Chapter 166

He immediately came to the emperor and the princes... He didn't even say a word until now, and he didn't use a knife or a gun. He just surrounded them, punched and kicked them, and fought for everyone to have a chance to share the conspiracy. The sin of rebellion.

Ash on the throne was just watching all this with cold eyes, without a trace of pity in his eyes, as if he was watching a group of clowns performing a funny drama for him.

He knew that these ministers would do anything to survive, and what he needed happened to be this kind of loyalty driven by fear.

When it felt like it was about the same, he suddenly said "Enough!" and slapped the throne to stop everyone.

Although the prince had been beaten to death and the prince fell in a pool of blood, the emperor was still bruised and bruised under the attack of the ministers, but he was not dead yet.

"You, what are you..." The prime minister was unwilling and couldn't help asking urgently, but he raised his hand and interrupted:

"Now the general trend of the empire is still there, and the lords of each region still need to be controlled by the emperor. If I kill him, the situation will immediately become unstable. Even if I can let the kingdom sweep away the imperial nobles who are doing their own things, this will not work with me. It goes against the original intention, and I don’t want too many killings.”

Although it would be difficult to hide these things from the empire's nobles when they happened in the imperial capital, as long as the emperor's orders were true, they would have a certain degree of binding force.

As for the circumstances under which the order was issued...who can come to the imperial capital to check?

Of course, his initial plan was to assassinate him, but since the other party had been beaten to the point of being unable to resist, it would not be appropriate to leave directly. It would be too brainless to follow the plan rigidly.

Compared with the invasion of foreign enemies, the betrayal, beatings and parricide of domestic servants are obviously more unforgivable.

At least both sides will no longer trust each other. What he wants to do now is naturally to use the emperor to contain the ministers, and to use the ministers to contain the emperor.

"I'm not a demon. We are all kings and ministers after all. How could I bear to let you kill each other?" Ya Xiu ignored the corpse of the prince on the ground and the tearful emperor. He raised his hand and made the emperor gag his mouth. The cloth was pulled out from the air, and he slowly announced his decision:

"You are the emperor after all, but most of the next work requires the assistance and decision-making of the prime minister and everyone. Although there have been some misunderstandings and minor conflicts just now, I believe you will forget it for the sake of your remaining children. These are troublesome, aren’t they?”

"You...devil...!"

The emperor was lying in a pool of blood, his red eyes full of hatred, and his eyes looking at Ash seemed to be able to spit out fire.

"Devil? Have you forgotten what you have done? You actually have the nerve to criticize me? In terms of behavior and character, I am much better than you. At least I have never been ungrateful. Besides..." Ashi was condescending. Looking at the emperor, he raised the corners of his mouth slightly on the throne, revealing a meaningful smile:

"Your Majesty the Emperor, you should understand your situation and cooperate well from now on. Maybe you can still retain some dignity and power. At least I will not continue to attack your children, otherwise it will be difficult for me to ensure their safety."

"...I am the emperor of the empire, how can I do this...how can I just do this!"

"What? Your voice is a bit too soft. I can't hear you clearly. Can you speak louder?"

"...I-I understand...! I will listen to you..."

The emperor clenched his teeth and let out a low-pitched roar from his throat, but in the end he still weakly nodded his head.

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No matter how unwilling he was, he knew that his current situation was like fish on the chopping board. His resistance at this time would only bring a more tragic ending to the entire royal family.

"You too... As I said before, I know that your previous actions were out of helplessness. Now we need to work together to make the empire prosperous again and create a new order for the world." Ash But he didn't care about the emperor's reluctance, and turned to look at the ministers with a smile:

"You don't need to worry. I'm not a tyrant, and I don't want to kill innocent people indiscriminately. As long as you serve me loyally, your family and status will be preserved. In the future, you will be able to assist Your Majesty and serve the country... No, yes Be loyal to me."

As he talked, he simply stopped acting and openly placed himself above the empire.

Naturally, no one among the ministers objected to this, and they all knelt down and swore allegiance... After all, those who would object had already fallen into a pool of blood.

The Buried Fulian·Golden Land and the Empire: Chapter 19: The Grudge Elf Drunkard·The Goddess’ Cure Turned into a Curse·Yuber’s Self-Doubt

On the throne in the audience hall, the nobles, officials and even the royal family of the empire were forced to swear allegiance despite being outnumbered.

Of course, Ash knew that 80% of them might not be really loyal to him, but he didn't care.

Emperor Yaxiuliu also controlled the lives of some members of the royal family. Although the ministers and ministers gradually gained control of most of the power, they even began to work on the security and defense of the imperial city and even the imperial capital, but they were all controlled by Yaxiu. A noble official designated by Xiu.

To be precise...they were all spies he had planted in the empire.

However, at the entrance to the imperial city, there is a magic tool to check the situation. It cannot be penetrated by obedience magic, so they are all people who used coercion and inducement to become spies. But now they got what they wanted and got promotions.

