Father Mavie

Chapter 719 Pilot (two in one, please subscribe!!!)
The second prince went to the bedroom to change clothes. After talking so much, Mavi was a little thirsty. He picked up the teacup and was about to drink it when he saw Junia tilting her head and looking at her, her big eyes were full of shock.

"what happened?"

"Dad, you actually used yourself as an example," Yunia whispered in Frederick, "Isn't this too shameful?"

"Shameless?"

Ma Wei thought for a while, it seemed that he was a little shameless, but he didn't feel hot on his cheeks, and his mood was very calm.

Don't be shameless, at least the goal has been achieved.

After the second prince changed into his evening gown, he took a carriage to the villa area of ​​Regent's Park. Unlike the three princes who had independent palaces, Arthur could only live in the villa left by his mother. Of course, he was already very satisfied. .

The carriage stopped at the entrance of the villa, and the second prince was surprised when he got off the carriage.

They said it was a banquet, but the villa in front of them didn't look like a banquet at all, it was deserted, where were the carriages of other guests?
While thinking, Arthur walked out of the foyer, flanked by Gulhana in formal attire. She seemed to be attending the banquet, but
"Arthur, what the hell are you doing?" The second prince frowned and asked, "We agreed to invite Nicholas and me to the banquet. Why can't we see any guests?"

"Aren't you just guests?"

Arthur grinned: "There are only a few of us at the banquet tonight."

What kind of banquet is this called?
It’s just a dinner invitation!
The second prince felt that he had been deceived, and turned around to leave, but was dragged back by Ma Wei: "Your Highness, you are here, why don't you go in and have a look, he must not dare to do anything to us."

It wasn't until the second prince, who was protected by the witcher team next to Ma Wei, hesitated for a moment, and agreed. If it wasn't for Ma Wei, he wouldn't be able to come tonight!
"Please, Shukri, by the way, this is my wife, Gulihana, you have met before."

The second prince nodded to Gulihana. He knew that Gulihana was Arthur's wife, but before today, he had not officially introduced her. As for the meeting, it was more than ten years ago. Na's father was also the teacher in charge of teaching the princes court swordsmanship
When we arrived at the restaurant, everything was just as Arthur said. There was no one at the table with the candlesticks on, and there were only a few sets of tableware. It was obviously an intimate banquet.

After being seated, the maid removed the extra napkin and brought a bottle of red wine wrapped in a towel with a faded and blurred label. After opening the bottle, it was poured into a decanter.

This is a rare bottle of good wine, but the second prince stared at the bottle, his face pale.

"This is the red wine that His Majesty gifted to my mother. It was seized from the palace when he defeated Napoleon Bonaparte half a century ago. There are only 12 bottles, and this is one of them."

Arthur stroked the wine bottle, his fingertips across the faded label, and the traces of the years reminded him of his childhood, when Princess Sophia was much loved, and it was also his happiest time.

The second prince didn't understand why Arthur wanted to take out the red wine from that year here. Was it related to Princess Sophia and was he going to investigate?

But he is not guilty!He didn't do this either!
"Arthur, I have always respected Princess Sofia. She was very kind to me. I still have the sweater she hand-sewn for us!"

"really?"

"Really, of course it is true!" The second prince swallowed. When he was a child, Princess Sophia did sew sweaters for the four princes. It was like this every year, and it was delivered on time on God's birthday, but the second prince never I haven't worn it, and I don't know where I lost a dozen sweaters.
I mentioned it now because I was afraid that Arthur would do something stupid.

"I still keep those clothes. Although I can't wear them anymore, I can still keep them as souvenirs."

Arthur smiled, there was not much expression on his seductive and handsome face, and his eyes were calm: "Taste the beautiful wine, Shukri, this is the red wine that represents victory, and it is rare."

Picking up the wine glass, the second prince took a sip. The wine was mellow and sweet, with a long aftertaste and refreshing magic power.

After tasting the wine, the head maid directed the maid to serve a sumptuous dinner. The night wind blew outside the house. Inside, Arthur and the second prince chatted about their childhood, and occasionally joked. They seemed to have a very close relationship.

