Blackstone Code

We often use "isolated incidents" to affirm the "purity" of something

It’s not that the content of this matter is very elegant and pure, but that there is no connection between it and other things that have happened or have not happened yet.

And this expression is more often used in matters related to politics.

People often say that a certain incident is an "isolated incident" and has no connection with anything else. But how many political incidents can be as pure as a true "isolated incident"?

Not a single thing!

Politics itself is driven by interests. Without the drive of interests, there would be no series of political behaviors. This precisely explains why there are no "isolated incidents" in politics.

What does it mean that the Prime Minister shook hands with Lynch in public?

If it were the Prime Minister himself, or Lynch himself, they would most likely tell others that this is just a simple handshake, with no more complex or deeper purpose. It can be regarded as a simple and pure handshake. There is no need to interpret the matter.

But is this true?

Not long ago, the Prime Minister was thinking of operating on Lynch, but now he shook hands with him and had a cordial chat with him. No one believed that there was nothing else going on.

The nobles who thought they were smart began to interpret these performances. For example, how did Lynch resolve this trouble?

He decided to take his group of people to Amelia Province for development, so the Prime Minister stopped targeting him and even shook hands and talked with him.

what does that mean?

This means that there must be many other behind-the-scenes transactions behind this matter that are hidden from people’s sight!

Anything that has anything to do with power makes people follow them closely, so another group of fringe people came closer to interact with each other.

These nobles who had no place to expand their families on the island began to seriously consider whether going out could solve the current dilemma they were facing.

This is also the purpose of the Prime Minister's handshake with Lynch. They want to persuade more people to go to new places to develop with Lynch. There is even a new idea among the emperor and ministers.

They plan to move some of the new nobles and small nobles to the province of Amelia, leaving the island to the big nobles, and split the nobles into two camps...

Lynch received these nobles and chatted with them about how to get rich together. It was obvious that these nobles were very interested in Lynch's proposal, and some of them expressed their willingness to go to Amelia Province for field inspections with Lynch. Try investing locally.

Things have come to this point, and the matters caused by Yuan Rong Capital have gradually calmed down.

On November 29, which was also the last Sunday, rumors about the selection of the Privy Council senators "inadvertently" began to spread among the aristocracy.

No one knew who was the first to reveal the news. It seemed to suddenly appear in people's minds, and everyone began to discuss it enthusiastically in an instant.

The aristocratic group was as angry as Lynch expected. The world they had invested a lot of enthusiasm in was decided early without their knowledge. They were particularly dissatisfied with this. Some of them thought that the Privy Council The old aristocrats betrayed the interests of the aristocratic group.

The old nobles who had been criticized did not respond at all to the accusations. Until that night, a big noble expressed his and their attitude in a private setting.

The way he expressed his position was very simple, he just restated the rules and regulations of the Privy Council.

In this Privy Council with "seniors" as the core and "elders" as branches, ordinary nobles simply do not have the right to vote!

No matter what they did before making the final decision on this matter, building relationships or making deals, it was meaningless and worthless. They were not the masters of the Privy Council, and they could not control the final recommendations of the Privy Council.

As soon as this attitude was publicized, the entire Privy Council exploded, and even affected all the imperial nobles.

The little earl is also paying attention to this matter.

In the luxuriously decorated room, Lynch crossed his legs and watched TV programs. Since the federal program introduced Gaevra, some of Gaevra's TV programs have also been undergoing rapid reforms.

For example, some current affairs talk shows. Although these programs did not excessively praise aristocrats and officials in the past and could maintain a neutral stance, they did not criticize aristocrats very much.

The culture of Gaevra is like this. You can talk about it in private, but you can't say it in public.

Nobles will not get angry because two people met on the street and casually said, "Nobles are all fucking sick." But if you put these things on a TV show, the host or guest will do it in front of the audience in front of the TV. If someone says "nobles are all fucking sick", that's a big deal.

They won't praise or belittle, so Gaevra's previous political chat shows always felt boring, and only nobles or politicians would occasionally watch them.

