Whether it was a trap or the wise regent suddenly lost his mind.
Anyway... Du Wei's position as dean has been decided. However, Du Wei is still a little wary: in the recent period, the regent has begun to balance his own constraints in arranging the political situation of the empire, and support him.
The purpose of creating General Arpai was to balance the dominance of his own family, and now... he actually handed over the future Imperial Military Academy to himself... What on earth was his plan?
I worked hard, pretended to be a lover in the ring, kissed Elu, and pretended to withdraw from the competition, just to express my position and give up control of the Knights Association and the Knights of the Sword of Roland. That step was a good step back, and
From many indications, the Prince Regent was also very happy with his "knowledge".
What kind of hell is this "Whampoa Military Academy"?
However, one day later, Du Wei realized that he had been tricked by Prince Chen.
When Camisillo came to visit Du Wei, he smiled and directed the guards to bring in several large boxes of archives. With a harmless look on his face, he said to Du Wei: "These are the resumes of the training class members of the past generations.
Information, as well as the list of personnel selected for the next training class that our military will hold... Oh, of course, it should be called the 'Imperial Military Academy' now. These are the first batch
The list of students is all selected by the local army. Their family, birth, age, family background, military position, qualifications, anyway, all the information you need is here. Of course... the last box is about
Investigation into the preparations for the establishment of this college, including site selection, school construction, etc..."
Before Camisillo finished speaking, Duweidi's eyes had already popped out.
He stared at Camisillo, and suddenly interrupted the guy. Du Wei muttered depressedly: "I knew it was you... No. It's you! It's your thieves who have fallen in love with you."
The ship’s gone.”
Camisillo smiled affectionately: "Don't say that, Du Wei, we are good friends. If your friend is in trouble, you have to help him."
Du Wei looked at Camisillo's smiling face, and suddenly there was an impulse in his heart. He wanted to jump up and punch this guy's nose out! Let's see if this guy can still smile so happily after his nose is broken.
!
"Help? You asked me...how the hell can you help me!!" Although Du Wei didn't actually punch Camisillo, he jumped up and raised his fist like an enraged lion.
Sleeves, kicked over the box closest to him, and then stared at Camisillo with his hands on his hips: "You... what do you think I am! A spider with eight hands! Am I too busy to come here! It's really
Damn it! That damn tournament isn't over yet! And I haven't finished the preparations for the Knights of the Sword of Roland! And two days ago, your people came to me to approve a batch of military supplies for the new land. Yes.
It’s going to be transported to the Kaspersky Defense Line! There’s also the Delan Mountain Warcraft, which told me that the hot-air balloon production factory was running out of raw materials and asked me to deal with a large number of cowhide as soon as possible...I..."
"Hey hey hey!" Camisillo raised his voice and raised his hands as if surrendering: "My friend! Those things you said have nothing to do with me. I didn't know you were so busy."
"You don't know...our regent knows." Du Wei muttered in a low voice: "He did it on purpose." As he said that, Du Wei kicked again, this time he directly kicked a wooden box open.
Sawdust flew into the air, and some even landed on Camisillo's face.
Seeing Du Wei baring his teeth and claws at Camisillo, the few guards brought by Camisillo next to him were a little nervous. It's okay! How dare you attack our adults!
Assaulting the Imperial Deputy Minister of Military Affairs! What is the crime?
But the problem is... the other party is the Tulip Duke, whose status is more impressive than his own family... What should the guards do about this?
If the Duke really gets into a fight with us...then we guards can only stare.
Camisillo suddenly sighed and picked off a few pieces of sawdust on his face. His eyes were a little complicated. He glanced at several guards, waved his hands and whispered: "You guys go out first!"
Several guards ran away as if they had been granted amnesty.
Camisillo turned around and closed the door first, then turned around and walked to Du Wei's side and patted Du Wei on the shoulder. He hesitated for a moment. Then he lowered his voice: "Du Wei, I have something to say. Maybe I don't
It's not appropriate to say it out loud, but since we are friends... then I will give you some advice."
"Say." Du Wei squeezed out one word.
"You..." Camisillo looked a little weird: "I think you should, appropriately, give some power."
