160. Unprecedented(2/3)
Afterwards, he smiled and cursed at the group of crew members who were talking back,
"Then go wash up, have breakfast, and then go to work!"
"Clean the decks! Start the engines! Raise the flag!"
"New adventures await us!"
The newly born sun broke through the cold sky and lit up half of the sky in Saint-Nali, but what was even hotter than the sunshine was the atmosphere in front of the Golden Palace.
Countless people gathered in front of the square in front of the Golden Palace before dawn. They rushed forward, as if they were afraid of being slower than anyone else.
Although the door to the attic above the Golden Palace was still closed at this time, this did not prevent them from choosing a good location to wait for the major ceremony that would be held here soon.
A big event happened in the Golden Palace a few days ago. Prince Lensis actually joined forces with Blake, a shareholder of the Development Company, to conspire to assassinate Prince Dexter. As a result, there was a chaos in Saint-Nali. The people were very disappointed with the new party and with the Development Company.
His senses have undergone some changes, and at the same time he has fallen into the most distrustful stage of officialdom since the pioneering boom.
Various discussions are flying in newspapers, and countless different opinions and debates are staged every day.
But just when everyone was at a loss, Her Royal Highness Princess Elizabeth decisively took action to rectify the situation.
With the death of the two princes one after another, there were only two young princes who were not yet adults in the entire Golden Palace. Compared with the two princes who were not yet adults, the people could no longer restrain their anger. For two consecutive days in the Golden Palace,
Before asking Parliament to recognize Her Royal Highness Elizabeth as the next Queen.
This break with the tradition of female succession to the throne was finally included in the parliamentary decision-making process and lived up to expectations. The new party representing the people, the Griffin Party, and other small parties voted together, with a total of 460 seats. In the end, the Griffin Party unanimously voted, and the new party
A majority of the votes passed and a unanimous opinion was reached.
At this moment, in the Golden Palace, Elizabeth was standing expressionlessly in front of a tall floor-to-ceiling mirror. Next to her, many maids from the Golden Palace were anxiously surrounding her, wearing a golden female tiara for her.
Clothes.
Traditionally, the crown dress used by King Nari when he ascended the throne was only for men. However, due to the needs of Elizabeth's accession to the throne, Nari's designers worked anxiously all night to finally make a formal dress.
According to Elizabeth's requirements, this piece of clothing is smart but not bulky, restrained but not luxurious. It is most suitable to interpret a queen.
As the last golden crown was put on Elizabeth's head, she also gently opened her empty golden eyes.
"Your Majesty, the leader of the New Party, the leader of the Griffin Party, the director of the Hidden Affairs Bureau, the people from the Magic Association and the Church have all arrived at the Golden Palace and are now seated."
"Call Mathilon in."
"yes."
In fact, according to the rules, no courtiers can enter the Golden Palace before Emperor Nali ascends the throne. But Elizabeth does not follow any rules. If you ask her for rules, she will take off your head and let another one do it.
The person who enforces the rules helps her to do things.
As the maids in the inner palace exited the spacious dressing room, Elizabeth gently waved her hand to disperse the many maids with their heads lowered next to them, and walked out of the room carrying her golden scepter and long skirt.
After passing through the spacious corridors in the Golden Palace, and passing by the guards standing there with cold faces one after another, she had walked alone to the room in front of the throne room.
The enthronement platform is just above the gate of the Golden Palace. According to the rules, the newly enthroned Emperor Nali needs to walk out of that gate alone, then appear in front of many people, announce to the people that he has taken over the throne from his fathers, and swear to use
Life protects the safety and development of Nali's people.
Originally there should have been many ceremonial officials here, but at this moment, there was only Elizabeth here.
It was here that she killed her brother Dexter. Although the carpet had been replaced once by the people in the Golden Palace, Elizabeth actually did not mind that they kept the items like trophies, but after all
They had already replaced it privately and disposed of Dexter's body, so that was all.
She sat on the only chair in the room without interest. Before long, there was a rush of footsteps behind her, and then there was a knock on the door.
"Button."
"Your Majesty, Mr. Mathilon, the leader of the new party, has arrived."
"Let him in."
Matilon's old body reluctantly pushed open the huge door. He carefully looked at the decorations in the room, but found that it was clean, except for Elizabeth, who was sitting in the middle of the room with her back to him.
nothing.
But I don't know if it was an illusion, but he could always smell a faint smell of blood on the tip of his nose, and as he walked into the room, the smell of blood became stronger and stronger.
Elizabeth did not look back, but just gently hooked her hand at him. This simple action made Matilon swallow involuntarily, as if the person sitting in front of her was not an emperor who was about to ascend the throne, but an emperor.
Like a scary monster.
The huge sense of oppression made his old body even more stooped. He stopped when he reached a position about four or five steps away from the chair, and then tentatively opened his mouth,
"Your Majesty, what's the matter with calling me here?"
Elizabeth did not speak, but turned her head slightly, her pale golden eyes easily biting the old man in front of her.
The next second, she waved again, but as if she could control Matilon's body, she subconsciously made him take two steps forward.
