Prime Minister Fuller hid behind the scarlet curtains and glanced out the window. The snow-haired woman had already arrived at the door of the Prime Minister's residence. As early as the moment Princess Onian entered the city, an informant reported to him. So he was not surprised by the princess's visit. What was surprising was that the princess came back alive from the front line.
Judging from the anxious look on the princess's face, the outcome of the battle on the front line should be similar to what he expected, he thought to himself.
The housekeeper knocked on the door and came in. He was about to announce the arrival of the princess when Fuller interrupted him with a gesture.
At this time, the prime minister was thinking about how to deal with the princess so as not to let Prince Reza see the clues. After all, he didn't want the future king of the empire to doubt his role in the pillow sword society case.
"So this matter must be dealt with properly. If he leads the few remaining city defense troops to fight to the death, Reza will believe that he is from Yuanyasu's faction from beginning to end, but if he fails to capture the royal capital, he will kill himself to vent his anger," he He thought like this, "But if he treats the princess perfunctorily and gives up Salyuhi, Reza will definitely doubt his identity afterwards. If he wants to save his old life, he really has to think carefully. Herod couldn't come forward in this matter, so he had to rely on himself. With Reza's meticulousness, if Herod came forward and said something good about him, Resa would definitely guess that Herod conspired with him to kill Gafo at the Pillow Sword Meeting. "
After thinking for a moment, he hurried from upstairs into the front hall.
"Your Highness, why are you here?"
"Does the Prime Minister know that Prince Ressa has committed treason?" Onian stared at Fuller and said bluntly.
"Princess, aren't you in the palace? How did you know that Prince Reza was treason?"
"I'm coming back from the Maine front."
Fuller glanced at Onian in confusion, then asked, "Prince Reza has committed treason? What is the situation on the front line? Is Your Majesty safe?"
"Lesa colluded with the Tingxiao people. Under the joint attack of the Maine Army and the Tingxiao Army, both my father and Governor Yuankang were killed on the battlefield, and the 100,000 troops he brought with him were wiped out." Onian said indifferently, not Pretend to show any great sadness.
"What?!" Fuller looked at Onian in disbelief and fell down on the sofa.
"Also, Ayton Reza is leading the Maine elite to Saluhi at this time." Onian looked at Fuller and said.
"This..." Fuller was so panicked that he couldn't speak for a while.
"How many defenders are there in the city?" Onian ignored the prime minister's expression and asked.
"... There are 10,000 city defense troops and 2,000 palace guards." Fuller thought for a moment and replied, "Is Your Highness going to defend the royal capital to the death?"
"Immediately issue my princess's edict and announce it to the empire, saying that Prince Reza rebelled on the battlefield and his majesty was killed by his murderous hands. Now you call on all parties to come to serve the king. Then seal the city gate and call on the whole city. The common people come together to defend the royal capital." Onian did not answer his question, but directly began to give orders, "Also, transfer the palace guards to guard the city wall. The most important task now is to guard Salyuhi."
Fuller was stunned on the spot, unable to react for a moment.
Onian looked at him in confusion, "Prime Minister, what are you still doing?"
"But Your Highness, there is no news coming back from the front line, so... there shouldn't be any mistakes, right?" Fuller said as he glanced at Princess Onian, and then immediately lowered his head.
"You don't believe me?" Onian's golden eyes glared, "I saw this with my own eyes on the front line. If my father hadn't risked his life to save me, I would be a corpse lying on the Malode Plain. .”
Fuller immediately knelt down and said, "Please don't blame me, Your Highness. This is a huge matter. It involves His Majesty's safety, as well as Prince Reza and Governor Yuanyasu. I have to be more careful. Once this edict is sent out, , but I can’t take it back.”
"Prime Minister, you need to think clearly. If you delay for a moment, Ayton will lead his people into the city. If the royal capital is lost, the empire's destruction will not be far away. Does the Prime Minister want to be a criminal in history?" Onian asked coldly.
