It’s getting harder and harder to be a villain these days

The rice cooked by Nim is still so delicious, even though it is just simple potato stew and dry food.

But she can still make really delicious food.

This is also the reason why Vickery is used to eating.

Ekarina must have chosen carefully for herself when choosing her servants. Nimue is simply the perfect bodyguard.

Not only is she very strong, but she also cooks very delicious food. Due to her profession as an archer, she is usually very alert, and her ability to predict external dangers is comparable to that of Vickrey.

"I've finished eating. I'll see you later, Mr. Vickery. I think we will meet again in Art City soon."

After a simple dinner, Wade stood up, packed his luggage, and turned back to Vickery, who was still drinking soup.

He didn't have much luggage in total, he only had a package and a gorgeous-looking sword.

Weekley did not speak, but nodded to Wade, who also looked at Weekley with a smile, turned around and gradually disappeared into the dark alley.

Weekley was a little touched by this. He felt that although the other party was a bit chatty and they didn't spend too long together, he felt inexplicably close to Wade.

Maybe it's because their ancestors share the same bloodline.

However, the demon hunter bloodline of Wakeley is the main heir. They occupy the most fighting part of the bloodline, while the demon hunter blood in the demon slayers is much weaker. They inherit the demon hunter bloodline and love to study. part.

Just like Vickrey couldn't help but want to fight when he saw evil spirits, he would also feel close to a demon slayer when he saw someone of the same species, and the same was true for him.

Of course, just feeling close does not mean that people who are close cannot attack and murder each other. In fact, in the history of the Pod family, some family heads were driven away by the people below.

"That strange man is gone."

Yora said as she looked at Wade's disappearing back.

And Weekly nodded, "Yeah, an interesting person is gone..."

The Imperial Capital of the Austro Empire, the Imperial Palace Council Hall—

Yekarina sat on the high throne as usual, listening condescendingly to the suggestions made by the ministers.

Such as floods in the east, drought in the west, etc.

Of course she was very concerned about these things, but she was even more concerned about Weekly's progress.

Nowadays, only the Os Empire knows about the resurrection of the old gods. The reason why she did not tell the leaders of other countries is that she is afraid that some incompetent leaders will accidentally reveal it to the people below.

In that case, there is no need to wait for the old gods to revive, and the people of each country will themselves be in chaos.

Many countries do not disclose what they do secretly. Although some people cannot understand it, leaders must have their own reasons for doing so.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, there has been a rat plague in the Kalan Plain recently. The grain harvest in many areas has failed. We should transfer a batch of disaster relief grain from the treasury as soon as possible."

Hada, Hand of the Emperor, buried his head deeply and spoke respectfully to Yekarina.

Since Yekarina knocked him last time, he realized that Yekarina was not

It's a beautiful vase.

She has the ability, the means, and the courage. She is a rose with thorns.

Yekarina, who was sitting high on the throne of the emperor, turned her round and white legs to one side and looked at Hada in the audience with a lazy expression.

"Our Emperor's Hands have been really doing their jobs lately, constantly reporting on the situation in various places. It's really hard work."

"Unfortunately, Your Majesty, when your father was in power, he told me more than once to assist you well."

Hada quickly answered with a serious look.

But Yekarina did not praise him as he imagined. Instead, she said: "My father is indeed a great emperor, but he can no longer sit in this position. Now I am sitting here, and we eat We rely on the taxes paid by the people, so when dealing with the people's difficulties, we must use one-third of our efforts to deal with them, don't you think?"

"Yes!" Hada's forehead was sweating.

He didn't know what kind of evil Yekarina wanted to do. This girl who looked extremely beautiful was filled with evil things in her heart.

Yekarina continued: "Then tell me what's going on with the rat plague in Kalan Plain?"

"Your Majesty, I don't know, but the rat plague did happen." Hada replied quickly.

Hearing this, Yekarina smiled harmoniously, "Yes, it really happened, but what I heard was another version."

