The eerie atmosphere of the imperial capital did not affect the social activities among the nobles, and the balls and dinners were more intensive than usual. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info you can see the aristocratic carriages running back and forth between the Golden Ring District and the Silver Ring District almost every moment, without a moment of tranquility.

The Marquis of Pilagos was sunk into a semi-circular sofa, holding a crystal glass in his hand, the amber high rum reflecting an intoxicating sheen. There were also more than a dozen nobles in the room, sitting or standing, and the atmosphere was very relaxed. The smell of food, the smell of alcohol, and the faint smell of perfume are mixed together without the slightest sense of seriousness.

It was the residence of the Marquis of Pilagos and the headquarters of the Pilagos aristocracy. As the well-deserved leader of the aristocratic group, as the master, Pilagos pays attention to the atmosphere when he gets along with these people. He does not deliberately create a solemn environment to bring out his status, and whether a person has authority or not does not need to be decided by the atmosphere that can be created.

"There must be someone behind this thing, Wren may just be a pioneer, there must be other promoters behind it. ", the person who spoke was the number four of the aristocratic group, the Earl of Birmingham. There is obviously a reason why a non-hereditary earl can become the number four of the aristocratic group, the ancestor of the Earl of Birmingham, who made a meritorious contribution to quelling civil unrest during the reign of Orlando II, canonized his ancestor as an earl.

During the period of Orlando V, this dying family rose again because of its military exploits, and Orlando V rewarded Birmingham's grandfather as an earl again in order to reward and motivate this family that fought for the country, and he did not reduce his honor for three generations, and when he arrived in Birmingham, he still inherited on an equal footing, and did not reduce the title. While it may seem that Orlando V has been in favor of the family, Birmingham is not satisfied. The taller the person, the more he will breed a fear of heights, and he is afraid that he will fall down one day.

They have almost everything in this world, enjoy all the dignity and privileges, and no one wants to let their descendants return to the world of ordinary people. Discontentment, or ambition and desire, led Birmingham to join the aristocratic group in search of immortality. Almost at the same time as the birth of the Empire, and with more than a hundred years of privileges to follow, the Earl of Birmingham, a non-hereditary nobleman, became one of the most important figures in the group.

Of course, what is more worthy of Pilagos is that the fief of the Birmingham family is on the edge of the imperial capital, and it is at most two days away from the imperial capital. This city, called the "Castle of Defense", is one of the four satellite cities of the Imperial Capital, and exists to protect the Imperial Capital during wars. The special location of the Acropolis City also makes the city very popular with the aristocratic group, and everyone understands it very well in their hearts. If one day, Pilagos or his descendants decide to stand up and overthrow the Orlando family, then the city of Auris is even more important.

For a variety of reasons, the Earl of Birmingham became the number four man in this small collective.

Pilagos shook the crystal glass in his hand and smiled noncommittally, then looked to his left at the young man with a cat-eared lady in his arms. This young man is not really young, but he can inherit the family business in his thirties, and he is indeed a very young guy in the aristocratic class. He lowered his head and whispered to the cat-eared girl, and his hands and feet were dishonest, so that the cat-eared girl's fair skin was flushed with a layer of pink, and she kept laughing.

Probably aware of Pilagos's gaze, the young man looked up, and met Pilagos's gaze, he smiled slightly, slapped the cat-eared girl's buttocks, and snorted his mouth, and the cat-eared girl left the room step by step. He straightened his outfit and looked around, the corners of his mouth curled, and a confident smile on his young and handsome face, "Mr. Birmingham's statement may be close to the truth, but I think there is another explanation. ”

He stood up and paced back and forth under the gaze of everyone, "I don't know if you have noticed, the origin of all this originated after Count Rennes returned to the imperial capital. In other words, it was only after the return of the Earl of Wren that these things suddenly broke out. Before that, there is not the slightest sign or indication that something like this will break out, so can we make a bold guess that in fact, the Count of Rennes is the last pusher?"

In the face of some questioning eyes, he was not flustered, it was not the first time that such a scene was made, youth was his capital and his shortcoming. People are more willing to trust the old man than the hairy boy like him. "I don't believe that any rumors can escape our ears and eyes, and I can arrogantly say that any anomalies in the Imperial Capital Golden Ring are under our watch. But this time we didn't get any news, why? Because these people who are moving are not in our range of observation, what kind of people can go unnoticed by us?"