Du Wei raised his eyelids and glanced at Camisillo. In his impression, although this guy is now known as one of the three new kings of the empire, well... although he is among the three new kings, it seems that at present
The one with the weakest power. But Camisillo has been very low-key in recent years. No matter how he deals with others, it is obvious that he has been deeply influenced by the old prime minister Rob Schell.
But today...why did he say such "heartbreaking" words?
"As you said, Du Wei, you have too much power now." Camisillo laughed softly: "Look, you have sole control of the military and political power in the northwest. Of course, you own the province of Desa.
The territory is originally yours. No one will say anything about this. But... what about the Northwest Independent Division... Hey, outsiders don't know, I am the Deputy Minister of Military Affairs, don't I still know? That is the territory of the Empire
Future Air Force! The empire set aside a large area of land, dispatched a large number of manpower, formed such an army, built the hot air balloon production base, and weapons production... This is the army of the empire. This army is in the Northwest Army
It has been almost two years since the annihilation. During these two years, this army has been in your hands! Isn’t this power powerful enough? There is also the Kaspersky Defense Line. You spent more than 10 million gold coins to help
The empire has built such a line of defense. What I said last time is not an exaggeration at all. Now the people in the empire who are very good at the military are almost like taking the salary paid by you Du Wei! So many things are all in your hands
...Do you think this situation is normal?"
Du Wei calmed down, smiled and shook his head: "It's not normal."
"I'm going to say something very disrespectful, Du Wei, with the power and strength you have now. You want territory, money, and an army! If you wanted to rebel... your threat would have been far away.
Far more than the Northwest Army back then!" Camisiro looked a little nervous: "Don't forget, outsiders don't know, but we all know the top secret internal military information. When we annihilated the 70,000 main cavalry of the Northwest Army, you
They only dispatched less than 10,000 Longbottom's cavalry and wiped out all the cavalry of the Northwest Army! With such strength, how can the 'big boss' above you rest assured?"
Camisillo looked at the change in Du Wei's expression, then found a chair and sat down: "I admit that the financial situation of the empire was indeed very poor in the past two years. It was so bad that I wanted to ask you, my minister, for money... But
Now two years have passed, and the most difficult financial period has passed. Now there is savings in the Finance Department, and everything is on track. The snowstorm in the south is gone, and production has gone smoothly in the past two years. There is even a bumper harvest in the south.
The regent's political performance in the past two years has been quite good, and the empire's financial savings have been much greater than in previous years. You think...under this situation, the empire no longer needs you to pay personally to support the empire's army! You know what I mean.
?”
Du Wei chuckled twice: "I understand that when the Prince Regent sent the Northwest Independent Division to me, firstly, it was because of the Air Force matter. I was the only one in the entire empire who knew how to do it, and no one else could do it.
The second reason is that the empire did not have the money to build such a new army, so I needed to spend money to support it. But now...these two conditions no longer exist. The empire has money. Moreover, in two years, they have to learn what they need.
Learned.”
"I know you are a smart man." Camisillo leaned on his chair and looked at Duwei with a smile.
Du Wei closed his eyes and thought for a while.
That’s still the way things are!
Although he initially spent countless gold coins to subsidize the empire's finances, tens of millions of gold coins were spent like water, and he also helped the empire raise an army for nearly two years... From this point of view, it seems that the royal family has to accept a great favor from him.
But don't forget! Prince Chen has passed the resolution of exonerating the Luo Lin family from the crime of treason and restoring the Luo Lin family. This has already been regarded as repaying Du Wei! Moreover, in terms of status, he has also given Du Wei full respect.
Honor.
In this way, we can be considered equal to Du Wei!
And now, an air force that has been inspected during the war and proved to be very powerful in combat... With such a new and powerful army, the royal family cannot continue to leave it in Du Wei's own hands, but should take it back.
It is only right that it is in the hands of the royal family!
This is not burning bridges across rivers, nor killing donkeys, but normal political means!
If you take a step back and think about it...
A war is about to happen in the future! Before the war, Prince Chen must raise the majesty of the imperial power to the highest level! Only in this way can the dominance of the royal family be guaranteed!
And now...if there is a war in the future, the empire will definitely be in turmoil. And in the turmoil, if there is a powerful official like Du Wei below and he has too much power, who can guarantee that Du Wei will not be disloyal?
