The Knight's Journey to the Empire

At this time, in a magnificent palace in the court of Essex, all the ministers had arrived, lined up on both sides, holding their breath and waiting quietly.

The ministers who were standing quietly under the throne came out in order one by one, holding the memorials they had prepared long ago, and reported to His Majesty the King on their work progress over the past ten days.

[It should be a memorial. The author doesn’t really understand it, but I think that when officials report their work, there must be something to record it, which is not only convenient for them to remember, but also convenient for their superiors to read and read.]

It turned out that this was His Majesty the King of Essex, King Chris VI, who was holding a regular court meeting.

Most of the national systems on the Knight Continent stipulate that monarchs do not need to gather their ministers to hold court meetings every day.

Instead, he held a regular court meeting every ten days to listen to work reports from his ministers.

As for the rest of the time, the ministers performed their duties and did their own things.

However, if there is an issue among the ministers that they feel they cannot decide on their own, they can also go to the royal court privately to discuss and decide with His Majesty the King.

Of course, there are special circumstances for everything.

If any major emergency suddenly occurs in the country, His Majesty the King will send someone to quickly summon all the ministers to hold a meeting to discuss countermeasures.

The name of this majestic palace is very simple, it is called the Council Hall. It is concise and clear, without any frills.

This council hall is where His Majesty the King of Essex holds his daily court meetings.

Normally, His Majesty the King of the Kingdom of Essex lives in the royal castle, the core area deep in the royal court.

That’s right, there is also a castle built in this royal court, which is where the royal family members live their daily lives.

Originally, there was no castle built in the palace of the Essex Empire...

The entire council hall was built with carved beams and painted buildings, and was magnificent and golden. The interior decoration was magnificent, exquisite and elegant, fully demonstrating the magnificent and luxurious momentum of the royal family.

The throne, made entirely of gold and gems, symbolizes supreme power.

King Chris VI sat lazily on the noble throne, scanning the entire audience with an indifferent look.

Those who are in high positions are majestic without being angry.

The ministers standing on both sides of him lowered their heads in panic, and no one dared to look him in the eye.

Because this is the majesty of a king and the tyranny of a hegemon.

Chris VI was truly a heroic ruler, far superior to the previous five kings of Essex in terms of wisdom, strategy, and talent for cultivation.

Chris VI is only forty-three years old this year, but he already possesses the strength of a superior knight and is in his prime.

He inherited the throne of the Kingdom of Essex when he was only twenty-one years old and has been on the throne for twenty-two years.

Over the past twenty years, under his governance, the Kingdom of Essex has developed comprehensively in terms of politics, economy, culture, and science and technology, and its comprehensive national strength has reached an unprecedented level since its founding more than 300 years ago.

And now, with the emergence of that special historical opportunity, it seems that it is really possible for Chris VI to become the immortal emperor who "recovers lost territories, unifies the empire's territory, and restores the glory of the former powerful empire."

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King Chris VI sat on the throne somewhat lazily, seemingly listening to the work reports of his ministers casually, but in fact he was just listening to the work reports of his ministers casually.

Because of the content these ministers wanted to report, Chris VI had already obtained the relevant information through special intelligence channels.

Now, you only need to compare in your heart to find out who among this group of ministers is a capable and diligent official, who is a mediocre official who is just filling in the numbers, and who is a corrupt official who is corrupt and embezzling.

But these don’t matter, because a strong monarch must be good at controlling his subordinates.

Let’s not talk about capable ministers and officials for now.

But no matter whether he is a mediocre official or a corrupt official, since His Majesty the King allows him to appear in the court after knowing his true nature, there must be a reason for his existence.

In fact, it really doesn’t matter what the character of these officials is.

Because as long as they do not touch the bottom line of His Majesty the King and can help His Majesty the King do practical things and solve difficulties and problems.

So for His Majesty the King, no matter what kind of official he is, he is a good official.

"Your Majesty, I have something to report!" After all the officials finished their routine reports, a middle-aged official at the head of the left-hand queue of officials stood up.

This official's official position was Secretary of War of the Kingdom of Essex, and his identity was Duke Reginald of Balhams.

As mentioned earlier, the Kingdom of Essex was a country established in the ruins of the former Essex Empire by His Royal Highness the Third Prince, the last of the Marquis's mother family.

The maternal family of this Marquis is the family of Marquis Reginald.

Due to their outstanding contribution to the enthronement of the Kingdom of Essex, the Marquis Reginald family was re-ennobled after the establishment of the Kingdom of Essex, and was promoted to the Duke Reginald family.

It was also from this time on that successive heirs to the title of Duke of Reginald's family served as Minister of War in the royal court of the Kingdom of Essex, commanding and governing the military affairs of the entire country. They were also one of the absolute confidants of successive Kings.

The current heir to the Dukedom of Reginald's family is Balhamus Reginald.

[Note: In all monarchical countries on the Knight Continent, their military systems are divided into national regular armies and aristocratic private armies due to the different entities that pay salaries and support.

For example, the army that is directly funded by the kingdom's treasury is the kingdom's regular army, and the army that is funded by His Majesty the King's private treasury is His Majesty the King's aristocratic private army.

Although both ultimately obey His Majesty the King, they cannot be confused.

For example, Duke Reginald, who serves as the Minister of War of the Kingdom of Essex, is in charge of the military affairs of the entire country, but the troops under his jurisdiction are only regular troops directly funded by the kingdom's treasury.

As for the Royal Guards and the Royal Guardian Corps, which were supported by Chris VI himself, Duke Reginald had no right to mobilize them unless there was an order from Chris VI. 】