"So, is anyone particularly short of money now?" With a unique ambition attitude of young people, Charles raised his head and looked at all the people present. "If anyone is really in such a difficult situation, I will uphold the friendship of everyone in the past and generously donate my own money to support him. After all, I married a good wife and she brought me a lot of dowry..."

He added the following words specifically, in order to explain at least on the surface that he did not pay the money from the state's public funds to collect it by himself. After the rebuilding of the empire, Charles' wealth expanded rapidly and soon became one of the richest people of the empire. Of course, he could not openly tell others that he had committed corruption. He claimed to the public that he got a large dowry when he got married with the granddaughter of Duke Treville, and then used this dowry to make money to earn his current property.

In addition to the mansions where the two people live now, those dependent companies are property under the name of Charlotte. Even the manors distributed in various places are nominally owned by Charlotte. As for whether others believe it or not, it doesn't matter at all, as long as there is a reason to be justified in name.

No one here is interested in pursuing the source of his huge wealth, and their mood has become much deeper.

Everyone is a discerning person and can see clearly that the words of Charles mean that he does not want to divide the resources he has mastered and share them with everyone, and he is about to show signs of separation with His Highness Jerom Bonaparte. He asked this question specifically, undoubtedly just to ask who wants to stand with His Highness the Prince and go against him.

There is no doubt that his behavior was a bit arrogant and aroused many people's disgust, but when he thought of going directly to oppose this young man, the others could not help but hesitate again.

Anyone knows that Charles de Treville is now powerful and trusted by His Majesty the Emperor. Every word he says is impeccable on the surface. Although everyone knows that he must be just singing high-profile in vain, at least this high-profile cannot be directly refuted, especially since he mentioned His Majesty's "sincere teachings" several times.

Your Majesty is absolutely right, so if you pull him out to endorse the book, it will be more convincing to this young man.

Because Charles made such a clear statement, the room suddenly fell into silence, and everyone looked at each other.

In this silence, His Highness Prince Jerome's face turned slightly ugly, while Charles smiled, as if the atmosphere had not appeared had become a little abnormal.

Prince Jerome moved his mouth and wanted to say something, but he seemed a little unhappy.

In order to avoid everyone from quarreling on such occasions, and finally ending up in an unhappy situation, some people decided to come out and smooth things over.

"Hey, everyone has a rare gathering today, and they are in a good mood. Why fight for such a small matter?" A middle-aged man wearing a bow tie and a carefully trimmed beard spoke in a hoarse voice. "Actually, this is just a small matter. I think it's enough for everyone to discuss it calmly. There is no need to get a result today."

Then he laughed again and looked at Charles, "Also, Charles, today is His Highness the Prince as an elder who comes to teach us. We should listen to him humbly. How embarrassing it is for us to be so passionate!"

Although his laughter did not infect Shire, it slightly eased the atmosphere. At least His Royal Highness's face was not so ugly.

He was Jean-Victor Fealin, a veteran Bonaparte. He was born in Saint-Germain Lespinas in Loire in 18o8. He was originally a little noble. He joined the army in his early years and became a light cavalry, but later he became a Bonaparte and was directly expelled by the army because of his involvement in many conspiracies. Later, he defected to the emperor and followed him for many years, serving in the saddle and horse, and almost participated in major operations.

Because of his qualifications and loyalty, after the reconstruction of the empire, he was naturally one of the people that His Majesty the Emperor had to repay the merits. After His Majesty the Emperor rebuilt the Senate, he was placed in the Senate and became the spokesperson for the imperial emperor and government in the Senate, assisting His Majesty the Emperor to control this agency and turn the Senate into a handy tool in the hands of the imperial emperor.

At the same time, he also obtained many positions, both open and secretly from His Majesty, and he could receive a large amount of salary every year from the government's budget, and the public reimburse him for housing and transportation. Therefore, he changed his previous economic situation and became a wealthy person. There are rumors that His Majesty the Emperor planned to enthrone him as a nobleman in order to reward his previous followers.

