The Unjust System and My War-Crazy Self

[Damn! There are too many zeros!]

[Uh—it seems a bit too much.]

[How about you host a banquet to entertain the nobles? ]

[After all, banquets were an important way for nobles in this era to build relationships with each other.]

[The more precious the food, the more you value it...]

【Hehe, that seems like a good idea. 】

[Turning mistakes into opportunities—I’m not stupid, am I?]

So, under the shocked gaze of the Norma people, a large Khitan ship loaded with "treasures" came ashore.

Of course, Shu Yichao's actions would make quite a lot of people dissatisfied—

Many old people were so angry when they saw the current state of the Normans that they immediately went to Constantine XI to complain.

How could Caesar be allowed to act like this!

Look at them, how can they look like Norma people?

Of course, all of them were rejected by Constantine XI.

"Feathered crowns, rings and armor are the outdated customs that lead to the downfall of a nation."

"The phoenix-wing tasseled helmet is the elegant policy of the new dynasty."

If some people protest directly, then naturally there will be others making trouble behind the scenes.

"Hmm, new events?"

Shu Yichao glanced at the small map and saw some red dots appear.

"Brothers, grab your weapons!"

Shu Yichao suddenly stopped fast-forwarding, jumped up, and yelled, "Here we go again!"

Recently, there have been some bandits who have been trying to destroy farmland and rob farmers.

Damn it, I’m still counting on the military settlement to build my Iron Pagoda!

Actually come to make trouble?

I'm going to shoot you all now!

When a group of bandit mercenaries who were invited to cause trouble saw the aggressive Khitan cavalry rushing towards them, their faces turned green.

The information provided by those noble lords is not accurate at all!

Didn’t they say that the Khitan Caesar is not here?

What's going on with these cavalrymen in front of me?!

One charge and all the hundreds of bandits were defeated—

Then the elite horse archers happily captured the prisoners.

As we all know, the best training is actual combat!

Catch more and bring them back to let the new recruits see blood...

It wasn't just the robbers who suffered.

In fact, there were many unpleasant things during this period.

For example, when the land was being divided, nearby bandits came to cause trouble.

For example, when repairing the road, some mercenaries wanted to cause trouble.

For example, when digging the canal, some priests wanted to incite the farmers to resist.

For example, when the school was being built, some nobles asked people to cause trouble.

But they were all handled well by Shu Yichao's team.

Under his strong persuasion, these people left calmly.

Shu Yichao became very motivated when he thought about owning an armored cavalry with 140 armor!

"Anyone who dares to stop me from recruiting the Iron Buddha will die!"

evidence?

What evidence do you want?

Kill all those with red names!

Except that some populations are declining a bit too fast—

Constantine XI's reforms were in full swing.

For some reason, the Norma people learned Chinese and Khitan systems at an almost weird speed.

But Constantine XI didn't think much about it. This was probably the outstanding feature of the Khitan.

Constantine XI was happy and felt that the revival of the empire was just around the corner.

But the nobles were almost going berserk!

No one is stupid.

If distributing land is to dig up the roots of these nobles, then promoting education is simply to dig up their graves!

"Oh my God! Constantine is actually a devil in human skin."

"That Caesar too, what a damned barbarian! Why would he kill someone to silence them when there's no evidence?"

"How can you treat nobles so rudely?"

"Caesar kills people, and Constantine always plays dumb—these two are in cahoots!"

I can't take it anymore!

If this continues, our friendly nations will be alarmed and our country will no longer be a country!

Get them out now!

Then restore order and return to the elegant and peaceful era of the past.

"Contact the Willis people!"

"Can't wait any longer!"

Chapter 45 - Weiwei's Smile

Moria.

This was an enclave of the Norma Empire before Shu Yichao arrived.

It is also the only place in the whole of Europe, besides the capital, where the double-headed eagle flag of the Norma Empire is still flying.

