Because he received a notice from His Majesty the Emperor, the welcome banquet in the Prime Minister's residence could only be temporarily suspended. Prime Minister Hilton immediately accompanied Lin Taiping onto the carriage and headed to the palace under the escort of hundreds of guards.∮

Obviously, in order to prevent the assassination from happening again, the escort force was greatly enhanced this time. Lin Taiping saw two or three powerful men above the golden level just by looking at it. From this perspective, unless the emperor really intends to tear his face apart, it is impossible to threaten his own safety again.

"In fact, I think this assassination may not be what His Majesty the Emperor wants." Prime Minister Hilton sat opposite him, looking through the car window at the Prime Minister's residence that was gradually moving away, and couldn't help sighing with emotion, "To be honest, I have prepared twenty bottles of fine wine, and I plan to drink and vomit with you tonight, but now it seems that it can only be postponed."

Puff! Lin Taiping was covered in blood when he heard it. He suddenly felt that compared with this strange lady, all kinds of tomboy were weak. However, no matter how moved he was, he quickly realized the hidden meaning of Hilton's words just now: "Hehe, Prime Minister, what do you mean is, His Majesty the Emperor..."

"Don't be so reserved, just call me Hilton." Prime Minister Hilton waved his hand casually, but looked at the scenery outside the window as if nothing had happened. "Yes, in fact, His Majesty the Emperor has long been so stupid that he can't handle political affairs, so the biggest obstacle we really face in the past few years is the ambitious Queen Jaina."

"No wonder, no wonder you said just now that I was told to be careful of that queen..." Lin Taiping touched his chin thoughtfully. In fact, Hilton did not need to explain in detail, and he could roughly infer the plot himself.

It is obvious that the Empress Gianna was deeply favored by the old emperor Tyrent III. Because Tyrent III had no children, Queen Gianna successfully seized power. She also tried to defeat Prime Minister Hilton, who was also full of power, and eventually controlled the entire empire. So to some extent, this was a war between two women.

"Yes, I think you should have guessed it." Hilton nodded calmly and took out a bottle of red wine from the storage box of the car. Then this beautiful lady with a tomboy temperament actually bit open the bottle cap with her teeth and killed half of the bottle in one breath.

This is OK? Lin Taiping was really in awe. Seeing Hilton handing him the remaining half of the bottle of wine, he could only change the subject immediately and said, "So, what kind of power does Queen Jaina have in her hands?"

"That woman is not simple. Over the past few years, she has used money and power to win over many nobles and troops." Hilton also killed the remaining half bottle of wine, and then replied casually, "In fact, there are many strong people in the palace guards formed by Queen Jaina, such as... Mandala, who once caused you big trouble."

"Mandala?" This was not unexpected. Lin Taiping touched his chin thoughtfully. As expected, the blood-patterned priests were hiding in the palace, but they didn't know why they were willing to serve the queen and what they wanted to do with the emperor's power.

"Not only that, if it were just a few strong men, I wouldn't be worried." Hilton frowned slightly, but said with a solemn expression for the first time. "The real point lies in the military power of the imperial capital. Let's put it this way. One-third of the troops guarding the imperial capital are controlled by me, one-third are scattered in the hands of those great nobles, and the remaining one-third are loyal supporters of Queen Jaina."

I understand, Lin Taiping really understands it completely. In fact, the situation in the imperial capital is similar to that in the Emerald Province. The rebels led by Prime Minister Hilton and the royalists led by Emperor and Empress have all mastered a certain amount of power, but they cannot completely eliminate each other. Therefore, the key to the problem lies in who can get the support of those great nobles.

"Yes, that's right." Prime Minister Hilton answered calmly and took out a list and handed it to Lin Taiping. "I think you should first understand these great nobles, such as Duke Toran, Earl Grant, and Earl Isg. Please pay special attention to Duke Toran. To some extent, he is the real leader of the Great Noble Alliance."

The list is very long. Lin Taiping took a few glances and kept the names of several important nobles in his heart. Obviously, if he wants to defeat Queen Jaina, he must win over these great nobles, especially Duke Tulan, who is regarded as the head of the noble alliance. However, it is obvious that this is not an easy task.

