Chapter 1715:

The meeting on the same day can be said to be so unhappy and separated. The requirements put forward by the two sides are really too far apart. The emperor also communicated with Li Cong. It is really Li Cong's requirements are too high. I can’t bear it. If they sign the contract according to Li Cong’s requirements, it is estimated that it is not just a problem that the prince will be unlucky when he goes back. Even if he goes back, he will definitely not end well. The prince can give it a sentence when he is young. After covering the past, there will be a chance to make a comeback in the past, but he has been in the political arena for a long time. It is impossible for him to make a mistake so badly.
Li Cong also felt that they couldn't be forced too much. After all, they were the guests when they arrived here. They only came here for a few hours, not for a long time. They have time to negotiate with them slowly, just watch. Do they have this time? Besides, if we sign the contract so quickly, people might still think that we have the advantage of the home court to bully others. Such things can also be said. I didn’t see His Royal Highness. When I went out, the expression on this face was not so good. Many of the invitees of ladies and ladies outside, the prince prince, did not have the grace to refuse.
Most of these girls are people who are not very prominent in their families. If the family is a knight above the earl, they will never be so close to the prince of the Southern Empire. They are also looking at themselves. The family can't mix things up in the Northern Empire. This is how they want to develop in the Southern Empire. After all, isn’t there a saying to move people to live? Maybe they can become the prince’s concubine by themselves in the Southern Empire. , If he had better luck, he might still become the concubine of the emperor. Unfortunately, His Royal Highness didn't give them any chance at all. In their hearts, the prince was naturally incomprehensible.
In fact, the prince is still very good to girls, but today they confessed that they made a mistake. Now the prince is still a little unhappy when he returns to his carriage. He is the only son of the Queen of the Southern Empire, and he has suffered in this life. It's because of my relatively young age, but I didn't feel that I was at a disadvantage at other times. But just now Li Cong was at a loss for the way he looked like himself. It was not just a loss. This guy even felt that he was insulted by Li Cong. No matter how powerful you are, you are a prince, and you are not a prince. Such a prince will not end well in the end. If you know the convergence, you may be able to get back to the end in your life, but Li from the arrogant look does not know what convergence is. In the end, what good results can be achieved? I am different. I am the crown prince of the Southern Empire, and I will remain the emperor of the Southern Empire. How can I threaten myself? The more I thought about it, the more I felt uncomfortable, and the more I felt uncomfortable. After a while, this guy made himself angry.
The old uncle on the side would naturally not go out and say anything. This guy and himself were not the ones on the way. At this moment, the old uncle was thinking of Li Cong's proposal just now. Can twenty-five counties and two vassal states guarantee current peace? If you didn’t see Li Cong, maybe the old emperor would feel that what he said was true, but the old emperor would have read countless people throughout his life. This Li Cong is not that easy to talk, and it won’t be that simple. If he is If it was so easy to pass, there would not be so many noble ministers of the Northern Empire who would suffer from this guy's hands. Before the old emperor came here, he did a good job of investigating Li Cong. Although I knew that this guy was more difficult to deal with, but the civilization was not as good as meeting people. I never expected Li Cong to be so difficult to deal with.
The prince did not speak, and the old uncle himself did not speak, because he knew that if he spoke, the prince would ask himself what to do, so he would not do anything that was true. After all, this is not a trivial matter. of. This is related to the affairs between the two empires. A little carelessness may lead you to a point where you will be invincible. In terms of this, the old emperor is much better than the prince, and the prince is still a child. The old emperor's uncle was a grandfather of the prince, and the two of them arrived where they lived without saying a word.
"Prince. It's still early. If you don't want to take a break, you can come to my room. I can drink a pot of tea. It's not time for us to be so close. By the way, discuss today's affairs?" The prince didn’t say anything when he was in the car, but the old emperor had no choice but to say it. He could see that the prince was already losing his mind at the moment, and he couldn’t let this guy do things that humiliate the nation’s body. Cheng Jilu can be considered to understand, even if he and the kid in front of him are not the same, but now they are the same, they must cooperate to get through this difficulty, otherwise the two of them After going back, there will be no good end. This is for sure. They are now people on the same boat.
