The next morning, when Colin brought Vera to the dining hall, they finally met Scholar Dwayne again.
"Good morning, Miss Vera, Viscount Angley!"
"Good morning, Scholar Dwayne. Did the Prime Minister invite you to have dinner at his house yesterday?"
"Yes, the Prime Minister was very enthusiastic. I did not want to refuse."
"Haha, it's okay. I understand. Moreover, I believe that the Prime Minister's banquet will not be any worse than the one at the Phoenix Palace. "
"Indeed, they are not inferior." Scholar Dwayne smiled before he told Colin that he had squatted on the lawn with the Prime Minister and ate sweet potatoes last night.
Colin and Vera exchanged glances with each other. They had never expected that the Prime Minister of the Empire would treat his guests in such a manner.
Of course, when they thought about it carefully, they realized that although the Prime Minister's way of treating the Prime Minister was somewhat rude, it also showed that the Prime Minister treated Scholar Dwayne as one of his own.
The maid served a sumptuous breakfast. Colin did not think too much about the Prime Minister's strange way of treating his guests. He cut a piece of juicy fried steak and put it into his mouth. After chewing it, he asked again.
"So, how was your talk with the Prime Minister yesterday?"
Scholar Dwayne did not answer immediately. Instead, he said to the maid, "You can leave first."
"Yes."
When only Colin, Vera, and Vera were left in the dining hall, Scholar Dwayne said, "Overall, the talk was not bad. However, there is good news and bad news."
"Then, let's talk about the good news first," Colin said with a smile as he took a sip of milk. "A good day needs a good start."
Scholar Dwayne put down his knife and fork before he wiped his mouth with a napkin, indicating that he had finished eating. He then told Colin the good news that he wanted to hear the most.
"The Prime Minister is willing to stand up at the right time and publicly announce that he supports Young Master Joisse to inherit the position of the Dukes Of The North."
Colin nodded his head. He was very satisfied with the result.
Vera was still a little confused and she asked in confusion, "The Prime Minister supports Joisse … How is this good news?"
Scholar Dwayne smiled and told him about the conflict between Baron Heidegger and the Senate.
At this moment, Vera finally understood that the reason why the Prime Minister had asked the Prime Minister to support Joyce was actually to provoke the Senate so that they would unanimously agree that Joyce would inherit the position of the Dukes Of The North.
Colin continued to ask, "What's the bad news?"
Scholar Dwayne's expression became serious. "A Warsong Tribe has appeared among the Orcs. The Western Region has already sent an expeditionary force to cross the Broken Sky Mountain Range in an attempt to nip the Warsong Tribe in the bud … But there has been no good news yet.
The Prime Minister is worried that there will be problems in the Western Region, but at present, the high-level officials in the capital generally have no plans to send troops to support them. "
Colin's expression changed as well. He had dug out information about the orcs from his predecessor's memories, so of course he understood the seriousness of this problem.
If the Western Region was not exaggerating, then this was definitely the biggest threat that the Radiance Empire was about to face.
Hearing this, Vera could not help but ask, "Why are the important people in the capital not willing to send troops to support the Western Region?"
Colin's mouth twitched and he smiled with some disdain. "Before the disaster really comes, most people will have a fluke mentality and think that things will not be so bad."
Scholar Dwayne nodded and agreed. "Indeed. Before seeing the real threat, the central government of the Radiance Empire is not willing to send troops easily. However, in addition to this, there is actually another reason. "
"Oh? What is it? "
"This is another piece of bad news." Scholar Dwayne said in a deep voice. "Prince Lacy has asked to declare war on Yeville!"
"What?" Vera exclaimed.
She had lived and studied in Yeville for more than ten years and had long regarded it as her second hometown. At this time, when she heard the news, she could not help but worry.
"Why is this happening? Is it because of the 'Trial's Eye' forbidden spell? But … but isn't the Radiance Empire worried that the mages will die together? "
Scholar Dwayne sighed and said, "It is indeed because of the 'Trial's Eye'. Prince Lacy is not a person who can withstand coercion. He would rather take the risk of being retaliated by the mages in order to completely eliminate this terrible threat to the knights."
When Colin saw Vera's slightly frightened face, he quickly held her slightly cold hand and comforted her.
