Red Fort, restaurant.
On the long red paulownia table, Colin sat at the main seat, and Bachelor Dawn sat on one side.
Cathy, the half-elf maid, delivered a sumptuous breakfast swiftly.
Lemon roasted chicken, bacon omelette, oatmeal, buttered bread, and of course Colin's exclusive staghorn.
As for Maester Dawn, he drank milk.
After staying up all night, Colin twitched his index finger and stuffed all the food in front of him into his stomach in a short while.
Maester Dawn's eating posture is very elegant, and it looks like he has undergone special training. However, his speed is not slow, and he solved the battle almost at the same time as Colin.
Wiping his mouth, Colin asked Cathy to pour two cups of coffee, and then asked with a smile: "Scholar Dawn, I have always wondered why you are willing to support Vera to become the Duke of the North? Don't use Joyce The excuse of being too young prevaricates me."
Indeed, the young lord is a good opportunity for every powerful minister to show his talents.
Bachelor Dawn took a sip of his coffee and said carefully, "Master Viscount, actually I chose to support Miss Vera because of you."
"Me?" Colin was obviously taken aback.
"Yes." Maester Dawn looked straight into Colin's eyes with a calm expression, "Because I think only you can turn the tide and quell the rebellion in the northern border."
Dawn obviously saw that in the relationship between Colin and Vera, Colin was undoubtedly the leader. Then, once Vera becomes the Duke of the North, Colin will actually be in control of the North.
"Is that why you think so highly of me?" Ke Lin felt a little proud, after all, everyone likes to be praised.
"Of course. You are a military prodigy who can be favored by Marquis Garcia, and you have defeated powerful enemies twice in Silvermoon City and Troll King City, proving your military ability. It can be said that since Marquis Garcia, in terms of dominance Talent, you are the number one in the North.
Moreover, your political talents are also quite outstanding. Whether you won the final victory in the intricate game of Silvermoon City, or stabilized Ice Rock City in the chaos of the Northern Territory, you have proved your outstanding political talents.
In addition, I also recently discovered the 'points' system you use to manage slaves, which can be said to be a genius creation!
Therefore, I believe that under your governance, the Northern Territory will definitely be able to regain its vitality! "
Colin was a little surprised. Obviously, he didn't expect that Maester Dawn had studied himself so deeply, and he also saw at a glance that the point system he worked out was the key to motivating the slaves.
However, he didn't want to be overly complacent, so he quickly took a sip of coffee, then smiled reservedly, and said:
"I didn't expect you, Bachelor Dawn, to pay so much attention to me and have such confidence. However, not everyone supports me like you do, and not everyone wants to see Vera become the Lord of the North."
Bachelor Dawn instantly understood what Colin meant, and immediately replied, "My lord, it's actually not difficult for Miss Vera to inherit the title of duke."
Ke Lin's eyes lit up, and he didn't care about being reserved anymore, and asked quickly, "How?"
Maester Dawn smiled confidently, cleared his throat, and analyzed:
"My lord, the ownership of the Duke of the Northern Territory mainly depends on the three forces.
First, of course it is the St. Hilde family. More precisely, it is the will of the previous generation of dukes. However, the duke died suddenly without leaving any will, let alone specifying a clear heir. Therefore, there is no need for this aspect. Do too much thinking. "
Colin nodded in agreement. He was actually a little puzzled as to why the Duke of St. Hilde didn't give the title of Marquis of the East to his third son, Joyce, to confirm his succession.
But since this matter is beneficial to Vera, Colin is unwilling to dwell on Duke St. Hilde's real thoughts any longer.
"The second force..." Bachelor Dawn continued, "is the royal family of the Glorious Empire. The Duke of the North needs to be canonized by the emperor, so Vera must be approved by Emperor Reinhardt.
The third party force is the Imperial Senate. Don't look at the elders who play with birds and walk dogs all day long in the Senate, as if they don't care about anything.
