Chapter 644
"Brandon Desalion is absolutely not good. His Royal Highness is not a messenger who can go to Byrne to mediate on behalf of the empire. This is not to be discussed!"
No When Severin Desalion had finished speaking, Metternich Leopold immediately interrupted him aloud, without giving the Minister of Military Affairs any face.
Severin, who was gagged in his mouth, was immediately angry. He turned his head abruptly and saw that the gray-haired Minister of the Seal was facing his eyes without showing any weakness; after hesitating for a moment, he had to be coldly Snorted sat back in his seat.
After all, Metternich, as the minister in charge of the seal, is the leader and highest official of the imperial cabinet in the true sense, and all the other ministers are second to him, even the relatives of the emperor and hereditary nobles are the same.
In the room of the imperial cabinet that is not too spacious, the armchair at the end of the long black satin table was vacated, and the imperial ministers sitting on the seats on both sides were full of brows. The depressive atmosphere is just as real.
Especially, the Secretary of Military Affairs was interrupted midway by the Secretary of the Seal, and the suppression of the atmosphere reached its climax. One is the chief of the cabinet, and the other is Corps of Three Armies Commander In Chief and Legion Guards Head, no one dares to show up at this time.
Of course, the Imperial Cabinet under the control of Eckhardt II has always been a contradictory whole. All influence is basically balanced, and there is no such thing as who is overwhelming... Before the Lan Kovo incident.
Because of the death of the former Chancellor of Finance, the promoted new minister is still unable to suppress even the conservative nobles; in the "Prince Trial", the church trial Magistrate has just been removed, and his replacement is a certain monastery. The Chief-In-Charge did not dare to talk too much, lest he would suffer from the previous "learning from the past."
As for the remaining Justice Victor Hughes, he himself is a newcomer with no background and influence; while the former wizard adviser Albert is a gentle great grandfather all year round, willing to accompany him in the last seat. Unless it touches the interests of the wizard, I will never say a word.
In this way, the entire imperial council is nothing but stagnant water. It can only execute the orders of the emperor, without any subjective motivation; this makes Metternich miss the previous one full of quarrels and The fiercely colliding cabinet, although full of controversy, is also efficient!
Especially in the face of this sudden trouble right now... The old man with his hands on the armrest sighed in a low voice, and his eyes drooping slightly made it hard to see what he was thinking.
Theoretically speaking, the "heretical sect incident" of the Scarlet Blood Castle was already a month ago, and no matter how ridiculous and procrastinating, it should have come up with a plan to solve it.
Even the stupidest nobles of Imperial Capital can see that the "duchy governor system" that the Empire tried in Byrne has completely gone bankrupt. Byrne's nobles have sufficient reasons to reject any one sent by the empire. The Governor, the restoration of the duchy system and the appointment of a new duke are imminent.
After all, even if the governor system is finished, the nobles of Byrne still agree with the legal principles of the empire; as long as they handle properly and appoint a sufficiently loyal and prestigious duke, all problems can be hidden invisible …On the contrary, the more it drags on, the more the duchy nobles will be disappointed and suspicious of the empire.
So the question is, who should handle this matter, and who is qualified?
Naturally, the identity of this person cannot be too low; otherwise, nothing can be solved, and the nobles of Byrne will feel underestimated, and they will not be able to deter Byrne Duchy and let them willingly. Obey the mediation of the empire.
Send an imperial nobleman or cabinet minister at random, and I am afraid that the result will not be to mediate, but to be ready to accept the declaration of war by All Byrne.
"Please, may I ask..."
Always kept silent, the young Chancellor of the Exchequer couldn't help but ask: "Why can't I ask your Majesty to go there in person? Crowning a new duke for Byrne... If your Majesty comes in person, the whole Byrne should be ecstatic, right?"
"Because Governor Duchy is from the tenth generation, 11th successively, A brand-new system upheld by the three highest emperors in Twelfth generations!"