Originally, the prince would definitely be furious after he went back. Maybe he would smash all the things in the whole house prepared for him. At this moment, when the old emperor said that, the prince hesitated obviously, but soon He said, "Uncle emperor first please, grandson change clothes, and go over immediately." The prince thought for a while and said, the old emperor nodded and went back without saying anything. This prince is not a fool, how could he go there by himself Well, the prince was naturally going to take a few followers with him, but when he walked into his yard, he was very upset with the people standing guard with serial crossbows in the yard. What alarm said that it’s not good for him, isn’t it? Li created it himself, and strengthened his defenses to send more spies. This time they brought more than 100,000 troops, but because of etiquette, they could only bring five hundred guards into the imperial capital. The troops were camped outside the city. Li Cong asked Su Minghai to garrison 300,000 troops next to them and watch them. Who knows what they will do. This needs to be handled carefully.
"His Royal Highness, you are back, do you want me to serve you and rest?" Although it is in the northern empire, the four maids of the prince came from the southern empire. Things like them are absolutely not. Maybe it was done by someone arranged by the Northern Empire. The prince shook his head. At this time, the beautiful maid was also taken aback. The prince must have encountered something, otherwise, the prince would definitely have his small or small ass. It seemed that the prince was not in that mood, so she didn't say anything, and stood silently waiting for the prince's instructions.
"Go, the Duke of Luther and the Marquis of Cary invite them. Ask them to go to the emperor's room and sit together, and say that there are important things to talk about." The prince said after thinking about it for about three minutes. In fact, what really useful about Tuan is that he and the emperor's uncle plus these two people. As for those princes and sons, they are purely pretending to show their face. If you want to ask those people what is fun or not, they might be fast They could not count on what they said and asked some useful things, so the prince had no intention of discussing with them. Even if it is discussed, it doesn't matter. These people are all idiots. They came to see that the Southern Empire attaches great importance to this matter. This Duke Luther can be said to be the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Southern Empire. The incident at night should have taken him to the past, but unfortunately he was uncomfortable because of the long journey. I didn't go. Anyway, it is impossible to reach any agreement tonight, and he didn't ask him to go there, but the negotiation is different now. Very important things, as long as you are not dead. Have to pass.
"Yes, the slave and maid will do it now." Two of the four golden flowers of the prince went out to work immediately, and the remaining two people began to change clothes for the prince. Just now the prince said that he had come back to change his clothes. If the clothes go out, it is not a good thing for the prince, the big man has to do it with a word.
After receiving the instructions from the prince, Duke Luther still felt uncomfortable in his body. But after all, after resting for so long, I am not the kind of person with poor health, so I got up quickly. There must be something important to discuss. I am not from the prince’s side. I will talk later. Be careful. Although I am not a member of the prince’s faction, when I set off, my boss told myself that this matter must be done. At this time, we must give up some factional disputes and cannot let the Northern and Southern Empires go to war. The Southern Empire also has its own. Of hardship.
Although the Southern Empire has not experienced any large-scale changes in the past few years, the Southern Empire has corroded itself very severely in recent years. The so-called warmth and lust, the southern empire is now full of people who are greedy for pleasure, and few people really give. Although they also have the threat of the northern empire and the murlocs, but to be honest, the murlocs and the savages are still not very good. Similarly, the murlocs guard the sea after all. They don’t lack food. If the Southern Empire hadn’t had to do with the murlocs, the murlocs would not be able to provoke them at all. The things in the sea would always be on land. There is something uncomfortable.
Let’s talk about the huge bureaucracy of the Southern Empire. Although the population of the Southern Empire is more than one billion more than that of the Northern Empire, the number of officials in the Southern Empire is twice that of the Northern Empire, especially the aristocracy of the Southern Empire. There are only dozens of princes, but the Southern Empire has nearly two hundred princes up and down, the Northern Empire has 125 dukes, and the Southern Empire has more than 300. The area of ​​this country is basically the same. There are more nobles, which means that the land controlled by the royal family will decline. Even if each noble gives some land so symbolically, this is definitely not a small amount.
Thinking of some things about the Southern Empire, I soon arrived at the door of the emperor's house. Seeing the Marquis of Kari who had just arrived at the door, both of them smiled bitterly. Although neither of them followed, they both listened. Some news arrived. This Li Cong definitely wanted the lion to open his mouth. There were dozens of counties, and robbery did not happen. These dozens of counties have a history of tens of thousands of years, and they have accumulated over a long period of time. Only a few days of everything you want? Open your mouth and ask us to give this to you, is it possible? But these people thought so in their hearts, but no one had the guts to go directly to Li Cong and talk about it.
