Realm of Power

In the evening, a black carriage was driving on the street. Due to the attempted assassination of the Imperial Princess that occurred just a few days ago, the entire road was not under complete martial law. There was a significant increase in the number of cavalry patrols. These cavalrymen wearing black armor Riding on a majestic armored horse, one side of the war horse is a Wu-shaped cavalry shield inlaid with the imperial falcon emblem. The pits on it add to the killing atmosphere. The other side of the war horse is full of lethality. Imperial Cavalry Crossbow

This kind of crossbow is very different from the small assault crossbow equipped by the Imperial Guards Cavalry. It is already the length of an adult's arm. The crossbow string above must be pulled out in advance in combat situations and hung in the quiver next to the cavalry crossbow. Equipped with only three crossbows, this popular type of cavalry crossbow is mainly equipped in the combat order of the non-Central Army of the Empire.

This type of cavalry crossbow loses the flexibility of the cavalry assault crossbow, but increases the lethality of disposable weapons.

Under normal combat, this kind of cavalry crossbow has only one chance to fire. It is very rare for all three crossbows to be fired. However, if the target is changed from the opponent's heavy armored infantry to the spear formation infantry used to resist the cavalry attack, even if it is just A single crossbow shot is enough to cause tearing destructive power, and the imperial commander who was able to come up with this simple and effective way to directly destroy the horse-repelling spear tactic was Varisien, known as the Imperial Fox.

This famous imperial general who is famous for being good at assault has long discovered that the imperial crossbow can be fired within a distance of thirty meters. The strong penetrating power of the crossbow can directly penetrate the most lethal first and second rows of the opponent's gun formation infantry, and then will This vision was presented to the Emperor, and with his approval, the Varisian Legion was the first to be equipped with this improved Imperial combat force.

For the Feishan people, these imperial cavalrymen with the imperial falcon emblem and a red spear engraved on their shields are the incarnation of the god of death. They think back to when Feishan rose up, defeated the old enemy Istan Empire, and had 300,000 men. The war army is like a ferocious beast staring at Central Europe, which has just been hit hard by the Hungarian Rebellion. Barro only needs to drive his army westward and cross the Bavalade Platform, which is on the border with Hungary. Barro in Central Europe is in a desperate situation. However, the 300,000 Feishan elite who are at the height of their power are facing the ambitious Feishan. Under the leadership of the old king, they occupied the snow-covered Bavarian platform overnight.

An army of 300,000 was ambushed by the empire, and it was this cavalry that killed them all the way. After collapsing for dozens of miles, they still did not escape the fate of being strangled by the entire army. Then the famous imperial general Varisien showed his invincible attitude when he defeated Feishan King's capital all the way. , and completely chilled the spines of Feishan people. Only a year has passed, and the tragedy of the time is still felt by Feishan people. Now that the imperial cavalry has once again entered the hinterland of Feishan, its violent and cruel side will be displayed in front of all Feishan people. Just ten days ago, the administrative officer of Badya City in Feishan Province was seriously injured in an attack. Then the Feishan nobles in Badea announced the restoration of Feshan and supported the former Feshan king's princess Atalina as the new master of Feshan.

The Feishan people's evasive eyes along the road, no matter what kind of psychology they had, at this moment, under the cover of the empire's powerful force, they were careful not to show the slightest expression.

Feishan was so powerful that she was defeated by the empire overnight. Now Feishan is not only in economic decline, but also a large number of men are missing, which has led to many jobs in Feishan being done by women. This almost comprehensive atmosphere of decadence has all Feishan no longer had the intention to compete with the empire. Instead of showing much support for the restoration of Badiya City, she actually believed in it. Because of the arbitrary behavior of these Feishan nobles, they attracted the brutal imperial gang, which disrupted the peaceful life again. No one can say whether there will be bloody conflicts, but even if there is Full of questions and worries, I can only bury them deeply in my heart and never dare to bring them up as a topic of conversation after dinner. The flashing bayonets of the Empire can kill people at any time. .

