Chapter 1094: Everything Is Ready

"Of course I know what I am saying."

Facing Princess Veronica's questioning, Hearing Li Ang blinked his eyes, then continued speaking:

"And I haven't finished speaking yet. Besides the Officer Purge Decree, aren't you also planning to push through a proposal to expand universal suffrage for citizens at the council meeting the day after tomorrow?

This proposal can not only dilute the merchants' power of speech, preventing them from continuing to over-argue for profits against the Royal Family and nobility, but it also genuinely expands the council's power, giving more groups the opportunity to speak up.

I have read the newspapers. Among the policies you have promoted in recent years, you have vigorously supported the energy industry, reduced taxes for small artisans, subsidized farmers, and recently regulated the minimum hourly wage for factories. So the big merchants do not support you much, but as for other groups, it is hard to say.

I don't know how you see it, but I feel that once the bill to expand universal suffrage passes, the new council, no longer completely controlled by merchants, will probably welcome a new queen who has always been fighting for their interests."

"..."

This... can it really be seen this way?

Seeing the princess with slightly parted rosy lips and a look full of shock, Hearing Li Ang said with some meaning:

"Actually, after listening to you finish speaking about the Officer Purge Decree and this proposal to expand universal suffrage, I even thought you were already preparing to ask the old king to abdicate.

After all, the Royal Family will not truly support you, but the mid-to-low-ranking officers of the military department, and those new councilors representing artisans, farmers, and workers, can only choose to support you to stabilize the status and power they have obtained.

So if we just wait a while and push these two matters through completely, the mid-to-low-ranking officers of the military department and the new councilors who come up after the expansion of universal suffrage will be thoroughly bound to your chariot... To be honest, are you really not doing this on purpose?"

"I... I really never thought of these things..."

After listening to Hearing Li Ang's words with her mouth open, Princess Veronica said with some blankness in her eyes:

"My purpose in purging the military department is that the military department controlled by the old nobility was too corrupt, causing the kingdom's military preparedness to fall into disrepair. Expanding universal suffrage is also because there were too many councilors of merchant origin, and the proposals in the last two years were too biased... This... this..."

"This proves that you chose the Kingdom, and the Kingdom chose you in return."

After defining this coincidence by speaking, Hearing Li Ang stared into the princess's eyes, switched to the corresponding badge, and earnestly advised:

"Regardless of whether you did it on purpose or by accident, the things you have persisted in doing these years have indeed given you a return, becoming your strongest support!

So you don't need to feel uneasy at all, nor is there any need for psychological pressure. After all, you are not some ambitious person wanting to seize power; you just did the right thing."

"..."

I just... did the right thing?

Having her mind thrown into chaos by Hearing Li Ang's words, after silently repeating this sentence twice in her heart, the princess's palm unconsciously gripped the corner of her clothes, then bit her lower lip and shook her head, saying:

"The mid-to-low-ranking officers and new councilors, they... they are indeed powerful support, but after all, it is only support; they have not truly seized power yet. And for the past few hundred years, the Kingdom has always been dominated by the Royal Family and the nobility. They will absolutely not tolerate such behavior.

If I really did that, it would be fine if I succeeded, but if I failed, the entire Kingdom would surely fall into chaos. And the Ice Plain Kingdom has just experienced a severe winter. Once the weather warms up, what if they take advantage of the internal turmoil in the Kingdom..."

"It won't fall into chaos."

Hearing Li Ang shook his head, then pointed a finger at himself, saying:

"Did you forget? I am the greatest old noble! You worry that the Upper House will rule your throne invalid, but I, the Lionheart Duke, am the Vice President of the Upper House. Moreover, if you need it, my relationship with the last member of the Baohua family is also very good; I should be able to get her support. It means both the President and Vice President of the Upper House are now on your side!"

"This is not the same!"

Facing Hearing Li Ang's proposal, the princess, whose breathing was somehow somewhat rapid, hurriedly shook her head, saying:

"During the previous Bobby Laien Blood Night, many key figures of the Bobby Laien family died, and the Baohua family is left with only that Young Lady Emma. The two pillars of the current Kingdom no longer have the status they once had.

Although according to the laws from the founding, as long as there are still people from your two families, the seats of the President and Vice President must be reserved, but if it really comes to that time, the two of you cannot decide the Upper House's judgment result."

"That doesn't matter either. According to the Kingdom's laws, if the President and Vice President jointly approve, it is equivalent to passing directly in the Upper House. If it cannot pass, then there is a problem with the Upper House itself."

Hearing Li Ang, who had already thought about this problem, said without blinking his eyes:

"If the Upper House goes against the will of the two Presidents and forcibly rules your throne invalid, then you just take the Kingdom's laws and rule the Upper House's judgment invalid, isn't that it?"

"Ah?"

"What I mean is, don't follow their rules. At this time, everyone should fight their own battles."

Hearing Li Ang looked straight into the princess's eyes and explained earnestly:

"You don't need the Upper House to recognize your throne; you just need to occupy a reasonable argument, start dragging the Upper House into mutual wrangling, and prevent them from legitimately ruling your throne invalid. That would be achieving the goal.

After all, as long as your throne has not been ruled invalid, you are still the nominal queen. The Upper House has no power to directly mobilize troops to drive you out of the palace. With the support of the mid-to-low-level officers, you can completely mobilize troops to surround the Upper House in return... After all, they have already broken the law, haven't they?"

"..."

Ah, this... can it be done like this?

Seeing the princess whose thinking had not fully opened up and was still thinking about "following the rules," Hearing Li Ang, with bright eyes, couldn't help but speak up to remind:

"You said it yourself, the entire capital only has one garrison in the palace; the rest are all outside the capital. Even if the guards of those noble estates are the most elite, facing an army with heavy weapons and organized formations, what waves can they make?

Speaking reasonably, given the current situation, if you don't care about legitimacy, you don't even need to surround the Upper House. After all, no matter how great the power of the old nobility is, there is only one squad of guards in the capital.

Just mobilize two squads of soldiers: one to blockade the estates on Red Cedar Avenue, preventing people inside from coming out, and the other to block the Lother Arcade, piling whatever things into the river channel. The Upper House would be equivalent to being dissolved on the spot.

After all, those who can speak in the Upper House must at least be Viscounts, and there are only so many nobles above the rank of Viscount in the entire capital, all living on those two streets. If you surround their whole families, are you still worried they won't listen to you?

To put it more plainly, you just want to succeed your father's throne; you are not preparing to take the lives of those old nobles. Do you think, given their loyalty to the Royal Family, they would risk the lives of their entire families to fight to the death with you, who can mobilize troops?"

(End of Chapter)