Almost at the same time, the major forces in Ridmar City put on the desks a piece of information that "Leo the Divine Favor was assassinated by a killer sent by the Pope in the city". Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Interesting." In the study of the Prime Minister's Mansion, Prime Minister Paul put down the information in his hand, and a smile appeared on his face that was already gray: "I didn't expect that the battle in the Holy See has reached the point where it is almost completely open. ”

The second prince, Julian, was also sitting in the room, and contrary to the Prime Minister, His Royal Highness seemed to be completely uninterested in this matter: "Uncle, I don't think this matter is worth our consideration at the moment. ”

Although he had planned an assassination of Leo before, Julie's safety at the moment was focused on the battle for the throne, and compared to the throne, Leo was not worth mentioning at all in Julian's heart.

And the current situation is completely good for Julian, the Golden Lion Family, the biggest patron of the Grand Prince Emmanuel, because of the assassination of Charles XVI by the heir Cleverley, and now the reputation in the empire has plummeted greatly.

If it weren't for the combination of the prestige of the Golden Lion Family for three hundred years, the fact that Duke Li'an was seriously injured but still not dead, and the fact that everyone's attention was now on the throne, His Royal Highness the Second Prince had no doubt that everyone would have attacked this family a long time ago.

The Golden Lion Family has been in infinite glory for three hundred years, firmly occupying the position of the first family of the empire, and even controlling most of the emperor's ** team, and even turning the highest position of the military minister into a hereditary one, to say that other families are not jealous, it is absolutely fake.

Suffice it to say, just as the allies of the Golden Lion Family are all over the court and abroad, the enemies of the Golden Lion Family are also everywhere.

Power and enemies are always directly proportional, and the more power you have, the more ruthless and powerful your enemies will be.

Not to mention anything else, if Julian really ascends the throne, the first thing he will do is to suppress the Golden Lion family and support civilian forces and other factions in the military.

This is not a joke, and more importantly, who knows if there will be a second Cleverley in this family? Julian didn't want to be the second Charles XVI.

Cleverley may be dead, but the young duke who personally sent a Spane Emperor to Yellow Springs has left a stain on his family that will never be erased.

The countless merits, honors, and endless loyalty proved by the Dukes of the Golden Lion Family over the past three hundred years for the country almost disappeared at the moment when Cleverley stabbed his sword into the chest of Charles XVI.

Since that sword, no emperor has ever been able to trust this family unreservedly.

While Julian's thoughts were still drifting, Prime Minister Paul's words pulled him back into reality.

Prime Minister Paul looked gently at the young prince in front of him, who was born to the current queen, that is, his own sister, and the prime minister could even see a trace of his own youth when Julian frowned and thought.

Julian's face was not as majestic and domineering as his father Charles XVI, but had an elegant and restrained appearance, which may not be popular with military generals, but definitely more favored by civil officials.

Although Prime Minister Paul was caught off guard by a series of events over the past few days, this political evergreen was the first to react to these upheavals.

After carefully analyzing all the circumstances, Prime Minister Paul suddenly discovered that this was the best time for the civilian lineage to overthrow the military generals in one fell swoop, turn over in the court, and even possibly beat the Golden Lion Family, the biggest shadow of the civil lineage for 300 years, to the point that it could not be turned over forever.

Charles XVI died, and Edgar, the Minister of the Interior, and the Duke of Lean, the Minister of War, who had been in charge of the interior and the army respectively, were also killed and seriously wounded, and there was a temporary power vacuum in the Spanne Empire.

Prime Minister Paul firmly grasped this opportunity, not only took the opportunity to control the entire government in his hands, but also used the power in his hands or coercion or inducement to draw most of the civil officials and a small number of military generals to the side of his own nephew, the second prince Julian.

Once Julian really ascends the throne as emperor and becomes the new emperor of the Spany Empire, His Majesty Charles XVII, then at that time, Prime Minister Paul will be able to truly control the power in his own hands!

Power is a terrible thing, its temptation can even be compared to drugs, and as long as you taste it, no one will voluntarily give up even the slightest.

Thirty years ago, Prime Minister Paul not only gave advice, but also personally fought to kill the enemy, which led to the desperate ascension of Charles XVI to the throne.

But what did Charles XVI give back to him? A prime minister who looks very beautiful, but in fact has no real power at all, and is simply a mascot.

Prime Minister Paul has had enough of being despised by the Emperor, being ridden on the head and by Edgar, who is supposed to be a subordinate, and being called and drunk by the warrior of Duke Lean.

He also has the ambition to serve the country in his heart, and he is confident that he is no worse than anyone else, but he has never been able to use his own means, to implement his ambitions, to use his wisdom and strategy to make the Sbanney Empire more powerful, never!

Even many of his ideas had to be announced to the world with the help of Julian's mouth in front of him, and the world thought that the second prince Julian was extremely intelligent, but who knew that in fact, it was Prime Minister Paul who advised and escorted him behind the scenes?

Thirty years later, Prime Minister Paul, who had been waiting for him, finally waited for another opportunity, an opportunity that would make him famous in history and immortal!

This time, he won't miss it!

Even though his temples are gray, even if the prime minister's body is actually a little overwhelmed by the hard work of the day, in the heart of Prime Minister Paul, his fighting spirit has never been so strong even in his life.

The Prime Minister took a deep breath to calm his mood a little, and then said to the second prince in front of him: "Your Highness, maybe you should contact Her Royal Highness the eldest princess." ”

"Sister?" Julian was stunned for a moment, and there was a puzzled glint in his eyes: "What are you looking for her?" ”

Although the eldest princess and Julian are biological brothers born to the same queen, because Her Majesty the queen dotes on Julian but abandons the eldest princess like a shoe, the relationship between the two sisters and brothers is also like a passerby.

Prime Minister Paul was slightly disappointed in his heart, but he still patiently explained: "Her Royal Highness the eldest princess has a marriage contract with the son of the Marquis of Habs, and the Marquis of Habs, as the Minister of Justice of the Empire, has always been known for his iron-faced selflessness in the officialdom, both in terms of reputation and connections, and it is the object we must strive for." ”

So far, most of the civil servants have sided with Prime Minister Paul, and the small number of people who remain is the force in the hands of the Marquis Habs, who has not yet taken a stand.

Julian nodded and said, "In that case, I'll go visit my sister tomorrow." ”

"Nope." Prime Minister Paul immediately rejected Julian's idea, and said, "Your Highness, you'd better go immediately, lest the eldest princess and the Marquis of Habs be co-opted by the eldest prince, and then the matter will be troublesome." Please remember, Your Highness, no matter what, at least you have to get the assurance of the neutrality of Her Royal Highness the eldest princess, you know? ”

Julian had a reluctant expression on his face, but he nodded anyway and stood up, "Okay then." ”

After seeing Julian off, Prime Minister Paul breathed a sigh of relief and temporarily relaxed.

In the heart of the prime minister, although his nephew is obedient, he is really a little straw.

But that's fine, an obedient but straw emperor can make himself more capable of displaying his abilities and ambitions, isn't it?

Thinking about it, the Prime Minister's face once again smiled.

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