Genshin Impact: I, the Prince of Winter, rule over the world

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At this time, [Puppet] Sandone, who was sitting on the palm of the tall self-discipline organ, held her back and lamented:

"Colombia, all the serfs who were sitting in the fields with His Royal Highness yesterday died. No one was spared. The hundreds of living lives were worse than animals. I have lived in Solstice City for so long that I don't know the situation of those serfs. It was so difficult. Those sanctimonious landowners, dressed like men and dogs, were riding horses with bows and arrows in their hands, hunting the serfs in the fields, even women and children of several years old were not spared."

Although all eleven executive officers have experienced killings and countless enemies died at their hands, it was a war, fought for the interests of the country. The more enemies killed, the safer the country would be. However, the landlords treated the serfs as prey. Shooting, that is extreme disregard for life, she said angrily:

"Is it because the serfs and the prince were sitting in the fields yesterday, and the landlords considered it disrespectful, so they killed them in order to please His Highness?"

[Puppet] Sandone replied: "The landowners said that after the prince left yesterday, the serfs asked to terminate the slave contract with the big landowners and hoped to obtain a piece of land.

"They said this because the prince promised them when chatting with them that the reform of Solstice Kingdom will start from agriculture, and the abolition of serfdom is the first step. The one billion serfs of Solstice Kingdom will become masters in the future .

"The landowners believed that the serfs misinterpreted His Highness the Prince's words and intended to rebel, so they hunted and killed all the serfs who had spoken to His Highness yesterday."

Instead of asking His Highness the Prince to verify the information, the landowners killed innocent people indiscriminately, which aroused her extreme disgust. Her shoulders shook with anger and she asked:

"Where is the prince? Those serfs died because of him, what must he do. Even if he does not dare to offend the big landowners and punish them with death, he must give some punishment as a warning."

[Puppet] Sandone was immersed in memories and said with emotion:

"Today we went to another large farm. When His Royal Highness learned about it, he immediately ordered the convoy to rush back to the countryside where we had visited yesterday. He held a dead serf child and sat alone on the edge of the field without saying a word. I felt uncomfortable for a long time. Alas, at that moment I suddenly felt that our Highness was actually pretty good. At least he really cared about the lives of those serfs.

"From princes and ministers to local officials, any official who would sit and chat with the lowest-level serfs regardless of their status would be laughed at by their colleagues. Even among our eleven executive officers, there are Who had any contact with serfs? None.

"His Royal Highness finally stood up and told us, 'Reform will always involve bloodshed. But I promise that the blood of the serfs will not be shed in vain.' Then he ordered the guards to bury the bodies of the serfs. He also asked me to remove the barbecue table from the carriage. They had tables, chairs and benches, worked on the spot, and signed two decrees on the spot, one to abolish slavery and the other to prohibit the human trade.

"You and I have never been interested in politics, but I heard Piero say that these are the two most core systems since the founding of our country. Her Majesty the Queen once wanted to abolish it, but she was opposed by the big landowners across the country. And was forced to terminate. The big landowners and many ministers said that shaking the serfdom will cause rebellions everywhere. Even if Her Majesty the Queen can finally suppress the rebellion, the Winter Kingdom will be too weak to fight against the law of heaven. Those big landowners Threatening Her Majesty the Queen with the most precious food and fodder for the march, which made Her Majesty the Queen very angry but helpless.

"But what do you think His Royal Highness said?

Of course, she was very concerned about what the "Adventor" had to say about this issue that troubled the Queen, and asked: "What did he say?"

[Puppet] Sandonne replied:

"Our Highness the Prince said very domineeringly that without these scum in the Zhidong Kingdom, even if he is the only one, he can still overturn the laws of nature.

"When you went to the palace today, did you not see the generals in charge of the military? They were urgently summoned to the countryside by His Highness the Prince. Each general returned to the territory under his jurisdiction with an order. The content of the order was to supervise and implement this Two decrees.”

There was already a huge stir in her heart and she said:

"Many generals have close relations with big landowners in various places, and there are complicated transfers of interests. Will they really carry out the orders of His Highness the Prince seriously? The abolition of serfdom is equivalent to cutting off the wealth of the landlord class. Those big landowners have their own armed forces. They I won’t take it easy.”

[Puppet] Sandone replied: "His Royal Highness the Prince has said that those who resist will be killed without mercy. As for generals everywhere, whoever violates military orders will be subject to military trials.

