Before ascending to God, be a good lord

Chapter 910 907. The Emperor’s New Year’s Speech

On the penultimate day of the year 997, all the major nobles of the human empire gathered at the Grand Council of the Imperial Capital to listen to the emperor's annual speech.

As the newly promoted Duke of the Empire, Lant followed King Duson Baixiao of the Dragon Kingdom when he entered, and ranked before the other Dukes of the Empire's direct territories.

This is the first time that Lant has walked into the auditorium where the Grand Council is held. Compared to the Court of Inquiry that he visited a few months ago, Lant feels that this place is more like the "Heavenly Court" in his hometown TV series than a specific building.

In the Great Council, the God-Emperor himself sat in the central position in a mountain-like form. In front of him were the Emperor, the Prime Minister of the Empire, and others.

The heads of the main departments of the empire are located to the left of the God-Emperor. Most of them are legends. Only the chief of the front department looks one size smaller than them.

The kings of various kingdoms, the dukes of the empire, as well as the field lords of marquis and above in the autonomous territories and directly-administered territories, sit on the right side of the parliament, as well as representatives of legends and above from the temple alliance, various magic academies, dragons, elves, and six-limbed races, listed here Behind the two rows of nobles, it felt like an immortal class meeting.

"My lords, to all the people of the empire, the 997 years that are about to pass will be the most memorable year for the empire since 697. The entire empire is working together to completely take back the Benma Plain that has been lost for 300 years, so that Yeqi City can regain its former glory. Glory!"

The emperor's New Year's speech mentioned the Benma Plain at the very beginning. As the greatest regret of the God-Emperor in the past few hundred years, and the direct reason why he retired and no longer became emperor, the loss of the Benma Plain was like a chain hanging over the royal family. The shackles made it impossible for the God-Emperor line, including the Tower of Purity, to hold their head high for nearly 300 years.

Now, not only has Yeqi City been restored, the Queen of the Magic Network has been promoted, and the borders have gradually stabilized, all of this shows that the empire is still at its peak and the God Emperor is still extremely wise.

"In view of the fact that the barbarians on the Benma Plain today have converted to Your Majesty's faith, and there are still strong enemies to the west and north of Yeqi City, I am determined to go along with the instructions of the Duke of Yeqi City and establish the Benma Khanate and the Benma Kingdom to take charge of the barbarians. With the human race..."

The moment the emperor finished speaking, Lant could feel that the legends on the other side, that is, the various institutions of the empire, were all staring at him.

Just as Lant guessed, as long as the Benma Khanate is established, the empire must recognize the Benma Kingdom, otherwise the Duke of Yeqicheng will become a subordinate of the Khanate. On the contrary, the coexistence of two national titles, whether it is one set of troops or two sets, can leave enough room for the empire to operate.

"Lant, please think carefully," Dusen Baixiao, who was standing nearby, muttered in a low voice, "No matter how many countries there are in the Galloping Horse Plain, the people and the size of your territory cannot change."

"Of course, Your Majesty." Lant nodded and replied.

The emperor ignored the whispers below and continued to read loudly: "My lords, under the authorization of Your Majesty Wei Li, a new batch of magic furnaces belonging to the human empire are being poured into the Salt and Iron Division. This is the first time since the demise of the goblin empire. After that, the first batch of new magic furnaces in the world!”

"Long Live the Empire!"

As soon as the emperor mentioned the magic furnace in the second half of his speech, the whole audience shouted long live. If the recovery of Yeqi City was just about taking back the homeland, then the new magic furnace now means that the empire has entered a new era.

"I have decided to set up a special organization to be responsible for the construction of the new magic furnace. The empire will ensure that the flow of magic power between regions is within a reasonable range. The nobles and people of the entire empire will share the convenience and energy brought by the new magic furnace. .”

"Long live your Majesty! Long live the Empire!"

Although some of the finance department and some nobles who purchased magic furnace tickets were a little confused, more nobles and legends still cheered. This was the emperor’s year-end speech. No matter how many hearsays and noises there were before, today the emperor himself It is promised that new magic furnaces will be installed in the empire in a more fair manner, rather than based on the strength of purchasing magic furnace tickets.

Du Sen looked around at the expectant nobles, then turned to look at Lant, who looked calm beside him. He found that all the content of the emperor's speech related to the magic furnace avoided Lant's name.

Du Sen understood that this was Lant's deliberate decision to keep a low profile, and he asked with some confusion: "Are you really sure that you want to give up such an opportunity to promote yourself as the Beloved of the Demon Network for the sake of the title of two so-called kings? "

Lant said calmly: "Of course, Your Majesty, I'm just a stove maker. As for where to install the stove, it's best to depend on the empire's arrangements."

After thinking for a while, Du Sen said: "It sounds like you can protect yourself wisely, but you can't hide something as critical as the magic furnace." "On the coast of the East China Sea, our coastal cities are still prosperous, and the empire and The surrounding elven clans have maintained good relations, and the two greatest magic institutions in the empire..."

The second half of the emperor's speech had little to do with rand. It was just to comment on some new discoveries, praise the heroes, and express his expectations for the coming year.

As the emperor finished his New Year's speech, the nobles began to leave, and more and more people surrounded Lant.

"Your Majesty Lant, congratulations!"

"Your Majesty, you didn't invite us when you got married not long ago. I hope we can have the honor to attend your coronation ceremony!"

Along the way from the Great Council, one could hear friendly greetings from nobles from all over the country. Naturally, Lant responded frequently. Finally, when Lant walked outside the door of the Great Council, he was blocked by a legend.

"Your Majesty Lant, I am Angzang Zhuoqin, nice to meet you!" The legend was wide and fat, tall, and his eyes were as sharp as knives.

"Angzang?" Lant whispered, feeling like he had heard this name somewhere, but he couldn't recall it.

However, when he reacted again, he found that the nobles around him had already hid far away, and only Angzang was left in front of him.

Faced with the obvious malice of other nobles, Ang Zang was not affected at all, but said with a smile: "His Majesty King Lant, now you have not only restored Yeqi City, but also built a new magic furnace. It is really gratifying."

"May I ask, which department do you work in?" Lant asked tentatively.

"I just came back from the border recently and haven't had time to take office yet, so I can only wait to see you at the gate of the parliament." Angzang stretched out his right hand, waiting for Lant's response.

Rand did not reach out in a hurry, but asked: "Which department will you work in in the future?"

"Secretary of the Palace."

"So, I can think that this is the future chief of the Palace Department, who is seeking more funds from the Department of Finance?" Lant put his hands completely on his back, and the meaning was self-evident.

Angzang shook his head and said, "We are not in a hurry about funding. I would like to ask, have the magic furnaces you built in the orc territory been authorized by the empire?"

Lant replied calmly: "No, what do you mean?"

"I heard that a man named Jacob Shubin from the Treasury Department was exiled because he colluded with the orcs. I would like to know if an assistant fiscal officer also colluded with the orcs..."

Faced with Legend's doubts, Lant directly retorted: "I'm afraid what you heard is not accurate. I heard that he was exiled from the Department of Finance because he was involved in the magic network's affairs and attempted to interfere in the construction of the magic furnace."

Hearing this, Legend said as if he had succeeded: "Ah, I see. It seems that between the two identities of an imperial noble and a member of the Demon Network, you chose the latter."

Now Lant has also seen the world. Faced with such remarks, he just replied expressionlessly: "I will convey your words to the three fairy queens in the imperial capital. I don't know that they also have the title of imperial noble." How would they evaluate your statement?"

(End of this chapter)