Chapter 1099
The black hair wizard who bid farewell to Fitronay continued to move forward, and Metternich Leopold stood in front of the door at the other end of the corridor.
The expression of the Minister of the Seal of the Seal was extremely complicated, even when he heard that Byrne’s army "forcibly" took away the city defenses and stepped on the city gate in the cheers of the Imperial Capital, he was exhausted. I think all my ways to guess what the other party will use...
But when the motion of "grant to the Duke of Byrne Golovin Guardian" was before him, this one was old and experienced. The old man was still shocked to speechless.
If this proposal is passed, then the entire imperial assembly and the imperial cabinet will be emptied by Loren Torino alone; plus the throne in the Vault of Heaven is vacant, Loren Torino...he is equivalent to a real and unknown imperial emperor !
In this way, the imperial assembly is almost required to take the initiative to commit suicide, and even hand over the inheritance and power to the "enemy" before committing suicide. It should be mentioned that it is impossible to be brought up!
But it just appeared, and it was the afternoon of the 2nd day after Byrne Legion entered the city.
There was no army rushing into the imperial council, no army blocking the sky palace, no street control, cavalry and patrol team that showed off one's military strength-Byrne Legion only took control after his Duke entered the city After most of the city defenses, military barracks and some warehouses, the imperial parliament fell behind.
In just one day, what happened during this period? !
In any case, Metternich did not believe that the noble councillors who were still berating the Bayern and the Elemens the day before could become "righteous" in one night. To the point of insanity and contradiction.
"My Excellency Metternich Leopold."
Loren's words were very soft, as if they had accidentally pierced the old man's nightmare.
Then dragged him into a more cruel reality.
"Your Excellency Loren Torino, Duke of Byrne."
Through those obsidian black pupils, Metternich could faintly feel that Loren in front of him seemed to be the same as last time. It was different when we met; but it was hard to tell where it was.
However, for the Minister of the Seal who has experienced countless wind and rain, it is no wonder that it is already a passive skill.
"It is a great honor to be here to welcome you, the savior of Golovin and the victor of the Battle of the Valley of the Blood Skeleton." Metternich smiled slightly, and whispered in the soft tone of the old man:
"Yes, your messenger has already told me exactly what happened before and after the Battle of Duanjieshan--annihilating the army of monsters, beheading Xiong Yingwang...The entire empire owes you a great kindness."
"As we talked when we met last time, the more the crisis is, the more loyal and righteous people in the empire need to come forward and become a shield to protect the empire, a city wall that will never fall. "
"For today's empire, there are not many heroes who can pull strongly against a crazy tide; if you can, I hope you can be one of them..."
Faced with the silent black hair wizard, the Minister of the Seal of Face doesn't change stopped abruptly and shook his head: "But I think you today should have no interest in these clichés."
" So if you don’t mind, let’s get to the main topic."
"Listen well."
Meternich is slightly nodded: "Then, about the Imperial Council granting you'Golo Guardian'A proposal..."
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"A proposal to grant the Duke of Byrne to the'Golovin Guardian'..."
In the Congress Hall of the Sky Vault, the low voice of the Minister of Seal of the Seal who slowly stood up echoed under the dome: "According to the general rules of the parliament, once a proposal is submitted, it must be judged."
" Those who are in favor, please speak freely, and those who are opposed to point out the fallacy."
The old man who had fulfilled his duties as a minister in charge of the seal sat back on the chair again with a plain expression.
Between the pillars and under the dome, the noble councillors looking at each other in blank dismay were silent.
In the past, there would be a lot of noise due to the front and back of seats in a theater, the color of the chairs, the noisy imperial assembly, but now it is too quiet.
The imperial justice with a blue face even pressed his mouth tightly, as if he was holding back his anger without saying a word.
The cold and depressing silence lasted for a full quarter of an hour; so that Metternich had to perform his duties as Minister of the Seal once again:
"Those who agree, please speak freely, The opponents, please point out the fallacy."
The voice will fall, and the minister of the seal "pa!" struck the gavel of the justice.
"I, I think..."
