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Everyone walked out of the gate of the elders' house in a daze like sleepwalking. The nobles who were usually proud and arrogant now became dejected and pale. The guards were forced to take off their trousers and clothes for him to wear. The latter was only willing to take off his coat, and no one was willing to go out naked like the speaker. In the end, the speaker had to borrow two coats to barely cover the top and bottom. In the process of leaving the gate of the presbytery and getting into the carriage, he also encountered a lot of strange eyes, which made him shameless and angry to go out for a whole week.

But at last, except for the unlucky ghost who was burned alive, everyone saved their lives.

The nobles kept secret about what happened in the venue that day, just joking!This is not an honorable thing, and if they talk about it everywhere, they will lose their own face in the end!

Things are moving forward in an incredible trend.

Just when all the people of the Garter Empire thought that the House of Elders would vacate the imperial power and directly interfere with the affairs of the empire, the House of Elders announced that Prince Tang En would become the next emperor as the sole heir of the empire, and that they would soon have a regent , the regent is none other than the brother of the former emperor, His Majesty Francis II, His Excellency Prince Edward Chrissfleet Gabriel.

A person who was considered a murderer by other emperors not only returned to the Garter Empire without incident, but was also recognized by the Council of Elders, and was even supported as the regent. Many people expressed that they could not understand this kind of divine turn at all.

Under the impetus of Chris, His Royal Highness, who was not yet one year old, was crowned soon and became the new emperor of the empire, Francis III. Since the bishop of the Garter Empire and his godfather, Bishop Hill, was not in the country at this time, the Holy See Bishop Lahe was sent to congratulate him on his behalf.

A long time ago, when the emperor of the empire ascended the throne and was crowned, he had to go to the Papal State to accept the coronation of the Pope in person before he could be recognized. However, since Alfonso VIII, a freak who did not follow the rules of the game, came out, the other three empires followed suit. Learn from others.Since then, the emperor's coronation will only be held in his own country, without the consent of the Holy See.

In order to maintain the apparent friendship and take care of His Majesty the Pope's face, each empire will send envoys to symbolically send a letter of credence, which will be brought back after being blessed by the Pope to show that the emperor's enthronement has been recognized by the Goddess of Light and blessings.

Of course, the other four duchies did not have the courage to openly challenge the authority of the Pope, so every Grand Duke still had to go to the Central Holy See to ask His Majesty the Pope to crown him.

Due to the young age of Francis III, the management of the empire temporarily fell on the head of Regent Chris. reform.

The first to bear the brunt is the elders' house.

The original Elder's House was considered to be the "base camp of veteran nobles". The seats in it were fixed, and each family passed it down from generation to generation. Still can't enter the Elder's House, this rule makes many new nobles grit their teeth and feel helpless.

During the period of Francis II, His Majesty the Emperor was committed to restricting the power of the House of Elders. He did not want to shake the foundation of the country, so he chose a more moderate way to slowly infiltrate his power in the House of Elders until smooth Take control of the elders' house to compete with the conservative forces.

But it turns out that this method is slow to take effect and takes a long time. Frans II died before he could wait for that day. As a result, many years of hard work were wasted.

In comparison, Chris’s method was simple and rude. He directly divided the House of Elders into three parts, each with the same number of seats, and the original group of people remained unchanged, and then added seats represented by new nobles. As well as seats represented by upper-middle-class civilians.Major events need to be passed by more than two-thirds of the votes to be implemented. If the vote is not passed for three consecutive days, then it will be handed over to the emperor for the final decision, and the emperor will decide the final result of the matter.

This reform completely broke the long-term occupation of the power of the empire by the old nobles, and forcibly divided two-thirds of the power in the hands of the great nobles to others, which was completely unacceptable to them.

For a time, the political situation of the empire changed.

Although they were forced to sign a contract and not violate it, this did not mean that the great nobles of the House of Elders really compromised on this.

Secretly, they were moving around, trying to conspire to overthrow the shaky regent, but the great nobles soon discovered a frustrating fact: it seemed that other than themselves, other people in the upper echelons of the empire expressed their gratitude to the reform of the House of Elders. Super Plus enjoy.