After a few people went in to see the ceremony, they all sat down according to their seats. The prince did not cover it, so he told them what happened today and asked them to discuss. Although the emperor had an appointment with him, he only asked the prince to come by himself. , These two people were not called by yourself. Since this person was called by you, you will treat yourself as the master as soon as you enter the door, so we don’t have much thoughts to talk about. It’s all your own business what you want. Now it's the same as the old monk entering Ding.
"His Royal Highness, Uncle Emperor, this...this condition seems to be a bit bigger, but we can't afford it. If this treaty is signed like that. I don't think we need to go back anymore. This enactment will be regarded as yes. Traitors.
There is no one behind the Marquis of Kari. His status in the Southern Empire is like the status of the Northern Empire. Behind him is the emperor. No one can be guilty, but not everyone. Good friends, he is a pure soldier. Such a person is also a person who is not guilty of all factions. After all, everyone with real skills needs this guy.
"Who said no. But now the Northern Empire is so powerful that if we don’t agree, there may be a war. Kari, you are the number one general in our empire. You are on the road these days. What he has seen, if a real war is fought, what will be the result?" The emperor thought for a while and said, he didn't care about everything he wanted, but he still missed the empire in his heart. After all, he almost became the Emperor of the Empire back then.
"Uncle Emperor, if there is no such person as Li Cong, the military gap between us and the Northern Empire can be said to be minimal. Whoever fights on someone else’s territory will definitely fail. It’s not the same. The Northern Empire’s army defeated the savages. No, to be precise, they defeated the Snake Queen and the Behemoth. I believe these two things are not very strange, they give We humans must be aware of the disasters caused by humans. After defeating them, the morale of the army of the Northern Empire has risen to a height that we cannot take into account. Compared with the savages, our combat effectiveness is very different. Siege War If this is the case, we may be able to hold on for a while. If this is a field battle, we have no hope of winning. In the past few days, I have also seen some armies with serial crossbows in the Northern Empire. It can be said that they have 10,000 in the field. People can definitely solve our 30,000 to 50,000 people. In the siege war, the arrows they fired at us would never give us any chance to fight back. So I think this war should not start. Otherwise, our hope of victory is not very great. Unless we have the ability to drag the war off, the economic strength of the Northern Empire cannot be compared with ours. If it takes a long time, they will be incapable. Then we can use some. Factors outside the battlefield have come to end this war." Cary thought for a while and said. He also has reservations about these words. To be honest, he can't estimate what the final end will be. It's like 10,000 serial crossbows. The ratio of the battle against 30,000 soldiers is that this guy has slightly increased. In fact, no one has seen it before. It may be possible to fight against 50,000, 100,000, or even more. Many people in this series of wars against humans are Guess, there is no real result, but there is a practical example in the Northern Empire's turmoil, but that war is a civil war in the Northern Empire after all, they will not announce this, everyone is not a fool.
Kari’s words directly made the other three people in this room dumbfounded. They didn’t expect that things would come to this point. It’s fine if you can’t win in the field, and you can’t defend yourself. The Prince and Uncle’s words about Kari I absolutely believe it. If someone else says this, the two people may still consider how much they can believe, but Kari is a pure soldier, and everything is not exaggerated. Since he said that, this matter At least seven points can be believed. Originally, the prince and the emperor both thought that this defensive battle would be no problem. Even the walls of the county city were built very well, but now it looks like the enemy’s serial crossbow. They also have the ability to attack the city, which makes them feel as if they have no strength in their whole body in an instant.
"His Royal Highness, Uncle Emperor, when we came, we discussed giving the Northern Empire two to three counties. Now it seems that it is difficult to satisfy them." Duke Luther thought for a while and said. He is responsible for diplomacy. People from the side, it seems that some of the methods discussed on the road and in the Southern Empire will definitely not work here. If the two counties were given to them free of charge in the past, they would definitely be very satisfied, but now, they With such a powerful military force, even 20 county towns are probably useless. Duke Luther even thought of a worse result, that is, the Northern Empire actually wanted the lion to open its mouth and wait for the Southern Empire. If they refuse, then they can have a legitimate excuse to start a war. The Northern Empire must be a quick fight. If it is delayed, they also know that it will be detrimental to them. Maybe these lands will not be in a few months. From the Southern Empire, Duke Luther was very depressed when he thought of this, watching his own things go to others. It's really uncomfortable that I can't even do anything.
