On the evening of April 19, 336 AD, the Emperor invited Prime Minister Duke Nick Reagan to dinner in the Lion Castle Wing Hall.

This was the first time that Sinda had hosted a private banquet for a prime minister since he was crowned emperor.

An hour after Nick Reagan stepped into Lionburg, rumors spread that Nick Reagan had submitted his resignation. In the next half hour, the news spread wildly among the upper nobles of the imperial capital.

After the dinner that day, the entire imperial capital learned of Nick Reagan's resignation.

That night, the nobles of the empire stayed up all night, sending out all their henchmen to find out what was going on at the Lion Castle dinner.

But a whole night passed, and no information came from the Lion Castle.

As a result, rumors began to spread throughout the city of Suke.

It is said that Nick Reagan had a terrible quarrel with Emperor Sinda at the dinner, which eventually led to Nick Reagan's resignation; some say that Nick Reagan could not withstand the pressure from the outside world and took the initiative to resign after communicating with Emperor Sinda; and it is even said that Nick Reagan chose to submit his resignation because of the recurrence of an old injury and the need for time to recuperate.

Whatever the rumors are, the thing that can be confirmed is... Nick Reagan did hand in his resignation to Emperor Sinda!

The next morning, even the ordinary citizens of the outer city knew about it.

Some people celebrated with wine, and many people expressed concern.

More are waiting for the exact news to come.

On this day, the workers and citizens did not even go to work on time, they took time off for various reasons and then gathered to wait for the exact message from Lion Castle.

Lionburg and the Cabinet did not keep the population waiting long.

At 8 a.m. on April 21, the third day after the dinner, the Cabinet issued an official announcement declaring that Prime Minister Nick Reagan could not continue to perform his duties as prime minister due to health reasons, and submitted his resignation to His Majesty the Emperor on the evening of the 19th.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, Nick Reagan was on Victory Square outside Lion Castle as hundreds of nobles announced the fact that he was leaving the Prime Minister's residence.

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In the inner city of Queens, Woz Pedro's official residence Since Duke Nick announced his departure in the afternoon, representatives of the social circles of the upper nobility of the empire, representatives of the Chamber of Commerce Alliance, and even the emerging union federation have sent people to visit.

The same thing is playing out at Villa McGonagall Tano next door to this official residence.

At half past eleven o'clock in the evening, Woz Pedro dismissed all his guests. Half an hour later, he welcomed a special guest, a guest from Crewe.

The man's name was Muvet-Felle, and he looked to be a young man of no more than twenty years old, and he wore a wide tunic that only the nobles of the last century would wear, and if anyone who didn't know him was sure that he was an actor in some theater.

Hardly anyone in Crewe Territory would know this quirky little country lord. But in the imperial capital, he became the guest of Woz Pedro, one of the five major military protection families!

"Ever since I entered the Imperial Capital, all the discussions buzzing in my ears have been the news of Duke Nick's resignation. Muvet Feller casually walked down the hall after entering Woz Pedro's villa, with a shy smile on his face, and said as he went: "Your plan seems to be going very well. ”

"But it's not a good thing to go too well. Woz-Pedro was actually surprised by Duke Nick's sudden resignation. In his plan, he originally wanted to wait for the young emperor to clash with Duke Nick head-on, and then he would step in to remove Duke Nick from power.

And now, Duke Nick's initiative to resign not only allows him to get out of the way, but also deprives him of a great opportunity to perform in front of the emperor.

"Why, isn't that your plan?" said Muvet-Feller.

"Do you think I'm going to get Nick Reagan out of the way?" Woz Pedro waved off all the servants in the villa hall, and he personally beckoned Muvet Feller to sit down and asked, "What do you need to drink?"

"Anything goes, as long as it's not coffee. Muvet Feller probably thought the sofa was good and lay down on it, leaning on his arm, looking at Woz Pedro, who was looking for wine in the wine cabinet, and said, "Looks like you're in trouble." ”

Woz Pedro picked out a bottle of Clanling spirits with a higher degree, held the glass and raised his hand and said, "It's a big trouble!" Nick Reagan took the initiative to resign, not only to get out of the way, but also to ease the tension with the emperor. He stepped forward and placed the cup on the small square table and said, "He is the Emperor's father-in-law, and he will also be free to enter the Lion Castle after stepping down as Prime Minister of the Empire... At that time, the words he spoke were even more effective than those he said when he was Prime Minister!"

