"Mello will never want to be president in this life." Lord Lorraine put his head in his hands and leaned on the back of the chair, saying casually.
Fiona's heart was shocked, her eyebrows furrowed, and she asked doubtfully: "What do you mean?"
Seeing her tilting her head slightly and frowning in thought, Lord Lorraine couldn't help but feel warm in his heart.
The prince just got angry over playing a game with Vera, and this girl kicked in the door and came in, and then started to make trouble for herself without thinking. The prince's anger has not subsided yet, so the prince couldn't help but smile evilly.
For a moment, he grabbed Fiona's white and tender little hand and squeezed it slightly.
Fiona, who was deep in thought, exclaimed and fell into Lord Lorraine. The thin collar of her dress was immediately pulled open by Lord Lorraine's warm hands.
Fiona was worried about her father's affairs. How could she have the heart to do such a thing? It would take a while, especially since the old man was still waiting for news about her.
Although my heart was also burning for a while, I still managed to stay awake for a while. I picked up a piece of meat from Sir Lorraine's palm and pinched it hard, then twisted it and said coquettishly: "I'm talking to you about business~
!A lot of people are waiting at the old man’s side.”
Lord Lorraine suddenly felt disappointed. He reluctantly took out his hand and raised it high to show that he would not cause trouble again.
Seeing that Sir Alex was unhappy, Fiona smiled apologetically, then held Sir Alex's face with her hands, kissed him gently, and said: "These things can be discussed at night.
Let me ask you now, how to solve this matter of Melo? My father was so anxious that all the congressmen were waiting to see his joke.
Why can't Melo become president? I think that in more than ten years, he should be the one with the greatest hope of accumulating prestige."
Lord Lorraine smiled.
Even Fiona believes that in the post-Presidential era of Brad, with Melo's qualifications and popularity, he has the greatest chance of ascending to the presidential throne, let alone others.
Fiona knew in her heart that Mero and the Black Band had a very special position in the current republican government. They were insightful people who resisted the old government, but they were not vassals of the human coalition. They had their own ideas, and there was also a large group of people.
The followers of the gang are regarded as independent young Semitic natives.
This kind of independent faction is difficult to deal with. It is estimated that even those who don’t like them will not take the initiative to oppose them. Although their power is not strong now, who knows whether they will become the leader who dominates the presidential palace in more than ten years.
and the realists in parliament.
After all, they are energetic and capable. They are much better than those bureaucratic veterans who only know about corruption and bribery.
Fioni's views represent the vast majority of people's understanding of the current political situation of the republican government. As long as the human coalition is still on the Semitic continent, no one can shake the status of the Caribbean people.
Once humans withdraw from the Semitic tribes - they will leave one day. At that time, without suppression, the native faction will definitely take advantage of the situation and raise its head.
Lorraine laughed out loud, patted Fioni's back gently and said, "You forgot one thing, there is a stain on Mero that cannot be washed away."
"Stain?" Fiona was stunned for a moment.
Lord Lorraine said leisurely: "He betrayed his own people."
Fiona thought for a moment, then raised her head and said with bright eyes: "You mean the Battle of Padre?"
The Battle of Parde pitted the papal army led by Wabador and the Ruman army led by the Marquis Maredon against more than 300,000 Semitic and human vassals, led by the Semitic general Abergren.
Everyone knows the outcome now. Waba Dorchi attacked Pader City at night, penetrated into the heart of the Semitic army, and won in a single battle.
More than 50,000 Lingshan soldiers died on the battlefield, and even the commander of the Semitic tribe, Abegren, was missing. It was not until later confirmed by witnesses that he was killed by a war fortress.
For mankind, this was a brilliant victory and a turning point in the entire war. General Wabador was famous on the human continent for his flexible and bold command style.
The 300,000 elite Ruman soldiers who escaped rushed back to Ruman City with overwhelming fury, and cooperated with Archduke Julius to kill all the 400,000 Semitic troops surrounding Ruman City.
