Conquering the world from the Kaiser's driver

She smiled at Lin Shangzhou, and Lin Shangzhou's mood improved a little because of the sweetness of the candy and Noya's smile.

"Fritts, are you okay?"

Elena came over and asked with concern.

"I feel much better thanks to Noa."

"No, no, I should do it."

Lin Shangzhou looked at the gate of the Worry-Free Palace in the distance and asked Elena in confusion, "Elena, I want to ask why Klein took His Majesty and Lady Cecilia out?"

Elena sighed and said, "On the first of every month, His Majesty, Lord Klein will come to take His Majesty and Lady Cecilia to attend the Imperial Parliament."

"Attending Parliament?"

Lin Shangzhou nodded thoughtfully. This was indeed what the emperor should do.

"Fritts, if you feel uncomfortable, you can go home and rest. I believe His Majesty and Lady Cecilia will understand you."

Elena suggested, and Lin Shangzhou shook his head and said, "That's not necessary, I'll just go outside and relax."

"Do you need me to accompany you?"

Noah asked with concern.

"I'll be fine by myself."

Lin Shangzhou shook his head.

"OK then."

Then Lin Shangzhou walked out from the side door. He planned to sit on the mill for a while, look at the scenery, and calm his mind.

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Chapter 13 The Fact of the Puppet and the Traitor

Lin Shangzhou walked to the mill, pushed the door open and walked in. After climbing the stairs, he saw Luo Er still sitting there.

Hearing the noise behind her, Luo Er turned around and saw Lin Shangzhou, who looked unhappy. Not knowing what happened, she stood up from the platform and walked up to Lin Shangzhou and asked with concern:

"Brother Fritz, why are you so unhappy? What happened?"

Lin Shangzhou didn't answer her question immediately. He walked to the wall and sat down. Luo Er also sat next to him.

Afterwards, Lin Shangzhou told Luo Er what happened. After hearing how Klein insulted Lin Shangzhou and Lin Yangyu, she pouted indignantly and defended Lin Shangzhou, saying, "That Klein is too mean! Don't be angry anymore. Next time he comes over, Brother Fritz, you should come here and wait for him to leave. Anyway, His Majesty doesn't need you to drive when he goes out, so you might as well take shelter here."

"We'll talk about it later. I'm His Majesty's driver. I can't give up my job just because of his insults. Wouldn't that make him look down on me even more?"

"And I'm not really angry right now, I just feel very aggrieved. The gap between me and that bastard is too big. He can insult me, but I can't fight back. Sigh..."

Lin Shangzhou sighed, and the feeling of powerlessness in his heart increased a little. The huge gap in identity and status meant that if he wanted to maintain his dignity, he could only rely on Alexandrine and Cecilia. If he really fought with that guy, let alone whether he could beat those soldiers, the impact on both him and Alexandrine would be huge.

Luo Er didn't know what to say to comfort Lin Shangzhou. After a few seconds, she thought of Alexandrine and Cecilia, so she asked, "Didn't your Majesty and Lady Cecilia do anything?"

“They both spoke up to defend me, but it was obviously useless to Klein. He had no intention of changing. Moreover, His Majesty asked him to apologize to me, but he rudely interrupted His Majesty…”

Thinking of Alexandrine and Cecilia's actions to defend him, Lin Shangzhou felt very moved, but as he was talking he noticed something was wrong.

(That shouldn’t be possible, right? She is the emperor.)

He was unwilling to believe his own guess and denied the idea.

"Why is he so rude to Your Majesty?!"

Lauer now had a very bad impression of Klein. She didn't expect Klein to be as rude to Alexandrine. How could he speak to the emperor like that?

Lin Shangzhou stood up and walked to the platform outside the door, and Lol followed him.

"Laurel, whose birdcage is that?"

he asked, pointing at the bird cage on the wooden board. The bird cage was there when he first came here and it is still there now.

"It's a bird cage. I used to keep birds here, but later I felt sorry for the birds, so I let them go."

Luo Er picked up the bird cage and recalled the time when she raised birds in the past.

"It's a good thing you did. Birds should fly in the sky instead of being locked in a cage."

Lin Shangzhou said with praise.

Looking at the empty bird cage, Luo Er thought of something and said sympathetically:

"But..."

