Chapter 259: Master Clark "The College has the interests of the College" Carmen's face was grim, and she said in a deep voice.
Although Chen Daolin was a little surprised, he could understand it after thinking about it.
As can be seen from the historical background of the School of Magic, the School of Magic has a strong "pro-tulip" background.
The Hogwarts branch of the house can almost be described as the "Tulip Branch".
Therefore, from a standpoint, the Academy of Magic naturally hopes that a candidate with tulip blood will become the new crown prince of the empire, the future emperor, so as to maintain a natural closeness to the royal family.
But from the current point of view, the main candidate for the royal family, Prince Shiloh, certainly meets the standards of the Academy.
And the other one, Goth, although he also has the color of the Tulip faction, his grandfather is the famous Chief Grand Knight of the Demon Knights Hussein, and his mother is a royal princess, so he has the background of the Tulip faction.
But from the point of view of blood, there is no doubt that the academy is closer to Prince Shiloh.
Although Goth has the background of the tulip faction, after all, once he becomes emperor, it is equivalent to cutting off the "tulip color" in the royal family by blood.
His generation can also be said to be a tulip influence, but what about the next generation There is also an important reason: Goths are samurai, generals, knights Let a figure who is known as a martial artist become the crown prince in the future, the future emperor, and even the dean of the magic academy, this is probably a scene that the people in the academy may not want to see.
"The future emperor must be close to the Academy of Magic, so that he can strive for more benefits for the Academy."
Carmen said lightly: "The development of the academy is inseparable from the strong support of the royal family, and the academy has to get the royal family's appropriation and funding every year, and it also needs the financial support of the empire The Academy of Magic is a gold-swallowing beast."
In addition, the relationship between the academy and the military, and the relationship in all aspects, needs to have an emperor close to the academy to maintain, but Goth, he has never been a member of the magic academy.
So" Speaking of this, Carmen looked at Chen Daolin, lowered his voice, and said slowly: "And on the other hand, the Academy of Magic will also be the emperor's loyal allies and even supporters, and it is a huge force that the emperor can influence and even lead directly, the power of the magic academy is enough to confront the magic guild and even the church, if the emperor wants to sit firmly on the throne, he needs the full support and allegiance of the magic academy, not just the kind of yang and yin, so if the current emperor is for the sake of the future of the empire, It is necessary to respect the opinion of the Academy of Magic in the selection of the crown prince, and if you force a candidate who is fiercely opposed by the Academy of Magic, you must consider whether it will become a bane that will cause problems at any time in the future."
Chen Daolin was silent.
"The Tulip family has not spoken, and I know very well what they are struggling with.
Because Prince Shiloh has tulip blood, and Goth is also the traditional descendant of the tulip family, the palms and backs of his hands are meat, no matter which one he supports or which one he opposes, it will easily cause internal disagreements or even splits, so the Tulip family has been silent on the issue of establishing a prince.
But the academy doesn't have a very clear standard: pedigree first" Chen Daolin was surprised that Dean Carmen would say these words to himself, and even more surprised that this kind of meaning, which should only be maintained in a small circle of the college's upper echelons, would be so blunt to tell himself about this little young professor.
"This dean, you tell me this, I" Chen Daolin touched his nose and smiled bitterly.
"I'm telling you this for a reason."
Carmen's face was ugly.
Chen Daolin's face also changed: "Do you think that these people who assassinated you last night were goths?"
"I'm sure the goths won't be involved."
Carmen shook her head: "I know that young man Goth, and I am familiar with it.
He doesn't have much ambition per se.
But in the game, often involuntarily around the position of the crown prince to fight, has already become a cruel war, a war without gunpowder, several huge forces, several wealthy families are involved, for the next decades or even hundreds of years of wealth, in order to support the great merits of the new emperor, for everything, many times, Goth himself has no control at all, he is even just a pawn, no, so it may be exaggerated, it should be said, He has become a banner, and now there are many people who have come out to do things under his banner, tandem, secretly liaison, unite alliances, win over people, cultivate power, in short, those who support Goths will regard those of us who support Prince Shiloh as mortal enemies. ” Chen Daolin immediately remembered the patriarch of the Liszt family The patriarch was a careerist, a careerist who tried to use the crown prince for the greater good and higher status of the family.
Patriarch Liszt originally planned to let Roddell marry Prince Shiloh, but after Prince Shiloh had no intention of marrying, the Liszt family was ready to let Lordel marry Goth.
