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Twenty black-armored knights escorted a ordinary-looking carriage across the Françaine border and into the territory of the Sbonny Empire. Although the helmet obscured the face, and although the body of each knight was as straight as a poplar tree by the roadside, the neat and shiny armor was covered with dust, and the Bavarian horses, known for their endurance, looked weak and exhausted under their crotch, apparently having made a long journey.

"This is already Spanny's territory, Teacher." The curtain on the carriage window was opened, and then quickly closed. If Duke Louis was here, the military minister of the Kingdom of France must have been surprised, because Duke Bismarck, the prime minister of the Jimny Empire, was not the only one in the carriage, but another man was also in the carriage.

A young man in his mid-twenties, with black hair rarely seen in the Jimny Empire, and wearing a silk robe that only nobles were entitled to wear, looked like a sven scholar and called Bismarck his teacher. It is worth mentioning that His Majesty Wilhelm XIII, the current Emperor of the Jimney Empire, also addressed Duke Bismarck as - teacher.

Was Bismarck a lot of students?

Not much, just two.

"Hmm." Duke Bismarck, who sat across from the young man, answered, and did not take his eyes off the thick parchment book in front of him. In the young man's impression, during the five-day rapid march from the Red Fort to this place, apart from the necessary food and drink, his world-famous prime minister's teacher never took his eyes off the book in front of him.

The title of the book is "On the Rise of the Church of Light", and the author is a holy magician who has passed away. Anyone must admit that in terms of the richness of knowledge, there is hardly anyone who can compare to the magicians who have been working with books all their lives.

The black-haired young man remembered what Duke Bismarck had said to himself - if he didn't understand, he had to ask.

So he asked, "Teacher, I have two questions for you." ”

"Say." Bismarck reached out and flipped through the pages, not taking his eyes off the parchment in front of him.

"First of all, why didn't we leave the Red Keep and return east to the Empire, but instead chose to travel west through the entire Kingdom of France into Spani? If the Silvers knew you were here, they would do whatever it took to do you harm. The black-haired man's face was both puzzled and worried.

Bismarck smiled, put down the book in his hand, looked up at the black-haired man and said, "Your Highness Drish, maybe the Spani people will be more interested in you than I do." ”

The black-haired man's face was slightly red, and it was Bismarck who had told him what was on his mind. His full name was Dress Wilhelm, the younger brother of the current Emperor William XIII of the Jimney Empire. The young prince was not so much worried about Bismarck's safety as he was worried about his own life.

"Your Highness don't worry, if everything goes well, we won't have any security problems." Bismarck obviously saw the slight embarrassment of the Highness in front of him, so he did not continue to entangle on it: "This time, in addition to wanting to meet someone, I also want His Highness to meet someone. ”

"Who?" Derich asked, curious.

"A person who has a good chance of influencing the future situation on the continent," the smile on Bismarck's face retracted, revealing a serious expression: "A person who is very important to the Empire. But I'm sorry that I can't reveal more information to you until I meet with them, Your Highness. ”

"Them?" Derich was keenly aware of some of the messages revealed in Bismarck's words: "So the person you want to meet is not the same person as the person I want to meet, right?" ”

"That's right." Bismarck nodded, suspending the possibility of continuing the discussion on the subject: "Next question, Your Highness. ”

Although his question was not answered, but the doubts in his heart increased, Derich, who knew the character of his teacher, did not continue to ask, but asked his second question: "I heard that the reason why the empire handed over the command of this feint operation to Marshal Rommel is because of your intentions. ”

"Yes." Bismarck Dow.

"Why Marshal Rommel?" Derich, a little puzzled, asked, "I mean, is it really necessary to make us, the god of war, the god of war of the empire, a feint operation, a bit overkill?" ”

A look of approval flashed across Bismarck's face, apparently very satisfied with the question, but instead of immediately answering Derich's question, the scheming Chancellor asked, "Your Highness, what do you think is the most important characteristic of a good leader?" ”

This question stumped Derich, good leaders often have many shining qualities, such as intelligence, bravery, wisdom, strategy, etc., etc., but to pick the best one from these qualities? Derich hesitated for a long time, still not giving an answer.

Bismarck didn't want to embarrass His Highness, so the answer was soon revealed: "It's a good person, Your Highness." ”

"Knowing people and being good at duty?" Derich's brow furrowed slightly, apparently by surprise.

"Yes, know people well." Bismarck deliberately repeated: "It is not difficult for me personally to be in charge of the bureaucracy of the entire empire, but the difficulty is to put everyone in the right position, so that they can be in this position and contribute to our empire to the maximum." For example, the Marquis of Irene had an extraordinary talent for managing his wealth, so it was not appropriate to place him as Minister of Agriculture, who was the best position for him. ”

Derichy nodded thoughtfully and said, "So you mean that Field Marshal Rommel is the one who commanded this operation at the very moment?" ”

"His Highness's wisdom is indeed commendable," Bismarck said of Derich, "Field Marshal Rommel is indeed the most suitable man." ”

"Why?" Judging from the look on the face of His Royal Highness the young prince, it was obvious that he would not give up without asking questions.

Bismarck smiled again, and then said, "Your Highness, you also listened to our overall plan for the Duchy of France this time. So I would like to ask what would have happened if Admiral Flenss had gone to the Baden camp as a commander? ”

"Admiral Flens?" In Derich's memory was a steady figure, and in fact the admiral had always been known for his steady and steady work, so he quickly replied: "If it were Admiral Flens, he would have done all the tricks of this feint - wait!" ”

Derich woke up from a dream and looked at Bismarck in shock: "So what do you mean by letting Marshal Rommel lead the army - this is not a feint?" ”