Metner snapped off: "If your majesty comes forward for this matter, it means that your majesty needs to be responsible for this matter. It means that since the beginning of Her Majesty Charlotte I, Queen Eckhardt II, the three highest emperors have all done wrong!"
"If you really do that, what is the majesty of the empire, Imperial Where is the majesty of the Family?! Is it because of a governor who has betrayed the Holy Cross and the Empire, the Imperial Family of Desalion has to give up his face?!"
Meternich really doesn't want to continue discussing this boring He waved his hand and interrupted his embarrassment. He didn't know what to do with a good young chancellor, and asked him to shut up quickly.
"I agree with the view of the Minister of the Seal. The members of the Imperial Family are really not suitable to come forward on this matter, otherwise they will only be in a more disadvantaged position for the Empire." Justice Victor Hughes said coldly, sharp as Feng’s gaze and the Minister of Military Affairs who just wanted to speak again looked at each other:
"Severin Desalion, what do you think?"
It was blocked again. Once the Minister of Military Affairs looked frosty, coldly snorted did not speak.
Of course he could hear Victor's voice-over—the "Imperial Family member" that the judge said was not only the emperor, but also two princes.
It goes without saying that Crown Prince Connold is one of the most staunch supporters of the governor system, and the relationship between Gaspar Wien and him is almost as everyone knows’ secret. If you let him go, no matter what your attitude is, it's hard to believe how good the face of Byrne's nobles will be.
As for Brandon Desalion, Victor did it for another reason that could not be explained...that was suspicion.
There are so many coincidences in the whole thing. The Torino family has just joined with His Royal Highness Brandon, and there is an excuse for His Highness to go, and then it is destined to let him gain prestige and honor in Byrne. Even things supported by Byrne...Victor barely thinks about it, and can guess what the final outcome of the whole thing will be like.
The Torino family regained the title of Duke. Byrne was united and grateful to Brandon. The re-emergence of Knight duchy became Brandon's unwavering supporter... nothing more than that.
In this way, Crown Prince Connold has control of East Sacrament, Brandon has Byrne, and the two sides will each draw Lothar, Eboden, Ailemans, Arles, and Boye. …Let the power of Duchy become a bargaining chip between the princes to fight for power, and finally make a big fight, loss of life.
The justice did not feel that this was the most beneficial solution for the empire, so naturally he would try his best to prevent it.
"Can Holy Cross Church please think about it and let Innocent Archbishop come forward for this matter?"
Sighed heavily, Metternich turned his hope to the new teacher The Trial Magistrate tentatively opened the mouth and said: "After all, the heresy affairs are also worrying. The devout followers of Byrne urgently need to re-establish their faith-and I believe that if Archbishop can personally crown the new duke, it will definitely be able to Recognized by All Byrne!"
"Not only that, the church can also take this opportunity to expand its influence in Byrne and completely suppress those heretics who believe in false gods!"
"I, I don't want to refute you, Minister of the Seal; your proposal is also a very high honor for the church, really! But..." The new church trial Magistrate, who was suddenly attracted by everyone's attention, was at a loss. I’m almost crying:
"Innocent Archbishop is very old and rarely gets out of bed at ordinary times; such a long journey, I am really worried that he will... …"
"Ah, it’s like this..."
With a wry smile and shook his head, Metternich ended the awkward conversation: "Don’t worry, I’m just suggesting it. ;By the way, please bring greetings from all of us to Archbishop when you go back, and beg the Holy Cross to let him stay with us for more time..."
"Yes, I will definitely... "
The embarrassing conversation ended, and the entire Imperial Cabinet was silent; everyone was frowning...Almost all possible candidates were rejected by themselves. What should I do about Byrne?
Do you really want to ask your majesty to come forward, or risk Archbishop halfway up to heaven and let him travel a long distance?
"I have a proposal regarding the selection of candidates..."
At such an embarrassing moment, Albert, who was always silent, suddenly spoke: "Since There is no suitable candidate in the court, why don’t we invite a respected duke to represent the empire?"
"And, I just happen to know that a grand duke is very suitable, and I am happy to be your majesty. Divide your worries..."