Doctor Amnesiac, but not completely amnesiac

"Because if he was already Fyodor's man, he should have come to test me on Fyodor's behalf, but the invitation letter said exactly the same things he said when we first met - that is to say, the Minister of Labor is still alone in the political arena."

"So what did you do to see him?"

The black snake was a little surprised.

"If you want to spread the word, you should have found two socialites, or at least held a large dinner party. Why did you invite him alone?"

"I said, a loyal person should be treated as he deserves."

The man cast his eyes towards the window. Since he moved in, he had never opened the thick curtains there to prevent outsiders from prying eyes.

"If a man is willing to die for me, then it would be my loss if I let him die."

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Yegor was led by the waiter to a door.

He looked at the wooden door with low-key yet luxurious decoration, his cheek twitched slightly, and he put on that friendly and honest smile again - the same expression he had when he was summoned by other nobles or superiors.

After opening the door, he was stunned.

There were no tables filled with luxurious food, nor were there diners with arrogant faces and luxurious clothes.

There was just an ordinary table, two steaks, two plates of bread, and two bowls of soup.

Just like the dinner dishes my wife made that day.

"I am glad to see you alive again, Mr. Yegor. If you wish, please take a seat."

Qiao Yelan was still wearing the same clothes she wore when she visited Yegor's house, and she smiled and invited Yegor to take a seat.

The waiter had already quietly left. The man was silent for a while, put away his expression, and sat down opposite Qiao Yelan.

"Why, are you worried that I will serve you a freshly cooked Jiang Zhu?"

Yegor smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"Nothing, I've just been disappointed too many times. I always have to keep my expectations to a minimum at the beginning so I won't be disappointed."

Qiao Yelan didn't say anything else, but just started to enjoy his dinner. Yegor also picked up his knife and fork and ate in silence.

After dinner was over, the waiters removed the plates and laid a new tablecloth. Qiao Yelan raised her chin and looked at the man.

"After that cooperation, I left Ursus in a hurry, but I also left people behind to move your family away, but you personally rejected this action. I thought you felt there would be no more risks, but now it seems that this is not the case?"

"...Mr. Qiao is really observant."

Yegor sighed, and then without hiding anything, told everything that happened after Qiao Yelan left.

Because of Nikolai's [Disarmament Proposal] attracting fire in the front, Anatoly's incredible plan ended in a whimper. All relevant information was destroyed and not even a record was kept.

Facing the demonstrators jointly led by the judges and Yegor, His Majesty Fyodor took the initiative to stand up and passionately stated that he would never betray the laws made by his father and would never let the people of the empire be treated unfairly.

The emperor hinted that this was a problem on the nobles' side, and then he also made a veiled reference to the serfs in the hands of the nobles - this was equivalent to standing on the moral high ground while deliberately creating confrontation.

At this point, Yegor actually felt a little uncomfortable. After all, for a man who gets down to business, he could still tell whether the boss was just making empty promises or really wanted to work.

However, Fyodor did not pursue the organizers of the march, and even took the initiative to suppress the impeachment of the nobles against him, thus retaining his position as Minister of Labor.

Yegor was grateful for this, and after experiencing this incident, he had a new understanding of the judges and a more detailed understanding of politics.

He guessed that Fyodor had been delaying the matter because he did not have enough power to openly break off relations with the nobles, and that Speaker Witte's plan was probably because His Majesty was deceived by that guy.

Therefore, it was also at this time that he rejected Qiao Yelan's plan to help him relocate his family, because he felt that since His Majesty Fedor was just sleeping on straw and eating bitter food, then of course he needed to stay and assist the emperor wholeheartedly to fight against those damn bugs.

Originally, his idea should have been realized - if it weren't for the deal between the Emperor and Nicholas that was brokered by Qiao Yelan.

If an emperor lacks support, then everyone who is willing to work for him will become extremely valuable.

But if the emperor is in a hurry to form a guard of his own, he will become insensitive to other things.

In fact, even though Nicholas voluntarily handed over the First Army's organization and even gave a group of officers, he did not give the emperor an extra Ursian ruble.

So Fyodor was short of money, very, very short of money.

You have to know that Fyodor and Witte were originally at odds with each other, but because the aristocratic group was powerful, the emperor was very partial to Witte. Now that Nicholas' loyalty has been further confirmed, his trust in Witte has naturally dropped significantly.

Both the nobles and Witte were well aware that once Fedor really took out an entire army, the political situation in Ursus would easily be shaken - Nikolai was already very old.

Nicholas had no money, and Witte and the nobles were tightly controlling the emperor's income. So the emperor's last resort was to target the departments directly under the emperor.

So the Imperial Ministry of Labor became the most "suitable" choice.

It is becoming increasingly difficult for Yegor to resist Fedor's greed - the Imperial Ministry of Labor is changing from a department that coordinates the allocation of the empire's labor force to a black intermediary that sends people to factories and takes a commission from both ends.

The idealist who had been eager to find a new master was once again poured with a bucket of cold water from head to toe, and Fyodor began to become increasingly dissatisfied with him.

After hearing Yegor's words, Qiao Yelan actually felt a little relieved in his heart -

Thank goodness these guys are finally getting into capitalism.

God knows how crazy Qiao Yelan was after hearing Anatoly’s caste system plan last time.

"So, now the Imperial Labor Department is actually slowly degenerating into the Imperial Slave Labor Department?"

"Yes, these serfs that Vladimir the Great freed, His Majesty Feodor is slowly enslaving them back."

Yegor's voice was filled with deep gloom and resentment.

For a person who entered politics in pursuit of bright ideals, watching the people he followed fall and his dreams collapse is already a devastating sight - now the successor is actually going to reverse course, which is simply digging Yegor's bottom line.

