Conquest

    Chapter 205 [Emperor Prime Minister]

    Salon Bonelli.Sorom stared at the bronze vase on the table in front of it, with a fake flower in the vase, the stems and leaves were made of pure gold, and the flowers were dyed with bright red roses with beautiful silver leaves. Juice, the craftsman used the best technique to color, and the flower is inlaid with a red gem.

    "very beautiful……The beauty created is false, but it is really beautiful. ”

    Salon Bonelli gently picked up a magnifying glass. After the magnifying glass, his eyes were extraordinarily huge. He walked around the table and carefully observed the artwork in front of him from various angles. When he dropped the magnifying glass, he looked relaxed: "Good, I want it, what price?"

    Standing in the room, a chubby man was clearly somewhat restrained, and though he was the owner of Imperial Capital's largest jewelry line, at the moment he looked full of reverence and predecessors, with his hands in his heart, his head low, and his flattering words quickly flowing out of his mouth: "Oh, I respect the Lord, sure enough, is still your eye-torch! This is the good thing I got from the East last year! Look at the pattern on this bronze ware, which belongs to the totem of an extinct ancient dynasty in ancient times, I have found a few heraldry experts to identify, this thing has a history of at least 4,000 years, and totem patterns fully show that the first owner of this vase, is an ancient king, noble lineage. Moreover, based on a large amount of literature, I can have sufficient evidence to show that the owners of this vase are all rich and expensive…"

    Having said that, this fat jeweler wiped the sweat from his forehead and carefully said: "The only flaw is that there is a small gap in the bottle ear on the left, but please don't mind, but this gap is from some sort of To a certain extent, it proves its ancient history and value. Look, such a good thing…"

    "Report your price."Salon Bonelli’s look was very cold. He gently wiped the magnifying glass with a silk scarf and frowned. “You should know that my time is very precious, so don’t waste it!”

    " Ten thousand gold coin."The jeweler has reported a number.

    Salon Bonelli’s brows tightened even more, and his eyes flashed a mocking smile: “10,000 gold coin? Sir, I think you should be very clear that the real value of this thing is more than five times that of the number you quoted. Do you want to bribe me? ”

    The jeweler’s sweat on his forehead is more, and his face is full of smiles, and the fat is huddled together: “Lord, I don’t dare to have that idea. But you know that the real good thing should be in the hands of the people who know the goods. This is a Truth in the collection world. ”

    "Moreover, my time is precious."Salon Bonelli snorted.

“……”The jeweler finally dared not to bend around again. He quickly said: "This is the case. I opened a jewelry line last month, but the lady of Lendov Count has set a diamond necklace from me. I have a stupid servant. Something went wrong…In short, the necklace, I can't deliver on time. And the compensation plan I proposed, Count Lord seems very dissatisfied, he asked me to take out 30% of the shares of the store as compensation, I think…For a diamond necklace, this price is too high, so…"

    "So you come to request my help? Use this bronze vase? ”Salon Bonelli smiled contemptuously: "The version of the story I heard is a bit different. I heard that Mrs. Count gave you some materials, please order a necklace, and the material that was handed over to you included a precious one. The water diamond, the blue diamond is a gift from Mage to Mrs. Count, worth the price…Did you lose that thing? Oh, or you are not lost, but privately swallowed…"

    The jeweler coughed twice: "Lord, I am a credible businessman, I…One of my damn servants lost something, and the guy I had already punished, but Count Lord refused to forgive me…"

    "All right."Salon Bonelli sighed: "I don't want to know the real version of the story, Lundov Count, I will talk to him."He said, picking up the vase in his hand, carefully watching it for a while, then suddenly smiled: "I want this vase, just follow what you said, 10,000 gold coin…Oh, by the way, do you accept installment payments? You know, I am not a corrupt official, my salary is limited. ”

    “All collectors know your noble character.”The jeweler rushed to praise: "The system is of course no problem!"

    He immediately took a few documents from his arms and placed them on the table with respectful gestures: "Here is a few documents. Anyone who has identified this vase has signed their names below to prove this thing. The value, then, finally, this is your file, as long as you sign your name below, you can legally own this collection."

    The jeweler did not even mention the details of the payment.

    The document quickly signed a new name – certainly not Salon Bonelli himself, but the name of his butler.

    The jeweler seemed to be relieved and sighed with a long sigh of relief. After the servant sent his jacket and hat, the jeweler grabbed his hat and bent over his chest: "I am very grateful to you and praise your vision. Prime Minister Lord You are a very good collector."

    After that, the businessman left and left.

