Chapter 149: The Three Princes' New Countermeasures
The Chancellor of the Exchequer said: "I'll tell you, don't test the bottom line of the old emperor, although the old emperor didn't say anything after the assassination failed last time, but the queen also saw that he was giving the prince a chance, and it was the prince who gave up this opportunity to seize power, and you look at the prince who directly abdicated the throne later, and then Princess Claire came to power, do you really think that the crown prince abdicates so simply?" β
The third prince opened his mouth and didn't speak, but his mouth was upturned, obviously unconvinced.
"The crown prince's abdication is actually the old guy hinting at him and putting pressure on him, and Princess Claire is the heir he chose early on, look at it now, you can know that Claire can quickly establish her prestige and establish a power group, it is impossible without him to point out behind him!" The Chancellor of the Exchequer took a deep breath and said: "The old emperor is hiding it so well, we all thought he was deaf all these years, but in fact he was hiding it and deliberately did it for us to see!" β
"Then what should we do now, the forces that once depended on us have been shaken a little!" The third prince couldn't help but say.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer glared at him: "What are you afraid of, can your grandfather help you?" Then he said: "Our biggest mistake is to forget to care about the relationship between the military, we always get too close to some local ministers and parliamentarians, especially you and I are too close, which makes the military disgusted, which is also the reason why Claire can rise immediately, with the old emperor there to match, Princess Claire will be supported by at least half of the army, including our old rival Lei family!" β
The third prince said: "At the beginning, I said don't pay attention to that Lei Luo, you don't listen!" β
"That's grandpa's mistake!" The Chancellor of the Exchequer said: "I patronized and suppressed the Lei family, so much so that I forgot the influence of the Lei family in the emperor and the military, but I don't regret killing Lei Luo!" He looked back at the third prince: "Do you know, Lei Luo is the only innate body cultivator of the Lei family's generation, Lei Zhan was not an innate body cultivator but was favored by the old emperor to become the only marshal of the empire who was not an innate body cultivator, and his son was lucky to inherit this physique because he had a mother of an innate body cultivator, and it is because of this that Thunder can come to this day." β
"If we had killed Lei Luo at the beginning, it can be said that the future descendants of the Lei family would have been broken, and the Lei family would have collapsed after the thunder, and then you would have become the emperor and you could destroy them with a snap of your fingers, but unfortunately it failed!" The Chancellor of the Exchequer said: "Not to mention the failure, Lei Luo has suddenly changed, and has become no longer as silent as before, but has begun to actively fight for his political capital!" β
"Then, what now, the Lei family is already incompatible with us, and because of the influence of the Lei family, at least three marshals will be on Claire's side!" The third prince said.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer looked at him: "It is a well-known secret that the finances have always been at odds with the military, and if you want to save the situation, you must break your wrist!" β
The third prince asked, "How to break your wrist?" β
"The first point is to start to keep a distance from your grandfather, to look strange, and to keep your distance from the members of the parliament, and then you put forward pro-military proposals in the parliament, so as to win over some high-level military officials who are not in agreement with the thunder, and throw an olive branch to them!" The Chancellor of the Exchequer paused and said: "Remember, you have to quarrel with me a few times over disagreements on these proposals, showing that you have a semblance of disagreement with me!" β
The third prince immediately nodded: "I know, what else?" β
"And," the Chancellor of the Exchequer smiled: "You have to travel around the famous schools to recruit talents, especially the children and grandchildren of the powerful, you promote them, reuse them, as long as you tie up the most outstanding descendants of the powerful, how can they not be tied to the same boat by us!" β
"This is good, it just so happens that I don't have a princess yet, if I can, I can go and marry a marshal's descendant as my wife, so that we will at least have some military power!" The third prince laughed.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer nodded with satisfaction: "It's good that you can think of this, so instead of throwing a tantrum here, it is better to think of a way to solve the current unfavorable situation." β
"But if I am estranged from my grandfather, won't I lose some of my power?" The third prince is obviously a little reluctant to have a relationship with those politicians.
"Silly!" The Chancellor of the Exchequer doted: "Those relationships are handled by my grandfather, we just split your power into two, but in fact it is still a whole, besides, the prime minister election is about to begin, you now go to get close to the children of those ministers, and your grandfather can also have less trouble in the election, as long as your grandfather becomes the prime minister, what are you afraid of in power, and then the old emperor will not be able to control us!" β
The Prime Minister of the Titan Empire was primarily the presiding officer of the Cabinet meetings and was the spokesperson of the Parliament. In major matters, it may be necessary for the parliament to convene a resolution, but in small matters, the prime minister has the power to act arbitrarily, and he can be regarded as the number one under His Majesty the Emperor.
