Ursus Nobles: A "The Emperor Orders His Subject to Die" Plot? How Interesting~ [Bonus Chapter!] / The Great Ursus Rebellion!
Huang Cao downed the glass of red wine in one gulp, then cast his gaze upon the vast Ursus Snowfield.
"The Emperor of Ursus passed away six months ago, and you didn't even go to the funeral. Aren't you afraid that some people will gossip about you behind your back?"
"Although you Master Huang, are not young either, you are still a novice compared to me. I have been here since the founding of Ursus. If I had to attend the funeral of every emperor, the newly appointed Tsar probably wouldn't trust me, and might even try to shift the blame onto me."
"I don't mind taking the blame, but I hate taking the blame for no reason. So I decided a long time ago not to attend the emperor's funeral. Less trouble and more peace and quiet, why not?"
Huang Cao nodded slightly. "I have something to ask you. Have you ever heard of the Wendigo?"
Upon hearing the name Wendigo, Black Serpent lost his composure.
"The Wendigo have now Ursus, Master Huang, you wouldn't be thinking of taking them over, would you?"
It's no wonder Black Serpent is so nervous, because Wendigo is one of the few hero units in Ursus, and a master at charging into battle.
Six months ago, when Ursus was defending against the attack of Kazimierz, Wendigo was the main force on the front line, and he almost broke through the latter's knight defense line, which can be described as making great contributions.
"Who is the leader of Wendigo now?" Huang Cao asked knowingly.
"Who else could it be? Wasn't it him who led his people to break away from Kazdel over a hundred years ago, Bodro Kashti..."
Bodro Kashti, Huang Cao's thoughts drifted back more than a hundred years, to a time when he hadn't heard the news of the Wendigo's departure.
Because he hadn't yet traveled to this world at that time.
However, a long time ago, during a Royal Court meeting, Little Cat Roll mentioned this matter, and Little Te was quite saddened at the time and has felt guilty ever since.
After all, Kazdel, under Theresia's rule, was indeed quite poor at the time, and had not even received the billions in subsidies from Master Huang.
To put it simply, Gaul was destroyed more than forty years ago, before Trump even started selling his wares.
Bodro Kashti Kazdel in Terra Calendar 898, the same year Kal'tsit led a multinational coalition to invade Kazdel.
Bodro Kashti reason was that he was tired of killing and also wanted to preserve his species.
"Black Serpent, Bodro Kashti's current rank still just a regular captain?"
"You're right." Black Serpent was also somewhat frustrated. "Based on Bodro Kashti's contributions to Ursus over the past century, he could have become a marshal of an army group long ago."
The next second, Huang Cao continued the black snake's words:
"Unfortunately, Bodro Kashti is Sarkaz, and not Ursus Nobles, so he is destined to be out of luck for this position."
Chapter 457: Ursus Nobles: A Script Where the Ruler Wants His Subjects to Die? Interesting~. [Bonus Chapter!]
"I'd like to hear your opinion on the infected. You don't still consider these Ursus people as human beings, do you?"
Huang Cao is looking for someone, the White Rabbit, or rather, Yelena, who is Frost Nova in the story.
Now that I've come into this world, I've wanted to do this since I first read the story.
Unfortunately, the ice field is simply too vast; it's impossible to send a fleet over just to find a little rabbit.
Moreover, too much travel inevitably leads to danger; this White Rabbit might die prematurely due to its own actions.
Huang Cao's kindness was limited to the person she wanted to save.
If an ordinary person is not one of his subjects, Master Huang is willing to help them as long as they are kind-hearted, but only when he is in a good mood at the time.
Black Serpent: "The Infected... if I had the money, I would indeed like to improve their treatment, but unfortunately, that's impossible in Ursus."
The black snake was also quite helpless; it did not discriminate against those infected.
In the eyes of this immortal god, there is no distinction between different statuses.
But Ursus needs to burn them as fuel, so they have no choice but to resort to this last resort.
If ordinary people are already struggling to survive, then those infected will only end up as tools.
