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Chapter 761: The Era of Assistance
The funeral arrangements went very smoothly. Everyone was generally satisfied with Caesar IV's performance during his reign, and all major factions tacitly chose not to cause trouble.

The funeral was of the highest standard, the highest among all previous Alpha monarchs. The royal families of all the continental countries sent their direct descendants to pay their respects, and even the alien alliance sent representatives to attend the funeral.

Regardless of the grudges in the past, everyone gave very high praise to the achievements of Caesar IV during his reign.

During the funeral, all banquets were suspended in the country, and the entire Alpha Empire was immersed in grief.

Affected by the general environment, Hudson was not in a good mood. Apart from the events he had to attend, he stayed at home most of the time.

In contrast, the other two regents were extremely busy. They had endless things to do every day and could not even eat or sleep peacefully.

The outside world did not find it strange. Hudson was famous for leading troops in battles and was the best in the continent in the field of magic potions. It was understandable that he was not good at handling government affairs.

Human energy is limited. It would be terrible if there were no shortcomings.

The regent is more responsible for coordinating the overall situation, and specific matters can be assigned to other "loyal ministers".

The successful Hudson wants to be lazy, but others need performance, and everyone just gets what they want.

The year 100009 in the Holy Calendar was destined to be recorded in history.

With the new king's accession to the throne, the era of Caesar IV ended here, and the Alpha Empire entered the era of Caesar V.

It took half a year to deal with all the related affairs. Since then, the Alpha Empire's court has seen a pattern of the Queen Mother as regent and three regent ministers in parallel.

The situation soon changed. In name, the three great ministers assisted the Queen Mother in handling government affairs, but Grand Duchess Madeleine was the first to be marginalized.

The people below never reported their work to her. For major domestic and foreign affairs, the six ministers only discussed with Hudson, as if she didn't exist.

Not only did she, the regent, feel uncomfortable, but even the regent empress dowager felt the pressure. Often, when the work report was submitted, the implementation had already begun.

To put it more euphemistically: the government is efficient.

However, the price to be paid for this efficiency was that her regency as the Empress Dowager became dispensable.

She didn't even dare to object directly!

If a resolution is vetoed and the people below continue to implement it, it would be a slap in the face.

Now the power has fallen into someone else's hands, at least on the surface it was approved by her. As the regent queen mother, she theoretically controls the power of the empire.

Once the lid is lifted and the truth is exposed to the outside world, people may not even give a symbolic request for permission.

The two politically frustrated people, living in the palace at the same time, soon became close friends.

"Royal sister, the situation is not good!
All matters of the court, big or small, are not handled by us. If this continues, I am afraid something big will happen."

The Queen Mother said worriedly.

At this moment, her dissatisfaction with Hudson and the six ministers reached a critical point.

Even though she was mentally prepared and knew that the people below would not be obedient, she never expected that those guys would be so good at playing.

“Queen Mother, Prime Minister Beckett and Marshal Hudson are both strong men who are used to making decisions directly, and the officials in the court follow them as their leaders.

When the emperor's brother was alive, Marshal Hudson was the most powerful person in the army. All military affairs were decided by his single word, and the Ministry of Military Affairs was directly reduced to the Ministry of Logistics.

Prime Minister Beckett is also not a simple person. The conservative camp has dominated the court for many years, and often even refused to give face to his brother the emperor.

Even my brother is not taken seriously by them, how can we two weak women be taken seriously by them!"

Grand Duchess Madeleine took the opportunity to apply eye drops.

The current situation in the court is very unfavorable to the royal family. The two powerful factions that should have checked and balanced each other have actually merged politically.

Of course, this kind of fusion is what they think. In fact, Hudson is just a slacker. Apart from participating in the decision-making of major affairs, he doesn't bother to pay attention to general government affairs.

Even though he did not actively fight for power, officials from the non-conservative camp quickly moved closer to him and formed a Ha faction in the court.

The conservative camp, which should have reacted violently, showed extraordinary patience at this time. Not only did they not turn against Hudson at the first moment, but they took the initiative to share power with Hudson.

In the eyes of Grand Duchess Madeleine and the Queen Mother, this was a collaboration between the two sides to deliberately undermine them.

Of course, this understanding is not completely wrong.

Although the two factions did not form an alliance, they did cooperate in actual work. Even if this cooperation was only for official business, it still created the fact that they were sidelined.

Prime Minister Beckett deliberately delayed the reporting time, while Hudson didn't even want to do his current job. It was common for him to be late for daily roll calls and leave early, not to mention going to the palace to report every day.

The ideas of the two bosses directly determine the work attitude of the people below. When they see the approval of the two, they will start to implement it directly.

