"If one of your arms is ulcerated and life-threatening, do you choose to have it cut off to save your life, or do you go to the grave with your arm?"

The Educators' Association, loud protests can be heard from downstairs, and if you look down from the window, you can see the indignant people or the former teachers who have been dismissed from public service.

The fourth prince, Arthur, sat on the sofa, his fingers twirling the rim of the glass, deaf to the protests downstairs.

Sitting across from him was the eldest prince Charles.

"You're going to cause outrage if you do that." The eldest prince said in a deep voice, "Look downstairs, these marchers have brought too bad an impact on London, and there are other ways to solve the problem, but you have chosen the most extreme one." ”

"As I said, only a broken arm can survive, as for the bad effects."

Arthur took a sip of his wine glass and said lightly: "I didn't see any bad effects, I only saw a group of angry maggots." ”

"Did you know that many school principals were councillors? The family behind them is very powerful! ”

"I know, but so what?"

Arthur looked at the eldest prince and said calmly: "Education reform is urgent, every year the kingdom has to issue a large amount of public school funds, these money eventually fell into the pockets of moths, the spirit of moths has polluted the public school environment, only by completely eradicating them, can a new public school environment be created." ”

"A lot of people have a stake in us! A lot of councillors have come to me these days to talk about it! ”

The eldest prince said emotionally: "Everyone is your own person, why do you want to kill them all? In my opinion, even if you dismiss them all, the new teachers and principals will become so-called maggots! Instead of letting money fall into someone else's pocket, why not give it to yourself? ”

Whoever is with you is your own person.

Arthur smiled: "It turned out that it was because I fired my own people, so you asked the teacher to ask for the guilt." ”

"I don't care about education, whatever you want, but you can't do it to your own people, this is the bottom line!"

The eldest prince gave an ultimatum: "You cancel the executive order immediately, and if it makes you feel embarrassed, then let the person on the list become the headmaster again!" ”

Putting down a list, the eldest prince angrily left the Educators' Association, and after he left, Arthur drank slowly, not knowing what he was thinking.

Suddenly, a hand reached out from the darkness and picked up the list on the table.

"They're all big shots."

"If it weren't for the big guys, they wouldn't have let Charles come in person." Arthur said quietly, "Father, you have come at the right time, I have something to ask you for help." ”

The eldest prince had already given an ultimatum and did not leave Arthur any room for negotiation, and was even a little annoyed.

In the eyes of the eldest prince, Arthur was just a dog he promoted, if it weren't for him, how could he have today's status?

Since it is a dog, it should be loyal, and a disobedient dog, of course, will be punished.

Whether you listen to the words or not depends on whether the dog insists on carrying out the owner's orders.

"What do you want to do? Do you want me to help you get rid of these people on your list? Ma Wei said half-jokingly, half-seriously.

"No, getting rid of them won't help me." Arthur shook his head: "I kind of want to get rid of Charles and stand on my own." ”

"Is the time now?"

"I don't know." Arthur glanced at Mavey, "What do you think?" ”

"It's too early." Ma Wei said: "The election has just ended, the members of the parties are basically fixed, the situation is not chaotic enough, and it is the best solution to let the eldest prince and the second prince fight for blood, on the contrary, there should be no third force at the moment, otherwise it is possible to let the eldest prince and the second prince unite." ”

"Either you don't do it, or you will die in one move." Arthur sighed: "This education reform is the best opportunity to get rid of moths, I can't budge, since it's not time to tear up my face with Charles, then let me meet Shukri." ”

"Okay."

"Arthur's invitation to me?"

At Kensington Palace, the second prince looked at the letter handed by the butler with a confused expression, suspecting that he had misheard: "Arthur Windsor? ”

"Yes, Your Highness, it's your brother." The butler said respectfully, "His wife, Gulhana, is going to hold a dinner party and has invited you. ”

This is the first time in the world, when did Arthur invite himself?

Aside from the regular weekly family gatherings at Windsor Castle, Shukri and Arthur rarely interact privately, let alone invite to banquets or the like.

The second prince subconsciously touched his neck, his face was a little ugly, he turned around twice in place, and immediately went to visit his father-in-law, Baron Frederick.