By the light of the wind lantern in the carriage, the fat man lowered his head and read the secret message sent from Badya City. The incident of the former Feishan Princess Atalina's attack on the imperial princess had spread, and the former Feishan era celebrity immediately became aware of the incident. unknown, Her Royal Highness, who had even been forgotten, caused a huge wave among the Feishan nobles. Feishan perished too quickly at first, not only because of the loss of elites, but also because the nobles within Feishan were completely leaderless. After the empire's famous general Wa Under Li Xien's strong crushing, it was annexed by the empire inexplicably. Now the appearance of this princess really made the unwilling Feishan nobles find an opportunity to restore their old glory and privileges. It only took a few short years. In one day, there were more than a hundred Feishan nobles gathered in Badiya City. Various names and family crests were re-established in the small Badiya City, and they seemed to know each other in the same place. At night, the destroyed Feishan Kingdom regained its glory

Of course this is not the case

Among the more than a hundred nobles, at least ten of them are "Feishan traitors" planted by the Imperial Intelligence Department. Ten of them are personnel sent by Feishan and the Istan Region Governor's Office. In the past year or so, these families have all It has been completely absorbed by Varisien. Many other families have a speculative mentality and really retain the desire to restore the country. I am afraid that only a dozen families will die.

The person with the loudest voice, the most prestige and status is none other than the former Finance Minister of the Kingdom of Feishan, Grace. This Minister of Finance has been in charge of the finance of the Kingdom of Feishan for thirty years. Although he is not very clever in financial management, he can help After the old King Feishan had accumulated such a fortune, he knew that he was still somewhat capable, and the surrender letter written by Minister Grace The letter was placed on Fatty's desk three days ago, stating that as long as the imperial army arrived in Badya, it would immediately cooperate with the imperial army to ruthlessly exterminate the rebels. At the same time, Lord Grace also reported in the letter that he was promoted to Fei Shan. Card, the former deputy minister of military affairs of Feishan, the marshal of the new dynasty, had repeatedly plotted to restore the country. The last assassination of the imperial princess must be related to him.

For the emperor, this was a very ironic thing. The assassination of Princess Feishan was completely the work of the Intelligence Department. Maybe Princess Feishan, who had been hiding in Tibet for more than a year, never imagined that she would be given such a gift. The patriotic Marquis who provided the hiding place was actually a member of the Imperial Intelligence Department. After gaining trust and giving the right information at the right time, everything will fall into place. He stuffed Gross's secret letter into the drawer, and you can see another letter of surrender. The signature on it is exactly what Grace mentioned. Card, the Undersecretary of Military Affairs, also mentioned in his letter that Grace was plotting a rebellion.

This is a chess game, and the chess pieces that fall on it are always in the hands of the emperor.

"Originally I just wanted to drop a bait in Badya, gather all the Feishan nobles who are resentful of the empire, and give them a chance to truly fight the empire. Even if they fail, there will be no regrets. I didn't expect it to be "Such a farce." Fatty is also a little speechless. These Feishan nobles are fighting for power. It has only been a few days since Badiya declared independence and restored the country, and they are already fighting for leadership. As the nominal leader, Princess A Talina is obviously unable to suppress these Feishan nobles, which has to give the opponent Fatty a headache. The Badya rebellion is just a smoke thrown by the empire to dispatch troops to suppress it. Now it seems that the imperial army is Before they can be transferred in, the interior of Badea City will collapse on its own. Fatty will never let the smoke dissipate early, so Fatty can only order the Imperial Governor Varisien to use his body to fight the rebellion. The Imperial Army temporarily halts its approach

The carriage passed through the city square, which should have been very lively, but given the depression of the entire area, there were only a few people in the square, and most of the shops on the streets were closed, and ragged refugees could be seen in some alleys. The most prosperous place in the entire city is the inner city In the red light district, aristocratic women who went bankrupt during the war, girls who wandered in the war, women who sold themselves due to lack of food, when more than half of Fei Shan's men died, the rest were women, and the greatest capital that women can rely on is also It’s about the body. Feishan’s economy is in decline, but the red light district is extremely prosperous.

Feishan, as a north-south transportation hub, originally had considerable commercial geographical advantages. However, Feishan has been adhering to a conservative strategy for hundreds of years since its founding, sometimes wandering between the forces of the east and the west. Therefore, Feishan's domestic business is quite With decline, no business tradition, and a serious shortage of male labor force, the Feishan region is synonymous with poverty under the rule of the empire. However, from the perspective of the Europa countries, Feishan's poverty has more meaning.

This is a land that has received a curse. The Falcon Emperor, who is determined to retaliate, undoubtedly took the assassination of his important minister Doze to Fei Shan.