As for the report, we will wait until the end of next month, and then sort out the relevant documents from last month and send them to the palace.

By the time the Queen Mother saw these documents, the work might have already been done, so she, the Regent Queen Mother, felt no sense of participation at all.

Grand Duchess Madeleine was marginalized even more severely. The official documents received by the Queen Mother were delayed, but at least they were received. However, no one paid any attention to her as the regent.

If she wants to do something, she must first obtain the consent of Beckett and Hudson, otherwise the decree she issues will be a piece of waste paper.

Even if it was accompanied by the Empress Dowager's seal, people below would still not buy it.

Those who gave face would just give a symbolic response, while those who didn't would just throw the edict into the trash can and pretend they hadn't received it.

Unfortunately, due to their special identities, they spend most of their time in the deep palace, making it inconvenient for them to go deep into the local areas to supervise implementation.

They were all newcomers to the political arena and did not have sufficient prestige in the empire. The civil and military officials below were uncooperative, so they were simply sidelined.

"You mean to talk to both of them?"

the Queen Mother asked uncertainly.

Having grown up in the palace, they are naturally not political novices. In the current situation, they do not have the confidence to overturn the table.

Not to mention the lack of supporters in the court, even within the royal family, there were many people who did not buy into their ideas.

Ministers' monopolization of power was nothing new in the Alpha Empire. For most of Caesar IV's reign, the country was in a semi-empty state.

The legitimate emperors were treated this way, not to mention those who acted as the emperor. As long as it did not affect their own interests and did not try to usurp the throne, the royal family could accept it.

"it's useless!

It is difficult to change a person's character. Even if they do not want to monopolize power, their behavior will lead to the fact that they will monopolize power.

It won't be a big problem in the short term, but if it drags on for too long, I'm afraid that the civil and military officials in the court and the local nobles will only know the prime minister and Marshal Hudson.

Little Caesar was only five years old, and he would have to wait at least fifteen years to rule the country. The prime minister was old and it was estimated that he would retire by then, but Marshal Hudson was very young.

If the young Caesar cannot gain his approval, he may not be able to rule the country at the age of 20, let alone at the age of 30!"

Madeleine said with an embarrassed look on her face.

These are practical problems. Even if the two agree to give up some power to them, they will inevitably be sidelined when it comes to actual operations.

We can't expect someone like Hudson, who is too lazy to even go to the government office, to report to the palace every day.

The government was heavily in debt, the conservative camp did not like to make trouble, and Hudson was well aware of how bad the domestic economic situation was. Both sides tacitly chose natural treatment.

"Royal sister, do you want to establish your authority?

This may be difficult to do. Your brother wanted to find fault with them, but he spent several years trying to do so without any progress. "

The Queen Mother shook her head and said.

If you do nothing, you won't make mistakes.

The imperial government continued its previous style and did not make any major plans other than its daily work. It was difficult to find faults with it.

To put it bluntly, even if all the senior officials in the court took a collective one-year vacation, it would not affect the normal operation of the government.

The current power held by Hudson was deliberately created by the conservative camp. In order to make it look more realistic, Prime Minister Beckett also enjoyed the same treatment, making it look like the two major factions had partnered to divide the right to speak in the court.

“Queen Mother, our presence is too low for the officials in the court, and it is difficult to confront them politically, but there are people in the royal family.

The emperor's brother also nominated Archduke Efiero and Archduke of Newfoundland as regents, but the conservatives found fault with them and they had to withdraw from the competition.

Now that the curse case has been settled, the threats made by the conservative camp have lost their effectiveness.

If you want to check and balance them, the best option is to first convince the two Grand Dukes, and then force them into the court!"

After hearing the proposal of Grand Duke Madeleine, the Queen Mother was instantly moved. Pushing the two into the court would not only increase influence, but also win the support of the royal family.

“Then give it a try!

But before that, it is best to communicate with conservative officials in private, so as to avoid collective opposition from the people below as soon as we propose personnel appointments.

We can also arrange for someone to secretly contact the reformist officials who were ousted earlier.”

The Queen Mother said cautiously.

It is clear that she had no hope of placing anyone in the court. The Grand Duke of Efiero and the Grand Duke of Newfoundland had high prestige in the empire, but unfortunately they were no longer in office.

What's more, these two royal bosses were equally troublesome. When they were in power, Caesar IV was also sidelined.

During the reign of Caesar IV, there was not a single capable minister who was easy to manipulate. All of them had their own political ideas and were not completely controlled by the monarch.

Those who obeyed the emperor's orders were loyal enough, but their personal abilities were relatively poor. During their reign, they had almost no achievements to show for themselves.

