The weapon of the country

Shen Han's appearance was like a thunderstorm in which the clouds opened, and he fell from the sky.This colorful debut made Zhuang Ye stand still, unable to even raise his head, as if being drenched from the head by a violent storm.

He opened and closed his lips, "...how could you... patrol the city with the Guards?"

Without waiting for Shen Han to answer, Shen Xiao stared at him like a hawk and sneered, "Why, I invited my younger brother to patrol the city and report to Your Excellency?"

"Brother." Shen Han drove his horse between him and the lost Zhuang Ye.

"Little bastard."

"You're only a year older than me."

Looking back and forth a few times, Shen Xiao reined in his horse and turned around, "I'm going home for dinner this week, and you come back honestly, mom misses us."

The rest of the guards caught up with him, and the sound of hooves was like thunder nearby, and another thunder sounded elsewhere, and the rustling sound was gone in an instant.

Horses riding on Tianjie——Shen Han saw his cloak spread like wings in the night, so he couldn't help but think of these four words.His elder brother may be the most rebellious and unrestrained in the entire army of Xindu. He is connected with him by blood, and is a close relative of flesh and blood, which makes him always feel a kind of pride.

Then he turned to Zhuang Ye, the little swan shivered as if its feathers had been wet by a rainstorm falling from the sky.

Shen Han hoped that his words and actions could warm him up, "Let me give you a ride?"

He stretched out his hand towards Zhuang Ye.

The guards departed, unlit by storm torches, and they were enveloped in darkness.Zhuang Ye stared fixedly at his hand, finally held it, and jumped onto the horse with his strength.

The mounts of the guards patrolling the city are all specially improved adult horses, half the size of other large horses, and have a strong load-bearing capacity.Zhuang Ye was sitting behind Shen Han, bewildered, still forcing himself to be polite, "Thank you..."

In front of me, you don't have to force yourself.Shen Han wanted to say this, but he couldn't.He can only feel Zhuang Ye's body temperature sticking to his back, letting him know that at least Little Swan is not cold at this time.

Then finally, there is a small performance.

The horse trotted past "Nirvana", and Zhuang Ye would definitely cast a glance at the exposed half window.

With his eyesight, he would see "Qi Ming" sitting by the window with his back turned to him in the lights like fireworks.It was actually a guard with a haircut and figure similar to Shen Han's, wearing Shen Han's coat, and was instructed to put on a black mask and go to this place for a drink.

Zhuang Ye's heart was frozen into a block of ice in his chest, and the pain of being frozen in his heart turned out to be like this.He should jump off the horse to meet "Qi Ming", at least let him turn his head and look at himself one last time, but he can't get off the horse.He could only sit quietly on the horseback, in the cold wind under the street lights, amidst the murmur of people's joy, he was stranger to the first person he was so close to and made him ignorant of his heart, and his figure did not overlap the last time.

He clenched his hands until his fingertips turned white.

The two went to the central ship station together, entrusted the horses for patrolling the city, and Shen Han wore the uniform of the Guard Corps to board the airship.

Zhuang Ye regained his composure, even though he still had deep nail prints on his palms, "The fleet captain called the meeting temporarily because of a letter. It should be counted as four letters. At the peace dinner half a month later, the chief sitting on the side of the empire will be," he paused here, that is a very important person," the Duke of the empire. The Duke requested a tour of 'the military base closest to the heart of the Union', which is - Base Ninth."

The Palace of Laurel is the official residence of the President of the Federation, while the Palace of Bailiwanxie is the residence of the ruler of the empire, the emperor.

The names of the two palaces are subtly similar, laurels are the glory of the winner, while Bailiwanxie means "magnificent conquest", which should be translated as "conqueror's palace".

The title of Edwin I, the founding king of the Renadi dynasty of the empire, is "The Conqueror", but after six emperors, the empire lost a large number of colonies - those colonies became a federation independently - and lost the last direct male The heir, who died at the age of 32, is estimated to be privately called Edwin II, the short-lived ghost, by the federal people in the future.

"That duke" is the Duke of Lennox, the close cousin of the short-lived emperor Edwin II. It is not uncommon for the emperor to have too many cousins, but his identity is unique. There are several dukes in the empire, and only he can use them. "The Duke" title.He was two things at once: trusted advisor and admired field marshal.

It means that the duke is like all nobles. According to the blood theory of the empire, he has royal blood no matter whether he is patrilineal or matrilineal. He is naturally superior. He has great political power and military prestige.

"It's such an honor, such an honor...it's also too challenging..." In the small circular conference hall surrounded by the federal flag, Major General Wu was pulling his hair and talking incoherently.

If the Duke of Lennox was just a close vassal of the emperor who had died in the purple chamber of the Palace of Baileys, one emperor and one courtier, and the emperor was dead, he would no longer be popular. Major General Wu would not be so desperate.

Four months ago, after the death of Edwin II, those who pay attention to imperial politics have already reached a consensus: the Renardi Dynasty has no other male heirs, and the first in the line of succession is a 14-year-old girl.

"Why...the duke married their future empress?" Major General Wu asked Shen Han with a bitter face, "She is only 14 years old, even according to the laws of the empire, she has not yet reached the age of marriage..."

The duke has not come to visit, and a lot of problems have arisen: the relationship between the empire and the federation is delicate, as military personnel, how should they call the duke, how to greet him, and what standards should they follow?In the history since the establishment of the Federation, there is no precedent for welcoming the future husband of a consul in a country with a complicated relationship. You can refer to it!

As the only person in the small conference hall who was born in the empire, Shen Han is obliged to explain, although he doesn't want to explain, or even think about the days in the empire.

This kind of pain is not manifested, he smiled, "The royal family is not a commoner, and it does not abide by the "Great Constitution" but the "Royal Code", so the marriage age of citizens stipulated in the Imperial Constitution has nothing to do with her. The last queen of the empire was nearly 200 years old. Years ago, the queen was not trusted when she was in power. The excuse made by the Bailiwanxie Palace for the queen was that she was married and could govern the country with her husband. This rule was written into the royal code, and it became that the queen must be married before taking the throne. Because There has not been a second queen in 200 years, and no one has thought of changing this rule, until today, when it is time to use it, it is discovered that there is such a thing.”

The empire's Great Constitution sets the minimum age for marriage at 16, but future empresses must marry at 14 in order to ascend the throne.

"The emperor is not bound by the constitution, nor is it protected by the constitution." Zhuang Ye came back to his senses at this time. Is this ironic? The most privileged people in the empire have to taste the bitter wine brewed by this privileged system ?

There was hidden astringency in his tone, the empress of the empire, that 14-year-old girl, did not expect to be pushed to the throne and do what she had to do, just like Zhuang Ye had to do what he was supposed to do. "But that's her responsibility."

"Everyone has their own responsibilities." Shen Han turned to Major General Wu without changing his face, "I believe that Colonel Zhuang, like me, would be happy to share your worries on this matter."