Chapter 33 The Queen Mother Returns to the Palace
As soon as Huns said this, everyone was moved.
Ye Zi said: "This ...... Father......
Huns said kindly: "Now is the time when you need this crown the most, you must know that the princess has no executive power, and the queen is different, remember, you are the only legitimate heir of the Fuga Kingdom, and Jack has never received my blessing." β
Huns said to the captain: "I want the whole country to see the ceremony, you go and think of a way." β
After Huns finished explaining to the captain, he suddenly turned his head to look at us and said with a smile: "Catherine has been speaking Chinese to me because of you, right?" "Only then did I realize that the father and daughter used Chinese, and the Chinese proficiency of King Hongs was actually very good!
I hurriedly bowed my head at the old man, and Ah Po slapped him in the face, and Huns smiled, "You are Catherine's friends?" β
I said carefully, "Yes." β
The old man said happily: "Hehe, Catherine also has her own friends. But his next sentence almost choked me to death, and he asked me, "Will you do your best to assist her?" β
Ye Zi cramped: "Father, they are my friends......"
King Hongs patted his forehead and said with relief: "Yes, friends shouldn't say assistantship, sorry, I haven't had any friends for decades, and this is also the price of being a king." β
Hanks said cautiously: "There is an old Chinese saying that if you are engaged in (high) places, you will not be able to sweat (cold), and this is what it means. β
We all laughed.
At this time, the captain walked over, followed by a large group of people, and he saluted Hongs and said, "Your Majesty, I found the director of the television station outside the woods. β
Out of the gang behind him came a well-fat, well-dressed old gentleman, and behind him was a group of reporters carrying various equipment.
Huns turned his face and asked him: "I want to make the live broadcast for a while so that the whole country and the world can watch it in real time, can you do it?" β
The director bowed and said as a matter of course: "Your Majesty, of course we can do it, we have the most advanced satellite equipment. β
Hongs nodded with satisfaction and said to the servant beside him, "You can start." "A group of photojournalists are busy posing and waiting.
Lao Wang's expression was cleared, he put his hand on the top of Ye Zi's head and said, "Child, are you ready to take your responsibility?" β
Ye Zi hesitated slightly: "I ......"
Hong Si was silent, just looked at his daughter kindly, and Ye Zi finally mustered up the courage to say, "Yes! β
Huns said slowly: "Now, I'm Huns. Du Fang was officially appointed to Catherine. Du Fang, from now on you are the king of the kingdom of Fuga, and I wish you and your people eternal peace and health. β
Old Huns only said two words, and then took the crown that exuded a sparkling jade luster from the plate held by the people around him and put it on the head of the leaf.
The leaf leaned down, and his father put the crown on top of his head, and then stood up again, radiant.
During the whole process, Huns was trembling slightly, and he tried his best to control it, this old king of Fuga, who had reigned for decades, did not speak much, his face was serene, and the physical inconvenience did not make people feel any discomfort, on the contrary, it was more solemn and majestic. The people watched quietly, empathetic, and silent, although it was only a few words, a few minutes, but it was more sacred than any ornate ceremony.
Catherine had no fine dress, no long dress, no crystal slippers, but she did not tarnish the jewel-lustred crown in the slightest, and her black grape-like eyes contrasted with the crown, exuding a soft but undaring light, and I subconsciously blocked my eyes - this is the second time I have done this in front of her, the first time was the day I saw her in her evening gown, and that time it was because of her beauty, and this time there was something indescribable besides beauty, I used to believe that there was absolutely no more beautiful woman in this world, and from now on, there are very few women in this world who are more powerful than her.
Coincidentally, the people watching the ceremony suddenly knelt on one knee and celebrated their queen's accession to the throne reverently and loyally, because it was unprecedented, and Ah Po and I were very worried about what kind of ceremony should be performed, because among the people who knelt down, the five of us seemed to stand very alone, in order not to be too conspicuous, Ah Po squatted there......
β¦β¦ The five of us squatted in a row, and Ah Po squeezed me and said, "Boss, what are you doing with us?" Give yourself a daughter-in-law and don't suffer. β
Wushuang sighed: "Maybe it was before, but now it's difficult, you've heard of who the princess marries, but once she becomes the queen, it's not easy to tidy up." β
Ah Po said: "Then Ye Zi can't be lonely for life, right?" Superman has a child who gave birth to himβ"
Wushuang worried: "The main reason is that the name is not easy to determine, and you can still be a colt before, what should the queen and her husband be called?" β
Xiaohui said angrily: "Do you have a positive type? β
Little Green said, "Everyone is looking at us......"
I looked around, and it turned out that everyone else had already gotten up, and the five of us were still squatting there after chatting too much......
The five of us got up in a daze, and the leaves bowed to Huns, and the old king of Huns actually bowed his head slightly, which means that the two generations of kings have officially completed the transfer of power. Ye Zi winked mischievously at us, she probably saw our ugliness just now.
