Realm of Power

In the temporary villa of Dijing West Road, Li Yuehua, the general manager of Dijing West Road in Imperial China, the fat man stood in front of the two-meter-high floor-to-ceiling window. The bright golden sunlight shone on him through the window. Although he was only in casual clothes, he still looked capable. Capable and masculine.

There was a sound of light footsteps behind him. The fat man turned around and his eyes fell on the elegant and beautiful Princess Mingyue of Zhongbia who walked into the room. Princess Mingyue, who was dressed in plain men's clothing, under the sharp gaze of the fat man, A cold smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, "I'm very happy that you can come. I thought you would never see me again."

It is not a secret matter for the Imperial Ministry of Foreign Affairs to withhold the request from the Central and African side to ask the Empire to send troops. Moreover, the Imperial Ministry of Foreign Affairs also informed Mingyue through Li Yuehua that the Imperial Ministry of Foreign Affairs involved the imperial strategic secrets and could not be put in public, so once When the emperor makes a decision, he will naturally tell Princess Mingyue. In fact, Princess Mingyue herself knows very well that what he did this time is really a bit rogue.

Using personal feelings to coerce the emperor into sending troops, it was already a great honor to not be expelled by the empire, not to mention being able to respond immediately to the request for sending troops. However, Princess Mingyue did not expect that on the fifth day after submitting the request, just when she thought it was unacceptable. When there was no reply, the empire sent a secret envoy

The emperor wants to see him!

The fat man looked at the haggard Princess Mingyue and sighed inwardly. The Zhongbia court was already in name only, but this woman still wanted to continue it alone. How could this be possible?

Don't say you won't agree. Even the Southwest Long family and the Southern Song family, which already have independent capital, won't agree either.

If the empire really sends troops to Zhongbia's Xinjing, even though the Southwest Long Family and the Southern Song Clan maintain considerable relations with the empire, they will mercilessly accuse the Zhongbia Dynasty of luring foreigners into Zhongbia. At the head of the court, in order to severely damage the orthodox status of the Zhongbia court and open the way for himself to become the orthodoxy of Zhongbia.

And the court of Zhongbia, which has a lot of misdeeds, will definitely abandon Princess Mingyue, a poor woman, as soon as possible in order to clear up the relationship. By then, Princess Mingyue will be criticized by thousands of people in Zhongbia, and will be scolded by thousands of people. No matter how much Princess Mingyue has done for Zhongbia, just attracting foreigners into Zhongbia is enough to make Princess Mingyue infamy for thousands of years.

This cannot be said to be that the Long family in the southwest is despicable and the Song people in the south are shameless. This is a cruel struggle related to the royal power in Central and South-Bia. There is no room for any personal feelings at the critical moment. It cannot be said that the people of Central and South-Bia do not distinguish between right and wrong. It’s because this is the cultural tradition of China and Biya that has been formed for more than a thousand years. The most important thing for Chinese people is honor. Among all the crimes that make people reviled, colluding with foreigners definitely ranks first. Who knows? If you are contaminated, you will be stinking for eternity, and there will be no possibility of self-reflection.

Just like when the Yanzhou Army commanded Goldman Sachs, even if Goldman Sachs held Yanzhou for Zhongbia and fought fiercely with the royal court in the north for decades, even if the Yanzhou Army blocked the prairie people's cavalry from going south for more than a hundred years with one state's combat power, dozens of people died. Although he was young and strong, it was still just a strategic mistake that allowed Wang Tingjun to bypass Yanzhou and go south to attack the hinterland of Zhongbia. The ministers gathered together to attack, but they were collectively scolded by the people of Zhongbia. In the end, the entire Gao Sachs family was executed by the emperor of Zhongbia. The Yanzhou army was surrounded and destroyed by the royal court army without any support. Gao Sachs rebelled against the North Royal Court. In the end, It triggered the most prosperous Battle of the Hundred Miles of Imperial Palace in Central Asia. The imperial capital of Central Asia was captured by the imperial army, and hundreds of thousands of Central Asians were massacred.

But even so, the people of Central and South Africa do not think it is their fault, but unanimously believe that the fault lies with Yanzhou

Even a decent person like Long Yang, the former head of the Southwest Dragon-level family, during the retaking of Yanzhou, he ignored the more than 100,000 remaining members of the former Yanzhou Army, and even refused to distribute food. They still fended for themselves and eventually perished. According to Yueshan's final statistics, Yanzhou originally had a population of more than one million, but when it was finally included in the empire, the population was less than 3,000, and the loss rate was More than 99%, Yanzhou is already a tragic place in the whole state, but the Zhongbia region still mentions Yanzhou with an expression of contempt and disdain, and the reason is just a rumor, that is, Wang Tingjun bypassed Yanzhou. When the state moved south, there was no movement from the Yanzhou army. It was obvious that they had colluded with each other for a long time. This was a crime that even the court had determined. How could it be false?

