On the way to the palace, besides strolling around, Shien and Capelin also chatted about many things.
Specifically, the changes in the empire.
After the Moro coup d 'état, there had been many changes in the empire.
For example, the destruction of the Leffelut family had been investigated by the upper echelons of the empire, but it was later suppressed by Harvey unilaterally. The glorious history of the Leffelut family had become a thing of the past, and even their base had been flattened and transformed into a garden. It could be said that the ancestors of the Leffelut family had died with everlasting regret.
The Renita family had a similar fate as the Leffelut family.
Saliro's defection had solidified the Renita family's status as traitors of the empire, resulting in the Renita family's title being stripped and their home being raided. All the relatives and subordinates directly related to Saliro were arrested. Now, they were all in prison and would probably spend the rest of their lives there.
Of course, the supporters of the Moro faction who had spread rumors about Harvey and Lockett were also punished. Except for a small number of them who had immediately surrendered to Harvey when they saw that the situation was not good, the rest of the nobles were either stripped of their titles or marginalized. Some were even sent to the borders, never to return to the capital or the political center of the empire for the rest of their lives.
It could be said that Harvey was a newly appointed official who made three changes. Moreover, he acted swiftly and decisively, and was very ruthless and decisive. He sent all his enemies to hell so that they would never be able to rise again for the rest of their lives.
The ones who replaced them were trusted aides promoted by Harvey, Capelin, and the others.
In other words, the political power of the empire had now completely fallen into the hands of Harvey and Capelin, and it had been forged into an iron plate.
Although Saliro's defection had directly taken away a part of the combat power of the Imperial Knights, causing the overall military strength of the empire to decline a little, and the empire had also lost a top Legendary powerhouse, compared to the previous situation of constant internal strife, the empire was now more difficult to infiltrate and deal with even though its strength had declined.
In addition, Harvey and Capelin were still making bold and decisive reforms, working hard to cultivate new nobles, new forces, and new combat power. The empire could be said to be thriving now, and even the previously half-destroyed capital was being rebuilt to be more magnificent and magnificent.
Under such circumstances, the incapable ruler had been ousted, and Harvey and Capelin's mother had also woken up from a long coma. Not only did the people of the empire not feel disappointed or uneasy about the current empire, but they were also full of expectations.
This meant that the people of the empire could see a brighter future from the current empire.
Many people could even imagine that in a few years, the empire would return to its heyday, and even go further.
Harvey and Capelin also had great expectations for such an empire, and were determined to make it bigger and stronger.
"Of course, we are ready to reconcile with the kingdom, and will no longer engage in meaningless conflicts.
Capeline even said so to Sean.
"The battle with the kingdom will have a considerable impact on the development of the empire, so Big Brother is ready to end this confrontation that has lasted for a thousand years, and let the two countries reconcile and even cooperate."
If such a thing could be done, one could imagine how rapid the development of the Mithra Kingdom and the Ragnar Empire, the two most powerful human countries, would be.
"This time, the purpose of our coming to the capital is to participate in the meeting between the three clans, and to reconcile and negotiate with the kingdom."
That was what Capelin said.
Now, Harvey and Proctor were on Ansi's side, talking to her.
"His Majesty Anxi seems to be a little tempted, but he doesn't seem to be ready to facilitate this matter. I don't know what he's thinking."
Capelin seemed to be worried that the negotiations would fail.
In response, Shien smiled.
"Don't worry." Shien said to Capelin, "If I'm not wrong, His Majesty is in favor of this matter, but he doesn't intend to do it himself."
"He doesn't intend to do it himself?" Capelin was startled at first, then seemed to understand something. She said, "Could it be that His Majesty Anxi is going to let Her Highness Lea facilitate this matter?"
Capelin's political sense was quite sharp, and she guessed the reason at once.
"That's right." Shien nodded and said with a smile, "He was going to pass the throne to Lea, and now he's thinking of all kinds of ways to let Lea accept some of the queen's work and achieve some actual achievements to pave the way for her to ascend to the throne."
Simply put, it was to build momentum.
Passing the throne in a hurry and letting Lea create some actual achievements in politics before letting her ascend to the throne, the results of the two were completely different.
The former would make the people subconsciously feel uneasy, not knowing if the new queen had the ability to inherit the throne and make the kingdom better.
The latter would create the impression that someone capable would ascend to the throne, so that the people wouldn't feel uneasy when Lea ascended to the throne, but would instead feel relieved and expectant.
Just like how Harvey's ascension had created an atmosphere of prosperity in the empire, the people would naturally feel happy and expectant when someone capable ascended to the throne.
