Blackstone Code

The trend caused by Richard's death is still continuing. For the nobles, if it was just a simple death, they would not care at all and would not be involved.

But the problem is that before Richard "committed suicide", he also wrote a letter of repentance. It was this letter of repentance that really dragged the nobles into the "battlefield".

In fact, it is not necessarily true that there is any terrible content. The Ministry of Internal Affairs has inspected this letter of repentance and its contents have leaked out. Most nobles know what is written on it.

It was nothing more than his obsession and desire for money that made him take risks and make wrong decisions, and finally the fear and pain of being in a desperate situation. What really led him to death was when he discovered that someone seemed to be watching him in his secret residence.

The pressure finally overwhelmed him, and he decided to end his own life.

His life was short, and he didn't have much experience to show to everyone. He didn't want to be locked up, interrogated, and after experiencing all kinds of pain, die in prison or be directly sentenced to death.

Hanging himself was the only way he could retain his dignity, and it was also the only power he could fully control at the end of his life.

In addition to these, it also involves some things and people, such as how he exploited loopholes to get the company listed...

After appraisal by handwriting experts from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the confession letter was indeed the same as Richard's previous handwriting. Although there was a slight difference, it was within the permitted range.

Handwriting will change with changes in mentality and emotions. For example, when people are particularly proud, they will be more casual than usual when writing, and some details may be handled differently.

The stress and fear experienced before suicide can also cause changes in handwriting.

This result also confirms that the content of this letter is true and reliable.

Some key names are mentioned in this letter, and these people...are all members of the Chancellor of the Exchequer.

The finances of any country are very important. In the Federation, it is managed by the Ministry of Finance. This position can be traced back to the founding of the Federation.

In the Gefra Empire, the finance minister handles the money, but the finance minister is not a specific position that has existed for a long time!

According to various current records of the Gaevra Empire, although the empire had the position of "finance minister" in the past, this position was often ignored by people, because the prime minister was often also the finance minister.

This has evolved into a tradition that has continued for many years.

After all, the prime minister of the country is an important assistant who helps His Majesty the Emperor handle daily work, and needs to have sufficient power to run the country well.

However, in recent years, due to some reasons, the Chancellor of Finance has been independent again and has become a formal official position.

Sometimes the emperor will appoint the minister of finance, and sometimes the emperor will not appoint the minister of finance. This also results in the power of the prime minister sometimes being very great, and sometimes not so much - without the nod of the minister of finance, all the ideas of the prime minister will always be just ideas. .

The position of Minister of Finance can be said to have emptied the Prime Minister to a certain extent, so only the Prime Minister who is also the Minister of Finance will be recognized by the nobles as the "powerful prime minister".

As for a Prime Minister who is not also Chancellor of the Exchequer?

That is a mascot. After asking the emperor for instructions, he has to ask the minister of finance for instructions. The minister of finance may not necessarily agree with the other party's suggestions. In the end, the minister of finance and the emperor make a decision after discussion. Isn't this a mascot?

Now that several important subordinates of the Chancellor of the Exchequer have appeared in Richard's confession (suicide note), the aristocratic group became restless and excited like sharks that smelled blood.

The Prime Minister went to the palace immediately. No one knew what he and the Emperor talked about, but on the third day after the incident, the Prime Minister appeared in the Privy Council.

Lynch was restricted from leaving the island, so he ran to the Privy Council when he had nothing to do.

Many powerful nobles believe that the Privy Council is a nursing home. After all, the nobles here do not have any actual power. Not only them, but their elders have also moved away from the center of power early on. This situation will only get worse.

In a few years, they may not even have the power to see the emperor. After all, they are just "ordinary people" with a noble title, not people in power.

These people who once had power but have no chance to touch it now or in the future have the greatest obsession and resentment towards power.

From the fact that they were looking for trouble to cause trouble for the emperor, we could see how violent these people were inside, but they were just pretending to be very good.

The Prime Minister came near noon. If he came too early, there would be no one here.

The nobles all sleep in until half past nine. Getting up after nine o'clock is an unbearable "early start" for them. After a simple dressing up, they go to the Privy Council to chat and enjoy a free and exquisite lunch. , and then brag and spank together in the afternoon, and the day passed.

This is the life that common people yearn for, but it is also a reflection of the helplessness of the nobles.

