Chapter 683 Chapter 641: Alone

Soon, everyone felt the change in the atmosphere of the imperial capital! On the day that the old prime minister, Rob Schell, died of illness, the Royal City Guards garrison in the imperial capital received a transfer order. It was precisely in accordance with the original idea of ​​the little princess Karina that half of the troops would be rotated between each city gate. Such a transfer immediately disrupted the original organization, making it impossible for anyone to make a disturbance. Then, on the same day, the current commissioner of the Finance Department and the former commander of the Imperial Security Office, Baron Sark, returned to the Imperial Security Office. In name, he was ordered to come to the Public Security Office to calculate the annual military pay, but in fact he brought a team of guards. After arriving at the security office, he was stationed at the headquarters of the security office.

And the commander of the security station is also a smart man, and he obediently cooperated. Next, the patrols at the security station doubled, and martial law was enforced in a few blocks close to the imperial city. Wang Cheng's guards were mobilized, and the public security station was mobilized.As a result, everyone knows: I am afraid something has happened! In the imperial capital, the eyeliners under various forces were quickly mobilized. Everyone noticed that the palace was heavily guarded, and there was another news. It is said that two days ago, someone saw His Majesty the little emperor rushing back quietly on a light horse. imperial capital...

Everything seems to be not a good omen. Finally, news officially spread from the palace: the regent was seriously ill. And it seems to be a general "serious illness". Many people began to panic, and some rumors were quickly spread by interested people: The regent has always been in good health, why did he suddenly say that he can't do it?Could it be... All kinds of rumors spread, which made the army's morale a little unstable. Fortunately, the imperial guards of the Royal City were very loyal to the royal family, and the previous transfer, even if someone wanted to take advantage of it, there was no chance.

However, there is still a rumor that spreads arrogantly: this is a coup d'état!The regent was murdered! There was some panic among the people. If it's a coup... The coup d'état a few years ago is still vivid in my mind!In that coup, blood flowed into rivers on the imperial city square. After the magic circle was activated, the two sides fought wantonly in the imperial capital. The rebels and royalists fought everywhere in the city. Many blocks were reduced to battlefields, and countless civilians were killed and injured. Even in some red-eye places, some blocks were set on fire by the rebels in desperate struggle!

In the coup d'état back then, civilian casualties in the imperial capital exceeded five figures.No one wants to experience that tragedy again. What's more, many citizens are panicking, dragging their families and preparing to leave the imperial capital temporarily to avoid disaster. However, the city gate has already issued an access control!The city gates have been temporarily controlled in the imperial capital. Except for those large business groups who have special permission to enter and exit, as well as some official horse and horse teams, civilians have been prohibited from leaving and entering the imperial capital!

This order made people feel uneasy. coup?Is it really a coup? Fortunately, at the most critical moment when people's hearts were in turmoil, the Prince Regent suddenly appeared in public! ! For two consecutive days, on the tower of the imperial city, the regent made an public appearance, stood on the tower, and loudly read several battle reports of the latest victory from the northern theater. On the first day, many people did not dare to go to the Imperial City Square to watch, but on the second day, after the people who went to see it on the first day spread the news, more people finally ran to the Imperial City Square After we went, everyone had only one thought: go and see the regent, what happened to him?

Everyone was satisfied to see their young monarch standing tall on the tower.From a distance, he was slender and his waist was still straight. When he read the battle report, his voice was full of air.Even if it is far away, you can still feel the majestic aura of His Royal Highness the Regent! Therefore, many people are relieved. And just after the public appearance on the second day, the regent personally took the hand of His Majesty the little emperor Charlie, and asked him to read the last battle report. (Half of these battle reports are fabricated. At this moment, the battle in the northern theater is basically stable. Where did so many victory battle reports come from?)

After Little Charlie read out the last battle report aloud, and after a few more inspiring speeches, in the end, in full view of everyone, Prince Chen suddenly stepped back two steps, under the gaze of tens of thousands of eyes, He bowed deeply to his son! He is saluting! ! ! In front of tens of thousands of eyes, he, the ruler of the empire, finally bowed his head to his son and carried out an open... power transfer! ! Many people were shocked, because in the hearts of more people, although Prince Chen only had the title of regent, everyone actually regarded him as the emperor. This is an alternative power transfer ceremony, without solemn etiquette, guard of honor, or sacrifice, just a bow under the gaze of tens of thousands of eyes.

Prince Chen, with his actions, silently handed over the highest authority of the empire to his son. ... Later, in the afternoon and evening of the same day, some dignitaries and powerful figures in the imperial capital received the summons from the palace one after another, and went to the palace to meet the regent. Different from previous conference calls, this time the summoning was a one-by-one audience, and most of the people summoned were the direct descendants of the regent's hand-picked confidantes! Minister of Defense Camisiro.Chancellor of the Exchequer.Minister of Military Logistics, Delan Mountain Warcraft.As well as Count Villa, who is in charge of the Minister of Commerce of the Empire, etc., these big bosses of the empire who have been marked with a deep "Chen family" went to the palace one after another, and accepted the separate summons of Prince Chen. No one knew that Prince Chen was interviewing alone What did these people say when they were there.

