The Throne of Thunder is made of almost a full face of jade, and the armrests of the lion heads on both sides are made of gold. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 The touch of info jade is cold, and the lion hair on the armrest is a little prickly. Every day, when Sebastian sat on it, he felt a chill hit him, and he always wished he could leave sooner. But since breaking with his father, Count Lehman Heinrich, he has vowed to sit on this thunderous throne until the eldest prince recovers or the second prince comes of age.

Today is the 25th of June, the members of the Imperial Council, the governors of the major provinces and other officials came to the King's Tower to meet the Regent, and when they knelt down and called Sebastian "Your Majesty the Regent", he secretly vowed: I will be loyal to His Majesty the Emperor and govern the empire well. I have nothing, I have nothing to fear.

The governors of each province reported on the important affairs of the province in the past month, and when the governor of Tux, Dio Vinscart, finished the report, the crowd fell into a brief silence.

Of the five major provinces, only the Governor of Orlando, Kajielun Young, is missing. Every time Carquelon Young finished his report, he would always make a lot of comments, and he would inevitably be ranted, ridiculed, or whipped by Emperor Auguste. Now that the Si people are gone, the dispute between the emperor and Governor Yang will not be repeated.

Sebastian's nose was sour, his eyes were hot, he blinked vigorously and took a deep breath to stabilize his mood.

"Governor Olaf, you have been accused of employing a large number of remnants of the Rising Sun Empire in Sunset Province. The Minister of Justice, Fred Mann, broke the silence and his words stirred up a thousand waves and officials talked.

"Quiet!" the herald took his scepter and slammed it on the ground.

"Oh my God, you have hired a large number of remnants of the defeated country, Olaf, you are treason!" the master craftsman's voice was loud enough for everyone to hear, "Your Majesty, he should be removed from his post and put in prison!"

"That's right, Olaf, what do you do, what about calling Orlando Province?" Governor of Gasganik, Xiu Torres, pointed to the vacant seat that originally belonged to Kachelon Young, "One-third of the Rising Sun Empire is included in Orlando Province, and the remnants of Sunset Province are treated like this, do you want the remnants of Orlando Province to rebel?"

The scholar has always trembled slightly in the court, but today he is in good spirits, his eyes widened, his crutches paused, and he spoke with a trembling voice: "You are shaking the foundation of the empire. ”

"Quiet, quiet!" the herald slammed the ground, the rings on the scepter rattling. Sebastian was glad that the herald had a good voice, and the scene finally fell silent.

Sebastian knew that Olaf was clear-headed, despite his seemingly romantic nature. But right now, almost all officials are rebuking him and denying him.

Olaf burst out laughing, his nightingale-like voice, which had prided himself as the most beautiful poet of the Empire, now laughed horribly.

"Lord Fred Mann, is Sunset Province part of the Empire?" Olaf asked gracefully pulling the hem of his shirt and standing up straight.

Olaf's rhetorical question was met with a roar from the Minister of Justice: "You are talking nonsense! The Sunset Province is a sacred and inalienable territory of the Empire!"

Olaf turned and asked the scholar, "What is the foundation of the empire?"

The university's morale trembled: "Of course it is the rule of the Rhodes, and the Rhodes have the right to rule over the people. ”

"Who rule?" Olaf smiled slyly, "yes, I rule over the common people who are also Rhodes, the remnants of the Rising Sun Empire, and those remnants, both high and low, are ruled by me. And I, I'm a Rhodes. So, I neither divided the empire nor shook its foundations. ”

The Minister of Justice's mouth squirmed a few times, and he couldn't refute it. The scholar snorted and glared.

"As for the remnants of Orlando Province, I welcome them to Sunset Province to help Duke Parker Bloom share some of the burden," Olaf laughed, "and I have no problem with His Majesty the Regent agreeing to the redivision of the fief. I remember there were a few gold-rich mines. Oh, by the way, and the beauties, and the beauties of Orlando Province, I also take them all. ”

Hugh Torres gave Olaf a blank look.

