To be honest, Victor's generation in the Ilrus Empire was really miserable, and there was no one like him.
849 years ago, in the first year of the Order Calendar, the first war of Chaos ended. The Orlando Empire and the Kansas Empire merged into the Irus Empire through marriage, and then united the human countries.
The Irus Empire was a superpower that had once united the human world, but now, after 849, although the Empire still maintained its orthodox bloodline, it was only an empty name after several splits. Its economy was not as good as the Ronitte Kingdom, and its combat power was not as good as the Solant Kingdom and the Gris Kingdom. Even some small duchies were not willing to continue to submit and pay tribute, and turned to the Solant Kingdom and the Gris Kingdom.
If the Radiant Church was not in Alinx, which gave it the name of the Holy City, and confirmed the Irus bloodline's orthodox inheritance, the kingdoms that had split off from the Empire would have attacked it long ago.
The Solant Kingdom's capital was later renamed Holy Song City. Everyone knew what Klein Solant wanted, and he never hid it.
He wanted the strongest Empire to change its name to Solant.
The above mentioned were external problems, but even the Irus Empire had internal problems.
The merchants were pleading for a freer trade policy and a more favorable market environment.
The nobles longed for more power, more privileges, and more resources.
Originally, balancing the privileges of the merchants and the nobles was a very complicated matter, but now, the two sworn enemies, the merchants and the nobles, had joined forces and planned to flip the table and reestablish order.
What about the Royal Faction? It was not peaceful.
The Royal Faction was divided into the Reformists and the Conservatives!
The Reformists tried to follow the trend of social development and use this opportunity to reform society, completely abolish slavery, and weaken the power of the Royal Faction (it must be said that they were revolutionizing their own lives). At the same time, they reduced all kinds of heavy taxes, stimulated commercial activities, and increased the vitality of the market, so as to gain more support from the merchants.
On the other hand, the conservatives did not want to change the social system. They were more inclined to continue to maintain the stability of the imperial power and use their privileges to attract the support of the new nobles who were loyal to the imperial family under their support. If possible, they even wanted to gain the support of the old nobles.
It was worth mentioning that Princess Aurelia was the representative of the Reformists, and her supporters were led by Aubrey. Prince Girard, who was in the Scar of the Holy Sword, was the representative of the Conservatives, and her supporters were led by Aradeline.
Of course, both Aubry and Aradeline were loyal supporters of the royal family. They supported different plans purely because of their ideology. Could one expect Aradeline, who adhered to the precepts of the Church, to understand the significance of the reform?
Victor was the insurance that maintained the stability of the two factions of the Royal Faction. Before the major external conflicts were resolved, the internal conflicts of the Royal Faction could be ignored.
Because of this complicated situation, Victor, who was in a weak position, was surrounded by a pack of wolves. If he wasn't careful, the Irus Empire, which had been passed down for more than eight hundred years, would be completely overturned. Such a heavy burden pressed down on him, making it difficult for him to breathe. He had been forced into a desperate situation.
Therefore, Victor was very miserable.
Therefore, when he received the Oracle, he was completely different.
In his eyes, Tang En was the hope to save the Irus Empire.
"Old Tom, has the banquet been arranged?"
"Of course. The irrelevant people have been dispersed. The distinguished guests have arrived and are waiting for you."
"Very good."
Victor breathed a sigh of relief. "Come with me. You can give me some advice."
Old Tom shook his head. "Your Majesty, with all due respect, even if you trust me very much, you should still hide some secrets from me. That's how an emperor should be. I'm very grateful for your trust, but it will also be seen by the enemy. My old bones may not be able to withstand the enemy's interrogation. "
Victor was stunned and smiled bitterly. "Well, it's my fault. You can go back."
Old Tom nodded slightly and left silently.
"I can't even trust Old Tom … Who else can I trust in this castle?"
Victor sighed. Old Tom's meaning was obvious. Now, someone was watching him. Trust in him was forcing him to die.
Victor drove away the distracting thoughts in his mind. After changing into casual clothes, he called Queen Olina and went to the banquet hall together.
"Baron Tang En, sorry to keep you waiting."
With a smile on his face, Victor didn't feel sad at all. "Minister Aubry, sister, minister Adrian, please make yourselves at home. We're the only ones here."
Was Victor admitting that Tang En was one of them?
Aubry and Adrian looked at each other and stood up. Parola was Victor's sister, so she didn't need to salute.
At this time, Victor's eyes lit up when he saw the beautiful and dignified girls beside Aurelia. Even if he didn't see their pointed ears, he could guess that they were the guests of the elves.
