Chapter Seventy-Eight: The Struggle between the Queen Mother Regent and the Imperial Council
Odin took another bite of caviar - this time he dug a spoonful directly with a silver scaldling spoon, and said with a smile to Evan Hall, who was not very good-looking: "You see, it is not only the palace guards who came out with her, but the little head of the Queen Mother contains far more things than you think—she is not a canary in the palace, but a mother eagle!"
Evan didn't have time to feel sorry for his Beicong Ice River Sturgeon Black Roe, and hurriedly looked at the gate of the Golden Palace - sure enough, in addition to the guards holding long swords, there were also some local nobles dressed in fancy clothes, and they walked to the gate of the palace one after another. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
"The dual effect of medicine and alcohol lasts for at least eight hours, and no matter how panicked the Prime Minister is, he must have already taken control of the Golden Palace, two hours - what can the Queen Mother Regent do?" the Chancellor of the Exchequer was a little surprised.
"Let the secret envoy pass the message, and curry favor with the minor nobles who have not been affected, so that the royal family will not lose its authority before the people of the whole country, or at least be on a par with the former prime minister. Decorative lintels - but a woman's specialty. I don't know how to wield a sword, but I'm very good at dressing. Odin smiled.
"It's not far from the Golden Palace, and I can let my little birds hear their conversation word for word. ”
The warlock said, and the white "spirit" came out of his side and flew towards the gate of the Golden Palace—the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who was sitting next to him, could not see the scene.
Evan Hall was shocked - the warlock's words, as if deliberately to let himself hear, that is, as long as the scope was small enough, no secret could hide from him?
For those who seek power, the secret is life - a person who knows all the secrets must be a sharp blade that can kill his enemies as well as stab himself. Odin's danger in the Chancellor's mind has increased by another tenth. Once the day when this warlock is no longer associated with Deep Valley Castle, whether hostile or not, he must be eliminated.
While Evan was in his head, the Queen Mother Regent had slowly walked out of the gilded gate, and the little king was nowhere to be found. She still wears an emerald crown, a crimson brocade gown, and a bun in her hair, dressed solemnly and with a solemn expression.
Before Prime Minister Elio could speak, the Queen Regent pointed to his head and ordered him to kneel.
"If you're here, you'll probably be scared too. Odin saw that the Chancellor of the Exchequer looked nervous, and had subconsciously drained the frost wine in front of him, so he poured another glass for him.
"Let's bet a gold coin, and this time the prime minister will bow his head in front of his sister. ”
"Not necessarily—" Evan only felt his mouth dry, and the purity of the wine made his head dizzy and his nerves excited, but not to the point of not being sober. He pulled out an Imperial Gold Coin from his bosom and threw it on the table.
I saw the guards of the Queen Mother's faction draw their swords and point at the other side of the confrontation.
At the same time, the palace guards behind the Prime Minister also pulled their blades out of their scabbards - the two sides were only one step apart!
The "spirit" named Ursus transmitted the conversation between the two through the spiritual sea, and Odin listened to it, and smiled even more.
"The Queen Mother said that all those who draw their swords in front of me can be seen as disloyalty to the young king. My regency comes from the Holy Land, and God has given me the power to govern the country. And you are pointing your sword at me—are you trying to blaspheme and treason?" the warlock recounted her words in the true form of the Queen Regent's tone.
The guards, who were in the same formation as the Imperial Head, hid the blade of the sword in the scabbard at his waist at Elio's order. But it can be seen that the Minister of the Interior, the General Staff of the Military Staff, and the Chancellor of the Reich behind him are very dissatisfied.
The slaughtered aristocratic forces also gradually left the Place Saint-Louis-Zeit and gathered in front of the Golden Palace, their slow steps and complicated expressions, apparently not yet recovering from their horror and grief. With the addition of the attendants, I am afraid that thousands of people gathered outside the court. They are waiting to see how the negotiations between the two sides are going, and it is not impossible to trigger a riot if someone gives the order now.
