Chapter 1087 Tang En’s Decision
"Reinforcements! Reinforcements..."
Palmer on the throne was so anxious that his butt was burning. The messenger carried a magic letter with him. After handing the letter for help to Princess Alleria, he handed the magic letter to Alleria on the spot. Ermo has now learned that Alleria has sent reinforcements, but a few days have passed and they still haven't seen the reinforcements. Can he not be anxious?
Now Grace's army has surrounded Silla. If the reinforcements don't come, I'm afraid they will have to collect the corpses for them!
Queen Dinah next to her was weeping secretly, clasping her hands and praying secretly. At this time, she could do nothing but pray for a miracle.
At this time, Palmer suddenly heard a commotion on the street outside, and he immediately panicked: "What's going on!? What's going on outside!? Could it be that someone took the opportunity to cause trouble!?"
Palmer hurried to the window, took a look, and was shocked to find that on the originally lifeless streets, refugees suddenly took action. Some of them were delivering supplies to the front line, while others were carrying buckets of water. They poured water on the roof, and some helped the elderly and children move inside the house...
This picture of people working together to overcome difficulties made Palmer stunned: "What is going on!?"
At this time, a maid ran into the throne room in panic: "Your Majesty, Princess Beatrice sneaked out of the castle. She is unwilling to come back. She is currently organizing the refugees to prepare a resistance plan!"
"What!?"
Palmer and Dinah were shocked when they heard this, and Queen Dinah panicked: "Your Majesty! Send someone to bring Beatrice back! It's too dangerous outside now!"
Palmer did not agree immediately. He thought of the scene he just saw. Could it be that——
He immediately began to observe carefully again, searching the area where the refugees were moving. Soon, his eyes locked on a small figure. Although he was far away, he recognized the busy figure at a glance. The figure is none other than Beatrice, the apple of his eye.
Palmer's mood was very complicated for a moment. As a king, he did not cheer up immediately. Unexpectedly, the first person to cheer up was Beatrice...
Obviously she is still just a child...
In this time of national crisis, even she cheered up. What right did she have to panic here?
Thinking of this, Palmer's panic-stricken heart gradually calmed down.
"Don't panic. Beatrice is doing what she can. We should also work hard."
Palmer took a deep breath and tried to calm down the restlessness in his heart. He said slowly: "Although we are only a small principality, we should also try to learn to resist Grace. We cannot put all our hopes We rely on reinforcements from the Illrus Empire.”
He looked at the still flustered ministers beside him: "How much food is still stored in the treasury now?"
"Your Majesty, it was originally enough for the whole of Xila to survive the whole winter until the new grain harvest next year, but after the influx of a large number of refugees, I am afraid it will only be enough to last for a month..."
"Don't talk so much nonsense. If it is breached, all the food will become Grace's."
Palmer gritted his teeth and said with determination: "Send the order, open the granary, and organize the chefs in the city to start cooking. Before the war begins, at least let our soldiers have full stomachs!"
All the ministers exclaimed: "Your Majesty! You can't do this -"
"Why not!"
Palmer shouted: "Now! Obey my order immediately! Not only open the granary to stock up on food, but also take out the reserved weapons and distribute them! At least, before we are destroyed, we must also bite the Grisians hard. Next bite of meat!”
"Yes...Your Majesty..."
"Raise your heads! Even Beatrice cheered up and started to resist. What qualifications do you, the pillars of the country, have to continue to be passive!"
"Yes! Your Majesty!"
All the ministers retreated to carry out the orders. Palmer sat down slumped and looked at the empty throne room with a blank look on his face.
He has done what he can do, but to what extent he can do it all depends on God's will...
"I must say, you impressed me."
A voice suddenly reached his ears, and Palmer stood up suddenly: "Who!?"
Then, he saw the air in front of him ripple like water, and then a young man with a smile appeared in front of him.
Invisibility!
Palmer was startled, but felt that the young man in front of him looked familiar. After taking a closer look, he suddenly took a breath of air and exclaimed: "Your Majesty Tang En!?"
Tang En smiled and nodded.
It turned out to be His Majesty Tang En!
Palmer, who was deeply in despair, was instantly overwhelmed by ecstasy. He pulled Dinah, who was full of shock, to kneel directly in front of Tang En and gave him a surrender ceremony: "Palmer of the Principality of Silla ·Cecil and his wife Dinah Cecil have met His Majesty Tang En!”
Tang En waved his hand: "Get up."
"Your Majesty Tang En, please save Silla!"
Dinah begged: "Only you can save this place now!"
"madness!"
Palmer said angrily: "Since His Majesty Tang En is already here, it means that reinforcements must have arrived too! Silla can be saved!"
