Chapter 274 Part2 (1/2)
Chapter 274 “Political tactics of the royal house” (part two)
Day by day, the end of the year quickly approaches And with the wind getting chillier with each passing day, the people finally realizes that winter was finally co
Although this year Du Wei didn't display histhe harvest to the level of h a year's worth of preparation, this winter won't be difficult to get through for the grain reserve was sufficiently stocked
But out of his expectation, Du Wei encountered a new problem
Earl Biliaibuer and that fatty weapon's merchant Taklanshan both sent someone to see Du Wei: they are both interested in Du Wei's hot air balloon
In ter wasn't hard to produce by any est key was the dye used on the leather! Unless cheehot air! More importantly, Du Wei deliberately diluted the source concoction just so he canto take it out to share with others There's no denying he's on good terms with these two and that he received a fair amount of benefits from them, but… The sky…
For the foreseeable future, Du Wei wishes to remain the dominant force in the air!
Towards the two representative sent by Earl Biliaibuer and fatty Taklanshan, he could only find so the matter out
Very soon, year 961 of the i to Prince Son's order, he must leave for the capital to attend the New Year celebration However, Du Wei's very clear on what awaited him once he does… Towards Prince Son's proposal, this issue's been pressing down at his heart
Finally, before returning to the iht his subordinates out for he needed to thoroughly discuss this matter
After announcing Prince Son's proposal, the reactions from his men's were all different
Longbotto obvious to see: what does that have to do with me?
Dadaneier on the other hand was somewhat better: Happy for Du Wei because he can becoretful that Du Wei couldn't link up with the Lister Household
And the other generals were sihts in mind
Yet the only one to remain silent was Philip
After everyone expressed their opinion and thoughts, the first one to object was this trusted aid of his
“Your Dukeshi+p” Philip sighed: “Although my words will sound, mmues, so I'll be frank” Pausing, he looks around and lowered his tone: ”Thisan endless amount of trouble for us!!”
The enerals present were soht up: ”Go on!”
”My Lord” Philip slowly explains: “When you were in the capital, did Prince Son ever hint of engaging his sister to you? If not, then I can only conclude this idea was born only recently Well then, can any of you guess the reasoning for this? Prince Son can be regarded as one of the h he hasn't officially ascended to the throne, but judging by his performance, we can safely assuustine the 6th, by a tiny bit Now, suggesting e at this tihly favored by his highness, but why now and not before? Why this tiain a foothold in the Northwest? Regarding the intent behind the suddenTo the east is the Northwest Arh the numerous occurrences in the past year and how your lordshi+p persevered through it all, it's enough to let everyone understand how talented and a your lordshi+p is! So, the proposal this time is a reach out and a temptation to consolidate your loyalty Do I need to say more? It's well-known by now the Marquise of the Lister Household wishes to marry you As the emperor, Prince Son would never wish for a powerful subordinate to bond with another powerful force to challenge his authority!!”
Du Wei nodded and countered with a question, “And if I directly reject the Regent’s proposal?”
“Then …” Philip sighed: “Then, I’e you or even become suspicious of you After all, you control tens of thousands of soldiers in the palm of your hand now And the situation in the Northwest is coents, have you not noticed by now? The iion It can be said that if his lordshi+p wishes to rebel… Hehe, even if our lord here has no willingness to do such a thing, do you think Prince Son, as a ruler, can ignore a situation like that?”
The last sentence caused everyone in the room to turn dark
Thinking it over carefully, it seems that the imperial capital does indeed have little to no control over the Desa Province Everything here was self-supported and has no reliant on outside forces From the financials to politics, if Du Wei wanted to crown hi, he could do it and become the second Northwest Army!!
Seeing the silence in everyone's faces, Philip could only sigh again: “My lord, if I were in Prince Son's shoes, even if adulated power like us No enerous the emperor is, there's bound to be a lack of trust”
Du Wei's expression also looked very serious: “Philip, so you also think I should agree to the proposal in order to calent's mind?”
“No!!” Philip promptly denied Du Wei's idea and confidently answered, “My lord, no le, I fir with the Royal Family!!”
Du Wei and several of the generals present became stunned by the outburst
“Mr Philip, but you just said Prince Son will becoo through…” Dadaneier asked with confusion in his words
“To elih ly: ”My lord, the reason we can be so free in the Northwest is because we are far away from the chaotic situation of the capital The politics here is relatively sih it's stressful with the Northwest Ar's out in the open If we suddenly involve the Royal Faeable! My lord, you should understand very well that although the Regent has his power firripped into his hand, but he still has his own issues to deal with Firstly is the never ending battle between royal authority and the Temple's authority The Temple may have lent a hand to Prince Son at the crucialthe coup, but there must've been a deal under the table for that to have happened Once you get involved with the competition between these two factions, any matter will become complicated! It's only a et pulled into the Royal Fas to consider in the long run My lord, please don't take ent's sister and remains truthful to your old love, Miss Vivian… There's no way you can treat both wives equally In the future when it comes to the matter of succession, the only child to take your title and inheritance will have to be the one between you and the princess!!”