Vol 6 Chapter 87: Bet on the North

With a letterhead that sealed the seal of the emperor and the royal front cabinet, the footsteps of the loyal imperial knights and messengers extended to every road, castle, village, and country, and the entire empire followed a simple line. The words caused a tremendous shock.
The emperor is dead!
No more explanations, no more conspiracy theories, no bards ’chants ... From the streets of the town to every country, the crying messengers could n’t even get off the horse and yelled at the town ’s square , Followed by everyone shouting.
The whole country shakes.
In all fairness, Eckhart II did not gain much popularity-the twelfth generation of the Sacran Empire is neither the most peaceful nor the most prosperous, nor much honor, the tax is not easy, and is a bard. There are few legendary stories that we talk about.
But it was such an emperor that everyone believed that the empire was gradually becoming stronger while he was alive;
It was such an emperor, who was invaded by monsters on the Boundary Mountain, there were living dead in Ebden, and in the Centaur ... even when the demon in the empire rose, he still had a way to make everyone believe that he lived in a strong and peaceful In the country.
Therefore, when the news of his death came, there was a sense of trance in the entire empire from civilians to nobles; there was also indignation and uncontrollable anger.
Our emperor, not peacefully lying on the couch, leaving the world with the light of the Holy Cross; not on the battlefield, the glorious fighting with the enemy to death;
Rather, within his own dormitory, he was murdered by a group of insidious and vile villains by assassination.
What a shame and shame this is—? !
There are very few people who know the Azores in the empire, and even the vast majority of nobles use the elves of Lotel Forest (they do n’t even know the ancient wood forest) and the elves of the Azores Overseas. They were all confused, clamoring for "Western Expedition to Lothal", and actually received responses from many knights and troops.
When anger dissipated, fear followed.
After all, for the upper and lower empire ... especially the nobles, the contradiction between Crown Prince Connold and His Highness Brandon is already a well-known secret; and now His Highness Brandon has been "not what it is" Not only does it have three legions, it is supported by nearly 30,000 troops, but it also depends on the support of the two principalities of Poy and Byrne.
Once he was unwilling to be occupied by his elder brother, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Connold, he was almost inevitable; the empire that had strengthened a generation would be divided into two again and plunged into a terrible war.
Will he seize this opportunity?
The entire empire, especially the nobles of the imperial capital of Golovin, are extremely nervously waiting; waiting for the embarrassing lord who always likes to "surprise people" to appear, breaking the current situation.
But they were disappointed ... It had been ten days since the news spread throughout the empire, and Brandon de Salion still did not make any sound; like the world evaporated, it disappeared from the empire's vision without a trace.
Ten days later, the empire did not wait for the news of Brandon de Salion ’s army, but instead waited for the "Empire Statement" by Duke Loren Turin of Bayern.
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Heavy footsteps, the sound of armor collisions, the movement of fine whispers ...
It was clearly quiet enough outside the door, but the dark-haired wizard sitting alone in the round table hall would still be upset.
Why, isn't everything going in the direction of one's own hope?
As he expected, the Sky Vault was full of half a month before announcing the death of Eckhart II, beating the Connor Crown Prince by surprise;
Although he was unable to find Rut Infinite, Dalton ’s mentor managed to infiltrate the remnants of the night watchmen ’s organizations in East Sakland and the Imperial Capital, and firmly controlled the initiative in his own hands;
Although the process of persuading the 13 leaders of Byrne was difficult, but with the help of Charlotte, Earl Eckert, and the young priest Weber, the result was quite satisfactory;
But why, why can I still feel a little nervous?
"Probably, because it is so smooth?"
The dark-haired wizard with a dazed expression murmured in a low voice.
"Smooth, where did it go?"
The sound of footsteps was barely noticeable, followed by a very disdainful hum.
"Edward?"
The awakened dark-haired wizard turned his eyes behind him and focused on the night watchman who was looking at himself coldly, with a slight chuckle in his mouth: "Oh, right ... it should be Edward the 'night watch leader' now."
Edward squeezed his lips tightly, and didn't even bother to bother.
In the past ten days, it took him almost one day to recover from the shock that
the emperor is dead, and Rout Infinite is probably also dead.
The watchman organization in Yisandi,
Ten days ... A full ten days of sleepless work only barely controlled the intelligence network in the southern and eastern regions of the empire, and integrated half the empire's night watch organization under His Royal Highness Brandon.
But these are nothing, the real problem lies in the whole gathering process ... unusually smooth.
I thought Edward would encounter many obstacles and even rebellions. When I actually started, I found that there was no obstacle at all. Even the night watchmen in some areas took the initiative to come to the door and willingly greeted themselves ... and His Royal Highness Brandon was loyal.
When did the famous "faceless prince" become so prestigious among the night watchmen?
Or to say ... all this was planned by Loren Turin long ago, and he has already begun to infiltrate the night watchmen in these areas? !
Whatever the answer is, it made Edward, the night watchman, feel horrified.
He felt that he was unknowingly entering a trap that had already been set.
"Maybe you have forgotten, but when I was in Ebden, I had invited you." The dark-haired wizard who didn't notice Edward's expression continued to say:
"And I am a person who never speaks. Edward I promised you that you would replace Rut Infinit as the leader of the night watchman; because you are different from him, you will never intentionally hurt others ... … "
"Loren Turin, what on earth do you want to do?"
Edward interrupted him indifferently, his expression as indifferent as ever: "What on earth do you want, and for what? I don't believe you will sacrifice for His Highness Brandon and for the selflessness of the Empire!"
