Volume 8: The Clever Girl and the Imperial Tool Chapter 030 Surrender
Emiya rolled his eyes, too lazy to pay attention to Cu Chulainn, and waved his hand to let Cu Chulainn leave.
As for Esdeath and Bud, Emiya first performed a few healing spells on them, then called a few guards and had them arrange the two strongest people in the empire to rest in two rooms.
It was not until the evening that the two men woke up from their coma.
After waking up, Bud asked to see Emiya who was enjoying dinner. He walked into the dining room, knelt on one knee in front of Emiya and said, "I failed to do my job well and failed to capture Esdeath and Cu Chulainn. Please punish me, Your Majesty."
However , Emiya did not take this matter to heart, "Forget it, one of them is Esdeath and the other is a demigod, it is normal that you are not a match for them, retreat."
General Bud looked up at Emiya, then stood up and slowly walked out.
At the same time, Hephaestus, who was sitting opposite Emiya and cutting steak, said, "It seems that Bud has begun to doubt your identity."
Emiya was unmoved and said with a smile, "It's normal. My personality is completely different from that of the little emperor. The change in the past few days is too abrupt. It's normal for Bud to be suspicious. In fact, it's not just Bud. Minister Ernest and other officials have also begun to doubt my identity. However, because of you, they dare not act rashly."
With gods suppressing everything, even if these people doubt him, what can they do? Do they dare to verify his identity?
No one dared to say this, because doing so would inevitably lead to a break with Hephaestus, and the result would not be a good one.
So even though everyone has doubts in their hearts, they still pretend to be deaf and dumb.
For example, for officials with a conscience, as long as the empire can get better and the people can live and work in peace, anyone can be the emperor and they are willing to support him.
This is not because they are not loyal, but because the previous emperor who was manipulated by the ministers was too disappointing to them. Therefore, even if they have doubts, they will not expose them.
But for the ministers, the emperor is not important, what is important is Hephaestus.
As long as this god is here, they will not act rashly because Hephaestus is too powerful.
As for Bud, he was indeed very loyal to the little emperor, but it was precisely because of this loyalty that he did not dare to verify his identity. On the one hand, it was because he had no solid evidence, and on the other hand, if the little emperor in front of him was really a fake, then the real little emperor must have fallen into the hands of this group of people.
Therefore, he would not act rashly until he found the whereabouts of the real little emperor, or confirmed whether the little emperor was alive or dead.
As a result, the court was always under the control of Wei Gong, and there was never any disturbance.
Not long after Bud left, Emiya received a report from the guards saying that Esdeath had also woken up and wanted to see him.
Emiya did not refuse, "Let her in."
After a while, Esdeath in military uniform came in from outside and knelt on one knee in front of Emiya, "Esdeath pays respect to His Majesty."
Emiya smiled, "I'm glad to see you're okay, General Esdeath."
Esdeath lowered her head and said, "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty."
Emiya said, "You are a hero of the Empire. It is normal for me to miss you. General Esdeath, would you like to sit down and have a meal with us?"
Esdeath's eyes flickered slightly, and she stood up and said, "Okay!"
Emiya: ...
He was just being polite, but he didn't expect Esdeath to agree. But it wasn't a big deal, so he ordered someone to add another set of bowls and chopsticks.
After Esdeath took her seat, she looked around and said, "Your Majesty, who are these people..."
Emiya put down his knife and fork and said, "Let me introduce you. The person sitting next to you is Miss Hanayusai Naoko, a top puppeteer. The person sitting opposite you is Wu Zetian. The current series of reforms in the empire are all from her hands. The person sitting on my left is Medea, my lover, and the person on my right is Hephaestus, also my lover."
Hephaestus couldn't help but sigh, she knew Emiya would say that.
Esdeath's eyes flickered. "Your Majesty, I remember that Hephaestus seemed to be the name of the goddess."
"That's right." Emiya nodded.
"So, the goddess is actually your Majesty's lover." Esdeath looked incredulous, but this also indirectly confirmed her guess. The person in front of her was indeed not the little emperor she knew.
The little emperor was just a puppet of the ministers. How could he deserve the favor of the goddess?
"Is it strange?" Emiya asked back.
Esdeath nodded and said, "It is indeed very strange that the goddess is actually your Majesty's lover. Does this mean that your Majesty is also a god?"
"Are you testing me?" Emiya looked at Esdeath with a smile.
Esdeath remained silent.
Emiya shook his head. "Don't worry, I'm not a god yet. I'm a human. There are some things that you should know but not say. Don't you agree, General Esdeath?"
