Chapter 33: Balance

The fat king slapped the table: "Okay, this is the way to do it, Andrew, you negotiate with the members of the Court Mage Association in the afternoon, I will give you a day, and tomorrow, come up with a complete plan for me." ”

"Minister, take the order. Andrew was also relieved that such a big problem had been solved.

"So...... Now there's one last thing left. Ralvin then spoke: "Since it is planned to establish two magic academies, is there also a general direction for the candidates for the dean of the second magic academy?"

"......" Everyone was silent, after all, the Court Mage Association belonged to the direct organization of the royal family, and their ministers may be familiar with state affairs, but they are a little confused about deciding the affairs of these magical institutions.

"Your Majesty......" Andrew reluctantly spoke, "I wonder if Mr. Mel, the president of the Court Mage Association, can be served?"

Ralvin shook his head: "If Mr. Mel is the head of the academy, I have also considered it, but Mr. Mel is the highest authority in the magical world of my Hawke Empire. If he only served as the dean of one of the colleges, he would be a little too wronged. ”

As soon as everyone heard this, they knew that Ralvin actually had a candidate in mind. Who was this man? They looked at Alfred, and saw that this guy was just standing there without saying a word, as if he didn't care about himself.

"Your Majesty......" This time it was Regner who spoke: "The kid has a candidate." ”

"Tell me about it. ”

Regner paused for a moment, then said, "It's His Royal Highness Prince Joffrey." ”

"Oh, why?" asked Ralvin, noncommittally continued.

"First of all, His Highness Joffrey and Miss Anne are the same age, and since the head of one of the houses is already a young man, if the head of the other house is an elder of the Imperial Magical Realm, it would be a bit disrespectful to that one. Therefore, the boy thought that it would be better to appoint the deans of both colleges to the young people. Regner said.

"Well, yes, I've thought about it, and since it's a new institution, I might as well let you young people use their talents there. What's more, the establishment of the Academy of Magic was originally intended to be innovative, and we old people can't compare to this matter. Ralvin nodded, "What else?"

"And. Ragnar also became confident after hearing Ralvin's affirmation, and he continued: "His Royal Highness Joffrey and Miss Anne are both high-ranking mages, and their magical attainments are also unattainable by others, and besides, His Royal Highness Joffrey is the Prince of the Empire. The kid felt that in terms of strength, identity, status, age, etc., His Royal Highness Joffrey was a very suitable candidate. ”

"That's a good point. Ralvin nodded, glancing at the odd-looking ministers, and asked, "Do you have any other opinions?"

“......”

"In that case, then the matter has been settled so temporarily. Seeing that there was no objection, Larvin said, "Also, although I have given both academies to you young people, I am still a little uneasy if there is no one in charge." Well, Mr. Mel will be mentoring both of you as the Dean. Of course, he won't interfere too much in your affairs. Can you accept that, Anne?"

"That's as it should be. Anne Lot nodded.

"Well, that's it for today's parliament. Ralvin ended the conversation with a wave of his hand.

......

After leaving the palace, Anne Lot and Regner returned in a carriage. Along the way, Anne Lot looked at Regner with a look of desire to speak.

"If you have any questions, just ask!" Regner smiled.

"Why did you elect Joffrey?" Anne Lot was a little puzzled, although it was divided into two magic schools, there was no doubt that no matter which one of them, it would become a favorite in the empire. Why did Regner push such a big piece of fat to Joffrey, who hated him?

"Because I had to. Regner smiled.

"Why?"

Regner leaned forward, and then whispered: "I think you know that you have been in the MI for so long, right? In addition to the MIA, His Majesty also has a very secret intelligence agency of his own. ”

"Well, I know. Anello nodded. Although the MI is currently the largest intelligence organization in the Hawke Empire, most of this organization is built by the Moon Shadow Thieves Guild.

The intelligence organization was supposed to be the most loyal and reliable agency to the royal family, but it was clear that the current MI was not yet fully able to gain Ralvin's full trust.

So, in addition to MIA, Ralvin also set up a very small, extremely secretive intelligence organization of his own. Although no clear information has been obtained, it is based on previous information. This group is absolutely loyal to Ralvin, and they are not involved in external intelligence acquisition, but only focus most of their energy on internal control and supervision. As a result, Regner and Alex privately referred to that agency as the Ombudsman.

