"If one of your arms is ulcerated and life-threatening, would you choose to cut it off to save your life, or go to the grave with your arm?"
Educators Association, there were violent protests downstairs. If you look down from the window, you can see the indignant people...or the former teachers who were dismissed from public office.
The initiator of everything, the fourth prince Arthur, sat on the sofa, running his fingers along the rim of the glass, turning a deaf ear to the protests downstairs.
Sitting opposite him was Prince Charles.
"What you do will cause public outrage." The eldest prince said in a deep voice: "Look downstairs, these marchers have brought too bad influence to London. There are obviously other ways to solve the problem, but you chose
The most extreme kind."
"As I just said, you can only survive if you break your arm. As for the bad effects..."
Arthur picked up the wine glass and took a sip, and said calmly: "I didn't see any bad effects, I only saw a group of angry maggots."
"Did you know that many public school principals were once members of parliament? The families behind them are very powerful!"
"I know, but so what?"
Arthur looked at the eldest prince and said calmly: "Education reform is urgent. Every year, the kingdom distributes large sums of money to public schools. All of this money eventually falls into the pockets of moths. The spirit of moths has polluted the public school environment. Only
Only by eradicating them completely can we create a new public school environment."
"Many people have interests in us! Many congressmen have come to me to talk about this these days!"
The eldest prince said emotionally: "We are all our own people, why do you need to kill them all? In my opinion, even if you fire them all, the newly appointed teachers and principals will become so-called maggots! Rather than let the money fall into other people's hands,
Pocket, why not give it to your own people?"
Who is one of your own...
Arthur smiled: "It turns out it was because I fired one of my own people that you decided to investigate."
"I don't care about education. You can do whatever you want, but you can't do anything to your own people. This is the bottom line!"
The eldest prince issued an ultimatum: "You cancel the administrative order immediately. If this makes you feel embarrassed, then let the people on the list become the principal again!"
Putting down a list, the eldest prince angrily left the Educators Association. After he left, Arthur drank slowly, not knowing what he was thinking.
Suddenly, a hand stretched out from the darkness and picked up the list on the table.
"They are all big shots..."
"If he wasn't a big shot, he wouldn't have asked Charles to visit in person." Arthur said quietly, "Father, you came at the right time. I have something to ask you for help."
The eldest prince has issued an ultimatum, leaving no room for negotiation for Arthur, and he is even a little angry.
In the eyes of the eldest prince, Arthur is just a dog he promoted. If it weren't for him, how could he have the status he has today?
Since it is a dog, it should be loyal. A disobedient dog will of course be punished.
Whether the dog is obedient or not depends on whether the dog can carry out the owner's orders.
"What do you want to do? Do you want me to help you get rid of these people on the list?" Ma Wei said half-jokingly and half-seriously.
"No, getting rid of them will not help me at all." Arthur shook his head: "I kind of want to get rid of Charles and start my own business."
"Is now the time?"
"I don't know." Arthur glanced at Ma Wei: "What do you think?"
"It's too early now." Ma Wei said: "The general election has just ended, the members of each party are basically fixed, and the situation is not chaotic enough. Letting the eldest prince and the second prince fight to their death is the best solution. On the contrary, it should not happen now.
There is a third force, otherwise the eldest prince and the second prince may unite."
"Either don't do it, or you'll be killed in one fell swoop..." Arthur sighed: "This education reform is the best opportunity to get rid of the moths. I can't give in, since I haven't broken up with Charles yet.
When I lose my face, let me meet Shukri."
"good."
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"Arthur gave me an invitation?"
At Kensington Palace, the second prince looked at the letter handed over by the butler with a confused look on his face, suspecting that he had heard wrongly: "Arthur Windsor?"
"Yes, Your Highness, he is your brother." The butler said respectfully, "His wife, Gulhana, is hosting a dinner party and has invited you."
This was an unprecedented first time. When had Arthur ever invited him?
Apart from regular family gatherings at Windsor Castle every week, Shukri and Arthur rarely have any private interactions, let alone invitations to banquets and the like...
The second prince subconsciously touched his neck, his face looked a little ugly, he turned around twice and immediately went to visit his father-in-law, Baron Frederick.
"What is Arthur doing? Does he want to assassinate me in the name of the party?"
