In the evening, Chu Tianjiang, accompanied by Nichol, greeted the guests outside the gate of the villa of the manor.

The first to arrive were 48 elected veterans from outside France, Germany and Italy, including Chu Tianjiang's "old acquaintances", namely Brandon from England, Harrison from Wales and Locke from Northern Ireland. Then there were more than 20 local dignitaries in Versailles, and more than a dozen French magnates and military dignitaries in Paris.

At eight o'clock, Judd arrived the last one.

According to Clara's arrangement, it was a palace-style dinner arranged in the garden. The band and singers set up a stage for dancing and juggling on the lawn on the east side of the garden, on the fish pond, with more than a dozen long tables arranged on the main road in the center, and the guests gathered in the garden on the west side. Because the number of guests invited exceeded previously expected, the glass greenhouse was temporarily removed.

By the time Judd arrived, the feast had already begun.

Chu Tianjiang wanted to go straight to the point, find Judd and the others to go to the tea hall to discuss the main entertainment items tonight, as well as matters related to the official establishment of the Federal House of Lords tomorrow, such as the election of the Speaker of the House of Lords, the first bill proposed and initiated by the President-elect, and so on.

"Don't worry, give Judd some time, and give the others some time." Clara grabbed Chu Tianjiang and didn't let him disturb Judd, who was talking with several elected veterans of Eastern European countries. Clara grabbed Chu Tianjiang's arm and said, "Listen carefully and observe carefully. ”

Chu Tianjiang frowned, most of the guests were discussing topics related to the Federal House of Lords.

Yesterday, Chu Tianjiang received a message from Amandina that the Federal House of Lords will be formally established in two days, that is, tomorrow, and the speaker will be elected on the same day, and then the speaker will initiate the first bill. As expected, Judd will be elected Speaker of the House of Lords. Taking this opportunity, Chu Tianjiang heard some news from Amandina, that is, the thirty-two veterans of the general election from Germany and Italy had arrived. Yesterday afternoon, Chu Tianjiang proposed to visit the elected senators of Germany and Italy and invite them to a banquet, but Clara stopped him. The reason given by Clara was that it was a banquet with Judd as the guest of honor, and that the elected senators of Germany and Italy were not necessarily in the same camp as Judd, and that inviting them to the banquet would only make both parties very unhappy.

"Why, haven't you seen the fame yet?"

"What name?"

Clara smiled and glanced at the elders standing at the table. "Those are from Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, Macedonia and Algeria. Do you think they got together by chance? ”

"This ......"

"And over there," Clara said, glancing at the elders standing by the fishpond stage, "from the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Hungary, the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland. Obviously, they got together and certainly weren't waiting for the cabaret show that was about to begin. ”

"...... so"

"Don't worry, there are a few more over there."

Chu Tianjiang turned his gaze to the elders that Clara was looking at, who were from Spain, Portugal, Belgium, and Greece.

"Do you see?"

"I see it, but I haven't figured out what's going on yet."

"Obviously, you will definitely not be able to be a politician in your life." Clara smiled and said, "It's clear that Judd is courting the elected senators from Eastern Europe. ”

"Why did he do this?"

"That's a good question, and it shows you're thinking."

"You mean, there is already a rift between France, Germany and Italy, and Judd does not have the support of Germany and Italy, so it is necessary to co-opt the elected elders of other countries to get together the sixty-seven votes needed to become speaker?"

"If that's the case, Judd won't be attending tonight's banquet at all."

"This ......"

"You mentioned a key issue, which is the Franco-German-Italian relationship, but it's not as serious as you think." Clara took Chu Tianjiang to the side for a few steps before saying, "France, Germany and Italy are definitely still negotiating, France wants to get the seat of the speaker of the upper house, and Germany and Italy have made more demands." As it stands, France may not be able to meet both German and Italian demands. ”

"You mean that France wants to divide Germany and Italy by this?"

"Is there a need for differentiation? Germany and Italy are not the same country, with one holding the Supreme Court and the other the federal government. Suffice it to say, if you hadn't invited the other elected veterans, Judd wouldn't have come to the banquet at all. If my judgment is correct, Judd is trying to win over some of the elected senators, especially those from Eastern European countries, to get at least five votes. ”

"For what?"

