On the summer festival day of the 960th year of the Roland Empire, the imperial capital was in chaos. The eldest prince, Yawen Augustine, rebelled against the imperial city, and more than ten thousand rebels surrounded the palace. The second prince, Chen Augustine, used the troops of Xiaochao and the help of the temple to control the forest army and public security.
The remnant troops of the Department rose up to fight. After the melee, Prince Chen stood under the palace gate and showed the artifact Longcinus' spear. Thousands of knights knelt under the imperial city regardless of the enemy or ourselves. The rebel army's morale collapsed.
The eldest prince shouted: "I was defeated not because of the battle, but because my destiny is not mine." He also pointed to the prince Chen and said: "I would like to be buried with a flag and die!"
After speaking, he drew his sword and killed himself on the horse. His subordinates mourned, dozens of people died, and the rest of his troops surrendered.
In addition, the rest of the rebel tribes, including the Marquis of Solomon and below, surrendered, and Count Raymond of Luolin, who fought hard and were captured, and the rest were captured. King Qin's army suppressed the rebels, killing more than 4,000 lords and capturing more than 6,000.
The chaos lasted only three days.
"Imperial Chronicles Volume 15, Chapter 6: A Brief Life of the Prince Regent"
This is the record of the coup in the official historical materials of the empire that year. In the entire text, Du Wei, the eldest son of the Luo Lin family, is not mentioned, or even mentioned at all. Such a person played a subtle role in the coup.
However, under the instructions of relevant parties, the historian had to write down the Spring and Autumn Period and disappeared in the writing.
Buckets of water were poured down, and after the work of thousands of people, the blood stains in the central square under the imperial city had been washed away. The serious-faced soldiers walking around were all wearing the uniforms of the Public Security Department's garrison, with stern looks on their faces.
, as if facing a formidable enemy.
There was chaos in the city for three days. When Prince Richen showed the Spear of Longinus, Du Wei could not help but see, and the eldest prince himself could see that he was defeated but not victorious.
Those knights kneeling on the spot were like sharp needles, easily piercing the inner confidence of the eldest prince. Looking at the knights kneeling in the dark, the eldest prince suddenly made the last correct decision in his life.
Decide.
Do you want to continue fighting? Looking at the knight kneeling in the field, the eldest prince's heart felt like ice. He raised his sword with trembling hands, and then actually looked back at Count Raymond.
"Raymon, we are defeated."
After saying that, the prince suddenly raised his chest and said loudly: "I am a member of the royal family, and I will not surrender even if I die!" Then he pointed his long sword at Prince Chen in the distance and shouted loudly: "It's not that I'm inferior to you, it's just that my destiny is not with me...
…You! You’re just luckier than me!”
After saying that, he swiped the long sword across his neck, a trace of blood burst out, and his body fell limply under the horse.
Earl Raymond was obviously close at hand, but he did not stop him. Because the old Earl also understood at this moment that the situation was over.
Then the scene became chaotic, and the rebel army was already in disarray. Prince Chen took the opportunity to order the security forces to rush in and kill them. The palace door opened wide, and the remaining imperial guards also took the opportunity to rush out.
Marquis Solomon surrendered, and Earl Raymond, under the protection of Alpha, was originally prepared to break out of a bloody road and leave, but the Earl of the Luo Lin family gave up at the last moment.
He pushed away the blood-stained Alpha guard captain who was guarding him, and then threw away his sword with a proud expression. At this moment, Count Raymond was acting like a true aristocrat.
"How could the Luo Lin family run away like a bereaved dog?"
After saying that, the noble general looked at the security forces rushing to the ground. He stood tall and was soon caught. The rope was tied around him. He sneered and said nothing, but he glanced at the imperial city in the distance.
Above, there was a black figure. It was his son Duwei. There was a hint of meaning in the earl's eyes. He even seemed to flash a complicated smile, and then he glanced at the direction where the eldest prince fell to death just now. He sighed.
Tone: "The vertical part is not enough and the plan is not enough."
As for the coup d'etat, with the capture of Count Raymond, the overall situation was decided.
"Actually, he didn't have to commit suicide." Du Wei looked at the body of the eldest prince.
At the feet, the body of the eldest prince is covered with a thorn flower flag. This is the tradition of the royal family of the Luolin Empire. No matter what, and regardless of the crimes committed during his lifetime, the direct royal family members must be buried wearing the thorn flower flag after death. This is the royal family's tradition.