"Your Majesty the Emperor is somewhat similar to this caged bird."

Her words shocked Lin Shangzhou greatly. He felt that Luo Er said this simply because she sympathized with the emperor and did not have any political ideas at all.

"Why do you say that?"

Luo Er put the bird cage on the ground, pointed at Wuyou Palace and said to Lin Shangzhou: "Brother Fritz, don't you think Wuyou Palace is like a bird cage?"

"Her Majesty is locked in this birdcage. Apart from Klein, no one else has come to see her. Apart from the Palace of Souci, the only places Her Majesty can go are the library and the opera house. It's really pitiful."

Following the direction of Lol's finger, Lin Shangzhou looked at Wuyou Palace and nodded. It seemed to be true.

Sanssouci Palace is a birdcage, and Alexandrine is the bird in the cage.

Lol's words made the idea that he had just denied come to his mind again, and this time Lin Shangzhou could no longer deny it.

He recalled what happened not long ago, and he sensed something wrong in Klein's attitude and words towards Alexandrine.

First of all, Klein's attitude towards the emperor was not right. His status was definitely lower than Alexandria's, but he did not show the slightest respect to the emperor and even interrupted her. Moreover, Alexandria's behavior was a little strange when she heard Klein mention his uncle. She did not continue to speak, but chose to shut up and pulled Cecilia into the car.

From this we can see that the German Emperor is somewhat afraid of the Chancellor, and the Chancellor's nephew has no respect for the Emperor at all. The Emperor is afraid of the Chancellor...

This is completely a manifestation of the emperor being a puppet!

A very bad idea popped up in Lin Shangzhou's mind. This was the only way to explain why Klein was so presumptuous.

However, he did not dare to completely believe his guess. He remembered the newspaper he saw on the first day he came to this world. The newspaper said that "The Imperial Party, the Conservative Party, and the Fatherland Party submitted an impeachment motion against Prime Minister Albert to the parliament.

Since the three parties were able to jointly propose this motion, it means that the chancellor does not have complete control over Germany. Otherwise, why would these three parties propose a motion to impeach him?

However, thinking about this incident made Lin Shangzhou feel even more uneasy, because this proposal was ultimately rejected by the emperor.

During the more than half a month that he had worked in the Souci Palace, he had not seen the German Emperor handle any government affairs. This was understandable considering her age. She succeeded to the throne at the age of ten and was only fifteen years old now. She was not suitable for and did not have enough ability to handle government affairs.

However, the report indicated that Alexandrine was handling government affairs. Based on Lin Shangzhou's understanding of the German Empire, he believed that although the German Emperor was not handling government affairs now, her consent was required for the passage of parliamentary bills.

Considering all this, Lin Shangzhou could no longer doubt that the German Emperor was a puppet of the Chancellor, but he was still unwilling to believe it, because if this was the case, there would be too many unstable factors in the future.

The main reason why he didn't believe this matter was that other political parties in Germany with political power would definitely realize that something was wrong, whether it was the German Emperor or the Chancellor.

There is another thing that Lin Shangzhou can't figure out. Don't other political leaders come to meet the German Emperor?

"What are you thinking about so seriously?"

"Why are you here?"

Noah's voice brought Lin Shangzhou back to reality. He looked at Noah who was standing on the other side of him in confusion. Why did she come here?

"I came here to look for Luo Er, and I didn't expect you to be here."

Noah said, looking for Luo Er was one thing, and the other was to try her luck and see if Lin Shangzhou was there. She was a little worried about Lin Shangzhou.

"If you don't want us to stay here, I'll take Luo Er away now."

"No, no, I have something to ask you."

Seeing that Noah was about to take Luo Er away, Lin Shangzhou hurriedly shook his head. He had something to ask Noah.

"what's up?"

Lin Shangzhou thought for a moment and asked, "When did you start working at Wuyou Palace?"

His question surprised Nuoya a little. She didn't expect Lin Shangzhou to ask this question.

"Four years ago, what happened?"

(Four years ago…)

Her answer made Lin Shangzhou a little disappointed. He wanted to know whether other politicians would come to see the emperor during the reign of Emperor Wilhelm. Four years ago was 1926, and Alexandrine had already ascended the throne.

"Nothing, just asking."

