Chapter 782: It's not easy to be a leader
One morning, a few days later, Leo summoned Cheetos in his study.
"How's the war going on France?" This is the first question Leo asked, the battle involving two empires and a powerful kingdom can be said to have attracted the attention of the entire Big 6, and Leo, as a direct participant, is naturally also extremely concerned.
"It's a very good situation." Chitto replied: "After the murder of the puppet king Louis, most of the nobles and ministers of the Kingdom of France expressed their intention to join the side of the rebel coalition, but a small number of nobles sided with the Jimny. β
Leo had a surprised look on his face: "What? And even the supporters of the Jimny? β
Cheedo said: "Yes, Your Majesty, this small group of nobles are either loyal to Louis who resolutely refuses to surrender, or they are inextricably linked to the Jimny Empire, and they just take this opportunity to completely rebel and want to take advantage of this to be under the jurisdiction of the Jimny Empire." According to statistics, adding up the territories of these nobles, there are currently about four and a half counties of land in the Kingdom of France under the control of the Jimny. β
"Bastard thing!" Leo slammed his fist on the table: "That's my wife's territory!" These bastards don't want to take even an inch of land from the Kingdom of France! β
The corners of Chieto's mouth twitched slightly, and he continued to report calmly: "According to your orders, a comprehensive intelligence gathering and assassination operation has begun, but since the Kingdom of Frans is almost our power vacuum, it is not going well. β
Leo snorted, and didn't blame Cheeta too much: "Don't rush in, wait until after the war where it is our territory, at that time you can send as many nails as you want, and now the top priority is to grasp and win over those FranΓ§aine noble ministers who have taken refuge in the side of the rebel coalition as soon as possible, you must personally grasp the whole aspect, understand, Lord Chito?" β
Cheeta was stunned for a moment, and then understood Leo's intentions: "Your Majesty, are you worried that they will be co-opted by the Spani Empire?" β
Leo snorted twice: "If Teresa I wants to do something in the territory of the Kingdom of Frans, she will definitely try her best to win over these guys, with the help of these guys, she even has the hope of directly erecting my Bera and making the Kingdom of France a de facto vassal state of the Spanny Empire!" We can't let that happen, you know? β
Cheedo immediately agreed: "I will immediately put all the power of the Inquisition into this. β
"Good." Leo put the matter aside for the time being, but immediately remembered something else: "How is the Ministry of Supervision rebuilt?" β
Since the Ministry of Inspectorate was almost completely wiped out during the uprising of Bishop Gavin, Leo authorized Cheeto to re-establish a Ministry of Inspectorate after his accession to the throne, and made Cheedo also the Minister of the Ministry of Inspection.
But Leo also made a little scheming in this matter, he did not directly ask the Inquisition to take over all the functions of the Supervision Department, because that is likely to create a secret organization that can both internally and externally, and in the case of no checks and balances at all, this organization is likely to become a freak with a big tail, and even endanger Leo himself.
So although Leo made Cheeto the new Minister of Supervision, it seems that Cheeto alone controls the Ministry of Supervision and the Inquisition, but Cheeto's loyalty and ability are undoubted, at least when Cheeto is in power, Leo will not worry about being betrayed, and when Cheeto dies or leaves, the Ministry of Supervision will naturally be separated from the Inquisition, and then there will naturally be no need to worry.
Cheeto frowned and said, "It's not too smooth, because according to your requirements, all the manpower is re-selected and recruited, and no people from the Inquisition are used, so it will take time for the Supervision Department to return to its original level, but the good news is that only the headquarters of the Supervision Department in the Holy See have been damaged, and the branches in various places are basically intact, so this time will not be very long, and it will take about one to two years to be able to recover initially." β
"One or two years?" Leo also frowned, obviously not too satisfied with this progress, but Leo didn't blame anything, after all, Cheetos' own "main business" Inquisition is already very busy now, and it is helpless for the Ministry of Supervision, which is relatively not the main goal in front of him, to be slowed down a little.
After pondering for a while, Leo said, "Didn't the Cardinal Conference just put forward a few candidates for the addition by Bishop Leslie?" You pick two people who have helped in the rebuilding of some of the Ministries, and it's just right to see how capable and loyal these two people are. β
"Yes, Your Majesty." Cheeto nodded without any hesitation, out of the confrontation between the Ministry of Supervision and the Inquisition for many years, Cheeto's heart is somewhat unfamiliar with the Ministry of Supervision, and now someone to assist in this aspect of the work Cheeto really can't ask for it, and even wish to get rid of the mess of the Ministry of Supervision immediately, and throw himself into his own inquisition with all his heart.
Leo was a little thirsty, picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip of tea, under the influence of Dandrien, now Leo also began to like drinking tea.
After putting the cup down, Leo asked about another and very important thing: "Has there been any change in the Sun Palace recently?" β
Although it doesn't seem urgent, the Sun Palace is actually the aspect that Leo is most concerned about.
If what Cleverley said is correct, then the Sun Palace's prohibition is blocked with a godhead that was originally a human godhead, once this news spreads, it will definitely be a god that can shake the Great 6 and even the Heavenly Realm and the Hell Demon Realm, and maybe it will also attract the direct intervention of the two gods of the Light Supreme God and the Dark Demon God, and it is absolutely impossible to slacken.
And Leo is also quite uneasy about Cleverley, God knows what kind of moth Cleverley will make in the Sun Palace.
However, to Leo's surprise, when he told Dandrion about Cleverley's presence at the Sun Palace, the Arch of Judgment reacted with a disdainful sneer (which was directed at Cleverley, of course): "It was a naΓ―ve child, and everything he did was in vain, and it didn't deserve our attention at all." β
Even so, Leo did not take it lightly, and still asked Cheetos to send someone to monitor the Sun Palace as soon as possible, and asked that if there was any abnormality, he must promptly communicate with the Holy See and inform Leo himself.
As Leo's absolute confidant, Cheedo also knew the situation in the Sun Palace, and replied to Leo: "There has been nothing unusual in recent days, but our people have noticed that High Priest Baird seems to have quietly entered the forbidden land several times, but he did not enter through the portal through which Your Majesty passed through. β
Leo couldn't help but sigh, "Could it be that there are different prohibitions in other portals?" I knew I should have explored it in the first place. Forget it, anyway, just keep him under watch for the time being, three hundred years have passed, and there shouldn't be any chaos at this moment. β
After Cheeto left, Leo had unknowingly passed the morning at the time of the meeting.
Patting his belly, which was already a little rumbling, Leo reluctantly got up from his chair and prepared to go to the restaurant.
"This leader is really not good!"
(End of chapter)