"Flag Burial".
Even if he is a traitor, if he is not formally sentenced for a day, the thorn flower flag on his body cannot be taken off.
The bloodstains of the corpse penetrated the thorn flower flag, and the thorn flower pattern on the flag seemed to be tinged with bright red blood.
Prince Chen was standing next to Du Wei. His expression seemed to give no indication of what he was thinking. But after hearing Du Wei's words, Prince Chen turned his head and glanced at Du Wei: "Oh? What did you say?
What?"
"I said, in fact, he shouldn't have committed suicide." Du Wei smiled bitterly: "It's a pity that he doesn't understand the spirit of chivalry... He was scared to death when he saw so many people kneeling in front of the knight's gun in your hand.
I’m so brave.”
After a pause, Du Wei continued: "Knights value loyalty most. Although the holy spear in your hand is a holy weapon, the kneeling of those knights does not mean surrender or rebellion against the eldest prince. On the contrary, if you take out the holy spear, those knights will
Once the knight is inspired by the spirit of chivalry, he will become even more loyal to the eldest prince... When the battle comes, although he is already at a disadvantage, he still has a three-point chance of winning. It's just a pity... He looked at his men facing you.
Kneel down, but don't understand that they are kneeling only for the Holy Spear, not you. He thought the situation was over, so he gave up."
Du Wei looked deeply at Prince Chen: "I really don't understand... How did you calculate these things in your head? You have already figured it out, just take out the Holy Spear and ask the knight to kneel down.
Scared the eldest prince into giving up?"
Prince Chen evaded his words and said with a smile: "When it comes to things, no one can say that they are truly and absolutely sure. But of course I know better about my brother's character."
Du Wei was silent, lowered his head and thought for a while, and then said: "First you brought the temple down, then the Magic Guild, and then you took out the Gun of Longinus. You have so many chips in your hand, and you have one after another.
Case. Now that I think about it, I feel that based on the situation that day, no matter what, your strength is far superior to that of the eldest prince. But in this case, why didn't you stop him before he made a coup?"
Du Wei said, his eyes like lightning, looking at Prince Chen closely. Prince Chen looked calm, looked back at Du Wei deeply, then said a word, turned around and left slowly.
"Since you have already guessed it, why bother asking me again?"
Du Wei stood there, speechless. Looking at Prince Chen's back, he felt that no one he had ever seen in his life, whether it was his father or some powerful man from the mainland, had no one with a better geocentric ability than this man.
Prince Chen is even more profound!
He sighed and whispered to himself: "You didn't stop him and deliberately let him make a coup. Just to make him jump out. If he doesn't jump out, how can you get rid of him openly? If you don't get rid of him, how can you?"
To be able to take power legitimately..."
Du Wei said this to himself in a low voice. Du Wei himself smiled bitterly: "It seems that I am not material for politics."
Prince Chen walked a few steps in front, stopped, turned around, looked at Du Wei, and said with a warm smile: "Aren't you coming with me?"
Du Wei smiled, and the two looked at each other, each having their own thoughts for a while. Du Wei raised his feet and followed.
In the palace, the imperial guards had already changed out of the gorgeous equipment from the celebration day. They were fully armed with armor, shields, swords, axes and guns. Groups of imperial troops were hurriedly coming and going in the palace. The palace attendants were also
Temporarily restrained. Prince Chen had an idea in mind. As Du Wei walked, he kept issuing orders one after another to the subordinates behind him.
Du Wei knew that the security forces outside should have begun to take over the city defense at this moment.
Prince Chen walked with him for a while. In front of him was a group of golden-armored warriors guarding a tall palace. Prince Chen and Du Wei came to the palace and stopped: "I want to see my father."
The leader of the team of golden-armored warriors hurriedly saluted: "Your Majesty. Your Majesty has been waiting for you for a long time. He ordered you to come in immediately as soon as you arrive."
Prince Chen smiled slightly and looked at Du Wei: "Let's go."
The leader of the golden-armored warriors stepped forward to stop him, with a troubled expression on his face: "Well... His Majesty seems to have only invited you in."
Prince Chen's expression changed, and he stared at the golden-armored warrior leader. A trace of majesty suddenly appeared on his gentle face, and his cold eyes made the warrior take a step back involuntarily, and quickly lowered his head.
