Age of Arcane

As spring passed, the war in the Empire's northern border tended to ease.Instead of taking advantage of the entire spring offensive, Yate County United lost a lot of land they had occupied.The exhausted army needs to be repaired, and the domestic conflicts caused by the war need to be reconciled. The army of the Art County United took the initiative to retreat and shorten the supply line, and gave up a large area of ​​land.

Following the order of the imperial capital, the Snow Army of the empire made every effort to strengthen the defense line of Snow City. Facing the retreating Yate County coalition army, they did not pursue it. They only sent a small number of soldiers to the opponent's area to form a non-military contact zone.

The public opinion of the empire is to publicize every day how many square kilometers of land the Snow Army has recovered, and which villages and small towns they have recovered.The Snow Army, which was newly established less than half a year ago, has become the most capable army in the empire from being underestimated by everyone.

No matter how some people questioned the combat effectiveness of the Snow Army, the front line would not lie. A spring war had slapped countless people in the face.

It also made countless people wonder how the improvised Snow Army could fight better than the original Northern Army.

Yes Snow Legion is really strong.

Or is the strength of the Northern Legion exaggerated?
Under the deliberate guidance of a certain will, the Snow Legion and the Northern Army were frequently compared, and the Northern Army, which put down the Celtic Duke's rebellion on the southern front with all its members, was pushed to the forefront.

At this time, the imperial court announced that members of the royal family formed a military consolation group to go to the northern border and the Tedgar Hills respectively.

Queen Christina led a team to the northern border to condolences to the Snow Army.The Snow Army has been bound to Queen Christina since its establishment, and going to condolences at this time has strengthened her control over the army.

The eldest princess Agatha went to the Tedgar Hills to condolences to the northern army, accompanied by the Marquis of Meteor from Rage City as a deputy envoy.

Before the consolation group left the imperial capital, Queen Christina once again made a major adjustment to the palace officials.A group of officials from the Raging Waves City department were promoted to the position of head of the department, and another group of administrative officials from the Raging Waves City's Administrative Department were transferred to the palace to serve.At the same time, Viscount Iscolan, Mrs. Mihir, and Ible were nominated for the cabinet for the first time.

Although Queen Christina did not agree to the three people joining the cabinet in the end, everyone knew that this was a process.It is very close for three people to join the cabinet as cabinet ministers. The current cabinet ministers can take their seats and consider who they will replace, and then take the initiative to find an excuse to resign without waiting for Queen Christina to call their names.

After the three entered the cabinet, the handover of the old and new cabinets also entered a formal process.

Gabriel's small cabinet met again.

In the long silence, no one knew what to say.Some people kept smoking, some people kept drinking water, and the old guy kept coughing, none of them looked like important ministers of the empire.

Gabriel sat on the first seat with a blank expression, and said after a long time: "When Her Highness the Queen returns from the northern border, I will hand in my resignation and resign as the chief assistant of the empire."

As soon as Gabriel finished speaking, someone immediately objected loudly: "Your Excellency, you can't resign! If you don't serve as the chief assistant, what should we do? Now the entire court is almost full of people from the Reform Society, and the Cross Society is was completely expelled.

If we can't keep the position of chief assistant, we will be all over. "

Someone sighed and said: "Can we stop this? I really don't know what the Yate County United is doing. Even the Snow Army can't beat it. We miscalculated the direction of the Spring War. Neither Alec nor the grandson Sinclair dared to move.

We can do nothing without the army in their hands. "

"Have we given all our money for nothing?"

……

Another moment of silence.

It seems to be for nothing!

An aide said at this time: "Master Shoufu wants to resign, the main reason is that he doesn't want to be implicated by you adults. Did any of you sell factory machines and production materials to Tedgar Hills, and some even sent technology Worker.

Have you ever thought about the consequences! "

Someone argued: "Raging Waves City is also for sale."

Gabriel slapped the table heavily: "All the materials that flow into the Tedgar Hills in Raging City are all approved by Meteor, and the merchants in Raging City are all covered by Meteor. If something happens to you, you think I can still be the same as before Help you get away with it?
A group of people who only have money in their minds, as long as you can make money, you are really not afraid of death.

