Quadruple split.

Chapter 414 Judgment Day (VII)

Feeling the focused gazes of the grand dukes present here, witnessing their focused and serious expressions, at this moment, Ribo Bryan felt an unprecedented satisfaction, it was a sweet taste called rights, that It is the sense of existence that he has been pursuing for many years but has been missing by a hair.

Standing in front of these powerful lords, carrying out his beliefs and promoting his ideas in the name of Violet, this is the scene he imagined for thousands of days and nights.

But the illusion is an illusion because it does not have enough 'reality' to rely on.

In this piece of land that is called an 'Empire', but the imperial power does not have enough weight, even the emperor can't sway his own ideas as he pleases, and every generation of emperors including Clive Bressen, Every person in the Violet family has to face the invisible constraints that exist in every field. Apart from the superficial glamor, the so-called supreme imperial power will always only exist in the eyes of a small number of foolish people. Yes, only a "few" foolish people. Among them, there are a considerable proportion of children who have just learned the word 'emperor' and blindly look forward to it, and most of the people, even as the ruled class, can more or less see some truth...

That is to say, except for the territories directly ruled by the Violet family, the emperor's orders are not as effective as the lord's orders in most cases.

Although it sounds absurd, this is a fact that complies with common sense and logic, a fact that only exists in the Violet Empire.

I don’t know when it started, compared to the big lords who can still intrigue, fight for power, and fight openly and secretly for their own interests, the Violet Royal Family has gradually become a mascot-like existence, although it will not be exploited , but it is impossible to fight for even a gold coin or an inch of territory for oneself under the vigilance of countless pairs of eyes, after all, this position is too sensitive.

It sounds good, because in this case, even a useless emperor and a group of useless royal families can live well in this environment, even if they really do something. For stupid things, everyone will only ignore or despise you tacitly, but will not overthrow or kill you.

Therefore, for a mediocre enough person with no ambitions, the surname Bresne is simply a gift from heaven, a piece of pie that fell from the sky and can be eaten for a lifetime.

But the premise is that it is mediocre enough and has no ambitions...

Ribo Blaisen did not meet any of the above conditions.

He is not mediocre, not only is he not mediocre, his potential even surpasses most of the past Violet emperors of the same age. He is quite talented in vision, heart, and wrist. The title of a high-level knight, although it is not as good as that (and still alive) Warren Dantes back then, but with the supply of resources from the Violet family, the possibility of being promoted to a high lord (here, the title of knight) in his lifetime is also not Not low.

Ribo Bryan is not a person with no ambitions. Unlike his father, Clever, the crown prince has been dissatisfied with the current situation of the family since he was a child. He yearns for those great lords who are equal to the royal family. We, envy those people who can do everything for their own interests, envy the respect that those people can win through wisdom and means, envy...their sense of existence.

In the history of this country, there are always many great people who are remembered by people. They are all amazing talents who have made great contributions to the family or made various great achievements. However, Ruibo has searched all the records. See I went to the names of various people with the surnames Baroca, Marshall, Hussein, and Dantes, but I didn't find half of Blaisen.

At first, he thought it was just that the Violet family was unlucky, and no talents had ever emerged, and he felt lucky that he, who was not bad in talent and full of ambition, might become the first Blaisen to be remembered in history, but until After he grew up, Ruibo discovered that it wasn't that the Violet family had some melancholy or some genetic problems, but that being in the royal family, even if you were full of passion, you could only be a mascot honestly, otherwise you must be a mascot. It will be restricted by the joint efforts of the major lords.

So for the gifted, idealistic, and ambitious Ribo Blaisen, being born in the royal family is not a lucky thing.

It doesn't matter whether it's fine clothes and fine food, a prominent reputation, a comfortable life, or money from thieves, these things are not what he wants.

It can be said that it is very embarrassing...

But is Ruibo wrong?

No, because he was born in this position and stood tall enough, so he would naturally want to get more. After all, a person who has food every day will not worry about filling his stomach.

So if you want to worry, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can only worry about things that you don't have.

For example, the "sense of existence" and "sense of accomplishment" under the horizontal comparison.

The sense of existence of oneself, the sense of existence of the Violet family; the sense of accomplishment of hard work, the sense of accomplishment of hard work.

Simply put, he wants a chance...

An opportunity that can break the current pattern and make the Violet royal family eligible to 'compete'.

This is definitely not a small problem. After all, this country has been named after 'Violet', and the royal family has indeed obtained many benefits including security under the current system. If you want to get the same struggle as other families The space is really too much.

But looking at it from another perspective, if this can be done, it will be a huge achievement in itself!

And not without chance...

For example, Grand Duke Dantis, who has no heirs and is also Ruibo's biological uncle, has implicitly expressed that he will support him as much as possible when the latter is just an adult, and the "support" here is naturally not too important. light.

Especially when Ruibo went to Dantes to visit his uncle, he tentatively confided his thoughts to one of the people he trusted the most that night, and unexpectedly got the latter's unconditional love. Support and endorsement reserved.

They even made a plan for this, how to let the Violet family really have a place in this empire, a plan to get a normal right to speak.

For Dantes, this is not a matter of harming oneself and benefiting others. After all, everyone knows that the two families have been on good terms for generations. In addition, his most beloved nephew is still the crown prince and the next emperor. Naturally, the contemporary Grand Duke Dantes No worries.

Even Clever didn't know about this, because Ruibo felt that his father, who was very conservative and content with the status quo, would not support him too much.

All in all, the above-mentioned content is one of the reasons why Ribo Bressen appeared in the Hall of Purple Nine today. This Crown Prince, who not only has his own news channel, but also shares information with the Dantes family at any time, has a good grasp of the situation. If it is in place, it is also very clear that this trial may not end within the rules of the game like in the past. Simply put, the Marshall family may really be "sanctioned".