Unfortunately, it was ruined by itself again.
It is reminiscent of the Liszt family, which had sent people to try to kill themselves before.
These wealthy giants, in the face of huge interests, can really do anything "Even, even many of the original alliances of the Tulip family, some descendant forces, are secretly campaigning for the Goths."
Carmen smiled bitterly: "After all, Goth's background is extraordinary, his ancestors are the Knight Hussein, the chief grand knight of the Demon Knights, and the backbone generals of the Tulip family in the army, all of whom have family friends, so in the army, it is said that many people are also inclined to Gothic."
Even if Goth doesn't speak, many people will take the initiative to help him do something out of kindness and help him remove obstacles."
Chen Daolin can understand what a huge benefit is for the ownership of an imperial throne Once an emperor who belongs to his own camp is raised, then it is equivalent to all factions, all families, and all groups in his entire camp have at least a few decades of wealth and power "So, Dean, are you sure it is" Carmen shook her head: "I won't be sure now, but at the moment, it seems that if I die, the biggest benefit can only be them, of course" Carmen frowned: "There is another object of suspicion, and it may also be those real Augustine."
These guys have been fishing in troubled waters, and maybe they're too."
Chen Daolin nodded, this dean is also shrewd, and he is not confused.
"In any case, I met with the emperor overnight to clarify this matter, and my assassination represents a dangerous signal."
Carmen frowned and said, "No matter who did it, it means that the other party has gradually become crazy."
Even the matter of assassinating the branch dean of the Academy of Magic dared to do it openly, in this place, it was actually possible to entangle a large number of killers with three middle-level mages to do such a rampant thing, it has reached the level of madness and unscrupulousness, if it is not dealt with, I am afraid that the more you go to the back, the more crazy these guys will be, and a huge turmoil will come. ” Carmen looked at Chen Daolin and took a deep breath: "I saw the emperor overnight, not to tell him that I was assassinated, nor to ask him to immediately order a strict investigation, I used this matter to warn the emperor: The candidate for the crown prince cannot be delayed any longer, and a decision must be made immediately, and the position of the crown prince will be announced.
Only when the emperor announces who will be the crown prince one day earlier, can he extinguish the thoughts in the hearts of many people, cut off the greed of many people, and disintegrate the alliance of many people, and can the final word be made and the source of this turmoil can be cut off from the root."
Speaking of this, Carmen said lightly: "Although it is very chaotic now, most of the people are speculators, and they want to speculate while the position of the crown prince is undecided. ” Chen Daolin's eyes lit up, he couldn't imagine that the dean of the Academy of Magic still had such political vision.
But Carmen's face darkened.
Chen Daolin felt a trace of uneasiness in his heart, looked at Carmen's face was obscure, his expression was depressed, and blurted out: "Could it be that Your Majesty refused?"
Carmen looked at Chen Daolin with a complicated gaze: "I ask Your Majesty to announce the candidate as soon as possible, and there can be no further delay."
I even strongly recommended that His Majesty choose Prince Shiloh, and I did not hesitate to make it clear that His Majesty was" "What did Your Majesty say" Chen Daolin suddenly felt some bad premonitions in his heart.
"Your Majesty does not say anything."
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Carmen smiled bitterly: "Obviously, I look at the chaos that goes on day by day, but Your Majesty is still procrastinating, and I really don't understand, this Majesty has always been decisive in doing things, but in this matter, he is so indecisive and stupid."
Chen Daolin's face changed, and he quickly looked outside the door of this room, and he was relieved a little when he made sure that no one was eavesdropping outside the door. glanced at this Dean Carmen, and thought: Your old man is a cow, and in the palace, he scolded the emperor for being stupid and ruthless, but you are a cow, you are the dean of the magic college, even if the emperor knows, he may not do anything to you, but I am a small person, you say this kind of thing to me, isn't it to exercise my heart load However, Chen Daolin also felt strange, His Majesty the Emperor, judging from his own contact with several times, was by no means the kind of faint monarch or the like, and he had reigned for more than ten years, and he had also made great achievements, and his governance was very good.
Considered a wise emperor.
But why did he make such mistakes again and again in this matter?
Even if he is unwilling in his heart, he has a knot that is difficult to solve, after all, he has no son, and he wants to give the country to outsiders, but as an emperor and a politician, he should not make such a big mistake.
