The palace of the west of the sunset, the side hall of the audience.

"Half a month is the coming day of this year, and the government department has made a budget for activities, including citizens' parades, theater festivals, open-air markets......" Huggins looked at the absent-minded Todd and asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty? Are you listening?"

Todd's eyes widened and he hurriedly said, "Well, I'm listening, I'm listening." ”

Huggins turned his gaze back to the report in his hand: "The budget is divided into three parts, and the largest expenditure is the salary of manpower, and the government department suggests that you can ...... this expense."

"Huggins, have you ever had an intimate relationship with a woman in your mind?"

Huggins's report came to an abrupt end, he raised his head with difficulty, looked at Todd with a serious face, and smiled reluctantly: "Your Majesty, I don't quite understand what you mean. ”

Todd pointed to his head, "Consciousness, consciousness understands? It's not a relationship with a woman in the real world." ”

Huggins put down the report in his hand and thought about it carefully: "Like a dream?"

"Sort of, but not quite. Todd himself was a little confused: "It's more real than a dream, and you wake up and remember everything." ”

Huggins affirmed: "I've had that experience. ”

Todd's eyes lit up: "Really?!"

"Well, when I was younger, I was consciously having sex with women every day. Sometimes it's one, sometimes it's a group. ”

Hearing the other party's words, the corners of Todd's eyes twitched, and he almost turned his back on his breath: "I don't think we are talking about the same thing, you call it lewd ......"

When it comes to topics that interest him, Huggins begins to gush: "I have in my head the characters, the lines, the plot and the costumes, and even the poses ......"

"Wait, wait!" Todd stretched out his hand to stop the other party, thought for a while, reorganized the language and said, "Maybe I didn't make it clear, I said that it was a relationship, and I meant that both parties knew everything clearly when they woke up." ”

Huggins froze.

"Your Majesty, what do you mean...... Both sides know what's going on?"

Todd nodded.

Huggins gasped: "Your Majesty, believe me, this is definitely not a good thing. After waking up from the dream, if the two sides meet, it will definitely be extremely embarrassing. ”

Todd leaned back in his chair and sighed, "That's right, that's what I'm worried about. ”

Huggins gave Todd a cautious look: "Your Majesty, if this kind of thing really happens, I think the key lies in the relationship between the two and their attitude towards each other. ”

Todd sat up straight: "Tell me about it." ”

"If both parties are lovers themselves, then it's fine. ”

Todd asked, "But what if the relationship between the two is not clear?"

"Unclear?" Huggins swallowed, "So I can take the liberty of asking, who took the initiative?"

Todd first coughed to hide his embarrassment, and then replied in a low voice, "It was the woman who took the initiative first." ”

Huggins glanced at the king, touched the beard on his chin and said, "Then it's easy to do, just find an opportunity to ask in person." Generally speaking, as long as the woman takes the initiative, nine times out of ten, it means that the other party has a good feeling. ”

Todd propped his chin with his fist and nodded thoughtfully.

Turning the subject to the point, Huggins finished reading the report at hand, folded the page for approval, and placed it in front of the king, and picked up another report on the table.

Todd looked at the thick pile of paper in front of him with a numb scalp, and asked Huggins, "How many documents are waiting to be processed today?"

The latter turned to his side, revealing an official document with a thickness of 20 centimeters on the wooden platform behind him.

Todd rubbed his temples with his hands, "And so many?!"

Huggins moved his steps again, and Todd was desperate to find that there were still stacks of papers neatly stacked on the ground.

Seeing Todd close his eyes in pain, Huggins whispered comfortingly: "Your Majesty, you have been away for a few months, and there are a large number of government documents in the entire kingdom that need to be reviewed by you. ”

Todd glanced at him, "If I'm not mistaken, hasn't Emerson been appointed as the chief privy councillor of the kingdom? ”

Huggins smiled bitterly and said to the king, "It is precisely because of Lord Emerson as the privy counsellor of the kingdom that there are only a hundred or so official documents in front of you. Without him, you'd have more than enough government documents to fill the room. ”

Todd sighed deeply, resigned himself to the budget request report, and just glanced at the lengthy forms and huge data inside, he completely lost interest in closing the report again.

"The notice was given, and a meeting was held in the royal gardens of the palace the morning after tomorrow, and all officials of the kingdom of government departments and above were called for the attendance. ”

Huggins jotted down the agenda on his notepad and confirmed to Todd, "Okay, Your Majesty, what are the topics of the meeting and what are the agendas for discussion?"

"Needless to say, just tell all the participants that there is only one topic for the conference – to discuss the future of the kingdom. ”

Two days later, in the morning, the warm winter sun brought a rare heat to the earth, and a thin layer of snow on the ground reflected a blinding light.

In the middle of the royal garden, the palace attendants and maids set up tables and chairs, set up sheds, and put all kinds of fruits and snacks.

Cumberland, who was standing next to the marble sculpture, changed into a rare formal dress, took a small sip of honey in a cup, and said to Emerson beside him: "Why did Your Majesty hold this meeting in the garden?

Emerson shrugged, took a bite of the cheese puff pastry brought by the servants, and put it down with a frown.

Terrence and Ulysses stood together, the former frowning at Wayne, who was alone not far away, and asked the latter, "Why is he here?"

"Your Majesty intends to unite the Kingdom's Xenomorph Society and set up a dedicated Xenomorph Ministry, with Lord Raicher as Chief Governor and Wayne Dunlop as Under-Secretary. Ulysses said.

