Chapter 414 Judgment Day (VII)
Feeling the focused gazes of the grand dukes present here and witnessing their focused and serious expressions, at this moment, Rebo Bresne felt an unprecedented feeling Satisfaction, that is a sweet taste called power, that is the sense of existence that he has been pursuing for many years but has always missed the mark.
Standing in front of these powerful lords, implementing his beliefs and promoting his ideas in the name of Violet, this was a scene he had imagined for thousands of days and nights.
But the reason why an illusion is an illusion is because it does not have enough 'reality' to rely on.
In this land, although it is called an 'Empire', the imperial power does not have enough weight. Even the emperor cannot express his own ideas as he pleases, and that includes Clairvaux Bresne's. Including every generation of emperors, every speaker of the Violet family has to face invisible constraints in every field. Apart from the superficial brilliance, the so-called supreme imperial power will always only exist in the eyes of a small number of ignorant people. Yes, there are only a "small number" of ignorant people, and among them there are a considerable proportion of children who have just learned the word "emperor" and are blindly looking forward to it. And most people, even if they are the ruled class, can more or less see some truth...
That is to say, except for the territory directly ruled by the Violet family, the emperor's orders are not as effective as the lord's orders in most cases.
Although it sounds ridiculous, this is a common sense and logical fact, a fact that only exists in the Violet Empire.
I don’t know since when, compared to the great lords who can still scheming, fighting for power, and fighting openly and secretly for their own interests, the Violet Royal Family has gradually turned into a mascot-like existence. , although they will not be exploited, they cannot fight for even a gold coin or an inch of territory for themselves under the vigilance of countless pairs of eyes. After all, this position is too sensitive.
It sounds good, because in this case, even a hopeless emperor and a group of useless royal families can live a very nourishing life in this environment, even if If you really do something stupid, everyone will tacitly ignore or despise you, but will not overthrow or kill you.
So, for a person who is mediocre enough and has no ambition, the surname Bresne is simply a gift from God, a piece of pie falling from the sky that can last a lifetime.
But the premise is that he is mediocre enough and has no ambition...
But Rebo Bresne does not meet any of the above conditions.
He is not mediocre, not only is he not mediocre, his potential even exceeds that of most previous Violet emperors of the same age. He is quite talented in terms of vision, temperament, and skill. As for his personal strength, he is not yet thirty years old. He already has a high-level knight title. Although he is not as good as Warren Dantis (who is still alive and well), with the resources provided by the Violet family, he will be promoted to a great lord (here refers to the knight title) in his lifetime. ) is not low.
Rebbresne is not a person without great ambitions. Unlike his father Clairvaux, the Crown Prince has been dissatisfied with the current situation of the family since he was a boy. He longs for those The great lords who were on equal footing with the royal family envied those who could devote all their energy to their own interests, envied those who could win the respect through wisdom and means, and envied...their sense of existence.
In the history of this country, there are always many great figures who are remembered by people. They are all amazing talents who have made great contributions to the family or achieved various great achievements, but Ruibo found I went through all the records and saw various names of people with the surnames Baroka, Marshall, Hussein, and Dantes, but I couldn't find half of Bresne.
At first, he thought it was just that the Violet family was unlucky and had never had any talents. He felt lucky that he, who was not bad at talent and full of ambition, could become the first Blaisen to be remembered in history, but until When he grew up, Ruibo realized that it wasn't that the Violet family had some flaws or that there was something wrong with his genes, but that as a member of the royal family, even if you are full of passion, you can only be a mascot honestly, otherwise you will inevitably die. will be jointly restricted by the major lords.
So for the talented, ideal and ambitious Rebbresn, being born into the royal family was not a lucky thing.
Whether it is good clothes and good food, good reputation, comfortable life, or being a thief and making money, none of these things are what he wants.
It can be said that he really deserves a beating...
But is Ruibo at fault?
No, because he was born in this position and stood high enough, so he would naturally want more. After all, a person who has food to eat every day will not worry about filling his stomach.
So if you want to worry, His Highness the Crown Prince can naturally only worry about things that you don't have.
For example, the ‘sense of existence’ and ‘sense of achievement’ under horizontal comparison.
My own sense of existence, the sense of existence of the Violet family; the sense of achievement of hard work and hard work.
To put it simply, he wants a chance...
An opportunity that can break the current situation and make the Violet Royal Family qualified to 'fight'.
This is definitely not a small problem. After all, this country has been named after 'Violet', and the royal family has indeed received many benefits including security under the current system. If they still want to get more The same struggle space as other families is really too much.
But from another perspective, if this can be done, it will be a huge achievement in itself!
And it’s not without opportunities...
For example, the Grand Duke Dantès, who has no heirs and is Ribo’s biological uncle, had implicitly expressed his intention to do so when the latter had just come of age. Support him as much as possible, and the 'support' here will naturally not be too light.
Especially when Ribo went to Dantes to visit his uncle, he tentatively confided his thoughts to one of the people he trusted most that night, and unexpectedly received the latter's complete support. Retain your support and approval.
They even formulated a plan for this, a plan on how to give the Violet family a real place in the empire and a normal say.
For Dantès, this is not something that is detrimental to himself or others. After all, everyone knows that these two families have been friends for generations, and his favorite nephew is still the crown prince and the next emperor. The contemporary Grand Duke Dantès naturally has no worries.
Not even Clerval knew about this, because Ribo felt that his father, who was very conservative and very content with the status quo, would not support him too much. All in all, the above content is one of the reasons why Rebebresne appeared in the Purple Jiu Hall today. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who not only has his own news channels, but also shares information with the Dantes family at any time, has a good grasp of the situation. After all the calculations, it is also clear that this trial is very likely not to end within the rules of the game like in the past. To put it simply, the Marshall family may really be 'sanctioned'.
