Nadjeta came to Heaton with a team of about fifty people left.
Nadjeta was far less relaxed than Esdeath after experiencing several battles.
After all, there is a gap in strength.
Although the flying dragons raised by Teigu [Stars] are not super dangerous species, they have reached the category of second-level dangerous species, and many are even at the first-level level.
Hundreds of flying dragons besieged or attacked from the air. If General Bude hadn't taken action, it would be good if the hundred-man squad could only retain ten people.
Lieutenant Reva and Guy are relatively good, and with the blessings of imperial equipment and ministerial equipment, they can be dealt with much easier.
After this battle, Reva was extremely satisfied with Guy, a young man, and they agreed to see the flower streets of the imperial capital together when things were over.
Nahasiu and others from the assassination force arrived earlier. All four of them had their own equipment. Apart from rushing and flying dragons, they didn't encounter any enemies along the way. They seemed a bit redundant in this battle.
Heaton doesn't have any special ideas about the protagonist of the world, and the status gap is there. It would be weird if he really wants to intervene in the assassination team.
After Guy arrived, he said hello to Reva and then reported to Goszic to return to the team.
Judging from the bragging expression on his face as he hugged Nahashu, it was clear that he was talking about his glorious deeds of defeating the Teigu user.
"General Nadjeta, thank you for your hard work."
Heaton expressed his gratitude to Nadjeta. No matter how useful they were, Nadjeta's hundred people were always a distraction in the eyes of the minister. He specially sent two Teigu users to deal with Nadjeta's team.
Even the guards throughout the palace were restrained by Nadjeta.
These save Heaton most of the trouble, otherwise General Esdeath would have to work harder.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"
The belated ministers and lackeys came pouring in from nowhere.
This group of people saw that the movement in the palace disappeared, and they all looked around. When they saw the minister lying on the ground like a dead pig, with his face covered in blood, they suddenly understood everything.
But this is not a time to marvel at the little emperor's comeback against the wind, nor is it a time to worry about whether he usually licks the minister harshly, but a time to kneel down and hug his thigh!
Heaton is too lazy to care about this group of people. They are useless waste to the country and the people and will have to be disposed of sooner or later.
At a glance, he saw Cai Jiu, who was hiding behind the officials and fishing in troubled waters.
He was hunched over, with a sinister look on his face, looking left and right, peeking at Heaton from time to time to see Heaton's reaction.
But it didn't matter that this glance happened to meet Heaton's eyes.
Cai Jiu's heart suddenly skipped a beat, as he really couldn't hide it from this little fox.
"You internal officials are interested, but there is a big change in the palace tonight, and the minister has been planning to rebel for a long time. Thanks to the protection of General Esdeath and General Nadjeta, I am safe now.
Gentlemen, please go home tonight. For your own safety, it’s best not to go out at night. If you have anything to do, we’ll talk about it in court tomorrow.”
Upon hearing this, all the internal affairs officials said hello one after another. They all wished they had wings on their backs and flew home immediately.
"Hey, Internal Affairs Officer Cai Jiu, you stay here first, I have other things to give you."
Seeing Cai Jiu who was about to turn around and leave, Heaton couldn't help but rolled his eyes, "How dare you!"
As for Cai Jiu, Heaton is still slightly interested in this kind of person.
The success of this plan is indispensable without this old boy secretly fueling the fire.
Whether it is the connection between Bude and the Assassination Force, the connection between the Assassination Force and Esdeath, or the connection between Lubbock and Nadjeta, Heaton doesn't believe it if you say that Cai Jiu doesn't know about it.
Regarding the control of the imperial capital, Cai Jiu ranked second, and no one dared to claim first.
As a minister's number one loser, of course he is in the eyes of others.
Cai Jiu's political thinking is higher than anyone here.
The empire's tax policy, assassination troops, burning troops, and laboratories are all directly responsible for Cai Jiu, and the ministers do not care.
It's not trust, but belief that Cai Jiu will not betray him, he doesn't dare!
Cai Jiu really didn't dare. With the protection of life as the first principle and the heart that no one should be offended, Bude came into contact with the assassination team for the first time. Cai Jiu knew there was a conspiracy!
But he just didn't check, didn't even ask, didn't tell the ministers, and just let it develop.
Then for the last time, when Heaton asked General Nadjeta to wait for General Esdeath to return to the imperial capital, he put in a lot of effort.
At the critical moment, the last straw was laid for Heaton to overpower the minister.
As a result, I don’t take credit now, I just think...
"Can't see me, can't see me..."
Heaton grabbed Cai Jiu's hand.
"Interior Affairs Officer Cai Jiu, I can see it very clearly!"
Cai Jiu turned a blind eye for the first time, and Heaton didn't dare to let Goziqi directly contact Esdeath!
"The position of minister is already vacant. How about you, Minister Cai Jiu, take the position?"
Heaton said half-jokingly with a smile.
"No, no, no, your majesty has spoken harshly. How can I be so virtuous and capable? I am not worthy~"
Cai Jiu's wretched face forced out a smile that was uglier than crying. He really didn't want to be that person.
If it were anyone else, how could they dare to say that they were not moved by this position beneath one person, but Cai Jiu really didn't want to do it.
Why are you sitting on it? Are you being tortured and beheaded in public to vent the public's anger?
He knows very well that the current rebellions in various places are precisely because his tax policy is too high and the people do not have enough to eat.
He dared to agree to be a minister. He believed that his overly clever Majesty dragged him to West Street to hang a cross the next day.
"Then, Your Excellency, Interior Minister, tell me, who is more suitable than you in the court now? Who is a minister who is suitable for both the empire and the people?"
Heaton asked rhetorically.
"I..." Cai Jiu still didn't understand that His Majesty wanted to govern the country. He had two choices, either to do it himself or to recommend someone.
People who become ministers also have two choices, one is to be honest about punishment, and the other is to have real talent and work hard to govern the country well.
Although I have real talent and hard work, my value is obviously that it would be more appropriate to be beheaded.
Why not just kill Ernest!
This was Cai Jiu's first thought, but then he thought, no, Ernest alone is not enough. His biggest crime now is to control the royal family. It seems that these bad policies were all decided by himself!
"Your Majesty, leave the selection of ministers to me, and I will definitely give you an answer tomorrow!"
Cai Jiu swore firmly and promised Heaton.
"Oh~ Then I have to thank Mr. Cai Jiu for your trouble."
Only then did Heaton let go of Cai Jiu's hand and didn't bother to pay attention to him. He looked at Esdeath and Nadjeta aside.
"Two generals, you have worked hard tonight. Regarding the Teigu, why don't you go to the palace treasury to take a look now?"
The Imperial Palace's treasury contains more than just Teigu. Because it is underground and has a high defense coefficient, it will not be destroyed by tonight's explosion.