in the name of the queen.

Chapter 269 Rumors begin with wise men

Mr. William, the chief minister of the imperial cabinet, who was sitting in his office, was looking at the gray sky outside the window, his fingertips tapping on the table rhythmically, his eyes a little confused.

There is a piece of information in his hand, and there is also a handwritten letter from Queen Sylph on the table.

His whole body was numb. He thought that Sylph would make some noise when she went overseas, but he didn't expect it to be so big.

Everything she did was within the rules, but she always managed to get past Mr. William.

As the chief cabinet minister of the empire, he carries thirty-four provinces and nearly 100 million people on his shoulders.
Well, since last year it has been thirty-five provinces and 100 million people.

Although it is a small overseas province, it is already the empire's first pioneering feat in establishing a new province in the past seventy years, which has also given the Queen great popularity among the people at the bottom.

In recent decades, the empire has suffered from serious internal strife. The territories it has expanded overseas are all in the New World and the Southern Continent. They are imperial territories in name, but in fact they are colonies used to knock out the bones and suck out the marrow.

The colonial governors were extremely powerful. Although they paid a large amount of taxes and supplies to the empire, they also had basically independent personnel, financial, and military powers. They listened to orders but not propaganda, and were just like princes.

This is also the reason why the imperial center opposed the establishment of a new governor.

However, Roland and Sif managed to break the situation with only a few thousand casualties.

The first rule of sailing on the sea is to learn to steer according to the wind.

Secretary of the Treasury Smith, Secretary of Justice Alban, Secretary of the Navy Winston and Director of Military Intelligence Rice, these guys walked too narrow a path.

To put it simply, it is out of control.

You can guess with your toes that most of these new nobles are loyal royalists.

They didn't even plan to go to Hansa to attend the Queen's coronation ceremony.

After the Continental Convention was invalidated, it was only a matter of time before we opened up new territories. Roland and Sif's victory in the battle also had a lot of luck, so they could only be considered qualified.

It was time to meet these two guys who had been giving him sleepless nights for a year.

Faced with such a situation, the cabinet was helpless and could only accumulate strength and wait for the opportunity.

Fortunately, this governor is not the same as a colonial governor, it is only temporary.

But this year when Sif and Roland went to sea, his understanding was subverted.

With a few more governors, who has the final say in the empire?
When Sylph appointed Roland as governor, the cabinet ministers felt something was wrong, but the queen's actions did not violate the law. Even Alban could not find anything wrong with it, so they had nothing to do.

Am I wrong?

Although he advocated limiting the imperial power, he was not a traitor, but for the long-term survival of the country and the royal family.

It was the subsequent civil war in Jin Yuan that impressed him.

However, the localization of overseas provinces is a very complicated issue left over from history. It is so complicated that your brain will explode if you think about it too much.

The combination of Roland and Sif gave him splitting headaches more than once in the past year.

They have not reached agreements with other countries yet, but are just fighting for dominance.

As long as the four overseas provinces officially obtain the same political power as the mainland, the Governorate of Northern Rodinia has no legal basis and can be revoked.

After Marco came to power, he was diplomatically inclined to promote the formation of the Continental Alliance. He wanted to unite the continental countries to block Sussex and let Sussex spit out its overseas territories.

After Alina came to power, she immediately suspended negotiations to form a Continental Alliance and instead improved relations with the Sussex Empire.

At least much better than her father and grandfather.

Everything they did proved to be beneficial to the country after the fact, but it almost caused him a cerebral hemorrhage when he first got the news.

The increase in the power of the royalists will lead to an imbalance of power in the House of Lords.

He had long heard that Hansa was sunny and the Emre White Sand Beach was a holiday destination. He had never been there, but now he finally had the chance.

William is different from some cabinet members who have lost their way.

He also wanted to meet Her Majesty the Queen and her dog-headed strategist and lover Roland.

The four overseas provinces enjoying the treatment of local provinces will completely change the current delicate political balance in the country and create a group of new nobles.

As a mature politician, you can make money and lose money, but you can't lose control.

He has done many things in his life, but he has never made any mistakes of principle.

Mr. William lowered his head slightly, his expression a little bitter.

Standing up and coming to the window, looking at the gray haze, William took a deep breath and put a smile on his face.

With this achievement, Sif is enough to be ranked with the most outstanding kings of the empire.

If the Continental Union is established, Sussex will become an island country isolated overseas, with severely limited development space.

Although opening up overseas provinces scored high among ordinary people, he didn't care about it.

But he won't be too rigid.

In William's view, except for Alban who had legitimate reasons, it was simply unreasonable for several other cabinet ministers not to attend the Queen's coronation ceremony.

