The Original Vampire

Red Fort, restaurant.

On the long red paulownia table, Colin sat in the main seat, and Bachelor Dawn sat on the side.

The half-elf maid, Cathy, delivered a sumptuous breakfast with a quick movement.

Lemony grilled chicken, bacon omelette, oatmeal, buttered bread, and of course Colin's own deer blood wine.

As for Maester Dawn, he drank milk.

After staying up all night, Colin moved his index finger, and it didn't take long for him to stuff all the food in front of him into his stomach.

Bachelor Dawn's eating posture is very elegant. It looks like he has undergone special training. However, his speed is not slow, and he almost solves the battle at the same time as Colin.

Wiping his mouth, Colin asked Cathy to pour two cups of coffee, and then asked with a smile, "Maester Dwayne, I have always had a doubt, why are you willing to support Vera to become the Duke of the North? Don't use Joyce Being too young puts me off."

Indeed, the young lord is a good opportunity for every powerful minister to show his talents.

Bachelor Dwayne took a sip of coffee and said, "Lord Viscount, in fact, I chose to support Miss Vera because of you."

"Me?" Colin was obviously stunned.

"Yes." Bachelor Dawn looked directly at Colin's eyes with a calm expression, "Because I think that only you can turn the tide and quell the rebellion in the north."

Dawn obviously saw that in the relationship between Colin and Vera, Colin was undoubtedly the leader. Then, once Vera becomes the Duke of the North, the one who really controls the North will actually be Colin.

"You are so optimistic about me?" Ke Lin was slightly proud, after all, everyone likes to be praised.

"Of course. You are a military wizard who can be seen by Marquis Garcia, and you have defeated powerful enemies twice in Silvermoon City and Troll King City, proving your military ability. Talent, you are the number one in the North.

Also, you are quite talented in politics. Whether it is winning the final victory in the intricate game of Silvermoon City, or stabilizing Icerock City in the case of the chaos in the north, it is a testament to your excellent political talent.

In addition, I recently discovered the 'points' system you use to manage slaves, which can be said to be a genius creation!

Therefore, I believe that the North will be able to rejuvenate under your governance! "

Colin was a little surprised,

Obviously, he didn't expect that the Master of Dawn had studied himself so deeply, and he could see at a glance that the points system he tinkered with was the key to motivating the slaves.

However, he didn't want to appear too proud, he quickly took a sip of coffee, then smiled reservedly, and said:

"I didn't expect you to pay so much attention to me and have such confidence in me, Maester Dawn. However, not everyone supports me like you do, and not everyone wants to see Vera become the Lord of the North."

Bachelor Dawn instantly understood what Colin meant, and immediately replied: "Lord Viscount, it's actually not difficult for Miss Vera to inherit the title of Duke."

Colin's eyes lit up, but he couldn't care less, and quickly asked, "How to do it?"

Bachelor Dawn smiled confidently, cleared his throat, and analyzed:

"Lord Viscount, the ownership of the Duke of the North mainly depends on the three parties.

First, it is of course the St. Hilde family, or more precisely, the will of the previous generation of dukes. However, now that the duke died suddenly, he did not leave any will, nor did he designate a clear heir, so there is no need for this aspect. Think too much. "

Colin nodded in agreement. He was actually a little puzzled as to why Duke St. Hilde didn't give his third son Joyce the title of Marquis of the East before confirming his right of inheritance.

But since this matter was in Vera's favor, Colin didn't want to worry about Duke St. Hilde's true thoughts anymore.

"Second-party forces..." Bachelor Dawn continued, "it is the royal family of the Radiant Empire. The Duke of the North needs to be canonized by the emperor, so Vera must be recognized by Emperor Reinhardt.

The third party is the Imperial Senate. Don't look at the senate, there are some old men who play birds and walk dogs all day, as if they don't care about anything.