"Well, you are right. There is indeed no way to satisfy this greedy northern wolf." Although they are unwilling to admit this fact, the people here are all rational people, so naturally they won't be because of some slogans. It’s absolutely impossible for something to sprout super combat effectiveness. The fighting spirit is of course very important, but this kind of spirit is useless. It's like now, "Everyone, our empire is really at a dangerous time now. Anyone can say it directly. Don't hide it. We don't have so much time and energy to deal with these things. , What we need now is a solution.
The prince continued. His words were actually meant for Duke Luther and the emperor, both of whom represented the other side. This is the time for unity. External wars are always more important than internal struggles.
"Well, what the prince said is reasonable. We must avoid the outbreak of war. We are not their opponents now. I don't think there are many when their morale is high. As long as they are a little bit frustrated on the side of the savages. I think our opportunity will come. During this period of time, we must be patient, and even make some concessions." The emperor also spoke at this time. It is really necessary to speak. He also had a wrong estimate of the strength of the Northern Empire, thinking that the Northern Empire would not be much stronger than them. As long as they make a little concession, who knows that the gap is so big now, even if they make concessions, this war may break out. This turned out to be a stopgap measure by giving the other party's land.
"Uncle Huang is right. There is a way in Xia, but I don't know if it will work. Anyway, we will also lose a lot." Duke Luther is a capable person in diplomacy. His words immediately attracted the attention of the other three people. The Marquis of Kari was a warrior. It was okay to ask him to explain the actual situation. It was a bit difficult for him to ask him to come and make suggestions, but he represented the army here. Fang, this is affirmative, so no matter what you do, you have to bring this guy with you. Duke Luther himself felt that this idea still needs to be considered, so when he said it, he was still considering whether to say it. Well, at this moment, I saw the eager eyes of the three people, knowing that if they didn't say it, it is estimated that the three of them would definitely not be able to sleep tonight.
"That's it. The gap between the Northern Empire and us is economic. Our economy is much stronger than them. They want to occupy our county town. I think it is actually because of money. They suffered heavy casualties in Guangming City. So many projects have been opened in the country. Speaking of them, they are definitely short of money. Can we take some articles from this? We can give them a sum of money and ask them to make the most important points of the county or even not us. Yes, this money is dead and people are alive. We can create a lot of money, but we can’t create land.
Duke Luther said in a deliberate manner. It is normal to cede the land and pay compensation after the defeat. It is always psychologically uncomfortable to start discussing these issues without losing the war.
use money? Thinking of this, a few people’s faces showed a hint of consideration. The biggest difference between the two empires is that the southern empire has money, and the northern empire has no money. Although the living conditions of the northern empire are not low, this Compared with the Southern Empire, the remaining money is much different. The place where the money is used in the Northern Empire is not a little bit. It is estimated that Li Cong and the others want the taxes of these 30 counties. The crown prince and the uncle After discussing it for a while, I decided to give Li Cong an answer tomorrow. He would use the tax of 30 counties and cities as a support for the junglers. In the past, they could charge a certain amount. For the year, as for the ceding of the county city, this matter is still unnecessary, but they also know that if they don’t give them a bit of territory, the people of the northern empire will definitely not be at ease. Just use five county cities. This number is not much. Quite a few, it's just right.
The tax revenue of 30 counties is quite a lot. You must know that these are the monarchs and ministers of the Southern Empire. They are different from the taxes of the Northern Empire. The most prosperous counties in the Northern Empire have 30 million gold coins a year. The tax revenue of the Northern Empire is terrific. The Southern Empire is much more powerful than the Northern Empire. It is about the twenty-five counties and cities in the border area, each of which is a major trading city. The reason why the Northern Empire blocked the border is because of the Southern Empire. The merchants of the empire depend on the border to make their money. This is why the southern empire wants to open the border, but recently, some goods in the northern empire have also made a lot of profits. Therefore, the border areas have also been liberalized, but smuggling still accounts for a large amount.
