Thousands of sparks

Chapter 184 Exposure
The empire is not good at appeasing the people, and the church is generally responsible for this work.

As a government, the Imperial Cabinet was undeniably a failure among failures.But there's one good thing about them - the members of the Imperial Cabinet aren't all fools.

Of course, there must be fools, but there are always some smart people who serve in the imperial cabinet.They are sufficiently vigilant against such large-scale protests and demonstrations, and they will not be like the group of stupid noble officials who only shout "maintain the glory of His Majesty the Emperor" and "kill those untouchables" slogans like that.

It is very easy to shoot, just need to give an order.But the aftermath of the shooting is not a trouble that can be easily solved.

The once clear imperial cabinet fell into endless chaos, and the ministers representing the interests of the Mining Federation and the Forestry Bureau did not receive any instructions from their supporters.Some of their proposals are motivated by knee-jerk support for their supporters, while others are outright antagonizing rival ministers.

Some ministers reached a consensus that to strike hard at these lawless thugs, they should immediately order the armed forces to open fire to eliminate all rebels.The other part is strongly opposed, thinking that it is necessary to use more moderate means to disperse these protesters first, and then consider whether it is necessary to arrest some of the masterminds.

Best of all, the ministers who supported fire-in-place included some supporters of the Mining Commonwealth and the Forest Service.Those who opposed it also included the ministers of the Imperial Army and Navy, as well as the remaining ministers funded by the Mining Federation and the Forestry Bureau.

The current situation is roughly like this - those who support the opening of fire are all civil officials, and their attitude is particularly firm.The military and technocrats who are really in charge of the armed forces and the aftermath are discouraging.

In front of the imperial meeting attended by His Majesty the Emperor, the ministers who were originally divided into the camps of the "Mining Industry Consortium" and the "Forestry Bureau" are now chaotic and arguing. Standing by the side, he said something abruptly.

His majesty the young emperor sat on the throne, propping his chin with one hand, watching with great interest the appearance of the ministers at his feet in a mess.

After a long time, His Majesty the Emperor suddenly asked, "So, did your discussions come to a conclusion?"

His Majesty's answer was another round of more intense quarrels, which even reached the point of fighting.

His Majesty the Emperor stopped talking, but looked at the ministers who were in a mess at his feet with a more obvious smile.

"Your Majesty." Seeing that the situation was getting more and more chaotic, Grand Duke Hall stood up and said, "I suggest that for these untouchables who are making trouble, we should make two-handed preparations at the same time—calling them out and persuading them to leave. For those who refuse to persuade them to leave, It can be directly suppressed."

Grand Duke Hall's idea was obviously a non-criminal idea, and this idea was also agreed by the chaotic ministers.

But His Majesty the Emperor does not seem to be satisfied with this result.

"Attacking the imperial institutions will not have any consequences. This will be a huge blow to the majesty of the entire empire." His Majesty the Emperor said solemnly, "If necessary, I can pardon these untouchables afterwards. But now, the entire empire Everyone should put compliance with the law as the first priority."

"Your Majesty, the thugs on the opposite side have already built a large number of fortifications. If we want to arrest them, we will pay a very high price." Grand Duke Hall's face remained unchanged, and he lowered his head and said, "It is not necessary to persuade some thugs to leave. There will be even a slight damage to the glory of the empire. Such a move can break down the will of the mob to resist and complete the entire suppression process faster."

His Majesty the Emperor showed a dissatisfied expression, "These institutions were established in my name. What is the difference between attacking these institutions and attacking me? Could it be that the Prime Minister wants me to wipe the cow dung off my face before Wagging your tail in favor of these untouchables?"

His Majesty the Emperor's words are very serious.The other ministers hurriedly stood up together, bowed their heads and said, "I have absolutely no such intentions, please be merciful, Your Majesty."

"I want to save face, and I have dignity." His majesty's imperial intentions sounded like there were some hidden meanings, and the ministers lowered their heads even more, "You should do everything possible to maintain my dignity——my country , the empire is my extension."

"I would like to comply with the royal wishes." Many ministers responded at the same time, and then the imperial meeting held once a month officially ended.

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"Your Majesty has grown up." Sitting in his mansion, Grand Duke Hall was silent for a long time before he suddenly said such a sentence.

Schultz, who was sitting opposite Grand Justice Hall, narrowed his eyes suddenly after hearing this.Decades of professional experience told him that there may be some real drama in the future.

"Your Majesty has grown up, but his political wisdom is almost nonexistent." Grand Duke Hall seemed to have received a lot of stimulation today, and there was a hint of imperceptible anger when he spoke, "The majesty of the emperor No one can challenge—it’s just a group of thugs, how can they be identified as rebels who offend the majesty of the emperor!"

His Majesty the Emperor is supreme, and His Majesty's dignity cannot be violated. This is the fundamental starting point of all political actions in the empire.It’s not just about simply “promoting” content.This is the key factor for the empire to maintain political stability for a long time.

No matter who has the right to speak in the cabinet, no matter who becomes the exerciser of the actual power of the empire, His Majesty the Emperor will always be supreme—for hundreds of years, no matter how unscrupulous careerists are, they will only stop at controlling the cabinet , and ruled the entire empire with the emperor's approval.

No one, no politician or thug has ever tried to overthrow the rule of His Majesty the Emperor, and no one has ever tried to hurt His Majesty the Emperor.

Even the Duke of Salvador, the "rebel" back then, just took the armed forces given by His Majesty the Emperor, and then carried out a hearty suicide.

In the empire, the purpose of all actions of everyone is to maintain the dignity of the empire and His Majesty the Emperor.No one or organization can pose a threat to His Majesty's dignity.

