Chapter 664: Sitting in the Imperial Capital (Part 1)
Jacob told Su Cheng as simply as possible that Gozevin secretly summoned Gale and Ilsa a few days ago and told them that he was going to replace the crown prince with Ilsa and abdicate early. .
"The reason why Gozevin wants to abdicate early is not only because he is old and sick and does not have enough energy to deal with government affairs, but also because Gozevin wants Her Majesty Ilsa to ascend the throne as soon as possible. Let her seize the throne as soon as possible."
Jacob explained to Su Cheng.
"Gozevin has ruled the Britannia Empire for decades. These decades as emperor were not in vain. Even though he is old and seriously ill, his prestige is still there."
"As long as Ge Zewen is alive, no one will dare to make mistakes."
"That's why Gozevin decided to abdicate early and let Her Majesty Ilsa ascend the throne early, using her own prestige to intimidate those who are dissatisfied with Ilsa's rule."
"Although Ilsa has successfully ascended the throne now, it does not mean that everything is fine."
"His Royal Highness Gale gave up the position of Crown Prince and the future throne very obediently, but no one knows whether he really gave up this supreme power."
"In order to sit on that throne, fathers and sons, fathers and daughters, brothers, and husbands and wives killed each other. Looking at the history of various countries, there are not too many similar stories."
"Even if His Highness Gale is really willing to give up the throne, His Highness Gale's subordinates may not be willing."
"After all, His Royal Highness Gale has been the crown prince for decades. He has his own party members and his own fanatical supporters."
"What I'm most worried about right now is that His Highness Gale's party members and fanatical supporters of His Highness Gale are dissatisfied with Ilsa's rule and want to push His Highness Gale to the throne and are causing trouble secretly."
The more Jacob spoke, the more solemn his face became.
"This problem is actually very serious. If it is not handled well, it is very likely to cause extremely serious consequences."
Hearing this, Su Cheng also nodded seriously.
No need for Jacob to elaborate, Su Cheng also knew how bad the consequences would be if this kind of problem was not handled well.
"So the top priority now is to consolidate and strengthen the power to support Her Majesty Ilsa's rule."
Jacob continued.
"Weaken the forces that support His Highness Gale."
"His Royal Highness Gale has been the crown prince for decades, and the gang members under his command have long been a climate. It is very difficult to deal with them."
"But no matter how difficult it is, I will do it."
Jacob's tone was full of determination.
"There are not many fancy things in politics. There is only one secret: make a lot of friends, make a few enemies, and win over everyone you can."
"I need friends right now...or rather, the 'Queen's faction' needs friends right now."
"Su Cheng,
Will you help me and the Queen? "
James did not speak too cryptically or too tactfully.
Because Jacob knew what Su Cheng's answer would be, there was no need to speak too complicatedly or euphemistically.
And Su Cheng's answer did not exceed Jacob's expectations and did not disappoint him.
Su Cheng straightened his clothes and then said seriously:
"I am willing to do my best."
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Regarding this issue, Su Cheng didn't think much about it and decided to unconditionally support the "Queen's School".
Because Su Cheng would choose to go to the "Queen's School" whether it was about emotions or reasoning.
Theory - Ilsa is the new crown prince appointed by Go Zewen, and the new legitimate emperor of the empire. As a minister, Su Cheng naturally wants to support the legitimate emperor of the empire, but cannot support the one who was deprived of his position as crown prince. The "Old Crown Prince" Gale.
In terms of love - before becoming a knight, Su Cheng was Ilsa's teacher and had a deep relationship with Ilsa.
And Jacob was like his biological father. Su Cheng couldn't even count how much help Jacob had given him.
Su Cheng has always believed in one thing, and that is - without Jacob, there would be no Su Cheng, the 30th head of the Michael Knights and the highest person in charge of the Northern Front.
Emotionally speaking, Su Cheng will definitely choose to help Ilsa and Jacob, who have a deep relationship with him, instead of helping Gale, who doesn't have much interaction with him.
Since Ilsa ascended the throne, the political situation of the Britannia Empire has been divided into three factions——
The "Jacobites" who supported the Queen's rule, or the "Empressites".
The "Gaelists" who dislike Ilsa and support "Gaels".
And the "neutralists" who support no one and do not get involved.
Long before Ilsa came to the throne, Jacob had begun to make preparations to suppress the "Gaels".
As Jacob and Su Cheng said, the secret of politics is to make as many friends as possible, make as few enemies as possible, and win over everyone you can.
Jacob won over all the people he could win into the "Queen's Party".
And Su Cheng happened to be one of the people who was roped in.
Su Cheng was originally a close confidant of Jacob, and Jacob was convinced that he could succeed 100% in winning over Su Cheng.
After a secret talk with Su Cheng, it was the second day after Ilsa ascended the throne. Jacob then sent Su Cheng to be temporarily responsible for training the imperial capital's defenders on the grounds that "the imperial capital's defenders had not been trained for a long time."
He also ordered that Su Cheng's return to the north be delayed, and that all affairs of the Michael Knights and the Northern Front be temporarily handed over to Willie, the deputy head of the Michael Knights.
This appointment is extremely informative.
To train the garrison responsible for defending the imperial capital - this task is not something that everyone can do. Those who can receive this task are often only the confidants of the person in power.
Ilsa is currently young and has no ability to handle government affairs. Jacob is the current person in power in the empire, the current "acting emperor" of the Britannia Empire.
When the empress just ascended the throne, Jacob, as the current person in power in the empire, sent Su Cheng to do this task that no one else was qualified to intervene in, which was equivalent to telling everyone in disguise: Su Cheng is my man, a member of the empress's faction.
In disguise, telling everyone: The leader of the Knights of Michael and the highest person in charge of the northern front, the third in command of the empire's military, is a member of the "empress's faction".
The third in command of the empire's military - how much power and prestige this has can be imagined.
Jacob announced to everyone that Su Cheng was a member of the "empress's faction", which immediately shocked many "Gaelic" and "neutral" people who were not firm in their thoughts.
In addition to winning over Su Cheng, Jacob also won over Albert, the leader of the Raziel Knights and the highest person in charge of the southern front.
Albert and Jacob were good friends, so Jacob easily won over Albert to the "Queen's Faction".
Jacob wanted to win over Issel to the "Queen's Faction", but failed.
Issel has always been a staunch "neutral faction".
No matter when, Issel strictly adheres to the principle of neutrality and never leans towards any faction.
This time is no exception. After Ilsa ascended the throne, Issel did not make any statement, neither supporting Ilsa nor supporting Gael.
Although it was a pity that he failed to win over Issel, Jacob was satisfied that he could win over Su Cheng and Albert.
Two of the leaders of the three major knights leaned towards the "Queen's Faction", and one strictly adhered to "neutrality". The second and third in command of the military were both members of the "Queen's Faction", which was a great deterrent to the "Gael Faction".
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