Father Mavie

"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 Association of Educators, there were violent protests downstairs. If you look down from the window, you can see the outraged people or the ex-teachers who have been dismissed from public office.

The instigator of all this, the fourth prince Arthur was sitting on the sofa, turning his fingers along the rim of the glass, turning a deaf ear to the protests downstairs.

Sitting across from him was Prince Charles.

"You will cause public outrage if you do this." The eldest prince said in a deep voice, "Look downstairs. These people who marched have brought too much bad influence on London. There are other ways to solve the problem, but you chose The most extreme kind."

"As I said just now, only a broken arm can survive. As for the bad influence."

Arthur took a sip from his wine glass, and said lightly, "I didn't see any bad effects, I only saw a group of angry maggots."

"Did you know that the principals of many public schools were once members of parliament? The families behind them are very powerful!"

"I know, but so what?"

Arthur looked at the eldest prince, and said calmly: "Education reform is urgent. Every year, the kingdom distributes a large amount of public school funds, and the money ends up in the pockets of moths. The spirit of moths has polluted the public school environment. Only Only by eradicating them completely can we create a brand new public school environment."

"Many people have interests with us! Many congressmen have come to me to talk about this these days!"

The eldest prince said emotionally: "Everyone is your own, why do you have to kill them all? In my opinion, even if you fire them all, the newly appointed teachers and principals will become so-called maggots! Instead of letting money fall into other people's Pocket, why not give it to someone else?"

Who is your own person.
Arthur smiled: "It turns out that it was because I fired one of my own people that you started to investigate."

"I don't care about education, you can do whatever you want, but you can't do anything to your own people, this is the bottom line!"

The eldest prince issued an ultimatum: "You cancel the administrative order immediately. If this makes you feel embarrassed, then let the person on the list become the principal again!"

Putting down a list, the eldest prince left the Educators Association angrily. After he left, Arthur drank slowly, not knowing what he was thinking.

Suddenly, a hand stretched out from the darkness and picked up the list on the table.

"They're big people"

"If it's not a big shot, I wouldn't let Charles visit in person." Arthur said quietly, "Father, you came at the right time. I need your help."

The eldest prince had issued an ultimatum, leaving no room for Arthur to negotiate, and was even a little annoyed.

In the eyes of the eldest prince, Arthur is just a dog he promoted. If it wasn't for him, how could he be where he is today?

Since it is a dog, it should be loyal, and of course a disobedient dog will be punished.

Whether it is obedient or not depends on whether the dog will carry out the master's orders.

"What do you want to do? Do you want me to help you get rid of these people on the list?" Ma Wei said half-jokingly and half-seriously.

"No, getting rid of them won't help me." Arthur shook his head: "I kind of want to get rid of Charles and start my own family."

"Is now the time?"

"I don't know." Arthur glanced at Mavi: "What do you think?"

"It's still too early." Ma Wei said: "The general election has just ended, the members of each party are basically fixed, and the situation is not chaotic enough. It is the best solution to let the first prince and the second prince fight each other. On the contrary, it should not happen right now." The third force, otherwise it is possible for the first prince and the second prince to unite."

"Either don't do it, or you'll be killed in one fell swoop." Arthur sighed: "This education reform is the best opportunity to get rid of the moths. I can't give in, since it's not time to break up with Charles yet. , then let me meet Shukri."

"it is good."

"An invitation from Arthur?"

At Kensington Palace, the second prince looked at the letter handed over by the butler with a confused look on his face, suspecting that he had heard wrongly: "Arthur Windsor?"

"Yes, Your Highness, he is your brother." The butler said respectfully: "His wife, Gulihana, is hosting a dinner party and has invited you."

This was the first time in history, when did Arthur invite himself?

Except for the regular family gatherings at Windsor Castle every week, Shukri and Arthur rarely had private contacts, let alone invitations to banquets and the like.
The second prince subconsciously touched his neck, his face looked a little ugly, he turned around twice and immediately went to visit his father-in-law, Baron Frederick.

"What is Arthur going to do? Is he trying to assassinate me in the name of the banquet?"