"It's not easy. In fact, Queen Jaina and I have tried it many times respectively." Hilton sighed helplessly and said a little distressed. "These old foxes are all greedy and cunning guys. What they are best at is to eat the sugar coat, return the shells, and then continue to be fence-bearing."

Well, it's really a group of shameless guys. Lin Taiping could understand Hilton's headache, but couldn't help asking: "However, do they have no weaknesses? I think as long as they are people, there will always be something they care about. If we can use what they care about the most to tempt them..."

"Those guys only care about their family." Hilton spread his hands helplessly and sighed softly, "What fate of the empire and what changes in the throne have nothing to do with them. They just want to attach themselves to the empire's body and constantly suck blood, use nutrients to strengthen their family, so that the family can be passed on from generation to generation and become stronger."

"Okay, this is really..." Lin Taiping also touched his chin speechlessly. To a certain extent, these great nobles did nothing wrong. After all, people are selfish and always hope that their family can become stronger. But from this point of view, since they pay so much attention to their family, then maybe it can?

He just thought of this, but the carriage suddenly slowed down. Hilton looked out of the window, suddenly put away his distressed expression, and smiled again: "Okay, dear Lin, let's talk about the imperial capital slowly in the future. As for now, I think we are going to meet the two supreme rulers."

"Well, have you arrived at the palace?" Lin Taiping raised his head from his thoughts, and then he realized that before he knew it, the carriage had already entered the palace gate and was stopping in front of a solemn and quiet convention hall. Seeing them coming, several palace guards immediately bowed and bowed, but with a seemingly respectful attitude, there was a bit of vigilance and hostility.

Totally ignoring the attitude of these guys, Hilton walked out of the carriage without any concern and took the lead in walking into the chamber. Lin Taiping followed her, walked through a long corridor, and soon saw on the throne ahead, two tall and overlords were sitting there, looking down at him and Hilton from a high place.

Tyrent III, sitting on the left, was obviously an almost dead old man. His wrinkled face showed signs of a candle in the wind. His hunched body seemed to have completely lost its vitality. Even wearing a crown and a yellow robe, he still could not hide his aging. In fact, even if he sat on the throne, he seemed drowsy, and even the back of his hand placed on the armrest was trembling slightly.

However, in sharp contrast to the aging and decay of Tyrent III, the Queen Jaina sitting on his right hand had a vigorous vitality, her beautiful face was filled with spirit and a majestic smile full of the superiors, and her shining eyes could not hide the ambition of the raging flames.

At this moment, when she saw Prime Minister Hilton and Lin Taiping walking into the chamber, Queen Jaina raised her head slightly, showed a standard and unscrupulous smile, and quietly reached out her hand and gently pulled the sleepy Tyrent III beside her.

"What's the matter?" After receiving the prompt from Queen Jaina, Tyrent III, whose head was drooping, finally woke up in a daze. His Majesty the aging emperor was obviously a little confused. His first reaction was that he stretched out his hand with dizzy eyes, "Wait, where are my glasses? "

Sure enough, time is the biggest enemy of mankind. Lin Taiping and Hilton looked at each other and could sense the feelings in each other's eyes. Perhaps this emperor was once a great monarch with wise and powerful spirits, but time finally erased all the excellent qualities of him, leaving only a puppet body at the mercy of others. This seemed to be a kind of tragedy that could not resist.

With such emotion, Prime Minister Hilton walked forward a few steps, bowed slightly and said, "Your Majesty, you haven't seen him for a few days. Your complexion seems to have improved a little. Of course, Your Majesty's complexion is also very good. Perhaps this is because she has gained a lot recently?"

The irony in this sentence is already obvious, but Queen Jaina seemed to have no idea at all, and said with a smile: "Dear Prime Minister, you are here very quickly. So is Mr. Lin, who has made a magical movie and solved the rebellion of the Emerald Province by himself?

Well, this kind of praise is indeed very pleasant. Lin Taiping couldn't help but want to be humble, but before he could speak, Queen Jaina suddenly turned her head and looked at Prime Minister Hilton with a blank expression, and smiled again, and the silver bell-like laughter echoed in the chamber-
Chapter completed!