Proof of the Sun King

Lane knew that Talleyrand wasn't talking nonsense.

This high-level lame man is a good hand at accumulating money and using public power to do private work. Since he came to Brittany, he has been making money everywhere, living like a king, and is extremely arrogant.

Yet when it comes to foreign affairs and domestic affairs, Talleyrand is indeed a genius.

He understands human nature and bureaucracy too well.

Both Ryan and Suria are very clear that the bureaucracy is of course more advanced, efficient and powerful in controlling the place than the nobles, but compared with the autonomy of the nobles, the bureaucracy itself has huge inertia and inertia. As time goes on, the entire bureaucratic group will form an unspoken rule of "upward and downward effect" and the habit of "holding together for warmth". This is inertia. With the operation of the entire bureaucratic system, its powerful inertia is even beyond the control of the monarch himself.

At the same time, the bureaucratic group also has a huge "inertia". Since the bureaucrat is not the owner of the property rights, but only a professional broker, the bureaucrats are naturally disgusted with responsibility, and like "more things are worse than less things", "blindly harmonious, blindly humble"" Everything is hazy, don’t talk about it, don’t talk about it.” “There is no gap in the good, and there is no gap in the bad.” These are the common problems of bureaucrats.

Therefore, at best, if the internal affairs of the country are all left to a complete set of sound bureaucratic systems, the bureaucratic system's inherent "inertia" will correct itself and roughly maintain an existing line, and its huge inertia will also It will make it possible to have an existing charter for everything. If you follow the charter, there will not be too many problems. Even if there are problems, there are existing solutions.

In other words, the situation will not be out of control and too bad, the country will still function, maintain its responsibility for a long time, always operate at a stable rate...and decline.

"Your Majesty, this is the problem." Talleyrand said seriously: "The essence of bureaucracy is to assist the monarch to solve some routine, repetitive, and tedious affairs, so that the monarch or the leader group can focus on the key issues. In major events, so we can see that even if Emperor Karl Franz disappeared, the imperial court was still operating in an orderly manner, disaster relief, security, price control, and news of victory, which the bureaucrats of the imperial court were accustomed to. things."

"But now, what they have to deal with is an unsolvable problem. First of all, the emperor is missing. Can the bureaucrats make up their minds to mobilize all the materials to recruit a large number of troops and use all the savings of the imperial treasury? Even if they make up their minds, who will come? Signing? Who will make the final decision? What if the emperor is fine?" Talleyrand hammered the ground with his cane, and the lame man was very serious: "This is something beyond the authority of the bureaucracy, no one dares to make a decision casually, and no one dares to make a decision. Willing to shoulder such a great responsibility, the Emperor has brought to the front all those in his court who can decide for him."

"So, I can judge that something must have happened to the emperor. Either he died in battle, or he disappeared. It was precisely because he lacked his supervision, determination, and courage that the empire hesitated to this point. The bureaucracy was extremely dependent on the emperor's supervision and supervision. Decision-making, Karl Franz is there to keep the imperial bureaucracy alive and motivated, but he doesn't even have a word now."

"More than that." Ryan shook his head at Talleyrand: "It's true that it is impossible to impose martial law in the whole city, open all the treasuries and grain depots to recruit a large number of troops, but to ask for help, you only need to send a messenger. We and the Empire originally It's an ally, and asking for help is normal."

"You are right, Your Majesty." Talleyrand smiled: "This is about the second point, that is, these bureaucrats in the imperial court will definitely consider their own interests."

"My own interests?" Surya vaguely understood something: "You mean, the bureaucrats of the imperial court are afraid of us to support?"

"It's not about us, it's about Nuer's mother and son." Talleyrand said profoundly: "No matter what way and any reason we agree to ask for help to support the empire, the biggest beneficiaries will be and will only be It's Dame Emmanuel and Baron Frederick, so the problem is, the emperor is missing or dead, and the main force of Reikland and Brunswick should also lose a lot, then at this time, if our reinforcements and Nur's side is connected, what will happen?"