Dare to make eye contact with Prince Chen.
Prince Chen looked away and didn't even say a word. Instead, he just held Du Wei's hand and walked toward the palace without even looking at the golden-armored warrior in front of him.
The golden-armored warrior was covered in cold sweat. He watched Prince Chen disobey His Majesty's orders and bring people into the palace, but how could he dare to stop him?
He is an officer of the Emperor's Guards in the Royal Guards, but after knowing what happened today, I'm afraid... this palace is about to change its owner. Prince Chen is still "His Royal Highness", but I'm afraid that after going in to see the Emperor,
When you come out, you will become "Your Majesty"!
In this case, why should I go against his wishes?
Everyone else, who didn't understand this? They all stepped back to make way. As soon as Prince Chen brought Du Wei into the palace, the inner court warriors he commanded had already gathered around him. They immediately replaced these golden armored warriors and took over the outside of the palace.
These golden-armored warriors did not dare to resist, so they could only walk aside obediently.
In such a large and spacious palace, the tall pillars all around were covered with gold walls. However, the candlesticks, which were as tall as a person, were not lit, making the palace, which should have been glorious with golden walls, look lifeless.
The aura of wealth and honor on the golden and jade walls came from a distance, but it was full of oppression. Du Wei just took a deep breath, but seemed to smell an aura of decay that made him uncomfortable.
Well, psychological effects, these are all psychological effects. Du Wei reminded himself carefully and followed Prince Chen expressionlessly.
Going further, the chamberlain who already looked timid quickly opened a door and lifted the gauze curtain inside the door. In the middle of this room in the palace is a large square bed, with four bed legs above it.
The pillars poked straight into the ceiling, and there were dense carvings on them. Inside the moon-white beaded curtains, the old emperor Augustine VI could be vaguely seen half-lying on the bed, breathing heavily like a bellows.
"Chen, you're here..." There was a soft call, followed by a rapid cough. The old emperor seemed to be able to stand up and waved vigorously. A trembling chamberlain next to him lifted the curtain and hurriedly retreated.
"Father." Prince Chen knelt down on one knee, lowered his head and did not look at the old emperor: "Brother is dead."
"You... did a good job." The old emperor's face was sallow, a color full of withering. His eyes no longer had any sparkle. They were full of old age and turbidity, and it seemed that it was difficult to even open his eyelids.
open.
However, after such a simple conversation, the father and son seemed to have a tacit understanding and both shut up.
For a long time, the only sound in the room was the bellows-like breathing of the old emperor.
Du Wei quietly knelt on one knee behind Prince Chen. He quietly raised his head to look at the old emperor. This former continental hero was now a living old man. The robe on his body was askew, and his face was full of wrinkles.
His face was as gray as tree bark, and there was no trace of the emperor's look on it. The most important thing was that in his turbid eyes...
Huh? That’s obviously vigilance!
That's right, the old emperor looked at his son in front of him and at Prince Chen. There was no joy in quelling the coup in his eyes, but full of vigilance and caution.
Time froze as if dead. Both the emperor and the prince seemed to be testing each other's patience. Du Wei suddenly felt something in his heart. He clearly saw the emperor's kick under the crooked robe, and a sword hilt was vaguely exposed.
, that big skinny hand was holding the hilt of the sword with all its strength.
Finally, after a long, long time, the old emperor suddenly sighed, with a hint of complexity and difficulty in his voice:
"You are here to ask me to abdicate, right?"
Prince Chen did not answer.
Suddenly a sickly blush flashed across the old emperor's face. He sat up with difficulty, still pressing the hilt of the sword in his arms with one hand. He looked at his son carefully and said slowly: "What happened this time was your fault."
Calm down. Now everything in the imperial capital is under your control. You are young and courageous. You are meticulous in your thoughts, secretive in your actions, and perseverant by nature... You are mostly able to get to where you are today. Moreover,
According to the current situation, it seems that I should announce my abdication and pass the throne to you, right?"
Prince Chen still didn't answer.
Du Wei sighed in his heart, there is no family affection in the Di family!
Although the old emperor liked his younger son and had always been inclined to regard him as his successor, there was a prerequisite.
If I pass the throne to you, I must wait until I am willing to pass it on!
Faced with the throne, who is willing to give up the throne? The old emperor's original intention was to sit on the throne for a few more years, sit until death, and then give up the throne! No one is willing to watch the hand of the emperor.
