Chapter 639

It seems that the prosperity of the imperial capital was not greatly affected by the war. Since the beginning of this year, the war situation in the North seems to have greatly improved. First, Duke tulip conquered the occupied eastern fortress, and then general arpaye of the Western Front succeeded in successive raids. A series of news of victory, big or small, filled the public with optimistic comments.

Originally, for the vast majority of people in the Roland Empire, no matter the upper class or the middle and lower class, they never really regarded the invading monster race as a serious problem. After all, the power of the empire is here.

The Empire owned the whole continent with a vast land and a large population. Human civilization was also in a relatively developed period. Under the leadership of the wise regent, the national strength gradually recovered, and gradually got rid of the dusk of Augustine VI.

For most people, it's just that the war in the north is a relatively large-scale local war. Even more people think that the invading monster races may not be as threatening as the northwest prairie people who have been fighting with the Empire for decades.

This time, the little emperor, his majesty Charles, went to the front line to reward the army. The news spread that he was optimistic. Even the people think that if we are optimistic, the war may end tomorrow.

Moreover, because of the war, the military industry vigorously developed by the Empire, whether it was food or ordnance, also greatly stimulated the productivity of the people.

After all, for an empire with a whole continent, there is still a lot of potential to tap.

The Empire invested in the official purchase, which stimulated the great enthusiasm of the non-governmental chambers of Commerce. For a time, the imperial capital gathered the teams of some relatively large chambers of Commerce in mainland China. They all came to the imperial capital in droves, trying to sharpen their heads in the finance department and the Logistics Department of the headquarters, trying to get in and open a way to get an order from the imperial government.

During this period of time, the busiest person, no doubt, was promoted before the war to be the minister in charge of the logistics supply in the theater. The fat man at Mount Delan.

For several consecutive years, the tulip family was under the pressure of Delan mountain Warcraft. Although everyone had a good personal relationship, and the fat man also understood the reason very well. Knowing that the tulip Duke was just red, he could not compete with each other, so he simply did not fight. But since the war, after he was promoted by the fire. He also made a lot of war money by relying on his power, and his family's weapons industry was full of power.

In the private ranking of the powerful circle within the imperial capital, at least this year, the drummon beast has finally overtaken the tulip family in the Empire's wealth list. Although the fat man doesn't say anything, he is proud in his heart.

Of course, what dranshan Warcraft doesn't know is that many of duvet's industries are underground. Not exposed to the table.

On this day, the capital is still as noisy as ever, but suddenly at noon, an unusual thing happened in the northern gate!

At noon, the city gate guards are meticulously checking the city defense clearance, and then suddenly, dust rises in the distance of the road. A team of cavalry came running like a whirlwind!

This group of cavalry seems to have more than 300 riders, but it seems to be extremely arrogant when they run. They come all the way, regardless of the new people and the motorcade on the road. They run so fast that they even trample on their horses!

At the foot of the capital, so arrogant behavior. All of a sudden, there was chaos.

The cavalry crashing into the gate? What's the point?

The guards of the king's city will be ready immediately! But when the cavalry came near. But found that the original number of the other side is only more than 100, but it is a person with two or three riding. It seems to be a long journey. Crazy along the way, with more horses, you can change horses, maintain foot strength and speed.

It is rare even in the army to have such a tense rapid march, not to mention in the central area of the imperial capital?

The city guard was about to stop, but the other side's horse team came from a distance, and the leading riders were in the front, showing their flag from a distance!

In the hands of several knights, each holding a different flag, respectively: a northern theater of emergency military intelligence card! And... A golden thorn flower flag!!

Seeing such a scene, the soldiers who were guarding the city did not dare to stop. Although the cavalry came in a rampage, trampling many pedestrian convoys all the way, yelling and yelling, they quickly opened the city gate, armed with weapons, and scattered all the civilians queuing into the city under the gate!

Such behavior, even if the people around dissatisfied, but also dare not shout what, the atmosphere for a time become very nervous, as if to predict, it seems that something big happened!

