Chapter 821 Gift

When the envoy sent by the imperial court handed an edict to Elsa.

Facing the edict, Elsa closed her eyes slightly, not daring to read the words on it.

She was worried that the result would be as she expected: the court would not allow the Lucis family to return to the court.

After all, there are too many people who oppose and hate the Lucis family.

But even though there was little hope, Elsa still picked up the edict, opened her eyes wide, and read each word carefully.

Not surprisingly, the first half of the edict is mainly criticism, stating the various sins of the Lucis family, such as "forcing the emperor", "powerful and domineering", "too impatient", "unable to compromise", etc. Anyway, it is The disadvantages are numerous.

but……

The tone of the edict changed, first suppressing and then rising, and then began to describe the achievements of the Lucis family.

For example, during the establishment of the empire, the Lucis family made great military exploits, and their contributions are hard to erase.

For example, during the more than three hundred years of governance of the empire, the Lucis family made many contributions to the prosperity and stability of the empire.

In short, in terms of merit, the Lucis family has made huge contributions that no one can replace.

Therefore, at the end of the edict, the emperor stated that if the Lucis family could reflect on their mistakes, correct their mistakes, and ensure that they would never make similar mistakes again in the future, he would be willing to give the Lucis family a chance and allow them to return to the court and participate in government affairs.

It's just that the position the court can give is an ordinary "noble councilor". His status is greatly reduced from before. His voice is about the same as that of an ordinary earl. His position in the court is not high, and his starting point is much lower than before.

I don’t know if I can accept it?

"It's acceptable, we can accept it!"

Elsa was overjoyed and almost jumped up with joy!

"Very good!"

"This is really great!"

What's so good about this?

There are many benefits.

First, the court's readmission of the Lucis family shows that the court has indeed put past the past and will no longer suppress or contain the Lucis family.

After several years of avoidance, Noctis became vengeful again, or the next emperor, who was less tolerant, continued to implement a policy of suppression against the Lucis family, or even directly annihilated the family.

Now that the Lucis family is allowed to return, it means that the emperor has forgiven the Lucis family, which basically eliminates the crisis that the Lucis family may face in the future.

The anxious hearts of the Lucis family were completely relieved.

Secondly, after the imperial court re-accepts the Lucis family, the Lucis family should also be able to get a share of the "Empire Takeoff" plan that the imperial court is implementing.

It seems that everyone in the Lucis family may not believe it, including Elsa herself.

There is an earldom located in the west of the kingdom, very far away from the imperial capital. Last year, the income of the territory was more than that of the Lucis family!

The reason is that the county participated in the "Imperial Shipbuilding Plan" and provided a large amount of light-weight, corrosion-resistant and high-toughness wood for the manufacture of "aerostats". As a result, it made a lot of money in a year by selling the wood like crazy. 10 million gold tower shields!

What about the Lucis family?

Last year's income was only 8 million gold pagoda shields.

As for the annual income of the imperial treasury, due to the increase in foreign trade caravans, it is conservatively estimated to be at least more than 5 billion gold pagoda shields!

Such a comparison makes the Lucis family feel a sense of crisis. They think that if they don't ease their relationship with the imperial court, and don't get on the last train of the "Empire Takeoff" plan, in the future, not just a countland, but even a viscounty will be able to hang on. Fighting the Lucis family.

By then, the Lucis family will probably be just a piece of fat. Everyone hopes that the Lucis family will make a mistake and swallow it all in one gulp!

In short, it is impossible for the current Lucis family to stay out of trouble, keep a low profile, and live their lives honestly.

Because they knew this, Elsa and the others fought hard, hoping that the imperial court would re-accept the Lucis family.

As for the third, fourth, and fifth benefits, I won’t go into details here. Anyway, as long as they can return to the court, it will definitely be a great thing for the Lucis family!

Three days worth celebrating!

However, as His Majesty the Emperor's 20th birthday was approaching, it would take several days to prepare gifts for His Majesty's birthday. The Lucis family only celebrated for half a day and then devoted themselves to preparing gifts.

What gift should be given to His Majesty the Emperor in order to make Him happy and satisfied has become the most heated and troublesome issue discussed within the Lucis family.

Elsa couldn't make up her mind either.

Sending gold and silver treasures seems too tacky, and it will also consume the kingdom's small wealth. His Majesty, the emperor, who is rich in the world, will not feel rare, let alone satisfied... This gift is excluded.

How about sending some rare treasures or weird and rare things?

Such things are hard to find, and to His Majesty the Emperor, who likes to invent and create, there is nothing more rare and interesting than the things he comes up with himself.

So this item is also excluded.

So what should I give?

One retainer gritted his teeth and made a suggestion:

"Your Highness, I propose to send this beauty to His Majesty the Emperor!"

"Our Kingdom of Lucirotus (the official name of the Duke of Lucis) is famous for its many beauties. Recently, a large number of foreign ministers and nobles have come to our kingdom to hold beauty pageants and select the best. Beauty, as a gift to His Majesty the Emperor.”

"I believe that wealth should not go to outsiders. Instead of letting the beauty resources in the kingdom be bought by other forces, why not hold a beauty contest ourselves, select 10 top beauties, and present them to His Majesty. I believe His Majesty will like it!"

As soon as the retainer's words left his mouth.

The scene suddenly became deathly quiet!

Elsa on the throne could already see the displeasure and ugliness on her face.

The other retainers looked at this retainer as if they were looking at a dead person.

"Guard, take off his official robe, drag him down, and give him a 100-point iron whip!"

Elsa pointed her finger at him and said with fire in her eyes.

"Ah~!"

The retainer was startled, then knelt down and shouted: "Your Highness, spare your life, spare your life!"

But trouble comes from his mouth. This time, no one can save him.

Not only that.

Elsa ordered: From now on, all beauty contests in the kingdom will be banned, all ministerial representatives, businessmen and nobles from other places will be expelled, and the army will be sent to rescue those "beauties" who are about to be trafficked abroad and sent back to their parents. !

At this moment, Elsa, who had issued multiple orders in succession, could not explain why she was suddenly so angry.

The retainers also remained silent and did not dare to say anything.

Only the old minister was stroking his beard, nodding and smiling.

May 27th.

There are only 10 days left before His Majesty the Emperor's 20th birthday celebration ceremony.

Elsa, who no longer had so much time to choose gifts, had to choose a few gifts according to her own ideas. After explaining some things, she boarded an aerospace boat with a group of retainers and elite guards. , embarked on a journey to the imperial capital.