At dusk, a farmhouse on the outskirts of St. Petersburg was quiet, the private property of Duke Yovanovich, which kept cattle, sheep and geese for the nobles.

At the same time, Duke Yovanovich also used it as a hiding place, allowing friends from the United States of Citi to stay.

The carriage came at a gallop, brawled in front of the gate of the farmstead, and before the servants could come and open it, the Duke of Yovanovich jumped out of the carriage, pushed open the fence, and hurried in.

"Sir?"

The servants in rubber coats, who were shoveling livestock manure, were all curious when they saw him.

On weekdays, Duke Yovanovich did not come to the farm much, and the nobles were afraid of getting their shoes dirty.

"Where's Mr. Drost?" Duke Yovanovich asked.

"Ahh In the back of the Red Room... Should. ”

On the inside of the farm there is a small red two-story building, which was built by Duke Yovanovich in case of an emergency, as a private property of the nobles, and the house that was not provided for the nobles to live in was obviously not suitable, and maybe it would come in handy one day.

Duke Yovanovich ran towards the Red Room, carrying the edict with his finger in his arms, and his pace was as fast as an ant on a hot pan, ignoring the sludge on his shoes mixed with animal manure.

Fat Tangerine did not enter the crowded farmstead, it sneaked into the woods outside the farmstead, circled to the side of the red house, and made a beefy figure through the fence to the red house. When its fat round ass was pinned by the fence, it realized that it was going to lose weight.

In an arrow step, Fat Orange climbed up to the roof along the water pipe, walked back and forth a few times, and found the balcony of the living room.

Finn Drost, standing on the balcony with a glass of red wine, heard the sound of the door opening behind him, and said without looking back: "Your Excellency, what is it that makes you so anxious?" ”

"Mr. Drost...."

Seeing Finn Drost, Duke Yovanovich breathed a sigh of relief, took out the parchment in his arms, and handed it over: "See for yourself." ”

Putting down the wine glass, Finn took the edict, read it word for word, and nodded lightly: "Abdication edict.... Good stuff. ”

"Good stuff?"

Duke Yovanovich said in disbelief: "I heard you right! This is an abdication edict written by His Majesty the King himself! The Romanov kingdom has been inherited for hundreds of years, and there has never been a king who voluntarily abdicated! ”

"Calm down, Lord Duke." Finn said firmly: "Now it is different from before, the power has shifted to the church, the loneliness of the royal power is a foreseeable thing, and His Majesty Paul I, as a king, has been placed under house arrest by the Cult of Wisdom God, and has lost the last dignity of the king, if he still has a little bit of man's blood..."

"Mr. Drost!"

Duke Yovanovich screamed and interrupted Finn's words: "Your Majesty is the king elected by our aristocratic faction!" If he dies, Katerina, who succeeds to the throne, will surely wipe us out! We don't have the last chips! ”

If Paul I was still alive and in the hands of Archbishop Henry, then the support of the aristocratic faction would be valuable.

Once Paul I died, the contents of this edict were completely disseminated....

Katerina, who rightfully inherited the throne, still needs the help of the aristocratic faction?

A kingdom cannot live without a king, especially such a huge country as the Romanov Kingdom.

After the death of Paul I, who had no children under his knees, Katerina became the first in line to the throne of the king, whether the aristocratic faction wanted it or not, whether it was recognized or not.... She's a king.

The current situation in the Romanov kingdom has become a mess, no one knows what will happen tomorrow, and in this situation, everyone in the aristocratic faction is in danger and shudders.

This abdication edict was the last straw that broke the camel's back.

The current Duke of Yin Wanovich, his bowels are green with regret, he regrets that he should not have supported His Majesty to open a silver party, and he should have let His Majesty give birth to an heir to the throne with the queen as soon as possible....

Who would have thought that Paul I, who was only 23 years old, would have no heirs?

If Paul I had an heir, the aristocracy would still be able to support the young king and let the queen temporarily take power against Katerina's accession to the throne....

It's too late to say this, and if there is a regret pill to take, then the person who takes it must be Paul I, not the aristocracy.

"Of course I know that." Finn sipped his red wine and said in a calm voice: "Your Excellency, please don't be afraid, as long as you act according to my plan, then whoever becomes the king, the nobles can come to the United States of Citi to take refuge, and the United States of Citi welcomes you with open arms, this is the content of the contract we made, isn't it?" ”

"Hmm...."

Duke Yovanovich nodded, he was not afraid that he would have no way out, but ....

Didn't want to leave the Romanov kingdom.

After all, this is his homeland, his country, and if he has a choice, even if it is just the slightest hope, he will not leave here.

Finn looked at Duke Yovanovich: "You don't want to make this edict public, do you?" ”

"Of course, as long as Your Majesty is alive, then this edict cannot be made public, and if Your Majesty dies, whether the edict is public or not, the king will be succeeded by Katerina."

"Why should this edict be concealed?" Finn sighed, "Your Excellency, do you still have luck and think that the Wisdom God Cult is willing to keep you?" ”

“.......”

"They are the church, and the most important pillar of the church is the believers, and when the believers are uniformly doing something, the church can only support it, otherwise it will lose its prestige. The kingdom government is just a pawn in the hands of the church to make money and block contradictions, and the church cannot make mistakes, so they need the kingdom government to make trial and error, and when there is a crisis, they will abandon the kingdom and set up a new king, only in this way can the church endure and continue forever. ”

"Do you mean that we should support Her Highness Katerina against the Cult of Wisdom?"

"That's right."

"What's in it for the United States of Citi?" Duke Yovanovich was very puzzled: "The Church of Truth opposes the upper class with deep capital like us, and if they help them, isn't it helping the enemy?" ”

"There are some things that you don't understand, and you don't need to understand, in fact, even I don't understand, it's just a task." Finn smiled wryly.

Lunatic.

A bunch of maniacs!

Regarding the behavior of the United States of Citi, Duke Yovanovich silently gave an evaluation in his heart.

"Find a few newspapers and make this edict public, Your Excellency." Finn said, "As long as Katerina sits on the throne, my mission is complete. ”

"The matter of the public edict .... I need to discuss with Yin Liqi and them, and I don't count if I say it alone. ”

"No need to negotiate, they'll agree."

"Then I must inform them as well."

"Hmm."

Duke Yin Wanovich was just about to leave, when he suddenly remembered something, turned his head and asked, "What about the Wisdom God Sect?" ”

"It's not my job to deal with the Cult of Wisdom, my task is just to help Katerina, get through all aspects, and provide help in the kingdom, and there are other people in the church to deal with it, so don't worry."

"It sounds like you have a very good plan."

Finn didn't answer the question, sipping red wine and watching the sun set.

When Duke Yovanovich had left, and Fat Orange had also left, he wrote down the location of the farm, returned to the royal capital, gathered the cats, and after explaining the matter, prepared to go back to Mosk, and report the information he had obtained, along with the contents of the edict, to Mavi.

Incidentally....

Inform Katerina of her brother's death.