As night falls on the city, the nightlife of the imperial capital finally begins.

In fact, many outsiders do not have a deep understanding of the imperial capital, most of them come from some news reports and the narratives of friends, their understanding of the imperial capital is still in the center of political culture, and a large number of powerful people live here, so this will make people think of some serious content while thinking of the imperial capital.

But in fact, the nightlife of the imperial capital is not worse than that of southern cities, and in some aspects it is even more distinctive than southern cities.

After all, this is the political, economic, and cultural center of the Yaoxing Empire, the imperial capital of the past dynasties, and Xie Lisi Street is also on the side of the imperial capital, so naturally around all this, the society will form a kind of service supply chain with the same specifications and classes, to ensure that the people in the imperial capital can meet their spiritual needs.

In a humble club, Holmes entertained some of the top leaders of the New Party, and every time he came to the imperial capital, he would keep in touch with them, and every day he would take turns inviting different people to feasts and enjoy all kinds of good things.

For a person from an aristocratic background, this consumption is not enough to make him feel pain, but it is enough to raise people's opinion of him by a level.

There will be some naïve and stupid things in everyone's heart, such as taking advantage of others and always feeling empty-hearted, and getting a small favor from others will always feel that this person is actually good.

Of course, this is also a way of maintaining social relations, and as a slightly dominant Holmes, his contribution becomes somewhat taken for granted, in every sense of the word.

The chubby Minister of the Interior drank some wine and was complaining, "You don't know, he directly put the blame on me in front of many people at the meeting, I can't believe my ears, if I had such great ability and ability, I wouldn't be so cowardly in the past few years!"

Until now, the Minister of the Interior had not been relieved of what had happened, and Durin's public attack on him had caused him to lose face.

Now people are rumoring that Du Lin wants to use him as a stepping stone in his own party and step on him to take the throne.

He was very aggrieved, he didn't really do any work at all, but he couldn't effectively fight back against Durin, because he really didn't do any effective work during this time.

Being targeted by a junior for no reason, no matter how others persuade him, they can't calm his heart, which is equivalent to a junior slapping him in the face, no matter how many words others say "look away" or "endure it and pass", he can't erase the anger and disgust in his heart for Durin.

It just so happened that Holmes invited him to dinner in the evening, and with the help of some alcohol he let out his complaints.

Looking at the Minister of the Interior, who was already a little smoky, Holmes did not understand what he said, he was not sure whether the Minister of the Interior meant to say this or did not mean it.

If it is the former, his answer is likely to be regarded as a promise or a promise, and he will become very passive, and if it is the latter, no matter what he says now, it will be meaningless.

The conflict between him and Doolin had already arisen, and from the moment he realized that Doolin had also set his sights on that position, he knew that sooner or later he would have to run into Doolin one day.

It was not a smart move to fire at the top of the party, and it would make many of the top brass have a very bad opinion of Durin, and even if there was Maggs standing behind him, it would be difficult for people to appreciate such an unruly young man.

But he did it anyway, and Holmes saw it as the first step in Doolin's attempt to establish his prestige through the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which was only a beginning, not an end.

As soon as he finds an opportunity, he will definitely intervene in the work of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and then take the opportunity to establish a more perfect image in the party, and then he will be eligible to compete for the position of deputy chairman of the party.

It's not a good choice to face Doolin now, the big changes in the state of Ambiluo in the past two years have been seen by many people, the west is now like Dorin's own west, and the vast majority of people believe in him, love him, and fear him like crazy.

The great social changes he brought about bought the most difficult citizens of the empire in the shortest time, and he had done the best in civil affairs.

No one can deny Durin's political achievements, no matter what he does, he has done a good job, what he lacks is age, if he can be twenty years older, Holmes is willing to take the initiative to withdraw from the competition, because he really can't win against Durin, who is at the peak of all factors.

But now, Durin is still too young, and youth is his biggest flaw - if he is in a high position at a young age, it will be embarrassing for those who are of the same status as him and who are not as good as him, but who are older than him.

What it took these people forty or fifty years, fifty or sixty years to do, Durin did before he was thirty years old, then there is a problem, there must be a waste among us.

Age is Durin's fatal shortcoming, and this is not a gap that can be erased through hard work, so Holmes did not hesitate to start the initiative to attack, and he knew very well that if he didn't fight for it this time, he might not have a chance in the future.

Growing up with the Timamont family and Mags's political legacy, Durin's political legacy is enough to put him above 99.9 percent of the party, and if he reaches the top, it means that he will definitely not give up that position until he retires.

In order to ensure that he would not fail in the end after working hard for so many years, Holmes handed over the work of Woodland to the secretary's office, and he first went to the imperial capital to find out the news, and by the way, he contacted the relationship.

The first thing he contacted was the Minister of the Interior, who was fired upon by Duhrin at the regular meeting, and he and the Minister of the Interior were also old friends, and the Minister of the Interior was also of noble origin, but a minor nobleman, who was not particularly conspicuous in the past.

After drinking some wine, he began to complain, complaining about the difficulty of carrying out the work now, about the rapid deterioration of the situation in the party, but the leader and the chairman did not even have the slightest idea of salvation, and about Durin's presumptuousness and his loss of face.

Holmes said a few thoughtful words, saying that Durin was not good, and picked on Durin's faults, which made the Minister of the Interior much more comfortable, and the pressure on his body was also lighter.

After the two finished eating, they sat together for a while to watch the nightly news at half past nine in the evening, and chatted for a while about the current political situation in the empire, and then Holmes began to arrange the next activities for the Minister of the Interior.

