1940 Sit Back and Wait for the Rabbit
Under the night, there was a desolate atmosphere behind the lights of the imperial capital.
There were not many pedestrians on the road, and even fewer around the palace.
His Majesty the Emperor withdrew his eyes from the street outside the palace. He turned around and walked to the lounge chair to sit down and fiddle with the firewood in the fireplace.
Not only did these firewoods not emit any strange smell when burned by the raging fire, but the room was filled with a very special woody fragrance!
The firewood worth the same price as silver is burning like this. Not only the firewood is burning, but also the wealth it represents!
The royal family has a special forest farm to plant this kind of trees, and the annual various expenses require about one million federal soles.
This does not include the value of the trees themselves.
Only the royal family and a very small number of nobles could afford such firewood.
There were several people in the room, besides him, there were the eldest prince, the second prince, and two generals wearing army uniforms.
There is no military rank on the shoulders of these two generals to identify their status, but something like a badge.
Two legendary beasts.
Their military uniforms are also different from those of other armies.
If there were other Army troops here, they might know the identities of these people -
The uniforms of the 2nd Imperial Guards Corps and the Imperial Royal Knights!
Of these two people, one is the commander of the Second Guards Corps and the other is the commander of the Royal Knights.
The flames became much more intense under His Majesty the Emperor's fiddling. He put down the tongs and looked at the people standing.
The few people immediately stood upright and straightened their chests, looking straight ahead.
People outside thought that it would take four or five days for the Second Guards Corps to arrive in the imperial capital to change defenses. In fact, some of their elites had already arrived in the imperial capital and were hiding in the palace.
As for the Royal Knights, they quietly withdrew from the front, and it would only take them two hours at most to reach the outskirts of the imperial capital.
If these people were not here, His Majesty the Emperor would not have been able to send out the First Guards Regiment.
"Have all the arrangements been made?" His Majesty the Emperor looked at the eldest prince.
The latter bowed his head and said yes, "I have arranged for people to lobby all the qualified people."
"And I discovered some strange things, and someone is more actively planning these things than us!"
His Majesty the Emperor smiled contemptuously. He only said "I understand" and did not make any further statements.
He has done so much and no one is interested yet, that would be incredible!
In order to let the nobles, or at least most of the nobles, develop some unrealistic ideas, he even transferred away the Guards Corps that had been protecting the safety of the imperial capital!
In name, they could not spare the strength to deal with the revolt of the remnants of the Bollie Dynasty in the west, but in fact, he had been passing on sensitive information to the outside world.
The empire has no troops, no money, and the defense of the imperial capital is empty...
All except the last item are true.
The purpose of doing this was that he planned to attack the nobles.
He had considered doing this before, but he had never thought of taking action so quickly. The uprising of the survivors of the Bollie Dynasty made him speed up his actions.
It is conceivable that there will be similar uprisings by survivors in many places in the future.
It's hard for him to make too many negative comments about the practices of his ancestors, and it's hard for him to say anything more than silly.
So many enemies who had hatred for the destruction of their country and their clans with Pengyeo not only allowed them to save their lives and stay in the country, but some even became imperial nobles!
He didn't even know what his father, grandfather, and ancestors thought!
In short, he planned to eliminate these people completely in this plan.
At the same time, he will also conduct a major purge of the current aristocratic class.
To put it bluntly, the current conflicts in the country are still centered on the conflict between the aristocracy and the common class.
Logically speaking, the royal family is also part of the aristocratic class, but the name of the royal family allows them to cleverly separate themselves from the aristocratic group.
To get Pengeo back on his feet, he had to do a lot.
Compared with some things that take a long time to do, doing something to the nobles is actually the easiest.
The private soldiers of the nobles have also been sent to the front line. Now the royal family looks very weak, but in fact the nobles are weaker than the royal family!
It doesn't take much effort to capture them!
There is a noble who has accumulated the wealth from the year before last, which is enough to support him to fight this war!
Before everything was ready, no one knew his plan, including the princes.
The emperor didn't care much about the eldest prince's suggestion that someone had contacted the nobles privately and planned to incite them to rebel.
He was just afraid that these nobles would not rebel, so how could he blame them for having some ideas?
As for the current approach, it is just to deal with some of the nobles first, so as not to have a more serious impact on the country in the process of using force against the nobles.
Once this group of big nobles are almost wiped out, those small nobles will be insignificant.
His Majesty the Emperor looked at the Second Prince, "It's not too late to regret now!"
The second prince gritted his teeth, "I will definitely complete the task you entrusted to me!"