Ryan and Suria fully understood.

At that time, the political center and throne of the empire will definitely be transferred from Brunswick to Noor, and the emperor's court will also be transferred from the Imperial Palace in Brunswick to the Black Tower Palace in Noor!

And this is something that all the bureaucrats in the existing imperial court will do their best to avoid, because Frederick will definitely re-form the cabinet, which means that they will lose their existing official positions and administrative power!

And this is what all the city council members and bureaucrats in the whole of Nuer are trying their best to promote, because it means that Nuer will give birth to a new emperor and a new court after more than 100 years, and they will replace Rick Lead people to form a new imperial court, a new cabinet! That was the moment that countless big bureaucrats and military aristocrats were looking forward to.

The two sides must be wrestling at this moment, and if Ryan brings tens of thousands of elite Brittanian troops into the empire, what will happen? Who will Ryan be on? Is it Luitpold, whom he has only met a few times? Or his little maid and his biological son, Frey?

What more is there to say?

"Your Majesty, you must not underestimate the determination of bureaucrats when their vital interests may be seriously damaged. At this time, these people are the most high-profile, fierce, and daring to fight." Talleyrand continued. Said: "I can be sure that there have been more than ten rounds of meetings in the Imperial Palace in Brunswick, but in the end no one dared to make a decision to ask for help and completely mobilize all the remaining resources of the empire, especially for help. "

"You mean, unless the emperor appears, it's impossible for the empire to ask us for help?" Ryan also frowned. If the empire didn't ask for help, it would be a trivial matter for the Britannia division to be unknown, mainly the dukes and generals underneath. Most of them have opinions. The newly formed army needs time to train. The elite guards directly under Ryan also have a relatively unified idea. They believe that the main force should be invested in protecting their own territory. In the event of the fall of the empire, the Knight Kingdom must also protect themselves. .

In this case, Ryan forced the Kingdom of Knights to put a warm face and a cold butt, and take the initiative to support. The resistance and the resentment of the army were not ordinary.

"Not necessarily." Talleyrand also frowned at this time, and the high-quality lame sighed: "It depends on the imperial court, after the countless ups and downs of the sea and after countless major events and hardships, whether everyone is really for the empire. For the sake of itself, for the sake of the survival of the empire."

"Do you think there is such a person in the imperial court?" Ryan asked.

"There must be." Talleyrand shook his head repeatedly: "Unfortunately, his status is not enough, I guess, after the news of the fall of the Nord capital of Winter City reached the imperial court, Karl Franz's interior minister They will definitely do something."

"How to act?" Ryan touched his chin, and the Sun King thought about everything: "It's time to ask us for help? No, I couldn't come to a conclusion before, and it won't be so easy to come to a conclusion now."

"That's right." Talleyrand smiled, and he shook his head dashingly, letting his mid-parted flaxen curls toss back and forth in the air, and then said gracefully, "The old bureaucrats are nothing more than three ways to deal with problems. The word decision, one is pushing, the other is dragging, and the other is playing, since it can’t be pushed, and it can’t be dragged, the final result must be… play!”

"So I expect that with the news of the fall of the Nord capital reaching Brunswick, the imperial court will convene an imperial parliament in the name of the emperor, and ask all the electors who can still act to go to the capital, and let the electors convene the imperial parliament. Discuss whether to ask the whole world for help!" Talleyrand said confidently: "Whether this will solve the problem will be discussed, but there is no doubt that all responsibility can be put aside and a real attempt to discuss and decide the matter of calling for help and general mobilization is the only thing. Matters that are not yet in charge may be executed immediately! Among them, Emmanuel, Countess of the Empire will definitely be required to be present. If she is not present, the meeting will not be held. Once the collective decision of the electors is passed, then the responsibility will follow. After the transfer, everyone can let go of their hands and feet.”

