Dragon Kingdom.
Imperial capital.
This is a place that countless people in the Dragon Kingdom dream of coming to, and it is undoubtedly the largest city in the Dragon Kingdom.
The place is rich, prosperous, and the spacious streets are clean and tidy. A dazzling variety of shops and shops line both sides of the road. There are all kinds of products, which is simply dizzying.
Well-dressed people gathered in groups on the road, chatting and laughing, and there was an endless stream of luxury beast carriages. Sitting in each carriage were one after another gorgeous and wealthy dignitaries. They made the imperial capital bustling.
In addition, of course, the heavily armed and uniformed imperial guards and police stations are indispensable, patrolling the alleys of the imperial capital to maintain public order and punish evildoers.
Everywhere you look in the imperial capital, there is a scene of singing and dancing, as if every place in every aspect is showing the prosperity of the Dragon Kingdom to outsiders.
Maybe that's why...
The Imperial Capital is why so many Dragon Kingdom people are flocking to it. Do you regard being able to take root in the Imperial Capital as a lifelong dream?
After all, no matter how superficial and illusory the beauty is...
That's also beautiful, isn't it?
...
Imperial Capital, Imperial Palace.
If the Imperial Capital is the core of the Dragon Kingdom, then the Imperial Palace is undoubtedly the core and top priority of the entire Imperial Capital.
The reason is also very simple.
only one.
The Empress is here.
This place is the palace of the founding empress of the Dragon Kingdom, the absolute emperor who stands above millions of people... Jiuyou.
Today, the Imperial Palace has ushered in an absolutely unique sight that has never been seen in these hundreds of years. The huge "Dragon Palace" is actually densely packed with people.
As for the identities of these people, anyone with a little bit of education will definitely be familiar with them. They are the finance minister, the internal affairs official, the justice minister, the commander-in-chief of the imperial army...
Any one of these ministers and officials who can scare a large number of people to death if they are brought out to show their official names are all gathered together at this moment, and most of them, no matter how arrogant and domineering they are on weekdays, right now But they were all trembling, not even daring to make a sound.
Because they all know it.
problem occurs.
And is...
Something big happened!
"Emperor! I hope I can get an explanation so that I and my soldiers can understand why we suddenly provoked a war and why we attacked the Holy Kingdom and launched an invasion!"
A burly man dressed as a general stood out from the queue of civil and military officials. He half-knelt under the Dragon Palace. With a loud and firm voice, he spoke to the tall woman sitting on the dragon throne high up in the palace. Bold invitation.
However, looking back at the woman, one hand was casually placed on the armrest of the dragon throne, beating in rhythm, and the other hand was supporting her chin. Her long flame-like red hair hung down from the throne, reaching to the ground, and her crown stood on both sides. The dark brown dragon horn is shiny and majestic, symbolizing the noble status of its owner.
The woman has her eyes closed all the time. Under the bifurcation of the black cheongsam are two long snow-white legs stacked one above the other. The three colors of red hair, black robe and fair skin are mixed together, forming a sharp visual contrast and impact. In the corner of the eye The light eyeshadow like ink is the final touch, making the woman's whole body poetic and picturesque, full of classical charm.
Seeing that the empress did not reply to him, he still closed his eyes and rested without saying a word. At this time, General Long Yi pressed his head hard. Although he lowered his head even deeper, he still persisted in his voice and his subsequent words. , even everyone else in the Dragon Palace was shocked.
"If the emperor cannot give me an answer, then I beg the emperor to...take back the diplomatic documents to the Holy Country and withdraw the declaration of war against the Holy Country!"
As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar in the Dragon Palace.
From the bottom of their hearts, all the officials and ministers had only one word for General Long Yi, crazy, he was definitely crazy!
How dare you question the Empress, in front of the Empress!
As expected.
As the last syllable of Long Yi's words fell, the woman on the dragon throne finally opened her eyes.