The old nobleman with his hair falling out and his face with gray eyebrows and pleated face suddenly got up as if frightened, his rickety back and withered The arms trembled violently:
"The proposal to grant the Duke of Byrne to the'Golovin Guardian' is...yes, the first major event at the moment. It must be before the evening...ah! I am It means that it should be implemented as soon as possible...as soon as possible!"
Looking at this trembling, incoherent old nobleman, Metternich browses slightly wrinkle.
"Your Excellency, in the last proposal about Byrne Legion, didn't you still insist on controlling them and restricting them? Why did you change your mind in such a short time?"
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"That...Of course it was because the worries were relieved."
Gently put down the wine glass and the ledger in his hand, the smiling little Jod raised his gaze and looked towards the shivering man on the opposite side. The old nobleman, thought for a moment and then leisurely opened the mouth and said:
"The previous resistance was because you thought that Byrne was a group of uncivilized southern Barbarians, but in fact this was wrong; Byrne people It’s as civilized as the Sackland people...or the Golovians."
"Think about it. Byrne Legion, who stood up and defeated the savage elves, has never committed any crime to Imperial Capital so far. ; And Lord Byrne, who saved the Imperial Capital, from start to finish are full of respect for the Sky Palace and the Imperial Family. These should be enough to prove...I mean, relieve your worries."
"Of course, forgiving all the debts also spares your family's lives, so all concerns should be relieved of such reasonable conditions." Little Yod shrugged, and then waved his hands as if suddenly remembering something:
" Oh, needless to say if this sentence is deleted."
Meternich's brow furrowed even harder.
It’s not that I suspected that he was lying—basically everyone who spoke at the Imperial Assembly was lying—it’s just this absurd explanation, which sounds like he doesn’t intend to cover it up anymore. .
"You are right!"
Just as the minister in charge of the seal was preparing to speak again, another aristocratic congressman suddenly got up and exclaimed excitedly: "It must be granted as soon as possible. The title of the Duke of Byrne as the Guardian of Golovin, this siege can no longer continue!"
Meterneh knew this man. Before the siege began, he was the Imperial Capital. Tax officer at the port outside the city.
"As a port tax officer, I can tell you clearly how terrifying the disaster caused by this terrifying siege is!"
"We can supply a twenty The army of ten thousand people has lasted for a year, but the population of Imperial Capital has exceeded one million at the moment;"
"Our aqueduct has not been damaged, but it is not enough to supply the demand of the whole city; "
"We have a reserve of medicine resources, but neither the materials nor the doctors who can treat diseases will be of no avail when the pandemic arrives;"
"Luxury goods, food, bad words... Trade, the most important thing is healthy trade. Without trade, there will be no jobs. Without jobs, more impoverished mobs will be born. They will steal, rob, and commit murder; these mobs cause even more damage than enemies outside the city. Great!"
"If the chaos caused by this siege continues, our civilized Golovin, the Queen of Ten Thousand Cities, will become a hungry, dry, dirty, and plague-ridden. The rioting terrifying hell."
"My dear members, when the civilians outside the wall start to eat people, the next one will be the rich man inside the wall!"
The nobles are getting more and more excited: "Masters, we must stop this chaos from spreading, and now the best way is to grant the title of'Golovin Guardian' to the Duke of Bayne, and give this burden to the truly able Those who bear it!"
The sonorous and righteous submissions even caused some sparse applause in the parliament.
It is indeed a good speech, but Metternich, Minister of the Seal, could not help but frowned. This remark always felt similar to Loren Torino’s style.
"Really, I really didn't notice it." Young Jod couldn't help but smile, although he did copy Loren's speech at the round table council one time, and changed it according to his own ideas. NS.
"Well, then this speech, I..."
"Remember it, I want you to recite a good word when it comes to the council." Xiaoyue De unceremoniously interrupted: "Believe me, if you memorize it wrong or remember it wrong...I have a way to know."
The nobleman shuddered and shivered all over.
"Remember your mission." Young Jod stared at him coldly: "You have to memorize these words well, and you have to let the imperial council understand that the duke's lord'Golovin The importance of Guardian' is to let them see if they don’t do this, what will happen to them."