You are looking for death, don't implicate me! "

Gabriel lost his temper, and everyone dared not vent their fear.

After a while, a high-ranking official explained: "The alliance between the Duke of Celtic and the Northern Army has not been confirmed. Yu's wealth supports the Northern Legion.

Now that the Duke of Celtic has lifted the factory restriction, in addition to making money, we also want to free the Northern Legion from the control of the empire as soon as possible.With the assistance of the Duke of Celtic, His Highness Sinclair will surely return to the imperial capital to confirm His Majesty's physical condition. "

Gabriel's anger finally subsided: "Has His Highness Sinclair's attitude not changed?"

"Yes, His Royal Highness Sinclair has not announced his succession so far. On the contrary, His Royal Highness the Second Prince has repeatedly proposed to return to the imperial capital, and each time he emphasized that he is the first successor to the throne."

For these ministers, the only way to bring down the Queen and Meteor is to confirm that Emperor Augustine is dead.As long as there is evidence to prove that the emperor is not there, the legal basis for the empress to supervise the country will be lost, and some of the armies controlled by the empress will turn against each other.

The best candidate for the emperor in the minds of the ministers is the emperor's grandson Sinclair.He is the only son of the great prince Fania and has inherited all of Fania's political legacy.At the same time, he also has the support of a prominent military family behind him, allowing him to completely control the Northern Legion.If the battle for the throne had to result in a military conflict, Sinclair was undoubtedly the strongest and most likely to capture the imperial capital by force.

The second prince, Alec, was slightly inferior.The nobles of the western region were watched by the Moonlight Royal Court. It would be good if they didn't stab Alec behind his back.

Gabriel no longer mentioned the matter of resignation. He said: "Agatha and Meteor went to the Tedgar Hills to condolences to the Northern Army, and they went to the emperor's grandson Sinclair. Sinclair and his father Different, not as ambitious, and if he is persuaded to give up confrontation, we have no chance at all.

I need someone to go to the Northern Legion and let Sinclair know that if he doesn't stand up and fight for the throne at this time, the empire will not belong to the Augustine family in the future. "

One stood up: "I'll go!"

Gabriel looked over and said, "Herman, this is our last chance."

Herman said angrily: "Today I was replaced by an official from Raging Tide City. I have served the empire for 32 years, and I have paid so much to get to this position. In the end, I was replaced by a Raging Tide City native who had just been here for less than half a year. .

I don't have any worries anymore, in order to achieve my goal, I can give my life. "

A person who has no worries is indeed the best candidate.

Gabriel said to Hermann: "If you don't come back, I will take care of your family."

"Thank you, Master Chief Assistant!"

The meeting was dispersed, and Herman took his followers on the train to the Tedgar Hills.

Soon after, the royal sympathy team set off.

Two trains were loaded with condolences, one headed north and the other headed south.

Prince MacDonald sat in a single room with Luke and Agatha as an entourage, and he was very excited about the trip to the Tedgar Hills: "Sister... No, our Queen told me, wait When we return from the Tedgar Hills this time, we will arrange a position for me, and I will soon be an imperial official."

Agatha, who was sitting opposite, said, "Prince Macdonald, you are not an official of the empire yet. As the entourage of the Marquis of Meteorite, you should stay with the entourage next door."

Prince MacDonald was not afraid of Agatha, the head of the Secret Service, and he even showed the attitude of an elder: "Although I am the servant of Brother Meteor, am I an ordinary servant? My sister is your mother, My father is King Luthen, and there are seven carriages at the back of this train donated by the Kingdom of Luthen. Can I stay with the real entourage in my identity?

Agatha, you have to respect your elders! "

Prince Macdonald was right, and Agatha couldn't refute it, but she wanted to talk to Luke, how could she let him listen here.

Agatha winked at Luke, and only he can subdue this uncle here.

Luke said: "If you want to stay, you can stay. You will make the followers feel uncomfortable by going next door. But in advance, you can listen to what Agatha and I said, but you must never tell anyone. Here are the three of us. One, if the secret is leaked, it must be you."

"Why?" MacDonald objected, "I trust Big Brother, but if Agatha leaks the secret, I will be blamed."

