Realm of Power

At the edge of the river beach, the water continued to wash away the bloodshot pebbles. The bright red human blood dyed red puddles on the river beach. More than 30 headless corpses lay on the river beach, exposed to the sun at the end of May. Under the scorching sunshine, the air is filled with the smell of dried blood.

In just one morning, thirty-nine people were killed by Varisian's order, and hundreds of survivors were ashen-faced and silent. No one dared to show any resistance, and they looked at him timidly. The corpses on the river beach clearly proved that the Imperial Army was a cruel and ruthless violent organization. Thinking that a few days ago they were still dreaming of using land to compete with this bloodthirsty violent organization, the survivors' intestines turned pale. ,

Varisien must have gone crazy today. He swept away the scruples and low-keyness of the previous period and ruthlessly ordered to kill more than thirty leaders in a row until no businessman dared to despise the power of the military. No. By one morning, 80% of the land in Besuka was in his hands.

After sorting out the land deeds in his hands, Varisian looked like an old farmer checking his harvest, with a satisfied smile on his face. He had no intention of letting him go because Varisian was waiting for the real target to appear. From the moment His Majesty Falcon came to Bethuca, Varisien, who has always had a sensitive sense of smell, knew that some people were going to be unlucky! He is the person in charge of the Putao area, so he naturally knows that behind these smugglers are actually various forces in the empire. If not, Varisien would have already unhesitatingly removed all the Besuka people, making him look displeased. Kill all the people

Soon, two carriages with the logo of the Business Alliance rushed over like crazy. One carriage first stopped at the edge of the river beach. "Crack" the door opened, and a person came down in a hurry.

"It's Sir Sidney Suo!" Seeing the face of the visitor clearly, there was some commotion among the merchants, with expressions of excitement on their faces as if they had seen a savior, and some even burst into tears. "Sir Sid Nisuo... Look. The latest and most complete novel, help me, "The quiet situation just now was like water dripping into boiling oil, and the situation suddenly became chaotic.

The furious Sidney Suo, the head of the Business Alliance, turned livid. He looked at the rows of corpses on the river beach one by one with cannibalistic eyes. His body was trembling with fear or anger. As the person in charge of the Business Alliance in the Puntau area, , has now naturally become the interim general manager of the joint area of ​​​​Putau and southern Congo. Naturally, he is very clear about the large-scale annexation of land by smugglers here. This is not the first time that this has happened in the imperial-occupied areas. Usually the final result is that the military compromises and gives up some of its benefits, but this time, he didn't expect that Varisien would really dare to kill him.

Among the more than thirty headless corpses on the river beach, they included the head of the Business Alliance in Besuka, large private traders, local wealthy businessmen, and even some hoarders who controlled large quantities of food. There are also many big businessmen who can be proud of themselves in the Business Alliance. They are now lying here. It is terrible to see. More than half of the wealthy merchant families in the Gangfei area of ​​the Business Alliance are lying here. Sidney Suo feels that he is going crazy. . If he still can't express anything, and these wealthy merchant families who have suffered personal losses join forces to ask questions, his status as a deacon will be in jeopardy.

"Lord Varisien. I need an explanation. This is a massacre, a massacre specifically aimed at our merchants from the Business Alliance!" Sidniso gritted his teeth with a ferocious expression. Threatening, "If Lord Varisian cannot explain clearly, I will ask all merchants in the Putao area to stop trading. The huge losses caused by the merchants' strike, as well as the suspension of the empire's inland sea opening policy, are enough to make Varisian Lord En will bear the wrath of His Majesty Falcon! By then, it will be difficult to say whether Lord Varisien can continue to be the person in charge of the Putao region."

"Your Excellency Sidney, please understand that this is an imperial duty!"

Varisien looked at the furious Residniso with an unclear look. The two had a good relationship in Lisbon. When he saw him walking down, his eyebrows furrowed unnaturally. "How dare these people use the land?" Come to threaten the Emperor's control of Besuka, you really Are you going to ask the merchants to go on strike because of this matter? Or do you think you already have a bargaining position with the imperial government? Your body is already with these people!"

