Chapter 421: Disrupting the country with just one word?
"It seems you should understand what I want to say..."
Looking at the princess who suddenly looked shocked and clenched her fists unconsciously, Leon sighed and said:
“As you just concluded yourself, you and your reformists represent the royal family that ‘want to take back power’, not the royal family that ‘want to make the kingdom strong and ordinary people no longer suffer hardship’.
For the royal family and even the king, these 'reforms' you implement are not the ultimate goal, but more of a means to regain power. The reformists you represent are not actually speaking for the royal family at all. "
"..."
Hearing Leon's summary, Princess Veronica subconsciously wanted to refute, but after thinking about the situation of the royal family, she couldn't help but pursed her lips hard.
Indeed... what I want is never what the royal family wants.
Even among the reforms he implemented, many of them had to be cut off from the royal family. Therefore, although his greatest "power" comes from the support of the royal family, he has never been the spokesperson of the royal family.
"In addition, among the four factions in the capital, the difference between your reform faction and the other three factions is very big."
Looking at the princess's pursed lips, which turned a little white, Leon reminded with some unbearability: "Whether it is the aristocratic faction or the parliamentary faction, they are all speaking out for the class they are from and fighting for the interests of the power behind them. Only your reformists are different.
Your biggest support comes from the royal family, but what you want to promote and fight for has a great conflict with the interests of the royal family, and is even completely contrary to it. Therefore, your 'basic base' is not as strong as the other three factions. stable.
The reason why there are no problems now is because your main goal in the past has always been to regain the power seized by the old aristocracy, plus regulate business activities to prevent parliament from passing something too outrageous.
This is consistent with the royal family’s idea of taking back power. After all, you are the princess, and the power cake snatched by you is also equivalent to entering the mouth of the royal family, so the royal family has always supported you, but..."
"But it's going to be different after that, right?"
Leaning on the back of the chair a little weakly, Princess Veronica said with a pale face:
"Father... the royal family's tolerance of me is limited to those insignificant parts. Once I try to implement comprehensive reforms and start to divide the cake in the hands of the royal family, the support for me will stop immediately.
This is really... I originally thought that those measures could revive the stagnant kingdom, and even become stronger from now on. This kind of thing is beneficial to all the royal families, and they would naturally be willing to support me, but... I thought It’s too simple…”
"That's not necessarily true. After all, I'm just guessing."
Seeing her somewhat lost look, Leon couldn't help but comfort him:
"The measures you implement can make the kingdom's cake bigger. The royal family may still support you, but these things may not happen."
"It's not that it may not happen, it will definitely happen."
A pair of beautiful eyes were slightly closed, and the princess, who was leaning weakly on the back of the chair, smiled bitterly: "Before you appeared, even though he knew that Joshua was useless, my father... he still wanted to marry me off. , and all the targets selected are people from other kingdoms.
I always thought that he was planning to marry me, who was in charge of the reform, away from me after I encountered obstacles in implementing the reform and the conflicts among the various factions in the kingdom were intensified in order to eliminate disputes and stabilize the chaotic situation. But now it seems that he wants to I'm afraid it will have to be earlier. "
After thinking about the documents she moved home yesterday, Princess Veronica said with complicated eyes: "If I guessed correctly, my father should be waiting patiently now.
He is waiting for me to implement the election order, complete the purge of the military department, and suppress the influence of the old aristocrats in the military department; waiting for me to propose a bill to expand the universal suffrage of citizens at the parliament in a few days, and slowly divide it. Power in the hands of big businessmen and prime ministers.
And after I finish these two things and help him solve the constraints of the nobles and the parliament, I just need to find a kingdom far away and marry this troublesome daughter of mine, and everything else will be settled. Not a problem anymore. "
"..."
"Haha, there is no family affection, only interests. This is really the style of the royal family." After looking at the speechless Leon opposite, Princess Veronica smiled self-deprecatingly and said:
"Obviously, as long as we complete the relationship with you The reform can be thoroughly implemented through marriage between us, but I went to see my father several times, but in the end he did not directly express his position, but was a bit non-committal.
I thought at the time that he wanted to help Joshua become the king, so he didn’t want me to have too much power and give Joshua a chance to struggle. But what I didn’t expect was that he never considered it. As for my daughter, I am just a tool used to clear obstacles! "
"..."
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Ah, this... I seem to have stabbed Lou Zi...
Looking at the princess with light blue blood vessels emerging on her white neck and an abnormal blush on her cheeks, Leon couldn't help but open his mouth. He wanted to comfort her but didn't know what to say, so he could only say dryly: < br/>"Um...do you want to eat something first?"
"Sorry, I probably can't eat anymore."
The princess, who had always been in a very stable mood, rarely lost her composure this time. After letting out a sad laugh with a white face, she stood up and stumbled towards the door.
Realizing that her mood was not quite right, and that it even seemed like a sign of darkening, Leon quickly reached out to help her, and couldn't help but ask:
"Where are you going?"
"I……"
The princess, whose arm was held by Leon, gritted her teeth, then took a deep breath, pushed Leon's hand away, pursed her lips and said: "I want to go back and finish what I should do..."
Things you should do...what do you mean things you should do?
Hearing her answer, Leon couldn't help being shocked.
Judging from your current mental state, the so-called "things you should do" will not be what I said before. Order a team of guards to rush into the palace and ask your father to hand over the throne immediately. Anyone who dares to object will be hanged. Bar? !
Ah, this... I just couldn't help but chat with you while I was waiting for the meal. Why did I talk about a bloody coup?
"This... do you want to think about it again?"
Looking at the princess who was half angry and half unwilling, with a hint of sadness that could not be concealed, Leon quickly grabbed her and dissuaded her somewhat incoherently: "It's not that I object to you seeking justice for yourself. , but are you more prepared?
If you lead people into the palace now, what if you are not prepared enough, fail to defeat the palace guards, and are killed by your father? Why don't you plan for a few more days? "
"You...what are you talking about!"
After hearing Leon's words, even though she was filled with resentment, Princess Veronica still couldn't help but her face froze, and then she stamped her feet vigorously and stared back with some annoyance.
"No matter what, he is still my father. He just wants to marry me away, not my life! How could I do that!"
"Oh, that's it..."
"..."
Looking at Leon who let go of his arm after letting out a long breath and sat back down again, Princess Veronica's lips couldn't help but twitch slightly.
How do I feel... I didn't act impulsively just now. You seem to be a little disappointed?
(End of chapter)