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"Your Excellency the High Priest has improved a lot in the past few days." Dites reported regularly.

It has been several days since Alfred returned to the main planet.

In the past few days, he has made public speeches as the regent crown prince, reorganized the cabinet, cut off the titles of some people, appointed several nobles, adjusted some key positions, not to mention holding different meetings every day, Agree on countermeasures to contact the "Federation"...

Even though he was so busy that he wished he could split one day into two, he still summoned Dites alone once a day.

"Compared to being on the ship, it's much better, but when he got up today, he still seemed to feel sick." Alfred frowned, "Although he didn't say it, I can see it. He had a good breakfast few."

Dites put his head down and recorded this.

Seeing this, Alfred said again: "Why, didn't he say you are going today?"

Dites stopped writing, and said helplessly, "Your Highness...I have not been able to meet the High Priest today."

"Didn't I tell you to give him a routine physical examination every day?"

Obviously this tone was not too harsh, it was just a question, but Dites still couldn't help but bowed deeply, submissively apologizing to the quasi-emperor in front of him.

"Your Excellency the High Priest rejected my request to enter the Vice Hall... He said that today is too busy and asked me to go back tomorrow." He explained, "You announced on the first day of your regency that the High Priest is staying at the Holy Golden Palace Inside, his orders are like yours, and I dare not disobey the High Priest."

Alfred nodded, "Not bad."

He didn't get angry, and Dites breathed a sigh of relief.

The young emperor who is about to ascend the throne has shown a toughness and sophistication completely contrary to his age in the past few days. Although Dites is only a doctor, he has returned to the royal medical team, and he has heard voices from many sides , the attitude towards Alfred naturally became more respectful and cautious.

It's like treating a real emperor.

"Dites, I asked you about postponing the operation last time. But I never asked you..." Alfred tapped the armrest of the seat with his fingers, as if he was hesitant to ask this question question.

Dites waited quietly, and finally, Alfred asked.

"If, I mean if. If you don't have surgery and don't remove it, what will happen in the end?"

It was already late when Alfred returned to the bedroom, and Xiu was still working at his desk.

The two looked at each other and asked in unison, "Are you busy today?"

"Today I finally sent the old emperor away. He is not safe, so I personally went to watch the whole process." Xiu Xian replied.

"No wonder. Dites said you didn't let him come today." Alfred waved the servants away, and walked forward, "I was talking to him about the operation just now, and it took a while."

Xiu said helplessly: "It's really not necessary to ask him to come every day, it's too time-consuming."

"If you delay, delay it. Your health is the most important thing."

Alfred walked to Xiu's side, sat on the armrest of his chair, put an arm around Xiu's shoulder, and leaned over to look at Xiu's desktop.

"It's so late, what are you still writing?"

This action completely pulled Xiu into his arms, but Xiu didn't seem to notice his impoliteness, picked up the manuscript and said, "It's just about finished. I sorted out all the information - collected by the former high priest, It was found in the Holy White Tower, I detected it on the Federation spaceship, and it was analyzed from the wreckage of the spaceship—a summary analysis of intelligence was done. Aren’t you going to call the entire cabinet for a decision-making meeting tomorrow? You can take this with you .”

"Or you take this with you," Alfred said.

"We have discussed this matter, and I will not participate in this kind of meeting." Xiu said, "Alfred, the high priest does not hold real power, and the generalissimo is not named Stone most of the time. Your Our ancestors have proven that these two principles are an effective means of consolidating imperial power... are you listening?"

Alfred buried his head in Xiu's neck and sniffed, Xiu couldn't ignore his movements no matter what, the breath full of aggression and possessive desire sprayed on his naked neck, he flinched physiologically For a moment, it was like the instinctive tremor of a prey after being caught by a predator.

However, the physiological reaction was a physiological reaction, and Xiu pushed Alfred's golden head with his backhand.

"What are you doing?"

"Your scent is back." Alfred said with some surprise, "The smell of the Crown Prince's bedroom in the Dawn Palace. Did you get someone to replace the sleeping scent?"

Xiu looked away.

"Don't you like this one? I just asked someone to bring it today, and I checked it. It should be smelly."

