Disciple of the legendary magician Gandolf, the youngest bachelor of magic in the magic union of Roland Continent, the eldest son of an important official in the imperial military, and the legal heir of the Roland family of the martial arts family (although he has been ignored, at least the Earl has not officially announced his abolition.
His news) On top of this series of already dazzling titles, now he will add an even more awe-inspiring aura: the first committee member of the Imperial Academy of Magic. And from a position perspective, he is still the most important.
One person!
If nothing else, although he, as a committee member, does not have the power to directly issue orders, if there is a conflict between the opinions of the imperial official and the magic union in the committee, or if there is any official order document or the like, Du Wei's position will be
On the topic, his words can almost have the final say.
One vote to affirm, or one vote to veto!
Once the Magic Academy is established, it will completely change the thousands-year tradition of monopolizing the power of magicians on the mainland by magic unions, promote magic culture, and increase the number of the entire magician group (although the improvement of quality is still a question), but that's all.
, it was enough to push the young Master Du Wei to a position at the forefront of the limelight.
"I just want to know why you told me the news now." Du Wei looked at his silent father: "I know that before today, you originally planned to wait until after the summer festival to tell me the news, right?
Oh, no, no, let me guess, maybe you have never thought of telling me in person. Such a big news will probably be announced by His Majesty the Emperor himself in public at the summer festival ceremony. This will be sensational enough. What I said
That’s right? My father!”
"That's right." Earl Raymond nodded. Looking deeply at his son, he saw the trace of indifference in his son's eyes. In fact, this trace of indifference was reflected in his son's eyes when he returned in triumph.
Li noticed that this time his son returned to the Imperial Capital from Luolin Plains, this indifference had been carefully hidden in the depths of his eyes, and at this moment, it was finally revealed again!
Earl Raymond sighed: "I won't answer your question yet. My son, before that, we need to have a frank talk! Real frankness!"
"As you wish." Du Wei shrugged his shoulders and smiled with a hint of sarcasm.
Earl Raymond appropriately "ignored" the ridicule in Du Wei's tone. He looked at Du Wei with a solemn expression, and then suddenly said this: "You are my son, this cannot be changed."
The fact is that no one can change it: you are a member of the Luo Lin family!"
"...Yes." Du Wei was silent for a while and nodded.
"The establishment of the Magic Academy this time involves the ownership of such a huge force in the future, such a major event. What you have to understand is that now you are not only pushed to the forefront, but also in an embarrassing situation.
, and the entire Luo Lin family. And myself!" Earl Raymond said in a serious tone: "Yes, as the Emperor himself, or the Chairman of the Magic Union, they have recognized you as the most suitable candidate to buffer the conflicts between the two parties.
Because of your status as a magician and as a noble child, you seem to be able to represent the common interests of both parties and are the most suitable middle candidate. No smart politician will try to intensify the contradiction, because that is too dangerous. Without enough people
Before we were sure, we would not be insured to bear huge losses and turn against our opponents! But now, His Majesty the Emperor and the Chairman of the Magic Union have this idea. In this case, everyone needs the existence of a person like you. You can
Appropriately ease everyone's conflicts and create a delicate balance point in the conflict. In this way, your position will not be shaken in the short term. This is a good thing for you. But..."
Du Wei was very smart, and he immediately understood what his father meant. Before Earl Raymond could finish speaking, he already sighed and said: "But this is a very bad thing for the Luo Lin family. What do you mean?
How about this?"
"That's right!" Earl Raymond said with a gloomy face: "Because of your existence, your family has been dragged into an extremely dangerous situation!"
Du Wei was silent.
"You are my son. No matter what happens, you represent a member of the Luo Lin family! Now you should remember that on the day you came back, right here, in this room, I said to you at that time
What words?"
After hearing his father's question, Du Wei did not hesitate and replied immediately: "I remember that when I was here, you said to me, 'Starting today, you have returned to the imperial capital, and every move you make will represent the Luo Lin family.' I also
Remember, the kindness you showed me that day is something I have never experienced in my fourteen years of life."
At the end of the sentence, Du Wei took a deep look at his father. The look was not sharp, but it made Count Raymond couldn't help but turn his face slightly, as if to avoid his son's gaze.
After pondering for a while, the Earl sighed: "It is for this reason! The Luo Lin family is loyal to the royal family. No matter what the situation, the Luo Lin family is a martial arts family that protects the Luo Lan royal family. The glory of our family, all
Power, the foundation of the entire family, tightly relies on the thorn flower flag of the Roland Empire! And now, a marginal figure like you has appeared in our family... Indeed, your appearance is the result of His Majesty the Emperor and the Chairman of the Magic Union
An existence recognized by everyone. But this kind of recognition is helpless and has to be done! Therefore, you are tacitly approved by everyone. But...under such circumstances, do you think His Majesty the Emperor will continue to believe in me as before?
?Will you still trust the Luo Lin family as before?"
Du Wei didn't think much about this question, and he quickly shook his head.
The answer is obviously no!
The Luo Lin family has a guy like him who has a deep mark of the "enemy camp" on his body. As the emperor of the empire, that headstrong old man who loves success will definitely have a suspicion of the Luo Lin family, and even disgust.
