My name is Ren

Chapter 464 Even if the next step will fall into the abyss, I am unwilling to let go of the power that is at my fingertips

A sudden victory made the members of the blood alliance extremely happy, and at the same time witnessed the flaws of the canonization system from the side.

The power of lords and city lords is too concentrated, and cities far away from the imperial capital have become independent kingdoms.Although there are some die-hard supporters of the royal family, most of them are selfish people who disregard the laws and loyalty of the empire for their own benefit.It can be seen that the scope and severity of this civil war will definitely not be much easier than the previous two.

As the second province to the west of the imperial capital, and Medallo, once the entire territory falls, it means that the imperial capital will be on the brink of war.From the imperial capital to the province of Medallo, there are a total of [-] cities distributed on the map.Among the seventeen cities, the cities that are completely under control are only eleven or twelve cities. Other lords and city owners may not continue to support them at critical moments.

Grand Marshal Grace was secretly summoned into the palace that night to meet Queen Pars.

"I want to hear good news, but this world is full of malice." The sleep-deprived Queen Pars was a little haggard, and the lord of Hough City treacherously surrendered to the enemy, which made her feel an indescribable grievance.As the throat of Medaro leading to the northwest, the lord of Hough City has always been favored.Queen Pars not only gave him enough trust and title, but also gave that guy a lot of policies.

In other parts of the empire, 15.00% to 25% of the tax withheld by the city lord has already come to an end, and if you reach out a little more, you may be dismissed.But Hough City retains [-]/[-], which is a quarter of the city's tax revenue!Part of the money naturally fell into the pockets of the city lord, but the other part became the city's development funds as insurance for strengthening the city walls and recruiting soldiers.

Not only the city of Hough received such preferential treatment, many city lords had been taken care of by Empress Pars, including some lords, such as Angelo and the city lord of Balatan.

These two cities are important throats. On the one hand, they are the first line of defense against the invasion of other provinces, and they are also the bridgeheads for invading other provinces.Although attacking another province, there is no need to fight in this way. If Tulum Province wants to invade Bell Province, there is no other way to go besides facing Venier.However, most of these roads do not have a complete official road, not to mention the ruggedness, and many heavy materials are difficult to pass through.

Especially in some uninhabited places, there are countless natural traps created by nature. It is clear that there is a grassland at a glance, but there is a swamp somewhere, like a big mouth ready to swallow people and things anytime and anywhere.

An army may be able to carry forward its style and overcome difficulties, but the strategy for a province is definitely not such a hasty thing.

Therefore, Queen Pars spent a lot of money on every traffic artery, but it still couldn't stop some people from trembling when facing the front of the blood alliance soldiers, and then choosing to surrender to the enemy.

Grace was silent for a while, and then said: "Actually, this is also good."

Lack of sleep and being dazzled by the bad news, Empress Pars suddenly stood up and pushed the lamppost beside her to the ground, "It's okay if you say so? Is it a good thing that my city lord has surrendered to the enemy? Is it a good thing for those shameless nobles to attack the imperial capital?" Grace's words irritated her a lot, and her psychological burden during this period was also extremely heavy, because she knew it very well.

Once the situation of the war is out of her control, it means that in such a civil war, it is very likely that the overall situation will go to another extreme.

The reason why she launched the civil war was to cleanse these disobedient nobles, let the noble class shrink greatly, and consolidate the authority of the royal family in the empire.But she wasn't trying to die, and she didn't want those nobles to overthrow her. What she wanted was more centralized power, not a change of dynasty.

So Grace's words ignited her emotions that were completely out of control due to the unfavorable first battle.

Her eyes widened, staring at Grace angrily.

The latter's face was still calm, and he bowed slightly, "I am deeply sorry for what I said before, but I have to say that this is indeed a good thing."

"I'm waiting for you to explain the good things to me, Your Excellency the Grand Marshal of the Empire!" There was a dangerous gleam in the narrowed eyes of Queen Pars, where Grace didn't notice, two strands of black His shadow continued to walk on the ground, and finally merged into the shadow behind Grace.

"If the rebels stick to one place, the situation of this war will become full of fog. If they don't attack first, we will not be able to find their shortcomings. As long as they move around, it is equivalent to giving us a chance Now we know that Pelagos himself has arrived in Hough City, and will continue to move eastward in the near future, and the almost complete defense line of the rebels has opened a hole due to the gains and losses of one city and one place."

"If we make a move at this time, it is obviously more efficient than before. The contest between fists and fists is often a lose-lose situation, but if one party actively releases two fingers...", Grace stretched out his hands and made a simple Demonstration, "Then he will inevitably suffer irreparable injuries. He stretches out a few fingers, and he will break a few fingers."

Grace's words made Empress Pars gradually sink into contemplation in public. The previous rage was nothing more than a sudden change that made her lose control of her emotions. This is one of the reasons why those ministers and nobles believed that women are far inferior to men as emperors.Women really can't control their emotions perfectly. Although many men can't do it either, they are at least better than Queen Pars.

After thinking carefully about what Grace said, Queen Pars gradually returned to calm, because what Grace said made sense.If the rebels have maintained a high-intensity external defense, even if the imperial army can gnaw down a few of their cities, it is estimated that their teeth will be broken.Instead, it's better to break them up into pieces, from a defense with mutual horns and joint defense to an offensive with several attack lines.

Queen Pars has a deeper interpretation. Once Pelagos has made great achievements, his reputation will inevitably overwhelm Isaac within the blood alliance to become the No. 1 blood alliance.Isaac and Pelagos look like one person, but they are two after all.Isaac's strong desire for power will never let Pylagos show off alone. Whether it is for himself or for other things, he must make at least the same contribution as Pylagos and accumulate more prestige to be able to Suppress Pyragos's dominant family in the blood alliance.