"I don't like sleeping scents," said Alfred. "Don't use them at night."

Xiu froze for a moment, but in the next second he heard the person behind him continue: "You can smoke your clothes, I'll just hold you and smell it every night."

Xiu naturally couldn't say "yes", but to Alfred's surprise, he didn't say "no", he just paused for a while, picked up the manuscript on the table and shook it.

"Stop joking, talk about business."

Alfred took the manuscript, only to find that there was a thick stack, and couldn't help but gasped.

"You're so busy, where's the time to sort this out?"

During this short period of time, Xiu helped him arrange the retirement planet for the old emperor, took care of the replacement of servants and guards in the Holy Golden Palace, prepared for the enthronement ceremony, and even drafted Alfred's public speech.

"I don't have time during the day, so I'm doing it now. There are a lot of materials that need to be translated, and I'm not very proficient, otherwise I can go faster." Xiu sighed, "After you have been busy for a while after you ascended the throne, you have to give me the translation as soon as possible." A few people, we need to train future imperial translators. There are already translators who can speak the common language of the empire fluently, and we are already behind."

Alfred nodded, flipping through the manuscripts, most of which he knew, all kinds of scattered information from different channels were neatly sorted out, and many notes were added.

As he flipped through the pages, he said, "Today they quarreled again, from morning to noon, and then after dinner... This matter must be decided after I officially ascend the throne, and the time can't wait. How did you Thinking? Do you think we should shoot down that probe ship?"

"I think," Xiu said cautiously, "this matter should be decided by you."

Alfred closed the manuscript, he said: "Of course it is up to me to decide in the end, and I should not ask the high priest's opinion. But," he suddenly changed the subject, "I want to ask me at home Brother's opinion. Brother, do you think we should fight?"

Xiu didn't speak immediately, he was silent for a while, Alfred waited patiently.

"If," Xiu said, "such a civilization is suddenly discovered. They are of the same origin as us. They are all human beings. There is no unknowable fear. Moreover, their technological level, territory size, and population are far lower. We are skilled enough to reach them proactively, but they cannot touch us, that is, no matter what we have done in the past, they cannot come and give us an eye for an eye. These backward ones are now known A small group of humans has a technology that we don't have, and we're interested. You're the emperor, what do you do?"

Alfred didn't answer, but asked instead: "What if you are the emperor?"

"If I were the emperor, I would advocate annexing them." Xiu said, "I am only thinking about what kind of means to annex them. Although the technology is backward, is that civilization vulnerable to us at home? Their actual battles What is the ability? What is their attitude towards us? In addition, there are still many ministers who oppose my proposal..."

As he spoke, he tapped one of the manuscript pages with his hand.

Alfred knew what he meant.It was written on that page: Some intelligence shows that there are not no differences within the Federation, and a considerable number of people are contrary to the current "President". The "president" is not exactly the same as the emperor. It is a completely different ancient political system. The "president" changes frequently and has extremely limited powers. It is very likely that he will be forced to make some kind of compromise.

"...Because the forces opposing me were too strong, a compromise was finally reached." Xiu continued, "That is, we send an advance unmanned detection ship to test that civilization, and based on the other party's reaction, we will then decide what to do next." How to take one step."

Alfred nodded and said, "Then what kind of reaction will the other party give you before you decide to abandon the annexation?"

"No." Xiu said, "No matter what the other party's reaction is, I will not give up the annexation. But there is a kind... that will make me reassess the danger level of the other party, and slow down the plan because of fear."

He looked at Alfred, and Alfred laughed.

"Brother, our thinking is exactly the same."

Xiuwei sighed uncontrollably, and said, "You have already made a decision, why are you asking me?"

"You have actually thought about this a long time ago, why didn't you say it when I asked?" Alfred leaned close to Xiu's face, "You don't want me to go, do you?"

After a moment of silence, Xiu gritted his teeth and said, "That's very dangerous! It's not at the same level as that star pirate's unofficial spaceship! I..." He tightly grasped Alfred's wrist, and the strength showed his strength. Uneasy, "I'm worried."

"don’t worry."

said Alfred, leaning over and hugging Xiu.

"I will crush them for the empire, for you!"