"France has nineteen senators, plus Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Greece and Ireland, for a total of twenty-eight votes, and if Germany is courted, an additional twenty-six will be obtained, and if Italy can be courted, an additional twenty-three will be obtained, in addition to eight votes for Great Britain, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein and Monaco, and the remaining fifteen votes will be in the hands of Eastern European countries. Even if Judd were able to win eight votes from countries such as the United Kingdom, plus 26 votes from Germany, it would still be five votes less than the 67 votes needed to be elected speaker, and if Judd had won Italy's support, it would need an additional eight votes. ”

"So, he's going to woo the elected senators of Eastern European countries?"

Clara nodded and said, "Germany and Italy each have their own blocs, so Judd doesn't need to personally come forward to win over the elected elders of these two blocs. Besides, if both Germany and Italy oppose it, Judd will certainly not be the speaker, so the French authorities will certainly win over Germany or Italy. Because the German bloc has more seats, the price offered is certainly higher. Whether the French authorities finally compromise with Germany or Italy depends on what Judd achieves tonight, so I'm asking you to give them some time. ”

"The problem is that even if Judd is not elected speaker, another French senator will be elected speaker."

"Of course, otherwise, the core of power in France, Germany and Italy will lose its stability, and it will not be beneficial to Germany and Italy, but it may not be beneficial to Germany and Italy if another person is replaced as the speaker." Clara smiled and said, "You're not fit for ******** at all, and you haven't figured out a lot of questions." Imagine if Judd loses the election, even if the French authorities have already arranged a backup candidate, will the replacement compromise with Germany or Italy and make more commitments in order to sit comfortably in the position of speaker? If so, then the benefits to Germany, or Italy, to Germany would obviously outweigh those of Judd, so Germany and Italy would certainly cause problems for Judd. ”

"This ......"

"The point is that Germany and Italy are also suspicious of each other, and they don't know whether the other side will accept the price offered by the French authorities to support Judd's election, so as long as the French authorities offer a suitable price that is higher than the reserve price of Germany or Italy, and Judd has won the support of enough Eastern European countries to be elected as senators, Judd will become speaker tomorrow, and this turmoil will be over."

"What if he doesn't get elected?"

"Hardly possible."

"There is nothing impossible in this world."

Clara smiled and said, "If this is the case, I am afraid that it will be delayed for at least one day for the French authorities to introduce a new speaker and re-enlist the support of Germany and Italy." ”

Chu Tianjiang nodded and didn't say anything more.

"Are you going to ...... tonight?"

"It depends." Chu Tianjiang had already told Clara about what he had talked to Zhang Xiaogang.

Clara pondered for a moment and said, "Since it's decided, let's do it." However, before you do it, you have to think about the possible consequences. ”

"Now this situation can drag on for a day." Chu Tianjiang sighed secretly.

The night before yesterday, after returning to the manor, Chu Tianjiang sent thirty sevenfold energy people such as Chloe and Connie out to find the two energy man legions in Germany and Italy, as well as the energy source hidden in Europe. As Clara had predicted, the Energetic Legions in Germany and Italy were scattered, each with around 500 men each, each commanded by a five-fold Energist. What's more, these regiments are all temporarily deployed somewhere, and they have to move their deployment locations every night. As for the search for energy sources, Chloe and Connie searched almost all the places in France where they might be hiding energy sources, but they still found nothing.

Last night, Chu Tianjiang led thirty-three sevenfold energy people to attack an energy man army stationed in the German-French border area, and then rushed to the Franco-Italian border area and attacked an energy man army stationed there. After that, Chu Tianjiang also went to Jacqueline's hiding place, and he didn't see Jacqueline until dawn.

The situation is clear that if Judd is elected Speaker tomorrow, there is a good chance that the Upper House of Lords will pass a war resolution tomorrow, or the day after tomorrow at the latest. Although Chu Tianjiang no longer had hope of finding the energy source, one more day would give him more hope, and he could also weaken the military strength of the European Federation and enhance his own strength through piecemeal methods. Now it seems that taking out Judd is the only way to buy time.

Only, what are the consequences of taking out Judd?

"Got it figured?"

Chu Tianjiang was stunned for a moment and said, "You said that I am not a politician. I really can't figure out these things. ”

"Anyway, let's go early and come back early."

"Go early and come back early?"

Clara nodded, smiled and nodded to the several elders who looked at her, and said to Chu Tianjiang: "It's not too early, go find Judd and them." ”