"But the problem is that this time I really didn't have any selfishness." The black-haired wizard said lightly: "If I had to say that, my purpose was only one-to maintain a unified empire that would not be divided by the civil war."
"why?!"
"It's very simple, because the enemies we will face next are already strong enough that even if we are united, we may not be able to win."
"Because even if I don't want to, I can't deny that even if I gather all the power of Byrne, I still may not have absolute certainty to defeat His Royal Highness Connor de Salle;"
"Because His Majesty Eckhardt is dead ... I have no choice." Loren's eyes were calm: "Either you can do it, or you can fight for it when you still have an advantage."
"That's all, no other ambitions."
Edward's expression was very tangled.
Reason tells him that Loren Turin is telling the truth; but another voice in his mind is constantly reminding himself that he must not believe this guy's gossip.
"I am the night watchman of the empire, and I am loyal and only loyal to the empire; Loren Turin, I will never do anything for you." Edward's tone carries a little helplessness: "I don't know what you want to do , And I ’m not interested in knowing, you do n’t have to tell me. "
There was a hint of supplication in the calm words.
The dark-haired wizard nodded slightly and gently raised the corner of his mouth.
"Edward, we are friends-if you are really unwilling, then I will never force you to do anything at all; this is the only absolute promise I can give you."
The indifferent night watchman didn't answer anything, just nodded.
Obviously, he remained skeptical of Loren.
"What are you talking about?"
As His Highness Brandon walked into the hall from the side, the indifferent Edward turned and left, silently standing in the corner of the hall.
"Nothing, just gossip among friends." The dark-haired wizard responded casually: "You also know that Edward and I met when we were in Ebden ..."
"Okay, don't talk about this first." Brandon waved his hand and said that he was not interested in the topic; he took a deep breath and hesitantly looked like he was fighting between heaven and man: "About the plan you proposed and the 'empire' The statement '... I'm still a little uneasy.'
"Dear Wizard Advisor, I probably understand what you think; but my beloved emperor ... can he really jump in willingly as you think?"
"This is also the most advantageous option for him, or ... there is no way." Loren shrugged and shook his head calmly:
"Of course, even so ... he may not do it; but if things really go to that point, the two sides will be in an endless situation; the responsibility is on him, not on your side."
"This is a gamble, a big gamble-in the eyes of Connold de Salion, the importance of the safety of the Empire and the family of De Salion is far more than the life of your emperor!"
Brandon's expression was very tangled.
"Well ... I probably can understand what you mean, although it is a little unhappy to be said that way ..." After a little thought, His Royal Highness sighed helplessly: "But it seems that we can only hope so now. "
The open expression is like the patient who has already suffered from terminal illness finally chooses to admit his fate.
But Loren was very clear that Brandon had no plans in this regard; even including obeying his own plan was only one of his choices.
Once his plan failed, His Royal Highness would definitely not hesitate to choose a soldier rebellion, and dragged Boye and Byrne into his chariot together to fight for the last fight; even if the Empire was plunged into the sky, He did not hesitate.
This is Brandon, the embarrassing prince of the empire.
"Okay, don't pretend to be serious here-someone outside is waiting for you, or pretend to show them." Patting Loren's shoulder and dragging Edward aside, Brandon hides in a careless face and hides in the lobby In the corner:
"Go, since it's gambling, you have to show your gambling momentum!"
Pulling the corner of his mouth, Loren turned his eyes to the closed door of the round table hall.
Yeah, that's right;
Now that we have reached this point, what are we going to do?
Even if the bet is lost, the big deal is to let go.
"boom--!!!!"
The heavy door slammed open on both sides, and Loren Turin, who was alone, took steps and walked outside the door.
In the bright and somewhat dazzling sunlight, the stairs outside the gate to the square behind were full of people-all in armor, holding swallowtail flags and family crests, from the 13 knights of Bayern by all directions .
Standing on the stairs and looking away, it is simply a sea of ​​flags!
After the sound of the door being knocked open, all eyes turned to the figure that came out.
The strength of the thousands of eyes gathered in one point is enough to suffocate!
Feeling this power, Loren constantly recalled the speech he had already thought about-the essays that Dalton Kander and Charlotte spent two days and two nights carefully crafting.
That article elaborated on the glorious history of Byrne, explained the importance of this trip to the empire and to Byrne, and told about the knights who will go northward together. Their actions are just, glorious and will definitely win honorable.
In a word, it is to arouse the traditional "knight belief" of the Bayern people and make them believe that they are heroes who save the world and save the empire.
The Principality of Byrne, which has fallen through two generations, will once again become the savior of the empire.
But ... do I really need to do this?
Long talk, using a bunch of gorgeous words to make these knights who believe in themselves do a gambling-like thing.
is this necessary?
The long-silent dark-haired wizard ~ EbookFREE.me ~ suddenly raised his head suddenly; "Dang Dang!", The sword of "Dawn" emerged from the sheath and raised above his head.
"The knights of Byrne, the warriors of the thirteen collars--!"
"Today--! At the end of the twelfth empire, the day when the Supreme Emperor died ..."
"Follow me north!"
"Qin King!"
As his voice fell, what responded to him under the stairs was a series of films, the sound of the sword resounding in the sky, and the Bayern knights who held the swallowtail flag, crying with exhaustion.
"For Bain, for the empire-!!!!!!"
"Long live Byrne, long live Empire-!!!!!!"
At the end of the twelfth generation, after releasing the "Empire Declaration", Duke Byrne took the lead and went to the imperial capital to support the crowning of Crown Prince Connold de Salion.
Empire shakes!