novelraw #148 - Section 148
#148 - Section 148
It has been the fifth consecutive day.
Every morning, this mixed-blood little devil arrives right when I'm about to wake up, bringing a lavish breakfast to find me, and then starts chatting while eating.
The topics range from our work to current political news and interesting gossip. In short, Margaret's emotional intelligence has plenty of opportunities to shine, ensuring there's never a dull moment.
But the Shadow Puppet really doesn't need to eat anything. It only needs to take a stroll in the shadow plane every day to recharge and continue to appear lively and kicking.
Charging for five minutes allows it to work hard all day long. The Shadow Puppet's battery life is truly top-notch.
But even though it's top-notch, since Margaret has set her sights on me, the Shadow Puppet has to accompany his senior for meals and answer her questions.
After all, Dio's identity is that of a Minister of History, and he's also responsible for compiling the "History of the Green Vine Empire." If he can't answer such simple questions, then there's definitely something wrong.
Especially when the person across from you is a beautiful white-haired girl, her eyes sparkling with innocence and curiosity as she looks at you with admiration and trust, and you can't see any pretense in her expression, it's really too hard to refuse this opportunity to show off...
When facing Dio, Margaret's attitude is much better than it is towards Roger. The charm of a mixed-blood is finally able to manifest.
"As the article states, this is a means of demonstrating our progressiveness," Roger simply replied.
"But for the sake of progressiveness, to give away the power that we worked so hard to win back, and still have a bunch of councilors pointing fingers at us, Angelina is really screwing this up!" Margaret was still very dissatisfied.
She believed that the Right Minister had screwed her over like a terrible teammate . They could have completely devoured those nobles, but instead, they left them with a breath of life, creating a bunch of council seats.
If she were to write it, the "Imperial Charter" would only need two articles:
First, everything the Empress says is correct;
Second, if there are any questions, please refer to the first article.
As a result, this charter, like Angelina's sticky lukewarm personality, states that the Empress is supreme, but not completely supreme.
Margaret expressed great doubt and openly expressed her dissatisfaction with Angelina.
Roger was not surprised to hear this. The conflict between the Left and Right Ministers has been going on for a long time and cannot be resolved in a day or two. Furthermore, the setting of the "Imperial Charter" is indeed deceptive.
Moreover, there are many long and detailed articles. Presumably, Margaret, with her personality, would not be interested in reading them all, leading to misunderstandings, which is understandable.
Seeing the anger and confusion shown by the little chandelier referring to Margaret , Roger couldn't help but give her an analysis of his proud setting:
"Don't worry, those councilors can't interfere with you. The Imperial Council has no right to interfere in administrative or military matters. All they can do is legislate. Moreover, the legislative procedure stipulates that the Empress's side must propose a bill before the councilors can vote on it. So, in most cases, you won't even feel their existence."
Margaret is also extremely intelligent, but she is not good at these internal affairs procedures with twists and turns . With Roger's explanation, she suddenly understood: "In other words, they can only passively defend and can never launch an active attack?"
"That's right, they can only passively defend. The most important value of the Imperial Council is to prevent Your Majesty from impulsively setting up an insurance policy, a cooling-off period in the procedure."
Roger stated the most important function of the Imperial Council: a dog leash specifically for the Eternal Night Empress.
"Her Majesty is just... has a stronger intuition! Are there any other benefits to this Imperial Council?" Margaret weakly tried to defend her idol, so she didn't dwell on this issue, because she knew in her heart that Roger was right.
However, precisely because of the small flaws, my Majesty is so real, so lovely, so charming!
Roger replied: "Of course, the councilors give the nobles, commoners, and mages a feeling that they can participate in the formulation of the empire's highest power. Those with ambition will actively submit.
Especially the commoner class, as their education and wealth increase, they are exposed to more information, their minds are opened, and everyone will be more likely to identify with this empire and have a stronger sense of belonging.
Externally, the existence of the Imperial Council can raise the banner of democracy and attack all autocratic empires. As long as we vigorously proclaim it, the people of the surrounding countries will develop envy and longing, and we will also have a reason to attack those backward countries in terms of great righteousness."
Margaret slapped the table and stood up excitedly: "Wonderful, in the future, there's no need to trouble Earl Glamorgan when starting wars. Just say that you are too backward, and we will solve the suffering of the grassroots people ... and that's it!"
She suddenly realized the unlimited right to fire of human rights defenders.
Roger smiled: "So, Angelina's design of the 'Imperial Charter' can be considered well-intentioned, creating many advantages for the empire, right?"
