The imperial capital, outside the palace, the courtyard of the second prince.

François sat alone on the edge of the pond with a handful of fish food in his hand, and every time he threw a grain of fish food into the pond, there would be a splash in the water, and dozens of koi fish, large and small, were jubilant, and the ripples pushed the remaining lotus leaves, up and down.

Odoka walked through the cloister to François, folded his hands in front of him, and a dozen papers in his hands, and said respectfully:

"Your Highness, the source of the rumor has only been traced back to the factory area in the southern suburbs, where the flow of people is so strong that the investigators are unable to find the original rumor-monger.

Judging by the speed with which the rumors spread, I can tell that there is an organization behind the scenes, and the first suspicion is Stuart's military intelligence service.

At the moment, my men are hunting down the outlying members of the MIA who were previously targeted, and see if they can catch some important people. ”

François threw another grain of fish food, and a golden carp jumped out of the water, caught the fish food, and immediately fell into the water, making a splash. François's gaze froze, and the water stalled in the air, then gradually turned into ice crystals, swirling around him.

Vlasova's voice was a little cold, and he said: "This matter is actually irrelevant, some rumors can't shake the root, the foundation of the royal family lies in the legion." Just grab some people, do something, and make my father happy. Hasn't the expedition arrived in Castile yet?"

"No news yet, I'm very worried about the privateers of the Stuarts, in case they ......," Odoka replied.

"Now we have to resign ourselves to fate, who makes us unable to control the oceans. Choosing to go back to Castile is safer than disembarking in the port of Stuart, and privateers don't hurt anyone even if they rob, what I need is the source energy formation they unearthed in the ruins.

Master Odoka, I have been thinking about one thing lately, maybe the Baptiste boys are right about the idea of developing industry and commerce, just like the fish food in my hand, I have food for them, and they will surround me, these ......" François shook the fish food in his hand, and threw it all into the pond, and the koi were full of joy.

"It's going to cost silver! and I'm going to need more!"

......

The Duchy of Cartia, the capital of Rand, is the most luxurious Judi Julian Hotel in the city.

Robert Baptiste, who was remembered by the second prince, was having dinner with Henry Anglade, a commissioner of the Investigation Bureau.

After eating the dessert, Robert elegantly wiped his lips with a napkin, picked up the after-dinner wine, stepped back from the left and right, and said: "Mr. Commissioner, I think you asked me to come here today just to talk about the miracle of the obelisk in the imperial capital, right?

Correspondent Henry leaned back in his chair and picked a piece of cream with his fingers and put it in his mouth.

However, Henry's actions Robert acted as if he didn't see it, shaking his glass and waiting for Henry's answer.

Henry smiled and said: "Lord Auxiliary Minister, I think you can guess your suggestion yourself, the second prince will not care, the reason is ...... You're so smart, you can't be unaware, right?"

Robert also responded with a smile and said: "I just did my duty as a courtier, although I am the auxiliary minister of the Duchy of Castia, I am still a courtier of His Majesty the Emperor, I have done some small things here, summed up the experience, and provided some reference for the royal family......"

Henry interrupted, "Robert, I'm here today to have an open and honest conversation with you, not as an officer of the Bureau of Investigation, we can make small talk like friends, just like when we discussed your great-ancestor's password before.

Maybe your 10 policies for statecraft are a good place to start, and we can start with that.

I think that your ten policies for governing the country were written for the emperor, and you have already seen that among the two princes, the emperor is more inclined to the second prince, right? Don't look at me with such eyes, I may have other sources, you can't imagine.

What you want is the position of the future Prime Minister of the Empire. Indeed, you are very young to sit as an auxiliary governor of the principality at this age, there are few people in history, and you should be able to become the first assistant of Castile before the age of thirty. And your ambition is even greater, you want to become the prime minister of the empire, not the current fragmented empire, but a unified and powerful empire. Castile may be your dedication to the royal family, you see, am I right?"

Robert's face was expressionless, but his heart fluctuated, and he barely calmed down, and said: "If I have become the first assistant of Castile, why should I betray? I am a vested interest, which is not logical, and I will not gain more when I become prime minister, but will bear greater dangers." Maybe your way of thinking is to think of the worst, right? It's not ambition, it's madness. ”

Henry continued: "No, becoming prime minister is not your ultimate goal, your purpose is to overthrow the royal family and establish a new dynasty of yours. ”

"Mr. Commissioner, the more you talk about it, the more outrageous it becomes, is this the charge prepared for me by the Investigation Bureau?"

Henry said: "I said before, forget my identity as the Investigation Bureau, others may read from your ten strategies to develop industry and commerce, develop the economy, make the people rich, and make the empire strong."

But what I'm reading is that you have to create a new social class, a new social relationship, a new structure in which there is no royal seat, and if they want to, they can be a symbol and be supported, otherwise there is only a dead end. ”

Robert had murder in his eyes, but he didn't say a word.

Henry lit a cigar, looked at Robert as well, and said, "You are evaluating whether you can kill me, don't think about it, my real cultivation is the grandmaster, the top kind, the gadgets in your pocket, it may be useful against the unsuspecting sculptors, but it is useless for me."

Four years ago, I knew you had cracked some of the awesome things your great-grandfather had left behind. As the saying goes, the people who know you best are your enemies.

You're lucky, except for the identity of the Bureau of Investigation, maybe we're not enemies. ”

Robert said in a deep voice: "The top grandmaster, as a little commissioner of the Investigation Bureau? I don't think your identity is simple. ”

Henry said, "Perhaps, maybe I had a good conversation with you, and I have a good personal relationship, so I never reported that you had cracked the code of Lee Baptiste."

Let's go back to your ten strategies, it's just a bait, and it's a poisonous bait, do you think I'm right? But if you can see this, maybe there are not many people in the whole empire, and even if you see through it, you may push the boat to help you, such as Archduke Stuart, you are the kind of people, who cherish each other and take them as confidants.

I have a hypothesis, you cracked the design of the large warship from Lee's code, but what you gave the Grand Duke of Castile was a low-profile version, the kind that was a year behind, and the real good things you gave to the Grand Duke Stuart, not those Dreadnought-class cruisers, they were not much stronger than the Galen-class of Castile, after all, they were still the same generation design.

I'm talking about what's in the forty-mile dock west of Field. Several of the steelworks there use the technology of your own steelworks, as well as the large casting molds, which are even larger and more advanced than those in Branco. ”

Robert brushed his feet up, took out a small metallic thing from his pocket and pointed it at Henry, and shouted, "Who the hell are you?

Henry remained motionless, and continued: "Put it down, I heard that this thing is very moving, do you want everyone to know? I have said it several times, and I have forgotten my identity in the Investigation Bureau.

If you want, I can tell you a story, and after listening to it, maybe you'll know who I am. ”

Robert sat back in his chair and put the little thing back in his pocket, he had never been depressed by his low cultivation before this. He has the brains, the means, and the background, and he can solve problems without relying on cultivation, and this is the first time that he feels that cultivation is so powerless.