"Otto Losey is an ally of Greycastle. He shouldn't end up like this, not to mention that this time is to disrupt the Eastern Territory. What about the next time? Maybe it will cross the border and invade us!" Brian said loudly, "Your Majesty , please order! No matter how far the enemy is, the First Army will crush them for you!"
"Large-scale invasion?" Barov raised his brows, "If Chen Xi's army can enter the territory of Graycastle in a grand manner, what do you need to do?"
"Master Chief, I'm just giving an example"
"Examples that don't exist are unconvincing," Barov interrupted, "and most importantly, why do things that can be resolved through diplomatic means be so aggressive? Don't forget your Majesty's primary goal this year, don't you think? Is the eldest son of a noble family in Radiance City more important than His Majesty's ceremony!"
Brian was at a loss for words.
"Okay... Let's all take a rest," Roland clapped his hands, "Eat something first, and then talk about it later."
With the clapping of hands, the attendant at the door immediately pushed a car into the living room, so the officials ate snacks and went to the toilet. The tense atmosphere suddenly eased.
This kind of scene has appeared many times in the three-day long meeting. After receiving information about the garrison in the north and the lurker Hill Fox, Roland called all relevant officials to the castle to discuss the next countermeasures.
It can be clearly seen that the bureaucrats under him have been vaguely divided into factions. The City Hall faction headed by Barov tends to be conservative. They prefer to focus on the kingdom and even the western border, and gradually expand the population and strength until the unification of the Greycastle regime is completed. It will be a matter of time to take revenge on Ampain Moa, the Lord of Dawn, but not now.
The First Army, represented by Bryan, and members of the staff tend to be radicals, but they are not as close as City Hall. The former was probably influenced by the "new ideas" that he advocated when training the army, such as defending the enemy outside the country, discovering the enemy before the enemy, destroying the enemy before the enemy, and insisted on taking immediate action to teach the Dawn royal family a lesson and rescue the persecuted Otto. Luo Xi; the latter is largely only for rewards and awards, and they stand on the same front as the First Army. After all, if there is no war, they have no room to play.
In addition, some people in the staff are from Changsong Fortress, and their understanding of all aspects of Neverwinter City is far less than that of City Hall. The arguments and reasoning are often refuted, and the voice is even weaker.
Because of this, Brian was easily rejected by Barov several times. Compared with eloquence, the gap between the two is too great. Now that the meeting has started, it is very good to be able to express one's thoughts in front of a group of ministers. After all, the Musketeer battalion commander is not very old, and he was once a member of the ordinary villagers in Border Town. He lacks knowledge and experience, which can also be seen from the report of the Snow Mountain Defense War.
Only Roland did not speak up. Judging from the current situation, the radicals were basically hung up and beaten by conservative forces. I have to say that in the past three years, Barov has grown even better than he expected. Perhaps the old manager has been fully tempered under the former finance minister, and what he lacks is just an opportunity.
The only thing that surprised Roland was that Edith never expressed her opinion after three days of the meeting, but kept silent.
If there is anyone in the hall who can compete with Barov, it is only the Pearl of the North.
In order to prevent the two from dragging each other's backs and increasing the loss of infighting, Roland officially established a new department in the city hall called the Defense Department, which is specially responsible for foreign military affairs. a subordinate organization. Outside the Ministry of Defense, and inside the Security Bureau, the framework of Greycastle's violent machine was basically determined.
Of course, Roland is still the minister. Before that, Edith was only serving as Barov's assistant, staying in the city hall to learn to handle affairs. Although she performed well, she was really joining now. As a minister at the beginning, not to mention that there will be no reward after rising too fast, and it is easy to leave a false impression of "I can do it if I go" to the newcomers.
Now, after all, it is not the time when people were stretched thin as before, and anyone with a little talent could serve as a major official.
So Edith is currently a clerk in the Defense Department, and like the staff officer, she is managed by Roland.
Roland knew that this seemingly new arrangement would never damage the other party's confidence. People like Beidi Pearl should be able to guess that although he left the general manager's office, there was no obstacle to promotion. Therefore, in a situation that is suitable for her to play, Barov should not be allowed to suppress the audience.
This is really an anomaly.
He glanced at Edith's seat and found that the latter was looking at ease, slowly tasting the Chaos drink in the cup, as if Barov's pressing aura had nothing to do with her.
Really strange woman.
Roland shrugged and stretched out his hand to the scroll beside him, "Show me today's minutes."
"Okay," Scroll put down the quill and handed over a hardcover book, "It's all in there."
After three days of discussions, everyone basically came to the same conclusion about the content of the intelligence.
Hill Fox, who sent the secret letter, arranged the three things in order of importance according to the usual practice. That is to say, disturbing the Eastern Frontier is the most worthy of vigilance, while Otto's imprisonment is not so important. From this, it can be seen that the eldest son of the Luo Xi family should not be in danger in a short period of time. Ampain Moya has just ascended the throne and still needs the support of the three major families of Glorious City.
Even if the Lord of Dawn wants to find someone to replace him, the process will not be too fast. Everyone thinks that it will take at least one to two years. Otto is likely to suffer a lot, and it is not difficult to survive.
Secondly, the news that the situation in the Holy City is unstable and the report of the garrison in the north are corroborating each other and can basically be confirmed as a fact. It's just that even Glorious City has responded, which may mean that the Moa royal family has made up their minds about the church. Both sides have their own grudges. Everyone knows that Hermes stores the wealth accumulated by the church for hundreds of years. If they can take the opportunity to eat it, it is undoubtedly a very tempting choice.
In the end, disturbing the eastern border should mean secretly provoking and giving support to the rebels. In addition, the neighboring countries can do extremely limited. No one thinks that Amperin will lead his army into the territory of Graycastle, which is tantamount to seeking death. . But this matter happened in the territory of Greycastle after all, and the small-scale rebellion will bring losses to the kingdom, so it is reasonable for Hill to put this news in the first important position.