As an important player in the party as the new head of the house, Holmes would certainly not be so clichéd, and he arranged a one-to-five multi-channel peer-to-peer assistance for the interior minister, helping five girls who could no longer afford to wear clothes and forced to smile.

His help alone is certainly meager for all the people in need in this world, but if he is not willing to give even a little bit, no matter how strong his ability is, he will not make the slightest progress in the cause of aid in the world.

Although this is only a small step in the cause of aid, it is a very large project, involving hundreds of millions of dollars.

After sending the Minister of the Interior into the room to talk to the girls in need, Holmes took a shower in the dressing room and changed into clean clothes, which had a strong smell of alcohol and some smoke.

The others could rest, but his work was not over, he looked at the time, it was close to ten o'clock, left alone, then called a taxi, and went to Bowers's house.

The relationship between Doolin and Bowworth...... It was not so harmonious, but some of the old people in the party, such as Holmes, were actually closer to Bowworth, including His Excellency the Chairman and Dolly and others.

For for the past thirty years, Boworth has been playing the role of an up-and-coming populist politician, and he has been very devoted to his position as a party whip to radiate his light and heat.

Whenever people talk about the New Party whip, a very vivid image comes to mind, at least at this stage Bowers is not very obnoxious.

Thirty years of friendship will not change the attitude of these people who have been with him for thirty years because of the overnight change of Bowers's identity, including the top of the party, and the attitude towards Bowers is actually not so tight.

Except for His Excellency the Chairman, who was explained by Maggs, others actually regarded him as a party whip in their hearts, and worked part-time as a leader.

So Holmes' visit to Boworth would make sense and not be so abrupt.

Bowers knew early that Holmes was coming, and he had prepared a small snack and wine for the reception, and after the two met, they hugged each other, and Bowers took Holmes's hand and walked into the study.

After the two sat down, Holmes's first words reassured Holmes, saying, "In principle, I very much support you in going one step further, vice chairman of the new party or party whip, and I believe that you will do better than others." ”

This sentence made Holmes's whole person relaxed, and there was support from the top, and if Bowers, the current leader of the New Party, supported him, he would have a big advantage when the New Party committee voted.

If His Excellency the President can be persuaded to choose him as well, then he will be able to pass ahead of schedule.

There is a return, it must be because there is a give, and the joy that Bowers promised must also need to be reciprocated, the higher the person who stands the more he understands this, there may be hatred for no reason in this world, because of jealousy, but there is absolutely no love for no reason.

Adhering to the principle that everything is based on profit, Holmes patiently began to wrestle with Bowworth, a very boring game, saying irrelevant things, guessing each other's minds, stupid!

"I don't seek to sit in this position for longer, and when it's time for me to leave, I'll definitely leave, but Holmes, you know, even God can't guarantee that we haven't made mistakes, we are only human beings created by God, and we are not as perfect as God, and we will make mistakes. Bowers' expression gradually became a little serious when he said this, and he looked at Holmes with a smile, his smile was a little different from the smile just now.

Holmes nodded, agreeing with this, before Bowers continued, "No matter what the past is, I wish I could have a peaceful old age, I am just a poor old man, waiting for death, I hope I can be quiet and alone, and I don't want to be disturbed by others, and I won't bother others." ”

He looked at Holmes very sincerely, he made a lot of money during this time, once a person is shameless for the first time, the shamelessness behind it is taken for granted, and it can even be said that he is used to it.

He went out shamelessly to make money and reap benefits, and he did get a lot of benefits, whether it was money, shares, various works of art or valid and invalid promises, there were a lot of them.

Maggs had worked hard for thirty years, and in the end he didn't even want to give him the slightest chance, and he didn't plan to fight with Maggs or those people, he just wanted to make a little benefit in the last stage of his life, so that his old age would be more comfortable, so that his children would not have to run around and suffer for some numbers that were not even money in the eyes of some people.

He was just a poor old man, but he also knew that if someone really tore his face and brought himself down, such as Dorin, he would be unlucky in the end.

It's like all the people who are suspected of committing duty crimes, knowing that there is a huge risk, will be afraid to hesitate because of their actions, but they still do it!

Holmes thought for a while, and finally nodded slowly, just like Bowers said, he was just an old man waiting to die, he gave up power, so he shouldn't be expected to do better in other aspects.

Bowers let out a breath, his heart stabilized, anyway, he was already shameless, he didn't mind saying it more nakedly, "I will fully support you to become the next leader......"

A smile flashed in the corner of Holmes' eye, and he interrupted, "The first step is the vice chairman......"

Bowers nodded repeatedly, "Yes, the first step is the vice chairman, I will talk to Odegar about this, and now it really needs to be rectified internally." Dolly's personality is not very suitable for her current position, and I have a consideration that we can let her do the work of the party whip and develop her ability in this area, and then the party problems will be taken care of by an experienced person like you, which will effectively solve the problems we are currently experiencing. ”

"Odegar will retire with me, and you will be the only one in the party who can fight for this position, Holmes!"

This is also Holmes's consideration, and after Boworth retires for two terms, Odega, who is older than him, will definitely retire as well, otherwise he will not meet the retirement rules set by Mags.

The leader of the new party and the chairman of the new party committee retired at the same time, and only one of the two vice-chairmen could be elected for the leadership position.

Holmes thought he could convince another vice chairman to be promoted to chairman, and he would serve two terms as leader, and he would not be obsessed with it, when he was not yet old enough to retire, and he could use his political move to abdicate the throne in exchange for greater political benefits.

For example, pulling up a few young people in the family is enough to make his family prosperous for a long time.

His thoughts coincided with Boworths's, and Holmes smiled and nodded, and the matter was settled.

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