"Arthur, what is this for? Is he trying to assassinate me in the name of a banquet? ”

"Your Highness, calm down, the fourth prince is your younger brother after all, how could he assassinate you at the banquet?" Baron Frederick advised: "Even if I want to assassinate you, don't we have a lot of opportunities to do it at the Sunday party?" ”

"That's just as well."

Shukri said depressedly: "I'm afraid that Charles's bastard will blame me for Princess Sophia's death, the goddess is above, I was only 15 years old that year, how could I assassinate Princess Sophia?" I hope Arthur doesn't suspect me, it's clear that Charles is the one who is the most suspicious! ”

Baron Frederick thought for a moment and said, "I don't think it has anything to do with Princess Sophia, maybe it has something to do with the Education Reform Act." ”

"The Education Reform Act?"

"Yes, I don't know if you have heard of it, Your Highness, in the past week, the teachers who have been dismissed by the Educators Association have been surrounded by water, and many people are looking for the fourth prince to protest, and as far as I know, many of the teachers and principals who were dismissed are from upper-class families, including many nobles."

A family's network of relationships must be flourishing, such as the Shevali family, which has only one lineage, and most of them have many branches.

In their eyes, the surname is more important than blood, and it doesn't matter if there is no blood relationship, as long as the surname is inherited.

This is also one of the reasons why the upper class likes to adopt orphans, and the orphans they choose are often very intelligent and promising, and giving them surnames can ensure the development of the family.

There are many families in London that have been passed down for hundreds of years, most of them are nobles, even if they do not have titles, they can be traced back to their noble ancestors, and their children are basically the elite of society.

The head of the public school is a very high-status position, and for a long time, it has been occupied by these ancient families, and outsiders can't integrate into it at all, and no one can imagine that someone would dare to dismiss them all.

"What Arthur did angered these families." The second prince said, "He is no longer in danger. But shouldn't he go to Charles for help? ”

"The eldest prince will probably not help him." Baron Frederick said: "Your Highness, don't forget, the Conservative Party is the camp of the old school, which is a group of century-old aristocrats, and the Liberal Party is a new aristocracy, and the family that the fourth prince is angry with is precisely the relationship of the Conservative Party. ”

"Hah!"

The second prince suddenly understood: "Charles won't help him!" The Conservative Party is Charles' roots! How could he confront the Conservatives for Arthur? I understand. I understand! Arthur wants to take refuge in us! ”

As he spoke, the second prince was a little puzzled again: "Although Arthur angered those families, he was also Charles's subordinates, and they were all his own people, so it stands to reason that as long as Arthur took a step back and let those people return to their original positions, wouldn't this matter be settled?" Why do you want to make a fuss to the point of defection? ”

"This is the wisdom of His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince." Baron Frederick sighed and appreciated: "This is a wonderful move, after the election, His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince became the leader of the West Island Councillors, plus the identity of the President of the Educators Association, it has long been different from when he first came to London, he has his own power, which cannot be underestimated." ”

"The current fourth prince is no longer an existence that the eldest prince can manipulate at will, there is a place for him in the council, if he retreats at this moment, obediently obeys the orders of the eldest prince, and restores the original positions of those people, the previous efforts of His Royal Highness the fourth prince will all be in vain, he will lose the loyalty of the councillor of the West Island, who will follow a soft egg who changes the order of the day?"

"On the contrary, if the fourth prince does not obey the orders of the eldest prince and confronts it, then the eldest prince will have to weigh it, the current Liberal Party is in the limelight, the Conservative Party is in decline, and the West Island Councillor is a big help, and without the fourth prince, the Conservative Party will not be able to completely control the parliament."

In the last Parliament, Freya led the Democrats behind the Liberals, and the Conservatives were able to beat them because of the help of the West Island MPs and the Northern Councillors.

If Arthur and the West Island Councillors were to join the Liberal Party, the Conservative Party would immediately lose its dominant position, which was absolutely unacceptable to the Grand Prince.

"Oh" The second prince reacted: "Arthur is trying to use me to force Charles to compromise!" ”

"Yes, Your Highness, that's it." Baron Frederick said: "You can choose to go or you can choose not to go. ”

"Why should I go?"

