On the 15th of September, the hazy skies of Shurasa did not match the atmosphere that should have been. This is www.biquge.info the day when the 23rd Emperor of Mastar, the first empress, ascended the throne. The coronation, as it has done on 22 previous occasions, was held in the temple of Pheus Apollo on the outskirts of Shurasa. The Heinels claim to be the descendants of the sun god, so Higrani can't be an exception.

The main ceremony of the coronation ceremony was placed in the main hall of the temple, and the crown and golden sword, symbols of imperial power, were placed on the main altar. Today, Higrani is only 12 steps away from the highest power.

The great nobles of Shurasa have arrived, and the new emperor will decide here and now, and timely congratulations are always necessary. The people stood on two sides in front of the altar, and the main hall was guarded by numerous priests and assistants, and the aisle leading to the altar was covered with a fine red velvet carpet of Parmes.

Officials and nobles who had always been Higrani almost spontaneously stood on the right side of the aisle, and the rest on the left. And the Queen Mother, who has always been surrounded by stars on weekdays, is relatively deserted, and the Queen Mother is unusually quiet with a veil.

The horn sounded for the beginning of the ceremony, and everyone turned their eyes to the door of the main hall. Soon Sigrani appeared, and surprisingly, the princess was not wearing any fancy costumes. Sigrani's blonde hair was still chic, and her slender figure was perfectly accentuated by the silver armor.

Sigrani came to the altar, and at the same time, the high priest who had passed the age of six also ascended the altar from the other side with the assistant priests. As is customary, it starts with a tribute to the gods, which takes about 10 minutes. After that, at the signal of the high priest, Sigrani began to slowly ascend the altar.

When Sigrani crossed the last step, she knelt on one knee in front of the crown and sword, bowing her head solemnly.

"O daughter of the House of Heine," said the High Priest, "darling of the gods, today you will be the ruler of this land of Mastar. Can you swear to the gods and pledge to strive to bring wealth, glory, and happiness to your subjects? ”

"I do." Sigrani replied calmly.

"Well, if you can get the blessing of the gods, then please take the crown and sword from the altar."

At this moment, a floor-to-ceiling candlestick in the hall suddenly fell to the ground, and almost everyone's attention was attracted to it. Leon was the only one in his eyes, and it was he who noticed a metallic glow in the arms of the high priest's assistant.

"Your Highness, be careful, there are assassins!" Leon shouted.

When Sigrani heard this, she raised her head alertly, only to see a cold light coming, and she instinctively sat back to avoid the attack. At the same time, the Assassins who were ambushed by the priests and assistant priests leaped out, and the entire temple was immediately thrown into chaos. The princess's guards were almost bare-handed, except for Megaella's whip, who brought in. Leon was unarmed, but he didn't care much and rushed towards Sigrani, but the chaotic crowd hindered his progress.

Sigrani was unusually calm at this point, and she quickly drew the golden sword from the altar, parrying the Assassin's second attack. At this time, she also saw the face of the assassin - Manfred Maas, "Maas, you are the opposite!" ”

"If I don't fight back, I will die at your hands, do you think I will fight back?" With a hideous face, Maas pressed Sigrani with his sword, "Die, little Nizi! In the future, it will be the Mastar of the Rossi family. ”

Just as Maas was about to make a further attack, the bloated High Priest suddenly had the courage to hold him from behind.

"Let go, old immortal!"

Naturally, Sigrani would not let go of this opportunity, and she decisively swung her sword at Maas's right wrist, instantly cutting off his short sword-wielding hand. Maas roared in pain, and the instant burst of brute force broke away from the High Priest, causing Higrani to hesitate for a moment. Taking advantage of this gap, Maas grabbed the crown with his remaining left hand and threw it at the Queen Mother with all his might. After the Empress Dowager took the crown, she immediately withdrew from the main hall surrounded by attendants.

"Your Highness the Princess!" Leon finally squeezed through the crowd and made his way to the altar.

"Leon, go and get the crown back, I'm fine!" Sigrani shouted at him.

"Yes!" Leon chased after the door with the trust.

