The funeral work went very smoothly, and the performance of Caesar IV during his reign was generally satisfactory, and the major factions tacitly chose not to do anything.

The high standard of the funeral is the highest among the alpha kings of all generations. The royal families of all countries on the mainland sent members of their lineages to mourn their filial piety, and even the interracial alliance sent representatives to attend the funeral.

Regardless of the number of grievances in the past, everyone gave a very high evaluation of the merits of Caesar IV during his reign.

During the funeral, all banquet activities in the country were suspended. The entire Alpha Empire was immersed in a mood of grief.

Due to the general environment, Hudson's mood is not high. In addition to the activities that must be attended, more often than not, they stay at home and do not go out.

In contrast, the other two auxiliary ministers were busy flying. There are endless things to do every day, and I can't eat and sleep in peace.

The outside world didn't find it strange, Hudson was famous for leading troops to fight, and he was the best in the field of magic potions, so it was understandable that he was not good at handling government affairs.

Human energy is limited, and if there are no shortcomings, it will be terrible.

Auxiliary ministers are more concerned about the overall situation, and specific affairs can be assigned to other "loyal ministers" to do.

The successful Hudson wants to be lazy, but others need merit, and everyone else takes what they need.

The sacred calendar year is destined to be a year that will go down in history.

With the succession of a new monarch, the era of Caesar IV came to an end, and the Alpha Empire entered the era of Caesar V.

It took half a year to deal with the relevant affairs. Since then, the court of the Alpha Empire has appeared in the pattern of the queen mother's regent, and the three auxiliary ministers stand side by side.

Soon the situation changed, and the three nominal auxiliaries assisted the Empress Dowager in handling government affairs, with the result that the Archduke Madeleine was the first to be marginalized.

The people below never report to her. In major domestic and foreign affairs, the six ministers only discussed with Hudson, as if she did not exist.

Not only was she, the auxiliary minister, uncomfortable, but even the queen mother of the regent also felt the pressure. In many cases, when the work report comes up, the following has already begun to be implemented.

To put it mildly, the government is efficient.

However, this kind of efficiency and the price to be paid made her, the queen mother's regent, dispensable.

Even she didn't dare to oppose it directly!

If a resolution is vetoed and the people below continue to implement it, it will be a real slap in the face.

Now that the power is gone, at least on the surface, it has been approved by her. She, the regent dowager, theoretically controls the power of the empire.

Once the lid is lifted and the reality is exposed to the outside world, it is not good that people will not even have symbolic instructions.

The two politically frustrated people, who lived in the palace at the same time, soon became a group.

"Imperial sister, the situation is a little bad!

The affairs of the court, big and small, do not pass through our hands. If it goes on like this, I'm afraid something big will happen. ”

The Queen Mother said worriedly.

At this moment, her dissatisfaction with Hudson and the Six Ministers directly accumulated to a critical point.

Even if she was prepared in her heart and knew that the people below would not be obedient, she never imagined that those guys would be so good at playing.

"The Queen Mother, Prime Minister Beckett, and Field Marshal Hudson are all powerful people, accustomed to making decisions directly, and the princes of the court are headed by them.

During the lifetime of the imperial brother, Field Marshal Hudson was the only one in the army, and the important military affairs were all decided in one word, and the military affairs department was directly reduced to the logistics department.

Prime Minister Beckett is also not simple, the conservative camp has been dominant in the court for many years, and many times even the face of the imperial brother is not given.

The royal brothers are not taken into account by them, how can we two weak women make them look at them! ”

The Grand Duke of Madeleine took eye medicine.

The current pattern in the court is very unfavorable to the royal family. The two powerful factions that should have checked and balanced each other have actually merged politically.

Of course, this confluence is what they think. In fact, Hudson is a bastard, and he doesn't bother to pay attention to general government affairs except for participating in the decision-making of major affairs.

Even if they don't take the initiative to fight for power, the officials of the non-conservative camp still quickly move closer to him, forming a Harbin system in the court.

The conservative camp, which should have reacted violently, showed extraordinary endurance at this time, not only did not turn the other cheek at the first time, but took the initiative to share power with Hudson.

Falling into the eyes of the Grand Duke of Madeleine and the Queen Mother, this is the two sides joining forces, deliberately setting them up.

Of course, this understanding cannot be completely miscalculated.

Although the two factions are not in an alliance, they do cooperate in actual work, even if this cooperation is only for official purposes, which still creates the fact that they are hollowed out.

Prime Minister Beckett deliberately delayed the reporting time, and Hudson didn't even want to do his current job, and it was common for him to be late and leave early every day, not to mention entering the palace every day to report.

The thoughts of the two bigwigs directly determine the work attitude of the people below. Seeing the approval of the two, he directly began to implement it.

