Section 109 Queen

"Very well, that's your letter of appointment. Ashrufat said. He gestured, and a servant next to him held up a full load of papers. "I think I can trust you. Please bring back your trusty assistants from the past, and contribute once again to the city, to the Queen. ”

He picked up the papers, and now everyone could see that Ashrufat had a letter of appointment in his hands. He distributed the letters of appointment to everyone present.

"If you have any ideas, please feel free to come to me. Ashrufat said in as calm a tone as possible. "I have been given full powers by the Queen to deal with all matters of personnel. ”

He paused, his eyes slightly looking towards the door. There, the servant had already made a gesture at him.

"Very well, if there is no problem, please take office immediately with your letter of appointment. ”

This was the end of the meeting, and a few minutes later, Ashrufat had left the place and moved to another conference room not far away.

If anyone was familiar with the mansion, he would have pointed out that it was the place where the previous owner, the Duke of Byron, used to hold meetings.

At this point, the room was full. Even if a stranger passed by who was completely unaware of the matter, he could easily recognize from the haughty expressions and gorgeous clothes of the many attendees that these people must be a group of nobles.

Eagle Falcon City is a royal city after all. In terms of cities alone, there is no second city in the whole of Gruny that has so many noble settlements. Although many nobles have disappeared in the previous battles between Byron and Rafa, or in the coup d'état staged by Byron, there are still enough nobles left. Want to gather a bunch of ministers from it...... Although qualitatively speaking, at least in terms of quantity, there is absolutely no problem.

Ashrufat strode in and sat down in the presiding seat. He looked unaware, but the action itself made most of the people in the audience frown.

This kid is probably too blind.

Everyone already knew that the queen had canonized the personal bodyguard named Ishrufat as an earl. But canonization is one thing, and it is another thing to get the unanimous approval of others. Before this upheaval, did anyone know who "Ashrufat" was? Does anyone know anything about him? He was just an unknown guard, and no one else was even interested in remembering his name. At least none of you have ever heard of the name. Of course, even if they heard it, they wouldn't care.

But now, this little guy named Ashrufat has risen to the sky in one step, and has been canonized as an earl by the queen, and then has also become "a one-man royal council". If people from afar heard about it, they might just take it as a joke. But such a joke happened, although it can't be said to be reasonable, but at least it is legal.

Sure enough, is the queen just a little girl after all? Even if she occasionally shows courage and wisdom beyond the expectations of others, she is still a child, and it is impossible to handle everything properly.

The main reason why they gathered here this time was because the queen issued a "recruitment order". The most direct reason is that Byron took all his allies and subordinates with him when he retreated, creating a vacuum for officials. This manifests itself at two levels, the first is the local government, which is the management of the city itself, and the second is the management of the central government, the Gruni country. Of course, at the local government level, there are those minor nobles or commoners who hold middle and low official positions. But at the level of the central government, even prominent families are willing to hold official positions.

Besides, the "one-man Imperial Council" was just a joke. Even if the little queen didn't understand, at least this Ashruphat would—if he didn't understand it in the past, he understands it now. Because with the energy of one person, it is not enough to handle so many official duties. From this point of view, this time the "recruitment order" may directly appoint the minister, which is also a step to the sky.

Although this guy named Ashrufat is likely to cling to the post of Prime Minister greedily, but ...... If there is an official position of a minister......

"Spice Fish" is an ordinary hotel in Eagle Falcon Castle. The tavern is located on the edge of the docklands, and its main customers are dockers and, of course, some out-of-towners. Although this hotel is not of high grade, it is a large area, with nearly sixty tables in the hall and more than thirty waiters busy. Of course, the prices are also affordable, making it popular with dockers, sailors and nearby residents.

It was dinner time, and several figures gathered in a corner of the "Spice Fish" hall. The main guests in the tavern were not humans, but a group of dwarven merchants from afar. Like what happens when all dwarves drink, the tavern is filled with shouts, shouts, and whistles at this time. In fact, only a few humans sat at this table, and their voices were silent. It was in stark contrast to the vulgar voices of the dwarves at the tables around them.

"According to intelligence, this afternoon, in the Queen's temporary court, a meeting was held on personnel...... "said a man dressed simply but neatly.

