Chapter 324
On November 6, 1991 in the Holy Calendar, the entire Gabera Imperial City was decorated with lights and colorful decorations, especially the road leading from the east gate of the city to the central square, which was even more exaggeratedly decorated. Colorful flags were flying, and artists played, played, and sang. Both sides of the street were crowded with residents, noisy and talking, and everyone looked towards the east gate from time to time. Not only inside the city wall, there was also a long queue on the road outside the wall.
Everyone gathered in the streets today to welcome the soldiers returning from the expedition. The empire's traditional emphasis is on military exploits, and the common people are unstinting in their enthusiasm for the troops who have returned victoriously.
In order to maintain order, the city guards set up sentries at regular intervals on both sides of the street to prevent crowds from flooding into the center of the street.
At around eleven o'clock in the morning, I don't know who was the first to shout, "It's coming! It's coming!" The voice quickly spread from outside the East City Gate to the streets inside the city, and then all the way to The square in the center of the city.
A huge viewing platform has been erected on the west side of the square. Emperor Gabriel Griffin led the royal family and palace ministers to sit on the platform. Among them were his younger brother, Prince Felton Griffin, his eldest son, Prince Oliver Griffin, and his third son, Prince Dicky Griffin, also born to the queen, but the queen was not around the emperor. . The ministers, headed by Prime Minister Duke Diaz and Royal Advisor David Aldrich, sat on both sides of the royal family.
The area around the viewing platform is heavily guarded, and civilians are prohibited from approaching it. Only the famous nobles of the imperial capital were allowed to get a seat near the platform. Kevin and his senior teacher, Mr. Mondeto's blessing, and the halo of the bachelor's tower were sitting near the viewing platform, sitting on the newly built stepped seats.
Hearing the cheers coming from the east, Emperor Battery stroked his beard and grinned. He was about to see his long-awaited second son.
About ten minutes later, the horn sounded from far to near, and the cheers of the crowd became louder and louder, hitting the viewing platform one after another like a wave.
Everyone on and off the stage focused their attention on the streets to the east. Finally, a group of people appeared in everyone's sight.
Kevin stretched his neck hard, trying to see what the legendary second prince looked like. The senior Mond next to him was already so excited that he could hardly sit still. But no one around them stood up, and neither of them was too embarrassed to be too rash.
The team gradually entered the square from far to near, and Kevin finally identified the person he was looking for-Antonio Griffin.
It's hard not to recognize him, he is so eye-catching - his golden hair gives people a sense of brilliance, his oval face, and at first glance he is a handsome man, with a handsome but not obtrusive figure. , one point more is taller and one point less is shorter. Since there was still some distance, he couldn't see his eyes clearly, but Kevin was already sure in his heart that they were a pair of proud and sharp eyes like an eagle - the Creator would not leave flaws on his most proud work.
It seems that he exists to prove the saying "some people are born noble". He rides a white horse and walks at the front of the team. The people behind him divide into two columns and follow behind him. It also highlights a leadership quality.
The second prince of the Gabela Empire left a deep impression on the residents of the imperial capital. His Royal Highness has appeared in public many times before, but he usually accompanied the emperor to major events. Outside the heavy vigilance of the royal guards, ordinary people can only roughly judge that he is a good young man. Through the upper-class people who had contact with the prince, the fact that His Highness was handsome and had extraordinary temperament spread out. However, in this era without photography technology, ordinary people could only rely on their own imagination to guess the prince's appearance.
High-ranking nobles always disguise themselves when going to places where civilians gather, and Antonio is no exception. Therefore, most residents of the imperial capital do not know his specific appearance.
Today, after His Royal Highness entered through the East City Gate, he walked openly and openly for a whole street under the close gaze of everyone. The common people finally got a clear look at the legendary son of a witch.
Due to his stunning appearance, the name [Son of the Witch] not only did not bring fear to people as before, but instead cast a layer of mystery on the prince, making people involuntarily think Get to know him better.
Of course, the main reason is that Antonio has great military exploits. History is always tolerant to outstanding people and victors on the battlefield. No matter how cruel a person is or how dishonorable he has done, people will always subconsciously ignore the bad side when evaluating him.
Antonio came to the auditorium and dismounted, walked slowly up the steps under the gaze of everyone, knelt down on one knee in front of Emperor Battery, and said: "Father, I am back."
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The ministers on the left and right of the emperor and the nobles in the audience stood up one after another. Bachelor Aldrich looked pleased, Prince Felton smiled slightly, and Prime Minister Duke Dias stroked his beard not knowing what he was thinking. The eldest prince Oliver was also smiling, but upon closer inspection he looked a little stiff. The third prince Dicky showed admiration on his face and seemed to have no negative feelings towards his half-brother.
The emperor sitting in the middle seemed to be stunned for a second or two, then slowly stood up, put a slightly trembling hand on Antonio's shoulder, and said in a slightly choked voice: "My child, now you have Your mother will be proud of this achievement."
Antonio shook his shoulders, feeling an inexplicable emotion in his heart, and said to the emperor: "Thank you, father." "Get up. , my child." Battery helped Antonio up, and the majesty of the emperor immediately replaced his fatherly image. He asked in a deep voice: "Is Duke Macdonald okay? He didn't tell you anything when you left. "
"Everything is fine, Lord Duke. He will lead the remaining army back after negotiating with the Nesta people. The old Duke said that our battle will stabilize the eastern border. At least ten years.”
"Haha, okay!" Although he tried hard to maintain his dignity, the emperor felt happy in his heart to see who would dare to talk nonsense about the name of the son of a witch.
He crossed Antonio and walked to the edge of the auditorium, and said loudly to the crowd in the square: "Subjects of the Empire! We have finally completely overwhelmed the Nesta people. This victory can at least make them peaceful. Ten years!”
In response to the emperor’s overwhelming cheers, shouts of long live could be heard endlessly.
The emperor continued to speak loudly: "The reason why we were able to win was due to the sincere cooperation and unity of the heroes in the imperial army. The empire never hesitates to reward those who have made great contributions!"
< br>His eyes turned downwards, where the generals brought back by Antonio were standing at the foot of the stairs with serious expressions, many of them young people.
The emperor sighed in his heart: "They are all the future pillars of the empire!"
"Everyone, please come up, you are the protagonists today."
Hearing the emperor's call, the generals After bowing from a distance and climbing up the stairs, some of the younger ones looked very reserved.
The first person to meet Battery was a young red-haired general.
“The boy from the Ephes family!” As a good friend of Antonio, Bartley has known Siegfried for a long time. He held the young man’s surgery and said: “I saw it from Macdonald’s battle report. Your performance this time was equally good.”
Siegfried said modestly: "It's all thanks to His Royal Highness the Prince's ingenuity and the Duke's command."
"Haha!" Battery patted him on the shoulder happily: "Please continue to help me in the future. Antonio."
Siegfried nodded: "I will definitely live up to your Majesty's instructions."
"Yes!" Battery patted him hard with satisfaction and turned to the next general. .
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As the welcome ceremony of the expeditionary force progressed, the atmosphere in the square became more and more lively. People started singing, dancing, and drinking. As they performed, the bards were already composing new verses to describe the victory.
As for the protagonist of the poem, he is naturally the prince who is as dazzling as the sun.
(End of this chapter)