This is different from the Federation. The people of the Federation seem to be born conspiracy theorists and fall into darkness from birth. It is a correct political value to criticize the government, officials and even the incompetence of the president.

If you say that officials and the government are capable and excellent, people will doubt your purpose.

But as long as you curse a few words about the president and the federal government, you can immediately find a group of good friends in some workers' bars and some working-class clubs.

But this time, they were different, they found a partner and started lashing out at him!

The show is still a bit immature and is still trying to develop this genre, so overall it’s an effort.

It's not very pretty, but it's praiseworthy.

The little Earl sitting aside wanted to speak several times, but in the end he did not speak. It was not until the show ended that Lynch turned his head and looked at him, "What do you want to say?"

He had already seen the interesting look of the little earl. He just wanted to see how long the little earl could endure it, and the result was quite unexpected.

For nineteen-year-old young people, it is the stage to prove themselves to the outside world and assert themselves. Young people in this period rarely care about other people's opinions. They only care about "what they want to do."

It can be said to be a rebellious period, and it is also the stage with the highest rebellious peak in the rebellious period. It is rare that he can endure it until now.

What's more, Lin Qi probably guessed the question he wanted to ask, and also understood that such matters related to vital interests were not so easy to tolerate.

"Mr. Lynch, when the elders of the Privy Council did this..." he looked a little sad, and he worded his words carefully, "did they... betray the interests of the entire aristocracy, as people said?"

People are paying attention to this now, and so is the Little Earl.

As one of the nobles of the empire, and he was still so young, even if this incident did not really affect him, he would still feel dissatisfied with being betrayed.

For young people in this period, they are sometimes very selfish, and sometimes they are so broad-minded that touching collective interests can be regarded as personal infringement.

Lynch shook his head and turned off the TV. The former countess who was sitting not far away took the initiative to get up and prepare some tea and cakes for the two of them.

Lynch frowned at first, thought for a while, and then asked, "Tell me your opinion first."

The young earl took a deep breath, "The nobles in the Privy Council should unite together, but now they, the senators, ignore the interests of the vast majority of us and give up this rare opportunity."

"Some people say it may be that the prime minister gave the elders some benefits in exchange so that they could not come up with a list. Others say it may be other transactions. In short, they sold out the interests of all of us for their own interests!"

He was a little excited and a little angry when he said these words. One can imagine how indignant he was when he learned the news.

"What else?" Lynch asked slowly.

"What else?" The little earl was stunned for a moment, and his eyes were confused for a moment. After a while, he shook his head, "I don't know, Mr. Lynch, but I think there must be something going on here, and they also He must have made a decision that hurt the nobles!"

Lynch nodded noncommittally, "Do people think so?"

The little earl said with certainty, "Yes, at least that's how the people I know see it."

After hearing this, Lynch had a smile on his face. He thought about it and then laughed out loud. The little earl looked at him a little confused. He didn't think it was a funny thing.

"The leisurely life makes you forget that political struggles should never be taken at face value..." Lynch said and stopped. The former countess came over with fresh tea and pastries, as well as some fruits.

Eating fruits in winter is not an easy task. The winter in Gefra is very cold, and there is no possibility of growing fruit trees naturally in nature.

However, this problem is not a problem for the nobles. Some nobles' farms will use boilers to create a greenhouse that maintains a constant temperature in winter, which can also be called a sunroom. In it, they grow fruits and vegetables that they will use during the winter. vegetable.

After Lynch said thank you, he brought the teacup in front of him and took an apple from the hands of the former countess.

"Can I hear it too?", she asked.

"Of course, this is your right." Lynch did not object. He took a bite of the apple, which was sweet and crisp.

While chewing fruits that ordinary people would never be able to eat in winter, he sorted out his thoughts a little, "On the surface, the elders of the Privy Council betrayed the interests of the nobles, and they reached something with the Prime Minister that we don't know about. The deal gave the prime minister the power he wanted."

"But in fact, these elders are saving you!"