The existence of the Ombudsman has never been made public, and even the MIU's knowledge of it has been obtained only from very vague information. So, most people don't know about it. However, Anne Lot, as a senior member of the current military intelligence service, knows something about this matter.

"With the Inspectorate, His Majesty Ralvin naturally knows everything about our people. Regner continued: "And the current situation is not so difficult to understand, in short, the empire is now divided into two more vague circles. One of them was headed by Joffrey and Alfred. And the other one, Alexander and ours. Oh, of course, we also have to consider the military, and at least for now, General Manhattan and the military are much better with Alexander than with Joffrey. ”

“......”

"Though any king hates his subordinates and gangs. But they also know that everyone has their own preferences, and even if there is no obvious division of power, at least the relationship between the courtiers is inevitable. Regner said lightly: "So, Anne, you don't have to worry too much about Your Majesty's anger because of this. ”

"Continued from the previous one. Regner looked at Anne Lot's thoughtful look and said, "Look...... I, Alexander, and the ambiguous military, if we add the dean of the Imperial Academy of Magic at this time. Don't you think that our side is much stronger than Joffrey's, and because of this, His Majesty Ralvin must do something. So ......"

"So......" Anne Lott thought for a moment, and suddenly her mouth froze, "He wants to maintain the balance of power between the two circles." ”

"That's right!" Regner nodded appreciatively, this girl is smarter than herself.

As early as the time Anne Lot announced that she was going to enter the Academy of Magic, Regner began to analyze the situation after she entered the Academy. What Joffrey, Alfred, and Alexander...... On the way back to Melindel, Regner made himself dizzy. Although he also saw a little frown, he never grasped the point. In the end, Garona couldn't see it, so she came forward to wake up Regner.

There is only one thing that Garona reminded Regner, and that is that since Regner's side has grown in strength, then Ralvin will naturally give Joffrey a little benefit. Balance is a very important means for the emperor to control his subordinates. No matter which king is, he does not want to see the situation where the courtiers are dominant.

So, if Ralvin agrees to let Anne Lot join the Academy of Magic, then it's time to give Joffrey some sweetness. And this sweetness can be big or small, but there is no doubt that it will be there!

It was precisely because of this that Ragner took the initiative to open his mouth and gave this sweetness to Joffrey.

"Alfred seems to have seen this problem before, which is why he proposed to establish two magic academies. Regner continued: "I'll admit that this Alfred is a real headache, but Joffrey, he's a complete straw bag. ”

"You seem to have a lot of prejudices against him?" said Annelot, with a faint smile on her face.

"That's!" Regna admitted, "who made him want to touch my woman?"

"It's again!" Anne Lott wanted to get angry.

"So, I don't care if Joffrey becomes the head of this magic academy. Regner ignored Annelot's protest and continued, "What if he becomes the head of the Academy of Magic? Let him be the head of the school, which only shows how shrewd you are Annie!"

"You trust me like that?" asked Annelot, with a faint pink on her face.

"Believe it!" replied Regner without hesitation.

"......" Anne Lott turned her head slightly shyly.

Then she heard Regner continue, "Look, you're so good every time you beat me. It's the first time I've seen someone like this who can beat me like this. So, just in terms of ferocity, I don't believe who else can you trust? Think about it...... Whoa, whoa, whoa!"

"Huh?" the coachman was startled at the sound of Regner's screams inside, and he knocked on the wooden frame of the carriage, and then asked through the curtain, "Your Excellency, ......?"

"Whew!" Regner screamed before he spoke, "I'm fine! As long as the car doesn't overturn, leave me alone!"

Just kidding, how can I say that I am also the head of the military intelligence department, and I was beaten up by a little girl, Hai Bian, if this word gets out, it will be worth it? So, no matter what, Regna did not dare to show his head out of the carriage.

However, the coachman was obviously mistaken, and he smiled and said to himself with a lewd expression on his face that only appears between men: "It's worthy of the dark elegy Lord Regner, it's really ...... to do things But I like it!"

"Whoa," Regner screamed, and the carriage jolted along......