"The large landowner class has penetrated into every aspect of the Winter Empire, and has formed a complicated network of interests with officials and generals. It can be said that one move affects the whole body. Once the generals from various places are in place, the two decrees will be publicly announced and implemented immediately. Look, Columbia, our newly appointed prince may bring a new atmosphere to the Winter Country.

"His Royal Highness also said that running a big country is like cooking small dishes. He used cooking as a metaphor for running a country. Is it interesting? Anyway, I feel that he will have other actions in the future. Her Majesty the Queen is still very good at judging people and trusts the prince unconditionally. I am now We are full of expectations for how he will further reform Zhidong next.

"Oh, it's just a pity for those serfs. On the way back, I always think of the scene where they collectively knelt before His Highness yesterday. Your Highness treated them as equals and promised to abolish slavery and realize the goal of land for the tiller. When I was sitting in the carriage last night, I thought it was the first time the serfs had seen such a big figure as the prince and they were so excited that they went crazy. In fact, it was His Royal Highness who expressed the longings in the serfs' hearts.

"They work diligently all their lives, just wanting to own a piece of their own land, and owning a cow is nothing more than that, but it is still an unattainable dream in the Winter Country. Halfway through, I suddenly felt very sad thinking about it. , we, a group of executives, gathered in the Winter Country for our own purposes. We have done too little for this country, and many people are still living in dire straits. Aren’t we very selfish, alas.”

"In short, the new prince seems to have had a good start. The first thing he did when he took office was to attack serfdom. Serfdom and human trafficking have always been cancers in the Winter Kingdom, except for the experimental maniac Dotore who was accused of doing human experiments. The attitude towards slavery is vague, and several of our other executive officers are actually opposed to it. Take the two of us as an example, the serfs assigned to my manor were allowed to return to freedom on the first day. What about you, don’t Speaking of serfs, there aren’t even any servants at home, and if I hadn’t come to accompany you often, there wouldn’t even be anyone to talk to.”

She stepped forward and took [Puppet] Sandone's arm, and said with a smile: "How about you come and stay with me tonight? I'll treat you to lobster."

[Puppet] Sandone, whose stomach was growling a bit, refused, "Not tonight. I came back to pick up my clothes and luggage, and I have to go back soon. His Royal Highness the Prince will remain a serf until he decides to abolish slavery." We have an office next to our cemetery, and the coachman and I will live there for a while."

She asked in surprise: "What will those ministers do if they want to see him?"

[Puppet] Sandonne replied:

"His Royal Highness said that anyone who wants to see him must go to the cemetery, and Her Majesty the Queen is no exception. This move is precisely to shock the ministers and at the same time express his determination to reform. Okay, I won't talk to you anymore, I have to go to work again Now, I want to see how our prince can control those nasty big landowners."

When did Sandone, who was usually willful and naughty and would not leave the laboratory even if the sky fell outside, become so interested in political affairs? He only served as a personal guard for the newly appointed Prince for two days. What happened? With such a huge change, could it be that he underestimated the prince and took the initiative to propose:

"I'll go with you, hide in your carriage, and take a closer look to see if he is as powerful as you say."

[Puppet] Sandone gave her a meaningful look and said:

"Hey, are you actually worried about his safety? The reform of abolition of serfdom will inevitably involve huge interest groups. Her Majesty the Queen has encountered huge resistance and swallowed the bitter pill, not to mention the prince who has only been in office for two days. "

She hastily explained:

"I'm not worried about his safety. I heard you say so much, so I wanted to see if he was bragging. Besides, the abolition of serfdom is the common wish of everyone, and I also want to do my part."

[Puppet] Sandone has a very good relationship with her. He teased her when he heard this, "He didn't care and he came to me for two days in a row to ask about the situation? By the way, His Highness the Prince mentioned you today."

She asked curiously: "Mentioned me? What did he say?"

"His Highness said it would be nice if [Girl] Columbia was around."

"really?"

"Hehe, I'm teasing you. Look how nervous you are. Hey, did something happen between you and our prince? Otherwise, I really don't understand. The Queen sent you to protect him like a shadow. Why would you? reject."

She pretended to be angry and said: "Stop blabbering and leave quickly. You are really not afraid that others will plot against His Highness during your absence."

[Puppet] Sandone asked back: "He is a prince appointed by Her Majesty the Queen. He governs the country on Her Majesty's behalf. Who dares to attack him? You are too nervous, Colombia. I think you just care about him."

She pinched [Puppet] Sandone's arm and said, "No."

