I will be crowned king

"I need an explanation, right now!"

Hurrying to lock the door of the lounge, Sophia stared at the newly promoted lieutenant general who was forced in with an ugly face: "What exactly is going on? Why did An... the Queen Mother suddenly decide to promote you to the position of chief of the Royal Guards?! "

"Why, I want to know why too!"

Anson, who had no time to take a breath, didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He opened his hands and met the other party's eyes with great sincerity: "You also saw that I was standing at the outermost position of the throne room and was late - if I had known in advance that this would happen... Can I be late?!”

"No!" Sophia was not fooled by his performance at all:

"There must be some ulterior deal between you two. Don't underestimate people. I know Annie very well, maybe even better than the dead Carlos - she is not the kind of person who can temporarily The type of decision-making, if you really announce something suddenly without consulting others, you must have made a great decision after careful consideration.”

"Then I think you should really ask her, not me."

Anson sighed heavily: "You have said that she must have made this decision after careful consideration, so how could she tell others in advance? Or to put it another way, is it possible that I am also a victim of this matter?!"

Before he finished speaking, he immediately noticed that the expression of the girl in front of him suddenly turned eight degrees colder... Although he was very confident in his words and expression, Anson couldn't help but let out a "thump!" in his heart.

"Very good...you're still so tough-talking after I've been given a chance, so don't blame me for being ruthless." Sophia raised her head slightly, and a cold light flashed in the corner of her eyes:

"Let's sort out the causes of the mutiny so far. The first time you had the opportunity to meet the Queen Mother was during the court trial, but that time she only knew of your existence, and there was almost no possibility of communication. So first The first official meeting should be..."

"...the scene of the assassination of Carlos II!"

Staring at Anson, Sophia's eyes were sharp as she shouted angrily: "According to Ludwig, you were the first to enter the scene after he sealed off the scene, and comforted the Queen Mother before the inquisitors arrived. It’s about…twenty minutes.”

"A bloody and horrific assassination scene, a frightened and helpless mature woman, plus a liar who is good at lying and knows how to pretend to be sincere, this kind of scene..."

"Etc., etc!!!!"

Anson suddenly felt a little dizzy and hurriedly stopped the angry girl who was about to continue talking: "I think the reasoning you just made was too imaginative and contained a lot of subjective conjecture."

"snort."

The angry girl dismissed this: "Whether there is or not, Anson Bach, now I am giving you a chance to honestly explain what is going on - when you walk out of this door, you will face something terrible. It’s not my…subjective conjecture!”

"The Privy Council, the nobles, the committee, the generals of the War Office and even...even some people who once regarded you as friends, they will think that you have betrayed them, and that you have deliberately planned for this moment; the Bayonet Club in a similar situation to you, But they have all been wiped out!”

"Those who can help you defeat the Bayonet Club can also unite to destroy you; they don't care how much you have helped them. The greater your credit, the greater your crime."

"So tell me, Annie, why did she do this?" The girl's expression softened slightly, and her eyes were no longer so sharp: "Don't worry, you are my subordinate, and I will always be on your side."

She raised her gaze, trying to wait for the person in front of her to put down her guard and tell the truth; she expected that she could ease the conflict of interest between the other party and the Franz family, and that things could continue to move in the direction she longed for.

but……

"I really don't know." Anson's expression was very calm: "Maybe the Queen Mother has her own ideas, but I really don't understand why she did this."

"However, there are indeed some guesses."

Before the girl's expression suddenly changed, he suddenly interrupted and said: "Is it possible that the Queen Mother is trying to use me to split the power of the Franz family?"

"After all, Ludwig has now won the support of the reformists. You have become the Minister of War. You have a much more powerful Ministry of War than before. You can also influence the entire Clovis City by interfering with middle and lower-level officers. Hundreds of militiamen armed.”