"Your Highness, calm down. The fourth prince is your brother after all. Why would he assassinate you at the banquet?" Baron Frederick advised: "Even if I want to assassinate you, aren't there many opportunities to do it at the gatherings on Sundays?
"
"That's true..."
Shukri said depressedly: "I'm afraid that bastard Charles will blame Princess Sophia's death on me. My God, I was only 15 years old. How could I assassinate Princess Sophia? I hope Arthur won't doubt me.
...Obviously Charles is the one with the greatest suspicion!”
After thinking for a moment, Baron Frederick said: "I think it has nothing to do with Princess Sophia. Maybe it has something to do with the Education Reform Act."
"Education Reform Bill?"
"Yes, I wonder if you have heard of it, Your Highness. In the past week, the Educators Association has been surrounded by dismissed teachers. Many people are looking for the Fourth Prince to protest. And as far as I know, many of the dismissed teachers and principals have
They all come from upper-class families, many of whom are descendants of nobles."
A family must have a luxuriant network of relationships. Like the Chevali family, it is rare that they only have one line of descent. Most of them have many branches.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The nobles attach great importance to family names. In their eyes, surnames are more important than blood ties. It does not matter if there is no blood relationship, as long as the surnames are passed down.
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This is one of the reasons why the upper class likes to adopt orphans. The orphans they choose are often very intelligent and promising. Giving them surnames can ensure the development of the family.
There are many families in London that have been passed down for hundreds of years, and most of them are aristocrats. Even if they don't have titles, they can be traced back to their aristocratic ancestors, and their children are basically social elites.
The position of principal of a public school is a very prestigious position. It has been occupied by these ancient families for a long time, and outsiders cannot integrate into it. No one can imagine that someone would dare to fire them all.
"What Arthur did has angered these families." The second prince said: "He himself is in danger...but shouldn't he go to Charles for help?"
"The eldest prince will definitely not help him." Baron Frederick said: "Your Highness, please don't forget that the Conservative Party is the conservative camp, which is a group of century-old aristocrats, while the Liberal Party is an emerging aristocracy. The fourth prince is angry
The family is exactly the one connected with the Conservative Party.”
"ha!"
The second prince suddenly understood: "Charles will not help him! The Conservative Party is Charles's foundation! How could he fight against the Conservative Party for Arthur? I understand...I understand! Arthur wants to join us
!”
As he spoke, the second prince became a little confused again: "Although Arthur has angered those families, he is still Charles's subordinates, and they are all his own people. Logically speaking, as long as Arthur takes a step back and allows those people to resume their original positions, this matter
Won’t the matter settle down? Why go to the point of defecting?”
"This is the intelligence of His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince." Baron Frederic sighed and appreciated: "This is a wonderful move. After the election, His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince became the leader of the West Island Parliamentarians, plus the Educators Association
The identity of the president has long been different from when he first came to London. He has his own power and cannot be underestimated."
"The current Fourth Prince is no longer someone that the First Prince can manipulate at will. He has a place in the Parliament. If he backs down at this moment, obediently obeys the First Prince's orders and restores those people to their original positions, all the previous efforts of His Highness the Fourth Prince will be in vain.
Otherwise, he will lose the loyalty of Representative Nishishima, who will follow a weakling who changes his orders every day?"
"On the other hand, if the fourth prince disobeys the eldest prince's order and confronts him, then the eldest prince will have to think carefully about it. The Liberal Party is now in full swing and the Conservative Party is in decline. Congressman Nishijima is a big boost.
Without the fourth prince, the Conservative Party will not be able to completely control the parliament."
In the last parliament, Freya led the Democratic Party to stand behind the Liberal Party. The Conservative Party was able to overpower them because of the help from the West Island MPs and the Northern MPs.
If Arthur takes the West Island members to defect to the Liberal Party, the Conservative Party will immediately lose its dominant position, which is absolutely unacceptable to the eldest prince.
"Oh..." The second prince reacted: "Arthur is trying to use me to force Charles to compromise!"
"Yes, Your Highness, that's it." Baron Frederick said, "You can choose to go, or you can choose not to go."
"Why should I go?"
