blackstone code

Chapter 1273 Find the Difference
"What do you think . . . what good will it do the country if we keep what we have, the monarchy?"

The prime minister and the emperor rarely sat together, and they were the only two of them, chatting peacefully.

The emperor did not answer this question directly, but adopted another method, "I will take the initiative to abdicate and let the eldest prince succeed me."

There was a very special smile on the Prime Minister's face, which made His Majesty a little embarrassed. He frowned, "Don't look at me like that, I know he's not good enough, but at least he's easy to control!"

This is a big truth. From the perspective of the successor to the throne, the eldest prince is indeed not good enough. He is a bit short-sighted. Of course, this is also normal.

When a person is in an environment of arrogance, people will be arrogant and do not bow their heads, which can also cause people to trip over a very simple thing, such as a small rock.

The first prince's lack of excellence lies in the fact that he imagines himself to be very powerful. He thinks that he can do everything well, and everything is as he expected, but in fact it is not.

He has many shortcomings and is not a suitable heir to the throne, but he is easy to control.

Stupid people are like this, they are very easy to control, just need a little strategy to make them make decisions that meet everyone's needs and give him all the credit, that's enough.

Look, isn't this very simple?
The prime minister, however, took a different view.

"It is impossible for us to control him for the rest of his life, and we should not let a certain person bear these results. It is also difficult for us to predict whether he will make unexpected changes in a certain period of time in the future."

"And..." the Prime Minister sighed softly, "Times have changed, Your Majesty."

"In the past, Gefla only needed the nobles to stand up, because our enemies are all around us, and we can solve them by relying on the nobles."

"But now, in the future, our enemy is the whole world, and the nobles can no longer support the sky of Gefla."

The Prime Minister fell into a brief silence, then he blinked, his eyes were a little dry, "I have been observing and thinking recently, why the Federation is developing so fast, and why Penteo's strength is far beyond our imagination. "

"We were able to defeat Penteo in the war... pure luck."

His Majesty the Emperor was also attracted by his words. This is what His Majesty the Emperor wanted to figure out. Even though Gefla was so powerful, why did he bump his head against the wall when he met two countries that seemed to have no strength at all? superior.

The Prime Minister continued, "Because of duty, Your Majesty."

"To make the country strong and the nation strong is not the responsibility of one individual, nor the responsibility of a small group of people. It is the responsibility and obligation of everyone!"

A person's responsibility, which refers to the emperor.

The responsibility of a small group of people, that is to say the aristocracy.

The emperor listened very seriously, he was a qualified politician, and he was also very focused when faced with such a special problem.

"Whether it is the Federation or Penteio, they have assigned the responsibility for the country's prosperity to every citizen."

"What will this country develop into in the future, which route will it take, and what changes will be good or bad? In fact, it is a joint decision of all people, and it is also a shared responsibility of all people."

"Each of them will devote all their strength to this responsibility and obligation."

"It's different from us, Your Majesty."

"The civilians outside don't care whether the royal family will be overthrown, whether the nobles will be excommunicated, or whether our soldiers will die in battle."

"No matter what kind of change it is to them, it's just a piece of news in the morning paper, because they don't take responsibility or take responsibility!"

"The good and bad of this country have nothing to do with them!"

When His Majesty the Emperor heard this, he subconsciously said, "Tricky and treacherous commoner".

But soon he laughed, because he realized that he was actually wrong, and that what paralyzed the people of Gefla was actually that they were not allowed to have their own opinions on these big events in the first place.

This is different from the Federation and Peng Jieao.

The federal people elect the heads of important institutions of the main government of the country through the election of citizens, the president, the governor, and the mayor. These are all elected by the people.

The Pengjieao people elect elders, grand elders, and elders to participate in and influence various outcomes, and even have the opportunity to speak out in national-level policies.

Only Gefla, the future of the country and the policy, the nobles and the emperor can decide for themselves...

His Majesty the Emperor also clearly realized this at this time, he scratched his head, "So?"

The Prime Minister pursed his lips and smiled slightly, "So it must be changed, Your Majesty."

"This has nothing to do with whether there is hatred between us, or whether the nobles are in power or the royal family is in power. We can't just watch this country fall into the abyss because of our wrong decisions."

