Shilo clenched his fists tightly, gritted his teeth, and said coldly: "But... my Augustine family has been repaying it for several generations!! Even if I pay it back, I think I should pay it back!! Could it be that because our ancestors owed him the Tulip family's debts, we must repay it forever for generations!!"

"But, but the Tulips have already..." Ovedo's tone finally became less firm: "The Tulips led by Miss Messiah has given up a lot..."

"Then! Then! back!!" Hilo Ran stared at Ovedo coldly: "Until she retreated to the duty of her subjects!! Until she understood that as a minister, she had no power to challenge the emperor to negotiate terms!! Until she understood that as a minister, she was not qualified to send a team of envoys to negotiate terms with an emperor who had just ascended the throne!!"

Although Hilo's voice was cold, there was endless anger in this cold voice!

He stared at Ovedo: "You have read history books, and I would like to ask you... In addition to this dynasty, there is a dynasty that has happened to this: a new emperor succeeded to the throne, and the nobles under the empire sent a group of envoys to give a long list. Force the emperor to accept these conditions so that she can exchange conditions for her to recognize the emperor! Lord Ovedo! May I ask you, which dynasty will such a ridiculous thing happen!!"

Ovedo couldn't speak anymore.

He really can't say it.

He wanted to argue...but, he was familiar with history books and knew very well that what Hilo said...is the fact!

No dynasty will have such a special situation: a new emperor succeeds to the throne, his ministers and ministers come to give the emperor a list of conditions...

"How can we negotiate terms with the throne?" Shilo said coldly: "It is even more impossible to make a minister qualified to negotiate terms!! You think this seems nothing, because we are all born in this era! You seem to be used to tulips being high above you. You are used to tulips that should be taken care of everything, and you are used to everyone, including the emperor, to respect the wishes of tulips! But you have forgotten a fact..."

Hilo took a deep breath...

At this moment, the expression on the young man's face seemed to reveal a little... hideous!

"A country can only have one emperor! There must be no second emperor! Even if he is just wearing the tulip duke's cloak, he exercises the emperor's power!"

Ovedo's body was shocked!

He looked at Hilo in surprise.

The old minister suddenly felt that he could not refute anything anymore.

Standing in any dynasty... no emperor would allow such a huge force to stand by and point fingers at everything he has...

And this finger has been pointed at several generations!!

No emperor will endure this kind of thing to continue!

"Under my rule, the Tulip family will certainly continue to exist." Shilo said coldly: "But they must be clear that the suffix of the name tulip is... Duke! Since it is Duke, just be honest with me what the Duke should do!"

Ovedo was silent for a long time.

Then, the old minister suddenly bent down deeply at Hilo and bowed deeply.

"Your Majesty." His tone was no longer as angry as before, but became serious and solemn: "I admit that everything you said makes sense. But... any great truth cannot be separated from reality. The reality before us is... Your rude and forcibly reclaiming the military power of the Northwest Independent Division will definitely intensify the conflict. I am worried that it will force the Tulips family to react fiercely! After all, this is the Tulips family's private army, and it has always been named in the Imperial Official Army. Whether it is soldiers, equipment and supplies, they are established by the Tulips themselves! Your actions are tantamount to depriving a noble of the legal property!"

"If it were a normal noble... would it be allowed to have nearly 100,000 elite troops?" Shilo said coldly.

Ovedo shook his head and sighed.

"I'm not a lunatic." Shilo calmed down and slowly sat back on his throne again: "Since I dare to do this... then there is naturally my reason. Ovedo, believe me, in my plan, now is the best time to weaken the Tulips family... I can even say that this may be the only time!"

"Time?" Ovedo thought carefully.

He frowned again, "Your Majesty...please forgive me for your frankness. I don't know all the inside stories about the Tulips. General Sylvester and Miss Messiah had some conflicts, so the Northwest Independent Division has always been controlled by General Sylvester as a bargaining chip for self-protection... But I still don't think that such things can weaken the Tulips. From a legal perspective, the Tulips have natural ownership of this Northwest Independent Division! And... Once you forcibly snatch the ownership of this army, it is likely that the Tulips will react fiercely..."

"You mean civil war?" Hilo smiled faintly: "Of course I have considered this issue, Ovito."

The Chancellor raised his eyebrows.