A county in the border area of ​​the southern empire also has a minimum tax of 100 million gold coins. This year, twenty-five county cities must give at least 2.5 billion gold coins to the northern empire. This amount can reach the fiscal revenue of the northern empire. One-tenth, which is one-twentieth of the Southern Empire’s fiscal revenue. It is also a big loss for the Southern Empire, but if the Northern Empire is allowed to occupy these twenty counties and cities. Some of the fixed assets in it will be even larger, and a rough estimate will cost more than one trillion gold coins. It’s better to pay them, but if the people headed by Li Cong agree with this or not, it should be fine if they ask for money, but if they don’t want money, In their view, this is a disguised rejection, and it is very likely to bring them a huge military revolution. This is war.
That night, several people had unified their fronts, and they would temporarily put their own affairs aside and rushed to the upcoming negotiations with all their strength. This can be regarded as the biggest result they have achieved in one night. Even the old fox with conspiracy, facing the difference in strength, will not do.
When it was dark the next day, Prince Gong went outside their post. These people didn’t know why Prince Gong came so early, but Prince Gong knew about it. Today, he will take them to the Li Congxin Military barracks. In the past, the schedule was tomorrow, but their attitude during the negotiations last night made Li Cong very upset. After playing the emperor, they approved their military threat strategy, thinking that it should be for them to try terrorist power. The threat they posed, maybe they could easily agree to Li Cong's terms. This is also possible.
Originally, the prince and the others did not want to get up so early. But every prince is waiting here, and they can’t say that they want to rest a little longer before going out first. If this is said, they will all be lost in their Southern Empire. Besides, they know that they will give Nan The empire showed off the most powerful army in the Northern Empire. They also wanted to see what this quick-reaction force was capable of. Although they hadn’t seen the army on the other side of Guangming City, the text in the memorial could also let them understand. Less. Now that they can see it with their own eyes, it is also an important bargaining factor to consider, so even though they are not very willing in their hearts, they still get themselves done quickly and take a bite to follow Prince Gong out of the city.
Because the place to go is a military camp of another country, the security work of the prince and others is also very good. More than 100 members of the mission brought more than 20,000 escorts. The army they brought was far from Li Cong’s rapid reaction force barracks are not far away, so their escorts came earlier than theirs. Li Cong was already waiting for them at the door. He also took a look at the southern empire’s army first. The local army of the empire is basically of the same grade, and many people are pretending to have morale. Li Cong can see that these people should not be soldiers. Perhaps becoming an actor is their best way out, but Even if the army is not good enough, we can’t tell them in front of them. How can we say that there is still a problem of face. Seeing the prince, they all came on horseback. Li Congye They didn’t get off the horse at the entrance of the camp and led them in directly as a tour guide. All the energies of the prince and the emperor were concentrated on the most mysterious army of the Northern Empire, so they didn’t care about Li Cong’s etiquette. So they didn't say anything, they followed along, and they were so curious in their hearts.
When they were in China, their intelligence department said that Li Cong had a very powerful new army, but they never thought about what kind of army it was. How could they be unhappy when they finally saw it? It's just that some of the other boys are actually They are very reluctant to come here. They just had a hot fight with the girls they had soaked in. They were called out early in the morning, and their gentle town is still there. This negotiation is with us. What's the relationship? Shouldn't it be these people's business? How could they ask us to go? It's too much. Although I'm not satisfied, I can't show it. They are dudes, but they also know that this is the Northern Empire. If they do something to shame the empire, they will be reprimanded at most in the country. In this empire, it may be the pain of flesh and blood, and no one wants to let their opponents see their country. There will be such useless people inside.
"All gather." Seeing someone coming in the distance. The soldiers who were training immediately began to assemble, and their training was considered military secret. No one can guarantee that there is no such genius among the millions of craftsmen in this southern empire, and they may also create a series of crossbows.
"My God, so many serial crossbows, this entire army seems to use serial crossbows..." Several noble children also know serial crossbows, they know that kind of thing is very precious in the Southern Empire. Unexpectedly, the treasures in their eyes would normally exist here. They are mass-produced. Looking at it, it is definitely not something hundreds of thousands of troops can stop. There must be at least millions of troops, millions of such powerful serial crossbows, these dudes who don't care much about politics are also a little scared at this time, mother, this one is a bit outrageous.
