Chapter 995 Gamblers

Hearing Hadillon's words, Matilda subconsciously wanted to frown, but this action only appeared in her heart for a moment, and it was overshadowed by her indifferent expression.

"There is still tension in the city now, but order in factories and markets has begun to gradually return," she said casually as she approached Hadillon, "because of the royal intervention, merchants who were trying to speculate in times of chaos. And the nobles who tried to transfer assets were killed in advance, and the supply of food, cloth, and medicine is no longer a problem... More than half of your credit is here."

"In special times, we need to use some special means to make some guys 'honest'," Hadilon smiled lightly, "It is human's instinct to pursue profit, but some people's instinct is too out of control. Yes. Now, Sister Huang, I heard that there was a confrontation between the Protectorate Knights and the National 11th Regiment, has the matter been resolved?"

"We identified a group of commanders and soldiers in the 11th Corps who were mentally tainted, and a few people who were mentally aroused by shallow beliefs, and the source of the confrontation was them - all of them have been sent to treatment," Mattie said. Erda said, "As for the others... When Archduke Pedinand showed up, the situation quickly subsided."

"Duke Ferdinand..." Hadilon showed a thoughtful expression, "He is the most virtuous and respected person among the military aristocracy, and the Knights of the Protectorate in charge are absolutely loyal to the royal family and are completely isolated from the God of War sect. Standing up is more effective than a hundred generals."

Matilda nodded lightly: "As long as the army is effectively controlled, the military nobles remain loyal, and the belief pollution in several core legions is removed in time, the situation will be eased quickly - and we still have The huge number of battle mages are completely unaffected by this 'plague', and the Royal Mages Association has always stood on the side of the royal family. If these two forces are not out of control, the order will not be out of control."

Hadilon's eyes fell on the list next to him, and the corner of his mouth raised a little arc: "This is also the primary guarantee that these lists can be properly 'handled'."

He knew that when a series of crises suddenly broke out, there was a lot of pessimism in the country, and some people who knew too much about the inside even once felt that the Augustus family was going to be stagnant from now on, and that the Typhon royal family was over— —The government orders can’t get out of the Obsidian Palace, the front-line army is out of control, the capital has a “spiritual plague”, the parliament is panicked, it seems that the situation has reached a point of complete collapse, and the royal family of this country can do nothing about it...

Hadillon actually understood these pessimistic and even extreme emotions, but he never felt the same.

Because a large number of armies, including the Knights of the Protectorate, Obsidian Custodians, and Rogues, are still firmly in the hands of the royal family, and due to the deliberate control of the Typhon family over the years, these armies are not influenced by any church, and there are royal mages. The association has always stood by the Obsidian Palace. Contemporary association presidents and almost all high-level mages are staunch royalists—and these mages not only possess powerful force,

At the same time, they also have the technology, and they are a key link in quickly purifying the national communication network and quickly filling the loopholes in the communication system. In addition, the real power aristocrats headed by Ferdinand Wendell also have reliable loyalty, and have long distanced themselves from the Church of God of War openly or secretly...

Typhon faced a crisis, but the situation never got out of hand, and the Augustus family was just caught off guard.

In this crisis, the only things that make young Hadillon feel out of control and always feel uneasy are the Cecils who seem to be calming down.

The enraged Cecilians are dangerous, but they may be even more dangerous after calming down and occupying the Winter Wolf's defense line in silence - the scary thing is, all this is beyond Typhon's control.

He shook his head and rubbed his slightly sore brows. Matilda's voice came in the next second: "Perhaps, some people can be handed over to me..."

When Matilda could not finish speaking, Hadilon shook his head, raised his eyes and landed on the face of the royal sister, and said with a serious expression: "We all know why this matter must be left to me to do. ."

Matilda frowned, but didn't speak—she understood what Hadillon meant, and neither of them went any further on the topic out of tacit understanding.

At this moment, a slight buzzing sound suddenly sounded, and an earring worn by Matilda emitted a slight flash and ringing, and the conversation between the siblings was interrupted, and Hadilon quickly reacted. : "Father is looking for you."

"It seems so..." Matilda touched her earlobe and nodded to Hadillon, "Then I'll leave."

...

It didn't take long for Matilda, who said goodbye to Hadyron, to pass through the deep and long corridors and rooms in the Obsidian Palace, and came to a study in the inner court, where her brilliant father sat on him. On the favorite high-back chair - Rosetta Augustus was reviewing several papers when Matilda entered the room, from which he looked up and saw his daughter After that, a faint smile appeared on his face: "It came a little earlier than I expected."

"I happened to be on Hadyron's side," Matilda said frankly. "I came immediately upon your call."

"Hadiron... he should be very busy recently," Emperor Rosetta said casually, "So, what did you talk to him about?"

"It's just a discussion about the recent domestic situation," Matilda said, then she paused, then couldn't help but say, "The list, more lists... To be honest, it seems a little uncomfortable."

Rosetta looked at her and shook her head after a few seconds: "Trust me, Matilda, I'd rather not see more of that list than anyone else - but that's what we have to do after all. Things. There is still a lot to change in this country, and this crisis has exposed those who have been left behind. If we don't take this opportunity to eradicate them, we will face longer-lasting difficulties in the future. And the accumulation of heavier hidden dangers.”

"Of course, I understand," Matilda said at once, "but . . . I always feel like I'm sitting on the sidelines."

"... Sitting on the sidelines is the best way for you to 'participate' right now," Emperor Rosetta gave Matilda a deep look, and then he seemed to hesitate for a moment before whispering, "Remember, child, you Don't get your hands dirty, especially not on this one."

