time predator

Chapter 194 Analyzing the empire, the plot begins

Not to mention other things, the minister Ornest Tokisaki Kuangzo faced was definitely a smart man, and it was precisely because he felt the horror of Tokisaki Kuangzo that he was cautious and good at observing words and expressions. Always stand on Tokisaki Kurumi's side.

Perhaps, in the eyes of outsiders, it was he who deceived the empress of the empire, which caused the court to be in a mess. However, according to Kuangsan's understanding, this is not the case in reality.

Not to mention how the emperors of the empire before Tokisaki Kurumi handled state affairs, anyway, Kurumi is squandering the foundation of the empire now, ordering indiscriminately. Although Ornest can see it, he doesn't intervene.

Above the court, the officials are divided into civil and military, and the civil officials are divided into four forces.

First, there are only a very small number of loyal ministers who hold important positions in the empire, mostly from the bottom and inherited from generation to generation.

Second, the aristocratic faction, which is dominated by hereditary and emerging aristocrats, is on both sides, is dispensable, has money but no real power, and likes to mess around and do evil in its own territory. The number of people occupies half of the court.

Three, holding some important powers, with a well-connected network of subordinates, a mixed bag of good and bad people, gathering evil parties from all sides, and forming a faction of its own, the number of Ornest's personnel is steadily increasing.

Fourth, neither black nor white, black and white at the same time, dissociated among the major factions, the Fencer Faction, which has a large number of members, is currently leaning towards Minister Ornest.

The military attachés in the imperial court are easy to talk about. One is the old generals faction headed by General Bude, and the other is the new generals faction headed by Esthers. The former is responsible for defense and the latter is responsible for attacking.

Although General Bude currently claims that he is sick and will not go to court, the important task of guarding the imperial capital is still in the hands of the other party, and the standing defense force of the imperial capital can be directly dispatched by the other party. ", that is the matter of saying a word.

According to General Esdes, he is currently leading a group of his subordinates to fight in the north. Seeing that the empire is beginning to weaken, the wolf-like aliens in the north suddenly rose up and resisted on the grounds of regaining the territory. A mouthful of flesh was bitten from the old lion's body.

According to the military officer's report on the battle situation in the early dynasty, if we count the time, the battle there has reached the moment of full swing. How long to resist, probably a few months to less than half a year.

The empire has lasted for nearly a thousand years. Although there has been a tendency of decay and decline, a dead camel is bigger than a horse. It is simply impossible to gnaw down this hard bone in just a few years.

After Tokisaki Kurumi spied on the minds of the civil servants and generals, she had already discovered the main reason for the collapse of the empire in the original book: most of the old and new hereditary nobles ate inside and outside, secretly supported the enemy, manipulated the enemy, and turned against each other. Otherwise, the Revolutionary Resistance Army would not be able to develop so rapidly, or even develop at all.

"People go to high places, and water flows to low places. Presumably Her Majesty also understands this truth. In the eyes of those self-righteous bugs, the weakening empire can no longer satisfy their ambitions. The class solidification caused by the hereditary creation of the empire limits them. room for promotion, they are eager for greater rights..."

In front of Tokisaki Kurumi, Ornest began to narrate his views. He saw it very clearly. It was nothing more than the old feudal empire hindering the interests of a large number of capitalists. Put down the bowl of scolding shit and start clamoring to make trouble.

And he, the insatiable greedy Minister Hornest, is the trigger, who told him to propose tax increases to the Queen, and who told him to use his power to snatch the fruits of those capitalists.

The upper level cuts off the middle level, the middle level cuts off the lower level, and the lower level cuts off the bottom level. Therefore, a decaying empire is a place where individuals cannibalize people. Except for the sufferers at the bottom, if you go up and down, there is basically no innocent person.

"Minister, you are very smart and have a thorough analysis, but you are limited by the corner of your eyes. Even if you are as smart as you, you can't change this situation. You can only follow the waves and even become a high-level cannibal .”

"Her Majesty the Empress praised you. Your subordinates are just playing tricks. Your Majesty is the one with great wisdom. You can see through the essence of your subordinates with just one glance."

