"Elio learns so quickly and is so good." After the outsiders left, a maid with silver-purple hair appeared in the study, slowly landed on the ground, then jumped lightly behind Elio and surrounded him.
"In fact, being an emperor is like this. You can't let those below you easily know your moods and emotions. If they know everything about you and can predict many of your actions, then you will become a puppet under their control."
"So, we must remain mysterious, unknown, and majestic, so that we can establish rule."
"It feels so tiring." Elio held Conos's hand, released it from his shoulder, and then lay down on the desk, just wanting to have a good sleep. The fatigue from the previous battle had not completely disappeared.
"It will be very tiring at first, but you will get used to it slowly." Kernos jumped lightly, sat on Elio's desk, and began to look through some documents in the report, including statistics after the house search and lists of people who needed to be purged.
"Well, these guys are quite honest. They haven't dared to embezzle much so far, hehe." Cornos shook his legs and said cheerfully.
Then she put them down and talked about where she had been.
"I went to look for Lily and her son, and I roughly know where they went. But, Elio, you haven't told me what you plan to do with them. Consider this your first test as emperor."
Elio had to look up when he heard this, but he didn't answer immediately. Instead, he stood up from his chair, walked slowly to the window, and looked at the bustling scenery outside the window full of eaves and sunset.
"Actually, I don't know what to do with them, mother and son."
"Edlund and Amank conspired to murder my father and Uncle Ansel. I have no other intentions than to seek their revenge."
"But Lily was different. Aimank married her later and made her queen. During her reign, she was quite good. She did her best to do things that were compassionate to the people, such as taking the lead in opening orphanages and providing education for many poor children. Even I myself learned writing and numbers for a few months at the orphanage in the city."
"Because I knew simple words and could do simple arithmetic, I was able to get reasonable compensation from the stores I acquired, which helped me get through the most difficult times." Elio talked about his difficult life as a teenager.
"This made it difficult for me to be ruthless towards them and their son, and also led to some people avoiding sending people to hunt them down specifically during the palace coup."
"So, because of your kindness, they were able to escape the imperial capital. However, have you carefully considered the consequences of doing so?"
"The Edren brothers are on good terms with the Griffin family and have a good relationship with the Duke of Raven in the north. If they and their mother raise their arms, and add to the remnants of the previous group, they could split the empire apart if they're not careful."
"Although Edren may seem incompetent to outsiders, he has actually become a mature king after the training and tempering of the Western Expedition. He has many direct followers in the army, and he has persuaded and persuaded the nobles to start siding with him, and these nobles have gained a large number of military power."
"If it weren't for our interference, he might have been able to restore stability to the empire. However, that kind of stability is destined to continue towards its end."
"Although he is dead now, Lily's child is still alive, and the hope of those remnants will not be cut off." Cornos analyzed on the side.
"I know." Elio looked quietly at the sunset outside the window.
What Kernos said was true. If Lily and her son had not died, the empire would have been plunged into a war, and the country would have even been divided, with everyone caught in a brutal fight.
Politics and power have always been so cruel and do not tolerate any surprises or challenges.
"The emperor is so ruthless..." He murmured, then turned around.
"Have Darcy lead the most elite cavalry to catch up with the mother and son, and make sure to kill them both on the journey."
He promised his sister Anna that he would build a happy and stable country. This ideal came before everything else in his heart, and if anything stood in his way, he would have to make up his mind.
If achieving this dream means I'm destined to bear the consequences, then I'll take the responsibility.
Elio understood a long time ago that kindness is actually a luxury quality, a character that can only be cultivated in a rich, stable and harmonious life.
When food that sustains life is in short supply, people will become uglier and more vicious than beasts. The torment of hunger and pain in their stomachs will easily shatter the so-called morality.
Therefore, such a character is only suitable for an orderly and stable life. When he embarked on the road of fighting for the throne and controlling the empire, many of his qualities had to say goodbye to him.
In order to carve out a country for good people to survive, you have to be more unkind than anyone else, be extremely clear about the existence of treachery and evil, strip these rotten existences from the country, eliminate various hidden loopholes, and create a stable and reliable order, so that you can get closer to success step by step.
After Elio finished giving the order, he didn't dare to look up at the head maid beside him. The feeling of exposing his ugliness in front of the person he loved was like being baked under the scorching sun, which was unbearable.
"Don't be like that, Elio."
Cornos came to Elio and bent down, then looked up at that face and pinched the boy's cheek with her hand to prevent him from being immersed in the heaviness and guilt he had felt before.
"You are the emperor. Although I often tell you how to do things, that is just my suggestion."
"If you firmly believe this is unreasonable and you don't like it, then reject it. You are the emperor. You should be freer and more unrestrained than anyone else. You can shape the country into your ideal form."
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