It is not surprising that Dührin can appear here Kubal, with Dürin's status and prestige now, it is normal for someone to report the news, not to mention that these things have not been kept secret in the first place.

Kubal was only stunned for a moment, then he turned and closed the door, walked to the bed, and glanced at Maggs, who was staring blankly at the ceiling, and his heart was a little gloomy.

Ophelia called her uncle very affectionately, and the relationship between Kubal and Maggs was well known among the nobles, and they were a pair of very good friends, but because of the difference in "ideas", they went in two directions.

In business, they are enemies, but in private, they are good friends, and such a clear distinction between public and private does attract the attention of many people.

Of course, most of the time people will think that this is just that society still seems a little simple, this is not stupid, they are not lying to fools.

Durin also took the initiative to reach out and respectfully shouted "Uncle Kubal" after Ophelia, his face was a little thick, but it worked.

What happened to Maggs made Kubal feel a kind of horror in his heart, and he was terrified not that Mags had been attacked, not that he was seriously injured, but that he was age, that he had become such a fragile body just because he had fallen, and that all this made him angry and frightened.

No one is so strong that they have to give in to the years, whether it is the gods who once ruled the world with omnipotence in books, or the sages and great men since the beginning of written records, these people have finally turned into a handful of loess, and may not even be able to find their bones and dregs now.

Man is going to die after all, no matter what he has experienced or what kind of wealth he has, he will die.

Everyone knows this, as long as people are alive, they can't escape the threat of death, but everyone wants to avoid this as much as possible, and no one purely wants to die.

In many cases, people subconsciously ignore the matter of age and death, and part of the reason may be that they are still young and have many years to live, so they do not care much about the threat of death.

Part of the reason is the pressure of life and work, so that many people who should start thinking about these issues are too busy to have time to think about these life and death issues.

But this thing, it's not that if you don't think about it, if you don't think about it, it really doesn't exist.

Before Maggs's accident, Kubal had never considered that he was really not too young, and it seemed that there were not many years left before he died, and he always felt that death was a distant thing.

But now, he felt, felt the smell of despair from death!

He had asked the housekeeper to order the workers to put all the bathrooms, toilets, and washrooms last night...... The floor tiles of all rooms where there might be water were knocked out, and the beautiful ones with gold and silver threads and precious stones as aesthetic value were smashed like waste, cut out piece by piece, and disposed of in the garbage.

All the floors were non-slip and waterproof, as Khobal had requested, which would make them ugly and uneven, but he didn't care.

Compared to a good, healthy life, this little problem is no longer a problem for him, if it weren't for the carpet being soaked, it would be a little slippery, and he would like to put a carpet in the bathroom!

All of this is due to Maggs, and it was Maggs's experience that made him start to face these things, including his own death.

Reserved without the slightest trace stretched out his hand and shook hands with Durin, he didn't care about Durin's affectionate name, their relationship should be like this, he has always regarded Mags's family as his own family, of course, his own family is also Mags's family, they are originally a family without blood relations.

"I immediately put down my work and rushed over when I heard the bad news, the doctor wasn't here, I didn't know ...... Uncle Mags's condition," Durin began to talk about Mags's problem, which made Kubal feel a lot more comfortable.

Whether people feel old or not, in fact, whether they have emotions, personalities, and tempers, have undergone some changes from the past, including the way of thinking.

In the past, Kubal would only think that this was a normal inquiry, but today, he suddenly felt that Durin cared about Mags, he was a good boy who knew how to respect his elders, and the words of poverty made him unable to express the meaning of "filial piety", which was not Kubal's problem alone, it was everyone's problem.

The two went outside the ward and talked for a while, then went back to the room, discussing the situation outside because he didn't want to disturb Maggs anymore, he already knew about his situation, but it was not interesting to hear about his illness repeatedly, especially when he could not express it through his actions now.

Aware of some of the problems and difficulties encountered by Mags, Durin expressed the hope that Kubal would inform him if there was any place where he could be used.

Kubal patted Durin on the shoulder, and the two of them returned to the room together.

Maggs was still lying face up, one eye closed and the other open, and Kubal was a little curious, and then asked, "Did he close this eye himself?"

He cares a lot about it, even if there is a way to express it clearly, it can decide a lot of things.

People tend to think that "yes" and "no", "right" and "wrong" are not complete expressions, but these two sets of expressions are enough to express the result of logical judgments, so all it takes is Kubal or someone else to say, and Mags can solve a lot of things by closing his eyes or not.

