blackstone code

Chapter 1953

It was past six o'clock, and the sky had not yet completely darkened. The Minister of War was already sitting at the dining table waiting for the meal to be served.

The meal time of the Gefra people was about the same as that of the Federation people. They were both around seven o'clock, and it was only a little past six o'clock. The Minister of War ordered the housekeeper to call all the children, which was somewhat unexpected.

The dining table is in the shape of a long strip, and he sits in an independent position on the easternmost side, while his wife sits "opposite" about ten meters away from him.

Sitting on either side were his three children and some others.

The older family members were behaving normally, some of the younger ones looked unhappy.

Not because dinner was brought forward, but because he didn't like sitting with the Secretary of State for War.

The youngest and favorite grandson of the Minister of War was sitting next to his wife on his left. Seeing the displeasure of the little boy's pouting face, the Minister of War rarely asked.

"Did someone bully you?"

He looked at the little grandson, but the little grandson snorted, turned his face away, and looked away.

Some of the family members on both sides of the dining table kept smiling, some lowered their brows pleasingly, and some remained expressionless.

The smile on the Minister of War's face narrowed slightly, "Why didn't you tell me what made you so angry?"

"Maybe I can help you out?"

The little grandson looked back at him for a while, and then said loudly, "They all say that I am the child of a traitor, and they don't want to play with me!"

Although Gefra is now in the fall, it does not mean that everyone does not need to work or go to school.

The factory is still working, and the school is still teaching. Except that you are not allowed to go to the streets casually, go to some prohibited places, and you have to stop and salute when you meet people in Pengjieao.

In fact, Gefla at this time is not much different from the past.

The young grandson of the Minister of War has just entered the first grade of elementary school, and he is isolated.

The child's world is pure and simple, and he is very angry because he has a traitor grandpa!

Children don't know that some things can be said and some things cannot be said.

After he said it, some of the people on both sides of the table changed their faces, and some still kept smiling.

The Minister of War's decision shamed their entire family!
Of course the Secretary of State for War himself didn't think so!
His expression also became unsightly. He has been beautifying his reasons for not resisting and surrendering, but everyone knows that this is untenable.

After a brief silence, he didn't talk about how to help his little grandson solve this problem, but said in a flat tone, "Let's have dinner."

There are actually no too many rules for the nobles dining at such long tables, and there is no such thing as serving dishes one by one.

Before everyone sat down, some basic dishes had been divided into different plates and placed in front of everyone.

Everyone has a share of these things, and some are with the maids.

Two maids pushed a dining car and stopped beside the Minister of War. There were some other foods in the dining car.

Mashed potatoes, cream of mushroom bisque, shredded beef strips and the like.

The Secretary of War ordered some mashed potatoes and cream of mushroom soup, which he liked to have over mashed potatoes.

This will make the mashed potatoes more flavorful and tasty.

During the meal, the restaurant was relatively quiet.

The Secretary of State for War did not speak, and neither did the others.

After eating something and taking a sip of table wine, the Minister of War picked up a napkin and wiped off the oil stains on his lips, and said something that no one thought of.

"During this time, please pack up your things and we are going to leave."

In a word, everyone who was dining stopped except the children.

They either looked at the Minister of War in a daze or in shock!

Only in Gafla, they are nobles and can enjoy the privileges of nobles.

If you leave Gafla...

what are they?
The wife of the Secretary of State for War had obviously known about this for a long time, but she also stopped, her hands on her knees, and looked at her husband.

At this moment, their eldest son picked up a napkin and wiped his mouth casually twice before it was too late to ask, "Why are we leaving?"

The Minister of War was not nervous or impatient at all. He picked up the wine glass and shook it twice before taking another sip.

He waited for the drink to enter before he replied, "Feline was picked up and went to the Federation..."

His eldest son interrupted him directly, "What does this have to do with our leaving the island?"

The Minister of War looked at him with displeasure in his eyes. Under the gaze of the Minister of War, the eldest son lowered his head, "Sorry, I shouldn't have interrupted you."

The Minister of War's eyes softened a little.

He explained as if he didn't care, "All of us can see that it's only a matter of time before Penteo surrenders."

"Once the Penteos withdraw their troops, the government-in-exile created by Feilin and those boys will come back with the support of the Federation."

"With the backing of the federal government, our worth doesn't matter anymore."

"I know that some of you will always feel that the choices I made were wrong, but you don't know that when you think about these issues, it means that you are wrong."