There is no reason for anyone to participate in their conspiracy and rebellion activities. Even the great nobles have split. The forces cultivated by Francis II were not useless. At least these people have a strong ability to adapt to the wind. Seeing that Chris had gained a firm foothold, they all went to visit him in private, vying to express their allegiance to the regent.

The Garter Empire and the Charlemagne Empire are still in a state of war, but no one has mentioned the suggestion of sending the regent to the enemy country to win the favor of Alfonso VIII.

Just kidding, Mr. Chris is now a great magister, and the next step is the magician. Whether it is light magic or elemental magic, the higher the magic level, the stronger the lethality. One magician is enough to defeat countless soldiers. , even now, the strength of the Garter Empire may not be inferior to that of the Charlemagne Empire.

After Chris signed the order that he would never compromise with the Charlemagne Empire, it seemed that everyone suddenly had a direction to work hard. It turned out that the voices clamoring for surrender or peace gradually disappeared, and the morale of the empire showed an unprecedented rise. .

The conversation was divided into two parts. Ever since Yannick was put under house arrest, Priest Darwin, who "sneaked away" from the group of priests, quickly slipped back to the Central Vatican.

It was not in vain to stay in the Central Holy See for so many years. Darwin managed to avoid everyone's eyes and ears, and went directly to the residence of Archbishop Gustav.

It was still late at night, so it was conceivable what Archbishop Gustav was doing. The poor Priest Darwin had to wait outside until the knight guarding the gate let him in.

As soon as he entered, he saw Archbishop Gustav sitting on a chair next to the bed with a big face, and the bed was bulging, and the chestnut hair protruding from the quilt showed the identity of this person.

Darwin groaned secretly. It is true that he likes women, but it doesn't mean he likes men too. He is not really interested in Priest Angus's naked body at all, but why every time he comes to see Archbishop Gustav, he encounters this kind of people. The eye of the needle scene.

"Dear Darwin, what are you doing all of a sudden, is your Bishop Hill no longer caring about you?" Gustav seemed very happy to see Darwin's wry expression.

"Your Excellency the Archbishop, don't make fun of me, you must know what happened to Charlemagne's Empire!" Darwin smiled wryly, leaning over flatteringly, while glancing at the figure on the bed out of the corner of his eye.

Archbishop Gustav noticed his small movements, sneered, and said, "Angus, you go out."

The person on the bed moved slightly, and the handsome priest sat up from the bed, with nothing under the quilt.

"Can't I spend the night here?" he laughed.

"Don't make me say it a second time." Gustav said lightly.

Angus grimaced and bit his lip. After a while, he threw off the quilt and got off the bed. Priest Darwin lowered his head quickly. After a sound of getting dressed, Angus walked past him, throwing The next line sneered: "Your Excellency, Archbishop, I can't see that you have such a strong taste, and you actually like such fat ones!"

Darwin: "..."

As the door slammed, Gustav asked, "Okay, Darwin, what did you want to say to me when you ran back?"

Darwin said eagerly: "Well, Your Excellency, what does the Holy See think about Bishop Hill's house arrest? To be honest, I feel a little uneasy. The Holy See has not made a statement..."

"Anyway, even if the Pope wants to do something to Yanick Hill, it's none of your business. Darwin, you're just a small character, and His Majesty won't be interested in you. What are you worried about?" Gustav also said I thought he had some important information, but when I heard about it, I immediately became a little impatient.

Darwin laughed dryly and rubbed his palms: "Your Excellency, can you try to rescue Bishop Hill?"

Gustav looked at him in disbelief: "Is there nothing wrong with my ears? Darwin, is there something wrong with your brain? I asked you to go to Yanick Hill to report his condition to me. Now you Instead, he was subdued?"

"No no! Your Excellency, you must not misunderstand!" Darwin quickly knelt down beside his lap, "My loyalty to you is absolutely beyond doubt!"

"Come on, Darwin, don't think I can't see your little thoughts," Gustav kicked him lightly. "Don't you just want to stay outside to be more free, and no one is restrained? Let me tell you, it's not just you, even I can't intervene in this matter."

"Your Excellency, why..." Darwin stared blankly at him.

