Chapter 548: Banditry in the West

"Gozevin!" Jacob shouted, "Are you crazy?! Her Highness Ilsa is only 8 years old! Do you want to skip Her Highness Gale and directly let Her Highness Ilsa, who is still a child, take the throne? ?”

"It's not that new for a young child to become an emperor, is it?"

"But Your Highness Ilsa is only 8 years old this year!" Jacob said anxiously, "If you let an 8-year-old child become the emperor, do you think she has the ability to govern the country well?"

"Isn't there still you? Jacob." Ge Zewen showed a gentle smile to Jacob, "You have always been in good health, and you usually insist on exercising. When I die, you will definitely not be dead. If I die in the future, If I die, help Ilsa ascend the throne, and please take good care of and assist Ilsa for me.”

"Ge Zewen! What the hell are you talking about!"

"Hahahaha." Ge Zewen stroked the long beard on his chin, "I just put forward an idea. I didn't really intend to immediately abolish Gale's position as crown prince and make Ilsa the next emperor. "Don't be so nervous, Jacob."

"...Ge Zewen." Jacob said in a deep voice, "How can you guarantee that Her Highness Ilsa will do better than Her Highness Gale when she becomes emperor?"

"..." After Ge Zewen thought silently for a while, he shook his head and said, "I can't guarantee it. But Ilsa is very smart. What ordinary people need 10 days to understand and master, she can do it in 3 days." Mastery, and also has strong self-learning ability, Ilsa’s self-learning ability has impressed her teachers.”

"At the same time, Ilsa is a very kind child. She knows how to be considerate of the subordinates around her and will not treat them like beasts. Therefore, Ilsa has a high reputation among the waiters in the palace."

"Ilsa's talent and Ilsa's character gave me confidence and gave me the confidence to let her ascend the throne as emperor."

"But! Ge Zewen!" Jacob became a little excited, "The risk of letting a young child take the throne is too great!"

"Although the risk is high, it is not impossible, isn't it?" Ge Zewen asked, "With you inside and Su Cheng outside, I believe that even if Ilsa takes the throne, I , there will be no commotion within the empire.”

"Mr. Cheng?"

"Yes. Before Su Cheng became a knight, he was one of Ilsa's teachers. The two of them have a close relationship." Gozewen smiled, "Su Cheng and Ilsa have a very good relationship. Moreover, Su Cheng is a loyal minister who deserves to be entrusted with important tasks and is the most worthy person to win over.”

"If Ilsa ascends the throne and becomes emperor, and Jacob can persuade and win over her,

Su Cheng will definitely stand with you and become Ilsa's strong foreign aid, supporting and assisting Ilsa with you both internally and externally. "

"I'm getting older now, and I should die soon." Gozewen said in a half-joking tone, "If I decide to let Ilsa take the throne, then after I die, what will happen next will be I leave it to you and Su Cheng, but you must take good care of and assist Ilsa. With you two here, I believe Ilsa will grow into a wise king and a hero in the future. "

"Ge Zewen..." Looking at the face of his old friend, Jacob didn't know what to say for a moment.

Because he could feel that Ge Zewen was not joking.

So during the big words just now, Ge Zewen used a joking tone throughout.

But Jacob, who had decades of friendship with Gozevin and knew each other well, could still tell from Gozevin's words that what he just said was not entirely a joke.

Looking at Jacob's face with various emotions, Ge Zewen smiled helplessly: "Okay, Jacob. Don't make such an expression. Didn't I just say it? I just made a suggestion. It’s just an idea, and I don’t really intend to immediately abolish Gale’s position as crown prince and make Ilsa the next emperor.”

Knock knock knock!

As soon as Ge Zewen finished speaking, there was a sudden knock on the door.

As soon as the knock on the door came, Bancro's anxious voice sounded:

"Your Majesty! I have something urgent to report!"

After hearing Bancro's voice, Gozewen and Jacob raised their brows in unison.

Bancro's official position in the central government is foreign affairs chief and military staff officer.

Anyone who has a little knowledge of the official positions of the Britannia Empire will know how big this official is.

As the name suggests, the Diplomacy Manager is the person in charge of the empire's diplomacy. All high-level diplomatic activities are handled by Bancro, who is the Diplomacy Manager. For example, he went to the Rollin Empire to negotiate a peace agreement with the Fool Queen last year, and this year's mission to the Far East. .

The main responsibility of the military staff is to help the emperor make suggestions, plan and make decisions on military-related matters.

There can be many military affairs staff officers. For example, Gozevin currently has 6 military affairs staff officers, and Bancroft is the most capable, most trusted and favored one among these 6 military affairs staff officers.

Bancro was the main planner of the overall strategy of last year's "Summer Wind" offensive.

Judging from Bancro's position, we can see what an incredible talent Bancro is. Bancro was the first person in the history of the Britannian Empire to hold the dual positions of diplomatic controller and military staff at the same time.

Diplomacy and military affairs are two completely unrelated fields. Bankro is very good at them. In any of these two fields, Bankro has achieved good results. He is the minister and important official that Gozewen relies on the most, except Jacob.

Bankro's visit means that the urgent matter he mentioned is either a diplomatic emergency or a military emergency.

And from Bankro's anxious tone, it seems that there is really an urgent matter that needs to be dealt with quickly.

Gozewen sat up straight, and then shouted loudly to the outside of the door:

"Come in."

"Yes!"

After opening the door of the study and walking into the room quickly, Bankro said directly to Gozewen and Jacob:

"Your Majesty! The severity of the banditry in the west has exceeded our expectations!!"

After hearing what Bankro said, Jacob and Gozewen frowned at the same time in tacit understanding.

"Can't the local garrison troops in the west wipe out those bandits?" Gozewen asked.

Bankro did not answer Ge Zewen verbally.

Instead, he shook his head and answered Ge Zewen with body language.

"The local garrison troops are only second-line troops with limited combat effectiveness. It's okay to let them catch thieves and robbers on weekdays, but it's too much for them to fight against the bandits who kill without blinking an eye and are extremely cruel."

"After two months, the local garrison troops in the west have suffered thousands of casualties. The local garrison troops alone are no longer able to wipe out the bandits who occupy the mountains. Your Majesty, it's time to send out the Knights!"

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