60 – Plot Twist (2)
Meetings held by officials in the imperial castle do not always come up with strict or serious agendas.
For example, in the case of a meeting for the harvest festival held at the end of October, most ministries attend the meeting in a relaxed and affluent mood.
Tingling.
Except for the Prime Minister, who is scanning the crowd with sharp eyes, and the officials from the finance ministry who are watching behind him.
“Isn’t this the year we should have the most spectacular harvest festival?”
“That’s right. Whopping! Isn’t this a very significant year as the empire reaches its seventh dawn? hahahahaha!”
Basically, there are three largest and most spectacular events in the empire.
First of all, it is a festival celebrating the founding of an empire.
Next is the birth festival, which celebrates the birthday of the emperor on the throne.
Lastly, it is a harvest festival to celebrate a bountiful harvest.
These three festivals are so large that even nobles who normally enjoy luxury and pleasure are thrilled.
Any decent noble wants to see the harvest festival as splendid as possible.
“I think there is some misunderstanding. “Has it been fifteen years since your Majesty was born?”
As the Prime Minister said this, he lifted his glasses.
“Oh, look…. “That’s not what I’m trying to say!”
“What do you mean it’s not? So does this mean that until now, Your Majesty, you have not considered it to be the Seventh Dawn?”
“Oh, no, that’s….”
“If there had been no proposal from the beginning, this year would have been the year with the lowest tax revenue in the last 10 years. But do you think such a fancy event makes sense?”
“Rather, that’s why I say it. Now that we have overcome a great juncture, it is time for us to step forward—”
Another official, who could not bear to see the official being unilaterally beaten by the Prime Minister, stepped forward.
Nevertheless, the Prime Minister was dealing with them alone with his salty words and actions as usual.
This meeting seemed to be getting longer.
So, I decided to kill time by chatting with Priscilla, using the meeting in front of me as background music.
“Look forward to it. “No matter what the scale, the harvest festival in the system cannot be compared to that in the countryside.”
“Maybe this time too, that…” .”
“The harvest festival is a festival prepared for the commoners, so it would be nice to hang out with the commoners from all over the countryside.”
“Ah! Yes “Master Maximilian!”
The reason we came here from the beginning was to show the officials the revised study plan and convey to the chancellor our intention to skip a grade for Ludwig.
So, just like the other crown princes so far, I also planned to blend in with the surrounding objects like the scenery, as if I were not in a meeting, until the meeting calmed down.
But perhaps because of the work I had done so far, the more the meeting heated up, the more the officials’ eyes focused on me.
“Hmm. “Don’t you think Your Highness is looking forward to the festival too, Prime Minister?”
It was a truly cruel and fatal move, befitting a nobleman.
I can feel the Prime Minister’s gaze.
A man who is the same age as my father is looking at me like a cat in boots.
It was a very burdensome expression.
I turned away from him and placed the study plan on the table with a very explicit gesture.
Then the Prime Minister checked his watch and cleared his throat as if nothing had happened.
“It’s already this time. “Let’s get some rest soon.”
At those words, the maids who were waiting outside came in and served tea in the officials’ cups.
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Then the conference room began to become noisy in a different way than before.
In such a noisy atmosphere, the first to move was Duke Trista.
“hehehehe… “This is another item I miss, Your Highness.”
Duke Trista, who had recently sent a carriageload of goods said to be good for stamina, approached me while stroking his beard.
Contrary to his outward appearance, his actions were truly disgusting.
“It seems like the officials are very interested in me these days.”
I shrugged my shoulders and gently tapped the study plan.
“But it’s not like I don’t understand. So I prepared.”
I said that and presented the revised study plan to the officials for their viewing pleasure.
Then, the officials who had been watching us quietly approached us and started looking at the study plan.
“Oh!”
“You are truly telling the truth!”
When I proudly wrote from the first page that I would only attend Soleil once a week, the officials who were trying to suck me out to the bone began to cheer.
The officials who were laughing and talking like that all fell silent with dumbfounded expressions at the part about Ludwig and Kyle skipping a grade.
Everyone’s expressions were clearly questioning why this decision was made.
Then I looked at the officials with a somewhat serious expression and opened my mouth.
“The time to prepare for farewell to the Holy Kingdom is just around the corner.”
When there are so many people, you have to start with a shocking topic to control the mood.
With that thought in mind, I threw in a somewhat provocative topic, and the eyes of the officials who had been laughing and talking a little while ago started to look strange.
“What do you mean by that, Your Majesty?”
The Prime Minister adjusted her glasses and asked her with a very serious expression.
“The author, who is said to be the Holy King of the Holy Kingdom, revealed his blatant desires. Did you say she was Cynthia…? . “They tried to attach me to a saint recognized by the Holy Kingdom, calling her the companion of the sun and all.”
The expressions on the faces of the officials who heard what I said began to rot.
There were even people among the dogs grinding their teeth.
“A piece of trash worse than a nobleman… !”
An angry roar filled with passion flowed from the mouth of a relatively young official.
It was quite a harsh swear word that was not appropriate for this place, but no official criticized him.
I guess it’s because everyone was thinking that way about the Holy Kingdom.
Unlike other princely states, the Holy Kingdom has a slightly different method of electing its king.
To put it simply, the person who receives the most votes among the cardinals becomes the saint.
So, as the young official said, there were many people who thought that he was inferior to the great nobles.