His Majesty the Emperor nodded. The second prince would be whipped by the furious Emperor for some trivial matters later, and then put under house arrest.
With the help of the royal steward, he temporarily escaped and would bring out some news at the same time.
For example, His Majesty the Emperor plans to die together with the Federation people, and fight until the end.
This news can accelerate the nobles' dissatisfaction with the emperor, and the second prince can also become a banner for their rebellion.
Since they have rebelled, they will definitely not continue to let the royal family sit in this position. Once they successfully rebel in the name of the second prince, the second prince will definitely die.
Of course, this is all a script. In the script, they will not succeed. The second prince is the catalyst.
In order to make everything look real, the second prince must be severely beaten.
As a prince, it is indeed not an easy thing to be beaten all over.
The second prince's persistence satisfied the emperor.
He is a ruthless character, and he also hopes that his son can be as productive as himself.
He then looked at the two legion commanders, asked about the arrangements, the situation in the palace, and the speed of the knights' attack, and then ordered someone to whip the second prince.
Under the watchful eyes of the eldest prince and His Majesty the Emperor, the second prince was beaten to the point of dying. After simple treatment, he was sent back to his room.
Everything is going according to the script and plan.
The nobles were dissatisfied with the emperor, and the emperor already had murderous intentions towards the nobles.
As long as nothing goes wrong, in a few days, the nobles will bring their few remaining private soldiers to take his life in the name of attending the royal donation ball.
When he thought of this, His Majesty the Emperor had a smile on his face.
If you hold on for a few more days, all the difficulties now will be solved.
Something suddenly occurred to him, and he had someone write a telegram and send it to Gevra.
Now that the war has reached a critical moment, the people on Gefra's side should speed up the search for wealth faster and deeper. As for the Gefra people over there?
He had never thought about ruling over there, so why would he care about the lives of those Gefra people?
In the middle of the night, the chief steward of the royal family put the second prince into a purchasing car and sent him out of the palace.
At around three o'clock in the middle of the night, several ministers met the second prince in a relatively secluded villa in the imperial capital.
Their expressions were extremely serious, and according to the second prince, their emperor, who seemed to have the whole world in his hands, had become a little hysterical.
Just because of some trivial matter, he beat the second prince half to death, and he even thought of taking everyone with him to death with the Federation!
These people all checked the second prince's injuries and found that they were indeed very serious.
If it were some ordinary people who were malnourished, they might have been beaten to death. They didn't have much suspicion.
This night is destined to be a sleepless night.
Until dawn, there are countless phones ringing or hanging up.
The finance minister pinched the bridge of his nose and hung up the phone in his hand.
On the phone call just now, he was discussing what was happening with a big noble.
There is no doubt that if they really donate, a considerable part of their wealth will be lost!
Now Ao Yuan is like waste paper. Even if they donate Ao Yuan, the royal family will not accept it.
Donate, not money, but materials used to produce weapons, food used to fill your stomach, as well as gold and jewelry!
Not all nobles have these things, such as materials used to produce weapons.
Some nobles did not own mines and were not engaged in the metallurgical business, so they could only fill the pits with gold and jewelry.
What if I can't get the money...
His Majesty the Emperor has expressed his dissatisfaction and his thoughts today. Those who cannot pay will most likely be "taken away".
Now the big nobles in the imperial capital can barely keep their composure, while the small nobles are already panicking.
In addition, some people are connecting with each other, and the second prince is leaving the palace...
Some people seem to have already made their decision!
This is also inevitable!
The royal family has a "I won't give you a good life if you don't give me money" attitude. If they escaped this time, who knows if they can avoid it next time?
No one is willing to put his or her life in the hands of others.
How miserable the capitalists in Pengeo are now, the nobles can think of what they will be like in the future.
only……
The Chancellor of Finance vaguely felt that all this was so damn "smooth"!
He always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't explain it, which was why he hadn't participated in it until now.
The sky in the distance outside the window has turned white, a new day has arrived, and the nobles communicate more frequently.
The battle report coming from the front is still not that pretty!
The Federals advanced slowly and suffered heavy casualties, but the Pengeols suffered even greater casualties.
It's true that the Federals weren't very good at street fighting, but they were good at spending money.
All kinds of shells, bombs, and grenades were thrown into the building for free.
Tanks, planes, and buildings that are difficult to search will be blown up directly.
The confrontation in the air was always at a disadvantage. Every time the battle situation in the front was reported, it was when His Majesty the Emperor lost his temper.
No, early in the morning, His Majesty the Emperor's angry voice filled the palace again!