Realm of Power

There was drizzle outside the window, and the temperature in the room also dropped a lot. Although the imperial guards lit a fire in the fireplace, there were still some shortcomings in the slightly empty office. Imperial Foreign Affairs Officer Efidi took With a speculative mind, he came to the door of the emperor's office. Two stern-looking, capable Imperial Guard captains opened the office door in front of him.

What caught Efidi's eyes was a long brown-red desk. A young man with a lazy expression was examining a report in his hand with a slight frown. Outside the window, there was the sound of raindrops hitting, and there was a hanging on the wall. There was a large map with many marks on it. Efidi's breathing suddenly became heavier. She walked in carefully, stood upright, raised her hands and saluted, "Your Majesty, Efedi, the deputy minister of foreign affairs, has come to report to you."

"Sit down, you came faster than I expected."

The young man put down the report in his hand and gestured to sit down on the sofa opposite. Judging from his current appearance, the emperor was wearing a long, slightly loose dress. In private time, most of his subordinates knew that the emperor He has never been a cautious person, and he does not have the terrifying aura of killing people like the rumors outside. , and there is no oppressive majesty that makes people kick out of their breath, just like the office in front of them, a desk that looks a bit old, a row of bookshelves filled with books from an unknown age, and a burning stove in the fireplace. Sitting next to the warm fire, the young man looks more like a lazy man curled up in his room reading a book in winter.

Efidi's body collapsed and his heart beat uneasily. Even if he was given two more courages, he would not dare to sit down in front of the emperor. This time, the Imperial Ministry of Foreign Affairs was ordered to secretly contact the governors of Feize. In just half a month, several provincial governors were able to side with the eldest prince. Most of the credit was due to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. However, if you think that you have achieved great results, it would be a big mistake, because the emperor valued Lak most. Sisu province. However, they have been unable to talk about it. If you look at the map of Feize, you can see that Laxsu Province is located exactly at the connection between the central and northern parts of Feize. From a strategic point of view, the first six provinces combined are not as important as the Laxsu province.

"You don't need to be so formal. This time, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs can pull the six provincial governors of Fezer into the camp of supporting the prince in such a short period of time. It is already quite good." The young man casually picked up the signed letter on the table. Good documentation. Handed to Efedi, "This is the appointment you proposed in the report, then go ahead. If the other party still wants to delay time, there is no need to spend time on it."

"Your Majesty, do you mean to abandon the Laxsu Province?" Efidi looked slightly stunned.

"I just received news that the noble army unexpectedly defeated the Fezer King's army outside the Blue Valley."

The young man shrugged his shoulders in his seat and said with a helpless smile, "Who would have thought that the noble army, which had been forced to death, unexpectedly defeated King Feize's army in Blue Valley. According to the original plan, the noble army should They will be stuck in Blue Valley. By then, the only people who can help these guys are our empire. Such a request cannot be made. If Dalaxsu Province, which is going north again, is in hand, even if they all fall into the arms of the empire, it is not completely impossible, but it is no longer possible. The noble army won the victory in Blue Valley. It is said that Fei Fei The Ze royal family has decided to let the noble army leave. The situation has changed, and Laxsu Province is no longer very important!

"This is the way it is, my subordinates understand."

A look of surprise appeared on Efidi's face, indeed. If the Feize royal family no longer wants to forcibly annihilate the Hokuriku noble group in the royal capital area, the Laxsu province will not have much meaning as a bargaining chip for the empire, unless the empire decides to break up with these Hokuriku nobles and annihilate these Hokuriku nobles. All the Hokuriku nobles were sniped and killed on their way back. Otherwise, it would be completely inconsistent with the empire's original intention to completely divide Feize's country. In fact, according to the empire's military strength, it is enough to swallow the entire Fezer, but the consequence of this is to completely ignite the raging fire of the south against the empire. By then, if the empire wants to continue to expand in the south, the support and pressure it will receive will become Multiply that, and there will be a full-scale wave of opposition to the Empire throughout the South.

In the North-South War, although the losses of the Southern Allied Forces reached 700,000, there were so many countries participating in the war that the losses of the countries did not damage the foundation. Once they resisted the empire in an all-out way, it would be another matter. Although the Southern European Barrow was also a European It is part of the Barrow continent, but due to the barrier of the inland sea, the cultural differences between the north and the south, the will of the people, and the sense of identity are actually treated as two continents.

Whether the South attacks the North or the North breaks into the South, it will be directly regarded as a war between two continents, this kind of mutual confrontation. It has a history of thousands of years. Once it is formed, it cannot be changed in a short time, nor can it be changed completely by conquest by force. Just like the Feiya Dynasty, which was very powerful thousands of years ago, it was because of the forcible use of force to unify the inner sea. North and South regions, regardless of North and South The contradictions in the geographical consciousness of the two countries eventually led to the collapse of the entire empire due to rebellion in one region. Although the empire was strong, it had only risen less than ten years after all. It was still very difficult to deal with the conflicts in the northern region. Once it fell into the south I can’t imagine the consequences of this quagmire.

"Your Majesty, what does the Ministry of Foreign Affairs need to do next?" Efidi asked cautiously. As a foreign affairs officer, what he needs most is to know the emperor's thoughts.

"Well, there is really something that needs to be handled urgently by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs."