Ryan and Suria looked at each other and smiled.

"You are really talented, Talleyrand." Ryan smiled and shook his head: "I really have you, I thought about it, it seems that it is exactly as you said, okay, then we will hurry up and prepare for the battle, and then wait for the news!"

After a while, Orika came with Katarin, and the tsar was surprised to see Surya's scrutinizing eyes.

How much does the knight queen already know? She was unsure in her heart, so she quickly came up to say hello to Surya, her attitude was so respectful that she was even a little flattering.

Ryan delivered a set of countess costumes and crowns that had already been prepared to Catalin, and the Sun King smiled and pressed the Nemesis on Catalin's shoulders: "Since I have done things in Britannia. , I will not treat you badly, I will call you Countess Valeska! From now on, you will also be my Britannia noblewoman!"

"Thank you so much!" Katarin hesitated, but got down on one knee and accepted Ryan's canonization.

As long as Kislev can restore the country, as long as she and Ryan's daughter can be crowned as the queen, she will recognize it again!

…………I was waiting until the dividing line of the news…………

Unfortunately, Talleyrand was the master of high-level quizzes, and the lame man knew too much about bureaucracy.

As Talleyrand had expected, the ministers in the carefully assembled cabinet of Emperor Karl-Franz had already quarreled over what to do now, but could not come to a conclusion.

The imperial court knew the news of Huff Fenggen's defeat, but other news was blocked. Everyone knew what happened to the emperor, but after all, there was no news to prove that the emperor was dead. No one dares to make decisions about military and political affairs.

Acting Archbishop Esme III frantically slandered everything about the former Archbishop of Vikma. He declared that the empire was full of traitors and spies of Chaos (referring to Galt and Vikmar), and we had to carry out a "big purge" of the Church of Justice. , in fact, he did the same. Since returning to the capital, this guy has created hundreds of wrongful convictions, executed hundreds of people inside the Justice Church, until the great chanter of Nur, Kasmir XI and cloth It was only when Alfred I, the great chanter of Litania, sent a letter of warning to him.

Spymaster Siegfried Queen - Count von Walfen was mad at the hundreds of Chaos incursions and all kinds of contradictory military forces from the front line. His carefully constructed espionage network was on the verge of collapse, and no one could Affirming the veracity of these stories, the few couriers who claimed to have traveled from the far north to the south described contradictory things, some driven mad by their journeys, while others always brought bits and pieces of news— Mixed whispers, none of them may be true, or all of them may be true.

From epic victories to tragic defeats, the Battle of Huffwind has spawned dozens of versions.

Amadeus Mencken, the Imperial Privy Councillor and Minister of Foreign Affairs, told everyone that the diplomacy of the Empire was also collapsing, that the dwarves and elves could not provide any support, and that Estalia, Tyrell, and the border princes had all been destroyed. The arrogant attitude of the Bretons is unpleasant.

The Imperial Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mrs. Hawkswall, told everyone bluntly that there were less than 28,000 coins of various colors left in the imperial treasury in Brunswick, and the money could not do much, even with the emergency funds left by the emperor. It is estimated that there are only about 43,000 gold marks.

This money can form up to three thousand troops.

Hans Zentler, the Grand Commander of the Knights of Rick, in the absence of the Emperor, Marshal Rick, the Emperor's Flag Officer, Duke Griffin, and others, the highest rank of the army told everyone at the meeting, Karl Fran Emperor Tz took away almost all the standing army of Brunswick's elites and Ruikes. At present, Brunswick has less than 10,000 troops, most of which are semi-professional garrison troops and provincial troops.

The desperate situation almost took everyone's breath away, asking for money but no food, no food, no people, Brunswick still stands, but the city is filled with a certain depression and heavy atmosphere, the citizens The news of the Empire's defeat is not yet known, but as messengers from the north and scattered rout troops enter the city in twos and threes, even if they are brought under control immediately, many rumors have spread.

