Chapter 276: Breaking the Convention
After more than half a year of observation, Li Zijun slowly discovered that as Virgil Bixia gradually entered old age, he became more and more greedy for power, and his desire to control the people around him became more and more!
As a result, Virgil Bixia becomes more and more suspicious, suspicious of everyone around him, as if everyone who approaches him is here to snatch power from him.
In the 'Blood Jade Ruyi' case, Li Zijun can be said to have worked hard, and even suffered serious injuries because of this, but Virgil Bixia still did not lower his suspicions.
Even if it turned out later that Princess Gladys had done this, and Li Zijun finally succeeded in retrieving the 'Blood Jade Ruyi', Virgil's suspicion of him did not disappear, but the direction of his suspicion shifted to his secret cooperation with the Cult of Light.
Virgil Bixia suspected that the Cult of Light had already learned the true whereabouts of 'Blood Jade Ruyi', and was only willing to tell the truth when Li Zijun returned to the capital and took over the case, so as to achieve the goal of helping Li Zijun make contributions.
It is precisely for this reason that Virgil Bixia did not reward Li Zijun after Shaw and his gang were ambushed, and even the punishment he received before was not lifted!
Li Zijun often excused himself from participating in court meetings, which also had a lot to do with his dissatisfaction with Virgil Bixia's way of doing things.
Corresponding to Li Zijun's meritorious service, Dalton, who had to pay some responsibility for the loss of 'Blood Jade Ruyi', did not receive any blame afterwards, and still sat firmly in his position as Minister of Commerce. Initially, this made Li Zijun very puzzling!
For this reason, Li Zijun took time to study Dalton's way of being an official for so many years. He found. The reason why Dalton has been able to rise steadily and stand still for many years is that he does have some talent of his own. Crucially, he was extremely good at catering to Virgil Bixia's ideas.
Previous years. Dalton suddenly turned to support the Nine Princes, not because of how optimistic he was of the Nine Princes, but because he saw through Virgil Bixia's idea of using the Nine Princes to balance and suppress the other princes.
For so many years, Dalton and the Nine Princes have only maintained a close relationship, which also ensures that after the Nine Princes lost power, he successfully turned around and was not affected by the Nine Princes in any way.
Dalton is definitely the most clever flattering minister around Virgil Bixia! Li Zijun feels that his understanding of him has benefited him a lot.
Li Zijun also realized that in order to make himself more comfortable in the DPRK, it was a very important condition to avoid Virgil's escalating suspicion of himself. Otherwise. What happened to the Nine Princes today is likely to be his fate tomorrow, and because of his outstanding military performance, he is very likely to be even more tragic than the Nine Princes' ending!
Therefore, although Li Zijun was a little eager to get that position in his heart, he still tried his best to shirk it on the surface.
"I think Lord Bloom is more worthy of the words 'respectable' than Archduke Edlaide! He had served as commander of the Southern Legion, and he had a wealth of experience in dealing with the affairs of the Yaksa. I think Lord Bloom is more suitable for the position of Commander of Rebellion than the Grand Duke of Edlaide!" Take the initiative to stand up and recommend.
As Monroe spoke, the others, hinted at by the heads of their respective factions, began to recommend them one after another. The eldest prince, the fifth prince, the sixth prince, Bloom, Belloc and Li Zijun all entered the list of candidates, but the main votes were concentrated on the three of them, the sixth prince, Bloom and Bellok.
For the sudden rise of the Six Princes. Li Zijun felt a little surprised, it seems that this 'handsome prince' can't bear to be lonely!
Judging from the current situation, it seems that the rebellious commander can only be produced among these three people.
But that's just a lot of people's thoughts. Without Virgil Bixia's Zuihou clapper, no matter how much other people think, it would be in vain. After a period of chaos. Everyone's eyes were focused on Virgil Bixia.
"Prime Minister Alec, which of them do you think is best suited to quell the Yaksa riot?" said Virgil Bixia, who didn't seem to see everyone's expressions. He turned to Prime Minister Alec, who had just said nothing.
"Bixia, Lao Chen thinks that Bloom and Belloc are suitable candidates, but Lao Chen is just a layman in military affairs, Zuihou also asks Bixia to decide!" Alec still maintained his usual and cunning justice, and silently excluded the six princes.
Although the sixth prince's personal skills are good, it is more than ten years ago to trace his experience of leading troops to fight. Moreover, the performance of the sixth prince at that time could only be described by the words 'decent', I really didn't know that he would be quiet and active, and suddenly jumped out to compete for this position that he was not good at!
I believe that Prime Minister Alec denied him like this, even the sixth prince himself couldn't say anything.
Hearing Prime Minister Alec's answer, Virgil Bixia smiled slightly:
"Prime Minister Alec, I heard that Ed and Winnie's wedding date is approaching, you won't exclude Ed from the list of rebels for this reason, right?"
