Volume 1: Everything is a Procedure Chapter 93: The Imperial Council
The three of them finally climbed to the top floor, and the Prime Minister stood at the door of the main hall of the palace to greet them. Annihilation is a high-level lizardman, with a slender body, moderate age, a knife-like face, and no obvious difference in appearance from humans, except for two long, brown-red narrow vertical pupils that flash sharp and cold, showing the characteristics of a lizardman.
He was wearing a black sleeveless robe, the same style as the old man's robe, a gold belt was tied around his waist, and the embroidery on his left chest was a golden lotus flower, which was the national flower of the Mu Kingdom. It seems that this robe was a formal garment similar to the "court dress", which must be worn when the king is interviewed.
"The old man has worked hard all the way!" Annihilation opened his arms enthusiastically, and his voice was loud and full of energy, "Your Majesty Respected Ram has been waiting for you for a whole day!" Come on, come on, come in and see you! He affectionately took one of the withered old arm, and helped him into the palace. Jiang Xiaowei followed closely behind with a small suitcase.
"I just received your summons in the morning, and I flew over immediately!" The old man's voice was hoarse and slightly panting.
"I told you a long time ago, at your age, don't go to the west to guard the command tower yourself, just arrange a reliable young man over there! You have made a lifetime of contributions to the kingdom, you will be able to retire in the capital, and you can still accompany His Majesty Ram every day, and it is convenient to discuss any major national affairs. Oblivion said.
"Ahem! As a soldier, you can't be greedy for pleasure, and it is the duty of a soldier to fight on the border. "The old man said coldly.
"It's been hard all the way!" A gentle voice rang out, and Ram Kan, dressed in a golden robe, greeted him with a smile.
Ram is only 300 years old, only about 300 years old, and he is a young man, just like a junior in front of the old man. He has only been in power for six years, and he is not very familiar with state affairs, and most of the time he has to rely on the prime minister and commander-in-chief in front of him.
"The minister is late, so His Majesty Ram has been waiting for a long time!" The old man touched his chest with his hand and bowed slightly, and the courtier's etiquette could not be taken lightly.
"Now that Hera-sama has arrived, let's get started!" An emotionless voice said beside him. This is the Speaker of the House of Lords, who is also in his sixties, he is of medium height, with a cold face, gray hair, and wears an off-white sleeveless robe with a gold belt around his waist.
The Kingdom of Mu has a constitutional monarchy, and the king is the supreme ruler of the country, appointing the prime minister and the commander-in-chief of the three armed forces. The Prime Minister is responsible for forming a cabinet and managing the administration of the country; The parliament represents the interests of the people, is responsible for legislation, approves major military operations and the state budget, and has the power to impeach the prime minister and commander-in-chief.
The House of Lords is located in the capital and oversees national affairs; The House of Commons is located in the central cities of the provinces and is responsible for overseeing local administration.
The commander-in-chief of the three armies was directly accountable to the king for the security of the country, and most of the time did not have much to do with Parliament.
Ku Lao glanced coldly at the speaker of the parliament, listening to what he just said, it seems that Ram summoned everyone to convene a royal meeting to discuss national affairs. Even the speaker who is in charge of approving the budget has arrived, and it seems that most of the matter is related to sending troops.
Jiang Xiaowei followed behind the old man with a small suitcase, just after looking at the king curiously, he turned his head to look at the speaker, and suddenly felt that there was an eager gaze next to him staring at him, he turned his eyes and saw that there was a royal guard standing straight on the side of the throne, and it was really Xiaochun, this girl!
On the way to the capital, he had a vague premonition that he would meet Xiaochun here, but he didn't expect her to be by the king's side.
Xiaochun was wearing a dark red sleeveless robe, with a golden belt around his waist, and his figure was slender and straight, and his posture was heroic. After she entered this scene from the training hall, she fell into the palace, and she couldn't help but be anxious when she couldn't find Jiang Xiaowei, thinking to herself: "Hunter got me to such a ghost place, if I can't find Jiang Xiaowei, I don't know what to do?" ”
When her identity was clear and she knew that she was the king's imperial guard, she couldn't laugh or cry! What is this?
Finally saw Jiang Xiaowei appear here, she almost couldn't help screaming, seeing Jiang Xiaowei ignoring herself, patronizing to look at the king stupidly, she had already scolded Jiang Xiaowei, a stupid boy, tens of thousands of times in her heart! I just want to rush over and kick him a few times to get rid of my hatred!
Jiang Xiaowei saw Xiaochun's urgent expression, and hurriedly glanced at her, so that she could not be impatient, and pretended not to know, otherwise it would be impossible to explain it if it aroused everyone's suspicion!
Xiaochun seemed to understand Jiang Xiaowei's meaning, his expression narrowed, his eyes lowered, and he sent him a message of consciousness.
Jiang Xiaowei suddenly received Xiaochun's message in his mind, and said, "I am the imperial guard, what is your identity now?" What do you do with a suitcase in your hand? Is there anything to eat? ”
Jiang Xiaowei couldn't cry or laugh, it turned out that this girl was hungry! Is there no food in the palace?
He also sent a message in his consciousness, telling Xiaochun that he was the commander-in-chief's bodyguard, and the box in his hand should be something important such as the commander-in-chief of the three armies' talisman seal.
Originally, Jiang Xiaowei didn't have the ability to communicate consciously, but for some reason, Xiaochun actually received his message.
"I see, Lord Guard! When they have a meeting later, you sneak close to me, I want to absorb your energy, I'm going to starve to death! ”
Jiang Xiaowei was surprised to find that he also had the ability to communicate consciously, and it was much easier to exchange information with Xiaochun.
"You're going to soak up energy here, and it's hard to explain it if they find out. I think that lizardman has a strong sense of consciousness, you must be careful! Jiang Xiaowei said busily.
Xiaochun glanced at the prime minister, nodded secretly, and said, "I know." Then I'll put up with it for a while! ”
"Good! Now that you're all here, let's have a pre-imperial meeting here! Ram said as he walked over to the throne and sat down. The rest of the people had no seats, so they walked together to the throne and stood still.
Jiang Xiaowei stood on the side of the hall with a small suitcase and waited. Xiaochun saw that he was standing far away, and glared at him angrily.
"The war between the continent of Remuria and Atlantis has reached a fever pitch, and both sides have already killed each other, and in my opinion, the decisive moment is approaching. At this time, His Majesty Ram convened a royal meeting here to discuss the matter of sending troops? "The old man has a straight temper, and he can't hide anything, so he asks directly.
"Well......" said Ram Chan muttered, "the current war situation is indeed very critical, and it is not easy for our Mu Kingdom to stay out of the matter anymore!" ”
"The troops have already been mobilized, and the logistical materials, weapons and ammunition have been fully prepared and can be dispatched at any time. As soon as His Majesty Ram wishes, our army will immediately kill the Remlia continent! The old man said in a loud voice.
"Oh? On what basis did Herakuru decide that His Majesty would decide to attack the continent of Remria? The Prime Minister said coldly.
The old man glared and said, "Since we sent troops and didn't go to fight Lemuria, would we still fight Atlantis?" ”
Ram also looked at the annihilation, wanting to hear what he had to say to that question.