"The Empire must not allow that group of parliamentarians to dictate the throne!" Alexander slapped the conference table heavily, and now he was not only angry, but also very anxious, "Otherwise, would it still be called the Empire?"

Most of the ministers seated at the conference table had their heads bowed, avoiding Alexander's gaze. It was unheard of for Parliament to want to revise the succession process, and ministers accustomed to the enormous power of Nicholas I were outraged by Parliament's audacity. However, now they have no way to deal with the parliament, unless Alexander ascends the throne immediately, otherwise Alexander, as the crown prince, is not qualified to dispose of the parliament, if the problem can be solved so simply, Alexander's succession will not be delayed until now.

Prime Minister Pitt coughed lightly, drawing everyone's attention. "There is really no precedent for the actions of the Imperial Diet at the moment, but no one but the Emperor can veto the bill that the Council passes. ”

Hearing the words of Prime Minister Pete, Alexander's face became even more ugly, originally after the death of Nicholas I, he should have succeeded to the throne, but on the one hand, the pressure of Beria made it impossible for Alexander to succeed to the throne, and the other problem was that he needed the Pope to coronate him, and inviting the Pope to coronate him has always been an invitation issued by the Cabinet, the Imperial Court and the Imperial Parliament, without the signature of the Parliament, the Pope can refuse to come.

If it was in the past, with the influence of the empire's strong strength, the Pope would not dare to easily refuse the Empire's request, but now, since the rebellion in the south, the fear faced by the empire has been very severe, and after the sword awarding incident, the church's attitude is also quite ambiguous, so that the empire is not allowed to accept the church's attitude, so it has adopted a conservative approach and tried its best to avoid the Pope being co-opted by Beria's side.

Alexander sighed, and the matter of the council was like a thorn stuck in his chest, making him very depressed but helpless.

"Anyway, let's discuss it with the Imperial Court first, and we should consult them when the next parliament meets, and if the justices are on our side, the parliament probably won't dare to mess around. ”

Prime Minister Pitt nodded, this is indeed the best thing to do right now.

And the murder of Sir Wallace, although Alexander and the ministers knew about it, no one paid attention to it, and Wallace's proposal was not worth mentioning in their eyes compared to the question of amending the procedure for the succession to the throne. Although Alexander was very angry with Wallace's speech, the throne was still at stake, and Alexander did not have much energy to care about the equality and freedom of speech since the revolution.

"So, the next thing......" Prime Minister Pitt had just turned the page of the document in front of him when the alarm of the Tiamat Palace sounded, and this alarm would only sound when the Tiamat Palace was attacked, and everyone could not help but be taken aback when they heard the alarm bell that resounded throughout the Tiamat Palace.

"What's going on again!" Alexander immediately got up from his chair, and the sudden changes in this time were so many that he was a little nervous.

As soon as Alexander finished speaking, a court attendant broke into the Maduk chamber, and without even knocking on the door, he hurried in.

"Your Highness, there is a force attacking towards the palace gate!"

"What!" Alexander was shocked and angry, the last time he was attacked by Pritown was enough to make them lose face, this time there were still people who wanted to attack Tiamat Palace, if they were succeeded again, then there would be no place for the face of the Gyan family.

"Which army, the Southern Army?" asked Guderian at once, and at this time it was only Beria's men who would attack the Tiamat Palace.

"No, it doesn't look like ...... from their uniforms," the court attendant hesitated, as if he didn't know what to say, "this army wears clothes like never before. ”

"Clothes you've never seen before?" everyone present was suspicious, now that the Tiamat Palace was guarded by the guards of the War Department, even if the palace attendants could not recognize it, the people of the War Department should always recognize it. If even the War Department can't recognize it, can it be said that this unit is not an army within the imperial establishment?

"In any case," Prime Minister Pitt immediately decided, "Your Highness, it is better for you to stay away for a while, it is too dangerous to continue to stay here." Please take refuge in the military camp in the western suburbs, and we will take care of the situation here. ”

Alexander frowned and did not immediately accept Prime Minister Pitt's suggestion.

"How many men are in this army?" he asked the court attendants.

"The initial estimate is about 1,000 people, but it is not clear whether there will be reinforcements in the future. ”

"A thousand men are not enough for me to retreat!" Alexander said categorically, "I do not believe that Beria would dare to attack the Palace of Tiamat, which is a symbol of the Empire, and no one dares to desecrate the coercion of the Empire." ”

The ministers knew that Alexander had not yet said a word, that Beria's children were in the palace of Tiamat, and that if he dared to attack, then these children would become hostages in Alexander's hands.

But does Beria really care about those children? Prime Minister Pitt is still very worried about this, he knows that Beria is a human being, and for the sake of ambition, this person can do all kinds of vicious things, and Beria may not take a few children to heart.

Just as the Prime Minister was silent, trying to persuade Alexander, a cannonball landed in the palace of Tiamat, and the explosion shook the Maduk chamber.