Of the two things that symbolize imperial power in Mastar, the crown represents the status of legitimacy, while the golden sword represents the power of sanctions. Therefore, relatively speaking, as long as there is a crown, you can rightfully inherit the throne. Whoever holds the crown will have a stronger legitimacy for the throne.

The Assassins began to shoot arrows at the altar, and since they had brought in only small hunting bows, they could not do any damage to Higrani unless they hit her unprotected head. And Maas, who had no armor, was unfortunately shot in the neck and eye and died instantly. And Sigrani lay down in time, and by the way, pulled the high priest down, so that he was not injured. But the high priest was unlucky, and he was still shot in the ass by a stray arrow.

Under the altar, the nobles of Mastar are really ugly, and in order to protect themselves, they push the people around them to the assassins. But the person who committed this kind of behavior was immediately pushed out by another person, and many people were killed and injured in the chaos for a while.

The princess's guards had now begun to gradually clear the surrounding enemy, and thanks to Megaella's skillful whiplash skills, they were able to easily capture their weapons. Tisiphne, on the other hand, found a floor-to-ceiling candlestick as a substitute for the trident. Alector and Atalanta used throwing knives and small hunting bows to eliminate each other's archers one by one, and the other three knocked all those who tried to pounce on them to the ground.

Outside the temple, the Praetorian Guards outside clashed with some of the Templars inside.

"Lord Barbec, please get out of the way. I was ordered by Her Royal Highness the Princess to go in and quell the chaos. ”

"Oh. Is it? But I was ordered by the Queen Mother to guard the gate and not let anyone enter. The Prime Minister of Mastar smiled indifferently.

"Her Royal Highness the Princess is the future Empress, do you want to be a rebellious minister?" Hayes snapped.

"I'm sorry, but the temple is the domain of the Knights Templar, even the emperor should think twice." Barbek showed no signs of weakness.

At this moment, the sound of horses' hooves behind the Praetorian Guards sounded, and it turned out to be the Templars from Redknapp's side who had arrived. The main force of the Knights is inclined towards Redknapp, while Barbec's side is dominated by the private soldiers of the Rossi family. When Barbeck saw Redknapp coming, he secretly screamed in his heart.

"Lord Chancellor, it seems that you do not have the power to interfere with the actions of the Templar Knights beyond the authority of your subordinates. Alright, you guys, open the door for me. ”

"However, I am the Empress Dowager ......" Babek still wanted to delay.

"What queen mother, your direct allegiance should be to the emperor, even so, you have no right to use my subordinates. There is even less power to use the personal guards to obstruct the movement of the Janissaries. What's the matter with the Queen Mother. ”

"Lord Rednap, your dispute is indeed not my business. Now please let me pass. The unpleasant girl's voice rang in the ears of Hayes and Redknapp, but of course it was as pleasant as fairy music to Barbeck.

"However, Her Majesty the Queen Mother...... "This time the roles have been rotated.

"What, but, you still want to get in my way!" The queen mother turned her face faster than she turned a book, "Poor emperor's bones are not cold, and his courtiers are going to bully me, a surviving person." ”

"Don't dare, don't dare." said this on his lips, but in his heart he was scolding "damn it".

Just as the Empress Dowager and her entourage were about to pass through the gate, Leon rushed from behind, holding his own sword in his hand, and shouted: "The Empress Dowager conspired to usurp the throne and snatched the emperor's crown privately, hurry up and snatch it back!" ”

Hearing this, both sides at the door flashed their swords almost simultaneously.

"Queen Mother, please hand over the crown, otherwise we will have to offend." Hayes said majestically but politely.

"Presumptuous! How dare you guys threaten me. The Queen Mother is still domineering, "Prime Minister, teach me a lesson for these chaotic ministers and thieves." ”

"Yes, Queen Mother."

"Then we have to offend, everyone, listen up, there is a heavy reward for those who reclaim the crown!"

A bloody battle was immediately staged at the gate of the temple, and Leon fought his way into the enemy line while the opponent's attention was all on the front. He saw that Barbec was protecting the Queen Mother with the Queen Mother's attendants, and wanted to take advantage of the chaos to escape. Seeing this, Leon shouted loudly and chased after him. When the queen mother saw that he was menacing, she first sent a close attendant to go up, but unexpectedly, Leon was slashed down with only one face.

