Chapter 56: Framed
As soon as Wilmer's words came out, everyone suddenly shut up, they could speak for fame and the people, but if it involved their own interests, then say something else.
However, there are always a few people in the world who are particularly iron.
"Lord Wilmer, if the tax increase can be reversed, I am willing to exchange my family property for it." The middle-aged minister who had just spoken spoke up.
"I'm afraid that your little property is not enough at all." Wilmer glanced at the middle-aged minister.
"In that case, then I won't draft the paperwork." The middle-aged minister said in a deep voice.
In order for an act to take effect in the Empire, it first required the corresponding officials to draft the paperwork, and then it was signed by the Emperor.
And that middle-aged minister is the official in charge of taxation, and now he is definitely the most notorious person in the entire empire, and the empire has raised taxes year after year, and the people are almost scolding him to death.
Yes, no one scolded the emperor, the people scolded him, after all, scolding the emperor was to kill the head, and many people still had illusions about the emperor in their hearts, thinking that the emperor was just deceived by traitors.
However, the truth is how much effort and how much political capital he put into stopping those tax-raising bills.
For this reason, he almost offended all his colleagues in the court.
"Lord Phil, are you trying to disobey?" Wilmer stared at the middle-aged minister, if the other party didn't cooperate, then the matter would be a bit troublesome.
Although His Majesty the Emperor could force decrees directly through officials, he Wilmer did not have this power.
"Disobedience? Lord Wilmer, is it your order? "Phil is also out of the way at the moment.
"Good!"
Wilmer nodded, it was true that he was not qualified to order any of the officials present, after all, he did not have any official position at all, but he could ask His Majesty the Emperor to give an order.
This would make His Majesty feel that he was not reliable, so Wilmer decided to give this Phil some eye medicine in front of His Majesty and get rid of him, so that no one would disobey him in the future.
"Brother Phil, you're too impulsive."
As Wilmer left, the ministers present dispersed, and then a minister who was not much different in age from Phil came over, "You have offended that traitor now, and he will not be punished when he goes to His Majesty and says a few bad things about you." ”
"Brother Peter."
Phil looked at the visitor, and squeezed out a smile on his face, the other party was his only friend in this court, both of them were from the same region, and they also entered the court at the same time, and both entered the center of imperial power.
"I'm afraid I won't be able to stay here, so I just took this opportunity to say goodbye to my hometown and return to my hometown, I don't want to be an official for a long time." Phil's heart was also full of grievances.
In today's empire, the king is mediocre, the villain is in charge, and the people are not happy, which is completely a scene of the end of the dynasty.
"Let's not talk about that, let's go have a drink today." Peter patted Phil on the shoulder.
"It's good!"
Phil, who was in a depressed mood, also wanted to get drunk.
An imperial restaurant.
The two ministers mingled in the private room, and soon Phil was a little drunk, and the people were so drunk that they talked more.
"Brother Feier, since this empire has disappointed you, why don't you try to change him?" Listening to Phil's whining, Peter suddenly lowered his voice.
"I've tried hard, but you've seen the results." Phil shook his head and sighed.
"The empire is terminally ill, and ordinary means can no longer be cured, only to take drastic medicine, and all of them will be overturned and restarted." Peter said in a deep voice.
Peter's words made Phil sober up instantly, and he obviously understood the meaning of the other party's words.
"Brother Phil, I hope you can join us." Peter took out a letter and handed it to Phil.
"Messianic Organization!"
Phil glanced at the special symbol on the envelope, and his pupils shrank sharply, "Brother Peter, you actually ...... How can you be worthy of the cultivation that the empire has given you!! ”
"Brother Feier, you should know what the empire has become now, and only the Messiah can save the people in countless suffering." Peter said in a deep voice.
"I'm sorry, Brother Peter, but I won't betray the Empire." Phil pushed the envelope back into Peter's hand, "I'll do the same thing as if nothing happened." ”
"Take it, I think you'll need it one day, Brother Phil." Peter shook his head, then got up and left the restaurant.
Looking at the departing Peter, Phil was silent for a moment and then put away the envelope, when he was young, his dream was to be loyal to the king, but the blows again and again made his heart shake a little.
"This thing can't be discarded at will, I'll find a hidden place to destroy it." Touching the envelope in his arms, Phil comforted himself.
Meanwhile, Peter left the restaurant and soon found himself in a small room not far away.
"Did you give him anything?"
No sooner had Peter entered the hut than a voice rang out.
"Lord Wilmer, he's taken the envelope." Peter said respectfully. At this moment, standing in front of Peter was the Wilmer who was going to raise taxes in the court before.
Wilmer's plan to raise taxes several times was sabotaged by Phil, Wilmer had already hated Phil, and this plan was blocked again, so he didn't do anything, ready to find a way to get rid of Phil.
Of course, it is impossible to get rid of a minister for no reason, so Wilmer thought of framing him, and now the biggest enemy of the empire is the Messiah, so let Phil become a member of the Messiah organization, and he can logically take Phil down.
"Very well, after the deed is done, Phil's position is yours." Wilmer patted Peter's shoulder with satisfaction, he was not mistaken, Peter and Phil both entered the court at the same time, but Peter's official position has always been lower than Phil.
This made Wilmer feel that Peter must have a great grudge against Phil in his heart, so he tried it a little, and the result was as he expected, and then Wilmer acquiesced to the heavy profit, and easily rebelled against Peter.
"Thank you, Lord Wilmer!" Peter said with a look of delight.
After a few words, Wilmer left, he could not leave the palace for too long, lest he arouse suspicion.
"Brother Feier, I'm sorry, if you're willing to join." Looking at Wilmer's departing figure, Peter sighed.
Peter plays the role of a member of the Messianic Organization to frame Phil this time, but no one knows that Peter is the real Messianic Order.
He is the highest-ranking person in the empire of the Messianic organization, and it can be said that it took more than ten years for the Messianic organization to arrange Peter's chess piece.
Just now, Peter invited Phil to join the Messianic organization, not to frame him, but to really want to invite him to join, if Phil agreed at that time, then, Peter will reply to Wilmer with the failure of the plan.
Unfortunately, Phil refused, and Peter had no choice but to kill him, because a minister who was loyal to the empire was a huge obstacle to the Messiah's overthrow of the empire.