The cavalry rushed under the gate like a whirlwind, without stopping at all. Like a gust of wind, they rushed into the city. The dust from the horse's hooves was flying all the way, which made the soldiers and civilians under the gate disheartened.

Moreover, the cavalry came from afar. Although they were very tired, the cavalry on the horse were all the best among the best! Although the formation of a group of cavalry was a little scattered, it was obviously not ordinary cavalry!

When this group of cavalry entered the city, the soldiers and civilians under the gate could not help murmuring: such an urgent collision with the gate, was it the military information from the North coming back?

Didn't you win again?

Suddenly, someone was worried in a low voice: "looking worried, it doesn't seem like winning the battle. Is it..."

Others immediately retorted: "bah, bah, bah! There are heroes like the Duke of tulip in the front line. How can we lose the battle! "

Others are talking about it, but the officer guarding the city has a complicated look on his face!

It's a coincidence that the officer guarding the city is an old soldier. He has been guarding the city gate all the year round. Just now, this cavalry team rushed in. He just saw that among the riders, surrounded by all the riders, the innermost one was clearly a young man in a long robe! Although the young man's head with a hat, but just a quick glance, but just to see each other's face!

It's... Your majesty?!

What scares the officers is, isn't the little emperor rewarding the soldiers in the north? What happened. How did you come back in such a hurry?

On the square outside the Imperial City, a group of people on the street turned upside down, and that group of riders almost savagely collided with passers-by all the way! There were countless injured people trampled on along the way, but the cavalry was so fast that even the patrols of the surrounding security office didn't respond, and they had already rushed to the area of the imperial city!

The imperial guard around the square quickly came up, but then the cavalry stopped. The man in the middle rode to the front, and the murderous soldiers saw the man coming. They knelt down and cried "long live your majesty"!!

Little Charlie looks tired, his physical strength has almost reached the critical point of collapse. He's only eleven years old. Even though he has been trained in riding since he was a child, his physical strength is extremely difficult to support!

But when the news reached the north, little Charlie, who was rewarding the army, didn't dare to delay half a day? All of a sudden left everything. Hurry with people all the way south to the imperial capital!

There were thousands of cavalry coming back with him all the way, but in order to maintain his mobility on the road, little Charlie temporarily ordered to leave some people and give up their horses, keeping the number of three or four hundred people, at least three horses for each person. It was almost a long-distance galloping day and night!

Although, there are accompanying court magicians. Little Charlie was given a lot of magic drugs to supplement his strength. But so hard work, but also let the 11-year-old boy almost fell down.

At the moment, when he finally came to the palace gate, Charlie's first reaction was to look up at the flag on the wall of the imperial city. He saw that the golden thorn flower flag was still flying, and there was nothing unusual. It was a little relieved to see that the soldiers guarding the imperial city were still dressed in armor and had no special service.

If the day to hold this tone of relief. Charlotte felt soft when he was in bed. At that time, he shook his body and fell back. It's amazing. Two bodyguards quickly came to help him. Charlie shook his head hard, gritted his teeth and pushed the people around him away. He said in a low voice, "I can walk by myself!"

He took another look and came out to meet the officer of the Imperial Army: "come on! Take me to town! I want to see my father! Right now! "

All the way into the Imperial City, Charlie even couldn't take care of the emperor's return to the palace to share a series of bathing etiquette. He almost violently pushed away the court etiquette officials and servants in front of him, and couldn't wait for the court waiter to lead the way. He didn't even take off his leather armor, and he was still wearing riding boots, so he ran all the way!

Through the hall, square, corridor, into the palace of the interior, all the way up, let Charlie surprised, what he saw, obviously than before he left, the palace of defense to increase at least three times!!

When I went all the way into the capital of the emperor, everything in the city seemed to be as usual, and the number of shifts of the guards in the king's city did not increase. On the streets of the imperial capital, there are not many patrols of the public security office.

Even in the square outside the Imperial City, the number of the imperial guards did not increase.

However, when we got inside the palace, especially all the way inside, we saw that the imperial guards were fully armed, guarding the palace gates, corridors and main roads in the imperial city!

