"Disagreement? No, it's not a disagreement, it's just a small contradiction. The old duke smiled self-deprecatingly, "There is no room for others to share such a thing as power, and it has always been like this since ancient times." I know very well that a person like me who is in charge of power will often not end well in the end unless he dies early, so I have always been very careful, and my attitude towards him has never been like that of a real godson, but from beginning to end, it has always been like treating His Majesty the Emperor. ”

"I will never be arbitrary, anything, whether he understands it or not, I have to report it to him clearly, he doesn't understand, I will sort out and explain to him until he understands, over the years, every decision I have made has not been hidden from him, let alone to skip his own decision. Heh, how can there be, I've always played the role of an assistant, assisting him to control the country, like a crutch, will you have a disagreement with your own crutch? So there is no disagreement between us, more than 40 years, I can sit in this position for more than 40 years, in fact, it already says everything. ”

"You're cautious. Xiuer nodded thoughtfully, "It's not easy to do this. ”

"It's not easy, every step you take, you have to be cautious, just like stepping on a pontoon, once you take a wrong step, not only will I have problems, but even the whole family will fall with it. The old duke fell into the memory, and said with a confused gaze, "Fortunately, Leon is a capable emperor, and his personality is not bad among emperors, at least he is sensible, so as long as I remain cautious and do not exceed my duty, he will not have any thoughts about me, hehe, after all, I am still very useful." ”

Not only useful, but too useful, a Silver Fox Duke has done more for the Jade Empire than ten ordinary dukes, and as for the effect for the empire, it is greater than all the other nobles combined, such a capable minister, as long as there are no principled mistakes, then even if there are some small differences and small contradictions, the power can tolerate it.

"But even so, after he took the crown, there was a conflict between us. No way, my power is too great, so big that it may threaten his position, as an emperor, even if I don't have that kind of thought, he can't rest assured. In order to calm her heart, I also tried to divide some power, but Leon he disagreed, he didn't worry about me, but he needed me to be inseparable from me, hehe, this kid is also a very contradictory person. ”

"Actually, it's not a matter of too much power, people with more power than the emperor, I have also read in the history of my hometown, there is still a way to get along with each other, I think the key problem is that you have no enemies, tsk, no one to confront you, it means that you have no checks and balances, and once you lose checks and balances, the situation will soon get out of control. ”

"You know that, heh, I didn't figure it out until I was in my fifties, when my suspicion with Leon was getting heavier and heavier. ”

"So, you're going to find an opponent for yourself? Unfortunately, sometimes it's not easy to find an opponent. ”

"Yes, it's not easy, I can't find someone who will have a devastating impact on the political situation to oppose me, that would hurt the empire too much, and Leon can't tolerate such an outcome. Moreover, at that time, my power was already very large, and all the nobles, whether true or false, were vassals behind me, and it was impossible for them to oppose me without affecting the overall situation, so ......"

"So in the end you set your sights on the Legion, which is a good choice. ”

"The high-level officials in the army have very little interference in government affairs, even if the contradictions between the two sides are very deep, because they are two systems, it will not affect the normal operation of government affairs, and the military power they hold is a decisive force, and they are opposed to me, which is enough to reassure Leon, well, and I can rest assured. ”

"But for no reason, it's impossible for people to fight against you. Xiuer said with a smile, "You are in a high position, and at least on the surface, you are deeply respected by the old lion, there is no benefit in fighting against you, and there is a possibility that they will be suppressed by the emperor at any time, they are not fools, how can they be willing to cooperate with you if there is no benefit." ”

"Don't you already know, that's why I need an opportunity. ”

"Well, family conflict is a very good reason, hehe, marrying a daughter to Earl Sullivan, whose personality is not suitable, will definitely break down in a few years, take this opportunity, the two sides turn against each other, you show a little stronger, so that he has to pull some colleagues in the legion to fight against you, in this way, the opposing camp is there, the old lion can rest assured, you can also sleep, but pity Saf's mother, become a disgraceful prop. ”

"Hahaha, young man, you don't have to mock me, you can see these things so thoroughly, obviously you have a lot of stories before. I ask you, if it were you, in my situation, would you make the same choice?"