Give up the authority of the earth.
Even if it is his own son! Even if it is his own heir!
If you want to inherit, you must wait until I die!
At this moment, Du Wei clearly grasped Augustine VI's thoughts.
Prince Chen still didn't speak. The gloom in the old emperor's eyes was revealed bit by bit. His breathing became faster bit by bit, and he seemed to be gritting his teeth: "You... want to be like him and want me to abdicate now.
?"
Finally, Prince Chen raised his head. At this moment, the prince had a gentle smile on his face: "Father, you are too worried."
After saying that, the prince stood up easily and walked towards the bed with a gentle smile on his face. But the old emperor suddenly became nervous like an old lion being approached by an enemy.
Veins popped out on the hand with the sword hilt. But Prince Chen walked to the bedside, only stretched out his hand, gently helped his father straighten his robe, then lowered his eyelids, looked at his father, and said softly: "Father
,My brother and I are different."
The decline and embarrassment of Augustine VI all fell in Du Wei's eyes. At this moment, a sentence suddenly flashed in Du Wei's heart:
This is politics!
"Father, you are still the emperor. It was my brother who made the coup, not me." Prince Chen smiled, his eyes were bright, half confident and half cold: "But, father, you are indeed the old man."
The state affairs are complicated and you are low on energy. This time Count Raymond helped his brother mobilize the troops, but you didn't notice at all... In the future, my father may need to spend more time on this. As a son, I can keep it.
You may not be able to help you get through this every time."
Although the voice is soft, the meaning behind the words is indescribably hard!
After finishing speaking, Prince Chen took a step back and bowed to say goodbye: "Your illness has not healed yet, so leave the outside matters to me for now."
After finishing speaking, Prince Chen walked to Du Wei, gently pulled him up, seemed to smile at Du Wei, and left with Du Wei.
Before leaving, Du Wei looked back and saw the complex expression on the old emperor's face, and his muddy old eyes were full of decline and emptiness...
After walking out of the palace, Prince Chen did not leave immediately. He just pulled Du Wei and stood waiting at the door of the palace. His eyes were full of confidence and there was a determined smile on his lips.
Sure enough, in less than a moment, a chamberlain came out of the palace. The inner chamber looked frightened, holding something in his hand. He trotted all the way to Prince Chen, knelt on the ground with a plop, and held the thing over his head with both hands.
.
Prince Chen gently took it and opened it.
"Establish Prince Chen as regent, and then all state affairs will be decided by the regent, who will act as emperor!"
This sentence was scrawled on this square of white cloth, and the handwriting was a little skewed. It was obvious that the old emperor was extremely weak when he wrote it himself. The signature below was even more scrawled, and the seal stamped on it was also because of
Not strong enough and a bit blurry.
Prince Chen showed a satisfied smile on his face, then called over one of the inner court guards and handed over the square white cloth.
"Spread it throughout all departments and distribute it."
Du Wei looked at Prince Chen, smiled, and said lightly: "Should I call you Your Majesty now? Or Your Highness?"
"Your Highness." Prince Chen glanced at Du Wei: "I am the regent, not the emperor yet. This cannot be confused."
The news of the regent's initial establishment was immediately spread along with Augustine VI's personal order. Various departments in the imperial capital were not too surprised by the news. This coup. The old emperor's old attitude was undoubtedly revealed. The eldest prince
He died in defeat. Prince Chen ascended the throne, which was a matter of course for everyone. The only thing that was slightly surprising was that the old emperor did not abdicate immediately, and Prince Chen did not immediately ask to succeed, but became a regent.
.
Prince Chen acted decisively and immediately dispatched a thousand-strong imperial army to guard the palace of the old emperor. The original subordinates of the imperial army were also changed beyond recognition under his deliberate arrangement.
Because the Royal Guards Army lost 3,000 people in the coup, Prince Chen even added 5,000 people from the Imperial Capital Public Security Bureau's garrison to the Imperial Guards Army.
Afterwards, the regent's orders were passed down one by one like a stream of water.
Marquis Solomon cut off his title, cut off all the royal merchant houses originally controlled by his name, took back the territory, and disbanded the family's private army on the spot.
General Juncker (who died in battle) was stripped of his baronetcy and military rank, and was buried as a civilian.
