In the distant British Empire itself, news of the Queen's critical illness spread through the streets of the imperial capital. For ordinary citizens of the Empire, the Queen's critical illness also means that the new king is about to board the plane, and according to the succession under the laws of the British Empire, Prince William will be the next monarch of the British Empire, but what most people don't know is that there may be some surprises this time.

In the imperial palace of the empire, in addition to the critically ill queen who keeps people up and down busy, Prince William's physical condition is also worrying.

Prince William, who was in the prime of life, was very healthy, and he usually paid great attention to exercise and maintenance, and he had hardly contracted any diseases since he became a prince, but he didn't expect that when the queen suddenly became critically ill, his body also unexpectedly had a condition, lying in bed with a high fever and not going away, and he was confused, so it seemed that he might be one step ahead of the queen.

In order to avoid causing unnecessary panic, the royal magnates decided to temporarily block the news that Prince William was seriously ill, and at the same time worked overtime to discuss countermeasures.

According to the current situation, if the worst happens, the queen and Prince William die at the same time, then the new imperial monarch is Prince Charles, but when it comes to this Prince Charlie, a group of powerful people in the royal family are at a loss, after all, His Royal Highness has a reputation, not to mention that he has never been interested in political affairs, even if he is suddenly interested now, he does not have any experience in politics, and the consequences of putting a huge empire in the hands of such a person are really difficult to predict. However, if according to the provisions of imperial law, regardless of whether Prince Charles is suitable or not, he is the legal second in line to the throne, unless the monarch succession law of the empire is amended, and after the imperial parliament approves it, it must be submitted to Her Majesty the Queen for personal approval, the whole process will take time, not to mention the queen's current status cannot approve any documents.

In addition to amending the laws of the empire, there is another way to change the order of succession, that is, to let Prince William immediately board the plane, so that Prince William's children will become the new heirs to the throne, but the same problem is that Prince William's son has just reached adulthood, although he has usually followed the prince and has been in contact with a little political affairs, but after all, it is just a little bit of water, embarrassing and heavy, and although the queen is critically ill, she has neither really passed away, nor has she voluntarily abdicated, so from a legal point of view, Prince William was also unable to board the plane immediately.

All possibilities have entered a dead circle in the end, and the magnates of the royal family are all anxious, but at the same time, the emergence of this unexpected situation has also given an opportunity to some surging undercurrents on weekdays.

Duke Thomas is a nobleman of the imperial royal family, and he is also the speaker of the Imperial House of Lords, and has great prestige in the royal family and the House of Lords.

According to the meaning of Duke Thomas, the succession to the royal throne is the top priority of the empire, and it must not be ambiguous, although Prince Charles is the second heir in line to the throne according to the law, but people who know a little about him understand that if he becomes the monarch of the empire, the glory of the British Empire will definitely be slowly exhausted, so he advocates that Prince William should succeed to the throne first, and once the prince can't survive, then let Prince William's son succeed to the throne, although His Royal Highness the little prince has just come of age, although he is still inexperienced, But after all, he is not a complete political amateur, as long as a group of ministers assist him properly, the problem of lack of experience can be quickly compensated. But in this way, unless the queen goes first, it will inevitably conflict with the laws of the empire, but the situation is urgent, and it can only be done on a special basis.

Duke Thomas's proposition has been supported by many ministers, but it is not without opponents, because after all, this will make the laws of the empire a child's play, and there may be more special cases in the future, so where is the prestige of the dignity of the law? Secondly, since Prince William's son can make up for his lack of experience with the assistance of ministers, then Prince Charles can theoretically also not arbitrarily rely on Prince Charles's past performance to assert what he will do in the future.

In order to prevent leakage, Duke Thomas asked all the noble ministers who knew that Prince William was seriously ill to live in the palace, and arranged heavily armed guards at several exits of the palace, and everyone was only allowed to enter but not leave, and at the same time, Duke Thomas also asked the prime minister to immediately issue an order, and all the sergeants in the three major military camps in the imperial capital canceled their leave and returned to the camp to standby.

However, there is no impermeable wall in the world, no matter how well the secrecy is done, there is always someone who has a way to send the news, and Duke Jackson, who is still on the way back, knows everything that happened in the palace.

The Queen's critical illness was the official news, and Prince William's serious illness was a big surprise to him, and the Duke of Jackson immediately docked the ship in an overseas territory of the Empire, and at the same time sent someone to notify Prince Charles to come to the meeting.

In the Governor's Mansion of the Overseas Territories, the Duke of Jackson introduced the current situation in the country to Prince Charles, after Prince Charles learned the news that his brother was seriously ill, the expression on his face was complicated, and he didn't speak for a long time, and after a long silence, Prince Charles slowly asked Jackson: "The Governor is really well-informed, such important information can be known overseas, I don't know how many eyeliners you have planted in the palace?" ”

Duke Jackson said lightly: "At this time, His Royal Highness the Prince should not care about this, and I can tell His Highness that the so-called eyeliner is just a righteous person who feels unfair for His Highness." ”

"Righteous people? The Duke's words are really clever, but Lord Duke, since the royal family is in such a big crisis now, shouldn't we hurry back even faster? Why stay here? ”

"Has His Royal Highness ever thought about how to deal with it when he returns?"

"If everybody thinks I'm not fit to inherit the throne, then I won't fight for the throne, and you know, I've never been interested in politics."

Although Prince Charles said it lightly, but Jackson didn't think so in his heart, he didn't believe that there would really be anyone who would not be interested in the supreme position of power, if Prince Charles didn't have such an idea before, it would be understandable, after all, Prince William was healthy at that time, and he had assisted the queen for many years, in any respect, Prince Charles could not sit on the throne, so instead of fantasizing about unrealistic things, it was better to live a little more freely, showing a posture of no interest in political affairs, It also makes him safer.

But that was all before, and now a huge opportunity is in front of Prince Charlie, can he really not be impressed? Even if he is really not interested in political affairs, after sitting on the throne, he can leave the complicated official affairs to the people below him to do, and he can still concentrate on art and fun, and then he will no longer have to worry about money, and he will have more opportunities to own more precious works of art, why not?

After firming up his inner thoughts, Duke Jackson said to Prince Charlie: "His Royal Highness the Prince's indifference to fame and fortune is indeed admirable, but have you ever thought that according to the laws of the Empire, if Prince William is really unable to inherit the throne, you are the most qualified to inherit the throne, and now that someone does not hesitate to violate the laws of the Empire, he wants to take away what should belong to you, you are really not touched at all?" ”