"I don't dare, I don't dare, I don't dare..." Fuller kowtowed anxiously.
"Okay, let's do it quickly." Onian said with an unhappy expression.
"Yes, yes..." The prime minister nodded one after another. When he got up and ran out, he was so panicked that he almost knocked over the side of the log.
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As soon as the royal notice came out, there was an explosion among the people of Salyuhi. These people who had not had time to have lunch were frightened by the content on the notice.
"What! His Majesty the King is dead!" Some people gathered in front of the royal bulletin board exclaimed.
"Ha, is this going to change? Prince Reza is openly rebelling?"
"Hey, have you heard that the city gate is under martial law and no one is allowed in or out?"
"This... does this mean that Prince Reza led his men to fight? Otherwise, why would the city gate be blocked?"
"Where's the prince? This kind of traitor is a person who will be stabbed a thousand times. I'll see if there is still a shortage of manpower to guard the city, huh..."
"Yes, people who change sides at the last minute and collaborate with the enemy and treason will probably not end well..."
"You two, please keep your voices down. Prince Resa may be able to beat down Salyuhi in two days. Be careful when someone reports on you two." Someone reminded at this time.
"I'm very afraid of him. I don't care whether he's resa or not. Anyway, I'm only loyal to..." Before the man could finish his words, his mother-in-law took him back.
"Hey, tell me, can Princess Onian defend the royal capital? All the elites of the empire have been led to the front by His Majesty Kelman. How can there be anyone left to defend the city?" someone else said.
"I think this is a high-stakes matter. No matter how powerful the princess is, can she be able to withstand the large number of people in Maine? Even His Majesty is dead. I'm afraid she won't be able to defend the royal capital by herself..."
"Isn't there still a city defense team? I heard there are still 10,000 people..."
"Ah! Those city defense forces who only know how to make money all day long? Who can they beat? Prince Reza's Maine elite can wipe out His Majesty's Royal Guards and Royal Knights. How do you expect this group to defeat them? Are these veterans who are just waiting to die guarding Saliushi?" At this time, someone in the crowd said indignantly.
"That's right. My nephew works in the city defense team. I heard from him that they are all soldiers and gangsters who just want to fish in troubled waters. They always put profit first in everything they encounter. In the past, they would bully us. Ordinary people, if you really want to use swords or guns, you can't even squeeze the teeth of the Maine elite." An old man said following the words of the previous person.
"Well, who says it's not the case? I'm afraid it's not peaceful these days. Let me see, everyone just hides at home and waits until the war is over."
Many people nodded after hearing this.
"Hey, tell me, did Prince Resa hate His Majesty because of the incident at the Pillow Sword Club? So he rebelled after returning to Maine?"
"It's hard to say this kind of thing. In my opinion, Prince Reza has been planning for a long time and is just waiting to find a reason..."
"Didn't it turn out that the people from Tingxiao were the ones who got in the way? Now it seems that it was the people from Tingxiao who tricked Prince Resa and harmed his son?" Someone retorted.
"Or are you saying that the prince even risked his own son's life for the sake of the throne?"
"Oh, what does it mean for a person like this who collaborates with the enemy and kills the king to sell his son's life? I'm afraid there is nothing he can't do..." The man who just said he was going to help defend the city came out again. .
"Hey, just like what the person just said, we should stop talking about this. Maybe in a few days, Prince Reza's gunfire flag will be planted on the top of our city of Salyuhi, and the living roof will be Next, you have to be careful what you say, don’t you think so?”
"Yes, yes..." There are still many people who think so.
Of course, there are also many people who clearly disdain such cautious arguments. As for whether they will help defend the city, that is another matter.
Perhaps in the near future, Prince Reza can control the entire empire, but he cannot control what people think in their hearts. Just as when Kelman left the city from Phoenix Street, the people still lined the streets to say goodbye to him. He would never know that after his death, the appearance of all living beings would be so realistic and funny.
