Flowers, Swords and France

When the Home Secretary learned about this, it was already late at night. He had been sleeping in his mansion for a long time. When he was woken up by servants and messengers from the palace, his mind had not even turned around for a while. Bend. .

"What! How could this happen!" He exclaimed subconsciously.

However, as a professional politician after all, he quickly recovered from the initial shock. He quickly got out of bed and dressed quickly.

"How is your Majesty doing now?" He had just put on his clothes and asked the palace messenger the most critical question directly, "You said you were injured just now. Is the injury serious?"

"The situation is very serious." The messenger's expression was very serious, but he did not appear to be panicked. "His Majesty was stabbed by assassins in several wounds, one of which was even very close to the heart. These crazy assassins even applied poison on their weapons. …”

"What!" the minister exclaimed again, and then scolded him directly, "How could you let people bring weapons into the palace? This is an extremely serious dereliction of duty! What on earth did you do!"

"We are as angry as you, sir, but being angry will not help." The messenger shrugged, seeming to be dissatisfied with the minister's tone, "There were also people from the palace who participated in the assassination, so the weapons should have been prepared internally. . Fortunately, they hurriedly found the opportunity and did not have time to apply more deadly poison on their weapons..."

Although the messenger's shrug seemed a bit frivolous at this critical moment, the minister had no time to pay attention to the other party's attitude. He keenly felt the other party's hint.

"Are you saying that His Majesty is now out of danger?"

"Yes," the envoy nodded again, "After the assassination, we called the imperial doctors over immediately. Under their careful treatment, His Majesty is out of danger."

"Thank God!" The minister finally breathed a sigh of relief and his movements were not so hurried. "So what is the situation over there now? Has anything else happened?"

"There's nothing else. If it hadn't been for this, we would have had a happy weekend." The messenger used his inappropriate witticism again, "One of the assassins has died and another is seriously injured. This is what I am currently doing. All you know, sir."

"Is there anyone left alive?" The minister frowned.

"I'm still alive at the moment, but I'm afraid I won't live much longer. The resistance was very fierce, so it took a lot of effort from the boss to subdue him." After saying these words, the messenger shrugged unsightly. Over his shoulder, he looked directly at the important minister, "Your Excellency, the next step is up to you. His Majesty the King hopes that you can give him a good explanation. By the way, he is in a very bad mood now, and those guests are now You must be able to understand staying in the palace, right?"

Obviously, this palace insider hinted that he would settle the matter as soon as possible and give an explanation not only to the king but also to the people of the country, so as to avoid greater and worse consequences.

"Of course I can understand it." The minister understood the other party's hint and nodded hurriedly, "I will go into the palace with you to meet His Majesty."

Before preparing to board the palace carriage following the envoy, the minister seemed to have remembered something and called a servant and specifically asked him to go to an address.

………………

Not long after, the minister followed the envoy to the palace. Without caring about rest, he rushed directly to the king's palace under the leadership of the messenger.

When he came to the door, the bedroom door suddenly opened, and then a man walked out. The minister took a closer look and saw that it was the Prime Minister.

He hurriedly bowed to the other party and saluted, and took the opportunity to steal a glance at the other party. He found that the other party's face was gloomy and indifferent, not much panic, so the minister felt relieved again.

After seeing the minister, the prime minister just nodded slightly in greeting, and then planned to leave. When the two passed by, the minister heard a whisper. "Everything is well with His Majesty the King. Please follow his instructions."

The minister nodded quickly again and strode into His Majesty's bedroom.

As soon as he entered, he immediately looked at the big bed in the middle and took a breath of cold air.

"His Majesty!"

It's no wonder that he was so moved. His Majesty's situation at the moment is indeed a bit miserable. His hair is disheveled and he is half leaning on the head of the bed. His upper body is still naked, with bandages wrapped in several places on his body. But on his face, the usual majesty of a king had been completely wiped away, leaving only the dejection of an old man.

"I'm sorry, sir, that I frightened you," His Majesty the King smiled bitterly after seeing the minister come in. "The doctor told me to go to bed early, so I'm sorry that I can't leave you much time."

His voice, despite trying to sound calm, still sounded very weak. However, to be able to feel so relaxed under such circumstances can be regarded as a measure of stability.

"Your Majesty, I'm sorry for frightening you!" The minister shouted loudly, with a hint of crying in his tone, "I must make these crazy traitors pay the price!"