Margaret's face suddenly turned a little red, avoiding Roger's playful gaze, turning her face away and humming: "I guess so!"
Damn it, that blue-haired overly virtuous person has showed off again!
She felt a little embarrassed. Fortunately, she had almost finished today's breakfast. The little devil got up, gave a respectful , and said crisply: "Lord Dio, see you at the cabinet meeting later."
She cast a spell to clean up the table and walked away, wagging her tail.
Roger looked at her back, feeling a bit of a headache. He still didn't understand what Margaret was up to.
She comes to have breakfast with me every day, but doesn't say what's going on. It can't just be to increase favorability , right?
However, Roger has not refused her, also harboring his own little calculation:
When they cooperated in the military department before, he felt that Margaret was not beyond saving, and there was still a chance to pull her back from the increasingly narrow road, avoiding the tragedy in the game plot.
The empire has endless opportunities. Even the most extremely devoted fan doesn't need to always compete with Angelina. There are so many blue oceans to explore, and then gain the favor of the Eternal Night Empress. Why squeeze onto a single-plank bridge?
If Margaret can think more openly, the Charles family will have one less enemy.
It's not a good feeling to be thought about by a prime minister who suggests cutting off your head...
But Roger has never had a good idea on how to enlighten Margaret.
Well, more accurately, he has never thought about this matter.
After all, he can't finish the things in his hands. Isn't it better to date Little Joey if he has free time?
If it doesn't work, log in to the Mage Camp and chat with Tasika!
Margaret is often just a little hedgehog, completely not giving you any superficial efforts , and it's really difficult to find an entry point with Roger's identity as the younger brother of her enemy.
What's more, he is now trusted by the Eternal Night Empress, and Margaret probably dislikes him even more.
But now, this little chandelier referring to Margaret has voluntarily delivered herself to Dio, which gives Roger an opportunity.
Perhaps he can use this identity to make a fuss and reconcile the conflict between Margaret and her sister?
Although he still doesn't have any specific ideas, he can go with the flow, continue to observe, and perhaps there will be a real opportunity...
Roger decided to wait and see, put Margaret's affairs aside, and began to sort out the issues to be discussed in the palace next.
Although the empire's path to centralisation has been determined, how to go specifically is something that Roger, a modern person, only knows the result of, not the process.
Chinese history is too long. Great events are only a few words in the history books, and the benefits, courage, and wisdom behind them are all simplified.
He doesn't have a completely correct answer on how the Green Vine Empire should take the next steps.
Just like he gave some general directions for the "Imperial Charter," but the specific articles were still discussed by Angelina and the cabinet ministers.
These imperial people know the empire's national conditions best, and under Roger's strategic vision that transcends the times, they designate specific tactical executions.
Therefore, in subsequent development, Roger helped the empire establish the general direction, but he can only establish the general direction.
Then, correcting whether the empire has gone astray from the results is all the value, and it is impossible to achieve concrete prescience in every matter.
So, the more he is deeply involved in the empire's governance, the more he feels his own lack of accumulation, regretting why he didn't read the history and political textbooks more?
Or make more explanation videos of p社游戏(p社游戏: Paradox Interactive games) to expand relevant knowledge, can also become more wise (*￣︿￣)
So now, even if Roger has the awareness of a modern person, but standing in his own position, he must also learn and think more with a humble attitude, and improve basic skills, in order to nag more at the cabinet meeting.
Admittedly, there are many beautiful pictures in his mind, but how to achieve them is a long and arduous task.
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Walking out of Dio's house, Margaret did not leave immediately, standing at the door, revealing a bit of lost , her tail drooping listlessly.
What have I been doing these days... Why do I seem to have forgotten my original intention ?
She approached Roger because of a imperial council at Fergus Castle. Roger and Angelina sang together, finalizing imperial policies and leaving her aside, making her feel weak, pitiful, and helpless.
So, since she was aroused , Margaret felt that she urgently needed an external aid in the cabinet.
In the end, the external aid she chose was Dio Brando.
Compared to other noble cabinet ministers, this civilian-born cabinet member is the closest to her, a demon mixed-blood, and has not shown as much discrimination and hostility towards her.
Of course, there is no particular closeness, just a淡(不咸不淡: lukewarm) , the attitude of a normal colleague.
But it doesn't matter, she can take the initiative.
She knows that her personal relationship is not good in the imperial officialdom, but this is not a problem of her personal charm.
Instead, she is an extreme fan of the Eternal Night Empress. Facing those greedy, sleazy , and blinded by profit nobles, she naturally has to show a tough stance, completely unafraid of offending people, in order to maintain Her Majesty's interests, which is why she ruined her personal relationship .
