Chapter 1193 I finally understand (seeking a monthly ticket)
"Sure enough, all civil servants working in government agencies are not simple." Lorraine sighed secretly after walking out of the door of the Prime Minister's Office.
Look at the level of Viscount Friedrich's speech. He was polite, thoughtful and impeccable. He didn't say anything substantive. He still had to understand it, but he accepted him as a big favor.
No wonder when I was at the local level, every time I heard my subordinates talk about the departmental civil servants in Ruman City, they would gnash their teeth with hatred.
Great guy, great guy~!
Since they are great people, if you see them in the future, you must stay away from them.
People like this are just like the legendary civil servants of the British Empire.
Whether they are doing good things or doing bad things, they can ultimately accomplish things that are beneficial to them.
I think back then, when I was in control of the world, I was the only one who was invincible. The navy of the British Empire was even more awesome than the Invincible of the East.
As a result, despite their efforts, the aircraft carrier did not even have a carrier-based aircraft.
But those guys can spend 4 billion to renovate office buildings, hang 200,000 yuan worth of famous paintings, and use 50,000 rolls of toilet paper. It's really amazing.
Although Sir Alex now has a lot of halo around his head, these brats are definitely not something Sir Alex can afford to offend.
Lorraine sighed as she walked out of the Prime Minister's Office.
As soon as he stepped out of the Prime Minister's Office, he suddenly found that all the eyes of the people around him were focused on him, even though the Lord was already used to being watched.
But the looks in the eyes of the onlookers in front of them were quite strange. A few people in front of the gate quickly took a few steps back. They seemed to be afraid that they were too close to Lord Lorraine and might be infected with some kind of disease.
Lord Lorraine couldn't help but frowned, but he didn't care. He just curled his lips and cursed in his mind: How do these Ruman people usually arrange bad things about themselves? How could Lord Lorraine kill them without shaking their bodies?
Scared away.
However, being able to become a street tiger and go out to bully men and women every day was once one of the "forty dreams that must be realized before the age of sixty" written by Sir Alex Ferguson when he was in high spirits.
Therefore, he just cursed a few words in his mind, then walked through the crowd carelessly and stepped onto the carriage waiting in front of the door.
The royal coachman also looked arrogant. He gave the crowd a blank look, waved his whip and shouted.
The carriage turned around and drove straight to the building of the Ministry of Military Affairs.
The Ministry of Military Affairs and the Prime Minister's Office are on the same street. In fact, the main departments of the empire are gathered on both sides of this street, which is called Royal Street.
In less than a quarter of an hour, the carriage drove Lorraine to the gate of the Ministry of Military Affairs. Compared with the Prime Minister's Office, the gate was much deserted, and all the people coming and going were soldiers in uniform.
Lorraine found that nothing had changed here compared to a few years ago, not even the gendarmes guarding the gate had changed.
After registering his name at the gate guard, the gendarme who was lowering his head to record his hand shook in fright, and his pen made a long line in the book. He blurted out: "You...are you Lorraine...the Count of Lorraine?"
The surrounding military policemen shrunk their necks at the same time and hid back in unison.
The registered soldier seemed to be frightened and looked straight at Lord Lorraine for a long time.
It wasn't until Sir Luo felt a little impatient that he couldn't help but clenched his fists, preparing to remind the bastard how to be polite to his superiors. Only then did the military policeman wake up.
He stood up hurriedly, saluted, and then said respectfully: "Sir, you can go in."
Lorraine snorted dissatisfiedly, walked into the door of the Military Affairs Department and walked into the door.
The person who came forward to receive him was a school-level officer.
But looking at his expression, he looked like he was about to go to the execution ground. He greeted Lord Lorraine tremblingly, and kept rubbing the floor with his toes, as if he was ready to run away at any time if the momentum went wrong.
This is not surprising, just because Lord Lorraine's reputation in the Ministry of Military Affairs was so bad that he smashed the Ministry of Military Affairs and made a big fuss. In the end, the damage was in vain, and the officers were very unhappy with the shameless behavior of the Chief of Military Affairs.
A scolding.
