243 – Before the Fall of the Elain Empire (14)
Regardless of the era, humans train their bodies, focus on studies, struggle to get a good job, or participate in wars There are many reasons for building.
In order to feed one’s family, to become a noble aristocrat from an insignificant position, to raise the honor of one’s lord, or to enjoy the pleasure of killing an enemy, etc…
The foremost reason why nobles, unmarried citizens and commoners desperately seek military exploits in war is to get a beautiful woman as their wife.
Right now, even in our kingdom military recruiting announcement, while promoting the case of position battle that has risen to the rank of major like Short and Mark, ‘become a soldier, get the position of a semi-noble, aristocrat and hold the beauty you want in your arms’ go in
As a side note, when I was recruiting, recruiters said that the application rate increased by about 10% after this phrase was added.
In that sense, a woman named Eva Green is a woman I can use as a badge of commendation or a medal for her subordinate nobles.
It’s a flaw that she was another man’s woman, but she’s a peerless person who was favored by the emperor of the enemy country. Eggplant must have been a reward.
By making her, who used to be the emperor’s concubine, become the concubine of a noble of the Kreutel Empire, the status of our empire would have risen even more if we used her as a symbol of the complete conquest of the Elaine Empire.
But the problem was that Eva Green was so beautiful, and she was a woman who knew how to make the most of her beauty.
So I had to kill him, and I will never regret it.
As I was walking without saying anything and lost in thought, the attendant who was guiding me next to me said.
“Your Highness, no, Your Majesty. This is the room where the former regent, the Duke of Brussels, is imprisoned. But are you really going to be all right?”
With that said, he looked around as if to remind me that there were only two escorts by my side.
It is a worry worthy of a servant who thoroughly assists the monarch’s safety and privacy.
“It’s okay. Anyway, the old man over there is in his 60s and his ankles are chained. Also, if you try to kill me, the overturned Jungkook won’t come back, so would you do such a reckless thing? Please open the door.”
After hearing my words, the attendant looked worried, put the key in the keyhole, opened the door, and stepped back.
Soon after, other servants followed, leaving a bottle of Akitel 20 Year Old wine, a glass, cheese, biscuits, and cured ham on the table in the room where the Duke of Brussels was, and left the room.
The Duke of Brussels said in a grumbling voice, as if he already knew that I would come to see him once.
“To think that the son of a b*tch would go beyond the count and swallow the king, no, now the Eline Empire entirely. Knowing this, I tried to kill you during the last Franchi expedition…”
When the previous Emperor Elaine died, he looked like a giant, and he was the Duke of Brussels, who was a formidable opponent when planning an expedition to invade France.
Is it because he has lost both his family and his territory?
The Duke of Brussels looked old and shabby, like a withered plant.
However, this nobleman was the only opponent I was wary of in this battle for the Elaine Empire, and he was an enemy worthy of respect, and he still has work to do for me.
So, instead of giving an unconditional scolding, I poured wine from Architell into each other’s glasses and said.
“At that time, I was cold. I made an unexpected number. I never thought that when ending the civil war, they would bluff by using our family that didn’t even side with the 2nd prince. Also, I never thought that defeating the Duke of Maxburg and the Duke of Architel would serve the deceased emperor on the one hand.”
“It was a successful operation because Her Highness Pringles, who was then the 5th Prince at the time, was incompetent than His Majesty who was murdered. Also, if I used that to give you the title of duke, it would be nice to think that you were plotting a rebellion.”
A duke whose status as a semi-independent country is fully guaranteed: the right to make independent currency, the right to make judicial power, the right to govern, the right to grant titles below counts, and the right to liberty.
So, if you look back on the history of Europia, the usurper, or those who attempted to usurp, were often dukes who could conspire to overthrow the kingdom or empire alone.
I especially liked that Irina, the wife of the royal family, was a collateral branch of the northern royal family, so even if I insisted even a little there, it was perfect for me to be cornered as a usurper.
I drank the wine from my glass in front of me and put her glass down.
It tasted like it was slightly bitter but sour and bitter.
“If it hadn’t been for me, I would have been put to death. It was a really wicked move. But Duke of Brussels, I don’t understand how you managed to serve the Emperor for so many years and still end up in the back of your head in that situation. Can you tell me Aren’t you destined to die soon anyway?”
