With a remnant of depression, Charles left his home and hurried to his ministry. I'll tell you that the fastest update of the novel is the eye. Hurry?

Along the way, he was not in a good mood, and he couldn't help but think of his sister running back with tears in her eyes just now. Even though this is in a sense the result of her own fault, the love for her over the years has always made him worry about his sister's situation.

Although he pretended to be at ease in front of Mary, he was actually not at ease, and he always felt that the two of them were a little strange today, and it was obvious that the truth of the matter was not as simple as it seemed.

However, even though he knew in his heart that something might be wrong, he still didn't want to investigate the reason for the quarrel between the girls.

He's done enough for Fran, if only a little more...... That would have crossed the moral boundary, and the amount of effort he has now made will be at risk of overturning.

So, in order not to have the most terrible result, he can only choose to treat it coldly, and try not to be as intimate with Fran as he used to be.

He looked at the street around him in the carriage, but he didn't pay attention to anything, only felt distraught.

In his heart, he felt that housework annoyed him, and he was mainly able to avoid it, and he was not willing to take the initiative to get involved in it at all. Compared to the annoying things at home that he can't do about it, the challenges outside are completely trivial to him.

After marrying Charlotte, she will be able to handle this qiē...... He couldn't help but think so.

However, that may mean that there will be more trouble, right?

She hated her sister, as she had been for a long time, and I am afraid that there would be little hope of reconciling relations in the future; More importantly, what will she think of Matilda and Mary, and the self who hooked up with them?

As soon as he thought of this, his heart suddenly jumped wildly. Thoughts interrupted.

He felt Charlotte suddenly appear in front of him, staring at him with stern, if not stern, eyes.

It's just, this Charlotte in front of me. He looked only eleven or twelve years old, and wore a fluffy skirt. His eyes widened, his lips pursed tightly, and his cheeks bulged. Because of her young age, this puffing appearance not only did not ruin her beauty, but looked a little more cute.

It's just, why do you suddenly think of this? He couldn't help but ask himself.

After a few moments, he finally remembered.

It was when they were young, and Charlotte had the biggest tantrum of her life. That. They were playing in the countryside together, but they didn't know what the wrong medicine they had taken that day, and they kept playing tricks on Charlotte, and finally because Charlotte was suing, he simply ignored her while rowing. At first, Charlotte had been persuading her to reconcile the two of them, and even pleaded with Charles to admit her mistake and promise not to sue her again - this almost never happened to the Duchess and would certainly not happen to anyone else, but Charles was still trying to tease her. I just ignored her all the time.

Finally, she stopped talking, and just put on this appearance to look at herself.

And then...... Suddenly, she held out her hand. Caught off guard, he pushed himself down from the boat.

Fortunately, the water was not deep enough at that time, and I just choked on a few more mouthfuls of water after being frightened, and I was not in danger of my life.

While struggling in the water, Charlotte sat on the boat all the time, looking at himself like that, and he remembered Charlotte's appearance in his heart......

The memories of childhood were supposed to bring people the pleasure of smiling, but Charles was slightly hairy in his heart at this time.

than then. I'm much more "funny" this time, what will Charlotte do to me?

My mind seemed to go blank.

After a while. Charles forcibly withdrew his thoughts. Forget it, it's better not to think about it anymore.

A feeling that is more disturbing than just now. Let him just put this matter aside, and would rather not think about it anymore.

Fortunately, the carriage finally stopped at this time, and when he stepped out of the carriage and walked directly to the office building of the War Department, not only did he not have the boredom of being involved in official business, but he faintly felt that he had been saved.

It's better to work...... Mary was the only one among them who could feel the greatness of her work.

With a regained composure, he weaved his way through the building along the path he had already familiarized.

Along the way, there were staff members who kept saluting him, but he just nodded indifferently, and didn't even slow down a little.

There was little respect in the eyes of the staff, but there was clearly some fear—for Charles, there was not much difference between the two moods, either of which was in his favor.

Charles knew where that fear came from.

This is how the vast majority of the Ministries have viewed him since he openly questioned the highest organs of state power in the halls of Parliament, and was able to retreat in the face of a large number of parliamentarians, and has not been punished in any way since.

In one respect, he upheld the authority and authority of the War Department, so that it could continue to command all the ground forces of the country, and thus the authority of these officials, for which they must have been grateful; On the other hand, being able to do such a thing unscathed means that he has a power that they can't afford to provoke.

It is precisely because of the two things of recommending the minister and maintaining the authority of the ministry that he finally established his prestige in the ministry. The scene of few responders he had just now was no longer there.

Charles enjoyed the sensation so much that he slowed down unconsciously.

"Why did you come so late?"

When he came to his office, Viscount Alex de Roetrec, who was already waiting at the coffee table, asked dissatisfiedly. "I've been waiting for you for a long time, and I still have a lot of things to do!"

"As an official, shouldn't you wait for your boss, what is there to complain about?" Charles set his hat and cane aside, then responded as a matter of course, "I don't need to care about your feelings. So you don't have to tell me how much trouble you have, thank you. ”

Hearing Charles' arrogant and teasing reply, Viscount Lautrec frowned in exasperation. It seems like he wants to get angry. However, under the eaves of people. In the end, he had to hold back his anger and simply look in other directions. "Then tell me why I summoned me, Monsieur de Treville?"