However, they also have a say in the ownership of the Duke of the North. If they unanimously oppose Vera, then even Emperor Reinhardt cannot ignore their influence. "

Colin's expression was a little solemn. He suddenly realized that he had no understanding of the above-mentioned forces, let alone controlling their decisions.

However, the explanation of Bachelor Dawn pointed him in the direction, and there must be some ways to do it.

After thinking for a while, Colin asked earnestly, "Then, how can we get Emperor Reinhardt and the Senate to agree to Vera's succession to the throne of the Duke of the North?"

Bachelor Dawn still looked unhurried: "Let's talk about the Senate first.

The Imperial Senate is composed of 117 members of the nobles. Although they do not have titles, they have extremely high qualifications and extensive connections, and have great influence in the upper echelons of the empire.

To be honest, I don't know what each of them's attitude towards Vera is, and it's hard to figure out in a short period of time.

However, getting them to like a person at the same time is a bit difficult, but if you want them to hate a person at the same time, it's easy. "

"Oh? What do you mean?"

"Lord Viscount, do you know Baron Heidegger?"

"Of course I do, Prime Minister of the Empire." Colin said lightly.

In fact, he was a little guilty, after all, he knew this about Baron Heidegger.

Maester Dawn didn't know if he saw Colin's embarrassment, so he continued to explain in great detail:

"Baron Heidegger was born in a commoner family, and was fortunate to have the opportunity to study at the White Tower Academy. After graduation, he has been serving the San Lorenzo family.

Although he came from a humble background, Baron Heidegger is extremely talented. It took only thirteen years to go from a commoner to the prime minister of the court, and then he sat in this position for more than 40 years. It can be said that the imperial court is the most incompetent. Replaced by an old minister.

At the beginning of his ascension to the throne, Reinhard the Great tried to knight Heidegger to show his favor and win over. But this decision was strongly opposed by the Senate.

The reason is very simple. Although Heidegger is expensive as the Prime Minister of the Empire, he is a commoner after all. According to the nobility rules, he cannot be directly awarded.

The senate hoped that Reinhard the Great would choose a daughter of a nobleman to marry Heidegger, and promised that their descendants would accept the title.

But at that time, the Prime Minister was nearly seventy years old. Even if he married a noble girl, how could he give birth to offspring?

What's more, Heidegger never married, it is said that he is not good at women..."

Speaking of this, Bachelor Dawn's face was a little strange, and Colin immediately thought about the Prime Minister's sexual orientation.

"...In short, the emperor and the Senate had a deadlock on the issue of Heidegger's knighthood. In the end, after a fierce struggle and a series of concessions, the Senate reluctantly agreed.

However, the emperor also made a great compromise. The Prime Minister only got the lowest baron position, and this title is lifelong, not hereditary, or a virtual title, without territory.

Although there are various restrictions, after all, he is the first civilian to be knighted, which is a great honor for Heidegger.

It is a pity that the resistance shown by the Senate in this process and the restrictions imposed on the baronial title angered the arrogant Heidegger, who even publicly declared--

'I'd rather be a free commoner than a shackled aristocrat'.

Although under the persuasion of the emperor, Heidegger finally accepted the title, but he had already forged a grudge with the Senate.

After that, the Prime Minister of the Palace took advantage of his position to pass several bills restricting the power of the Senate, which also deepened the hatred between the two sides.

Therefore, if you want to get the Senate to support Miss Vera, then you don't need to find out the attitudes of hundreds of members of the Senate, you just need to ask Baron Heidegger to support Prince Joyce.

Whatever Baron Heidegger supports, the Senate will certainly oppose it in unison! "

"So, how to get Baron Heidegger to support Joyce?" Colin's heart gradually became hot.

"You can leave this to me." Bachelor Dawn said confidently, "I have some friendship with Baron Heidegger, and I am sure to ask him to express his respect for Prince Joyce in public."

It was only then that Colin realized that these two were from the White Tower Academy, and some connections were normal.

"Okay! That leaves the last question, how to get Emperor Reinhardt to agree to Vera's succession to the Duke of the North?"