Fiona felt she was ignored.

After coming to Governor Fritz's hometown manor yesterday and seeing the former Governor of the East China Sea, Fiona felt that the former important minister of the empire was deliberately ignoring him.

As the chief manager of the Tulip Family who had been in power in the imperial capital for many years, Fiona naturally met this governor, and more than once, both sides were quite familiar with each other.

But yesterday, whether the governor came out to greet him or at the dining table for dinner, he seemed to have taken Fiona as air - as if he had never seen such a person appear from beginning to end.

Even his eyes didn't float to him at all.

This made Fiona a little depressed.

So, this morning, Fiona quietly walked out of the room herself, and no one went to see her, but walked into the main house of the manor alone.

"I requested to meet Governor Fritz."

Fiona made her own request to the old housekeeper in the manor.

The butler looked at Fiona and was quite polite. He just smiled and shook his head: "Sorry, distinguished guest. Our master is in poor health and can't see guests now."

"I have something important." Fiona said seriously: "Please be sure to inform you, and Fiona of the Tulips family, asks you to see Governor Fritz and discuss important things."

The housekeeper frowned, he quietly looked at Fiona for a while, and then sighed softly: "Miss Fiona, why are you?"

"...What do you mean?" Fiona looked a little nervous.

The old butler suddenly flashed a sharp edge in his turbid old eyes, and he said softly: "The attitude of our master is actually very clear."

"I...I don't understand." Fiona bit her lip.

The old butler sighed: "I'll tell you this. The master has already given instructions last night. Everyone can see him in the past few days... but no one from the Tulips family." Speaking of this, the old butler seemed to smile: "And, he asked me to tell you that in this house, there is only 'Old Roman? Mr. Fritz', and there is no 'Governor Fritz'. I think I say so. You should understand what the master means."

Fiona's face changed and she left silently.

...

...

Sitting on the big bed in the bedroom, Fritz quietly listened to the old butler's report coming in, then nodded, coughed a few times, and waved his hand to let the butler go out first.

"It seems that you guessed very accurately, sir."

Chen Daolin was sitting on a chair beside the bed. He looked at Governor Fritz quietly and smiled: "Do you also see the purpose of that woman?"

Governor Fritz smiled faintly, and he felt a little tired in his smile.

Chen Daolin immediately said, "I must tell you that I didn't bring her here on purpose. What she wants to do doesn't mean what I mean. I just saved her life inadvertently halfway. And after she knew that I was going to see you, she insisted on following her."

"It is also a blessing for the Tulips family to have such ministers." Governor Fritz smiled bitterly: "I won't be angry about it."

After a pause, the old man coughed a few more times, his face flushed, and then he gasped: "She came here just to recruit me, the old guy. Hey... Although I lost my power, I have been the governor for more than ten years. It is a bit of a means to rule the Tulip family? The family is big and the business is big, maybe I want to recruit me, the old guy, to work hard for them."

Chen Daolin immediately said: "You are so polite. Governor, you have been in power in the East China Sea for more than ten years, and you have achieved remarkable achievements in both people's livelihood and finance. If I said that, looking at all the provinces of the Roland Empire today, you can be the number one governor in the world. If not... Then you should be the one who is the prime minister in the future. I have always believed that you are the real prime minister."

"The talent of the prime minister..." Governor Fritz smiled bitterly: "Okay, I have already said that there is no governor in this family now, there is only an old man named Roman. Master Darling, if you don't dislike me, please call me Roman. If you say something about the governor, then I will be angry."

"Okay, Roman." Chen Daolin simply changed his name and stared into his eyes: "So what do you really think in your heart? Did you really waste your life in this old country house?"

"How much life do I have?" Governor Fritz sneered: "It's just a life that lasts forever. Can you bring Lucius back to me so that I can see my son before I die, hold his hand on the bed, give his last words and then close your eyes - this is the best ending I can think of."

Chen Daolin was silent for a while: "Then, where is your life ambition?"

"Ambition?" Governor Fritz laughed and looked at his body: "An old man lying on the hospital bed, a guy who will die of panting after walking two steps, talks about ambitions. Besides..."

"Besides, Hilo is doing it. At his age, he is afraid he will become an emperor for decades. You don't think you have any chance to stand out again, right?" Chen Daolin said it out on purpose.

"..." Governor Fritz looked at Chen Daolin deeply: "You are right, that's it."

"What if I say...I want to invite you out?"

Chen Daolin suddenly stood up.

Governor Fritz shook, looked up at Chen Daolin's face, and then his eyes narrowed, narrowing into a thread!

"Out of the mountain?"

"Get out of the mountain!" Chen Daolin said solemnly.

Governor Fritz's eyelids drooped: "Although I am in my hometown, the news is a bit blocked, but I also know some of the situation in the northwest. I heard that Master Darling, you have a foundation in the northwest, but..."

"But I have very little land and a population of only more than 10,000. If I want to ask you to come out to help me with such a small area, it would be too ridiculous." Chen Daolin smiled and said, "You used to be in charge of the East China Sea, a huge province. There are more than one million and several large fleets under your command. With a military order, you will have tens of thousands of armors. With a large stroke of your pen, you can mobilize thousands of wealth... If you run to my place, you will be too insignificant. A talented prime minister will run to a land less than a hundred miles..."