That night, she slept in Sandonne's tent. In the middle of the night, she got up and looked out the window. The tent of His Royal Highness was still brightly lit, and ministers and messengers were constantly coming and going.

She looked at the graves of hundreds of serfs not far away. They were covered with snow, but on those tombstones were the surnames written by His Royal Highness himself. This was a great respect and a great honor. .

The new prince is really different. Just from his attitude towards the dead serfs, you can feel his extraordinary personality.

This idea suddenly appeared in her mind, and even she found it unbelievable, but in the end she still showed a smile of relief.

The decision to come with Sandonne for a visit really caused a huge change in her attitude towards His Royal Highness.

On the third day, the two decrees promulgated by His Royal Highness the Prince to abolish serfdom and abolish human trafficking appeared on public notice boards across the country in the form of official documents. For a time, the whole court was shocked and caused an uproar.

The first group of people rushed here from Winter City non-stop, and those who came to advise were ten famous and powerful dukes.

There are twenty dukes in Zhidong, and it is these ten who really hold the real power. They come with cavalry, and each has a sword on his waist. It is obvious that the comer is evil.

Chapter 183 The Ten Dukes

The sky was overcast, and heavy snow fell.

The cavalry in dark heavy armor brought by the ten dukes seemed to protect the personal safety of the dukes, but in fact they surrounded the temporary "office" of His Highness the Prince. A pair of cold and sharp eyes were exposed in the middle of the bronze helmet. , which makes people dare not look directly at them. They will charge just waiting for an order.

Many of the attendants and servants responsible for taking care of the prince's food and daily life, as well as the young civil servants selected by the prince from the reformists to assist, were all frightened when they saw such a battle.

In the carriage she and [Puppet] Sandone were riding in, the sturdy old horse was frightened when the opponent's cavalry horse kept blowing hot air from its nostrils, and it was frightened and pulled its head nervously on the reins. The coachman kept stroking the horse's mane. , finally managed to calm down the horse, but he was so nervous that cold sweat broke out on his forehead in the snowy weather.

Horse breeders naturally understand the emotions of horses, which is fear of the cavalry on the opposite side.

In fact, this cavalry team is a private guard raised by the Duke. Although it is not as fierce as the regular army of the empire, it often has no bottom line when compared with the regular army, so it is more dangerous.The knights have a strong murderous aura. They are all veterans recruited from various countries. They are all a group of desperadoes. As long as the Dukes send out the signal to attack, in order to obtain rewards, even if Her Majesty the Queen is sitting in the tent today, they will Take action without hesitation.

[Puppet] Sandone, who had been standing at the window to observe, thought that Her Royal Highness was in danger and asked her to stay in the tent and not show up for the time being. Then she looked at the group of cavalry outside and snorted coldly, jumped onto the large palm of the self-discipline agency, and immediately Out of the tent.

[Sandogne] stretched lazily, and the self-discipline mechanism stood in front of the group of cavalry like a city wall.

She put her slender index finger to her lips, with a sinister smile, "Shh, I have a bad temper. If anyone disturbs His Royal Highness's discussion, haha." Before she finished speaking, a simple rune appeared from The self-discipline organ flew out of the body and floated above the palm of the hand, shining with a faint elemental light.

Seeing this, the Duke's cavalry retreated thirty steps collectively.

The rune technology from the ancient country of Kanria shocked the cavalry battle formation composed of hundreds of people.

This executive officer of the seventh seat of the Fools is usually known for being obsessed with research. People outside generally believe that the self-discipline organization under her seat is the most powerful weapon. In fact, at the moment just now, the cavalry sensed The terrifying power contained in that petite body far exceeds that of the self-discipline mechanism.

The eleven executive officers of the Fools have all been baptized by war, and each has a weird temperament. Compared with the executive officers who have no bottom line and have no bottom line, they are docile and like good and obedient children.

After doing this, [Puppet] Sandone turned his head and looked at [Girl] Colombia in the tent, and then turned his eyes to the tent behind him, which meant that the cavalry outside was not worth mentioning, how to deal with the ten Dukes Collective pressure is the real test of His Highness the Prince's ability.

She nodded, having the same view as Sandone. If the prince could not convince the ten Dukes today, even if the cavalry outside was blocked to curb the Duke's attempt to threaten with force, the abolition of serfdom and the reform of human trafficking would be implemented in the next chapter. One day was declared a failure.

