Seconds later, the sounds of people running towards them resounded as Cane, the officials, and the others arrived in front of them, "Greetings, Your Majesty!" They greeted him with respect.
"You've returned early, Your Majesty. Did you forget something? Who are they?" Cane asked simultaneously.
"I didn't forget anything as I am already finished with my journey. As for them.." Matthias went silent, then dropped the earth- shattering news abruptly, "She is the mother of my son, she is my Empress."
"!!!"
"Empress?!"
"This is a huge matter!"
"Our Emperor already has a son?!"
"Unbelievable!"
Cane was also especially shocked. "Is this true, Your Majesty?" He asked with excitement and looked at Isabelle. "I greet the future Empress." He bowed with respect.
"I thank you for accepting me." Isabelle smiled and bowed back.
"I trust His Majesty's choice." Cane responded.
Cane then saw Alexander. He felt that his aura was as steady as a spear and looked at Matthias, "Who is he, Your Majesty?"
"He is Alexander, my son." Matthias smiled as he introduced him to his son.
"..son?" Cane gawked and cupped his fists, "I, Cane Maxwell, Adviser to the Throne, greets the Crown Prince!" He addressed me with a loud voice, letting everyone hear.
As expected, when they discovered Alexander's identity, they were shocked while still kneeling and hailed, "We greet the Crowned Prince! Hail!"
Alexander was overwhelmed by the welcome but still assumed his current disposition, "At ease." He responded and waved his hand down.
Matthias looked at him and smiled. 'This son of mine actually adjusted quickly.' He thought.
He looked at everyone and said, "Continue what you were doing before." He waved his hand, signalling them to stand up. The soldiers followed his order and stood up, returning to their patrolling session.
The family of four then continued to the inner palace with Cane and the officials following them from behind. When they all gathered in the Throne Hall, they discussed the necessary moves to announce the new Empress and the Crowned Prince.
Inside, Matthias sat on the Dragon Throne, the Future Empress Isabelle and their son Alexander knelt on a pilow cushion at his left while Cane and Sigien stood at his right. Although Sigien was one of the Four Pillars, different from the other three, he stayed inside the Imperial Palace, secretly protecting it from anyone that are hostile.
Below the Imperial stairs were the officials and the present generals. The other generals were tasked to guard their respective areas from potential invaders, so they could not attend the gathering.
"Your Majesty, although I sense that Her Majesty The Empress and the Crowned Prince are strong, they still hadn't contributed that much to the Dynasty, so there might be some resistance against their ascension." Cane first mentioned the major problem.
"Your Majesty, although the Gongsun Faction and the Royal House approve of the new members of the Imperial Family, I am afraid that Advisor Cane is right. Without contribution or merit, we are afraid that even if the people do not stop their ascension that they would be considered as unworthy of the position when the time comes." The Duke of Zhong, Gongsun Yi, added with worry.
"Then, once the Empress' and the Crowned Prince's ascension finishes, I would immediately give him authority over the Western Army to capture the southern territories of the Yuan Empire, opening a path to the Kingdom of Stranc and its Vassal Lord Steins Empire." Matthias answered.
"Your Majesty?" Cane and the others were shocked by his decision. Isabelle was nervous by it while Alexander's eyes couldn't hide his anticipation.
Matthias turned to his son and said, "Alexander, I am placing my trust on you to command our army to vanquish the western foes."
He then looked at Cane and asked, "Can I burden you with teaching my son how to be a leader and a general strategist?"
Cane gasped, clasping his fists and bowing, "Thank you for your trust on me, Your Majesty! I assure you that you will not be disappointed!" He said gratefully.
Matthias smiled and returned to his majestic disposition, "Although everyone is not here, I am going to announce this decision of mine after a while of consideration." He stated.
"Although my reign as this dynasty's sovereign hasn't even been going for a year, I have decided to begin the preparations for my grand move. Using my authority as the absolute sovereign, I order the generals, ministers, the Four Pillars, and the hidden forces to begin the mobilization of forces in the four corners." He declared with an imposing aura of an emperor..
"Your Majesty?!"
"Your Majesty?!"
"Your Majesty?!"
Everyone exclaimed with shock. Gongsun Yi was especially the same as he stood up inadvertently. Does His Majesty..
"Once I give my order, except for our allies, conquer every corner. If they resist, slaughter your way and subdue the enemy." Matthias added coldly.
With this decision, Matthias sparked the beginning of the dynasty's thereon glorious rise to power.
Discussions arose between the officials after he announced his glorious plan. After a while, Cane talked to Matthias once again, "Your Majesty, when do you plan to tell the masses the existence of Missus Isabelle and when do you plan on formally holding yours and the future Empress's wedding?" He asked.
"The people would know of her existence once the news of her spread. No one needs to outwardly announce her existence. If the people are desperate to know, they would know. In this world and in any world, eyes and ears are everywhere when it comes to news about a popular or an important figure." Matthias sneered.
"About the wedding, we should hold it in three months' time. I sense that the auspicious energy would be rich at that date." Matthias added.
"As you wish, Your Majesty. We would prepare the necessary arrangements." Cane nodded.
After that secret declaration within the high authorities, those who were present visited the authoritative families and generals from all directions and informed them of the matter. When the families and the generals heard their emperor's decision to start the training of the forces, they were shocked and their blood boiled in anticipation.
In the past years, decades, and even centuries, without the Emperor, the dynasty stayed weak and subservient to the surrounding dominions. The talents of the territory were pulled away from them, causing the territory to lack powerful experts.
The corrupt clans seized resources from the weak and developed their own strengths, weakening the old kingdom even more. The clans even sometimes kidnap people and sell them to other states, showing how miserable the territory was in its olden days.
Now that they have a new ruler, even though a short time has passed, the territory changed greatly. The dynasty gained talents, resources, allies, and even a powerful military!
And now, the Emperor is already even planning on annexing the neighboring territories and enemies! They teared up, feeling how honored they are to exist in this era under the Emperor of The Divine Era!
About the existence of the prospective Empress and Crowned Prince, they were skeptical of the matter but still decided to let the Emperor do what he wills and examine the future woman of the Imperial Family and her aptitude for being the sovereign's wife.
Other families who wanted the women of their families to be the Empress were downhearted when they learned of the matter, but they still didn't give up as the positions of the Consorts, Concubines, and maidens were still empty.
As soon as the matter spread throughout the noble lineages of Qin, they immediately went to the Imperial Palace to let the virgin women of their families enter the palace.
A week passed after that, and Matthias ordered another edict of using eunuch slaves to maintain the whole palace together with the maidens and women slaves.
Although Matthias was reluctant to do so, he still decided to do it because it needs to be done. He couldn't just rely on his godcraft to clean the palace every time it needed to, because the people under his rule also needed jobs. If he only relied on his powers to do everything, then the people under him would feel useless.
Another week passed. Within the week, Old Man Sanyi has left Matthias' mind, saying that he still has something to do and that he would go back when the time comes. Matthias also released a decree of building libraries in every city to increase the literary abilities of the citizens. Programs like free food for readers and free admissions to above average talents were also decreed for every person who doesn't have the ability to enroll in the academies or universities.
The documents and letters from his subordinates that Matthias had to check had also increased as time passed, so hadn't had the time to go out of the Throne Room. As a result, Isabelle often visits him inside, doing services for him like brewing him tea and giving him food, earning Isabelle plus points inside his heart.
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