The day before the envoys from the East Grifenni Kingdom and the Tianhan Empire arrived at Banshan Castle, Dumas and all cabinet members announced their resignation. Before the general election started one month later, the shadow cabinet composed of the opposition parties temporarily served as the remaining cabinet. .
At the same time, the Privy Council awarded General Bute the title of Field Marshal of the Kingdom in the name of Henry II, and also served as the temporary commander-in-chief of the kingdom's highest armed forces.
"Marshal" has long become a false title and an honorary title in the imperial military circles. For hundreds of years, no five-star general has had enough merit and prestige to receive such an honorable title.
The remaining cabinet subsequently approved Marshal Bit's report on the organizational reform of the General Staff and related authorities.
According to this proposal, there is no doubt that the General Staff will become the highest leadership body of the Kingdom’s armed forces.
General Cheney, the Army Chief, and Douglas, the Air Force Commander, both serve as deputy chiefs of the General Staff.
The next day, the huge East Grifenni delegation and the Tianhan Empire delegation arrived at Banshan Fort.
The standards of both delegations were extremely high. The delegation of the East Grifenni Kingdom was headed by Deputy Prime Minister Lord Helson.
Lord Helson and Waterman, the current Prime Minister of East Greyfinni, are close friends and very prestigious politicians. He is considered to be the new Prime Minister who will be elected in two years.
The East Grifenni delegation, headed by him, can be regarded as the embodiment of the will of the highest level to the common people in the East Grifenni region.
Waterman, the current prime minister of the East Grifenni Kingdom, is an old acquaintance of Lu Ming.
When fighting against the Sonia invasion more than ten years ago, Waterman was the commander of the Fourth Army and fought hand in hand with Lu Ming.
Because of his fruitful results in the fight against Sonia's invasion, Waterman's reputation was extremely high. After retiring, he ran for prime minister and was elected with an absolute advantage.
He is now two years away from the end of his second term.
Deputy Prime Minister Herson is his close ally and can also be regarded as his chosen successor.
From a political perspective, Herson, as the leader of the delegation, is obviously a sign of confidence and believes that this trip will achieve extremely fruitful results.
The leader of the Northern Empire delegation is the chief secretary of the Imperial Privy Council Secretariat. His name is Zhao Junyu. He is a handsome middle-aged man in his forties who is more than 40 years old.
Before leaving, he was appointed as the Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs of the Empire. Of course, it was obviously just a name.
The legendary emperor of the Northern Empire usually did not interfere in political affairs, but there was no doubt that his personal will was involved in this negotiation.
Although Zhao Junyu is not yet fifty years old, he is already one of the leading benchmark figures in the northern judicial circle.
Fifteen years ago, when he was the judge of Anxi District, he presided over the "Wang Jingmo v. Anxi City Hall Case". It was the first so-called "people sue an official" case after the founding of the Northern Kingdom. At that time, it caused a sensation in the entire northern region and many people in the north. The beginning of the shattering of traditional concepts.
Lu Ming was in Anxi at that time and attended the lawsuit. From that time on, he remembered the name Zhao Junyu.
However, Lu Ming did not exert any influence on Zhao Junyu's development over the years. He was able to enter the Privy Council Secretariat and serve as chief. He was also recommended by a respected veteran of the Privy Council.
This time, it was Lu Ming who came to Banshan Fort as the leader of the delegation.
As for the United Kingdom, the Security Council unanimously agreed that Medellin, Prime Minister of the Mid-Levels Region, would serve as its chief representative.
On the first day of the negotiations, Army Chief Dick Cheney resigned from all military positions, and his family seemed to have left for the East China Sea that night.
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On the night Cheney left the capital, the Security Committee held another video and telephone conference.
The military giants on the TV screen have very complicated emotions when you think about it.
Including the Security Committee, the current situation seems to have become clear. Bit has taken charge of the entire army and has become the number one person in the United Kingdom's military.
Speaking of which, the royal family and Dumas were forced to make this choice. Everyone here was Bit's accomplice at that time.
But no one could have imagined that the situation would develop like this.
Even General Dickens, the commander of the Second Military Region who had clearly expressed his full support for Lu Ming, probably felt uncomfortable at this time.
What he hoped at that time was that the situation in the kingdom would be so chaotic that they, the military region bosses, would be required to take charge of the local political situation, so that they could become the kind of warlords that had appeared in the north.
However, Dumas's statement before stepping down and the resolution of the Royal Privy Council maintained the stability of the kingdom.
However, all military power has been temporarily handed over to Bit. Now, of course, it is in the best interest of the United Kingdom.
However, it is not good news for Dickens, or for all the giants here.
However, if we do not recognize Dumas's statement and the Privy Council's resolution now, not only will we fall out with Bit, but we will also easily be accused of "coup" and "rebellion" by Bit.
"Everyone, although the interim cabinet has granted great power to the General Staff, this is only a temporary measure. Now, especially all our armed forces, must unite, otherwise we will lose completely at the negotiation table."
Lu Ming shrugged, "Don't worry, if a peace agreement can be reached in the end, everything will return to normal after the election."
"The commander-in-chief is worrying too much!" The speaker was General Brown, the commander of the First Military Region. He smiled, "The first military region will definitely support the work of the General Staff. I personally also look forward to what the commander-in-chief will give us after he takes charge of the military affairs of the United Kingdom. A welcome change.”
Seeing Admiral Brown's statement, the others also said complimentary words.
Dickens sighed deeply in his heart, but there was a look of joy on his old face, "Dumas did a good job in the end. He took the overall situation into consideration. Commander, you will be in charge of the military affairs of the entire army. From officers to soldiers, they finally have peace of mind." pill!"
Lu Ming looked at everyone expressing their surrender and felt strange in his heart. He had seen this kind of scene too many times. In the continent of the empire, it was normal for the most powerful people to surrender to themselves.
But he often inexplicably became the leader of the highest armed force in the Kingdom of Sonia.
When I transformed into Bit and joined the Kingdom of Sonia, I really didn't have such ambitions.
How should I put it, even if I just stand up and support the republic, it is not impossible to depose the Sonia royal family.
Let's just say that these military leaders on the TV screen have already raised their ambitions because of the chaos of the situation. If they make the Sonia Kingdom even more chaotic, most of them will support it.
But inexplicably, he has reached the highest position that can determine the fate of the Sonia Kingdom.
Like many times in the past, it seemed that the left hand was fighting against the right hand. In the past, it was mostly small local disputes, including reforms in the imperial areas. I usually watched with a cold eye the battles between my own subordinates but with different lines.
But now, the left hand fighting the right hand has risen to the world situation.
I have gradually become familiar with this absurd situation.
(End of chapter)