But Dio is different. He is from a civilian background and does not have the bad habits of those nobles. He dares to write such an imperial history with write truthfully , and dares to speak bluntly about the flaws in the Empress's decisions in the court.
Margaret was very angry at the time, but now, in retrospect, this is also a manifestation of loyalty, an absolute responsibility to the empire and Her Majesty, so she dared to put personal honor and disgrace and life and death aside and make such a move.
After understanding this, Margaret's resistance to actively approaching Dio became smaller and smaller, and finally decided to break the ice and bring her closer to Dio.
It will start with sending breakfast every day~
It's just that as they ate breakfast, the two people communicated more and more, and she found that her mind was not just as simple as making an ally...
Chapter 130 Reorganization of the Dark Night Guard
Margaret is an orphan. Her growing environment, coupled with the discrimination she suffered as a mixed-blood, made her childhood not beautiful, and also made her overly wary of most "humans."
When ordinary children are still being cared for by their parents, she realizes that only the winners after competition can control limited resources and have a greater chance of survival.
When she got older, she was absorbed by the intelligence organization of the Green Vine Kingdom, which was the predecessor of the sparrow , and was trained as a spy.
At that time, Margaret also relied on this initiative to express herself, and the competitive awareness of never willing to lag behind to stand out from her peers.
This growth experience directly led Margaret to be like a fighter, with a competitive awareness far greater than a cooperative awareness.
She always has to defeat everyone around her to become the most excellent one, so that she will have a little bit of security.
From an ordinary spy, seizing the opportunities of war time after time, and growing into the empire's Left Prime Minister all the way, she is even more convinced that her ideas are not wrong.
This is the most correct and most suitable path for her.
So she is always competing with Angelina, and she doesn't care that she has no friends or allies in the empire.
Reason allows her to cooperate with colleagues in the military and political sequences, but in her heart, she never thought of making like-minded people, and never thought of relying on anyone.
The Eternal Night Empress is the sun in her eyes, passionately pursuing , but not relying on it.
She just wants to be the most trusted subject of Her Majesty, to prove her value.
This is Margaret's not long life.
Seemingly brilliant and wonderful , from orphan to prime minister, magnificent , all the way smoothly, is an achievement that I don't know how many people envy...
But the loneliness and struggle along the way are not something that ordinary people can bear. Margaret's deeply ingrained competitive awareness overwhelm her very tired.
Always running, for fear of falling behind others.
Because a little devil with no value will be abandoned, and then wither and die ...
But in the cabinet, Angelina always suppress her a head.
Unconsciously, surpassing Angelina is Margaret's biggest obsession , that kind of chaotic desire that will overwhelm reason from time to time.
Commonly known as impulsive , leading to a greatly reduced judgment.
This seems to be a sequelae brought about by the chaotic blood of the devil, supernatural power cannot match the destiny , intelligence cannot beat hormones .
As a result, the more anxious she is, the more she is suppressed by Angelina.
Later, there was also Roger's silent rise, also becoming a very trusted subject of the Eternal Night Empress, and even already has a faintly exceeding her trend.
This makes Margaret even more uncomfortable!
The agreed top lane 真女人1v1大战(真女人1v1大战: real woman 1v1 battle) , she had already been forced to only shrink in the tower play passively and farm .
As a result, that blue-haired overly virtuous person is still crazily calling for people , top and jungle directly team up , crazily ganking her tower .
Who wouldn't be angry, who wouldn't be desperate, who wouldn't collapse in this situation?
Although Angelina never thought of targeting Margaret, just single-mindedly doing her own thing.
But little chandelier referring to Margaret always takes surpassing the people around her as the goal, and there is a breath that can't be dissolve in her heart.
Because of this breath , she is willing to lower her status and actively seek Dio as an ally.
Since the other side wasn't playing by the rules, she had no choice but to call for jungle support.
This was the reason Margaret had been continuously bringing Dio breakfast.
However, after delivering breakfast for almost a week and having pleasant conversations, she still hadn't voiced her request for an "alliance."
Initially, she felt the timing wasn't right, and their relationship hadn't reached that level. But in the last couple of days, she had concerns and hesitations that she herself didn't understand.
After all, Dio treated her very well, and he wasn't bad to Angelina either.
He seemed to be maintaining a neutral stance, not helping either side.
For a commoner who had recently entered the cabinet, this attitude was actually quite normal. There was no need to get involved in such a conflict; with a commoner background, he simply couldn't withstand the infighting between two factions.