"I don't think everyone has the determination and courage of Prince Lacy, right? This proposal to declare war on the mages may not be implemented. "
Scholar Dwayne nodded. "Yes. The current political undercurrents in the capital are surging because of this proposal. Moreover, His Majesty is obviously unwilling to declare war on the mages. He has deliberately closed his door because he does not want this proposal to be passed through the Imperial Conference. "
Colin smiled and said, "I heard that His Majesty fell ill at the banquet yesterday. So it is because of this!"
"It is most likely because of this reason. However, even if His Majesty keeps hiding and does not show up, there is still another way to implement this proposal. "
Colin was surprised and said, "The Senate?"
"Yes!"
"Will Prince Lacy do this?" Colin asked in a serious voice. "This means that he will completely fall out with Emperor Reinhardt."
"When Emperor Reinhardt secretly met Mr. Lacy and reached a tacit understanding with him, he had already completely offended Prince Lacy. Therefore, I am afraid that Prince Lacy will no longer care about the dignity of the royal family."
Colin's face gradually became gloomy.
He also realized why this was bad news for Vera.
If Prince Lacy wanted to force his proposal to be passed through the Senate without the consent of the Emperor, he would have to obtain an absolute majority of votes.
This also meant that he would have to persuade more than two-thirds of the senators and provoke their hatred towards the mages.
And Vera was also a mage …
Scholar Dwayne's original plan was to influence the Senate's decision on the succession of the Dukes Of The North through the Prime Minister. However, now it seemed that Prince Lacy's actions were very likely to make this plan fail.
Perhaps Prince Lacy did not care about who would inherit the Dukes Of The North, but he had inadvertently blocked Vera's path.
Moreover, if the Empire really declared war on Yeville, the group of mages would most likely take revenge. Regardless of whether the victims were the citizens of the Empire or the knights and nobles, the Empire of Light's hatred towards the mages would definitely reach a peak.
At this time, would Vera, who was a mage, be able to successfully inherit the Dukes Of The North?
As he thought of this, Colin immediately said in a deep voice, "We cannot let Prince Lacy's proposal pass through the Senate!"
Scholar Dwayne also nodded and agreed. "That's right!"
However, Colin immediately felt a headache coming on.
Their original plan was to get the support of the Senate through the Prime Minister's statement, but now they realized that trickery didn't work. They still had to deal with the Senators one by one.
This required a very strong political capital and influence.
And this was exactly what Vera and Colin lacked the most right now.
"What do you think?" Colin asked. He could only place his hopes on Scholar Dwayne now.
Scholar Dwayne pondered for a moment and slowly said, "There are 117 members in the Senate of the Empire. They are all well-known figures from the branches of the major families in the Empire. In terms of numbers, roughly one-fifth of them are from the families in the East, South, West, and North, as well as the Flaming Flame Territory.
Therefore, the power of the entire Senate is basically the same as the power of the vassals in the Empire. There are also five senators in the Senate who come from the five major Paladin families. They have a great influence on the senators of their respective vassal families.
If we want Prince Lacy's proposal to fail, we will have to win the support of at least two senators and use them to influence the senators of their factions. This way, the proposal to declare war on the mages will not be able to get an absolute majority of votes.
In my opinion, the two senators who are most likely to be won over by us are the senator of the House of Saint Hilde, Sebas, and the senator of the San Lorenzo Family, Letom. "
Colin frowned. He knew that Scholar Dwayne's words were very reasonable, but he also knew that it would not be easy to persuade the two senators.
Sebas was born in the House of Saint Hilde. According to seniority, he was Vera's granduncle. Of course, he could represent the interests of the House of Saint Hilde. However, the interests of the House of Saint Hilde might not necessarily be the same as the interests of Vera. After all, she was not the Dukes Of The North yet.
Moreover, during the ball last night, Queen Medella had specially reminded him not to trust Senator Sebas.
Although Colin did not completely trust Queen Medella, such a reminder still left a trace of haze in his heart.
As for Senator Letom of the San Lorenzo Family … he was afraid that he would be more easily persuaded by Prince Lacy.
Unless Emperor Reinhardt personally intervened, it would be impossible to change the stance of the senators of the San Lorenzo Family.
However, this unreliable emperor … Colin could not feel at ease.
"Then let's pay a visit to Senator Sebas this afternoon," Vera said.
Colin hesitated for a moment, but in the end, he did not voice his doubts.
First of all, it was impossible for him to believe everything that Queen Medella said. He would rather test it out himself. Moreover, Vera was a junior who had come to Imperial Dragon City, so it was reasonable for her to pay a visit to Senator Sebas. Otherwise, it would be too rude.
"Okay, I will arrange for someone to send the letter first."
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