Lin Shangzhou shook his head. It seemed that he had to ask Elena.

"Are you here to see Luo Er to ask her to go back to work?"

"Well, Aunt Elena is looking for her. If she doesn't go back, she will be scolded."

Noah looked at Luo Er and said, Luo Er smiled embarrassedly, she had indeed slacked off for a long time today.

"Then let's go back."

Lin Shangzhou said as he walked towards the stairs. Nuoya followed behind him and asked with concern: ""

"Go back? Are you feeling better?"

"Thank you for your concern. I feel much better. At least I'm not angry anymore."

"Well, I'm glad you're okay. Let's go back."

Lin Shangzhou was the first to climb down the stairs. He was no longer angry, but instead more worried. He was really afraid that the German Emperor was a puppet of the Chancellor. He now wanted to go back and confirm his thoughts with Elena.

After returning to Wuyou Palace, Lin Shangzhou found Elena in the garden. He called Elena and asked her his questions.

"You ask me whether any other dignitaries came to see Kaiser Wilhelm during his time?"

Elena frowned and looked at Lin Shangzhou in confusion. She didn't know why Lin Shangzhou asked this.

"Um... Actually, what I want to know more is whether there are other dignitaries coming to see Her Majesty Alexandrine."

Lin Shangzhou thought for a while and said, Emperor William must have been different back then than he is now, so there is no point in asking.

Hearing his words, Elena seemed to realize something and looked at Lin Shangzhou with a meaningful look. After a few seconds, she sighed and said, "Mr. Fritz, you actually want to know what kind of situation His Majesty is in now, right? I'm not a maid who knows nothing. At least I can see some things."

Lin Shangzhou didn't know how to answer for a moment. He thought he should have thought of this. As a maid who had worked by the emperor's side for decades, how could Elena not see anything?

"Well... well, this is what I want to ask, Elena, can you tell me whether His Majesty the Emperor is now..."

Lin Shangzhou couldn't say the word "puppet", but even though he couldn't say it, Elena could.

Elena said to Lin Shangzhou with a serious face: "Mr. Fritz, I dare not hastily judge Her Majesty's situation, but based on my observations over the past few years, Her Majesty's current situation is no different from what you think. She is a puppet of Prime Minister Albert."

(grass!)

Lin Shangzhou cursed in his heart. Now he could only believe what he didn't want to believe, that he was working beside a puppet emperor.

With another deep sigh, Elena said to him:

"I know this is surprising and hard to believe, but it is the truth. Ever since Your Majesty ascended the throne, the Prime Minister has refused to allow anyone else to see Your Majesty on the grounds that Your Majesty was frightened and needed to rest. This situation has continued until now."

"I don't know much about politics, and I don't know why the prime minister didn't allow others to come. Others really didn't come to see Your Majesty. Even if we knew, we can't do anything. Mr. Fritz, I hope you don't tell others about this. Just keep it to yourself."

At the end, Elena walked over to Lin Shangzhou and handed him the pruning tools in her hand, and the expression on her face turned into a smile.

"I'll trouble you with the subsequent pruning work."

"Ok?"

Lin Shangzhou was stunned for a moment when he took the pruning tools. The next second, Elena's words made him instantly alert.

Elena smiled and said to him, "The maids in Wuyou Palace have spies planted by the prime minister. I don't know who they are, so you must not tell anyone about this."

After hearing what Elena said, Lin Shangzhou instantly understood why she handed him the trimming tools with a smile, and why she said these words to him with a smile - the traitor among the maids was watching them.

"Of course, of course. Leave it to me."

Forcing himself to look natural, Lin Shangzhou took the tool and pretended to cut twice, then asked in a low voice: "What about Lol and Noah?"

As for who are the maids in Wuyou Palace who have the best relationship with him, they must be Noa and Luoer. He doesn't want his good friend to be a traitor.

Elena knew he would ask this and shook her head gently.

"Don't worry. Luo Er was selected by His Majesty from an orphanage. Noya is from the same hometown as me and lived in the countryside until she was 13 years old. So you don't have to worry at all."

"That's good...that's good..."

Lin Shangzhou felt relieved when he knew that the two maids with whom he had the best relationship were not traitors.

He turned around and cut the grass with the pruning tools, but he couldn't calm down at all.