Su Lun watched the standoff in front of Frederic Royal Palace from the attic, his eyes flickering with thought.
He had now truly understood that the person who caused all these terrible situations in Luying was none other than Empress Charlotte.
Master Pierre's assessment was not bad; she was just an old woman who clung to power.
No, she was also very malicious!
In fact, the decline of the royal family was destined since the founding of the empire when a feudal aristocratic system was chosen.
During the unification of the empire, Bonaparte I, Peter the Great, ennobled a large number of meritorious subjects as nobles.
But as time went on, the nobles grew increasingly powerful in their territories, gradually becoming colossal entities.
Dukedoms, marquisates, earldoms...and so on.
They claimed allegiance to the Bonaparte royal family, but actually, in their own lands, the lords were the emperors.
After generations, that loyalty to the royal house wore thin.