The Golden Age: Colotia I

There is a breath of death in the palace, which is the dead breath of people who are about to pass away.

Milo entered the palace and approached the emperor's sickbed, and he saw Princess Ludwika sitting by the bed like a statue, and the Empress kneeling by the bed, tears streaming down her face.

He was startled, could it be that the emperor has died?

At this moment, he saw the emperor's lips moving, and he tried to reach out his hand to Milo, but he was so weak that he could no longer speak aloud, he could only move his lips weakly.

Ludwika stepped aside and said to Milo with a cold face: "Come here, the emperor wants to talk to you."

Milo knew that the princess didn't want to see him, so he nodded, walked over and knelt down on one knee.He took the emperor's cold hand and kissed it on his lips.He felt a heavy breath of death in that hand, spreading from the emperor.

The emperor's lips were moving slightly, he was eager to say something, Milo lowered his head: "Offended, Your Majesty." He put his ear to the emperor's mouth.

A forced smile appeared on that pale face. Princess Ludwika and Queen Miranda stood behind Milo, but they couldn't hear what the emperor was saying at all. They could only see that it was a very long sentence. , because the emperor had been panting rapidly, as if he was going to die in the next second.

They saw that Milo's whole body shook violently. The emperor's words seemed to shock him infinitely. He called out in a low and shocking voice: "...Your Majesty! You..."

The emperor nodded slightly. He was powerless to speak, and only looked at Milo with extremely trusting eyes, which clearly said: "My dearest friend, I entrust everything to you."

Milo was silent for a moment, then nodded emphatically. He pressed his lips to the emperor's hand for a long time until the hand fell down feebly.

The queen let out a cry of surprise, rushed forward and wept bitterly, while Ludwika sat stiffly, with an extremely terrifying expression on her face.

But Milo stood up and walked out. He walked calmly, walked to the door and opened it.

The sun shot into this cold palace in an instant, but he didn't reach out his hand to cover his eyes. Instead, he looked at the sun and greeted it. The dazzling sun made the eyes sore and he felt an urge to shed tears.

Milo closed his eyes.

After a while, he opened his eyes, bowed slightly to Princess Ludwika and Queen Miranda who had become a widow who came out, and followed behind them.

The princess only said one sentence: "The emperor has died."

General Vander, who was standing under the steps, saw that his nephew's eyes were bloodshot, and he seemed to be a different person. The unprecedented and deep remorse was like the sea, undulating in the dark of his eyes, and it was almost full. to leak out.

Sykes van der sighed deeply.

Alfred III did not leave any descendants, so now the ownership of the throne has become a big problem.The only direct children of Yukent are Alfred and Ludwika. Logically speaking, Ludwika should be the successor now, but the princess's aggressive style since the regent made the more conservative courtiers jealous, let alone the "iron-blooded prime minister" subordinates. And his "Iron Son".

So gradually a voice came out: "...Compared to Princess Ludwika, Prince Greenwest is more suitable to inherit the throne, except that he is not a direct descendant..."

This is quite correct, except that he is not a direct descendant, Olivet is also quite noble in terms of status. He is a descendant of the Langheim family and the son of Emperor Eukent, and his age is also appropriate. He was young and did not have the support of matriarchal power. More importantly, Olivet showed his strength after being expelled and fled, which impressed the ministers who were still worried about the future of the empire.

After he escaped, he immediately contacted the Constitutionalists and Queen Liber to form his own strength;

Abroad, he protected the constitutionalists, and at home, he used the constitutionalists to gain momentum for himself;

He joined hands with Queen Kolotia I of Liber to command the battle, and used the sergeants who followed him in the Gendarmerie School to organize his own team. In the great battle against the rebels in the continent of Semuria, they gradually reversed situation;

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This is enough to make people who love Erebonia see hope, but in the hearts of some people, there are still some hidden reasons that make them not immediately support Ludwika in the choice of the next emperor, but are ambiguous:

"Iron Prime Minister" Gillias Osborne has always had a very ambiguous attitude towards the prince. Despite his political differences, Osborne has always had a high evaluation of Olivet;

There are also some people who hold such an absurd idea: Since the relationship between the Prince and Queen Liber is so close, maybe the pattern of "Golden Army Horse" will also be marked on Liber's territory in the future?

... We don't have to refute this absurd idea, we just need to know that our Olivier is now getting louder.

Of course, some people disagree, and there are quite a few people who disagree, but everything is still inconclusive. Princess Ludwika is still in charge, and the basic situation has not changed, but behind the calm, a storm is quietly approaching.

However, these had little impact on Milo van der. He had been thinking about what Alfred III said to him before he died. Only then did he deeply understand how wrong he had been all along. How shameful it is to neglect and faintly contempt for the young crown prince in my heart.

What Alfred III said to him made him understand that the empire had lost an emperor with a great personality. He was in poor health and unable to make more contributions to the country, but he loved Erebonia's heart, and Not a penny less than any healthy person.

He used his last strength to make arrangements for the future of this country, and he has already predicted what will happen in the future.

He was neglected since he was a child. He was neither very smart nor outstanding. He was lost in the crowd. The only one who respected him and played with him was his younger brother Olivette, and the only one who loved him was his sister and wife. .

He is both happy and unlucky.He was not born to be an emperor, and he had no achievements on the throne, and he was powerless to stop his sister from acting recklessly later, but after all, he did what an emperor should do at the last moment of his life.

... Milo felt deeply regretful. He once thought that Alfred was not worthy of allegiance, and now he realized his ignorance.

People treat me as a gentleman of the country, and I should repay them as a gentleman of the country. He once read such words in an oriental book.

He entrusted him with his life, and he will definitely fulfill his entrustment.

The van der lieutenant colonel walked to the garden in the palace.

The remote corner of the garden is full of Lancaster roses, which were planted by the woman who was once called the "Empire Rose". She is Olivet's mother. rose bushes.

He looked around, but no one passed by. Everyone was busy with the funeral of Alfred III, and no one had the leisure to enjoy the flowers.He squatted down, gently pulled out a small dagger on his waist, and dug.

The thing was buried so deep that it took Milo a while to dig it out, gently lifting the thing out and brushing off the dirt.

It was a small and thin long box made of obsidian with the pattern of "Golden Army Horse" engraved on it.

He looked around vigilantly again, and stuffed the box into his arms.

Then, he walked hurriedly and strode out of the garden that had lost its owner, without looking back.

The author has something to say: recent life is simply a mess!Fortunately, it is now on the right track...