It's like a time bomb that could explode at any moment.
The number of infected people in Ursus is not small, and with industrial development and labor shortages, it will only increase in the future.
This will undoubtedly become an important focus that cannot be ignored.
"I want to acquire several mines in Ursus. Could you help me select some in the snowfields? The price is negotiable. Although I could buy them directly with my own money, having the Duke's order will make the approval process much easier."
The black snake didn't suspect Huang Cao's intentions; after all, who would have thought that Master Huang's actions were for a White Rabbit?
Speaking of which, the White Rabbit should also have been born this year, right?
Huang Cao can only pin his hopes on drawing good cards from these mines. If he can find one, he'll adopt the rabbit as soon as possible.
If possible, it wouldn't be a bad idea to bring her whole family over.
The White Rabbit is suffering too much; Master Huang can't bear to see this.
Unfortunately, Frost Nova's birthplace was not blessed by the heavens, located somewhere in the frozen tundra north of Ursus.
At this moment, her grandmother was holding the frail baby in her arms, her aged lips constantly chanting an ancient Ursus song.
This White Rabbit's life is short, but the suffering it endures is long, but the future will definitely not end abruptly.
The summer of 1074 in Terra was a summer that would go down in history for the Ursus people.
Fyodor Vladimirovich, son of the Former Emperor of Ursus, became the Tsar and dealt with the defeat very seriously.
At the debriefing meeting, he packaged the defeat of the Eastern Army Group as a unique victory and even erected a victory monument.
However, in the eyes of the generals of the Eastern Army Group, the emperor's act of erecting a monument was more like a blatant mockery.
This is when the Seed of discontent were sown between the two sides.
So much so that when the monument was unveiled, the Field Marshal of the Eastern Army Group only felt anger towards the new Tsar.
Erecting a monument was one thing; the generals of the Eastern Army Group could only suppress their dissatisfaction. But the new emperor's subsequent troop reductions were a fatal blow.
A rebellion sweeping across Ursus is about to begin.
But none of this concerns Master Huang; the rational Master Huang simply enjoys the show from the fishing platform.
Utopia does indeed have a large enclave in Ursus, so we can just sit back and watch the show.
After all, no one dares to mess with Utopia. If anyone dares to touch Utopia's businesses, Huang Cao will have a real reason to interfere.
Several more months passed.
Unable to resist watching the drama unfold, Huang Cao returned to Ursus and invited Black Serpent for tea, while also preparing to take over the new mine.
"Hey Black Snake, you don't look too well today," Huang Cao said again, feigning ignorance.
"Alas, the newly enthroned emperor is so ignorant; why would he do something as foolish as reducing the army?"
Black Serpent is already numb. The former Emperor of Ursus drew a good card, but unfortunately died young.
But the current successor is a fool, and they've fallen into another absurd cycle.
To be honest, Huang Cao believes that the newly appointed Emperor of Ursus's decision to reduce the military is not entirely incomprehensible.
The disastrous defeat in the war against the East Country already speaks volumes.
Despite possessing the vast majority of Ursus's resources, the army group suffered a defeat. Reducing the army and allowing more economic resources to benefit the people is a very correct choice.
However, feudal armies often represented the aristocratic class, and the relationship between the feudal aristocratic class and the military aristocratic class was often not harmonious.
Conflicts between the two sides have existed since ancient times.
The Emperor of Ursus's move to curb the power of the military nobility is undoubtedly sending a signal:
Once I've finished disarming the army, I'll chop up all of you useless trash!
Ursus's military aristocracy: Is this how you speak to me?
That's why Black Serpent is worried; he has a feeling that Ursus is doomed this time.
Are you worried that the current emperor will be overthrown?
"No, I only care about the long-term prosperity of Ursus. Although I don't think highly of the current Tsar, I despise these military nobles even more. How can a country be well governed with these insects?" the black snake said sadly.
Even if the current Emperor of Ursus is no good, he still knows how to govern the country, albeit in small ways.
