Chapter 947 (1/2)

Imperial capital, heavenly palace.

After the night of the assassination, the palace is now heavily guarded - at least two Legion soldiers stand guard under almost every colonnade and in front of every door; As the main hall of the aristocratic Parliament and the former cabinet, there is at least one whole hundred people team guarding in shifts all the time.

It is completely different from the style of loose outside and tight inside in the period of Eckhardt II.

This made the nobles in the imperial capital very painful; Indeed, they chose the most ”perfect” emperor themselves, but the emperor was too perfect and too hard-working. He was so hard-working that he almost did everything himself.

Tax increases for nobles, war donations, logistics supply road planning, the establishment of supply stations and warehouses in the Empire, the expropriation of local nobles' granaries, and negotiations with large chambers of Commerce... Emperor Conrad I was a natural Emperor just as the nobles expected at the beginning.

He seemed to be born to exercise the power of the emperor, and knew how to maximize the effect of these powers within the legal principle.

The ”imperial parliament”, a symbol of imperial authority, was changed from once a month to once a week. The former Imperial Cabinet discussed and discussed all the ”new ideas” put forward by the emperor all the time.

Conrad I, as the ”popular” emperor, followed the imperial code and allowed any former minister or nobleman to have different opinions with him and accept everyone's requests and suggestions.

Similarly, as an emperor, he also has the right to put forward ”new” ideas when his decree is not passed and let the parliament continue to ”discuss” - the meeting shall not be adjourned until the results are discussed!

Locked gates, fully armed guards... Even if nobles are bold enough to stand up to resist, they have to consider whether they can escape the sky palace where a whole Legion is stationed.

After three days of ”Non Violence and non cooperation”, looking at connord I, who was still energetic on the throne, the nobles tortured to severe fatigue and trance finally had to admit that his Majesty was stronger.

As for the coup... Conrad, who has the support of the fortress corps of duanjieshan, all the dukes and even the church, is not afraid of any rebellion.

For those aristocrats who were openly obedient but secretly rebellious, Emperor connord gave them two choices - either to go to jail and be beheaded, or he dissolved Parliament and reconstituted a ”more loyal” government.

After one fifth of the nobles went to prison, one tenth of the nobles died suddenly in parliament, and one tenth of the nobles were beheaded, the remaining nobles finally understood what the ”more loyal” Parliament looked like in the emperor's mouth:

The emperor is the parliament, the emperor is the Empire, and the will of the emperor is the will of the Empire... They should practice the will of the emperor - be the most diligent servant and the most loyal rubber stamp.

Under such ”spiritual guidance”, the imperial parliament became more efficient and violent than ever before - all nobles and bureaucrats were unscrupulously implementing the emperor's ideas.

Only the Holy Cross Church did nothing from beginning to end - except handing over the donations and gold and silver vessels of the congregation, it neither took to the streets to advocate for the emperor, nor stood up to resist openly. It was very quiet from beginning to end.

The silence smelled something strange to Conrad; But in the current situation, he has no spare time to interfere with the decisions and ideas of the church. He can only let it go on the premise that the other party maintains cooperation.

After gathering (searching) all the materials and funds in the imperial capital, hiring (forcibly recruiting) all tools and livestock, and establishing a supply line from the imperial capital to eboden, which is enough to support the extravagance of 200000 troops, the price of the imperial capital also soared to a point that even the nobility can't bear.

So konod also launched his next plan - to hire a large number of poor people in the imperial capital to form the so-called ”golovon baggage army”, which became the cornerstone of supply lines and army logistics.

He must also do so, otherwise, after searching so many materials, before the war begins, the imperial capital will be full of starvation and riots.

Only Golovin, a big city with a population of one million, could provide emperor connod with such a huge waste of materials and manpower.

”Connord, there's news from eboden.”

A tone without any emotion sounded at the table of the Royal cabinet.

All the ministers here silently looked back and looked at the beautiful figure who had just entered the door and sat down in a ”dignified manner” - there was only one person in the whole Empire who could appear unrestricted on such an important occasion and dare to call the emperor's name directly.

The eldest princess and the current leader of the night watchman, his highness fillonay de saleon.

”Loren Turin has suppressed eboden's rebellion, and the army of Azores has come to the city?” although it was a tone of inquiry, connord's expression was very positive.

If he can't even do that, it's not Duke Byrne.

”How many enemies?”

”There are more than 100000 warships in the whole army; it is said that there are also powerful alchemy catapults with a range of more than 500 steps.”

After that, not to utter a single word, the royal highness of Princess Chang closed his eyes.

There was a slight movement and a desperate exclamation in front of the table of the Imperial Cabinet.

”100000... There are about 20000 or 30000 troops in Loren Turin's hands, most of them are mercenaries without fighting spirit, and the elite should be less than 10000.” staring at the map on the table, Connor shook his head: ”he can't hold it for too long.”

”Metterne, how is our army going?”

”According to your will, we are still gathering and building stable supply stations and garrison camps - 20000 troops of duanjieshan fortress, and the Legion soldiers recruited by East saklan are also moving south one after another.” the minister in charge of the seal said respectfully:

”It will take time to complete the assembly completely.”

”It will take time...” Conrad suddenly sneered, ”that is to say, you won't let the army assemble until Loren Turin is completely destroyed and the city is broken and people are killed?”

Metterne looked surprised: ”your majesty! We never...”

”Well, I don't mean to blame.” emperor Conrad waved his hand and stopped the seal minister and military minister who wanted to defend: ”since the imperial army is too late, let the other Dukes fulfill their promises.”

”Open the East Saxony border and let the Hussars of Boyi go to eboden... What about lottel's army?”

”It has been pulled out and is coming from the river valley.” the military minister said in a deep voice: ”a total of 8000 people, mainly light infantry, and one third of them are lottel's most elite Longbow army.”

”Send a church messenger to lottel to urge the local church not to obstruct.” Conrad ordered: ”send another messenger to write a letter to red blood castle and tell them the details of eboden's war.”

”I want to see what the loyal Knights of Byrne will do when they know that their Duke is trapped in eboden!”

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”Boom --!!”