The imperial guards are dignified one by one, as if facing the enemy!!

This scene, let just relaxed Charlie, in the heart can not help but is nervous, and nervous, in the eyes is more than a faint emotion!!

Finally, he rushed into the hall he was familiar with. Even he didn't care about the waiters outside. He strode straight in. He is the emperor of the Empire. How dare the imperial guards outside stop him? He can only rush into the hall by himself

Here is the residence of Prince Chen, the actual ruler of the Empire now!!

Into the hall, immediately face, is filled with a strong smell of medicine in the air. The taste is very complicated. It seems that I don't know how many flavors of herbs are mixed together, which makes people feel stuffy.

The hall was solemn. In the distance, on a big bed in the middle of the hall, and among the curtains, there was a figure lying powerlessly. Around the big bed, several court magicians in red robes are standing in silence.

And around, two red robed court mages. They were nervously preparing magic potions, and the court magicians were running back and forth, holding sheets of parchment in their hands. They didn't know what the ancient potion formula was.

Inside the curtain, there were two other figures sitting at the head of the bed, one large and one small, and the slightly larger figure was naturally the queen of the Regent. That's Charlie's mother. But the smaller figure turned his head and looked at Charlie. His face was tender and childish. But there was a little uneasiness in her eyes. When she saw Charlie striding forward, she seemed relieved and stood up. Quickly called out: "brother!"

At the moment, Charlie was flustered and excited. He still had some unknown expectations. When he heard his sister's cry, he just nodded, but he had already lifted the curtain and rushed to the edge of the big bed. His eyes fell on the person on the bed. He couldn't help but be stunned

The Regent of the Empire. Prince Chen, quietly lying on the bed.

His face was so pale that it was almost transparent. There was not even half a luster on his cheek. Even his lips could not see much blood! Such appearance, obviously already very sick!

As soon as Charlie saw it, he couldn't help but be stunned!

Is the man on the bed really the father who let his heart awe him?

The energetic, unassuming father. But now it seems to have lost all the momentum. Almost helpless lying there quietly.

Originally let oneself awe of that pair of eyes, already half closed. His breath was slight, as if he had lost his mind. And the father's slender and powerful fingers, also powerless on the bedside... Eyebrows gently frown, seems to be suffering from pain.

Charlie stayed for a long time, but he felt a little hand around him pull the corner of his coat. He looked down and saw his sister princess Karina looking at him. He woke up and quickly knelt down on one knee and cried out in a low voice: "father! I, I'm back! "

Prince Chen's wife, Queen Regent of the Empire, is a graceful and gentle woman. Now she has tears on her face. She reaches out and hugs Charlie. Before she speaks, she cries first.

As soon as Charlie heard the cry, he didn't know what was going on in his heart, but suddenly he felt a faint loss

His reason, very clear what happened!

Look at this... Father, it seems that

A few days ago, Charlie, who was rewarding the army on the northern front, suddenly got an urgent secret letter from the imperial palace! This letter was not sent by the royal guards, but in a hurry. A court magician sent it in person!!

There were not many words in the letter, only a few words: Wang is critically ill! The country has no master! Come back!!

At that time, seeing this secret letter, Charlie felt as if something had burst in his heart! I don't know what it's like, sad? nervous? Agitation? Looking forward to it?

It seems that every feeling has a little bit!

However, as a young and mature emperor, as a man who had already been ambitious for power, he immediately left everything behind, did not hesitate to lead people, exhausted all means, and quickly rushed back to the imperial capital!

Father is critically ill!

If he dies! I have to go back!

Otherwise, when my father dies, I will not be in the imperial capital... God knows what will happen!

Although the domestic political situation is stable now, the desire for power and ambition in his heart make Charlie absolutely not allow any threat!

Along the way, how many horses were killed, the whole person was out of shape, and could not care!

At the moment, finally standing on the bed of Prince Chen, Charlie seems to be at a loss again.

