Chapter two hundred and ninetieth full stop
Peters' purpose of coming to Daliang this time is very simple, and he is here to ask for an official position.
In his opinion, the Marquis of Whitehead established the Principality of Marcelís this time, and he played the role of retreating to advance. He seemed to be in power but actually retreated behind the scenes to command remotely.
The socialist party has earned itself a lot of political capital in the issue of sheltering refugees. In Saroyan, both citizens and refugees like this emerging party very much. The party constitution they proposed is also very popular with the Marcels people. Saroyan is the core and vane of Marcels. Whoever Saroyan supports will have a greater chance of winning in the future general election.
When the new parliament was established, the old parliament became a past tense. When the whole Marcelus talked about peace, whoever insisted on fighting would be the enemy of the whole Marcelus.
If Peters wants to continue his political career, he must find another way as soon as possible. He is very clear that he will not get what he wants in a peace conference, but it can be on the Elysee Avenue.
Before coming, Peters prepared a lot of rhetoric and imagined what kind of real power he could get, but he did not expect that Young Master Liang would actually ask himself to be the leader of the social party.
Peters asked in disbelief: "Master Liang, are you kidding?"
Daliang said: "What are you going to joke about with me? The Marquis of Whitehead wants to be the Grand Duke of Marcelus. The Whitehead family nominally owns the entire Marcelus, but will not manipulate the parliament.
Marcelus will achieve true democracy.
I admire the Marquis of Whitehead. He just wanted to show the Florminck Empire that kings and democracy can coexist. He did not betray his country, he was a great man who saved the Florminck Empire."
Daliang's words made Peters' eyebrows beat. He really didn't expect that Marquis Whitehead was such a person. People's impression of this iron-fisted governor was a conspirator with a strong desire for power. It was unimaginable that the promised delegation of power to the parliament was really giving power to the parliament.
This is definitely a feat that can be remembered in history, and its significance is no less than that of the Saroyang Incident he launched.
After a long time, Speaker Peters was amazed: "The Marquis's heart is really admirable. He is a great man."
Daliang nodded and said, "Yes, even I despise the Marquis. But since the Marquis Whitehead does not intend to be a dictator, there should be a capable person leading the Socialist Party and the Principality of Marceles.
You were originally the Speaker of the Provincial Parliament of Marcelères and did a very good job. And the important thing is that we are acquaintances and our own people.
I am not as great as the Marquis of Whitehead, and I ask the Principality of Marcellus to serve me.
Can you do it?"
Speaker Peters replied without hesitation: "I can do it."
The Governor's House at night is very quiet.
Marcelus peace talks are underway in Saroyan. The representatives of the old parliament, the temporary parliament led by the Socialist Party, and the representatives of the Empire are arguing for the future Marcelus, and the process of the conference is strides towards the establishment of the Principality of Marcelus.
However, the military power of the National Defense Forces is still under the hands of Marquis Whitehead. Almost everyone believes that Marquis Whitehead will not really hand over power, and he will become the dictator behind Marcelus. Therefore, many people have visited the future Marcelus master these days, but they have been refused to be received by the Governor.
Officials and staff of the Governor's Office are gradually being abolished and transferred, and most of the documents are being sorted out and sealed, ready to be handed over to the parliament.
Marquis Whitehead sat in his study, with no lights on in the room. He was used to looking out the window in the dark, looking at the various figures coming and going outside the Governor's Mansion, analyzing what they wanted from him. But this time, he was looking at the bright starry sky outside.
The door opened and Anne walked in from outside. She turned on the lights in the room, walked gently to her father, and whispered: "I heard some of your decisions from Reed and saw what you were doing. Your style of doing things is still beyond everyone's expectations, even if I... did not expect you to give up your power.
I always think you really like power.”
Marquis Whitehead let Anne sit beside her and said in a rare and kind tone: "I do like power very much, and it feels like an addiction, and it is impossible to reject that temptation.
But if you want to gain power, you have to make sacrifices.
In order to protect my family, I must ignore feelings. In order to protect my family, I must allow my beloved daughter to receive the cruelest training.
Everything is to gain a higher status and gain more power. I used to think that as long as my power is large enough, I could change the empire and break free from the quagmire of decay. But... it was too difficult and difficult...
How could the nobles who were still immersed in the sunset of the empire see that the tomb under their feet had been dug?
The Principality of Marcelus is the last thing I did for the Empire. When the Empire reaches its last step, it has at least another way to choose from... The Whitehead family is still loyal to its loyalty that lasts for thousands of years, and we guard this estuary for His Majesty."
The Marquis's words made Anne feel awe. When her father announced that she would establish the Principality of Marcelus, she thought that her father had really betrayed the empire, but now she realized that she had blamed him wrongly.
Betrayal is a stain that the nobles can never erase. Anne’s life has not been good these days. She said sincerely: “Father, thank you.”
The Marquis said: "Don't think that the Whitehead family can enjoy it with peace of mind if they no longer participate in politics. You can't go back to the Imperial Navy. Then go to Young Master Liang to report...
It is really childish to play house in Marcelus with a group of low-level politicians.
In the future, the Whitehead family's journey is the interstellar sea."
It was not entirely his noble sentiment that made the Marquis of Whitehead willing to give up his power. When he learned from Daliang that there was a star couplet, and that the control range of the star couplet was so large that it needed to be calculated in tens of thousands of light years, the thing he was fighting for in Marcelus suddenly became boring.
So what if you can be an imperial emperor? The ruling land is not even considered dust and sand in front of the universe.
Marquis Whitehead finally knew why Young Master Liang felt like he was born out of dust. He felt that what he had done before was a child's trick.
Chapter completed!