Chapter 31 Dark Stream
The capital Moreg
The news of the orc slaughter of the city, like wildfire, spread to every corner of the continent in an instant. For a moment, the people were in an uproar, and the hidden dangers that had been accumulated in the whole empire for several years finally broke out in an instant. Years of war, increased taxation, bureaucratic corruption...
All this suddenly burst out as if it had reached a critical point, and the people's anger reached an unprecedented level. A large number of people everywhere continue to be willing to severely punish corruption and stop fighting.
Teris the Great was furious about this and immediately issued an order to quickly investigate, find out all relevant personnel, and severely punish them! Use this to give the people an explanation.
At this moment, in the hall of the Imperial Palace, a heated debate between civil and military officers is in full swing.
The cause of the matter is simple and complicated. Tyre the Great is ready to cut military strength to reduce the tax rate.
The cutting of the army is very involved, but the senior management of the military department believes that this will cause great hidden dangers to the security of the country's border defenses. Gradually, it has evolved into a heated debate between the military and the cabinet.
"Your Majesty!" A general-like military officer tried his best to exsuline: "At this moment, the external enemy is staring at it, and there are orcs peeping at one side. They must not reduce their military strength. According to what I can see, the most urgent thing now is to send troops to attack the orcs! You can't let the orcs do it!"
Before the general finished speaking, a person jumped out of the civilian camp. He pointed to the nose of the military officer who entered the advice and scolded angrily: "Fight! You bastards know how to fight!" The civilian was born with sword eyebrows and tiger eyes, and a resolute face was angular. It seemed that he was more suitable to be a military officer.
"The foundation of the country lies in the people. If the foundation is not stable, what else does the army do? Do we watch our foundation slowly shake and be indifferent? Your Majesty! The most important thing now is to stabilize the hearts of the people! Severe punishment for corrupt officials!" The civilian who looked like a military officer scolded angrily, regardless of Tyris sitting at the top.
Terres was not annoyed. In fact, at this time, these things could no longer make him angry. The empire suffered an unprecedented blow. When he saw his road to unify the mainland smooth sailing, his internal problems first. Now, it is extremely difficult to maintain national stability, not to mention exploring the territory.
Tris took a deep breath and calmly looked at the civil and military officials. He nod slightly and said, "Elvin's words are exactly what I mean. People, it is also a last resort to reduce military strength to maintain the basic life of the people."
"But Your Majesty," the military officer still did not give up. He admonished Tyris with a bitter face, "The surrounding situation is very unstable, and there is continuous harassment by orcs in the west. It is easy to reduce morale by cutting the army. If morale becomes low, I'm afraid it will suffer greater losses.
"Don't worry, Lord Roswell," Teris smiled. "In a while, I will personally reward the army. As a good man, our soldiers will understand this decision."
"And orcs, when the situation stabilizes, the first thing I need to do is to go deep into the western wilderness and flatten the orcs' nest, Zamreta." Tyris's eyes became extremely clear and gritted his teeth.
"Your Majesty!"
I have to admit that compared with other superiors on the mainland, Teres gives people a natural sense of peace, which gives the civil and military officials in the court more room to play, which is also one of the important factors for the rise of national strength in recent decades.
The next thing becomes relatively simple, nothing more than reports and disaster relief programs reflected in some places. While the civil and military officials expressed their opinions on the reconstruction plan of the southern region, an urgent report interrupted all this. Everyone followed the voice and saw a blonde man in gorgeous armor stepping into the hall with firm steps. Wherever he passed, the big and small officials gave way one after another.
He was Torresta who rushed back to the imperial capital. He saw Torresta hold his right hand across his chest, knee on one knee, and bowed deeply to Tyreth: "Your Majesty, your knight, Torresta Ben Romen, is back."
"Thank you for your hard work." Tyreth motioned to Torista to be flat, and then asked, "My knight Torresta, what new news have you brought back for us?"
Torista stood up and faced Teres, saying what he had seen and heard this time. Listening to Togu's tragic news, Tyres's face gradually became very ugly. When Torresta reported to Tyreath that he had been ambushed on the Golden Avenue, Tyrese was even more furious: "Who is it? Challenging the authority of the empire again and again?
Seeing that Tyris was furious, the next minister was so shocked that he dared not come out. Tyres punched the armrest of the throne fiercely, turned to the right and ordered, "The right prime minister of the empire, Seda, listens to the decree!"
A white-haired man sitting on the right side of Tyreth immediately stood up, turned to Tyreth, knelt on one knee, waiting for Tyreus's's will.
"At this moment, I order you to be fully responsible for the aftermath of the Togu incident, hand over the right to act conveniently with you, and find out the people behind the scenes in the shortest time." With that, Tyris gritted his teeth and said angrily, "I want to see who is doing those meaningless actions behind the empire again and again."
"Immediately! Viceroy Esinodas returned to the imperial capital to discuss important matters!"
After giving a series of orders, Tyreath sat back to the throne. As an emperor, keeping a calm mind at all times is the top priority.
turned his head and said to Torresta, "My knight, you have made great contributions to the empire. Any award is not too much for you." With that, Tyreth stood up and announced, "Now, I give Count Torresta a second-class marquis, rewarding 10,000 gold coins and raising the level of his own material reserve."
"Your Majesty is wise!" Hundreds of officials praised in unison.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." At this time, Torresta felt that his heart was blocked. He knew that he had just picked up the advantage of Yuchen and others. Torista felt ashamed at the thought that he had just tied with a split.
