Chapter 1853: Chapter 160: The Regency Era
The funeral proceedings went very smoothly; during Caesar IV’s reign, everyone was generally satisfied, and all major factions tacitly agreed not to stir up trouble.
The grandeur of the funeral was the highest among all previous Alpha kings. Royal families from various countries across the continent sent direct family mbers to mourn, and even the Different Races Coalition sent representatives to attend the funeral.
No matter how many grievances there were in the past, everyone gave Caesar IV’s achievents during his reign a very high evaluation.
During the funeral, all banquets nationwide were halted. The entire Alpha Empire was imrsed in a mood of sorrow.
Affected by the overall environnt, Hudson’s mood was also low. Except for the events he had to attend, he mostly stayed ho and did not go out.
In contrast, the other two Deputy Pri Ministers were extrely busy. They had endless tasks every day and couldn’t even eat or sleep peacefully.
The outside world didn’t find it strange; Hudson was famous for leading troops into battle and dominated the continent in the Magic Potion field, so it was understandable that he wasn’t adept at handling state affairs.
Human energy is limited; if one had no shortcomings, it would be terrifying.
A Deputy Pri Minister’s role is more about overall coordination; specific affairs can completely be handed over to other “loyal ministers.”
The well-accomplished Hudson wanting to slack off, while others needing to show achievents, allowed everyone to get what they wanted.
Holy Calendar Year 100009 is destined to be recorded in history.
With the accession of the new king, the era belonging to Caesar IV ended here, and the Alpha Empire thus entered the era of Caesar V.
It took nearly half a year to handle all related affairs. From then on, the Alpha Empire’s court had the Empress Dowager regenting alongside the three Deputy Pri Ministers.
Soon, the situation changed. Nominally, the three auxiliary ministers assisted the Empress Dowager in handling state affairs, but Archduke Madelena was the first to be marginalized.
The people below never reported to her. For major dostic and foreign affairs, The Six Ministers only consulted with Hudson, as if she didn’t exist.
Not only did she, as a Deputy Pri Minister, feel uncomfortable, but even the regent Empress Dowager felt the pressure. Many tis, when reports ca in, the execution had already begun below.
The euphemistic way to put it is: governnt efficiency is high.
However, the cost of such efficiency made the Regent Empress Dowager’s regency power seem dispensable.
She didn’t even dare to oppose directly!
If she vetoed a decision and the people below continued to implent it, it would truly be a slap in the face.
With power slipping away, at least on the surface, it seed to have gone through her directives. In theory, as the Regent Empress Dowager, she controlled the empire’s power.
Once the facade is removed and the reality exposed to the outside world, there might not even be nominal requests.
The two political failures, both living in the Imperial Palace, soon ford an alliance.
“Imperial Sister, the situation is looking grim!
All the major and minor affairs of the court do not pass through our hands. If this continues, sothing major is bound to happen.”
The Empress Dowager said worriedly.
At this mont, her dissatisfaction with Hudson and The Six Ministers reached a critical point.
Even though she was ntally prepared and knew the people below wouldn’t obey, she never expected those guys to play the ga so well.
“Dowager, Pri Minister Beckett and Marshal Hudson are strong-willed people, accustod to making decisions directly, and the lords of the court are led by them.
During our brother’s reign, Marshal Hudson was unmatched in the military, making decisions on military matters with a word, and the Military Departnt reduced to rely the Logistic Departnt.
Pri Minister Beckett is equally formidable; the Conservative Faction has dominated the court for years, often not giving even our brother any face.
If they didn’t regard our brother, how can they pay attention to us, two weak won?!”
Archduke Madelena seized the chance to fan the flas.
The current situation in the court is highly unfavorable to the Royal Family. The two major powers, which should have been counterbalancing each other, have politically converged.
Of course, this convergence is their perception. In reality, Hudson is just a dabbler, apart from participating in major decisions, he generally doesn’t bother with regular affairs.
Even if he doesn’t actively strive for power, officials not from the Conservative Faction still quickly align with him, forming a Hudson Faction in court.
The Conservative Faction, which should have reacted strongly, exhibited extraordinary patience, not only refraining from a first-ti fallout but also proactively sharing power with Hudson.
Seen through the eyes of Archduke Madelena and the Empress Dowager, this is both parties joining hands in deliberately sidelining them.
Of course, this understanding isn’t entirely wrong.
Though the two factions haven’t ford an alliance, they are indeed cooperating in actual work, even if such cooperation is rely for official matters, it still creates the reality of marginalizing them.
Pri Minister Beckett deliberately delays reporting ti; Hudson doesn’t even want to do his current job, regularly showing up late and leaving early, let alone reporting to the palace daily.
The thoughts of the two big shots directly determined the work attitude of those below. Seeing their red ribbons, they’d proceed directly to implentation.
Reporting matters? At the end of next month, they’d gather the previous month’s docunts and send them to the palace together.
By the ti the Empress Dowager saw these docunts, it might be that the things below had already been completed. It made her feel no involvent as the Regent Empress Dowager.
Archduke Madelena was even more severely excluded; the Empress Dowager at least received delayed docunts, while she, as a Deputy Minister, was directly ignored.
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