Ahis took two gems with her and set foot on land. One of them, the Tears of the Siren, had fallen into her hands. Ma Wei had been secretly looking for the other one, but now she knew where it was, and even had it at her fingertips, but...
Ma Wei feels that he is not a person who takes chances and always asks why when good things happen.
Why did Freya give him such a precious gem?
Because of love?
Stop it...
The possibility that Asmodeus, the great demon in charge of lust, is the Love Brain is really low.
Although this possibility cannot be ruled out, you cannot magnify the possibility of a small probability event and think that it is inevitable.
"I still firmly believe in my own judgment and don't accept gifts from the devil easily."
Seeing that Ma Wei had made up his mind, Buggy shook his head and did not try to persuade him.
the other side...
Rhodes IV had already ordered his servants to pack their luggage, and this time he went to Frederick's Kingdom. He did not make any fanfare. Knowing that he had only a short time, he valued speed more than enjoyment.
The day after Ma Wei visited Freya, Rhodes IV and Archbishop Liviu set off by boat at a speed that was beyond everyone's expectations.
At the pier, the four princes looked at the ship going away with different expressions. The second prince kept exchanging glances with the eldest prince, and relaxed after receiving a positive reply. The third prince stood there with a tense face, like a wooden man.
, Arthur had no expression on his face, and was the first to board the carriage and leave.
The commander of the Royal Navy fleet responsible for escorting Rhodes IV was from Touré and an acquaintance of Mavey. Mavey would be able to receive news of anything that happened on the road, but with his current status in the church, he could not
He also had the right to know the news sent back by Archbishop Weiwu.
After the king left, the Kingdom of Windsor was not greatly affected. Most government affairs were handled by the cabinet, but power was now more concentrated.
"Your Highness, Second Prince, please stay."
After seeing off Rhodes IV, the second prince was about to board the carriage and leave when he heard a voice behind him. He stopped, turned around, and said in surprise: "Archbishop of Cambury? What do you want from me?"
"Your Highness, let's take a walk."
At the invitation of the Archbishop of Cambury, the second prince could only bite the bullet and took a walk by the pier. As he walked, he looked back at Ma Wei and Archbishop Brandon not far away. But unexpectedly, Archbishop Brandon seemed
Don't want to interfere.
Seeing this, Ma Wei had an idea in his mind.
Archbishop Brandon and Archbishop of Cambury are internally hostile. If it is a personal issue, Archbishop Brandon will of course support the second prince without hesitation. Now that he chooses to stand aside, it shows that the problem is huge.
Among the recent major events in London, the church has been able to personally intervene...
There seems to be only a strike.
"Your Highness, the Second Prince, in terms of secular affairs, the Kingdom is the agent of God. Originally, the church should not interfere in the affairs of the Kingdom, but if it encounters a situation that is difficult to solve, it still has to intervene..."
Hearing these opening words, the second prince's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately understood what the Archbishop of Camberley meant.
"Recently, two general strikes occurred in London within a short period of time. The first general strike was perfectly resolved under the auspices of Parliament, but not long after, the second general strike started with great vigor..."
The Archbishop of Cambury spoke slowly: "The second general strike has lasted for a whole week, and there is no sign of relief so far. The church believes that the general strike represents the workers, and the workers are loyal believers of the goddess.
Of course we have to protect them...are you right?"
"right..."
The Archbishop of Cambury nodded with satisfaction: "Since you agree with my logic, the next step will be much easier. According to the agreement reached between the church and the kingdom, the Holy See will not easily interfere in the affairs of the kingdom, unless there are special circumstances and a general strike...
.It’s one of the special circumstances.”
"I understand what you mean."
Taking a deep breath, the second prince gritted his teeth and said, "I will resolve the strike as soon as possible so as not to cause any trouble to the church."
"It's so easy to chat with you." Archbishop Cambury smiled slightly: "It's getting late, let's go back."
"good."
The second prince who came back looked listless like a drowned chicken. Archbishop Brandon patted Mavey on the shoulder and sighed: "Nicholas, I can't do anything about the decision of the Holy See. Please help me talk to His Highness."
With a slight nod, Ma Wei held Yunia and stopped the second prince's coachman, and got into the carriage. As soon as he saw Ma Wei, the second prince immediately said: "Just now, the Archbishop of Cambury asked me to resolve the strike as soon as possible.
