Realm of Power

In the early morning when the sun shone through the windows of the Imperial Red Palace, the Imperial Military Affairs Minister Hu Keqili, who was wearing a black gold-rimmed uniform, opened the door of the Imperial Emperor's office with a haggard face and opened his eyes as red as a rabbit, and walked towards the desk where he was working. The emperor, who was pretending to flip through documents but was actually taking a nap, gave a military salute very respectfully, took a deep breath and said

"Your Majesty, the four southern countries are wreaking havoc in the Imperial Capital, and the Barrow countries in Central Europe are asking the Empire to return their ports. This is all due to the incompetence of my subordinates. The situation in the Imperial Capital has deteriorated to such an extent, which has brought shame on the reputation of the Empire. Your Majesty is humiliated. Your Majesty is really ashamed. It is not suitable for such an important position as the Minister of Imperial Military Affairs. I request your Majesty to allow me to resign from this position."

Hu Keqi stood upright and lowered his head with a look of shame, like a prisoner waiting for the sentence, quietly waiting for the emperor's rebuke. He really had no choice. The grand annual meeting of the empire was now in his own hands. The four countries have become the laughing stock of the entire continent. There is still room for redemption for the four countries' short-selling of Imperial Capital's grain. The Barrow countries in Central Europe demanded the return of the port, which really hit the empire's weakness!

"Hu Keqili, do you think I have an easy life every day? The dignified Imperial Minister of Military Affairs, a famous general who holds the imperial military power, was bullied by a gang of gangsters. He came to me crying early in the morning, right? Really!" The emperor put down the document in his hand with a cold expression, and wiped the irritation coming from the corner of his mouth.

What a beautiful spring in March, with a slightly cool weather, and a warm fireplace burning in the room. As soon as the fat man sat down here, he naturally wanted to sleep.

As the emperor of the empire, although he does not need to attend various meetings during the imperial annual meeting, receiving the returning governors and military generals from various parts of the empire is enough to make the fat man overwhelmed. various important decision-making proceedings reports, and ultimately the emperor is required to It was decided and signed that during the Imperial Annual Meeting, there were more than two or three times more such reports than usual. Even the fat man who was always used to getting up late was now unshakable and arrived at the office at seven o'clock in the morning, right in Hu Ke's office. Twenty minutes before Qili entered, Imperial Yanzhou Governor Yue Shan had just left!

"Your Majesty, I am really powerless to respond to Central Europe Barrow's request to return the port. The only thing I can do is to resign from the post of Minister of Military Affairs. This way, as long as the Imperial Minister of Military Affairs is vacant, I can respond to Central Europe Barrow's request. The request made will not be answered!" Hu Keqi said with a haggard expression on his exhausted face. It's just that a soldier is not a politician. If he encounters an enemy like the Four Nations Alliance on the battlefield, he will chop off the enemy's head mercilessly. The Barrow countries in Central Europe are just clowns on the battlefield. Before the Imperial Army, Who dares to be so arrogant, but in the Imperial Capital, because of the restraint, I can only watch, which really makes me feel aggrieved!

"My subordinates requested to be transferred to Central Europe Barrow to take charge."

Hu Keqili said to the emperor with a determined look, "Although the Central European Barrow region is not a fertile land, it is a hub connecting the west coast of the empire to the Feshan-Istan joint area in the eastern part of the inland sea. Central European Barrow is just like It is the waist of the ferocious beast of the empire. Without Central European Barrow, the territory of the empire would be cut off at the waist, and the east and west would be divided." "Furthermore, the empire has invested huge sums of money in several of the ports in Central Europe. It would definitely be a big loss to return them to the Central European Balot countries! But if they are not returned, the Central European Balot countries will really withdraw from the empire collectively. camp, that is the rebellion. Not only will the war in the Central European Barrow region resume, but it will affect not only the Central European Barrow region, but also affect most of the entire empire. To suppress the Barrow rebellion in Central Europe, the imperial garrison in the Congo region must be mobilized. The Congo region, which has only been stable for a year, may experience fluctuations. If you want to attack the Barrow countries in Central Europe from both sides, the Istan region will be used to suppress it. The empire’s 200,000 troops in the south will have to withdraw. The empire’s vigorous development of the Istan region, which has begun to bear fruit, will also change from a safe area to a direct battlefield.”

