Vol 6 Chapter 54: Fight for power

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Royal capital, Royal Chamber.
The night like a nightmare had passed for 2 days, and Luke's men had already controlled the situation. Those officials who were trembling in the bed under the night of the imperial capital now stood up one by one, their faces showing pride, as if he had settled the rebellion with his own hands.
As the ruler of the empire, Fernando XIII, suffered, these officials elected another king to succeed the throne. Obviously, this is related to the interests of various factions and families. Therefore, these officials of the empire have been arguing in the Royal Chamber for a full two days, and still have not reached any result.
Among the original three empire of the Empire, Chad, the imperial minister of state, has now become a prisoner of the ranks, while the military chief Orlando went to the fortress of Thor, just 2 days is not enough to pass this news, only the empire finance has been removed. Minister Luke sat quietly in the corner of the chamber.
None of the working Imperial officials ignored Luke. In their eyes, Luke was just a dead guy. Who would care about him? But Luke ’s real subordinates did n’t appear here at all. Now everything is awaited. After Chad ’s forces are completely eradicated, there are too many vacancies left. Everyone in Luke ’s staff is busy. Although there is no personal appointment by His Majesty the Emperor, who of Luke ’s men will care? The entire emperor is already in Luke's grasp. After the boring officials choose a puppet, is it still the same to sign the appointment and removal order slowly?
On the contrary, Luke himself had nothing to do. He happened to be alone with a glass of superb Bordeaux, sat there tasting slowly, and looked at these officials who kept arguing indifferently.
More than 100 officials sat in the Royal Chamber, where the original owner, Fernando XIII, died only 2 days ago, and no one had asked him, and even his aftermath was handled by Luke. These officials have completely lost the demeanor of the nobility. They are blushing and arguing about the choice of the next king. Since the young Fernando XIII has no direct heirs, according to the provisions of the Royal Inheritance Law, the nobles who basically have the blood of the Royal Fernando All have the right to inherit the king in theory.
"Everyone, everybody!" A white-haired official shouted loudly: "According to the provisions of the Royal Inheritance Law, it is for Hernico Fernando to inherit the throne. Although the elder Hernics is a bit older, he But the cousin of His Majesty Fernando XII is the oldest and most prestigious of our royal family! "
"Haha, it's a joke. That Nikos is 79 years old this year. Do you want our empire to continue to change kings next year?" A 30-year-old official retorted loudly, "I think a monarch of a huge empire It should have the wisdom of the elderly and the vitality of the young, as well as a healthy body. "
"Yes, yes!" A few people of similar age to this official clapped on the table.
"So I think," the 30-year-old official shouted at everyone: "Birmingham Fernando is the most qualified to become our next monarch. He is very knowledgeable and proficient in four languages. The most important thing is that he is only 43 this year. Years old is when a person is most energetic! "
"Yes, we are all Birmingham!" It was still those officials who were constantly preparing for their factions.
"Don't mess up first, please listen to me!" A young man aged 18 or 9 shouted in a naive voice: "Doesn't the future of the empire belong to our young people? Since that is the case, do Why not let the youngest Huber Fernando be the king. "C mobile phone visit a
"Go to death, Hubble is only 7 years old this year. Could a kid who is still in urine pants manage us!"
"Damn, you old thing, do you dare to say this? Do you forget that it is a sin to insult Your Majesty the King?"
"May the of light deprive you of glory! Who said that Hubble is the king?"
"You, you"
"Ah, dare you touch me, you have tarnished the dignity of the nobles!"
"What if I touch you! You fat idiot, why don't you die?"
"Don't be noisy, don't be noisy!"
"You have the courage to touch me again! Damn pig, if my servants are here, I will let them knock their muddy heads!"
"Brothers, swear to defend our King Birmingham!"
Luke gently shook the crystal glass in his hand to make the bright red Bordeaux wine shake in the glass. He looked at the noisy officials in front of him with a mocking expression on his face.
Booker Ke, a man dressed as a servant, walked in quickly. He quickly scanned the Royal Chamber with his eyes, and immediately saw Luke ’s location, then quickly handed over a piece of information to Lu Ke, Luke gently opened the document, which listed his men's harvest that night.
At that time, Chad was not a premeditated rebellion at all. After the assassin assassinated Fernando XIII, he was forced to raise his troops for self-preservation due to circumstances. All of Luke's men will definitely be tight-lipped.
