The dinner was always held in a pleasant and convivial atmosphere, and both the guests and the host returned with joy in the end.

When the guests left the ranch with satisfied expressions, it was already dark, and after the escort guards had sent the guests out, the middle-aged gentleman, who had been smiling, came to the house where two handsome and tall guards stood guard outside the door, "Chancellor Franz asks to see the Grand Duke." ”

"Come in." A lazy voice came from the room, indescribably moving.

The middle-aged gentleman stepped into the room, his steps couldn't help but be stunned, and his heart was also tight. Reclining on the fluffy sofa, the dignified court hairstyle of the Grand Duke has long been scattered, the golden hair of the shawl is floating down at will, a loose nightgown can not cover the moving spring light, the looming twin peaks, and the exposed white and greasy thighs all arouse people's inexplicable desire~ hope.

But as a confidant of the Grand Duke, it is commonplace for the political officer, but that momentary loss of consciousness still exposes the reasonable reaction of a normal man to this kind of scene.

"Sit down, they're gone?" The Grand Duke gently stroked the long hair between his ears, and the greasy style in his gestures was even more revealed.

Trying to calm down and lowering his gaze, the middle-aged gentleman hurriedly replied, "Let's go, I have already ordered the guards to strengthen protection." ”

"Well, it's over." The lady touched her face with her hands, looking a little tired.

"Then the subordinates won't disturb the Grand Duke's rest." The middle-aged gentleman observed his words and said quickly.

"You're not busy, I don't think you seem to be in favor of this negotiation?" The noblewoman's gaze fell on the face of the middle-aged gentleman.

After a moment's hesitation, the middle-aged gentleman was secretly surprised by the noble lady's observation, and pondered the wording, "It's not that I don't approve of it, but I'm a little worried that if the Pasha people know about it, they will blame us." At the moment, the Pasha people are in full swing. If you offend them, I'm afraid it will be bad for us. ”

"It is precisely because of their power that I want to promote the reconciliation and alliance between the Komini and the Loulan, if the Pasha people are allowed to develop like this, the fate of the Loulan people will fall on us sooner or later." At this time, the noble lady had fully regained the grandeur's momentum.

"However, in the humble opinion of the ministers, it is not worth it for the Loulans to make such a great concession and make an alliance with the Kominis, even if they have an alliance with the Kominins with their current strength. What can it be? Can they still unite to attack the Pashas? I really don't understand. The middle-aged gentleman looked confused.

"Don't underestimate the Loulan people, the Frederick who came today is not a weak man, even the Pasha people have planted a big somersault in front of him, I think he is far stronger than his big brother who is not worthy of the name. I heard that the Loulan army has changed a lot under his rectification, but I don't know what the specific situation is? The lady also had a thoughtful look on her face.

"If Pasha's side knows that we have our part in this matter, and asks about it, how shall we answer?" The middle-aged gentleman returned to the original question.

Her face changed, and the noblewoman's face suddenly seemed to be covered with a layer of frost: "How do you answer?" You're a political officer, it's your business. Do you want me to teach you? ”

The middle-aged gentleman didn't expect the Grand Duke to suddenly get angry, and hurriedly bowed down and said, "The minister knows that he is wrong. ”

The lady's face softened a little at this time, and she said, "You can say that we don't know what they are talking about, but we just ask us to help him arrange a place for negotiation, and we don't know anything else." ”

"Your Ministers obey." The middle-aged gentleman didn't dare to say anything more, and hurriedly responded.

"You arrange for people to pay more attention to the actions of the Loulan people, I think the Loulan people have made such a big concession this time, there must be some action." The lady stood up. Pacing around the room with his hands behind his back.

"I understand." The middle-aged gentleman hesitated for a moment and said, "The minister has another suggestion." Now that the situation is getting more and more complicated, I think we can strengthen the strength of our self-defense forces? ”

"Do you think it helps?" The lady turned her head and stared coldly at the middle-aged gentleman's face.

The middle-aged gentleman was stunned for a moment, and after thinking about it again, it was indeed of little use, and now the Dominion only has about 10,000 self-defense forces as a standing force. It can only maintain normal law and order, and even if it is expanded several times, it is far from the military strength of several surrounding powers, and once a conflict breaks out, it will not be able to control the situation at all. He sighed, lowered his head, and said no more.

"I know you have good intentions, but since the founding of the country, our Dominion has been based on industry and commerce, and does not pay attention to the military, and its security mainly depends on the balance of power of the three countries to maintain, and the people have formed the custom of valuing industry and commerce over other customs for more than a hundred years, and it is probably not possible to achieve it overnight if they want to suddenly change their concepts."

"In recent years, the strength of the Pasha people has faintly surpassed the other two countries, and in the early stage, they obtained a large area of economically developed areas through the conquest of Loulan, and their strength has risen a lot, if the other two countries do not unite to deal with it, their demise is just around the corner, and the lips and teeth are cold, and the Pasha people will not let us go in the end."

"Our immediate priority is to bring about a rebalance of power among the three kingdoms, and it is imperative and the only way out for Loulan and Komini to form an alliance to contain the Pashas. That's why I'm going to spare no effort to promote their peace talks and alliances. The female archduke also showed a hint of weakness at this time.

"The minister understands, but the minister thinks that if we can properly strengthen our military strength, we may be able to add a little weight to our side in the future situation." The middle-aged gentleman offered his opinion.

"The increase in the strength of the army will not be effective in a short time, and since most of the people in our Free Dominions are reluctant to join the army, even if they are forcibly recruited, it will be difficult to achieve the desired goal, and if this causes unnecessary suspicion among other countries, it will be more than worth the loss. As long as we can forge a strong alliance between the Loulans and the Komini, I don't think the Pasha will ever dare to think of us. ”

The Grand Duchess saw this very clearly, and the Pasha people would not have braved the condemnation of the world to invade Liberty City until the other two countries had been settled.

"I just hope that Frederick kid doesn't disappoint me, and the person who can be an enemy of Kutuzov should not be bad." Turning around, she waved her hand to signal that the middle-aged gentleman could step back, and the Grand Duchess muttered to herself.

The sumptuous carriage drove smoothly out of the pasture into the dark night, seemingly satisfied with the success of the negotiations, and the young man ignored the uneasy demeanor of the secretary of state beside him, and leaned comfortably against the cushion behind his back while admiring the suburban night through the window.

The state secretary beside him was sitting on pins and needles, squinting at the young man next to him from time to time, and swallowed back what he wanted to say. Finally, his actions affected the relaxed young man, who withdrew his gaze from the window, and the young man shook his head and said with a smile: "Lord Tomina, why are you still the state secretary next to the prime minister?" Didn't I already tell you? I'm going to explain to the Prime Minister, and I'm responsible for everything, what? Can't you trust me? (To be continued......)