Chapter 512: Showing Your Muscles
Although His Majesty Gozevin, the emperor, does not have great political talents, he still has many commendable qualities in him.
For example, he values feelings.
For example, he is very good at handling family affairs, taking care of a family that should be full of blood and making it full of warmth. The three grandsons, Gozevin, Gale, and Ilsa, get along extremely harmoniously and warmly.
Another example is that he is frugal.
Ge Zewen is also famous for his frugality.
The emperor's birthday is never a small matter.
Generally speaking, the emperor's birthday is a happy day celebrated by everyone.
Generally speaking, the emperor's birthday is a day of great political significance.
According to the practice of the Britannia Empire, when the emperor celebrates his birthday, basically all officials and knights have a holiday of 3 to 7 days.
Vassals from all over the world, feudal officials from all over the world, and high-ranking knights from all over the world came to the imperial capital and presented luxurious gifts to the emperor. Then the emperor gave back full rewards, and everyone was happy together.
The situation in the Britannian Empire is relatively simple. Emperors and kings of other countries do not even allow people across the country to wear plain clothes on their birthdays, and they all have to wear bright clothes.
On the birthdays of monarchs in some countries, they are not even allowed to execute serious criminals or hear any cases on those days.
In short, the theme of the emperor’s birthday party is that everyone should be happy together! Give me as much luxury as you want!
The current emperor of the Rollin Empire, Queen Bella, nicknamed "Fool", has perfectly implemented this theme.
The Fool Queen, whose birthdays are getting more and more extravagant, spent a twentieth of the Luo Lin Empire's annual income on her birthday last year to hold her birthday party.
According to vivid descriptions from officials who attended the birthday party, even the air was filled with the smell of money during this birthday party for the Fool Queen.
What’s even more interesting is that the Fool Queen’s birthday is November 13th.
In other words, the Fool Queen's birthday is after the two large-scale offensives of "Spring Awakening" and "Summer Wind".
The Luolin Empire had just suffered two major defeats, losing most of its elite generals, a large amount of territory and population.
In this special period when the monarch and his ministers should be working together, working hard to avenge the national humiliation, and urgently need a large amount of funds to rebuild the army and defense lines, the Foolish Queen seemed to have forgotten these two extremely humiliating defeats and spent twenty points without hesitation.
With a portion of the treasury income, a luxurious birthday party was held that even filled the air with the smell of money.
Compared with this idiot queen, Ge Zewen... no, it should be said that compared with all the emperors from ancient times to the present, Ge Zewen's birthday is so simple that he doesn't look like an emperor.
Although all officials and knights in the country would be given a holiday on Gozevin's birthday, they would not be allowed to come to the imperial capital to present gifts.
Even these officials from the central government were not allowed to give him gifts.
When Gozevin's wife, the queen, was still alive, Gozevin would give himself two days off on his birthday to spend these two days with his wife and his son, Gail.
But now that his wife is no longer alive and has a granddaughter, Ge Zewen will spend these two days with his son and granddaughter on his birthday.
From the time Gozewen ascended the throne to the present, he has always spent his birthdays in such a simple way.
Perhaps due to his father's influence, or inheriting his father's personality, or perhaps following his father's orders, as the crown prince, Gale has always spent his birthdays simply.
However, Gozevin, who has always spent his own birthday and his son's birthday in a simple way, this time held it grandly on the 8th birthday of his granddaughter Ilsa Augustus.
There is a special custom in the Britannia Empire, that is, on a girl's 8th birthday and a boy's 6th birthday, their parents will dress them up in exquisite clothes on their birthdays and dress them up well.
Perhaps holding this birthday grandly for your children means hoping that they will grow up safely and healthily.
Therefore, this custom of the Britannia Empire is also called "Eight-Sixth Festival".
In the Britannia Empire, "Eight-Sixth Day" is a very important festival for both the royal family and the common people.
Ge Zewen, who has always lived a simple life, this time planned to indulge in luxury for a long time and celebrate the "86th Day" for Ilsa in a grand way.
From this we can also see how much Ilsa is favored by Gozevin.
In January of this year, Gozevin announced to all parts of the country, asking vassals from all over the country to invite envoys from various countries to attend Ilsa's birthday party.
Because the North is located at the northernmost point of the empire, it was not until the end of February that we found out that Gozevin planned to hold a grand birthday party for Ilsa.
It's a pity that this birthday, which should have only a happy and joyful theme, still has a bit of political flavor.
Su Cheng didn't know who gave Gozevin the idea of "holding a military parade on Ilsa's birthday".
No matter who it is, this military parade succeeded in making Ilsa's birthday tainted with a disgusting political atmosphere.
This military parade is nominally one of the larger activities held to celebrate Ilsa's birthday, but everyone can see that it is a celebration of Ilsa's birthday to the vassals at home.
It's just to show off the amazing military power of the Britannia Empire to other countries.
In recent years, the Britannian Empire's foreign wars have been unprecedentedly smooth.
There was a rescue battle for the Kingdom of Lund in which the entire Carolingian Kingdom and 4,000 armored holy cavalry of the Frank Empire were wiped out, and General Allen of the Frank Empire was surrendered.
Later, they eliminated most of the elite troops of the Luolin Empire, annexed a large amount of territory and population of the Luolin Empire, and completely weakened the Luolin Empire, making it impossible for the Luolin Empire to compete with the Britannia Empire for a long time in the future.
The two offensives are "Spring Awakening" and "Summer Wind".
Now that the Britannia Empire's foreign wars are going smoothly as never before, it is really appropriate to hold a grand military parade to show off its military power to the vassals at home and the countries outside the country.
However, although he knew that this military parade had many benefits, Su Cheng was still not interested in it.
Because this military parade gave Ilsa's birthday a disgusting political flavor, Su Cheng was very unhappy about it.
If possible, Su Cheng didn't really want to come to this military parade that made him very unhappy.
But it is a pity that as the leader of the Michael Knights and the highest person in charge of the Northern Front, anyone can miss this military parade, but he cannot miss it.
What's more, Su Cheng came to the imperial capital this time. In addition to taking his troops to participate in the military parade, Su Cheng also had a more important task.
Chapter completed!