The result of that incident known as the "Wrath of the King" was not only the deaths of 300,000 Feishan people, but also the suffering of millions of Feshan people from poverty and hunger, and the killing of all Feishan men. What a cruel punishment to let hundreds of thousands of Feishan women fall into disgrace. What kind of cruel and ruthless king could do it? He has always made money. Dao's empire had obviously deliberately forgotten Feishan, a land that made the emperor angry. This could not help but intensify the rumors that the emperor of the Falcon Empire was a cruel monarch. Regarding such rumors, Fatty was too lazy to explain. His reputation was bad enough. Now, I don’t care much about it, but as time goes by, it seems to have become true.

Everyone in the empire seems to have acquiesced in the fact that the emperor punished Fei Shan

The emperor has been fighting in Central Asia for more than a year. Princess Maumona Qing, who is in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, is unable to find out the emperor's true intentions. There is nothing she can do about Feishan, a land that has aroused the emperor's anger. Even the business alliance and The Imperial Bank stayed away from the Feishan region, and Varisien, a famous confidant of the emperor, focused all his direct energy and financial resources on the Istan region.

Compared to the impoverished Feishan Mountains, the fertile Istan Plain was obviously more worthy of investment. The famous general who once sold perfume believed that it had investment value. With limited funds, even the emperor would invest in the most reasonable place. There is no way to accuse Varisian of doing something wrong, not to mention that under Varisian's control, the Istan region has gradually gotten rid of the sequelae of the original war.

More new fields have been cultivated with the latest farming and irrigation technology of the empire. The degree of commercial recovery has reached the level of the original Istan Empire. The completion of the two latest large ports is like two huge ports. The funnel network gathers the commercial and trade resources of the entire Istan Plain towards the port. The heritage of the once powerful Istan Empire can show its brilliance with just a little guidance.

The fat man withdrew his gaze with some lack of interest, and glanced at the report he had just closed again. The Feishan in front of him was indeed full of decadence and dilapidation, completely unlike the prosperous business style under the rule of the empire. Even the port city in front of him was docked. There is not a single merchant ship in the port, and the initiator of all this has just been sent from the Ministry of the Interior. Only after receiving the documents did I know that Feishan's current situation is very bad. Not to mention other things, because the business is underdeveloped and there was a large-scale locust plague in the autumn, Feishan's grain harvest this year is less than one-third of previous years. Although The Imperial Ministry of Internal Affairs has reduced or exempted agricultural taxes in the Feishan area, but I am afraid that a large number of people will starve to death this winter.

Maybe he really focused his anger on Fei Shan because of Duo Ze's matter. The fat man's eyes lit up coldly, and he couldn't express his emotions, let alone the people in the empire who were trying to figure out the emperor's thoughts. It’s no wonder that Imperial Princess Tulit Colleen looked surprised when she found out that she was actually in Feishan.

"It's time to end, isn't it? Millions of people are left to fend for themselves just because of your anger. Even the emperor can't be so willful." The fat man sighed boringly. No matter how Fei Shan deserved to die in the first place, now Fei Shan The Shan aristocracy has paid the price, Millions of Feishan people have also suffered. Since they are already under the rule of the empire, they should treat them equally according to the empire's provinces. The fat man's mind couldn't help but flash through the two letters of surrender. What was adulterated or mixed in there? Not just surrender, but surrender! Fei Shan can no longer bear it!

The carriage drove into a gorgeous courtyard inlaid with gilded doors. Standing at the door was a captain of the imperial guard in red cloak. He respectfully opened the door and put his hand on his chest to salute. He said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, the special envoy of the Order State is here." Inside this building, everything around has been searched, and no abnormality has been found."

"Fortunately." The fat man stepped out of the carriage and nodded, and stepped up the steps in front of him under the admiring eyes of the imperial guards.

At the top of the steps, a stunning woman with a white rong gauze on her face stood there. The golden lace dress on her upper body trembled with her body, undulating like golden waves, and she tied a long burgundy ponytail behind her head. , the golden bow tied on it swayed in the wind, spinning and flying around her like a big golden butterfly.

"It's such an honor to meet His Majesty Falcon." A smile like a spring breeze appeared on the corner of the woman's mouth.

"What should I call you? Putamia, or His Highness the Pope?" The fat man curled his lips slightly. The familiar yet unfamiliar face in front of him made him slightly conflicted, not to mention that the corner of his mouth was smiling, and in his eyes His expression is extremely cold, like a condescending god looking at mortals. He has been the pope for so long, does he really think he is a god?