Those are a pair of purple eyes.
For a moment, everyone in the Dragon Palace felt a tremor coming from the depths of their souls. It was a sense of oppression from the absolute superior. As the woman opened her eyes and glanced at them, everyone's legs trembled. They were so soft that they wished they could crawl on the ground. The crushing at the life level made them feel like ants in front of the empress on the dragon throne.
Fortunately, this emperor's aura was quickly taken back, or in other words, it was only placed on one person by the empress.
Long Yi, who had just asked her to take back her will.
This Commander-in-Chief of the Dragon Gate Army, who is known as the number one general of the Dragon Kingdom and who has commanded what can be said to be the strongest army in the continent, and who has made countless people fear him, is now sweating profusely and gritting his teeth. Long Yi can feel the Empress' gaze locked on her. On his body, just this look made him feel as if a huge stone was pressed down on him, making it difficult for him to breathe, his shoulders hurt, and his whole body trembled.
But even so, Long Yi still didn't give in or let go. He was still half-kneeling, using his knees to support his body to prevent himself from being crushed down. In this way, he was conveying his love to the empress. Firm, hoping to make the empress listen to his advice.
After a few breaths, the woman on the dragon throne seemed to feel bored, withdrew her gaze and closed her eyes again.
Long Yi below was relieved and panting heavily. His heart was beating so hard that it was about to explode.
Is this the empress? This is the power and pressure of the Empress. He... He also claims to be the strongest person in the Dragon Kingdom, but he can't even look at the Empress...
When Long Yi was still frightened, another minister in the Dragon Palace saw that the empress ended it like this and let Long Yi go. He couldn't help but feel regretful in his heart, and then he immediately stood up from the queue.
That is the minister in charge of internal affairs, Charlotte.
"Emperor, please don't pay attention to the hypocrisy of some cowardly people. The true people of the Dragon Kingdom, the whole country is willing to help each other and conquer the Holy Kingdom for the Emperor!"
"I have informed the finances of each city to increase military funding and be ready to recruit and expand the army at any time. Within a week... no, within three days, our Dragon Kingdom army will be at the gate of the city, all the way to the gate of the Holy Kingdom!"
Xia Luo was respectfully supporting the emperor, but many officials in the rear of the Dragon Palace, when they heard Xia Luo's words, especially the words "military pay" and "army expansion", some of their faces instantly turned ugly, and some even Full of anger.
Of course, most of them look happy, but they hide it well.
after all...
"Charlotte! In such a major event that will affect the Dragon Kingdom and even cause chaos on the entire continent, are you still going to be corrupt and engage in your despicable money-making methods!"
"Also asking each city to allocate military pay...Don't you know that there is no money in each place!? Don't you know that most of the people in each city are already naked and have no food to eat!"
Even in front of the empress, Long Yi couldn't bear it anymore. He stood up directly. The general glared angrily and turned to scold the fat minister beside him.
Seeing that Xia Luo ignored him at all, Long Yi turned his head and knelt heavily towards the empress again. This time it was not half kneeling, but full kneeling.
"Emperor, you must not expand your army any more. No matter how many troops and soldiers you have, they are just boats, and the people are the water. No matter how big you build the boat, if there is no water, no matter how powerful the warship is, it will become a decoration! "
"Emperor, today's Dragon Kingdom is already riddled with holes. The people are in dire straits. Famines are everywhere. Major disasters and minor disasters are happening one after another. However, it has not been able to get the disaster relief that it deserves. It is precisely because of those bureaucrats who have done nothing. The people in various places began to resent the emperor. Some arrogant and scheming people even took the opportunity to incite the people and formed private armies in the name of righteousness in an attempt to overthrow the emperor and subvert the Dragon Kingdom..."