When the Queen went to sea, he also helped Sif get some start-up funds, leaving room for things to happen, and there would be opportunities even if she turned around in the future.

No one can guarantee that every monarch will be a wise king. An excellent system is more important than one or two wise kings.

If a great emperor really appears, he can also be a royalist.

However, some people have lost their way.

Although William is not an experienced captain, he still understands basic navigation knowledge.

He returned to the table, picked up the tea cup, and tasted it leisurely, while thinking about what gift to give to the queen.

Just when he was leisurely and contented, hurried footsteps came from the corridor.

William frowned displeased when he heard the announcement coming from outside the door.

Although Subino is smart and capable, he is always restless. If only he had half the composure of Roland.

He sighed softly in his heart, feeling a little sad.

Both of his sons are worthless losers. Their only advantage is that they know they are losers and don't cause trouble outside.

Fortunately, he recruited Subino as his son-in-law, so the future of the family will not be bleak.

He gave his two sons the opportunity to be playboys, and then devoted himself to cultivating Subino.

This guy is fine in everything, but his calmness is a bit poor. He has just improved in the past few months, and today he is back to his original state.

William coughed lightly and said in a cold voice, "Come in."

Subino opened the door, breathing heavily, trying to calm down.

He knew that his father-in-law didn't like to make a fuss, but today's news was so explosive that he really couldn't calm down.

"father in law."

"This is a workplace."

Subino quickly stood up straight. His father-in-law was usually kind, but he never joked at work. He accidentally called me by the wrong name again.

"Prime Minister, the Sun has created another dangerous rumour."

William frowned even more when he heard the name Sun News.

"Subino, this kind of frivolous newspaper is not worth wasting time. I mean, this kind of newspaper that has no value except photo albums and scandals is not worth paying attention to. Tell me, what rumors?"

William doesn't mind that his son-in-law reads The Sun.

He watches too.

Powerful men naturally have many advantages, such as being with the opposite sex.

What he values ​​​​is Subino's ability, and he pays little attention to his private life.

As long as Subino understands who gave the power.

Subino knew that his old father-in-law was not happy, so he quickly put the newspaper in his hands and stepped back.

He didn't want to be sprayed with tea.

As he expected, within a few seconds the old father-in-law lost his temper and spat out a large mouthful of tea.

The tea wetted a large area of ​​the newspaper.

William angrily slapped the newspaper on the table and roared: "This is a shameless rumor, and it is a malicious slander against His Majesty Edward!"

"Prime Minister, they didn't name names," Subino reminded softly.

This is The Sun's usual style.

The story is exciting and vivid, but it never names anyone.

However, they use subtle descriptions to let everyone know who they are talking about.

The emperor of the greatest maritime empire encountered a witch when he went to sea and fell into it, even giving up the imperial throne.

Isn't this a clear indication of the late Emperor Edward?

William's temples were beating.

He was furious, but couldn't bring himself to trouble The Sun.

Although the famous playboy Rupert, the owner of the Sun Newspaper, is not the heir to the Plantagenet family, he holds the title of earl, and Mr. William has nothing to do with him.

They didn't mention him by name, so why are you taking the seat for the late emperor?

Taking the rumor to replace the late emperor, he will bear the charge of insulting the late emperor first.

William took three deep breaths and finally suppressed the anger that was about to explode.

With a cold tone that seemed devoid of any emotion, William said coldly: "Go and bring a message to Rupert for me. If he still wants to run The Sun, this will be the last time."

Of course, the charge of slandering the late emperor cannot be dismissed, but for a company as big as The Sun, it is easy to find some fault.

Even if no fault can be found, there are still pocket crimes such as failure to prevent fires, unpaid wages, and royalties.

After receiving instructions from William, Subino left quickly and disappeared at the end of the corridor, leaving William deep in thought.

William stared at the newspaper and couldn't figure out what benefit this would have to Rupert.

The Plantagenets were fierce royalists.

Their loyalty to the royal family was unquestionable.

Isn't Rupert afraid of hurting Queen Sylve's heart by doing this?

Thinking that the Sun had previously reported on the scandal between Roland and Sylph, William had an even more headache.

The aristocratic circle was too chaotic for him to understand.

If you don’t understand it, don’t read it.

Rupert will definitely receive an invitation to attend the coronation ceremony, and we will have to see how this bastard will face the Queen.

Mr. William thought angrily.

Of course he didn't expect that the writer of this tidbit was Sif.

No, it’s Mr. Anonymous, the greatest copywriter in history.

(End of this chapter)