Queen Christina looked at Luke, and couldn't help but examine herself in her heart, whether she was a little carried away by the sudden acquisition of great power. Thinking back to the biographies of emperors and famous ministers with tragic endings that I had read, at that time I still felt why those people indulged in power and allowed power to backlash, but it turned out that it was my turn to know that power is really easy to make people arrogant, arrogant, and arrogant, so that they fascinate their eyes and minds.

Without self-control in an authoritarian center, it will only lead to destruction.

"Thank you for reminding you that forbearance is a virtue."

"No, it's not forbearance." Luke put down his teacup and said to Queen Christina, "It's called concentration!" Forbearance is a sign of weakness, and determination is to be patient after setting a goal, waiting for the right moment before making a decisive move.

Many things don't have a chance to happen again, and if there is no certainty of winning in the decision-making of life and death, it is better to stabilize the status quo and slowly accumulate your own strength. ”

Empress Christina listened to Luke's words and felt that her mood suddenly brightened.

His expression relaxed.

"I can finally understand why you can do so many unbelievable things in Angry Waves City, the palace, and the Western Realm, and why Your Majesty is not willing to kill you.

Whoever can get your sincere auxiliary left will definitely become the most dazzling Ming Jun in this era.

The Cross is not something I can deal with now, but I can't do nothing. I'll summon Gabrill on the pretext of auditing, and then press him to order more war materiel to your Special Dispatch Office for Northern Supplies. There is a comparison of the purchase price of Angry Waves City, and I hope that the Cross Society can be a little more restrained. ”

"That's no problem! The expansion of Angry Waves City urgently needs a large order to expand the factory. As long as His Royal Highness gives me a lot of orders, the price will definitely satisfy you. ”

While Luke and Empress Christina privately discussed which orders for war supplies to give to the city, Agatha waited at the place where Luke was separated.

Outside the cloister is a garden.

When the mission left the imperial capital for the western frontier more than a month ago, there were still many flowers blooming in the garden. Now not only are there no flowers, but even a lot of leaves have fallen.

This year's cold snap in the north came a little early, which was very detrimental to the Empire's defense in the north.

A cold wind blew through the cloister, and Agatha tightened her clothes, and she couldn't help but feel a sense of sadness in her heart. This palace seems magnificent, but she can only feel depressed and lonely.

"Sister Agatha!"

Princess Del's voice awakened Agatha's somewhat divergent thoughts, and she turned to see Della running over, her eyes searching around as if she were looking for someone.

"Dai'er, are you coming to see your father?"

Dale came to Agatha's side, saluted, and replied, "Yes, but my father still hasn't seen me." Uncle Millscom said that his father needed to recuperate now and did not want to see anyone.

I don't know how many times I've been rejected, but I used to see my father every time I went, and it seems that my father is really sick this time. ”

Speaking of Augustine the Great, Dale's tone was full of embarrassment. Since she was "rescued" and returned to the palace, her relationship with her father has improved a lot. Basically, as long as she went to visit, Augustine the Great would find time to chat with her no matter how busy he was.

Now that she has been rejected continuously, Dale can't help but worry about her father's health.

Agatha comforted the depressed Dale: "I met the queen just now, and my father's health is much better than we thought. The major events that have happened in recent times are too concentrated, and my father is too tired to have health problems.

Let him rest more...... It is believed that he will recover soon. ”

"May my father recover soon." Dale prayed silently, and then asked, "I heard that the Governor of the Falling Star also attended this Imperial Cabinet meeting, why didn't I see him?" ”

Agatha smiled and said, "He...... Promoted again! He is now a Special Cabinet Minister, in charge of the newly formed Office for the Special Dispatch of Supplies in the North. When the meeting was just dismissed, the queen summoned him again, which should be to talk about the production and dispatch of materials in the north.

Do you have something to do with him? ”

"Oops......" Daile said with a roll of her eyes, "it's not a big deal." I've heard that the World Tree of the Ancestral Grasslands of the Westlands has been revived, and Professor Sunny Sky has become the queen of the Moonlight Court. I just want to ask when Professor Clearsky will be back, the Governor of Meteorite, and some questions related to the World Tree.