Matilda's heart jumped, and she couldn't help opening her eyes slightly.

In fact, she knew that her father and emperor would make it clear sooner or later, but she never thought that it would be put on the table in this way under such circumstances.

Rosetta Augustus continued after a brief silence: "Matilda, remember that if you want to shoulder a country, everything you do must be The long-term future - more long-term than anyone thinks, taking all the costs and possible impacts into account from the start. And for this time, all you have to do is keep your hands from getting dirty, You have to appease those nobles with a perfect posture, meet with the representatives of the citizens, and announce the follow-up welfare, production, and supply policies. You must be the maintainer and builder of order, and those unpleasant things... To be done by others.

"Even though many things and decisions are yours, you have to maintain this 'decent cleanliness'.

"Matilda, those lists -- and the purges beyond the lists, we all know they're to sweep the worms out of the Empire, to quickly stabilize the situation and defend against threats from inside and outside, but many people don't pay attention to these long-term As a result, they will pay attention to the horror and tension of the process, and the 'excusable victims'... In fact, they are even right in their thinking, because these purges themselves, regardless of the purpose and the means. No honor, if it's abused, it's even a breach of order. Whatever effect these actions have now and in the short term, they're bound to be controversial in the long run - and those disputes can't fall on you on the head."

Having said that, he took a deep look at Matilda again with a smile on his face: "Do you feel like I'm protecting you too much?

"Matilda, many years ago, I faced a situation similar to today's... or worse, because I had a lot more lists than I do today, and I had to deal with people like Today's speculators and self-serving nobles are much more cunning and insidious, and I could only do it myself back then.

"As a result of doing it myself, I have made more compromises, more trade-offs, more leeway, and more enemies that cannot be directly eliminated, because only in this way can the whole country be torn apart. I use I have repaired these cracks for more than ten years, and used tinkering methods to promote many imperfect New Deals. Even so, there are still many people who hate me in the dark, and they will hate Yu Shen as time goes by - the time is up Today, I have to put these people on a new list again, and have to deal with many new opponents who are influenced by them.

"It's a waste of energy and time, Matilda, and I don't want you to go down my path again.

"So, your hands have to be clean."

Matilda listened to her father's teachings silently, and a thought suddenly popped into her heart—she, her steel-like father, has rarely spoken to herself so much at one time in recent years.

"I see what you mean," she nodded, "but Hadillon..."

"He knows what he's doing, and you must be able to see that," Rosetta said solemnly. "It may not be fair to him...but it's the royal family's responsibility."

Matilda sighed.

"Let's get down to business now," Rosetta said, "I asked you to come here to explain something."

Matilda immediately became serious: "Please tell me."

Rosetta reached out to the drawer next to him - from which he took a thick document and pushed it towards Matilda on the table.

Matilda took the document curiously, and after opening it, the first thing that caught her eye was a line of large letters in print—“Plans and Long-Term Significance for the Establishment of Typhon’s Memorandum Library”.

She continued to open a few pages, and soon found that a considerable part of the follow-up content was actually a bibliography, a large number of bibliography.

"This is..." There was a faint guess in her heart, but she wasn't sure what she was thinking. She looked at her father with a puzzled expression.

"We're going to secretly build a library of memos—to include everything Typhon has. Scholars have catalogued all historical and technical books, and further searches and sorting are underway. As planned, More books will be included in the future, eventually forming a huge encyclopedia. In addition, the collection and organization of works of art such as poetry, drama, architecture, painting, etc. have also started, and now this work will be handed over to You keep going."

Matilda finally couldn't help interrupting Rosetta's words: "Your plan...is it a preparation..."

"Just in case," Rosetta said quietly, "if we fail, someone needs to make sure that our traditions and history will continue."

"Is the situation already critical to this level?" Matilda couldn't help asking, "It seems that everything is under control..."

"It's certainly not at its worst yet, but we're walking on the edge of a cliff, and it could get worse - and if that ever comes, the preservation of history and culture has to start now."

Matilda listened carefully, pondered, and then she suddenly realized that what her father was really worried about was not the high gods at all, but people: "You think those Cecilians will take this opportunity to carry out a devastating war? And you think they have the ability?"

"I admire and support Gawain Cecil and the 'claims' he states, but we can never completely trust our enemies, whether they have the ability or not... Matilda, they can do it if they have this motive. , and I've recently discovered their motives, and even their specific actions."

Matilda fell into a brief thought, and after a few seconds, she said in a deep voice, "...If the situation you are worried about really comes to the situation, then even if we organize and preserve these books, they will probably just become stuffed. The collections in the Searle Museum - just to show their successful conquests."

"So this is the worst solution, and it's not even an effective countermeasure," Rosetta said lightly. "If this crisis is passed safely, we will naturally have time and space to solve the problem slowly, but Right now...there's not much we can do."

Matilda stared at her father for a long time before finally bowing her head: "...I understand, Father."

Rosetta gave a light "um", and then there was a brief but suffocating silence in the study, until Matilda couldn't help but want to speak, Rosetta suddenly said: "I think I am too much. Pessimistic?"

Matilda hesitated, but nodded anyway: "...Yes."

"Indeed, I'm a little pessimistic, especially not long ago when we were still immersed in our strong national strength and self-confidence, and we were proudly planning the glorious era of the future. My pessimistic thoughts now seem extraordinarily unreasonable... But, Matilda , I'm making a big gamble.

"A ruler shouldn't be a gambler, but I've always had situations in my life where I have to be a gambler, and according to my experience, facing a gamble... It's better to be pessimistic than blindly optimistic."

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