?
In other words, the current goal is to ensure internal unity, but for the royal family, their primary purpose is to ensure the royal family's dominance! As for the life and death of all mankind, that is the secondary purpose, not the primary purpose!
The royal family will protect this empire with all its strength and prevent mankind from being destroyed by aliens, but the premise is: mankind must be under the rule of the Augustinian royal family!
Du Wei knows very well that in his current situation, he can be described as a standard "powerful minister"! And he is also a super powerful minister!
Just like Camisillo said, he wants a territory, a territory, financial resources, an army, and a reputation (even in some places, his reputation has surpassed that of the royal family).
But the problem is that such a state may seem glorious, but it is actually very "dangerous"!
Du Wei, who is familiar with the general history of the mainland of this world, knows very well that whether it is in this world or his previous life, almost all "powerful ministers" in ancient and modern times, at home and abroad, if they refuse to give up the land in their hands in the end,
Power, if you must hold on to the power in your hands, then 90% of the time, you will end up miserable!
For example, the ancestor of the Luolin family made outstanding achievements during the Patriotic War more than 200 years ago. He gained great prestige in the army and was deeply trusted by the royal family. He received the entire Luolin Plain as a reward and even married a member of the royal family.
Princess.
But after the war, the ancestor of the Luo Lin family was very smart and took the initiative to give up military power and direct command of the army. This ensured that the Luo Lin family was not hidden.
And Du Wei knew even more that in his previous life, almost all the powerful officials in history either successfully rebelled in the end, or... ended miserably!
Huo Guang in the Han Dynasty, Zhang Juzheng in the Ming Dynasty... one was whipped to death, the other had his whole house ransacked.
Of course. Du Wei himself is not afraid. With his physical status, if he finally falls out with the royal family, there will be no place in the world for him to go. But what about his subordinates and the loyal retainers in the family?
Longbottom, Gaida, Philip, Dardaniel...wait, wait, these people are not saint-level powerhouses! They are just ordinary people.
Prince Chen is already a very wise monarch, but precisely because he is wise, he knows how to delegate power to his ministers. But before dealing with the crisis, he must take back many rights, at least to ensure that the power and strength in the hands of the royal family are the strongest
Yes! Before the turbulent era comes in the future, he must ensure that he has enough chips in his hands to defend the dominance of the royal family!
"I know, Du Wei... you have made a huge contribution to the empire." Camisillo sighed: "I understand your mood, because even if it were me, I would definitely not be reconciled. Calculate carefully.
After all, it can even be said that you supported half of the empire! In the original coup, you made great contributions. Later, you calmed down the situation in the northwest and stopped the prairie wolves in the west. With clever planning, you eliminated the hidden dangers of the grassland for the empire, and also
You have done so many miraculous things and annihilated the Northwest Army. When the empire was in financial difficulty, you selflessly used your family's financial resources to support the empire... You can be said to be the greatest contributor to the empire in the contemporary era. Now I want you to delegate power.
As long as you are a human being, you will definitely have resentment in your heart."
Du Wei looked at Camisillo's sincere look. He suddenly smiled and winked at Camisillo: "Dear Camisillo... I guess you didn't think of these words to say to me yourself.
Yeah."
Camisillo was immediately stunned for a moment, his expression a little embarrassed, but he quickly smiled, touched his chin, and admitted simply: "Sure enough, I still can't hide it from you... Yes, with my brain, I think
There is no reason for that. Let me be clear. Many of these words were said to me by the old prime minister. Please let me convey them to you in private so that I can advise you properly."
Du Wei chuckled twice: "Lord Robschel? Hehe, it seems that the prime minister really values me."
"Of course." Camisillo looked serious: "Duwei, let's be clear. Mr. Robschel has even told me clearly many times that in the future... his position will definitely be yours. He is right
You have high expectations. He believes that you will become the pillar of the empire. So...he doesn't want to see you take the path of a powerful minister. That will not have good results. As long as you control the power in your hands well, don't be too little.
, if there is less, your value will not be reflected. Don’t have too much, too much will make the king suspicious. Maintain a delicate balance, and then you will become the most dazzling star of this generation of the empire in your lifetime!"
