Chapter 227 The Study Under the Twilight

Titanya, in the Rose Palace.

The former throne of the twins has now been removed, and now there is only the sole and supreme throne.

The black marble seat is definitely not comfortable, it is very cold, only behind a layer of curtain with a red background and a gold edge, which has a blood moon pattern entwined with roses.

A young man with short black hair was sitting on the throne at the moment, with his hands on the armrest, his eyes slowly swept over the nobles and officers below.

After taking complete control of the imperial capital Titenya, the nobles and officers in the city were called in, while the guards stood neatly on both sides of the hall. They were different from the red-robed guards in the Rose Palace in the past, wearing silver-white metal armor. , the cloak behind it is also dominated by ice blue, with frosty roses and the moon printed on it.

These guards are from various noble families. They may be the second and adopted sons of the family. They do not have titles and inheritance rights, but they have excellent knowledge and fighting qualities. After the new emperor ascends the throne, they will become the backbone of the new emperor.

In the silent and solemn imperial hall, the ceremonial officer began to read out the turmoil and changes in the royal family.

"Sixteen years ago, brothers Edron and Amanck poisoned the previous emperor with extremely despicable means, and in the conclusion of a sacred wedding, they murdered the former crown princes Ansi Er, Ans Roy, usurped the throne, Deceiving the entire empire, killing countless loyal and honorable nobles."

"Since then, the two led and launched the empire's largest expedition since the 'Battle of the Broken Bow', wasting countless manpower and materials, causing many innocent nobles and people of the empire to die in battle. Moreover, because of their ignorant rule, the The empire was defeated by the Seven Kingdoms of Xuehua, and signed an extremely humiliating contract, which made the glory of the empire for nearly a thousand years to be shamed and humiliated."

"But God bless the red moon, the emperor's orthodox bloodline has not been cut off, and the crown prince Ansroy still left his descendants."

"Now, under the sword of the real king of the empire, many loyal noble nobles have set things right, overthrew the rule of the false king, beheaded Brother Edron, and restored the sacred throne of the empire to orthodoxy."

"Now, let's swear in unison!"

"Glory belongs to unity, and the rose blood moon will not fall into the world."

"We will always follow your will, till the end of the world and the final sunset!"

"We will always follow your will, until the end of the world and the final sunset!" Nearly a thousand people in the audience swear in unison, and the sound resounds through the hall and dome.

Outside this splendid and lofty imperial hall, black soldiers stood in the square, lined up in neat formations, flags fluttered, and they also shouted in unison in this echo, the mighty sound was like an ocean wave, passing through the millions A huge imperial capital where people gather.

Brothers Aimanke and Edron, who were once regarded as the masters of ZTE, lost their prestige after the failure of the Great Crusade of the Empire. One died in the assassination, the other died in the coup, and everything they created will also be destroyed. The new emperor was rewritten and became a shameful and dark part of the history of the empire.

For the empire that has prospered for nearly a thousand years, its people regard themselves as the only masters on the continent, glorious and noble, and that pride and self-confidence have long been carved into the bone marrow. If an emperor cannot bring victory, no matter how kind and good he is, he will not be able to convince the people.

Worshiping and obeying the strong is the tradition of the empire and the root of all institutions and pursuits.

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After the first meeting of the empire, it was already dusk, the magnificent purple-red sunset was burning in the sky, and a little light shone into the newly set up study.

There was no electric light in the room, and the young man who had just ascended the throne was leaning on the back of the chair at the moment, closing his eyes and resting.

No matter how talented he was, when he faced the attention of countless noble soldiers in the imperial capital for the first time, he had to be highly nervous, always grasping the posture and details to match the majesty of a king. After the process was over, he was exhausted.

At this time, Anna was carefully and gently helping him soothe his forehead and relieve his exhaustion, but it didn't take long for the door of the study to knock on.

"Please come in." The maid Anna put down her comforting hand and went to open the door.

Looking at this somewhat ordinary maid, the noble officer who reported it was a little surprised and curious, but at the moment he didn't ask, but turned his eyes to the young king who was already seated.

Although the new emperor seemed to be more than five years younger than him, the officer still bowed his head in awe and reported.

"Your Majesty, we have eliminated the remnants of the Aimanke brothers left in the imperial capital and killed them all."