The young emperor was silent for a moment, stood up, took out a request from the bookshelf drawer behind him, handed it to Efidi, and said in a solemn voice, "The defeat of Blue Valley, King Feize must be too busy taking care of himself, and he shouldn't have the energy to pay attention for the time being. As for the situation in further areas, during this period, you will be personally responsible for initiating contact between the empire and the southern region of Fezer."

"Contact with the south? Do you mean those vassals of Feize Kingdom?" Efidi took the request, glanced over it, and her expression changed.

"Yes, they are vassals of the Kingdom of Fezer." The emperor nodded and said, "The royal family of Fezer massacred tens of thousands of southern vassal troops. Almost all the military strength of the southern vassal kingdom was filled in. Now everyone can see that Fezer Once the royal army solves the domestic problems, it will quickly go south and uproot the royal families of these vassal kingdoms. This is an excellent opportunity for the empire to fully intervene in the south. Si Duhan of the Imperial Bank has already Contacts in this area have begun, but after all, the Imperial Bank is not an official empire, and many things cannot be discussed. Si Duhan asked me to send an imperial foreign affairs officer of sufficient level. Although the strength of these vassal kingdoms is not very good, they are important as a foreign affairs officer. The empire's tentacles in the south are enough. Si Duhan is in full control of this matter, and you are responsible for cooperating. This is an important part of the empire's overall strategy, and must be given sufficient attention!"

"Yes, I understand."

The person who heard that he was asked to cooperate was Si Duhan. As an old man from the Samor era of the empire, Efidi straightened up with a look of shock. He did not expect that the emperor would have arranged such an important figure in the south, Si Duhan, the first imperial business alliance. Chairman, Administrative Officer of the Kingdom of Wikia, Head of the Southwest Business Alliance of the Empire, Inspector General of the Imperial Bank, any one of these titles. They have all stepped into the ranks of the empire’s core ministers with only half a foot! There have long been rumors among the upper echelons of the empire that the emperor intends to designate the general manager of the Imperial Bank in Barrow, South Europe, as Si Duhan. Anyone who knows the details of the Imperial Bank can feel the weight of this prestige position. Position, if placed in the imperial business circle, it would be a position similar to that of an imperial marshal.

"Okay, let's go down and get ready."

The emperor waved his hand with a stern expression and asked Efedi to leave, waiting until Efedi left. The fat man took a long breath, rubbed his temples, stretched his waist, and glanced at the heavy pile of documents on the table. He yelled, "Are these bastards trying to murder the emperor? Even if I read and sign each document, these documents would take three or four hours!" This kind of internal affairs document has been coordinated by all parties. The execution is also about the normal operation of the empire. If you look carefully, you can't finish it even if you don't stop for 24 hours a day, so Fatty has no doubts. It is rumored that most diligent emperors were actually exhausted.

It took more than three hours, and the drizzle outside had completely stopped. The fat man stopped writing and asked people to take away the backlog of documents. Anyway, the fat man understood clearly that as long as a country operates normally and has internal stability, As long as it is not affected by war, as long as there is no internal friction, it will basically naturally accumulate and become stronger, not to mention that the empire spans the entire continent. The business network continues to absorb nutrients from the entire continent, and the empire also continues to plunder the populations and resources of other countries. As the emperor, all you have to do is to maintain this environment and expand your advantages. As for too detailed work, you should hand it over. Let those who are truly talented in this area do it. Anyone who regards himself as an omnipotent emperor is seeking death! Isn’t this incredible thing of all-round talent meant to die young?

"Your Majesty, it's almost time." A guard captain knocked on the door and reminded the emperor.

"Really? It's time so soon?" The fat man shook his head, his eyes flashed with an imperceptible chill. From his angle, he turned his head and looked out the window, and saw a touch of color appearing on the sky in the middle. You can see that the big trees outside are still dripping with water. The empire has established a foothold on the west coast. In order to completely turn the west coast into an empire region, the empire's first sky temple in South Europe Barrow will also hold an opening ceremony today.

Of course, this kind of thing does not require the emperor to come in person, but the person in charge of the opening ceremony this time is Parstina, who is about to retire from the position of high priest. That is another matter. Nilai personally wrote a letter asking Fatty to Please note that Palstina's visit to the West Coast is not a normal installation. Platoon, since the incident of the common saint, Parstina has completely reorganized the Sky Temple, abandoned the original idea of ​​theocratic kingship, and instead vigorously developed the knowledge teaching, medical and other functions of the temple itself, so that the Sky Temple The Temple quickly established its status as the state religion in the empire.

However, the opposition forces within the Sky Temple are unable to resist under the pressure of the empire. However, there will always be one or two ignorant people who stand up and accuse Palstina of being a traitor to the Sky Temple. The election of the civilian saint also makes Part of the secular forces that were originally isolated entered the management of the Sky Temple. The three parties were mixed. The wide spread of the Sky Temple undoubtedly aroused the prying eyes of these secular forces. Parstina came to the West Coast just to take advantage of the This is an opportunity to show your devotion to the Temple of the Sky

Nilai was originally firmly opposed to it. She tried to stop it many times, but still couldn't stop Parskina from insisting. Finally, she could only ask Fatty for help. Fatty personally ordered the navy to escort them all the way. It was relatively smooth along the way, but some bad news still aroused Fatty's anger, causing the Sky Temple to fall from the divine power to the mortal world. It was Fatty who led the introduction of civilian saints in order to let the secular power completely devour the divinity of the Sky Temple itself, so that it could become a tool for the empire to control. But some people obviously don't know the importance of the matter! (To be continued.)