You know, usually they don't even have a chance to see the Chief of Military Affairs, but thanks to the lord's big fuss that time, they were lucky enough to be scolded by the Chief of Military Affairs.
As a result, all the civil servants in the Ministry of Military Affairs were disgraced, and they were laughed at by their colleagues in the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Administration, etc. for several years.
Therefore, when I heard that Lord Lorraine came to my door and was qualified to sit in a separate office, with a female secretary with big breasts and a perky butt, all the guys with the word "long" on their hair took advantage of it.
He was the only one left who was in charge of internal affairs and was ranked last. He couldn't escape, so he was pushed out to die by everyone.
Seeing that guy's trembling look, although he was very dissatisfied with his attitude, Lord Luo didn't want to embarrass a small official.
After all, Sir Alex now holds a high position of power, and has been rated as a super idol figure by the "Empire Times Weekly" who is popular with thousands of girls, improves social atmosphere, and improves the connotation of teenagers. He can no longer hit people and smash things. That will lead to bad things.
It’s for children. And even if you can’t take care of the children, it’s still very bad if they break things.
Therefore, he could only hold back a breath and said directly: "I want to see the president."
"The president is not here now," the man said, while looking at the lordship cautiously.
Lorraine sneered and said, "Did you also go to the grassroots level?"
"Well, the general manager is not in good health. He usually doesn't come to the headquarters unless it's important."
"Oh" Lorraine nodded clearly. Military Chief Padres was already over eighty years old. If he hadn't been unable to find a suitable successor, he would have retired long ago. It would be normal to be away from the headquarters.
Nowadays, it is really difficult to select someone who is qualified to serve as the Chief of Military Affairs. Either his status is not suitable, such as Grand Duke Julius, or he is not qualified enough to suppress those arrogant generals.
Lorraine stepped back and asked for the next best thing, "Where is your Excellency, the deputy chief?"
"The deputy commander said he's not here either." The young officer opened his mouth and immediately realized that he had said the wrong thing. His face turned pale with fright, as if he was about to faint.
Lorraine raised her eyebrows and thought to herself: The wind is going in the wrong direction, and everyone is hiding. There must be something wrong inside~!
Thinking of this, Lorraine lost interest and waved his hands in disgust, saying: "Okay, okay, if the deputy commander says he's not here, then he won't be here. You stand still for me. I don't know, you thought I was bullying you. It's really unlucky~
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The trip was in vain, and Lorraine returned to the Grand Duke's mansion holding back her anger.
As soon as he entered the house, he threw down his coat, fell down on the sofa, and said dullly: "I ran for a long time in vain and didn't accomplish anything."
Catherine, Adele, and Princess Lulu were drinking tea leisurely. When they heard this, they looked up and asked in surprise: "What's wrong?"
Lorraine recounted what happened today. Catherine's beautiful brows furrowed and she concluded: "Something must have happened while we were away from Ruman."
Lorraine nodded, that must be the case, and it would not be a good thing for herself.
"I wonder why my uncle speaks so strangely?" Catherine held her chin in thought, her brows slightly furrowed, her eyes full of energy, and she looked like the goddess of wisdom.
Catherine suddenly slammed the table and said, "I'll go out with you in the afternoon."
"What are you going for?" Lorraine asked strangely.
"Pay a visit to Chief Padres."
Adele was stunned for a moment. She was a little surprised by Catherine's decision and said, "Isn't that old man semi-retired?"
Catherine nodded and said: "But in Ruman City, his influence is still very high. If President Padres says something, Russell has to weigh it.
Lorraine scratched her head and refused deliberately. There was really no need for Catherine to worry about such messy matters involving politics. She had not been idle this month, busy cleaning up the mess left by Archduke Julius.
But thinking about the goblin Silver Light who was still eating ice in the north, Lorraine finally nodded in agreement.
After all, he was his younger brother, and he had to protect him as the boss. No matter what, he couldn't watch that guy die in the north.
Now that she had decided, Catherine immediately sent the butler to deliver the business card, and then after lunch, she changed into formal clothes and forced Lorraine to wear the military uniform of her deputy commander-in-chief. She took a lot of gifts and went out to visit Padres.