“… “Is that saintly being so special?”
I nodded slightly in response to the Prime Minister’s question.
“The saintly woman of the Holy Kingdom wields special divine power that is effective not only for external injuries but also for internal injuries. “They call it Lunar Mana.”
Divine power that is effective not only on external injuries but also on internal injuries.
This is bound to be a very attractive element.
Every time a new disease is discovered, an astronomical amount of money is spent on research for a cure.
This can be solved with just a gesture.
Everyone didn’t show it, but they seemed to think that this was enough for the Holy Kingdom to confidently attack.
“I decided to regard her existence as a saint as a somewhat special priest. How many patients do you think you can treat on your own? “There’s no need to think deeply.”
I paused for a moment and looked at the officials.
“But King Seong’s thoughts seemed to be a bit different. So he decided to take preemptive action.”
If nothing serious happens, Ludwig will become the next chancellor of the empire as scheduled.
Sir Bertrand’s son has already shown his ability to use swords with knights, and is evaluated as someone who is certain to be the next knight commander.
If the Holy Kingdom’s henchmen become attached to these people, a future of interference in internal affairs may soon be in sight.
So, I decided to keep the two of them by my side so that they would not get involved with the saint.
When I told them about my plan, everyone looked a little serious and lost in thought.
“I skipped a grade….”
The one with the most serious expression was the Prime Minister.
It’s a story about a son, so it’s not that easy to come to a conclusion─
“I will follow Your Majesty’s will.”
“… Hmm?”
No, not even 5 seconds passed with that serious expression on his face….
“Compared to the scenery your highness sees, it is a trivial matter. “Isn’t that right?”
You are quick to notice.
Well, the situation was a bit grandiose.
It is okay to go to him personally and ask for it, but he raised a serious topic and attracted the attention of officials.
“There are many cases where things that seem not very related at first glance are actually organically connected. “It’s like a construction site that even poor commoners are reluctant to do.”
When I appropriately quoted what Viscount Carbury had said to me at the auction house, those sharp-witted people seemed to have some idea of what I had to say.
And among them was the Prime Minister.
“No way…” .”
“When war breaks out, numerous casualties occur. However, in the process, technology is born to save as many lives as possible. However, due to the existence of divine power in this world, this process was omitted. As a result, everyone became so dependent on divine power that medical science did not develop, and thanks to this, the empire, which boasts a thousand-year history, almost fell to the brink of a plague.”
“… Are you saying, Your Highness, that you are going to give up your divine power now?”
Duke Trista asked that question with an expression of great concern.
“Not right now. But sooner or later there will be a need for that.”
It felt like it didn’t really resonate with everyone.
In particular, it was the conservative forces that naturally expressed their disapproval.
It is something that cannot be helped.
Unlike me, who knows the excellence of medicine through the knowledge of my previous life, the gap between them, who at most only know first aid level medicine, must be significant.
“The divine power may suddenly disappear one day. There could be a situation where the Holy Kingdom refuses to send a priest. “What would everyone do if a war broke out in such a situation?”
I guess I’ll have to push a little harder here.
“Are you going to wait for the arrival of the emperor who embraces the sun again?”
At my words, the officials fell silent with thoughtful expressions.
After settling into the mood, I shrugged my shoulders and looked at the Prime Minister.
“There is no need to think about it difficultly. “The idea is to create a new department in the sanitation ministry and give it a more generous budget.”
The Prime Minister frowned slightly as if asking if it was money again, but then sighed slightly and nodded.
“I think I can sort it out at that level.”
Last time, I heard that the emperor’s royal seal was really needed….
“Your Majesty has quite a foxy side, hehehe.”
Duke Trista, who had the most serious expression just a moment ago, smiled softly as he said this.
Start with a grand topic to attract attention, bring up serious demands to create resistance, and then make it easy to agree by making what you really want seem a little trivial.
Second Sun Zenon is the specialty of His Majesty the Emperor.
“Whoa…” . “I think it will cost a lot of money.”
Since the Prime Minister gave in one step, he seemed to want me to give in one step as well.
I left the meeting like the wind, leaving a comment saying that we could do something similar to the previous year.
I’m sorry, Prime Minister.
I am also a person who enjoys luxury and pleasure.
***
I tried to stay quiet for a week until the Holy Kingdom left.
But before going to find Kyle, Sir Bertrand seemed to want to give me some insight.
That’s why I had no choice but to attend the morning training.
“Ahahahaha….”
Of course, he was carrying Priscilla on his back like a burden.
“Oh, Chariot of the Sun!”
“That’s the Chariot of the Sun I’ve only heard about!”
“Ohh, ohhhhh!”
You’re screwed.
It seems that Sir Pedro, who has Count Abarca’s blood in his blood, has done something again.
The knights began circling the parade ground carrying piles of stones on their backs, perhaps to imitate us.
Prince Wifi running with his fiancé on his back, and a group of knights running with a pile of stones on their backs.
… It was a sight that would be embarrassing to show to others.
After finishing such a manly canter, the knights each drew their swords and began to pair up into pairs.
Unlike soldiers, it seemed like the knights’ training method was to engage in practical sparring immediately after warming up lightly.
Then who should I pair up with? .
I was thinking about that while looking around.
‘… ‘I thought you would come.’
“Can I ask you a favor, brother?”
It’s been a long time, you who cannot become an emperor.
hahahahaha!