There's nothing the emperor's court can do about it, all they can do is gather the rogues under control and tell the citizens that it's "FakeNews" that our emperor is safe and sound and our empire has won one victory after another.

Count Metternich ordered the closure of all private newspapers and demanded that everyone speak the same language. He must be grateful for the backwardness of the times. At present, the citizens of Brunswick do not know what happened on the front line. The official newspapers continue to report various victories. news, people's hearts are temporarily stable.

"Everyone, we have to think of something!" Count Metternich shouted at everyone in the cabinet meeting: "It has been more than two months, and it has been more than two months since we received the news that the emperor might be defeated, except for the meeting. , meeting, meeting, what else? I suggest that we immediately recruit all able-bodied men to start military training, and then open all warehouses."

"We don't have this power, Metternich, I understand your difficulties." Mrs. Hawkswall said painfully: "Even if we open it all up, we won't have much money to use, unless... let the nobles in the city open it up. Their private treasury, but how is that possible! Tara Bayheim is still safe."

"Then ask for help!" Count Metternich was angry. He was humiliated by Talleyrand. The lame man reminded Metternich with a yin and yang letter. If he asks for help, we are the only one designated to ask for help in Brittany. It's Emmanuel, Countess of the Empire! And the diamond brooch I saw at your house last time is really good. Do you know where it is sold?

"..." Everyone was silent.

"Perhaps... the situation is not so bad?" said the chief justice of the empire, Professor Agatha Von Byrne, a high priest of the Verena sect. She seemed sanctimonious on the surface, but in fact this middle-aged woman accepted any Bribes in any form and of any degree - as long as you pay enough money, you can be exonerated and cleared of any crime except treason and an affair with Chaos and vampires. Of course, most of the money goes into the treasury of the empire. It was she who pioneered the system of "criminal silver": "Maybe we can wait a little longer? When Theodoric arrives, ask about the specific situation?"

"Can't wait any longer!" said Count Metternich in a heartache. "The capital of Nord has fallen! What else is there to ask?"

"Middenheim still stands."

"Middenheim always stands firm, as long as Todd Bullinger doesn't want to win, Middenheim will not lose!" Count Metternich slapped the table directly: "But Middenheim couldn't stop the enemy from going straight through Drake Wald Forest~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Take the city of Brunswick!"

"The Duke of Blücher of Kronborg and his regiment of Kronborg, they number 6,000, and Kronborg will stop this."

"It's too late when Chaos hits Kronborg!"

There was another silence in the hall.

If the emperor or Marshal Rick, the archbishop, the chief wizard of the royal family, or even the temporary representative appointed by the emperor at this time, they will make a decision, and the people present only need to implement it.

"Then, convene an imperial parliament in the name of the emperor, and let the electors decide whether to mobilize the whole country and ask for help from the world?" Amadeus Mencken, the imperial privy envoy and foreign minister, spoke up, everything was like Talley As Lang expected, when the Imperial Court Cabinet was unable to make decisions, they would try to convene the Imperial Council for the electors to make collective decisions.

"I agree."

"Aye!"

"It can only be so."

"And the new royal chief wizard Greg Matak, send someone to find him, and he must also be involved."

"Nur, Nur, I really don't want to deal with that arrogant woman."

"Okay, convene the Imperial Parliament and let all the electors who can still act come to Brunswick, and they will make a decision on the current situation."

In this way, the imperial court, which had been delayed for a long time, finally decided to convene an imperial parliament, and messengers headed towards the empire in all directions from the palace.

Call all the Electors to a meeting!

The time has come to decide the future of the Empire.

The most important letter was sent to Noor by Count Metternich himself.

And Nur, the industrial center of the empire, was making the final preparations before the war under the urging of Countess Emmanuel and Baron Frederick.

The "rat poison" carefully designed by Alisara is basically completed.