MTL - Magic Tower Starry Sky-Chapter 1355 emperor and royal family

Originally for the imperial meeting, Lin learned about the love and hatred among the nobles of the empire from the information in the hands of the empress. But that material focuses on that complex human relationship. For the situation within each faction, apart from pointing out who the leading noble is, there is not too much focus on the internal level situation. Lin simply used titles to measure the status of nobles in their respective factions.

However, coupled with the information provided by the elves one after another, as well as the part that Luka the goblin had not handed over, Lin had a more intuitive understanding of the strength of these nobles in the empire.

Among them, what surprised Lin the most, but not so surprising after thinking about it, was the weakness of the Empress Saint Alegria.

Although the roles of emperors and kings in a country are somewhat special, they can actually be regarded as members of the nobility. It's just that they are the strongest, so they are above everyone.

The big and small countries that Lin has studied in depth all follow this principle. It can also be said that when the emperor or king is no longer as good as his vassals, then the time for a change of dynasty is near. There is no such thing as loyalty among lost nobles and ordinary people. All loyalty is based on interests.

So how strong should the emperor be to be guaranteed? There is actually no exact answer to this question. But take the situation that Lin knows, which should be closer to the facts, as an example, that is the emperor of the Gwana Empire, Armin Kazarnia.

According to the old Kavi, who was retired as the grand duke, the strength in the hands of the old emperor requires at least six grand dukes of the Gwana Empire to unite before there is a possibility of a war. And this strength is included in the Iron Guard Legion directly under the emperor, but it is not counted in the ten regular legions of the empire that must be commanded through the military department.

It was this difference that allowed the old emperor to entrust political affairs to the appointed imperial prime minister on the surface, but in fact the emperor's will could still be implemented. According to Lin's calculations, although the royal family of the Karlsruhe Empire does not have such a huge disparity in strength, it still takes three or four grand dukes to unite and go all out to fight against the royal family.

But the biggest difference between the two is that the old emperor of the Gwana Empire firmly held the entire royal family in his hands, and the will of the emperor represented the will of the royal family. However, the empress of the Karlsruhe Empire, St. Alegria, did not control the entire royal family.

It is different from the situation in my hometown since the Qin Dynasty, when most of the dynasties raised the royal relatives as pigs and concentrated all power on the emperor alone. The royal family of Midi generally refers to the nobles who are related to the emperor by blood, and when the emperor died, they were ranked in the line of succession. Most of these people are nobles with real power, who have territories and troops.

Some people also regard the family that has served the royal family personally for generations as a member of the royal family. These people are not necessarily related by blood to the emperor, and their titles are not necessarily high, but they will also be regarded as the emperor's ministers and members of the royal family. There may be a large number of people in this category, but in fact they do not have much political strength, and they are servants in the eyes of others.

And what about the enthronement of Alegria? It was because the powerful heirs to the original throne committed all kinds of deaths and lost the support of the nobles, which allowed her, who should have been a small and transparent existence, to enter the field of vision of everyone. Then a small achievement was blown into a great achievement, and with the support of the nobles, he ascended the throne as emperor.

Then when our empress ascends the throne, should the other candidates who have been excluded as successors have no grievances and wholeheartedly assist the new emperor?

Think beautifully!

At the banquet hosted by the Empress before, Lin saw that Prince Behar who came to make trouble was not an exception, but his behavior was the most insolent and outstanding. Basically, most members of the royal family are hostile to the empress, or at least unwilling to get close. Obedience to orders, if you are in danger of destroying the country, it may be possible, but if you want to order it like your arm, don't think about it.

As for those ministers who serve the imperial family, although there are indeed those who are loyal to the post of 'emperor', they are not loyal to the emperor himself. However, no matter who is the emperor, this kind of people who will only be loyal to the emperor is still a minority after all. What's more, as early as when the first emperor was still in power, he had chosen the object to stand in line with, and the whole family leaned over half-selling and half-giving.

Perhaps there are smarter people who know how to spread their investments and allocate the family's heirs to a few royal children who seem to be more promising. But San Alegria, formerly known as Kono, has always been out of everyone's sight. No one put the idea of ​​investing first on her.

In the end, the only strength that the Empress could trust within the royal family was the earldom that she had inherited since she was a child, as well as a handful of close ministers. Most of these people are people who were originally assigned to serve in the earldom, and only a few are patriots who are purely loyal to the post of 'emperor'.

It stands to reason that since the royal family is restless and the empress is favored by other nobles, it would be better to just throw yourself into the past. The empress's husband, Prince Thomas, was the first step of those great nobles trying to influence the empress.

