The red of the setting sun stained the originally gray ground. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info sunlight shines through the high windows, dividing the ground into rows of lattices. After a day of meetings and rulings in the Emperor's Chamber, and the Imperial Council, Sebastian hid in the attic.

Lately, Sebastian has fallen in love with the attic. During a private visit to the street, he saw a cat lying on the edge of a high attic window and yawning arrogantly at him. He was envious of the cat.

Since then, whenever he has free time, he will climb into the attic of the Prime Minister's Tower and enjoy his world.

Sometimes he reads "The Genealogy of the Imperial Nobles and Important Families", which makes him sleepy like "Heraldry", but he thinks it is good for governing the country, and sometimes he chooses "The Imperial Paleontology", the lizards in the desert, the big-eared monkeys in the misty forest, and the squid king in the ocean, all fascinate him and arouse his desire to travel around the empire.

A touch of sunset outside the window dyes the inner city red. He subconsciously gestured with his fingers in the air, as if holding an oil paintbrush, scribbling on an invisible canvas.

He smiled wryly, he hadn't touched a paintbrush in a long time. He sighed, remembering his father's words.

Count Lehman told him to pretend to be kidnapped, and then go incognito, so that he could travel all over the empire when the time came. He was furious, this is no different from a deserter, this is tantamount to making him betray the emperor, this is tantamount to treason.

No honor. He hated his father's actions from the bottom of his heart, not to mention the fact that his father had designed to kill his first love, the innocent daughter of a gardener. He subconsciously touched the pendant on his chest, only to find that his chest was empty, and the family's twin towers corrugated pendant was thrown away by him.

Yes, Sebastian Heinrich is dead.

He was alone, facing the setting sun. The night is coming, and he will light an oil lamp under the starry night, read a boring book alone, and when he wakes up, he will face all kinds of people. Day after day, cycle after cycle. The power of the world is in his hands, but he feels that he is in prison.

He pulled out "A Brief History of the Empire", which was about to be turned over. He was always haunted by the book's accounts of the tyrant emperor and the emperor who killed his relatives. Judit Rudolph was not crazy when he ascended the throne, why did he become mad later?Peter Rudolph killed his own father, but he was on the verge of the collapse of the empire. Throughout the Brief History of the Empire, many pages are moth-eaten, and the paper about the two kings is torn up. The former prime minister must have found something.

He was about to read the ripe chapter again when footsteps sounded from under the attic. Bobby, the attendant, shouted downstairs.

He went down to the attic and saw Olaf Kruger's playful smiling face.

"Your Majesty the Regent, I heard that you've been fond of living in the attic lately, and you've finally got the hang of it, the Golden House?" Olaf craned his neck and looked at the hole leading to the attic, "which daughter is it?

"Shut up, I'm not like you, always thinking about women. Sebastian spoke gloomily, "Read, Olaf, you should be like me, read more and learn more." ”

Olaf held a bottle of fruit wine in his left hand, waved his right hand, and said with a wry smile: "A moment of Spring Festival is worth a thousand gold." A third-rate painter, I'm not like you, you need to learn painting skills by reading. I am a genius, and singing with all my talent is enough to be famous throughout the country. ”

Sebastian wrinkled his nose and glared at Olaf. The two were silent for a moment, laughed, and gave each other a hug.

Night is completely falling, and the cool breeze blows through the curtains, sending a touch of coolness.

Sebastian sighed deeply and said, "I understand you, Olaf, that the governor of Sunset Province is not easy to do. The Restorationists are simply a cancer of the empire. I will convene a meeting of the Imperial Council tomorrow to ask the military headquarters to mobilize troops and strengthen the garrison of Yuhua City. ”

Olaf shook his head, and he pointed to the map: "It's not Yuhua City that should be strengthened. Sands was breached, and the Polar Regions used it as their base camp. After Lieutenant General Dai Ken retreated to Yuhua City, he was reorganizing the remnants of the army. ”

Sebastian was stunned, he was extremely angry, his anger was about to burst his lungs, he slammed the table hard, and cursed Commander Ludwig: "He's crazy, Schultz of the Magic Council was killed, he didn't tell me, Sands City was breached, he didn't tell me, what did he do with me?"

"Nothing. Olaf's gaze was cold, and his tone was calm, "He doesn't take you seriously at all. ”

Sebastian stood up and paced back and forth in the room: "Empress Ivana is right, I used to draw a tiger behind my back, and they were afraid of me. ”

Olaf nodded, smiled and took a sip of wine: "You've been pretending to be a fox." ”

"What are you laughing at? Olaf, I have nothing, a painter and an architect, I should never have been chosen to be prime minister, let alone entrusted with the future of the empire. Sebastian was a little annoyed, he didn't mind Olaf's jokes in normal times, but now, he was about to blow up his lungs.

"I'm laughing at you and now you're not even a smart fox. Olaf replied.

Olaf's answer made Sebastian even more annoyed, and he slammed his fist on the table, shouting, "Even you laugh at me, be my fool!"

Olaf pursed his lips, and he shrugged: "What do you want me to do?" Remind you that people are not afraid of you, but of the emperor behind you. You can't stand it, and you offer to resign, but the emperor refuses, and in a fit of rage, he cuts off your head?

Sebastian was powerless to refute Olaf's words. He was silent for a long time, sat back in his chair, and sighed: "Olaf, you come here to be the prime minister." For the sake of my long-time friends, you help me. I just can't hold it anymore. ”

To Sebastian's surprise, Olaf shook his head without hesitation.

