Rose Empire

"Don't worry about why I'm carrying you on my back," Charlotte waved her hand nonchalantly. "The question we're discussing now is how did you hook up with Viscount Chester's niece again?"

Although Charlotte always complained about her brother's stupidity, she had to admit that Andre was really good at socializing. One noble lady after another fell in love with him, and he was quite a playboy. This was not something a truly brainless person could do.

"Is there really nothing going on between Mary and me? We just drink tea, dance, and watch plays together..."

Looking at Andre trying hard to defend himself, Charlotte really didn't want to admit that her brother did have brains.

"Why don't you tell Uncle Philip about this? See if Count Philip believes it. See if he will come over with a woodcutting axe and chop off your legs."

Andre was speechless.

Charlotte shook her head speechlessly.

The marriage between Andre and Monica was originally intended to help Andre gain more supporters in the Melfeld family, but if Andre continues to act so willfully, this marriage will not only fail to achieve its goal, but may even backfire.

"Sister, sister." At this time, Sean ran over, pulled Charlotte's sleeve and asked, "Sister, I want to play with Xiaobai, can I let Xiaobai play with me?"

Xiaobai is the three-tailed beast that Earl Philips gave to Charlotte.

"Sure." Charlotte nodded, then motioned for Renee to accompany Sean to the carriage to get it.

When Andre saw Sean appear, he showed a look of disgust. After Sean and Renee walked away, Andre said mysteriously: "Did you know? His Majesty King Ethel is about to rebel!"

Charlotte turned to look at Andre, blinked, and said, "I know."

"I know you don't know. I told you I listened..." Andre said halfway excitedly, then got stuck. "How did you know?"

Charlotte looked at him as if she was an idiot. "If you catch any noble in the Oran Empire and ask him whether King Ethel wants to rebel, he will tell you 'yes'."

"Ah? Really?" Andre said blankly.

Ethel Holloway, King of Cato and grandfather of Charlotte and Andrew.

The fact that His Majesty Ethel Hollowen wanted to rebel had almost become a joke in the Oran Empire, and only Andre kept it as a secret and shared it with Charlotte.

To trace the origin of this matter, we have to start with Louis Holloway, the grandfather of the current Emperor of the Oran Empire, Leopold Holloway.

Louis and his queen had two sons. The eldest son was Emperor Leopold's father, the late Emperor Joseph Holloway, and the second son was the current King of the Kingdom of Cato, Ethel Holloway.

Ethel Holloway was smart and studious since childhood, and was more favored by Emperor Louis than his brother Joseph. In his later years, Louis deposed Joseph, who plotted to usurp the throne, and made Ethel the crown prince. However, Joseph won the support of most members of the royal family by marrying his cousin. When Louis died, someone in the palace sent a message to Joseph immediately, allowing Joseph to ascend the throne first.

Ethel arrived a step late and couldn't even enter the Platinum City, let alone compete for the throne.

Joseph was also afraid of his powerful brother who held a large number of troops, so he promised: "Brother, you are nearly 30 years younger than me. When I die, I will definitely pass the throne to you. In this way, both of us can become emperors. This is a win-win situation!"

Ethel was not sure that she could defeat her elder brother who had the support of most members of the royal family, so she had to accept it.

This story is known to everyone in the Oran Empire.

However, was a win-win situation achieved? Obviously not.

After Joseph's death, he passed the throne to his son, Leopold Holloway.

At that time, rumors spread throughout the Oran Empire that Ethel Hollowen was going to rebel. Perhaps Ethel Hollowen took the overall situation into consideration as the Edissa Empire's army was approaching, or perhaps there were other reasons - it was said that when the war was at its most intense, Leopold had promised that as long as the Kingdom of Cato sent reinforcements, he would be willing to pass the throne to his uncle Ethel - anyway, Ethel did not rebel at that time.

What now?

Although Leopold Holloway had never appointed a crown prince, everyone knew that Emperor Leopold wanted to pass the throne to his nephew Henry Holloway, whom he had raised.

For King Ethel Hollowen of the Kingdom of Cato, the father and son duo of Joseph and Leopold had stood him up once, and were preparing to do so again!

Can this be tolerated?

Therefore, all the nobles who had a little knowledge of current affairs felt that Ethel was definitely going to rebel this time!