The rest of the nobles and officials involved in the coup were all imprisoned in the prisons of the Imperial Supervisory Office pending trial. At the same time, three thousand security forces were deployed to supervise the prisoners' residences and were not allowed to enter or exit.
All soldiers and warriors who participated in the mutiny were dismissed from military service on the spot. Those who died were buried with civilian rites. The survivors were imprisoned pending trial.
To everyone's relief, Prince Chen, the new regent, seemed to have no intention of going on a killing spree for the time being. Among all the orders, he did not order anyone to be imprisoned. Not even the dead ones were ordered to be killed.
Rebel leader-level figures like General Juncker were only revoked from their titles and were buried as civilians...
This is already extremely tolerant. Just think of the royal coups in the history of the empire. In every case, the winner wielded a butcher knife and killed the losers. The scene of the imperial capital flowing into rivers of blood is vividly visible!
It is rare for Prince Chen to be kind enough to confine him without killing him. However, everyone is still not sure of the victor's current intentions. Except for a few nobles who were anxious to take advantage of the horse, they wrote a letter proposing severe punishment for the rebels, but in the end, they were all rejected by Prince Chen.
I ignored it, and then I realized that I had slapped the horse's leg.
Three more days later, the magic circle in the imperial capital had long been eliminated. Prince Chen mobilized two divisions of guards loyal to the royal family from the guards around the imperial capital to enter the city and take control of the city defense. Originally, Junker's city guards
The rebels in the Second Division have canceled their designation, and thousands of rebel prisoners of war are being held in the camp outside the city.
Prince Chen once again issued a series of orders, but this time it was a reward. After all, a coup was like a bandit convention.
After it's over, it's naturally time for the winners to divide the spoils.
To everyone's surprise, the name at the top of this commendation order was actually the name of Du Wei, the eldest son of the Luo Lin family!
Du Wei, given the surname "Rudolph" (it is said to be the surname of a knight in the Knights of Saint Laurent around Aragon in history.), was awarded the title of Duke, the title of Palace Magic Advisor, the title of Palace Scholar, and the Palace Astrology
The title of master and the prince's magic tutor.
What made all the wealthy nobles almost stare blankly was that the title of "Duke" that Du Wei received was actually clearly written on the regent's order...
hereditary!!!
This news almost immediately blew up a storm in the aristocratic circle of the imperial capital!
When Prince Chen was in the coup, many people heard his promise of a dukedom to Du Wei. However, everyone naturally believed that the dukedom that Prince Chen promised must be something similar to a palace title.
There are two types of titles in the Roland Empire, hereditary titles and lifetime titles. Lifetime titles are only awarded to the person, and are not hereditary. They have no territory and cannot form a private army. Once the person dies, the title will naturally be cancelled.
Generally speaking, such titles are often awarded by the royal family because they cost little money and although they are glorious, they do not have much real power.
But a hereditary title cannot be awarded easily! A hereditary title means that the person who is granted the title can get his own territory, collect taxes on his own in the territory, and form his own private army, which can be passed down from generation to generation!
It is equivalent to adding another country within a country in the empire. The emperors of the past are not stupid. Of course, they understand that the fewer these hereditary titles, the more stable their empire will be. Therefore, unless they have made great contributions, they will never grant them
What a hereditary title!
Otherwise, more and more hereditary titles will be granted, and more and more territories will be rewarded. No matter how vast the territory of the empire is, there will always be a day when it is completed!
At that time, the ancestor of the Luo Lin family, General Luo Lin, who assisted the Augustin family to rise and unify the continent, had great military exploits, but only got a hereditary earl. And Du Wei, although he sided with Prince Chen in the coup...
But it’s hard to say what the merit is. It can be considered big or small, but it’s hard to evaluate. Just being able to be a duke in this way, or hereditary, would be a big shock to these nobles!
And an even more shocking scene that no one knew about happened in the palace, the original residence of Prince Chen, and now the palace of the regent.
In front of several close subordinates, including the guy named Camisillo who had been undercover for ten years and played a key role in the coup, Baron Sac, the former commander of the Public Security Bureau, and several subordinates of Prince Chen
of direct relatives.
The regent casually threw a map of the empire in front of Du Wei with a smile on his face:
"My Lord Duke, look at the map! Wherever you want to be your territory, just pick it out on the map!"
As soon as this was said, everyone was shocked and changed their color!!