Thus, Anxi needed to build momentum for Lea, allowing her to achieve some actual achievements.
On the other hand, if Lia could facilitate the reconciliation and cooperation with the Empire, it would definitely make her name spread far and wide.
This way, once the kingdom and the empire cooperated, the two countries would become more prosperous and powerful, and the people would always remember the wisdom of Queen Lea.
In addition …
"After all, the kingdom and the empire have been at war for many years, and there will definitely be many opposing factions within the kingdom that are hostile to the empire. If Anxi ignores their opinions and directly reconciles with the empire or even cooperates, they will definitely stir up trouble."
Shien pointed out.
"On the contrary, if Lea does all this, they won't be able to directly oppose her even if they have any ideas."
Because they wouldn't be able to understand if this was really the case, or if Anxi was deliberately throwing unfinished work to Lea so that she would have a taste of failure and learn to restrain and reflect.
At the very least, if they objected to this matter, Anxi would definitely use this as an excuse to suppress the voices of those opposing factions.
Once Lea's negotiations were completed, Anxi would definitely immediately pass on the throne.
When that time comes, it would be too late for those opposing factions to do anything.
If they were still unwilling to give up and wanted to stir up trouble in the dark, they would be obstructing internal affairs, a crime punishable by death.
With that in mind …
"You shouldn't look for Anxi to discuss this matter, but Lea."
Shien pointed out the direction for Capelin.
"I understand." Capelin naturally had no reason to refuse, and immediately nodded, saying, "I'll let my elder brother know."
Just like that, the conversation between the two continued without a moment's pause.
After discussing the matters of the Empire, Capelin began to talk about her own matters.
For example, she had already received the surname Ransfall, and became a newly promoted Duke of the Empire. Moreover, the Ransfall territory where her fief was located was at the border of the Kingdom's Duke Stringham territory, and could be said to be the closest imperial territory to the Kingdom.
Bestowing such a territory to Capelin, who was the younger sister of the King, was already a clear indication of the Empire's future attitude. They would definitely take the route of getting close to the Kingdom.
After all, Shien was a noble of the Kingdom.
This was the fundamental reason why the Empire was no longer at odds with the Kingdom.
"If you have time, come to my territory to take a look." Capelin even said to Shien, "I heard that the Stringham Family had targeted you before, and I've already prepared several countermeasures to let them have a taste of their own medicine. You can come and watch the show when the time comes."
These words made Shien's expression turn strange on the spot.
What made Shien feel even more strange was that this younger sister of the King's was getting more and more tricky the more they talked.
For example …
"Do you like to see me wear the Kingdom's clothes? Or the Empire's clothes? "
"Have you ever thought of marrying a few more women in the future?"
"Do you mind that your future woman is from the Empire?"
"Not for the time being? You already have quite a few women by your side? "
"It's okay, you can marry in the future, but I think you should consider Sir's children …"
Just like that, the topics of this younger sister of the Empire made Shien feel more and more strange.
Especially when this girl actually didn't avoid it. When Shien let go of her shoulder and stopped hugging her, she hugged Shien's arm instead. Her whole body was pressed against his upper arm, allowing him to clearly feel this woman's capital.
This was nothing.
What really made Shien feel suffocated was that this woman not only hugged him, but also let others hug her.
"Tilly, you come too."
Capelin pulled Tilly, who was following behind her, over and made her hug Shien's other arm tightly. She even specially ordered her not to let go, leaving Tilly dumbfounded.
"Wait … Why did I …?"
Tilly looked at her body that was pressed against Shien's body, then at her hand that was tightly hugging Shien's arm with a dumbfounded expression. Finally, she looked at the sky with a dumbfounded expression, as if she was the only one who was dumbfounded under a dumbfounded tree.
However, Capelin still felt that this wasn't enough.
"Next time, don't wear the clothes inside. Hug him harder and squeeze a little more."
Her Royal Highness ordered in a low voice.
"…"
Tilly was at a loss.
"…"
Shien was silent.
The three of them strolled around the palace for more than an hour. However, during the last hour, Shien and Tilly basically didn't speak at all. They only looked at Capelin who was talking incessantly about tricky topics with a dumbfounded expression. Their worldview was almost destroyed.
However, in the eyes of the bystanders, this scene was not the same as what had happened.
Many of them saw Shien, Capelin, and Tilly squeezing together like biscuits, strolling around endlessly. They looked at each other and started to whisper.
It was not hard to imagine that today's incident would spread throughout the palace.
Until …
"Scoundrel!"
A surprised voice sounded.