I think...... I wanted to do a project related to the World Tree, and I wanted to learn more about this great transcendent being. ”

Agatha knew she had something else in mind when she saw Dale's eyes wandering.

"The meteorite has been gone for a while, and it should come out soon. You wait for him here, and I'll go back to Tulip Manor. ”

Dale asked, "Aren't you waiting for the Governor of Meteorite?" ”

"I didn't wait for him, but something suddenly occurred to me and thought about it here for a while. I've just returned from the West, and the CIA has a backlog of things that I need to deal with, and I don't have time to delay him.

I'm back, goodbye! ”

"Again...... Goodbye, Sister Agatha. ”

Dale watched Agatha move away and began to look to the other end of the cloister.

Sure enough, as Agatha said, it didn't take long for Luke to come over. Seeing Luke walking with his head down and thinking about things, Dale quickly ducked behind the arch pillar, and then suddenly jumped out as Luke approached.

"Luke!"

Someone called out his name, which really startled Luke. He was relieved when he saw that it was Dai'er who jumped out: "Why are you here?" And why don't you call me a meteorite? ”

"Meteorite is just your code name, not your name. You and Sister Agatha won't tell me your real name, so I'll call you Luke. ”

"Meteorite is a code name, and 'Luke' isn't also a fake name I gave myself in Downtown."

"A fake name is at least a name. If you don't want me to call you by your name, tell me your real name.

Sister Agatha told me that now that you are a cabinet minister, it is time for you to reveal your real name. ”

Faced with Dale's expectant look, Luke looked around first, and after not finding Agatha, he said to Dale: "When it comes time to make it public, I will definitely make it public." Have you seen the eldest princess? ”

Dale pointed to where Agatha had just stood and replied, "Sister Agatha has just been thinking about things here, and now she is back at Tulip Manor."

I was in a bad mood when I saw her, but I didn't dare to ask her, was there something bad going on? ”

Luke didn't know why Agatha didn't wait for him to leave alone, so he said to Dale, "It's all a matter of trouble in the court, and there may be a war in the north." None of this has anything to do with you, you can concentrate on your studies.

Let's go, I'll take you back to Miss Sunny Sky's museum. ”

When Dale heard that Luke was going to send herself, she immediately happily agreed: "Okay! I happen to have a lot of questions for you related to the World Tree......

Have you seen the World Tree? How tall is it? Can you speak? ”

"The time for this mission was too tight, and I didn't go to the ancestral grassland to see the world. But Miss Sunny Sky said that the World Tree is a thousand meters high......"

Luke and Dale leave the palace together talking about the World Tree, and then encounter a carriage guarding outside. Next to the carriage stood an attendant with the Silver Manor logo on his clothes, who conveyed to Luke the invitation of the Grand Prince.

Luke asked the attendant to go back first, saying that he would send Princess Dale back to the museum in Clear Sky and go to the Silver Manor to meet the Grand Prince.

Nothing special happened on the way back to Dai'er, but Dai'er chatted all the way, asking about the West's Realm and the World Tree for a while, and then talking about interesting things that happened in the academy.

When I arrived at the museum, I watched Luke leave in the car with some reluctance.

Luke traveled to the Silver Manor without stopping, and was immediately taken to the front of the Grand Prince Fania by his servants.

The eldest prince Fania was still dressed for a cabinet meeting, and the emperor Zinke came to argue with him.

"Father, the Augustinian family is not without men, and it is far from the dilemma of needing the queen to go to the front. I've been serving in the North since I joined the Army, and I'm very familiar with the situation there and the Northland, and there's no one in the royal family better suited to go to the North to defend against the enemy.

Please take me to the palace now, and ask the queen to send me to the north. ”

Fania reprimanded Zinke harshly: "What do you know? The initial assault on the north against the Atlantshire League must have been devastating, with a large amount of territory lost, and at best it would have been to hold a few strong forts.

