1274 Looking for Trouble

"What do you think...if we maintain the current situation, a monarchy, what good will it do to this country?"

The Prime Minister and the Emperor rarely sat together, just the two of them, chatting calmly.

The emperor did not answer this question directly, but took another approach, "I will take the initiative to abdicate and let the eldest prince succeed."

There was a very special smile on the Prime Minister's face, which made His Majesty the Emperor a little embarrassed. He frowned and said, "Don't look at me like that. I know he is not good enough, but at least he is easy to control!"

This is a true statement. From the perspective of the successor to the throne, the eldest prince is indeed not good enough. He is a bit short-sighted. Of course, this is normal.

When a person is in an arrogant environment, people will be arrogant and conceited and will not bow their heads. This can also make people trip over a very simple thing, such as a small stone.

The eldest prince's lack of excellence is that he imagines himself to be great. He thinks he can do everything well and everything goes as he expected, but in fact it is not the case.

He has many shortcomings and is not a suitable heir to the throne, but he is easy to control.

Stupid people are like this. They are easy to control. It only requires some small strategies to make them make decisions that suit everyone's needs and give him all the credit. That's enough.

Look, isn't this very simple?

But the Prime Minister sees things differently.

"We cannot control him for his whole life, nor should we let any one person bear the consequences. It is also difficult for us to predict whether he will make changes beyond our expectations in a certain period of time in the future."

"And...", the Prime Minister sighed softly, "Times have changed, Your Majesty."

"In the past, Gefra only needed the nobles to stand up, because our enemies are around us, and we can defeat them by relying on the nobles."

"But now, in the future, our enemy is the entire world, and the nobles can no longer support Gefra's sky."

The Prime Minister fell into a brief silence, and then he blinked, his eyes a little dry, "I have been observing and thinking recently, why the Federation is developing so rapidly, and why Pengeo's strength is far beyond our imagination. "

"It was pure luck that we were able to defeat Pengeo in the war."

His Majesty the Emperor was also attracted by his words. This is what His Majesty the Emperor himself wanted to understand. Although Gefra was so powerful, why did Gefra hit the wall when he met two countries that seemed to have no strength at all? superior.

The Prime Minister continued, "Because of duty, Your Majesty."

"Making the country strong and the nation strong is not the responsibility of one person, nor is it the responsibility of a small group of people. It is the responsibility and obligation of everyone!"

One person's responsibility, this refers to the emperor.

The responsibility of a small group of people, that is, the aristocracy.

The emperor listened very seriously. He was a qualified politician and he was also very focused when facing such a special problem.

"Whether it's the Federation or Pengeo, they all assign the responsibility of making the country prosperous and strong to every citizen."

"What this country will develop into in the future, which route it will take, and what changes there will be, good or bad, are actually a decision made jointly by everyone and a responsibility shared by everyone."

"Each of them will devote all their strength to this responsibility and obligation."

"This is different from us, Your Majesty."

"The common people outside don't care at all whether the royal family will be overthrown, whether the nobles will be expelled, or whether our soldiers will die in battle."

"To them, such a change is just a piece of news in the morning paper, because they do not take responsibility or assume obligations!"

"The good or bad of this country has nothing to do with them!"

When His Majesty the Emperor heard this, he subconsciously said "cunning civilians."

But he soon laughed because he realized that he was actually wrong. What paralyzed the people of Gefra was actually that they were not allowed to express their opinions on these major events from the beginning.

This is different from the Federation and Pengeo.

The federal people elect the heads of important institutions of the country's main government through citizens' elections, including the president, governors, and mayors. These are all elected by the people.

The Penjiao people elect elders, great elders, and elders to participate in and influence various outcomes, and even have the opportunity to speak out on national-level policies.

Only Gaevra, the nobles and the emperor decide the future of the country and its policies...

His Majesty the Emperor also clearly realized this at this time. He scratched his head and asked, "So?"

The Prime Minister pursed his lips and smiled slightly, "So it must change, Your Majesty."

"This has nothing to do with whether there is enmity between us, or whether the aristocracy is in power or the royal family is in power. We cannot just watch this country fall into the abyss because of our wrong decisions."

