Your Highness, please spare the concubine

"It is rumored that one of them is 57 and the other is 56, both of whom are fathers. In a few years, they will be our grandfathers."

Thinking of the scene in the hall just now, Shan Lian only felt that her heart was very painful, very painful.

In this deep imperial palace, they are honored as emperor concubines.

But you can't make your own decisions.

When the time comes, the royal father will give them away without hesitation.

It's like a commodity.

Here, they can only trust each other.

The rest are like strangers in a strange world.

But now, what can the two without any influence do?

Shanny could only hug her imperial sister, pat her on the back, and comfort her with sobs.

"It's okay, sister, the distance between Slem City and Lingao City is not as far as the imperial capital, we sisters can still find opportunities to meet in the future...we..."

As she spoke, Shanny stopped, and the tears fell again.

How can a 16-year-old girl accept marrying an old man who is over half a century old?

"How about, let's run away, sister..." Shanlian said suddenly.

"Escape?" These two words were like a heavy hammer hitting my heart.

Shanny shook her head. It never occurred to her to escape.

"Where can we escape?"

"North! West! East... Where can't I go? I don't want to marry, I just want to be with Sister Huang forever... Woooo..."

"However, we have been grounded. There are guards everywhere inside and outside the hall. How can we escape? The emperor will not let us go out until the day we get married."

====

At the same time, on the other side, in the Tianji Hall, the wishes of the two emperor concubines were forcibly wiped out, and after the imperial decree of marriage was issued to them...

In the end, Hercules still has to face the problem of choosing who will be the commander-in-chief of the army.

Nominally, he was going to be above the two dukes and all the surrounding armies.

Naturally, he was the first to bear the brunt of the credit for winning the war.

Seeing that the princes were still at loggerheads, the queen suddenly proposed to draw lots.

Mix [go] and [don't go] on the note, and whoever draws [go] will be the commander of the army this time!

Such an absurd approach, the emperor actually agreed.

The rest of the ministers did not raise any objections, but they were on guard against each other with ulterior motives.

Then, in the insidious eye contact between the eldest prince and the empress...

The great prince Peter Alexandre got this chance.

The rest of the princes were naturally depressed, holding a breath in their chests, feeling extremely uncomfortable.

But seeing the matter come to an end, Emperor Hercules quickly dismissed the late-night court meeting and ordered someone to issue an imperial edict.

The two envoys from Slem City and Lingao City also happily returned with the imperial edict that the eldest prince Peter would be the Marshal of the Marshal.

At the same time, the message was quickly sent back through the contact array——

Fighting opportunities are changing rapidly. As the coach, the eldest prince asked the two city lords to quickly gather their own and surrounding troops.

Before he arrives, he will use the method of contacting the contact formation with Asuka to command the army to fight!

Beard had even begun to imagine the scene where he would directly invade the territory of the Occam Empire as soon as he arrived at the border.

===

"too tired."

Back in the palace, Emperor Hercules dismissed the others and lay on the bed sighing.

He said to himself--

"When the emperor is too tired..."

Why doesn't Hercules understand the current situation of the Rhinetis Empire?

Most of the army is in the hands of local lords. Apart from being able to mobilize tens of thousands of troops around him, the emperor...

For the rest, the decree used to be less effective than a cough from its lord.

But what can he do?

At the beginning, in order to save the empire's expenses and fill the treasury, Emperor Yiqi Alexandre delegated a series of powers such as army recruitment, training, and training to the local governments.

Let him recruit soldiers and horses and raise them by himself.

You only need to report the detailed organizational system and number of people, and send military officers to the imperial capital every year to study and swear allegiance.

In the short term, doing so instantly saved the empire a lot of expenses.

The national treasury was full, and Emperor Yiqi became the richest emperor who knew how to eat, drink and have fun.

At the same time, the number of troops in the empire has increased, and the defense and defense forces of various places have increased.

It can be said that the country is rich and the people are strong!

At that time, whether it was resisting the savages in the northern cold land or invading the border of the Occam Empire in the south, the Rhinetis Empire was very fierce.

After all, the benefits obtained belong to the lord and the army themselves, and only part of it needs to be handed over to the empire.

They are extraordinarily positive.

But looking back now, I realize that this decision was stupid...

It is equivalent to splitting the imperial power and the empire!

"Yi Qihuang, why are you so confused!?"

Hercules sighed, mourning.

But he is not too far behind the other party now.