"Then what? What does grandpa's rebellion have to do with us?" Charlotte asked back.

"How is it not related? Grandpa rebelled and became the emperor. Will Rosie and her son still be able to be proud in front of us in the future?" Andre said as if it was a matter of course.

Charlotte turned and stared at Andre for a moment.

Andre was confused by Charlotte's look and asked in confusion: "What are you looking at? What's wrong with me?"

Charlotte stood up and walked towards the direction of the convoy.

"Hey? Charlotte, why did you leave suddenly?" Andre quickly stood up, patted his butt, and followed.

Charlotte waved her hand and said, "Please don't talk to me. Just continue to miss your Mary. I'm afraid that if I talk to you too much, I will be infected by your stupid virus."

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Volume 79: Chapter 71 Chapter Seeking Talents

Charlotte was really speechless about her brother.

Regardless of whether his grandfather's rebellion could succeed, couldn't Andre think about why Jose Melfeld set up a large camp on the border between the Principality of Green Plains and the Kingdom of Cato?

His Majesty King Ethel is unhappy with Emperor Leopold, so he has a good impression of Duke Luyuan?

His daughter Helen committed suicide in the Principality of Greenfield, and his son-in-law Jose Melefield married Emperor Leopold's sister-in-law as his second wife! After this happened, anyone standing in Ethel's position would feel that the Duke of Greenfield had betrayed him, right?

Compared to how glorious he would be after his grandfather became emperor, shouldn't Andre first consider whether the Principality of Greenfield could withstand the elite Companion Knights of the Kingdom of Cato?

If grandpa comes and dad is gone, will your situation be better than it is now?

Besides, Emperor Leopold was no fool.

Ethel was fooled by the father and son twice, and her dissatisfaction can be imagined. As long as there is a chance, Ethel will definitely rebel. Everyone in the world knows it, and Emperor Leopold naturally knows it too.

This time, Emperor Leopold invited "two kings, two dukes and one marquis" to attend Henry Holloway's wedding, most likely with the purpose of resolving Ethel's threat of rebellion.

It was still unknown whether Ethel would have the chance to rebel, so Andre was extremely optimistic and imagined a happy ending in which his grandfather would successfully become emperor.

Charlotte was too lazy to talk nonsense with Andre. For the rest of the journey, apart from playing chess with Sean and occasionally chatting with Jose Melfield, she spent the rest of the time playing some small games of "Green Hair in Jade Dew" with Anna and her daughter.

Recently, Charlotte noticed that her father, Jose Melfeld, had been talking to her more often - although not by much, and the topics of conversation were not about family matters or gossip about wealthy families, but about the complex situation within the Oran Empire.

Through Jose Melfeld's mouth, Charlotte learned many secrets that would be difficult to know if she was not a member of the empire's highest power circle.

For example: Emperor Leopold once had the opportunity to have a biological son. About five years ago, a court lady became pregnant with Emperor Leopold's child, but before the birth, an assassin sneaked into the heavily guarded palace and killed the court lady. The court physician performed an autopsy and confirmed that the lady was pregnant with a baby boy.

Another example: Alphonse Murat was kidnapped in his bedroom a few months ago.

This Alphonse Murat was the king of the Kingdom of Cochin and the father of Rosie Melefeld and Marie - no, Andre's little lover Marie, but the Queen of the Empire Marie Holloway.

Such a father-in-law of a king and emperor was kidnapped in his own bedroom in the palace!

Alphonse Murat disappeared for three whole days, and it was only on the fourth day that he returned to his palace barefoot and with disheveled hair.

Many people knew about this matter up to this point, but not many people knew what happened next.

The Kingdom of Kexin investigated this kidnapping case for a long time, and all the evidence pointed to the murderer, Count Wolfheart Guillermo Butler, and the Imperial Intelligence Organization "Claw" under his charge.

Alphonse Murat protested to Emperor Leopold. Guillermo Butler argued that he had never issued such an absurd order, and that it was probably someone under him who misunderstood the order and made such a joke. Emperor Leopold reprimanded Guillermo Butler on the spot and ordered him to apologize to Alphonse Murat in person.

