Chapter 442 (1/2)
In the front cabinet hall, the morning meeting has just ended.
Eckhardt II with his arms up knocked on the table and looked at the empty hall in silence; Metterne Leopold, the silent seal minister, sat on his side, holding a parchment roll in his hand, raised his head and looked at his majesty.
”Mettner... You don't seem very satisfied with this candidate?”
”No, although it's a little sudden, this appointment is very appropriate whether it's the will of his highness Brandon or to reward his achievements in duanjieshan fortress.” the seal minister replied respectfully, but sighed:
”But... It's still too tender.”
”Well, that's true.” akhat II nodded after a slight thought.
The minister in charge of the seal nodded slightly: ”although he saw through His Majesty's plan, he was extremely rash... It seems that he won a complete victory in this audience, and made all adults aware of his potential threat.”
”The only advantage of Loren Turin in doing so is that the nobles in the imperial capital will not despise him; but as the only confidant around his highness Brandon, he is tantamount to exposing himself.”
Eckhardt smiled a little: ”you mean, since he knows that I will agree anyway... He should be as restrained as possible and cooperate with me to pretend, right?”
Metterne Leopold bowed his head respectfully, and his silent expression clearly agreed with the emperor's answer.
”However, it is also possible that this is his initial plan.” Eckhart II narrowed his eyes slightly and pondered for a while: ”after all, this is Turin, the descendant of the 'black Duke'... How can it be a shallow guy?”
”Your Majesty...”
”Speaking of pretending... Lord siscott, the chancellor of the exchequer, is very quiet today.” Eckhart II suddenly turned the conversation, knocked on the table and looked at the empty chair:
”Didn't the descendant of the chann family always take it as his duty to oppose my decree and fight Victor to the end? He suddenly fell silent... It's unusual.”
”I can answer this for you.” the respectful seal minister nodded slightly: ”although the chann family is still trying to cover up the news, I saw master lusack kovo leave the chann family's residence quietly when I passed by this morning.”
”Is he ill?”
”I'm afraid so.” the seal minister nodded:
”The direct line of the chann family has never been more than 60 years old. Lord siscott is the only exception in a hundred years. He is 76 years old... Even ordinary people are in poor health at this age.”
”How time flies! Siscott is seventy-six...” Eckhardt sighed unintentionally, and his tone was flat to the extreme:
”Do you have any opinion on the candidate for the next Chancellor of the exchequer?”
”Your Majesty?!”
Metney Leopold suddenly widened his eyes. If you look carefully, you can even find that his body is trembling slightly: ”you, you are not already planning...”
”Just in case, there are no superfluous ideas.” Eckhardt's tone was still very flat when he knocked on the table:
”It is necessary for the Empire, the former cabinet and a competent and qualified finance minister... I just say that in case of an accident, we should prepare in advance.”
”Make a list first, metterne. I'll just leave it to you; don't let anyone know until the time is really ripe.”
The stunned seal minister was stunned for a moment, but at last he bowed his head and didn't speak.
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Following in the footsteps of Albert Tarot, the dark haired wizard walked through more than many palaces and corridors; The kind former wizard adviser seemed to have bad legs and feet, so the ”walk” lasted half a morning.