Leon pushed through the crowd and was only a few steps away from the Queen Mother's party. The attendants stepped forward one by one, but they only increased the casualties in Paris. Leon broke free from the entanglement of his attendants and rushed forward, slashing his hand to claim the crown. I saw that the Queen Mother and Leon each grabbed half of the crown and argued.

After all, Leon's strength was much stronger, and the Queen Mother couldn't support it, but she saw a sword light coming towards Leon's left arm holding the crown. Leon endured the fainting pain, his left hand still holding on to the crown, and his right hand swung his sword and fought with the attendants who had pounced on him.

But Leon is not a master of swords from time to time, and he is not a light swordsman. Just as he was attacked by the enemy, flying arrows and knives killed and injured a large part of the queen mother's close attendants. Leon also took advantage of the enemy's hesitation and killed several enemies who approached with all his might.

"Your plot has been completely foiled, do you want to continue to disobey the emperor?" Atalante's voice rang out.

After Sigrani and the others eliminated the Assassins in the temple, they returned to the crowd unscathed. When the Queen Mother saw Sigrani alive, she screamed and fell to the ground, and Leon took the opportunity to reclaim the crown. The rebel soldiers also put up resistance, and Barbek leaned against the gate post in despair.

Leon put away his sword, handed the crown stained with his own blood in front of Sigrani, and said, "Your Majesty, the minister has lived up to your request, and now the goods are returned to their original owners, long live Your Majesty the Empress!" "After that, he fainted due to blood loss and physical exhaustion.

"Come on, save him!" Sigrani turned her emotion and anxiety into tears, "Marquis of Fielders, I will never allow you to have anything, understand?" The accompanying priest immediately helped Leon into the temple for treatment.

Hayes and Redknapp helped the Queen Mother and Barbec to Sigrani, "Your Majesty, what are they going to do?" ”

"What should be done about the crime of rebellion? What should be done with those who have always had ill intentions towards the emperor? I don't need to explain it myself, do I? ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Hayes replied, "Prison for the time being, and public execution tomorrow." ”

"Your Majesty spares your life, spares your life." It was then that Barbeck remembered to beg.

Sigrani ignored him and hurried back to the palace with the others. Sigrani rushed into the nursery of the Queen Mother's dormitory. The little prince's nanny was so frightened that she sat down on the ground all of a sudden, "Your Royal Highness the princess ......"

"Where's my brother?" Sigrani asked sharply.

"Answer Her Majesty!" Hayes grabbed the panicked nanny viciously.

"...... By...... The eldest young master of the Bertrand family gave ...... I took it away. ”

"Cezel. Bertrand? Sigrani scowled, "Hays, Atalanta, you lead the Praetorian Guard to continue the hunt for the remnants of the rebels. Alecto, Megaella, and Tisiphne led people to raid Bertrand's house. Redknapp and Cosette go to investigate the ins and outs of the assassination plan. In addition, the dragon knight quickly sent an order to Count Lance to ask the northern army to prepare to go south to the emperor! ”

Higrani then returned to the temple, which had been heavily guarded by the Templars. Sigrani first visited the wounded high priest and then went to Leon's bedside.

"How's the Marquis?" Sigrani asked the priest who was treating Tirion.

"Your Excellency the Marquis is free of life, but the muscles and bones of his left hand have been damaged, and his left hand will no longer be able to hold the sword in the future."

"Really?" Sigrani said gloomily, "Give him the best medicine, you have worked hard, go down." I will have to consult with the Marquis Lords alone. ”

The priest left with the paramedics in amusement.

"Your Majesty......" Leon's left arm was already wrapped in gauze, and he was about to get up when he saw Sigrani come in.

"No, no, don't get up." Sigrani hurriedly stopped, sat down and looked at Leon tenderly.

"I'm sorry, Leon, I'm sorry." Sigrani unconsciously brought rain to the pear blossoms, "It's all for my sake." ”

"Your Majesty, as long as the minister fights for Your Majesty, he can do ...... regardless of life and death."

Sigrani silently got up and walked to the window, leaving Leon's back behind.

"Your Majesty......"

