Chapter 21: The Universally Acclaimed Tenth Volume
The tenth volume of "History of the Green Vines Empire" could be called a masterpiece of the emperor in this era.
In this era, paper was quite expensive, and printing press was an extremely sophisticated alchemical device.
However, there were many magicians in the empire, and the Queen of Eternal Night also intended to show off her national strength, so she directly instructed the publication of 10,000 copies of "History of the Green Vines Empire".
In addition to the big and small libraries within the capital, other provincial capitals and important cities in the hometown of the seventeen countries all collected this set of books.
The part that the people of the empire cared about most was of course the tenth volume that recorded the exploits of the Queen of Eternal Night.
It was a history that many people had personally experienced.
But everyone was very curious about what their real life in the past looked like in the history books.
For a while, "History of the Green Vines Empire" became a popular read. The 10,000 sets that seemed to be too many were just a drop in the bucket considering the size of the whole empire.
And, although the literacy rate of the civilian population in this era was not high, there were people called "bards" who were similar to oriental storytellers.
Now, the bards of the empire had found that no one listened to other tales, and the people were only interested in stories related to the queen.
And "History of the Green Vines Empire" really revealed a lot of things that people didn't know about in the past.
For example, the specific details of the Manuel City Incident, how Her Majesty had grown from a little princess to the first queen of the empire, and how she crazily counterattacked...
Roger had not been very interested in the second half of the book, which detailed how the Queen swept the seventeen countries, but the people liked to hear about it very much.
So refreshing, kill, kill, kill!
But in the eyes of the more astute people, the growth record of the queen in the first half of this volume was the real essence of the book.
The nobles probably hadn't felt much yet. After all, they more or less had heard their elders mentioning some things from the past.
But the civilians were shocked.
It turned out that it was not all smooth sailing for Her Majesty to become the queen!
It turns out that Her Majesty has gone through so many risks and hardships, if the path she took was wrong, there may have been no Green Vines Empire!
It turns out that her Majesty, is not invincible, she had also been confused and hesitant, and she doesn't know where the road ahead leads...
After the publication of the book "History of the Green Vines Empire", many people felt disillusioned with their idol. The Queen of Eternal Night was pulled down from the pedestal in their minds into the mortal world.
She was even a cute little princess before. Not always a Queen.
How could they recover from this disillusionment?
But there were more people who actually started to love Her Majesty even more deeply and crazily!
"Her Majesty, she has sacrificed too much for the Green Vines Empire, and she had to resort to extraordinary measures at the most desperate moment. If she had been a more cowardly person, we would all be gone!"
"The fourth prince is not a good person. He stole my family's fields, and Her Majesty is the eternal God!"
"Her Majesty had it too hard, too tough. Even with the body of a woman, she bears the weight of a country..."
"I will always support our great queen. She was originally an ordinary royal princess, but she struggled and became so strong all to protect the empire!"
"My father died in the famine of the fourteen towns, but I can't hate the queen. What if she didn't do that? She was just cleaning up the mess for those ignorant rulers, and those corrupt officials who ran out of granaries!"
"Lord Brando, who dares to write such a history book, is also a good person!"
In the end, the History of the Empire's tenth volume, which was expected to be controversial, actually received unanimous praise.
Many people said that the tenth volume may be expanded into a monograph in the future so that everyone can have a deeper understanding of the past and present life of the Queen of Eternal Night...
The bards complimented it.
Roger pretended not to see them cry.
If you say it, just make it up, isn't it that I have no face?
Such a response was also far beyond the Queen of Eternal Night's expectations.
She thought that once these things were exposed, there would be people marching against her rule.
It turns out that she thought too much.
The people of the empire are more open-minded and understand her better than she imagined.
Of course, it was also possible that it was only because even foolish people understood what power lies above Legend Rank, so no one felt that their life was too long and wanted to try provoking an uprising...
"Perhaps as Roger said, victory is justice. As long as I lead the empire to become stronger, the people will always love me..."