With such a lesson learned, Princess Mingyue will end up like this. Even with my feet, I can think, "You should have heard about the four southern missions, right?" The fat man nodded, picked up the water glass on the table, and took a sip. "I'm sorry. I didn't expect this to change." If it had happened like this, I would never have brought it up! "Princess Mingyue had a look of shame on her beautiful face. She also knew that this incident was being taken advantage of. Originally, the Imperial Ministry of Foreign Affairs delayed Princess Mingyue's decision. The request is to prevent this matter from being deliberately If they use it, and the countries just want to see the empire's reaction, after all, the Central and Asian regions are too far away from them, and it has little impact on the interests of the countries, so they just treat it as a rumor." Even the far-off Central and Asian courts sent people to request the empire to send troops. , it can be seen that the empire already has considerable strength in the Central Bia region. If the empire really collides with the Aden people in the Central Bia region, it may not be a bad thing for the countries that are suppressed by the empire and have difficulty breathing," Zhu That's all the kings care about.

But no one expected that a sensational incident that suddenly broke out during the Empire's annual meeting would suddenly push Zhongbia's request to send troops to the forefront. This sensational incident in the Imperial Capital was the visit of a group of four countries from the Central and Southern European Barrows. The four countries are the Kingdom of Harvey , the Kingdom of Ikar, the Kingdom of Martinliya, and the Kingdom of Kalisu. When the special envoys from the four countries arrived at the Imperial Sea City, they were extremely high-profile. The number of followers alone reached three to four hundred people. As soon as they arrived at the Imperial Sea City, they immediately joined forces with the imperial power territory. The forces in the Barrow region of Central Europe come into frequent contact.

You must know that Harvey, Ikar, and Martin Tooth among the four countries have just fought a war with the Empire in the Holy Capital of the Order State. Although the 100,000 coalition troops were wiped out by the Empire's 30,000 troops in one battle, it shocked the entire Obaro. , but through this opportunity, the three countries also got the opportunity to seize a large area in the southern part of the Order State, completing the alliance's strategic goal of blocking the empire's southward ambitions. Even if the empire pulled the Order State in the southern camp into the camp, it would only be A country whose strength greatly damaged the Order

From the perspective of overall strategic situation, after two years of the North-South War, the empire still cannot open up a big situation in the south. The special envoys of the three countries came to the most important annual meeting of the empire in a swagger, just to make the empire lose face. All countries take a look. The empire is actually not terrible. Even if they get the southern coastline, they still can't enter the central part of the south.

And this time, there was also a special envoy from the Kingdom of Calisu. This was what surprised and shocked the countries the most. Since the split of the Kingdom of Barrofetzer in southern Europe, the Kingdom of Calisu has risen rapidly among its southern vassals. The number of troops doubled in just over a year, and the Carisu Kingdom's secrets are easy to defend and difficult to attack. The terrain of the forest is known as one of the least likely areas in the south to be conquered. The tragic defeat decades ago that greatly damaged the vitality of Martin's Tooth Kingdom for twenty years is clear evidence of this statement. Even Even the savage and warlike Martins cannot win in the dense forest, let alone other countries.

And now, the Kalisu people are blatantly siding with the Southern Alliance. This is not just a simple increase in the strength of the Southern Alliance, but also declares the complete failure of the empire's strategy against Qian Feize's southern vassal states. You know, Carrie The Soviet Union region is the gateway to Central Europe. Whoever controls this portal can move south or north at any time. Once they feel disadvantaged, they only need to retreat to the Kingdom of Kalisu. The Kingdom of Kalisu joins the Southern Alliance, which represents the empire's presence on the west coast of the Barrow region in southern Europe. The strategic initiative in the region has changed hands invisibly! This is a big deal, and it can even be called a reversal of the strategic situation.” Just before, there was an eldest princess from China and Belgium who bitterly came to ask the empire to send troops, and now there is another Carisu Kingdom who left the empire camp and joined the Southern Alliance. If If there is still no response from the Empire, the Empire’s annual meeting to demonstrate its strength to the entire continent will be a big joke. On the outside, it looks like they are showing off their power, winning consecutive battles, and being arrogant. In fact, they are just paper tigers that can be broken with just one poke. On the Central and Libyan side, there are more than 100,000 troops, but they can only sit back and watch the Central and Libyan courts being destroyed by the Aden people. Annexation, on the Opalo side, there are only 100,000 troops on the west coast, but they can only watch helplessly as a former vassal, the Kingdom of Calisu, dares to come to Dahai City to demonstrate.