So much has erupted around the position of the crown prince, but he still refuses to make a decision about what he is thinking Speaking of two candidates, one is his own brother, and the other is a goth who is deeply supported by a group of solid figures in the army, it stands to reason that it is not too difficult to choose, no matter which one it is, it has its own advantages and disadvantages, this emperor, in the end, has repeatedly hesitated, delayed, for what Although Chen Daolin also had doubts in his heart, a more important question in front of him was: why did Dean Carmen say these things to himself "Dean, you won't say these things to me for no reason."
Chen Daolin smiled bitterly: "Just say it directly, do you need me to do something for you?"
Carmen looked at Chen Daolin, her eyes flashed with a hint of appreciation, and she laughed in a low voice: "I think you are getting smarter and smarter, you are young, but you are so clever, you know how to do things in a measured manner, you know how to advance and retreat, and you actually have a good sense of smell and keen eye."
With your intelligence, even if you don't become a magician and throw yourself into the officialdom for a few years, you can become a climate. ” Chen Daolin smiled bitterly and touched his nose: "Lord Dean, don't say these words to me, the more you praise me now, the more scared I am in my heart."
You can pour soup on me like this, Lord Dean, I'm afraid that the next topic will be more difficult to say."
Carmen took a deep breath and looked serious: "I need you to help me meet Prince Shiloh" "Uh" Chen Daolin was stunned.
"Of course, he has no ambition for the throne, but now, it is no longer his personal matter, it is a matter of the empire, and he can't come by his surname, although the Goth guy is not bad, but those who do things under his banner have also seen it tonight, there is too no lower limit to doing things, too crazy These people dare to do such things, if Goth succeeds to the throne in the future, the state affairs will be handed over to these guys, and I don't know what will happen to Prince Shiloh's surname Tian Tian doesn't like to argue, But at this moment, he can't help himself, for the sake of the empire's national fortunes, for the empire's national capital, this matter, he must fight, if he doesn't come forward again" "But these words, let me go and talk to him," Chen Daolin smiled bitterly.
"It's up to you to go."
Carmen shook her head: "My goal is too big, it's not appropriate for me to go to see him, but it's you, it won't attract too much attention, and it's not difficult to be sensitive."
If I go in person, I am worried that it will arouse His Majesty's disgust, and I will think that I am really standing in line and forcing His Majesty to express his position, in case it arouses His Majesty's rebellious psychology, it will not be beautiful, so" "So, I'm a small person, I don't pay too much attention to things, I understand."
Chen Daolin nodded.
"You go to Prince Shiloh and ask him not to be so humble again, if he can listen to me, don't live outside the city, hurry back to the city, the current situation, he can't fight."
Deep in the palace, outside the tall courtyard walls, it is heavily guarded.
Groups of Imperial Guards patrolled back and forth, and even the sergeants with their hands on the city walls were bowed and their swords unsheathed Inside the white walls is a wide plaza with flat bluestone slabs on the ground.
And in the center of the square, standing tall, is the famous White Tower The most central location of the whole Under this magic white tower, in front of the base of the tower is a high step, at noon, standing under the tower, looking up, between the fierce in the air, as if this white tower is like a sharp sword from the earth, and the bright sun, but is being picked up by this sharp sword on the tip of the sword The Emperor stood at the base of the tower, standing beside the steps, looking up at the sky for a while, until the strong light pierced his eyes, and then the Emperor lowered his head and sighed softly.
He wore a robe embroidered with gold trim in black, and a broad silver belt around his waist.
The red hair fluttered, and the handsome face was full of exhaustion and pale.
Just when the emperor was in a daze, a voice came from behind him.
"Your Majesty" The Emperor slowly turned around, and saw an old man in a red court mage robe standing behind him, who was none other than the living fossil among the court mages, Master Clark.
As an old man who had experienced the Du Wei era, Master Clark had a transcendent status and noble status among the court mages, and the emperors of the past dynasties trusted and respected him with great trust.
Therefore, the White Tower in this palace is also in the hands of this Clark mage, which is the top priority of the empire "Mage Clark."
The emperor looked at the old man in front of him and said softly, "Has the maintenance of the White Tower been completed?"
"It's done."
Clark said slowly: "In the New Year's celebration, there is no problem with the opening of the White Tower.
I've already inspected all the magic pedestals of the magic circle myself, and " "Okay, you don't need to tell me the specifics."
The emperor nodded: "Since you said that there is no problem, I am naturally trustworthy." ” Clark was silent for a while, and suddenly said, "Your Majesty has something to worry about."