"I can't be prime minister. If I'm in Thundercastle for a long time, what will happen to the girls who adore me?" Olaf asked rhetorically, "You know I've always been very tolerant, the girls of the Sunset Province, the girls of the multi-song free trade city-state, I have never picked on race or color. Oh my God, they're crying and screaming in droves, and they're all around the Prime Minister's Tower? Isn't that the biggest joke of the Empire?"

"Be serious!" Sebastian wasn't in the mood to joke.

Olaf shrugged: "You don't understand? ”

"Me too!" Sebastian drank the wine from his glass, the sweet wine made his tongue feel sweet and sour, slightly bitter.

Olaf sat down in front of Sebastian, lowered his voice, and said, "Beware of the ears on the wall. Did you see the guard at the window over there? He had been to the fat man many times. And the one on the steps, he's not your guy either. ”

Sebastian was shocked, he had been wary of those important ministers, but he didn't expect that the guards around him were other people's minions.

"Then you should come here, I need my own people. Sebastian lowered his voice.

Olaf shook his glass: "No. You didn't understand what I just said. ”

"Those girls are reluctant to let you go, and will besiege the Prime Minister's Tower. Stop being narcissistic. Sebastian smiled wryly, "Be serious. He was suddenly stunned, and he uttered the word "siege".

Olaf nodded: "If you and I are in Thundercastle, the enemy's goal is very clear, and we will die a terrible death." The situation in Sunset Province is complicated enough, with two governors dying in a year. Who do you want to send to be the third? Anyone will refuse to go, and you have another problem for yourself. ”

Sebastian closed the window and motioned for Olaf to continue.

"Compared to all the important ministers, you have no fiefdom, no title, no castle, no army of your own. "You only have a suicide note from the emperor and a coveted chair." ”

Sebastian refills Olaf with a glass of wine.

"I am in the province of Sunset, and I am determined to recruit talents from among the remnants to serve the Empire. Do you know why?" Olaf asked himself, "ostensibly to help Lieutenant General Daken stabilize the rear, but in fact he is also running your territory. Once the wind blows, you still have a way out. ”

"The remnants won't help me so easily. All they wanted was for the empire to fall into strife. The Restorationists waited for this moment. Sebastian is clear about that.

"No, it's all about profit. I'll give you some price bars, and the Rhodes and the remnants will benefit each other. Olaf narrowed his eyes and stared at the map, "This is killing two birds with one stone: those who have already tasted the sweetness will certainly not want the Restorationists to wreak havoc, and they will spontaneously maintain the rule of the Empire." It means that I have divided them and weakened the Nationalists in terms of law and interests. ”

"And what about a bird?" Sebastian wondered, grabbing the peach from his plate and biting into it, juice pouring out.

"If there is a dispute in the Empire, you and I will retreat to Sunset Province, where there are vast harbors and numerous docks of the Empire, and we can build a navy. The remnants can only defend the Sunset Province, and they will fend off the enemy. ”

Olaf pointed to the bottom of the Sunset Province on the map: "You have to give yourself someone for the vacancy of Kajielun Young. You're originally from Orlando......"

"No, I'm not going to beg him. Sebastian knew the name of the person Olaf wanted to say, "Never. ”

"Don't be presumptuous, don't act like a child. Olaf shook his head.

"No, I'm not going to beg him. Don't even think about it. Sebastian said categorically, "You will assume that the Heinrich family is dead." ”

Olaf was stunned for a moment, played with the grapes in his hand, and shrugged: "The Golden Family is dissatisfied with Emperor Auguste, but it does not mean that they are dissatisfied with you. There are some people in Orlando Province who are remnants of the Rising Sun Empire, and by blood, they will not let the Sunset Province go unpunished. This means that if your empire is in strife, there are two provinces that can work for you. ”

"For me, I only serve the Rhodes, the royal family. Sebastian grimaced, "You'd better shut up, Olaf, you're instigating me to commit treason." ”

"No, I'm reminding you just in case. Olaf shook his head, "You'll have a long time before you step down as regent and hand over power to the prince." Remember the civil strife in the empire after the death of the tyrant? The Wagner family and the Belk family in the Ha'an region resisted the coalition of lords in the Orlando province. You should also cultivate such forces. ”

Sebastian's eyes widened, "You mean, to prevent civil unrest?"

"Just in case, man. You've imitated me by initiating a public campaign for the Imperial Council, and I bet a lot of people are now crowding their heads to ask about test questions and examiners. Olaf nodded, I advise you to take the opportunity to arrange for your own people to go in. ”

"No, it's not fair and it's not honorable. Sebastian shook his head resolutely, "If that's the case, I might as well just pick someone." ”

"Don't be funny, choose people directly, it's difficult for you to settle the various forces. Open election is just a formality. Olaf stood up and took his leave, "I can't stay long. Considering my opinion, this is politics, for the stability and peace of the empire, honor this rag clothes, don't do it. ”

Sebastian waved his hand: "No, I want to leave the future emperor with real talent, a powerful imperial council." Let's go, Olaf, about honor...... I don't think you'll ever learn from a brothel. ”

Watching Olaf leave in a huff, Sebastian felt a faint pain in his heart.

Trying to get some air, he pushed open the window, where the guard on the windowsill across from him was watching him. He squeezed a smile at the guards and said goodnight.