"This alone is enough to wipe out the huge financial resources invested by the empire in the past two years, and the enemies of the empire will not let go of this excellent opportunity, and will definitely take this opportunity to launch an all-out counterattack against the empire! So in the end, even if the empire It will take at least three to four months to suppress the rebound of the Barrow countries in Central Europe again. The victory dividends gained by the empire since the Civil War will also be wiped out by the rebellion of the Central European Barrow countries! Hundreds of thousands of imperial soldiers fought bloody battles to obtain the Central European Barrow, but their blood was wasted because of the incompetence of their subordinates. "Liu, just this point makes me feel on pins and needles, and I also ask for your majesty's permission."

After listening to Hu Keqili's numerous reasons for his resignation, the emperor smiled instead of being angry and said in a deep voice, "I'm afraid that's not all. This is only half the time of the Imperial Capital Annual Meeting, and the situation is already out of control." , at the end of the Empire's annual meeting. You probably don't dare to think about how far the situation will collapse. After all, he is a famous general who has experienced hundreds of battles. Finally, he finally thought of a way, that is, to resign from the Empire's military service. Minister's duties" "In this way, you can shoulder all the provocation responsibilities of the four countries against the Empire. In this way, the humiliation of the Empire will become the humiliation of an incompetent Minister of Military Affairs. Regarding the aggressive demands of the Barrow countries in Central Europe, the Empire can also say that the Imperial Minister of Military Affairs Vacancy, try to delay this matter for a while, at least buy a little more time for the empire to prepare, really kill two birds with one stone, isn't it, my Minister of Military Affairs? " "This is really a joke to Your Majesty. Your subordinates do think so!" Hu Keqili lowered his head with sweat on his face. Yes, that's what he thought.

Such an incident broke out at the Empire's annual meeting, and it is certain that he will become the laughing stock of the entire continent. Even in the past ten or twenty years, even if the Empire can finally unify the entire continent, this fact will still not change. , the only way is unless someone takes the initiative to stand up and take this humiliation As long as the empire's reputation can be preserved, Hu Keqili does not care about his reputation. Anyway, he is already one of the top three military ministers in the empire. The minister, even after the change, is still the commander of the empire's central army. "Your idea is good, but when did the empire need to use the reputation of an important minister to polish itself? Take a look at this and then decide whether you want to insist on resigning as Minister of Military Affairs!"

The fat man glanced sharply at Hu Keqili's guilty face. He stood up from his seat and stretched his hands and feet. He picked up a top-secret report from the table and handed it to Hu Keqili. He turned his eyes out the window and looked at the street in the distance. , said in a solemn voice, "Since the Barrow countries in Central Europe want the empire to return the port, then just return it to them. What a big deal, Because he could not withstand the pressure, or to avoid insulting the reputation of the empire, the imperial military minister took the blame and resigned. That is a real big joke for the empire. People who don’t know, think that the empire has really reached a point where everyone can be bullied. It’s time for the entire continent to remember how sharp the empire’s sword is!”

Hu Keqili took the report with a surprised look on his face. The emperor's words rang in his ears, and with confusion, he opened the red cover of the report, which was as red as blood, and Hu Keqili couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion in his heart. Roll, red means this is a war According to the report, as the Minister of Military Affairs of the Empire, how could Hu Keqili not know that during the Imperial Annual Meeting, the generals of the empire’s major armies will return to the imperial capital to report on their duties, and the empire’s armies have also entered the annual refit stage, so this Where did the battle reports come from? Did the empire use force during the New Year's Eve? Where is it? With confusion filling his chest, Hu Keqili calmed down and opened the red cover of the battle report. The moment his eyes glanced over, his tall body trembled slightly, his eyes and pupils tightened unconsciously, and his face changed from depressed to depressed. He became ecstatic, and the contents of this battle report swept away the depression in his heart. "Your Majesty, is this true?"

Hu Keqili closed the report, and after more than ten seconds, he asked cautiously. It was really incredible. Even Hu Keqili, a famous imperial general who admired his monarch extremely, expressed uncertainty. voice of inquiry

The empire successfully raided the southern Kalisu Kingdom and killed the king of the Kalisu Kingdom in one fell swoop. The commander of the southern second army of the empire, Salton, personally led 80,000 imperial troops to move south quickly and defeated the five armies in the Balua area with lightning speed. The main force of Wankarisu Kingdom's army has captured more than 20,000 Kalisu Kingdom troops. Although there is no comprehensive report yet, Occupying the entire territory of the Kalisu Kingdom, but already fully occupying the northern region including the capital of the Kalisu Kingdom, the Kalisu Kingdom was trampled to death like this, which was used as a pawn in the Four Kingdoms Alliance to humiliate the empire. Relieve your anger, this is how bugs should be dealt with. Compared to the Empire, isn’t the Kingdom of Kalisu just bugs!