Governor Fritz looked at Chen Daolin quietly: "Master Daling, in theory... With your kindness to my family, you only said that you saved my son and brought him out of the imperial capital. I owe you a great kindness. If you want to ask me to do something, I shouldn't refuse... But in my opinion, your current foundation does not actually need me. It's not that I am arrogant... You only have a hundred miles now... What you need is naturally only a hundred miles of talents. If you really lack personnel... I have several old subordinates in my family who will be taken away by you. These people have been with me in the East China Sea for many years, and their talents are all good. It is more than enough to manage the hundred miles of land."

Chen Daolin smiled bitterly in his heart: After all, he himself refused.

...

Does Chen Daolin want to recruit Fritz?

Of course I want to!!

Does Fiona want to recruit Fritz?

I think without a doubt!!

Who is Fritz? The world's number one governor! Putting aside the contradiction with Hilo's position, in terms of talent, he is definitely the top talent among the talents that can be found in the officialdom of the Roland Empire!

In more than ten years, he has managed a poor and miserable province in the East China Sea, which is full of loopholes, into one of the richest areas of the empire! Whether it is military strategy, civil affairs, financial management... he is good at almost all! He is very good at every field!

Moreover, he has a firm personality, righteous spirit, and a righteous person. He has a good attitude and wisdom and flexibility!

Such a person is definitely the prime minister who is in charge of the center and commands the overall situation!

Speaking of solicitation, Chen Daolin had to admit that Fritz's best way out should be the Tulips family!

Tulips have great business and can provide Governor Fritz with a position to display his talents.

But Fritz rejected Fiona and refused to see this woman even in person. He deliberately ignored this woman from beginning to end.

After Chen Daolin thought about it, he roughly understood what Governor Fritz meant.

This old governor is not a fool. With his experience in officialdom, his experienced eyes have already seen that in the long run, the Tulips family will definitely stand against the emperor! The contradictions between the two sides are almost irreconcilable.

Although Old Fritz was dismissed by the emperor and threw him back to his hometown, in fact, from the bottom of his heart, Governor Fritz was loyal to this empire and to the country.

People like him should be the typical patriot.

He loved not the emperor, the royal family, or even the government, he just simply loved this country.

Therefore, he knew that if he defected to the Tulips family, he would help the Tulips family fight against the imperial emperor... Then it would likely bring huge turmoil or harm to the country.

He would rather let himself be rotten at home!

If it were another person... I was so angry with Hilo, I would have followed Fiona to the Northwest Tulip House at this moment, and then I was ready to fight with Hilo and take revenge!

But, Governor Fritz's "dead brain" won more respect from Chen Daolin.

...

"Okay, even if you don't want to come out for the time being... then, at least you have to take care of your body first." Chen Daolin smiled bitterly: "No matter what, it's always good to live a few more years."

Seeing that Governor Fritz seemed to look indifferent, Chen Daolin's tone suddenly changed: "Lucius is already an adult, and his previous marriage has been invalidated? He is still single now. Don't you want to live to see him get married? Even if you see him get married and have children, will you give birth to a future successor to the Fritz family? Let me tell the truth, your son, my apprentice, has really talented in other aspects... It's better not to mention it. He will only deal with magic in his life.

In the future, he will have a son. With Lucius's appearance, what can he teach his son? Apart from teaching his children a few magic spells, everything else... is probably not great. Do you want your Fritz family's descendants to be magicians? I believe this is definitely not your wish.

Don’t you want to keep your body well, live for a few more decades, and then teach what you have learned throughout your life, your literary and martial arts, to your grandson? Lucius’s generation is destined to be out of hope and revitalize the Fritz family. You must always look at the third generation."

After these words, a few rays of light suddenly appeared in Governor Fritz's eyes.

"The third generation..."

Chen Daolin saw the change in Old Fritz's eyes. He knew that his words had a certain effect, so he stood up and said goodbye with a smile.

He needs to give the old man some time to think.

...

Chen Daolin's method is actually very simple, which is to arouse the ambitions of Governor Fritz.

Or to put it clearly, the boss’s current decadence is mainly because he feels that there is no hope for life and nothing to do.

At this time, as long as he can set up another life goal and a big thing for him. An important task needs to be completed.

If he succeeds, he will stimulate his fighting spirit!

As for the disease...

Chen Daolin has already checked out for Old Fritz.

The old Fritz's disease is not too difficult to treat.

He probably suffered from a cold when he returned home. He was discouraged and didn't pay attention to taking care of his body. He had a fever for a while.

Then some problems with the respiratory tract were developed, and they always coughed and were lingering. They had never been cured.

Now it has gradually become a problem similar to slow-moving bronchitis.

This problem can be light or severe.

If you were in the Roland Empire's medical skills level, you would probably be able to close your eyes after only a period of time.

But for Chen Daolin, a time traveler...

tracheitis?
To be continued...