    Prime Minister Lord ……

    That's right, Salon Bonelli.Sorom, the Byzantine Empire is currently the Prime Minister.

    The imperial Prime Minister had just passed his 63rd birthday yesterday.

    He was born in the name of the door, and the surname "Sorlom" is also a first-class giant in the Byzantine empire. He is the sixth in the family history in the Prime Minister.

    Regrettably, Salon Bonelli, perhaps the most embarrassing of the six Prime Ministers in the history of the Sorom family.

    No, even looking at the history of the entire Byzantine Empire, his Prime Minister is somewhat somewhat uninspired.

    "Excessive Sapo", this is a nickname for the Empire Prime Minister. In fact, Prime Minister Lord himself is very aware of his nickname, and knows that many aristocrats always like to use this nickname to refer to themselves when they mention themselves behind the scenes.

    "Excess" – This adjective describes the situation of the Prime Minister Lord very accurately.

    Everyone knows that the current Emperor, the Emperor of Great Emperor of Lance Kontos, is a strong and stubborn guy. The most important thing is that this Majesty’s early career, he is an emperor who is biased towards Shang Wu, who has never been close enough to the civil servant. . Therefore, among the upper bureaucrats of the empire, officials of the young, less eagle-generating General or the military of the eagle are more likely to be appreciated.

    Of courseBut this is not the most important reason.

    A Prime Minister of an empire often needs to fill the vacancies for the emperor, contribute wisdom to His Majesty, and help the emperor rule the empire…But it is clear that at the side of Kontos the Great, someone has taken up the work in place of Prime Minister.

    That guy, obviously a white Ding who has no official position and no title, is more trusted by the emperor than any Prime Minister in history. There are almost every major decision of the emperor about the empire, including the presence of that person.

    That guy almost robbed the power of the Prime Minister, but the real Prime Minister, Salon Bonelli has no way to do this.

    because……That person is the guy in the entire Imperial Capital who no one dares to provoke.

    Carvesylver!

    It is with the existence of the emperor's most trusted guy, the Prime Minister of Salon Bonelli, it seems a lot more.

    Although the emperor does not hate him, he definitely cannot trust more trust. The emperor would not ask his opinions and opinions in the face of major problems – everyone knows that almost all the major decisions concerning the country, the Salon Bonelli, did not seem to participate. All the decisions were made in the small study room in the Imperial Palace, which was decided directly by Mr. and Carvesylver.

    Salon Bonelli, the only role of his existence, was to appear at some major ceremonies, with the title of Prime Minister hanging out.

    As for the day-to-day work, the emperor will hand over the decisions he has negotiated with Carvesylver to him. Yes, he has no decision-making power or even the power of advice. He just needs to be an obedient responder and then put each piece. Things are best, you can do it.

    It is conceivable that such a Prime Minister is undoubtedly very shameful and not very decent.

    In the history of the empire, there isn't any Prime Minister, even though it is even more cowardly.

    He is the Prime Minister of the Empire, but in fact, the chief ministers of the ministries do not really put this guy in the eye, respected on the surface, but despised behind.

    For many years, Salon Bonelli has been calmly passing through this strange situation. He has never fought for himself and never tried to regain his own authority. He seems to be content with hanging. The title "Prime Minister" serves as the most famous mascot of an empire.

    Of course, in all the contempt, it is strange that the only one that has shown enough respect to Salon Bonelli over the years is true respect, not the kind of disguise that is arrogant. – The only person who has shown such respect to him before and after the person is precisely the biggest enemy of Salon Bonelli: Carvesylver!

    Carvesylver once said a word: Salon Bonelli, among the officials of the entire empire, the most intelligent one among the people he knows.

    We can interpret this sentence as a kind of praising praise of the loser to the loser – but is it really like this?

    Maybe there is a detail that everyone ignores!

    Salon Bonelli is 63 years old! But in fact, he has been in this position of the Prime Minister for a full twenty-two years! !

    It was 22 years of Prime Minister!

    This time is among the six Prime Ministers in the history of the Sorom family, the longest in reign!

    Even ranked in the history of the entire Byzantine Empire! As the Prime Minister of 22 years, this world can also rank second in the Prime Minister's reign in the empire! !

    Ranked first is an ancient Prime Minister, who was in power for twenty-five years.

    But we can believe that with the age of Lord Lorenz and his current physical health, plus his continued unquestioned state…He may have a chance to break this record in the future.

    What is even more amazing is that in the past 22 years, he has never had a conflict with Carvesylver! For this guy who robbed him of all his powers, Salen Ponnelli never said any obvious hostility.

    No, of course he is not a friend with Carvesylver.