More than 200 years ago, the Titans relinquished a lot of power to appease the people and bureaucrats after the threat of a coup d'Γ©tat. Although the emperor is the first head, he cannot interfere in parliamentary elections, which is a reversal. Because you already have the power to balance the left and right, and then you intervene in the parliament, it will be no different from a feudal society.
Although the Chancellor of the Exchequer does not like the military, he is a sweet and sweet potato in Parliament, and who does not want to receive financial support, so he has become a hot talent for the prime minister.
The election of the prime minister does not require a legal referendum of all Titans, but only parliamentarians at and above the state level need to vote for the election. Although this may make you feel that it is not democratic, the Titan is an interstellar empire after all, and it rules hundreds of colonial stars, and if you ask hundreds of billions of people to vote, you may not be able to elect them in a year.
The third prince felt that his grandfather's clever trick was extremely clever, and this could be regarded as a curve to save the country, so he nodded and said: "Just do what Grandpa said, and I will find someone to arrange a special spaceship!" β
"Before that, you have to show favor to your father and Princess Claire, saying that you have no interest in politics and have withdrawn from politics!" The Chancellor of the Exchequer said: "They must not pay attention to the purpose of your actions!" β
The third prince smiled and said: "I know, with my grandfather's clever plan, how can this king not know what to do?" β
So within a few days, the third prince entered the palace to meet the old emperor and the princess, Princess Claire. In fact, he originally went to meet the old emperor first, but who knew that the princess was accompanying him, so he could only bow and say: "See Your Majesty, see His Royal Highness!" β
The old emperor was fishing again, and the princess rarely sat next to him in a sweatshirt and learned to fish. The old emperor smiled when he saw the third prince: "Why did the third prince have time to see me today!" β
"Where is the father, the child is specially sending supplements, I heard that the father always has some asthma, so he brought the oolong blood that clears the lungs and relieves cough, which is of thousand-year-old quality." The oolong is actually a monster on an unmanned star, extremely powerful and rare, the beam gun and general heavy firepower may not be able to shoot through it, and it is extremely fast, and it can often disappear in the blink of an eye when it encounters an attack, so it is extremely difficult to find. But it is undeniable that its blood has an excellent healing effect after clotting into blood clots, nourishing the Titans' bodies, so some powerful interstellar adventurers will go to search for oolongs, and even try to breed them to produce blood clots to make money.
The value of oolong blood is comparable to that of a top-grade gemstone, and it is considered a rare tonic, so it is very valuable to give it away. The old emperor nodded: "The third child has a heart, why don't you stay and have dinner with me!" β
The third prince hurriedly said: "The emperor actually resigned to his father!" β
The old emperor said unexpectedly: "Oh, what's the matter, where are you going?" β
The third prince said: "The child is so big, he rarely travels to the Titan territory, to be honest, his vision and experience may not be as good as His Royal Highness the Prince, now that he has nothing to do, the emperor wants to walk around and open his eyes, so that he can better understand the customs and customs of my Titan, and cultivate his sentiments!" β
The old emperor nodded: "I wanted to be an interstellar adventurer back then, to be able to explore all kinds of hidden places in the depths of the universe, but since I ascended the throne, it is difficult to have a chance, if you have the opportunity, you can help me look around, save like me, and when I get old, I only feel lifelong regrets!" β
The third prince said obediently: "The child doesn't have those grand ambitions, but he just thinks that my Titan territory is vast, but I haven't even seen thirty percent of them, I really shouldn't be!" β
At this time, Princess Claire said, "Uncle Sanwang is leaving?" Tianwei originally wanted to ask you for advice on any unclear political affairs in the future, if you can, Tianwei still wants to invite the third uncle into my cabinet! β
There's no room for you to speak here! The third prince can be said to have scolded Princess Claire to death in his heart, think about your niece standing in a high position, you have to greet her as an uncle, how does this make the third prince accept? I think that this little girl had to bow and salute when she saw herself, but now that time has passed, she wants to return the salute she did before to her, which is enough to disgust her, but she still wants to leave me to see you every day, do you think I don't know what you think?
The third prince naturally looked deferential: "What is the words of His Royal Highness the Prince, I know that I am insufficient, don't I also go to study now, why don't you wait for this king to feel that he has learned a lot and then come back to help His Highness?" β
"That's fine." The princess smiled slightly: "Then I wish Uncle Sanwang a smooth journey!" β
The third prince bowed slightly and retired. As soon as the third prince left, the old emperor looked at the princess: "What do you think?" β
The princess said, "It's hell to believe him." "If the princess in the past would definitely believe it and bless it sincerely, but today's princess believes in reality even more, and reality will always seem a little cruel.
The old emperor nodded: "It's good that you know." β
The princess said: "Let's see what he wants to do first, besides, it's okay if he's not there, the few people who were taken away by the emperor's grandfather last time I went to the black prison still need to adapt to the current social environment, and I just need time." β