Lamamor’s indifferent answer filled Victor Emmanuel II with a sense of helplessness and resentment.

As the King of Sardinia, Victor Emmanuel II felt helpless at his country’s inability to resist the Austrian Empire and also resented the reckless assassinations by the Charcoal Party.

In Victor Emmanuel II’s view, had it not been for the recent series of assassinations by the Charcoal Party, the Kingdom of Sardinia would not have fallen to such a state.

"Damn the Austrian Empire, damn the Charcoal Party!" Victor Emmanuel II muttered through gritted teeth, then looked up and asked Lamamor, "What do you think we need to do most right now?"

Lamamor decisively advised Victor Emmanuel II, "Your Majesty, what we need to do now is to inform Britain and France about the Austrian Empire’s intention to invade the Kingdom of Sardinia!

As long as Sardinia can get assistance from either of these two countries, the Austrian Empire will not invade us so easily!"

"Hmm!" Victor Emmanuel II nodded.

"Also, end the alliance with domestic liberals and expel the nationalists from Parliament!" Lamamor further suggested to Victor Emmanuel II.

"This..." Victor Emmanuel II hesitated, tentatively refusing, "The alliance with the liberals was a policy formulated by Cavour. Let’s wait until Cavour returns from Paris before deciding whether to dissolve it or not!"

Victor Emmanuel II’s hesitation made Lamamor realize that Victor Emmanuel II’s attitude towards the "alliance with liberals" was wavering.

If Lamamor can seize the opportunity, he could definitely drive those liberals, who are harming the Kingdom of Sardinia, out of Sardinia.

"Your Majesty, we cannot wait for Prime Minister Cavour to return!" Lamamor responded urgently to Victor Emmanuel II, "We must impose restrictions on domestic liberals to prevent the Austrian Empire from finding an excuse against us!

If the Austrian Empire doesn’t have this reason, their motive for declaring war will disappear, and the likelihood of Britain and France helping us will increase!

Your Majesty, haven’t you also forgotten that the French Empire is equally dissatisfied with our indulgence of nationalists and liberals?"

Most people lose their calm minds in despair, and so did Victor Emmanuel II.

Although Lamamor’s reasoning was somewhat far-fetched, without Cavour by his side, Victor Emmanuel II could only hold onto Lamamor as his lifesaver.

The scales in Victor Emmanuel II’s heart gradually tilted towards Lamamor, and he looked at Lamamor with a hopeful gaze, "Lamamor, tell me honestly.

If I order the expulsion of all liberals within the Kingdom of Sardinia, would the French Empire really choose to help us?"

Lamamor was silent for a moment before speaking to Victor Emmanuel II, "Your Majesty, I can only say there is a possibility!"

He paused and then said to Victor Emmanuel II, "But if we do nothing, then even this possibility will vanish!"

Lamamor’s words made Victor Emmanuel II resolve, "Minister Lamamor!"

"Here!" Lamamor responded forcefully, knowing that the King had decided to expel all those damned liberals.

"Pass my order, effective immediately, to shut down all liberal and republican newspapers within the Kingdom of Sardinia, dissolve the Lower House of Sardinia, and arrest those who incite national sentiment just as the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Sardinia conflict (this primarily targets Giuseppe Garibaldi!)," Victor Emmanuel II ordered Lamamor.

"Your Majesty, this order should be issued by the Prime Minister to be proper, while I am just the Minister of War!" Lamamor subtly hinted to Victor Emmanuel II again.

Victor Emmanuel II looked at Lamamor and then said to him, "From now on, you are the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Sardinia!"

"What about Prime Minister Cavour?" Lamamor asked.

"Cavour will remain as the Minister of Foreign Affairs!" Victor Emmanuel II replied to Lamamor.

"Understood!" Lamamor said to Victor Emmanuel II.

"Alright! You can now carry out my orders!" Victor Emmanuel II waved his hand slightly, with a hint of fatigue on his face.

...

Minister Lamamor, no, now Prime Minister Lamamor, after leaving the Turin Royal Palace, first took a carriage to the Ministry of War, and then secretly summoned Lieutenant General Charles Alberto, who was stationed near Turin.

