There were not many seats on the high platform, because there were not many people who were worthy of sitting on the same stage as His Majesty the Emperor. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

There is no doubt that the family is one, so His Majesty the Emperor's empress, his wife, and the princes and daughters all have a seat on the high platform, even the youngest in his infancy.

A friend can be considered one, but the emperor has no friends. Standing at the pinnacle of power in the world, Charles XVI gained many treasures that no one else could get, but also lost many things that others could have, and friendship was just one of the many things that His Majesty the Emperor had lost.

The enemy may be one. But looking at the entire continent, there are only three people who can stand on an equal footing with the ruler of the world's most powerful country. They were the two emperors of the Oli Empire and the Jimny Empire, as well as the Enhill Pope of the Church of Light, but although these three supreme beings had sent missions at this moment, none of them were here.

So what kind of people do these two lonely chairs placed on the right side of the high platform belong to?

The answer is - courtiers.

Broadly speaking, everyone in the entire Spany Empire was considered a vassal of Charles XVI. In a narrow sense, all those in the imperial bureaucracy who held official positions could be called courtiers of Charles XVI.

But whether in a broad or narrow sense, it is obvious that not every courtier is qualified to sit on the same stage as His Majesty the Emperor. Not even a courtier like Edgar, the Home Secretary, who has been greatly favored in recent years, or as loyal as Justice Chancellor Habs.

To become one of the courtiers sitting in these chairs, you must not only have great loyalty to the empire and the imperial family, but also have outstanding abilities that are difficult for ordinary people to achieve, and more importantly, qualifications that cannot be ignored by His Majesty the Emperor after years of hard work.

Is there such a person?

Yes. And there are two of them, so there are two chairs here.

Not only did they sit on these two chairs, but not long ago they sat on two horses that accompanied His Majesty the Emperor, one on the left and one on the right.

One of these two men was Paul, the head of the entire bureaucracy of the Spany Empire, who had been prime minister for thirty years since Charles XVI ascended the throne, and had protégés throughout the empire. If one of the most respected ministers was to be selected in the Spany Empire, it would be Prime Minister Paul.

Although Prime Minister Paul is already a model of loyalty, ability, and seniority, another guy sitting next to the Prime Minister is actually much better than this Prime Minister when it comes to these three things.

Many means very, very much.

His titles were "Guardian of the Empire, Sword of His Majesty Charles XVI, First Vice-Chancellor of the Holy Spanny Empire, Minister of War, Duke, Count of Galicia, Count of Asturias, Count of Cantabria, Lord of the Three North-West Counties, Lord of the Most Brilliant, Glorious and Brilliant Order of the Golden Lion." ”

Duke Francis Lean.

While Leo was looking at Princess Bella on the stage with astonishment, Prime Minister Paul and Duke Leanne were already seated in these two chairs away from the rest of the audience.

When the two sat down separately, Prime Minister Paul, who was nominally his boss, took the initiative to greet Duke Li'an beside him: "Lord Duke, long time no see." ”

It is not an exaggeration to say that a person who has been sitting in the position of prime minister for thirty years is about to become old, and it stands to reason that official positions should be addressed in formal occasions and titles should be called in private, but Prime Minister Paul called out the title Duke in such a formal setting, just to avoid calling the Duke of Leanne's official position.

Although the Duke of Leanne, who was nominally both Minister of War and Deputy Prime Minister, was only a deputy and subordinate to Prime Minister Paul, it was clear that even Prime Minister Paul himself would not think so.

Even the Prime Minister knew very well in his heart that if there was an endless conflict with this colleague beside him one day, then His Majesty the Emperor would not hesitate to choose to cut off his own head.

The Golden Lion Family is the foundation of the Spanny Empire, and only the most stupid person would choose to contend with such a superfamily that has been prosperous for three hundred years and holds most of the military power of the entire empire.

Therefore, if Prime Minister Paul wants not to be mistaken by Duke Leanne for wanting to use his position to force him, then directly calling him the title is undoubtedly the best choice.

Although today's Duke Li'an is wearing a set of golden armor that is purely for decoration, even if he sits down, his waist is very straight, his mature and resolute face is serious, and his whole body exudes a burst of momentum, like a lion ready to attack.

Even in the face of the Prime Minister's overtures, Duke Li'an did not pretend at all, and did not even move his gaze in the slightest, but replied lightly: "Prime Minister, look." ”

"See?" Prime Minister Paul was stunned by this thoughtless sentence, but when he followed the Duke of Lean's line of sight, he immediately realized what the Duke of Leanne was referring to.

Duke Leanne's eyes were fixed on the beautiful maiden sitting beside His Majesty the Emperor, Princess Bela.

As an expert in officialdom, Prime Minister Paul almost instantly figured out what Duke Lian wanted to see, and said in a low voice at the moment: "I see something about this princess, Your Majesty naturally has his intentions." ”

"Hmm." Duke Li'an replied calmly, and suddenly said, "That person has appeared." ”

"Who?" Prime Minister Paul looked at Duke Lean puzzled, obviously not understanding why the other party always likes to come up with this kind of dumb riddle to himself, is it because he has recently ceased to be reused by His Majesty the Emperor, so this Duke of Lean wants to find a reason to belittle himself? Thinking of this, Prime Minister Paul couldn't help but be secretly angry in his heart.

However, Prime Minister Paul guessed wrong this time, and saw that the Duke of Lian suddenly turned his head to stare at the Prime Minister, and a trace of sharpness flashed in his eyes: "Who else?" Of course, it's the one who can't be said. ”

"People who can't speak..." Prime Minister Paul smacked this sentence carefully, and suddenly the whole person was suddenly startled, even with the depth of the prime minister's city, he couldn't help but show a very frightened look on his face, as if he had heard the name of the demon god of hell: "You mean it white, Bai Mu-"

The Duke of Leanne interrupted Prime Minister Paul's words, as if he did not want the Prime Minister to utter the forbidden word: "Yes, it is him." ”

Prime Minister Paul took a deep breath, and fine beads of sweat instantly appeared on his wrinkled forehead. This Prime Minister has not seen any storms and waves for many years, such as the Prime Minister's assistant to His Majesty Charles XVI? But today, just because of Duke Li'an's two sentences, because this person who can't name and even has a forbidden word for the events related to it, is scared into a cold sweat!

The elderly prime minister's eyes swept over the people on the high platform with great speed, and found that no one noticed the conversation between the two here, so he was slightly relieved. You must know that this high platform is as high as a two-story building, so you don't have to worry about the people in the audience being able to hear their conversations. Rao is so, the prime minister's hand on the chair is still trembling slightly, which shows how shocking the news is to him.

"The demon has reappeared..." Prime Minister Paul looked at Duke Leanne with some confusion: "What now?" Did you tell Your Majesty the news? ”

Duke Lean's tone was as flat as ever, and there was not the slightest wave on his face, only the occasional flash of light in his eyes revealed some thoughts of the patron saint of the Spani Empire: "Your Majesty won't like to hear this news, so I came to discuss it with you." ”

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