Chapter 43: The Great Prince's Trust
The carriage in which Luke and Sinclair rode drove directly into the halls of the Silver Manor, and the guards immediately closed the door, the windows had long been closed, and the magic barrier was shaking on all sides.
If it weren't for the red carpet outside the open car door and the servants who welcomed him in the middle of the road, Luke would have thought that the eldest prince Fania would close the door and ...... and catch ......
At the other end of the red carpet, Fania waited for her distinguished guests with a majestic smile in a grand dress that would only be worn for celebrations.
Luke and Sinclair got out of the car one after another, and Sinclair, who saw this kind of scene, was still a step behind Luke, he knew that his father would never greet him with such specifications.
If you can get such a grand corporal as the imperial prince, you will definitely bow your head and swear allegiance.
Luke walked across the red carpet to the Grand Prince Fania and greeted him with his courtiers to the royal family: "Good day, Great Prince." I was flattered that the meteorite had been invited to come and receive such a grand welcome, and I hope it didn't bother you. ”
Fania patted Luke's shoulders with both hands, and the force was still strong.
"Very strong body, and amazing intelligence...... If you join the army, you will definitely become an invincible general. Now that the Empire is facing multiple wars, it is a great time to build a great cause. ”
The Grand Prince had a certain assessment of Luke's strength, and expressed his favor for the Meteor and hoped that he would join the war on the Southern Front.
In the face of Fania's blatant digging into the corner, Luke said very tactfully: "The trivial matters in Angry Waves City have already made me busy, and the tasks assigned by the headquarters of the Secret Intelligence Bureau are also very heavy. I really don't have the energy to join the army again, and I thank the eldest prince for his appreciation of me. ”
Fania was not dissatisfied, he had never thought that the meteor would be so easily surrendered.
This meeting is for the two sides to explore the bottom and talk about the conditions.
Fania dragged Luke to the prepared room, saying beautiful words and complimenting him on his actions in Raging Waves.
"I'm told almost every day that the economic dynamism of Angry Waves is much better than it was under Grover. The city of Angry Waves is full of opportunities and wealth...... I already know that there are several lords who are going to open factories in Angry Waves City, and gradually transfer the production capacity of the factories in the imperial capital.
At the cabinet meeting, Gabriel also put forward an intention...... It is to merge the five towns around Angry Waves into Angry Waves City, and then transfer the population to Angry Waves City, so that Angry Waves City will double in size. ”
Entering the room, the two sat down separately, and Luke asked curiously, "Did Shousuke-sama really mention this intention?" ”
Fania waved everyone out, including Sinclair, and waited for the door to close before saying to Luke, "I didn't expect that! But it was only an intention, far from being submitted to my father.
Even if I don't tell you the news, it will soon reach you, and Gabriel wants to negotiate terms with you. ”
Luke was interested in this topic.
The only thing that restricts the development of Raging Waves is land and people, especially land. When the existing idle land is developed, urban development reaches a bottleneck, and land expansion must be prepared for a rainy day.
As for Gabriel's desire to negotiate with him on this issue, let's talk about it.
"Thank you, Your Highness, for informing me of this, the next step of economic growth in Angry Waves City will require more land to realize. This intention put forward by Gabriel Shousuke was a great thing for the benefit of the Empire.
I think Your Highness, you will definitely support it. ”
Fania laughed and said, "Whether it's a good thing or not still needs to be discussed by many parties." And I'm not a cabinet minister, and Agatha's opinion carries more weight than I do.
That's right...... Governor Meteor, you come to me, Agatha shouldn't know. ”
"She doesn't know."
Fania asked again: "Judging from your behavior in Angry Waves City and after coming to the Imperial Capital, you should not hide this big thing from her when you came to Silver Manor." ”
Luke leaned back against the back of his chair, a wistful expression on his face.
"Her Royal Highness the eldest princess has the talents of an emperor, and I also have the heart to assist her to become the first empress of the empire. But she didn't listen to my persuasion this time, and she must form an alliance with His Royal Highness the Second Prince, which made me worry about the future. ”
Fania asked, "My father entrusted me with the war on the southern front, and many ministers of the court have surrendered to me, and I am almost sitting on the throne of the crown prince." Alec and Agatha want to balance me, isn't it the best way to join forces? ”
Luke watched the room, magnificent, with large murals telling heroic stories of the Empire's founding. Crystal chandeliers glow softly, and the air is filled with extravagant magical spices.
