"Antonio, my good friend hasn't seen you for a long time, look at you have become thin and dark."

The Speaker's home was brightly lit, and the Speaker, Mr. Speaker, was greeting his long-time friend warmly as he hurried back to Rome for His Excellency Antonio, the governor of the Southeast Asian colonies.

Looking at the lively hall, Antonio said with emotion. "It's been a long time since I've felt the stunning night view of Rome."

"Hahahaha, I remember it's been almost five years, and I was here to hold a dinner party to see you off."

Chris Piha laughed and told him when his friend left.

"Crispie, you're right, I haven't been back for almost five years, and I can't believe it when I came back before, Rome has changed so much."

"It's okay, I'll take you around when I have time."

After the two briefly reminisced about their relationship, Chris took Antonio to meet the people at the banquet.

"Hello Noel, this is my long-time friend Antonio."

"Governor Antonio, it's a pleasure to meet you."

A fat man with a slightly bald look looked at Antonio with a look of surprise and said something to him with a flattering expression.

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Knorr."

Antonio smiled and shook his hand.

"The owner of Italy's largest shipping company is also an excellent patron."

Crispie whispered in his ear.

Antonio didn't say anything, and continued to chat with the bald man named Noel.

"This is Olsson, a big entrepreneur in Milan......"

"This is Cannavaro......"

“………”

In the ensuing banquet time, Christi introduced more than ten people to him. Some of them are politicians, some are capitalists, and some are very famous. Anyway, these people are either rich or expensive, and Crispie enthusiastically introduces them to him.

Antonio also answered appropriately, but Crispie, who had been a friend for many years, could find that this person was not interested in this perfunctory.

That didn't work, and Crispie pulled it down a corner. "Antonio, my old friend, you are the protagonist of the banquet this time, these people I introduced have a lot of energy in Rome, and they will be very helpful to your progress in the future, don't neglect them."

Faced with the kind words and persuasion of his old friend, Antonio said helplessly. "Maybe it's because I've been serving as a magistrate for all these years, and it's hard for me to be honest with these people. Especially in Southeast Asia, over the years, I have almost forgotten how to deal with these people. ”

"You, you......"

Seeing his old friend's nonchalant attitude, Crispie hated the way of iron and steel. "Then show some politeness, don't be too blunt, I specially invited it for you, I thought you could use it."

Antonio shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands to his friend's words. "Let it be, don't you know who I am."

"Alas......"

Seeing that his friend was so unmotivated, Crispie could only sigh helplessly.

Since the protagonist of the banquet invitation was not enthusiastic, the banquet would not last long, so after more than two hours, the guests left in twos and threes.

Crispie sent the guests away one by one with a smile on his face, and when he returned, he saw his old friend sipping a glass of red wine.

A resentment sprung up from Crispie's heart.

"Antonio, this time you should know why His Majesty recruited you back, at this critical time, if someone helps push it, it is very likely that you will be able to move forward a position, although the position left by the old man is not guaranteed, but at least you can become a cabinet minister. Isn't that better than staying in the East? ”

Chrispi reprimanded him and said that his mouth was dry, but the target was still drinking red wine slowly, which devastated him.

"Don't be angry, drink some wine, you're really good at this wine."

If he didn't have a heart or lungs, he let Crispie snatch the red wine glass and drink it all.

"I said, can you not be so impatient, be careful of choking yourself."

"Ahem, ahem, ahem......"

It's okay not to say it, but I'm really choked when I say it. Seeing Antonio's innocent expression, Chris was even more embarrassed.

"Okay, I'm afraid of you, thank you very much for your hospitality, but considering the practical factors, I have to go too."

As he spoke, Antonio slipped away with a bottle of red wine in his hand.

For the gesture of his old friend, Christie was dumbfounded, really shameless.

After Antonio left, one of his henchmen rushed forward.

"My lord, your relationship with Governor Antonio is really good and enviable!"

Crispie looked back at him coldly.

"Well, the relationship has collapsed."

As for why it collapsed, Crispie didn't bother to explain it.

In the final analysis, the prime minister's throne is too tempting, who doesn't want to come forward and sit down, he Christi has been the speaker for all these years, so he naturally wants to change his position.

In Crispie's view, his friend is the most threatening enemy of the prime minister's throne.

Having been in Rome for so many years, Crispi thinks he sees it very clearly. Otherwise, he would not have informed the king of the Prime Minister's conspiracy as soon as he heard that the Prime Minister was ill.

It is the instinct of a qualified politician to quickly change the situation to the one that is most beneficial to him, or the one who has the least to lose, when things cannot be violated.

To put it mildly, among the few people summoned by King Carlo these days, Crispie has never felt the pressure, and these party figures, whether in terms of seniority, means or fame, are not his opponents. The one who should really be wary of it is his friend who has been recalled to Rome, because he feels that King Carlo is a little different this time.

Because the timing of the summons was too wrong, or rather he smelled something unusual.

The Prime Minister fell ill and hurriedly recalled the two Governors, which was already abnormal at this time.

But compared to the others, Crispie thinks a little deeper. So he saw something quite wrong in Carlo's movements.

To put it simply, the king tried to govern the country with officials.

Maybe some people are asking, aren't you talking nonsense, who do you not use officials?

By saying this, you don't understand politics, especially European politics.

It is impossible for any European country to govern the country purely with officials, because it directly ignores the political parties and the politicians who are involved in politics.

Speaking of which, Carlo was also influenced by the memories of his previous life, and the politics of the East and the West are fundamentally different, the West is the politicians who influence the political arena, while the Eastern is the officials who influence the political arena. (I won't go into detail here, so as not to say the number of words in my water, interested partners should check it themselves.) ）

To put it simply, Carlo is depriving them of the right to participate in politics.

Some people may say, don't you resist at this time?

It's okay to resist, as long as it works.

It's a pity that with the old prime minister falling ill, there are no more people who can stand up to Carlo, so what do you let them do?

By the army, but unfortunately its allegiance is to the king. Relying on the people, now the Italian economy is developing very well, and the people are very satisfied with the king. Relying on a few sober people could not shake the foundation of the king at all. As for the use of risk, the king rarely appears in public, and who is to let go?

Everyone is a smart person, and they all want to enjoy the results, and they are not willing to make wedding dresses for others. So the only way is to make your threatening friends one of them, and it's up to you who you can choose.

This is the main reason why Crispie brought Antoniola to the party, and if he relented, he would ensure that all kinds of financiers and political parties would be willing to make him a part of them.

At that time, it depends on how you choose the king, and your chances of winning are greatly increased. When the time comes, it is okay to give the second foreign secretary in the cabinet of friends, and you can also appear generous and take care of the friendship between the two.

As for the Governor of East Africa, Ambique, he is not a threat at all, this person is not convincing in terms of qualifications or ability, so Crispie is angry that he failed to bring his friend in.

As for Antonio's side, as he boarded the carriage, he glanced at his old friend's mansion with complicated eyes, and a sense of indifference was in it. Two for many years

In the days that followed, Antonio significantly reduced his outings, mostly staying at his lodgings and waiting for the king's summons.

Three days later, King Carlo officially summoned Antonio, and no one knew what the two were talking about. But it can be seen from the fact that the king was satisfied.

Sure enough, half a month later, the king officially issued an edict, and in view of the fact that Prime Minister Depretis could not serve due to illness, the former governor of Southeast Asia, Antonio, reorganized the cabinet.

Italian politics has entered a new chapter.