And this will inevitably lead to a tremor, causing great turmoil in the entire empire, which will have a great impact on Ribo's plans.
If the Marshall family falls, then a gluttonous feast belonging to all the grand dukes will inevitably unfold, and it is foreseeable that it will be difficult for the royal family to get a share of the pie in this process. He will even be marginalized by other dukes in advance, and then face this destined to be protracted competition for interests as a bystander. In this case, let alone Ruibo is just a crown prince now, even if he is the emperor of the Violet Empire today, I guess I just have to watch it honestly.
And because of the past tradition and tacit understanding, the other great lords will not even feel that there is anything wrong in the slightest.
This is absolutely unacceptable to Ribo. He needs a relatively stable environment to implement the plan, to fight for rights and interests subtly, and to skillfully let the royal family gradually intervene in some matters through the cooperation of the Dantes family. , and spent several to more than ten years accumulating sand into a tower, and finally quietly broke free from the shackles.
If that time comes, he may sit back and watch the Marshall family be sanctioned, take the lead in getting a share of the pie, enjoy the process of dealing with other families, and strive for the interests of the royal family as much as possible, and thereby consolidate With the status of the Violet family, they can even take advantage of their relatively aloof status.
But that should never be now!
The time has not come yet!
The situation cannot be turbulent yet!
So Ribo must find a way to protect the Marshall family, especially the latter who sent someone to have a secret conversation with the Archduke Dantès two days ago, promising that if he survives this disaster, he will fully support him. after.
Although I don’t know how Buffy Marshall noticed it, since the other party has no ill intentions and is even willing to spend a lot of resources and even fully cooperate with him in the future in exchange for care, Ribo can no longer remain indifferent.
That's why he's here, the most important reason.
As for the other point, it is the uneasiness deep in the heart of His Royal Highness, the uneasiness about his own status...
He was born on the 3rd day of Chant of the Moon of Lan, 9542 in the Holy Calendar. He is now 29 years old and has been the crown prince for 29 years, although Clervaux has gradually become more mature since three years ago. He was given some small things to do, but until now he is still only doing 'little things', such as joining the investigation team in the name of the royal family and going around Mercury City, etc. He still applied for it himself...
< br>The throne that has been within easy reach since the day I came of age is still within easy reach until now, but has never been obtained.
If Clairvaux was an emperor with the same ideals and ambitions as Ribo, then the latter would certainly understand his father and be willing to continue waiting. After all, if it were him I won't abdicate casually when I am in good health. Considering that I am less than thirty years old, I can still afford to wait.
But the problem is that Clairva Bresne is different from his eldest son. As I said before, this old man is actually more suitable to be a free bard or artist than to be an emperor. In the end, that year The decision to sit on the throne was not due to Clerval's great ambitions, but simply because of his sense of responsibility to the family. Therefore, it stands to reason that if he could relieve his burden early, Clerval would never hesitate based on his character.
But he just hesitated...
Although it did not show the slightest trace, the fact that Ruibo has been the crown prince for 29 years and still has not decided to abdicate is obviously hesitant.
If analyzed from this perspective, things become a bit subtle...
Neither nostalgia for the emperor's position nor the coronation of Ruibo, after excluding these two points, even if No matter how reluctant he was, Ribo could only focus on his half-brother, the same prince, Xubresian.
Could it be that my father thought Xiubi himself was suitable to be the emperor?
This thought appeared uncontrollably in the heart of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, causing him countless troubles, entanglements and doubts.
Comparing the two, although Xiu's mother is still alive, she is just a very ordinary woman, without any scheming, nor is she the kind of person who will rely on her son to become the emperor for the rest of her life. Compared with Xiu's mother, Clerval still loved the late Queen, his childhood sweetheart, the biological sister of the Grand Duke Dantès, and the mother of Ribo.
In terms of ability, compared to his conscientious and steady rise to prominence, Xiu, who is also a prince, has always been known for his unrestrained love of freedom. Not only does he not have the slightest concern for political affairs and national conditions, he has a sense of responsibility. It is also infinitely close to zero. Although it has not reached the level of causing trouble all day long, the Feng Ping of the second prince who disappears every day and often makes the three-color courtyard a mess is not much better. He is completely different from himself. Comparability.
Disregarding ability and talking about strength, although he would not do such disgusting things like self-asserting his identity, Xiu has been angry with many mentors since he was a child, saying that his slender figure and light body are suitable for learning to be a ranger. Skill, this guy just made himself gain ten pounds; He said that he had excellent sense of elements and was suitable to be a magician, so he only practiced the arcane spell "Mage's Eye" for peeping; in the end, he said that he should just do some exercise, but in the end he drugged himself who was dragged to exercise him. I had diarrhea for three days...
If I had to sum it up, it took Xiu three or four years to master a mage's eye, which was specially used to peek into the major bathhouses in the Royal District.
This is so damn...
But even so, his father was still very tolerant of him, and after asking himself about everything, he intentionally or unintentionally asked his younger brother's opinion, including the former slave. When the trade issue first came to light, Clairvaux asked him immediately after talking to him, "Where is Xiu?" '
That's why Ruibo chose to come here directly this time in a relatively strong, even overreaching, and unflattering way, expressing his thoughts in the name of the crown prince, and by the way, he also dragged someone who didn't care about it. Xiu who doesn’t care.
He wanted to get an answer from Clairvaux...
Even if it's just a very obscure answer...
Will this throne belong to me?
Chapter 411: The End
(End of this chapter)