"It's a big trouble—" said Muvet-Feller's immature cheeks with a calmness that was not appropriate for his age, "Duke Nick is a wise politician who knows how to secure himself and hold on to whatever power he can hold. ”

"It's an extremely difficult opponent. Woz Pedro took a sip of his wine, "I sometimes think, maybe I shouldn't mess with him, the Imperial Prime Minister may not be a good thing in our hands...", his words came to an abrupt end because of the pungency of the spirits, and he took a breath before continuing: "We don't have the same energy as Nick Reagan, and the young emperor on the Golden Throne is not a child to be played with, and I see in his eyes that he is as vicious as Emperor Barrett." ”

"But Emperor Barit didn't even keep his throne, did he?" Muvet-Felle drank all the Clanling spirits from his glass in one gulp, and refilled himself with a glass, "Don't worry too much, Marquis. As he spoke, he took another sip of the spirit.

Woz Pedro's eyelids jumped wildly as he looked at the other party's drinking, and he was stunned after muttering 'monster' in his heart, and said, "Kruling's plan has to go on." ”

"Of course, how can the game that has already begun be stopped?" said Muvet-Felle, who once again poured himself full of wine, and after smelling the aroma of the spirits with an intoxicated expression, "the whole continent has been quiet for more than three hundred years, and I am almost bored and want to eat myself for hundreds of years. ”

Muvet-Phil frowned when he heard this, "How many times have you copied memories?"

"For the eighth time," said Muvet-Felle, shrugging, "rest assured, my memory is well preserved, and nothing that should be remembered has been left behind, and the goddess can testify for me." ”

"The goddess will not bear witness to people like you. Woz Pedro let out a gulp of wine, which few people could withstand when it came to Crane's spirits, "I don't care if you're still living your vows, or who your true allegiance is now, I just hope you don't ruin my plans." ”

"Haha, who cares about the so-called oath now..."Muvet-Feller looked at the spirits in the glass and was silent for a few seconds and whispered, "except for those old stubborns. He looked at Woz Pedro, "You have to be careful, maybe they're spying on you and maybe they're going to do something to you when they know about your plans." ”

"Thirteen years ago, most of the people like you in Emperor Laubert's war to the throne were secretly executed by Nick Reagan. Woz Pedro said nonchalantly, "If there is a need, I will repeat what Nick Reagan did for thirteen years...", he looked at the 'young' Muvet Feller, "The empire has long since stopped trusting you." ”

"That's why we have a partnership. Muvet-Phil suddenly sat up straight, with a shy smile characteristic of a young man, "The empire needs change, she is now at a crossroads, she needs us to guide her on the right path." ”

"Everybody thinks they're right. Woz-Pedro said in a very heavy voice, "Look at what happened after the outbreak of this war, all the ambitious people jumped out, and they all proclaimed themselves kings!" he began to growl, "each of them thought that their Locke the Great dreamed of becoming like Archduke Patweed." ”

"So, you have that idea too?" The smile on Muvet-Felle's face was filled with a special sense of weirdness, as strange as the smile on the face of a puppet doll.

"No, I don't have that self-conscious idea. Woz Pedro said solemnly: "I just do what I want. ”

"But you think your ideas can make a stronger empire!"

"I said, I don't have such stupid ideas!"

"No, you have, everybody thinks that, otherwise what's the point of you doing this?"

"The question itself doesn't make any sense!"

"Well...," Muvet-Fle shrugged and shifted the subject: "You're still holding on to your opinion?"

"Yes, authoritarian rule no longer applies to the Empire, and looking at the changes in the Empire over the past few decades, the Empire needs a more liberal environment to deal with the contradictions of all classes. Woz-Pedro said solemnly: "Look at the Chamber of Commerce and the nascent union union, if it were not for the strong ruling power of the upper nobility of the empire and the Imperial Constitution, which is ingrained in the hearts of the people of the empire, they would have gathered their forces to overthrow our rule long ago. ”

"It seems that you have not wasted these decades in vain. "So, you want to settle this problem before the riot in the city comes?"

"That's the only way to go, and I really don't want to see the empire disappear into history. Woz-Pedro looked pessimistic, "I've often been awakened by nightmares lately, and I dreamed that the empire that the Pedro family had guarded for more than three hundred years suddenly collapsed. ”

Muvet-Phil smiled and couldn't help but remind: "In fact, the empire is now on the verge of disintegration. Oh, I'm wrong, it's disintegrated, and all you have left is the Sukh Plains in your hands now. ”

"Look at the Iruk Merchant Rebels. Woz-Pedro didn't care about the other party's taunts, "It turns out that as long as the people are given enough faith, the power of tens of millions of people on the Suke Plain can make the entire Ellan continent tremble. ”

"Your thoughts are scary too!"

"So I only told you. ”

"It's my pleasure," said Muvet-Felle, with a respectful demeanor, "but I warn you, be careful not to go overboard, or the whole empire will bury you." ”