It's just that, after having a private meeting with Prince Chen, these people immediately returned to their mansion after leaving the palace, and then made the same move: close the gate of the mansion, and thank the guests behind closed doors! Afterwards, after receiving all his direct descendants, Prince Chen started the second batch of summons. The second batch of people summoned were not the direct descendants of the Chen family, but some "non-Chen family" officials and military officers who had real power in their hands and were in important positions in the imperial capital.

These people are not considered to be the top leaders in the front line, but many of them also have some important powers in their hands.About a hundred people were summoned into the palace, but they were not received by Prince Chen. These people were all taken to a palace in the imperial city, and were immediately monitored by several teams of Imperial Forest Army! Prince Chen sent someone to tell these people, the meaning was very clear: just be honest, you have nothing to do. Some of those who were summoned, the officers, some rough men, were greatly dissatisfied when they saw this scene, and cried out: "The Regent has summoned us."Could it be that they want to put us under house arrest? ! But then, some smart people reminded these colleagues: Don't worry, it's not against us!On the contrary, it is a kind of protection for us. If someone still doesn't understand, keep asking.Those smart people began to sigh: Can't you see it?The empire is about to change.Prince Chen is about to officially abdicate to His Majesty the little emperor... These people are temporarily "under house arrest" in the palace, but there are palace waiters who take care of their food and treat them with delicious food and drink, as long as they don't leave this place! Prince Chen's request for these people is also very simple: at this time, it is an effective way to prevent chaos by gathering all these important officials who are not directly related to him to monitor them. As for whether anyone will be dissatisfied: smart people should be able to understand that this is a good thing.If there are some idiots...then naturally the court attendants who took care of these people quietly recorded that those people were idiots who yelled endlessly. In the future, my son will naturally replace these idiots slowly. ... "It's the fifth day." Prince Chen was sitting in his study. That day, after he took the so-called "strong medicine" prepared by the chief mage of the court, his body immediately "recovered" in a short period of time! He seemed to have regained his youth and vitality, and the pain in his body quickly disappeared without a trace. The feeling of vitality seemed to be burning with a youthful flame in his body—as if he had returned to the age of twenty. when. However, he understood that this was obtained at the price of forcibly burning his little remaining vitality with the magic potion! seven days!I only have seven short days.In seven days, he quickly completed one job after another! Appease the hearts of the people, summon the direct line, supervise the non-direct line, transfer the army, transfer the public security station, transfer the Imperial Forest Army... He returned to the place where he used to work day and night: the study. Ever since I became the regent, the time spent in the study has far exceeded the time spent in the bedroom!Even, he sometimes forgot what his bedroom looked like. Sitting in the study at the moment, Prince Chen put down the stack of official documents in front of him: These are some state affairs signed by him - it can be regarded as the last state affairs. The difference is that compared with the past, these documents are no longer signed by themselves, but with Charlie's name added to the back. This is a signal: Tell the world that the little emperor Charlie has officially begun to take power! "The time is still too short." Prince Chen smiled wryly. It feels very comfortable that there is no pain in the body now, but he knows very well that this is his last moment. Once the seven days are up...it will be eternal sleep. "What else can I do with the rest of the time? Alas... time, time..." One thing after another kept popping up in his mind, and when it got to the last moment, he wished he could do more.As if wishing to use the remaining time to pave the way for his son. "The time is too short, too short." Prince Chen sighed helplessly. He thought he had more than a year to live.Unexpectedly, the deterioration of his physical condition far exceeded expectations. He only asked Charlie to go to the front line to reward the army this time. In fact, he planned to start with this matter, and then from this time on, he would slowly let Charlie get in touch with some government affairs. After a year, he would give him a familiar process. It's a pity, but now I don't even have a year to live! God, are you deliberately causing trouble for my Augustine family?Humph…… Time, time... time! God, if you can give me ten more years, no, five years... no, three years! As long as you give me another three years, I can make the rule of the Augustine family as hard as steel! !I will be able to rejuvenate this aging ancient empire with youth and vitality!I will be able to make this rusty state machine, in the midst of this war, turn around quickly and be born again! ! Looking at the documents in front of him, Prince Chen suddenly felt a little tired. He simply threw away the quill in his hand, and then rang a bell next to him. Around the study, the Imperial Forest Army and court magicians guarded it closely.In the past few days, Prince Chen has been trying his best to catch up with time almost without sleep. The little emperor, the little princess, and the queen, even Princess Louise, were all waiting for his final summons. "I still have two days." Looking at the court mage who walked in from the door, Prince Chen said to himself: "Go get Charlie..." He was about to say call Charlie, but suddenly changed his mind. In Prince Chen's mind, the bewildered eyes of his son and the wise eyes of his daughter Karina suddenly appeared in front of his hospital bed that day. The contrast is so stark. "Call Karina here... alone."