I will be crowned king

"You are really as expected, Viscount Bogner, you really came here."

Pushing the door open aggressively, Sophia turned her back to the door like a judge calling for punishment, and coldly glanced at the two men in the room: "I colluded with the archbishop in private with the intention of arbitrarily abolishing the establishment. I would like to ask if we can do it now." What is Clovis' crime?"

"I don't know. As far as I know, the sacred code seems to have been shelved by the National Assembly after it was compiled and has never appeared in public." Bogner, who was sitting opposite the old man, was stunned at first, and then smiled slightly. Turn around:

"But I guess no matter what code it is, if it involves such an act of subverting the supreme power, it should be punished by death, right?"

"That……"

"So we must not be discovered by the National Assembly and must meet in private." Before the girl could finish speaking, Bognar directly interrupted: "This is why you met me here instead of in the parliament."

Such unabashed and even shameless remarks made Sophia frown, but soon she realized another layer of the other person's words:

"Viscount Bogner, are you saying that besides you, there are many other members of Congress who also support your idea?"

After hearing this, Bogner was not in a hurry to answer. He was silent for a moment and looked at the archbishop behind the desk with emotion: "Sometimes I really envy you. It's true. The Franz family is so prosperous. It’s almost doubtful whether he is blessed by the Ring of Order.”

"Your compliment scares me. It's really ridiculous." The old man smiled calmly:

"However, there are disadvantages to children being smart. Over-reliance on their own intelligence makes them easy to be blindly confident. The most important thing...is that they are too independent, which makes your carefully planned arrangements meaningless."

"My Lord Archbishop, your words sound like a king lamenting the troubles of his wealth." Viscount Bognar smiled bitterly: "'Poor people' like us are really...hey, it's hard to understand."

"You are not a poor man, Viscount Bogner."

Luther Franz shook his head and exposed someone's disguise: "Not to mention your contemporaries, even the daughters of wealthy families much younger than you have secretly expressed their love for you. There are countless rumors about your illegitimate child. The rumors are the talk of the famous club in Clovis City."

"Even so, you are still inferior to you as a legend in the past. I remember when Lady Catalina was young, it seemed like..."

"Cough cough cough!"

Looking at the two guys talking about this, the girl's face started to look a little ugly: "Two of you, can we get back to the topic?"

"What's the topic?"

"What question?"

The two said almost in unison and looked at each other and smiled.

"...Anson Bach, do you plan to make him the new king of Clovis?" Sophia gritted her teeth, her body trembling slightly: "Or should I say, your puppet?"

"No, my honorable Lord Secretary of War, you have misunderstood."

After hearing this, Viscount Bogner immediately became serious and stood up from his chair; Luther Franz behind the desk also put down his wine glass, and his expression became more solemn.

"To be honest, I don't deny that I have selfish reasons for doing this, but this is definitely not to turn His Excellency Anson Bach into our puppet."

As Viscount Bognar said, he suddenly laughed out loud: "In fact, if you still remember it, we have actually tried it once, and the result... is impressive."

The girl who frowned slightly remained silent, realizing that the other person was probably talking about the time Anson was threatened and tried by the War Department.

At that time, Anson Bach, who had just returned from the New World, was surrounded by enemies, and the Ministry of War even regarded this disobedient guy as a thorn in his side; Viscount Bogner, who had attracted local wealthy families such as the Cecil family in Northport, once used Anson Bach. and the Storm Legion, wishful thinking against the former War Office.

The result... was obviously completely beyond the control of Viscount Bogner and the others. Anson not only killed the former Ministry of War, but also gathered his own forces. He relied on the city council and later the National Assembly to suppress Viscount Bogner and others. A wealthy family in Lowe City.

"That you……"

"As I just said, we truly believe from the bottom of our hearts that His Excellency Anson Bach becomes the new king of Clovis. He is currently the best candidate to unite the entire country." Viscount Bognar said solemnly:

"Ability, achievements and vision... all of these are obvious to all, and no one is more suitable than him; more importantly, this is also in your interests, Her Excellency Sophia Franz."

"I?"

The girl's heart trembled, but she still had a sneer on her face: "This is obviously a trick you secretly plotted, so what does it have to do with me?"

"Of course, with your close relationship with Anson Bach, if he can become the king of Clovis, your status will definitely rise." Viscount Bogner said matter-of-factly:

"Besides, the Bach family has a shallow foundation and is not enough to become the pillar of the new royal family. The Franz family can solve this problem; and it can also alleviate the conflicts within the Franz family, that is, between you and your brother. The best of both worlds.”

This is also the main purpose of Viscount Bogner: Clovis is now divided and can only maintain a superficial unity by overthrowing the Osterian royal family and resisting the imperial invasion; but this unity is not stable and can even It is said that it is a bomb that may be detonated at any time.

Fortunately, due to the sudden occurrence of the incident, the Franz brothers and sisters, who had been prepared for a long time, took advantage of the chaos to seize the highest power. Although there are still very extreme guys like "Black Flag", they can roughly replace today's situation. Clovis is split in two, with conservatives and liberals pitted against each other—although they certainly wouldn’t call themselves that.

After experiencing a series of turmoils such as the Legion riot, the death of the king, and the royal family's departure, Viscount Bognar no longer had the original ambition. At this moment, he only hoped that Clovis could restore stability; only after the loss, he finally Realize how valuable stability is.

For this reason, he was even willing to sacrifice part of his own interests to support the most promising person in his eyes to become Clovis' master.

But in the eyes of some, this act of devotion is not only stupid, but even meaningless.

The silent Luther Franz silently stared at the back of Viscount Bogner, looking at him with a little compassion in his eyes. His simple ideal was destined to be impossible to achieve.