Sebastian snickered inwardly, and Olaf said a few words, leaving the others speechless.

"Olaf, but you are at fault after all, such a big matter was not reported to the regent and prime minister in advance. Chancellor of the Exchequer Krauser glanced at Sebastian, "What do you take the authority of the regent for?"

"That's right!" the master craftsman waved his hands, "what do you think of our Imperial Council?"

Krauser and Walzer were stirring up a conflict between me and Olaf. No, they are laughing at me, laughing at me in front of the officials.

"As I say, give Olaf a whip and abolish his misdeeds. The Commander of the Army, Ludwig von Himmler, said to the Minister of Justice, "Yes, Lord Fred, he is a prelude to the prelude and ignores the imperial power. ”

The Minister of Justice nodded heavily: "Yes, Olaf, you should consult His Majesty the Regent first. ”

They took the opportunity to play on the topic. They don't like Olaf, who was born and raised in Sunset Province, unlike them. They wanted to pull me into the water and pit me against Olaf.

Sebastian patted the armrest, which was in his palm, and said, "Olaf, tell me what you think." ”

"Your Majesty, three years after the one-year war, and now everything is in ruins, since everyone recognizes that the remnants are part of the empire, it is natural for them to serve the empire. Olaf looked at the great craftsmen, "Among them are skilled craftsmen, not to mention the Throne of Thunder, which is carved by the craftsmen of the remnants. ”

Sebastian's eyes lit up, and there were many candidates for great craftsmen.

Olaf looked at the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Minister of Justice and said: "Many of the remnants are successful businessmen, in their words, rich and rich. These capable people, rather than being used by the Restorationists, should be co-opted and used by the empire. I have given them some official positions to give them a certain amount of power, but they are still under the rule of the Empire, which is in accordance with the laws of the Empire and in the interests of the Empire. ”

Olaf looked at Commander Ludwig: "I'm helping you, Commander-in-Chief, your army will face as few enemies as possible." ”

Olaf is the governor of Sunset Province and the supreme governor of the province, and he has the right to choose how to govern, as long as it is lawful and in the interests of the Empire. I agree, you don't have to talk about it anymore. Sebastian patted the armrest vigorously. Olaf, you should be Prime Minister and share my worries.

Seeing that everyone in the court fell silent again, Sebastian's mind sparked, and he drew inspiration from Olaf's approach.

"Compared to Olaf, there are people who do what they really do to the detriment of the interests of the Empire. He pointed to Chancellor of the Exchequer Krauser Wiggins and master craftsman Philip Walzer, "Come on, arrest these two sinners!"

Krauser's face turned white, and he struggled, shouting, "I'm not guilty!

"Fuck you Sebastian, do you dare to touch me?" Walzer scolded, the master craftsman had great strength, pushed away one of the guards, and punched another guard in the nose, "I'm the master craftsman!"

Sebastian waved his hand, and more guards rushed forward. He looked at the two people who were kneeling on the ground under the escort of the guards, and said: "Walzer Philippe, in the expansion project of the imperial capital, you falsely reported 25% of the project quantity and defrauded the project money. Krauser, as Chancellor of the Exchequer, you are not strict in your review and are suspected of complicity in corruption. ”

"you! Sebastian, even the vegetable seller knows that prices and labor are all rising!" Walzer glanced at Her Majesty the Empress who was present on the side, "Your design budget is not so much, and the increase in the amount of work has been approved by His Majesty the Emperor, and Her Majesty the Queen can testify that your rotten drawings have been torn to shreds by His Majesty the Emperor." ”

It's nothing. Sebasti knows with peace of mind. Every drawing is checked by him, and His Majesty the Emperor has full authority to entrust him with responsibility. What's more, His Majesty the First Emperor was too lazy to pay attention to the drawings, he was more interested in wine hunting.

"That's right! As the rest of the Imperial Council can attest, His Majesty said that the reason for the quadrupling of the budget for the Imperial Celebration was the doubling of the price of labor and materials. Krause's voice shrill with fear.