In fact, I also want to introduce Yuchen and others to Tyris. As a member of the twelve riders of the empire, he was keenly aware that these teenagers were extraordinary and naturally hoped to contribute more with these teenagers in the future. However, before approaching the palace, Yuchen pleaded with him not to disclose what his party had done to anyone else. Torista, who promised Yuchen, would not go back on his terms.
"Forget it, no matter how gold is hidden, it will burst out sooner or later. Let them go." Torista comforted herself.
"Why, Sir Torresta, are you still not satisfied with my decision?" Tyreath laughed and said that he would naturally have no doubt about Torista's loyalty. As his knight, Torista knew well what his character was. It's just a joke for Torista.
"Weichen is frightened." After a knightly salute to Tyreus again, Torresta took a step forward and said to Tyreus in a low voice, "Your Majesty, I still hope to explain some details about the attack on the road separately with Your Majesty."
Terris nodded to Torresta and said, "After the meeting, you come to the library to find me. I want to talk to you alone. Now, you can withdraw first."
"I obey the order!"
"Well, dear friends, let's continue to talk about the reduction of military strength, which needs to be considered at present."
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At this moment, the Rocky Province, far away on the eastern border of the empire, is filled with a manic atmosphere. In thezong du's mansion, Governor Adams was walking back anxiously. Coupled with his fat figure, he was like a big meat ball rolling around the house at this moment. It was ridiculous that he squeezed his lips tightly, as if he had made some determination.
Abruptly, a man in a white robe appeared in front of him. The man's figure was looming and seemed to have no substance that made people feel difficult to touch. Governor Adams breathed a long sigh of relief, hurried to the man, knelt down on one knee, and said humbly, "Dear messenger, you have finally come. The words you asked for have spread to every corner of this province, and all people yearn for the establishment of heaven. Now, only the true god is needed. In a word, we went through fire and water, you see..."
The man in white smiled. The smile was so harmonious and beautiful. He nodded to Adams, who was bent on his knees, and said, "The true God is very happy that you can abandon the dark and become his protected people. He is quite satisfied with what he has done to you. As the only spokesperson of the true god in the world, that adult also works hard for you. Take an affirmative attitude towards the work.
Adams' eyes lit up, and the flesh on his face was squeezed into a ball, and he could hardly see his eyes: "Did the adult see it too? Great, then look at me..."
"That's natural. The true God and that adult will naturally give preferential treatment to every meritorious official. In the future, when the kingdom of heaven is established, there will be nine people in front of the temple, and you will have a share."
"Praise the true God."
Loci Province is located in the endless sea to the east. This is one of the most famous port hubs of the mainland. Milan, the capital of the province, was also the location of the Duchy of Milan decades ago. It was the hero of a generation of Terrais, who annexed the Duchy of Milan without a single soldier by means of iron-fisted diplomacy.
Not to mention the details of the annexation. Under such a *, a little change in the empire will cause great panic to the Milanese. Especially after learning the information about the orc slaughter city, the whole province was covered by a sad atmosphere. The internal affairs of the Gangduo Empire were gradually corrupt, and Adams, the governor who took over the Rocky Province, was even more famous for his insatiable greed, recklessness and great public resentment.
That's where you are. You can imagine how corrupt the whole empire is.
Just a few days ago, the Milan River, the mother river that the Milanese relied on for generations, suddenly cut off. Under the theory of celestial phenomena, divine meaning, it deepened the hatred of the Milan people against the Congo Empire, and the theory of divine punishment spread quickly like wildfires. In Milan's mind, the status of the Milan River is far more important than that of the Gangduo Empire. In ancient times, this river is the source of their lives. Their lives and even their survival are inseparable from the third largest river on the continent. No matter the change of dynasty, no matter how the times change, as long as there is the Milan River, the Milan people will survive, because the Milan River gives them everything they need.
Mother River,
Your majestic posture,
It will always run through the earth;
Your broad mind,
Always tolerate every child;
No matter where we are,
Wherever we go,
You can hear your call for your expected return;
Your child,
They will always be Milanese.
Listening to the ancient songs, the people gathered along the coast sent out waves of sadness and sadness, which suddenly spread all over both sides of the river. What is it?" A high question interrupted the sad atmosphere, "What made our mother's river suffer?"
Who else can it be? It was the God-killed Gangduo Empire that went against the sky and was punished by God!"
"Why do we Milan suffer from this great hardship? What should we do?"
"Of course, it is to follow the true god to overthrow the Gangdo Empire and the rule of Tyres killed that day!"
With the question and answer, the atmosphere of the whole coast was pushed to the edge of explosion. The violent atmosphere filled both sides of the Milan River, and people's moods gradually became violent, roared, wild and vented.
And in the dark place that was ignored, several people in white robes watched all this coldly. They were covered with long white robes, and large hoods covered their faces.
"How do you feel when you see all this?" Suddenly, a man in white robe leaning against the wall suddenly asked.
"Hey." A man in white robe laughed and seemed to be a young girl. "All this only shows one problem, that is, there has never been a lack of angry youth in the world."
"The people's eyes can only see what is in front of them. With a little provocation, it is easy to cause their panic." A thin man in white robe whispered.
"That's what the adult said." The white-robed man sitting on the front floor stood up at this time. He patted the dust on his buttocks and said to several people around him, "Let's go. Our seven stars have basically completed this mission this time, and the rest is to explain it to the adult."
A layer of tulle-like fog quickly appeared, covering these people. No one noticed the situation here, and when the fog faded, several people disappeared, as if no one had ever appeared here.