"Yes, let the officers of the Security Service and the Treasury stop their stupidity, the people in Felder are not involved in all that bullshit of Fitt!" Eric said very little swear words and no smile on his face.

"Since you have so much confidence in them, you should let the people from the guard department check it out, so that His Majesty the Emperor and other ministers can feel at ease. Duke Nick smiled, "You shouldn't be angry about this. ”

Eric grimaced, his dark black eyes revealing a cold aura, "The most fundamental reason for the current situation is not Fit, but you, especially you, are the incompetence of your prime minister. ”

Duke Nick also put away his smile, but he was not angry at Duke Eric's words, "I'm incompetent, maybe I should be tougher, if that's the case, your caravan would have gone bankrupt six years ago." ”

"If that's the case, it only means that my people are incompetent, and I have nothing to say. Eric said, "Look at what the empire has become now, what have you been doing in the past six years?

"I admit my fault, but Your Majesty the Emperor," Duke Nick sighed, "I didn't expect Laubert to become what he is, he..."

"Everyone who sits on the Golden Throne changes, everyone!" Eric interrupted Nick, "This is what you said when you persuaded me to overthrow the Puppet Emperor Barrett, and I will return it to you now... Do you want me to say the rest of the sentence?"

"You—" Duke Nick's face changed,

"When the man on the Golden Throne becomes a madman, it is time for him to step down, and we must have the courage to overthrow him!" Eric whispered, "Tell me, do the people sitting on the Golden Throne still have the heart of a king?"

"My friend, Laubert has never done anything wrong despite his extravagant life!" Nick said in a much louder voice.

"But his extravagant life has hollowed out the whole empire!" said Eric, louder.

But he has realized his mistake, and now, the entire Lion Castle has cut expenses by nearly five times. Nick argued, "Trust me, just give me another ten years and everything will go back to the way it was." ”

"If you are given another twenty years, you will not be able to change the fact that the empire is declining. Eric shook his head.

Nick frowned, he stood up, glanced at the door of the living room, then sat down again and said, "What do you want to do?"

"I don't want to do anything, I just want to tell you some facts, some facts that you can see but don't want to believe. Eric's voice became smaller, "I will continue to support our Majesty Laubert, as always..."

"What the hell do you want to do?" asked Duke Nick again, his voice growing loud and questioning.

"I just want you to stop those fearless investigations, and if you really have unlimited energy, I suggest you persuade our Emperor Majesty more, let him open his eyes and see the current empire!" Eric also stood up, he stared at Nick, "Look at what the empire has become because of his extravagant life, and look at what the so-called new nobles he has promoted have done all these years!"

"My friend, you—" Nick wanted to say something, but Eric didn't give Nick a chance to speak, his voice easily overshadowed Nick,

"Our Emperor His Majesty has made merchants, mercenaries, and even robbers nobles for the sake of his golden throne, and they have entered the Lion Castle with great pomp, and they have roared unscrupulously in your Prime Minister's Office, their greedy suckers of the foundations of the Empire, and you, as the Prime Minister of the Empire, have been deaf for so many years!"

"I'm sorry, I didn't expect me to disappoint you so much. Nick's eyes dimmed.

Eric straightened up, and said with an expression of disbelief on his face, "How did you become so weak, is it because of the sycophants of those nobles, or because of the mountains of gold?"

"If a tough attitude solves the problem, I don't mind turning myself into an executioner!" Nick smiled wryly, "His Majesty the Emperor is standing behind them, do you think our Imperial Majesty really just drinks all day long?"

"I am well aware that those so-called emerging nobles, His Majesty the Emperor controls the pawns of the Empire. Eric whispered, "That's why I'm looking for you." ”

"What do you want to do?" Nick asked a third time.

"I said I didn't want to do anything. Eric replied again, "I will continue to support our Emperor Majesty, support you." ”

"What the hell are you trying to do?" Nick asked for the fourth time.

Eric was silent.

He looked at his friend, at the prime minister of the empire.

The two just looked at each other.

"Click... Click..."

The sound of the magic clock in the hall became louder at this moment.

...

Soon, the two of them withdrew their gaze at each other, and Duke Nick turned and walked to the window, looking out the window at the busy servants and the growing number of pedestrians on the street in the distance, while Duke Eric sat down again, staring at the black tea that was gradually dissipating.

The two remained silent.

It was almost five minutes before Eric spoke: "This time, I'm going to support Laubert no matter what decision he makes, but... As for the rest of the matter, it will depend on the decision he makes this time!"

"I see. Nick turned to the side and returned his gaze to Eric, "But, you know, His Majesty the Emperor is stubborn, as stubborn as your father was back then. ”

"So, I killed my father, for the sake of what you call the ideal empire, but—" Eric said indifferently, halfway through his speech, and then changed his tone and added, "The prime minister's duty is to advise the emperor when he makes a wrong decision, and now, you should fulfill your duty." ”

"Laubert has no intention of speaking with me at all before the Council of the Six Dukes. Nick frowned, "I won't see His Majesty the Emperor." ”

"Are you kidding? The Prime Minister of the Empire can't see His Majesty the Emperor of the Empire. Eric said coldly, "You should let those who stand in your way know what it will cost to stop the Prime Minister of the Empire." ”

"Yes, I have shown them my authority, more than three guards have been flogged and exiled, but it is useless, I still can't see His Majesty the Emperor, he is avoiding me!" Nick smiled wryly.

"So," Eric stood up, "we don't have much more to say. With that, he walked towards the door of the parlor.

"You really don't know anything about Marquis Fett?" Nick asked, standing up and confronting Eric's back.

"This kind of question should be asked of you, not of you, my dear Prime Minister, you don't know anything about the Marquis of Fett beforehand?"

Duke Nick was stunned, but Eric ignored him, turned and walked out of the meeting room quickly.