A carriage slowly pulled up in front of Clarence Palace, its doors wide open, the hard heels colliding with the tiles, making a dull sound of footsteps.

Inside the restaurant, Ma Wei heard footsteps in the corridor outside the door, and his eyebrows couldn't help but twitch.

The sole is very hard, not leather shoes, it should be a high-quality cowhide boot, with a steady pace and a strong sense of rhythm

Could it be him?

Ma Wei looked at the door, the second prince was also very curious about who the distinguished guest in the mouth of the eldest prince was, and when the maid opened the door and saw the figure that appeared at the door, everyone was stunned for a moment.

"Andrew?"

The one who was invited to come was none other than the third prince Andrew, who was wearing a military uniform, stepping on standard military boots, and his waist was straight, like a general who came to patrol.

Since the last villa dinner, Ma Wei has not seen the third prince, the other party is not a member of the House of Lords, belongs to the military system, and does not have close contacts with politicians, plus Yunia once beat up the other party's youngest son.

When we met again, the atmosphere was a little awkward, but fortunately, Ma Wei was a cheeky person.

His eyes swept over the dining table, Andrew was not polite, sat down in the spare seat, slowly took out the silver cigarette case from his arms, took out a hand-rolled cigarette and lit it, and said:

"Charles, you didn't say there were others tonight."

"Andrew, you can't say that."

The eldest prince smiled and said: "Shukri is our own brother, he is not an outsider, Nicholas didn't say anything, he is a big celebrity in the Holy See, there is no need to mind." ”

looked at the eldest prince, then at the second prince, and saw that the two brothers had no opinion, and Andrew didn't say anything more, just asked, "Are the three of us going to join forces to deal with Arthur?" ”

Maybe he has been in the army for a long time, the third prince Andrew spoke straightforwardly, not hiding it at all, and the first sentence stunned the eldest prince, too straightforward.

"Theoretically, but our fundamental purpose is not to deal with Arthur, but to maintain the stability of the kingdom."

"What are you doing with all this uselessness?" Andrew frowned and said, "Just a few of us in total, and we still talk behind closed doors?" What are the plans, hurry up and say! ”

The eldest prince grinned, organized his language for a while, and said, "I think you all know about Arthur's establishment of the workers' union. ”

"According to the information I have gathered, the Workers' League is indeed a fact, not Arthur's nonsense."

Most of the Conservative MPs who support the Great Prince are old nobles behind them, and they own countless real estates, and estates and farms cannot be built in urban areas, but only in the countryside, forming a special farm economy that can be circulated internally, and it is precisely because of this that the Conservative Party is quite familiar with the situation in various regions of the kingdom.

Whether Arthur sent someone to contact the local union, the nobles were the first to know.

"You know?" The second prince's face sank: "Why didn't you inform me earlier?" ”

"Shukri, even if I tell you, can you come up with any good idea?"

“.”

The second prince had to admit that even if he learned the information in advance, there was nothing he could do with Arthur, and people were not afraid of him at all.

"Today's Arthur is no longer the down-and-out prince who was demoted to the remote countryside, the establishment of the Workers' Union means that he has officially joined the competition for the throne, our three brothers have the same father and mother, whoever is the king is easy to say, Arthur is different from us!" The eldest prince said.

"Arthur's achievements today are inseparable from the support of the nobles of the West Island, who proposed to demote him to the West Island in the first place?"

The second prince said strangely: "Let him go to the West Island, doesn't he just leave London and have a chance to grow and develop?" Who came up with this bad idea? ”

"Not me." Andrew was the first to dissociate himself from the relationship: "I don't pay much attention to Arthur, and I can't possibly propose to demote him to the West Island. ”

The second prince turned his head to look at the eldest prince: "Charles, neither Andrew nor I have done it, is it you?" ”

The eldest prince sneered, "How could it be me? Arthur was only a teenager at the time, and he lived in the palace like a transparent person, what should I do with him? ”

"It's not you, it's not me, it's not Andrew."

The second prince licked his lips: "Then it can only be my father!" It was he who demoted Arthur to the West Island! ”

"Demoralize the West Island?" The eldest prince's expression was a little subtle: "Are you sure you are degrading to the West Island?" ”

The West Island is one of the most unstable areas of the Kingdom of Windsor, a headache for every king, and the people there are constantly trying to rebel and break away from the kingdom's control.

