Black Iron Crown

The little emperor naturally heard these related remarks in the palace. Although no one dared to talk casually in front of him, some gossip would always reach his ears.

In addition, he also has his own loyal subordinates, it is difficult for these news to escape his eyes and ears.

After hearing such news, he was naturally very annoyed, and only after he dealt with some people in a rage, did he learn that the news had almost spread throughout half the empire.

The anger in his heart is already beyond measure, and he is well aware of how much obstacles such remarks will cause to his rule.

If it were at any other time, he wouldn't have to worry about it, especially when he was in power just now, when he was in full bloom.

Even if such news is well-spoken, it is estimated that not many people believe it.

But now that he has just suffered a disastrous defeat, and the western countries have assembled due to the jihad order, eyeing the empire with covetous eyes, and his prestige has plummeted.

Such "rumors" appearing at this time will naturally have a very strong effect.

The little emperor immediately ordered people to suppress such "nonsense", but as time passed, a large number of people were captured by his personal guards and taken into the dungeon, but they still could not stop the spread of such "rumors".

On the contrary, it is spreading in a more vigorous situation.

There is no other reason, it is too credible.

It is well known that the Earl of Redmara had red hair back then.

It is well known that the Merland family all have yellow hair.

As the nominal son of the old emperor, the little emperor has reddish-brown hair. How can he avoid suspicion?

The role of lineage is extremely important in this era.

It is absolutely impossible for a lowly blood to steal a high position.

Even if there are serfs or self-cultivating farmers who become nobles because of their meritorious service, they will be despised and discriminated against by the old nobles because of their muddy blood.

Only when their family has been passed down for more than three generations, will they be accepted by the noble circle.

Otherwise, if you suddenly start from the bottom of the mud legs, it will be useless even if you defeat a dynasty. No nobleman will join you, because it is an insult to your family blood.

And the Merland family was able to build a stable empire after eliminating so many countries because the blood was noble and long enough.

This family was the noblest group of tribal leaders back when the Ridkar people were still wildlings in the forest.

In the days after the various ethnic groups came out of the forest and established a country on the plain, the Merland family has always been a royal family and has never been broken.

Such a noble bloodline is enough to lead any noble lord.

But Earl Redmara's lineage is obviously not so noble.

On the contrary, as new nobles, they are all lowly in the eyes of the royal family and the old nobles of those countries that were conquered by the empire.

Earl Redmara's father was just a squire at the beginning, but he performed well in the unification war, which made the old emperor look at him differently and gave him the title of earl.

In the past, he was just a mud-legged person who was lucky enough to become a nobleman. His son still wants to issue orders from the emperor's position?

Many people have other ideas in their minds. Many people no longer doubt the authenticity of what Leiner said. A hair color can prove many things. In addition, Leiner, the Grand Duke of the Northern Territory, has already vowed to go to war, so what next? Who will be the next emperor is about to be revealed.

At this time, the little emperor was not only facing the jihad of the western countries, but also facing the offensive of the most powerful army in the northern border. The situation was so dangerous that many people were already looking for another way out.

The little emperor is high above, but he does not live in the sky.

He also knew the thoughts and thoughts of those people below, and his heart was filled with uneasiness and anger.

Annoyed, he came to the room where his mother was under house arrest. These rumors made him a little suspicious.

"My dear mother...some people say that I am the child of Earl Redmara, is this true?" the little emperor asked tentatively.

In fact, he already had some guesses in his mind.

At that time, he hated Earl Redmara and must hang him. A very important part of the reason was that he witnessed the adultery between him and his mother.

Now that there is such an adulterous relationship, is it incredible to have a child?

During the period when the queen was under house arrest here, she was very haggard.

She lost her extravagant life in the past, and because of the death of Earl Redmara, she was no longer as beautiful as before.

The queen glanced at her son, who was called a natural emperor at the time, and said helplessly, "That's right, you are the son of Earl Redmara..."

"This..." After hearing this, the little emperor felt his blood rushing to his brain for an instant, and he was overwhelmed by a feeling of bewilderment.

No matter how he guessed in his heart, when he heard the news with his own ears, it was still like a thunderclap in his ears.

This almost subverted his past values ​​and beliefs.

His ideal is to establish an incomparable feat like his "father" Kaffir the Great.

But now he is told that the emperor he admired since he was a child is not his father, which is no less than a thunderbolt to him.

The little emperor digested for a while in a daze, and seeing his son's expression, the queen asked, "What's the matter? Someone took advantage of this?"

The little emperor nodded blankly, he hardly knew what to do.

"I killed my father?" This was the little emperor's first thought after accepting with difficulty that he was not the father and son of Emperor Kafeit.

When the queen saw the little emperor nodding, a bitter smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

A few tears could not help appearing in the corner of his eyes, he raised his head and closed his eyes.

"You didn't hesitate to sacrifice your life to prevent his identity from being exposed, but now you still have to face all this..."

The queen's heart was full of sadness: "Could it be... I did something wrong?"

She suddenly felt that Earl Redmara's death was very worthless. In order to stabilize the status and authority of the emperor, she did not hesitate to let herself die at the hands of her own son, but in the end she still had to face the issue of lineage.

The little emperor left the queen's room in a daze, almost forgetting everything.

At this time, Leiner was leading the army to the border between the Grand Duchy of the North and the Empire.

Due to the last territorial cession, the border between the two sides is now only 600 kilometers away from the imperial capital, and it only takes one month to reach it at full speed.

November 9, Thirty-two Years of the Empire.

Reina is only 300 kilometers away from the imperial capital.

He has conquered twenty-five fortified fortresses along the way, including two fortresses that are heavily guarded.

It only took a month to attack the city like this, and it was almost unstoppable.

In addition to the strength of the northern border army, the biggest reason is that the previous proclamation has played a role.

People in each fortress are more willing to be loyal to the Moland family, rather than the bastard emperor who stole the throne with low blood.

Therefore, after seeing a continuous stretch of various golden lion flags symbolizing the various branches of the Merland family, many castles immediately chose to surrender without causing any hindrance to Reiner.

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