Blasphemy: 18 Tianmingxia

A moment later, when Rogge stepped into the emperor's study, he found that almost all the dignitaries of the empire were already standing in the study. As soon as the fat man saw this formation, he immediately quietly stood in the most remote and dark corner of the study.

The study of Emperor Feuerbach was not big, and after more than twenty powerful ministers were squeezed in, it seemed quite crowded at the moment. The dignitaries squeezed each other, and I squeezed each other, barely managing to appear as two factions. They were also unwilling to show such obvious clique-like tendencies in front of the emperor, but at this moment Straw, Pompey, Alexander and others were already at odds with each other, and almost all the ministers of the empire chose to side with one of them. There is only this little space in the study at the moment, and it will always make people feel uncomfortable when crowded with hostile factions. It only hurt those ministers who were neutral. They could not stand on either side. But if they stood in the middle, they would be facing the emperor head-on. According to the imperial etiquette, it was a disrespectful act. They were so anxious that they were walking around in the room, sweating like rain.

The study was in a mess, and Emperor Feuerbach was leaning on the back of his chair, his eyes half-opened. It seemed like he still hadn't fully woken up because he woke up so early. Behind him, the old manager also looked sleepy.

For some reason, Rogge suddenly felt a very strong smell from the manager's body. This is a taste that cannot be named, the taste of time.

As the ministers pushed each other, their anger gradually grew. After experiencing the night of the blood moon, everyone knows that the last veil of warmth between the two factions has been torn away, and from now on there will be endless attacks, frame-ups and assassinations.

Straw, Pompey, and Alexander naturally wanted to maintain a graceful image, but their officials were secretly competing with each other. In this regard, due to the large number of generals on Pompey's side, their martial arts skills far exceeded those of Straw's civilian officials, so they had the upper hand in the secret fight.

Emperor Feuerbach suddenly opened his eyes angrily and roared like a lion: "Have you had enough!"

The study suddenly became quiet, and the ministers who had been fighting so happily just now were so silent that they didn't even have the courage to take a peek at the furious face of the great emperor.

A few senior ministers suddenly realized that when he was young, Emperor Feuerbach once committed murder in order to consolidate his throne, so he was also known as the 'Beheading Emperor'. The Emperor has grown older in recent years, and the bravery and ruthlessness of his youth have faded away with the years, and the ministers have gradually forgotten the **** methods of the Emperor. At this moment, with the roar of Emperor Feuerbach, the former majesty instantly reappeared, and the officials only shivered in fear.

"You are all very capable," the Emperor's tone softened a little, but the chill in the hearts of the ministers only grew stronger, "You fought brilliantly last night! Even the army was mobilized, very good, very good! I watched a series of wonderful street battles in the imperial palace. I have to say that your command skills and adaptability are very good, and you are fully worthy of the title of the best soldier in the empire!"

The emperor looked around at the quiet ministers and suddenly asked gently: "Such a brilliant and fierce street fight happened in the imperial capital. Who can tell me what this means?"

The study was quiet.

The emperor looked around again and suddenly let out a thunderous roar: "This means rebellion! Are you already impatient to wait before I die?"

Who dares to take this kind of talk?

Dead silence.

The emperor seemed a little too excited. He coughed for a long time, and an unhealthy blush appeared on his face. Then he said: "Okay, about what happened last night, I want to hear your explanation now."

The Imperial Prime Minister Straw has the most powerful position, and by convention he should be the first to speak. He was not polite at that moment. He took a step forward and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, last night was supposed to be a peaceful night. But in the middle of the night, I suddenly received news that someone had the audacity to assassinate the commander of the city defense army. General Riddle! My first thought was that someone was going to rebel..."

Straw was extremely eloquent, and he immediately recounted the battle last night. This old fox was not shy about his own small mistakes, and even had the courage to admit them. However, he blamed Pompey, Alexander and others for a series of major crimes such as provoking chaos and using troops without authorization. For some reason, he didn't mention Rogge breaking into his house at all. When attacking Pompey and others, Rogge was not mentioned.