The Queen of Eternal Night stood on the terrace of the Palace, listening to the ministers reporting the feedback from all parties, and drank the ruby-like wine in the goblet.
Some things, for the sixteen-year-old little princess, were nightmares from the bottom of her heart, and every time she dreamed, she was covered in sweat.
She was very afraid that the world would know what the Queen they regarded as hope was like.
But now, the dark side that she didn't want the world to know was revealed to the public, and the green years that no one cared about were also revealed to the public.
History books have no position or bias, but those truths are revealed, and the most conclusive evidence chain is used to restore the past, and there is a powerful force that cannot be shaken...
The queen did not receive the nationwide scolding she expected. Instead, in a recent random street survey, it was confirmed that the public's support for her had increased by more than 20%.
Everyone felt that the queen was more like a human, more real, and more approachable, rather than the false idols of the past.
In the words of the future generations, this was idol cultivation!
Everyone had more joy when they felt the feeling of watching the little princess grow up!
Even if she was the empress, she was still the daughter of the people of the empire. She didn't need to be flawless like porcelain. Wasn't it better to have flesh and blood?
In short, the "History of the Green Vines Empire" was published, and the response was very good.
Many things that the Queen had been worried about did not happen.
So she was relieved a lot, and relaxed.
During this meditation, she had another breakthrough.
She even had thought she was born with a silver spoon in her mouth, and that Roger was the golden finger that God gave her.
"But how could someone be scolded by their own Goldfinger? It's outrageous just thinking of it!"
The Queen expelled this unreliable idea from her mind.
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The next day, during the cabinet plenary meeting in the government hall.
It was the first official meeting of this kind for the Minister for History Advisors, Dio Brando.
A few days ago, he was busy finishing the "History of the Green Empire" and then supervised the printing, so he didn't have time to attend meetings.
Now that the history book has achieved unprecedented success, he is also freed.
Naturally, he had to perform his duty as a Minister of History.
Before the queen arrived, twelve ministers in the cabinet entered the palace one after another.
But now adding Roger, there are thirteen people in the cabinet.
Left Minister Margaret and the finance minister next to Roger changed seats and came to him.
Her charming little face came over and asked in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Did you talk to Her Majesty about the Restoration Army?"
Roger didn't expect her to mention this at the first meeting and was stunned for a moment.
What did the queen say to the little ceiling fan?
Was I exposed?
Will I become a public tree hole in the future (excited)?
Margaret was extremely smart, and Roger's reaction confirmed that he understood.
"Sure enough, it's you, the young civilian magician."
Margaret's eyes were relieved. This was the aide who gave the queen such a poisonous plan. He still did not escape the queen's kingly charm and joined the cabinet to work.
But she's also a little disappointed.
Originally, she wanted to share Her Majesty's worries and lure him over.
In the end, Her Majesty was a step ahead.
Roger didn't know how much Margaret knew, so he didn't dare to talk nonsense.
But rashly offending the left minister won't have any good result.
So he responds to all changes in the same way.
Holding a polite but embarrassed smile.
"Did you guess?"
Margaret took it as his agreement, and said eagerly: "Lord Brando if you can help me teach that blue-haired Virgin a lesson, I will give you a satisfactory reward."
Roger raised his eyebrows slightly and continued to smile.
You want me to act as an undercover agent to deal with my own sister?
Even with ten years of cerebral thrombosis, I won't make that kind of decision.
At this time, Angelina, the right minister, also arrived.
Seeing that everyone had arrived, she smiled lightly at Roger and said warmly: "The compilation of the history of the empire has been delayed until now, and the historian has been replaced for six consecutive terms. It has finally been completed, and it has been well received. Let us thank Dio Brando. Thank you for your sacrifice!"
She took the lead, and everyone applauded.
Even the most old-fashioned military minister put down his contempt for civilians and complimented Roger.
Roger was not moved and even felt bitter in his heart, feeling the urge to cry.
The guard outside the hall said loudly, "The Queen has arrived!"