Sending the teenage Arthur to such a land of tigers and wolves, at first I didn't think there was anything, but judging from the results, it was more like tempering him than letting him go to the West Island to die.

Arthur is back, he came back with the support of the nobles of the West Island, no one knows what he promised to the nobles of the West Island, but the hearts of the people of the West Island are indeed attached to him.

If Arthur becomes king

Wouldn't the territorial problems that had plagued the Kingdom of Windsor for hundreds of years be perfectly resolved?

Thinking of this, both the second prince and the third prince showed a look of surprise.

"My father's favorite is Princess Sophia, and their children, of course, are also very favored." The eldest prince said quietly: "Although my father said that he loved the three of us the most, he cultivated Arthur as a king. ”

"Coco, we are the Duke of Oxford, the Duke of York, these princely titles! Arthur is nothing but the Duke of New Russia! ”

"What's a knighthood? As long as my father wants to, rewarding the knighthood is not a matter of words? The eldest prince said disdainfully: "In the eyes of the nobles of the West Island, the Duke of New Ross is much kinder than the Duke of Oxford and York." ”

These topics are too private, as an outsider, Ma Wei feels that he shouldn't listen to it, but the eldest prince and others have no intention of letting him avoid it, and now it's obviously too late for Shanren.

"Obviously, our three brothers are the mother's children, and my father wants to let a collateral line inherit the throne?"

The third prince, Andrew, was very angry: "What does he think of us? Used to hone Arthur's pawns? ”

"There's no point in saying that." The eldest prince knocked on the table: "We should join forces to eliminate the threat and at the same time let our father understand who is the best." ”

"How do you stop Arthur? Behind him, there are hundreds of thousands of workers! ”

"There is a way, of course."

The eldest prince smiled mysteriously: "Think about it, is the reason why Arthur is where he is today because of his own efforts?" No! The reason why he was able to form the Labor Party was because of the help of the nobles of the West Island! The nobility of the West Island is his arrogant capital! ”

"You plan to bypass Arthur and win over the nobles of the West Island?" The second prince raised his eyebrows: "Can this work?" Now that the situation in the Labour Party is very good, why should people abandon Arthur? ”

"With the trump card in our hands."

The eldest prince looked at Mavi.

"I don't understand what you mean." The second prince said, "What does Nicholas have to do with Arthur?" ”

"In the future, the Kingdom of Windsor will definitely operate with the support of the church, and the potions business will also become the pillar industry of the church, and at the same time drive the kingdom's economy and benefit countless people." The eldest prince said: "The leader of the potions industry is known to everyone as Nicholas, and the nobles of the Western Isles are no exception. ”

"Although I don't know what conditions Arthur promised the nobility of the West Isles, I don't think there is anything about the potions business in his terms, and that is our greatest advantage."

"If the West Island Councillors want to get involved in the potions business, they have to get our support, and in short, they can only get better treatment if they agree to our terms."

The eldest prince smiled and said: "What Arthur can give, we can give, Arthur can't give, we can also give, why do the nobles of the West Island have to bind Arthur?" We are the best choice! ”

The second prince understood that the eldest prince was planning to cede the benefits of the potions market in order to obtain the support of the nobles of the West Island, whether the plan was feasible or not, it would be known if a representative was sent to contact the nobles of the West Island for negotiations, but the key is

This time, it is Ma Wei, his second prince!

Obviously, they teamed up to deal with Arthur, but in the end, he couldn't contribute and pay alone!

As if seeing his brother's dissatisfaction, the eldest prince said in time: "Everyone gathered together tonight to discuss how to divide the problem, and sell the potions market to the detriment of Shukri's interests, in this case, Andrew and I can make up for Shukri in other ways, what do you think?" ”

The second prince didn't say anything, and turned his head to look at Ma Wei: "Nicholas, come on." ”

"It's not clear how much market share will be transferred." Ma Wei said slowly: "However, His Royal Highness the eldest prince's proposal is feasible, as long as he can win over the nobles of the West Island, the fourth prince's side will lose support and fall short." ”

The Labour Party, not the Labour Party of one man.

If the fourth prince becomes the commander of the light pole, it will naturally be difficult to stand alone, and at that time, the eldest prince and others will have countless ways to split the workers' union.