"Minister Lamamor!" Charles Alberto shouted strongly at Lamamor.

"Alberto, I order you to immediately redeploy your troops into Turin!" Lamamor commanded Charles Alberto.

Upon hearing Lamamor’s order, Charles Alberto showed a look of surprise. He couldn’t understand what Lamamor intended by directing him to move the troops into Turin.

"Minister Lamamor, what exactly is your intention?" Charles Alberto asked Minister Lamamor.

Lamamor told Charles Alberto that Victor Emmanuel II had appointed him as the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Sardinia and had issued orders to dissolve parliament, shut down liberal newspapers, and expel liberals.

After hearing this, Charles Alberto clenched his fists and said excitedly, "His Majesty should have done this a long time ago!

Letting those damned liberals, those people without titles, boss us around... I really don’t know what Camillo Cavour was thinking!

He was clearly a noble, yet always wanted to do things that undercut us!"

"Don’t be overly harsh on Cavour!" Lamamor, posing as a magnanimous "victor," said, "He is inherently different from us pure military men; he is someone influenced by the liberalism of Geneva!

So it’s normal for his thoughts to differ from ours!

Moreover, there is one thing I think he was right about: the Kingdom of Sardinia can only peacefully take over the entire Apennine by allying with the liberals."

After hearing Lamamor’s speech, Charles Alberto was a bit confused about which side Lamamor was actually on.

"Enough idle talk! It’s time for you to set out!" Lamamor said to Charles Alberto.

"Yes!" Charles Alberto left the Ministry of War.

Shortly after Charles Alberto left, Lamamor also left the Ministry of War, heading this time to the Prime Minister’s office location.

The carriage sped along, quickly bringing Lamamor to his destination, where he immediately instructed the Prime Minister’s secretary, "Pass on my order to gather all cabinet ministers!"

The Prime Minister’s secretary showed a look of confusion, standing still without moving.

Seeing the motionless secretary, Lamamor raised his voice and said, "I am now the Cabinet Prime Minister appointed by Victor Emmanuel II himself; you only need to obey my orders now!"

"Yes!" The secretary quickly responded to Lamamor and then set off to invite ministers from various departments.

About half an hour later, troops stationed near Turin began entering the city one after another.

Lieutenant General Charles Alberto also arrived at Lamamor’s location, reporting to him, "Prime Minister Lamamor, the First Division of Sardinia has fully arrived!"

"Very good!" Lamamor nodded and continued to order Charles Alberto, "Now command the soldiers of the First Division to cooperate with Turin’s police system to shut down the liberal newspapers within Turin’s borders!

Seal any newspaper of that category for me!"

"Understood!" Charles Alberto departed again.

Approximately 10 minutes later, cabinet ministers began to arrive one after another. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

"Lamamor, what is the meaning of this? Why are there troops in the Turin city center!" the Minister of Justice loudly questioned Lamamor.

"Sir, once all the ministers have arrived, the mystery will naturally be revealed!" Lamamor courteously responded to the Minister of Justice.

Once all the ministers were present, Lamamor pointed at the liberal ministers in the cabinet and said, "You are now kicked out of the cabinet!"

The ministers Lamamor pointed to showed expressions of shock, and one of the liberal ministers exclaimed, "Lamamor, you are only temporarily leading as Cabinet Prime Minister; you have no right to kick us out of the cabinet!"

"I’m sorry! Just now, Victor Emmanuel II officially appointed me as the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Sardinia!" Lamamor’s lips curled into a contemptuous smile as he pointed at them one by one, "Now, I have the authority to kick you out of the cabinet!"

"You... this is revenge!" the liberal minister loudly retorted to Lamamor.

"Indeed! This is revenge!" Lamamor readily admitted, "And it’s not just you! The parliament and those liberals in the military must be kicked out; His Majesty and I have long had enough of you lot!"

Upon hearing this, the liberal ministers showed a hint of terror in their eyes, shaking their heads as they desperately shouted at Lamamor, "No... His Majesty cannot do this! This will only lead to the entire Kingdom of Sardinia facing division!"