Reform means breaking the bones and breaking the financial resources of many people. Just as she was imagining how the prince in the tent next to him could argue with the heroes with reason and emotion, she suddenly heard the prince's cry of "Go away" coming from outside. ".

Immediately afterwards, the ten dukes with livid faces walked out of the tent one after another, their faces extremely gloomy.

The ten powerful dukes in Zhidong were kicked out by the prince without even getting their butts hot.

A faint smile appeared on her lips, and she turned around and sat next to the stove again.There was nothing to do in the morning. Sandone found a few washed sweet potatoes from the cook and threw them into the charcoal fire.

At this time, the fragrance of roasted food came to her nostrils. She used a wooden stick to pick out a sweet potato that was slightly burnt on the outside, and peeled it while blowing on it. After eating, she helped [Puppet] Sandone peel another one and put it on the table. Wait on the plate for her return.

After a while, Sandonne came in and said with a wide smile:

"Our prince is really particular about what he does. Just now, in the name of Prince Zhidong, he forced the cavalry outside to kneel down and apologize to his frightened subordinates. Those young reformist officials are now completely devoted to His Highness and are willing to follow His Highness to the death. "

She handed the sweet potatoes to Sandonne and said:

"His Highness is making his attitude clear. Anyone who dares to deal with his men will not be treated lightly. Those cavalrymen are not easy to deal with. They may come back to cause trouble after being dumb. They dare not attack the prince directly, and may assassinate the servants and chefs. and the groom, reminding them to be careful."

[Puppet] Sandone gnawed a sweet potato and said complacently: "You still need to remind us that our prince has made arrangements just now. His Highness said that if people continue to come from Solstice City to put pressure this afternoon, then tonight Only the Duke's cavalry will come to retaliate. If no one comes this afternoon, then there will be other dangers besides the cavalry. Everyone must not sleep and be on full alert."

She asked, "Why?"

[Puppet] Sandone sat up straight and said:

"I heard from several civil servants that the ten dukes represent the interests of many people. As long as His Highness the Prince agrees to give up the abolition of serfdom, they will lead the ministers to fully support His Highness the Prince's reform. Every year, His Highness will also enjoy the profits from the serf business. One of the dukes promised to marry his daughter to His Highness to consolidate his position.

"His Royal Highness did not agree. So the Dukes spoke in turn, implying that they refused to cooperate in the implementation of the reform. His Highness did not care, and stated the dark history of the ten Dukes one by one, such as the son of Duke Kyle raping civilian daughters, and Duke Mott raping peasants. He opened up wasteland to build luxurious manors. As the Queen's uncle, Duke Saul used Her Majesty's name to amass money, causing corruption.

"His Highness told them that the abolition of serfdom is the first step of reform, and the second step is to attack the royal relatives and reform the privileged class. The Dukes were furious and threatened His Highness's life. You have heard the result. , His Highness just told them to 'go away'. Hey, our Highness is getting more and more pleased with it."

She knew that those old dukes were all relatives of Her Majesty the Queen, and they were all related to each other. The prince was completely offended to death, and they have been in conflict ever since.If they dared to bring the cavalry to show off their power during the day, then they would naturally dare to commit assassination attempts.

This has happened many times in the history of Solstice.

Several reformist officials who were entrusted with important tasks by the Queen were eventually assassinated by the nobles of the Solstice Kingdom. And because these people were almost all members of the royal family and had the privilege of avoiding death granted by Her Majesty the Queen, the case ended up being dropped.

She could also understand why His Royal Highness the Prince said that if no one came in the afternoon, the cavalry would not be the only ones to deal with tonight.His Royal Highness the Prince did not even give the ten Dukes face. When other stakeholders saw this situation, they naturally had no need to come. So in order to undermine the Prince's reform, these interest groups even fought to the death, and in the end it was a matter of life and death. They will all work together.

Behind the serfdom and human trafficking, she knew that in addition to the ten dukes, there were also many civil servants and military generals of the dynasty, and her family was engaged in the serf business.The civil servants are not afraid, and if they criticize in court, at least His Highness's life will not be in danger.What she was most worried about was that several generals with millions of soldiers openly started serf business in order to raise military salary, and the lives of the soldiers were greatly improved.

Once serfdom is abolished, it will affect the morale of the military at first, and cause mutiny or even rebellion at worst. In order to calm down the chaotic situation, Her Majesty the Queen may kill the prince to appease everyone.