Fania saw the meteor's concern and said, "Please rest assured, it is only you and me in this room, and no one can hear a word of what we say." ”
Luke then said: "The eldest prince should know that His Majesty is very concerned about the experiment of prolonging life recently. The arrangement of the war on the southern front, he does not favor you, but has to use you.
You should know what I mean. ”
No one dared to say this kind of thing to Fania, so when Fania heard these words from the meteor, it was like an enlightenment!
As the eldest prince, Fania insisted on not marrying a new wife during the death of his wife for so many years, just to win over the Joshul family, which had a very strong influence in the military.
In this battle against the Celtic Grand Duke's Tedgar Hills, the Northern Army in the north transferred troops to fight on the southern front, which increased the military power controlled by Fania.
If Augustine the Great simply wanted to elect the crown prince, then this was a clear bias in favor of the Grand Prince. But Augustine the Great is still thinking about living for another five hundred years, and it is not a good thing that you have so many troops in your hands.
Fania felt a chill on his neck, and he asked Luke, "You said these words to Agatha too?" ”
"Did...... I told her that it was better to do nothing at this time to reduce His Majesty's attention. Regardless of whether the war on the southern front went well or not, it was all the consumption of His Majesty's evaluation of the Great Prince.
Moreover, the two princes did not go to the front line when they received the appointment, and they all guarded the imperial capital, as if they were just waiting for His Majesty to breathe, what would this make His Majesty, who was still thinking about prolonging his life, think? ”
Fania felt her neck tightened, a little suffocated.
If it weren't for the meteorite to wake me up today, I don't know how I really died.
"You've analyzed it so thoroughly, why didn't Agatha listen to you?"
"Because she thinks it's a matter of luck...... She unites with the second prince and will persuade the second prince to go to the Western Front to cultivate an army loyal to him.
If the eldest prince sees the inside story and chooses to go to the southern route, then there will be no one in the imperial capital to fight with her. Once there is a change in the court, neither you nor the second prince will be able to come back.
And even if you still insist on staying in the imperial capital, then you will have your majesty's suspicion alone......"
"Agatha has become more and more vicious since she took over the CIA!" The eldest prince, who knew Agatha's strategy, couldn't help but scold angrily, and then asked Luke, "Don't you support her in doing this?" ”
"Of course not!" Luke said firmly: "Her Royal Highness the eldest princess only values the throne, but does not care about the consequences of doing so.
There is a change in the court, she can proclaim herself emperor, but both princes have armies outside. The empire is divided into three to fight each other, the hereditary nobles will definitely fight back, and the enemy country will also take the opportunity to invade.
I've tested my development concept in Angry Waves and I want to spread it across the empire. I will assist a master to create an unprecedented era of prosperity and open up a great territory for the empire.
Instead of wasting the rest of your life in a civil war! ”
The more Luke spoke, the more excited he became, as if he had a million rulers in his chest and nowhere to play.
Fania was also very excited.
The ancient warriors were nothing more than that!
Fania grabbed Luke's hand across the table and looked at him affectionately, "I spent the first half of my life preparing for the empire you envisioned. If you come to help me, we will become the most shining emperor and first assistant of this era! ”
Luke pulled his hand back.
"Your Highness, I'm here this time...... It's not for the sake of effectiveness. ”
Fania paused for a moment, then laughed: "I understand, it's me who is anxious. Being able to hear your true heart is my biggest takeaway this time, and my door here is always open to you. ”
"Thank you for Your Highness's understanding, I don't want to disappoint the eldest princess, I hope that after Your Highness ascends the throne, she can forgive her for the mistakes she has made."
Fania thought of those rumors related to the falling star and Agatha, so she smiled and said: "Agatha should not covet the throne, and all other talents are the talents that the empire needs. Rest assured, as long as Agatha confesses her mistakes to me at that time, I will forgive her. ”
"Thank you, Your Highness."
"And if I want to forgive her, you must serve me, even if you do not owe allegiance to me. The trap that Agatha laid for me, how should I crack it. ”
Luke replied, "This trap set by Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess is very clever and cannot be completely broken. My advice is...... Several large-scale main duels were launched in the Tedgar Hills, inflicting mass casualties on both the enemy and the enemy, while maintaining neither advance nor retreat.
