Chapter 198 Chapter 145 Taking Back the Future Part 3

There are more than thirty countries in the world, big and small, but Saint Snow is the most powerful among them. Since the founding of this country by the Bailevina royal family a hundred years ago, no matter how many bumps and setbacks it has experienced in the middle, it has continued smoothly.

Of course, this has nothing to do with the court situation that Liuhua Chenghai is going to explain next.

"The current king of the Saint Snow Empire is His Majesty Brick, the eldest son of the late emperor, and Prince Gus is his younger brother."

His Majesty Brick's full name is Saint Snow Brick Brillant.

It is a unique honor to bear the name of the empire and the royal family.

"Prince Gus died ten years ago, and the eldest princess also died many years ago. His Majesty Brick now has only a sister who just got married, but he has three sons."

Liuhua Chenghai has not had a child for so many years, which is one of the reasons why the ministers in the court dislike her but tolerate her.

Of course, no one would know that it’s not that she can’t have children, but that she doesn’t want to.

Bo Mo nodded as if he understood, but he still wrote down every word.

"His Majesty Brick is getting old. From time to time, there are voices in the court calling for the establishment of a crown prince, but those people have all been rebuked by His Majesty without exception."

The tiger is old in age, but his spirit is not. These ministers who are discussing the matter are just being pushed out as targets to explore the way forward for those who really have plans.

"The eldest prince is 21 years old this year. He is the only son of a former lover. He is also a fool with nothing but martial power."

Pomer: ...?

What did Mrs. Chenghai say? !

Although Bo Mo didn't care much about the royal family and had no idea about the situation in the court, she knew that if someone heard her saying such words as a royal concubine, it would offend that person to death.

Liuhua Chenghai snorted coldly, "There is no grudge at all, I am telling the truth."

Not only did she say it, she repeated it again.

The eldest prince of Brick is just a big fool with nothing but military power.

Pomo scratched his head, feeling that this was not aimless.

The eldest prince is a fool, end of story.

"The second prince is 20 years old this year. He is the son of the deceased queen and has a younger sister from the same mother. He seems to be Brick's favorite son. His image to the outside world is that he is intelligent and kind."

Bomo subconsciously felt that there was a but, so he asked, "What does Madam Chenghai think about..."

"Oh, you are two-faced, a beast in human clothing."

Well, that's exactly what happened. Even Pomo is not surprised.

Liuhua Chenghai rolled his eyes. "By the way, the eldest prince's biological mother was once the queen's maid. The two became enemies. The queen made a big mistake and almost killed someone, which made Brick hate her. So the two have been at odds since they were young. They would argue about almost everything and even fought. Do you see anything from this?"

Pomo shook his head blankly. What? What did you see? What can you see?

So Liuhua Chenghai looked at him with pity and reached out to rub his head.

"The reason why Brick is optimistic about the second prince is to make him and the first prince conflict with each other."

The royal family of Bailevina is different from the Lianyun in the northern border. Here, they don’t care about legitimacy or illegitimate children, they only care about seniority.

The eldest prince occupies the position of the eldest son. Even if the second prince is born by the queen, he is not as good as the eldest prince. Brick will of course give him more love.

However, the ministers and concubines could not see the balancing skills used by the king, but for the possibility of ruling the world, they had to bite the bullet and go in.

Liuhua Chenghai thought that the fight between the eldest prince and the second prince was quite interesting, especially when they both wanted to pull her in and try their best to please her.

What a wonderful harem.

Bo Mo sighed, not quite understanding.

As everyone knows, the harem and the previous dynasty complement each other, and the harem is an extension of the politics of the previous dynasty.

The king's preferences, abilities, and opinions can all be glimpsed from his harem.

For example, he dotes on Ryuka Sumie wholeheartedly because she is a beautiful vase who can only depend on Brick and has no one to rely on, not even any offspring. So there is no need to worry that she will make a big mistake for her children like the dead queen did.

"The third prince is only twelve years old. His biological mother was just a slave whom Brick favored after drinking at a banquet. Two years ago, she spoke ill of him and committed suicide. Now she is raised by me. I don't know if she is good or bad, but I won't let her get in the way, so I will ignore her."

In name, the Third Prince was already her child, but Liuhua Chenghai only fulfilled some responsibilities in terms of food, clothing and daily expenses. All the people around the Third Prince were apparently given by Brick.

Of course, that's what happens on the surface, but only Liuhua Chenghai himself knows what is going on behind the scenes.

From her point of view, Brick clearly likes this little prince who has accomplished nothing more.

"So now the court is roughly divided into two factions, one for the eldest prince and the other for the second prince."

Liuhua Chenghai wanted to continue speaking, but Bomo raised his hand.

"What do you want to ask? Just ask directly, no need to raise your hand."