"If we don’t do this, what will happen to us?!" The noble asked again loudly. Said:
"Gentlemen, as members of the Imperial Council, our highest mission is to protect the majesty of the empire-but if the Imperial Capital falls because of insufficient unity, then the majesty of the empire is destined to vanish. Keep!"
"This is our last chance, and also our only chance, to give this burden to someone who can bear it; this is shameless, even noble, and it is the unity of the empire. Behave, do it like this..."
"It's impossible!"
A voice suddenly came, interrupting the voice of the nobleman.
At the moment the voice sounded, the faces of the old nobleman and the port tax officer turned white at the same time, without a trace of blood.
"Look at your cowardly and unwilling to take responsibility, then this can be considered a member of parliament?!" The young nobleman wore a pair of bloodshot dark circles and a faint face. , Asked unceremoniously loudly:
"Leave all the responsibilities, and hand the burden to an outsider who has nothing to do with this city. Is this how you stand up?!"
This time, it was not just the tax officer and the old nobleman, but all the noble councillors who were present here all changed and changed their colors, staring at the slightly crazy young nobleman with an expression as if they were looking at a dead person.
"The more this is the time, shouldn’t we stand up, take on our responsibilities, shoulder our responsibilities, and fight the enemies of the empire to the last moment?! Like this because of fear Bear the consequences and leave all the responsibilities and troubles to others. This is really...very cowardly!"
The powerful words echoed in the Spirit Hall-like atmosphere.
"In other words..." The Minister of Seal of the Seal, who was faintly aware of something, looked at the young nobles meaningfully, faintly opened the mouth and said:
"Your Excellency...Yes Are you against the proposal to grant the Duke of Bayne's Golovin Guardian?"
"I...?!"
"Your task is to be silent for all nobles When you speak, stand up against it." Little Yodler coldly said: "When necessary, you need to show a little courage to come out and scold it loudly."
"Reverse, oppose, scold...this It's too..."
"Yes, after all, everyone agrees or tacitly agrees. If there is not even one opponent, doesn't it seem too strange?"
Little Yod shrugged: "After all, this kind of thing is considered a precedent for the empire, and it should be somewhat opposed to it."
"Yes, but if when the time comes, the Minister of the Seal or the Imperial Commander Judge, if they ask me if I oppose the proposal..." the young noble asked anxiously, with cold sweat on his face: "Of course I support Lord Duke! But if they force me to make a statement..."
"In that case, you would say that you are not opposed to the proposal." Young Jod smiled very cunningly: "What you are opposed to is placing all responsibilities on the Duke alone. As the center of power, the Imperial Council must also Take part of the responsibility-for example, to endorse the appointment of Lord Duke..."
"so that's how it is, I understand."
Despite the expression Indifferently, there was still a hint of disappointment that was not easily detectable flashed from the corner of the minister's eyes.
He is almost certain that he has at least one third aristocratic congressman, all of whom have been blackmailed and threatened by Loren Torino.
"In that case, if no congressman is ready to refute this proposal..." The Minister of Seal of the Seal slowly raised his head and looked towards "The Last Hope":
"Holy See Your Excellency Magistrate, please make the final ruling on behalf of Holy Cross Church."
Under the eyes of the public, the Holy See Magistrate, the representative of Holy Cross Church, slowly got up and spoke blankly.
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"…Because Holy Cross Church is unwilling to make a final statement, please understand, Lord Byrne, that we can’t hold it for you. Any ceremony cannot formally declare your'Golovan Guardian' identity to the Imperial Capital subjects."
While speaking, the Minister of Seal of the Seal was holding a piece of Desali in both hands. The scepter of the Ang Tie crown coat of arms is handed to the black hair wizard:
"But as the imperial assembly, we still have the power to grant you the identity of the'Golovan Guardian' and all corresponding authority-from now on From the beginning until the end of the siege, or when His Royal Highness Brandon arrives at the Imperial Capital, you will have the power of regent temporarily granted by the Imperial Council!"
Nodded Loren, took the scepter: "Then I will next What should you do?"
"You should go to the parliament and formally announce your ruling program and plan to the members of the Council who granted you power and the Imperial Cabinet." Metternich slowly bowed and saluted:
"Golovin Guardian…Your Excellency Loren ·Torino!"