"Thank you." Du Wei said these two words seriously: "Thank you, and also thank the old prime minister for me. Thank you for his respect for me. Well... I will definitely visit his home someday and express my gratitude in person.
My thanks.”
"So... you were convinced by me?" Camisillo blinked and smiled at Du Wei.
Du Wei laughed and stood up: "Of course! I was convinced by you! Camisillo, you are really a powerful lobbyist."
Camisillo breathed a huge sigh of relief, and then said with a smile: "Actually, you are very smart, Du Wei. You don't need me to tell you these truths. You can think of what I said...but,
You need to hear this from others to give yourself an excuse to let go. Besides... to be honest, I think the regent has done a very wise thing. At least, the status of the dean of the military academy is actually
I gave you the Tulip family a permanent escape card!"
"Oh? What should I say?" Du Wei's heart moved.
"Think about it... now that you hand over some of the power in your hands and let the regent completely rest assured and trust you... you take up the position of dean, think about it, many years from now, the empire will
In the army, there will be a group of emerging generals who are all your disciples. Although you may not have actual military power in the army, your prestige among these generals will definitely reach a height that is difficult to reach!
At that time... if you say something unpleasant, even if you have committed any crime, as long as you are not treason, the monarch will look at the face of the large number of generals in the military and be especially kind to you!"
Du Wei nodded.
If you think about it carefully, this position of dean is a gold medal given to him by the regent to avoid death! In fact, he secretly told Du Wei: Give up your power, as long as you have the status of this dean, as long as the empire does not perish.
Your honor in this life is guaranteed!
Furthermore, it also dispelled Du Wei's worries about "the bird is gone and the bow is hidden, the rabbit is dead and the dog is cooked"!
After becoming the dean, as long as Du Wei doesn't rebel, the monarch will respect and use him in high regard throughout his life.
Du Wei laughed, his laughter full of joy and ease: "Camisillo, now I am completely convinced by you! There is no hesitation at all. Okay, I will accept your suggestion. I have been
Then something will be done... Well. By the way, I suddenly came up with a new idea..."
"New idea?" Camisillo was stunned for a moment.
"Actually, if you think about it carefully, the regent's arrangements for me, you, and General Alpay. He has promoted the three of us to a high position. With the age of the three of us, it can be said that in the next few decades
As long as we don't go the wrong way, the three of us will climb to a very high position. But... if we are smarter, we shouldn't be too close. After all, you are the Minister of Military Affairs and the commander-in-chief of the imperial military.
A member of the Ministry! And if I serve as the dean of the military academy, I will have supreme prestige. My relationship with Alpa is already very tense, which makes the regent very relieved. But you and I
The relationship...is a bit too harmonious."
"It's so harmonious...you mean."
"In order to reassure our regent, it is better for the relationship between you and me to be 'rigid'. Haha, of course, don't hate me. Can we still regard each other as friends in our hearts? However,
On the surface, it would be better to cause some dispute."
With that said, Du Wei stood up, rolled up his sleeves, and walked in front of Camisillo.
Camisillo immediately stood up nervously and looked at Du Wei with a wry smile: "Hey, what do you want to do? God... you don't want to... I said, this is not necessary, right? You..."
Bang!
After a muffled sound, Camisillo screamed in pain.
A moment later, our Imperial Deputy Minister of Military Affairs walked out of Duke Tulip's study, holding his bloody nose. Blood was still flowing from his fingers.
Camisillo had a strange expression on his face, and the few guards waiting outside stared at him with big eyes.
"Go back." Camisillo smiled bitterly, took out a silk handkerchief from his arms and wiped the flowing nosebleed. After a moment, he shouted angrily: "Duwei, you broke the bridge of my nose!"
On this day, Lord Camisillo covered his bleeding nose and angrily walked out of the Tulip Duke's Palace. Many people saw him, and soon after, the news spread throughout the imperial capital.
In less than a day, most people in the aristocratic circle knew about this new thing: Duke Tulip and Camisillo, the Deputy Minister of Military Affairs, had a big fight because of their differences in military affairs. Tulip
The Duke himself broke Camisillo's nose...
Now it seems that among the three new kings of the empire, the last pair of friends has also broken up. From now on, the three new kings may all form their own factions.
