Chapter 364 Prince Edward
While Her Majesty the Queen and her imperial ministers were discussing how to solve Prince Edward's problem, the prince had also received the news.
"Justinian is really as unreliable as expected. If the empire is handed over to such a person, it will be a disaster." The old prince has long lost the high-spiritedness of his youth, but only With just a few words, one can still get a glimpse of the heroic and talented prince back then.
Although he is already old, and has shown for many years that he loves the country more than the beauty, the past many years ago still makes Prince Edward like an old lion, able to learn from him. Take a peek at the majesty of those days.
"Your Highness, is it really worth doing this? You have given up all your plans for many years just for one person... This is not worth it." In the room, there was a man standing next to the old prince. Young officer.
If someone from the Imperial Intelligence Department is present, they will be able to discover that this is a member of the Legion of Roses who escaped capture.
But I am afraid that even the Imperial Intelligence Department did not expect that Prince Edward would be behind the Rose Legion.
If His Royal Highness hadn't taken the initiative to expose himself through Justinian, the imperial intelligence department would have never been able to find out about this old prince.
Faced with the young officer's doubts, the old prince smiled and did not feel dissatisfied. He just waved his hand and picked up a cigar cutter to cut a cigar for himself: "Young man, don't take these gains and losses too seriously. It’s because I took these things too seriously that I lost the opportunity to inherit the throne.”
Seeing the old prince cutting his cigar, the young officer hurriedly started cutting it for him. Then he lit a whale oil blowtorch nearby with a match, and a rich scent of oil filled the air.
The old prince lit his cigar with a blowtorch, took a puff and let the smoke pass through his lungs before exhaling. Then he smiled at the young officer and said: "The empire is in turmoil now, and all unstable factors should be eliminated." Excluded.
Although the Rose Legion has been my hard work for many years, if I still insist on defending them under the current circumstances, it will undoubtedly create a huge hidden danger for the empire.
So. Instead of just fighting for a small profit, why not take advantage of the fact that the old man, I am not old and stupid, and can still suppress you brats, and simply remove all these unstable factors for the empire."
Young. The officer showed a puzzled expression. Obviously he was not qualified to understand the old prince's motives for doing this.
The old prince obviously didn't want to explain anything. After letting the young officer understand that he was not an old fool, he waved his hand and signaled the young officer to leave.
After the young officer left, the expression on the old prince's face gradually became lonely. He took out a necklace from his arms with some nostalgia, opened the buckle on it, and revealed a small photo inside.
The photo shows a middle-aged man with a beard, who is somewhat similar in appearance to the old prince. Next to him is a man who looks to be about the same age as the man and has a handsome face. A woman who shows all her gentleness.
Looking at the two people in the photo, the old prince's expression gradually became sentimental, as if he was recalling some things from the past.
It’s just that in this nostalgia, he seems to have extra emotions for the people in the photos, showing a little admiration.
“Mary, I will definitely do what I promised you. No matter what this country will become, I will do everything I can to protect it as I promised you, because This is the country you love." The old prince's muttering to the photo was enough to let anyone who knew who he meant Mary know about a truly bombshell royal scandal.
Unfortunately, although there are still people who know who Mary is, there are almost no people who can connect her with the old prince.
After all, that was the story of the old prince when he was young. At that time, he was still called Prince Edward and was a strong candidate for the throne.
Just for the sake of the one he loved deeply, he changed from a prince to a prince, and vowed to protect the country she loved deeply, at all costs.
This is what the old prince promised and he did.
It’s just that in the past, everything in the empire was prosperous, and he didn’t need to do anything extra.
Therefore, on the surface, the old prince only maintained his character of loving beauty but not the country. At the same time, he secretly supported the Legion of Roses, using it as a springboard or fulcrum to influence the empire, eliminate those corrupt parts, and make it better. development.
The Progressive Young Officers Group has developed into what it is, which is very disappointing for the old prince.
However, the old prince also understood that he could not always keep the empire in the most appropriate position, and he still needed these young officers.
But now, knowing that the empire is about to face a catastrophic disaster, how can the old prince ignore it?
Yes, the old prince knows about the end of the world.
After all, with his identity and status here, it is basically impossible for the empire to hide any decisions and secrets from the old prince.
Originally, the old prince planned to use his influence to help Perfecticot, so he influenced the decision-making of the empire center and asked them to send an investigation team to verify what Perfecticot said. Is everything true.
Even if he wants to help, the old prince still needs to verify whether what Perficott said is the upcoming future or whether it is the whisper in her dream.
Then, the result is gratifying, but also sad.
Of course, the good news is that Purficott's words have been verified, and the world is really about to face the end of the world.
At the same time, Purficott also proved that he was a genius ahead of his time, enough to lead the empire to deal with this disaster.
As for what I am worried about, it is how to continue my oath and protect this country that is destined to be destroyed.
The end of the world is different from other things. For other things, the old prince can still use his powerful position and the forces developed secretly to work hard or change something, but this kind of natural disaster? Individual efforts are almost trivial, and humans cannot disobey nature.
However, there are heroes in this world who can save the world, even if she doesn't think she is a hero. So the old prince changed his strategy, from directly protecting the empire to protecting those who could save it.