They really don't know how to promote new people. The talent selection system of the Alpha Empire is not perfect. Anyone with a prominent family background will automatically appear in the first echelon.

Due to the lack of specific assessment criteria, it often takes a lot of time to verify if you want to screen out qualified talents.

……

Hudson didn't care about the ups and downs in the court.

He simply accepted the goodwill from the conservative camp and didn't care whether there was a trap.

Given his status and position, as long as he does not initiate failed political system reforms during his tenure as regent, his historical evaluation will not be low.

The Alpha Empire, a large and powerful country, does have many internal conflicts, but as long as there is no trouble, these conflicts will not erupt in the short term.

However, the longer it drags on, the more severe the impact will be once internal conflicts erupt.

For details, you can refer to the Three Kingdoms in the Central Continent. The outside world thought that they were beaten half-paralyzed by foreign races, and they should unite and seek common development after the war.

Facts have proved that this is a purely idealistic state. After the end of the continental war, the Three Kingdoms directly entered a state of division among princes.

A large amount of territory was lost, causing a large number of nobles to lose their foundations. They were unable to recover their homes from the foreign races, but were unwilling to become commoners.

Some powerful nobles relied on the armies in their hands to continuously seize the territories of other small and medium-sized nobles.

This unruly behavior naturally aroused strong dissatisfaction among the local nobles. When it came to core interests, they could only fight if they couldn't reach an agreement.

At the beginning, everyone was more restrained and only focused on competing for interests.

However, swords and guns are brutal on the battlefield, and it is inevitable that a few nobles will be killed accidentally.

One accident, and after many accidents it becomes the norm.

As the number of nobles killed in the battle continued to increase, the princes soon became really angry and the situation could escalate at any time.

Although the king tried his best to mediate the conflicts among the parties after the civil war broke out, he could not resist the interference of international forces.

Behind all the princes, there are shadows of the great human race, including the Alpha Empire, which supports the representatives with interests in the three countries.

It is estimated that it will not be long before the monarchs of the Three Kingdoms will lose their transcendent status and become one of the many princes in the country.

Based on historical experience, if the three countries want to restore peace, they can only wait until all parties are unable to fight anymore and then re-establish order at the negotiating table.

The internal conflicts within the Alpha Empire were not that acute, and the possibility of a large-scale civil war was not high, but local conflicts between noble lords were unavoidable.

The best solution is: carry out internal reforms!

This is what the previous two monarchs have been promoting, and they have achieved considerable results.

Unfortunately, the reformers were too eager for success and underestimated the strength of the opposition, and ultimately suffered a crushing defeat in the political struggle.

Hudson was self-aware and knew very well that without the full support of the monarch, challenging the hell copy of reform would be like actively jumping into the abyss of hell.

Not wanting to stay and clean up the mess for the vested interest groups, Hudson has secretly made up his mind to leave before the hidden danger breaks out.

Hudson had no intention of making great contributions to the court, so when it came to the management of factional power, he was not so concerned.

Even though he was perfunctory, the loose faction headed by him was still growing stronger and even encroached on the interests of some conservative camps in some local areas.

Reason told him that this was very abnormal. If the conservative camp was so easy to bully, it would not have been able to suppress the major factions for so many years.

……

"Grand Duke, these are invitations from the ministers of the court. I hope you and your wife can bring a few young masters to attend."

Hudson was shocked when he took the invitation from Tom and opened it. Almost all the invitations were sent by conservative bigwigs.

Generally speaking, sending this kind of invitation letter to the whole family of a specific person also has the meaning of a blind date.

If both parties are attracted to each other and their parents have a good discussion, the marriage can be finalized right away.

The fact that so many invitations came in at the same time also meant that the conservative camp had a strong desire for marriage, and these guys didn't even require that the marriage partner must be the eldest son.

Hudson was sure that if he gave a positive response, it would immediately cause an uproar in the court.

"Give the invitation to Madam and let her arrange it!"

Hudson smiled.

Knowing that this was a calculation of the conservative camp, he was not prepared to refuse. The circle of great nobles was so small that there were not many options for marriage.

There seem to be dozens of great noble families in the empire. Excluding those that are only in name only and have conflicts with their own families, there are actually only about twenty families that can be equal, and even fewer of them have women of marriageable age.

Hudson happens to have many sons. He didn't need to be anxious when his earlier sons were young, but his eldest son is now 18 years old, and he must consider this as a father.

It just so happens that most of these families that are well-matched belong to the conservative camp. They are playing an open conspiracy. If you want to find suitable partners for your sons, you must contact these families.

These potential fathers-in-law have all taken the initiative to invite him, and it would be foolish to refuse. As for the political impact caused by this, Hudson does not care.

(End of this chapter)