Chapter 10 The Vice Chairman's Little Regret
The power structure of the Baratheon Empire can be roughly divided into the Emperor, the Cabinet, and the House of Representatives. The Seven Dukes are generally regarded as part of the Cabinet and the House of Representatives.

When the imperial power is strong, most of the seats in the cabinet and the House of Representatives are occupied by the emperor's people. When the Seven Dukes are strong, most of the seats are occupied by their people.

Under normal circumstances, each party holds a portion of seats and achieves a relative balance.

This had remained largely unchanged until the great thief Lord Westeros showed up.

After Lord Westeros appeared, he defeated the other six dukes and led his troops to disperse the House of Representatives.
He was the only one who remained in the cabinet in name only and was dissolved.

It can be said that when Lord Westeros was at the height of his power, apart from the Queen who was like a mascot above his head, he had the final say in the entire empire.

Therefore, the thirteen years of Lord Westeros's reign have always been regarded by the nobles as the darkest period in the empire.

Because Lord Westeros desecrated the empire's most sacred parliamentary system!
As to whether this was related to the massacre of a large number of nobles during Lord Westeros' reign, the nobles denied it.

They firmly claimed that the darkness was due to blasphemy and the fear was due to dictatorship.

Fortunately, Her Majesty the Holy and Brave Queen successfully regained all power and reorganized the House of Representatives and the Cabinet.

Although most of the seats were in the hands of the Queen, she also took the opportunity to support a large number of new nobles who were affiliated with the imperial power.

But in any case, it is much better than the great dictator Lord Westeros.

As Big Ben struck midnight.

Cabinet Minister and Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Coster Kledi, finally finished processing the last report.

Now I have some free time to sit in the salon and enjoy a cup of hot coffee.

Salons and coffee were both invented by the Eternal King. It is hard to imagine that the elves, who are known for their conservatism and old-fashionedness, could come up with such good things in the Age of Gods.

It’s a pity that the Eternal King is no longer with us, otherwise I would really like to go to the Holy Tree to worship the Eternal King.

See what kind of elf could come up with such a timeless gem.

As soon as he sat down, the deputy speaker's thoughts went back to twenty years ago.

At that time, he was not yet the powerful Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives and a Cabinet minister.

He is just an ordinary member of the House of Representatives.

When Lord Westeros led his troops to disperse the House of Representatives, he really felt like the sky was falling.

Although the House of Representatives was already corrupt at that time, he firmly believed that no matter how corrupt the parliament was, it was much better than a terrible and bloodthirsty dictator.

But to his surprise, as soon as the House of Representatives was dispersed, he was brought before Lord Westeros.

He thought that his secret insults to the Duke had been exposed, and the Grand Duke wanted to use him as an example to scare others.

But when he took the initiative to expose it and asked tremblingly whether he should be hanged for it.

But after a brief surprise, the Grand Duke smiled at him and said:

"No, this is normal, but don't do it next time. I will be angry too. And then, I hope you can become the Minister of Agriculture."

The Grand Duke accepted his resentment calmly, and without any grudge sent him to a position that would take at least several decades of struggle for his family to reach.

He believed that he had the ability, but he also knew that there was no chance for him to get this position at that time.

At that moment, he knew that the Archduke was definitely misunderstood.

Not because he was promoted, but because this is not something a bloodthirsty dictator would do.

It was also at that time that he suddenly felt that perhaps the parliamentary system was not so good after all.

At least the Grand Duke is clearly infinitely more powerful than the corrupt Parliament.

Later on, the Grand Duke obviously trusted him so much that he asked him to set up a secret spot in the sewer.

This was the first time he had received personal instructions from the Grand Duke, so he worked very hard to get everything done.

However, he always thought that it was a temporary stay and safe house prepared by the Grand Duke for intelligence personnel.

After all, who would have thought that a duke would go to the sewer?
The entire empire belonged to him at that time, so why did he run to the sewer? Later, he remembered that since this place was a safe house for intelligence personnel, it would be best to have a bed.

After all, there is nothing better than having a good sleep after a hard day's work.

So he added another bed.

But he seemed to have not yet completed the task, because the place was obviously not used by anyone.

This has always bothered him.

This was the only private matter the Grand Duke asked him to do.

He didn't even finish it!

And the Grand Duke is gone.
After sighing, the military police outside knocked on his door:

"Mr. Deputy Speaker, Nelson Golden Eagle wishes to see you."

This point?
He was the highest on-duty officer in the House of Representatives that week, and a golden eagle's late-night visit must have meant something big had happened.

The Vice Chairman glanced out the window and said seriously:
"Let him in!"

The Deputy Speaker noticed that the person who came was not only a golden eagle but also a senior staff member of the Overwatch Council.

"what's up?"

The Prophet and Nelson's Golden Eagle hurriedly reported everything they had just seen.

When I heard that there might be an angel or even an evil god wandering around in the imperial capital.

The Deputy Speaker stood up with his eyes wide open.

"No need to say anything else, I will take you to see Her Majesty the Queen immediately!"

When it comes to this, the Deputy Speaker is a little helpless.

When the Grand Duke was in power, such a big thing could obviously be reported to the Grand Duke at the first time.

But now it needs to be reported to him first before it can be submitted to the Queen.

He couldn't say that what he was saying now was definitely wrong, but compared to the threats from angels or even gods who could easily destroy a country at any time and anywhere.

Obviously the former is much better.

It was also at this time that the Deputy Speaker thought of another possibility.

Will it?
The Deputy Speaker did not stop, but his thoughts drifted to that secret spot.
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The undercurrents in the imperial capital will not affect the arrival of dawn.

Elmeilan, who had pretended to be drowsy and slept all night in the Supervisory Office, was finally waiting for her own interrogation.

She opened her eyes and looked towards the office nervously.

There are three hunters inside who are in charge of interrogation.

It’s a big trouble, but there’s still a chance to get away with it!

Yes, you can do it, Elmeran!

While constantly encouraging herself, Elmeilan noticed a hunter captain wearing an owl badge walked into the office.

A moment later, three hunters came out.

"Wait, is it possible that a captain-level personage is going to interrogate me?!"

For Elmeilan and other travelers in Baratheon.

A single hunter is already a difficult problem to deal with.

And a captain-level yellow-headed eagle is an unimaginable existence!

(End of this chapter)