“Your Majesty likes women, and her ears are thin. Although she is a majesty with such flaws, I thought that if I acted as regent and guided her well, the empire would be able to develop by leaps and bounds. You don’t know, but because His Majesty is dark in politics, the United Kingdom of Brittanya or the Franchie Eline Empire could be taken away.”
In fact, the United Kingdom of Brittany would have eaten at least the territories of Lens, Milly, and Pompaturour if the Elain civil war had been extended for three years.
Franchi would have taken advantage of that gap and slowly pushed in, using places like Orléans and the Earl of Delon as bases.
Since I accomplished the feat of defeating the Duke of Architel alone, Franchi’s nerves are focused on me, so it’s a problem that hasn’t been revealed.
“That’s none of my business. Anyway, you duke will go down in history as the traitor’s right-hand man. I will go down in history as the emperor of the Creutel Empire.”
The Duke heard me and laughed madly.
“Damn it, you’re right. So what do you want from me? Your Majesty the Emperor?”
It’s a sarcastic tone, but I never thought I’d be called emperor by the Duke of Brussels.
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Instead of verbally explaining to him, I put down the paper, feather pen, and vial of ink and said,
“I came here to give the least amount of consideration to the political opponents who fought to the death. And a little request.”
The Duke heard that and responded with a mocking voice.
“Please? Let the dogs do it in moderation. Just let it die It’s been a while since I’ve been trying to take a nap or sleep to my heart’s content. Or are you thinking of putting a beauty in the path of this old man so that he won’t have any regrets?”
… Well, if you really want, you can put a beauty in according to the request of the person who will die soon.
Through the concept of the last supper of a death row inmate.
“If you do me a favor, I will do it. What I’m asking for is a testimony of how Eva Green played with and insulted the Emperor. Wouldn’t the citizens of Elysium trust you if you, the regent, used it? Also, she can take her minimal revenge on her for ruining her emperor. If you really want, I can delay the execution of the Brussels family until after Eva Green is burned, so you can see it for yourself.”
According to what I have sneakily heard, the former nobles of Elaine who abandoned the emperor and came under me gnashed their teeth at the mere mention of Eva Green.
Not to mention how much the Duke of Brussels, who served the emperor wholeheartedly, hated her.
The Duke of Brussels listened to me and smiled as if he was in a good mood for the first time in a while.
“Ciel von Kreutel, I hate living under the same sky as you, but… That woman, Eva Green, is so strong that even now, if she were in front of me, I would want to cut her into pieces with her sword. Do not like Because of that b*tch, even the end of the empire has become so ugly! At least, if the end was beautiful, the honor of our family would have remained! If your request is like this, I will gladly grant it.”
“You seem to have done a good job on the last way. Also, if you have any paper left, write a final letter to your immediate family. I’ll have it delivered through the guards. And the execution will be in 7 days, so write it down within 6 days.”
I didn’t give the other nobles who didn’t communicate a chance to even leave a last message before they died…
The Duke of Brussels burns a woman named Eva Green anyway, and is giving me the justification needed to take over the position of emperor.
So, it’s okay to be considerate like this.
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Three days later, the Duke of Brussels sent a letter about how a woman named Eva Green had corrupted the Emperor.
After reading that, I felt dizzy before my eyes.
Because what is written in it…
[When the emperor returned from defeat in the war and asked for a drink from his attendant, he went in wearing a dress that was close to his naked body, comforted him with a drink, and succeeded in seducing him. Later, she told the emperor, ‘Think of the time when her predecessor died. Please believe in Eva Green, who truly loves her majesty more than the Empress Mama and other members of the royal family, who may betray her majesty at any moment.’ Cheated After that, she became the emperor’s secretary every day and night, and when the emperor was in pain, she whispered that only she loved the emperor and comforted her by using her pretty body generously.]
Up to this point, she was just a lascivious woman who was blinded by the emperor’s favor, but she could be ignored…
[However, even after winning the emperor’s favor, the soldiers under my command noticed belatedly that I often enjoyed trysts and mingled with a man named Peter, who was a young butler. On this afternoon, the emperor was murdered, and everything came to an end. -I also hope to burn Peter the butler-]
She said, “Just looking at her beauty, I thought she was a woman who should not be kept alive, but what a crazy b*tch… Before I was reincarnated, what was this woman called… Yes, it was ‘Pongpong Girl’. She really is the perfect woman to be burned at the stake.”