    Carvesylver is a guy who has no friends.

    However, the Prime Minister Lord has shown an unresisting posture on Carvesylver's actions for a long time.

    In fact, twenty-two years ago, after the last Prime Minister died, His Majesty selected the 41-year-old Salen Bonelli as the new Prime Minister for three reasons.

    The first one, he was born in the Sorom family, and his background and qualifications are enough to hold this position.

    For the second reason, the Sorom family has always been incompatible with the imperial valve, and in the loyalty, Salon Bonelli is not picky.

    As for the third reason, it is simpler and more obvious.

    because……He is obedient!

    The emperor is a tough man, and his modesty will only be displayed in front of Carvesylver, so the emperor does not need a Prime Minister…No need for a "true Prime Minister".

    Then, the obedient Salon Bonelli is the most suitable candidate.

    In fact, in the past 22 years, he has played the role of this mascot very well. At any major state conference, he generally does not make any suggestions, nor does he want to compete for any concern.

    The greatest hobby in his life is the collection of antiques of various artifacts.

    Because of his "obedience" and cooperation, the emperor gave him enough connivance and tolerance despite his lack of dependence and trust. Therefore, Salon Bonelli occasionally used his identity, took some oil and water, or received some bribes, and the emperor would hardly blame him.

    On the one hand, the emperor does not rely on him, he only needs to play the role of a Prime Minister. On the other hand, in addition to major state affairs resolutions, in other small matters, the emperor almost pleaded with him and showed his indulgence…

    The collection of antiques and artifacts, this hobby, but very expensive.

    After sending away the big jeweler who came to the door for help, Salon Ponnelli put on a comfortable loose robes under the servant's service, and then his butler, an old servant who followed him for forty years, sent a A gift list.

    This is the Prime Minister Lord who received all the gifts when he celebrated his birthday yesterday.

    "It's ironic, my dear steward, isn't it?"Salen Bonelli took the gift list and looked at it. There was also a letter of congratulation. Every letter was filled with warm words. God knows, the guys who wrote these letters, these aristocrat, Behind them are called "extra" Prime Minister.

    The housekeeper did not speak, but silently handed over a letter to the Prime Minister. According to the etiquette, the Prime Minister should select some people who believe that his identity is important and worthy of his attention, and write it by hand. A reply to the last thank you – this is an important etiquette between the high aristocrats.

    "No, my butler, I am ironic, but it is not these guys who say me behind me."Salon Bonelli snorted. Although he was sixty-three years old, his teeth were still intact. He eccentrically smiled: "I know very well how these guys talk about me behind me, I know. HumOh, that extra guy, ''Oh, that Prime Minister who doesn’t talk,', that will only make money, only sitting at home to the jeweler and the small minister, the Prime Minister’s, they thought I would I don't know. However, I don't care about this, my dear butler doesn't care at all. ”

    Prime Minister Lord said that he took out one of the letters, his eyes changed a little, saw the signature on the envelope, and a strange smile appeared on his lips: "I said the irony means: like me Older people, birthdays are not a thing to celebrate. Isn't it? I am sixty-three years old, have a birthday, and last time, I am one year older, and I am one step closer to death. God knows why everyone thinks this is a celebration. What are you celebrating? Celebrate that you are one step closer to death? Or celebrate your life for another year? ”

    However, when it comes to this, the Prime Minister Lord still smiles: "Look, some people understand what I mean, look at how to write this letter, not a boring congratulation, nor a mocking of pretense, ah, look Looking at the words above, I feel very sad in this frustrating day. I know that seeing the passage of life is a frustrating thing, but I hope that you will have a good time in the days to come. 'Haha! Wonderful congratulations. It seems that there is no smart person in this world. ”

    Prime Minister Lord took the letter, and the smile on his face gradually became deeper: "The signature below is…Oh, dear Mr. Carvesylver. A

    The Prime Minister Lord seemed to be in a good mood. He immediately picked up a pen and wrote a thank-you reply. The content of the letter was also short, and…It's equally weird and out of date.

    "Mr. Carvesylver, thank you for your congratulations,

    What I want to say is: I still don't like you guy! ”

    After signing his name, Prime Minister Lord handed the letter to the butler: "Send someone to send it, now, immediately, right away."

    The housekeeper did not ask any questions. In fact, his character is the same as the Prime Minister Lord: it seems that he never argues.

    The servant of the government sent a letter, and in less than an hour, he brought back a reply from Carvesylver.

    The reply from Carvesylver is much simpler and simple. There is only one sentence:

    "Respected Prime Minister Lord, me too."