"You..." Sidney Soo's face turned red and white after being robbed, and his body was shaking with anger.

"Lord Varisien, if Lord Sidney can't take care of it, I don't know if I can! Although I don't have much ability, I should still have some influence on your career!" At this moment, with Sidney When Suo came to the carriage together, a light female voice came out. Hearing the sound inside the carriage, Varisien was stunned for a moment, but there was an unconcealable ecstasy in his eyes. Sure enough, he was still here. !

The sun was still rising in the sky in half an hour. The young man put down the book in his hand with some boredom. The signature of the owner in the corner of the book already stated who the owner of this manor was. Marcos, the former most powerful Minister of Military Affairs in the Congolese Empire , no wonder the location of this manor is so excellent. From a high place, you can have an unobstructed view of the entire Besuka. It is a typical small fortress with tight defenses. Looking at the crowded river beach in the distance, the young man frowned slightly. , stood up and stretched,

Varisien has been busy killing people and beheading people by the river. He has been killing for an hour and a half. It is estimated that the people behind the smugglers who want to raise prices are about to collapse if they don't come forward. This matter It's not as simple as it seems. The emperor's people are ruthless except for their reputation. Although Varisien adopted a tolerant policy in Ptau, his external reputation is still that of a god-killing figure who defeated more than 100,000 Congolese-African coalition forces with inferior troops and piled countless heads on the capital. Such a major military general , in the past, even a cough could make the entire Puntau ground tremble three times.

The young people did not believe that those smugglers were so bold and dared to play the game of using land to blackmail the imperial decree in front of such a military general. Varisian's report did not mention it clearly, but the young people also guessed At some point, the root cause of Varisian's being threatened was a bluff. These smugglers were just a cover to deceive people from the outside, and there must be Varisian, an important military official, behind them. He doesn't dare to offend the backstage easily. Looking at all the forces in the empire, he is a figure who can make Varisian feel troublesome. It is estimated that it is most likely to come from the power behind his wife.

Young people have long received reports of various forces intervening in local management. With the rapid expansion of territory, the inner desires of all parties are also expanding. They dare not directly collide with the imperial side, but people like Besuka It is nothing new for regions to use economic annexation to threaten local management.

This situation occurred several times in the annexed Gaul region. Because the other party had a tough background, the internal affairs officers sent did not dare to offend. This has attracted the attention of the Ministry of Internal Affairs chaired by Mao Mo Naqing, who personally wrote several confidential letters to report the seriousness of the matter to young people. As for the companies involved behind these blackmail management through economic means, Mao Mo Naqing Na Qing, on the other hand, did not mention it clearly and seemed to have some scruples.

The war was urgent some time ago, and the empire needed to rely on various forces to open up the inland sea. The young people just watched with cold eyes and remained silent. Now the overall situation has been decided. The Istan Empire in the north is obviously not focused here, and the empire's focus on external expansion has begun to slow down. Currently, the only areas where troops are still deployed are the mountainous areas of eastern Gaul, where Salon, the war-savvy governor of the southwest region, is personally in charge. The war is progressing smoothly, and soon the barriers to the eastern mountains will be cleared, and the battle against the four major consuls in eastern Gaul and the remaining armies of Algernon Julia will be completed.

"Your Majesty. The target has appeared." Sure enough, Hu Keqili's voice sounded at the door. Hu Keqili was wearing casual clothes. If you don't know him, you will hardly recognize this imperial central general who deliberately wears fake curly hair. He looks dusty and looks like he has just returned.

"Can you see who it is?" The young man looked through the window to the river beach in the distance. His keen eyes had already seen two carriages with obviously noble crests appearing on the river beach. The execution in progress also stopped. It should be Someone came out to stop it! And it can make Varisien stop, which proves that his status is not low! Just a business alliance may not be able to stop Varisien who has made up his mind.

