Capítulo 1278: Chapter 496: Vassal State Assembly Plan (Part 3)
“Your Majesty!”
The current Great Elder trembled and bowed deeply:
“You! You must not be swayed by those conspiracy theories!
“You are the core of the Empire, the supre Emperor! If you…”
“Silence.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
“You all, none of us are fools, why maintain such hypocrisy?”
The Old Emperor clicked his tongue, putting his hands in his sleeves, and said calmly:
“They sent people to assassinate my Knight Commander, along with my son and son-in-law, as a warning to keep in line, to prevent any misguided ideas, or the Emperor of the Empire can be replaced at any ti.”
“But have you considered, compared to , whom they must appease on the surface, what are you worth?”
“Servants, loyal dogs?”
“Your Majesty! We are forever loyal to you alone!”
“Save such words for others, why bother trying to deceive ?”
The Old Emperor sighed lightly, slowly waved his hand:
“You wish to gather all the Vassal Emperors under the guise of my birthday, then go ahead.”
“I know what you’re trying to do, transferring internal conflicts within the Empire, letting the vassal states take the burden, conveniently restructuring them, and then targeting the rising Luofeng Empire.”
“I rember Edwan is a promising young man, it’s a pity.”
“Go, why linger here? I’ve already agreed, do you expect to praise you?”
“Your Majesty…”
“Get out!”
The Old Emperor suddenly cursed angrily, standing up abruptly from his seat, barefoot in his robe, rushing down the steps.
The ministers retreated hurriedly.
The maids followed quickly, seemingly afraid the Old Emperor might fall, surrounding him protectively.
The Great Elder bowed his head, the Old Emperor lifted a foot and kicked the shoulder of the elder who was two decades older than him, the latter cooperatively prostrated lower.
“Get out!”
Two maids ca forward to help up the Great Elder, swiftly leading him away.
The Old Emperor took two steps back, squeezed his eyes forcefully, holding his forehead, with the support of the maids, slowly sat down on the floating sofa that had glided over. He casually grabbed a maid’s hair, pulling it harshly a few tis, but she lowered her head, not daring to make a sound.
“Your Majesty, Princess Daphne seeks an audience.”
The Old Emperor’s expression eased slightly, frowning: “Let her co in after a few minutes, I need to collect myself.”
The nearby maid quickly turned to deliver the ssage.
The Old Emperor let out a cold laugh, his gaze distant, whispering:
“All my sons and daughters now try to avoid if possible, except for Daphne, she is fearless, she is the fiancée of the White Ghost, the successor cultivated by Uncle Eno, she has the confidence to not fear those people.”
“They still think I’m foolish, think I’m truly that dumb.”
“Continuous war externally, suppressing public opinion during warti, vampirically restructuring vassal states, what follows next?”
“It’s for , the Emperor, at the proper ti to stand out, take responsibility and abdicate, symbolically locking imperial power higher and deeper in front of billions of citizens.”
“The history books record these events, I just didn’t expect to gather so many honors and so much humiliation…”
“Your Majesty,” a middle-aged maid whispered, “The struggle around that table is still fierce, we might not…”
“It’s useless, since the full return of the four elders of the Military Departnt, I can no longer command it, military strength determines everything.”
The Old Emperor shook his head.
“Your Majesty, rember, you still have so cards to play… Atro from the Military Intelligence Bureau, Revelle from the noble circle, and… you are the crucial fundantal base being the Emperor of the Empire.”
The Old Emperor’s eyes glinted with a bit of spirit light.
He began to think deeply as he sat there.
Soon, Daphne walked in wearing a black fishtail dress.
The Old Emperor did not notice that the ‘history teacher’ who advised him earlier exchanged a brief glance with Daphne.
The Old Emperor was imrsed in his imagined beautiful scenario, a gentle smile appeared at the corners of his mouth.
“Father, you seem unwell, didn’t rest well?”
“Oh, it’s fine, haha,” the Old Emperor waved his hand, “Prepare for the banquet… Daphne, you ca to see , is there sothing you need?”
“Just visiting you,” Daphne shrugged, “I have nothing to do now, everything is decided by others, I’m sidelined for being Hanton’s fiancée.”
“They are too shortsighted, my daughter is truly outstanding in strategy.”
“Thank you, Father, but I’d rather just be your daughter.”
…
anwhile, aboard the East Wind.
Yang Ming listened to Lyu’s report on the Empire’s significant moves, montarily speechless.
“They won’t even wait half a month?”
“Yes, boss, they are about to issue an imperial decree, demanding all Vassal Emperors arrive within the Emperor Star Circle within three days.”
“Well, I haven’t even returned to the Wind, and now there’s a major developnt.”
Yang Ming glanced at a corner of the East Wind’s bridge, where Mimili and Qing were bonding over a pirate-thed card ga, getting along surprisingly well.
Quite miraculous.
“Lyu, has the Challenger plan been revised?”
“Revision is complete, incorporating intel from the City of Light and the latest information,” Lyu whispered, “Based on the revised action plan, our preparations are still insufficient, the completion of the Challenger plan is barely twenty-five percent.”
“No problem, we can take so risks, don’t be too cautious,” Yang Ming said thoughtfully, “It’s going to be a life-or-death struggle, it’s unrealistic to have ninety percent certainty.”
“Alright, I still think… yes, boss, we must not lose the spirit of adventure or the courage to challenge the strong.”
“Check the data core of that fake Edwan, ensure it’s error-free before putting it back,” Yang Ming clicked his tongue lightly, “I really want to see how the Sherman Empire will play this card.”
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