The capital of the king of Garbadia, Yebasta, the National Assembly Chamber. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Eight people in their mid-middle years, dressed in uniform court robes, sat around an oval mahogany table. Those seated on the left side of the entrance are listed in order: Speaker of the Parliament Katzman, Judicial Clerk, Financial Clerk, Interior Clerk and Ministry of Rites Clerk. Two seats were vacant on the right, followed by Mekrog, one of the three generals, Hizkes, one of the three, and the court clerk. A slightly luxurious chair was empty of the main seat, awaiting the arrival of its master along with all the officials and generals present.

There was a sound of footsteps in the corridor outside the door, and then there was a "squeak", and the door of the council hall opened inward, and the two male servants in charge of opening the door held the doorknob, bowed their heads respectfully and retreated to both sides, and then stood straight in place. A man in a black and silver-rimmed suit, a black swan feather shawl, and a black-faced and red-hearted refined cotton cloak with a black face and red gall on his back, knocked on the oak floor, and walked in, his face set off with a black costume that made his face even fairer and colder. A pair of ice-blue eyes with black hair half-hiding, a cold glance at the eight generals in the room, already made some people feel a chill. As soon as they saw this man, everyone present stood up neatly and saluted him in unison.

Following him in was a young man with blond hair, who was not wearing the official uniform uniforms uniformed by the palace like everyone else, but was dressed in an orange mage robe. Mekrog let out a muffled snort, and looked away in a slightly unhappy mood, he was a middle-aged man with beautiful brown hair, and his hair was combed back very energetically. Hiszx, a friend on the side, slapped his hand with a smile and put his index finger to his mouth to silence him. Hizkes is the youngest of the three generals, only 32 years old, with a thin build, and because his face is a little long, his eyes are a little small, and he takes advantage of this, always smiling and bending his eyes into a slit, which makes people feel kind. But others say it's a "glass-like smile."

The two maids followed the man in black all the way to the luxurious seat, and then one of them moved the chair back, and the man in black swung his cloak and sat down, and following his movements, the maids carefully pushed the seat forward, so that when the man sat on the chair, he did not have to move his seat again.

This man dressed in black is the current king of Garbadia, Yaga. And the blonde man who followed him was Kalan, who was the secretary of state and military affairs, originally Kalan only had one position of secretary of state, but after Yejia ascended the throne, he was quickly promoted, and he now has the status of holding two important positions. Anyone can see that Karan is Yega's henchman.

As Yega took her seat, everyone in the room sat down again, and Karan sat down in the empty seat next to Mekrog.

Leaning back in the chair in a comfortable position, Yejia glanced at it casually, swept the vacant seat next to him on the right, and asked casually:

"Is the Prime Minister still sick today?"

"Back to Your Majesty, Lord Metz Walker is too old to attend due to his stubborn illness, and I hope Your Majesty will forgive me. The Interior Secretary replied.

"I'm so old, I really can't bear to let him still work for state affairs every day, it's better to persuade him to retire as soon as possible and recuperate at home, you Aiqing, what do you think?"

"Hmph, hahaha, I'm joking, please don't take it seriously. The silence was broken by some contrived laughter.

Everyone present knows that Mez Walker, the veteran of the Three Dynasties, who is currently serving as the prime minister, is undoubtedly a thorn in the eye and a thorn in the flesh for Yejia. Due to two reasons, he cannot remove the post of prime minister at will. First, because Medzwalker is in a high position and has won the hearts of the people, if he wants to move his position, it will inevitably set off a backlash within the DPRK. Second, because of the Parliament's restraint on it, it is impossible for the Parliament to agree to such a major personnel change. With the appointment of Kahlan to double his duties, the council has turned a blind eye.

"Alright, let's talk about today's business. As he spoke, the upper body of the Yaga general leaned towards the table, clasped his hands together and said, "As we all know, although the military power of Galbadia was originally held by the king alone, the whole army was divided into three units, which were trained and commanded by the three generals. In view of the rebellion of the great general Hediway, although his soldiers have been temporarily divided equally among the other two generals, the vacant positions of general and chief of the palace guard have never found a suitable person to inherit. ”

The officials and generals present listened quietly to the king's speech, and a slight sense of foreboding appeared in their hearts.

"In this matter, I make the following decisions. Yega raised his eyes coldly and swept to the people present and said, "First, I will appoint Karan to serve as the chief of the palace guard, and second, I will now draw out all the troops that were temporarily allocated to the two generals and reorganize them as the army of the king's relatives." Ladies and gentlemen, do you have any objections to my decision?"

All the generals gasped, these two proposals seemed to be a small matter, but in fact they were very important.

"Your Majesty, please think again. His Excellency Karan is already wearing two hats and has a heavy workload. Moreover, since the founding of Garbadia, there has never been an example of a single person holding three positions. The speaker of the parliament, Katzman, who is an old man with gray sideburns and a goatee, put forward his opinion: "I beg your pardon for the reconstitution of the army of the king's relatives. Since the founding of the country, Galbadia has established the tradition of three generals to replace the king in charge of the army, and if it sets a new precedent here, I am afraid that the foundation of the state will be shaken, and it will have an unpredictable impact on future generations. ”

In order to avoid the concentration of political, military and state power in the king, Galbadia created a dictatorial situation. Therefore, a parliament was established to separate political powers, and the post of three generals was established to carry out checks and balances on military power. The King is Prime Minister on all matters of state, but political and military matters are subject to consultation with the people concerned. It is a very troublesome system, but it is a good way to achieve a relationship of tripartite containment and mutual checks and balances. The founding emperor of Galbadia, Lecrest wanted to establish an egalitarian state with a royal system, which was difficult to achieve, but did not want his descendants to go astray. Lecrest believed that a king who could not listen to the voice of the people could never be a qualified leader, so he set up such a system to ensure that the king must listen to the advice of his generals.

