The audience of Woz Pedro lasted only half an hour, and the young emperor did not make small talk with him.

As soon as the guests left, the magic lamp in the Emperor's parlor lost its light, and the young Emperor lay quietly on a bench staring at the dark ceiling.

"You say, what does Woz Pedro want to do?"

Sinda's voice was like the whisper of a witch in the dark, too small to fathom and hear, but Samp Reggie heard it clearly, he looked in the direction of the gate, looked in the direction of Woz Pedro and said, "He has his own purpose. ”

"Isn't it just for the prime minister's throne? Anyone other than Duke Nick can be the prime minister of the empire. Zinda straightened up from her bench and looked around the empty hall and said, "The power of the Reagan family cannot continue to grow... The Empress of the Empire is the eldest daughter of the Reagan family, and Peddy Reagan now holds no less power in his hands than the Central Empire, and if the Prime Minister of the Empire is in the hands of Duke Nick again, do you know what that means?"

"This means that the Reagan family can even influence the heirs to the throne of the empire." His voice gradually became cold, "You all know that Duke Nick is the Prime Minister of the Empire, but you don't know that he has another identity... You forgot, but I remember!" the young emperor said with a murderous intent between his eyebrows, "Our Imperial Prime Minister is also the fourth-in-line heir to the Imperial Emperor's throne, and it is simply unreasonable for him to stay in the position of Prime Minister!"

He began to say to himself, "When the child in Penny's womb is born, if I die as inexplicably as my father, Duke Nick can be crowned as a personal guard and regent of imperial affairs, and at the same time will be the first successor to the throne of the emperor!"

Sempu-Reggie couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat all over his body when he heard the Emperor's self-talk, he wished he had never heard these words, but he couldn't move half a step now.

"You say, is this possible?"

Samp-Reggie was shocked, he couldn't answer such a question, he kept his mouth shut.

"Haha, don't you even dare to tell the truth?" the Emperor's immature face became a little hideous, "I'm sure Duke Nick must have had a similar plan in his heart! Every successor to the throne will have similar thoughts, and even when my father is on the throne, I will keep thinking about all kinds of plans to ascend to the throne quickly. ”

"I'm just Nick Reagan's son-in-law, and Pedy Reagan is Nick Reagan's own son!" Prince Sinda remembered the clash with Pedi in Lion Castle a few years ago, his hands clucking unconsciously, "He's always on his son's side." ”

The young emperor suddenly stood up from his seat and began to walk back and forth in the hall to calm his heart beating wildly at the moment, "I can't rely on Duke Nick like my father, I am in charge of my own affairs, and the affairs of the empire must also be decided by the emperor, and the affairs of the emperor cannot be interfered with by anyone!"

Sinda remembered his previous dreams and ambitions, and now that the emperor's throne was in his hands, the poor... It's just a means to achieve your dreams and ambitions.

He turned, staring at Sir Samp-Reggie with beast-like eyes, "Go and inform Duke Nick that the Queen will be inviting him to a dinner party at Lion Castle tonight. ”

The emperor made up his mind in his heart.

...

In the Prime Minister's Office in the Lion Castle Prime Minister's Office, Knight Locks, the second under-secretary of the military department, is reporting on the construction of the front defense area in Tyre, and he is reporting to the Imperial Prime Minister, Duke Nick Reagan, and the Imperial Chancellor, Count Stu Gara, the Imperial Chancellor.

Knight Locks reported very carefully, and when the report was over, he put the parchment that he had been holding tightly in his hand on Duke Nick's desk, and said, "This is a list of the military expenses and various supplies on the front line last month. ”

Duke Nick glanced at the dense list on it and looked at Count Stu next to him, and Count Stu himself immediately quickly stepped forward with his fat body to grab the bill, and leaned sideways to look at the best place on the desk.

There was a sudden silence in the room, and Duke Nick, who was familiar with Stu-Gala, simply picked up the reports submitted by the various unions and the reports of the Chamber of Commerce and checked them, while the Knight of Lockton sat upright.

Almost ten minutes later, Chancellor of the Exchequer Stu Gala put down his list, exhaled a breath of air, and said: "Frontline spending is so huge that it is increasing almost every month. He looked at the Knight of Rocks, "There is nothing wrong with the above list, but what I want to know is that Tyre really needs such a large group of defensive fortresses?" He then looked at Duke Nick, "Aren't you planning to take the initiative to attack the Elok Territory?"

"My lord, the number of frontline workers is growing every month. Knight Lockton hurriedly replied, "Now there are more than 300,000 laborers recruited in the town of Tyre, and even if these people only drink porridge every day, the amount of food consumed is very terrifying. ”

"But if your expenses continue to grow, it is better to have a decisive battle!" said Count Stu-Gara, angrily, "the cost of a war is not as great as yours." ”

The knight of Lockton frowned, he had also calculated the account, sometimes he himself felt that it was better to spend money like this than to have a war, but he was a little hesitant when he thought of the various possibilities of this war to continue.

"Knock knock!"

