Because the meeting was abruptly suspended, Prime Minister Pitt and the others had to go to the lounge near the Maduk Conference Hall to wait for the time being, after all, they were not qualified to put their beaks in Alexander's family affairs.

Even the emperor's family affairs were not strictly private.

Prime Minister Pitt helped the Minister of War Guderian to sit down on the sofa by the door, the Minister of War had been grazed by a bullet in the war, and although his life was not in danger, he would probably have to walk on his waist for the past few months.

"Coffee?" asked Prime Minister Pitt, "or some sherry?"

"Shirley, thank you. Guderian gasped, his waist injury making him feel like he was walking in a wheelchair with his waist pinned to his waist, and each step was not only exhausting, but above all the position was too strange.

"It's still coffee. Prime Minister Pitt glanced at Guderian's waist and then made his own decision for the juniors.

"Do you think there is any possibility of salvage from the situation on the Badajoz Peninsula?" the old prime minister returned to the sofa with two glasses, one for wine and one for coffee, "The Hadrians want the prince of Pannonia to succeed the king of Silesia and remain neutral on this condition - I think this is their bottom line, they will not take the initiative to send troops to fight against the desert people, the Badajoz Peninsula is too far away from them, and the Hadrians do not need to contribute to others." Therefore, the empire can now only choose one, continue to maintain the interests of Silesia, or protect the royal family of León. ”

"From my point of view, I think the Badajoz Peninsula is much more important than Silesia. Guderian took a sip of coffee and said, "If the desert people occupy the Badajoz Peninsula, our security will be greatly challenged, especially now that there has just been a rebellion in the south, if the south and the desert people are connected and give the Mahdian Empire an excuse or even a passage to intervene in the south, then it will really be as Menken said, the sacred territory that has never been violated since the revolution will be tarnished by the horse's hooves of the infidels, and we cannot afford it in terms of reputation or national defense needs." ”

Guderi paused, looked at Prime Minister Pitt seriously, and said, "Especially Your Majesty. ”

The old prime minister slowly drank the wine and nodded slowly, he understood what Guderian meant, Alexander was too face-heavy, so it was bound to leave a notorious thing in history, with the mentality of the new emperor, he would definitely not accept it.

"But again, the loss of Silesia is unacceptable, if you look at your analysis. Prime Minister Pitt put down his glass, his eyes deep, "The difference is only that a sword hangs above our heads, a sword hides under our thighs, a sword shows its edge, and a sword waits quietly." The essence is the same, the empire must make a choice, and whatever the final choice, we are tantamount to acknowledging to the world that we are no longer the number one power in the world, and that other countries can hold us back. ”

Guderian was silent, as a soldier, he naturally had pride in his heart for the empire, but in the face of reality, he also knew that this pride was not a basis for distorting his vision.

"But no matter what, the situation on the Badajoz Peninsula is still imminent, and if Silesia gives up, we will have a chance to get it back in the future, but if the Leon royal family is really completely killed by the barbarian desert people, then it will be difficult for us to find a reason to intervene in the Badajoz Peninsula again. ”

"There's always a reason. Prime Minister Pitt patted the armrest, his face was very resolute, "The cruelty of the desert people against the Leon royal family today is the best reason for us to intervene!"

Guderian sighed, he knew it too, but it wasn't the point.

"What do you think of the Badajoz Peninsula?" he asked, "how...... Locate the Badajoz Peninsula?"

Prime Minister Pitt turned his face sideways, his eyes were a little cautious, although he had worked with Guderian for a long time, but this question still made the old prime minister feel very uncomfortable listening to it.

Guderian also knew that he was a little abrupt, so he quickly picked up his coffee and took a sip.

"Let me tell you so," Prime Minister Pitt said in Guderian's ear, turning sideways, "the status of the Kingdom of Leon will not change, nor should it change, but after all, this kingdom was established by the Giang family, and once the Giang family is in need, they should give something." ”

Guderian listened silently, and he fully understood what Prime Minister Pitt meant.

"Mencken is acting strangely today, isn't he?" After a moment of silence, he immediately changed the subject, "I almost thought that it was the Marquis de Metternich sitting in that seat!"

"I feel that way, too. Prime Minister Pitt nodded approvingly, as if they hadn't discussed the topic at all, "Mencken is a cautious and cautious fellow, or just a mediocre guy, and he is so direct to His Majesty today, that feeling, it really doesn't look like him." ”

"Who knows how many people have changed in this war," Guderian sighed, "at least ......"

His gaze glanced to the north, where the direction of the inner city, the Emperor's quarters.

Prime Minister Pitt was quiet, but he had the same thoughts in his heart.

Suddenly, a palace attendant ran into the lounge with a panicked expression, and for a moment, everyone's eyes were focused on her.

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister!" he quickly found Prime Minister Pitt among the few cabinet ministers, and hurried over, "There is something I need to tell you. ”

As he spoke, he also deliberately glanced at Minister Guderian next to him.

Guderian immediately understood the meaning of this court attendant, and it was inevitable that this matter could only be known to Prime Minister Pitt, and considering that this was a matter in the palace, the Minister of War offered to avoid it very wisely.

Prime Minister Pitt waved his hand and motioned for Guderian not to get up. "Let's go to the next room and talk. Prime Minister Pitt patted the arms of the court attendants and made a "please" gesture.

When he arrived in the next room, Prime Minister Pitt's face quickly sank.

"What's going on, something happened in the inner city, why are you so panicked?"

The court attendants took a few breaths to try to calm themselves. "Your Excellency Prime Minister, please keep this matter a secret, and don't let anyone else in the cabinet know about it. ”

The other party's words made Prime Minister Pitt's heart quickly nervous, and he immediately had a premonition that this time not only was an accident, but it might also be a very fatal thing.