Two unknown things, the first happened in the palace: After hearing the news, Prince Chen smiled slightly for a while, and even drank two more glasses of wine than usual during dinner.
The second incident also happened at night. But it happened in the house of old Prime Minister Rob Schell.
This old fox, who had spent his whole life in officialdom, looked at his niece and grandson-in-law, at Camisillo's red and swollen nose, and the cotton stuffed in his nostrils, but the old guy had a kind smile on his face.
When Camisillo, in a voice with a strong nasal sound, recounted the entire conversation between the two at Du Wei's house today, including Du Wei's last punch.
When he heard that Du Wei had broken Camisillo's nose with a punch, the old prime minister suddenly laughed happily.
This old guy, who has always been enigmatic, smiled extremely happily, just like a child.
Seeing the old prime minister smiling so happily, Camisillo covered his nose and said with a bitter smile: "I said, are you so happy to see me being beaten?"
"Yes, my boy. I am very happy."
Camisillo sighed: "Okay, I know the meaning of this matter, and I also understand Du Wei's intention. So, what should I do in the future? Do you want me and him to perform a show of attacking each other?"
"No, no, no." Lao Zai shook his head repeatedly: "Deliberately attacking each other. That drama has been staged, it's too fake. Don't deliberately have any conflicts with Du Wei on military affairs, otherwise it will arouse suspicion. You...
...In the future, in all official matters related to Du Wei, as long as we keep the official business and be impartial, that's it! Remember, be impartial, that is, don't deliberately embarrass him, and don't help him like before!
Just do things as they should be done, and everything should be done in accordance with the rules and regulations of the empire, that’s enough!”
Camisillo nodded. Then he stood up and left, muttering: "Hell, I'm going to change the dressing. This nose hurts, and I can't even drink."
Seeing the agent of the family he had chosen walk out, Robschel's eyes gradually drifted into the distance...
"He actually punched me... What a smart and interesting boy!"
The old prime minister smiled and made a comment.
Just after Du Wei took up the position of dean of the "Imperial Military Academy" in a high-profile manner, of course, this military academy does not exist yet. However, it will build the framework as soon as possible in the short term. And it will be recruited from local armies from various places.
young officers will also report to the imperial capital within the next month.
In addition, there is one more thing...
At a regular meeting in the palace, Duke Tulip took the initiative to ask the empire to take back military power over the "Northwestern Independent Division" on the grounds that he was "financially tight". From then on, all military and material supplies for this army were provided by the empire.
The Tulip family will no longer provide any sponsorship to this army.
Moreover, Du Wei said that it is meaningless for this army to stay in the north of his territory, and it will also consume food in the Desa Province, which already has low food production.
The regent readily agreed to this request.
The Northwest Independent Division will leave as soon as possible and move to a newly-built military fortress built by the Empire south of the Kaspersky Defense Line to be stationed. The military order was issued from the Imperial Command on the same day.
In addition, there is another thing...the largest official hot air balloon production factory in the empire.
Du Wei said that because his family's "financial resources are tight" and other industrial businesses under his name require a large amount of working capital, he requested to sell his share of the hot-air balloon production factory!
The regent agreed to this matter after considering it for a day.
Soon, Du Wei reached an agreement with Count Villa and the Delan Mountain Warcraft. The two families, Count Villa and the Delan Mountain Warcraft, jointly paid 11 million gold coins to buy Du Wei.
Wei's share. From then on, the Tulip family no longer had any control over the hot air balloon production base.
Of course... because Du Wei's territory is closest to the grassland, the cattle and sheep fur needed by the hot air balloon production base still have to be purchased from the grassland through Du Wei's channels, and the price is based on the imperial official price.
With these two orders, Du Wei easily handed over the two great powers he held.
Although there is still some vague unwillingness in his heart, Du Wei knows very well: this is politics. As Prince Chen, he did the right thing, and he also gave Du Wei some benefits, at least the position of dean of the military academy
, it has already given Du Wei’s lifetime honor a big insurance policy.
After handling these two matters, Prince Chen was in a good mood in the palace. In the next few days, the guards and servants around him could feel his good mood from the smile on the king's face.
As for Du Wei, he can shift his energy to the finals of this martial arts tournament!
The finals of the martial arts tournament are about to begin... The two sides of the duel are...