"Our ancestors left us everything precious, and we...have to leave something to our descendants, not a bunch of mess."

For the first time, the Prime Minister fully expressed what was in his heart. He sat back on the sofa, looking extremely relaxed.

He pressed his hands naturally on the armrests, like an ordinary old man, "When everything is over, I will take the initiative to resign as prime minister..."

This could be considered a statement. The emperor looked at the old man carefully, as if he were meeting him for the first time.

He had never thought that this old thing like a mascot could be so great.

This made His Majesty the Emperor feel a bit shocked that he couldn't describe. This... is obviously something that an emperor should do, not a prime minister.

Seeing His Majesty the Emperor's strange expression, the Prime Minister laughed easily, "Have I convinced you?"

His Majesty the Emperor tilted his head and thought for a while, "You are right, the future of the country should be decided jointly by everyone, you convinced me!"

He turned to look at the clock and said, "Stay and have something to eat tonight. The chefs have studied some new cooking dishes, which are worth trying."

The Prime Minister did not shirk this time. He conquered His Majesty the Emperor with his sincerity.

If there is anyone who truly understands this country, then the Prime Minister must be among them.

In these years, he has truly looked at all problems from the perspective of a bystander. Perhaps this is why he desires to take power, and he wants to change this country.

And this is why Lynch was so excited when he proposed a constitutional monarchy.

The meeting between the Prime Minister and the Emperor in the evening was very secretive. No one knew what they said, but some news came from the palace that the Prime Minister and His Majesty the Emperor had dinner together.

It's just that this news is not that important to Gaevra at this time.

People also don't believe that a prime minister who is committed to overthrowing the royal family and the emperor of this empire have anything to talk about.

That was probably a... provocation?

Or something.

The whole night, the imperial capital was not quiet, because the secret police was in action!

Early the next morning, Lynch and the young earl led a group of nobles to the Privy Council.

This was their rare collective appearance during this period, and the Privy Council was quieter than usual. Everyone was waiting for news.

To be precise, more than 30 people were killed in yesterday's firefight - some people later died due to lack of timely rescue. It is said that the real death toll is even higher than this.

In the end, everyone was furious. It was no longer a fight, but a real fight. If it was not one of our own, it must be the enemy.

As long as it is an enemy, it must be destroyed!

In short, the onlookers and the media witnessed the entire process, which can only be described as cruel.

Then the secret police began to engage in large-scale activities in the evening. Not only the heads of the noble clans and main members of both parties involved were arrested, but also the nobles who had launched armed fights in the recent period were also arrested.

Now there are dozens of nobles missing from the Privy Council, and the entire Privy Council looks empty!

When Duke Phoenix arrived, there were already many nobles around him, and they were all asking about the dispatch of the secret police.

Gaevra's internal secret service is a certain branch of the police station. These people are called secret police and are active anywhere in Gaevra.

They have great power and have always been merciless towards certain people or things that may endanger national security in the future.

In addition, the supporters behind the secret police are the emperor and the royal family, and ordinary nobles really have no good way to deal with the secret police.

Of course, if the nobles did not commit any crime, the secret police would not be able to catch them.

Now people just want to know when the captured nobles will come back and how this crisis will be resolved.

Duke Phoenix remained sullen all the way until he sat down in his seat.

Then he motioned to his assistants and distributed several newspapers to each noble.

All newspapers described the bad impact that the feuding nobles had on the country during this period of disorder in the imperial capital.

Some foreign media reported these events, calling Gafra a "barbaric country" where the ruling class directly fought on the streets of the capital regardless of the safety of the people.

In the past, they only used the term "numerous injured people" to describe it, but now, it is truly a heavy casualty.

There are also some reports that some gang members took advantage of the fighting between the nobles to build, loot and burn shops, seriously disrupting the business order of the imperial capital and causing great losses to ordinary people.

And the spearhead of all this is pointed at the aristocratic group.

After a long period of silence, Duke Phoenix said softly, "What you have done is so disappointing. You are the nobles of this country, but you have not set an example for this country..."