Only then did Pomo put down his hand and asked a question that might be a little stupid.

"Is there no neutrality?"

Liuhua Chenghai smiled playfully, "Good question, is there no neutral person in the court? But why don't we change the question to, is there no one in the court who follows His Majesty Brick?"

These two issues seem different, but they are related to some extent, but it is easier to sort out the twists and turns between them.

Pomo nodded, "Is there?"

"Of course there is." Liuhua Chenghai had never explained the secrets of the royal family to anyone so clearly. In fact, Bo Mo was not wrong. If Brick heard this, she would be in danger.

But who gave her this confidence?

"But since you are a follower of His Majesty Brick, you will naturally obey His Majesty's orders. Do you think that the factional disputes in the court are due to His Majesty's tacit approval?"

Yes, if Your Majesty really hated the idea of ​​establishing a crown prince, how could he allow the two prince factions to flourish in the court?

Maybe one of them was someone sent by Brick to stir up trouble.

Seeing Bo Mo's sudden realization, Liuhua Chenghai was very satisfied, "Now, let's go back to the previous question, is there no neutral person in this court?"

Of course there are, but even if there are, I dare not say it out loud.

There are no truly noble people in this royal family. If there are any, they have all left the royal family. There are only a lot of filthy people here.

The so-called neutrality of these people is actually speculation. They are just unwilling to put their eggs in the basket too early for fear of getting nothing in return.

So in Brick's eyes, neutral people are even more hateful.

Like her, Brick also didn't believe that there were any truly innocent people in the court.

"After explaining the big picture, we will talk about the smallest, most hidden part, which also happens to have the greatest impact on us."

Pomo swallowed and seemed to have an answer in his mind.

Ryuka Sumika slowly uttered that person's name.

"Prince Gus."

——

Why does Prince Guts, who has been dead for a full ten years, have a seat in the court today?

Of course, this story starts from more than ten or twenty years ago.

Brick had just ascended the throne at that time, and it was with the help of his own staff and Prince Gus that he was able to gain a firm foothold. He and Gus were born of the same mother, and it was not easy for him to gain a firm foothold, so he loved his younger brother very much at first.

"How close were Bryant and Gus at that time? Not only during the holidays, but also whenever they encountered something happy, they would ask Gus to drive with them, and they would not leave until they were drunk."

Even if Liuhua Chenghai had never witnessed the 'sweet' period when the two slept with their feet touching, he could have heard these stories from the elders in the palace.

But the good times didn't last long.

"The most powerful prime minister today is Atash Bleniya, who has been an aide to His Majesty Brick since he was crown prince. He was also His Majesty's companion a long time ago. He has made an indelible contribution to the present situation."

Bo Mo nodded, but there was no special expression on his face. Liuhua Chenghai knew that he had no idea who this person was.

"It was he who advocated keeping Ni Lan and using him to test the Ni family, and who also built a bridge to the other side."

Only then did Pomo suddenly remember that Ni Lan was first sent to Lanster by the royal family.

It turns out that the person behind this is the prime minister named Atash.

“I remember.”

Liuhua Chenghai nodded, "Now he is openly a member of the Second Prince's party. Such a heavyweight minister has added a lot of bargaining chips to the Second Prince."

But the exact value of this chip remains unknown.

"In fact, he is a staunch supporter of Prince Gus."

"ah?!"

Pomo was very surprised. How could anyone still support Prince Gus? Putting aside the fact that Gus was already dead, wasn't Atash afraid of being disliked by Brick for doing this?

Liuhua Chenghai quickly explained his doubts, "At least ten years ago, Brick didn't see it, but ten years later, Atash is still pushing forward the matter of welcoming back Prince Gus, and Brick gradually became suspicious."

After all, he is still suspicious, unlike Liuhua Chenghai who can see the cause of Atash's death and has already confirmed Atash's ambition.

This guy is clearly a bastard who is in cahoots with Prince Guts.

"The heart of an emperor is ultimately more indifferent. As the saying goes, when a person leaves, the tea gets colder. If Gus really died ten years ago, he would miss him a lot, but everyone is looking forward to his return, and Brick is a little disgusted."

He can take the initiative to remember and welcome it, but if others do it without him, that would be an act of usurpation.

If Atash's position had not been so high, he might have found an excuse to get rid of him long ago.

After all, with the other brothers dead or injured, the only one who could threaten Brick was Gus.

"All in all, Brick is not the same person he was ten years ago. Hopefully Gus is back, but don't expect him to be able to help."

There was a hint of indifference in Liuhua Chenghai's eyes.

Brick expects people like Pomer and Puis to cause trouble, but he will definitely not show mercy when they are held accountable afterwards.

No matter which king it is, what he cares about most is his face.