Among the people, there are also huge chaebols and many large landowners who sell serfs. These people all make a living from the serf industry.Several brigades under the Fools need to send people to dangerous secret realms to perform tasks every year, and they also purchase large quantities of serfs to replenish their military resources.

It is no exaggeration to say that from top to bottom, almost all walks of life in the Solstice Kingdom are related to the serfdom system. Abolition of the serfdom system is equivalent to making half of the Solstice Kingdom an enemy. The situation that His Highness the Prince will face is very dangerous.

All afternoon, she was hoping that someone from other forces would send someone to convince His Highness, at least to show that they had not yet reached a cooperative relationship with the ten dukes. It was better to divide and conquer than to unite with enemies.However, the worst result occurred, and only the female official who was responsible for the etiquette of the officials in the palace came.

His Royal Highness the Prince has just taken office. According to the normal procedure, the first thing should not be to deal with government affairs, but to receive etiquette training from the Winter Kingdom. The female officer waited in the palace for a day and a night. Finally, she became impatient and came to the village in person to see him. His Royal Highness.

As soon as the female officer arrived, she found that the prince's guard was building fortifications and preparing for it, as if a war was about to come.

When she saw His Highness the Prince, the Prince smiled and said that she would wait until she could survive tonight, so she found a tent to stay in.

Her Majesty the Queen may announce a coronation ceremony for the prince at any time. Since the position of the prince is below one person and above ten thousand people, there are thousands of procedures in total, which will last for nine days. The only way to do this is to train in advance. If you wait until the ceremony is about to start, you can do the training again. , it’s definitely too late in terms of time.

Take the new Queen as an example. The coronation ceremony lasted for three months.Her Majesty the Queen later said frankly that she never wanted to do it again in her life, which shows that the procedure was extremely cumbersome.

This naturally makes sense.The former Ice Queen believed that the complex ceremony held during the coronation could increase the sense of ceremony and enhance the officials' sense of mission and sacredness. The new Ice Queen continued the will of the previous Queen.

[Girl] Columbia has a good relationship with the female officer, but she cannot expose it, so she can only sigh in her heart that the job of the etiquette officer is also very hard.

At night, it snowed heavily outside.

In the warm tent, [Puppet] Sandone played with the dangerous elemental runes in his hands, raised his head and said: "It seems that no one will come tonight, so everyone can't sleep."

She nodded, "If you feel sleepy, take a nap first and I'll be on duty."

However, no one expected that the etiquette lady who complained about her anxiety to everyone in the camp was actually sent by the enemy. She used the guards to relax their vigilance against her and secretly poisoned the bucket.

In the middle of the night, most of the guards, servants, grooms, and young reformist officials were poisoned one after another. They foamed at the mouth and died miserably from the poison. Only a few of the original 600 people in the camp survived. More than 20 people.

The surviving guards immediately caught the poisoned ceremonial lady and took her to His Royal Highness's tent.

[Girl] Columbia, who had forced the toxin out of her body, used her divine power to listen to what was going on over there.

His Royal Highness asked: "Why do you want to kill people? Do they have a grudge against you, or do I have a grudge against you?"

The female officer had disheveled hair and a dazed expression. Her voice trembled and she said, "They arrested my family. I really have no choice."

His Royal Highness the Prince asked coldly: "As a ceremonial official appointed by His Majesty, who dares to kidnap your family?"

The female officer shed tears and said with dull eyes: "I don't know who they are. They found me and brought the tokens from my children and husband, as well as my parents' personal pendants... They said that if I didn't do this, I would die. That’s my family.”

His Highness the Prince said: "You are stupid. If you poison me, the Prince, the Queen will also kill your nine tribes."

The female officer's spirit was almost broken, but she still asked: "Your Highness, why are you not dead? Why are you not dead?"

His Highness the Prince opened his sleeves, revealing his curse-ridden body, and explained:

"The curse from heaven is the most powerful poison in the Teyvat continent. Any other poison is just a child's play in front of the curse. To be clear, I am immune to any poison now. If you are honest with me when you come this afternoon, you can still save me. Your family has chosen a dead end. Drag her out and use her blood to pay tribute to the brothers outside."

A guard stepped forward and grabbed her long hair, dragging her like a dead dog, and took her outside the tent to be chopped.

The captain of the guard, who was stronger and had forced out the toxin on his own, said respectfully: "Your Highness, please allow me to exchange clothes with you. You put on my armor and ride into the mountain from the east side of the tent, and I put on your clothes and lead away from the west. enemy."