The Mathieu family was once synonymous with exiles and gangster families. It gradually turned into a political family decades ago, but it has never been on the stage. It was not until the independence of the Kingdom of Sonia that the Mathieu family gradually came to the forefront. .
Bridget's mother, Mrs. Levine, lived in Faison Towers on Duke Avenue, a thirty-six-story high-end apartment with river views.
Mrs. Levin lives in room 3105.
However, when Lu Ming's motorcade arrived, dozens of people were already waiting at the steps of the apartment lobby.
In addition, Air Force security personnel have entered the building. There are two Air Force soldiers standing in front of the elevator doors on each floor of the building, including the attendants in the elevator control room, who have all been replaced by security personnel.
Mrs. Levine is in her fifties, looks very young, and has a very gentle temperament.
When Lu Ming said hello to her, the old lady was smiling.
Standing next to Mrs. Levin is little Mathieu, who is actually about the same age as Lu Ming, in his thirties, but he has a thick beard, which looks very old, which also adds a bit of power to him.
At the beginning of this year, Mathieu Jr. officially took over as leader of the Rose Party, but in fact caused chaos within the party.
It is possible that his actions will divide the Rose Party.
Judging from the information Lu Ming got, he had no choice but to do so.
Originally, he had always been the deputy party leader. After all, he was young and had no qualifications, but he had a good father.
But although the party leader Seaman is old, his ambition is obviously still there, and everything he has done is obviously not willing to be a puppet to pave the way for Mathieu Jr.
The "Uncle Seaman" in the words of Mathieu's brother and sister was a veteran of the Rose Party who watched his brother and sister grow up. In fact, he was secretly secretly involved. Within the party, the power of the Seaman faction was expanding rapidly.
In particular, the disastrous defeat of Göring, a powerful ally of Mathieu Jr., in the Gede District has made the party's voice increasingly louder to support Schiemann's true leadership of the party.
Mathieu Jr. elected Seaman to step down at the party congress at the beginning of this year and officially became the party leader.
But the vote gap between the two sides was extremely narrow.
Mathieu Jr. caught Seaman off guard and secretly arranged the selection of party representatives to his advantage.
At this time, when shaking hands with Lu Ming, little Mathieu had a friendly smile on his face, it was really like meeting his brother-in-law.
Bridget is a younger sister, but her "brother-in-law" status is not ordinary, and she must be respected as a brother-in-law.
Entering the apartment, only Mrs. Levin and little Mathieu accompanied Lu Ming and his party.
The dozens of people who greeted him included senior members of the Rose Party and important figures from the Mathieu family.
But they are just here to make their presence felt, and being able to come represents Mathieu Jr.’s recognition of them.
Everyone is very excited, and they will have bragging rights in the future.
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In the spacious and grand living room of the apartment with three bedrooms and two living rooms, Mrs. Levin asked questions and was very curious about Lu Ming.
Bridget, like a good girl, sat across from the coffee table and peeled fruit for her mother and the Commander.
Little Mathieu sat next to his sister, smiling as he listened to the chat between his mother and the Commander.
Mrs. Levin asked about Lu Ming's family background. When she learned that Lu Ming's parents were originally farmers in the countryside, she couldn't help but sigh, "The general's skills are much better than Michael's!"
Little Mathieu smiled beside him and said: "Mother, how can I compare with the Commander? As for you, my good-for-nothing son is still a treasure in your eyes."
After chatting for a while, Mrs. Levin smiled and said that she would personally prepare lunch for the general.
Lu Ming understood that she was creating an opportunity for little Mathieu to have a private chat with him.
Bridget also followed her mother to the kitchen. Only Lu Ming and little Mathieu were left in the living room.
"Your Excellency, Commander, has the New World really been discovered in the Southern Region?" Mathieu Jr. asked, smiling and waving his hands, "If it involves military secrets, you don't need to tell me."
Lu Ming smiled. In fact, excluding the royal family, Mathieu Jr., the deputy speaker, ranks fifth in the political hierarchy of the United Kingdom.
Of course, it's not about power, but the order of temporary succession in the event of an unexpected prime minister.
If the Prime Minister dies suddenly while in office, the successor will first be the Deputy Prime Minister. If the Deputy Prime Minister also has problems, then the Speaker of the House of Lords, then the Speaker of the House of Commons, the Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons, and the Secretary of State.
In such an order, it only goes up to the Secretary of State, because if something happened to these people at the same time, they would probably all be destroyed.
It will be up to the cabinet ministers to decide who will assume the important role of interim prime minister in such a serious crisis. The law does not clearly stipulate this.
However, although Mathieu Jr.’s political status is theoretically ranked fifth, in terms of the actual power structure, the deputy speaker depends on his influence on the members. Just like Mathieu Jr. today, he is actually surrounded by enemies. Not easy.
Listening to Mathieu Jr.'s question, Lu Ming smiled and said: "There is indeed a new continent, and the humanistic thinking of this new continent is that those who follow me will prosper, which is more extreme than the most extreme religions. From their eyes, the people of our imperial continent, They all have too distinctive personalities and should be regarded as heretics and should be eliminated." Looking at little Mathieu, he smiled and said, "They are much scarier than your Rose Party!"
Mathieu Jr. smiled: "I know that Your Excellency, Commander, has many misunderstandings about our party."
Lu Ming waved his hand: "It doesn't matter whether you misunderstood or not, but Michael, where do you want to take the Rose Party in the future? In fact, generally speaking, populist parties are born in times of poverty, injustice or economic stagnation. Nowadays, science and technology are booming. Development, it is expected that by the end of this century or even the beginning of the next century, there will be different technological leaps to maintain the excitement of economic development. The radical parts of your party’s ideas are no longer outdated. Have you ever thought about this? What is your support rate? , will get lower and lower.”
After a pause, "Actually, there are already signs of this. In the Gede area, the victory of the Ecumenical Party is not only due to me, but also because of the general climate. In the eyes of the people, life is getting more and more promising, so they hope that society It’s stable and the income is getting higher and higher, instead of just grabbing it if I’m poor.”
Little Mathieu was silent.
Lu Ming smiled and said: "Actually, Bujier announced her resignation from the party and wanted to redefine Mathieuism in the new era. Although it is a major blow to you, it is also an opportunity for you to change. The Seaman faction has gathered in your party The most radical figure in the country, using Bujier's behavior to attack your prestige. In fact, instead of fighting for the Heman faction, it is better for you to make changes yourself." After a pause, "Of course, I don't know much about party politics. Let's just talk about it. Sentence, please forgive me if I said it incorrectly."
Mathieu Jr. smiled and said: "How could it be possible? However, many things are easy to do because the Commander has too many cards in his hand."
Little Mathieu didn't go into details. Lu Ming also understood what he meant. Indeed, the reason why it is easy for him to do things and seems to be omnipotent is because he already controls the largest resources in the world, from manpower to material resources. This is true.
But things are different for Mathieu Jr. The split and reorganization of the party is not something he just talks about.
"Let's have a chat sometime." Lu Ming said with a smile.
Little Mathieu's eyes flashed with joy, and he nodded: "Okay."