"Idiot, just say a few words, haven't you seen that the faces of the prince and the emperor are so bad? Don't want to die." This kid spoke loudly. Immediately, the leader of their group gave him a slap. Although this guy said that, the surprise in his eyes couldn't be deceived.
Li Cong also heard their conversation, smiled, and wanted this kind of effect. This is just the beginning. What surprised you even more, "His Royal Highness, Uncle Emperor, this is our new army, don't you think it's okay?" Li Cong said with a smile, seemingly show-off.
After Li Cong finished speaking, the prince and the uncle both smiled and nodded. They couldn't help but praise, it was the first time they saw such an army, especially the army's queue, it was really neat. They also have this kind of queue training, but they can’t walk with the same foot. Even if many of the relatives of the Northern Empire saw it for the first time, their shock was also written on their faces. That’s right, Li Cong used the training methods of the modern army to train them. So far, they are quite successful, and these people have accepted it.
"This queue is indeed very good. The queue in our Southern Empire is not that good. The prince really has a way. Anyway, from the outside, it is indeed a very mighty army." The prince praised, but His compliment made many people feel uncomfortable. Damn, how do you talk? What is a queue? Can't you see the murderous energy? From the outside, what is it? If you can’t speak, don’t do it. Speaking, the generals in the army were very unconvinced. If it weren't for Li Cong's eyes, they would be violent. They really couldn't speak.
"Hehe, your Royal Highness, the worst thing about my army is actually the queue, but it makes the prince see a joke. I heard that your country’s Royal Forest Army is a man who is one out of a hundred, and it can be an enemy against a murloc. Yes, and the Pegasus is very powerful. I don’t know if you can give us some insights.
Li Cong said with a smile. He knew that the most powerful army in the Southern Empire was their Imperial Forest Army. When others came. Even if you bring dozens of Yulin Army with you at most, you can save face, but who is this? The princes and uncles of the Southern Empire can be said to be the most valuable in the imperial court except for the emperor. It is necessary to bring them tens of thousands of imperial troops to support the scene. If you want to defeat the confidence of the Southern Empire, you must Started in this regard.
"The prince, this sword is ruthless. We are all here to visit. If there is anything wrong with it, we can't bear it." The prince saw the queue of this army just now and knew that their army could not keep up. Many people in the army know that this queue is not just a superficial effort. To be honest, this queue can actually see the combat effectiveness of some troops, so the crown prince was ready to refuse. Anyway, As long as he refuses this, the Southern Empire’s face will be lost. The old uncles and several Southern Empire princes next to them all show unhappy expressions. How can this loser or not lose? I started stage fright when I came up. If this is the case, how can I deal with the people of the Northern Empire in the future?
"His Royal Highness, in fact, the military discussion between our two sides is a very important project in our annual exchanges. Today, our two relatives are here, so why don't we try on a small scale? Let’s try out three thousand troops. This time it’s better than you put out one thousand troops. As landlords, we can’t take advantage of you. I think we can use one-tenth of your troops. They The project is still the same as before. How about one defending the city and the other attacking?" Li Cong said with a smile. He has already spoken for this purpose. If he refuses, he would be too courageous. The ministers of the empire seem to have lost the country~EbookFREE.me~ The crown prince is still a little hesitant, but the old emperor has already made a decision, and he must not let this kid continue to ruin the reputation of the southern empire. , Must be faced.
"Lord, we accept your challenge. I see that the offensive and defensive sides don’t need to draw lots. Since the prince thinks that your 100 people can beat our 1,000 Imperial Forest Army, you might as well let your people defend well, our people. Come attack, can you?" The crown prince was very dissatisfied with the uncle's words at this time, but he also knew in his heart that this matter could not be delayed like this. Every second passed, it was as if the Southern Empire was being beaten in the face. Uncle did this kind of following crime because he didn't want this kind of face slap to happen.
"Uncle Emperor, this matter is so decided, half an hour of preparation time, all training items are ready, but our emperor may not have time to come over, we are the same here, but I see the Prince's The complexion doesn’t seem to be very good. It’s good. We have reduced from a hundred people to fifty people. To be honest, our defense can be less than twenty people." Li Cong said with a smile, and everyone else is also Laughed loudly, especially those who knew the new army's combat effectiveness. Those who didn't know that Li Cong was bragging like those in the Southern Empire. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly pass. Your support is my biggest motivation.)