.
What does a leader want? What he wants is the absolute loyalty, absolute and unreserved loyalty of his subordinates to him! Only such subordinates are liked by most leaders. Only such subordinates will be liked by most leaders
trustworthy!
But now, the Luo Lin family has a guy like him. Although he is a "double-faced character" who was reluctantly accepted, it has made the emperor have some doubts about the loyalty of the Luo Lin family.
Even if the emperor originally trusted Count Raymond, now that Count Raymond actually raised such a son who "inclined" to the hostile camp, it was enough for the emperor to have a certain dislike for Count Raymond.
Your own son has become a member of the Magic Guild. Do you still want to continue to gain unreserved trust from me?
Perhaps, only a leader at the level of a great man can have that kind of tolerance. Unfortunately... the current emperor Augustine VI does not seem to be such a person!
"And what you don't know... His Majesty the Emperor, his health has deteriorated greatly in the past two years, and sometimes his temper has become very irritable and withdrawn. In recent years, no one dares to anger him." Earl Raymond
There was a trace of worry hidden between his eyebrows: "What's even more unfortunate is that you must have read so many history books and you should know that before every emperor dies, he will consciously suppress some powerful figures in the military, on the one hand, as a deterrent.
On the one hand, it is also to prevent the situation where the ministers are strong and the master is weak, and the new emperor is ignored by the powerful ministers after his death. This is a common practice of the emperor's art. Unfortunately, after this incident, our Luo Lin family has been replaced by His Majesty.
Think about it, if the emperor wants to suppress an important military official to demonstrate, who will he choose?"
Du Wei replied in a deep voice: "It should be us."
"Yes, that's not right either." Count Raymond smiled bitterly: "According to the current situation, to be precise, you will be attracted or even promoted by His Majesty... and the entire Luo Lin family will be suppressed in a subtle way. You are from the Magic Academy.
The emperor does not dare to offend you. He is worried that you, a double-faced character, will completely fall to the Magic Guild, so you may get some benefits, but the Luo Lin family will suffer some losses. This is the origin of political matters.
.This is not what I am worried about. After all, as long as you are still serving as a committee member of the Magic Academy, the emperor will not go too far. After all, it depends on your face. What I worry about is the long term!"
Du Wei understood that his father's worries were correct.
The image of the Luo Lin family has always been that of a core aristocratic family tightly united around the royal family, a martial arts family trusted by the royal family, and one of the pillars of the empire... But all of this is based on a fine tradition: hundreds of years
To show allegiance to the royal family.
But now, Du Wei, a "semi-traitor", has appeared, and in such a major matter, it has greatly damaged the Luo Lin family's image of absolute loyalty and turned it into a stain.
"Actually, the emperor doesn't have to do anything else. He just needs to wait for the Magic Academy to end... After all, you can't hold this position forever. As long as you leave this position, the Luo Lin family will really be in trouble. There is no need for an emperor.
Deliberately suppressing us, as long as the royal family hates us and no longer trusts us...Without the trust of the royal family, the decline of the Luo Lin family will not be far away!" Count Raymond smiled bitterly: "This is what I am most worried about.
"
Du Wei looked at his father: "Since you have understood it so clearly, you must have thought of a countermeasure, right?"
"Yes." Earl Raymond's face was ugly: "To gain the royal family's trust again...or in other words, to gain the emperor's 'renewed' trust, there is only one way, which is to make meritorious deeds! We will make great contributions and let the royal family be grateful to us.
, trust us again! But now that the mainland is peaceful and without any wars, it is impossible for a Wu Xun family like us to make military exploits. Therefore, if we want to make meritorious deeds, there is only one way..."
"...Support." Du Wei sighed again.
He already understands.
For an emperor, what merit is the greatest? Which ministers like the most?
The greatest achievement is to support him! The ministers he likes the most are the ministers who support him as emperor!
"I no longer have any hope for the current Emperor, that old guy. My greatest hope is placed on the prince. As long as we successfully support a prince to ascend the throne and win the battle to seize the throne, then
You can win the gratitude and trust of the new emperor! This great contribution of support is the guarantee for the long-term development of the Luo Lin family in the future!" Earl Raymond looked at his son with deep eyes.
Du Wei no longer knew that this was the first time he sighed today, but he still looked at his father helplessly: "Supporting Li Li is indeed the best way at present. Although it is a big gamble, if the gamble
If you win, the benefits will be huge... I just don’t know which prince you are betting on?"
"The eldest prince."
After hearing his father's answer, although Du Wei had already guessed it, he still couldn't help but feel a little sad.
The eldest prince should be the one who sent people to assassinate Prince Chen last night.
But it seemed that he and Prince Chen were together again last night.
From this point of view, it seemed that he was really "wrong". At this moment, Du Wei suddenly felt a little guilty. It seemed that his existence really caused a lot of trouble to the Luo Lin family.
If it were not for its own existence, the Luo Lin family would not be caught in the middle in the establishment of the magic academy. If it were not for its own existence, the Luo Lin family would not be involved in supporting the new emperor...
From this point of view, I am really a disaster to the Luo Lin family.
It was his own existence that put the family in this embarrassing situation.
To be continued...