Flowers, Swords and France

"Call him here immediately!" Charles's shout made his father-in-law shudder.

He was obviously the head of the eldest branch of the Treville family and a duke, but Charles did not give him face because of his anger, and he knew he was in the wrong, so he could only obey.

However, when Charles said this, he was relieved a little - if Charles really intended to ignore his son Philip, then he would definitely not see him again.

With an uneasy mood, he immediately obeyed and left the room, but soon walked back, and this time he was followed by a young man.

In the shadows, his outline was looming, but it could be seen that he was a very handsome blond young man, and his manners were also well-educated. However, although his steps were very stable, his face was slightly pale. His eyes were also a little hesitant, and it could be seen that he was pretending to be calm.

When he walked in front of him, Charles looked at his cousin and frowned slightly.

"You did a stupid thing, sir." He said directly to the other party.

Charles rarely scolded someone so mercilessly in person, and as Philippe's identity, he was rarely scolded like this, but when Charles scolded him today, Philippe, as his cousin, could only twitch the corners of his mouth and lowered his head.

"This is an accident. Originally, we..." Of course, he still wanted to defend himself.

"I don't know if this is an accident, but now it has happened!" Charles interrupted the other party's defense directly, "Do you know the seriousness of this problem?"

After being scolded by Charles, Philippe felt more and more uncomfortable. He buried his head again, not knowing what to say.

If he didn't know the seriousness of the problem, he wouldn't have abandoned everything and ran back to Paris directly.

In fact, when he found out that his people accidentally beat the priest to death, he was already in a mess, and then he abandoned everything and ran back without caring, just wanting to keep himself safe.

"Charles, it's really a pity that someone died. Everyone feels very uncomfortable..." The Duke couldn't help but stand up to smooth things over for his son, "But it has already happened, and no one can reverse it. The important thing is what should we do now? We can't just watch Philip get into trouble..."

Charles didn't say anything, just looked at his cousin, his expression was still very serious.

"So how do you want this matter to end?"

"As long as it doesn't ruin Philip's future, anything is fine." The Duke smiled reluctantly, "You can pay some money... It's okay to give more, as long as this matter is settled."

In the Duke's view, if it was just one or two ordinary people who were killed, it would be fine to just fool around. Unfortunately, this time a church clergyman was accidentally killed, and it would be a big trouble. The Catholic Church has always had a huge influence in France, and now the empire is deliberately trying to get close to the church. If Philip's affairs are investigated at this time, then let alone the possibility of losing his current position, it may even cause a shock in the public opinion circle, ruin his reputation, and even go to jail.

It was precisely because of such consequences that the Duke panicked immediately after hearing that his son had caused such a big disaster, and hurriedly asked his son-in-law for help.

Seeing that the Duke's attitude was not completely unreasonable, Charles lowered his head and thought for a while.

Then, he looked up at his cousin.

"Is there a telegram over there?"

Philip was stunned for a moment, but soon understood what Charles meant. "It has not been laid there yet, I rushed back as fast as possible!"

He is indeed a smart man, Charles thought to himself.

Charles actually meant to ask whether the news over there has reached Paris now, and Philip's answer also shows that he brought the news back as quickly as possible, and there was no telegram over there to convey the news to the capital.

Philip escaped back yesterday, and it will probably take a long time for the news to spread and finally reach Paris.

This means that Charles still has a time difference to use. As long as he does it well and quickly enough, then the matter may really be suppressed.

After all, as long as there is no commotion in Paris, no one will take the incidents in the provinces, especially in remote places, seriously. They can only be spread in a small circle and will not have any impact on Philippe de Treville.

When he thought of this, he probably had an idea in his mind.

However, even so, his expression did not relax.

He glanced at Philippe with his peripheral vision, looking at the young man who looked nervous but very angry.

You are finally in our hands now.

Almost two years ago, when the Duke passed away, he had been waiting for this day when he offered this position in exchange for his cousin Philippe's recognition of the will - essentially, this was a gift with poison. If Philippe was willing to do a good job, then he would undoubtedly make a fortune, but with Philippe's character, he would definitely make a big news.

Although the trouble he caused was beyond Charles's expectations, this incident itself was something he had already expected.

And now, it was time for him and Charlotte to settle the old score and let Philippe have a good taste.

He is willing to lend a helping hand when his cousin is in trouble now, but this will certainly not be free assistance. Philip must understand that he can no longer act like the eldest grandson in front of himself and Charlotte.

"Ciel? What's going on? Is there any way?" Seeing that Charles remained silent, the Duke couldn't help but ask.

"It's not that there are no ways, but... things are not that simple." Charles replied with reservations, "Yes, I am a minister of the empire, but I am not an outsider. Some things are not what I say. That's right. The person Philip killed this time was not an ordinary person, he was a member of the church! His Majesty the Emperor now intends to reconcile with the church, and we all have to find ways to get close to the church and Rome, but Philip did something like this... If the church stands up and speaks out, what do you want His Majesty and me to do?"

"It's not like you don't know those people from the church. Their hypocrisy is so heartbreaking, but the farmers still fall for them! They brought people to make trouble and surrounded us. Don't you think I can resist? "At this time, Philip couldn't help but defend himself, "Besides, we really didn't mean to kill anyone, but he was shot without knowing what happened..."