"I'm sorry, because of the rush of time, there is no black tea for you today." Charles sat down across from Viscount Lautrec in a dashing manner, "But I think the next news I tell you should make up for the regret in your heart......"

"What's the matter?" Viscount Lautrec looked at Charles suspiciously.

"A good thing. Great thing. Charles shrugged.

"Come on, I've never met anything good since I met you!" Viscount Lautrec replied with a sneer.

"That's too much, after all, we're on the same party, aren't we?" Looking at the other party's unhappy appearance, Charles couldn't help but smile, "You will soon know what a correct choice you made to join the president and us......

Perhaps because he had been whetted by Charles, Viscount Lautrec looked up at him, his handsome and fair face full of curiosity, and a look of "Then what are you selling?" Hurry up and say something! Expression.

"Haven't you heard the rumor that a new department will be formed in the ministry?" Charles asked suddenly.

"I've heard of it...... However, no one knows the exact division of responsibilities. Viscount Lautrec nodded at first, and then seemed to think of something. You mean ......? ”

"I'll just tell you about it." Charles waved his hand and interrupted the other party's words, "This department, as you think, was arranged by me, the purpose is to streamline the paperwork procedures in the department, reduce the occurrence of prevarication in various departments, and make our work more efficient......

"By the way, take all the strength in your hands?" Alex added slightly mockingly.

"Well, that's right. Think of it the same way, too. Charles nodded very honestly, "This department." As I envisioned, it would be a responsible coordinator for all matters within the Ministry. And the body that deals with the minister's official documents, yes, it's a secretarial body, let's call it the secretariat. ”

"Equivalent to an auxiliary agency at your service?" Because it was talking about business, Alex also became serious.

"There are some reasons, but not all." Charles patiently explained, "In addition to my powers, it will take over some other functions in order to better serve His Excellency the Minister. ”

As Secretary of State at the War Department, he has the power to decide which official documents may be communicated to His Excellency the Minister. In a normal case, in spite of such power, few people dare to simply review and decide on the official documents of His Excellency the Minister himself, but Charles is completely different, he honestly and unceremoniously takes over his own authority, and extends the scope of his official documents to all the official documents accepted by the Minister - the Minister is his fellow party anyway, and will not be upset by this.

However, it's one thing to take it over, and it's another thing to do it well.

No one is born knowing, and having not served in the army, Charles would not dare to conclude that he knew all about the affairs of the army, let alone make his own decisions about purely military affairs, which were so important that if something went wrong, it would not only have a bad impact, but even give him a career.

Therefore, it is only natural that Charles wants to have a secretarial body to assist him in handling these affairs.

However, his vision was far from that.

"That's right, in order to prevent the Minister from having the energy to attend to all the important matters, I hope that this new department will also assume the power to set the agenda for His Excellency the Minister."

Scheduling the minister's schedule was originally the responsibility of the minister's secretary, but after Charles persuaded the minister, General Saint-Arnaud, to give this responsibility to the newly created department.

After listening to Charles's implicit narration, Viscount Lautrec's eyes widened slightly.

He has always been intelligent, and he fully understands the practical significance of this decision.

"You're going to give this department leadership responsibility?"

"Yes, that's it." Charles nodded, pleased by his sharpness.

This new department will then have the power to submit and choose the minister's official documents, and can decide which official documents will not be handed over to the minister "because they are not important" and will be handled privately by the department; It is also possible to schedule the minister, so that the minister has a seemingly full day but has no access to real affairs at all.

In other words, this department can decide on the affairs of the ministry in private and act as the minister. And the weaker ministers may even be reduced to mere rubber stamps, only responsible for signing and drawing.

Although it is called the Secretariat, when it holds this power, it will inevitably become the shadow leadership organ of the Army.

"Is it necessary to create such a powerful body?" Alex was a little puzzled, "Do you doubt the minister?" ”

"No, no, no, I don't doubt our Excellency the Minister, in fact we get along very well." Charles waved his hand, then laughed, "But, while General San Arnaud and I are both very reliable, the future minister is not necessarily a very reliable person...... So, we have to find a way to make the qiē as regular as possible. ”

In the hands of Charles and General San Arnault, of course, this new agency can only choose to cooperate, but in the hands of others, this may not be the case.

"And you...... You just want me to be in this department? Viscount Lautrec's breathing was slightly short.

Yes, who would be completely unmoved by such temptations?

"Yes, not only do I intend to let you in, but I want you to be able to carry a heavy responsibility in it." Charles smiled and nodded, "I'm going to let an old man be the director, but it doesn't matter, he's very mediocre, and he's also very sensible, and he won't get in anyone's way." And you...... You will be promoted to Deputy Director. ”

"Deputy Director?" Alex's face turned slightly red, and even his tone trembled a little.

In the face of such a high reward, this mood is certainly understandable.

"Yes, that's it. The letter of appointment will be issued in two days, but you can start preparing now before you are caught off guard. Still smiling, Charles held out his hand, "Congratulations, Mr. de Routrec, from the day after tomorrow you will be one of the youngest deputy commissioners in the ministry, and indeed in the entire government...... Isn't that something to celebrate? Or do you not want to take on heavy responsibilities for the country? ”

"Of course...... Of course...... I mean......" After a few mumbled answers, Viscount Lautrec looked up at Charles, and then slowly extended his hand. "Damn it! Thank you! Mr. I am willing to serve the country! (To be continued)