"Although I don't have a daughter, but I have a sister to compare to, I think, if I really love my daughter, then I will never let her become a prop, whoever dares to force me to do such a thing, I will blow his head, hehe, just like I did back then. ”

"Well, very bold, it may be a good choice to hand over little Saf to you. The old duke sighed suddenly, "But what if I told you that she asked to be a prop herself?"

Shuer was speechless and could only keep his mouth shut.

"I can see that you really like little Saf, so what she hasn't thought about, you will think for her, this time I came to Lion City, and I also planned to collect her previous debts for her. The old duke shook his head and said, "However, the matter of her mother Tina is very complicated, no one in it is innocent, I, Sullivan, including Tina herself, are not innocent, and the real innocent person is only little Saph." ”

"Tina is powerful, and she has been smart and confident since she was a child, daring to think and do, this idea was given to me by her, and it became a key link in it, and she also took the initiative to ask for it, and even the connection between me and Sullivan was her use of the dating time to pass on information. It can be said that in order to share my worries, Tina single-handedly created the final result. ”

"Whew. Shul let out a sigh of relief, things were more complicated than expected, "Lady Natina's death ......"

"It's really a recurrence of an old injury, no one thought that Tina, who had always been so strong, would fall without warning, leaving no one a chance to be mentally prepared. No one wants to see her die, I always think that it was after she got married, because of her depressed mood, that the injury was aggravated, and if I had known that she would die because of this, I would never have let her participate. ”

"As for Sullivan, I can't say if he was hoping for Tina's death, but I can be sure that he at least didn't act on it. ”

"That is, an accident?"

"Well, unexpectedly. ”

"Okay. Shul found that his previous thoughts were very wrong, and said with a wry smile, "Then there is ...... between you and Earl Sullivan."

"That idiot, you didn't say anything wrong about him just now. At the mention of Saf's father's name, the old duke's face froze, and he said hatefully, "Tina and I have overestimated him. ”

"At the beginning, I always thought that everyone was tacitly aware that he created the illusion of intensifying the conflict with Tina, and then the two sides used this as an opportunity to turn against each other, and he would get Leon's support and my secret cooperation, and I got an opposing camp to reassure Leon. Until Tina's death, I still thought so, but later I realized that his hatred for me was not acting, he really hated me, he hated Saf. ”

"Why?"

Hmph, because he felt that what he had experienced in those years was a deep shame. ”

"Huh? Does he have logic? Although he had seen all kinds of strange things, Shul still couldn't understand this thought, "What is he ashamed of in the matter of mutual benefit?"

"He is a standard Emerald Empire soldier, rigid, arrogant, valuing differences in status, advocating authority, and in his world, the only contact between people is command and obedience. He believed that both his wife and his children should obey his orders unconditionally, just like his soldiers, and that any violation of his orders was a provocation to his authority, which he absolutely could not tolerate. ”

"I know. Shur scoffed, "Who he is, Sasa has already told me." ”

"However, in their marriage, Tina represents me and has a higher status than him, plus Tina has been strong since she was a child, and she simply ignored his so-called orders, and even went to war with him head-on. ”

"Wait, you wait. Shur interrupted the old man's recollection, "Didn't you arrange it a long time ago? ”

"Yes, we all know that it was arranged, but the onlookers don't know, and the onlookers will think he's a useless piece of waste. ”

"Huh?

"At least he thinks that someone will think so, hehe, Tina and I both underestimate his extreme heart. The old duke sneered, "He thinks that no matter what the purpose, since he is with him as his wife, he must obey his orders, otherwise it will be a great shame to be seen by outsiders." Not only did Tina disobey him, but she dared to confront him head-on, which made the hatred in his heart grow deeper and deeper. It's a pity that in order to climb higher, he has been trying to hide this hatred, so much so that Tina and I thought at first that he was just cooperating with her performance, and by the time his hatred could not be hidden, it was too late for Tina to find out that something was wrong, and the plan that had begun could not be stopped, so she could only continue acting. ”

"He's got something wrong with his brain. Shuer made the most accurate assessment, "This kind of psychology is close to being distorted." ”