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"Her Royal Highness has already made concessions. The repair and reconstruction of the north of the city must be put on the agenda. If we pretend to obey but secretly disobey, it will give Lan Youshan an excuse to make trouble. Her Royal Highness can also legitimately reduce the power in our hands. Everyone, it's time to bleed a little."

In the manor of the new Speaker von Braun, several people who had previously opposed Bai Ye's ascension to the throne gathered together.

After von Braun finished speaking, Jude, the governor of the Ilia region, murmured for a moment: "The north of the city was the first battlefield after the tree people broke through. Now it is full of ruins and it is almost worthless to repair it... In my opinion, it is enough to just make it look good. Why waste people's time and money?"

Another Marquis Garcia shook his head. "Her Royal Highness is young. We can use all kinds of excuses to delay her ascension to the throne, but we should do what we should do. Otherwise, we will be handing the handle to them. Governor Jude, you were not in the imperial capital before, so you may not understand it well, but this matter cannot be delayed."

Von Braun also nodded and said, "The Marquis is right. The renovation and reconstruction of the imperial capital is imperative. We should seize the princess's concern for the overall situation, so we should give the overall situation enough leverage. The princess has made a concession, and we must not push it any further. On the contrary, we should give the princess enough respect and face."

He leaned back in his chair, revealing a cunning old fox look: "The best option is to drag it out. As long as we do well enough, the princess won't have the opportunity to make trouble - besides..."

Marquis Garcia took over the conversation and said with a smile: "Besides, everyone knows that the reconstruction of the north city is difficult, and no one can complain if it takes too long. We all contribute money and effort to repair it normally. We just need to delay the time until the twelfth prince meets the age requirement to inherit the throne. By then, we will have the most things to fight for."

Seeing that Governor Jude was still a little hesitant, Garcia exchanged glances with von Braun, who smiled and said, "Governor, you are coming from the Ilia District, so we are aware of the situation. Don't worry, the Marquis and I will pay for the reconstruction work. Governor, you can just send your soldiers to recruit civilian workers. How do you think?"

Jude, who had the least wealth, was unwilling to pay too much. To him, there was not much difference between Bai Ye's ascension to the throne and the twelfth prince's ascension to the throne, and no one would remove him from the position of governor. However, after entering the imperial capital, these two old foxes came to him and promised many benefits, so he chose to stand on the side.

Rebuilding the northern part of the city would cost a lot, and he was reluctant to spend the money. Now that the two had promised that he only needed to provide manpower, there was naturally no reason for him to hesitate.

Jude immediately smiled and said, "In that case, I will listen to you two adults."

Garcia and von Braun exchanged glances, and disdain flashed in their eyes.

You can't catch a wolf without sacrificing a lamb. After all, Governor Jude is a local tyrant outside the center of power and has no vision.

If the twelfth prince ascends to the throne, the rewards they can get will far exceed what they have paid today - however, it is a good thing that Jude has no vision. Anyway, the two of them came to each other only because they were interested in the military strength in each other's hands.

Now that the imperial capital has encountered a great disaster, the remaining military is basically controlled by Bai Ye. They need a force that can rival it. The military of the Elijah Grand District in Jude's hands, plus the army of another Yuhu City Grand District secretly controlled by Garcia, have the capital to compete with Her Royal Highness the Princess.

Of course, it is just a confrontation, and on the surface, they still need to maintain their respect for Her Royal Highness the Princess.

Everything would have to wait until the twelfth prince came of age - originally, the twelfth prince had nothing to do with the throne even when he came of age, but the spirit of the second emperor of the empire possessed him, giving him the qualification to inherit the throne.

This matter is not legitimate, but Bai Ye has no way to inherit the throne legitimately, so there are many things that can be done.

What's more, Bai Ye is a woman after all, and all the previous emperors of the empire were men, which is also one of the excuses that can be used.

The most important thing now is to use various methods to delay Bai Ye's ascension to the throne until the twelfth prince comes of age.

Inside the manor, three old foxes, each with their own thoughts, raised their teacups and drank them like celebratory wine.

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"Humph, those three guys insisted on having a ceremony on the first day of work. They keep procrastinating, procrastinating, procrastinating everything!"

With the collapse of the imperial palace, most government affairs are now discussed in Baiye's manor, and the guest rooms have become the side halls of the former imperial palace, often the place where officials gather in private.

At this moment, Speaker Lan Youshan was throwing a stack of documents on the table with an unhappy look on his face.

"What's wrong, Mr. Speaker? Why are you so angry?" The door was pushed open, and Bai Ye, who was becoming more and more elegant, walked in.

"Greetings, Her Royal Highness the Princess." A group of officials hurriedly saluted.

After sending the rest away, Bai Ye sat down and poured a cup of tea for Lan Youshan, and said with a smile: "Mr. Speaker, what trouble have you encountered?"

Lan Youshan took it respectfully, but now he was completely on Bai Ye's side, so he naturally said whatever he wanted to say. He said unhappily, "The reconstruction work in the north of the city has begun. Von Braun even held a groundbreaking ceremony. From early morning to sunset, only one shovel was moved in that place!"

Bai Ye's face remained calm: "The city is in a low mood right now, so it's good to have some kind of ceremony. At least it will give the workers a good meal."

Lan Youshan took a sip of tea, his face still full of anger: "Your Highness, there is nothing I cannot say. Those people just want to delay the construction period and hinder your ascension to the throne! In my opinion, they are so bold!"

The protagonist who ascended the throne was not impatient at this moment. Instead, he advised: "It doesn't matter if you delay it. One day won't hurt anything. Besides, isn't the work started now? I think this is a normal progress."

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Lan Youshan frowned and said, "It was normal in the past, but it's different now. The city is in ruins and many people are unemployed. Your Highness, I'm being a little rash... Alas, the people are out of work. As long as they are paid, they will work. According to the previous salary, we could hire one person, but now we can hire five!"

"But von Braun and his men are still following the previous schedule, which is obviously delaying the reconstruction time! Four-fifths of the original positions are now missing! Damn it!"

The word "damn" was already a heavy word, but Bai Ye was neither angry nor tried to persuade him. He just smiled and said, "At least the work is going on, which is better than nothing."

Lan Youshan glanced at Bai Ye, and seeing that she remained calm, he could not help but said anxiously, "Your Highness, this is not a matter of construction period... I am not afraid of offending anything. Those people are just trying to delay the twelfth prince's coming of age, and then use the matter of the heroic spirit possession to fight for his qualification to inherit the throne!"

Bai Ye tucked the hair on his forehead and said softly, "The spirit of the hero is possessed. I have to consider the overall situation. If I ascend the throne by force, the people of this empire will be dispersed."

Lan Youshan frowned and said, "What if we really wait until the twelfth prince comes of age? What if... what if this heroic spirit possesses him and creates something else?"

Bai Ye raised his head, his eyes filled with calmness and gentleness.

However, what she said made Lan Youshan's heart beat slightly faster.

"It will take some time for my twelfth brother to become an adult. Besides... who can say for sure what will happen during this time?"