Agatha said with a dark face, "Don't question my profession."

MacDonald was quick to persuade: "I will never tell anyone."

Agatha had no choice but to tell Luke about the information about Sinclair recently obtained by the Secret Service.

After the coup d'état by the great prince Fania failed, Sinclair arrived under the protection of his attendants to the area controlled by the Northern Legion in the Tedgar Hills.Upon receiving the news of Fania's death, General Joshua immediately led his generals to swear allegiance to Sinclair. After the northern army arrived, the main force of the empire transitioned to Sinclair without any loss.

"The Northern Legion is actually still controlled by General Joshua, he is dissatisfied with Sinclair's delay in expressing his attitude to contend for the throne, and the two have quarreled many times because of this.

The truce with the Barbarian Legion was also an order from General Joshua, which Sinclair knew but did not stop.

There is still a great risk in our condolences to the Northern Army Corps this time. "

Luke said: "Sinclair must still hesitate, which is why we came."

"I hope to convince Sinclair to consider the stability of the empire. But we will encounter great obstacles. The cabinet sent a resigned official to the Northern Army, and those cabinet ministers wanted to welcome Sinclair back to the imperial capital to take the throne.

The Crusaders even secretly funded Celtic dukes. "

Luke couldn't help laughing: "Why does it feel like the Cross Society has been infiltrated into a sieve by the Bureau of Secret Affairs?"

"When a big tree is about to collapse, some monkeys will hug the trunk tightly, and some monkeys will run away to find a new big tree. If Her Royal Highness didn't hope that they could leave the scene decently, I would have invited them to secret The Bureau has coffee.

By the way... Leo is also sponsoring the Duke of Celtic.This group of ungrateful Windtalkers, instead of establishing a kingdom, first troubled the empire. I really don't know what they think. "

Speaking of Leo, Agatha couldn't help getting angry.

The Merchant of the Cross Society funded the Celtic Duke and knew it was hidden and would not give sensitive things, but Leo was different. He really dismantled the machines in the factory and sent the entire production line to the Tedgar Hills.

Isn't this raising a white-eyed wolf for yourself?
Luke remembered that he hadn't told Agatha that Pan Heyin was Leo's prince and princess, so he explained Pan Heyin's identity in detail.

After listening to it, before Agatha could speak, Prince Macdonald scolded angrily: "Pan is still not human, but Yin is his own sister, and he actually killed his own sister for the sake of the throne! Brother, you are now Declare war on Leo, I will go back to Luthen and take the fleet to destroy Leo with you."

Luke pressed down Prince MacDonald, who stood up and spoke nonsense: "Pan has not yet established a kingdom. Whether he has betrayed his voice is still our guess. And this time our destination is the Tedgar Hills. Don't worry about other things. Divide our energies."

Agatha said: "Now Yin is safe, and Leo can't run away. Wait for the internal affairs of the empire to be resolved, and how to deal with it. It's just... the outside world obtained after the Celtic Duke lifted the factory restriction. The assistance has exceeded our expectations. Intelligence shows that Yate County United has also had multiple contacts with the Duke of Celtic.

Will it affect your strategy? "

The Tedgar Hills are a poisonous needle within the empire. After the factory restrictions are lifted, there are too many people who want to use it to cause the empire to collapse.

The factory in the holy mountain was built very fast.

Luke didn't answer Agatha's words, but asked instead: "How do you think the empire can completely solve the problem of the Tedgar Hills, so that the barbarians can truly become citizens of the empire."

Agatha didn't think too much, and replied: "It's difficult! As the fiefdom of the Celtic family, the Tedgar Hills have always existed semi-independently."

"But it has no real independence." Luke said his point of view: "This means that the Tedgar Hills have a sense of belonging to the empire. To completely solve the problem of the Tedgar Hills, the military offensive is only auxiliary, the key is to attack the heart .

First of all, we cannot regard the Tedgar Hills as an enemy.

Now someone helps us build our land, which is a good thing, come as much as you want.The only enemy of the Empire in the Tedgar Hills is the Celtic Duke. I believe that as long as we are patient, time will solve everything for us.

Of course, we have to get the Army of the North out of the way. "