"Some people say that this rat plague was controlled by humans. It only occurred in a few towns near the Kalan area, and the scale of the damage was very small. What do you think the person who controlled the rat plague was doing?"

As she spoke, Yekarina looked at Hada with burning eyes.

At this time, among the ministers standing below, an old minister came out.

He first bowed slightly to Yekarina, and then looked sideways at Hada, who was sweating profusely next to him.

"Back to Your Majesty, I think those who control this rat plague want to use this reason to get the state to allocate funds, and then take the opportunity to profit from the allocation."

"At the very least, doing this is to enrich one's own pockets, but at the most serious level, it is an ambition to rebel. Because marching, war, conscription and distribution of food require money and food, and the other party defrauds the national treasury of food and money, so that the treasury is empty, but he benefits very much. !”

"Fortunately, His Majesty was aware of everything and prevented this traitorous and ambitious person from succeeding. Prime Minister Hada, can you tell me what's going on!?"

This old minister was dressed in the clothes of a cabinet minister, and every word he spoke had the intention of impeaching the emperor.

Facing the emperor, the head of the civil service, cabinet minister Ross showed no fear at all. Even though Hada was looking at him resentfully at this moment, he turned his head with arrogance.

Yekarina raised her lips when she saw this.

She has always known that Cabinet Secretary Ross is a good man who is devoted to the country and the people.

But while he is a good person, he is also a smart man who loves his family.

Ross's Lu Lun family is a first-line wealthy family in the Audi Empire.

Although the Lu Lun family does not have any noble blood, and there is only one high-ranking official in the family, Ross, but under Lu Lun's management over the years, his family is very strong.

Economically, it is second only to the twelve major clans. Although it is weak in terms of military strength, it has many talents in other fields.

They have been providing the empire with middle- and high-level talents all year round, especially some small local officials. This kind of remote place where no one from a big family is willing to go, but the heirs trained by the Lu Lun family are willing to go.

Because they have received the education of loving their family and their country since they were young.

It's just that this love of family, but in front of patriotism, because of this Ross of the Lu Lun family, did not speak for Yekarina when she first came to power.

Chapter 237 Rose with thorns

Because Yekarina had just taken office at that time, no one knew what kind of role Yekarina was.

It may be the ancient emperor who is powerful in the world, it may be a girl who only acts coquettishly when faced with troubles, and it may even be a tyrant with a chaotic private life.

In short, there are all kinds of possibilities. Many people were one kind of person before becoming emperor, but they were another kind of person after becoming emperor.

So when Yekarina first ascended the throne, everyone was quietly watching the girl who inherited the throne.

Inheritance sounds nice, but everyone understands that this is actually a rather backward political structure.

This means that as long as your ancestor was the emperor, you can become the emperor when it is your turn, as long as you are the first among his children, the oldest or the most capable.

But no matter how you change it, there is still a limitation, that is, these people are all the heirs of the previous emperor, rather than being elected from across the country.

Of course, even if the policy of national elections is implemented, it will eventually develop into a situation where the family controls all the power...

In short, people who sit in this position have very average abilities in most cases.

Having received an extreme education from the royal family, anyone who is not a fool will not be able to do stupid things. However, even if these people have received a high-end education, some of them are born very naughty.

For example, Yekarina is very naughty and often skips classes to go out to play.

Therefore, everyone thought she would be a mediocre person, but Yekarina skipped classes not just for fun, she just felt that the knowledge taught by the teachers could not meet her needs at that time.

Only a chief professor like Vickery is qualified to give her decent guidance.

guide.

As for the rest of the etiquette lessons, Yekarina never cared about them. Although she watched them once, she never cared about them.

For the freedom-loving Ekarina, the cumbersome royal etiquette will only make her feel irritated.

"What Rose said makes sense, Hada, do you really not know about this?"

Ekarina sat in a high position with glaring eyes.