The emperor was stunned, but he didn't expect that this old guy, who had always been detached from the world in the palace, would actually ask this question, he thought about it and said with a smile: "As an emperor, where will there be less worries." ” Clarke's expression was calm, and he said lightly: "I know some of Your Majesty's worries.
I don't know if Your Majesty would be interested in hearing what this old thing me."
"Oh" The Emperor was stunned for a moment, and a hint of vigilance quickly appeared in his eyes, and his gaze flashed like a blade, shooting at Clarke's face, and then the guarded heart receded little by little.
After all, this is Mage Clarke, an old monster who has lived from the Du Wei era to the present, he is the most transparent and simplest person in the entire palace, he does not belong to any faction, does not belong to any force Because in this era, no one is qualified to be his master If someone else speaks to him, the emperor may have to be on guard in his heart, first thinking about the other party's faction and position, the other party's motives and intentions But this mage Clark alone has no need to worry.
If you talk about your position, I'm afraid that in the entire palace, there will be no one more pure and neutral than him.
"Mage, please speak."
The Emperor nodded, his expression much calmer.
"Your Majesty is worried about the establishment of the prince."
Clark smiled faintly.
"Not bad."
The emperor deliberately glanced at Clark: "What can the mage give me, I don't know which one it means according to the mage's opinion?"
Clark smiled, the wrinkles on his face crumbling together, his hair fluttering in the breeze, but those eyes shone sharply, straight into the emperor's eyes "Your Majesty, the matter of establishing a prince, who does the prince belong to, as a courtier, I will never interfere in such matters.
This is the biggest thing in the royal family, and no matter what outsiders say, they are selfish.
Therefore, since I have no selfish intentions, I naturally will not say anything to suggest who you choose.
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It is better for His Majesty to decide who not to choose.
Clark smiled, and then his words suddenly changed, and his expression became a little serious: "However, I do have a few words to say to you, as for Your Majesty after listening, how to choose, that is Your Majesty's own business." ” "Oh, please."
Clark smiled slightly, and also looked up at the white tower, at this moment, his face actually showed a trace of amazement and emotion: "Your Majesty, you know who the first lord I am loyal to is" "Hmm" The emperor was stunned, but he didn't expect Clark to say such a question.
However, Clark didn't really want the emperor to answer this question, he directly said the answer himself.
"The first monarch to whom I am allegiated, and the master who has the grace of knowing me, is His Royal Highness the Prince Regent."
The Emperor didn't speak, he just looked at Clark quietly, waiting for the next step.
"In the past, when His Highness was not yet the Regent, I was recruited by His Royal Highness, who was still the prince of Chen, to serve him, run for him in the magic guild, and secretly help him maintain the power of the court mage.
Your Highness has placed great trust in me all my life, and I am deeply grateful for Your Majesty's kindness and allegiance to him with all my might.
His Royal Highness Chen is the only Ming Jun I have seen in my life" Speaking of this, Clark smiled a little strangely, deliberately glanced at the emperor in front of him, and said with a smile: "Say a big disrespectful word, I know that Your Majesty has been in power for many years, and the folk reputation is very good, and he has made a lot of achievements, which can be called a generation of Ming Jun."
But in my eyes, if you compare you with His Royal Highness Chen, I'm afraid you're still a little worse. ” The emperor was not angry, and said with a smile: "The mage is polite, not to mention that it is a little worse, my wisdom is too far from the regent, how dare I compare with him." ” "His Royal Highness Chen's wisdom is like the sea, the person I have seen in my life, as smart as him, but as powerful as the sea, except for His Royal Highness Chen, I have only seen one person, that is, the first Tulip Duke Du Wei."
Clark smiled faintly: "But in my opinion, if you put aside the earth-shattering strength of Du Wei's person, if you are only wiser, Du Wei is not as good as His Royal Highness."
Not to mention anything else, just look at the time of His Royal Highness Chen's reign, Du Wei could only obediently abide by the duty of a pure minister, but after His Royal Highness Chen died, Du Wei soared into the sky and grasped the authority of the empire, and no one could suppress him.
Even Duke Tulip and other immortal heroes can be controlled under his hands, and the wisdom of His Royal Highness Chen is really admirable. ” The emperor lowered his head and thought for a moment, then frowned and said, "I have read the biography of the regent, so I naturally know the wisdom of His Royal Highness Chen.
But what are you saying to me, Master, for what?"
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