But unfortunately, this is not destined to be something that Mags himself can do, Ophelia whispered apologetically, "I saw that my uncle's eyes were always open, and I thought he would be tired, so I asked him to close one eye, and then change to the other after a while to rest." ”

Kubal raised his eyebrows and smiled that it was fine, but the look of disappointment on his face was palpable.

Durin and Ophelia then took their leave, and Kubal must have had a lot to say to Maggs when he came, so they didn't want to bother here, so they left on their own initiative.

As soon as the two left, Kubal closed the door, and the reluctant smile on his face quickly froze before clattering.

He tore his tie very uneducated, sat on the edge of the bed and sighed a little tiredly, "The eldest prince's hand is stretched too long, he is taking advantage of your illness to speed up the process of winning over the middle and low-level members of the new party, and the old party has also been affected." ”

"He has a great appetite, no matter who he is, just nod, he can join his imperial party, which is a very bad phenomenon, once he has completed the whole organization in a short time, he will start to move on to the next step. ”

"He promised a lot of benefits to others, and some of the words sounded so shocking that he couldn't say them, but he said it, because he didn't have anything now!"

"When he has the ability to pay those guys, he's got the status and the strength that matches it, and I don't think he's a bad boy all the time, but obviously he is. ”

"I very much hope that you can get better as soon as possible, only in this way can we stabilize the situation, and what is even more terrifying is that the Knights of the Rose fell directly to the Great Prince, and we conceded a goal first!"

There were seven seats in the small room where each knew who the other was, but there were absolutely no faces to be seen, and now Maggs had fallen, and there were only six people left.

Among the six people, the Knights of the Rose have fallen to the Grand Prince, and Kubal is on the separate side, in other words, if Kubal doesn't want to lose, he must win over two of them to his side as soon as possible.

But for the eldest prince, he only needs to win over one more person, and he will not lose no matter what.

Moreover, once the absolute advantage is formed, it is easy to have a snowball effect, and when they are finally forced to make a choice, they will definitely choose the safest decision, that is, to take refuge in the eldest prince.

This is where the most significant difference between business and politics lies, in business practices, people only value the rate of return, which is a necessary and most critical factor, as long as the rate of return is high enough, no matter how big the risk, there will definitely be people who will gamble!

But if the rate of return is pitiful and the risk is very small, but there may not be anyone who invests in this project, because the rate of return is too small, there is still a risk, this is not a sure deal, then it means that even if there is only one percent of the danger, there is a possibility of losing.

Since there is a possibility of losing, why not choose the project with the greatest return?

Politics is different, politics is about stability, maybe there are times when there is a thunderbolt, more often it is stable, and it is difficult for people who are often desperate to make a big difference in officialdom.

On this stage where the whole world is watching, as long as you can make sure that you don't have bad changes, you have already won, so everyone is willing not to win, and you can't lose.

When the "momentum" of the eldest prince accumulates to a certain extent, in order to ensure that their own interests are not lost, those people will also fall to the camp of the eldest prince.

In their eyes, this is like a simple addition and subtraction, first remove some unnecessary people, so that power is more concentrated in the hands of a few people, and then they unite together to restrain the continuous expansion of the great prince, perfect!

Once again, there has been an unprecedented rise in power and there is no possibility of failure, so why not?

Once this effect is formed, it will be difficult to undo it even if Mags recovers immediately.

Kubal's first task now is to do these three things, the first is to get Magus back as soon as possible, the second is to find out as soon as possible who did the work on Mags when he was in Selivir, and who is the main messenger, and the third thing is to maintain the balance of power among the members of the top council.

Yes, that invisible basement has a completely opposite name, and it's called "The Upper Chamber"!

"The eldest prince passed on some small words last night, he thinks that your current body is no longer suitable for continuing to work, and it is recommended that your position be removed, and only six ......seats will be reserved for the top council in the future", he rubbed his temples, and the headache was relieved a little, "Someone told me the news, although those people did not talk about their thoughts, but I think ...... They should be intrigued. ”

"After all, seven people hold the power of the empire, far less power than six people have more power in their hands, and it is more stable.

When he heard this, Maggs suddenly became excited, his body kept bouncing on the hospital bed, his upper and lower lips were stiffly and tightly pressed together, and his arms were also stiffly bounced and waved.

Kubal didn't call the doctor in a panic like the last time, but calmly and carefully observed, he looked at Maggs who was constantly struggling and felt a little unbearable, and his brain was about to boil.

