Based on the above analysis, Roland reversed the strategy that the Far East should now adhere: neither sit by and watch the imperial elite make concessions to the capital group and start the road to capitalist reform through privatization of central banks, nor can he sit idly by and watch the imperial authorities abandon themselves and embark on the dying road of using war to divert domestic pressure. Excluding these two extremes, it is undoubtedly the safest option to try to help the imperial rulers maintain the status quo and delay the tiger's life until it is terminally ill and dying.

Roland's argument was convincing, and neither Rudolf I nor his cabinet objected, but it was another matter to put it into action.

Roland believed that a strong fortress was the easiest to breach from within, and that in order to influence the imperial authorities, he first had to deal closely with those in power in order to gain an opportunity to sell his ideas to them. It was only natural that he would have to accept Prince Frank's invitation to advise him on his reform plans.

"Roland, the empire and our country are still in a hostile position, the imperial authorities regard us as a traitor, you, the son of the leader of the rebel party, went to the holy city, first of all, personal safety is not guaranteed, and secondly, you cannot win the trust of the other party, even if you sincerely give advice to the empire, the other party is still prejudiced against you, thinking that you have a bad idea, you pointed out that you should go east, people are worried that you will go astray if you follow the direction you instructed, and they want to choose to go west, why bother with that thought." Rudolph said disapprovingly.

His Majesty's concerns, which were shared by the ministers of the Cabinet, persuaded Roland not to go to the Holy City for an appointment, and it was sufficient to send a representative to convey his opinion to Frank, since his present position was not fit to take the risk himself.

Roland smiled and raised his hand, signaling everyone not to get excited. When the meeting room was quiet, Roland calmly explained to his father and the ministers.

"Frank asked me to attend the seminar, and if I did not dare to go, and only sent a representative, it would not only appear that I was cowardly and cowardly, but also damaged the face of His Royal Highness the Prince, how could he be willing to condescend to have an in-depth exchange with the representative I sent? Most of them were sent back without even seeing him, missing a good opportunity to ease diplomatic relations, offending Frank and his supporters, and further exacerbating the tension between the Far East and the Empire, which is probably not the result that you all want to do. ”

Roland turned to his father and continued:

"Your Majesty has just said that the people in power in the empire are prejudiced against us Far Easterners, and do not trust us from the bottom of their hearts, and may well take my proposal as a trap and deliberately do the opposite." Roland smiled, his eyes shining with wisdom, "It is indeed difficult to win the trust of Frank and other imperial magnates, but on the other hand, it is easy to lure them into being suspicious, if I sincerely help them with advice and put forward all good ideas, and they deliberately avoid the above suggestions out of distrust of me, it is likely that the result will be self-inflicted and go further and further down the wrong path." ”

"Your Highness's words are right in the weakness of human nature!" "The human heart is so wonderful, if you trust someone, even if he says something ridiculous, you will think deeply, so that the more you think about it, the more it makes sense; On the other hand, if you suspect that a person is a liar, even if he is telling the truth, you can still find fault with him and believe that he is lying. If you can accurately grasp the mentality of the negotiation opponent and skillfully use the words, you can set up a perfect deception without telling a lie, so that the other party will be destroyed by his own suspicion! ”

Kuntiliang was the most famous orator and rhetorician in the Far East, and no one here had a better say in the "art of language," and his outstanding performance as foreign minister proved that his theory of speech was more than just a rhetorical statement. With his support, the other ministers also felt that Roland's strategy was very ingenious, maybe it would really work!

"What if Frank is an honest gentleman who exactly follows your advice?" Rudolph did not give up on admonishing his son.

"Whether a person is a true gentleman or a hypocrite, only face-to-face contact can be concluded, which is also a factor that I have to go to the Holy City in person, and I am more inclined to put forward more complex proposals, both disadvantages and benefits, judging the pros and cons is not a short time to draw, even if the imperial authorities accept my advice, there is always an effective cycle for the policy to be implemented, but how can we see the results in the last three years and five years? Even if the benefits prove to outweigh the disadvantages, at least it will win a buffer period of three to five years for our Far Eastern government, and with this precious opportunity for peaceful development, the Far East will be more confident to resist the threat from the Yashan Empire. ”

Finding that his father nodded reluctantly in agreement, Roland struck while the iron was hot and continued: "As for security, you don't need to worry, with my current strength, there are really not a few people in the empire who can keep me, besides, Prince Frank and Palatina have both promised to be responsible for my safety during my stay in the Holy City, and Old Fogel and Little Alberton have also made the same promise, even if Your Majesty you can't trust Frank, the guarantees of Palatina and others should always have some credibility, right?" By the way, Palatina also conveyed in the letter the greetings of her father, Field Marshal Sigmunt, to you, Your Royal Highness, please rest assured, he will take good care of my life in the Holy City, even if you can't trust anyone, at least you can trust the old boss, don't forget, more than 20 years ago, our father and son were able to escape the stake at the stake of the Holy City Inquisition and come to the Far East safely, and His Royal Highness the Prince made great efforts. ”

Roland deliberately emphasized the second half of the sentence, which actually made no sense. More than 20 years ago, Prince Sigmund did his best to protect Rudolph and the infant Roland from Franceska, and contributed money and efforts to make the father and son from the death penalty to life exile, but at that time Rudolph was still Sigmunt's favored new star in the army, and he was his right-hand man and protégé, so he had to help run for it. Now that time has passed, there has been no communication for twenty years, and it is difficult to say how much of the friendship between the two is left, not to mention that Rudolph raised the banner of rebellion in the Far East and established himself as king, and has been in a hostile camp with his old boss, at this time, Sigmund wrote to reminisce about the past, and said that he would take care of Roland's life during his time in the Holy City, I am afraid that there are many polite elements.

Rudolph understands all these truths, but a thousand words are not worth a moment's emotional impulse. Hearing his son mention Prince Sigmunt, he couldn't help but be slightly moved, and after a long hesitation, he finally nodded with difficulty.

"If you decide you have to go...... Then go for it! ”