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In the afternoon, Onian led Alvin to the city wall to inspect the city's defenses.
The royal capital, Saryuhi, has undergone several expansions over the past century, and the outer city has expanded dozens of miles farther than it did a hundred years ago. As a city with a population of over one million, its majestic scale can be imagined.
Therefore, it would be really difficult for them to have these 12,000 people guard this huge city.
Alvin raised his head and looked at the sky. The blue sky was gradually darkening, and the calm and tranquil clouds were filled with orange-red, which was pleasant and slow. At this time, he was grateful to Onian. The girl gave him a lunch break so that his tired brain could rest for a few hours.
He looked at the sky and felt that the world was so magical. A few wisps of delicate wind and the silent warm sky seemed to soothe the wounds in his soul.
While Onian was explaining matters to several generals guarding the city, Alvin met an acquaintance—Feng You. The former squad leader has now been promoted and has the opportunity to listen to the princess's instructions.
Alvin winked at him, and Feng You returned the look with dismay.
At this time, Alvin felt more and more ridiculous what he said to Kaiba, "Can such a team really be used to defend the city? It feels like the vanguard led by Ayton can easily break in. What else were you talking about at that time? Stand firm and wait for change. Now that I think about it, there must be conditions for perseverance..."
After Onian finished arranging all the major and minor matters, Alvin pulled her aside and asked quietly: "Is it really necessary to rely on these people to defend the city? We thought we could stop Ayton before, but it seems we were too optimistic."
"What else do you think we can do? Professors from several major colleges have also been taken to the front line by my father. Now the only combat power that can be mobilized in the city is the city defense team." Onian said with a smile on his face There was a hint of sarcastic smile, "Just now the Prime Minister organized a militia group. In a city with a million people, only seven or eight hundred people have been recruited so far."
"Just get used to it, get used to it." Alvin raised the corner of his mouth and consoled him. His understanding of human nature is much higher than that of Onian, otherwise he would not have warned her to be less compassionate.
"I forewarned you and have arranged for Kui Qing to bring the airship over. If Saliushi is captured, there won't be any way out," he continued.
Onian looked at him funny and said, "You are really interesting. You always feel that you have a way out for everything you do. Are you so scared?"
"Maybe..." Alvin was stopped by her question and answered ambiguously.
"So neither of the two girls will be offended? Do both sides have a way out?" O'Nian asked with raised eyebrows.
Alvin immediately felt bitter and sighed, "Why did you come to this matter again? Let's not discuss this now, right?"
Onian rolled her eyes at him.
"Where are Ayton's troops? Have any sentries been sent out to find out?" Alvin then asked.
Onian nodded, "Forty miles away, they are on their way here. They should arrive as soon as it gets dark."
"So fast?" Alvin said in surprise, "Are they really planning to not give us a breather? After traveling so many miles for days, they can attack the city in this state? Is it possible that their Maine troops are all iron men? "
"Didn't you tell me that Ayton would come directly to attack the city? Then why are you so surprised now?" Onian said in surprise.
"Think about it, after we have been running for days, we are exhausted, right? Ayton and the others are also the same. Is it possible that they are not tired?" Alvin explained, "According to common sense, we have to let our soldiers Let’s rest for a night and attack the city again, right?”
"so what?"
"If we wait for work, we won't be able to win at all." Alvin frowned and said, "So what I have never been able to figure out is why they are so confident..."
He thought about what Lan Yu had said, but still couldn't figure it out, so he knelt down, sat cross-legged, tilted his head and rested it on his fist, and began to think deeply.
Regardless of her status as a princess, Onian sat on her knees and leaned her back on his back very comfortably, "Then think about it slowly, I have to take a moment."
This reminded Alvin of the scene when she slept in his bed that day, but his mind was not on that now. He always felt that the girl with red hair like flames had inadvertently left out some details for him, and he didn't know whether it was intentional or unintentional.