Suddenly, a wisp of green smoke rose overhead, and his brain was ripe, "You mean, you can't let them do that?"

This sentence seemed to have a huge magic, and Maggs immediately stopped, and lay quietly on the bed, the tense muscles on his face also eased somewhat.

Seeing this, Kubal stood up suddenly, he took several steps back and forth, Mags was able to express "yes" and "no", which meant that he could already handle some things, no matter what his current situation was, as long as he was alive, no one would dare to disobey him, not even the eldest prince.

Even if it's ...... Two generations of emperors before and after!

With such thoughts, Kubal was so excited that he almost called the others, but soon he calmed down again, and it didn't hurt to do so.

This also means that if Mags can't recover, then that position will always be vacant, and even in the future, if Mags recovers, they will leave that position vacant.

Habit is a very powerful force, people are used to the fact that there is no one in that chair, so even Mags, whose influence has declined to the limit due to illness many years ago, cannot change the minds of these people.

The only thing that should be done is to elect someone to sit on it as soon as possible and occupy that position!

He looked at Maggs and whispered, "I know it's painful, but we have some difficult choices to make, and even if we stop those people from usurping your position and power, the longer you're here, the less care they'll be." ”

"Until the end, you're like those loot hanging in the room, just a symbol, and they're not going to let you go back there. ”

"Now, what we need to do is find your successor, take that position first, and then think about what's next, what do you think?"

"If you agree, you stay calm, if you don't, make a gesture and let me know......"

After speaking, Kubal raised his wrist and looked at his watch, "You have five minutes to think about it, and if you don't object after five minutes, then I'll assume that you agree." ”

Five minutes passed quickly, so fast that by the time everyone didn't feel it, they had already missed more than half a minute.

"Very well, I see what you're thinking, old man, I know we're thinking the same thing, so do you have any good advice on this candidate?", Kubal finally smiled for the first time in the days since Mags was attacked, and he shrugged his shoulders lightly, "Let me guess, how about Durin? ”

Mags's ability to act was limited, but his ability to think was not affected, and his first reaction when he heard Kubal offer Doolin's name was to refuse.

This young man is very ambitious and has a very sophisticated and vicious skill, and it is not a good thing to introduce him to the top council too soon.

This allowed him to learn more about the rulers and the true face of the empire, and before he learned to be in awe and respect, the first thing he thought of was presumptuousness!

Originally, Maggs planned to introduce Durin to the top council when he was thirty-five or forty years old, and after ten years or so, it was enough to smooth out his sharp edges and corners, and also to make him more mature and introverted.

That kind of Doolin is a "perfect" Doolin, not the current defective product.

But he stopped thinking about it again, because he suddenly remembered that those people were about to kick him out!!

Yes, friends and foes who have been holding each other back and working together for so many years have finally found a suitable opportunity to attrition, and they want to join forces to kick out Mags, the biggest player and former bookmaker.

These people don't miss the old love, and they don't have a shame to this extent, so why don't you let Durin fight them?

This will allow Durin to grow even faster, and once he grows up at a young age, there will be few people in the empire who can firmly suppress him, and he will lose control!

This is something that Maggs has been avoiding, but at the same time has to be faced, and that is the smell of Durin's ambition so strong that it makes people choke when they escape.

He did a good job of concealing it, but he couldn't fool Mags, he knew too well what was hidden behind the young man's deferential gaze.

Do you want to gamble once?

He asked himself if he wanted to bet this time, that Durin would be able to fight with them.

Bet on him Magus to be lucky and unexpectedly get better, through that what the hell hormones.

Bet that Duhrin can understand what it means that the state is the core of society, and not do something that cannot be done!

Mags, who rarely gambles on political choices, hesitated, refusing not as decisively as he had in the past, but seriously considering it.

Perhaps the experience during this period of time made his mentality a little unbalanced and his emotions were a little out of control, and the words that Kubal said aggravated his emotional ups and downs, and made his sanity gradually lose some ground.

He was considering, seriously considering, and then remained silent, though he couldn't say anything in the first place.

Kubal looked at his watch, and after five minutes, he looked up at Mags, his face a little more relaxed than before, "Thank God, it makes me feel better, at least I have a helper, I will start the summoning as soon as possible, will you come with us then?"

"I can't wait to see the surprised looks on those idiots, we're going to shove their plans back into their beeps and to hell with them!"

Magus's godless eyes are always staring at the ceiling, as calm as ever!

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