"Emperor! What our Dragon Kingdom lacks now is not foreign aggression and war. We should first achieve domestic peace before we have the capital to fight against foreigners. Taking this opportunity, it is rare for you to attend the Dragon Palace. I sincerely ask you to abolish slavery. Establish an inspection post to clean out all those who are corrupt and bend the law, and those worms that are eating away at the Dragon Kingdom. At the same time, I will personally go into battle and lead the Dragon Gate Army to wipe out the rebels, and punish those rebels who deceive the public with their evil words and treason. Destroy it and return the Dragon Kingdom to a truly peaceful and prosperous age!"
After these heartfelt words, Long Yi could clearly sense that there were eyes with hatred and murderous intent in the Dragon Palace, directed towards his back. These were the so-called important ministers and officials from the rear.
Because he broke the window in front of the empress, exposed the false prosperity they painted for the empress, and tampered with their profit cake, but Long Yi was fearless. This was the confidence of being the strongest "relic user".
In this Dragon Kingdom where "strength is paramount", any conspiracy and conspiracy are false in the face of absolute power, so no matter how dissatisfied the bureaucrats and ministers are with him, and grit their teeth to get rid of him, they have all failed. .
However, it was precisely because of the absolute "strength first" that slavery was born, the most basic protection for the weak was lost, and the Dragon Kingdom was in a state of collapse. So when Long Yi learned that the Empress actually When he once again personally conveyed the decree to launch a war against the Holy Kingdom, Long Yi was shocked and confused at first, but soon he realized that this was an opportunity for him to remonstrate in front of the Empress, so that the Empress would not Being blinded by the villain again is an opportunity to save the Dragon Kingdom!
"Presumptuous! Bold! Emperor, I request you to immediately ask the imperial guards to drag General Long Yi out of the Dragon Palace and behead him in public!"
"How can such a blind person deserve to be in such a high position? I dare to ask General Long Yi, can't he see the prosperity and magnificence of the imperial capital outside? Are the happy smiles on the faces of the pedestrians on the street fake? Are all those shops and stores with prosperous business also fake? Could it be that..."
Charlotte wanted to refute fiercely, but he soon stopped and quickly shut his mouth, not daring to say another word, because the empress stopped tapping her fingers on the armrest of the dragon throne.
Everyone held their breath. The ministers and officials in charge of the Dragon Kingdom knew very well that every word the empress said would determine the future direction of the situation, and even... their life and death.
finally.
The woman on the dragon throne spoke.
"I will not withdraw my declaration of war against the Holy Kingdom."
As soon as these words came out, Charlotte and many ministers and officials in the rear breathed a sigh of relief and felt happy. War, what they wanted was war.
But then, before they could start to have their delusions, the empress' next words made them all feel cold again, as if they had been stabbed with ice water.
"As for the reason... Long Yi, if I tell you that I have something extremely important, but now it seems... well, it was snatched away by the Holy Kingdom, what would you do?"
"My lord, I will personally lead the army to defeat the Holy Kingdom, retrieve the emperor's belongings intact, and return them to the emperor again!" Long Yi replied without hesitation.
"very good."
"As a reward, if you can really do it, then I will satisfy all the reform strategies you mentioned before, hoping to reform the Dragon Kingdom, and no one can stop you. Is this okay?"
Long Yi's eyes sparkled with excitement. Even though he was a middle-aged veteran, he still felt his blood boiling all over at this moment.
Because of the Empress' promise, this is the hope of the Dragon Kingdom. As long as he can win this war and regain what he lost for the Empress, it will be equivalent to saving the Dragon Kingdom and helping the building to collapse!
Long Yi silently apologized to the Holy Kingdom and to those people in both countries who could foresee that countless families would be destroyed and people displaced due to the war.
He refused the war before because he saw no hope and thought it would be the last straw that broke the camel's back. But now, the nature has changed. In Long Yi's eyes... this war has become a drowning man's. The last life-saving straw!
"My lord, I will definitely live up to my mission!"
"It will definitely sweep across the Holy Kingdom... within one month!"