Taking a deep breath, Prime Minister Pitt suddenly had a lot of possibilities in his mind. "Say, I'll listen. ”

The court attendant pursed his lips, as if to think about how to speak, and after a long while, he said under the urging of Prime Minister Pitt's anxious eyes: "Your Majesty, unfortunate ...... Passed away. ”

Prime Minister Pitt was stunned, and he blinked vigorously to make sure he was not dreaming. "You, what are you talking about, the queen has died? Okay, good, how can it be ......?"

Of course, Prime Minister Pitt knew that the queen could not have died a normal death, but the old prime minister couldn't help but shudder when he thought of the possibility.

"Your Majesty......," the court attendant said in a choked voice, "Yes, he was shot by the eldest princess's pistol, and then, and then died." ”

Prime Minister Pitt felt inexplicably suffocated, and from the information revealed by this attendant, he could hear a lot of hidden meanings, and there were some things, even more than this one, that made Prime Minister Pitt feel afraid.

"What the hell is going on?" the old prime minister's voice trembled a little, in his political career, no, even with the political experience of his father, Prime Minister Pete Sr., the empire has never encountered such a storm, which makes his subordinates feel stormy and trembling, this ancient family, this year, seems to have been cursed with a terrible curse, strange and terrible doom, three members of the royal family in succession, in just a few months.

"The specific process, please allow me to tell you slowly on the way, now, Your Majesty needs you to go over and discuss how to deal with this matter. The attendant's eyes were a little evasive, and he didn't dare to look into the prime minister's eyes, "After this incident, His Majesty has also lost his mind, and now he urgently needs you to give him an idea, and, stabilize the situation, and keep it a secret." ”

Prime Minister Pitt's lips twitched slightly, and then he nodded his head anyway. "I see, lead the way. ”

The palace attendants took Prime Minister Pitt through the corridors of the palace and headed to the inner city, along the way, the attendants intermittently told the prime minister the details of what had happened, and the more the old prime minister listened, the tighter his eyebrows wrinkled.

"You mean, Princess Celestia was found out by Queen Anna because of her affair with Count Jericho, so she shot her?" Prime Minister Pitt crooked his mouth with a toothache, "Are you sure? I don't think Her Royal Highness Caterina would do such a stupid thing to shoot her mother for such a reason." ”

"That's true. The attendant lowered his head and said respectfully, "The bullet that killed Her Majesty the Empress was indeed fired from the gun of Her Royal Highness Katarina, which His Majesty the Emperor personally told me and asked me to relay to you. ”

Prime Minister Pete glanced at the court attendant twice, then nodded earnestly. "Okay, I know, I've worked hard for you, and I'll remember your credit for this incident. ”

The attendant bowed and looked very humble. "It was all discovered by His Excellency Metternich, the head of the court, and if he hadn't discovered it early, probably we wouldn't have noticed the gunshots. ”

"Metternich...... Franz?" said Prime Minister Pitt, "I see, this is a matter of great importance, and you must keep it a secret, of course, I believe this, you will know better than me." ”

"Yes, I retired. ”

Watching the squire go away, Prime Minister Pitt let out a sigh of relief.

"Is the heart of the people in Tiamat's palace already panicked to this extent?"

Before arriving at the Emperor's study, Prime Minister Pitt straightened his collar, then took a deep breath and pushed open the door that he knew so well.

"Your Majesty," the Prime Minister strode to the pale Alexander with a solemn face, "I sincerely mourn for Her Majesty the Empress, and I ask you to mourn as well. ”

"Anna......" Alexander lay on the chair, looking at the ceiling with his eyes lost, "just gone, I can't believe it, Anna, who has been with me for nearly twenty years, is ...... like this"

Prime Minister Pitt looked at Alexander's face, and the sad look on that pale face was real, and it was a sadness from the bottom of his heart.

"Although I am deeply saddened by the passing of Her Majesty the Queen, we must now discuss how to make this announcement public. Prime Minister Pitt licked his lips, now his heart was far less calm than he seemed on the surface, "After all, the imperial capital has just experienced a catastrophe, and people's hearts are unstable, if you suddenly inform the people, the queen of the empire will be ...... If you die in an accident, I think the people of Deweide will be even more insecure, and even cause panic. However, the news of Her Majesty's death is uncontrollable, even if people in the palace are strictly ordered not to leak secrets, but if Her Majesty does not appear in public for too long, I am afraid it will still cause speculation from the outside world. ”

After thinking about it, the old prime minister added: "Especially those journalists!"

Alexander's eyes slowly regained their brightness, and the man slowly sat up straight. "So, what do you think should be done?" Alexander asked, staring at Prime Minister Pete, "I've had the royal guards lock up that unscrupulous daughter, but she's a Gyan after all, and I don't want anyone to see her ugly state now, especially with Count Jericho...... We must not let the outside world know, even if it is a lie, we must hide this scandal!"

Prime Minister Pitt lowered his eyes in thought, but the afterglow under his eyelashes caught every subtle expression on Alexander's face.

"We can tell the outside world that Her Majesty the Queen fell down because she was worried about the people who were virtuous, and because she often took care of the displaced people, she became ill and contracted the epidemic, because Her Majesty the Queen had been enduring the pain and did not tell others about her illness, so it was too late to find out, and the diagnosis and treatment were ineffective and she died. The people will accept it, and it will be a good impetus for your policy of rebuilding morality. ”

"That's a great idea, that's a great idea, William!" Alexander exclaimed, but he immediately realized that it was inappropriate to look like this, and quickly restrained his smile and put on a serious face, "I'll leave this matter to you, I'm sorry, but you're going to bear my lie." ”

"A king never lies," said Prime Minister Pete very seriously, "Your Majesty, please remember. ”

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