Ah Po muttered: "Fortunately, people don't take care of us in the face of national disasters, or a few of us will immediately launch the noon gate and behead us." ββ¦β¦
"Son, say a few words to your people, and now they're watching you." β
Ye Zi nodded, facing the camera and said slowly: "I'm Catherine." Du Fang, a few minutes ago my father passed the throne to me and made me the first queen of the kingdom of Fuga, to tell you the truth, if I didn't feel anything special before, I have always had little interest in the throne, and it was just a small joke to say that our country is the supremacy of the king, I think we are more like a big family, and the king is actually the head of the family who is responsible for everything - I know the reason for this, because you are too lazy to choose a cabinet, you are really smart people. β
Although the atmosphere was serious, everyone laughed when they heard this, Ye Zi did say it to a large extent, a country with a population of less than 1 million is sometimes like a family with a huge population, and the interactions between people, gains and losses are nothing more than things in this circle, and there is really no need to be too careful about the distribution of power.
Ye Zi continued: "But today I have to say that I have to bear this crown, because our country is suffering a catastrophe, before that, I have been evading responsibility, and now I want to change the past. Maybe some people are not aware of our current crisis, either you don't know what is happening in our country, or you are on my uncle's side, a friend of mine is right, it's time for everyone to take a stand, let's make a decision! I would like to conclude by saying that I will not give up my country and my people regardless of the outcome, and I want you to make a choice: who are you willing to work for? It's not that the crown on my head doesn't allow me to bow my head, it's the national interest that makes it necessary for me to look up! Finally, as the sole heir to the Kingdom of Fuga, the new king, I now officially announce: Jack. Huns for traitors! β
The first time I heard the crowd outside the forest cheering, followed by the captain and they all clapped their hands and shouted, the long-dormant kingdom of Fuga needs this kind of stimulation, and people are very strange, they are often more excited on the eve of war or in the face of oncoming storms, and this shows how irrational it is to carry out a coup d'Γ©tat in a small country with a small population, especially when the opponent is a beautiful princess with a high popularity, anyway, if I were Jack, my head must be big now.
As soon as he finished speaking, Reeve suddenly led a group of people into a rage and shouted, "Look at who I found out there in the woods?" β
When I asked Fang Feifeng, I learned that there were several heads of the Fujia Kingdom's finance ministers, the ministers of transportation, and the heads of several departments such as water conservancy and power supply.
Ah Po said: "What's so strange about finding these people?" Can they help Leaf in the war? β
Xiaohui said: "Finding this person first shows that Ye Zi is popular, and if a war is waged in a country, they are indeed much more useful than us." β
These ministerial-level figures came to Catherine and King Hongs, gave a salute, and Ye Zi returned the salute and said gratefully: "Thank you for coming at this moment. β
The chubby Minister of Finance smiled and said, "We should have come to Her Royal Highness the princess a long time ago, but we haven't heard from you all the time." β
The chubby Minister of Electricity said, "No, it should be Her Majesty." β
The Minister of Finance said, "Exactly, Her Majesty. β
Ye Zi smiled and said, "Everyone still calls me Catherine." β
The Minister of Finance said, "Catherine, we are here for Jack's business. β
"Hehe, it looks like I'm going to have my first cabinet meeting." She said to Huns: "Father, we ......"
Huns waved his hand weakly and said, "I won't participate, now you are the king." Ye Zi wanted to say something more, but Huns stopped her with a smile, "Catherine, it's time for you to take responsibility, I can't help you anything but put the burden on you now." He trembled and said to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, "I hope you will assist Catherine as you did to me, and treat her as your daughter." β
Several people hurriedly bowed and said, "We will." β
After saying these few words, Lao Wang went to rest, and the shadow that came with him followed him unconsciously.
Ye Zimu saw his father leave, and said calmly: "Okay, let's have a meeting-He Anyi, Xiaohui, all of you can come." β
During this time, when we had to speak in English, Xiaohui was in charge of translating for us, and then I smiled and shook my head: "You just let Xiaohui pass." β
In this way, a high-level meeting of the first cabinet of Queen Catherine was held in a humble room in a partisan base deep in the forests of the Kingdom of Fuga.
After they went in for a while, Wushuang suddenly said: "Have you found out, there is no Minister of Defense among them......"
Ah Po scratched his head and said, "I really don't know what good ideas these people can come up with. β
Xiao Hui walked over with her hands behind her back and said, "You are wrong, it turns out that if a country wants to deal with a small group of people, sometimes it doesn't need an army. β
I wondered, "Is your meeting over?" β
Xiaohui nodded.
Ah Po couldn't help but say, "What did you say?" β
Xiaohui chuckled and said, "You just wait and see what happens." β
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Queen Catherine's inaugural speech, which was broadcast nationwide as King Huns had hoped, caused an uproar overnight, and most of the political axe departments of the Fuga Kingdom immediately declared their allegiance to the new queen, and in line with this situation, the first orders of the whole country were soon issued.
First, Catherine and her cabinet of ministers worked out a number of "special zones", and then imposed measures on these areas - these areas include all the mining areas of the country and some diamond-rich waters. It is worth mentioning that the terrorists who came to Fuga were basically single-handed, at most with some rudimentary equipment, and they had no coolies to drive, which meant that their work progress would be mortally constrained.