"Leon, even if you give me so much, I can't give you anything in return. Even now I ask you to continue to make sacrifices, and of course you can refuse me if you don't want to. Sigrani thinks that some things are better said to the face of an upright person like Leon.

"What's the matter, Your Majesty?"

"Marry me, please." Sigrani said in a tone that was terrifyingly calm.

"Your Majesty!" Leon couldn't help but shudder.

"I'm pregnant, the child is Sogrande's, and I need a man now to keep the child from having the reputation of being an illegitimate child. But on the other hand, I want to find someone I like to do this less glamorous thing. I know it's a great shame for a man, so it's normal for you to turn me down. But even so, I hope you'll say yes. ”

The silence lasted for a long time, as long as a century.

"I'm sorry for making such a rude request...... "Sigrani prepared to leave.

"Your Majesty, wait." Leon got up from the bed and pulled Higrani into his arms, "I'm willing to do anything for you, whatever it is. Please marry me, it is a great honor for the minister. ”

"Thanks, Leon." Sigrani buried her head in his chest, "What a fool I am. ”

(Two days later, early in the morning, the southern city of Mastar, Nabrus)

Nabrus is the largest city in the south and is one of the centers of commerce and crafts in Mastar. And the Rossi family, the largest family in Mastar, also used this as a base to expand their power everywhere. The patriarch of the Rossi family was none other than the Queen Mother's father, the Marquis of Rossi, Christian. Early that morning, while he was in bed for morning tea, Berlusconi, the captain of his guard, rushed into the bedroom. The Marquis was forty years old, and his dark brown beard and hair were stained with frost.

"What's so flustered?" The Marquis was bringing a delicate black-glazed teacup to his mouth.

"Your Excellency the Marquis, something is wrong. Her Royal Highness Sigrani mutinied, imprisoned the Empress Dowager, and proclaimed herself Emperor. ”

"What? A female streamer, she dares to be the emperor! The Marquis put down the teacup heavily, and the tea splashed, "What about my grandson?" ”

"The subordinate was about to make an announcement, when a young dragon knight brought it back. His subordinates have verified his identity and are indeed your grandson. ”

"Invite the righteous man to the study."

Half an hour later, Marquis Rossi saw the dragon knight in his study, "May I ask your Excellency's family name?" ”

"In the Lower Beltran family's eldest son Cizer, this time Her Royal Highness the Princess suddenly attacked, and in the hurry of the Lower is unable to rescue the Queen Mother, it is really worthy of His Excellency the Marquis."

"Your Excellency, don't blame yourself, I want to thank you too late? What about your family? ”

"My father was obsessed, and although he couldn't bear to abandon it, he had to resign himself to fate before the orthodox bloodline of the emperor. Now that he has completed his important duties, he will go back to confess his guilt, so as not to incur the poison of His Highness Higrani. With that, Cizer got up and took his leave.

The Marquis of Rossi was originally testing Cezel's sincerity, but seeing this, he couldn't help but pay attention to Cezel. So he hurriedly said: "Sigrani is fierce and vicious, even if Your Excellency goes back, the whole family will not escape her poisonous hands." It's better to stay and go north with me to punish him, and there is a sea of blood and hatred. ”

"Aren't there any way for my parents and brothers to live?" Cizer hurried, "Alas, I have harmed them, and if Sigrani dares to touch them, I will be at odds with them!" Before you verify the news of your father and brother, please let me follow you! ”

"Good! Your Excellency, please rest and discuss important matters tomorrow. ”

Three days later, it was reported from Shurasa that the Empress Dowager had been guillotined, and that Sigrani had summoned Leon. News of Fielders' son-in-law. Sigrani succeeded to the throne and became the first empress in the history of Mastar, on September 20, 344 in the Gregorian calendar.

Sigrani repaired a letter and sent the head of the Queen Mother to Nabrus. In the letter, the Marquis of Rossi was ordered to personally go to Shulasa to plead guilty, and return the prince and Cizer, and also deprived the Rossi family of half of their territory. The Marquis of Rossi threw the book angrily and beheaded the envoy. On September 25, the infant prince was proclaimed Maximilian III, and the southern army was raised to the north.