Chapter 591, please call me Lord High Lord
Ou Juren's face became very ugly.
"What are you talking nonsense? You have no right to speak here! Guard! Drive him out!"
There are loyal secret guards in the conference hall. According to the rules, he should obey the orders of the high lord. The Prime Minister of Justice Ou Kyren is a high lord. If he gives an order to drive away a non-high lord, even if the other party is the Prime Minister of the Ministry of Military Affairs, he should obey the order.
But...it's not just a high lord present.
The guards looked at each other, but no one moved first.
They were quite embarrassed and looked at the seats of the high lords.
This wasn't the first time that Oculen wanted to drive Gallardo away. He had already let Gallardo go, but didn't the Prime Minister ask to keep him?
Maybe this is what the Prime Minister meant?
We, the little guards, had better not get involved in the fights between the high lords.
Let's wait until the big guys above have a clear statement before we start driving people away.
As for who will be forked out at that time, we will see what the order will be at that time. After so many years of guard duty, they have a profound understanding of one truth: in this hall of the empire's highest power, it is normal for things to change in any way. Don't jump to conclusions until the last moment.
At least, these little soldiers can't understand it, so they can just wait for the news.
Now, only Ou Curen spoke, and the guards planned to hesitate for about ten seconds.
If no one speaks up, then it will be assumed that everyone has acquiesced in what Prime Minister Oculin said, and they will take action.
Ou Curen also knew the ins and outs of it. He breathed heavily and waited.
Gallardo is welcome.
Ten seconds is enough to say a lot.
Talking about Ou Juren's "violation of law and discipline" actually doesn't make much sense. The high lords don't care about this.
Those 'evidences' of 'violation of law and discipline' will be public evidence when Oculen steps down in the future, but they will not be the reasons.
If you want to say it, you have to say something really explosive, something that affects the interests of all, or at least most of the high lords; and you have to show enough value to let the high lords know that to bring down Ou Curen, they actually With just a gesture, Gallardo could get things done without any effort on their part.
Of course, there have to be benefits.
Gallardo coughed slightly and said: "I have reached an agreement with my colleagues in the Ministry of Military Affairs. We have judged that we have given suggestions on the Western Front campaign. A Sun Fleet and a Mars Fleet should have set off, but from Ou Cure The Prime Minister's order hindered the departure of the fleet..."
At this point, Gallardo heard footsteps behind him.
The guards were approaching.
At this moment, Prime Minister Qi Bodu spoke: "Let him finish. The high lord should be able to withstand all doubts."
The guard stopped.
The high lord who spoke now was tied 1 to 1, and the one who refused to drag Gallardo away was the Prime Minister.
Then we can't act rashly.
The guards also breathed a sigh of relief, and now they just have to wait for the outcome of the quarrel.
Gallardo felt a lot more relieved.
His words may seem simple, but they actually indicate a problem: Within the Ministry of Military Affairs, I have integrated and understood that I am not the puppet I was when I was pushed up a few years ago.
We must thank Gu Hang for his victory, otherwise, it would be difficult to establish his prestige.
In contrast, Ou Juren's face became very ugly.
At this point, he could basically confirm that Gallardo was not suddenly betraying him and intending to bring him down at this meeting, but that there was Prime Minister Qibodo's intention behind it.
Qi Bodu wants me to fall?
Why? Do we have any grudge?
Or did Gallardo make some promise and then follow the Prime Minister?
Does the Prime Minister want greater centralization of power, so that only his voice can be heard in the Supreme Council? If Gallardo follows him and replaces himself as high lord as the Prime Minister of the Ministry of Military Affairs, then plus the seats of the two Prime Ministers of the Ministry of Taxation and the Ministry of Administration, as well as Qi Bodu's own, this will be Four seats. Clement, Grand Master of the Court of Assassins, came to power a few years ago because of his own efforts and the efforts of the Prime Minister. If you include him, that's five seats.
There are five seats among the thirteen high lords, which is undoubtedly the greatest strength.
What do the other high lords think?
They won't agree, right? Who can win over it?
In the blink of an eye, many thoughts passed through Ou Curen's mind.
There were too many ideas and too much to analyze. Ou Curen was so confused that he couldn't speak. He couldn't speak casually, as a wrong word at this moment would be fatal.