"No one wants to fight a civil war, believe me, Ovedo." Shilo said slowly: "I don't like seeing the scene of blood flowing into a river, nor do I want a large number of loyal soldiers from the Empire to sprinkle blood on the battlefield of the Civil War, and I have no idea of ​​completely eliminating the Tulip family. It can continue to exist as a legend of an empire... but it cannot continue to maintain its current status. You can point fingers at any time to do anything about the empire.

Because things like legends... are just used to remember them."

"So...what is your plan?" Orvedo seemed to finally surrender.

"The Tulips will not launch a civil war." Shilo shook his head: "My little aunt may be furious or cursed, but... she will not launch a civil war. I know her because... she is a smart person. A very smart person."

"Smart people?"

"Yes." Shilo spread his hands and sneered: "I'm lucky that my opponents are all smart people-you know, if the opponent is a fool, then I will never do such a risk of angering the other person.

Because of idiots, they will react rashly because of anger, and will act recklessly in anger. When they are angry, they will abandon all their worries and chop them up with a knife... This is what idiots will do.

My little aunt is a smart person.

The weakness of smart people is that these people often think too much. They think too much, and they think too much, and they worry too much. Therefore, smart people often choose to compromise and choose to walk a difficult road in the cracks.

It’s not like my brain is burning.”

After a pause, Hilo smiled:

"In other words, I was just 'forced' her. Although the degree of this forcedness was a bit ruthless, it was still not as good as she could decide the level of her being burned. And within this level of this forcedness, she was only able to make the reactions that smart people should have."

Ovedo quickly made a comparison of strength in his heart, and he was still a little unsure; "Your Majesty, it's just a betrayal of a Northwest Independent Division. It won't completely lose the Tulips family! They have enough strength to resist! I'm worried that the Tulip Duchess will choose to directly send troops to the Northwest Fortress, and then use powerful means to suppress Sylvester's betrayal... In this way, it will avoid confronting our government forces head-on, and at the same time..."

"She won't have this opportunity." Shilo shook her head.

As he said that, he glanced at Aker.

At this moment, Aker finally spoke.

What he said made Ovedo pale!

"The two divisions of Thunder Whip have already set off six days ago. They will arrive in two directions at the border between the Nulin Province and the Tulips family. Of course, in the name of military training, if the Tulips family sends troops, unless they start fighting head-on and cross the Thunder Whip's defense line, they will not be able to attack the Northwest Independent Division at all."

"And..." Hilo said lightly: "I have signed a new appointment order and appointed a new official to replace the position of Governor of the Nulin Province. I think the team that took office should arrive in Mulan City within three to five days."

Ovedo is really speechless this time!

This Emperor Hilo and Aker have made so many arrangements in advance??

"Of course, these do not ensure that the Tulips will surrender." Shilo touched his forehead: "If it were just for this, I would not guarantee that my little aunt would be excited and ordered the Tulips' private army to attack the Thunder Whip's defense line... but fortunately, I have another move."

“Another step?”

The answer is still Aker.

"The current messenger of the Grassland King has arrived in the imperial capital secretly last month and submitted a letter from the Grassland King. Sixteen tribes on the Grassland jointly accused me of the exploitation of the Tulips. In order to resist this exploitation, the Grassland King will lead the sixteen tribes to put pressure on the Tulips... They claim that when necessary, they will fight at will!"

Hilo's light words made Ovedo feel cold. He heard Hilo slowly say: "Although I think the power of these grassland people may not be reliable... Fortunately, there is another person who came to the imperial capital with this letter... I think, as the Minister of Finance, you must have heard of a name... White King!"

Just when Ovedo's thoughts were in a mess, Hilo had slowly walked down the steps.

He walked step by step to Ovedo.

He was tall and slender, and looked down at the old minister from a high position.

Then, Hilo slowly lowered his head and gently grabbed Orvedo's hand.

His face was sincere and his tone was very sincere:

"I know you don't like me... You and many ministers don't like me. You think I am a lunatic, a usurper... But please understand that at least, the blood of the Augustine family flows on my body! I will prove to you with all my actions that I will be an excellent emperor worthy of your assistance! And what I need now is an excellent old minister like you to assist me! Let's work together to restore the order it should have in this empire!"

At the end of the day, Hilo took a deep breath: "Now, I have a question to ask you... Lord Ovido, are you... willing to be the first prime minister during my reign?

[I know that many people don’t like Hilo, after all, he is a villain... But in my own heart, if everything is left out and just from the perspective of an emperor, everything he did is actually correct. No emperor will tolerate the existence of an invisible emperor in his empire...]
Chapter completed!