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However, in order to avoid being ostentatious and attracting others' attention, Catherine did not bring any escorts. Instead, she drove lightly and kept an extremely low profile.
The carriage wound its way through the bustling streets of Ruman City, and finally came to a quiet and beautiful villa area and stopped in front of a medium-sized courtyard.
Knowing that the eldest princess was coming, Padres's housekeeper led his servants to wait in front of the gate early, and opened the gate as soon as the carriage appeared.
The carriage went straight through the gate, made a half circle around the central flower altar, and stopped in front of the gate.
What greeted me at the door was a middle-aged lady with a graceful temperament and a gentle and polite speech. She was the eldest daughter-in-law of General Padres, who was responsible for taking care of the elderly General Manager in our family.
Catherine nodded to her solemnly and said with a smile: "Hello, Aunt Undine."
Mrs. Undine stepped forward and hugged Catherine and Lorraine warmly, kissed their faces, took the hands of Lorraine and Catherine, and said: "Please come in quickly, my father has been waiting for the eldest princess and the earl. He is anxious."
I have to ask every five minutes."
While talking, he led Lorraine and Catherine into the living room.
Chief Padres, an old man from three dynasties, was already a general when Emperor Rudelun was in power. His qualifications in the Ruman Empire were extremely high and unrivaled.
He was also the military mentor of Rudelun and Julian. When Julian came to him, he had to treat him politely as his senior.
When Lorraine walked into the room, President Padres was sitting neatly on the sofa in the middle, with several newspapers in his hands, and with a pair of tortoiseshell eyes, he was reading the news in the newspapers intently.
Seeing Lorraine and Catherine, Padres waved to them happily and said, "Come here, kid."
Catherine quietly gave Lorraine a hand, with a sweet smile like a little girl on her face. She sat next to Padres, hugged Padres' arm and said, "Grandpa, you are in such good spirits."
Lorraine sat on the other side honestly.
Padres was greatly relieved, laughed and patted Catherine on the head, saying: "I'm old. Now I doze off after noon. Maybe I will go to see the God of Light when I fall asleep that day."
Catherine smiled and said: "You are not old at all, I still have to wait to celebrate your 100th birthday."
Padres waved his hand and mocked himself with the unique freeness and ease of a wise old man: "It will be a disaster to live for so long, but now there are people who are anxious for me to die and move my place."
Catherine slapped the table, raised her eyebrows and said, "Who has such evil intentions? Get him~!"
Padres laughed heartily and patted his legs, saying, "She is indeed the daughter of the Julian family. Tell me, why are you here?"
You don't come here when nothing happens. What kind of trouble does this kid get into?"
"No way~!" Catherine said coquettishly: "Every time I come to Ruman, I have to take a look at yours."
Padres chuckled and said, "Yes, but you never come the next day."
Catherine smiled and said: "Lorraine, I have some professional questions that I would like to ask you. After all, you are the most qualified in the whole continent."
Lorraine also smiled. Chief Padres spoke well of his gang leader and was called an amiable and approachable elder.
Lorraine thought for a moment and said: "If. I mean if, there is such a plan..."
Military secrets in the northern mountainous area cannot be disclosed directly, although Commander Padres must also know that the summer offensive plan was formulated by his subordinates. It must be reported to him, the commander-in-chief, for the final decision.
But for the sake of thorough consideration, Lorraine also had to speak in a roundabout way.
After listening to Lorraine's narration with a smile, Padres closed his eyes and began to think.
Lorraine and Catherine did not dare to express their anger and looked at the experienced old man with concern.
After a while, Padres suddenly laughed out loud, "Haha", and then shook his head with a smile.
Catherine asked: "Grandpa?"
Padres waved his hand to stop Catherine from speaking. He looked at Lorraine with bright old eyes and said: Let's not talk about it for now, you kid. It has been three years since you smashed my military affairs department, right?"
Lorraine smiled sheepishly and said, "Almost three years."
"Yes." Padres nodded slowly and said, "We did a good job last time, so we should teach those guys in the office a lesson. Those guys have nothing but intrigues. Look at the summer offensive plan they made.
What bullshit.
