It was late autumn, and the dusk leaves were sprinkled with the wind all over the streets of the imperial capital, and occasionally workers with brooms were seen diligently sweeping, their feet sometimes stepping on the dead leaves on the ground, making a crisp sound of "rustling".

Today's imperial capital is still as calm as ever, so calm that it makes people feel drowsy.

However, the vast majority of people in the imperial capital knew that all this in front of them was just an appearance, it was not real or even false, like the reflection of the bright moon in the water.

The current situation is actually not stable, whether it is the confrontation between the two factions of civilian forces, or the saber-rattling between the minister and Javier, or the voice of dissatisfaction gradually conveyed by the general to the minister, all give a clear hint to the people below.

The imperial capital is about to change!

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Outside the palace, the General's Palace.

"I've been pretty busy lately, so what's the important thing about coming to me all of a sudden?"

Bud sat upright in the reception room, beckoning the servant to make tea for the newly arrived Javier, who still had the image of a heavy armor and a red cloak, which made people feel a heavy feeling like a mountain.

Javier found a chair next to him and sat down, and then he spoke: "The plan to crusade against the minister is going well, and I have secretly contacted many officials who have resigned and gone into hiding, and have received their support. Calculating the time, they should all be on their way back to the imperial capital by now. ”

If you want to completely eradicate the cancer that endangers the empire, Bud's assistance is naturally indispensable, so Javier has already revealed the plan he has secretly prepared to Bude, and pulled the head of the military attache who is important in the empire to the same chariot.

Gather the civilian forces that oppose the ministers, first strike a political balance, and at the same time exert influence on the little emperor, and then use absolute force to wipe out the ministers' forces in one fell swoop, and cut off the root of the evil of the empire.

Bud approved of Javier's plan and decided to fully assist him, which was the only way out of the empire's current situation, and Bud naturally had no reason to object.

The empire now has a lot of problems, the revolutionary army is gradually rising in the southeast, the large religious group headquartered in the coastal city of Jellock, the large religious group in the eastern coastal city of Jellock, the desert alien people in the west, the instalon, and the Western kingdom that secretly provides armaments to the western alien peoples.

None of these forces are easy to deal with, and if you are not careful, you are afraid that the empire will directly face the crisis of national destruction. Javier was well aware of the critical situation of the empire at this time, so he was desperate to crusade against the minister.

Before targeting external forces, we must first ensure the country's internal stability. Javier didn't want someone to stab him in the back while he was fighting on the battlefield, which was a fatal thing.

"Among these officials who returned to the imperial capital...... Does that old guy include Jolly? Bud asked casually, shaking the tea in his cup.

"Naturally, Mr. Jolly, as the previous minister, has a great influence in the empire, and if there is anyone in the world today who can compete with the minister politically, it is Mr. Joly."

Havel replied, with a rare hint of respect in his words.

Jolly Reginod, the world-famous former minister of the empire, his political skills are a little afraid of even the ministers, if he hadn't gone into hiding with his beloved daughter many years ago and no longer interfered in political affairs, it is difficult to say whether Earnest would have come out of the day.

In addition, Jolly has a more important identity - the enlightenment teacher of the little emperor, he is one of the few people in the empire who can give the little emperor great influence.

The re-education of the little emperor is also part of Havel's plan, and it is an extremely crucial part.

Although the little emperor is just a child, he is nominally the leader of the country, and if he can't do a good job of calming his emotions, even if Javier can successfully solve the minister, he will leave a lot of trouble, which is very detrimental to the future development of the empire.

So for Javier, Jolly's presence is absolutely essential if his plan is to succeed.

Hearing Javier say this, Bud raised his eyebrows a little puzzled: "Listening to your tone, it seems that I have had some contact with this old guy Jolly." ”

Jolly had retired many years ago, and Javier's fame was still after that, so in Bud's impression, he didn't think the two would have anything to do with each other.

"Mr. Jolly has been living in seclusion in the southwest region of Qianjun City, which is not far from the fortress on the border, and my father has often taken me to visit him's house, so I am familiar with this coming-and-going." Javier whispered, "I have learned a lot of useful things from Mr. Jolly, and I still feel that I have benefited a lot, and in my heart he is almost half my teacher." ”

Bude was relieved when he heard this, and then he chuckled again: "That stubborn old man who wants to save face does have some skills, and he doesn't have to worry about misleading people when he is a teacher, and having a student like you is probably the proudest thing in his life." ”

"The general is overrated, I'm just a stupid student, but I was mostly reprimanded by Mr. Joly." Havel smiled bitterly, remembering the stern but loving face of the old gentleman, and his heart was a little warm.

After the death of his father Rect, it has always been the old gentleman who has played the role of a father in his life, always reprimanding him with an expression of hatred, but silently helping him.

He still remembers the incident five years ago, which was the low point of his life, his father died in an assassination, the Southwest Military Region was in chaos, and the barbarians were attacking on a large scale, if it weren't for Jolly's guidance and encouragement, he really didn't know if he could persevere.

Fortunately, he succeeded, won the war, and at the same time matured and grown, and now he can take the lead in the Southwest Military Region alone, and even become a legendary figure in the empire, but he will never forget Jolly's kindness.

"To the minister, these civil officials are undoubtedly a great threat, so he will definitely find a way to kill them!" At the mention of the minister, Javier's face suddenly became serious, "I will send people to escort the civil officials back to the imperial capital along the road, and when they arrive, I hope that the general can provide them with protection, these officials are an important force for us to fight against the minister, and we must not miss the slightest." ”

Bud bowed slightly, and replied in the affirmative: "Leave it to me, under the protection of my Guards Legion, no one can touch a single hair of their hair." ”

……

Having received the general's promise, Havel took his leave and left after reluctantly.

It's still afternoon, it's still early, and the Imperial Capital Garrison has Lan in charge of taking care of it, so there will be no problems, so the next time is free to arrange.

Although there is nothing to do, Javier clearly does not intend to waste time doing meaningless things.

He thought about it, but decided to go and get out of Arowen's free labor force that he was fooling around nowhere, this guy had been lazy for days under the pretext of being injured on the job, and it was time to find something for him to do.

Hearing Lan say that Estes has returned, Javier, who has directly fought with her, deeply understands the horror of this woman, so the first thing Javier needs to do is to find out this woman's future intentions, so as to take the initiative in the next action.

And when it comes to intelligence reconnaissance, that's Arowen's area of expertise, and once his imperial tool is activated, even Javier can't easily capture his location, so it's obviously the perfect fit for him to do it.

As for the protests from the Arrowen themselves? Javier decided to selectively ignore it.

Well, it was so happily decided.

With this in mind, Javier first returned to his house in Uptown.

If Arrowen hadn't slept at home, he might have eaten and drunk in the food streets of the lower city, or looked for rare things in the black markets secretly run by some aristocracy...... After all, after getting along for so many years, this guy's mode of action Javier has long figured it out.

Gently pushing open the gate of the mansion, Javier's legs had not yet entered the courtyard when he saw the old butler Fabio hurrying towards him, and his expression was obviously a little abnormal.

"Master Javier, a guest has come to visit."

"Guests? Who is it? ”

Javier raised his eyebrows slightly, it stands to reason that he doesn't have any friends in the imperial capital, who will come to visit him?

"It's General Estes, she's been waiting for you for a long time, young master." Fabio wiped a cold sweat, presumably frightened.

“……”

Javier was a little speechless, he was just thinking about sending someone to Estes to check the situation, but the main owner appeared in front of his eyes, what is this called.