The things to be reported, wait until the end of next month, and then sort out the relevant documents of the previous month and send them to the palace.

By the time the Queen Mother saw these official documents, she might have finished everything. made her, the regent queen mother, have no sense of participation at all.

The Grand Duke of Madeleine was even more ostracized, and the official documents received by the Queen Mother lagged behind, at least they were received, and she, the regent, was directly ignored.

If you want to do something, you must first get the consent of Beckett and Hudson, otherwise the decree she issued will be a piece of waste paper.

Even if the queen mother's seal is attached, everyone below will not buy it.

Those who give face will symbolically fool it, and those who don't give face will directly throw the edict into the trash, and it will be regarded as not received.

However, their identity is special, and most of the time they are in the deep palace, so it is inconvenient to go deep into the place to supervise the implementation.

They are all newcomers who have just entered the political arena, and they don't have enough prestige in the empire, and the civil and military officials below don't cooperate, so they are directly put in the air.

"What do you mean to talk to the two of them?"

The Queen Mother asked uncertainly.

Growing up in the court, he will naturally not be a political novice. In the current situation, they do not have the confidence to overturn the table.

Mo said that there was a lack of supporters in the court, and even within the royal family, there were many people who did not buy their accounts.

The dictatorship of ministers is not a new thing in the Alpha Empire. For most of Caesar IV's reign, he was in a state of semi-overhead.

Genuine emperors are treated like this, not to mention these who act as kings. As long as it does not touch its own interests and does not play to usurp the throne, the royal family can accept it.

"It's useless!

It is very difficult to change a person's personality, and even if they don't want to be in power, their behavior will lead to the fact that they have monopoly power.

It is not a big problem in a short period of time, but it can be delayed for a long time, and I am afraid that the civil and military officials in the court and the local nobles will only know the prime minister and Marshal Hudson.

Little Caesar is only five years old, and he will have to stay up for at least fifteen years if he wants to be in power. The prime minister was old, and it was estimated that it would be time to retire, but Marshal Hudson was very young.

If little Caesar can't get his approval, don't say that he is twenty years old and pro-government, I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to be pro-government at the age of thirty! ”

Madeleine said with a look of embarrassment.

These are all practical problems, even if the two agree to give up some of their power to them, when it comes to specific operations, they will inevitably be hollowed out.

You can't expect someone like Hudson, who doesn't even bother to go to the government office, to report to the palace every day.

The government is heavily indebted, the conservative camp does not like to toss, and Hudson is well aware of how bad the domestic economy is, so the two sides tacitly chose natural treatment.

"Imperial sister, do you want to stand up?

I'm afraid this is a bit difficult to do, your imperial brother wanted to catch their handle back then, and he tossed for several years, but there was no progress. ”

The Queen Mother shook her head and said.

If you don't do something, you won't make a mistake.

The Imperial Government continued its previous style, and did not carry out any major projects except for its daily work. If you want to pick and grab the handle, you can't do it.

To put it mildly, even if a group of high-level officials in the court take a collective vacation for a year, it will not affect the normal operation of the government.

Including Hudson's current power, it is all deliberately created by the conservative camp. In order to pretend to be more like, Prime Minister Beckett also enjoyed the same treatment, and it looked like two major factions had partnered to divide the power of the court.

"The Queen Mother, for the hundreds of officials in the court, our sense of existence is too low, and it is difficult to confront them politically, but there is no one in the royal family.

The royal brother also nominated the Archduke of Ephiero and the Archduke of Newfoundland as auxiliary ministers, but they were seized by the conservatives and had to withdraw from the competition.

Now that the dust has settled on the curse case, the threat of the handle in the hands of the conservative camp has now lost its usefulness.

If you want to form a counterbalance to them, the best choice is to convince the two Grand Dukes first, and then force them to enter the court! ”

Listening to the proposal of the Grand Duke of Madeleine, the Queen Mother was instantly moved. Pushing the two into the court can not only increase their influence, but also win the support of the royal family.

"Then try it!

But before that, it's best to talk to conservative officials privately. lest as soon as we propose a personnel appointment, we will be collectively opposed by the people below.

The reformist officials who were deposed in the past can also arrange for someone to have secret contact. ”

The Queen Mother said cautiously.

It can be seen that she has no hope of installing people in the court. The Archduke of Ephiero and the Archduke of Newfoundland had no low prestige in the empire, but unfortunately they were not in power.

What's more, these two royal tycoons are not fuel-efficient lamps, and when they were in power, Caesar IV was also hollowed out.

In the whole reign of Caesar IV, there was no capable minister to fiddle with. All have their own political philosophies and are not entirely under the control of the monarch.

Those who obey the king's orders, loyalty is enough, but personal ability is relatively stretched. During his reign, there were almost no political achievements that he could show his hands.