In this battle where the Semites were defeated, the only bright spot in the Semitic army was General Mero.
When Pad City was captured and the left wing was flanked by humans, General Melo led his Guards division and took the initiative to assume the task of rearing the right wing and covering the safe retreat of the last five divisions.
These divisions safely withdrew to their last foothold in mankind, Ryder City, and then Lorraine led a large army to besiege them, and finally forced all the Semitic troops to surrender.
Later, they transformed and became the current Free Army.
It can be said that General Melo single-handedly preserved the Free Army of the Republican Government, and he became the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Military Affairs and the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Free Army.
But there are too many mysteries surrounding the Battle of Padre, and you can find something wrong with it if you think about it for a moment.
First of all, how Wabador's tens of thousands of troops quietly passed through the tight defense lines of the Semitic army and suddenly appeared under the city of Pad.
It was not a small team of three or five people, but a large force composed of thousands of cavalry and tens of thousands of infantry, which could not be hidden at all.
Wabador never explained this, only saying that after rigorous reconnaissance, he discovered the enemy's loopholes, and then carried out an extremely bold surprise attack, which succeeded in one fell swoop.
In the history of war, this is an extremely classic battle that can be described as a miracle.
Even at the subsequent celebration banquet, Grand Magister Lester, who had no experience in military affairs, commented sarcastically: The captain's magic level must be higher than his own to be able to make such a huge army invisible.
Be sure to ask the other party for advice later.
But Wabador just glanced at him and coldly uttered the words "Twenty years ago, in heaven and earth, Miss Monica". Then, Lester closed his mouth firmly and never spoke again.
He didn't say a word. It made people suspicious that there was some ulterior motive here.
Although basically all the historical data of the war at that time have been lost, and the remaining ones have been kept as sealed. However, it can still be inferred based on the battle situation at that time that the place where General Wabador penetrated happened to be the area where Mero was defending.
Secondly, after the victory in the battle, nearly 400,000 human troops occupied the Pad area, leaving only 50,000 remnants of the opponent led by Mello.
The distance between the armies of both sides was within sight, but Wabador did not attack Mero, but allowed him to leave freely. Even thinking about it with his heels, he knew that this was not normal.
Wabador's explanation for this was that his army had exhausted its physical strength after marching during the day and fighting at night, and was unable to fight anymore. Even the war fortress returned due to lack of energy.
However, the Ruman Empire's army had not experienced high-intensity combat at that time.
Based on these doubts, we finally came to the conclusion that Mero betrayed the Semitic compatriots in Pad City. He let go of his defenses and allowed Wabador to pass.
Finally, Wabador also let him go freely.
Thinking again about the identity of the leader of the Merlot Black Band, the reason can only be this.
Although Lorraine had not told her about it, Fiona also knew that these situations were very close to each other.
Lord Lorraine smiled and said: "For our coalition forces and the Republican government, this is his achievement.
But to the Semitic people, this is his crime~!"
Fiona was stunned and speechless. What she was thinking about at this moment was the families of the Semitic soldiers who died in Padre. What would they think if they knew that Mello betrayed them?
What would the Semites think of Mero? Is he a national hero or a traitor who betrayed his compatriots?
Lord Lorraine continued: "For soldiers who regard honor as their life, it is one thing to be defeated in a dignified manner, and it is another thing to be betrayed and defeated by one's own people.
Although they can't change the outcome, it doesn't mean that they can swallow the feeling of being betrayed by Mello.
Now there is a group of people in the parliament who are trying hard to cause trouble for Melo."
The fog in Fiona's heart suddenly dissipated. She nodded slightly and said thoughtfully: "You mean Parker, Hawks, Halke and the others."
Lorraine raised her hand and scratched Fiona's nose, and praised: "You are so smart.
Tell your father, don't worry about Merlot, and don't worry about the Black Band, they are just a group of overly idealistic young people.