Where is that domineering empire that has swept across Oparo in the past few years? Where is the majestic military power of the empire that fought so hard that no one dared to compete? Could it be that the empire's ceasefire in the Obaro region for more than a year has caused this ferocious beast to lose its wildness? This time, the attitudes of the countries seemed much more serious, especially the Central European Barrow countries within the empire, which also experienced considerable fluctuations." The Carisu Kingdom's participation in the Southern Alliance camp was enough to make up for the Southern Alliance's lack of support in the Holy Capital. The losses of the war cast a shadow over even this annual meeting. "In addition to being shocked, the representatives of the various countries also felt gloating. No matter how powerful the empire was, it still could not control anything, and with the help of some thoughtful people, , this incident quickly rose to the level of shaking the foundation of the empire.

Since the Central European Barro region surrendered to the empire, the Central European Barro country headed by Rilla has drastically reduced its army and made every effort to restore the collapsed economy and people's livelihood that was hit during the Hungarian Rebellion. And whether it is voluntary or forced, at least They also gave the empire the ports on the coastline. Joint management, as the empire is responsible for the protection fee of its own security, and now, these two things broke out at once, which undoubtedly gave some Central European Barrow countries that were already dissatisfied with the empire an opportunity to criticize the empire. Among them, Eberros was undoubtedly the Princess Luo Lan of the Kingdom is the most jumping up and down

Her Royal Highness the Princess once wanted to take advantage of the weakness of the Kingdom of Rila and the loss of the Kingdom of Hungary's combat power to unite with the Barrow Kingdom of Central Europe to carve up the Kingdom of Hungary. However, she was frightened by a declaration of war from the empire. Half-dead, in the end the Kingdom of Eberros paid a considerable price to gain the throne. Forgiveness of the country, you must know that Princess Luo Lan is also considered a leader among the younger generation in the Barro region of Central Europe. If it were not for the emergence of a young famous general Yaodel in the Hungarian Kingdom during the Hungarian Rebellion, Luo Lan would have been blocked. The princess is definitely the most stunning character in Barrow Central Europe in the past twenty years.

But because of that incident, not only was her reputation ruined, but she even became the laughing stock of the entire Central European Barrow. Even the planned royal marriage was cancelled, so the princess naturally hated the empire with a passion. Representatives from the Kingdom of Eberros attended the Imperial Annual Conference. How could they let go of such an opportunity?

At the annual meeting, the beautiful Princess stood up with a cold face and fiercely asked the Imperial Minister of Affairs Hu Keqili who was sitting opposite, "Does the Empire have the ability to protect China and Europe?" If we are in the same situation as China and Libya, will the empire turn a blind eye to our plea for help? If the empire cannot guarantee this, it should return the port to us."

"Yes, if the empire cannot protect it, it should return the port to us, and we should protect our own territory ourselves!" Representatives from other Central and African countries also responded immediately

"Yes, if you can't protect us, return to our port!" The venue suddenly became noisy. When other countries in the coastal areas heard such voices, they also shouted after them. In the past, the port had not been developed and could not be seen. What a good money scene, so many ports in the Central European Baron countries were leased to the empire, and the lease fees given by the empire were not small. However, as the ports developed in the hands of the empire, they also understood that ports were for money. Eggy Hen, the leasing fee given by the empire is not even one-tenth of the benefit. The eyes of these countries are all red. It is just because of the lack of opportunities and the pressure from the empire that they have not dared to raise it. Now someone is taking the lead to raise it. When they came out, they naturally followed behind and responded immediately. Everyone was also thinking that there is a saying that there is strength in numbers. There are so many people now. If the empire agrees, even if it does not agree, it will allow their country to share more in the port benefits. It’s okay to take some of it

Suddenly, more than 30 representatives from coastal countries stood up. Hu Keqiu noticed that the imperial minister of affairs also felt the pressure. He raised his hand with a solemn expression and said in a deep voice, "Quiet, I will accept your request." reported to the emperor"

After the meeting, this matter also spread, but the version changed from a request to the empire to a bloody complaint from more than 30 coastal countries against the empire, saying that the empire was completely unable to protect their safety. This news was reported in Imperial Capital Ocean City Juedu brings a storm-like effect. Even Princess Mingyue has heard about it. But at this moment, Princess Mingyue has already felt that her request has brought big trouble to the emperor, and it is too late to regret it. "It's nothing, just some It was just a small accident. "The fat man grinned at Princess Mingyue and said with a chuckle. "The outbreak of these two incidents has indeed made the empire feel passive, but it may be that the empire has had too peaceful relations in the past year. There have been too many People have forgotten that the problems between countries ultimately depend on whose fist is bigger. Just like those clamoring Barrow countries in Central Europe, when faced with the Hungarian cavalry, there were not many people with backbone. Now they want to fight for nothing. How is it possible to pick up a ready-made bargain?"