captured alive. Viass The new owner of the Green Forest Province, the Duke of Green Forest, launched a private army of 110,000, plus more than 100,000 mercenaries under the Earl of Vias Longshan, and more than 100,000 organized by the Federation of Vias... The National Defense Forces, the coalition forces were three days ago Launch a full counterattack against the Dragon Wing Legion."

Shengguang I sat up straight, and he said solemnly: "How is the battle?"

Hua Li's eyes squinted, he looked at a mighty middle-aged man in a black robe standing among the generals, and said solemnly: "Marshal Beian, the military department should have received relevant information, right? ?"

Marshal Beian, who was tall and majestic like a liger, took two steps forward and respectfully saluted Shengguang I.

Marshal Beian, the former Duke of the Northwind, was the commander-in-chief of the Norman Fortress in the Gaul Empire and one of the only three marshals in the Gaul Empire. Before Holy Light I became king, the other two marshals of the Gaul Empire died of a serious illness at the same time. There was no important military minister in Berrily, so Marshal Béan was transferred back to Berrily and took up the post of Minister of Military Affairs of the Empire. At the same time, he was in charge of the military department and controlled the guards of Berrely and all military units of Berrely.

Like Huali, Marshal Beian was also the beneficiary of the sudden ascension of King Light I. His eldest son is now the highest commander of the Norman Fort. With the military power in Marshal Beian, Marshal Beian’s family is almost in control. Sixty percent of the elite army of the Gaul Empire.

Straightening up, Marshal Beian said in a deep voice: "The Dragon Wing Corps collapsed, the core main battle force was annihilated, all re-enlisted retired soldiers were annihilated, the local auxiliary soldiers and militiamen recruited were mostly captured, and all other ordinary civilians Captured alive. The latest information obtained this morning is that only two thousand light cavalry finally fled back to Caesar territory."

Hua Li nodded, and he said solemnly: "Vias did a great job this time."

Marshal Bean agreed: "It did a very good job! The so-called Wehrmacht is a group of rubbish. Everyone should know the virtues of the army formed by the group of merchants in Vias; what are the mercenaries? It's useless. They are all elites in small-scale conflicts, but on the large-scale battlefield, they are no different from rubbish."

After a slight pause, Marshal Beian said solemnly: "What is surprising is that the direct army of the Duke of Green Forest is very terrifying and possesses extremely powerful combat effectiveness. According to the assessment of the military, our country's guard army in southern Xinjiang If you face Duke Green Forest’s army, there is a 70% chance of being wiped out!"

Shengguang I pursed his mouth, his waist straightened even more.

There was silence in the hall for a long time, and Shengguang I said solemnly: "Clan Hua Li, what did you just want to say?"

Hua Li lowered his head, and he said solemnly: "Vias has sent a large-scale negotiating team to Caesar, wanting to discuss war compensation and redemption of captives with Caesar. At the same time, Vias’ The army is still marching towards Caesar's territory! A bad one, Vias may even annex several provinces south of Caesar."

Shengguang I said solemnly: "We should intervene!"

Hua Li said in a deep voice: "We must intervene!"

Holy Light I frowned, and he asked, "Then, who should I go? The merchants and nobles of Vias, they must blackmail Caesar severely, and Caesar’s old stubbornness is not easy for him. Dealing with it. What position do we use to get past? Then, how do we get the most benefit?"

Hua Li nodded with a smile: "For the peace of the mainland and the happiness of the people on the mainland, our Gaul Empire cannot sit back and watch the two powerful countries get involved in war. We will mediate for them, and at the same time, we can get close. Observe what kind of person Duke Green Forest is!"

With a sigh of emotion, Hua Li said in a solemn voice: "Nobles from the East, Your Majesty, since this Duke of Green Forest can become the Duke of Vias, why can't he become a courtier of our Gaul Empire? His army is so powerful. ..."

Hua Li glanced at Marshal Be'an, Marshal Be'an said in a deep voice, "And the aliens on Wudalian Island recently seem to be a little restless."

Holy Light I nodded: "Who is going?"

Hua Li smiled, and he said solemnly: "There is the best candidate, Professor Cohen of the Fifth University. He is a good hand in diplomatic negotiation. Let him lead a powerful negotiating team to the Caesar Empire. Strive for the best interest!"

Holy Light I nodded and waved his hand: "Then, appoint Professor Cohen as Minister Plenipotentiary, grant him the position of Fifth Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and let him go to Caesar!" (To be continued. If you like this You are welcome to come to the starting point (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)

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