With the development of the times and the advancement of civilization, the class differences between people will inevitably be weakened, and the influence of the aristocrats who used to dominate the world will gradually decrease.
This is the general trend and a historical necessity.
In modern times, most countries in the Western Semilia continent have abolished the aristocracy, and only a few countries still retain it. The Erebonia Empire is one of them, and it is also the most stubborn one.
Even so, the nobles could not stop the rise of the common people.
About fifteen or sixteen years ago, this conflict intensified and reached a point where the contradictions between the two parties could not be reconciled.
Some of the aristocratic radicals, mainly the aristocratic generals within the regular army of the empire, have set their sights on Liber, a small neighboring country that is rich and possesses advanced technology and strategic resources. They hope to accumulate military exploits and consolidate their position by invading Liber.
But it was not the right time to start a war.
Under the leadership of Queen Alicia, Liber is becoming increasingly prosperous, and it is a staunch ally with the empire's old enemy, the Kalvard Republic. It would do more harm than good to rashly launch a war, and there is no suitable reason to send troops.
Therefore, this proposal met with great opposition, not to mention the civilians, many neutral people also disagreed.
Just then, something happened.
The village of Hamel on the border of the empire was attacked by Lieber's army. The villagers were massacred and the entire village was reduced to a sea of flames.
When news of the incident spread, the whole country was outraged.
Although Lieber tried his best to defend himself, saying that this was a conspiracy, public opinion in the empire was already boiling. The empire mobilized more than ten divisions of the regular army to attack Lieber as quickly as possible.
This was the beginning of what was later called the "Hundred Days Campaign."
In the early days of the war, the regular army relied on its huge scale advantage and was unstoppable. It quickly occupied most of Liber's area and was about to completely occupy Liber before Calvard came to help.
At this time, Cassius came out of the blue and led the airship force developed by Albert Russell, one of the "Three Doctors". For the first time, the whole world saw the power of the air force and the importance of air superiority.
Before this war, Samlia had no concept of air supremacy, and no country was prepared for threats from the air.
As soon as this epoch-making military branch came out, the empire immediately suffered. Not only was the advance severely hampered, but the already-occupied rear area was also on fire frequently - there was no way, no matter how solid the ground defense was, it could not stop the enemy in the air. The Lieber Air Force could come and leave whenever they wanted.
Of course, this alone cannot make the empire retreat. There are more than twenty divisions of the regular army of the empire, in addition to the leading army whose military strength is not inferior to that of the regular army. Once fully mobilized, Lieber cannot stop it no matter what.
But at this time, another thing happened - the truth of the Hamel incident was revealed.
It turns out that from the beginning of the war between the two sides, a group of people had doubts about the Hamel incident.
Needless to say, Liber. I checked all over and found no one mobilizing troops to carry out cross-border attacks.
The same goes for the Empire. It makes no sense logically for a mere small country to support an empire as large as a continent. No matter how well it develops, it would not dare to take action against the largest military power in the Western Continent.
With the promotion of both parties, more and more doubts were exposed, the anger of the empire's ruling and opposition parties gradually calmed down, and there were more and more doubts.
Finally, late in the war, after much hardship, the truth was revealed.
It turned out that in order to maintain his position and gain military exploits, the noble general took desperate risks and hired a group of hunters to disguise themselves as Liber's army and attacked Hamel.
This is undoubtedly a scandal, a huge scandal.
As soon as this incident came out, the aristocratic faction's already declining power once again worsened. They were impeached by the civilian faction. Not only did the aristocratic faction completely eliminate the regular military forces, but the entire political arena also had a complete advantage for the first time.
Later, Emperor Jukent III made an exception and promoted Osborne, who was originally only a mid-level general, to serve as prime minister. This was something that would never happen in the past.
However, this kind of shock only occurred in the political and military circles, and the people were not aware of it. The impact of the Hamel Massacre on the reputation of the imperial government and the hearts of the people of the empire was so great that no matter which faction it was, they were unwilling to expose it.
In order to bury this scandal, the empire coerced Lieber to stop pursuing the case on the condition of withdrawing its troops. Queen Alicia had no choice but to agree in order to protect the people from harm and end the war as soon as possible. The war ended hastily and lasted for a hundred days, hence the name "Hundred Days Battle".
At the same time, the imperial government announced to the people that Hamel Village had been destroyed by a landslide, and permanently blocked the road leading to Hamel Village with barriers. It also issued a ban on insiders that "if they leak the information, they will be punished with treason." Password, and later completely wiped Hamel's name off the map.
Therefore, Altina could not find anything on the map.
So, the students saw barriers and iron gates and warning signs.
This is also why Claire said that the iron door is not so easy to open.
If you want to enter the Hamel area, you need to obtain permission from both administrative and military officials, that is, obtain the consent of the Marquis of Haines and the commander of the Dorenol Fortress, and get the key before you can open the door.
Of course, it is not difficult to break through a mere iron gate. What is difficult is the meaning behind this move - this kind of behavior, even for Claire, who is a close confidant and holds far more real power than the general. Don't dare to try it easily.
You must know that when she read about this matter from the most senior secret file of the Intelligence Agency, she flipped through it as quickly as possible and quickly put it back in place, for fear of being contaminated.
If the news gets out, if there is nothing there, even Osborne may not be able to protect her.
She would rather go back first, obtain further evidence, follow the normal procedures to report the matter, obtain permission, and then enter.
And she didn't ask where Li En knew such things. It's useless to ask, he won't tell if asked, and no one will admit it, because admitting it means treason.
Compared with organizing troubles, Hamel's nature is obviously more serious, much more serious.
When the conversation reached this point, both Claire and Rean couldn't help but feel heavy in their hearts. They had no idea of continuing. They were each thinking about their own thoughts and remained speechless.
Fortunately, this state did not last long, and the return of young girls brought vitality.
Laura also quickly ended today’s teaching and walked over with brisk steps.
Some students even heard that Master Kurt was going to take everyone shopping to buy specialties, so they volunteered to help.
It becomes lively when there are more people. When it becomes lively, the atmosphere becomes better and the mood will improve accordingly.
In short, let’s put aside the gloom of the past and focus on shopping.
Elysee and her parents must have one, and the princess should also bring a copy. It would also be a good idea to buy a few more copies for Elysee to give away at school.
And over there on the Derflinger——
Today is different from the past, Li University instructors are not short of money.
PS: Today I have resumed the chapter writing and book reviews. It’s rare that I gave out some sweets and did a good job. I’m really not used to not seeing any comments.
