Chapter 430 [I have planned it long ago]

The sound of rapid footsteps came from the corridor.

On the open-air corridor in the palace, the golden-armored warriors on both sides couldn't help but look at each other.

I saw the military officer jogging all the way, and there was an inner court servant standing on tiptoe in front of him.

Just watching the two of them running one after another, regardless of their image, knowing that something bad happened.

At the end of the corridor is a semi-open study room.

Because it is autumn and the weather is a little hot, this half-spacious study room has become an important place for the emperor to work.

The shape of the study is similar to a pavilion, with only two walls, with a half-open screen in front, and behind it is a lake in the palace.

In this weather, sitting in this study, with the lake back on it, you can blow the cool breeze brought by the slightest, eliminating the meaning of dryness and heat.

However, at this moment, the several court eunuchs standing outside the study were already sweating profusely, and everyone's faces were filled with tension and fear.

Because... the Supreme Emperor in the study is furious!

...

Hilo rarely gets angry. He is tough and restrained. Even before and after the coup, he has always been an unfathomable person, and rarely expresses his emotions.

However today...

Bang!!

A pen holder fell out hard and hit the semi-fixed screen.

This screen, which was carved by the famous master of the empire's art, was immediately shattered!

After the falling screen, Hilo's face, which was pale because of his anger, was revealed!

Several eunuchs hurriedly ran over and helped the screen up. The experienced ones immediately took the people to get a curtain and replace it.

And Shilo inside gave a cold order:

Everyone outside retreated twenty meters!

No one dared to disobey the emperor's orders.

At this moment, in this study near the lake, there were only two people who were qualified to stand in front of Hilo, and he was subject to his anger.

The new prime minister of the empire and former Chancellor of the Finance Minister Ovito.

And... Secretary of Military Affairs, the military leader, Aker.

Aker's face was also very ugly. He took a deep breath and slowly knelt in front of Hilo on one knee, his tone was a little difficult:

"Your Majesty... this is my mistake! I am not sure about the employment of the people. I also recommended Cochran from the Third Division."

Shilo gasped and stared at Aker. His voice seemed to have calmed down, and it seemed very calm, but only those who knew him knew what kind of anger and disappointment contained in this calm voice.

"Aker." Shilo said slowly: "You are the person I trust the most and will soon become my father-in-law... You know very well how much I rely on you! What kind of expectations do I have for the Rollin family! But this time, you really disappointed me!"

Aker didn't say anything. He just knelt there and lowered his head deeply.

"Cochrane was recommended by you. I remember the description of him in the military recommended document you wrote: Be cautious and steady, bold and determined, and capable of taking on important tasks!!"

Speaking of this, Hilo slowed down his speech and said slowly, "Tell me, where is this guy worthy of your evaluation? He brought a division of troops. On the border, facing the Messiah only has three thousand cavalry, but he still went through a long journey to get tired army. But he didn't even dare to let out an arrow! He was so scared that he almost urinated his pants by a few words from the Messiah! The Thunder Whip, facing the Tulips Family only has three thousand weak army, even fighting.

There was no courage... and he didn't even have the courage to stop him. He ran away in a hurry and almost the entire army collapsed! Afterwards, this guy couldn't even do the aftermath! He didn't even make any remedies - if he was scared at that time, he was silly! But if he calmed down afterwards, sent a cavalry to chase, delay, and bit the Messiah's team... she would never have rushed to the Northwest Fortress in such a short time!!

What's the result?

The Messiah caught Sylvester off guard!!

Sylvester probably didn't expect that there were two divisions of Thunder Whip on the border, but the Messiah's counter-rebel army could maintain its intact army organization at such a fast speed and rush under his nose all the way!!

If anyone who is that idiot Cochran has a little courage and dares to fire an arrow, things will never become so ridiculous!!"

A trace of sweat appeared on Aker's forehead. He slowly raised his head and tried his best tone to whisper: "Your Majesty... Cochran is a child from my Rollin family. He has always been loyal and reliable. And... when he was in charge that night, he made great contributions and was decisive in handling matters...I..."

When Aker said this, he was also full of annoyance: "This time I didn't expect that he was so cowardly..."

"But such a waste, because of your recommendation, sat in the position of commander of a division!" Hilo's tone was very sharp: "You asked the Third Division not to have a regular division commander, but to let him lead the entire army with the deputy division commander... I have reminded you of this request, and repeatedly asked you whether this person is reliable and whether it is worthy of use! But what guarantees have you made to me!"

Aker's face turned pale.

In fact, if Cochrane was standing in front of him at this moment, Aker really wanted to slash that guy alive!

This is simply a shame for the Emperor* team! It is a shame for the Thunder Whip! It is also a shame for the Luolin family!!

The elite of a division, facing the three thousand exhausted cavalry led by a young girl, did not even dare to fight, and collapsed in the face of the battle...

More importantly, the direct result of this incident is that it ruined Hilo's overall plan for Northwest!

The news of Sylvester's defeat was almost reached with Cochran's emergency military information.

I got these two bad news in a row, but I really can't even get angry!

When Cochran sent someone to send emergency military information, it reported that the Messiah had led his army to break through the border of the Nulin Province and headed straight to the northwest fortress.

Hilo and Aker already knew that something was wrong!

But after all, the emperor and military ministers who are thousands of miles away from the northwest and far away in the imperial capital, even if they have any tricks, they will not be able to react at such a long distance.