Although his governing ability was not high, he was not a completely incompetent ruler either; he was better than some but not as good as others.
However, these military nobles were all self-taught, so it was understandable that they stumbled a bit in battle, but they really didn't know how to govern a country.
He can't even do his job well and he wants to switch industries.
As a nobleman, Black Serpent was well aware that allowing the military government to control the government would only make things worse for the country.
"Master Huang, you wouldn't be thinking of interfering, would you? No, I think you definitely will."
Black Snake had already noticed the interested expression on the man's face.
But Huang Cao shrugged. "How could that be, Mr. Black Snake? I haven't attacked Ursus for a long time because of you."
Because this country is already on a downward spiral, if I were to intervene, it would probably cause things to turn in the opposite direction.
Black Snake still couldn't believe it. "You've really moved me so much. I can't repay your kindness enough. Once I find a better body... although you might not be interested, at least it can satisfy your eyes."
Let's choose Gryphon for the next body, and while we're at it, let's cultivate some taste.
Not long after, a minor incident occurred in Grigori Province, a province near the capital of Ursus.
It started as a brawl, with a few drunken soldiers attacking a nobleman in a Tavern.
But it seemed as if someone was helping them from behind the scenes, and the incident escalated further.
When the case was brought to the provincial assembly, the soldiers demanded that the blame be placed entirely on the nobleman who had been beaten.
This immediately caused a huge stir.
The Grigori Province, Ursus the incident occurred, instantly made national headlines.
Of course, the nobles could not bear this injustice, so the local court did not accept the soldiers' request and instead placed all the blame on the soldiers who caused the disturbance.
Once someone fires a shot, the consequences of the subsequent bullets are no longer something the person involved can control.
A few days after the Tavern brawl, in the winter of 1074.
The main force of the Eastern Ursus Army Group, the Sixth Army, openly opposed the ruling of the Grigori Province Assembly.
On the same day, the Sixth Army marched its troops into the city center of Grigori Province and, under the pretext of "inciting internal strife," publicly executed all members of the provincial council in accordance with military law.
Emperor of Ursus Fyodor of Ursus, who had recently taken office, was furious upon hearing of this and immediately summoned the commander of the Sixth Army to the palace.
But will things really go as Fyodor wishes?
The Sixth Army was not the only one to openly rebel against him.
The northern tundra of Ursus instantly came alive, with everything poised for action, and the entire nation's attention focused on the area surrounding Ursus's capital, Saint-Junburg.
A few days later, things happened just as Huang Cao had predicted.
The commander of the Sixth Army of Ursus directly rejected the new emperor's order and also rallied several other army groups around the capital to defy the decree.
Chapter 458: The Ursus Great Rebellion!
"We're doomed! Quickly, go north and fetch the Emperor's Blades!"
In order to end the impending internal strife as soon as possible, Black Serpent used his channels to immediately and tirelessly send letters to the front lines in the north to fight against the Demons.
The number of army groups that defected far exceeded expectations; the Sixth, Eighth, Third, and Fourth Army Groups all joined the defection.
The Sixth Army, as the mastermind behind the mutiny, immediately led other army groups to surround the other three provinces surrounding Saint-Junburg.
Fyodor responded that same day, declaring the four army groups to be Ursus rebels, and personally leading the Imperial elite forces to guard the capital.
With war imminent, Black Serpent was pacing anxiously at home. In reality, the inner palace did not really obey Black Serpent's orders, but only followed the emperor's commands.
Should we ask Master Huang for troops to hold out for a while?
No, that's absolutely not allowed!
Inviting a god is easy, but sending him away is difficult. The army of Utopia might easily linger here and refuse to leave, which could cause trouble later.
The war continues, and Huang Cao remains an observer of this spectacle. All the nations of Terra have turned their attention to Ursus, a nation built on war.
At first, the rebels made great progress; it was a completely smooth sailing.
On the day Fyodor declared himself a rebel, the Sixth Army responded swiftly, its troops quickly surrounding the entire Saint-Junburg and bombarding the palace with artillery shells.