Ernest was able to speak so thoroughly, even unreservedly, about his world-viewing experience. Tokisaki Kurumi looked at him again. In the darkness, Ernest couldn't make mud He is not dyed, and he doesn't want to get out of the darkness, so he can only make himself darker and more ruthless than others, and become a big villain who can stop children from crying.

"Mr. Hornest, I don't mind if you are a big villain. As long as you don't touch the last line of defense of the empire, you can do whatever you want, but if you cross the line, even if I don't speak, General Bude will I chopped off your hand myself."

"Her Majesty's lesson is, please rest assured, your subordinates must take this as a warning and never dare to intervene in the defense of the imperial capital."

"Well, as long as the minister understands, you can step back."

After dismissing the minister with a wave of his hand, Tokisaki Kurumi sat casually on the imperial chair and looked around. The hall was empty and deserted. There was no one alive except her. As for the imperial guards standing guard and patrolling outside the hall Quite a lot.

"Oh my, being an empress doesn't mean much to me. I don't care if I'm a male pet, and the eunuchs didn't see it. Except for a guard, I can't even see a maidservant around me. It's really too much." Dismissed."

Touching the armrest of the imperial chair with her finger, Tokisaki Kurumi showed a look of disappointment, and mentally explored the entire inner city of the huge imperial city. She found that it was too clean, except for the minister's house , It's not popular at all.

The imperial capital is the core of the empire. As long as the imperial capital still exists, the empire will not perish. In the imperial capital, the imperial city covers an area and is divided into inner and outer cities. , the residence of military officials, and now, the nominal royal family members are tantamount to perishing, so, except for Ornest who lives here, the inner city has become empty.

"Go out for a walk today, and by the way, recruit a few servants who are nimble and pleasing to the eye. If not, I, the empress, will become a poor commander."

He got up, left his seat, walked out of the hall, and brought with him ten sturdy and burly guard soldiers who seemed to be capable of fighting. Tokisaki Kurumi changed his clothes and walked out of the inner city of the imperial city with ease.

At the moment when Saki Kuangsan's carriage drove out of the inner city, Minister Ornest and General Bud received the news almost at the same time. Her Majesty's safety cannot be ignored. Without the slightest hesitation, a banned A team of guards and a private army were dispatched to secretly follow behind Kurumi's car.

In the outer city of the imperial city, Tokisaki Kurumi switched from the extravagant royal car to a car commonly used by the nobles. Although the appearance became a little more low-key, the safety has been improved several times. Outside the imperial city It looks prosperous and peaceful, but in fact, there are various dangers lurking in the dark.

In the history of the empire for thousands of years, although there is no clear record of the emperor who was assassinated and killed, there are still a few emperors who were assassinated and injured, and even many members of the royal family were also assassinated in the imperial capital. With the existence of "raiders", the safety of the queen cannot be ignored.

On the surface, Tokisaki Kurumi's driving entourage includes ten elite imperial guards and twenty elite guards. However, there are at least a hundred patrolling guards on the nearby streets to sweep away hidden dangers. Twenty elite guards are always on guard against the surrounding crowd.

For Tokisaki Kurumi, this is just a simple trip, but for others, this is an absolutely important matter that cannot be slackened, and there is no room for any mistakes, and there is no room for any mishaps.

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The Imperial City is an extremely prosperous ancient metropolis, with a huge flow of people entering and leaving every day. Some people want to come in, some people want to go out, and some people, since they came in, they have never gone out again.

For ordinary people outside the imperial capital, this is a place that carries their dreams and future. Before entering here, they firmly believed that they would be able to succeed here, but this is not the case. Or the people in this ancient city, they never have a trace of warmth towards foreigners.

When outsiders are in it, facing the endless routines, they may be able to see the true face of this ancient city and the people in this ancient city, and leave, while some unfortunate people disappear forever here.

At the gate of the imperial capital, there was a bustling line of people entering the city densely. Most of the people in the line were innocent and simple young people. Most of them believed the rumors and volunteered to come here to make a living.

"All foreigners entering and leaving the imperial capital must register and then undergo inspections to prevent night-attack killers from mixing in. Those who refuse to accept the inspections will be arrested!"

