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The sky had barely dawned, and His Majesty Charles XVI was already sitting in the only and exclusive seat in the Imperial Study. His Majesty the Emperor, who ascended the throne at the age of thirty and has now ruled the Spany Empire for twenty-six years, is still as radiant and energetic as when he was young, although his temples have become a little gray.

Among the kings of the continent, this Charles XVI can be said to be notoriously diligent, and for twenty-six years, he has come to work in the imperial study before the first touch of fish belly appears in the morning, and without exception, which is not an easy thing to do.

Some things aren't about how much you can do, it's about how long you can hold on.

After drinking the special soup served by the palace ladies in one go, Charles XVI exhaled comfortably from his mouth, leaned his back comfortably on the soft back of his chair, and said in a gentle tone: "Edgar, is there anything worth noting today?" ”

In front of the desk of His Majesty Charles XVI, a middle-aged man in a Spany uniform with two beautiful mustaches under his lips and looking to be in his forties was standing respectfully, this was Edgar, the Minister of the Interior of the Spanne Empire.

Although the Home Secretary is only one of the ministers in Spany's cabinet, Edgar has a very loud nickname in the Sbanney Empire's officialdom - "Shadow Prime Minister".

Nominally speaking, the real prime minister of the Spanne Empire, Duke Paul, is the real head of the cabinet, but due to the trust of His Majesty Charles XVI in Edgar in recent years, many orders have been directly bypassed the cabinet and handed over to the Home Secretary, virtually handing over part of the authority that originally belonged to Prime Minister Paul to Edgar, so although this Home Secretary is only in the middle of the cabinet ministers, he actually has the strength and confidence to be able to compete with Prime Minister Paul. This is also the origin of the nickname Shadow Prime Minister.

Charles XVI's trust in Edgar is reflected in many ways, for example, at this moment, in the Imperial Study, there are only His Majesty the Emperor and Edgar.

"Back to Your Majesty, this is the outline of today's major matters drafted by the ministers who handed in the chapter and the minister yesterday, and I would like to ask Your Majesty to take a look at it." Edgar had apparently been prepared for a long time, and in addition to handing over a thick stack of cantatas, he had also laid out a concise outline at the top of the cantata, so that His Majesty could get a rough idea of what was in the cantata handed in today. At the same time, the order of the cantos is also sorted according to their importance, so that His Majesty the Emperor can read the more important cantos at a faster speed, so that he can make decisions about the content of the cantata as soon as possible.

Not to mention anything else, just being able to know the contents of these pieces in advance of His Majesty the Emperor is already a great trust, and you must know that many of these pieces are involved in the state secrets of the Spanny Empire! That is, many of the state secrets of the Spany Empire were even learned by Edgar before they were transferred to His Majesty Charles. From this point of view, the trust that Edgar has gained is simply astonishing.

And judging from the expression of Charles XVI, it is clear that this is not the first time that Edgar has done this, and His Majesty the Emperor first habitually picked up the outline written by Edgar himself on top of all the movements. However, unlike usual, His Majesty the Emperor had just finished reading the first item written on the syllabus, and suddenly a startle came out of his mouth, and then His Majesty the Emperor immediately put the outline in his hand aside, reached out and picked up the book that was piled on top of all the cantatas, and at the same time the thickest one, and carefully reviewed it.

Although Edgar stood in front of the desk with his head bowed very respectfully, the corner of the Home Secretary's eyes was actually paying attention to His Majesty's every move, so as to facilitate the answers to His Majesty's questions that might be raised at any time. It was not Edgar's first day of service to Charles XVI, so he was not at all surprised by His Majesty's reaction at this moment, and he had long known the contents of that recital—this information about His Majesty's niece, Her Royal Highness Princess Bella, had been summarized and summarized by Edgar himself. In addition to the experience of Princess Bella in recent days, it also contains all the information that the intelligence agency of the Spanny Empire can collect about the coup d'état in the Kingdom of France, such as the causes, processes, and results of the coup, the reactions of the major lords in the kingdom to the coup, and the intelligence on the front on the west bank of the Inle River, the possible next steps of the Jimny, and so on.

After a full meal, Charles XVI put down the music in his hand and closed his eyes in contemplation.

Edgar stood silently in front of his desk and waited, looking like a silent sculpture.

After a long time, Charles XVI slowly opened his eyes, his fingers unconsciously tapped on the table, and suddenly opened his mouth to ask Edgar in front of him: "What do you think about this matter?" ”

Charles XVI's question is actually a bit difficult to answer, because His Majesty the Emperor is asking "this matter", but there are actually two things in the cantata, one is Princess Bera and the other is the Kingdom of France.

If it were another minister, or even the Prime Minister, Duke Paul, who had been here, he would probably have given an answer that would not have satisfied His Majesty, but Edgar was different, which is why Charles XVI trusted him so much.

"Your Majesty, this matter is actually very simple." Edgar had apparently already made his draft, and replied quickly: "We can first bring Her Royal Highness to the palace and at the same time send a heavy army to the border, so that on the one hand we can show that we are extremely concerned about this matter, and on the other hand, we can to a certain extent deter the vacillating princes in the south and northwest of the kingdom of France, lest they fall to the side of the rebel King Louis." After all this is done, we can take the opportunity to attack the rebel Louis, or directly occupy a few counties of the Kingdom of France, or even if you want to annex the Kingdom of France directly. ”

If you have two things in front of you, and His Majesty the Emperor is asking about one of them, then just put them together and say them together.

"Well," Charles XVI fell into a deep groan, in fact, about whether to send troops or not, the top brass of the Spany Empire have actually been arguing about it these days, and have not reached a conclusion so far, but today's intelligence has finally made His Majesty the Emperor make up his mind: "Later, you will send someone to inform Duke Leanne and Prime Minister Paul, and say that we will hold a military meeting in the afternoon, understand?" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Edgar's mustache curled slightly, and a subtle smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. You must know that in order to let Edgar instigate His Majesty the Emperor to send troops, the Minister of War, Duke Lean, who has been trying his best to fight, has paid the price of a viscount. It was a rich territory with a population of tens of thousands, which could not only provide thousands of gold in taxes every year, but also arm an army of 2,000 men in wartime! Such a territory, Edgar only said a few words in front of Charles XVI, and he easily got it.

This is the taste of power, and it is so sweet and delicious that Edgar can't help but immerse himself in it.

At this time, His Majesty the Emperor once again put down the outline in his hand and picked up the piece that was placed in the second place, and on it was written in a dignified manner, "The new generation of God of the Church of Light, Leo Sargeras." ”

The piece also took a great deal of time, but when Charles XVI put it down, Edgar knew that his Majesty had made a decision.

"Is that niece of mine in Varna right now?" His Majesty Charles asked suddenly.

"That's right, Your Majesty." Edgar nodded, and asked tentatively, "What do you mean—"

"You immediately send a message to the lord of Varna City as quickly as possible, and ask him to lead troops to protect Princess Bella back to Ridmar City." After His Majesty Charles gave this order, he suddenly smiled and said to himself: "Anyway, Gavin has to protect their gods, so since they are all on the way, it is necessary for me to send a master from the palace." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Edgar replied in understanding, and the two mustaches on his lips twitched slightly again, and a smile appeared as well.

Obviously, the wool of the Holy See is a very pleasant thing for His Majesty the Emperor and his Minister of the Interior.

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