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Deep inside the Regent's Office, there is a simple and plain workspace.
There are not many luxurious decorations, and it resembles an ordinary room.
Not to mention the office of Vincent Blackwell, the ruling cardinal; it can't even compare to the office of the president of an ordinary guild.
But this office is indeed the office of the Empire's Regent, Lord Lucas.
"The third phase of the reconstruction agenda for the Northern Army was rejected by the Imperial Parliament. The Parliament insisted on re-selecting senior officers above the rank of colonel and also provided nominations... mostly from aristocratic families."
"There have been changes on the void front line again. According to intelligence, in three months, the front line should suffer a large-scale void invasion."
"The envoy of the Tsarist Empire has just arrived in the imperial capital and hopes to be granted an audience with you."
Lucas appears as a white-haired, ordinary old man. He reviews various documents while listening to reports from his subordinates.
At this moment, a middle-aged man hurriedly walked into the office: "Regent, something has happened in Eastsea!"
Hearing this, Lucas frowned slightly, waved his hand, and signaled the subordinates in front of him to leave.
After the subordinates left, Lucas said calmly, "I wonder if any of these people have been bribed."
The middle-aged man was at a loss for words upon hearing this.
He didn't know what to say.
Over the years, those aristocratic families have become more and more brazen, daring to extend their reach into the Regent Government! The middle-aged man is named Robert Chase, the head of the Regent Government's attendant room, a level 59 mage of proverbs, and also Lucas's confidant. "What happened in Eastsea?" "The Void Invasion Incident broke out in Eastsea Province, resulting in the destruction of the Eastsea City Temple and the death of thousands of candidates! The Eastsea Provincial Council impeached Governor Charles Collins!"
Hearing this, Lucas's expression changed.
A few thousand fewer examinees means a few thousand fewer professionals.
In the future, perhaps the backbone of the empire will emerge from these examinees.
This is a significant loss for the empire!
The impeachment of Charles Collins made Lucas frown even more.
Charles Collins was promoted by him. He was the one who made Charles Collins, who was born in a commoner family, serve as the governor of Eastsea Province against all odds.
He is also one of the few governor-level leaders under his command.
"What happened?"
"It seems that a void believer infiltrated the examinees. Governor Collins's daughter guaranteed that believer to take the college entrance examination, and then something went wrong!
The provincial council believes that Governor Collins has connections with the void believers and launched an impeachment."
Robert handed over a few documents and said in a deep voice, "The Imperial Cardinal Council has passed the impeachment case against Governor Collins and asked Charles Collins to accept the investigation of the Imperial Supervision Department!"
Lucas's expression remained unchanged. He took the document and looked at it, with a hint of anger on his face.
"Eastsea Province was stable for more than ten years, but in just three days, there were a series of void sacrifice incidents, and a void invasion?"
Robert suddenly realized something when he heard this. "You mean... the Blackwell family?"
He suddenly realized something and murmured, "No wonder the eldest young master of the Blackwell family suddenly went to Eastsea..."
Damien suddenly traveled from the imperial capital to Eastsea City, and during the awakening ceremony, he violated the imperial decree, naturally attracting the attention of major forces.
Now it seems that all this was orchestrated by Damien.
Robert was a little angry: "What on earth does the Blackwell family want to do? Their appetite is so big that they even want Eastsea!?"
There are eleven governors in the 37 provinces of the empire, all of whom belong to the Blackwell family faction.
If Eastsea Province is added, there are twelve governors, and almost one-third of the provinces in the entire empire are under the control of the Blackwell family! "Charles Collins can no longer serve as governor-general.
Tell the Cardinals that they agree to let Andrew Young, the provincial president, succeed him as governor-general.
But the Supervisory Department should not investigate Charles Collins."
Lucas pondered for a moment and said lightly, "Transfer Charles Collins to the Northern Army as the chief of staff, and let William Harper, the director of the Statistics Bureau, go to the Eastsea Provincial Council as the president."
It must be said that Lucas has been able to deal with the aristocratic families and manage the power of regent over the years.
He is quite skilled.
When the Northern Army was rebuilt, several candidates selected by Lucas were rejected by the Cardinals and the Imperial Parliament because of their lack of qualifications and strength.
Since Charles Collins's position as governor-general could not be saved, he was allowed to go to the Northern Army.
With Charles Collins's strength and qualifications, even those aristocratic families could not say anything.
He used the condition of agreeing to the Blackwell family to gain Eastsea Province to save Charles Collins and let him serve as the chief of staff of the Northern Army.
The Blackwell family would agree. After all, if they really wanted to tear each other apart, Lucas would directly put the position of governor of Eastsea Province up for discussion in the Imperial Parliament.
The major aristocratic families would definitely battle for it with all their might!
Moreover, Lucas also knew that this was a tacit understanding between Vincent Blackwell and him...
He asked William Harper, the director of the General Statistics Office, to serve as the chairman of Eastsea Province.
William Harper was born into the famous Harper family of the empire, and the relationship between the Harper family and the Blackwell family has never been harmonious.
If William Harper became the second person in Eastsea Province, the Harper family would definitely not miss this opportunity and would likely compete with the Blackwell family for control of Eastsea Province.
Lucas made several arrangements, not only to save Charles Collins but also to provoke conflicts between the Blackwell family and the Harper family...
He also took real control of the Northern Army!
However, the biggest winner of this game of power is undoubtedly the Blackwell family, who gained Eastsea Province...
"By the way, how did you find out about that matter?"
Lucas suddenly asked, staring at Robert, his eyes full of seriousness and caution.
"It's not going very smoothly... We secretly investigated the files of the Imperial Guards back then, but all of them were either destroyed or missing. As for His Majesty's whereabouts, we have also been investigating, and we infer that... His Majesty may be trapped in a dimensional prison!"