Guderian stared at Katerina, the complicated look in his eyes kept flowing, he remembered the eldest princess who insisted on arranging her defense and command system in the western suburbs after being slapped by Alexander before the rebellion of the Ministry of the Interior, but when he focused back on it, the wise princess was now standing next to the throne of Midletus I, looking at him condescendingly.

"Guderian's loyalty, time has already proved, if you don't believe it, you can bear witness with my life. ”

Guderian looked at Swain and Baron O'Brien on the left and right, and a hint of anger could not help but appear in his expression.

"Moreover, now the enemy of Gion is by no means from the outside, but from the inside. ”

"I'm not asking you to tell me how to behave. Caterina's gaze was cold, and perhaps she had hesitated before, but after her mother was killed in front of her father, and after those days under house arrest, Caterina had finally learned to be as hard-hearted as Swain.

"If you refuse to submit to our Gion, then, please step down from your post as Minister of War now, for we have a better candidate. ”

Guderian subconsciously looked at Baron O'Brien.

"That's why you're involved?"

"No," Baron O'Brien shook his head, "I don't have any reason, just loyalty. ”

"Loyalty, O'Brien's loyalty!" Guderian roared, "It's ridiculous that a family famous for rebellion should talk about their loyalty here!"

"Minister Guderian. Swain's unheaving tone interrupted Guderian's anger slightly, "You're out of shape. ”

Guderian glared at Swain, and finally looked at Alexander on the throne like a puppet, and couldn't help but feel sad for the Supreme One.

"I'm sorry, Your Majesty, I can't do much for you......"

Guderian tore off his epaulettes and threw them on the ground, in front of Baron O'Brien.

"Take it, if you can sell your soul to get this, then be your O'Brien War Secretary. ”

Guderian snorted coldly, turned around and left.

"But don't want me to be with you!"

Swain, Baron O'Brien, and Caterina watched Guderian leave in silence.

"How's it going?" asked Swain as he withdrew his gaze from Baron O'Brien as Guderian left the Imperial Hall.

Baron O'Brien also withdrew his gaze, blinked, and then looked at Swain.

He still felt a little unbelievable that such a bizarre plan had really been done by this young earl. Taking control of the Tiamat Palace, and then framing the imperial capital garrison that came to the rescue of the Tiamat Palace as traitors, so as to complete the fight against political opponents and the seizure of power at the same time, such a thing was actually done by him. If he had been hesitant about Swain and Caterina before coming to Tiamat Palace, he was now quite sure of his future direction.

"Rest assured, everything is well arranged. He rubbed the rank on his collar, as if he was imagining the future days as Minister of War, "Too many people in the War Department are protégés of the Guderian family, but it is not an exaggeration to say that the War Department of the Empire is full of disciples of the Guderian family. I am in the same mood as you are about wanting to clean up this department and weaken the influence of the Guderian family, Count Jericho. ”

"Prepare to call him Duke, Minister O'Brien. Caterina, who was standing next to the throne, suddenly spoke, she glanced faintly at Baron O'Brien, and then looked at Swain with extremely gentle eyes, "What duke do you want to be called, my dear Swayne?"

"It's not important, and it doesn't hurt to talk about it later. Swain shook his head, "Don't forget, there are a few more important people in Govélenburg. ”

He flicked his fingers, then narrowed his eyes.

"And my father......"

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In the wee hours of the morning, Govélenburg was on fire, but quietly. Although the banquet began with a lively start, it was immediately deserted by the absence of Count Jericho. Most of the people who came here wanted to find out what the intentions of this count, who had suddenly become famous in less than three months after coming to the emperor, but after finding that Count Jericho did not appear, they couldn't help but be even more confused and confused by Count Jericho's intentions.

However, the truth of this was revealed after Prime Minister Pitt received a telegram from Guderian.

Prime Minister Pitt took a glass of wine and walked over to the pale-faced Wood.

"Here, Shirley. ”

It took a long time for Wood to come to his senses and turn to take his glass. "Thank you. ”

Prime Minister Pitt sat down beside him.

"None of us thought of it...... Originally, I thought that Jericho had reached this point, and he was going to let go of his arrogance all the time and consult with us to find a way out for Princess Celestia and himself. But he moved faster than anyone expected. Now, the situation in the imperial capital is completely in the hands of him and Her Royal Highness the eldest princess, and if he marries Her Royal Highness the princess next, he can even justifiably claim to be the heir of the empire. ”

"What he wants......" Wood's lips quivered, and the voice he spat out couldn't be heard clearly if he didn't listen carefully, "is that what it is?"

Prime Minister Pitt sighed, and he lowered his eyes and stared at the glass in his hand.

"Who knows. Nowadays, people are pursuing things that are no longer understandable to us old guys. What they want is not an idea, nor an ism, they are pursuing something more abstract and conceptual, something that can only be described as a feeling, or a unique feeling. Whether it's to go back to the past, or to keep the present, or to move forward into the future, all they want is a feeling, something else, those concrete possessions, I'm afraid they ...... Nothing is known at all. ”

Wood bowed his head and fell silent.