"Because the Pope has long issued an order that no one is allowed to help Yanik Hill, do you understand?" Archbishop Gustav looked cold.

Of course Darwin didn't understand, he didn't feel how important Yannick's status was at all, but why did the Pope attach so much importance to his affairs.

Archbishop Gustav didn't bother to explain to him, so he kicked Darwin out.

The dejected Priest Darwin left the apartment in despair.

Although his motivation for asking Archbishop Gustav to rescue Bishop Hill was not so pure, he still felt that he was quite great, after all, he had tried his best.

However, if Bishop Hill were to die, he might have to return to the Central Vatican, and he would not have such a good opportunity to go out on a public trip in an open and honest manner. As long as he thought of this, Darwin felt that his life was full of darkness.

He was walking casually all the way, but turned around, and when he raised his head, he realized that he had entered the range of the Central Vatican. Darwin didn’t want to meet the group of guys with eyes above the top of the Central Vatican again. He scratched his head and was about to go out. Two people came.

No matter who came, Priest Darwin, who was in a bad mood, didn't want to greet them, so he stepped aside, using the wall to cover his figure, and planned to wait for the people to leave before going out by himself.

In the middle of the night, the two priests carried lamps and hurried on their feet. When they got close, Darwin saw the emblems on their bodies.

It turned out to be a priest who served His Majesty the Pope closely.

He felt more and more that his decision to hide was the right one.

The indistinct voice floated over from there, and if you didn't listen to it, Priest Darwin immediately pricked up his ears.

"Blair disappeared last night."

"He is not a knight who serves His Majesty the Pope personally. Why would His Majesty suddenly want to summon him?"

"I don't know. At that time, I was still guarding the door, and I heard His Majesty summon me in, and asked me to find a knight who was usually not valued and had mediocre abilities. In the end, I found Blair. You know that guy How happy is it when His Majesty wants to summon him in person, just like those country bumpkins!"

"Hey, then why did he disappear for no reason?"

"Let me tell you, you must not mention it to others. Not long after he entered, I heard a strange noise coming from His Majesty's room."

"Strange noise?"

"Yes, I can't describe it, and the sound insulation in His Majesty's room is very good. It stands to reason that I shouldn't be able to hear it outside, but the sound was really too loud, but it didn't last long before it disappeared."

"and after?"

"I never saw Blair come out after that."

"When you say that, I suddenly feel a little scared."

"Don't say that, maybe he was called by His Majesty to perform some important task!"

"But I think..."

The voices of the two gradually faded away, until their figures were completely hidden in the night fog, and Darwin carefully emerged from the corner.

He kept these words in his heart, and although he couldn't hear the point, he subconsciously felt that it was a bit weird. Darwin didn't dare to delay, so he hurried back along the same route and asked to see Archbishop Gustav.

Seeing that he turned back again, Gustav was impatient: "Darwin, you better have some important reason, otherwise I will let the knight at the door poke your ass and head through."

"Your Excellency, Your Excellency! I guarantee that you will be interested in this matter!" Darwin hastily relayed what he just heard verbatim.

At the beginning, Gustav was a little careless, but gradually, his face became serious, and the bearded face without a smile looked extremely intimidating.

"I know about this matter, you did a good job, now you go back to the Charlemagne Empire, don't forget your original mission, Darwin."

Darwin's face was full of disappointment, he thought he would get some kind of reward.

After Darwin left, Archbishop Gustav was still sitting there. It was not until a long time later that an inaudible sneer suddenly appeared in the quiet room: "Your Majesty the Pope..."

The author has something to say: Archbishop Gustav has begun to notice that this plot will be useful in the future, so you can guess first.Next chapter, release the priest!

small theater:

Butler Tico was in tears: Your Excellency Chris, I didn't expect you to be the regent one day, oh!This trick of sowing dissension is really clever, the deep-rooted elders' house was immediately dismantled by you, you have done everything that the former emperor could not do!

Chris: This is what Yannick taught me.

Tico: He taught you how to use people's hearts to disintegrate the forces that separate the elders' house?

Chris deadpan: No, he just said one word.If you are not obedient, you will fight, if you are obedient, you will be given candy.

Tico: ...