Chapter 421: 1 Words of chaos in the country?
Chapter 421 A word can ruin a country?
"It seems that you should understand what I want to say..."
Seeing the princess suddenly startled and unconsciously clenching her fists, Leon sighed and said:
"As you just concluded, you and your reformists represent a royal family that 'wants to take back power', not a royal family that 'wants to make the kingdom strong and ordinary people no longer suffer'.
For the royal family and even the king, the "reforms" you promote are not the ultimate goal, but more of a means to take back power. The reformists you represent are actually not speaking for the royal family at all."
"..."
After hearing Leon's summary, Princess Veronica subconsciously wanted to refute, but after thinking about the situation of the royal family, she couldn't help but pursed her lips tightly.
Indeed...what I want is never what the royal family wants.
Even many of the reforms he implemented required cutting into the royal family's backs. So although his greatest "power" came from the support of the royal family, he had never actually been the royal family's spokesperson.
"Also, among the four factions in the capital, your reformist faction is very different from the other three factions."
Looking at the princess's lips that were pursed to a pale color, Leon reminded her reluctantly:
“Whether they are aristocratic or parliamentary, they are all speaking out for the class they come from and fighting for the interests of the forces behind them. Only your reformists are different.
Your greatest support comes from the royal family, but what you want to promote and fight for is in great conflict with the interests of the royal family, or even completely contrary to them, so your "base" is not as stable as that of the other three factions.
The reason why nothing has gone wrong now is that your main goal in the past has been to take back the power that was seized by the old nobility, as well as to regulate business activities and prevent Parliament from passing something too outrageous.
This is consistent with the royal family's idea of taking back power. After all, you are a princess, and the power you snatched is also equivalent to the royal family's mouth, so the royal family has always supported you, but..."
"But it's different from now on, right?"
Princess Veronica leaned back on the chair somewhat weakly, her face pale as she said:
"Father... the royal family's tolerance of me is limited to those insignificant parts. Once I try to implement comprehensive reforms and start to divide the pie in the hands of the royal family, their support for me will immediately stop.
This is really... I originally thought that those measures could bring the stagnant kingdom back to life, and even make it stronger from now on. This is beneficial to all royal families, so they are naturally willing to support me, but... I thought too simply..."
"Not necessarily. After all, I'm just guessing."
Seeing her somewhat distraught appearance, Leon couldn't help but comfort her:
"The measures you promote can make the kingdom's pie bigger. The royal family may still support you, and these things may not necessarily happen."
“It’s not necessarily, it will definitely happen.”
The princess closed her beautiful eyes slightly, leaning weakly on the back of the chair and smiled bitterly:
“Before you showed up, even though my father knew Joshua was useless, he still wanted to marry me off, and all the targets he chose were from other kingdoms.
I had always thought that he was planning to marry me off to a distant place to resolve the disputes and stabilize the chaotic situation after my reforms were blocked and conflicts between the various factions in the kingdom were intensified. But now it seems that he may have thought of it even earlier."
After thinking about the documents she had moved home yesterday, Princess Veronica said with a complicated look in her eyes:
"If I'm not mistaken, my father should be waiting patiently now.
He is waiting for me to implement the election elimination order, complete the purge of the military, and suppress the influence of the old aristocracy in the military; waiting for me to propose a bill to expand the universal suffrage of citizens in the parliament a few days later, and gradually divide the power in the hands of big businessmen and the prime minister.
And once I have done these two things and helped him resolve the constraints of the nobles and the parliament, I can just find a kingdom far away and marry off my whimsical and troublesome daughter, and everything else will be no problem."
"..."
"Haha, there is no family affection, only interests. This is really the style of the royal family." After looking at Leon who was silent opposite her, Princess Veronica smiled self-deprecatingly and said:
“It’s clear that as long as I complete the marriage with you, I can thoroughly implement the reform, but I went to see my father several times, but in the end he didn’t express his opinion directly. Instead, he seemed to be noncommittal.
I thought at the time that he wanted to help Joshua become king, so he didn't want me to have too much power, giving Joshua a chance to struggle, but I didn't expect that he had never considered me as his daughter. I was just a tool to clear obstacles!"
"..."
……
Ah, this... I think I made some mistake...
Looking at the pale blue veins on the white neck and the abnormal blush on the princess's cheeks, Leon couldn't help but open his mouth. He wanted to comfort her but didn't know what to say, so he could only say dryly:
"Um... do you want to eat something first?"
"I'm sorry, I guess I can't eat anymore."
The princess, who had always been very stable in her emotions, lost her composure this time. After a pale face and a miserable laugh, she stood up and stumbled towards the door.
Noticing that her mood was not right, and even had some signs of turning evil, Leon quickly reached out to help her and couldn't help asking:
"Where are you going?"
"I……"
The princess, whose arm was held by Leon, gritted her teeth, then took a deep breath, pushed Leon's hand away, pursed her lips and said:
"I want to go back and finish what I need to do..."
What are the things you should do?
Hearing her answer, Leon's heart suddenly jumped.
Judging from your current mental state, the so-called "things that should be done" are not what I said before, gathering a team of guards to charge into the palace and asking your father to hand over the throne immediately, and anyone who dares to object will be hanged, right? !
Ah, this... I just couldn't help but chat with you on the keyboard while waiting for my meal. How did it lead to a bloody coup?
"This... do you want to think about it again?"
Seeing the princess' eyes filled with three parts of resentment, six parts of unwillingness, and one part of sadness that could not be concealed, Leon quickly pulled her back and said incoherently:
"I'm not against you seeking justice for yourself, but can you make more preparations?
If you lead your men into the palace right now, what if you are not well prepared and fail to defeat the palace guards, and are killed by your father? You should at least plan for a few more days!"
"You...what nonsense are you talking about!"
After hearing what Leon said, even though she was full of resentment, Princess Veronica couldn't help but froze in anger. Then she stomped her feet hard and glared back in annoyance.
"No matter what, he is still my father. He just wants to marry me off far away, not to kill me! How could I do that!"
"Oh, that's how it is……"
"..."
Seeing Leon let out a long sigh, loosened his grip on her arm, and sat back down, Princess Veronica's lips twitched slightly.
Why do I feel...that you seem a little disappointed that I didn't act impulsively just now?
(End of this chapter)