"Our ancestors bequeathed us all that was precious, and we...have to leave something to our descendants, not a mess."

For the first time, the Prime Minister fully expressed his thoughts. He sat back on the sofa, and his whole person looked extremely relaxed.

His hands were naturally pressed on the armrests, like an ordinary old man, "After everything is over, I will take the initiative to resign from the position of Prime Minister..."

This can be regarded as a statement, the emperor looked at the old man carefully, looking at him carefully, as if meeting him for the first time.

He never thought that this old thing like a mascot could be so great.

This made His Majesty feel a little bit of shock that he couldn't describe. This... is obviously something that an emperor should do, not a prime minister.

Seeing His Majesty's strange expression, the Prime Minister smiled easily, "Have I convinced you?"

His Majesty tilted his head and thought for a while, "You are right, the future of the country should be a joint decision of everyone, you convinced me!"

He turned his head and glanced at the clock, "Let's stay and eat something tonight, the chefs have researched some new cooking dishes, it's worth trying."

The Prime Minister did not shirk this time, he conquered His Majesty the Emperor with sincerity.

If there is anyone who really knows this country, then the prime minister must be among them.

In these years, he has really stood on the sidelines and looked at all the problems. Perhaps this is the reason why he is eager to gain power, and he wants to change the country.

And this is why Lynch moved his heart when he proposed a constitutional monarchy.

The meeting between the prime minister and the emperor at night was very secret, no one knew what they said, but there was some news from the palace that the prime minister had dinner with His Majesty the emperor.

It's just that this news is not so important to Gefla at this time.

Nor would people believe that a prime minister who was committed to overthrowing the royal family and the emperor of this empire had anything to talk about.

That was probably a kind of... provocation?
or something else.

All night long, the imperial capital was restless, because the secret police were in action!

Early the next morning, Lynch and the little earl led a group of nobles to the Privy Council.

This was their rare collective appearance during this period, and the Privy Council was a little quieter than usual, everyone was waiting for a news.

To be exact, more than 30 people were killed in the fighting yesterday—some of them died later because the rescue was not timely. It is said that the real death toll is even more than this.

In the end, everyone's eyes were red, and it was no longer a fight, but a real fight. As long as they were not their own people, they must be enemies.

As long as it is an enemy, it must be destroyed!
In short, the crowd and the media witnessed the whole process, which can only be described as cruel.

Later in the evening, the secret police began to carry out large-scale activities. The patriarchs and main members of the nobles on both sides were arrested, not to mention the nobles who had started fighting with weapons recently.

Now there are dozens of nobles missing in the Privy Council, and the entire Privy Council seems to be empty!
When the Duke of Phoenix came, there were already many nobles around him, and they were all asking about the dispatch of the secret police.

Guafra's internal secret service is a certain branch of the police station. These people are known as the secret police and are active anywhere in Guafra.

They have a lot of power, and they have always shown no mercy to certain people or things that may endanger national security in the future.

In addition, the supporters behind the secret police are the emperor and the royal family, and ordinary nobles really have no good way to deal with the secret police.

Of course, if the nobles did not commit crimes, the secret police could not catch them.

Now people just want to know when those captured nobles will come back, and how to resolve this turmoil.

The Duke of Phoenix was sullen all the way until he took his seat.

Then he motioned to his assistant to distribute several newspapers to each nobleman.

All the newspapers described the bad influence of the nobles' fighting on the country during this period of disorder in the imperial capital.

Some foreign media have reported these events, saying that Guafra is a "barbaric country", and the ruling class directly fought on the streets of the capital regardless of the safety of the people.

In the past, they just used the description of the large number of injured people, but now, the real casualties are heavy.

There are also some reports that some gangsters took advantage of the aristocratic rush to build and burn shops, seriously disrupting the business order of the imperial capital, and causing great losses to ordinary people.

And the spearhead of all this is directed at the aristocratic group.

After maintaining a dead silence for a long time, the Duke of Phoenix said softly, "What you have done is too disappointing. You are the nobles of this country, but you have not become an example for this country..."

(End of this chapter)