What Katzman wants to say in the latter sentence is that Yega established a family army, but in fact, he monopolized one-third of the military power, which may be just the beginning, and no one can guarantee that Yega will take all the military power for his own use step by step.

"Lord Katzman, you're a smart man, why don't you listen to my explanation first?" asked Yega, expecting someone to object, so she asked with a calm smile.

"Your Majesty, please speak. ”

Yejia's ice-blue eyes swept over the banquet again, and he said in a deep tone:

"Among all of you here, are there any people who have murderous intent against me?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked. Mekrog and Hizx looked at each other, unable to discern the king's intentions from the words they had just said.

"Actually, I was assassinated last night. ”

The air in the council hall was freezing again, and all the generals looked at each other, their eyes full of unbelieving.

"You don't know, it's normal, because the assassin was secretly executed by me last night. But since I ascended the throne, there are not a few who have opposed me, and most people think that I am not 'qualified' to sit on the throne, what do you think?" said Yaga smiled, but a coldness radiated from his eyes. Seeing that no one spoke, Yaga continued:

"The reason why I appointed Karanqing as the chief of the palace guard was because he was the person I trusted the most, and the reason why I established the army of the king's relatives was also because I was afraid of rebellion. Galbadia has already had a thief, and I don't want to be the second monarch to be assassinated. If I were to be assassinated, there would be no one in the kingdom who would have the proper royal bloodline, and the bloodline that Galbadia had passed down from the founding emperor would be severed. For the above reasons, I propose that the appointment of Karan and the movement of the army be maintained until my princess gives birth to a dragon child. Ladies and gentlemen, do you have any objections?"

Yaga's arguments are indeed strong, and at this time, the ministers who are dissatisfied with Yaga are wondering each other about who sent the assassins. Looking at their wandering eyes, Mekrog snorted, and Karan on the side heard it without making any expression.

"If there are no objections, just do as I say. Is there anything else?" asked Yega, who wanted to end the meeting.

"Your Majesty. The person who responded was Speaker Katzman.

"What's the matter, Speaker?" said Yaga looked at him with a cold face.

"If Your Majesty is worried that someone will rebel, then it is acceptable to appoint Kalanqing as the chief of the palace guard. However, there is no precedent in our country for the establishment of an army directly under the king, so please think twice. Because of Katzman's outspokenness, the ministers at the back of his seat all nodded their heads.

"Isn't there a chance to rebel if you have military power?" said Yaga mockingly, "and I don't think 'there is no precedent' as a reason. Before the founding of the founding of the founding of the country, there was no so-called 'precedent'. ”

"Your Majesty, please forgive the old minister, Garbadia has always maintained the separation of powers in politics, military and state affairs, and His Majesty the King undoubtedly monopolized part of the military power, which is contrary to the original intention of the founding emperor!"

"Speaker, as I have said, this military transfer will only be maintained until my princess gives birth to a dragon fetus. Is it true that the Speaker has such a distrust of me?"

"It's not that the old minister doesn't believe in His Majesty, it's that His Majesty doesn't believe in his own subjects. ”

"Hmph!" said Yaga with a cold snort, "Katzman, are you going to impeach me in public?"

"The old minister didn't dare. ”

"I have only assigned a third of the army to my own command, and it does not affect any military operations in Galbadia. Otherwise, I promise to accept the recommendation from now on, and to elect as soon as possible a suitable person to succeed him to the post of general, and to unify this part of the army. ”

“...... In this case, the old minister has nothing to say. ”

"Anything else?" asked Yega, scanning the crowd again.

"Your Majesty. It was Katzman who replied aloud, "The old minister has something to tell." ”

"Say it. Yaga looked at him impatiently.

"Lord Medzwalk, the Prime Minister, has been ill for many days, and I would like to take the elders of the council to greet him. ”

"Such a trivial matter, you don't have to report it to me one by one. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty. ”

"That's all for today, then. Speaker, please greet Metz Walker on my behalf and wish him a speedy recovery. ”

"The old minister must bring it. ”

The generals all stood up with Yega, and watched him leave the council hall with Kalan, and when they were far away, everyone in the hall immediately began to talk to each other.

"Which side of the road stabbed His Majesty?" asked the financial secretary with a big belly and a puzzled question.

"That's right, why don't I know anything about it?" said the Ministry of Rites.

"It's normal that you haven't heard. In my opinion, the assassination was made up by His Majesty himself. Speaker Kazman said with disdain.

"Oh?" said the Judicial Book looked at the white-haired old man with interest.

"Lord Katzman, be careful what you say. When the Interior Secretary saw that the speaker was disrespectful to the king, he immediately broke out in a cold sweat just because he was in the same room with him.

On this ground, the king took the first step towards his monopoly of military power, and although he verbally promised to appoint new generals immediately, he was probably only a pretext. Lord Mekrog, Lord Hizk, be careful, for His Majesty is eyeing your army. Kazman said to the two generals present.

"Master Katzman laughed, the army belongs to His Majesty the King, and we are just in charge of it. Hizx replied with a smile, and he didn't want to offend either side of his sleek personality.

"Lord Katzman, if His Majesty does anything wrong, we can impeach, but is it too much for you to speak behind his back here?"

"Well, I just hope that the two generals will remember what I said today and not regret it later. With that, Katzman chuckled and left the chamber.