Once Straw started speaking, he never meant to stop. He knew that the Emperor was weak in energy and others could not interrupt him, so if he spoke for one more minute, Pompey would have one less minute to defend himself. It seemed that if no one interrupted him, Straw would I was prepared to sue for a whole day.

"Okay, okay!" The emperor finally couldn't bear it anymore and interrupted Straw's endless tirade: "Pompeo, Alexander, you also come and talk!"

Pompeo and Alexander were full of military demeanor, and their speech was many times more concise than Straw. However, their rhetoric was no less sharp than Straw's. Not only did they describe Riddle's assassination as Straw's conspiracy, but they also accused him of secretly mobilizing the army and accumulating a large number of warriors in the Prime Minister's Palace. Just want to rebel.

Next, it is time for the powerful ministers to express their opinions on the dispute last night. Now that the leaders of the two major factions have opened the door to attack each other, naturally their followers cannot remain idle. Everyone added fuel to the fire and accused and criticized each other. The neutral ministers racked their brains. On the one hand, they must tell what they know as objectively and truthfully as possible to avoid being misunderstood by the emperor as mediocrity. On the other hand, they must not offend anyone. Most of those who remain neutral when the factional struggle is at its peak want to make a choice when the situation becomes clear, so as not to make a premature choice and end up choosing the wrong direction and end up getting themselves killed.

Although Rogge was able to stand in the study and became one of the most powerful ministers in the empire, compared with others, he was inferior in terms of history, connections, and power. Therefore, he was happy to hide in a corner and watch the ministers secretly launch fierce attacks with smiles on their faces, trying to kill their opponents.

At this point, Rogge finally had a new understanding of the political situation of the empire. Although the warriors of the Northern Kingdom were straightforward and rough, the political undercurrent around the Great Emperor was no less dangerous than those of the southern powers.

No matter where the criticism originates, the final focus will definitely be on the recent major mistakes of the opposing faction. The Straw faction made a big fuss about the fact that the seal of the Gate of the Abyss was broken and the Poseidon Legion suffered heavy losses, while people from the Pompey and Alexander factions accused Straw and the Druids of being so happy with their achievements and not understanding military affairs at all, yet they encouraged the Emperor to go on an expedition. Dark Forest. As a result, the Druid with the title of King of the Jungle did not play any role in the Dark Forest. In the end, the army was defeated and returned to the capital. Judging from the course of the war, even if Druid and Straw did not have another conspiracy, they would at least be accused of being stupid and incompetent.

Bah! Snapped! Emperor Feuerbach slapped the table several times before suppressing the quarrel.

His eyes slowly swept over Alexander, Pompey and Straw. The three powerful ministers were all stern and stood respectfully.

"Enough! I've heard enough of these quarrels!" The emperor's voice was not loud this time, but everyone could hear the anger in him: "What happened last night was beyond my endurance. Limit, now is the time to put an end to the dispute between you. Straw!"

The Imperial Prime Minister was shocked, but he still took a step forward.

The emperor looked coldly at this veteran minister who had followed him for more than 20 years, and said: "Don't you always say that Pompey is not doing enough to guard the Gate of the Abyss? Well, from now on, your Hutu warriors will take over. The Poseidon Legion is stationed at the Gate of the Abyss, and you have to complete the handover within half a month. Within half a year, I want to see the seal of the Gate of the Abyss be completely reinforced to ensure that the same problem will not occur again!"

Straw was shocked, but his face remained calm as he accepted the emperor's order.

Alexander and Pompey looked at each other. Neither of them expected that the problem in their hands would be handed over to Straw.

The seal of the Gate of the Abyss is extremely fragile at this moment and may collapse at any time. Moreover, it is not known that there are powerful and terrifying abyssal creatures gathering behind the gate of the abyss. Even the Rose Spider appeared last time. If the seal is destroyed again, maybe even the legendary Naljak tribe will appear.