He held out a finger and smiled, "Those we haven't had time to spy on yet, that's Count Rennes." ”

"We have just finished assessing the influence of the Earl of Rennes, and before we have time to make any moves, the Count of Rennes has set off a storm because of a trivial matter, which also keeps us from acting rashly for the time being. To a large extent, this is also a dereliction of duty, we underestimate the Count of Rennes too much. For mistakes, his attitude is clear and admit mistakes. Admitting a mistake is not a shameful thing, but a noble quality, and no one will laugh at him, "So I think that this matter is just beginning, and there must be a series of means to follow." And Count Rennes's purpose is actually very clear, he wants to meddle in the Imperial Diet. ”

The Marquis of Pilagos nodded, and the Earl of Birmingham's face became serious, this young man was the number two person in the aristocratic group, and he was also the most relied on by the Marquis of Pilagos, he rarely made mistakes, and everyone was willing to believe him.

"Do you see, then, a good or a bad thing?" asked the Marquis of Pilagos. He is a successful superior, and the superior does not need to work hard, and someone will take on these things and responsibilities for them.

"Of course it's a good thing. He stopped, took a glass of wine from the table and drank it down, holding the empty glass in his hand, his face flushed, "Anything that can weaken the royal family is a good thing for us!"

At the same time, in the palace not far from here, Empress Pars kicked Wade with a blushing face. She glanced coldly at this much-loved male pet in the past, and a trace of impatience flashed in her heart, "Get out!"

Wade rolled over and got up, lowered his head, and retreated with an aggrieved expression. The temper of the Empress Pars these days is unpredictable and unpredictable. One moment it was still a spring breeze, and the next moment it was full of dark clouds, and if you didn't pay attention, you would either be beaten or scolded. Wade clutched his stomach, gasping for air the moment he turned around, and a glimmer of incomprehensible light flashed in his eyes, which then went out.

Looking at Wade's somewhat stumbling steps, Empress Pars's anger finally subsided a little. Prime Minister Gan Wen was like a statue on the side, looking at his toes with his eyes and nose and heart. This is a private matter of His Majesty the Emperor, and he has no excuse or reason to meddle, and there is no need to meddle.

"Terlett this villain ......", Empress Pars slapped the armrest hard, and there was a muffled bang, as dull as her mood at this time, "He actually betrayed my trust, what a damn fellow, I'm going to exile him to the desert to eat sand!"

The effects of Twright's speech are still fermenting, but even that is striking enough. With the support of a big nobleman, the former aristocrats such as the neighborhood councillors became more and more active, and they constantly sent various lobby gangs and brokers to make public relations everywhere in the Golden Circle. As the young nobleman said, anything that would weaken the authority of the royal family was something the nobles were happy to see.

These neighborhood councillors were originally the last nobles, so how could they be grateful to the royal family? They can be said to be victims of the imperial power, and they only complain and resent the royal family, and there is absolutely no trace of gratitude. Once these people enter the Imperial Diet, it is conceivable that they will become the staunchest opponents of the imperial family, and will collude with the people of the aristocratic group and oppose her at every turn.

The most troublesome thing now is that after Twright's speech, the whole empire shook, and almost every block councillor in every city sent a joint letter. They strongly demanded that they represent the people and occupy a certain number of seats in the Imperial Diet. Empress Pars could certainly veto this proposal with confidence, but it also meant that she made some concessions to the other nobles in the selection of members of the Imperial Diet.

Otherwise, the Reichstag might have passed such a bill to put the self-proclaimed "people's representatives" in the parliament.

No matter what she did, she was in an extremely passive position.

Gan Wen smiled helplessly, the outbreak was too sudden, it can be said that they were caught off guard. Whatever the ultimate purpose of this matter, the people who pushed for it succeeded and succeeded in putting Empress Pars on the fire.

Acceding to the demands of the neighborhood councillors, the imperial power was lost. If you don't agree, you will lose the support of the people.

The people's heart doesn't seem to have the slightest sense of existence on weekdays, but at a certain time, it can play a great role.

When Gan Wen was about to speak, a palace attendant ran in in a panic, he looked frightened, pointed to the gate and panted like a cow and said, "Your Majesty...... His Majesty, Baron Sacormo, leader of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry...... He claimed that the Business Party should also participate in the selection of parliamentary seats!"

Empress Pars was stunned for a moment, then stood up suddenly, gritted her teeth, and squeezed out two syllables from her teeth with meaning - Wren!