Chapter 31 The Fool's Prophecy
"Did you find anything?"

"Not at this time, sir."

"Nothing at all?"

"No, sir. It's like it was something you did on the spur of the moment."

The deputy speaker became more and more curious. Under normal circumstances, a position in the imperial capital was something that others would be eager to obtain.

Now someone suddenly wants to transfer the emperor away without telling him, and even his secretary can't give any explanation for it.

"What would this be like according to past practice?"

The secretary said without hesitation:
"First he was transferred to another position, then he suddenly went abroad and disappeared without a trace."

This is basically what a spy does when he finds himself about to be exposed but is not.

For this, they usually selectively let a few go, so that no one will do this again in the future.

"Do you think he is?"

"No, the position is too low."

Mr. Porter's coveted golden eagle was just too low a position at this table.

"So is there anything else?"

The secretary hesitated for a moment and then said:

"If there is any other situation, it can only be that he discovered something and he felt that leaving quickly was more important than his future."

The Vice Speaker put down his beloved quill pen, looked at the secretary seriously and said:
"And this discovery even made a golden eagle feel that it was better to remain silent than to speak."

"Yes, Your Excellency."

"Give me a report tomorrow."

"I'll arrange it as soon as possible, sir."

The secretary nodded slightly and asked:
"So what about their job changes?"

The Deputy Speaker put Mr. Porter's information aside and said:

"Temporarily reject his transfer application. As for the Yellow-headed Eagle's promotion, it remains the same and does not need to be submitted to the cabinet. All his information and resume are with me."

"Then, I will talk to His Majesty and the Cabinet, but all their awards ceremonies will be held in the House of Representatives. I will preside over it myself then."

"Yes, Your Excellency."

Mr. Porter's long-awaited award from the Queen was thus lost, and Boris the Golden Eagle's long-cherished wish of being transferred as soon as possible was also lost.
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The main city of the Lion family is a city called Stone Castle.

This is also the smallest main city among the seven dukes.

Because it is literally made of a single boulder.

So it looks very delicate in size.

But in contrast, the main city of the Lion family is also recognized as a strong city.

Because this stone is incredibly hard, its origin and composition are unknown, and even how the Lion family originally excavated this huge stone is unknown.

It can be said that Stonehenge has been full of mystery since its birth.

And in the layers of stone chambers at the center of the Stone Castle.

Behind the old lion stood the silent knight who appeared in Suras that day.

In front of the old lion stood a man dressed as a jester, respectfully.

"My patience is really running out, my friend."

The man dressed as a jester bowed and said with a smile:
"Your Excellency, why do you say such things?"

"You have successfully expanded your power with my help!"

The old lion laughed out of anger when he heard this:

"I expanded my power? How did I expand my power?"

"It was because of your prophecy that I took the risk to be with that stupid deer! Although I have now found a way to get myself out of this situation, the Queen obviously wants to take action against me!"

"Tell me, what good has your damn prophecy brought me?"

The jester lowered his head and smiled:

"Please, Your Excellency the Duke, carefully recall the prophecy I gave you!"

The old lion wanted to get angry, but immediately, he frowned and looked deeply at the man who looked like a jester:
"Afterwards, I will become the most powerful duke among the seven dukes."

"Yes, the great and glorious Shi family is unscathed! But the foolish and greedy Lu family was quietly put on the table by the emperor." "My Lord Duke, the Lu family, the only one among the seven dukes who can compare with you, has fallen in silence."

"Aren't you now the most powerful duke among the seven dukes?"

The old lion's eyes were almost popped out by his wide eyes.

The most powerful duke is such a powerful one?
The most powerful person who is left alone? !

Among the seven dukes, after the bloodline of Westeros dried up, no matter how strong the South was, it would only fall apart under the erosion of time.

I think this is the reason why the Queen has always acquiesced to the semi-independence of the Southern Territory.

A country within a country that is bound to split will pose no threat no matter how powerful it is.

Therefore, the Duke of the South Territory has long been in name only!
As for the remaining six gentlemen, after the dictator's repeated harvests, only their Lion and Deer families recovered a certain amount of vitality.

The remaining four Zhongying families barely managed to catch their breath, while the other three were half dead. They hadn't even been able to catch their breath for twenty years.

And now, because of the tacit understanding with the Queen, in order to protect himself, the old lion took the initiative to hand over the evidence of the Lu family's collusion with the cultists, and became the pioneer of the royal family to take action against the Lu family.

The Lion family is safe, but the Lu family is completely destroyed, and the Lion family is still the vanguard.

The old lion knew very well that he had alienated the Seven Lords and even the entire Baratheon noble circle.

In this case, it may take several years at most, or just a few months at least, before the Queen takes action against the Lion family from somewhere.

By then, the fate of the Lion family will be even worse than that of the Deer family.

But what can he do?

He has no choice.

If he doesn't do this, the lion family will be in trouble immediately, because the damn old elk will definitely learn from him!

No matter how big the problems in the future are, they can never be more urgent than the difficulties at hand.

As a noble old lion, he knows the moral character of his own kind very well.

I was fooled, but not by the Queen. Now that this has happened, I have to learn to take risks.

The old lion is not so completely without courage.

What he really couldn't accept was the man dressed as a jester in front of him and the crucial prophecy he gave!

If it weren't for that damn prophecy, how could he have ended up like this? !
Seeing that the old lion had understood the key point, the man dressed as a jester smiled and said:

"Since you have figured it out, I will leave first. I will stay in the guest room you prepared for me."

"Your Excellency, that is really comfortable!"

After saying that, the man was about to turn around and leave.

But as soon as he turned around, he was stopped by the knights of the Lion Family.

He was not frightened, angry, or surprised by this. He just smiled and looked back at the old lion.

"Does Your Excellency the Duke have anything else to say?"

The old lion stared into his eyes for a long time before he smiled and said:

"No, please ask our guests to leave."

The knights of the Lion family reluctantly let go of the guy who had harmed their master and family.

On the way back to the guest room, three blurry shadows walked out beside the man dressed as a jester.

They laughed at the man and said:
"Your plan is unfolding steadily, and you are getting closer to us. I can't wait to see how close you will be in the end."

"Very good, very good, that's right, this is what we prophets should do!"

"As a reward for taking you one step closer to us, I want to tell you a piece of news that I should have told you a long time ago."

The man who had played around with the Lion Family, the Deer Family, and even the entire empire, looked serious for the first time.

What do you mean by news that you should have told me earlier?!
Seeing his expression, the shadow on the left sneered even more:

"Don't worry, don't worry, it's not a big deal. It's just that a few days ago a piece of stone tablet I left behind was used by someone. Then a prophecy that was somewhat related to me was drawn."

The man did not feel relieved, instead his scalp became more and more numb.

He is no longer the rookie he used to be. He knows very well what the three shadows around him represent.

I know more clearly how troublesome things are when they are related to them.

(End of this chapter)