"It's Sidniso from the Business Alliance!" Hu Keqili hesitated for a moment and took a deep breath. "There is also Princess Haraudian's maid, Yingli Mad, accompanying her. The Navy has no information about Ying Li Mad. According to the record of De coming to Puntao, the other party should have come via a smuggling ship! "

"You mean, the Ruidian people are behind this Besuka incident?" The young man looked back from a distance with a calm face, and there was a sudden coldness in his tone.

"My subordinate has no such intention. I have investigated and found out that among the seventeen smugglers who took the lead in resisting this time, thirteen are Redians, three are Nords, and one is a Salander!" "Opposite. Hu Keqili's body trembled slightly. No one knew the anger in his master's words better than him.

"Then we can only blame them for their misfortune! You always need to pick one to make an example!" The young man curled his lips slightly and said calmly, "Hu Keqili, Varisien's mission is completed." , these Ruidian people have been dealt with! Remember to be clean, I don’t want any rumors to involve the princess.”

"Yes, I understand!" Hu Keqili trembled slightly and fell out of the room. The wind blew on his face. Instead of the heat in May, there was an incoming chill.

Haroldian is the princess of Raedian and the beloved wife of his master, but his master only said that she is from Raedian! There is no mention of Princess Haroldian at all, which means that the Lord has determined to destroy all people and things involving Princess Haroldian! As for what kind of punishment Her Highness the Princess will receive, only the Lord himself knows, poor Ruidian! Hu Keqili sighed inwardly, turned around and walked out of the room. He knew that the next step for his master must be to severely attack these forces that stretched their hands too far. Among them, the heaviest losses must be the current Ruidian forces who were caught. .

Varisien was still looking ugly on the river beach, but he was actually ecstatic inside. He didn't expect to force out such a big fish.

"Lord Varisien, have you already decided to do this?"

Yingli Mader, wearing a black palace dress and the official uniform of a Falcon Empire maid, has a face as cold as a rose of ice and snow. She looks about 27 or 27 years old, with a beautiful face and a slender and charming figure. She has been in Rui Er since she was eleven years old. The royal family of Dian was the personal maid of Haroldian, who was only five years old at the time. She was like a sister to Princess Haroldian.

Haroldian married into the Falcon Dynasty through marriage, and he was followed only by the Yingli Marde maid. Therefore, in the hearts of most Renidian people, this maid's identity was the spokesperson of Her Royal Highness, and the commercial Sidney Suo, the person in charge of the southern region of Putao and Congo in the Alliance, is from the Ridian royal knight family.

"This is an imperial duty. Once Your Majesty knows about it, has Miss Yingli Mader thought about the impact this will have on the princess?" Varisien looked embarrassed and reminded her kindly, speaking from the heart. He said that among the princesses in His Majesty's harem, Princess Haraudian is considered very responsible, and her choice to sacrifice her own marriage for the sake of Raedian made soldiers like Varisien feel a little admiration.

"You're threatening me!" When Yingli Mad heard Varisien's words, she didn't feel the kindness in them. Instead, a trace of unnatural anger flashed across her face. He said coldly, "Lord Varisien, I am just a woman. I don't understand what imperial duties are, but I know that your majesty is not in the mood to understand such a trivial matter, and all procedures are in compliance with imperial laws. The merchants' lands are I bought it with my own money. The military wants this. Taking it away without compensation is an illegal act in itself. Even the Imperial Supervision Department cannot deny this. Moreover, if this matter really comes to His Majesty, the person who is at fault must be Lord Varisien, so I still advise you, Necessary compromises lead to friendship."

"Friendship?" Varisien frowned slightly.

"Let everyone here go. Return the land to everyone, so that you can get my friendship, the friendship of the Business Alliance, and the friendship of Her Royal Highness the Princess!" Yingli Mad's delicate body straightened up. With a face full of arrogance, he said word by word, "I believe these are far more useful to adults than Besuka's control!"

"Haha! Well said, who doesn't want friendship! Let alone a friendship that can change destiny."

