29 The Generation Purge (1/2)

Empirical year, 97.

7 months after the incident of Yeomchon

Oranbus, the capital city of Krounen.

The Royal court.

”What is there to know? Those guys are on holiday, wasting the food and the gold of the empire.” It was followed by a long silence.

'Why that little piece of sh*t?'

'Why is he even here?'

Everyone's thought was along the same line but none dared to voice it. It wasn't any minister or any noble, the one dare to say such words was the court jester and for some unknown reason the emperor was too fond of him.

All of them were in the presence Emperor Kaiser. Even if he was not occupying the highest spot of the royal court, with the dominant aura around no one would dare to disrespect him. It wasn't much above the ground, nor there was a golden throne. But...

”Assistant Minister of War, can you explain, what does this silence imply?” His simple question murdered the whispers that was spreading through the court.

”Highness we have good news. The Moon general have reached the first capital of Godola, the city of Ceblos. It took only 4 months to reach the capital. Not only the general beat the 20,000 Bosonic archers those were stationed the city, but he also pushed the 50,000 of the Knight Templars, those came to their aid.” The minister was all smile, but the emperor didn't respond.

The reason behind the emperor's dissatisfaction was clear to all of them. It was putting a strain of the empire's economy. It was not where it was too deep, but the Emperor was keen about the slightest change in the Empire.

”What about the other fronts?” The highness asked in a solemn voice, but the minister could even frown in front of him. Each and every one of them was aware of the situation of the fronts, other than the Moon General none was able to produce any solid result.

They knew about it, so did the Emperor. There was nothing that can escape this eyes and ears. But bringing that up in the royal court only mean one thing; there will be the consequence.

”On Torria, The general of West won the battle of Eale plane. Conquered the cities of Yromcheon, Yeongjang, Pisa, Roirus, Wang. He was fighting at the city of Paeng. It won't be long before he could conquer it too.”

”What about Cantela?” The bomb was dropped as soon as he finished.

”The General of North conquered the city of Gourgos and Hipodonas. But from the city of Hipodonas the plane of Myra begins, and against the Knight Templar the General was unable to do anything.”

There was pin drop silence throughout the royal court, not even the ministers are daring to take a breath.

”Didn't The Moon general won the city of the Gourgos?” Before anybody could respond, the Emperor gave an eye to the Court jester. If it was any other time then the ministers would have been happy, but they knew very well that he just angered the Emperor more.

”The Moon General will stay at the Ceblos. Secure the city, and secure every city between Ceblos and the border. Then he can return to the capital.” Everyone was listening to his every word carefully, not daring to miss a single word.

”The General of West have 6 months, he has to capture Na before that. Send the general of East to Cantela, after handing over the charge general of the North will return to the capital.”

'The Generation Purge'. That is what people call it. Everybody knew clearly that with the rise of the new emperor a change will come. It happened for both the emperor who came before him and was happening again. It came late but it came at last.

The first to fall from the grace was the General of North. The four cardinal generals were the four pillars of the army. Their position was not something that could be moved so easily. But the verdict sealed the fate of the General of North.

On the other hand, a Moon general was rising in fame. There were many, thoseprotested against the Moon general's posting as commander-in-chief at the Godola front but the results spoke for itself. He was the first one to succeed. Everybody knew the new emperor preferred the Moon general who grew up with the emperor over, the old one.

The situation of the general of West was neither good nor bad. Though it sounded like he won many of the city actually only 3 of them have any strategic value to its location.

There was no one who could say anything about the order of the emperor all they can do is to obey.

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