Just as the two of them were discussing countermeasures with anger... the bad news that the Northwest Independent Division was recovered by the Messiah within one day had been sent!

There is no time to react!

The Messiah entered the camp alone. The entire army turned against him, then led his troops into the Northwest Fortress, and the entire army turned against him... Finally, he besieged the Commander's Mansion. Under the attention of everyone, the Messiah personally challenged Sylvester, and then in full view of everyone, this young girl who has always been disrespectful to everyone defeated Sylvester, and quickly defeated him neatly!

Sylvester was directly abolished, and his life and death were unknown...

At this point, Hilo, who originally had a complete plan, knew very well that his plan had completely changed!

Aker was angry and wanted to kill the useless Cochrane - that guy acted so decisively and fiercely on the night of the imperial capital coup, but he didn't expect that when facing the duchess, he showed his true nature.

It really made Aker beat his chest and shout that he was blind afterwards.

And Hilo wished he could shave that guy alive.

Just as Hilo was angrily questioning Aker, another empire tycoon standing in the study, the new prime minister Ovedo, coughed and spoke slowly.

The elderly old man unexpectedly remained calm at this moment.

When he coughed, Hilo immediately put away his anger and turned to Ovedo. His expression had calmed down.

"Prime Minister, do you have any opinions?"

Ovedo sighed in his heart, but his expression was still calm: "Your Majesty... In this situation, it will be useless to denounce the military minister for not knowing the employment of people."

Shilo nodded, and nodded. He looked at Aker who was kneeling on one knee. He walked over and helped Aker up with both hands, saying seriously: "General, I was so angry just now that I was afraid that my words would be missed... You and I, the king and the minister, will naturally know each other, and don't keep them in my heart."

Aker looked slightly moved and whispered: "Your Majesty, I am dereliction of duty this time. After this matter, I will definitely give you an explanation. But for now, we have to discuss a countermeasure quickly."

But Shilo seemed to have completely calmed down.

He actually pulled the corner of his mouth, showed a strange smile, and then looked at Ovedo with a smile: "The Prime Minister was silent for a long time before he spoke... I guess he had some good advice?"

Ovedo shook his head: "I dare not say good strategies, but this matter... Actually, if you say it carefully, General Aker may not be really blamed."

"oh?"

Hilo raised his eyebrows.

Ovedo's expression remained unchanged, but he looked straight into Hilo's eyes: "The real reason for this matter to develop to this current situation is...we have all misread the duchess."

Shilo's face moved and then he was silent for a while.

The new emperor nodded slowly.

He actually sat back calmly, picked up a pen and played with it in his hand, and whispered: "Not bad... I did miscalculate her."

Shilo's expression was a little strange: "I didn't expect that my little aunt would be so decisive and so bold that she dared to give it a try."

"From the military information report we received, the Duke of Tulips could run to the border of Nulin Province so quickly. Obviously, the Dukewoman made a decision very fast! I even suspect that on the day she received the news, she immediately summoned the army to set off... And from the military information submitted by Cochran, the cavalry of the Tulips family set off lightly, without any logistics or supplies, and just rushed forward with light cavalry... It is obvious that the decision to send troops was also the temporary decision of the Dukewoman - she did not hesitate or entangle at all. Once she received the news from the Northwest Independent Division, she immediately made the decision to personally lead the army to suppress the rebellion... This speed, this decisiveness, this perseverance... This courage was something we had never expected at the beginning."

Shilo sneered: "Yes... I originally thought that the soft knife would slowly bleed. I thought that under several situations of internal and external force, my little aunt should adopt a tolerant attitude, but unexpectedly, she was so crazy... so bold!"

Ovedo glanced at Hilo and suddenly bowed slightly: "When it comes to boldness, your Majesty, your courage is not small."

Shilo snorted and said nothing.

"Then the matter is very clear now." Ovedo said slowly: "Even if the Tulips family recovered the Northwest Independent Division, if you think about it carefully... it's nothing. Anyway, the Northwest Independent Division was originally theirs. It's just an unexpected surprise for us. It's better to get it, but if you can't get it... there's no harm anyway.

However, the most important question before us now is: what will this duke do next after recapturing the Northwest Independent Division and dealing with the group of people led by Sylvester."

Aker frowned and looked solemn: "Master Prime Minister... do you mean... civil war?"

"Yes!"

Ovedo's tone was very straightforward and very direct. He glanced at Aker: "I'm saying it in vain. Our actions this time were to anger a beast in my sleep! Even though this beast was sick, even if this beast still had many problems that had not been solved... But we can't guarantee what an angry beast would do next."

Aker thought for a while, and he made speculation from a military perspective:

"The Messiah should not continue to take any extreme actions. She had just recovered the Northwest Independent Division... Sylvester has been operating there for many years. Even though the lower-level officers and soldiers still supported the Tulips family, almost all the officers of the upper level were infiltrated and influenced by Sylvester. Prime Minister, you have never led the army. Maybe it is not clear... When all the original command level of an army was killed... Even if the middle and lower-level officers and soldiers were still basically intact, I am afraid that they would not be able to form combat power for a considerable period of time.

Although the Messiah said that the process of suppressing the rebellion was very rapid and decisive, the question that really made her the top priority was how to completely recover this army after suppressing the rebellion, especially to regain combat power.

She needed to retrain the army, spend a period of time to slowly erase the influence and traces of Sylvester's group of people, and then change the commander's blood. She mobilized the officers and generals she trusted to lead the army.
To be continued...