Emperor Fire

The palace, a strange yet familiar place.

He looked at the pure white stone pillars erected on both sides of the corridor, and the roses carved on them were carved by Castaron II many years ago to express his love for his mother.He remembered that the whole palace was boiling, only his mother was surprisingly calm.She said: "If love is to be engraved on a stone pillar, it means that he cannot be engraved in his heart."

This statement has been proven time and time again over the years.

King Castaron II has never made such a crazy show of love to Mrs. Rachel, but the whole empire knows that he loves her.Perhaps, this is because he has engraved love in his heart.

Shiro thought silently, his face calm.

He had vented his outrage when his brother was poisoned.After the anger was burnt out, what settled down was hatred and hatred.He was very sure that he would step onto the throne with such hatred and hatred, and trample all his enemies under his feet.

Up to now, this war is no longer a war of who is right and who is wrong, but a war of who lives and who dies.

He walked slowly through the corridor, stepped up the stairs, and walked step by step towards the emperor's study, which symbolized the supreme power of the empire.Half of the lifeblood of the empire is held there, while the other half is in the hands of the so-called aristocratic family that Castaron II most taboos and wants to eradicate.

The carpet is bright red and glaring, as if bleeding, pointing directly at the study.

Xi Luo stepped on it without a sound, and was stopped by two emperor's personal guards outside the study.

The guards saluted as usual, and then one of them went in to report, while the other moved quietly, half blocking Shi Luo's advancing route.

Shiro waited quietly without paying attention.

Time passed by every minute and every second, and the guard never came out of it.

Ciro couldn't stand anymore, and leaned against the wall, as if he wanted to use the strength of the wall to support the last dignity of a crown prince.His face was sallow and his lips were pale.Although he has been hiding his desire to cough, his pain can be seen from his jittery Adam's apple.

I don't know how long it took, but when Shiro could hardly keep his eyes open, the door finally opened.

The previous guard came out from the inside and said to Siro, "Your Majesty summoned me."

Ciro suddenly coughed loudly.Earth-shattering, as if to cough out the lungs.

The guard hesitated for a while, stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, do you need to call the imperial physician?"

Shi Luo's chest rose and fell violently, and he took a few breaths before slowly shaking his head, then stood up with one hand supporting the wall, and walked slowly towards the study.

The guard who was blocking before has already moved out of the way.

Even so, the passage through only one door is not spacious.

He walked in step by step, and immediately heard Castaron II's voice sounding in front of him, "Your complexion looks good today."

After experiencing such a cough, the complexion is not bad?Ciro sneered in his heart, but nodded calmly on his face, and sat down directly in front of Castaron II.

A gleam of displeasure flashed in Kasdaron II's eyes.He originally wanted Shiro to stand.However, seeing Ciro's expression, he suppressed his displeasure again, "You performed very well in this match between the Royal Academy of Magic and the Royal Academy of Knights."

Ciro grinned slightly, as if expressing his feelings after hearing his father praise him.

Castaron II didn't care about his mood at all.He said: "Although the final result was unexpected, at least it was a wonderful game."

The constant mention of the game shows that he is still brooding over the result of the game.

Ciro quietly analyzed his psychology.

Kasdaron II said: "But the game is over, we should take back our hearts now and focus on the future. You are my son and the crown prince of the empire. Do you understand what kind of important task this is? The empire The important task of the empire, the important task of all the people of the empire, and the important task of the century-old history of the empire!"

Ciro raised his head, his dim eyes trying to convey his indomitable will to his father.

"Of course, of course I believe in you." Castaron II said, "But my belief does not determine everything. Your body is always a hidden worry. You know, your brother is a sad precedent. "

Ciro slowly opened his mouth, and a hoarse voice came out of his throat bit by bit, excruciatingly painful, "I'm starting to go to school."

Castaron II said: "This is far from enough. The important task of the empire is not something that a student who can go to school can afford. The empire needs a healthy, brave, and wise heir."