Varisien suddenly smiled. From the corner of his eye, he could already see a group of black cavalry in the distance coming towards him like lightning. Those are His Majesty's personal guards. No matter how good a friendship is, it needs a life to be useful. If we can't take the land at noon, what Your Majesty may want is my head!

"So, has Lord Varisien decided?"

Yingli Mad looked at the uncertain Varisien, and she already thought that Varisien had made a compromise. Yes, who would refuse such a benefit? There was a hint of pride in Yingli Mad's face, such a thing is not The first time you do it, most of the other parties will choose to compromise. After all, it is unwise to offend a princess just for the control of an area.

As the empire's territory expanded in the Oparo region, the belated Reidian faction realized that if they continued to sit idly by like this, they would lose their golden period of keeping up with the empire's expansion, so they launched Ying, one of the core members. Limad personally persuaded Princess Haraudian, and then Haraudian made the decision to focus on Puntau. Regional decision-making, with the expansion of the smuggling business, and the empire swallowing up the southern part of Conflict, Yingli Mader, who personally handled the matter, became more and more bold. If the southwest and northwest districts are Nords, The sphere of influence of the Salanders, so why can’t Putau and southern Gangfei be the sphere of influence of the Redians?

With this idea in mind, Yinglimade decided to take a gamble in Besuca, the core of south-central China.

This is the dividing line between central and southern Congo. It is a cross hub where trade routes and waterways meet. Most of the goods entering from the coastal areas will pass through here. As long as it is done properly, within a few years, central and southern Congo will surely be the most important place in the rise of the Congo. As a fast economic center, if we can take advantage of this annexation of most The opportunity to divide the land allows the imperial side to turn a blind eye at the trade road control checkpoint and allow more smuggled goods to pass through here. Even a small part is enough for Rui Erdian smugglers to pass through. In the next few years, or even more than ten years, it will complete its control over the entire central and southern market.

"Tamp!" The ground was trembling, and a group of black cavalry entered fifty meters away with flying hooves. Just when everyone was stunned, the horses stopped violently in a row, and smoke and dust were flying. One of them rode away from the queue and headed towards Come here slowly, the general's cloak behind him is fluttering in the wind,

"Imperial Central General Hu Keqili!"

The proud smile solidified on Yingli Mad's fair face, and her pretty face suddenly turned pale. She did not expect to see the general of the Imperial Central Army here. In terms of position, Hu Keqili was one of the five giants in the military. It is not the responsibility of regions like Varisien to control the heavy troop concentration of the central army of the Empire. People can compare. Although both of them are basically army commanders, one is the commander of the local army and the other is the commander of the central army with the strongest combat power in the empire. The difference in status is the difference between heaven and earth. He can threaten Varisien. , but I would never dare to threaten Hu Keqili, the confidant of His Majesty the Falcon.

"Lord Varisien, let me ask, has everything been handled properly?" Hu Keqili stopped his horse and glanced at Yingli Mader and the head of the Business Alliance Sidney Suo, like It was as if they hadn't seen it. This performance made the two of them feel as if they had fallen into an ice cave.

"That's right, except..." Varisien quickly stood up and held up the land deed in his hand, his face grimacing and speechless.

"I will handle the others. Who are these people?" Hu Keqili looked at the still-living businessmen with cold eyes. The businessmen did not recognize him, but they also felt a trace of murderous aura and unconsciously turned back. Come on

"These people handed over the land, so I promised to keep them alive." Varisien's face changed, and he heard an unusual breath from Hu Keqili's tone.

"Lord Varisien, are you confused? In this matter, what is the difference between friendship and non-friendship! Especially when it involves some people who must not be involved! Be clear, these are the Lord's exact words !”

Hu Keqili raised his hand, and the black-armored cavalry behind him began to disperse. A row of bright swords were drawn out, dazzling. He wanted to say again, if you don't do it, then I will!

Varisien's body shuddered when he heard this, his face suddenly turned ferocious, and he shouted to all the soldiers, "What are you still doing? All of them will be executed!" (To be continued, please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel is better and more updated. quick!