After years of experience, his personality has become very cautious and restrained, and he usually pays great attention to being kind to others. He has always been very popular among Bonapartists. Even though his current status is different from the past, this personality has not changed. He has not been as arrogant as others because of the flattery of his subordinates.

At the same time, perhaps because he was responsible for the coordination of the work in the Senate, he paid great attention to unity within the party. Therefore, when he saw a vague argument between Charles and Prince Jerome, he couldn't help but stand up and smooth things out.

Because of the identities of two people, most people are not qualified to fight this kind of smoothing, but Jean-Fealin does have this qualification because of his qualifications.

"I didn't argue, sir. And I respect His Highness the Prince very much. He is our senior and the oldest among the royal family. I agree with what he said." Charles nodded to him very politely, "But, His Highness just said that some of us are forced by money, so I am very confused. Who is still living so embarrassed now? I also talk about party unity and feelings like you. I can't bear with this situation, so I want to ask, who is here now needs help, and then I will help him again. Is there anything wrong with this? Well, Mr. Earl has said just now that he does not have any financial difficulties, so do you have it?"

Although Charle's questions were no longer as aggressive as before, they were still a little hard, at least they made Jean-Fealin feel a little oppressed.

After hesitating for a moment, he shook his head. "What His Highness said must be based on evidence, but... I do not have this kind of suffering now. Thanks to the care of His Majesty, I now have enough income to cope with my living expenses. I just think about how to continue to serve the empire and can no longer ask for more things."

Like the others, he didn't want to make a clear statement between the two of them. He just wanted to round up the scene so that the party would not become a fierce quarrel. The situation was obvious. They were already in a stalemate and he was not interested in getting involved.

"I also believe that His Highness the Prince must have a basis for saying this, so I am asking now, who needs help."

After forcing a big man like Jean-Fealin to express his opinion and stay out of the matter with a tough attitude, Charles became more convinced. He smiled again, and then looked at His Highness Prince Jerome, "I think if I need help, then at least I should know who I am going to help?"

Still no one expressed his opinion.

It was not that everyone was really afraid of Charles, but that they knew that Charles was deeply trusted by His Majesty the Emperor, and that they were unwilling to break up with him for Prince Jerome. So they all chose to stay out of the matter.

In order to completely turn his victory into reality, Charles made a gesture lightly, signaling one of his good friends to stand up and make a final decision for him.

"Shar is right."

As expected, after receiving his request, the current Minister of Home Affairs, His Majesty the Emperor's half-brother Morny immediately agreed with him. "We need to maintain our previous ideals and our hunger for achievements, because there are too many things we need to do, and the Empire has not yet reached the time to enjoy peace. Therefore, it is really unwise to think about changing the previous plan at this time. Moreover, based on my understanding of His Majesty, he probably wouldn't like us, who are discussing so much in private to decide such a major issue..."

Although his voice was light and slow, this sentence was a final decision.

His old prince's face turned paler now.

Morney is of high power and has always had a huge influence among the Bonapartisans. If he does not support it, it means that no one dares to support it. Moreover, because he is His Majesty's brother, his relationship with His Majesty is closer than that of the prince, so his words obviously represent His Majesty's meaning in the eyes of others.

His Highness the Prince frowned slightly and glanced at Morny, as if he was asking him why he wanted to help Charles regardless of family interests. However, Morny just stared at the vase on the table, as if he was not aware of it.

Now Charles was completely relieved because he knew that after a few people who were in the brunt of the situation, he would definitely not lose in this team. All he left was how to give the old prince a step.

As he had guessed, seeing that the situation had begun to become clear, others began to speak one after another. Some people spoke earnestly, and like Charles, they were not vigilant enough and were a little mentally slow; some people said some unpainful words to smooth things out, and some people simply turned around and started joking.

Who among these empires is not proficient in using language art to avoid problems?

"Your Highness, I actually pay great attention to the question you are talking about. I have always believed that the interests of our party are the interests of the country." After a moment of preparation, Charles began to put down the steps to His Highness, "so in order to strengthen our party, I am willing to contribute anything." (To be continued.)8
Chapter completed!