Looking at Wayne, who had a wooden expression and couldn't even say hello, Terrence shook his head: "He's an excellent scholar, but not a qualified person responsible." In His Majesty's words, his empathy is so low that it is worrying. ”

Ulysses leaned in close to Terrence and whispered, "I've heard that Wayne lobbied to find a group of people who volunteered to participate in the 'Soul Experiment'. ”

"How is this possible? It's been less than a month and he's found a volunteer?"

It was as if he had used religion to convince many of the dying, who were seriously ill, to believe his words. ”

"Does Your Majesty know about this?"

"You should know, but it doesn't seem to have done anything. ”

Terrence waved his hand in disappointment: "Let him go, since His Majesty didn't stop it, why should I jump out?"

In the other corner of the garden, Huggins, who was on a cane, stared at the couple in front of him and said solemnly: "Your Majesty is magnanimous and has given the two of you a chance to make meritorious contributions, and I hope you will not make the same mistakes as before." ”

Mrs. Raglan nodded again and again, "Both of us have understood a truth, the reason why we have made such mistakes in the past is because of greed. From now on, we promise that we will never make such mistakes again!"

Mr. Raglan looked at Huggins and said sincerely: "Actually, the commission that His Majesty promised us is enough for us to have food and clothing for the rest of our lives. We don't have to take risks at all, alas......"

Huggins was about to say something more when the shouts of his attendants were heard in the distance.

"Your Majesty has arrived!"

Todd, dressed in fine linen and purple satin, walked out of the palace gates, accompanied by his attendants, walked around the hall and exchanged a few words with everyone.

After a few greetings, Todd invited all attendees to take their seats. Then, he asked Huggins, who was beside him, "Are you here?"

The latter bowed and replied, "Brunhilde, the head of the Knights of the North Island, has returned to the North Island at the request of the Kingdom to mediate the civil strife; All but these two were in attendance. ”

Todd nodded, sat down in his seat, and signaled for the meeting to begin.

"Maybe you wonder why this meeting is taking place here?" Todd, who was sitting in the main seat, took the pomegranate juice handed by the maid and said to everyone, "Because the matter to be discussed today is related to the future of the kingdom, for the sake of solemnity, I have placed the meeting here. ”

The crowd began to whisper, and everyone was speculating about what the king said about the future of the kingdom.

With no intention of beating around the bush at all, Todd said directly: "I plan to set up a cabinet of the Dusk Kingdom. ”

When others were still confused about the new words in His Majesty's mouth, Emerson was the first to ask: "Your Majesty, what is the Cabinet?"

"The Cabinet is an institution formed by the heads of various government departments in the Kingdom. Todd tapped his fingers on the armrest and looked around at all the officials around him: "In other words, the members of the cabinet are all of you. ”

Emerson went on to ask, "There is already a council and a privy council in the kingdom, is this cabinet any different from them?"

Todd smiled and said, "That's a good question, the government department is the executive department of the kingdom's government affairs, and the Privy Council is the advisory department responsible for assisting the king in handling affairs. And the Cabinet, in a sense, is the decision-making body for the affairs of the Kingdom. ”

Terrence's beard trembled slightly, and he heard a key word from Todd's mouth - decision.

Todd went on to explain: "The Cabinet has a Prime Minister, who presides over the Cabinet meetings, oversees the affairs of the Kingdom, has the power to propose to the King the appointment and dismissal of cabinet members and directly appoints and dismisses senior officials, and is responsible for formulating and implementing the country's major internal and external policies. ”

Emerson's mouth opened wide in disbelief: "Take charge of the affairs of the kingdom, appoint and dismiss senior officials, Your Majesty, this is a ......"

Todd stretched out his hand to interrupt him: "Yes, the cabinet has taken some of the king's power in disguise, but it has also avoided the mistakes that can be caused by autocratic centralization. ”

After a pause, Todd added: "Moreover, the power of the cabinet is not unlimited, its existence is subject to the power of the king. The power of the king to appoint and dismiss the prime minister, the power to pardon the crimes of any person, the power to declare war on other powers, the power to sign and amend laws, and the power to call on the kingdom's army and law enforcement agencies. ”

Cumberland nodded as he listened, and finally asked, "Your Majesty, how did you determine the prime minister of this cabinet?"

Todd thought back in his mind and found that the current situation in the Twilight Kingdom was special, and there was really no way to copy the experience of his previous life, so he said flexibly: "The prime minister of the first cabinet is appointed by me for a term of two years. At the end of the two years, a vote is held in the Cabinet, and the person who receives a majority of the votes will become the new prime minister. If no one votes are more than half, the prime minister is still appointed by the king. Any person can only serve two consecutive terms as Prime Minister, and after the re-election, he or she shall not be allowed to participate as a candidate for the election of Prime Minister for the third term. ”

It sounds a bit complicated at first, but if you think about it, you can still understand the rules.

Todd turned his gaze to Emerson, "Do you remember the first time we met?"

The latter nodded with emotion.

"There is no perfect soul under heaven, and naturally there is no perfect king. People with the highest power make every decision with their subjective preferences and emotions. The kind of impeccable, wise and wise judge can only be found in the drama, which is why I set up a cabinet. Todd got up from his seat and walked to the middle of the crowd, "I hope that everyone can stand together and gather your wisdom and abilities to make the Kingdom of Twilight the most dazzling jewel in the world." ”

The encouraged officials stood up one after another, and everyone's face was filled with excitement and excitement. Amid the cheers and oaths of the crowd, Todd walked up to the old man, who had been the Earl of Silverring, took the other man's hand, and said sincerely: "Now, I declare that the first Prime Minister of the Cabinet will be Emerson, the Privy Counsellor of the Kingdom. ”