After hearing the minister's call, His Majesty the King smiled again. "Don't shout so loud, it will be bad if you disturb people."

After hearing the king's vague criticism, the minister quickly stopped talking and stopped showing his loyalty.

"I'm sorry, I'm not in a particularly good mood right now, sir." The king continued, with a lot of sarcasm in his tone, "I'm just a little bit intolerant of the current situation - I was at the event held by my son for my grandson. I was actually stabbed at the banquet, in the palace! And at this moment, there was someone beside me, and he stabbed me several times! I didn’t expect that I was treated like a Caesar, with some cloth sleeping next to me. Lutus!”

As he spoke, perhaps because he was too excited, His Majesty the King coughed violently again. After hearing his cough, the guards and the royal physician opened the door, but His Majesty the King waved them all out again.

In front of the angry king, the ministers did not dare to speak at all, but just lowered their heads and listened honestly.

"So you see, it turns out that we can't relax at all. A little negligence will make us ruin ourselves." His Majesty the King continued, "Since I may be in the palace today - my most heavily guarded place - —I was attacked, and I could be attacked again anywhere tomorrow, maybe even in this room one day..."

Although there was no actual evidence, the minister always felt that His Majesty was implying that he was not doing things well, so he quickly lowered his head even more.

"Don't be so formal, I don't blame you." His Majesty the King's tone softened a little, "You are not responsible for the defense of the palace, and you are not to blame. Moreover, since the other party can control my itinerary If they are so thorough, then it is obvious that they will have some information channels in the palace. "

The minister had already considered all these situations when he came.

"Yes, Your Majesty, based on the information I have at present, it is obvious that the rebels are cooperating inside and outside." He replied immediately.

"Rebel? Then which side is the rebel?" His Majesty took over the words and asked rhetorically.

"This..." The minister hesitated in his answer, not because he couldn't think of the answer, but because he was afraid that he would not be able to take responsibility if he made a mistake.

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"It must have been done by people from the Bourbon family!" Without waiting for his reply, His Majesty the King suddenly asserted directly, "Only they can do such a thing! Only in the palace can they get the strings! It must be them!"

The minister bowed his head and remained silent again - obviously this was the answer he came up with after thinking about it.

"So you see, now I am not sure who I trust in the palace. Next, I need you to investigate carefully. Can you do it?" After a moment of silence, His Majesty the King gave the order.

"Yes." The minister replied very briefly.

There was another moment of silence.

"Also, I have a question to ask you." His Majesty the King had no expression on his face, but there was a hint of solemnity in his tone.

The minister lowered his head and waited for his majesty's inquiry.

"In your opinion, can our court be able to survive at present?"

His Majesty the King's thunderous question instantly caused cold sweat to break out on the minister's back. No matter how you answer this question, it is very inappropriate, but you have to answer it.

Your Majesty asked this question to his ministers. Is this because he was extremely depressed after being assassinated? Or do you want to use this to test yourself and test your loyalty? The minister tried to figure out his master's intention in his mind, and at the same time answered carefully with his mouth.

"Your Majesty, there is no doubt that we are facing various crises now, but as long as our servants are loyal and capable, and the royal family is united, the dynasty can survive any crisis."

"Unity? When have we ever been united?" After hearing the minister's comfort, His Majesty the King suddenly smiled, but there was a lot of bitterness in the smile. "My son, when I was assassinated, his first reaction was to hide behind him, and he just called for people to come up and save me! Is this the unity of the Wang family?"

After hearing the king's complaint, the minister felt a little timid and did not dare to answer such a private matter of the royal family.

"However, no matter what, I don't believe that Prince Jourville will directly assassinate me." His Majesty the King said without any expression, "So, you must not be deceived by the rebel party, let alone let similar rumors spread everywhere. , so as not to damage his reputation and the reputation of the Wang family, do you understand?"

The minister was shocked at first. Is this king really old and confused? What can't people do in the face of power? He actually directly instructed himself that the scope of his investigation must not touch the prince? Do you believe in your son that much?

After a moment of panic, he understood what the king meant.

I'm afraid, "I don't believe that the prince will take action against me" is only a secondary reason, and "the need to continue to use the prince to check and balance his brother" is the main consideration...

Even at this time, he was still able to weigh the pros and cons calmly and rationally, and continued to play tricks in order to maintain his power, even in the smallest details.

He is indeed our king... The minister couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

"Yes." He bowed and answered. (To be continued.)