Chapter 352: Secret Room Talk
"Bang!" Bolton slapped the table, and the solid wood table top was directly smashed into three points.
It was a conference room in the royal palace, surrounded by external guards and windowless inside, where security and secrecy were guaranteed, and where the two princes, Bolton and André, were meeting.
Burton angrily asked Andre: "Second brother, I really don't understand what you're thinking!" Not only did you not help me keep this matter a secret, but you actually asked the newspaper official to write it in the "Daily Chronicle", so that the whole kingdom knew about it! Things are already messy enough, aren't you deliberately causing trouble?! ”
"Seventh brother, you really misunderstood me, how could I deliberately cause trouble?" Andre sighed heavily, shook his head and said, "Of course, Chino's matter should be hidden, but the premise is that it can be hidden, and the current situation is that it can't be concealed at all!" ”
"I've heard from Governor Edward, and at that time, the voice of the visitor from outside the sky was heard throughout Twilight, and the whole city knew about it, and there was no time to block the news. In addition, people's word of mouth, post letters, flying books... The news spreads faster than a fire, how do you hide it? ”
Bolton said anxiously: "Then you can't let people send it to the "Daily Chronicle"!" ”
André patted Bolton on the shoulder and said earnestly: "I have read a saying in an ancient book in the Far East before—the mouth of the people is more important than the defense of the river—which means that the harm of preventing the people from speaking is greater than the danger of blocking the river!" Now, things have developed to the point where they can't be stopped, so they can't be blocked, and they can't be allowed to develop, and they should be guided like digging ditches to control water. ”
"What I asked the newspaper clerk to write in the "Daily Chronicle" is very mediocre in terms of ideas and words, no matter what to do with the Chino administrator in the future, the royal family has a step down. If we don't have preconceived ideas and subtly change the people's ideas in advance, if the situation develops in the opposite direction, where will you put your father's face? ”
Burton has not been good at government affairs since he was a child, and he doesn't like to think about these things, he shook his hand impatiently and turned his back: "You are amazing, you are right, what you say is what you are, okay?!" ”
"Hey, Seventh Brother! You see that you are also a general of the kingdom, and you have been tempered in the frontier for so many years, so it stands to reason that you should be a very mature person, why do you look like a child in front of me every time? Andre showed the maturity of the eldest brother, grabbed Bolton in the past, let him sit on the chair, and patiently persuaded, "Chino's matter is not just his personal problem, this is a major matter related to the direction of the kingdom, you and my brother should work together." ”
Bolton said angrily: "Brother, I have had this temper since I was a child, and you don't know it. ”
"Boom." At this moment, the door was suddenly kicked open, and Lorna walked in, and slammed the door back again, judging from the strength of the kick and fall, most of the time she was sulking.
"Lorna, how's Solan?!" Bolton and Andre spoke in unison, their tones of concern.
Lorna gave Bolton a blank look and deliberately said in a loud voice, "What can I do?" I was so angry with you that I had a high fever and fell ill in bed! ”
Bolton was shocked and glared, "I warn you!" Don't spew blood! Why is this on my head? ”
"Bang!" Lorna kicked the innocent chair: "Don't blame you, who is to blame?" If you hadn't caught Chino, Solan would have been so anxious that he fell ill? ”
Bolton was already so wronged that he wanted to cry without tears: "Do you think I want to? The situation at that time was not under my control at all, so many soldiers were present, the Archon of Resakhar and Governor Edward were also present, and the visitors from the heavens openly announced Chino's identity in front of so many people, could it be that I should cover up in public? Do you think it's playing house? ”
"Bang!" Lorna kicked the innocent table again: "Are you stupid?!" Whatever a visitor from outside the world says, you believe it? That's a blasphemer! It's our mortal enemy! You dare to believe what your sworn enemy says??? If visitors say you're their kind, shouldn't we arrest you in the streets? Do you have any brains?! ”
Bolton has been training in the army for many years, although he is often willful in front of his brother, but he is no longer the reckless man who would fight with Lorna because of the stupid hat question of "who loves Solan more", his heart has matured a lot, he took a deep breath, pressed the fire back, shook his hand and said: "I don't quarrel with you, what do you like to say, I just have no brains, are you satisfied?" ”
Andre came out and played a round: "Lorna, we all know that there must be something strange about this matter, and we didn't say what to do with Chino." Now he is just being imprisoned pending trial and waiting for investigation, and if he is slandered, we will definitely restore his innocence. ”
"Boom!" Lorna kicked the innocent wall again: "Easy to say! Good things don't go out, bad things spread thousands of miles, once the reputation is smeared, is it so easy to return to innocence? ”
As she spoke, Lorna suddenly began to transform into a yin and yang person: "The salary of an administrator is only a small amount of money a year, and the headline of the "Daily Chronicle" can cost a lot of money, and Chino alone can't afford it. Hey, unlike some princes, who have thousands of dollars in their pockets, fine clothes and food, and can help their father manage money with the ministers, they are too rich and too rich, is this a nobleman? It's really funny~"
Andre pressed his hands weakly, and smiled helplessly: "I'll pay the money, okay?" If Chino is innocent, I will overprint the front page of the "Daily Chronicle" for a month, and send it to all parts of the kingdom to ensure that everyone knows about it, right? ”
Lorna snorted and didn't speak, which was a tacit acquiescence.
"But—" Andre's eyes suddenly deepened, and his voice sank, "provided that Chino is indeed innocent. ”
Burton's expression also became gloomy: "Second brother, do you really think that Chino may be a visitor from outside the world?" ”
Andrei shook his head: "I don't guess about this, and it's not my turn to make a decision." In a few days, there will be a "plenary meeting of the Kingdom," where the Father will preside over the hearings, and then the officials from all sides will express their opinions, and then the results will be known. ”
Lorna still wanted to kick something, but found that everything in the room was kicked by her, and there was nothing to kick, so she could only stomp her foot and say dissatisfiedly: "If you want me to say, this plenary meeting is ridiculous!" Isn't it funny to let a group of people who live in the royal city and have never seen the situation with their own eyes decide the fate of the parties? ”
Burton reminded, "Your dad was also part of the hearing panel. ”
Lorna became even angrier when she heard this: "So what? That's what I'm scolding! ”
Andrei didn't want to dwell on Lorna's family relationship, and interrupted: "Don't talk about this. Whether Chino can survive this catastrophe depends on whether he can win the support of parliamentarians from all sides, and whether he can persuade the hearing team to prompt his father to make a positive verdict. ”
"Before the plenary session begins, there is another important thing, and that is the confessions of the members of the executive residence. If the confession is unharmed, that's certainly the best. ”
"But if someone among Chino's subordinates confesses something to his detriment, it's really hard to say..."