Xi Luo stared at him intently, thinking quickly, is he going to persuade him to give up the position of crown prince straightforwardly this time?Wouldn't this be a little too naive and naive?

Castdaron II said: "Recently, ministers have been writing to me to make Hall the crown prince. Although I temporarily dismissed their ideas, I know that this is not a long-term solution. Therefore, I hope you can completely dismiss him. thoughts."

Shiro blinked, "Is the father going to kill my brother?"

Castaron II's body shook, and a glint of disbelief flashed in his eyes.He didn't seem to have thought that Xi Luo would say such words in such an understatement tone on such an occasion.

"I object." Ciro quickly continued, "In any case, I hope that my father will not hurt my younger brother because of me." He looked at Castaron II with sincerity in his eyes.

Although both parties knew how hypocritical his words were, the play still had to continue after all.So King Castaron II said emotionally: "Don't worry. You are all my sons. No matter who you hurt, it is not what I want to see."

Shiro bowed his head and exhaled slowly.

"So, I hope you can compete with Hall alone, defeat him, and defeat him in front of everyone. Only in this way can you consolidate your position as the crown prince and convince those who look down on you." Castalon II Passionate, like a father fighting for his son.

Xi Luo said: "Why didn't the father kill those ministers?"

"what?"

This is the second time Ciro mentioned the word kill today.

But this time, Ciro did not reverse the topic like last time, but said indifferently: "Among the minister and the son, the father should be on my side, shouldn't he?"

Castaron II didn't know if it was an illusion, he always felt that when Ciro said this, he seemed to be laughing at himself, that kind of obvious sarcasm.

"Killing can't solve the problem." Castaron II's tone became more serious, "If you can only think about the problem in terms of killing, I must reconsider your qualifications to be His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

This sentence speaks heavily.

Ciro was terrified, "I was wrong."

Castaron II also knew that it was impossible for him to really pull him down from the crown prince's throne because of his words, so he quickly took a breath and said: "I will make other arrangements for the competition, remember that when the time comes Just be present."

Shiro hesitated.

"You are a descendant of my Kasdaron, don't you even have the courage to fight?" Kasdaron II asked pretendingly angrily.

Ciro raised his head and tried to straighten his chest and said, "Yes, father, I am willing to fight."

King Castaron II nodded with satisfaction.

Ciro was about to stand up and leave, when he suddenly said, "I heard that Prince Suosuo of Gulan is visiting the imperial capital?"

Ciro paused slightly when he got up, and then said: "Yes."

Castaron II looked at him, "Do you want to involve the empire in Gulan's civil war?"

Ciro said, "I did this for a reason."

"What's the reason?" Kasdaron II asked lightly.He knew that Ciro had been to Santu before and had a private meeting with Hayden.As for the secret conversation between them, there is no news so far.So he really wanted to figure out his attitude towards Santu, Guangming Shenhui, Shamanliel and Gu Lan through his attitude towards Suo Suo.Although these forces are only competing secretly and will not spread to the country for the time being, he knows that this kind of secret competition is temporary and the conflict will intensify sooner or later.This was doomed when the God of Light tried to reach into the internal affairs of the empire.

Ciro said in a deep voice, "I can't lose him."

Castaron II froze.He thought of many reasons for Ciro, such as using it to restrain Shamanlier, such as using it to make a deal with Gu Lan, such as negotiating terms with the God of Light, but he can't lose him?What the hell kind of reason is that? !

Ciro silently admired the alternating blue and white complexion of Castaron II.In fact, he had already thought about it before, no matter whether he said that he used Shamanlier, the God of Light, or Gu Lan as an excuse, he would be easily refuted by Castaron II with the positions of the other two parties.The result is that Castaron II will use a tough attitude to make him hand over Soso.Therefore, he had to use a reason that Castaron II could not easily refute.

can not lose.

With these four words, it is indeed difficult for Castaron II to speak to someone important.

Sure enough, he just waved his hand and said, "I hope you'll be sensible."

"Yes, father." Xi Luo bowed, his eyes and the corners of his mouth slowly showing his disdain for the fatuous emperor.