But Gallardo wouldn't shut up.
On the contrary, he seemed to be encouraged and began to continue talking at a very fast speed:
"This is a card with the deputy prime minister of the Ministry of Justice, the second minister, the deputy prime minister of the Ministry of Military Affairs, the first minister, and the second minister of the Ministry of Taxation..." He read out multiple positions in succession and took out a copy. A long scroll, "...a document signed by many people, which records the details of this incident."
"The Ministry of Military Affairs is working hard to liaise with all parties to implement the reorganization and promotion of the troops. This is also implementing the resolution of the Supreme Council and preparing to strengthen the war on the Western Front. According to our estimates, the Solar Fleet can allocate at least three Retribution-class battleships; Mars They are also preparing more than ten Dragon Snake-class battlecruisers. This force can also cooperate with a fleet from the Ministry of Justice to go to the Western Front battlefield for reinforcements.”
"If the trip takes place and the Western Front battlefield is strengthened by elites, it is very likely that Captain Su Lie will not lose this decisive battle."
"However, Prime Minister Ogüren's delay has resulted in the fleet not being able to set off yet."
"If anyone in Holy Terra is responsible for this failure, it must be Ogüren!"
"Strong words!" Ou Curen growled. He knew he had to speak. He had to defend himself: "The preparation of the fleet is not as simple as you think! The three major forces of the Navy, Mars, and Legal Affairs, which are completely independent, need There is a lot of work to do! Does the expedition only require a fleet? The troops accompanying the ship are also important. The negotiations for the Astra Militarum have not been completed, and the Ministry of Justice has not been able to gather too many troops to accompany the ship, not to mention that so far , the commander of the combined fleet has not yet been determined..."
At this point in his defense, he suddenly stopped talking.
Cold sweat trickled down from his forehead.
Is he defending himself?
Of course it is.
Supporting the fleet and strengthening the Western Front are resolutions discussed in the Supreme Council. Who can refuse to do it?
It's just that the troops need to be assembled, and the subordination relationship between them, who will provide more force, who will be the commander of the fleet... aren't these problems? If troops from many different sources want to be brought together, as Ou Curen himself said, there are various problems that need to be solved. These are not his fault.
Or at least it wasn't just his fault.
However, this defense is inappropriate at this moment.
There are currently three others in the Supreme Council here: the two Grand Marshals of the Imperial Navy and the Astra Militarum, and representatives of Mars.
When the three fleets join forces and the Astra Militarum forces are sent to accompany them, there will be conflicts, which is completely normal.
To be fair, the slow formation and departure of the troops, despite Su Lie's urgent and non-stop requests for help, still failed to arrive on the battlefield in time. The biggest responsibility should be on the imperial system; secondly, the navy , the Ministry of Justice, Mars, and the Astra Militarum are all trying to hold each other back, and everyone has almost the same responsibilities.
Moreover, if you really want to talk about it, does the Ministry of Military Affairs, as the role of coordinating the three parties' forces, have no responsibility?
All.
However, should I say these words at this time?
It may not be a problem to shirk responsibility at this moment, but it will be a big problem to shift the problem to two opponents.
If the Prime Minister wants to kill him, then he has to count on other high lords who are not of the same mind as the Prime Minister to speak for him. What he wants to do is to arouse everyone's fear of the Prime Minister, rather than pouring dirty water on the other two families in order to whitewash himself.
But once the words are spoken, what should I do?
He stopped suddenly and was about to say something else, but one of the high lords who rarely spoke spoke at this moment.
It was from the Death Angel Chapter, representing the leader of the Chapter - Grand Master Organglon, the messenger who performed the duties of the high lord, and was also a Chapter Champion of the Death Angel Chapter, his name was Jean Rousseau.
"Grand Master Organglong is very concerned about the war on the Western Front. The whereabouts of Captain Su Lie and the fate of the Phoenix will make every chapter, regardless of where the blood is inherited, be extremely concerned. The slow response of the Empire Central Committee has made this The support that should have been put in place quickly failed to arrive, resulting in the defeat of the Phoenix Lord. This is unacceptable to every battle group. Someone must be responsible for this! ”
The smile on Gallardo's face grew even brighter.
Jean Rousseau's words seemed to be just a comprehensive pursuit of responsibility, venting his dissatisfaction as a representative of the Space Marines, and sympathy for the Phoenix's encounter, but in fact it was a divine assist.