Ideals are a good thing. But for the sake of the so-called ideals, you must do whatever it takes... Humph, weren't the guys who carried out the coup with the old government Prime Minister Madolins also young Semitic soldiers, who also claimed to be serving the country and the people?
It's just that they were lucky enough to catch up with me at a good time, otherwise they would have been hanged with piano wires by the high priest of the undead."
As a politician, the most important thing is reputation. Although politicians are shameless and sometimes resort to unscrupulous means, they must not be caught. Once caught, their reputation will be ruined.
Just like Brother Clinton, just because he had a very pornographic and violent super-friendly relationship with an intern, he was caught by those bastards and chased and beaten.
If the famous skirt hadn't been used as evidence at that time and no one had been caught, even though everyone knew about Brother Ke's urinary properties, they would still praise him in private: This bitch is so skillful and cunning.
"Okay, I understand." Fiona jumped out of Lorraine's arms, walked briskly toward the door, and said happily: "I'll tell my father."
Lord Lorraine stretched out his hand but did not catch the hem of her skirt. He curled his lips helplessly and said, "I can't give you an idea without any reward at all."
Fiona turned around and made a playful face at her boyfriend, laughing and scolding: "Hey, go find Vera."
Sir Lorraine rolled his eyes, stood up and locked the doors in the office, and then ducked into the lounge inside. Vera was arranging her clothes in front of the mirror. Especially the buttons on her chest. Despite her efforts several times,
But it still wasn't buttoned up.
Looking at herself in the mirror, she couldn't help but let out a distressed sigh - a sigh that would make the great alchemist Lorena, Princess Catherine and other women angry and crazy if they heard it: "Oh,
It’s bigger again…”
Lorraine suddenly hugged Vera from behind, pulled open her shirt before she had time to button it, and rolled onto the sofa amidst Vera's cooing sounds.
xxxxxxx
Fiona delivers the news from Lorraine to President Brad.
President Bullard, who received the guidance of an expert, was enlightened and suddenly realized that if he didn't know what to do at this time, his job as president would really be in vain.
To do this, the fewer people who knew about it, the better. Only Doronni paid a few visits quietly at night.
The next day, the parliament met normally, and General Melo walked into the meeting with the high morale of a soldier.
Back then, he wasn't even afraid of the High Priest of the Undead, and he didn't even take a group of hot-mouthed congressmen seriously.
When he stepped onto the podium to prepare for another round of battle with the congressmen, all the congressmen in the venue stood up.
"His Majesty Brad, the President of the Semitic Republic, has arrived, everyone stands up~!"
Following the attendant's loud announcement, President Bullard walked quickly into the venue with a smile on his face. He first nodded to General Mello on the podium, his attitude was very cordial, and there was no trace of anger at being robbed of his credit.
.
Mero raised his hand in confusion and saluted, wondering: I heard that the old man heard that he had cut off his beard yesterday. He was so angry that he threw several things. Why didn't he show it at all today?
?
President Bullard sat down in the middle of the seat, and then everyone else took their seats. Then he raised his hand to indicate that the meeting should continue.
General Melo suppressed the doubts in his heart, cleared his throat and prepared to fight the congressmen for three hundred rounds.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives who presided over the meeting banged his wooden hammer and said loudly: "Bill No. 107, the first phase of consultation has begun."
But the venue was silent. Merlot waited for three full minutes, and no member raised his hand to ask questions.
He raised his head and stared at the council seats in surprise. He saw all the council members looking at him quietly. Melo intuitively felt that there was something ghosty among them.
Yesterday, he was surrounded by congressmen for several hours and his voice was on fire. The protracted verbal war did not end until the end of parliamentary hours.
Melo was originally prepared to talk to them all day long.
His eyes glanced at President Bullard in the middle of the seat. He thought to himself: This old guy must be up to something.
It’s just that President Brad couldn’t see anything unusual. He smiled and had an intimate conversation with Parker, the former military chief next to him. The two men’s eyes glanced at Mello from time to time. The distance was far, and Mello couldn’t see their expressions clearly.