If you want me to say that the smashing is not enough, I have to smash them again when I come back~!"
Lorraine gave a bitter smile and spread her hands helplessly. She was really a little stunned back then.
Now Lord Lorraine would not have chosen such a direct approach and would have found many ways to clean up their mess.
"Time flies so fast~!" President Padres sighed and said: "Three years ago, you were in Maple Leaf Danlin, with that little gangster Leo and hundreds of students who didn't even have full hair.
, withstood 70,000 Almohad elites.
Amazingly talented and gorgeous~!”
Padres clapped his hands and said, "Old man, after I found out, I happily opened a bottle of 2021 Royal Salute to celebrate."
"Where is..."
When Lorraine was about to speak, Padres waved his hand to stop him, touched the sparse silver hair on the top of his head, and said: "After so many years, the empire finally has someone who can use his brain to fight, good, good.
Then we counterattacked with Maple Leaf Danlin. You don't know that the soldiers of our generation have fought against Hadou and dreamed of conquering Almohad land, but you took your people there.
In less than a month, we captured the capital of Almohad and captured the opponent's rabbit king and prime minister alive, so that they drank gruel for a whole year, which was also very good."
Catherine smiled unconsciously. When she found a boyfriend like Lorraine, she also endured a lot of pressure. After all, their identities were very different. At that time, Lorraine was just a young literary aristocrat from the countryside. This kind of person is not seen in noble ladies.
I grabbed a lot of them in my salon.
However, after these two battles, no one made any comments about her choice. All that was left was envy and jealousy. The eldest princess had a good eye for choosing clothes and an even better eye for men.
Chief Padres pointed his finger and said: "Then you went to Nai'an, right? Russell, that little bastard, let such a good person become a magistrate. He is simply blind."
Lorraine nodded heavily in agreement. He was the only one in the empire who dared to call the sixty-year-old Russell a little bastard.
"But he didn't expect that you would cure the orcs when you took office." Chief Padres said with a smile: "With the strength of a province, you spent your own money to hire reinforcements, led troops to defend and counterattack, and conquered three and a half million
The orcs opened up a new territory two times the size of Naian.
This kind of achievement is unique in four hundred years.
Then, Ru Man couldn't give you enough trouble, so he jumped to the demon clan, tossing them to pieces, breaking their alliance, capturing the war fortress, and fighting against the undead high priest.
When the news came back from the port, my old man was shocked and thought that this guy is so awesome."
Lorraine smiled modestly.
Padres continued: "When you come back and you haven't settled down yet, you follow Julian to beat Hadu. You know, this is the old man's long-cherished wish for twenty years. You help me complete it, and you will fight Hadu safely all the way."
Du was dead.
Now I, an old man, can finally die with peace of mind, let alone an epoch-making weapon like artillery.
Now you are busy messing with the barbarians again. You have to fight in the southeast, northwest and northwest.
Do you know, I heard something at the Ministry of Military Affairs, they said, why do we still need to keep the Ministry of Military Affairs? Leave it all to you, Count Lorraine.
Compared with you, we generals of the Ruman Empire are just a bunch of losers."
President Padres looked at Lorraine with a smile and said: "Now, you understand~!"
A flash of lightning flashed through Lorraine's heart. She slapped her forehead hard and suddenly realized.
I'm blocking other people's way~!
No wonder Russell insisted on pushing him away, Marquis Maleton was unwilling to contribute, and the people in the Ministry of Military Affairs disliked him so much.
You have done the work yourself and let others earn military merit, get promoted and make a fortune.
That's why Emperor Rudelun felt helpless and regretful. He couldn't say it out loud yet and could only let Lorraine realize it himself.
Although Lorraine performed well, the emperor had more than just Lorraine as a general, and the empire was ruled by more than just Lord Lorraine's soldiers.
It relies on nearly a million legions and thousands of generals.
As an emperor, he also needs to balance and appease others.
Padres leaned over and patted Lorraine on the shoulder, and said, "Sometimes, it's not enough to be too good."
Lorraine nodded like a good student and said, "I understand~!"
"As long as you understand," Padres said leisurely: "Do you know what to do next?" (To be continued!~!
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