The dinner lasted until 10 o'clock in the evening, and it ended under the aftertaste of a cigar. The second prince, who had drank a lot, was supported by Ma Wei, swayed into the carriage, returned to Kensington Palace, and fell asleep in the end .

After the second prince was safely sent home, Ma Wei took Junia back to Huajie. As soon as he entered the door, Levin couldn't wait to ask: "How is the situation?"

"Very well, we will see the reaction of the eldest prince."

"What did you say? Last night, Arthur invited Shukri to a private dinner? And opened a bottle of Victory wine?"

The next day, at Clarence Palace, the eldest prince, who had just woken up from his dream, was struck by a thunderbolt. With disheveled hair, he looked at the butler Nix in disbelief.

"And Nicholas von Manstein, he also went last night." Butler Nix said, "Yes, that's what the informant we placed next to Arthur said. After dinner, they still I stayed in the lounge and smoked a cigar, and talked for a full hour and a half, not knowing what to say."

What can we talk about?What will we talk about?
Do you talk about homework?

The eldest prince's face was extremely ugly, and he waved violently to ask the maid to take down the prepared breakfast. He got out of bed barefoot in his pajamas, sat down at the desk, lit a cigarette, and took a sharp drag.

At this moment, only cigarettes can calm him down.

"Arthur. Has those principals been reinstated?"

"No, the executive order has not been revoked and is still in progress."

"asshole!"

The eldest prince grabbed the water glass on the table and smashed it against the wall, roaring: "Rebellious! He is rebellious! He betrayed me!"

"Your Highness, do you want to call Earl Austin and the others for a meeting?" the steward asked, "After all, we are not sure what the fourth prince and the second prince talked about. In case there is a misunderstanding"

"Misunderstanding? Misunderstanding at this juncture?"

The eldest prince sneered coldly, his hand holding the cigarette trembling slightly: "This is by no means a misunderstanding, he is demonstrating to us. Now he is different from before, and he actually dared to resist me."

"Are we going to take emergency measures?"

"Emergency measures? He is now the leader of the political party, supported by the West Island MP, or the president of the Educators Association. What emergency measures can I take? Kill him?" The eldest prince laughed at himself: "Before, I could rely on conservative The party forces are suppressing him, but now that he has the strength to stand on his own, it is impossible to get rid of him, we can't even get rid of Nicholas von Manstein, and want to get rid of Arthur?"

There was one more thing that the eldest prince didn't say. Even if he didn't say it, the housekeeper knew it.

The current king, Rhodes IV, hates brotherhood the most. The family gathering held at Windsor Castle every Sunday is to enhance the relationship between family members. If Rhodes IV knows that there has been an assassination among brothers
Can the position of the eldest prince and crown prince be kept?

Just because Arthur and Shukri contacted privately, he was going to kill him at the risk of being demoted?

The eldest prince felt that he would not be so crazy.

"Then do you want to use sanctions against him?" Butler Nix asked.

"Sanctions. Using sanctions now will only force him into Shukri's camp. We cannot lose the support of West Island MPs!"

The eldest prince smoked a cigarette and frowned: "When I sent the Marquess of Bracken and Arthur to the West Island, I knew that Arthur would escape my control one day, but I didn't expect this day to come so soon."

Although he was unwilling to do so, the eldest prince had to admit that Arthur's wings were indeed hardened, and he could challenge his elder brother. In the past, Arthur needed to be attached to himself and be obedient to himself. Now
Offensive and defensive changes.His big brother is going to start trying to win Arthur over with good words.

Such a psychological gap left the eldest prince speechless for a long time.

Sitting until noon, the eldest prince got up and went to the toilet to urinate. After urinating, he felt much more relaxed, put on his clothes, and came to the educators' association.

Walking into the office, the eldest prince saw that Arthur was working. Obviously he had already entered the room, but Arthur didn't intend to look up.

After a while, the eldest prince gave a low cough, and Arthur raised his head and asked in surprise, "Charles? Why are you here?"

"I'm here to talk to you."

"Sit down and talk."