"You need to pay a fee to enter the city, two copper coins per person!"

The guards in charge of maintaining order at the gate of the city shouted at the top of their voices. They held weapons and wore work uniforms. They were all extremely serious, with sharp eyes like a hunter, squinting at every foreigner who entered the city for the first time.

"What? Six copper coins for entering the city! There are two of us, shouldn't it be four? The others are obviously two each, why do we need three each?"

At the gate of the city, the pretty girl with long black and straight face had a resentful expression on her face, and the young guy beside her also frowned with a look of confusion on her face. It wasn't that the two of them couldn't afford the entrance fee, but that they It's frustrating to be treated differently.

"If you want to pay any fee, you can pay it. If you don't want to go to the city, get out of here. There are still many people waiting in line."

The unshaven, greasy-faced registration officer looked impatient, and pointed to the almost endless long queue behind the two of them.

"Oh, damn it!"

"Shayou, forget it, let's hand it over."

"Oh, well, I'll listen to you this time, Iyeas."

The foreigners who were slaughtered were not just the two of them, but all of them. They had to bow their heads under the low eaves. After paying the exorbitant tolls, the young men and women passed through the side door of the city gate with black lines on their faces. Step into the imperial capital.

"Wow~ Iyeas, look, there are so many people! It's so spectacular!"

The girl named Shayou quickly forgot the displeasure of the previous moment, and said in surprise while tugging on the arm of her fellow countryman.

"Well, that's true!"

The young man, who was dressed in rustic clothes and had a bit of travel fatigue on his face, but was extremely excited, nodded.

Foreigners who see the imperial capital for the first time will sigh like this, but the passers-by passing by them and the shop owners nearby all turned their heads and glanced at the two of them, with a slight arc of mouth, dismissive He spit out words such as "Tch, it's two foreigners again", "The bumpkin went to the city", "I haven't seen the world" and the like.

Laughing at fifty steps, the vast majority of these ridiculers are struggling people at the bottom of the imperial capital. They have been like this for several years or even ten years, and their status has stagnated and they have not made any progress. .

Obviously, they forgot the words they heard when they first entered the imperial capital, and then felt good and self-righteously brought themselves into the identity of the imperial capital.

"Just wait a few more days, and there will be an answer."

"Wait for the review. It will take a few days to pass the review. There are many people who come to apply for the job."

"Would you like me to ask you a question? It's easy to say, you can make up your mind, otherwise, how can I help you?"

"You can stay here for a few days, we can't help you arrange accommodation immediately."

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Walking around in the imperial capital, the young girl Shayou and the young Iyeas are actively looking for jobs, and tried various satisfactory places, but the results were not satisfactory, and the money on their bodies was used as introduction fees Almost halfway through the pit, from morning to night, I still haven't received an accurate message.

The consumption level in the imperial capital is very high, how much money can two young foreigners bring with them?If they survive in the imperial capital, how many days can they survive without financial resources?
In the sheltered alleys of the streets, boys and girls face each other, leaning against the wall, sitting on the bags, and wearing rough animal skin clothing brought from their hometown to keep out the cold.

"Hey! The accommodation in the imperial capital is too expensive, Shayou, I'm afraid we will have to sleep on the streets tonight."

"I'm fine, Iyeas, but I don't know what happened to Tazmi. He doesn't seem to have entered the imperial capital yet."

"Don't worry, Shayou, that boy Tazmi is smart, and he will definitely be fine."

"Well, you're right, Tatsumi will be fine."

Tatsumi, Iyeas, and Shayou, three childhood sweethearts who came out of the same village to make a living, were attacked by thieves on the way to the imperial capital, and the three escaped separately to get rid of the thieves.

Iyeas and Shayou met unexpectedly outside the imperial capital, but their companion Tazmi did not see anyone for a long time. During the day, the two asked at the gates of each city in the imperial capital, only to learn that the other party had no progress at all. news.

As dusk approached, the winter sun set very early, and the sky above suddenly became cloudy. The two of them had already taken out all the things in their bags to keep out the cold, and planned to spend the night outdoors. At this time, a carriage The sound of passing slowly...

(End of this chapter)