So, Count Wolfheart went to the Kingdom of Cochin and met with King Alphonse to apologize. In order to compensate for the physical pain Alphonse Murat suffered during his kidnapping, Guillermo Butler bit off one of his fingers in front of Alphonse, chewed it up and swallowed it into his stomach.

This happened shortly after Charlotte was conferred the title and left Platinum City.

Charlotte felt her scalp tingling when she heard this. How cruel a person would have to be to bite off his or her own finger and eat it?

Jose Melfield mostly just touches on these little-known stories, without analyzing in detail the storms and waves behind the stories, as if he is letting Charlotte understand them entirely based on her talent, and understand as much as she can.

After walking for more than half a month, Duke Luyuan and his family finally arrived at Platinum City.

The further north they went, the colder the weather became. When they arrived at Platinum City, Charlotte saw a world of ice and snow. This grand and prosperous, but dirty and smelly city finally lived up to its name under the decoration of the pure white snow.

The Melerfield family had a residence in Platinum City, and it was a large house given by the late Emperor Joseph. However, like most nobles, Duke Luyuan also disliked the stench in Platinum City, so he chose to live in a manor outside the city.

This manor is the property of Earl Philips. In a few days, Earl Philips and his family will arrive in Platinum City and live here. However, the manor is very large and has many rooms, enough to accommodate two families.

After settling down in the manor, Jose Melefield needed to go to the palace to meet the emperor. Charlotte also followed Jose Melefield out, she planned to go to the Giant Banyan Academy to meet her teacher, Simon Capriati.

As the Holy Grace Festival approached, the noble children were very busy, and the Banyan Academy was not as lively as usual. Charlotte came to the Banyan Academy and met Simon Capriati smoothly.

Simon Capriati was an old man with white hair and beard. He was said to be over 120 years old, but still strong and vigorous. However, Simon Capriati never married and had no children. He was surrounded by only an old servant and two students who had followed him for many years.

"Miss Mellorfield, it's been a long time." Simon Capriati looked at the visitor in surprise and said, "What's the matter with you coming to see an old man like me at this time of year?"

"Of course I came here specially to visit you, teacher." Charlotte placed the gifts she brought in front of Simon Capriati.

"Is that all?" Simon Capriati asked the old servant to put away the gifts, nodded and said, "Then I am not going to talk about any real topics today."

"Ah? Don't make a decision so quickly, teacher." Charlotte said with a smile.

Simon Capriati also laughed: "I knew you wouldn't come to see me suddenly if you were fine. If you have anything to say, just tell me directly. You should know that I don't like those red tapes."

Charlotte nodded, pondered for a moment, then took out two booklets and placed them on the table, saying, "I would like to ask the teacher to recommend a few talents to help me improve these two extraordinary factions."

Simon Capriati picked up the booklet and opened the first one, which was about the Royal Griffin Knights faction which was too common in the Oran Empire. Simon Capriati glanced at it and put it aside, then picked up the second one and opened it.

After reading two lines, Simon Capriati raised his eyebrows: "Sokya mercenary faction? What are you going to do to the Sokya city-state?"

Charlotte blinked her eyes and said innocently, "I just want to prepare a more suitable extraordinary faction for the knights in my territory. What does it have to do with the Sokya city-state?"

Simon Capriati smiled and shook his head: "When you held up The Noble City and discussed with me what kind of country is truly suitable for this world, I knew you were an ambitious child."

The Noble City is a play of absurdity written by Simone Capriati.

Before writing this script, Simon Capriati was traveling around the Eagle Continent and passed by the Gangtu Empire at the western end of the continent. At that time, the young new emperor of the Gangtu Empire, Jefferson Shane, had just ascended the throne, so Simon Capriati stopped by to congratulate him.

But Jefferson Shane said in a dignified manner when meeting Simon Capriati: "I admire meanness, because mean people will always gain more advantages than noble people."

Simon Capriati was too lazy to talk to Jefferson Shando anymore and just walked away.

Afterwards, Simon Capriati wrote the play "The Noble City". In this play, the mayor of the city named Shane Jefferson, when governing his city, issued a decree that defined bad behaviors such as greed, jealousy, arrogance, laziness, vanity, etc. as noble virtues, and defined good behaviors such as friendship, modesty, diligence, temperance, etc. as shameless sins.

The natural result was that this "noble city" soon perished due to internal strife and fighting.

