Chapter XXIII: The King
"Yes, my master. Then I will go first, and I wish you every success in your audience with the king. Elkeson bowed to Clifford again, then hopped into the carriage and drove it towards the Earl of Clifford.
Seeing that the time was almost up, the old fox Taylor dressed himself and ordered his servants to drive an open-top carriage to carry Clifford to the palace to meet Frederick VII.
Earl Colliver's Court, Elkeson drove home.
"Elkeson, why didn't the master come back with you?" Ahsan saw Elkeson coming back in a car, and asked with a puzzled expression.
Elkeson knew that he could not hide this, and that it seemed that there were no three hundred taels of silver in the place to conceal it, so he jumped out of the carriage, and while unloading the carriage, he said, "Lord Taylor has taken his master to the palace to meet the king, and said that we should eat ourselves in the evening, and we do not have to wait for him." ”
"Gone to see the king? Are you sure? Arya, who was feeding the chickens next to her, was shocked at first, and then smiled excitedly on her face, and said, "It seems that the king has begun to pay attention to our master again, and this is really something to celebrate." Could it be that Lord Taylor wants to help our master? ”
She said this trick well, it can be said that she is an experienced spy, fortunately, Elkeson and the others are also senior spies, otherwise, they will really follow her way, shrug their shoulders, spread their hands, and said: "Beautiful Miss Alia, I don't know about this." I'm just waiting outside the door, and how do I know what the master and Lord Taylor have said? ”
Arya smiled slightly, then stopped talking, and continued to feed the chickens, she began to think about how to tell the second prince the news, because all the news related to the king, even if it is a small matter, in the eyes of the second prince, it is also a matter of life, he will definitely pay attention to it, if his news can help the second prince, then he has not made a great contribution in front of him, so that his future will be a little brighter.
As for what kind of impact this will have on Cliffor, she doesn't care at all, although Clifford has changed, but Arya still can't see the hope of him turning over, and it is impossible for his fief to come back, even if he hugs Taylor's thigh, it's not a big deal, at most be a petty official, so that his own life can be better, and these arrogant Arya looks down on her, in her eyes, only the title of a woman in the royal family can be worthy of herself.
Later, taking advantage of Arya's absence, Elkeson told Sophia about it again, although everyone didn't know why Taylor brought their master into the palace to see the king, but this was good news after all, so that everyone saw a little light in the future, and they all had a little more confidence in their hearts.
You've got to work hard, little master.
Royal Palace, Vienna. When the old King Frederick VII heard what Clifford had to say, he danced with joy and exclaimed, "What you said is wonderful, Clifford. This plan of yours is perfect and can solve the current problems of the kingdom. I really didn't expect that, how did you come up with this plan? ”
Clifford owed, and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, this is all thanks to you. The problems of the kingdom have been very troublesome to me lately, and I have thought about it for a long time before I come up with this plan, hoping that it can help His Majesty the King. ”
The reason why Clifford wanted to state his plan through Taylor, instead of telling the king directly, was because he needed Taylor, and he needed Taylor to take him to the three northern counties to show his strength, and even if he was appreciated by the king, staying in the royal capital would be just a caged bird with no future.
What's more, although he has been brewing this plan for a long time, he thinks that the success rate is still quite large, but nothing in this world is absolute, when it comes to his future, he doesn't dare to be sloppy, and lifting Taylor out can be a shield for him, which is equivalent to giving himself an extra insurance.
"You don't have to be modest, Clifford." The old king Frederick VII was very happy and said, "I will not forget your credit for having come up with such a perfect plan for the kingdom." As for the pilot issue of the governor of the north that you mentioned, I think it can be implemented. After that, he looked at Clifford with a smile and said, "Who do you think is suitable to be the governor of the northern realm?" ”
I'll go, can I say this? There were 10,000 divine beasts roaring past in Coolford's heart. Fortunately, the old fox Taylor came to the road, immediately stood up, bowed to the king, and said, "Your Majesty, I recommend Alpha, the son of Prime Minister Anthony, to be the governor of the north. ”
"Alpha?" Sure enough, as soon as he heard this name, King Frederick VII frowned, first of all, he was from the second prince's side, and he was now supporting the power of the eldest prince, and he didn't want to see the second prince's people seize power, and secondly, he also knew that a typical gentleman, if he handed over the three northern counties to him, he might not be able to make anything to him? However, after thinking about it, if he wants to take back the military power from Pol, it will inevitably cause a backlash from the second prince's party, in order to avoid overstimulating them, so that accidents occur and cause political instability, it is still necessary to take this method to stabilize the other party, pursed his lips, and obviously said reluctantly: "Okay, I agree with your candidate." But Alpha is too young, and someone must help him. Mr. Taylor, since you have a comprehensive plan for the development and construction of the three northern counties, I will appoint you to assist him, and I am sure that you will have a good time working together. ”
Everything was in Clifford's expectations, the only surprise was that the old king Frederick VII actually directly appointed Taylor as Alpha's deputy, which saved them a lot of words, today's vote was too beautiful, everyone achieved their goals, although Taylor's ultimate goal has not been reached, but everything is going according to his plan, Alpha's gentleman is absolutely unable to sit in the position of the governor of the north, and when the time comes, this first-class promotion level must not fall on his head. Besides, will the people on the eldest prince's side let him go to office comfortably?
"Thank you, Your Majesty." The old fox Taylor had already begun to rejoice in his heart, but on the surface he still pretended to be indifferent, and said: "I will definitely do a good job of the errand entrusted by the king, and convey the king's favor to every corner of the north." ”
"I'm still relieved that you do things." The old king Frederick smiled slightly, he was still very satisfied with Taylor, although he and Pol were fellow countrymen and friends, but the old king Frederick VII was not a three-year-old child, hated everything related to political enemies, he was a mature politician, such a person only thinks about the interests and disadvantages, it is obvious that it is very beneficial for him to win over Taylor, not only to disintegrate the forces of political opponents, but also to add a capable talent to himself, not to mention that he also saw Taylor's loyalty to him, he believes that as long as he gives Taylor enough in return, Between himself and Pol, it's easy to sort out who is on whose side Taylor's intellect is on.