"Look at those people who died at sea. If I didn't do this, you, including me, would have died at sea too."

"Now you can still eat these sumptuous dinners and be dissatisfied with my decision in your heart because I am a fucking traitor!"

His tone became more and more intense, and in the end he even slammed the wine glass in his hand to the ground!
The sound of the crystal glass breaking made the entire restaurant so quiet that no noise could be heard. All the servants lowered their heads and stood against the corner of the wall.

Only the old housekeeper bent down, picked up the fragments of crystal cups on the ground bit by bit, and put them into the trash can.

The Secretary of War glared at these relatives. These people are so stupid.

It might be in his genes, but he doesn't feel stupid.

At this time, even the most ignorant grandson shut his mouth tightly, not daring to make a sound.

The butler packed up the pieces, brought a new crystal glass, put it in front of the Minister of War, and poured him some table wine.

The Minister of War glanced at him before continuing, "As a traitor, if we don't leave, our trial will follow."

"It doesn't matter what you did or didn't do, you won't escape."

"I'm not discussing with you whether we should leave, but to inform you that I plan to leave."

"As for whether you go or not, I don't care much!"

After he finished speaking, he paused for a long time to catch his breath, and then picked up the knife and fork again, "Continue to eat, there is not much time left for you to enjoy!"

He was still a little angry in his heart. The main members of the family didn't understand him, which made him feel ridiculous!
Those resisters and non-resistors are dead, and they don't know why!
The final decision has been made in his heart, no matter whether these people go with him or not, he will leave.

The most important thing now is to find a way to take those royal treasures away.

The second half of the dinner was very depressing, the Minister of War did not speak, and the others did not dare to speak, but just bowed their heads to eat.

It was only after he left that the atmosphere eased a little.

Back in the study, the Minister of War looked at the butler, "Is the thing still there?"

At present, there are no more than five people who know where the treasure is, and his steward is among them.

There are some things arranged by his butler.

The housekeeper nodded, "Everything is safe, but there are people hanging around all the time, it may have been exposed."

The Minister of War waved his hand indifferently, "They will definitely have some guesses, but it doesn't matter, we don't take all of them, but only some of them."

"The rest... the stuff is not lucky, and it can still be used as a bargaining chip."

He didn't say what kind of bargaining chip it was, but the butler knew very well that it was his bargaining chip to survive!

Among the royal treasures they hid are the crown and scepter used by the emperors of Gefra to ascend the throne.

The crown Feline wore before was a replica!

These two things that symbolize the supreme power of the Gefla royal family can change his life!
He pondered for a moment, "Turn back and bring out the east side, we have to get ready."

Feline's arrival in the federation had a great impact on Gefraben Island, and those rebel organizations also began to launch more violent attacks on the occupied areas.

Things are weird for Gafla right now.

The commander-in-chief was thinking about leaving a way out for himself, but he did not complete the task His Majesty ordered him to do.

If it was before, he would not be afraid.

But Peng Jieao had just completed a round of purges of nobles in the country. At this time, he had not completed the task entrusted by His Majesty the Emperor, and he dared not bet on whether he would recite the purges when he went back.

The commander-in-chief wanted to leave a way out for himself, and the middle-level officers also began to consider the issue of "war benefits".

They ventured to Gefra not to support the construction here, but for war dividends!

In the past, the war dividends were mainly based on military merit and the distribution of benefits. Now that the war is almost impossible to win, it is impossible to share any benefits when going back.

Mid-level officers also started to make money for themselves.

It can be seen from Gefla's more stringent search for wealth recently that these wealth are divided into layers, and everyone joins in.

The Penteio Empire has completely lost its influence and control over Gefra's middle and upper-level officers. Everyone is out of control, and the bottom-level soldiers are even more unscrupulous!

This has also caused the social order in Gefra to continue to deteriorate, and even conflicts between the Gefra Army and the Penteio Army have occurred!

In addition, Queen Feilin fled abroad, and the original plan of the Minister of War to ascend the throne failed, and the whole island seemed to be lively again!

In the middle of the night, the butler left the manor through a secret passage. He changed into a military uniform and was still an army officer.

It is very simple for the Minister of War to arrange an officer status for his butler.

Many people thought that the treasure was hidden by the Secretary of War around the cemetery, or a little further away.

In fact, the real treasures are still hidden in the palace!

(End of this chapter)