They have a lot of power in name, but they know that all power is concentrated in the hands of ministers, even the power of the emperor.

They dare not ask too much, for fear of getting burned, sometimes pretending not to see is the best way to survive.

But this is obviously not what everyone thinks. A man in his 50s, wearing a tall black hat and holding a snake-shaped cane, stepped forward.

The man lowered his head slightly, and respectfully said to the little emperor sitting on the dragon chair above: "Your Majesty, the ministers mobilized the army without permission last night, resulting in the death of hundreds of people. They are all adult males. The pillars of the family, they died without knowing why, how should their parents live!"

The more he spoke, the more excited he became, with tears running down his face, and said, "Now the empire is suffering from foreign invasions and internal worries. This move will undoubtedly speed up the destruction of the empire! I am terrified. I hope that your majesty can distinguish right from wrong and give the minister the punishment he deserves." ah!"

After the man finished speaking, he put the snake-shaped crutch on the ground, knelt down, bowed devoutly, and begged His Majesty the Emperor for his permission.

The man's name was Osborne, he belonged to the faction of the royalists, and was in the same camp as General Bude, so he was not afraid of the coercion of the minister.

If it is more powerful than the powerful ones, they have existed since the establishment of the empire, even if they are not as good as they were back then.

But the emaciated camels were bigger than horses, and with the backing of General Budd, they were not afraid of the coercion of the ministers at all.

If it weren't for the ministers gaining the trust of the little emperor in that battle for the throne, they would be the ones in charge now.

A cunning look flashed in Osborn's eyes. He didn't care about the lives of those people. His ultimate goal was to use this opportunity to reduce the minister's power.

Seeing the man kneeling on the ground, the little emperor quickly raised his hand and said, "Uncle Osborne, get up quickly, the emperor has long said that you are the most loyal subjects, and you are also my elders, how can you do that?" This move, hurry up."

"Your Majesty refused, and I knelt and couldn't sit still until I swallowed my last breath and turned into bones." Osborne still knelt his head on the ground and said in a deep voice.

"This..." The little emperor was having a hard time, so he could only ask the minister behind him: "Minister, is what Uncle Osborne said true?"

A white-haired middle-aged man with a big belly walked out from the shadow behind him, and the minister still kept his mouth shut and said, "Haha, what he said was just the result. The purpose of this operation is to eliminate the night raids that endanger the empire. Sharing worries for His Majesty, of course, I am also very sad that so many people have died."

The minister pretended to wipe his tears with his sleeve, but he was still gnawing on the piece of meat.

This kind of fake action, as long as the head is not stupid, anyone with vision can see that the minister is acting, and there is no sadness at all.

The officials below quickly echoed: "Yes, the purpose of the minister is for the good of the country, to relieve His Majesty's worries, and to let the people of the imperial capital have a peaceful night. We think there is nothing wrong with this."

"Yes, yes, this kind of result is something that everyone doesn't want to see. After all, the minister is still a human being. I can be forgiven for not expecting the enemy to have such a powerful force."

"It makes sense, I think, the original intention of the minister is good, no one wants to see so many people die, don't you think so?"

"Yes, that's right. We are all imperial officials who work for the people. We definitely don't want this kind of result. Their death is for the people and for the empire. It is an honor!"

"So their death is sacred and definitely not in vain!"

The officials below became more and more agitated, almost raising a "sacred" flag, shouting that their sacrifice was not in vain, it was blood shed for the empire, and it was glorious!

The minister surreptitiously swung his arms down a little distance, exposing a space just enough for one eye to poke out.

"Hey, their cooperation is really good, hehe, not bad." The minister was also a little surprised, and he was a little surprised by their ability to distinguish right from wrong.

Now everyone is starting to say that the death of those soldiers was not in vain, they died for vain glory, successfully pulling the topic from him to the death of the soldiers.

not bad.

As expected, I pulled it up with my own hand.

The minister secretly rejoiced in his heart.

"Oh, so that's what happened. I blamed the ministers wrongly. Their deaths were definitely not in vain! I immediately issued an order to let all the assistant ministers annihilate the night attack!"

After the little emperor finished speaking, he turned his head and asked the minister, "Is this all right? Minister."

In the heart of the little emperor, the minister is the benefactor who assisted him to ascend the throne, the elder like his father, the person he trusts the most.

Even if someone questioned the decision made by the minister, he would never doubt it from the bottom of his heart, and every time he gave an order, he would ask the minister whether he was right or not.

This kind of strange relationship between the emperor and his courtiers can only be said that the minister trained him very well, making the little emperor trust him from the bottom of his heart.

"Of course, His Majesty has really made a wise decision, and the people of the imperial capital will definitely thank His Majesty for everything he has done." The minister nodded and smiled.

Seeing that the development of the matter was not as he thought, Osborne quickly raised his head and said in a hurried voice: "Your Majesty, what they said..."

"Report!"

A voice interrupted Osborn's speech.

A soldier in fine armor ran to the gate. He quickly ran down the steps, knelt down on one knee, and said respectfully:

"Your Majesty, General Esdes is back! There are still tens of thousands of soldiers!"

"What!" The little emperor patted the dragon chair excitedly, Esdeth came back, and together with those tens of thousands of soldiers, it also meant that they defeated the northern aliens without losing a single soldier.

The little emperor quickly sent a message: "Quick, please come here!"

The little emperor breathed a sigh of relief. In his heart, the land left by his ancestors is the top priority. As long as these lands are protected, he will feel at ease.

The little emperor said with a little joy: "Minister, General Esdes has only been there for a month and defeated the northern aliens. It is really amazing!"

"Yes, she is a rare woman." The minister sucked his greasy fingers, smiled at Osborn at the bottom of the steps: "Osborn, do you have anything else to say? Ace just happened to General Des is back, let her do justice, what do you think?"

Osborn's expression changed.

Although Estes is not controlled by the minister, she is known as the strongest general after all, and no one can overwhelm her.

But she is on the minister's side. Everyone knows about this, and asking her to be a notary is undoubtedly courting death.

Osborne stood up, shook his clothes, picked up the snake-shaped crutch again, took a deep look at the minister, and then said to the little emperor: "Your Majesty, what they said just now made sense, I wrongly blamed the minister. For this I express my apologies."

"Haha, small things, small things, it's no big deal. A good official like Osborne, who cares about the people, will definitely contribute his own money to provide pensions for the families who lost their sons, right?" The minister patted his belly and laughed. road.

Osborn clenched his right hand on the snake-shaped crutch suddenly, a bloody light flashed in his eyes, and then he suppressed the anger in his heart.

"Thank you for the reminder, Minister. We and other officials will naturally contribute our modest efforts to settle those families, will you?" Osborne said indifferently, sweeping across the officials next to him.

"Hey... yes, yes, I will do my best to help those families." Cold sweat dripped from their faces. Both sides are powerful people, and they can't afford to offend them.

After a pause, he said coldly again: "The minister is the initiator of this operation, and he will definitely pay more attention to the families of those dead soldiers. I won't say anything more, Your Majesty, I'm not feeling well. , please allow me to retire first."

After finishing speaking, Osborne turned and left, followed by officials belonging to the royalist faction.

The minister watched his back disappear from sight, then looked away, and bit the bloody steak again.

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