Not to mention that Hu Keqili felt like he was dreaming. Even if the news was told, there would be a few people who would believe it! Hu Keqili also reacted. No wonder His Majesty the Emperor completely ignored the provocation of the Four Nations Alliance. It was as if he could not hear or see it at all. Even when it was revealed that the Four Nations Alliance had shorted the imperial capital's grain, there was no trace of it. Action, this is completely unlike the petty emperor who is determined to retaliate.

"The military's battle reports are two or three days faster than ordinary business reports. In other words, the time we can use is only two or three days." The fat man looked at Hu Keqili and smiled slightly. "Use?" Does Your Majesty mean to continue to remain weak against the Barrow countries in Central Europe?"

Hu Keqili's serious eyes flashed, but his heart was filled with excitement. It turned out that the emperor's real back-up man was here. When the four southern kingdoms were extremely rampant in the imperial capital, the empire was thousands of miles away in South Europe Barrow. The Kalisu Kingdom was directly killed. All the kings of Kalisu were dead, and most of the country and the capital fell into the hands of the empire. When the news reaches the Imperial Capital, the real disaster will be the humiliation of the Empire by the Four Kingdoms Alliance. joke "Of course we are weak. Otherwise, what if all these big benefactors are scared away? The fat man pointed his finger at the table. "Big benefactor? Your Majesty, what does this mean? ‘Hu Keqili is already confused. A group of shabby settlers who were beaten by the Hungarians are also called big benefactors?

"Of course it's a big benefactor. Isn't it a big benefactor who can give out millions of imperial gold? Where can I find such a fat pig that comes to my door?" The fat man said with a subtle smile on his lips "Tomorrow's discussion meeting , regarding the request of the Central European Barrow countries to return the port, you agreed to them under desperate circumstances. " "What, promise to return them! Your Majesty, this is absolutely impossible. The empire has invested heavily in these ports." Hearing the emperor's words, Hu Keqili opened his mouth in astonishment and returned the port to Central Europe Barrow. For him, it was like a sunny day. Pili couldn't help but smile. If he knew the emperor's attitude, why would he be in such a difficult situation? "The port can be returned, but the facilities in the port belong to the empire and cannot be given away for free. If you want to get the port back, you must pay for the empire's properties, docks, and facilities in the port. Otherwise, the empire will directly regard it as a robbery." Looting the empire's property, the consequences , Haha! Let them figure it out by themselves!" The fat man settled the accounts one by one, and the smile on his lips made Hu Keqili feel a chill coming up. The emperor was really going to kill the Barrow countries in Central Europe. The rhythm of ah, let's observe silence, all the Barrow countries of Central Europe! Seeing that you guys are still making trouble, even if I give you the port, can you take it back? Hu Keqili's mind has already shown the faces of representatives from all countries who will be defeated tomorrow. What a relief! Who knew that before Hu Keqili was happy, he heard the emperor's eyebrows raised and said

"The empire has invested at least tens of millions of dollars in the ports of the Barrow countries in Central Europe, most of which are in facilities. In other words, if the countries want to get the ports back, they will have to spend at least ten million. A bunch of shabby people have settled down, and with so much money coming from there, they are afraid that they will sell off the pot and empty out the royal family's wealth." As he spoke, the emperor said angrily to himself, suddenly Then the emperor raised his head and asked, "Is ten million too much? I'm afraid these guys can't afford it. If it's ten million, the countries will definitely not be able to afford it, so if it can be paid within two days, five million is fine." , only when they felt it was possible, they were willing to do their best to buy it, even if the empire gave them a special discount." The fat man looked serious and smug.

"Your Majesty, even if it's five million, I'm afraid it won't be that easy!" Hu Keqili next to him was really confused this time. It is absolutely impossible to ask all countries to come up with five million within two days, but the emperor saw this It doesn’t look like it’s deliberately causing problems for the countries in Central and European countries, but it actually reduces the price itself. This is clearly showing that it’s afraid that the countries won’t buy it!

"Haha, no money! How could they have no money? Didn't the person who gave them advice just refund all the food orders and hold tens of millions of funds! Five million, in order to make the empire look bad, I'm afraid it should be possible Taken out, in fact, the empire has Feishan Coast as a new transfer station. Those ports are no longer of much significance. Before the port is abandoned, it would be good to recover a little cost." The fat man waved his hands indifferently, and sneered. He looked at Hu Keqili and said, "Remember, time is limited, can the empire Five million empire gold has been credited to your account within two days, but it all depends on your acting talent, so don’t let me down."