"Since you fired the gun, it doesn't matter whether it was intentional or unintentional. Can you do it unintentionally?" Charles still showed no mercy to Philip. "Don't forget, you shot at the priest and killed him. Man, if you had been burned at the stake a few hundred years ago!”

When Charles said this, Philip was immediately speechless, and he also threatened the other party calmly.

"Char, after all, times are different now, and the church is not so scary... I feel that you still have a way." The Duke quickly came to help his son again, "If... if you really have some difficulties here, I'll ask my uncle again, he should have some ideas. Wasn't it him who led the army to liberate Rome? The church will definitely be grateful to him..."

"Stop looking for my grandpa. Don't you think he has enough troubles now? How can you bother an old man like him?" Charles immediately stopped his father-in-law's plan, "Besides, he is from the military. , the ideas are simple and direct, sometimes He was very rude at the time. If his words intensify the conflict, wouldn't it be even more difficult? Don't forget, there are people in the opposition and the public opinion circles everywhere who are trying to make a fool of us. If we give them an excuse, no one will Can't escape!"

On the surface, the Duke was asking for Charles' grandfather, but in fact he was secretly threatening Charles - if you are unwilling to help, I will let your grandfather make the judgment.

But Charles directly rejected the idea of ​​letting his grandfather get involved in this matter. He didn't want the old man to worry about his children and grandchildren at his age.

Besides, his grandfather, Marshal Treville, was not that easy to fool. Although he valued the family concept, in his eyes, Charles was still much more important than his nephews and grandnephews. He would definitely not be there. Ciel was forced to do something without saying anything.

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Seeing Charles's resolute attitude, the Duke of Treville and his son turned pale at each other, fearing that Charles would really give up.

"Charle... Charles... for Charlotte's sake, you really can't ignore this matter!" Duke Treville couldn't help but urge Charles, "Don't forget, we are a family! Philippe You helped him find his position. If something happens to Philip now, won’t others attack you because of him?

"It's not a matter of face now, it's a matter of Philip's future." Charles once again rejected the Duke's plan to tie his son to himself. "I helped Philip get his position, but I did it out of good intentions, not For what else! Have I ever asked for money from Philip in the past few years? Have I interfered with any of his work?”

What kind of kindness are you doing? You also took all grandpa’s money from us! If it weren't for you, how could I have encountered such a disaster!

Philip originally wanted to refute Charles, but in the end he swallowed his words.

He knew that now was not the time to settle old scores, and that he really needed the help of his cousin and brother-in-law.

"Char, I did not do a good job, I admit that... However, I am still young after all, and I lack experience in some things, so I made some mistakes. But I think, in essence, I still do it for everyone's good, isn't it? In order not to cause trouble to you, did I go out to find the money myself?" he continued. He lowered his head, and then said something soft to someone almost rarely in his life, "Now I have learned a lesson, but who doesn't grow from setbacks? I have learned a lesson, but this can also become experience, as long as I can If I avoid disaster, I can gain experience and do things better in the future..."

Then, he moved closer to Ciel, and then looked at him with an almost pleading attitude. "Char, for the sake of grandpa, please help me. Grandpa valued you so much back then, have you forgotten?"

Huh, finally you still have some sense and know it's time to bow your head. Ciel thought to himself.

"So, do you know the lesson?" He looked at Phillip and asked.

"I know, I understand everything." Phillip sighed. Although he was embarrassed, he had to bow his head and submit. "Please help me."

"Then if I help you, will you cooperate with me?" Charles asked again.

"If it's okay, I'll do whatever you ask me to do!" Phillip quickly promised.

"Charles..." Seeing that Charles had revealed his secret, Duke Treville was also overjoyed and quickly assured his son, "As long as you help Philip, you can do whatever you want from me. Just say it and we will cooperate!"

"Well, first of all, I will go to the Minister of the Interior and explain the matter in person. Philip, please accompany me tomorrow." Charles began to express his thoughts, "You must be respectful in front of the Minister and tell him this Everything is just an accident, and if you are willing to admit your mistake and compensate, if the Home Secretary speaks out, then this matter will be easier to handle. "

The so-called Minister of the Interior is His Majesty the Emperor's half-brother Mr. Morny. Because of this relationship, he is the most trusted person by His Majesty the Emperor. He is in charge of domestic police power and can appoint and remove provincial governors and civil servants. It can be said that he is High position and authority. The inspection of religious property is also the responsibility of a department under him. If he can speak out on this matter, then most of the matter will be solved.

And Charles was confident in letting him speak, after all, he was considered an ally of his minister.

"Okay, no problem, I will say whatever you ask me to say!" Phillip quickly promised.

"That's alright. Get ready. Come to my place tomorrow, and then we'll go see the minister." Charles didn't give him any space and immediately started giving orders. "Also, after meeting with the minister, we will find a way to contact the church people. As long as they can calm down, you will probably be able to escape - of course I can't guarantee it."

"Okay! Let's do it, Charles, you go together, I'll leave it to you when the time comes!" Duke Treville was already overjoyed. He immediately agreed with Charles's words, and then gave his son a push.

"Thank you, Charles..." Philip also looked like weeping with gratitude, obviously relieved.

Unfortunately, Ciel had no intention of letting his cousin go so easily.

"But... before that, we are going to see Charlotte later. You have to admit your mistake to her and ask her to forgive you and help you."

He raised his head slightly, arrogant yet reserved. "If she doesn't agree, then please forgive me for not being able to help." (~^~)