"In the previous vote, there were 460 votes. Of the 460 votes cast, the new ruling party accounted for 270 votes, but 93 votes voted against my agenda for taking the throne."
There was a little visible sweat on Matilon's old face. He glanced cautiously at Elizabeth in front of him. Ever since Elizabeth came to power, he knew that the new party was going to suffer.
At that time, the New Party was faced with a dilemma. If Elizabeth was allowed to ascend the throne, the New Party would most likely lose its ruling position in the future. After all, she had the Griffin Party behind her and had evidence of the New Party in her hands. It would be unreasonable not to attack the New Party; and if
If they disagree with Elizabeth's accession to the throne, the New Party will even disintegrate on the spot as soon as the evidence is released, because most people will be imprisoned for it.
Before such a major decision, Matilon no longer wanted to interfere with their decisions and let the members of the new party make their own decisions.
As a result, most people decided to survive and voted for Elizabeth. Only a few people were greedy or not greedy and insisted on their own ideas. They were sure that Elizabeth could not control them. This was the inside story behind the new party's votes.
Thinking of this, Matilon sighed and said to Elizabeth,
"Tomorrow I will officially resign as the leader of the New Party, and the New Party will no longer participate in the next official election. I don't know."
"No, Mr. Martillon, you cannot resign and your new party cannot not participate in the elections."
Elizabeth's words made Matilon raise his head quite unexpectedly, and saw the beautiful Her Royal Highness the Queen with a little smile, putting her hands in front of her belly and looking at him with deep meaning,
"What do you mean? However, the Griffin Party has been waiting for this position for a long time, and their help to His Majesty is not without cost."
Having said that, it has actually been made very clear.
Matilon knew that the Griffin Party had put its bargaining chip on Elizabeth, and used helping her ascend the throne as a bargaining chip. The reward was to return to their ruling position after she ascended the throne. This should be their deal, but now Elizabeth said that the new party should
Don't participate in the election
So, what does Elizabeth mean?
"You are right. The Griffin Party placed high hopes on me and tried to use my accession to the throne to take off. But they never thought that I had no intention of fulfilling the promise I made to them. Martilon, you are
A dying old man is still a wise man, that’s why I’m telling you this, and I believe you’ll understand after listening to it.”
"Not only can you not resign, but you must also bring the new party to fight with the Griffin Party. I will teach you how to fight and how to do it. But the premise is that all 93 votes in the party will be thrown away to me.
It's better for you to have only one unified opinion, that is, listen to me. Otherwise, my eyesight is not good, and if I cut it in the wrong place with the knife, don't blame me."
After hearing this, Matilon's breathing immediately became rapid.
He finally understood that the deal with the Griffin Party was completely nonsense. Even if the Griffin Party was her stepping stone, she had no intention of helping the Griffin Party to rise to power.
She doesn't want a weak New Party or a strong Griffin Party. What she wants is two dogs fighting to the death but both are half dead!
And what Elizabeth placed in front of Matilon again was not an olive branch at all, but a chain!
For her, if the New Party can listen to her and continue to argue with the Griffin Party, then she won't mind helping the New Party continue its life; if the New Party doesn't listen to her, then it will be destroyed and another new one will be built.
Dogs are also a good choice.
Would you rather retreat and die or live under someone else's roof?
Of course, there may be some hesitation in the face of other emerging New Party members, but Elizabeth is very good at choosing people, and she chose Mathilon, who has devoted all his life to the New Party.
And she obviously knew very well what decision this old man who was dying and wanted to stay had something to make would make...
Matilon opened his mouth, and then replied with some dry words,
"Those 93 congressmen, I will ask them to resign."
"Clang clang clang!"
At this moment, the bells that signaled the start of the enthronement ceremony were rung outside, and the bells echoed in front of the Golden Palace Square where thousands of people gathered.
At the same time, the Royal Orchestra played high-spirited music under the Golden Palace, which seemed to symbolize a grand curtain and the opening of a grand ceremony.
"The soul like gold keeps flowing! My emperor, Gedelin, please continue the noble bloodline again and lead Nali to glory! Ah! Gedelin!"
The Royal Orchestra's song sounded, and countless people stood up and sang along with their singing.
In an instant, the thunderous Gedelin Enthronement Song resounded throughout the Golden Palace, as if a red carpet was being laid for the emperor who was about to be born.
Amidst the thunderous singing, Elizabeth calmly stood up from the chair. She smiled slightly and looked at Mathilon, but there was a biting coldness hidden in her eyes.
"Mr. Matilon, resigning will not silence anyone, and you know that."
The coldness flowed down Matilon's back and rushed to his head with these words. He glanced blankly at Elizabeth who was looking at him. After another second of silence, he lowered his head and said,
"I know how to do it."
"That's good."
Ignoring Matilon, who had his head lowered, Elizabeth walked to the door of the podium expressionlessly. Through the door, which was not thick, she could easily hear the voices of the people outside.
She closed her eyes gently. In the pitch-black vision, Fisher's face was still as clear as before, but the clearer it became, the more obvious it became that he was far away from her.
To be continued...