With the spies he had planted, and the emperor who had a blood feud with these ministers to contain him, Ash would be able to a certain extent without having to worry about the ministers backstabbing and jumping around repeatedly.

He also warned everyone that if he killed the emperor directly, he would also kill the entire opponent's family, and handed over the defense of the palace to the Holy Wand Court, which was not involved in the battle from beginning to end, that is, the one under Milly. A group of magicians to ensure that the emperor will not be murdered.

Let the ministers and emperor of the empire be like wild beasts trapped in the same trap, wary of each other but unable to escape.

After imposing certain restrictions on the royal family and ministers... As soon as Ash had control over the imperial city, he asked someone to notify Aura to come.

Anyway, now that the situation is under his control, the mental test can be canceled directly, or the demon can control the test.

When Aura comes, the emperor and all will be obedient.

After all, he didn't think those ministers and emperors had the kind of iron will that could temporarily break away from obeying magic.

Then, he asked someone to find the archbishop of the Imperial City Goddess Cult to heal himself.

However, for some reason, the healing magic that had a certain chance of taking effect was still unable to work at this moment.

No matter how the archbishop used healing magic, there was no effect at all, and even the wounds he had simply treated worsened, as if they were under a strange curse.

Under normal circumstances, one should suspect that the archbishop is deliberately plotting against him, but the goddess magic with a very positive image does not have curse magic.

Even switching to the curse-breaking magic in goddess magic... it still had no effect.

It was as if the goddess had completely refused to provide him with treatment. Even the maintenance of magical justice and the nominal autonomy of believers were completely abandoned at this moment, making the healing magic directed at him begin to become a kind of curse.

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In the imperial city, in one of the few gorgeous courtyards that was not affected, the Archbishop was sent away by the magicians of the Holy Scepter Court. Milly kept staring at the bandaged Ash with a curious expression.

Even after using magic to probe it carefully, she still couldn't find the problem.

"A very complicated curse... You are in big trouble." As she spoke, Milly reached out and poked his wound, and handed him the wine bottle: "But it's incredible. Obviously the goddess's magic should be There is no curse... Is it really a matter of character? Why don't you drink some wine first to calm down?"

"...Even if the other party is a murderer or someone who has committed a heinous crime, the goddess's magic will definitely work, so it has nothing to do with character."

"But you are not only a murderer, but also a demon?"

"The demon clan itself has a low healing effect and a low probability of success. In addition, I have to correct your misconception. This country and kingdom are under my control. In other words, I am the one who makes the rules. Since the rules are mine If no one can accuse me, then I am not a criminal. After all, are soldiers who kill people on the battlefield a criminal? "

He paused mid-sentence, and then continued very confidently: "In other words, not only am I not a murderer, but I am also a hero, a great hero and savior who is destined to be recorded in the history books of both countries."

"Sophistry." Milly curled her lips and took a sip of wine.

"Only the winner is qualified to define right and wrong, but obviously, now I am the winner. Even if I do bad things, someone will do good things for me in the future."

"I can't tell you, but you should go complain to the goddess. You complain to me, and I'm also very troubled." Milly didn't intend to argue with him on this issue, and pointed to two white thorns not far away. wings and a statue of a goddess with pointed ears.

"...Let us first assume that this is a matter of discrimination against demons, but the level of discrimination against me is shocking."

"Isn't this natural? In mythology, the demons and the goddess were originally hostile. The goddess was always helping humans. Now you basically control most of the power of humans. Who should you target if you don't target them?"

In the middle of the sentence, Milly sat down on the edge and said curiously: "But speaking of it, you are actually a demon? I have never heard you say that before. I was really scared."

"...Your completely indifferent attitude actually frightened me a little, okay?"

"Hmm~ Didn't you save me before? So I think you are a kind demon?"

"You have lived for more than a thousand years, are you still so naive?"

"Just living a proper life with nothing to do~" Milly shrugged indifferently, poured another sip of wine into her mouth, and joked: "But...am I going to be eaten now?"

"I just want to remind you to be a little wary of people."

"Compared to these things, which are all good, let's drink some wine first~? It's rare to meet again, isn't it?"

"...I just wanted to say that we are probably talking about something very serious. Can you please stop drinking?"

"You want some too? Why do you have to say it so cryptically? Just tell me no?" As he spoke, Milly patted his shoulder and handed the drink to his mouth with a smile.

"What do you mean by that?? I really just want you not to drink! It's not me who wants to drink...!" Ash's mouth twitched slightly, and he pushed the wine pot away stiffly.

To be honest, if she hadn't just helped him, he really wanted to hit her on the head, telling her not to think about wine all the time, let alone drink for him all the time.

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Because she had just helped him, Ash could only let out a long breath and spit out all those emotions.

After staring at the girl holding the wine pot and smiling at him for a long time, he said solemnly:

"...Compared to me being a demon, I am more surprised that you would run to the Empire and sneak into the Holy Staff Court."