When the Prime Minister appeared, it caused a small sensation among the nobles. This was the first time in more than ten years that the Prime Minister appeared in such a shabby place as the Privy Council. The old nobles in the Privy Council seemed a little surprised.

The Prime Minister did not stay too long. He just walked around and walked around accompanied by some big nobles. Then he told everyone not to run around recently because it was not safe outside, and then left.

It was like he came to show his face and didn't say anything, but he didn't say anything. Instead, he revealed what he wanted to say.

Although the nobles have no power in their hands, this does not mean that they have also lost their political ability.

This may sound like a bit of a conflict, but in fact power and politics are not the same thing at all.

The political ability of nobles is sometimes more effective than power when used well.

In fact, before the Prime Minister came, everyone was already discussing an issue. Now that there is a huge crisis, the Chancellor of Finance may be overthrown.

It is very rare to overthrow a hereditary noble who holds power in Gefra. It may take decades or hundreds of years for anyone to fall.

But once someone falls, it means a lot of power is released.

People are passionate about power.

In people's discussions, the most common view is that the prime minister will exert his strength. If he does not exert his strength, he will always be a mascot. He will appear on various occasions on behalf of the emperor all day long and talk about other people's opinions and opinions. There is not much autonomy.

Only when he gets financial power can the Prime Minister be the real Prime Minister.

If he wants to exert his power, he must be recognized by the emperor and more nobles, and nominally show the view that "financial power will cause disadvantages if left alone", semi-coercively asking the emperor to give financial power to the prime minister.

It is not easy to keep this promise. The prime minister has to fight with other ministers, such as the Minister of War who has long wanted to do it but has no good prospects, such as some elders of the Privy Council who are obviously hereditary nobles but have little power, and the emperor himself.

Ordinary people know that whoever controls the money bag is the head of the family. The emperor also wanted to firmly hold the money bag. This is why financial power became independent later. Both the emperor and the prime minister were competing for financial power.

The prime minister must defeat the three parties before he has a chance to become the real power minister. His arrival is a statement and stance.

When the salon was held at afternoon tea, people started talking about this topic.

"I don't think the Chancellor of Finance will fall so easily..." A nobleman who looked to be in his forties but was actually close to sixty years old said his opinion very insightfully.

"We all know that in the end, the main decision-making power is still in the hands of His Majesty. If His Majesty can choose to turn a blind eye to this matter, or even choose to throw away the Minister of Finance to keep him, it will be more valuable to His Majesty."

"Once you eliminate the Finance Minister's staff and install your own people, Your Majesty will be able to remove the Finance Minister and firmly control the financial power..."

This statement was recognized by many nobles. If the emperor himself also controlled financial power, he would actually have the capital to become a dictator.

With military power, financial power, and a group of nobles taking over the political power, it is possible that the empire will soon usher in the most powerful emperor.

When talking about these contents, the nobles did not have any fear or avoidance towards the emperor or ministers, just like they did when talking about other nobles.

At this time, someone interrupted, "We all know this will happen, don't those ministers know?"

The meaning of the salon is to express your thoughts and communicate without barriers.

The nobles who were joining in the fun nodded again without any position. It was indeed the case.

If the power in the hands of the emperor expanded, it meant that the power in the hands of the nobles would shrink.

Sometimes nobles and emperors work together because they may have to face a strong political opponent, such as a powerful prime minister.

Sometimes the nobles are in a group. They want to curb the power that the emperor cannot control and avoid the emergence of kings like dictators and tyrants.

Of course, the core of these struggles is power.

There is only so much power, and if you share one share, you will lose one share. No one wants to be oppressed by others all the time, so power must be divided, not too much, not too little, and balanced.

Once the emperor shows signs of "seizing power", it is very likely that other ministers will unite.

The nobles had been discussing these matters intensely and lively throughout the afternoon, which was also their source of happiness. It also meant that some of them might be on the political stage because of this incident.

As an "outsider", Lynch sat on the sidelines. No one asked him what he thought. He was just a "newborn". He didn't even know the name of the nobleman. They asked him what he thought. It's just a useless question.

Although he was not involved, as these people chatted, some connections were gradually smoothed out.

During the prime time slot at nine o'clock in the evening, a political talk show suddenly and unexpectedly attacked the Chancellor of Finance...