However, they also have a say in the ownership of the Duke of the North. If they unanimously oppose Vera, then even Emperor Reinhardt cannot ignore their influence. "
Ke Lin's expression was a little dignified, and he suddenly realized that he didn't have any understanding of the above-mentioned forces, let alone influence their decisions.
However, the explanation given by Bachelor Dawn pointed him in the right direction, and there must have been some solutions.
After thinking for a moment, Colin asked seriously: "Then, how can we get Emperor Reinhardt and the Senate to agree that Vera will inherit the title of Duke of the North?"
Bachelor Dawn still showed his unhurried look: "Let's talk about the Senate first.
The Imperial Senate is composed of 117 noble members. Although they do not have titles, they have extremely high qualifications, extensive contacts, and great influence in the upper echelons of the empire.
To be honest, I don't know what each of them's attitude towards Vera is, and it's hard to figure it out in a short time.
However, it is difficult to make them like someone at the same time, but it is easy to get them to hate someone at the same time. "
"Oh? What do you mean?"
"Master Viscount, do you know Baron Heidegger?"
"Of course I know, the Prime Minister of the Empire." Colin said lightly.
In fact, he was a little guilty, after all, he knew this about Baron Heidegger.
Bachelor Dawn didn't know if he saw Colin's embarrassment, so he continued to explain in detail:
"Baron Heidegger was born in a commoner family, and was fortunate enough to get the opportunity to study at the White Tower Academy, and has been serving the San Lorenzo family since graduation.
Although he came from a humble background, Baron Heidegger was extremely talented. It took only 13 years to become the prime minister of the court from a commoner, and he sat in this position for more than 40 years. Replaced by an old minister.
At the beginning of his ascension to the throne, Emperor Reinhard tried to ennoble Heidegger to show his favor and win him over. But this decision was strongly opposed by the Senate.
The reason is very simple. Although Heidegger is the prime minister of the empire, he was born as a commoner after all. According to the law of the nobility, he cannot be directly conferred a knighthood.
The Senate hoped that Emperor Reinhard would choose a daughter of a nobleman to marry Heidegger, and promised that their descendants could receive the title of knighthood.
But at that time, the prime minister was nearly seventy years old, even if he married a noble daughter, how could he have children
What's more, Heidegger never married in his life, and it is said that he is not good at women... "
Speaking of this, Maester Dawn's face was a little strange, and Colin immediately had imaginations about the prime minister's sexual orientation when he saw this.
"...In short, the emperor and the Senate had a stalemate over Heidegger's canonization. In the end, after fierce struggles and a series of concessions, the Senate reluctantly agreed.
However, the emperor also made a great compromise. The prime minister only got the title of the lowest baron, and this title is for life, not hereditary, or a vain title with no territory.
Although there are various restrictions, it is a great honor for Heidegger to be the first commoner to be knighted.
It is a pity that the resistance shown by the Senate during this process and the various restrictions imposed on the title of baron angered the proud Heidegger. He even publicly declared—
'I'd rather be a free commoner than an aristocrat with his hands bound'.
Although under the persuasion of the emperor, Heidegger finally accepted the title, but there was already a grudge between him and the Senate.
After that, the prime minister of the palace took advantage of his position to pass several bills restricting the power of the Senate, which also deepened the hatred between the two parties.
Therefore, if you want the Senate to support Miss Vera, then you don't need to find out the attitudes of hundreds of members of the Senate. You only need to ask Baron Heidegger to support Young Master Joyce.
Whatever Baron Heidegger supports, the Senate will definitely oppose in unison! "
"Then, how can Baron Heidegger support Joyce?" Colin's heart gradually became hot.
"You can just leave it to me." Bachelor Dawn said to himself, "I have some friendship with Baron Heidegger, and I am sure to ask him to express his respect for Young Master Joyce in public."
It was only then that Colin realized that these two were both from the White Tower Academy, and some connections were normal.
"Okay! Then there is one last question, how to get Emperor Reinhardt to agree to Vera's succession as Duke of the North?"
(end of this chapter)