Now it looks like a river full of hot oil, between the two sides of the confrontation. As long as there is a spark, a raging fire will be ignited in the court that has never stopped fighting.
"The Prime Minister's side seems to have a moral advantage. Evan Hall's only suspicions were shattered—the warlock seemed to be able to hear voices far away. All he could see was the mouths of the figures opening and closing, and his ears filled with the sound of the wind from the towering terraces. He felt very uncomfortable about it, but he couldn't show it.
"What is morality? The sanctuary is morality, and the inquisition is justice. The warlock retorted mercilessly.
The Prime Minister responded that hundreds of innocent nobles had died because of the cruel orders of the Queen Regent. Now that the four ministers of the Imperial Council also believe that the Queen Mother is incapable of governing, Justice Nicholas calls for a trial to be convened to re-rule the Queen Mother's regency. The Warlock repeated Elio's reply, clasped his hands together, and leaned back comfortably in his leather chair.
Evan was more nervous than Warlock, leaning against the fence and spreading his arms, as if he wanted to take into account the every move of the people on the field.
"By the way, Justice Nicholas seconded it, the Home Secretary Mark Duna seconded it, the Military General Staff Bailey Sieri seconded it, and some angry ministers also seconded it, it seems that the situation of the Queen Mother Regent is not good. "Odin has dug up a bottle of priceless caviar, and now he's starting to go for the white truffle.
"There is no doubt that the regency will be shaken. Evan felt his palms sweat a little, and his face still maintained the composure of a businessman, but he couldn't help but answer to ease his rapid heartbeat—after all, he was the one who ignited the oil drum of civil unrest.
"It seems that we are going to increase the stakes to fifty gold coins - the Oriole of the Royal Theatre, the price of a night in bed is one gold coin, so today I have directed this good play for adults, how can it be worth fifty-one hundred. ”
Odin smiled and took a sip of frost wine, not caring at all that he had trampled on the precious wine and food.
Evan Hall squinted at him, not forgetting to sarcastically say, "Okay, I've won this bet." Fifty imperial gold coins is not a small amount, enough for a farmer to live for ten years and a poor man to live for a lifetime. A businessman does business the same to everyone - if he can't pay back, he has to pay something else. ”
The warlock ignored the Chancellor's sarcasm, but pointed to the gate of the Golden Palace, still with the same expression: "Look, the country nobles invited by the Queen Mother have come in handy." ”
As Odin's voice fell, the nobles gathered on the side of the Queen Mother fell to the ground and bowed to the Queen Mother, obviously leaving the other side of the confrontation at a loss.
The former prime minister, who had just spoken righteously, did not know how to deal with it at this time, and the General Staff of the Military Department clenched his hands into fists, looking angry, but he couldn't attack. The lords who were clamoring and crying for justice for the royal family became weak in the face of these small princes who were also nobles.
"What's going on?" said Evan Hall, surprised at the warlock sitting beside him, how could these nobles, who had never been in contact with the court and lived by their own small domains, show their loyalty to the Queen Regent at the right time?
"That Viscount Karl praised the virtues of the Queen Mother Regent, stopped the country duel, and reduced unnecessary casualties. Odin repeated the kneeling nobleman's speech, in response to Evan's question.
The other sang the praises of the Queen Mother's selflessness in law enforcement. ”
Others praised her for maintaining peace in the country despite the death of the king and the uncertainty of the situation - this one is funny, and in passing mocks the other side of the confrontation. ”
"I guess the Queen Regent calculated the income of the treasury and promised these little lords who came to sing the praises that they would receive a reward of ten thousand gold coins that year--isn't this the philosophy of the Timberwolves, there is no such thing as money being unfair. ”
The Warlock's smile was gentle, like the rising sun in summer. He unceremoniously swallowed a small spoonful of white truffle, but he never realized the rumored sweet, rich flavor.