"Ed is really younger, and he has a problem with impulsiveness, although he doesn't seem to have much problem in terms of political ideas, but I'm worried that if the war is unfavorable, he will kill in a hurry, and it will be a big deal for you!"
"Of course, Wechen is also a little selfish! Ed is going to marry Vinnie after the coming-of-age ceremony, after all, there are no eyes on the battlefield, and I don't want to see him make any mistakes. Alec has a lot of political capital and superb political wisdom, and he does not completely deny such questions as Virgil Bixia.
Virgil Bixia smiled when she heard Alec's answer, noncommittal, and then fell silent for a while.
From these performances of Virgil Bixia, Li Zijun felt very clearly that he was still very hesitant about the final commander.
There was an eerily silence in the main hall, and everyone was waiting for the Zuihou decision of Virgil Bixia.
"Alec, can you postpone Ed and Winnie's marriage? I promise that when Ed returns triumphantly, I will personally marry the two of them!What do you think?" Virgil Bixia said this, which also meant that Li Zijun became the final candidate to quell the Yaksa riot.
For a moment, everyone in the hall had different expressions, and no one paid attention to Alec's answer anymore.
"Ed, do you have any other ideas?" After Virgil Bixia got Alec's confirmation, he found that Li Zijun showed an embarrassed expression that he wanted to say and stopped, and his face sank and he asked a little unpleasantly.
"As several adults have said, I am still only talking on paper about people's livelihood and how to properly handle relations with ethnic minorities. Therefore, I asked Bixia to appoint an important minister who was familiar with the situation to be the commander of the rebel army, and I would serve as his deputy. I am in charge of the military aspect, and as for the negotiation aspect, I will trouble him to deal with it, how about it?" "Breaking the convention and leading the troops to the battle is certainly beautiful, but then Virgil will doubt himself more and more, and Li Zijun feels that he must do something to try to avoid the deterioration of the situation.
"In these aspects, before you leave, you can consult Prime Minister Alec, he is an expert in this area, and with him to guide you, I believe there will not be too much deviation!" Virgil Bixia thought for a moment and denied the request of the commander of the Li Zijun Command faction.
Immediately, everyone discussed all the details of the expedition, and then one after another, the orders were signed, and the entire court began to be nervously busy for the expedition.
Li Zijun originally wanted to go the same way as Alec and ask him for advice on how to deal with the Yaksa problem. It's just that he didn't expect that Alec Zuihou was left behind by Virgil Bixia, and in desperation, Li Zijun had to prepare to catch up with the fifth prince in front.
"Grand Duke Edlaide, if you don't mind, can you walk with this king for a while?" the eldest prince's carriage suddenly appeared next to Li Zijun, and the eldest prince smiled and pushed the car door and invited him.
"I can't ask for it!" It was rare to see the eldest prince so polite, of course Li Zijun was not easy to say if he refused, so he jumped off the horse happily, threw the reins to Diego beside him, and boarded the eldest prince's carriage himself.
Under the healing of the two archmages, Armstrong and Kaye, Diego's condition has improved a lot, and although he has not been able to regain his former strength, he can live like an ordinary person.
Shortly after the end of the 'Blood Jade Ruyi' case, the 'monkey' finally chose to leave. Li Zijun then ordered Diego to take the place of 'Monkey' and re-establish himself as the head of the guard.
At this time, with Li Zijun's strength, the role of these guards around him is often closer to that of ordinary service personnel, and with someone who is so familiar with him by his side, he also slightly reduces the discomfort of some 'monkeys' after leaving.
"Brother Ed, please take a seat!" the eldest prince pointed to the position opposite him and said politely to Li Zijun.
The eldest prince has always been a commanding Jiashi, Li Zijun has never seen him so humble, and his heart moved, as if he had guessed some reasons. He bowed to the eldest prince and sat down respectfully.
"Brother, this is the fruit that my friends in the south sent to me, although it is not very valuable, it is not very common in our side, you might as well taste it!"
Li Zijun said a few words of politeness to the eldest prince, grabbed the fruit on the table and ate it.
"Although my brother is young, he is an important minister of the country! Compared with my brother, I am really ashamed of my brother!"
"The eldest prince has been promoted! I'm just a little luckier! Compared with the eldest prince, there is still a big gap between this lord and the eldest prince!" Although Li Zijun knew that the eldest prince must have asked for himself to stop him this time, he still didn't dare to accept the eldest prince's praise calmly, he hurriedly got up and bowed to the eldest prince and said modestly.
"It's right to be modest, but it's a bit hypocritical to go too far!" the eldest prince was very happy with Li Zijun's reaction, waved his hand at him, and said with a hearty smile. (To be continued......)