The second prince sat on the sofa, held a cigar in his mouth, and said with joy, "Wouldn't it be better to watch them dog bite dog?"
You are four brothers. If the eldest prince and the fourth prince were dogs...
Baron Frederick coughed and said nothing more: "Your Highness, you have the final say."
In the evening, the second prince, who had no intention of going to the Hyde Park Villa for a banquet, was having dinner at home. Suddenly the butler opened the door and entered, whispering a few words in his ear.
"Nicholas is here? Let him in quickly. From now on, Nicholas does not need to notify you when he comes to visit, just invite him in!"
"yes."
Picking up a napkin and wiping his mouth, the second prince put down his half-eaten dinner and came to the living room. He saw Ma Wei wearing an evening dress and a bow tie sitting on the sofa. Even Yunia put on a dress and skirt.
He couldn't help but was stunned for a moment: "Nicholas, dressed like this...are you going to get married?"
"...Your Highness, this is obviously not a wedding outfit."
"I know, I'm just kidding you."
The second prince waved his hand and said: "You are dressed so formally, I thought you were going on a date! Are you with Freya?"
"No, I'm going to Hyde Park to attend the banquet hosted by the Fourth Prince."
Frowning slightly, the second prince said unexpectedly: "Why did you go to Arthur's banquet? Don't you know Arthur's recent situation? He wants to use us to force Charles to compromise! We will not wade into this muddy water! You should stay
Come down and have dinner! How about we have a drink and smoke two cigars after dinner?"
"I know this is the conspiracy of His Highness the Fourth Prince, so I invited you to come with me." Ma Wei said, "We should attend this dinner."
"Give me a reason."
"First of all, behind His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince is Representative Nishijima. When he needs help the most, we should lend a helping hand. If we just sit on the sidelines today, how can we win over Representative Nishijima in the future?"
Ma Wei talked eloquently and said the words he had prepared in advance: "The crisis encountered by the fourth prince is not his crisis alone, but also the crisis of the West Island Congressman. The reason why the West Island Congressman supports the fourth prince is because of the four princes."
The prince tolerates them, but before that, London politicians had always maintained a hostile attitude towards the West Island. Your Highness, please imagine, would you join a force that is hostile to you?"
The second prince pursed his lips: "Member West Island supports Arthur. Even if we attend the banquet tonight, we cannot change this fact. On the contrary, it will promote the cooperation between him and Charles."
"This is just a superficial phenomenon. When His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince decided to hold a banquet, there was already a rift in the relationship between him and His Highness the Eldest Prince." Ma Wei said: "This rift is irreparable because the Eldest Prince wanted the Four Princes to hold a banquet."
The prince acts like a dog, a submissive, loyal and reliable dog, but the fourth prince does not want to be a dog, or in other words, if he chooses to be a dog, he will never be able to hold his head high again, and the Nishijima Councilor will no longer support him."
"The eldest prince is insulting the fourth prince. He does not regard the fourth prince as equal to himself at all. He is born with arrogance. I cannot bear it."
"If, Your Highness, you step forward at this moment, lend a helping hand to the Fourth Prince and show respect, then the Fourth Prince is likely to reciprocate in the near future."
"You mean, there is a possibility that Arthur will abandon Charles and join me?" The second prince was dubious.
"Humiliation is the lowest and despicable method." Ma Wei said slowly: "If we want to conquer a person, a person with independent thinking, we must first give him respect and dignity, recognize that his personality is independent, and
Treat them as equals."
"Only in this way can the next cooperation be carried out. Although I don't know the character of the fourth prince, he should not be an idiot, otherwise the invitation letter would not be issued."
In the silence of the second prince's thinking, Ma Wei said word by word: "Your Highness, the one who wins the hearts of the people wins the world. Think of Ma Wei Enders, doesn't his success rely on the hearts of the people?"
Hearing Mavie Enders' name, the second prince finally nodded, took a deep breath, and couldn't help but sigh: "Yes, Mavie Enders succeeded through brainwashing. No matter what means he used, his purpose
Now that he has achieved it, should I imitate him?"
"I think... Your Highness, you should give it a try. There is no price to pay for failure anyway."
"good!"
The second prince slapped his thigh and stood up: "I'm going to change into a dress, and let's go to Arthur's banquet!"