This shell completely overturned what Alexander had just said. So far, no one has dared to open fire in the imperial capital, and even the shell that hit the building of the Ministry of the Interior during the incident of the Ministry of the Interior was a misfire from the Connaught army. What's more, this time the shells fell on the Tiamat Palace, and it was obvious that the enemy was determined to attack here, and even destroyed the Tiamat Palace entirely.

Prime Minister Pitt immediately made up his mind, and he didn't even care about the etiquette of the monarch and ministers, so he shouted to Guderian: "Send someone to send His Highness away immediately, organize people to defend Tiamat Palace, no matter what, Your Highness's safety comes first!"

"Yes!"

Guderian also understood that he could not hesitate any longer at this time, and he took the soldiers of the War Department who were transferred to the Tiamat Palace and forcibly erected Alexander.

"What are you going to do? I'm not leaving, put me down!"

Alexander struggled as hard as he could, but how did he break free from the strong soldiers? Guderian gave the soldiers an order with an iron face to ensure that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince left safely, and then let the soldiers forcibly take Alexander.

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, please leave here as well, you are still needed to stabilize the situation. ”

Prime Minister Pitt glanced at Guderian, and there was something inexplicable in his eyes. "What about you, are you going to stay here?"

"Yes. Guderian said with a resolute face, "This is my duty, and His Royal Highness Caterina has suggested that I should leave a part of the staff on the western outskirts to ensure that the command system can continue to operate in the event of an emergency." Although I didn't want this to happen, it seemed that Her Royal Highness the princess had said it. Once you and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince are in the barracks over there, you can rely on them to command the whole army. ”

"I understand, I took His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the princess to the military camp in the western suburbs for refuge. Now that the other party has made up his mind and made arrangements, Prime Minister Pitt doesn't plan to say anything more, "Tiamat Palace will ask you, if you really can't help it, make good use of those highnesses." ”

"For the Empire. ”

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When Tiamat Palace was shelled, Caterina immediately got the news from the staff branch on the side of the military camp in the western suburbs. After receiving this telegram, she did not stop for a moment, and ran to find Swain.

"You know what......" Princess Celestia rushed into Swain's study, not even knocking on the door. When she entered the study, the first thing she saw was Swain crouching behind his desk, closing the cabinet door.

"What are you doing?" asked Princess Celestia suspiciously, as if Swain was hiding something.

"What's the matter?" Swain didn't answer Katarina's question, he stood up, dusted his knees, and asked Princess Celestia rhetorically.

Although she was very concerned about what Swain was putting in just now, Caterina didn't ask at this time, after all, there were more important things to deal with.

"The men of Beria attacked the Tiamat Palace, just an hour ago! The staff officers told me that a force was advancing on our side, and that the target was clearly the 20,000 allied troops on the western outskirts. ”

"What about the number of people on the other side?" Sven was unhurried, as if he had already guessed that this would happen.

"The exact number is not clear, but at least tens of thousands. This army passed directly through the city, without any cover, and Beria was demonstrating to us that if we did not fight, the imperial capital would fall into his hands. ”

Of course, Swain knew that Beria was actually dead a long time ago, and it was obvious that Manfred was manipulating these armies, and since the manipulator behind these armies was Manfred, then he would not care about the throne and the imperial capital, and the mad earl had only one purpose, that is, revenge.

But Swain didn't plan to tell the eldest princess about these things, he had his own plans, although the two of them were still on the same side at the moment, but Swain didn't have the idea of serving this princess wholeheartedly, otherwise, he could directly throw Beria's head to the Imperial Council, even if he was being arrested by the Ministry of the Interior at this time, no one could stop him.

"I see. Sven nodded faintly, not seeming to take this army seriously, "We should organize the armies of Connaught, Yanwan, and Munster for defense—do you know how they are doing, Your Highness Alexander?"

"It's not clear. Caterina grimaced, although Guderian sent a telegram to the western suburbs immediately after the enemy attacked the palace of Tiamat, but then communication from there was cut off, and even the whereabouts of Alexander and the cabinet were unknown.

"In that case, it seems that we will not be able to wait for Minister Guderian to preside over the army. Swain actually had a plan for a long time, he didn't want Guderian to come over and take over the army here, "We should gather those staff officers and generals immediately, we must first elect a commander-in-chief, and then organize the defense line." ”

Caterina is a girl after all, and it's okay to have a little opinion on the war, but she can't be the commander of the army, not even in name. However, as a member of the royal family, especially in this situation, she is fully qualified to appoint a commander-in-chief.

However, the eldest princess also understood what Swain meant, the commander-in-chief was not just a random one, this candidate must not only have enough talent and prestige, but also be able to fall to their side.

"Do you have a candidate?" Caterina knew that Swain had only been to the barracks some time ago, so she quickly guessed that Swain had been prepared for a long time.

"Of course, the army must be in our hands, in our hands. Swain raised his palm, his slender five fingers as if he were about to grasp something in the palm of his hand, "So, this battle must be won, in our name." ”

Caterina stared blankly at Swain, it was the first time she had seen him show such a look, and his ambition was unabashedly revealed, as if the count, who had always remained mysterious, was finally about to reveal his hideous minions.