"All?" Elio's simple question made the officer's heart tighten, and then thought carefully.

"General Severly is not in the city at the moment, but the other nobles loyal to Brother Edren have been uprooted."

"What about Queen Lily and that child?"

"According to our search, they escaped to the outside of the city through a secret passage dug earlier, and now I don't know where they are heading. However, we have organized nearly 200 search teams and have set out along the main roads and checkpoints to search for them."

After the report was over, Elio did not immediately judge or reply, the room was very quiet, and at this time the noble officer did not dare to look up and peep, he could only speculate uneasy whether the emperor did not arrest him. To Lily and the prince dissatisfied.

In this short silence, it seemed that every minute and second was a torment, making his forehead sweat, and even had a premonition that he might be executed by the tyrant.

"Go down."

"Yes, Your Majesty." As if escaping from the sky, the noble officer walked out of the study with a wet back, and was watched by a group of garrison guards and escaped.

"Elio learns so fast and so powerfully." Outsiders

After leaving, a maid with silver and purple hair appeared in the study, slowly landed, and then jumped lightly behind Elio and surrounded him.

"In fact, being an emperor is like this. You can't let the people below easily know your mood and emotions. If they are familiar with everything about you and can predict many of your actions, then you will become a puppet under their manipulation."

"So, keep the mystery, the unknown, the majesty, so that rule can be established."

"It feels very tiring." Elio took Conos' hand, released it from his shoulders, and then lay on the desk, just wanting to have a good night's sleep, the fatigue from the previous battle has not completely disappeared.

"It will be very tiring at first, but you'll get used to it later." Kernos jumped lightly, sat on Elio's desk, and began to read some documents reported, including the statistics after the house was raided, and also There is a list of characters who need to be purged.

"Well, these guys are fairly honest, and they don't dare to be greedy for ink at the moment, hehe." Cornos said lightly, shaking her legs.

After that, she put it down, and then talked about where she had just gone.

"I went to Lily's mother and son, and I roughly know where they went. However, Elio, you haven't told me what you are going to do with their mother and son. This should be your first test to become an emperor."

Hearing this, Elio had to raise his head, but he didn't answer immediately. Instead, he got up from his chair and walked slowly to the window, looking at the prosperous scenery outside the window full of eaves and sunset.

"Actually, I don't know what to do with their mother and son."

"Edren and Emmanco murdered my father and Uncle Ansel together, and I have no other idea of ​​revenge for them."

"But Lily is different. She was later married by Aimanke as the queen, and she was not bad during her reign. She tried her best to do some things that were caring for the people, such as leading the establishment of nurseries and letting many poor children. Get an education. Even myself, I studied words and numbers for a few months at a nursery school in the city."

"Because I know simple words and simple arithmetic, I can get reasonable remuneration from the stores I acquired, which made me go through the most difficult period." Elio said of the difficult life in his youth.

"This made it difficult for me to deal ruthlessly with their mother and son, and it also led to some avoidance of sending people to specifically hunt them down during the palace change."

"So, because of your kindness, they were able to escape from the imperial capital. However, have you carefully considered the consequences of doing so?"

"Brother Edron has a good relationship with the Griffin family, and has a good relationship with the Duke of Raven in the north. If their mother and son raise their arms, plus the previous remnants, if they are not careful, they can split the empire."

"Although Edron may not look good to outsiders, in fact, after experiencing the training and tempering of the Western Expedition, he is already a mature king. He has a lot of direct lineage in the army, and he fights and pulls the nobles, causing many The nobility began to stand with him, and these men gained military power in large numbers."

"If it weren't for our interference, he might have really stabilized the empire again, but that kind of stability is destined to be a stable end."

"Although he is dead now, but Lily's child is still alive, the hopes of those remaining parties will not be cut off." Cornos analyzed on the side.

"I know." Elio quietly looked at the sunset outside the window.

What Kernos said was the truth. If Lily and her son did not die, the empire would eventually start a war, and the country would even be divided because of this, and everyone would fall into a brutal slaughter.

Politics and power have always been so cruel, there is no room for surprises and challenges.

"The emperor is really ruthless..." He whispered, then turned around.

