Chapter 194: Let's have a showdown, don't pretend
Thatcher Hamin, the current patriarch of the Hamin family, is the current queen's brother-in-law, the king's brother-in-law, and Shelley's maternal uncle.
On the surface, he is now a nobleman with no real power, but in fact, he has the right to decide the next king, and he has been secretly observing the performance of several crown princes.
The reason for this is because the current king's health is deteriorating, not only these crown princes, but also some other powerful royal dignitaries are staring at this position. Therefore, the power to make decisions must not be hidden.
This was also a big gamble for the king who made this decision in the first place.
Fortunately, in this chessboard that has been laid out for nearly 20 years, the Hamin family has always shown absolute loyalty and secretly cooperated with the king to this day. However, to the disappointment of the king, but what was expected happened.
As the children of the crown prince, they hate each other, although they have expected such a thing to happen, but as a father, the disappointment in their hearts is still extremely great. And the twist of all this was the incident that drove Shelley to the border states.
As the only daughter under his knees who has no interest in power struggles, the king feels the real family emotions from her.
However, what even the king himself did not expect was that just because he had a little more affection for Shelley, he let several other children unite against Shelley.
Yes, many people do not understand why other children who are smarter than Shelley would go out of their way to crowd out the weakest one.
It's sad to think about it, and it is clear that the king has no intention of handing over the country to Shelley. Because as a king, he can't pass the throne to whoever he likes, that is irresponsible to the country.
But even so, the children still did it to Shelley, which is what people will do after being eroded by the poison of power. The king was disappointed and at the same time a little glad, maybe he could send this daughter he liked far away, at least away from the strife.
The king, who did not want to lose Shelley's news because of this, did not remove Morley, the overseer who had been placed by Shelley's side. But it was precisely because of this move that the king and the patriarch of Hamin knew about the great changes that had happened to Shelley for the first time.
In just three months, Shelley turned the entire border state upside down. What they didn't expect was that this woman, who once had no power in power, actually took down the direct army of the kingdom in the border state in this short period of time, overthrew the largest powerful force in the border state, and signed a big contract with the World Chamber of Commerce.
If that's all it takes, it's shocking. But what else happened to Shelley directly caused a huge shock in the entire human world. Declaring the border states filthy free, restoring filthy citizenship, and administering fair governance for ordinary civilians, including universal education, tax breaks, and the provision of a staggering number of jobs.
You must know that this place is a border state, a place that has been invaded by demonic beasts and alien races, and Shelley actually tried to develop it, and it actually developed it officially. And the reason is even more shocking, it is actually because she has even subdued Warcraft and alien races.
The king, who had already had a love for Shelley, naturally tilted his balance after seeing Shelley's amazing leadership and development skills.
And it was at this time that an incident occurred that made the king and Saxie realize that they could not wait any longer. So he managed to inform Murley, who was beside Shelley, and asked him to push the Hamin family in front of Shelley, creating an opportunity for Shelley to meet with Thatcher.
So That's why Sachet Hamin is here today in Shelley's Yongle City. As soon as he arrived, before he entered the city, he was shocked by the tall and mighty city wall in front of him.
At this time, more than half of the outer city wall of Yongle City had not been built, but just by relying on the main gate wall that had been built, Sache could judge that after the completion of this city, it would directly exceed the area of the royal capital.
Coupled with the fact that the bricks used to build the city wall were still good bricks he had never seen before, what a lot of money it must have been, and how did she get so much money in just a few months?
Under Morley's guidance, Setcher met Shelley. Speaking of which, he hadn't seen Shelley for a long time before her accident, after all, all eyes were on the other three. Now seeing Shelley, who has grown up, Saxer not only sighs in his heart, but it has really changed greatly.
"Long time no see, uncle."
"It's been a long time since I've seen you, and the last time I saw you was three or four years ago. You're becoming more and more like your mother now. ”
Shelley laughed lightly: "Uncle said that he laughed, compared to me, the second sister Fenglai is more like a mother." Don't talk about that, please here, we've been waiting for you for a long time. "Ju Library
"You guys?"
Sachet was stunned for a moment, although he was actually here to inspect Shelley with his own eyes, but on the surface, he came here to discuss business with Shelley on the grounds of minerals.
But looking at Shelley's stance, it was clear that there was something else to do. Thinking of this, he subconsciously glanced at Morley beside Shelley, as if he was asking him if there was something he hadn't reported.
At this moment, Shelley, who was walking in front, spoke.
"Uncle, don't look at Butler Morley, he won't tell you the truth. I already know about the Overseer. ”
"What did you say?"
Thatcher never thought that Shelley actually knew about the Overseer, this is the biggest secret of the country that he and the king examined, not only the crown prince has such an existence around him, but also other powerful people, this kind of thing is actually exposed, which will undoubtedly set off huge waves in the upper echelons.
Thinking of this, Sache couldn't pretend to be able to take it anymore, and scolded Mo Li angrily: "How dare you leak your identity!" Have you forgotten your death oath? If you are at risk of being exposed, you should cut yourself immediately! ”
However, in the face of Sache's accountability, Morley did not react at this time, and still maintained the appearance of a respectful housekeeper.
"Okay uncle, I found out about this matter on my own initiative, and Steward Morley is completely my person now, so please don't blame him. Rest assured, I didn't leak this matter, it only stopped with me. ”
Hearing that it hadn't leaked out, Sachet breathed a sigh of relief.
"You are hiding so deep that even the king used to look away. Now that you already know that, isn't our meeting here about minerals? ”
"No, I really need your help with minerals. But since I'm going to have a showdown with you, that's not just the point. Please come in."
By this time, Shelley had led him into the meeting and pushed the door open, and there were indeed all kinds of people waiting inside. Sachet glanced at it with a puzzled expression, then stopped on a person's face with a look of surprise.
"Yes...... It's you!? You're not already ......"
Fenya lowered her head slightly, and said: "I have seen Ha Min Gong, thanks to Her Royal Highness the Princess, I did not die in someone's frame, but I also ask Ha Min Gong not to do this matter, because I am not a member of the Prime Minister's Mansion now, and I have sworn my loyalty to Her Royal Highness the Princess." ”
"Not from the Prime Minister's Mansion? What does this mean? That waste brother of yours can't compare to you at all, and the old ruler is ...... to you."
Sachet stopped suddenly, he looked at Morley, who had been silent, and when he realized something, he gasped, glanced at Shelley, who was smiling beside him, and asked with a look of disbelief.
"Are you trying to give everyone an excuse to crusade against you? Do you know that if you do this, even His Majesty the King will not be able to protect you? ”
Shelley chuckled: "It is worthy of being an uncle, and his vision is vicious, no wonder my father wants to place the decision on the throne with you." ”
Sachet's brows furrowed: "Shelley, do you really think you have such strength?" ”
"Of course not, so I didn't call you for a talk now, after all, I can only talk to my father as a king through you, can I?"
"The founding of the country is called the emperor...... Shelley, that's a very stupid thing to do. You know, you can ...... now."
"Stop!" Shelley raised his hand and smiled, "It's better not to say this, uncle, you still underestimate me, in this world, I Shelley is not rare for others to fight for the bloody things, and I want things, no one can climb high." ”