Arthur pointed to the sofa, asked the assistant to bring tea and snacks, then leaned back, raised his chin slightly, looked at the eldest prince who was leaning forward, and asked, "What do you want to talk to me about?"

"I heard that you invited Shukri and Nicholas to your home last night?"

"Yes, but it was just a family gathering."

Of course the eldest prince would not believe Arthur's nonsense, and asked insincerely, "What did you talk about?"

"When I was a kid, I was much happier then than now."

Staring into the eyes of the eldest prince, Arthur suddenly changed the topic: "I know what you came to me for, Charles, everyone open the skylight and speak honestly, education reform, I've made a decision."

"Okay, I support you."

"Will I be in any trouble?"

"Yes, I will try my best to solve it."

"After the reform of the public school system is over, I will also reform the university, so I will let you know in advance."

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The eldest prince couldn't help it now: "What's wrong with the university? You should know who is eligible to go to the university! A university is like a private school, it's for nobles! It's different from a public school! What's there to reform? ?”

"I want to open up the channel connecting the up and down." Arthur said lightly: "Simply speaking, I want to turn the private one into a public one."

"You will cause public outrage if you do this! I won't be able to protect you then!"

"In the face of greater interests, there will always be someone who makes a compromise." Arthur said: "You can tell which is more important, and those old foxes can tell the difference."

The eldest prince was silent. Arthur was right. Although education reform will have a huge impact on the existing education system and even affect many noble families, these problems are not unsolvable.

In other words, it's okay to lose some profits.

The point is that once the Conservative Party loses the support of the West Island MPs and becomes too passive in Parliament, then they will have to pay more.

The eldest prince suddenly remembered what Arthur said yesterday:
"If one of your arms is ulcerated and life-threatening, would you choose to cut it off to save your life, or go to the grave with your arm?"

The answer is already there.

Cut off life-saving, just lingering.

Only by keeping your arms can you hope for a cure!

The eldest prince suddenly laughed. He thought Arthur was talking about the education system. Now it seems
As early as yesterday, Arthur had anticipated what would happen later and had already reminded him.

If he had understood Arthur's deep meaning early, the situation would not have developed to the present stage.

Or, different positions make different choices.

The eldest prince had no choice.

"You proposed the same rights for renting and selling. This is indeed a good strategy, but who would have thought that you will be the ultimate beneficiary?"

The eldest prince stood up and took a deep look at Arthur: "You have changed. You were not like this ten years ago."

"Maybe I never changed." Arthur said, "Maybe you guys changed me."

Shaking his head, the eldest prince didn't want to say anything more, turned around and left the Educators Association.

Education reform is beyond his control.

A storm targeting basic education also unfolded rapidly under Arthur's control.

Without the obstruction of the Conservative Party, the protest crowd gathered downstairs gradually dispersed, and Arthur also issued a third executive order:
[All children over the age of 6 and under the age of 16 can enter public schools free of charge. Public schools implement a zoning system, with the same rights for renting and selling. Pilots are carried out in Ealing and Newham districts. 】

It is a policy that the Kingdom has implemented for free in public schools, but the school district system is the first time. Taking advantage of the gap between the construction of public schools, Arthur, who is not sure about the consequences of implementing the school district system, decides to start in the rich and poor districts Carry out a pilot test for horizontal comparison.

The trial began quickly, but surprisingly, there were not many children enrolled in public schools in either Ealing or Newham.

If children in rich areas can accept the guidance of tutors and do not need to go to public schools, children in poor areas have no time to go to school. The poor family situation makes them have to go out to work, and they can enter mining areas or factories when they are over 8 years old. Even if the weekly salary is only a few pence, you can still buy a few pieces of bread.

Compared with education that is invisible and intangible, bread is the real deal.

And the consequences were serious. Arthur found that both the Ealing and Newham districts had an upward trend in housing prices, especially in Newham. Because it was a slum area, apartments that were originally rented at a low price were at It has risen by [-]% in just a few days!

If it continues to rise.
Can people living in Newham still afford to rent a house?

If they can't afford to rent a house, what should they do?

With the problem in front of him, Arthur suddenly found that the situation was not as optimistic as he expected.

(End of this chapter)