"Calm down, Your Highness, the Fourth Prince is your younger brother after all, how could he assassinate you at the banquet?" Baron Frederick persuaded: "Even if you want to assassinate you, don't you usually have many opportunities to do it at the party on Sunday? "

"That's true."

Shukri said depressedly: "I'm afraid that bastard Charles will blame Princess Sophia's death on me. My God, I was only 15 years old. How could I assassinate Princess Sophia? I hope Arthur won't doubt me. Clearly, Charles is the most suspected one!"

Baron Frederick thought for a moment and said, "I don't think it has anything to do with Princess Sophia, maybe it has something to do with the Education Reform Act."

"The Education Reform Act?"

"Yes, Your Highness, I don't know if you have heard. In the past week, the teachers who were dismissed by the Education Association have been surrounded by people. Many people are looking for the fourth prince to protest. And as far as I know, many of the teachers and principals who were dismissed They all come from upper-class families, many of whom are descendants of nobles.”

For a family, its network must be luxuriant. Like the Chevalli family, there are very few cases where there is only one line of succession, and most of them have many branches.

The nobles attached great importance to the family name. In their eyes, the surname was more important than the blood relationship. It didn't matter if there was no blood relationship, as long as the surname was passed on.

This is also one of the reasons why the upper class likes to adopt orphans. Orphans selected by them are often very intelligent and promising. Giving them surnames can ensure the development of the family.There are many families in London that have been passed down for hundreds of years. Most of them are nobles. Even if they don’t have titles, they can be traced back to the noble ancestors. The children are basically social elites.

The principal of a public school is a very prestigious position. It has been occupied by these ancient families for a long time, and outsiders can't get involved at all. No one would have thought that someone would dare to dismiss them all.

"What Arthur did angered these families." The second prince said, "He is in danger. But shouldn't he ask Charles for help?"

"The eldest prince will definitely not help him." Baron Frederick said: "Your Highness, don't forget that the Conservative Party is a conservative camp, which is a group of century-old nobles, and the Liberal Party is a new generation of nobles. The family, which happens to be connected to the Conservative Party."

"what!"

The second prince understood at once: "Charles will not help him! The Conservative Party is the foundation of Charles! How could he fight against the Conservative Party for Arthur? I understand. I understand! Arthur wants to join us!"

As he spoke, the second prince became a little confused again: "Although Arthur angered those families, they are still under Charles's subordinates, and they are all his own people. It stands to reason that as long as Arthur takes a step back and restores those people to their original positions, this matter Isn't the matter calmed down? Why do you have to go to the point of defection?"

"This is the intelligence of His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince." Baron Frederick sighed and appreciated: "This is a wonderful move. After the election, His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince became the leader of the West Island Parliamentarians, plus the Educators Association The identity of the president has long been different from when he first came to London, he has his own power and cannot be underestimated."

"The current fourth prince is no longer something that the eldest prince can control at will. He has a place in the parliament. If he shrinks back now, obediently obeys the order of the eldest prince, and restores those people to their original positions, all the previous efforts of His Highness the fourth prince will be in vain. He will lose the loyalty of the West Island Councilor, who will follow a soft guy who changes from day to day?"

"Conversely, if the fourth prince does not obey the order of the eldest prince and fights against him, then the eldest prince will have to weigh it up. Now the Liberal Party is in the limelight, and the Conservative Party is showing its decline. The West Island MP is a big help. Without the fourth prince, the Conservative Party will not be able to completely control Parliament."

In the last parliamentary session, Freya led the Democratic Party to stand behind the Liberal Party. The reason why the Conservative Party was able to overwhelm them was because of the help of West Island MPs and Northern MPs.

If Arthur brought the MPs from West Island to defect to the Liberal Party, the Conservative Party would immediately lose its dominant position, which was absolutely unacceptable to the Grand Prince.

"Oh." The second prince came to his senses: "Arthur is trying to use me to force Charles to compromise!"

"Yes, Your Highness, that's it." Baron Frederick said: "You can choose to go, or you can choose not to go."

"Why should I go?"

The second prince sat down on the sofa, picked up a cigar, and said happily: "Wouldn't it be better to see them dog-eat-dog?"