I just suddenly had some bad premonitions in my heart.
The old guy Parker has always been rude to him, but this old man is too old and he can't afford to offend him.
The speaker glanced at the audience expressionlessly and said seriously: "Isn't anyone asking questions?"
After asking three times, no one raised their hands. The speaker banged the wooden hammer hard and said loudly: "The consultation is over, and the first round of voting will begin."
The members of the House of Representatives stood up and began to vote in order. The ballot box was under the steps in front of Melo.
Melo watched helplessly as the congressmen stuffed their ballots in, then raised their heads to look at him again.
Their eyes were very strange. Some were mocking, some were disdainful, some sighed and shook their heads, some glared at him angrily, and some made mocking laughter in front of him.
The doubts and uneasiness in Mero's heart became more and more intense, and he thought to himself: This shouldn't be like this.
It's obvious that Brad has conquered those congressmen and his people have also been contacted.
During the whole process, President Bullard kept sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai, chatting with the people next to him, without even looking at Mello.
After the voting was taken over, the vote counting came. After the speaker randomly selected several scrutineers, the counting work ended quickly.
Melo looked at the blackboard counting the votes on the side of the rostrum with a very ugly face. The motion was defeated by a huge difference of two hundred votes. No matter how slow he was, he understood that he had been cheated.
Melo was confused. Is Brad willing to slap himself in the face like this? It seems that Brad has no consciousness of being slapped in the face.
This was when a congressman who had finished his work of scrutinizing votes walked down from the presidium. When he passed by Melo, he glared at him fiercely and said in a tone full of hatred: "As long as we are here, you will never succeed, you idiot."
traitor."
Melo felt like a thunder exploded in his heart. He was stunned on the spot. He finally understood what the problem was. This congressman was a die-hard member of the Parker and Hawks factions and a former Semitic general. This meant that the congressman of the Parker faction stood firm.
in opposition to his position.
And they turned out to support the military expansion bill.
He raised his head and looked at the seat opposite, where several old men were facing him coldly at the moment. President Bullard must have smiled in victory.
The military and political officials of the original Semitic government headed by Parker and the generals who were demoted during the war occupied more than one-third of the seats in the parliament and could influence the situation of the parliament at critical moments.
Without even looking at Mello, the Speaker banged the hammer and said: "Bill No. 107, veto~!"
His sneer spread throughout the audience through the microphone, and the members of the black band had pale faces. They already understood that they were being deliberately targeted.
At this time, President Bullard waved his hand, and a presidential staff member sent a thick document to the speaker's desk.
The speaker lowered his head and looked down, then said loudly: "The idea is that the Presidential Office will submit Bill No. 108, the Republic's Arms Plan for the Next Ten Years. It is now in the consultation stage and the author will come forward to explain."
Doroni stepped onto the podium and looked at Melo with a smile.
Melo snorted coldly, waved his hand, turned away from the podium, and returned to the seat below.
Dolenni replaced him and stood behind the podium. He looked at the venue and smiled, saying: "What I want to say is that this bill is no different from the previous 21."
There was a burst of laughter in the venue, and no one raised their hands to ask questions.
"Okay, let's start voting." The speaker directly announced that it would enter the next stage.
After a lapse of more than ten minutes, the congressmen stood up to vote again, and passed with a huge difference of 800 votes to 200 votes. Under such an advantage, the second vote was just a formality. This bill initiated by the president was tantamount to saying
Already passed.
Then the speaker announced the adjournment of the meeting, and the members stood up and walked out of the meeting hall.
Melo looked at the laughing congressmen and sneered secretly in his heart, but suddenly saw President Bullard walking towards him. He couldn't help but feel a shiver in his heart and frowned to brace himself.
President Brad walked up to Mello with a smile, raised his hand and patted him on the shoulder, smiling and saying: "Boy, if you come out to fool around, you will have to pay back sooner or later." (To be continued. If you like this work,
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