At this time, letting you go to the north is equivalent to letting you die.

I am my son, and I am the one who will become the emperor of the empire. And the queen ...... If she dies, she will be replaced by a new queen!

The Governor of the Meteor is here, step down! Don't get down to business! ”

Although Xin Kelai, who was trapped in the imperial capital, had a lot of grievances in his heart, he knew that as long as his father did not allow it, he would not be able to go anywhere.

Zinklai angrily turned away, and as he passed by Luke, he only sighed and walked over.

Fania invited Luke to sit down, and then said very bluntly, "You did a great job in the West, and I am very satisfied that you didn't give Alec much credit." It's just that...... Why did you propose to let Zinke go to the North at the Imperial Cabinet meeting, and then suggested that Agatha go to the North?

Is there a deflection in your position? ”

"My position has never been deflected, and everything I do is based on the fundamental interests of the Empire. I support you to become the crown prince because I feel that you are the only one who is suitable to be the monarch. And it was suggested that Zink come to the North only because he was the most suitable person; Agatha is the second choice.

The Empress will also be behind you and Prince Alec, and her going to the North will not only boost morale, but also improve her command ability to zero. If there is a situation of chaotic command, the queen's going to the north is a negative increase in the strength of the northern legion. ”

Luke was serious about his position, and he couldn't find anything to refute what he said.

Of course, Fania knew that it was most appropriate for Zinke to come and go to the north for the sake of national interests, but it was a higher national interest whether he could successfully ascend the throne. Now that Alec and his legions of the Westlands are free, if there is a change in the court, the Legions of the Westlands will move to the imperial capital, and Xinkelai will need to take over the Legion of the Garrison of St. Lun, the palace guards, and the Royal Knights to defend against the rebels.

At that time, if the Moonlight Royal Court coerced the nobles of the Western Realm to attack from Alec's back, then there would be no suspense on the throne.

Therefore, even though Fania was a little dissatisfied with the fact that the Meteorite had dealt with the nobles of the Western Realm, the current Meteorite was the person he had to try his best to woo.

When Fania heard that the meteorite still supported her, her heart relaxed slightly.

On second thought, although the meteorite pacified the western realm and liberated Alec's hands and feet, it also made Alec useless. Moreover, at the just-concluded Imperial Cabinet meeting, the Empress wanted to mobilize the Western Legion, but was vetoed by the Falling Star and finally pressed the Crescent Oasis and could not move.

This gives me more room to work with.

The eldest prince Fania was in a better mood.

Regarding Luke's concern about the situation in the north, Fania said: "At this stage, the most important thing for the empire is to hold the north, and at worst, the army of the Atshire Union cannot threaten the imperial capital.

I have asked General Joshuel to draw up a list of the members of the Northern Operational Staff and to draw up a corps from the Southern Front to replenish the North. General Anthony Rusian served as Chief of Staff of the Northern Operational Staff and was responsible for the final decision on the battle plan.

As long as the queen does not interfere with the command after arriving in the north, the northern legion still has the ability to block the attack of the Atlantshire League.

After the north withstands the initial attack of the Atshire United, the key to victory or defeat in the future depends on who can send more supplies to the front line faster. ”

The North is the family of Fania for a long time, so naturally he will not watch the North Legion being eaten by the Atshire United. Although he didn't let Zinke come and go to the north, he spared no effort to send support and supplements to the north.

This time, Fania called Luke, not only to determine his position, but also to value the production capacity of Fury Waves.

"After today's Imperial Cabinet meeting, the Empress summoned me and talked to me about sending supplies to the north." Luke told Fania what he had talked about with the Empress, and mentioned the Crucius' sky-high purchase order, and said, "The Crucifixes have gone too far to dare to suck blood from the treasury at such a time."

Does Your Highness know about the existence of such a purchase order? ”

"Of course I don't know!" Fania denied it, but his expression still revealed that he knew the list existed.

Running the northern frontier and wooing court officials requires a lot of money, and this money cannot be obtained from normal channels.