The second prince sat down on the sofa, picked up a cigar, and said with his eyebrows fluttering: "Wouldn't it be better to watch them eat dogs?" ”

You are four brothers, if the eldest prince and the fourth prince are dogs

Baron Frederick coughed and didn't say anything: "Your Highness, you have the final say." ”

In the evening, the second prince, who had no intention of going to the Hyde Park villa for a banquet, was having dinner at home, when suddenly the butler pushed the door open and entered, and whispered a few words in his ear.

"Nicholas is here? Hurry up and let him in, Nicholas doesn't need to be notified when he comes to visit in the future, just invite him in! ”

"Yes."

Picked up a napkin and wiped his mouth, the second prince put down half of the dinner, came to the living room, and saw Ma Wei sitting on the sofa in an evening dress with a bow, and even Unia put on a small dress and a small skirt, and couldn't help but be stunned: "Nicholas, you want to get married in this dress?" ”

"Your Highness, this is clearly not a wedding attire."

"I know, I'm kidding you."

The second prince waved his hand and said, "Dress so formally, I don't know that I think you're going on a date!" Is it with Freya? ”

"No, I'm going to Hyde Park for a banquet hosted by the Four Princes."

Frowning slightly, the second prince said unexpectedly: "What are you going to do to Arthur's banquet?" Don't you know what Arthur is doing lately? He's going to use us to force Charles to compromise! We're not going to wade into these troubled waters! You might as well stay for dinner! Wouldn't it be good to have a drink and smoke two cigars for dinner? ”

"I know that this is a conspiracy of His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince, so I came to invite Your Highness to come with me." "We should be at this dinner," Mavi said. ”

"Give me a reason."

"First of all, behind His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince is Councilor Xidao, when he needs help the most, we should lend a hand, if we look on coldly today, how will we win over Councilor Xidao in the future?"

Ma Wei spoke eloquently and said the words prepared in advance: "The crisis encountered by the fourth prince is not a crisis for him alone, but also a crisis for the West Island Councillors, and the reason why the West Island Councilors support the Four Princes is because the Four Princes tolerate them, and before this, London politicians have always maintained a hostile attitude towards the West Island, Your Highness, please imagine, will you join a force hostile to you?" ”

The second prince pursed his lips: "Councilor West Island supports Arthur, even if we attend the banquet tonight, it will not change this fact, but will promote his cooperation with Charles." ”

"This is just a superficial phenomenon, when His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince decided to hold a banquet, there was already a rift in the relationship between him and His Royal Highness the Great Prince." "This rift is irreparable, because the eldest prince wants the fourth prince to be a dog, a loyal and reliable dog, and the fourth prince does not want to be a dog, or rather, if he chooses to be a dog, he will never be able to raise his head again, and the West Island Councillors will no longer support him," Ma Wei said. ”

"The eldest prince is insulting the fourth prince, he doesn't regard the fourth prince as an equal status with himself at all, he is born with arrogance, and I can't bear it."

"If Your Highness, you come forward at this moment, lend a helping hand and take the fourth prince, and show respect, then in the near future, the fourth prince is very likely to give something in return."

"You mean, it's possible for Arthur to abandon Charles and join me?" The second prince was skeptical.

"Humiliation is the lowest and most despicable means." Ma Wei said slowly: "If we want to subdue a person, a person who thinks independently, we must first give him respect, dignity, recognize his personality as independent, and regard him as an equal existence. ”

"Only in this way can the next cooperation be launched, although I don't know the character of the fourth prince, he shouldn't be a fool, otherwise he wouldn't have issued an invitation."

In the silence of the second prince's thoughts, Ma Wei said word by word: "Your Highness, whoever wins the hearts of the people wins the world, think of Mawei Enders, his success does not depend on the hearts of the people?" ”

Hearing Mavi Enders' name, the second prince finally nodded, took a deep breath, and couldn't help but sigh: "Yes, Mavi Enders has succeeded by brainwashing, no matter what means he uses, his goal has been achieved, should I follow him?" ”

"I think Your Highness, you should give it a try, anyway, there is no price to pay if you fail."

"Good!"

The second prince patted his thigh and got up: "I'll go change my dress, let's go to Arthur's banquet!" ”