Based on the archbishop's understanding of Anson Bach, what this "friend" who always brings surprises to others is not pursuing stability, but change; if you want to break the blockade of the Holy See of Order on the world, change is the only way. .

Therefore, Luther Franz is destined to be unable to support Viscount Bogner... Although the two have the same purpose in a sense, the only reason why the Clovis City giants behind Bogner are willing to stand up is Anson Bach Perhaps it can bring them stability and balance the conflict between radicals and conservatives.

But that is destined to be impossible... Out of consideration for his old friend, the old man is really unwilling to take the initiative to deceive and use the other party, so as to make the conservative wealthy family be careless and pave the way for Clovis's next change, which is really about to happen. Those in authority buy time.

However, the Archbishop was reluctant to part with it, and a certain girl obviously had no such concerns.

"I just have one question."

Sophia said coldly: "Even if you take a step back and say that your sinister plan will succeed in the end, how can you ensure that that bastard will obey?"

"……I do not understand."

"Look, this is what you don't understand about Anson Bach. For most people, if they have the opportunity to become a king, they probably won't hesitate to abandon their relatives and friends, but he... I suggest it's better to Let’s confirm first.” The girl smiled contemptuously:

"This is a guy who doesn't understand what 'ambition' is at all. Don't forget, he gave up the throne of the New World to a former enemy and returned to Clovis with nothing."

"But that's a frozen colony, and Clovis's throne is... okay, I see what you mean."

Viscount Bognar sighed with a wry smile: "Perhaps I am too abrupt and can't wait when I see the opportunity coming... You are right. We must win the support of His Excellency Anson himself and the Bach family for this matter."

"That's right, and I strongly recommend that you communicate with Speaker Christian Bach about this matter. I guess he might be interested in this matter." The girl looked at him meaningfully:

"Don't forget, he is the current head of the Bach family."

"...makes sense."

Viscount Bognar stood up with a slight nod. Of course he understood the meaning of Sophia's words - if he wanted to get the support of the Minister of War, he must first win the approval of the Bach family.

To put it bluntly, with the current caution shown by the Bach family and Anson himself, it is still unknown whether they will agree; in this case, why should the Franz family give up the advantage of controlling the two major factions at the same time and follow Viscount Bogner? adventure?

Obviously, in Sophia's opinion, that was not necessary at all.

Looking at Viscount Bogner leaving silently, the girl who pretended to be calm remained silent for ten minutes after closing the door, and then walked up to the old man with a slight annoyance: "My beloved father, don't you think you are too cruel? Yet?"

"My dear daughter, I don't even understand what you are talking about."

"Don't imitate my tone!" Sophia's mouth twitched:

"You must know what Viscount Bognar is planning, and you must also know that he has approached me privately about this matter; if he doesn't want to meet, there is no way he can stop you in the cathedral."

"But you still let him 'find' it, because the actions of the conservatives will create momentum for Anson Bach. Even if your purpose is not to make him the king, it can also arouse the reaction of the liberals and make them realize that 'the commander-in-chief' 'The importance of being...isn't it?'

"It makes sense, but it's just your guess." The old man smiled: "As you said before, whether there is really a chance depends entirely on Anson Bach's own attitude, doesn't it?"

"That guy's attitude...hum." Sophia's expression was very disapproving:

"He hasn't left the Red Moon Town Fortress until now. Isn't his attitude obvious enough?"

……………………

"So why do we continue to stay in this damn place over there instead of going back to the southern fortress or Ludwig's base camp?"

On the wall of the Red Moon Town fortress, Karl, who was looking at the horizon in the distance, asked Anson with a puzzled expression: "Do you know that in just a few days, there have been more and more complaints in the legion."

"Oh, did you show up so soon?" Anson smiled slightly in surprise:

"What did they say about me?"

"You? They don't have the guts to speak ill of the ruling lord, especially since the ruling lord just won a battle!"

Karl rolled his eyes: "No, it's all about me and Alexei and the others...especially the officers from the Skirmisher Division you brought out from Clovis City, who were originally with the Ranger Corps. The veterans are not very good at dealing with it, and now that we are dragging it out, the conflict will become even greater."

"The most common complaint I hear is that these 'poor people from the outer city of Clovis' insist on staying in the fortress and refusing to leave in order to get more military merit and allowances. Otherwise, they may go back to the fortress again." We are about to lose our jobs; the officers of the Skirmisher Division have always been marginalized, and without you as the ruling leader who stands up for them, they will not be able to find a decent job at all." The chief of staff scratched his head:

"Of course, this is actually the truth."

Anson remained silent. Given the current situation of Skirmisher Division officers, wanting to rise up was obviously not something that could be completed in a short period of time; but whether it was the former Army Department that was buried by his own hands or the standing corps that had just lost the Red Moon Town Fortress , all prove that Clovis's military system has reached a time when it must be reformed.

Even if it is just to be able to carry out "skirmish line tactics" more skillfully in the future, instead of hanging on by a thread like this battle in the Red Moon Province, it is imperative to reform the military system and use a large number of skirmisher officers.

"So...who are you waiting for?"

"Huh?" Anson smiled in surprise: "Wait, how did you know I was waiting for someone?"

"My Lord Commander-in-Chief, do you still need to ask?"

Karl rolled his eyes: "It's been three years...ah, it's going to be four years soon. How can I still not know your habits? If you stay somewhere, you are either preparing for an ambush, or you are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Looking for you, am I right?”

"Exactly!" Anson smiled and extended his thumb: "As expected of my deputy...well, Chief of Staff!"

"Tell me, who is this time?"

"You are asking questions knowingly, my chief of staff." Anson flashed his white teeth and put his hands behind his back: "You have guessed this far, how can you still not know who it is?"

"...Ludwig?!"