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on the broad plains.

A chase is going on.

"Lord Wang Jue, you run first, I will stand behind you!"

"My lord, Strong will remain loyal to you in the next life!"

"Bang bang bang bang~!" The light cavalry chasing behind them held wheel pistols and fired continuously.

"Ahhh!"

The number of loyal subordinates following Lord Bruno decreased one by one, and the number of people around him gradually became sparse.

Bruno's face was covered in black, and the armor he was wearing had long been discarded to reduce the burden. His image of fleeing in embarrassment could best be described as "throwing off the armor and taking off the armor."

It's over.

Totally screwed.

Of the huge legion of more than two million people, only the thirty or fifty cavalry around them were left.

The good situation he had carefully prepared for decades turned into nothingness in about half a day, under the bombardment of countless thunder weapons.

Even now, Lord Bruno, who is just immersed in escaping, still feels that he is dreaming, having a nightmare, a nightmare from which he has not yet woken up.

But the cruel thing is that this is not a nightmare, but a tragic reality!

He, Lord Bruno, was completely defeated.

Become a gambler who loses everything.

Seeing the pursuers behind him getting closer and closer, Prince Bruno, who could not accept this reality, grabbed the dagger at his waist, preparing to know his life when he was caught up.

"Huhuhuhu~"

"Your Majesty has an order to let the Lord Wang Jue live, and there is no need to pursue him anymore!"

When a whistle sounded, there were less than 20 followers around, and the emperor's messenger ran over.

The closed encirclement had been completed a long time ago, and a hole was deliberately opened to let Lord Bruno out.

Zhou Ming's first pardon took effect in this way.

The noble lord faction in the empire suffered unprecedented heavy losses!

In this rebellion that lasted less than three months, the rebels, who numbered more than 3 million at the time of the expedition, suffered more than 1.5 million casualties and millions of prisoners during the bombardment of millions of firearms. The number of people who returned to their hometowns intact was no more than 200,000, and morale dropped to 0.

And after this disastrous defeat.

Seeing the power of the Royal Legion, the noble alliance immediately collapsed. Countless defeated nobles cried out to be loyal to the emperor, saying that they would never participate in the rebellion in the future, and begged His Majesty to forgive them and pardon them once.

However, only the Lucis family enjoyed immunity. For other nobles who participated in the rebellion, the emperor not only had to depose their titles, but also take back their territories and turn them into states and counties.

After such a cleanup, the control area of ​​the royal district in the empire will increase from one-third to two-thirds...the actual control area will be doubled.

If the remaining nobles who did not participate in the rebellion, as well as the Lucis family who had been pardoned, stopped and declared their allegiance to the royal family again, Lord Zhou Minghui would be in large numbers and choose to forget the past.

Naturally, the remaining aristocratic factions, except for the Lucis family, did not express their stance. The other families had long been frightened by the powerful combat power of the Royal Legion. They obediently expressed their allegiance. The legitimate sons of the family were sent to the imperial capital as hostages, and they had to pay tribute to the royal family every year. The gifts he offered were all consciously at least doubled, and he vowed never to betray the emperor.

What about the Lucis family?

The Lucis family still has some strength left and is desperately licking their wounds when they return home. What are they going to do?

It is to carry it to the end and insist on confrontation.

Or should we bow our heads and admit our mistakes, and those who know the current affairs will be distinguished?

Within the Lucis family, there were two factions of opinions, arguing endlessly.

However, Lord Bruno, who was unwilling to fail, strongly suppressed the faction that advocated admitting his mistakes and surrendering. Regardless of dissuasion, he still went his own way and quickly used up the second chance of pardon.

What did Bruno do?

He actually used up another chance for pardon.

assassin.

Top assassin.

Bruno sent a group of warriors with high martial arts skills to the imperial capital to carry out the plan to assassinate the emperor.

This group of dead soldiers almost succeeded, not only killing dozens of elite guards, but also got close to the emperor, and used a dagger full of poison to cut off the sleeves of His Majesty the Emperor, almost killing the emperor.

After investigation, it was discovered that these dead soldiers were sent by the Lucis family.