Tang En was noncommittal and said with a smile, "You have raised a good daughter."
Palmer's eyes lit up when he heard this. Could it be that His Majesty Tang En has fallen in love with Beatrice? ?
Oh my God!
This is simply the only good news in a desperate situation!
If Beatrice can become His Majesty Tang En's concubine, are they afraid that Silla will have no chance of development in the future? ?
Unfortunately, the situation is quite critical now and it is really not the time to talk about this!
Palmer hurriedly said: "If Your Majesty Tang En likes it, you can marry Beatrice at any time, but the current situation..."
"you misunderstood."
Tang En waved his hand: "I just witnessed what Princess Beatrice did. It can be said that it is because of her that I have greatly changed my view of this place. So, you have raised a good daughter."
To be honest, Tang En had a dispensable attitude toward the Principality of Sila at the beginning. He would save it if he could, and it didn't matter if he couldn't. After all, it was just a principality. Compared with Grace, he was definitely more inclined to have a good relationship with him. Grace has a larger population, making it easier to unify there later.
But what he saw and heard after coming here gradually changed his mind.
The ferocity and cruelty of the Gris people far exceeded his imagination.
Since Tang En came to Purandal, the most ferocious people he has seen before are the bandits and bandits who are forced to live in the wilderness due to their livelihood. At most, these people are just looking for wealth. If they hand over their wealth obediently, there is a high probability that they will You can still save your own life - after all, bandits have to consider long-term development during robbery. If all the merchants are dead and scared away, they will also starve to death, right?
Even when they faced tens of thousands of troops in the previous battle with Prince Gilad, those soldiers had their own sense and judgment. After learning that Gilad was really corrupted by the Serpent of Darkness, they followed Tang En. After receiving the order, he went back home directly.
This is especially true in the Solant Kingdom. Everyone has their own judgment and is not blindly loyal. That's why he was able to use public opinion to crush Klein's ambition and then easily regain Solant.
However, Grace gave him a completely different feeling.
Here in the Principality of Silla, what he felt from top to bottom was the deep and unquenchable hatred for Grace.
What kind of hatred can make people who originally belonged to the same country turn against each other in just over a hundred years after the split?
After Tang En came to Silla, he did not go to the castle immediately. Instead, he walked on the street, observed and listened, and at the same time he was analyzing and judging the situation in his mind.
But the more he knew, the worse his mood became.
The Kingdom of Grace is probably different from all the kingdoms encountered before.
They have ambition, strength, and what’s even more frightening is that they still have the power to act!
The regular annual plundering of the Solant border and the Principality of Sira and Ivalan ensures the actual combat capabilities of the Kingdom of Grace's army, which makes the Kingdom of Grace's aggressiveness unusually high.
The principality of Sila, which had suffered so much, was full of hatred towards the Kingdom of Grace. Countless people were separated from their families and died on the battlefield because of the army of the Kingdom of Grace.
This means that if Tang En wants to regain the Kingdom of Grace, he will inevitably have irreconcilable conflicts with the people of the Principality of Sila, the Principality of Ivalan, and even some of the border cities in Solant!
Maybe they will be suppressed by Tang En at the beginning, but over time they will definitely become a hidden danger, especially if they need to unite and fight side by side in the future. If the Graces and the Silas are allowed to fight together, the two of them may be First they will start stabbing each other.
This is definitely an unstable factor that Tang En cannot accept.
However, from a purely practical point of view, the best choice for him is to abandon the people of the Principality of Sira and the Principality of Ivalan and choose the Kingdom of Grace.
Because all the people in the Kingdom of Grace have extremely strong combat effectiveness, there is no doubt that Tang En's first priority is to fight Chaos and save the world. The average combat effectiveness of all people is very important, and the people of Grace can undoubtedly greatly improve this indicator.
Did you choose to protect the good and peaceful Principality of Sira and the Principality of Ivalan?
Or choose the more practical but aggressive Kingdom of Grace?
Tang En was caught in a contradiction in his heart.
Until he saw Beatrice.
This princess who was born in a castle but was full of hope made the balance in his heart tilt.
Yes, although the Kingdom of Grace is more preferred now, it means that he has to compromise with Grace's evil deeds!
Now that a compromise has been made, what happens if there is a conflict between the Gris and the Illus in the future? Does it mean further compromise?
No compromise? The Gris people will start to cause divisions and create difficulties for him.
Since pampering them will only cause all kinds of unstable troubles in the future, why not consider keeping Silla and Ivalan?
Although they are not strong, although they are just kind-hearted civilians, even they still have the desire to survive!
When faced with desperate situations, they will also burst out with powerful strength!
Keep Sira and Ivalan, give up Grace.
This was the final choice Tang En made because of Beatrice.