It's a pity that this is a fierce and beautiful girl who dared to take his little friend out for adventures when he didn't agree with each other when he was young; Even if she leaves the adventurous life and returns to the royal family, it doesn't mean she will be a peaceful princess.

Not to mention that such a beauty is still enthroned as the emperor. Once she is in power, is it possible to obediently let others manipulate her? It is really possible for a person without any ambition to be half pushed and half pushed to the top position by others. Old Zhao from the Song Dynasty in his hometown, if he is really careless, can he really be dressed in a yellow robe?

Since Alegria is interested in political affairs, but because of his shallow foundation, he cannot find suitable support. It was only after ten years of hard work that he was still in a situation where both inside and outside were enemies, and was ignored as a porcelain doll.

In other words, the actual situation of Empress Saint Alegria is even more difficult than someone imagined. In addition to having a good reputation outside, she has no allies in the highest ruling circle of the Karlsruhe Empire.

To make matters worse, she and her husband, Prince Thomas, have been married for nearly ten years and have nothing!

The Karlsruhe Empire, based on the succession of virtuous sons, advocates many children and grandchildren regardless of race. After all, the more choices there are, the better talents can be selected from them.

Besides, the loss rate of infants and young children in this era of Midi, even with the life priests of the Church of the Three Holy Lights, is still very high. The main reason is that the Goddess of Life has no way to make such children healthy and grow up safely for children with congenital defects and who are not healthy. The Goddess of Life mainly heals injuries, and secondly cures diseases, and congenital deformities are helpless. The lost gods don't care about reincarnation.

Secondly, there is the big battlefield in the plain of Oz that looks like a gu. Not all young people who set foot on this battlefield in order to gain fame and merit can return home safely. Perhaps this battlefield is not yet a meat grinder, but it continues to devour the lives of young people.

The reason why the empire can withstand the consumption here is precisely because the subjects of the empire tirelessly raise their children, constantly injecting new vitality into this powerful country.

In such a social atmosphere, although women will not be reduced to reproductive machines, the number of children a married woman has will indeed affect their evaluation in the world. The situation faced by the Empress Saint Alegria is the most serious case of married infertility.

Especially with Prince Thomas' tireless publicity to the outside world, how hard he is in the palace, anyway, it is definitely not his problem that he has nothing to say. Midi these days would still blame the woman for infertility.

It can be said that if the empress can lay eggs like eggs, not to mention one child per year, one child every two years, she should have five children now. Maybe her biological children are not necessarily the next emperor, but the chances of the emperor's succession will always be higher than other members of the royal family.

Not to mention others, the reason why Prince Behar dared to challenge the position of the empress was because he was the son of the late emperor. Especially when the current empress is unwilling to be controlled by the nobles and has no support from inside and outside, it is not so surprising that the nobles who supported her at the beginning would try to find a second puppet who is easy to manipulate.

Prince Behar may be young, but he is not necessarily ignorant of his situation. But faced with such an opportunity, there is no one who is not tempted. The prince who was still called Ke Nuo at the beginning and was not able to be named a princess, didn't she just walk on this road like this.

After a certain person made such a judgment, he looked at the triumphant goblin Luca holding a large book, and suddenly sighed in his heart. When the emperor has to regard goblins as the most important help, this is nothing.

Sitting next to the small balcony of the Emerald Palace, even though it was night, Lin used the light technique to make reading much easier. And this ease was completely overwhelmed by the empress' difficult situation, making someone frown.

The Empress personally brought someone a cup of coffee. Although she has been on the throne for ten years, in private, she is still like herself in the days of adventurers in the past, doing everything as she pleases. Anyway, no matter how reserved you are, those who want to find fault can still find fault. So now she can be regarded as letting herself go.

Besides, the one in front of him is busy with his own affairs. There is no reason for Alegria to put on airs~www.novelbuddy.com~ and put on an attitude of being a master. It's just the frown, things have stumped the magician.

The empress smiled self-deprecatingly, and said, "Things are not as easy as you imagined. Do you regret it now?"

Being asked this question, Lin finally raised his head from the pile of materials. Rubbing his temples, he said, "I thought things would be difficult, but I never thought it would be this bad."

"Oh, are you planning to give up?"

Shaking his head, Lin said: "It's too early to give up. I only think of five plans. Of course, there is only a general charter, without detailed content."

Alegria showed a surprised expression, and said, "Oh, so you can have an idea. It's really beyond my expectation."

"Let's say there is one good policy, two medium ones, and two low ones. But you should be able to understand, Your Majesty, that everything has to be paid for, and there will be a price. There is no such thing as free gain. As for the results, there are short-term or short-term results. In the long run, nothing lasts forever.”

"I understand. So can you tell me about it?" Alegria asked with a smile.