The key is whether Arthur can be separated from the nobles of the West Island.

"The exact share can only be known through negotiations, but the upper limit I give is 30%, which is 30% of the profit of Manstein Potions."

The eldest prince said: "In order to compensate you, I can ask the Conservatives to transfer a part of the land and the port to you permanently, after all, the Manstein Potions Company will need a lot of land for the expansion of the company in the future, as well as the business of the subsidiary, which will cost a lot of money." ”

"On the side of the army." Andrew also gave a plan: "The compensation I can give is the purchase contract, the contract of 10 million gold pounds a year, is the limit of what I can come up with." ”

The payment is to be shared equally, not all transferred, the conditions given by the eldest prince and the third prince are very generous, they are all practical benefits, and the second prince can accept them.

Ma Wei spread his hands and said that he had no opinion, he would not persuade the three princes to dispel their thoughts at this time, and if they wanted to gain trust, they could support it.

"Then it's decided."

The eldest prince clapped his hands and said, "Tomorrow I will send someone to negotiate with the nobles of the West Island, and Shukry and Andrew can send a representative to accompany you." ”

"Do you know the nobles of the West Island?"

"When you went to Paris, I sent Brecon on a trip to the North and the West Island, where I met some nobles, and this time I made contact with them."

"Hmm." The second prince nodded: "The representative of my side. Let Nicholas go, he knows Manstein Potions best. ”

The eldest prince raised his glass and said: "In short, before completely destroying Arthur, I hope that the three of us can put aside our old suspicions and unite, now is not the time for infighting, if there is any problem, wait until the future." ”

"Agreed."

"Agreed."

The next morning, early in the morning, Marvey got into a carriage bound for West London and came to the door of a villa, where he took Edward with him as Unia was still sleeping.

The negotiator sent by the eldest prince is the Marquis of Brecken, an old acquaintance, and the representative of the third prince is an army officer, judging from the military rank, he is a brigadier general, relatively unfamiliar, at least Ma Wei has not seen it before, and it should be a new promotion in recent years.

Both the Marquis of Brecon and the Brigadier General were central figures in the camp of several princes, and negotiating such an important matter that only their own people could believe.

Waiting at the door was a butler, who saw Ma Wei and the others get out of the car, and the housekeeper bowed down and said in a West Island accent: "Please come with me." ”

The decoration of the villa is very simple, and there are many famous paintings hanging on the walls on both sides of the corridor, which shows that the owner has rich financial resources

Ma Wei suddenly felt a little strange.

The famous paintings on the wall look very familiar in style, and this kind of taste always feels like I've seen it somewhere.

It shouldn't be that coincidental. Acquaintances?

"Nicholas! Nicholas! ”

The deliberately suppressed shout woke Mavi from his musings, and he turned his head, and the Marquis of Brecon was standing in the doorway calling him, and the brigadier general had already entered the living room.

"Here we are."

Leaving Edward waiting at the door, Mavi followed the Marquis of Brecon into the door, and the first thing that caught his eye was a pair of upturned gentleman's beards, followed by a somewhat outdated and old-fashioned Frac dress, a classic red and white color scheme, and the owner wore white stockings and looked like an old-fashioned knight.

Sean Rickman.

The eighth seat of the Knights of the Round Table - Bedwell!

I think I had a lot of dealings with him in New Ross City.

I haven't seen him for nearly two years, Sean Rickman hasn't changed much, and his taste in dressing is still as bad as before, but he wears Hegma's teeth around his neck.

"Councilor Sean, we are here this time to talk to you about the West Island."

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, the Marquis de Brecon got down to business.

"Is there anything wrong with the West Island?"

"The West Island is a great place with plenty of fields that are perfect for growing potions"

The Marquis of Brecken took out a proposal and said: "As long as you agree, we at Brecon Potions and Manstein Potions are willing to make a significant investment in the West Island, and on this basis, we agree to your share. Jointly start the construction of the West Island. ”

"Sounds great." Sean smiled and said, "What is the price?" ”

"His Royal Highness the Great Prince would love to be friends with you, and of course, it would be great if I could have your support."

"Oh"

Sean suddenly realized:

"You want me to be a traitor!"

(End of chapter)