Madison glanced around the conference table coldly, but he was extremely jealous. These guys were indifferent when he proposed it just now. When Chamberlain opened his mouth, they all fell on their knees and flattered them. They thought it was humiliating not to be the boss and to be separated from Pat Donald. The desire of one faction is even stronger.
Madison heartily agreed with Prime Minister Chamberlain's suggestion that the imperial army immediately enter first-level combat readiness!
Although this was not in line with Madison's insistence, he immediately ordered the imperial army to launch a bloody force to suppress the Panhua parade, but at this moment, because of his jealousy, he played a careful trick and deliberately did not rush to express his attitude. He wanted to see Pat -Whether there are any followers in Donald's group who are willing to advance and retreat with him.
Since Duke Pat and Earl Donald announced their retirement, Pat's position as Prime Minister was passed to the yes-man Chamberlain. Donald's powers were divided into two. The military and administrative part was inherited by Madison, and the military part was inherited by Emperor Louis X. The third generation cleverly stripped it out with the title of righteousness and awarded it to Kemal, who had become famous in the imperial army.
From this point of view, the overall strength of the Pat Donald faction in the empire has been partially weakened, and it also made the Pat Donald faction realize that Emperor Louis XIII was guarded and fearful of them.
In this kind of feudal empire, it is not a good sign to be guarded and feared by His Majesty the Emperor. If not, your family may be suddenly confiscated and your clan exterminated, and a catastrophe is imminent. Therefore, there was a small shock among Pat Donald's group, and everyone began to fight in their hearts.
Duke Pat and Earl Donald have both retired, lost all their power and positions, and their influence and residual power will surely decline rapidly. Should individuals like them choose the opportunity to find another way out, make early plans for the future, and find a new backer.
As for expressing loyalty directly to the Emperor Louis XIII, that was impossible.
As the saying goes, one emperor and one courtier, the Imperial Emperor Louis XIII is already old, and it is inevitable that he will fly westward soon. The close ministers of Pat Donald's faction surrendered to the Imperial Emperor Louis XIII at this time, which is simply a rush. In the setting sun of the evening, they will be greeted by a long darkness instead of a bright and brilliant tomorrow.
Inevitably, their targets turned to the three princes of Louis XIII. When Emperor Louis XIII dies, one of the three princes will definitely inherit the throne and become the master of the empire for thousands of years to come. .
Just as the close ministers of Pat Donald's faction were quietly marrying the three princes, negative news about the three princes suddenly broke out in various parts of the empire, including robbing mothers and daughters from good families, running sweatshops, building warships privately, etc. wait.
This caused an uproar in the entire empire. They never expected that the three princes, who usually kept a low profile, would be so evil and harbor evil intentions behind their backs. If the three of them became the future emperors of the empire, everyone would suffer a lot.
At the same time, within the Empire, which has always strictly controlled speech, from the print media, to the holographic TV, to the cosmic holographic network, there are all overt or covert ridicules and sarcasm towards the three princes of the empire, and they are all curses. Reflective remarks with swear words.
However, in the face of this unfavorable situation, no one from the empire came forward to speak up for the three princes and refute the criticism of the three princes. The powerful departments of the empire also remained silent and ignored, allowing the incident to develop and expand.
Logically speaking, His Majesty the Emperor could have ordered to forcibly quell this turmoil, but His Majesty the Emperor did not do so and pretended to be deaf and dumb.
At a time when everyone in the empire was confused, Duke Pat and Earl Donald publicly stated that in view of the absurd and audacious behavior of the three princes of the empire, they disapproved of His Majesty the Emperor Louis XIII and appointed the three of them as crown princes. The three princes will cultivate their moral character and one day be able to meet the conditions of the imperial crown prince. I also ask all walks of life in the empire to give the three princes a chance to change their ways. The prodigal son will turn around and return with gold!
At this moment, the smart people immediately understood what was going on. After a long time of turmoil, the public criticism of the three princes of the empire turned out to be two old guys, Duke Pat and Earl Donald, who were causing trouble.
The two top nobles of the empire used their sophisticated skills to first discredit the three princes of the empire through public opinion and make the subjects hate the three princes. Then they took the opportunity to appear as peacemakers to calm the turmoil and clean up the situation.
On the one hand, this shows everyone that although the two of them have retired, they can still make waves in the empire. Please be careful and don't cause trouble, including the younger brothers. The Thirteenth Demonstration, didn't you take away the military order part of the military power? Well, then pay the price. Your three princes will never be able to successfully become the crown prince of the empire. We will not agree to it.
The relationship between the Emperor and Pat and Donald was never clear, and the responsibilities of the two veterans were never truly dealt with. In terms of power, the two veterans even vaguely overshadowed the imperial power.