Esdeath narrowed her eyes and said, "I only like war and killing. I don't care about anything else."
Emiya understood the meaning of Esdeath's words and said with a smile: "This time when you come back, I plan to let you deal with the rebels in the south."
Esdeath asked, "When will the minister leave?"
"You can leave whenever you want. I won't rush you. But there is one thing I hope you can remember."
"Your Majesty, please speak."
"This time, I will only kill the leaders and high-ranking officials of the rebels, and will not pursue their followers. I hope that General Esdeath, you can restrain your murderous intent and do not kill them all. After all, the reason why they chose to rebel is also because of the Empire. Do you understand what I mean?"
Esdeath said: "Your Majesty is merciful, but those ignorant fellows may not appreciate your kindness."
Emiya said calmly: "It doesn't matter whether they are grateful or not. I just hope that less blood will be shed. After all, they are all my people and members of the empire. The construction of the empire cannot be separated from these people."
Esdeath said slowly: "Your Majesty, I obey your command."
Emiya smiled with relief, "Very good, I was right about you."
After dinner, Emiya sent Esdeath away. At this time, Hephaestus suddenly said, "I plan to leave the imperial capital tomorrow."
Emiya was stunned for a moment, "Leave, where are you going?"
Hephaestus responded, "I have done almost all the research on the evil spirits, so I am going to find a dangerous species and refine an automatic dragon doll for you. Hanayusai Naoko and Medea will also go with me."
Upon hearing this, Emiya turned his head and looked at the two women, who nodded.
Hanayusai Naoko took a puff of her cigarette and said, "We have already used up all the design drawings. Please look forward to the surprises we will create for you, Boss."
Emiya smiled and said, "Okay, I'll just look forward to it a little bit then."
So the next day, Hephaestus took the two women and left the imperial capital. Cu Chulainn was also with them. How could he be left out of such a task as hunting dangerous species?
Before leaving, Hephaestus asked Emiya for a batch of materials. Emiya created them with his own abilities and gave them all to Hephaestus and his group.
At the same time, the empire was getting better and better under the governance of Wu Zetian, and Emperor Wei Gong was just a decoration.
But this is exactly what Emiya wanted. Emiya still has some self-awareness about what kind of person he is. He was originally just a small boss of a community supermarket. It is totally incapable of him to manage an empire.
So in Emiya's opinion, professional matters should be left to professionals.
Wu Zetian was such a professional person.
Emiya can just be a decoration. He practices magic every day and practices other skills to strengthen his own strength. By the way, he also takes the time to visit the base of the night raid.
The purpose is simple, to return the imperial tool to the evil spirit.
Since Hephaestus has finished her research, she will naturally return this imperial weapon to Brand. However, this time, Emiya met the boss of the night raid base, Nadezhda!
Nadezhda had already learned of Emiya's identity from her subordinates. After seeing Emiya, she warmly entertained him.
Emiya didn't refuse either.
The two sides had a warm and friendly conversation inside the base.
Nadezhda asked Emiya how he would treat the empire if he really took over the entire empire, and Emiya bluntly expressed his own ideas.
"Constitutional monarchy?" Nadezhda was confused. If these words were read separately, she would recognize each one, but if they were put together, Nadezhda would not recognize them.
So Emiya explained to Nadezhda in detail what constitutional monarchy is.
After hearing this, the group of people from Night Raid were all dumbfounded.
Leone couldn't help but ask, "Can such an exaggerated thing as the people being the masters really be achieved?"
The people living in this era simply could not believe what the empire would be like without the emperor.
This is the limitation .
Emiya said calmly, "Due to the limitations of the times, this kind of thing can't be done in a day or two, but it doesn't matter. We have plenty of time. One year, ten years, twenty years, there will always be a day when we can do it."
Nadezhda was moved. Wasn't it for this day that she joined the revolutionary army?
Overthrow the tyrannical empire and rebuild a brand new one.
But now, after seeing Emiya's constitutional monarchy, Nadezhda has become more and more aware of the excellence of this system. It is definitely the best thing for the people to be the masters of their own country.
So Nadezhda, who was always decisive, said without hesitation: "Please allow us to join your camp and contribute more strength for that beautiful era ."
Emiya was also a little surprised by Nadezhda's surrender, "I thought you would think about it for a while."
Nadezhda smiled bitterly and said, "In fact, we have been thinking about this for a long time. We have also seen the changes in the empire. These days, we have deeply realized that you and the emperor are different, so I think it's time to make a decision."