"No way, when people are too bored, they always have to find something to do, and they happen to live a long time, so their magic power unexpectedly improves quite fast."

"...After all, a thousand years have passed, even if it is a pig, it should be a great magician."

"Ah, Lu, you actually said I am a pig, it's better to die." Mi Li angrily smashed the wine pot on the table, forcing him to explain: "I didn't mean that..."

"--If an apology is useful, what is the use of the Holy Staff Court? You drink this pot of wine first! Otherwise, I will never forgive you!"

"Ha...ha?" During these words, the wine pot was instantly handed to him again, making Ash, who was still apologetic, dumbfounded on the spot.

But Millie was smiling, and just handed over a lot of wine.

Oops... I really want to beat her up, what should I do? But now will this be considered as betrayal, or beating the donkey after it has done its job? ——The serious expression was a little bit hard to hold, and Ash's mood was even more ups and downs, making those impulses to beat the donkey after it has done its job stronger.

But in the end, he still held back, and even simply took the wine pot, and in Millie's expectation of clapping and applauding, he raised his head and drank a sip, letting the spicy and inferior wine flow down his throat.

The taste was too old and familiar, and he frowned slightly unconsciously: "Is this... Emperor's wine?"

"Yes! In the elf village before, you poured this wine directly into my mouth~! Now we are finally even!" Millie nodded without hesitation, and the smile on her face was even more brilliant.

"No? You..." But Ash's face darkened: "That was a thousand years ago, right?!"

"A thousand years? Didn't you tell me that a gentleman's revenge is never too late, ten years is never too late?"

"Isn't that a hundred times different?"

"A gentleman's revenge is never too late, so an elf's revenge is naturally never too late, a thousand years."

"...But you just drank a few sips yourself, right?" His head was full of mud. Millie's face froze a little, but she still pretended not to care: "Because I only have this pot, in order to make you drink it willingly, this is just a small matter~ um, a small matter!"

"........" Her smug look made Ash finally realize the true meaning of the saying that only women and villains are difficult to raise.

Another thing is...Elves are petty and extremely vengeful, especially female elves.

But when he was entangled by this drunkard, his sight inadvertently passed by the goddess statue not far away.

The uneasiness he felt before the action when he found out that the Holy Sword was not there did not disappear even though he had already taken the Imperial City. It even became stronger.

Originally, he thought that somehow, the hero who could not even find a trace, in the worst case, might be in the Imperial City.

But... now this result made him feel fortunate that the Holy Sword was not in the Imperial City, but also worried about where it was hiding.

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Just when Ash was worried about the Holy Sword, busy dealing with the drunkard (Millie), treating his injuries, rectifying the defense of the three systems of the Imperial City, the Imperial City, and the Imperial Palace, and repairing and cleaning the latter two...

The news of the attack on the Imperial City was at the beginning. After Ash attacked the guards at the city gate, it swept the entire Imperial City like a storm.

Ferren, who got up early and was walking through the market to buy food, initially felt the vibrations coming from the direction of the Imperial City from time to time, but just stopped and frowned slightly.

But as the people around began to talk in panic, the noisy voices filled the entire market, and Philen finally heard what they were saying.

Although she felt that it should have nothing to do with her, but... she really couldn't think of who else could have entered the imperial city alone except Ash?

Although she couldn't confirm who did it, her uneasiness was still increasing. The vibrations from time to time in the imperial city still made her feel inexplicably panicked, and she subconsciously headed towards the direction of the imperial city.

While Philen was out, Fulilian, who was also out shopping, also noticed this abnormal fluctuation, which made her calm eyes flash a little.

She raised her head slightly, listened to people's discussions, and thought secretly in her heart.

Of course... she also thought of Ash. With Ash's personality and strength, it is indeed possible for him to do such a thing.

But she was not sure, just to make sure everything was safe, she still went to the imperial city silently.

Compared with the two people's thinking, there was also the action of going straight to the scene... When hearing the news that the imperial city was attacked by Zanze from outside, Yubel, who was reading a book, said without thinking:

"It must be Ash, there is really nothing that guy dare not do."

"Although Lord Ash is indeed very reckless, going to the imperial city alone, this... even if it is Lord Ash, he should... probably not do it?"

Zanze felt that this was too unbelievable, or hoped that it was not true.

Even if it was a city fortress, she believed that Ash could easily break through it alone, but the imperial city of the Millennium Empire... there is almost no place in the world more dangerous than that.

Although the content does sound a bit absurd, Yubel put down the book and walked out of the house:

"Although there is no evidence, I feel it should be like this."

"...Aren't you a fool?"

"Because I'm a fool, I rely more on intuition~" Yubel smiled back, and the reason she gave made Zanze speechless.

Although it felt a little wrong, he inexplicably felt that what she said made sense, so Zanze subconsciously followed behind and asked expressionlessly: "Where do you want to go?"

"Don't you already know?" Yubel looked at the girl who followed him with an indecent smile.