Just in case, Alexander returned to the imperial capital this time with a total of 30,000 troops and 50,000 dwarf slaves. He left 20,000 troops and 40,000 slaves at the Gate of the Abyss to assist the severely damaged Poseidon Legion stationed there. Without the help of the Glacier Legion, if the seal breaks again, the remaining Poseidon Legion may not be able to withstand the impact of the abyssal creatures.

But neither of them looked happy. As all things come and go, their task may not necessarily be any easier than Straw's.

Sure enough, the emperor looked at the two famous imperial generals and said coldly: "Since you think that Straw made a wrong decision and was incompetent in the battle of the Dark Forest, then it will be you two who attack the Dark Forest this time! Alexander, Pompey, you are leading the most elite legion in the empire. Not counting the dwarf slaves, there are more than 50,000 soldiers stationed in the imperial capital and the Gate of the Abyss at the moment. I brought an army of 100,000 when I marched into the Dark Forest last time. I’ll allocate you another 20,000 soldiers. The time limit is the same as Straw. You are limited to half a year to restore the empire’s two permanent strongholds in the dark forest.”

Pompeo and Alexander looked at each other. They had a vague premonition just now, but when this task actually fell on them, they couldn't help being shocked.

Straw Yinyi's expression cleared away. Although it was still not a clear sky, his mood was much more balanced, and it was completely different from the depression just now.

"Is it fair this time?" The emperor's sharp eyes swept across the ministers. Seeing that the ministers were still in shock, no one had any objections, and said: "I know that what you are doing is nothing more than what happened after my death." Great candidate. Now I will completely solve this problem! In these six months, whoever completes the task first, the prince whoever supports him will be the next emperor! Okay, everyone go down and prepare!"

When they came out of the imperial palace, the most powerful ministers in the empire all had sad faces.

Pompeo, Alexander and Rogge were about to get into the carriage and return home, when the Imperial Prime Minister Straw hurried up. He said with a smile but not a smile: "When you two adults go to the dark forest, they will definitely be victorious and successful! When you two return in triumph, I will take care of you."

Alexander laughed and said: "This is easy to say! If the two armies of the empire cannot take the Dark Forest, then we have been leading our own troops for decades in vain! Don't worry, Lord Straw!"

Straw chuckled and said: "Lord Alexander is the number one military **** of the empire. With you here, are you still afraid of the mere monsters in the Dark Forest? I just don't know how the dwarves' combat power compares to the monsters in the Dark Forest. But. The combat effectiveness of your selected dwarf slaves is naturally extraordinary. Speaking of which, your Glacier Legion dispatched a total of 80,000 troops. It seems that the commander-in-chief of this Eastern Expedition will not be left behind."

Alexander was slightly startled. He had indeed discussed with Pompey just now that he would be the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Expedition. But when Straw said this to IndoMTL.com, the agreement between him and Pompeo seemed to have quietly changed a bit.

Pompeo suddenly smiled and said: "Master Straw cares about us so much, I am really grateful! The task of guarding the Gate of the Abyss is really beyond my ability. I have felt a little exhausted physically and mentally over the years. It’s great to be able to hand it over to Sir Straw’s Hutu warriors now. In the past month, I have been worried all the time that the seal may not be destroyed by dark creatures anytime soon! Mr. Trau, half a month is very tight, we should hand over as soon as possible, otherwise it will be bad if we miss the time and anger the emperor again."

Straw calmed down and returned home, and his expression couldn't help but change. He is very clear about the current sealing situation of the Gate of the Abyss. It will not be a problem to support it for a month or two, but after a few months, no one can be sure.

And before the handover, if Pompeo didn't do something with the seal, he would be in vain to be called the three famous generals of the empire.

Both sides have their own concerns and have no intention of quarreling at this time. At present, Straw and Pompeo briefly discussed matters related to the handover of the Abyss Gate defense zone.

Before leaving, Straw suddenly looked at Rogge, who had said nothing, and said: "The last time Lord Rogge visited my humble mansion, he was too hasty and poorly entertained. These days If you have time, you might as well enjoy it again. This time, I will never neglect you."