After saying these words, Hada was suddenly sweating profusely.

As the former Sword of the Empire, he was never afraid of any threats, but what he hated most was being misunderstood.

"Your Majesty, this is really a misunderstanding. I didn't know about it!"

Hada quickly knelt on the ground.

Even if he is a veteran of the dynasty, he cannot stand and speak in this situation.

Now he will lose his head if he is not careful!

"Misunderstand?"

Hearing this, Cabinet Secretary Ross frowned, "I think you have ulterior motives. Do you want to secretly raise private soldiers? The allocation and food you need are enough to feed an army of [-] people!"

"Ross, shut up. I said that we need all these funds only because there are more than 20 people affected by the disaster. It's not what you said!"

He was afraid of Ekarina Hada, but not so polite when facing Ross Hada.

Yekarina looked at the audience, and Ross, who was obviously on her side, frowned.

She knew what Ross was like. Although he worked hard for the country and the people, his family was the first priority in his eyes.

It is precisely because he puts his family first that when Yekarina did not show strong strength and scheming, Ross did not dare to directly stand up and speak for Yekarina.

To offend the king for a fatuous and useless emperor?

Ross was afraid that his family would be destroyed quickly enough.

But apparently Yekarina's methods exceeded everyone's expectations.

Not long after she ascended the throne, she took advantage of the late emperor's last words and made promises to the soldiers and knights to improve their treatment, and gained control of most of the empire's soldiers and knights.

Then he quickly took over. The royal assassin organization White Gloves secretly dealt with some rebellious ministers, and even directly ordered the imperial guards to patrol around the palace, making it difficult for the assassins sent by many people to even enter.

Among them, the White Glove Organization played a big role, because the emperor did not want to announce everything, so many things needed to be handled secretly.

At this time, if the imperial guards or other types of soldiers representing the royal family were mobilized rashly, people would know at a glance that it was the emperor's doing.

After Yekarina showed her strong political skills, the minds of those ministers gradually changed.

They began to know that Ekarina was not just a girl, not just a vase with empty beauty.

"Whether it is what you said, I think your Majesty will definitely find out!"

Rose was not afraid to face Hada directly, because he was speaking for Yekarina.

Hearing this, Yekarina pinched her eyebrows melancholy.

It was true that her goal was to become the emperor of the ages, but since she took this position, she discovered how difficult it is to be a good emperor.

Who are the people who can stay in high positions next to the emperor?

They are all smart people from major families who have excellent genes and have received perfect education since childhood.

These are the smartest people in the entire empire, and no one who can stand in the council hall is a fuel-efficient lamp.

As the newly appointed emperor, Yekarina is a rare emperor who can achieve this level in a thousand years.

"Let's stop talking about it!"

She spoke to stop the fight between the two ministers.

Hearing this, Hada and Rose closed their mouths.

But Hada still looked stubborn, "Your Majesty, I believe you will investigate clearly and clear my name!"

There was a lot of discussion in the room when he said this.

Because of Hada's previous actions, it gave people the feeling that he wanted to impeach the emperor.

Now that something like this suddenly happened, everyone thought it was most likely that he was behind it.

As for why many people thought he was responsible, but they chose not to impeach Hada, the emperor's hand, in the presence of the emperor.

It's because Hada, as the former Sword of the Empire, controls a loyal force.

This is why he was appointed Hand of the Empire.

One is because he was indeed very smart and good at fighting when he was young, and the other is because the soldiers under him recognize no one except Hada.

Therefore, in order to stabilize Hada, the late emperor gave him a very important civil position, that is, the King's Hand.

Even though Hada is old, the people in those troops are also old, but as long as Hada gives an order, the 10-strong army is still capable of bringing large-scale disasters to the empire.

No one dared to offend Hada. Even the late emperor could only beat him, let alone ministers from other families. They had no ability to offend Hada, but they did not dare to offend the emperor, so there was a conflict between the two. , they can only remain silent.