All along, my father is the pillar of the Empire! Although I secretly hated him, my father held all the power in his hand, but... Unconsciously, everything has been dependent on him!

But now. He fell down and stood in front of the power that was about to be obtained. Little Charlie could not help but feel a faint fear in his heart.

Under the alternating impact of this feeling, he was already stunned after only shouting. The queen held him in her arms, but the little emperor bit his lip. His eyes were fixed on his father lying on the bed. In his eyes, he couldn't tell what it was

Finally, the queen cried for a while and let go of Charlie. At this moment, Princess Karina spoke softly. Tell me what happened.

Karina's voice was a little hoarse, and she had obviously cried, her eyes were red and swollen, and her cheeks were still covered with tears.

The little princess sobbed and told the story of Prince Chen's falling down.

Many days ago. A court meeting, Chen Prince originally those days body seems to have some faint bad. But in that meeting, he was still forced to support. At the meeting, he did as usual. It's still that calm, serious, energetic look. He even made a fire on camisiro, the Minister of military affairs, for the mobilization of weapons and salaries on the front line.

But with the end of the meeting, the prince Chen just went to the back, and immediately couldn't do it! In the eyes of dozens of guards and servants around, he suddenly fell silent! At that time, people around were shocked, but then several court magicians came up. Involuntarily, he took Prince Chen away and brought him directly to the residence in the palace. At that time, the scene was a bit chaotic, and the court magician was in a hurry, and almost had some misunderstanding with the royal guards. Fortunately, Prince Chen awoke for a short time and ordered the imperial guards to stay outside. And my own illness. Leave it to the court magician. No one else is allowed to interfere! Even the main hall of his residence. No royal troops are allowed to enter! It can be seen that Prince Chen has a deep trust in court magicians! The court magician has been busy all day. After rescue, Prince Chen has been half unconscious. He is in a coma most of the time, but occasionally wakes up for a while, but soon he will be in a coma again. Later, the queen and the little princess came to guard before the sickbed. With the arrival of the queen, although it is the Royal custom that neither the queen nor the queen will interfere in government affairs, after all, the queen is Prince Chen's wife. It makes everyone feel at ease to have her to preside over the overall situation. Unfortunately, although the queen is graceful and gentle, she is not a woman with great wisdom. In the face of such a crisis, she is a little flustered. At this time, but the little princess Karina came out, she first calmed her mother's mood, and then through the Queen's mouth, one by one orders to convey! Her first order was to summon Charlie back as fast as she could! Because it seems that Prince Chen's illness is in crisis. Once something happens, the Empire will soon face a change of power! Charlie can't be absent at a moment like this! The second order is a series of transfers to the imperial forest! Kalina ordered that this matter must be kept strictly confidential! On that day, all the 46 guards and servants who saw Prince Chen faint were temporarily locked up. After all, Kalina was still a child. Although she was smart, she was soft hearted. If other mature and cold-blooded politicians were to deal with this kind of thing, I'm afraid they would have ordered to kill them all for the sake of temporary secrecy!! Subsequently, the mobilization of the imperial army was also tightly limited in the imperial city! Karina's political sense of smell is far better than others. Although she is young, she knows who is the enemy of the royal family! This kind of moment, stability is the most important! Before Charlie, the legitimate successor of the Empire, comes back, we can't publicize the matter, otherwise, some ambitious people will play tricks! Especially... Temple! Therefore, there was not much mobilization of the imperial city guards, even the Imperial City security office. Kalina's principle, said simply is four words: loose outside, tight inside! At the moment, looking at her brother in a daze, Karina wiped her eyes hard, gave her mother a deep look, then pulled Charlie for a while, and said: "brother, this is not the time to panic! Everyone is waiting for you to take charge of the overall situation! Although I have made some arrangements, after all, you are the emperor of the Empire, and your orders are right! There are still some important things to do at the moment! " Charlie was a little confused. He couldn't help but ask his younger sister, who was two years younger than himself, "I... what should I do?" Karina sighed, frowned and looked at her brother deeply. She didn't know what it meant, but she finally spoke slowly