In particular, the old prince believed that stability was the prerequisite for saving the world, as Perficott said, so he took the initiative and began to remove those unstable factors for the empire.
The purpose is to allow Purficott to use her abilities and focus more on dealing with the end of the world, instead of focusing on fighting with people.
But with the old prince's efforts, he suddenly found that he had become the biggest unstable factor in the empire.
The old prince was not surprised by this fact. After all, he almost succeeded to the throne. He was indeed an unstable factor for the empire.
Not to mention that as the old prince supported the Legion of Roses, he secretly affected all aspects of the empire and became the mastermind behind the empire's stability.
Therefore, the old prince has been preparing to eliminate himself and his forces from the empire, thus removing the greatest instability factor in the empire.
Of course, the old prince also realized that as the power he controlled continued to grow and develop, he could no longer control this power monster that was gradually awakening.
So of course, the old prince exposed the Rose Legion that he had supported to the Empire Central Committee, and directly used the power of the Empire Central Organization to destroy it.
The old prince actually has more than just the Legion of Roses in his hands.
Prince Edward, who has his own fief, naturally has knights under his command, and he maintains a die-hard knights group of about one hundred and fifty people. This knighthood is where the old prince has the confidence to speak loudly.
Moreover, the rich old prince also specially introduced steam knights for the knights. Although the number was not large, he also kept up with the trend.
But the old prince had no intention of protecting himself or using force to deter the empire's center.
Because if he really wanted to do this, he would not expose himself at all, at least not actively.
When he decided to use Justinian to expose himself to the center of the empire, the old prince had already thought about his ending.
For him, it was enough to be able to remove one of the biggest factors of instability for the empire she loved so much, and to protect the empire she loved so much for the last time.
He has lived long enough, and he has almost forgotten the precious memories between the person he loves most and himself.
The old prince didn't want to forget this, or he hoped that he could take these precious memories with him to that world to see her before forgetting them.
Perhaps she is still the same as she was in the memory, and he is still the young man who just started to fall in love.
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“Is Prince Edward the mastermind behind all this? Although I am not surprised, it still makes me wonder. I'm a little speechless!" After receiving the notice, Purficott took the airship to Longton, and his first words when he saw Princess Anne were to complain about this matter.
She had learned the whole story on the way here, and the reason why the empire center asked her to come back was to use her intelligence and ability to minimize the impact of this matter.
"I rarely see you showing such an expression, little Purphycott! Why, does our great genius also find this difficult?" Princess Anne teased Purphycott, but still He showed concern for her: "If you find it difficult, you can refuse this matter! After all, that is Prince Edward. His influence in the empire is extraordinary. Everyone can understand your unwillingness to take over."
< br>"Prince Edward is not the key to this matter. Didn't you find that there is a huge flaw in this?" Purficott looked at Princess Anne, wondering whether she really didn't see it or was pretending to be stupid on purpose. : "Every three-year-old child in Longton City knows that your brother is a complete embroidered pillow. You think that considering Prince Edward's resourcefulness and ability to raise the Army of Roses, as well as his many years of experience and experience, you really can't tell. Will Justinian definitely expose him if something goes wrong?
Unless he wants to do this, it is hard for me to imagine that a person who has been cautious all his life would do this kind of thing? It's flawless in the worst possible way.
It's like a sophisticated steam knight armor. Everything looks so perfect and mighty, but when you get closer, you realize that its shell is made of tin. It’s just beautiful but vulnerable.”
Having said this, Purficott looked at Princess Anne and asked her seriously: "Aunt Anne, do you really think Prince Edward is such a character who just looks powerful?"
For Princess Anne shook her head affirmatively at this question: "If Prince Edward just looked powerful, we wouldn't need to be so entangled, and we would recall you from the North specifically."
Speaking of this, Princess Anne couldn't help but sigh: "I grew up listening to the stories of Uncle Edward. When I was a child, I admired his courage to give up the right to inherit the throne for his true love, and the love story between him and his wife Elena. < br>
At that time, I never thought that one day I would have to face this childhood idol and possibly deal with him.”
“Prince Edward was not like that back then. Famous for his love story, he was raised by the late Queen Mary and was trained as an heir to the empire. He went to war when he was young and also used his talents for the empire in diplomatic situations. "It's not just Anne. The princess grew up listening to stories about Prince Edward. Even Purficott remembered that Old Foster told her stories about Prince Edward's clever ways of resolving embarrassment in diplomatic situations.
"Indeed, after all, more than half of the empire's colonies relied on Prince Edward to win over and stabilize the local people's hearts, so that the empire's rule over the colonies could be so stable." Princess Anne nodded affirmatively, at this point Prince Edward's achievements are well known to everyone, and no one can deny: "It can be said that Prince Edward has made outstanding contributions to the empire's current glory."
In fact, this is exactly what it is. The main reason for Prince Edward's huge influence and popularity is not because he is a man and is inherently more suitable to inherit the throne than the Queen and Princess Anne.
Faced with such a former hero, even Purficott had to maintain enough respect. It was hard for her to believe that Prince Edward would get mixed up with that little bastard Justinian, and be He messed up.
"We can talk about this later. I want to see Prince Edward first and have a chat with him face to face." Purficott made his request to Princess Anne.
(End of this chapter)