"If I were the Queen Mother and His Royal Highness Nicholas, no matter how much I trusted the Franz family, I would never be able to allow one family to dominate... Moreover, even describing it this way is modest. Now the Ministry of War under the control of the Franz family has It’s equivalent to most of the military government.”

"Splitting forces, wooing and suppressing are all very standard methods - no matter how tense the relationship between you and Ludwig is, they are still brothers and sisters after all; rather than destroying the relationship between you two, wooing someone who is an important subordinate of yours is It seems reasonable to me.”

"Stop being narcissistic there. What do you mean by an important subordinate?"

Sophia snorted coldly, but her expression did soften a little: "I don't care, the problem is that this explanation is impossible for Ludwig to accept... I know him too well, and I will definitely become angry."

"Yes, and this is exactly what the Queen Mother and Her Majesty Nicholas want." Anson took over the words: "If possible, of course I am willing to give up this position to Major General Ludwig, but I'm afraid what I say now, he They probably won’t believe it anymore.”

"Then what are your plans?"

"There's only one way."

"What?"

Facing the girl's nervous gaze, Anson silently put his right index finger against his lower lip, making a silent gesture, and then pointed at the tight door behind him:

"It's simple, we defeat him."

As soon as he finished speaking, a heavy knock on the door suddenly sounded.

"Bang bang bang-!!!"

Sophia, who was so frightened that she took half a step back, was immediately supported by Anson's shoulders. She regained consciousness in a flash, pretending to be slightly angry and shouted: "Who?!"

"Your most... most loyal Angelica!"

The urgent sobbing voice of the little maid came from outside the door: "My Miss Sophia, three groups of people have just come to see you and Anson... ah no, it's the Lieutenant General. I tried my best to lead them to other rooms. But I’m afraid I can’t hide it anymore, how long do you have to wait?”

"Well done." Sophia breathed a sigh of relief:

"Come on, keep holding on...it'll be over in ten minutes!"

"yes……"

The little maid cried even harder.

After confirming that there was no danger, the girl finally turned to look at Anson, her expression obviously more serious than before: "What you just said...are you serious?"

"We have no choice." Anson shook his head expressionlessly:

"Originally, our most hoped-for outcome is of course that you become Minister of War and Ludwig becomes the new leader of the Franz family, replacing the archbishop's position; internally, you can actively win over the Queen Mother and become the target that the reformists must win over. ; Externally, Ludwig and I will be able to completely stabilize the situation in the Kingdom of Clovis by taking charge of the Ministry of War for you."

Of course, this is Ludwig's most hoped-for result, or a beautified result - if there is no threat from the militia and the standing army, he certainly hopes that Anson and the Storm Legion will get as far away as possible; otherwise Sophia will Being able to rely on this legion to fight against him is very detrimental to the unity of the Franz family.

"But the situation is different now. The Franz family can only have one leader, and the Queen Mother obviously does not intend to become a puppet of the Privy Council and the Ministry of War. It is conceivable that the Privy Council will unswervingly stand by Luther Vichy side." Anson said word by word:

"It has completely turned me into a public enemy, and it has also caused you to lose your last support in the War Department; if you are not completely bound to the Queen Mother, as the Minister of War, you will also be isolated."

"This is not because I want to win you over, or because I hope you can understand the lie I told you, but it is reality; the Franz family can only have one leader, and the other... must bow his head."

"So, are you willing to bow to Ludwig?"

In the quiet lounge, Anson could even clearly hear the sudden rapid heartbeat of the girl in front of him.

Of course, this was nothing special for him as a spellcaster and a gifted person. It was like he already had a clear answer in his mind before he spoke.

Sophia slowly raised her head and looked at him seriously.

"Ludwig... is my beloved brother, the person appointed by my father to inherit the name of the Franz family; I am the daughter of the Franz family. No matter how much I hope to gain more independence, I cannot break it. All stubborn ideas, old ideas.”