Duke Nick tapped lightly on the table to get the attention of the two, and when their eyes fell on him, he said, "In the name of the Cabinet, an announcement is issued... It is time to repatriate all the young men of the front to their hometowns to engage in production, and to re-recruit the elderly over forty-five years of age as laborers, and these people should also contribute to the Empire. ”

"It's a good idea, but," reminded the Earl of Stu, "the Marquis of Woz-Pedro is going around in a conspiracy to overthrow the Cabinet, and if we make such a decree now, wouldn't it be just a reason to give them an attack?"

As an ordinary civilian, the knight of Lockton couldn't help but tremble all over his body at the moment, and he wanted to refute Duke Nick's words, but he knew better that although such an edict was harsh, it was the most correct decision for the Empire.

Duke Nick ignored Count Stu's reminder and sighed, "The war in Tyre is not urgent, the elves will not be able to gain a foothold in the Eluk Territory for at least five years, and the werewolves of the Hoko Islands will also take a long time to deal with the conflicts after their merger with Nix City." "But the financial problems of the empire and the industrial chain of the handicraft industry must be restored to pre-war conditions as soon as possible." ”

"So you're going to weed out the weak and give more resources to the young?" said the Knight of Locks.

Duke Nick replied as a matter of course, "Of course, is there anything wrong with that?" he put down his pen and continued: "Compared to the young people of the Empire, the old people are lucky, they have at least a decent time, and the young people may survive in the war for a long time. ”

"You are a little pessimistic, Your Highness the Duke. Count Stu couldn't help but say, "Sooner or later, the Empire will win, even if we only have the Suke Plains now, the elves and orcs are far from being our opponents. ”

"I had to prepare for the worst for the Empire, and it was my duty. Duke Nick gently pinched the bridge of his nose and said, "Sometimes I wonder if I caused all this..."

"You can't think like that. Count Stu-Gara's eyelids jumped wildly, "The reason why the empire has become what it is now, who among the nobles doesn't know why, they have not taken advantage of it for more than ten years, and they are not worthy of pointing fingers at the cabinet in the Eunice Hall." ”

"The gods are watching the world, and everything we are in is worthy of our hearts. The Knight of Locks' voice was low and solemn.

"We can't fool ourselves! This time, Woz Pedro is so menacing and well-founded that I can't even find a reason to excuse me. Duke Nick shook his head, "The key issue is that our Emperor Majesty has already made a decision in his heart. ”

I know that, but you need to understand why we're still holding on. Count Stu-Gara's voice couldn't help but increase: "The empire does not have any turmoil now, and no one knows what kind of turmoil the reshuffle of the cabinet will cause to the entire empire?

"So, you need a prime minister who understands the current state of the empire. Duke Nick whispered, "Although I can no longer influence whether I can continue to be the Prime Minister of the Empire, I can at least choose my successor." ”

Knight Rocks' face changed, "My lord, you..."

"Who are you referring to?" Stu-Gara's heart began to beat violently, and everyone was looking forward to the position of Prime Minister of the Empire, even if they knew that they could not do it.

"Although I would love to push you to the throne, you are not from the upper echelons of the Empire, and the position of Minister of Finance is already your limit. Duke Nick was blunt and warned: "You'd better give up this unrealistic idea, or it will put you in a dangerous position, and I don't want you to lose your post as Chancellor of the Exchequer." ”

"Most of the merchants of the empire are willing to support me. Stu-Gala couldn't help but say, "They hold two-thirds of the empire's wealth. ”

"I know you would love to elevate the status of a businessman, and the status of a businessman should indeed be promoted, but not now, let alone by you. Duke Nick grimaced, "Look at the rebellion of the Elok Lord, you should be able to understand this." ”

Stu-Garra was deep in thought, and after a few seconds he asked, "You really can't hold on anymore?"

"The problem is that the current situation in the empire requires someone to step up and take responsibility. Duke Nick was not discouraged by this, "I was prepared for this after Emperor Laubert fell from his horse and died. ”

Stu Gara sat back in his place and asked repeatedly, "So, who do you think is suitable to clean up the mess of the current empire?" ”

Duke Nick stared at Stu Gara for several seconds before spitting out a name: "McGonagall Tano." ”

"Count McGonagall Tano?" Stu Garra was stunned, and the Knight of Locks stood up to take his leave.

Duke Nick waved to Knight Locks to allow him to leave, and said to Stu Gara, "He will come here and talk to us in detail later, would you like to listen to it?"

"Click!"

"Mistress Nick. ”

Outside the door, the voice of Duke Nick's assistant Kerman, was heard as Knight Locks opened the door to his office. Kerman politely relinquished his position to allow the Locks Knight to pass and entered the room directly, first looking at Stu Garra and then stopping.

"Just say anything. ”

"Count McGonagall Tano has arrived at the office at your invitation. ”

Duke Nick nodded, looked at Count Stu-Gara and asked, "How is it, do you want to stay?"

"There's no point in me staying. The Chancellor of the Exchequer stood up decisively.

"I thought you'd stay. Duke Nick seemed to be holding back, and his tone was full of regret.

"You want me to stay?"

"I hope you'll talk to McGonagall Tano and you'll probably get along. ”

Stu-Gara turned around and looked at Duke Nick with a serious face, "Are you serious?" The 'serious' in his words meant resignation.

"Of course!" (https:)

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