Today, the group of nobles who swore allegiance to the empire at that time are buried in the loess, and the loyal soldiers have changed one crop after another.

Now this system is still going on, but people's hearts have changed.

The local army returns to the local...

The empire is an empire in name, but the imperial power has been declining day by day.

His few princes were busy fighting for power and profit, and they secretly won over many local powerful families.

It is equivalent to joining them in disguise.

But the real skill is not much.

Perhaps some of them have seen the ills of the current empire, but they will only hide it in their hearts...

Then use it, obey it.

Marrying a daughter today is really a helpless move, and it is also the backlash this system has brought to the dynasty.

"But what can I do? Shanni, Shanlian, I hope you don't blame the emperor."

The trend has become...

He can only pray that he can reign safely and abdicate...

Others, dare not expect extravagantly.

"It's too tiring, it's too tiring to be the emperor."

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Moli Luoka Empire, late at night.

somewhere.

"That's why I said that the Rhinetis Empire is only superficially strong."

The rain has eased, and only a drizzle remains in the air.

Next to Wei Lisi was Lu Yu who was riding beside her, and the unconscious Chao Ge was carried away by the soldiers behind.

As for Chris, she felt disgusted when she was with Willis.

He didn't say that shameful word and asked Wei Lisi for the healing scroll, so he hid behind the army alone.

Of course, for the sake of my imperial sister's flawless body without leaving any stains...

Wei Lisi actually planned to hang her for a while, and when Hill You came, she would use the healing scroll for them for free.

After all, this thing can still be taken from the national treasury. It would be bad if my lovely imperial sister was disabled.

Of course, Chris would still feel gross.

Even though she was walking behind on horseback now, grinning her teeth in pain, she wanted to return to Wei Lisi's warm and comfortable hug...

But thinking this way in her mind, she was cursing Vilis viciously on her lips.

When I go back, I will definitely kill you, cut you up and make clothes or something...

"Emperor Yiqi was simply a super idiot when he delegated military power. It's a miracle that a person like him can manage safely for 65 years."

"But he really enjoyed that life at that time, but how can these people now have the loyalty to the empire at that time?"

"This is also the reason why the barbarians have already attacked the border of our empire, and the movement on the Rhinetis Empire is still relatively stagnant."

Wei Lisi burned the note in her hand to ashes and sneered.

Lu Yu next to him said excitedly: "If His Highness speculates like this, the Rhinetis Empire may not send troops?"

And Wei Lisi shook her head: "Isabella will do her best to persuade the other party, but the army of the Rhinetis Empire belongs to the local government..."

"As far as I know, their lords are fond of their soldiers."

"Without tangible benefits, they will not rashly send troops to attack our empire."

"And once they find out that something is wrong, they don't have any honor to fight for the empire. They will just flee back to their nests in droves, and lose as little as they can."

"Each person fights for his own benefit, that's almost the case."

Lu Yu nodded: "So, as long as Isabella's side withdraws, they can only retreat when they see no chance?"

"Well, they won't be so stupid as to lose their own army for the sake of the empire." Willis agreed.

"But right now, the opportunities ahead of them do exist."

"According to the news from Ophelia, Hodgson, Tom and others are all ambitious lords who put their interests first."

Lu Yu already knew about the existence of Ophelia, after all, it involved the war of the empire.

Wei Lisi did not hide information from Lu Yu.

It's just that Lu Yu remained vigilant and curious about Ophelia who she had never met before but who was in front of her.

Wei Lisi continued: "There is a high probability that they will send troops, and I am afraid they will take advantage of this to get two rewards."

"After all, it is the inheritance they have passed down from their ancestors through hard work. If you want to go to war, you must first ask for compensation and hard work, right?"

"Two rewards?" Lu Yu thought for a while and guessed, "One is the gold, silver and jewelry given by Isabella, and the territory of our empire obtained after the invasion?"

"Smart, Lu Yu, you are a quick learner." Willis praised.

"Hey, it's all taught by His Highness...but what about the other one?"

"Of course they took it from their emperor."

"Ah?" Lu Yu asked suspiciously, "Could it be that they still want to find their own emperor...er..."

Thinking of what Wei Lisi said about the national conditions of the Rhinetis Empire, Lu Yu felt no surprise.

"What would they want? Money?"

"It's possible, but they're not missing any more." Willis shook her head.

"In my mind, if they are smart enough or have smart people around them, there are only two choices now..."

"One is to ask for a higher title, and even ask for the title of king after victory."