And this will inevitably lead to a shock, causing huge turmoil in the entire empire, which in turn will have a great impact on Ruibo's plan.

If the Marshall family falls, a gluttonous feast belonging to all the grand dukes will inevitably unfold, and it is predictable that it will be difficult for the royal family to get a share of the pie in this process, and will even be preempted by other dukes. Marginalized, and then greet this doomed protracted interest competition as a bystander. In this case, not to mention that Ruibo is still just a crown prince, even if he is the current emperor of the Violet Empire, he probably can only watch for the sake.

And because of the past tradition and tacit understanding, the other great lords would not even feel that there was anything wrong.

This is absolutely unacceptable to Ruibo. He needs a relatively stable environment to implement the plan, to subtly strive for rights and interests, and skillfully let the royal family gradually intervene in some things through the cooperation of the Dantes family. It took a few years to accumulate sand into a tower, and finally break free quietly.

If that time comes, he may sit back and watch the Marshall family be sanctioned, and take the lead in getting a share of the pie, enjoying the process of dealing with other families and striving for the interests of the royal family as much as possible, and thereby consolidate the status of the Violet family, and even You can also use a relatively detached identity to take the lead.

But that should never be now!
The time has not yet come!
The situation cannot be turbulent yet!

Therefore, Ruibo must find a way to protect the Marshall family, especially after the latter sent someone to have secret talks with the Grand Duke Dantis two days ago, promising that if he survives this disaster, he will fully support his promise.

Although I don't know how Buffy Marshall noticed it, since the other party has no malice, and is even willing to pay a lot of resources and even fully cooperate with his entry in the future in exchange for care, Ruibo naturally can no longer remain indifferent.

That's why he's here, the most important reason.

As for the other point, it is a ray of uneasiness deep in the heart of His Royal Highness, the uneasiness about his own status...

He was born on the 9542rd day of the chanting of the Misty Moon in 3 in the holy calendar. He is 29 years old today and has been the crown prince for 29 years. Although Clever has gradually entrusted him with some small things to do since three years ago , but until now he is still only doing 'little things', such as joining the investigation team in the name of the royal family and going around Mercury City, etc., and he applied for it by himself...

The throne that has been at your fingertips since the day you became an adult is still only at your fingertips, but you have never obtained it.

If Clever is an emperor with the same ideals and ambitions as Ruibo, then the latter will of course express his deep understanding to his father and continue to wait willingly. After all, if he were himself, he would not be here If he is in good health, he can abdicate casually, and since he is less than thirty years old, he can still afford to wait.

But the problem is that Clever Blaisen is different from his eldest son. He also said before that this old man is actually more suitable to be a free-spirited bard or artist than to be an emperor. The decision to sit on the throne was not because of Clever's ambitions, but because of his sense of responsibility to the family. Therefore, it stands to reason that if he could get rid of the burden earlier, Clever's character would never hesitate.

But he just hesitated...

Although he didn't show the slightest bit, Ruibo has been the crown prince for 29 years, and he still hasn't decided to abdicate so far, which is obviously hesitating.

If you analyze it from this angle, things become a little more subtle...

He didn't miss the position of emperor, and didn't allow Ruibo to be crowned. After ruling out two points, no matter how reluctant Ruibo was, he could only focus on his half-brother, Xiu Bray, who was also the prince. Sean.

Could it be that Father thinks that Xiubi himself is suitable to be an emperor?
This idea appeared in the heart of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince irresistibly, and brought him countless troubles, entanglements and doubts.

Comparing the two, even though Xiu's mother is still alive, she is just a very ordinary woman, she doesn't have the slightest tricks, and she doesn't have the routine personality of entrusting the rest of her life to her son to be emperor. Xiu's mother, Clever's favorite is still the deceased queen, his childhood sweetheart, the sister of the Grand Duke Dantes, and Ruibo's mother.

In terms of ability, compared to his conscientious and steadily emerging self, Xiu, who is also a prince, has always been known for his unrestrained love of freedom. Not only does he not care about political affairs and national conditions, but his sense of responsibility is infinitely close to zero. To the point of causing trouble all day long, but this second prince who plays and disappears twice in three days and often makes the three-color courtyard jumpy is not much better, and he is completely incomparable with himself.

Disregarding ability and talking about strength, although he would not do such a disgusting thing with his own identity, but Xiu has lost his anger since he was young. How many mentors said that he is slender and light and suitable for learning ranger skills, this guy directly He gained about ten pounds by eating himself; he said that he has excellent elemental perception and is suitable for being a magician, so he only practiced [Mage's Eye] an arcane skill for peeping; finally said that he simply made do with exercise, and the result turned out to be Drugged himself who was dragged to exercise, and let himself have diarrhea for three days...

If I had to sum it up, it took Xiu three or four years to master a mage's eye, and it was specially used to spy on the bathhouses in the Royal District.

What the hell...

But even so, his father is still tolerant of him in every possible way, and after asking himself everything, he intentionally or unintentionally asks his younger brother's opinion, including when the slave trade just emerged, Clever was talking to him After the chat, I immediately asked, 'Where is Xiu? '

That's why Ruibo chose to come here directly this time in a relatively forceful, even somewhat overreaching, and unflattering way, expressing his thoughts in the name of the crown prince, and by the way, he also attracted Xiu who didn't care about it.

He wanted to get an answer from Clever...

Even if it's just a vague answer...

Could this throne be his own?

Chapter Four Hundred and Eleven: The End

(End of this chapter)