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Chapter 1025 - 523 Revolution of the Empire_2

Chapter 1025: Chapter 523 Revolution of the Empire_2

But because the army of the Kingdom of Frank had entered the Holy Empire first, this caused Oyo III to lead all his forces back in defense, leaving the troops of the United Kingdom isolated and without support.

This almost led to a complete collapse of the Empire-United Kingdom front.

Fortunately, at this time, the King of the Ancient Tomb noticed and sent twenty thousand Alsace Army troops to harass the County of Frankenstein in the Frank Empire.

This land had once been the territory of the Alsace Kingdom, later ceded to the Frank Empire by Jalen’s father, and now the Alsasians were fighting there against the Frankish troops.

The involvement of the Alsace Army at least delayed the Emperor of Frank in his northern advance, keeping him from annihilating the United Kingdom’s army first.

But due to their small numbers, their impact was limited.

In this chaotic battle, Alsace’s national strength was the weakest; other nations were either empires or kingdoms with imperial-level powers, or they were the United Kingdom, which had already shown imperial tendencies on the seas.

After a series of chaos, Alsace was still able to maintain its current military strength, which was indeed not easy, and it was only natural that it could not play a decisive role in the war.

...

Inside the military tent, the Emperor of Frank was exceedingly happy, as the situation had changed again in just five short days.

War was always like this, changing in the blink of an eye.

Initially at a disadvantage, the Kingdom of Frank now faced three foes and was gaining the upper hand.

The Emperor of Frank said, "This time their allied troops suffered a massive defeat; we won. And within just these five days, we annihilated three earldoms within the Empire."

"The army of the United Kingdom is like meat on a chopping board; they have no capacity to resist. This time we won."

The Tsardom Island Chief Justice smiled. "Although many unexpected events occurred, ultimately all our plans were achieved."

"The first phase of the military plan is complete. Starting the second phase, we shall launch a large-scale victorious war within the Empire, then use this war to divide the imperial states and win over those states that fear our power, weakening the Empire’s strength."

"Meanwhile, we’ll fully defend against the naval harassment of the United Kingdom and activate our spy network there to incite ethnic conflicts within the United Kingdom."

"As for the reason for declaring war on the Empire, we must also think it through, otherwise we naturally lose the moral high ground—not to mention how others view us, but even our own citizens will wonder why we are waging this war."

Louis XI was in an excellent mood. "The reason for fighting this war is simple, it’s because many ethnic groups within the Empire are being exploited."

"The Frank Empire deploys its military to attack the Empire, aiming to liberate the ethnic groups within it."

The Chief Justice laughed and said, "With this, some fools within the Empire will actually believe your words are true. These people can betray their own country and kin for a glimpse of something they can’t see, promised offhandedly by you."

"To groom a devoted servant, one must care for his family, trust him with all one’s heart, and test his family over generations, but to cultivate a bunch of foreign swine and dogs is very simple. After all, distance makes the heart grow fonder; we need only to say a few words that cost us nothing, and they will develop boundless beautiful imaginations about the Frank Empire—imaginings that none of them dare to break."

Louis XI said, "I only care about my own country. I don’t care about others, but let other nations imagine as they will. The more they imagine, the easier it becomes for us to invade their countries, plunder their resources, and enslave them and their descendants."

"The total resources within the Magic Black Forest are limited. If we live well, others must live poorly."

Archbishop Lance said, "Our espionage networks established in various countries have already spread the first round of nationalistic ideas; now, with just a little guidance from us, many foreigners will soon worship the source of the nationalistic trends—us."

Louis XI added, "Exactly. I’ve noticed something recently; in those countries where nationalistic ideas have emerged, many people are against the Empire."

The Archbishop and the Chief Justice felt immense pressure on this topic. They exchanged glances without saying anything, just nervously looking towards Louis XI.

Louis XI smiled and said, "Don’t misunderstand. After all, it’s another country’s issue, what does it have to do with me? Those who embrace our advanced ideas are originally marginal figures in the upper echelons of various countries, so such thoughts are only natural. Now we need to reorganize the three-tier parliament and symbolically set up a cabinet, copying the constitutional monarchy and cabinet system of the United Kingdom, pretending that we are an empire with a new republican model."

"I want the countries influenced by the Magic Black Forest not only to uphold the notion of one nation, one state but also to promote national autonomy and oppose their own kings."

Archbishop Lance was somewhat stunned. Wasn’t this like dancing on a tightrope?

"Your Majesty, why would you want to do this? Weakening monarchical thought is also a threat to you."

Louis XI was extremely proud. "I am different from those feeble kings; I am the Emperor, a ruler with actual power."

"As long as those foolish people really overthrow the King, those countries will decline, because a country must have one head, just as a person must have one head. Why can’t the Republic govern vast territories? Because if a giant has many heads, that giant will walk the path to self-destruction."

Louis XI continued, "I know that a nation must have an emperor, but I can dupe the foolish populace into thinking this is a falsehood and then let them destroy themselves."

Archbishop Lance was half-convinced but, upon thinking it through, it indeed seemed so.

The Tsardom Island Chief Justice hesitated to speak and dared not openly dismiss the Emperor’s face. He reluctantly said, "Your Majesty, how should the cabinet be arranged? Do you really intend to delegate power to the cabinet?"

Louis XI’s eyes flashed with sarcasm. "How could that be possible? The cabinet will only cause internal chaos in the country, a bunch of people arguing in a building, and that would be beneficial for the country? What a joke, an enormous joke."

"The cabinet members will all be from the Imperial Royal Family, so they will merely be my puppets—nothing but a trick to fool people."

Louis XI proclaimed, "Since we have temporarily won, we should continue to deploy troops to Alsace and entirely eradicate this country that annoys me."

The Chief Justice and the Archbishop hesitated momentarily but did not object.

Now that the Frank Empire and the United Kingdom had been completely outplayed, it was indeed time to take advantage of this momentum to eliminate the unstable factor of the Alsace Kingdom.

The Chief Justice pointed to the bottom left of the map of the Frank Empire. "Pearl tooth and Mango Tooth from the Two Fang Kingdom might unexpectedly join the war. If we are powerful, they should be worried about whether we might threaten their kingdoms’ independence."

Louis XI declared, "According to the previous plan, deploy our byproduct developed from researching the Black Death—the [Legion of Vengeful] Soldiers to these two countries."

"They’ll think it’s a derivation of the Black Death and won’t suspect us. Although these two countries have weaker military strength, we still cannot be careless."

Louis XI stated, "I have already figured out how to deal with the Alsace Kingdom. I can again increase the troops by eighty thousand, assembling a force of one hundred and fifty thousand to directly attack Alsace. We can exploit Jalen, who has fled abroad, to tear a breach from the west of Alsace directly into the heart, and immediately suppress the Royal Capital of Alsace."

The Chief Justice asked, "This plan is sound, but how will we deal with Ivita? If there’s no way to handle Ivita, things will become difficult."

Louis XI said, "I’ve already thought of a strategy. This matter cannot be resolved by force, at least not by our own. The Emperor and he have deep-seated enmities, so instead of exerting pressure from ourselves, we should provoke them to work against each other temporarily. I want the Emperor to deal with Ivita."

"Even if Ivita cannot be killed, he must be temporarily delayed to leave Aras. Besides, I still truly believe in the power of the universal Law, the Emperor can definitely kill a young man if he is willing to pay the price."

...

Inside the Royal Capital of Alsace, Ivita suddenly felt a chill on his back, stopped his writing, and frowned slightly.

’Someone seems to be plotting against me.’

’Let’s prophesize before proceeding.’