After the death of Emperor Gustavus, the fate of his two great legacy, the Inquisition and the Dragon Palace, was very different. ??? ?One? See?? Book? Look·y?K?A?N?S?H?U?· The former was hated by people because of his big moves, and was constantly weakened by later emperors, but the latter was valued by successive emperors because of his low-key behavior, and regarded it as a sharp weapon to deal with political enemies at home and abroad, so the "Dragon Palace" was also called "the emperor's hidden blade" by people who knew its internal affairs.

Baron Bazel is one of the very few people who knows the inside story of the "Dragon Palace". Prince Zygmunt also once said, consciously or unconsciously, that the director of the "Dragon Palace" was a very suitable position for his future son-in-law, who was low-key, affordable and had great hidden power. Baron Bazel was courting Princess Palatina, and there was no reason why he couldn't put himself in the shoes of the next director of the Dragon Palace, and was therefore disgusted by Frank's so-called reform plan.

Bazel thought that he was sharing the prince's worries, but Zygmunt warned him with a little displeasure: "It's not your turn to worry about these problems for me, take a step back, even if Frank's reform is successful, the 'Dragon Palace' under the military intelligence system and the Inquisition that has been transformed into a secular police agency can also cooperate with each other, I think Frank will also be happy to see this, okay, let's not talk about these shadowless things, where is Palatina?" ”

"Her Royal Highness the princess is chatting with that little white face from Canaan, and she hasn't gotten tired of talking for an hour." Bazel said hatefully.

"Glova and Palatina are playmates who grew up together, cousins have a good relationship, and now it's rare to see each other, and it's normal to be intimate, don't be so careful, Palatine doesn't like narrow-minded men.??? Want?? Reading ? ?· ｙ?Ｋ?ＡＮＳＨＵ·ＣＯＭ”

The prince's attitude made Bazel even more depressed, he knew that there was a tradition of intermarriage in the circle of the imperial nobility, and it was normal for cousins to marry. Grofa's mother is the prince's own sister, and his mother is the prince's cousin, so that Glova and Palatina are closer than him, in fact, the two of them have indeed known each other since childhood, and Bazel did not get acquainted with this "knight princess" until he came to the holy city half a year ago, and he was shocked to start a passionate pursuit, but he was always coldly left aside by Palatina.

"Sigmund Sigmunt, it's rare to see you in such a social setting, and we thought you didn't like socializing." Prime Minister Muller came over with a spring breeze on his face to greet the prince.

"You can count on my old problem, Your Excellency Muller, a person like me, who is accustomed to a military career, feels uncomfortable every time he walks into the social circle of the Holy City, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is graciously invited, and I dare not give face." Zygmunt hugged Count Müller, and turned back to Bazel casually.

Bazel didn't know much about the tricks of observing words and feelings, but fortunately, before coming to the Holy City, his mother had specially explained to him the precautions of various social occasions, and after arriving in the Holy City, his cousin Zygmunt also patiently told him how to observe the eyes of others, at this moment he reacted very quickly, and hurriedly stopped the passing maid, picked up two glasses of wine from the tray, and respectfully handed them to the prince and the prime minister.

Perhaps because of his long diplomatic career, the Count of Müller was courteous and elegant to everyone at all times and places, and took the glass and thanked Bazel.

Zygmunt took this opportunity to introduce Bazel to the Count, and said quite solemnly: "Bazel's mother is my cousin, married to the brother whom the Grand Duke of Baushua relied on the most, Viscount Duden of Badalia, and I envy the old fellow Dudden, whose wife gave birth to him half a dozen boys, but I don't even have a son...... Bazel is the second son of the Duden family, and when he came to the Holy City, I planned to raise him as my own son, and I sent him to the army for training, and I also got him a knighthood to give him a façade, and this time I brought him to a charity dinner to create an opportunity for him to meet extraordinary people like you. ”

Count Müller smiled and listened to the Prince's words, then turned and raised his glass to Bazel: "You are lucky, my child, there are many talented young people in this world, but very few of them can be appreciated by the Marshal of the Reich, let us toast to the health of His Excellency the Marshal." ”

Bazel hurriedly raised his glass and drank it all. The Count of Müller made a few more small talks with him, greeting his father and uncle.

The Prince, perceiving that Bazel was too nervous in the face of the Prime Minister and stammered in his speech, took the initiative to take over and ask Müller: "What do you think of Frank's plan to reform the Inquisition?" ”

Mr. Prime Minister snorted and asked the Prince with a little helplessness: "Can I not answer this question?" ”

"If you don't answer now, sooner or later you'll be chased by those mad dogs who ask the same questions, and if you still refuse to answer then, Hugh will be talking nonsense in the newspaper in your name."

"It was only after I entered the cabinet that I realized that I had lost my freedom, and that public duty had turned me into a slave to the masses, and I did not even dare to say a word to the street gangsters, let alone those living ancestors who played with the pen? If you don't say a word properly, you will be scolded as a traitor, and the public is eager to vent all the frustrations in life on my head, to put it bluntly, the prime minister is the biggest punching bag in this country, people dare not speak ill of the royal family, and retreat to the second, and scolding the prime minister after tea and dinner is also happy and risk-free. Count Müller laughed bitterly at himself, and took a sip of wine to suppress his grumbling, "As for His Highness Frank's idea of reform, I think it is a very bold attempt, and it will be of great help in changing the public image of the Inquisition, but...... Hehe, frankly, I have a lot of complaints about how this program is funded. ”

"There's no need to hide it from me, why don't you tell me your high opinion." Prince Zygmunt looked at Mr. Prime Minister and made a gesture of deferential listening.

Count Müller groaned and said carefully: "It is well known that in our empire, where the Church of Pero is the foundation, the clergy enjoy the privilege of being exempt from personal income tax, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince sells them in the form of charitable donations." The honorary priest's certificate, in fact, is selling a one-year tax-free privilege, and the celebrities present do not have to pay taxes to the state with this talisman, which is essentially digging into the corners of the state's fiscal revenue, and worsening the already huge deficit of the financial situation, which is a good thing or a bad thing, I am inconvenient to comment. ”

The subtext of Mr. Prime Minister's words is "inconvenient to evaluate", but in fact, the subtext of Mr. Prime Minister is very clear: Frank is pursuing personal ambitions at the expense of national interests.