Because on that night, Chad urgently mobilized more than 40,000 troops, which is almost one-fifth of the army left behind by the imperial capital, plus more than 2,000 people from the chamber of commerce and mercenary regiments under his and his wife ’s name. At that time, the situation in the Royal Palace and its surroundings was firmly controlled.
However, when Catherine persuaded Luke to take the shot, the situation had a turning point. Luke ’s men were far less than Chad, but most of Chad ’s men were the reserve army, which was not as good as the whole elite army in Luke ’s hands. He is controlled by the generals he supports. Besides, there are thousands of sacred knights as the backbone. Chad ’s men are not opponents at all. They basically break down at a touch. De Silva Magister sees things badly 20 people did not know where to escape.
When the overall situation was fixed, Luke deliberately let go of the defense line besieging the palace and let Chad's defeated soldiers escape into the rich area. Those nobles desperately scraping the poor were hit hard that night. The broken soldiers of Chad rushed into the house where the nobility was located and began to loot. When they were almost robbed, Luke ’s army rushed into the war. No one knew who the nobles died in the chaos. In his hand, almost all the aristocratic houses that were looted were lit, and the fire quickly spread and illuminated half the sky.
Anyway, the civilians of the imperial capital lived on the outer edge of the city, and more people lived on the farms and mansions outside the city. Luke did not care about the empire, and the nobles who only valued their lives had long been dissatisfied and took advantage of it. This incident hit them hard.
When it was dawn, when the restless citizens walked out of their homes, they could only see the bright red blood flowing in the sewers of the imperial capital. That night full of fear, let the residents of Fernando City, 200 years away from the war, stay in That night again tasted the taste of death.
Luke turned over the information in his hand a few times, and after preliminary sorting, if the wealth he collected that night converted into gold coins, it exceeded 490 million gold coins, which is almost the sum of the 7 years of the Empire ’s tax revenue, and it is more important. What's more, the dead nobles controlled at least more than 40% of the land near the imperial capital. As long as it took some time to sort out the land and distribute it to the civilians, Luke believed that he would win the hearts of the people.
Luke folded the document carefully and put it in his pocket. He put the crystal glass in his hand aside and stood up slowly. In the Chamber, those officials are still arguing loudly, the scene is getting more and more chaotic, these officials are trying their best for the best interests, but they do n’t know that the person who can really decide the next king here is drinking leisurely on the side With wine.
Luke suddenly remembered Catherine, and after that night of rebellion, Catherine moved into the dormitory and never came out again, as if the future of the empire had nothing to do with her, no one cared about a woman whose husband died, only apprentice knight Christie Na still protects her personally.
In Luke ’s heart, Catherine is actually more qualified to become a king. With the performance of Catherine on that night, the desperately arguing officials in front of you are like waste. Unfortunately, according to the Royal Inheritance Law, Catherine as Fernando The queen of the thirteenth, her succession to the throne is too far. If she really wants to inherit the throne, at least 57 nobles with Fernando blood who live in the imperial capital must be killed, and they must go to Haifeng City and other places. , Kill the remaining 46 descendants of the royal family whose fiefs are not near the imperial capital.
Luke shook his head and slowly walked out with his hands behind his back. He did not have the blood of the royal family, nor could he commit much talk about inheritance, and the province became the target. Anyway, no matter who took the throne, in the end, he still had to act according to Luke's wishes. Since that is the case, what difference does it make for Luke to be the emperor?
"Wait for you to quarrel slowly!" Luke said in his heart: "Every day you quarrel, my strength grows by one point, and my control over this empire is a little stronger. It's better that you quarrel and never choose Out of this king, then I do n’t even need to ask the puppet for a name. "
In the Southern Taryn Prairie, ten holy knights desperately headed north. They were ordered by Queen Catherine to pass what happened in the capital to General Orlando.
The rapid sound of horseshoes frightened the cattle and sheep that were eating grass, and the otherwise neat cattle and sheep began to become messy. A herdsman on horseback grazing deeply glanced at the holy knight who passed away, suddenly waved the whip, and pulled the horse under his crotch. The horse made a long hissing, spread its four hoofs, and ran towards the hazy camp in the distance.
Half a day later, the camp drove out more than 20 herdsmen. They were divided into four groups, ran out in different directions, and soon disappeared into the distance.