"The little queen has officially appointed a minister?" asked the man opposite.

"No, not a meeting presided over by the little queen, but Ashrufat...... Earl. ”

"He, then, what kind of 'one-man imperial council' is real? Such a ridiculous thing is really worthy of a child's whimsy. The man who spoke took a lazy sip of his wine. "But I'm afraid we, Lord Ashrufat, have finally given up...... Because it is impossible for one person to hold so many positions at the same time. Now who will be appointed as Foreign Secretary?"

"Here's the problem...... He didn't have a single minister's position...... He appointed a bunch of deputies and middle ranks. ”

"The nobles agreed?"

Of course they agreed, they seemed to secretly agree to see Ashrufat's jokes. They must have worked very hard, so that Ashrufat, as a superior, would have to deal with official duties day and night...... Just think about it. ”

"I see...... But this Ashrufat's greed for power is really amazing. Would you rather die of exhaustion than give up power?"

"It seems so. I've heard that some gluttonous snakes swallow too big of their prey and kill themselves. This Ashrufat is probably similar to this situation. It only takes a month for things to change. ”

"Very well, then I'll go and report the situation to the Duke. Is there anything else you need to report?"

"Yes, it seems that Eshuruphat has appointed most of the management officials of Eagle Falcon City today. He did a good job in this matter, and actually got back all the people who had been dismissed and fired in the past few years. In this case, the city management should soon be on the right path. ”

"Well, well, that's pretty much it...... What else?"

Also, before the meeting, he made an appointment with a businessman. ”

"Merchant?"

"An outsider, but now he has made a name for himself in the business circles of Eagle Falcon City. That person's name seems to be Ah Jin, and he has opened a new chamber of commerce, specializing in the church's magic teleportation scroll business...... The two of them seem to know each other...... The two men talked in secret for a while, but they weren't sure what deal they had reached. ”

"Merchant, no merchant can save him now. I guess it's just a magic scroll...... There is no need to inform Lord Byron of such a thing......"

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"My hair has grown a little longer. The mother-in-law slowly combed the little queen's hair and said softly.

"Well, mother-in-law, I want a better hairstyle, don't be like this...... Such...... Like a little girl. The little girl gave her opinion.

In the midst of that turmoil, my mother-in-law was not affected at all. On the one hand, she was lucky, and on the other hand, because she was the completely harmless type. Neither Byron nor Essien cared about her existence at all.

When the little girl returned, the mother-in-law became one of the few remaining people in the palace, and this time she also settled in this new residence with the little girl.

Those who have lived in Eagle Falcon for some years know that the residence of Lord Regent Byron was not originally one, but three. Specifically, Byron bought three mansions from someone else and then connected them together to build the current situation. Ashrufat simply took advantage of this, dividing the mansion into three parts, one for meetings and official business, one for residential areas, and the last part for receptions. In a way, this is the same way Byron used it.

"Ah, what's wrong with that?" asked the mother-in-law softly. "I think it's a good fit......"

"Tonight, Ashrufat will come to see me. The little girl explained. "I hope to...... Yes...... More dignified and pretty. ”

"Ah...... Hehe, why should you be more dignified and beautiful?" asked the mother-in-law

"I don't know what to do...... I was just...... I just want to do that. ”

"Would you love to meet that Ashrufat?"

"I ...... I don't know what to do...... Mother-in-law, every time I see him now, my heart beats non-stop, but if I don't see him, my heart is sad. The little girl touched her face. "I don't know what the road is for, isn't it...... I...... Sick?"

"I'm not sick. The mother-in-law said as she continued to comb the little girl's hair. "Although you are not a woman now, you already have a woman's heart. ”

"What do you mean by 'women's thoughts'?"

But this time, the mother-in-law just laughed softly, but refused to answer. The little girl didn't want to continue to ask.

"What is Ashrufat doing tonight?"

"Tell me how the work is progressing. The little girl said. "He said that now that I am in power, he must regularly report to me on the progress of various things, and at the same time I will make plans for the next stage. ”

"Last night...... Is it a nightmare?" the mother-in-law suddenly changed the subject.

"Ah, is there one?"