You are four brothers, if the eldest prince and the fourth prince are dogs
Baron Frederick coughed and didn't say much: "Your Highness, you have the final say."

In the evening, the second prince, who didn't intend to go to the Hyde Park Villa for a banquet, was eating at home when the butler suddenly opened the door and entered, whispering something in his ear.

"Nicholas is here? Let him in quickly. In the future, Nicholas doesn't need to report when he visits, just invite him in!"

"Yes."

Picking up the napkin and wiping his mouth, the second prince put down his half-eaten dinner and came to the living room. He saw Mavi sitting on the sofa in an evening dress with a bow tie, and even Junia was wearing a dress and skirt. I couldn't help being stunned for a moment: "Nicholas, are you going to get married in this outfit?"

"...Your Highness, this is clearly not a wedding attire."

"I know, just kidding you."

The second prince waved his hand and said, "You are dressed so formally, I didn't know you thought you were going on a date! Are you with Freya?"

"No, I'm going to Hyde Park to attend the banquet hosted by the Fourth Prince."

Frowning slightly, the second prince said unexpectedly: "What are you going to Arthur's banquet for? Don't you know Arthur's recent situation? He wants to use us to force Charles to compromise! Let's not go into this muddy water! You still stay Come down to supper! Shall we have a drink and two cigars after supper?"

"I know this is a conspiracy by His Highness the Fourth Prince, so I have come to invite His Highness to come with me." Ma Wei said, "We should attend this dinner."

"Give me a reason."

"First of all, His Royal Highness is behind the West Island Councilor. When he needs help the most, we should lend a helping hand. If we stand on the sidelines today, how will we win over the West Island Councilor in the future?"

Ma Wei talked eloquently, and said the rhetoric prepared in advance: "The crisis encountered by the fourth prince is not his own crisis, but also the crisis of the West Island councilors, and the reason why the West Island councilors support the fourth prince is because of the four princes. The prince tolerated them, but before this, London politicians have always maintained a hostile attitude towards the West Island, please imagine, Your Highness, would you take refuge in a force that is hostile to you?"

The second prince pursed his lips: "West Island Congressman supports Arthur. Even if we attend the banquet tonight, we can't change this fact. On the contrary, it will promote the cooperation between him and Charles."

"This is just a superficial phenomenon. When His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince decided to hold a banquet, there was already a rift in the relationship between him and His Highness the Eldest Prince." Ma Wei said, "This rift is irreparable, because the Eldest Prince wants the Fourth Prince to hold a banquet." The prince is a dog, a loyal and reliable dog, but the fourth prince does not want to be a dog, or in other words, if he chooses to be a dog, he will never be able to hold his head up again, and the West Island councilors will no longer support him."

"The eldest prince is insulting the fourth prince. He doesn't regard the fourth prince as equal to himself at all. He is born with arrogance. I can't stand it."

"If Your Highness, you come forward at this moment, extend a helping hand to the fourth prince, and show respect, then in the not-too-distant future, the fourth prince is likely to reciprocate."

"You mean, Arthur might abandon Charles and join me?" The second prince was dubious.

"Humiliation is the lowest and most despicable method." Ma Wei said slowly: "If we want to subdue a person, a person with independent thinking, we must first give him respect and dignity, admit that his personality is independent, and Treat it as an equal."

"Only in this way can the next cooperation be carried out. Although I don't know the character of the fourth prince, he should not be an idiot, otherwise he wouldn't have sent out the invitation letter."

In the silence of the second prince's thinking, Ma Wei said word by word: "Your Highness, the one who wins the hearts of the people wins the world. Think of Ma Wei Enders, doesn't his success rely on the hearts of the people?"

Hearing the name of Mavi Enders, the second prince finally nodded, took a deep breath, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Yes, Mavi Enders achieved success through brainwashing, no matter what means he used, his purpose I have achieved it, should I emulate him?"

"I think you should give it a try, Your Highness. Anyway, there is no price for failure."

"it is good!"

The second prince patted his thigh and stood up: "I'm going to change into a dress, let's go to Arthur's banquet!"