Its capital was easy to defend but difficult to attack. The Crusaders, Willies, Normans, and Ottomans had fought countless bloody battles around this castle.

But in the end, the Norma people still defended it.

However, today, the double-headed eagle flag here seems to be about to fall.

In the dim room, a skinny middle-aged man was lying on the hospital bed, dying.

He was sometimes conscious and sometimes unconscious, and he kept mumbling.

His name was Thomas, the youngest brother of Constantine XI.

If anyone had lowered their head to listen to what he was saying, they would have heard Thomas cursing continuously.

"Damn Willis!"

"Damn traitor!"

"One day, you will go to hell!"

Over the past six months, Prince Norma has experienced the most ruthless ups and downs in his fate.

Originally, Constantine XI enfeoffed his two younger brothers to Moria in order to have them guard the last enclave for the empire.

However, Thomas's second brother was not satisfied. He followed the Norma people's tradition of infighting and thought about driving his younger brother away every day so that he could dominate Moria alone.

The two princes, whom Constantine XI hoped would share the pressure with him, instead fought among themselves every day.

When Mumona mobilized the entire country to besiege Constantinople, Thomas's second brother thought that the opportunity had come and shamelessly surrendered to Osman's Moria Legion.

Moria had already been through a long period of war and was in ruins. When Thomas encountered powerful enemies and guides, he was no match for them and had to retreat to the capital.

Fortunately, the Willis people did not want Moria to fall into the hands of the Osman people, so they sent some assistance, which allowed Thomas to barely defend the castle.

After much difficulty, they waited until Osman was defeated in Constantinople, Mumona was killed at the Western Wall, and the Moriah Legion marched north to participate in the civil war.

Before Thomas could catch his breath and think about how to regain the lost ground, the Willis people who had just provided assistance stabbed him in the back again.

The Willis incited Thomas's mercenaries to rebel, opened the gates of the capital, and took advantage of the situation to seize Moria.

Then, they forced the captive Thomas to sign a treaty, demanding that he pay tribute and cede all of Moria's good ports...

After all, the Willis people never really intended to help the Norma Empire. They just wanted to keep this dish for themselves, so they helped the prince.

Thomas was stubborn and refused to agree.

The Willis people locked up his entire family and refused to see a doctor when he was sick. They tortured this strong man until he was left with only a bag of bones.

"Cough-cough-"

After a violent coughing fit, Thomas gasped for breath and barely regained some clarity.

"Squeak--" At this moment, the door was opened.

Accompanied by a flurry of messy footsteps, Thomas opened his eyes and barely saw his princess, his daughter Sophia, and a priest in the crowd.

Everyone has a sad face...

Thomas understood.

I'm afraid I won't make it through tonight.

“May God forgive me…”

He murmured silently.

Thomas passed away a few hours later.

Before his body was cold, his orphan and widowed mother were brought to the negotiating table.

"My dear princess, please don't look at me like that."

Councillor Venier, who wore pigtails, pushed up her glasses and said hypocritically, "Actually, no one wants this to happen."

"But now that things have happened, there's no point in dwelling on those past tragedies, is there?"

"The living should plan for the living, what do you think?"

"You've already lost the war, so why bother hanging on here?"

The princess' eyes were red as she hugged her daughter and looked at her indignantly.

"Oh my, actually I think the conditions I offer are already very good, aren't they?"

Venier said, "Just sign your name on this scroll and cede a few ports, and you can leave with your daughter and your husband's coffin."

"In times of war, even nobles often lose their descendants."

"You will only lose your territory. You can return to Constantinople to find your husband and brother and continue your comfortable life."

“This is already a gift from the Lord, isn’t it?”

"...You!" Hearing the threat in the other party's words, the princess's face immediately turned pale.

Just then, her collar was pulled.

The princess looked down and saw her daughter Sophia, who was also crying.

"Mother."

Sophia said softly.

"Sign it."