"I vividly remember that His Majesty the Emperor said that Lord Krauser was in charge of the Empire's finances...... Blame me for not being able to speak, it's like eating and, one in and one out, uncountable, a confused account. Oh, these are the exact words of His Majesty the Emperor. Bill Newton, the director of intelligence, took the opportunity to step on his former colleagues and slapped his horse by the way, "His Majesty the Regent is a first-class architect known to women and children throughout the Empire, and he personally designed the Platinum Cathedral in Orlando Province, Nord Grand Place and other fine buildings, are you questioning the professionalism of the Regent?"

"You villain! The whole empire knows you're a villain!" Clauzer spat at Bill.

"Minister of Justice, the Ministry of Justice has intervened in the final accounts, and it is up to you to explain. Sebastian had confidence, and a few days ago, he found the nerd, warned him seriously, and reminded him to look through the imperial legal code, what is the crime of cover-up and dereliction of duty. The timid nerd was silent on the spot.

Fred Mann coughed lightly and said to the officials, "Chief Bill is right, His Majesty the Regent is very professional. The results of the audit by the Ministry of Justice showed that there were many false accounts for the expansion project, and the whereabouts of the money were unknown. ”

"You traitor!Fred Mann, you ate my 100,000 Reichsmarks, spit it out!" Walzer kicked and screamed, but the guards held his hands, and he couldn't kick the Minister of Justice.

"You're spewing blood! I, as the Minister of Justice, will I know that the law is broken?" Fred Mann shuddered subconsciously, and Sebastian looked at him.

"Your Majesty, Walzer Philip, I, have been serving the royal family for more than ten years, and I am loyal to the royal family!" Walzer looked at Her Majesty the Empress, "Sebastian has only been here for 4 months, and he wants to seize power!"

"That's right! He's taking the opportunity to sweep away the old men of the Imperial Council so that he can cultivate his own power!" Krause's words caused an uproar in the audience, "Your Majesty, don't be fooled by him!"

Her Majesty the Queen was originally just attending, but today she was wearing a big red dress and a black pearl necklace, which looked noble. She touched the black pearl ring on her finger, which matched the necklace just right, and she could see that she had been carefully dressed.

"He's only been in Thunder Castle for four months, but he's done more than you've done to the royal family for more than a decade. Her Majesty nodded to Sebastian, "He expanded the capital, celebrated the festival, and fought the waterlogging." He was impartial, diligent and honest, and won the respect of everyone in the empire. His Majesty the Regent is authorized by His Majesty the Emperor to govern the empire, and his word is the law. ”

Walzer and Krause's faces turned bloodless.

"Taken into a dungeon and awaiting trial. One more word, Imperial Knight, pluck out your tongues. Her Majesty said viciously, "The Empire doesn't need moths. ”

Great, Her Majesty stands with me. Sebastian breathed a sigh of relief, he was worried that the two had bought off the people around the queen in advance and blown the wind.

It stands to reason that the queen is present and should not speak, but on today's occasion, the queen has to express her position. If the queen disagrees with him, he doesn't know how to end up.

"The two seats vacated by the Imperial Council ......," Sebastian glanced at the hundreds of officials in the audience.

Some of them looked at him excitedly, some licked their lips, some rubbed their hands together, and some smiled at him.

"Open campaign, the capable go up, the mediocre go down. Only those who are talented and of good conduct are suitable to enter the pre-imperial meeting. You can nominate candidates or nominate yourself. Sebastian had a flash of inspiration, and Olaf's actions inspired him, "Walzer and Krauser are a warning to you about corruption. Her Majesty the Queen is right, I am the regent, and my words are the law. ”

I should be tougher, harder. Sebastian saw that some of the people in the audience were dumbfounded, some couldn't close their mouths, and some looked at each other. He saw Her Majesty the Empress sitting on his left.

Her Majesty smiled at Sebastian, but her eyes were about to burst into flames.