"What about the judge?"

"They can't help me. It's a great feat that they can just keep enforcing the laws of the Empire. I'm glad that I'm not alone."

Qiao Yelan nodded slightly.

"My friend, what can I do for you now?"

"...I'm sorry for rejecting your kindness before. This time, I really need you to take my wife and daughter away."

Yegor took a deep breath.

"In return, I can do anything for you, as long as you don't ask me to betray His Majesty Vladimir and Ursus."

It can be seen that Yegor has completely given up this time.

"I do need your help - I need you to act as a messenger between me and His Majesty Feodor."

Qiao Yelan nodded.

Yegor frowned - it was not that he was unwilling to do this, but that he was in a situation where he knew he was in the toilet but still had to breathe deeply.

"What do you want me to convey?"

"I plan to expand my business in Ursus, but the nobles are offering too high a salary, and Speaker Witte is always leaving me alone, so I want your Majesty to grant me protection - in return, I am willing to pay a political donation."

"How much are you going to pay?"

Qiao Yelan reported a number - equivalent to twice the check that Speaker Witte gave last time.

Yegor looked at Qiao Yelan deeply, then nodded.

The fact that he could offer such a price was enough to prove that the man in front of him was extraordinary.

In the past, he would have immediately become alert, tried to distance himself from their relationship, and then tried to figure out the other party's purpose...

But now, he just wants to protect the last legacy of His Majesty Vladimir.

The money given by Qiao Yelan can help him delay time - that's enough.

Chapter 165 Emperors: This sounds familiar

Just three days after the dinner with Yegor, Qiao Yelan met Fyodor as he wished.

This only shows two things.

First, although Yegor is now disliked by the emperor and his position is shaky, he is still able to grasp the minds of those in power.

Second, His Majesty Fyodor is probably really short of money.

——Just like His Majesty of Dayan.

"Qiao Yelan."

"The foreign minister is here."

Qiao Yelan bowed slightly.

"I still remember that you were the administrator of Grand Duke Kosice. The last time I saw you, you were the middleman sent by Grand Duke Nicholas. I also received news before that you visited Victoria last year as the Minister of the Ministry of Rites of Dayan."

"Your Majesty is the most truthful and observant."

Fyodor looked at Qiao Yelan.

He had already realized that the man in front of him was an extremely outstanding businessman.

Grand Duke Kosche, Grand Duke Nicholas, Emperor Dayan, none of these people are fools - but they all value this person very much, not only entrusting him with important tasks, but also giving him extremely high autonomy in his actions.

It is impossible for someone who sits in such a high position to decide how to use a person based on personal likes and dislikes - in other words, Qiao Yelan must have brought them high enough benefits so that these people would choose to delegate power even though they knew he had his own ideas.

This kind of person is the one that Fyodor has been dealing with all the time, so when Fyodor discovered that Qiao Yelan was this kind of person, he felt extremely familiar with him.

For example - Speaker Witte.

No emperor was willing to share his power, but when the situation was right, he had to rely on Witte to maintain the balance of the political situation in Ursus, and even acquiesced in the other party using his power to bully others and do big things in private.

Because those nobles did it bigger.

In Ursus, the most common way of weighing things up is to compare who is worse.

Is Grand Duke Nicholas a bad guy?

rotten.

This is an incompetent royal relative who can only see things from a military perspective and knows almost nothing about politics. He can't even take good care of his own children.

But at least he was loyal to the emperor and had excellent command capabilities.

Is Speaker Witte bad?

rotten.

This is a villain who has forgotten his roots. He doesn't care about his former class or his benefactors. He only wants to climb up and grab more money and power.

But at least he could be used by the emperor and could withstand the pressure from the nobles.

If we say that the new emperor of Dayan had a bunch of excellent but disobedient cards in his hand when he ascended the throne, at least these cards were actively cohesive and always loyal to Dayan.

So when Fyodor ascended the throne, he had only two bad cards in his hand, and a bunch of rebels who were sharpening their knives and wanted to cut him into pieces.

Therefore, Fyodor was even more eager to recruit talented people. He was no longer just appointing people based on their merits - Fyodor didn't even have the time to ask whether you were loyal or not.

As long as you get the benefits and are willing to work, it's fine.

"Sir Yegor wrote to you saying that you are very interested in the Ursus market and are willing to invest."

"Your Majesty, Lord Yegor's words are exactly what I want to say."

"Then why did you come to me through Lord Yegor?"

Fyodor narrowed his eyes and asked a fatal question right away.

"Your Majesty, you know that this time, the foreign minister came to the Saint Eagle Castle through Speaker Witte. He thought that he could meet Your Majesty through the Speaker. However, after submitting several applications, the Speaker remained ambiguous and said that the matter still needed to be considered for a long time. He would report to Your Majesty after careful consideration."

Qiao Yelan showed a helpless expression.

"Chairman Witte was being hypocritical to me, and Grand Duke Nicholas rejected my application outright at the beginning. I was helpless, but I remembered that I had met Lord Yegor a few times before, and I also heard that he was a favorite of Your Majesty, so I resorted to this desperate measure."

It's a life-threatening question, but it's not certain whose life it will be.

There was no change in Fyodor's expression, as if Qiao Yelan's words had no effect on him at all.

"What do you want to invest in?"

The other party's words actually secretly revealed his attitude - Fedor had already let Qiao Yelan off the hook for contacting him through Yegor.

It’s just that some people are let off, which means some people are remembered.

“The medical industry.”

Qiao Yelan told Fyodor a story that was somewhat unexpected.

Does medical care make money?

It's definitely earned.