Simone Capriati used this funny and absurd drama to illustrate his thinking - only when people with virtue gather together can there be the possibility of unity and progress, while when despicable people gather together, they will only hold each other back, intrigue against each other, and then go to destruction together. This is why a country must promote truly noble virtues.

When Charlotte first read "The Noble City", she felt like she was reading an alternate-world version of "The Republic", except that Simon Capriati took a darker route. In his writing, a group of villains gathered together, engaged in intrigue and scheming, and in the end everyone pushed the entire city towards destruction for their own benefit. This plot is enough to make the audience hate it.

Charlotte would call it "The Anti-Republic".

After reading "The Noble City", Charlotte wanted to meet the author of the book, which was also the opportunity for her to enter the Giant Banyan Academy.

Hearing Simon Capriati's words, Charlotte also remembered her previous conversation with him, so she smiled and said, "Yes, teacher, I am now working hard to build the ideal country in your mind. If it is convenient for you, you must provide me with some help."

"Forget it, your ideal country and my ideal country are completely different." Simon Capriati saw through Charlotte's sweet talk and waved his hand disapprovingly.

Simon Capriati disagrees with the referendum system of the Sokia city-state. As he said before, he believes that "the ship should be handed over to people who know how to sail, not just anyone."

However, Simon Capriati also did not agree with the emperor and the nobles. His famous saying actually has a second half - "No one is born to know how to sail."

Simply put, Simone Capriati's ideal country should cultivate a group of talents specialized in governing the country through education, and then leave state affairs to them for discussion and decision-making.

Charlotte also felt that Simon Capriati's political thinking was very progressive, and she put forward many unique insights when discussing with Simon Capriati.

However, Simon Capriati knew very well that Charlotte would never accept his ideas. Because this girl was extremely aggressive, she would never allow a group of people to be equal to her and tell her what to do. If she were to rule a place, she would definitely want a group of loyal dogs who would strictly execute her orders and follow her without hesitation.

However, Simon Capriati did not disappoint Charlotte in the end and said, "However, if you need warlock scholars to help you improve your extraordinary faction, I can still recommend two people to you. Even the Swordmaster Meon has to learn the Royal Griffin Knights faction, and ordinary warlock scholars really don't have the ability to help you improve it. The ones I recommend must be very prestigious warlock scholars. I will only write two recommendation letters for you. Whether you can impress them to work for you depends on your own ability."

"That's natural. Thank you, teacher."

Charlotte nodded with a satisfied smile, and at the same time felt a little amused.

Sword Saint Meon is a legendary swordsman. He has his own original swordsman faction called the Meon faction.

The faction of the Royal Griffin Knights plagiarized and adapted from the Meon faction. This matter is a well-known but unspeakable topic in Platinum City.

Because the royal family of the Orlan Empire and the Royal Griffin Knights have always denied this rumor, claiming that the Royal Griffin Knights faction was originally created by the warlocks and scholars of the Orlan royal family, and spreading this rumor is defaming the reputation of the royal family.

Simon Capriati and Sword Saint Meon have been friends for decades, and he couldn't stand the behavior of the Oran royal family who plagiarized but still tried to build a facade to vindicate themselves, so he told everyone he met that "Sword Saint Meon plagiarized the Royal Griffin Knights faction", "Without the Royal Knights, Sword Saint Meon is nothing", and "Sword Saint Meon has not yet broken through to the God-favored Warlock because he didn't come to the Royal Knights to study in person."

The Royal Griffin Knights hated this, but due to Simon Capriati's reputation, they did not dare to do anything to him.

Simon Capriati remained silent, as if he was thinking about something. After a while, he suddenly said, "Cecilia wrote to me and told me that you value her very much."

"Yes." Charlotte nodded seriously, "I've said it before, I admire her talent very much."

"I am very happy to see that what you said is true," Simon Capriati nodded slightly, "In that case, let me recommend two more talents to you. At least I think they are talented, and I hope you think so too."

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Volume 80: Chapter 72 Chapter Two "Talents"

"What kind of talent is it?" Charlotte was curious.

Simon Capriati asked the two students who followed him to call for help. Charlotte drank tea for a while at her teacher's house, and then two young people, a man and a woman, were brought to Charlotte.