This is a knock on me and implies that I agree with the workers' demands."
"I see."
"But don't you think this is unreasonable?" The second prince was a little angry and pointed out the window and said: "Those workers! Once they get a taste of the sweetness, they will ask for it endlessly! Human greed is endless! Today
If you take one step back, you will have to take two steps back tomorrow. When will it end?"
"I can understand the church's support for believers, but there must be a limit, right? What's the difference between this and doting?"
"...."
After a brief silence, Ma Wei said: "Everyone wants to fight for their rights as much as possible. The church should be tolerant rather than conniving towards believers. If you blindly agree to the workers' demands, you will surely reap the consequences."
The Golden Gods ruined everything because they doted on their believers too much.
With lessons learned from the past, the Odin pantheon will strictly control believers and make humans fear them.
The Odin pantheon did not follow in the footsteps of the Golden Gods, but their strict control also aroused the resistance of many humans. The Apocalypse gods overthrew the Odin pantheon under the banner of liberation.
"That's right!" the second prince said excitedly: "The church is too indulgent to those workers! It will definitely reap the consequences in the future!"
"But the demands of those workers are not greedy." Ma Wei said: "I think this is one of the reasons why the church came forward. The emergence of women's trade unions has obviously inspired many people's ideological awareness. Their success has also
It has opened the door to a new world for many people.”
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The second prince lowered his head and said in frustration: "Are we really going to let Arthur rise?"
"Your Highness, are you afraid of the rise of the fourth prince, or of your supporters who are disappointed in you because of this?"
"Of course he is a supporter!" The second prince said without hesitation: "It is true that I don't want to see Arthur rise, but even if he rises, I don't care much. The key is that he wants to step on me and rise! Who can bear this!"
From the beginning to the end, the second prince neither disliked nor liked Arthur. They had been separated since childhood, and they were of the same father, so there was no basis for affection at all.
Arthur occupies a seat in Parliament through his own efforts, and the second prince doesn't care.
But Arthur came to power on the back of the Liberal Party.
What would be the attitude of the supporters of the second prince if they knew that the second prince compromised with Arthur and harmed their interests?
In less than a month, Rhodes IV will fall on the hospital bed. Will the members who originally supported the second prince have different intentions?
"The church has come forward. Your Highness, you must compromise, otherwise you will definitely be punished."
The Archbishop of Cambury met with the second prince and had a private conversation. He had given the second prince a lot of face, so the second prince could only accept it.
"I'm afraid that my supporters will go to Charles' camp..." the second prince said quietly, "If that's the case, I'll have no hope at all."
"It doesn't matter, Your Highness, we can divert the conflict."
"Transfer conflicts?"
"Yes." Ma Wei said with a smile: "Since the decline here can no longer be stopped, it is better to change the track to ensure that your supporters will not defect to the great prince."
"What is a good way?"
"My third brother, Jonas, do you remember him?"
"Of course you remember, didn't he go to Eton?"
"Eton College is an aristocratic school, and the students are all the children of the upper class. Whether they are the Conservative Party or the Liberal Party, many people send their children to study, and the children who play together in the school are also divided into factions. Children of the Liberal Party
Play with the Liberal children, and the Conservative children play with the Conservative children, and if Jonas takes the Liberal children and attacks the Conservative children..."
The second prince opened his mouth wide, his eyes filled with surprise and joy: "Instigate conflicts! Let the Liberal Party and the Conservative Party turn against each other!"
"Yes, because of the emergence of the Labor Party, the competition between the Conservative Party and the Liberal Party has shown signs of subside. In this case, it would be good to add more fuel to the fire."
"good!"
The second prince slapped his thigh and agreed to Ma Wei's proposal on the spot.
He thought this method was really wonderful!
Now is not the time to pay attention to ‘martial ethics’. Big things are about to happen, and who can take care of them?
It must be done at all costs!
That night, Mavey asked Levin to send a message to Daniel, telling him what happened in London.
"finally come..."
In the luxurious single dormitory, Daniel was gearing up and looking eager to try.
During the six months he stayed at Eton College, he was so idle that he almost grew hairy. He had already learned the knowledge taught in the school in Berlin. At most, he had a better understanding of the education model of the Kingdom of Windsor, and he had been waiting.
News from Mavi...
Now, the opportunity has come.
"Brother means to let you provoke conflicts, but you must also pay attention to safety and don't let others beat you."