"Just like Mrs. Caterina, no matter how great she is, she still has to have a husband, and her son cannot bear her surname; just like Mrs. Bogner, so smart and wise, can still only huddle in the apartment on Breman Street."

"I used to think that becoming a cabinet minister was the highest goal I could achieve in life. After all, a woman can be called 'Your Excellency' by the people around her. Not to mention Clovis, I am afraid it is unprecedented in the world. This kind of success, in exchange for I probably wouldn’t have dared to think about it before I became a child.”

Anson nodded slightly: "So..."

"So... I want to give my dear, a little shock that I got the beloved brother appointed by my father." Sophia suddenly smiled: "The head of the Franz family, what others say doesn't count."

"What I said counts!"

The sonorous and powerful words shook the quiet air of the lounge.

Anson nodded slightly and smiled understandingly.

"So we may be about to officially become enemies of our beloved brother, so the first thing to do is to remove him from his position within the Ministry of War to avoid giving him the opportunity to continue to interfere."

With a gorgeous turn, the girl began to describe her plan as if talking to herself: "I think tonight's dinner and the signing ceremony of the covenant with the Free Confederacy are a good opportunity - he has participated in the jihad, so why not How about letting him serve as the plenipotentiary representative of the Kingdom of Clovis and go to the Free Confederacy to convey the Kingdom’s attitude?”

"A very creative plan." Anson smiled slightly:

"But you seem to have forgotten that I once served as the commander of the colonial garrison. If this reason is used to drive him out, the Privy Council can also use the same excuse to drive me out. The result is likely to be counterproductive."

"What about... Hantu, or the Elf Kingdom of Yser?"

The girl suggested again: "The Kingdom of Clovis is undergoing drastic changes, and it needs a general who can shock its neighboring countries and let them know that the Kingdom is still strong."

"Still the same problem - I am the one who has a better relationship with the Hantu Kingdom. It was the Storm Legion who helped them defeat the Imperial Expeditionary Force. As for the Iser Elf Kingdom... Speaking of shock, it seems that the one who conquered the Iser Royal Court is also The Storm Legion is coming."

Anson's smile turned into a bitter smile: "Using this excuse will definitely be returned to us in the end."

"Yes, yes, you are right, General Anson Bach is a great hero of the kingdom, he is very powerful." Sophia curled her lips and rolled her eyes at Anson:

"So there must be a more appropriate reason to deprive Ludwig of his military power and the right to intervene in the Army Department. Otherwise, we are likely to be at an absolute disadvantage from the beginning, for example..."

"Establish a brand new committee." Anson directly stated the answer in the girl's heart.

“The best way to get someone to give up their rights is to give them more rights.”

Sophia couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth: "Well, let me think about it... The Kingdom's Emergency Management Committee, considering that the current situation in Clovis is chaotic and critical, a committee that can concentrate most of the real power should be established as soon as possible to be responsible for handling the situation. to respond quickly to all major issues at hand.”

"No, this is not enough! The level of the committee is still too low. It should be...well...the Prime Minister's Office, allowing the Privy Council to directly empower it. The head is called the Provisional Executive. In addition to directly submitting proposals to the Cabinet without approval from the Privy Council s right!"

"And this organization should never be proposed by the War Department. It must be initiated by the Privy Council." Anson continued following her words:

"It would be best for you, the Minister of War, to come forward and strongly oppose it during the establishment process. It would be best to have a thorough fight with the Privy Council and let them see the importance of establishing this department."

"Support one Franz and defeat another Franz, well..." Sophia closed her eyes happily: "Just the sound of it makes many enemies of the Franz family feel happy physically and mentally."

"The most important thing is that if things get to that point, even if Mr. Ludwig is really reluctant, he will have no way out." Anson nodded seriously:

"You have the right to rule the War Office, and you also control the Queen Mother Anne and His Majesty Nicholas; if he cannot win over the Privy Council, he will definitely not be your opponent - it is an evil plan."

"Yes." Sophia raised her lips:

"But I like it."