Chapter 846 Factional Controversy
"Otto Rossi is an ally of Greycastle. He didn't deserve to end up like this. What's more, this time he disturbed the Eastern Territory. What about the next time? Maybe he will cross the border and invade us!" Brian said loudly, "Your Majesty , please order! No matter how far the enemy is, the First Army will smash them for you!"
"Massive invasion?" Barov raised his brows, "If Chenxi's army can enter the territory of Graycastle in a grand manner, what do you need?"
"My lord, I'm just giving an example—"
"Examples that don't exist are not convincing," Barov interrupted, "and most importantly, why do you have to go to war with something that can be resolved through diplomatic means? Don't forget your majesty's primary goal this year, don't you think Is the eldest son of a noble family in Glory City more important than His Majesty's grand ceremony!"
Brian was momentarily at a loss for words.
"Okay... let's all rest," Roland clapped his hands, "have something to eat first, and we'll talk later."
Following the sound of clapping, the attendants at the door immediately pushed a trolley into the living room, so the officials ate snacks and went to the toilet, and the tense atmosphere suddenly eased.
This scene has appeared many times during the three-day long meeting. After receiving information from the Northland garrison and the lurker Hill Fox, Roland summoned all relevant officials to the castle to discuss the next countermeasures.
It can be clearly seen that the bureaucrats under him have faintly divided into factions. The faction of the city hall headed by Barov tends to be conservative. They hope to focus on the kingdom, or even the western border, and gradually expand the population and strength until the unification of the Greycastle regime is completed. It will be a matter of time to retaliate against the Lord of Dawn, Ampein Moya, for this move, but it is not now.
On the other hand, the First Army represented by Bryan and the members of the staff tended to be radicals, but their closeness was not as close as that of the City Hall. The former was probably influenced by the "new concepts" he advocated when he was training the army, such as defending the enemy outside the border, discovering the enemy first, and destroying the enemy first. Losey; the latter stood on the same front as the First Army to a large extent only for rewards and rewards-after all, if there is no war, they have no room to play.
In addition, some of the staff members came from Longsong Fortress, and their understanding of all aspects of Neverwinter was far inferior to that of the city hall. The reasoning and reasoning were often refuted, and their voices were even weaker.
Because of this, Barov easily rejected Brian's speech several times. Compared with eloquence, the gap between the two is too great. It is very good to be able to express one's thoughts in front of a group of ministers until now. After all, the commander of the Musketeer Battalion is not very old, and he was once an ordinary villager in Bianbian Town, so he lacks knowledge and experience. This can also be seen from the report on the defense of the Snow Mountain.
Only Roland did not speak. Judging from the current situation, the radicals were basically hanged up and beaten by the conservative forces. It has to be said that in the past three years, Barov's growth has been even better than he expected. Perhaps the boss has been fully tempered under the former Minister of Finance, and what he lacks is only an opportunity.
The only thing that surprised Roland was that the meeting lasted for three days, but Edith never expressed her opinion, but kept silent.
If there is anyone in the hall who can compete with Barov, it is only the Pearl of the Northland.
In order to prevent the two from holding back each other and increasing the loss of internal fighting, Roland officially established a new department in the city hall, called the Defense Department, which is responsible for foreign military affairs. a subordinate organization. The Ministry of Defense is in charge of the outside world, and the Security Bureau is in charge of the inside. Basically, the framework of Graycastle's violent machine has been determined.
Of course, Roland is still the minister. Before that, Edith was only Barov's assistant, staying in the city hall to learn how to deal with affairs. Although she performed well, she only joined now. As a minister at the beginning, not to mention that there will be no rewards after being promoted too quickly, and it is easy to leave a wrong impression on those newcomers that "I can do it myself".
Now, after all, it is no longer the time when people are stretched and no one can serve as a major official as long as they have a little talent.
So Edith is currently a clerk in the Ministry of Defense, and she is under Roland's management just like the staff.
Roland knew that this arrangement, which seemed to be made from scratch, would definitely not hurt the other party's confidence. People like Pearl of the Northland should be able to guess what he was thinking—even though he left the manager's office, there was no obstacle to promotion. Therefore, in a situation that is suitable for her to play like now, Barov shouldn't be allowed to suppress the audience.
This is really anomalous.
He glanced at Edith's seat, and found that the latter looked leisurely, slowly sipping the chaotic drink in the cup, as if Barov's aggressive demeanor had nothing to do with her.
She was indeed a strange woman.
Roland shrugged, reached out to the scroll beside him and said, "Show me today's minutes."
"Okay," Shujuan put down the quill, and handed over a hardcover book, "It's all in there."
After three days of discussion, everyone basically came to a consistent conclusion about the contents of the intelligence.
According to the usual practice, Hill Fox, who sent the secret letter, arranged the three things in order of importance. That is to say, disturbing the East Territory is the most vigilant, and Otto's imprisonment is not so important. It can be seen from this that the eldest son of the Luoxi family should not be in danger in a short period of time. Anpein Moya has just ascended the throne and still needs the support of the three major families of Glory City.
Even if the Lord of Dawn wants to find someone to replace him, the process will not be too fast. Everyone thinks that it will take at least one to two years. Otto will probably suffer a lot, and it will not be difficult to survive.
Secondly, the news of the unstable situation in the holy city and the report of the northern garrison are mutually supportive, and can basically be confirmed as facts. It's just that even the City of Glory has responded, which may mean that the royal family of Moa has already made up the church's idea. Regardless of the hatred between the two sides, everyone knows that Hermes stores the wealth accumulated by the church for hundreds of years. If they can take the opportunity to eat it, it will undoubtedly be a very tempting choice.
In the end, disturbing the Eastern Territory should refer to secretly provoking and giving support to the rebels. Besides, what neighboring countries can do is extremely limited—no one thinks that Amperin will lead the army into the territory of Graycastle, which is tantamount to their own Seeking death. But this matter happened in Graycastle after all, no matter how small the rebellion was, it would bring losses to the kingdom, so it was reasonable for Hill to put this news in the most important position.