Someone has to be responsible, so who?
navy? Astra Militarum? Mars?
That's definitely not possible. These three high lords are not willing to take the blame. The dissatisfaction of all Space Marines may be a bit exaggerated, but the sorrow of rabbits and foxes is probably inevitable. Phoenix is a start-up battle group with a great reputation! They made it so miserably because of the delay in reinforcements. Wouldn't that dissatisfy the Space Marines who knew about this?
No one wants to be blamed by a Space Marine.
What a coincidence, isn't there a ready-made Prime Minister of the Ministry of Justice and a high lord who is being fired upon?
The Prime Minister wanted to kill him; his own faction also had a big problem. Not only did Gallardo appear, but Gallardo's document with many signatures included many people who originally worked with Ou Cure. of.
There is a powerful enemy in front, a fire breaks out in the backyard, the Space Marines are being blamed for their dissatisfaction, the Navy, the Astra Militarum, and Mars are being blamed...
All these factors were added together, and Ou Curen's situation suddenly became very bad.
Arguments at meetings will not end easily. But after the three high lords of the Navy, the Astra Militarum, and the representatives of Mars stated that "the slow integration of reinforcements is not our problem, but there are other reasons," the number of votes that Ou Cureen could win was in jeopardy.
He had to go into battle himself and confront Gallardo.
Prime Minister Qi Bodu, as well as the Prime Minister of Taxation and the Prime Minister of Administration who followed him, did not speak. But Gallardo was their mouthpiece, and it was precisely because of Qi Bodu's support that Gallardo was able to speak aggressively, like a fighting cock.
Both of them have excellent oral skills. Gallardo was right, and Ocujen was not bad either.
But the verbal battle was evenly matched, which essentially means that Ou Cureen was completely defeated - for a dignified high lord to quarrel with a person who has not yet become a high lord in the parliament hall, it is already quite disgraceful, and the performance is quite shameful. Out of his decline.
In the end, the meeting came to the voting stage.
The issue was raised by the representative of the Space Marines, Jean Rousseau: "Who is responsible for this lack of support?"
He didn't say to what extent he was responsible, but the meaning was clear.
Gallardo, who had no right to vote or even to observe, was removed from the scene.
He walked out of the scene looking like a victorious rooster.
……
"Do you know what the final result will be?"
"You must have won." Gu Hang gave his judgment directly.
"Hahaha!" Gallardo laughed, "Yes! I won! Now, you should call me 'Your Excellency the High Lord'!"
"Salute to the high lord, Mr. Gallardo!" Gu Hang satisfied his friend.
At this moment, it is already the thirteenth day of that meeting.
The result was already determined at that time. The Supreme Council voted 7 in favor, 3 abstained, and 3 opposed, confirming that Ogüren was responsible for the slow attack of the combined fleet, resulting in insufficient support. It was he, the Prime Minister of the Ministry of Justice, who delayed, fought for power, and was selfish when dispatching the Ministry of Justice fleet and troops, which made it impossible for the combined fleet to be brought together.
There was no direct decision on the spot, but the subsequent series of results were already determined and were nothing more than a matter of process.
A series of stains during Ou Juren's time in power were uncovered and charged. Ou Curen also tried to resist, but was quickly restrained.
After a series of exchanges of interests, Ou Cuiren admitted his defeat and decided to be more decent.
The Supreme Council voted for the second time, with 9 votes in favor, 4 abstentions, and 0 votes against, confirming that Ogüren was stripped of his seat in the Supreme Council and deprived of his position as Prime Minister of the Ministry of Justice. Ogüren himself also participated in the vote and abstained from voting.
Then, the third vote resulted in 6 votes in favor, 3 abstentions, and 3 votes against, and Gallardo was reluctantly approved as the Prime Minister of the Ministry of Military Affairs and became the high lord.
At this point, a political faction in the center of the empire represented by Ou Curen came to an end.
Half of the dismantled political power was inherited by Gallardo and put under the banner of Prime Minister Qi Bodu; the other half was divided among various places.
After the appointment was approved, Gallardo was in a good mood. He immediately communicated with his best friend Gu Hang and told him the good news.
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Still owe 108
sleep!
(End of chapter)