Chapter 144 Governor
Thinking that my father came for these ancient heroes, Annie immediately stopped him and said, "Father, the situation of Saroyang is under my control, and that money was not spent randomly. I promise that after tonight... everything will improve.
Please do not investigate the people on Elysee Avenue, they... they are my friends."
"Your friend, the Whitehead family does not need friends. There are only two types of people in this world: what are they who can and cannot be used?"
Anne insisted: "They are my friends, please leave this matter to me... and Saroyang's question, I will give you a satisfactory answer.
You can take the return train back to the imperial capital now, and His Majesty needs you more than Saroyang."
Marquis Whitehead turned to look at Anne, trying to see what she was thinking from her eyes. It took him a long time to say, "Okay... you are the daughter I raised since I was a child. Until now, you have always performed very well. I know that you have your reasons for doing these things. Just like you suddenly want to get engaged to Brown of the Jennings family and don't allow me to ask, I promised you too.
I believe you…everything you do is for the Empire and the Family.”
Anne breathed a sigh of relief and said to the Marquis of Whitehead: "Then please ask my father to return to the carriage and follow the returning army."
Anne didn't want the Marquis to know about the ancient heroes. He was too arrogant... He would mess up the matter when facing Young Master Liang.
Hearing his daughter letting herself leave Saroyang again, the Marquis suddenly said sternly: "I don't need you to teach me what I do. I come to Saroyang not because of you... but because I am the Governor of Marcellus appointed by His Majesty himself."
Anne was stunned in surprise and couldn't believe what she had heard.
According to the Treaty of Marceles, the Empire could establish a Governor's Office in Marceles, and the Governor of Marceles commanded all the garrisons of the Empire in Marceles.
Due to the existence of the Dead Desert, Marcel's garrison formed a system, and the power of the governor would become extremely great. It can be said that he was a real chief magistrate. If the governor was loyal to the empire, he could greatly restrict the parliament from strengthening the empire's control over Marcel. However, if the governor colluded with the parliament or had a rebellion, as long as the Dusang railway was cut off, the empire would completely lose contact with Marcel.
Therefore, in the appointment of Governor Marcelus, the imperial emperors have always been very cautious, and for a long time they would rather not appoint Governor than lay this hidden danger.
Although there is no need to worry about the governor's rebellion without Governor Marcelus, the Marcelus Parliament gradually formed a trend of being too big to lose without restraint.
The situation in Marceles was urgent, and the imperial emperor realized that the Governor of Marceles should no longer be vacant, so he appointed his close friend Marquis Whitehead as Governor of Marceles, in charge of provincial military affairs to suppress the inflated power of parliament.
This should have been the supreme honor of the Whitehead family, but Anne couldn't help but start to worry about the fate of the family.
Governor Marcelus is not that easy to be.
The biggest threat to Marquis Whitehead at this time was not the ambitious parliament, but the imperial emperor behind it. None of the former Governor Marcelus had a good end. When they took office as Governor, they were the emperor's most trusted cabinet ministers, and the final result was also pushed to the guillotine by the emperor.
There is no other reason, it is all the emperor's daily suspicion. After the suspicion has accumulated to a certain level, just a small rumor can kill Governor Marcelus.
Not to mention this extraordinary time.
When the Marquis of Whitehead entered the Governor's Office and officially announced his inauguration as Governor Marcelus, rumors about the Marquis' rebellion would surely appear immediately in the ears of the Emperor of the Imperial Emperor.
Amid suspicion and rumors, how long can the imperial emperor trust his father?
Anne didn't know.
She said to the Marquis: "Why don't you refuse this appointment? I am the director of the Special Security Bureau, you are the Governor of Marcelus, and this is simply digging your own grave!"
Marquis Whitehead had no concerns about the future: "Because at this time, Governor Marcelus is needed. It is precisely because the Empire allows this position to be vacant that the situation is created. If Marcelus wants to get back on track, it is necessary to concentrate the power of the Empire here.
No one dared to be Governor of Marcelus during this sensitive period, only I dared.
Your Majesty knows what consequences will be caused by suspicion of Governor Marcelus at this time. Your Majesty will trust me. After the matter here is handled, I will immediately resign as Governor and return to the empire.
The Prime Minister of the Imperial Cabinet is my place.”
Although the Marquis said it was easy, Anne was still worried. She said: "Then I will resign from the position of Director of the Special Security Bureau, and Deputy Director Kemir can manage the Security Bureau well."
"No!" said the Marquis: "You continue to be your director and do what you should do. Kemir wants to be the director and clean up the insider of the Security Bureau first, otherwise... he will stay in the position of deputy director until he dies!"
There were problems within the Special Security Bureau, and there seemed to be problems within the Imperial garrison. These two teams were the main forces in the Governor of Marcelus to deal with the Marcelus issue, and they cannot be fully trusted now. Even if the Marquis's cunning is deep, he could not help but show his anger.
Since Marquis Whitehead was determined to be the governor of Marcelus, Anne knew that she had no way to stop him. She could only hope that before the emperor of the Empire would trust the Marcelus issue, and then voluntarily resign and return to the imperial capital.
That is the possibility of saving your life.
"Yes, father... no, Governor." Anne saluted to Marquis Whitehead, and said, "I escort you to the Governor's House."
"No need, you still have your business. The Royal Musketeers and Cavalry Regiment here protects me..." The Marquis refused Anne's escort and said, "I will hold a banquet at the Governor's Office tonight. All the important people of Saroyang will be invited to the banquet. You bring your fiancé Brown Jennings for me to see.
Tell him that his younger brother Reed Jennings has followed this time.”
"Yes, Governor, I will take Brown to the banquet."
While part of the First Division of the Royal Musketeers Cavalry Regiment was preparing to enter the Saroyang Defense Zone, a large-scale demonstration broke out in the Saroyang city.
The angry "citizens" held up signs and shouted slogans to surround the army that blocked the Church of the Suga. They yelled insults, pushed the soldiers, and tried to attack the defense line set up by the Imperial Army.
Some people even hid in the crowd and threw stones at the Imperial soldiers, trying to infuriate the soldiers to shoot at the demonstrators to cause greater chaos.
Although the weapons transfer plan formulated by the parliament encountered great setbacks at the beginning, after the money was remedy, they organized a powerful demonstration team.
The "people" infuriated the imperial army step by step, and bloodshed could break out at any time. At the same time, the parliament put pressure on the Azure Corps over and over again. While using the excuse of freedom of speech as a pretext, they quietly implied that the Azure Corps evacuate from the city to prevent the Saroyang riots.
The outside of the Blue Cathedral was in chaos, and all the church troops were nervously guarding the outside to prevent the situation from getting out of control and the church was attacked.
Chapter completed!