This is unimaginable in other feudal dynasties. They are typical powerful officials who must be caught, skinned and cramped to kill the nine tribes.
But Pat and Donald have survived in the empire, and they are still alive and well, and they are very popular. Now that they are retired, they still firmly control the general trend of the empire.
Putting aside the relationship between Pat and Donald and the Emperor Louis XIII, their political operation using the three princes of the empire as the starting point can be described as extremely clever. It not only stabilized the situation of floating popular sentiment within their own faction, but also They severely retaliated against the suppression of them by Emperor Louis XIII.
This incident was known as the "Brilliant Sunset" among the upper class of the empire. The two retired old men used their unparalleled strength to block the rising power of the three princes of the empire from ascending to the throne.
Also after the 'Brilliant Sunset' incident, the three princes of the empire completely hated Pat and Donald deep in their hearts. Although they did not dare to show it and hit them in the face, they had already sworn behind their backs that when they sat on the throne of the emperor, they would These two old men laid waste to their bones and completely destroyed their families at the same time, letting them know the heavy price of offending the prince.
Similarly, Madison saw something else from the 'Brilliant Sunset' incident, that is, the imperial power of the empire was not invincible. Aren't Pat and Donald the best examples? As ministers, they dared not come forward to defend their biological princes despite the overwhelming pressure from His Majesty the Emperor.
From that moment on, Duke Madison, who took control of the Empire's Ministry of Defense, began to have ambitions. Why can't I be the second to Pat and Donald? Why should I always be inferior to others? Why can't I replace it?
Once desire and ambition take root, they will surely grow into a towering tree!
After Duke Madison established his ambition, he began to make money crazily behind the scenes. At the same time, he acted in a high-profile manner among the Pat Donald faction, making friends everywhere and winning people's hearts. In doing so, he did not shy away from Pat and Donald, and would often report respectfully to the two retired old men.
The two old men didn't think much about it, and encouraged Madison to unite everyone in his faction to avoid being bullied by other factions, especially the newly growing Kemal faction.
Furthermore, after Pat and Donald retired, Madison became Pat Donald's second-in-command. It was understandable and understandable that he had relationships with everyone in his faction.
As the days passed, Duke Madison's influence on Pat Donald's faction became more and more important, especially in several systems in the White Tiger Theater under his supervision. Almost all of them became his followers.
The only regret is that Duke Madison still doesn’t have enough weight at the highest level of Pat Donald’s faction. For example, at today’s meeting of the empire’s top officials, there were only a few people who responded to Madison’s suggestions, but the words of the yes-man Chamberlain were echoed. Yun, Madison is so jealous of Chamberlain!
There are still several senior officials of the Pat Donald faction who have not expressed their stance on Chamberlain's suggestion. They glance at Madison from time to time and want to hear what the second-in-command of their faction has to say. They are not too late to express their stance. They are the Secretary of Transportation, Secretary of Agriculture, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
The small actions and thoughts between Madison and the three imperial ministers could not escape the vicious eyes of the three top officials.
Chamberlain silently glanced at Madison from the corner of his eye, then lowered his eyelids with trembling eyes, as if nothing had happened, and made an inaudible 'hum' sound from his nostrils.
McGrady has always been unconvinced by himself, unwilling to be ranked second in the faction, and always wanted to challenge his authority as the imperial prime minister. Chamberlain was unhappy, but he had no choice but to do so. He knew in his heart that he could not suppress Madison at all, because he was As for the puppets, the real masters of Pat Donald's group are the two old guys who are hiding behind the scenes and controlling the situation.
Kemal tapped his fingers on the table and raised his eyes to Madison, as if he wanted to hear Madison's opinion on Chamberlain's suggestion. He and Madison are the first and second-in-command of the imperial military. If you want to order all the imperial troops to enter the first level of combat readiness, they need to issue the order at the same time for it to be effective. Although his status is slightly higher than Madison's, it is actually just a bonus brought by military rank. In terms of positions, the Minister of Staff and the Secretary of Defense are on the same level.
It was precisely because the two of them had equal positions and recognized Kemal as the leader of a faction, while Madison could only be the second-in-command of his own faction, that Madison even more planned to stand on his own.
Kemal has a deep scheming mind and outstanding abilities. From a low-level soldier, he was promoted to a five-star general in the empire based on his meritorious service in just a few years. He is a legend in the imperial military circles. He had more contact with Madison because of his work, and he noticed some of Madison's ambitions from the details.
Facing Kemal's questioning gaze, Madison deliberately pretended not to see it by rubbing his temples to relieve fatigue, in an attempt to delay him for a while. He knew that it was impossible for everyone to agree to directly send troops to suppress the Panhua people's parade, so it didn't matter if the imperial army entered the first level of combat readiness, whether it was earlier or later. This was incomparable to his important position in the faction.
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