The Cross Society was an important financier behind the two princes, and in the past, the city of Angry Waves had to hand over a large sum of money every year as a political contribution to the Cross. Just by the nine tons of gold that Luke had robbed, it was clear how much money the Grand Prince could get from the Crucifixes.

The money was not given for free, and the Grand Prince had to use his power and influence for the benefit of the Crucifixion.

In the past, the Cross Society would also use its heart on the books, making the accounts more beautiful, and it was not easy to be seen. It's just that in recent years, Augustine the Great's energy has declined, and the Cross Society doesn't even bother to do the accounts, and directly sandwiches it in other documents to report.

Fania didn't expect that Queen Christina would discover the existence of sky-high purchase orders.

If Augustine the Great knew about it, it would definitely be a great eucalyptus that could pierce the sky!

After showing that she did not know, Fania asked, "Did the Empress say what Her Majesty thinks of that list?" ”

Luke pretended to trust Fania and said, "The Empress was worried that Her Majesty's condition would deteriorate if she found out about this, so she didn't show the list to Your Majesty. I also advised the Empress not to investigate this eucalyptus when war was about to break out in the north.

Since the eldest prince has nothing to do with this matter, I am also relieved. When His Majesty's health improves, he will definitely investigate this kind of big eucalyptus that makes the country difficult to make money to the end. Whether it is a cabinet minister or a member of the royal family, as long as they get involved with this eucalyptus, they will not end well. ”

While rejoicing that Augustine the Great did not know the sky-high list, Fania also scolded the Crucifixes in his heart for being stupid. I made so much money that I was reluctant to spend even the money I made for fake accounts.

You are looking for death, and you will drag me down!

"It is true that this should not be known to my father now...... "Fania asked again, "does Agatha know about this list?" ”

Luke replied, "When the Queen summoned me, Her Royal Highness the eldest princess returned to Tulip Manor. I am going to leave from your Highness, and I will go to meet Her Royal Highness the eldest princess, because the naval battle of Leo is imminent, and we need more intelligence support from the Secret Intelligence Bureau. ”

Fania knew Luke wasn't lying.

News came from the palace that Agatha had left the palace when Meteorite was summoned by the Empress.

Meteorite returns to the Silver Manor immediately after sending Princess Dale back to the museum, and does not see anyone during this time.

"Don't let Agatha know about this yet."

Luke asked, "Why?" ”

Fania replied: "Agatha knows that this matter will definitely be investigated, which will cause unrest in the palace and be detrimental to the war situation on the northern and southern fronts. It is better to wait for his father to recover, and he can order the investigation to minimize the harm. ”

Luke nodded: "Your Highness is right, let's wait for Your Majesty to recover." Some people, even the eldest princess, can't investigate casually. ”

Fearing that too much of his words would be lost, Fania turned the conversation to supplies to the north.

Fania knew what the North lacked most, so she chatted with Luke very carefully. It wasn't until near night, when Luke had dinner with Fania, that he left the Silver Manor.

Sending Luke away, Fania immediately called the butler.

"Can Your Majesty's health be ascertained?"

The butler replied with great difficulty: "I'm sorry, master...... Our inside line can't enter His Majesty's dormitory at all. His Majesty's daily life is all in charge of the alchemy puppet, and the only people who can see him are the queen and the knight of Millscom. ”

I don't know what the situation of Augustine the Great is now, which makes Fania feel that he is in a situation where he cannot advance or retreat. And the list in the queen's hand has become a noose that can kill her at any time.

Crosses can be harmful!

"Damn it!"

Fania scolded, and the frightened butler quickly knelt on the ground: "Please forgive the master!" ”

"I didn't say you." Fania walked back and forth in the room, as if weighing an extremely important matter. When the butler's knees were numb, Fania suddenly stopped and said, "Increase the surveillance of the palace and do everything possible to determine the condition of Your Majesty."

Whenever we have the chance, we will do it! ”

Hearing Fania's last words, the butler's excited eyes lit up: "Yes, my master!" ”