Queen Pars used a deeper assumption, assuming that she failed in the end, the Orlando Empire fell, and who would be the emperor, Isaac or Pylagos?This is the biggest contradiction between the two!
When they are passive, they can still unite as one. Once they get out of the passive situation, they become rivals in competition, even more—enemies!
After thinking this through, Queen Pars was completely relieved. She pondered for a moment, "I want to apologize to you, Gray." Grace lowered her head to express that she did not dare to accept Queen Pars' apology. The Queen stepped down from the throne and helped Grace up herself, "I don't know much about the military. Only you brothers are my most trusted generals in the empire. From today onwards, apart from the very important things related to the fate of the country Except for the strategic policy, you can decide everything else with one word."

Queen Pars adjusted Grace's makeup, and finally patted him on the shoulder, "Maybe there will be a grand duke between us!"

We refer to the group of gold nobles. Although Orlando I tried his best to maintain and praise this group in the covenant, he also said that if one day the Orlando family cannot continue to maintain this empire, they can choose a golden family with a sense of responsibility and ability. Replace the Orlando family as the royal family of the Empire.

It's beautiful to say, but it has never been done.

It stands to reason that the golden nobles, as the pillars of the empire, should each hold great power and unite with the royal family to suppress all nobles.But in fact, this is not the case. The royal family has only vaguely controlled the strength of the gold nobles, and through dozens of purges, the four surnames have become history.Of course, this cannot be blamed on the emperors behind. Whoever says that the gold nobles can replace the royal family when necessary, all the emperors cannot really sit back and watch this group of threatening people become stronger.

Since the founding of the country, the continuous suppression and restrictions have finally made the group of gold aristocrats more docile.All of them have broken their wings, even if they still have some strength, it is only enough to protect themselves.

Want to meddle in the ownership of the empire?

There are no doors!

Look at this line of golden surnames such as Antuen, Schonna, Kapofer, Alcaria, etc., how many of them hold real power in their hands?
And now, in order to stabilize the rule and power of the royal family, Queen Pars has issued the first lifting order since the founding of the country-the Grand Duke.

A man like Grace, known as the God of War, once faced the undefeated God of War with [-] warriors who had just [-] full-moon cavalry, and his breathing became short of breath at this time.

Grand Duke means that he can establish his own principality. Within the scope of his own principality, even the royal family can't control him. He will become the emperor of the third principality in the empire!
"Your Majesty, half a year at most!" He clenched his fists, gritted his teeth with a cold face, and said, "I will sweep away all disobedient officials!"

Queen Pars nodded in satisfaction, "I look forward to your performance."

When Grace gained the discretionary power and left with high spirits, the smile on Queen Pars's face faded.She looked thoughtfully at the shadow on the ground of the palace, and finally showed a sneer.

These people are unreliable!
If she hadn't proposed this bargaining chip that was enough to attract everyone's attention and hook everyone's desires, I'm afraid Grace would not have shown such a side.

In the final analysis, it is still the reason for not having enough chips.

Flowing from the shadows on the ground, a pair of hands stretched out from the dark shadow like an abyss, pressed on the junction of shadow and light, supported it hard, turned its head and stood up.He wore a pitch-black cloak, with a hood covering his face except for his pale chin.

"Queen, Your Majesty has secretly met many nobles in the past few days. I have already made a list." The guy who crawled out of the shadow respectfully handed over a list of many surnames, Queen Pars After glancing at it, he folded it up and held it in his hand.

"Don't disturb him for now, see what he is going to do, and wait for my order."

The man seemed to be stepping on the ice, the ice suddenly cracked, he fell into the black shadow, and quickly disappeared into the palace as a black line.

These are shadow dancers, known as the Shadow Clan. It is said that their ancestors were once the sons of gods, but now they are just the lackeys of the emperor.

The old emperor's sudden disappearance in the palace would naturally alarm Empress Pars, but she was not surprised. Just like herself, the old emperor also had his own bloodline ability.Queen Pals didn't know what the old emperor's abilities were, but she had always been careful and vigilant, so she arranged for two shadow dancers to monitor the old emperor uninterruptedly.Sure enough, unexpectedly, at this pass, the old emperor escaped from the palace.

In fact, she already had a guess in her heart that the old emperor's departure was directly related to this civil war.She also guessed what the old emperor was thinking. He was nothing more than a last-ditch insurance to find a way out for the royal family after the failure of Queen Pars.

This is also the reason why Queen Pars has not touched Orlando VI until now. After all, no matter whether he is selfish or not, his ultimate goal is for the royal family.

Sometimes Queen Pars sighs and sighs.Born into the royal family, there is no so-called family affection at all. Even if Orlando VI became weaker and kinder in the last few years of his reign, it was just a political show.

In this big family, there is a cold use and use relationship between people.She sometimes feels that it would be great if she could be born in a commoner family, to enjoy the warmth, the warmth, thoughtfulness and care between family members.

She yearns for that kind of life, where she has brothers and sisters who love her, and younger brothers and sisters she can love, and the family lives happily together.Maybe there is no money, maybe no power, but that kind of life full of laughter is what she really yearns for.

However, in the next moment, all expressions on her face disappeared, she gritted her teeth, she is the emperor of the empire, the queen of the empire, she controls the lives and future of millions of people, she can't be soft-hearted.

This is her mission in this world!
that power!

Supreme power!
Only power can lead this family to glory and let her reach the peak!

(End of this chapter)