The loss of the elite of the Northern Army will reduce His Majesty's suspicions. A stalemate in the war will increase Your Majesty's dependence on you. This time, you stay in the imperial capital, even if Your Majesty is psychologically uncomfortable, he will still endure it. As long as there are no big victories or defeats on the southern front, you are safe, Your Highness. ”
Fania nodded.
Fighting hard with the elite of the Northern Army means that he is not greedy for military power. There were no decent results in hard fighting, and the army representing the Celtic Grand Duke was indeed very strong. As long as the southern front is undefeated and undefeated, and there are big fights from time to time, the empire will not easily change the strategy of the southern front.
Even if his father knew that he was waiting for him to die, he would endure it for the sake of the overall situation.
"It seems that we can only delay time like this, waiting for the great changes in the palace. I immediately wrote to General Joshur to inform him of the situation here. ”
The strategy of the southern front formulated by Fania and Joshuel was to use the original garrison of the southern front to consume the barbarian legions, and the elite of the northern legions waited for the opportunity to pick peaches and fight a few beautiful big victories. Consolidate his influence in the court with continuous successes and improve his father's rating in his heart.
By the way, you can also promote your own people from the lost garrison of the southern front.
Now it seems that this is a minus. The more beautifully the Northern Army on the Southern Front fought, the more dangerous it was for itself. If he swallows the garrison on the southern front again, he is still waiting for his father to die in the imperial capital...... It's really just looking for death.
Out of fear of Augustine the Great, Fania changed the strategy of the war on the southern front, not only did not take the opportunity to expand its military power, but wanted to reduce part of its own military power.
Luke's purpose of coming to the Silver Avenue is to be considered to have completed most of it, and the rest is to talk about joining forces to eliminate the abyss mages in the imperial capital.
At this time, Fania already trusted Luke, who helped him get out of a potential crisis, and naturally believed that Luke wanted to clear up another crisis for himself, the future king, and close the case of the attack on Princess Dale.
I also happened to take advantage of this good opportunity to let some people shut up forever, and it was normal to encircle and suppress the abyss mage and kill some people.
After everything was negotiated, Fania, who had received the help of the falling star, felt that he was infinitely close to the throne.
"Rest assured, Governor, I will definitely use my influence in the court to facilitate the passage of the bill for the expansion of Angry Waves City at the Imperial Council. The city of Saint-Lun is the brain of the empire, and the city of angry waves is the heart of the empire, and the empire with a healthy brain and a strong heart can continue to grow stronger.
When we settle the internal problems of the empire, we will swing the iron fist of the empire at the world.
At that time, I would tell my father in front of his tombstone: his time was not the peak of the empire, I was the greatest emperor of the empire! ”
Luke agreed: "A great emperor needs to have a very good hand and a heart that only contains the world. It was Princess Dale who made me see these elements in you and made me make up my mind to visit. ”
Fania asked, "You saw Princess Dale?" ”
"I found her and placed her in Miss Weatherlight's museum. I can be sure that the person who attacked Princess Dale was the Abyss Mage, and it was Princess Dale who gave me a little clue.
Please rest assured, Princess Daile did not know that the Abyss Mage did it. ”
Fania finally knew how the Meteorite found his head, and it must be that the Assassins were not clean, and Dale found a clue. Luckily, it was the Meteorite who found Dale, and it would be a very tricky problem if someone else found her.
This time, it is even more important to let those who have not achieved enough things and more than failed to disappear completely.
"Great! Ever since Dale disappeared, I've been worried about her safety. This time, knowing that she was safe and sound, I was finally able to sleep peacefully.
Thank you, Governor of Meteor!
Destroy the Abyss Mage, and Daile will be able to return to the palace, and our father will be very happy.
Oh...... I also want to congratulate you!
The fact that you saved Princess Dale and lived happily ever after her was a fairy tale that could be sung forever.
We'll be a family, too! ”
Fania was genuinely happy, and even glad that the assassins he had sent had messed things up. Not only is the result not a bad thing, but a good thing...... When the meteorite marries Dale, he will naturally alienate Agatha.
One day I will gain your loyalty!
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