"What are you going to do next?Jericho and the Celestial Princess already have control of Your Majesty, and if you disagree with their decisions now, then you will be considered enemies of the Gion family and the Emperor. ”

"What about you?" Wood raised his eyes to look at the decades-old acquaintance, "what are you going to do, to surrender to them?"

"There's no way I'm going to do that. Prime Minister Pitt shook his head and said, "As Prime Minister, I have to set an example, and in the face of right and wrong, personal honor and disgrace are secondary. ”

"Since you say so," Wood shook the glass in his hand, and drank it down, "then I wouldn't have made a foolish choice." ”

"You're different. Prime Minister Pitt looked at Wood deeply, "Whether it's your position or your relationship with the Jericho family." ”

Wood's fingers on his knee shook twice.

"If we are all beaten down by this wave, and the emperor does not have an old man in charge, then there is really no one to control where this empire will go in the end. There needs to be someone left, Wood, and no matter how you look at it, you're the right guy. ”

"It's ridiculous. Wood turned his gaze to the other side, "Do you want me to stay and get a good name, do you want me to be ridiculed for being greedy for power, or is it cowardly?"

"No one will laugh at you, and you won't care about that. Prime Minister Pitt also looked to the other side, and in the banquet hall, where everyone was whispering, two old men sitting together, looking in diametrically opposite directions, connected their thoughts together.

"If there's anyone who can stop Swain and help Ernest right now, then I'm sure it's you. ”

Wood was silent for a long time, only his slightly trembling fingers revealed his inner turmoil.

"Tomorrow morning, they will probably dissolve the Cabinet in the name of His Majesty Alexander, and then appoint the man they like. The War Department was obviously O'Brien's, and this lucky family, even if the entire clan was almost wiped out, could still hold such a great deal of power again. I'm probably the end of the prime minister, but I don't know who they're going to let replace me, oh, it's boasting, but I'm really curious that they can find someone to replace me. ”

"Metternich is on their side this time, will Franz replace Menken as the new Metternich Foreign Secretary?"

"Unlikely. Prime Minister Pitt shook his head, "Franz is too young to have a future in the system of Jericho and Princess Celestia, but now is not his time." As for Mencken, that guy is a wallgrass, and if he can find the right wind direction in time, then he should be able to sit in this seat for two years. ”

As he spoke, Prime Minister Pitt looked out the window into the deep courtyard of Govélenburg.

"Other cabinet positions aside, one thing I'm most worried about right now. ”

Wood followed Prime Minister Pitt's gaze.

"Are you wondering which piece of cake Swain will cut from this coup?"

"That's right. Prime Minister Pitt nodded and said, "He was appointed by His Majesty Alexander as the head of the Thirteenth Division, and until now, we still don't know the specific functions and powers of this department. But, in any case, this department is under the Ministry of the Interior, so I wonder if he will think about it......"

"To be the Minister of the Interior, or rather...... Be the next Beria ......"

"Beria was killed by him. Prime Minister Pitt's hand clenched into a fist, but finally released weakly, "Now that I think about it, it seems that all this was deliberately designed by him, and the Southern rebellion started because of him, and he was the trigger for the rebellion of the Ministry of the Interior, and he himself killed Michel VII and Beria successively, paved a perfect future for himself, and stepped on those corpses, step by step to the position of Minister of the Interior." When he does have the same power as Beria, who are we going to find to be the next Sven no Jericht?"

"What's more, he also has such a close relationship with Princess Celestia. Wood sighed, "If he does marry the eldest princess, then Swain can rightfully obtain the status of prince, so that as a member of the royal family, his appointment as Minister of the Interior has become a matter of course, and there is little to stop his ambitions." ”

"So, it's all up to you. Prime Minister Pitt turned his head and stared at Wood with blazing eyes, "Ernest must be rescued, only you can save him, and only he can stop Swain." ”

Wood looked blankly at Prime Minister Pitt. "I don't understand what you mean, even if I can prove Ernest innocent in court, what can I do? I can't expect the Imperial Capital garrison to enter Tiamat Palace and take back His Majesty Alexander, right?"

"No, if you use the method of a coup d'état, it will be the same as Swain, and it is impossible to succeed with the means used by the other side. So, we have to use the last resort. ”

"Last resort?" Wood still didn't understand what Prime Minister Pitt meant.

"That's right, last resort. Prime Minister Pitt nodded very hard, "I wouldn't want to do it if I could, but that's the way it can be for now." The empire is not the rise and fall of Kion, this country is made up of thousands of people, and their strength has converged into this country. So, at this time, I can give up my loyalty to Gion, even if it doesn't matter if I am infamous on my back, but I must not let this country be ruined!"

Wood's pupils slowly dilated, and although he still couldn't guess what Prime Minister Pitt meant, he gradually realized something vaguely as he listened to the other party's words.

"Go get that secret out there, Wood. Prime Minister Pitt held Wood's hand tightly, the light in his eyes flickering, "At this time, we must let the world know of the existence of His Highness Alberta." ”