And that's not all, the queen has cut off other supplies to these places, and the good old days of Jack's time are gone, and they have to work with their bare hands without electricity, water, and food.
And the most painful of all is actually Jack, just a few minutes after the enthronement ceremony of Queen Catherine, his new palace project was forced to run aground, because he was helped by the already reluctant national workers. The workers of the Fujia Kingdom are treated at a staggering level - they also have TV on the construction site, these people see the last rush to disperse, they don't need to earn the day's wages to pay rent or water and electricity or anything, this rich little country is extremely developed in public welfare, they don't work for a year and a half without worrying about freezing and starving, and almost all of these people have a second job, just like the guerrillas under the captain have a first job, they may have another identity as a nurse, an accountant, a food delivery ......
As a result, less than a quarter of the new palace was built, and in an instant, a pile of ruins remained, more desolate than if it had been bombed. Jack lost the battle for the throne in just one night.
The next day, the guerrillas sent by the captain reported that the terrorists in the old palace had also retreated without a trace, that the splendid buildings were not attractive to them, and that they would rush back to the mining area as soon as there was no princess to threaten them, after all, there was real gold and silver.
And Jack had to retreat to a mining area in the northeast corner of the Fuga Kingdom.
To sum up: the time is ripe for the new queen to return to the palace.
Ye Zi called us again in the morning to discuss this, this time only a few of us attended, and her cabinet ministers had all returned to their posts.
Ye put the crown in one of his fingers, played around in a circle and asked us, "Do you think I should go back?" β
We all looked at her and didn't speak......
Ye Zi saw that our eyes were focused on the crown, so she put it lightly on the table in embarrassment, coughed and said: "Well, I'm still not used to always having something on my head......" I'm funny and angry, since she was a princess, there have been many words and deeds that don't quite match her identity, it seems that the situation is even worse after becoming a queen, I am always worried that she will open a cabinet meeting in the future and take out a box of red plums from her pocket to light one......
Ye Zi continued: "Actually, it doesn't matter where I am, but they all advise me to go back. β
Wushuang said: "What if your uncle attacks the palace like us?" β
Xiao Hui said: "According to this, living in the forest is no different from living in the palace, in the past they didn't attack you because there was something that interested them more, but now that you cut off their financial route, no one can guarantee that they won't jump off the wall in a hurry." β
Ye Zi said: "Do you think I should go back?" β
Xiaohui smiled: "As a leader, sometimes it is necessary to do something formal. β
Ah Po said: "Yes, the morale of Saddam's army is definitely different when he is in Baghdad and when he is hiding in a hole in the ground. β
Xiaohui kicked him......
Ye Zi chuckled: "What Ah Po said makes sense, then we'll go back!" "But I'm still afraid that my uncle will fight me to the death, and I don't want to hurt him, and of course I don't want to be hurt by him." β
The captain, who was already qualified to participate in any meeting, said unhappily: "Your Majesty is actually still worried that we can't beat Jack, why don't you say it?" β
Ye Zi said seriously: "You're right, but why don't I worry?" You are also human beings, and your loved ones will be sad when you die. β
The captain shouted: "We are warriors!" β
Ah Po said: "Don't talk nonsense, I also know a cleaning old man who says he is a special soldier, and it's useless to brag about it!" He suddenly had an idea and said, "Let's just do it, Yezi, I'll help you kill your uncle, I don't think it's harder to kill someone than to save someone!" β
Ye Zi smiled reluctantly: "That's true, but you can't do that." β
Ah Po said: "Why? β
"Because of my uncle's presence, those terrorists are still organized and disciplined after all, my uncle is a rich country after all, he won't do anything too out of the ordinary in this land, if you kill him, those people will bite like mad dogs!"
Xiaohui said sincerely: "Ye Zi is right! β
Ah Po spread his hands and said, "What should I do then?" You can't just go on like this, both of them claim to be kings, one lives in the big forest and the other lives in the mountains, keeping the palace to raise cockroaches, or I move in? β
The captain couldn't stand it any longer, and suddenly knelt down and said, "Dear Your Majesty, I beg you to return to the palace!" β
Ye Zi frowned and said, "If you have anything to say, you are not allowed to practice this kind of pedantic etiquette in the future!" β
The captain stood up slumped.
Ah Po gloated and squeezed him: "At first glance, you are not professional at all, you should say, 'If Your Majesty does not agree to the courtiers, you will not be able to kneel for a long time'." β
This sentence amused us all, and the captain was even more embarrassed, he used to have a very good relationship with Gosh as Ye's personal bodyguards, and after Ye Zi inherited the throne, he probably had doubts about his position in his heart, after all, the status of the king and the princess is still very different, after such a joke, everyone was relieved and relaxed.
Ye Zi glared at the captain again, and then suddenly said: "Then let's go back, you can't really leave a palace to raise cockroaches as Ah Po said." β
The captain said happily: "You agree to go back?" β
Ye Zi put the crown on his finger and wandered around, and said firmly: "Go back!" β
Ah Po ran to the door with a cigarette and shouted in a sharp voice: "I respectfully invite the Queen Mother to return to the palace-"
(To be continued)