And His Majesty's imperial intentions today directly overthrew the core key of the entire empire's multi-hundred-year existence.Even as the grandfather of His Majesty the Emperor and the finance minister of the empire, Grand Duke Hall still couldn't accept this fact at all.

In any case, those thugs cannot be executed because "the dignity of His Majesty the Emperor has been challenged".

"I know that you are well-known in the underground world and the intelligence world." Grand Duke Hall thought twice, and said to Schultz in front of him, "I am not asking for help from an old friend, but as the financial minister of the empire, to Mister Diplomat offers a deal. I would like to see the thugs disappear from the streets of Olin at once - but without violence of any kind, and without the involvement of Imperial forces."

Schultz showed embarrassment, he moved the stool under his buttocks awkwardly, and then asked, "Your Excellency... How long can you wait for the matter of 'making them disappear'?"

"Three days." Grand Duke Hall said clearly, "I can make the imperial army and navy wait for four days at most, so within three days, they must disappear from Olin."

"What resources are available to assist me?"

"The cooperation of an Imperial Royal Guard Fleet is enough for 15 people to eat food and other supplies for a month-these are not included in the amount of funding that will be sent to Newsail this month."

The expression on Schultz's face froze, and he hesitated, "What...funding?"

"Mr. Diplomat, I hope we can communicate frankly." Grand Duke Hall lowered his head and began to cut the huge steak in front of him. The golden knife and fork splashed the blood from the steak on the white porcelain plate.He cut the steak with such force that the head of the fork buckled.

After stopping what he was doing, Grand Duke Hall took a deep breath and said, "Of course I know that you still have contact with Newsale. It's not surprising—you are from Newsale after all, and The El Salvador plan has caused huge losses to Newsail. You were once the most loyal secret guard of Marquis Lafayette, and after the fall of Duke Salvador, the secret guard absorbed a large number of members of the Zealot Party...Belford family It's normal to contact you and get some information about Olin through you."

Grand Duke Hall said in a somewhat impatient tone, "I don't care about this personally, and you... have already proved your loyalty to the empire through your own actions. It's just a hedging behavior, which is not considered a What a great crime."

Schultz didn't speak. He lowered his head slightly and relaxed some toes that were tightly stuck in his shoes.

"Now, I hope that those thugs who set up barricades on Orin's Regent Road will disappear within three days." Grand Duke Hall picked up his wine glass again, and said after taking a big sip, "I believe you have the ability, Just get them off the streets of Olin . . . I don't care about the rest."

"As you wish, my lord." Schultz bowed his head slightly, and then gave his own answer, "Your wish is my mission."

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The Central Teco, which was busy delivering materials without touching the ground, received another very difficult task from Schultz-within three days, the Central Teco needed to fight against the angry people who built barricades. Among them, screen and recruit at least 500 people.

Then transfer all other people to the transportation, let them leave Orin, go to New Saal.

This kind of task is said to be "one item", but it is actually broken down in detail, and the content inside is too many and complicated to the point of despair.First of all, the Central Special Branch, which only provides materials covertly, needs to start to find ways to obtain the personal information of all activists, and then confirm at least [-] reliable members of the Central Special Branch in a short period of time without any reference files. and persuaded them to join Central Teco—from then on, just like them, they became people with no name, no family, no past and no future.

It's hard.

Afterwards, the Central Special Branch also needed to find out the methods and channels that could quietly transfer everyone on Regent Street away under the attention of many people.At a rough estimate, thousands of people would need to leave Regent Street quietly with the help of Central Teco.

It's also hard.

In the end, all of this needs to be done within three days.And eventually to achieve the goal of "everyone disappears from Regent Street".

To put it bluntly, Schultz created a huge problem for Central Teco.

And bigger troubles lie ahead.

"I have to withdraw from Central Teco, and cut off all contact with Central Teco." In a room of the "hotel", Schultz said to Lorraine, "My identity has been exposed, and the empire has already known me and New York. The fact that Thrall still has contact - I'm not sure how much information they know, in order to protect the organization, starting today, I will cut off all contact with the organization."

All members of the Central Special Branch have a set of plans to block contact with the organization after exposure and protect other members to the greatest extent.Schultz and Lorraine are no exception.

But this time things were a little different.

"I will activate the fifth set of plans, and if necessary, the seventh set may be activated." Schultz sat by the bed and said after a long silence, "Our strength is still very weak. When you tear your face apart."

"The relationship between Olin Development Bank and me has also been exposed, and the work of economic warfare may need to be suspended—if I activate the seventh plan, you must immediately evacuate all Olin Development Bank members."

Lorraine looked at the middle-aged man who was both a teacher and a friend with some sadness and asked, "Is there no other way?"

"If the fifth plan can be activated, at least I can return to Newsail alive." Schultz's smile looked very calm, "In our line of work, it is already a gift from the gods to be able to return home safely. If No, under the seventh plan, the voluntary exposure of the zealots and secret guards can at least buy time for the reorganization of the Central Special Section."

Schultz stood up and said very apologetically, "We are running out of time, you must be extra careful in your future work-there is an insider in Newsail, and the level is very high. After putting this insider Remember to keep silent until you catch it."

Lorraine also stood up, took a deep breath, and said, "I see, let's get started."

There was a sharp female scream and cries for help in Lorraine's hotel, and then the blown plate glass on the window was directly smashed by the furniture.Schultz jumped out of the window on the second floor.

Lorraine, whose clothes were torn and tattered, rushed out of the door, rushing to the nearest police station with tears all over her face and bruises on her face and legs.

(End of this chapter)