"Let Darcy lead the most elite cavalry to catch up with their mother and son, and be sure to kill both of them during the journey."

He promised Sister Anna that he would build a happy and stable country. This ideal ranked first in his heart. If anything stood in the way, he had to make up his mind.

If I am destined to bear sin if I promise to achieve this dream, then I will bear it.

A long time ago, Elio understood that kindness is actually a luxurious quality, a quality that can only be cultivated by living a rich, stable and harmonious life.

When the food that sustains life is in short supply, people will become uglier and more ferocious than beasts, and the torment of hunger and pain in their belly will easily shatter the so-called morality.

Therefore, this kind of character is only suitable for a life of order and stability. When he embarks on the road of competing for the throne and controlling the empire, many qualities have to say goodbye to him.

In order to open up a country for good people to live in, then you have to be more unkind than anyone else, be extremely aware of the existence of treacherous and evil, strip these rotten existences from the country, and eliminate all kinds of hidden loopholes to create A stable and reliable order, so that we can get closer to success step by step.

After Elio finished the order, some did not dare to look up at the head maid. The feeling of exposing his ugliness in front of the person he liked was like baking under the scorching sun, which was unbearable.

"Don't be like this, Elio."

Cornos came to Elio and bent down, then looked up at the face, and pinched the boy's cheek with his hand, so that he couldn't be immersed in the previous heaviness and guilt.

"You are the emperor. Although I often say what to do, that's just my suggestion."

"If you firmly believe that this is unreasonable and you don't like it, then reject it. You are the emperor, you are more free and unrestrained than anyone else, and you shape the country into your ideal.

appearance. "

"You don't have to follow the shackles of the so-called rules. Of course, I mean, you can easily bear and settle the consequences of breaking the rules. If any rules can't be broken, then it's not the emperor."

"So, as long as you have a decision in your heart, you don't have to listen to me in everything. I am by your side, I want to see the growth and rise of a peerless king, and then a magnificent life, not just want to have one The bug that keeps replying to my words, although Elio is cute, he is definitely not a bug, haha~”

This petite witch with silver and purple hair used her willful and sweet voice to appease the young man who had just ascended the throne. The latter also slowly came out of the immersed emotions.

But when he thought of his expression just now and the thoughts in his mind, the king seemed to become shy again, just wanted to cover his forehead and stay silent for a while.

"Okay, okay, I'm going out with Sister Anna, let yourself calm down for a while, hehe." Seeing Elio returning to his normal appearance, Conos laughed lightly, and then pulled Anna out of the study. .

Passing through the corridor in the palace and came to a quiet courtyard, Konos and Anna sat side by side.

"Elio is working very hard." Conos said, looking at the stars gradually appearing in the sky.

"He was actually a simple child before." Anna shook her head slightly, as if she didn't like the fact that Conos brought Elio into the disputes of the empire.

"Yes, but, he will still grow up, and it is impossible to maintain such a simple appearance all the time." Conos' voice was clear and innocent.

"I feel that Sister Anna is very wary of me and sees me as a devil who tempts Elio." Her voice contained a small complaint.

"Lord Kernos is a witch. You have given me my life again. Naturally, I won't slander or hate you. But your existence is a huge shock to Elio."

"Perhaps you didn't realize it yourself, what kind of miracle or miracle it is to resurrect the dead, the living will not die, and the life will last forever."

"Even though Elio has royal blood and can grow rapidly, it is based on the perspective of a normal person, and your existence is beyond the worldview he once constructed and his views on everything."

"Even if you think it's just unintentional jokes and inquiries, he'll think it over and take it seriously."

"And your face and body are so beautiful, for a 16-year-old boy, he will instinctively like and please you, all these together, you want Elio to become an independent king on the one hand , but constantly tempting him, which is contradictory and can get Elio into trouble."

"How dare you say it, Sister Anna, you mean that I am the root cause of the cholera country." Kernos's eyes were like light purple gems in the night, making it impossible to tell whether they were angry or joking. .

"However, since Sister Anna said so, then I will be a little maid in the future. Who made you the head maid. I only need to be responsible for serving and fulfilling the master's orders."

After speaking, the silver-purple maid jumped off the stone chair and disappeared behind the hazy night, like a purple firefly, disappearing.