Viktor greeted them with a smile, "I am Viktor Illrus, the king of this country, and this is my queen, Olina. It is a great honor to meet all of you distinguished guests from the elves."
"Nice to meet you, human king and queen."
Alice and the other elves stood up and nodded. "May the goddess be with you."
It was the first time for Tang En to see Queen Olina. She was indeed Aurelia's mother. Although she was almost 40 years old, she still looked young and beautiful — after all, she was the queen of a country. Of course, she could afford to use the good things to maintain her youth.
"What are you looking at?"
Aurelia stared at Tang En. "You're so rude!"
Tang En withdrew his gaze and nodded. "Well, you look like you're made from the same mold. You and your mother are both so beautiful."
Aurelia's anger immediately turned into joy. "You have good taste."
The two of them looked very harmonious on the surface, but in their hearts …
Alas.
Tang En sighed faintly. She was really an easy princess to fool.
Does this guy think I'm as easy to coax as those empty and lonely noblewomen?
Aurelia sneered in her heart.
"Everyone, please take a seat. Don't be shy tonight. There are no outsiders here. We're all on the same side. We can drink to our hearts' content."
Victor took a seat with Olina first, and then the others took their seats one by one.
The order of these people was very interesting. On the left side of Victor were his sister Parola, brother-in-law Duke Aubry, Duke Ardrine, Duke Erika, and then Elsa and Elijah.
On the right side of Olina were Princess Aurelia, Tang En, Fiona, and then Grandia, Alice, Danterian, and Clover.
That's right. As Victor said, tonight's banquet had nothing to do with the king and his ministers. It was only for the people on the same side. The order of seating was also arranged according to the distance between them.
Therefore, Aurelia and Ardrine looked at Tang En, who was sitting next to Princess Aurelia, thoughtfully.
At the beginning, Victor still had some intention of hiding it. However, as their cooperation deepened, Victor showed more and more importance to Tang En.
Not to mention the fact that he could obtain an earl's territory as a baron, he could enter the palace several times to discuss various cooperation plans with Victor, and he could also obtain absolute support. Aubry and Ardrine even had a feeling that Victor trusted Tang En more than he trusted them.
Why was that?
"Why do I have to sit here?"
Victor was startled. He didn't expect that someone would be dissatisfied as soon as he sat down.
Looking carefully, wasn't that the little girl beside Tang En?
Victor smiled and said, "Then where do you want to sit?"
"There!"
Elijah pointed at Aurelia's seat without hesitation and said, "I want to change places with her! I want to sit next to big brother! I want big brother to feed me! "
The corners of Princess Aurelia's eyes twitched. If it weren't for the fact that she was a child, she would have suspected that she was deliberately provoking her …
"Elijah, don't make trouble."
Elsa hurriedly said, "Have you forgotten what mother said before we came? You have to be obedient. "
"But I just want to sit next to big brother!"
Elijah said very aggrievedly. "And, and Sister Elsa, don't you want to sit next to big brother?"
Feeling a few gazes suddenly fall on her face, Elsa suddenly blushed and said, "No, don't talk nonsense."
"Obviously there is!"
Elijah said righteously. "When I was sleeping last night, I still heard big sister crying under the quilt — Mmmmm!"
Elsa covered Eliya's mouth and blushed as she said uneasily, "Eliya must be muddle-headed from sleeping. Yes, that's right, that must be it. Hahahaha …"
Fiona's eyes became more and more strange. Recently, she hadn't seen Tang En and Elsa interact much in private. Why was Elsa sinking deeper and deeper?
Oh no, there seemed to be more and more enemies. Should she think of something?
"Haha, children's words carry no harm."
Victor's mouth twitched. He didn't expect to hear gossip about Tang En during a meal. He smiled and asked, "But Elijah, there are only two seats next to Baron Tang En. Why don't you change places with Fiona?"
"Mmmmm!"
Elijah glared and pointed at the hand covering her mouth. Elsa glared at her and let go of her.
"Phew! I almost suffocated to death! "
Elijah took a deep breath and then said righteously, "Because big sister Fiona is very good to me. Of course, I can't take her place! I don't even know that big sister, so I don't care! "
Well said!
Fiona silently praised in her heart. Treating Elijah better usually had many benefits.
This little girl …
Aurelia was annoyed, but she couldn't be angry at a child, so …
"Baron Tang En."
Aurelia had a warm smile on her face. "I think it's better for you to change places. Don't you think that the seat next to Elijah is very good?"
Tang En looked left and right, then silently got up and sat next to Elijah.
He had spoiled his little girl. Even if he had tears in his eyes, he had to take good care of her.
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