Vol 2 Chapter 992: Checks and balances

"I already know the details... so that's it." When Li En and the others, with the mentality of treating a dead horse as a living horse doctor, relayed Heliga's remarks last night to Lieutenant General Sykes, they They were all mentally prepared to welcome a scolding.
Lieutenant General Sykes should not agree with this kind of messy plan, let alone let the students take risks alone and appear on the front battlefield-this is the instinctive idea of ​​Li En and others. However, what people did not expect was that Lieutenant General Sykes nodded surprisingly in the face of such a crazy plan.
"That... I didn't expect you to agree." Claire was also a little surprised-she guessed that Lieutenant General Sykes hadn't read the report she submitted completely, about Lieutenant General Craig. Battle plan. In this situation, Lieutenant General Sykes, who has always been prudent, shouldn't take any risky behavior. However, she was wrong this time—the mistake was to underestimate the weight of Heliga in Lieutenant General Sykes, and to underestimate the good understanding between him and Craig, who cherishes him.
Lieutenant General Sykes not only stayed up all night, read all the plans submitted by Claire, and only needed a few words to understand Craig's meaning. As for Heliga's suggestion, which seemed to be unreliable to Kleiya, it was more than that in the eyes of Lieutenant General Sykes.
"You probably also know that the Van der family has always had a great relationship with the royal family." Lieutenant General Sykes sighed, with one-eyed eyes like a torch. "The most famous family in the family is the "Thunder God" Matteus Van Del, has always been guarding your Majesty's side; secondly, I and Mulla-and the one who is close to the two of us is His Royal Highness. "
"Indeed...His Royal Highness also mentioned in the dinner of St. Astria before that he and Mulla were learning about the strategy and swordsmanship with you in the early years. It's just that he almost never shines the sword, which is unthinkable. Get up." Li En remembered what Olibat said at the dinner, "So, is this also what His Highness meant?"
"Yes. Olibate contacted me before the civil war began-to be precise, it should be on the way back after sending Gaius and the others safely to the Nord Plateau." Sykes nodded, " He said that he and "Karejas" will predictably be trapped in the quagmire of war in the west for a long time, unable to get out, let alone support us in the eastern part of the empire. Therefore, he asked me to wait for his assistance, and if I can't wait, then Heilija Kholzwill’s opinion is just like his opinion. "
"What..." Claire was startled.
"Yes—that's what it means, Captain." Sykes saw Clariya’s surprise.
Although his Royal Highness did not give any proof in writing due to the limitation of form, I, Sykes. Van der can use my personality and the position of the commander of the 3rd Mech Division to assure that this statement is true."
"It's really... incredible." Claire muttered to herself, "I know that His Royal Highness has a good relationship with him, and I also know that they have cooperated in various ways since Libel. But I never thought he could actually Received such trust from His Highness..."
"Um... what are they talking about?" Emma, ​​Lien, Gaius and others were all confused, and even Torval didn't quite understand what they were talking about-what did Olibat say? What makes Captain Claire so surprised?
"Um...that's it. According to the traditional laws of the empire, the privileges of the royal family members during war-generally speaking, this power is controlled by the emperor, right?"
"Well... the royal family can appoint a person with wartime privileges according to the situation during the war to replace the royal family members, to a certain extent, to lead the military and political affairs." Lieutenant General Sykes nodded, "The small intelligence bureau The girl should understand what this means. Since the Battle of the Lions and the warlords under Emperor Drekers, the empire has almost never fallen into a war where the royal family is inferior. Therefore, the emperors of the past will not easily grant this It will destroy the balance of the empire, but once appointed properly, it can quickly end the trump card of the unfavorable situation. There is no doubt that His Royal Highness Olibat’s move not only thoroughly demonstrates the unbreakable relationship between the two of them, but also means a real The trust of the person who made this decision."
"Isn't the one who really made the decision... Isn't Olibat His Royal Highness?" Li En said, and a strange premonition formed in his mind.
"Of course not... Although it was passed to me by His Highness, in fact, only His Majesty the Emperor has the authority to give such orders." Lieutenant General Sykes smiled bitterly, "I don't believe Olibate will take this. This kind of thing deceives me... Therefore, I can only believe that this is what your majesty meant-your majesty has high hopes for his majesty and him, hoping that these two young people can become the key to ending the civil war and fighting the noble rebels. "
"..." Everyone was so shocked by the result that they were speechless. They could guess Heliga's strength and the powerful influence behind him, but they didn't expect it to be exaggerated to such an extent. It's just that, in this way, new questions arise-why didn't he announce this from the beginning, and then make many decisions? Think about the twists and turns he took when he was in Bariahat area. If he had such privileges, wouldn't all of this be easily solved?
"Because there is no paper document... that's the case. This is also your majesty's power balance technique." Kleiya understood the emperor's intentions, "Your Majesty wants to use him, but he is worried that he will secretly expand himself because of this. Power, which triggers a new round of power shuffling-Your Majesty may have thoughts about the reform of the aristocratic power, but this reform is not about attacking the old aristocracy, and then let a new powerful force replace the previous person Location. That way, it doesn’t make any sense."
"Yes...so this has caused the privileges in his hands to be effective only for those in the know, and cannot be directly announced to the world. Of course, I actually did not see his ambitions or anything, but your Majesty absolutely It was against this move. It is precisely because I knew this early, I knew that your Majesty was prepared for the domestic situation early, so I was able to hold on to this Kanda Gate for such a long time-now, finally waiting When the reinforcements arrive, what's the reason not to do anything?"
"In that case, please prepare your next battle plan." Claire gave a military salute, "I will cooperate with you with all my strength-but the cooperators of the students and the guerrillas..."
"..." The people in Class VII looked at each other—their answers were already self-evident.