Re-promote newcomers, they are really unfamiliar. The talent selection system of the Alpha Empire is not perfect, as long as it is from a prominent background, it will automatically appear in the first echelon.

There is a lack of specific assessment standards, and it often takes a lot of time to verify if you want to screen out qualified talents.

……

Hudson didn't care about the ups and downs in the court.

The goodwill released by the conservative camp, he directly accepted it in full. As for whether there is a trap or not, he simply doesn't care.

With his status, as long as he did not initiate a failed political system reform during his tenure as auxiliary minister, his historical evaluation would not be low.

There are indeed many internal contradictions in the Alpha Empire, but as long as they are not tossed, these contradictions will not break out for a while.

However, the longer it drags on, the more intense the impact will be after the internal contradictions erupt.

Specifically, you can refer to the three countries of the Central Continent, the outside world thinks that they were beaten by foreign races, and they should unite and seek common development after the war.

It turns out that this is purely idealized. After the end of the Continental War, the Three Kingdoms directly entered a state of secession among the princes.

A large number of lands fell, resulting in a large number of nobles losing their foundations. They are powerless to reclaim their homeland from the aliens, and they are not willing to be reduced to civilians.

Some powerful nobles relied on the army in their hands to constantly occupy the territory of other small and medium-sized nobles.

This unruly behavior naturally aroused the strong dissatisfaction of the local aristocracy. When it comes to core interests, if we can't talk about it, we can only start fighting.

At the beginning, everyone was a little more restrained, limited to competing interests.

It is inevitable that there will be no eyes on the battlefield, and it is inevitable that a few nobles will be killed without care.

One accident, after many accidents, it becomes the norm.

As the number of fallen nobles continued to increase, the princes soon became really angry, and the situation could escalate at any time.

Although after the outbreak of the civil war, the king tried his best to reconcile the contradictions of all parties, but there were still international forces to make trouble.

Behind all the princes, there is the shadow of a great country of the human race. Including the spokesperson of interests supported by the Alpha Empire in the territory of the three countries.

It is estimated that it will not be long before the monarchs of the Three Kingdoms will lose their transcendent status and become one of the many princes in the country.

Referring to historical experience, if the three countries want to restore peace, they can only re-establish order at the negotiating table when all parties are unable to fight.

The internal contradictions of the Alpha Empire are not so acute, and the possibility of a large-scale civil war is not high, but local conflicts between noble lords are unavoidable.

The best solution: carry out internal reforms!

This is something that the previous two monarchs have been pushing for, and with great results.

It is a pity that the reformists were too eager to achieve results, underestimated the enormity of the opposition, and finally lost the political struggle.

Hudson was self-aware, and knew very well that without the full support of the monarch, to run to challenge the hell copy of the reform was to actively jump into the abyssal hell.

Not wanting to stay and wipe the ass of vested interests and clean up the mess, Hudson has secretly made up his mind that he must withdraw and leave before the hidden danger erupts.

has no intention of cultivating in the court, and when it comes to factional power management, Hudson is not so concerned.

Even if it is perfunctory, the loose faction headed by him is still growing, and even encroaching on the interests of some conservative camps in some areas.

Reason told him that this was very abnormal. If the conservative camp is so easy to bully, it will not be able to hold the major factions down for so many years.

……

"Grand Duke, these are all invitations from the ministers of the DPRK and China, I hope you and your wife can bring a few sons to attend."

Hudson was taken aback when he took the invitation from Tom and opened it, as the invitations were almost all sent by conservative bigwigs.

Generally speaking, the issuance of such a family invitation letter for the specified person also takes into account the meaning of blind date.

If the two parties look at each other and the parents talk well, they can directly finalize the marriage.

With so many invitations flying over together, it also means that the conservative camp has a strong desire to marry, and even these guys don't require that the marriage partner must be the eldest son.

Hudson was sure that if he responded positively, there would be an immediate uproar in the court.

"Give the invitation to Madame and let her arrange it!"

Hudson smiled slightly.

Knowing that this is a calculation of the conservative camp, he is not ready to refuse. The circle of the great nobles is so big in total, and there are not many options for marriage.

There seem to be dozens of big nobles in the empire, and after deducting those who have false appearances and contradictions with their own families, there are actually only about twenty families that can be equal, and even fewer of them have school-age women.

But Hudson has many sons, and the previous sons were not in a hurry when they were young, but the eldest son is now 18 years old, and he, as a father, must also consider it.

It just so happens that most of these well-connected families belong to the conservative camp. If you want to find a suitable partner for your sons, you must contact these families.

These potential fathers-in-law have all taken the initiative to send out invitations, and it would be too ignorant to refuse. As for the political repercussions, Hudson didn't care.