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Chapter 174 Imperial Capital

The imperial capital of the empire made Zhang Wei feel very strange. The sky was still as blue as ever, white clouds were floating leisurely, and the sun was shining on the vast land. However, it was completely different from the bright and sacred atmosphere exuded by the capital of the Holy Light Kingdom. There was an indescribable feeling of oppression here.

If the capital of the Holy Light Kingdom is compared to a dazzling pearl, emitting endless light;

Then the imperial capital before us seemed to be shrouded in a layer of gray gauze, appearing dull and lifeless.

The empire did not hold a grand and luxurious welcome ceremony for Zhang Wei - after all, Zhang Wei's current title was just a viscount from another country.

As for the so-called insignificant positions such as the Inspector or Patrolman of the North of the Kingdom, they were worthless in the eyes of the powerful empire.

To be precise, even Zhang Wei's status as a viscount of the kingdom is insignificant in the eyes of the empire.

If Zhang Wei had not been able to convince the terrifying dark dragon to work for him, the empire would probably not have even considered starting peace talks with Zhang Wei.

As for the missing vampires, the Empire can still find them if it uses thunder-like means, but the Empire is worried that the means are too harsh and will provoke Zhang Wei's thunder-like revenge. Not to mention, if Zhang Wei tricks the dark dragon into flying around the imperial capital, even if he dares not do anything, many imperial dignitaries will lose their heads for this.

However, Zhang Wei himself didn't care. When he saw Takezawa Yuko standing alone outside the city gate without even a mount, he couldn't help but smile and said jokingly, "Hey! How are you these days?"

Upon hearing this, Takezawa Yuko simply responded, "Please." Then she turned and left.

Although Yuko Takezawa can still command her own troops entrenched in Lionheart Castle since her last tragic defeat, how could Junpei Miyajima and the powerful forces behind him miss such a great opportunity and not launch an offensive against Yuko Takezawa?

As expected, after a fierce battle, Takezawa Yuko was forced to resign as commander of the Imperial Southern Legion and was sent back to the imperial capital for further punishment.

At the same time, Takezawa Yuko's troops originally stationed at Lionheart Castle were also broken up by the newly appointed legion commander Miyajima Junpei and deployed in various places.

At this point, Takezawa Yuko lost everything due to one careless move. She returned to the time before liberation overnight. After losing her military power, although she still retained the title of the emperor's guard, she suffered from the fickleness of the world in the imperial capital.

Although Takezawa Yuko held an important position as deputy envoy, she was treated like this: not only was she not given a horse to ride, she could only walk;

Zhang Wei and his group followed her slowly on horseback.

The scene before my eyes was truly desolate.

In fact, the peace talks did not require the participation of the imperial prime minister. The emperor made such an appointment simply to take this opportunity to put pressure on the prime minister and his cronies and demonstrate his imperial power.

Zhang Wei never thought that the prime minister of the empire would put aside his dignity and sit down with him for peace talks, but he believed that at least the talks should be conducted in a formal conference room.

However, surprisingly, after the Imperial Prime Minister gave Junpei Miyajima full authority to be in charge of the peace talks, Junpei Miyajima directly led Zhang Wei to various entertainment venues, negotiating while having fun.

Junpei Miyajima deliberately made things difficult for Takezawa Yuko, so in some special occasions where there were girls around, he would touch the girls he hugged on both sides without any scruples, deliberately humiliating Takezawa Yuko.

Faced with all this, Takezawa Yuko followed behind with an expressionless face and no reaction, not giving Miyajima Junpei any chance to catch her.

After some twists and turns, the negotiations finally determined three important directions:

First, Zhang Wei's troops stationed in the Crescent Fort of the Desert Scimitar, that is, the troops led by Zhang He, are limited to the duty of defending the city and are strictly prohibited from assisting the Desert Scimitar to go out of the city and plunder villages and towns within the empire;

Second, the Empire will reopen the sea and land trade routes with Zhang Wei. At the same time, Zhang Wei must withdraw all vampires hiding in the Empire and guarantee that he will not attack the people of the Empire during the contract period.

Third, if the two sides go to war again after the expiration of the contract, neither side will be allowed to use air force for the next three years.

In order to restrict Zhang Wei's right to use the Dark Dragon, the Empire decided to supply Zhang Wei with one hundred Pegasus for six consecutive years starting from the date of signing the contract, regardless of war or peacetime.

Moreover, these flying horses must include at least ten healthy stallions and twenty healthy mares capable of breeding offspring.

When discussing the first two conditions, Yuko Takezawa remained silent, like a mute.

However, when it came to the issue of the Empire providing Pegasus to Zhang Wei and clearly stipulating the specific number of stallions and mares, Takezawa Yuko finally couldn't help but speak up and express her strong opposition.

She angrily denounced Zhang Wei for his wild ideas and accused Junpei Miyajima of being a traitor to the empire and selling out national interests.

"It seems that there is no need for us to continue the discussion." Zhang Wei led his men away from their seats without hesitation, completely ignoring Junpei Miyajima's attempt to retain them.

"You!!!" Unable to keep Zhang Wei, Junpei Miyajima quickly returned to the private room. He pointed at Takezawa Yuko in anger and was so angry that he couldn't even speak.

That afternoon, Junpei Miyajima reported to the prime minister with exaggerated information about Takezawa Yuko's sabotage of the peace talks.

That night, the moon was dark, the wind was strong, and everything was quiet, but Takezawa Yuko suddenly received an order from the emperor to summon her.

She was nervous but did not dare to disobey the emperor's order, so she packed up quickly and followed the servants to the palace.

Along the way, Yuko Takezawa had a lot of thoughts, and various possible scenarios and countermeasures kept flashing through her mind.

She knew that this audience was of great importance, and if she could not convince the emperor, the consequences would be disastrous.

However, just as she was racking her brains to think of how to deal with it, an idea suddenly came to her mind: let death serve as a lesson!

Yuko Takezawa thought that perhaps only by using her own life could she prove her innocence and loyalty.

Although it was extremely risky to do so, she had no choice at the moment.

So she secretly made up her mind that once she met the emperor, she would tell him her thoughts without reservation and then end her life without hesitation.

Unfortunately, fate always seems to like playing tricks on us.

When Takezawa Yuko finally came before the emperor, she found that the emperor did not give her a chance to speak at all, and did not even look at her.

The prime minister of the empire stood aside, looking at Takezawa Yuko expressionlessly, as if he was looking at a dead person.

The emperor's indifferent attitude made Takezawa Yuko feel desperate, and her original firm belief began to waver...