Daniel was unhappy for a moment: "What you said is the biggest insult to me. After all, I am also the first crown prince who has practiced court swordsmanship since I was a child. To deal with this group of rich kids, not to mention one against a hundred, there is no problem in beating ten."
?I’m also older than them!”
According to his actual age, Daniel was indeed two or three years older than the students around him, and his physique was stronger. In addition, Frederick's Kingdom had always adhered to militarism, so Daniel had been conservative since he was a child, and he was not ambiguous at all in fights.
When he was Levin's sparring partner, he gave Levin a good beating. If Levin hadn't used unethical street tricks such as teasing, eye penetration, and guerrilla tactics to deal with it, he really wouldn't be Daniel's opponent!
But similarly, Daniel also learned a lot of street fighting habits from sparring.
Thanks to Levin, Daniel also completely let go of his pretensions as the first crown prince.
The next day, Friday.
The sun was shining brightly on campus, and during lunch break, Daniel and a few students sat on a stone outside the school building, squinting at the students coming and going.
"Jonas, what are we doing here?" Anton, whose family is a major shareholder of Thames Bank, fanned the wind with his hands and glanced up at the sun in the sky from time to time, feeling flustered by the heat.
At this time, they should sit in the cool cafeteria to eat. In summer, they should sit under the sun...
Aren't you looking for trouble for nothing?
"Leave in a moment."
Daniel took out a stack of vouchers from his pocket and handed them out to the people behind him to delay time: "This is earned from selling sleepy toast, Anton, you have 15, Palmer, you have 9,
Rhett...."
At this moment, a group of male students who looked older than Jonas and others walked out of the teaching building and walked toward the cafeteria talking and laughing. As they entered, they suddenly bumped into a female student holding books.
With his arms full, the leading male student landed on his butt and let out an 'ouch' in pain.
"You don't have eyes!"
Several companions shouted instantly, and no one went to help the fallen boss, they only focused on their duties as female students.
The boss stood up holding his buttocks, and while baring his teeth and cracking his mouth, he suddenly found that the female student looked familiar. She seemed to be General Toure's adopted daughter Sara...
"Hey, hey, stop screaming, I'm fine..."
"Hey! Xibei! Why are you bullying female students here?"
A loud shout from behind attracted everyone's attention. When they turned around, they found that it was Daniel and his party.
Daniel stepped forward to help Sara up, glanced at Xibei who looked confused, and said coldly: "You bumped into someone and you still don't apologize?"
"I apologize? I apologize?"
Xibei's head was full of questions: "It was obviously her who bumped into me! But I have to apologize to her? Well, well... Just apologize."
In view of the fact that Sarah comes from the noble Crawley family, and Sibei, who comes from an earl family, decided to apologize. As a gentleman, he can apologize to a lady elegantly without being embarrassed!
Sibei, who thought the matter would end there, did not expect Daniel to hit him with a stick: "I apologize so simply, Sibei, when did you become a softie? Oh! You like Sarah, right?"
"Jonas! I've tolerated you long enough! Don't go too far!"
"Not only did I go too far, I also wanted to beat you up!"
After saying that, Daniel flew up with a kick and hit Xibei right in the crotch. Xibei fell to the ground on the spot, dripping with cold sweat and his face was ashen.
When the surrounding companions saw that the boss was being beaten, they immediately rushed up with fists waving, and started fighting with Daniel and others. However, Sarah, the instigator of all this, had long since disappeared.
9 Downing Street.
Prime Minister Winston Churchill looked at the two princes who had finally reached an agreement in front of him and nodded happily: "Now that we have reached an agreement, it must be implemented immediately. Your Royal Highness, the fourth prince, you can no longer engage in strikes in the near future. What's the matter?"
Let’s discuss this matter with everyone.”
"That's what the Prime Minister said." Arthur's attitude was very humble.
"And His Royal Highness, the Second Prince, must implement the welfare conditions as soon as possible."
"Yes, Your Excellency Prime Minister."
Suddenly, a waiter hurried in and said nervously: "Prime Minister, there was news from Eton College just now that... there was a fight between the children of the Manstein family and the children of the Earl of Austin...
"
"oh?"
Winston frowned, then quickly relaxed: "It's normal for children to fight. Who hasn't had a fight as a child? There's nothing wrong with being a little more energetic..."