The public opinion of the entire empire immediately changed significantly.

"Is the Lucis family going to die forever? Just because His Majesty is unwilling to marry them, they will rebel and send assassins to kill the emperor?"

"The kings of Lucis in the past generations, relying on the merits of the first king, have been extremely arrogant and domineering, and they have made even the emperor look at their faces."

"I think it is normal for His Majesty to regret his marriage. Who is willing to marry such a domineering family?"

"Your Majesty, the Lucis family is lawless, has failed in its attempt to conquer the world, and dares to assassinate Your Majesty. It is self-evident what treasonous and treasonous things they will do next. Your Majesty, I suggest that we withdraw our pardon promise and dispatch the Royal Legion to guard the road. The Sith family will be destroyed!"

The minister's proposal attracted unanimous approval.

But Zhou Ming shook his head and refused, saying: "A gentleman's words are hard to follow. Since I said I would pardon the Lucis family three times, I will definitely do what I say and never break my promise!"

In this way, while the Lucis family only had one chance for pardon, it also fell into a very negative and unfavorable situation in terms of public opinion.

Even so, Lord Bruno, who was still unwilling to fail, was still going further and further on the road of seeking death.

What did he do?

What death did he commit the third time?

Alliance of Nobles.

He tried to form a second noble alliance, unite all the noble lords to his side, follow his orders, form a noble coalition, and attack the emperor!

However, this time, no nobles bit him.

The answers given to him were all rejections.

The Royal Legion of the imperial court is so powerful, who is willing to risk his or her life and hereditary title to play a game with Bruno that has no chance of winning?

Faced with the huge gap in strength, the number of allies Bruno can draw is of course 0.

But Bruno was unwilling to give in. He had a poisonous plan in mind and held a Hongmen Banquet. He invited hundreds of nobles to the banquet. Then he broke the cup as a sign and used swords and axes to control these hundreds of nobles. Force them to join his noble alliance.

Anyone who doesn't join will be killed!

The result made Bruno extremely disappointed. Among the more than 300 nobles at the banquet, less than 50 agreed to him, and the other 250 or so people refused to agree no matter how hard they were forced.

We can only kill them all!

Knowing that he had set a big trap, Lord Bruno simply did not stop. After the banquet, he led hundreds of thousands of troops to attack the surrounding noble territories that did not cooperate. In just two or three months, they were annihilated. Dozens of territories have strengthened his strength.

But of course the court saw everything the Lucis family did.

They will not allow the Lucis family to expand their territory and attempt to integrate all the aristocratic forces.

So at Zhou Ming's signal, about 100,000 firearms were sent to various resistance armies resisting the Lucis family's invasion. With so much firearm support, the Lucis family's army soon suffered a Another rout.

In just three or four months, they lost 1 million troops and lost all the occupied land.

In the later period, they were pushed back to the mainland by various resistance armies. In addition, the people within the kingdom were disorganized, and the nobles defected one after another. Facing the attack of millions of resistance armies, the Lucis family could only shrink their remaining strength to the royal city with tall walls. middle.

The once arrogant Lucis family was now at the end of its rope.

As for the stubborn Lord Bruno, he took a bullet in a certain battle. After the wound became suppurative and infected, the fire of life was on the verge of being extinguished. He was also abandoned by his family, and no one listened to his orders anymore.

When he died, there was no one around him.

But in the end, the Lucis family was not destroyed and was saved.

Because with the emperor, the Lucis family has another chance for pardon.

last chance!

In the process of fighting for this chance of pardon, Elsa became the savior of the Lucis family. Under the desperate protection of the family's dead men, she broke out of the siege, escaped the endless pursuit, and entered the imperial capital. Met Zhou Ming.

When they met, they knelt down and said:

"Your Majesty the Emperor, the Lucis family is wrong! The Lucis family is willing to return allegiance to Your Majesty and never rebel again! I beg Your Majesty to keep your promise and pardon the Lucis family for the last time!"

Looking at Elsa, who was thin and dark, with tears on her face and her appearance greatly reduced, Zhou Ming nodded.