From Corsica to the Fourth Rome

"Hehehe, Your Excellency Bonaparte"

When Lawrence and Paulie returned to the auditorium again, they saw Bishop Aiko Baier taking the initiative to greet him. With a flattering smile on his face, he bowed his head and said to Lawrence:

"It's such an honor to see you again. The last time we met was two years ago."

Lawrence looked at the Bishop Ecobel who was in full dress and remembered that this was the Corsican bishop who served as speaker. Lawrence had only seen him when he followed Pauli to the parliament for the first time.

Bishop Aycobal did not come forward to welcome Lawrence alone. Behind him stood nine councilors neatly. They also bowed slightly and lowered their heads to Lawrence as a sign of submission.

Pauli, who was standing behind Lawrence, watched with cold eyes as these people showed courtesy to the new owner of the Governor's Palace. But just an hour ago, the person they were showing courtesy to was himself.

"You are Bishop Aiko Baier, right? I have heard of you, a faithful servant of God and a learned bishop."

Lawrence said while maintaining a polite smile, and at the same time stretched out his hand to help Bishop Aiko Baier up.

Lawrence also showed basic courtesy towards this representative of church power. After all, in the follow-up plan, Bishop Aiko Baier was an indispensable figure.

"So, where are you...?" Lawrence glanced at the MPs behind Bishop Aiko Baier and asked.

"Ahem." Bishop Aiko Baier cleared his throat, took out a thick roll of parchment from his robe, handed it to Lawrence, and explained:

"Just now, after you and Mr. Pauli left, the parliament discovered a problem, that is, after Mr. Pauly's sudden resignation, the position of the Governor will be vacant."

Lawrence frowned slightly after hearing this, although anyone with a discerning eye could see that Lawrence was already the new owner of the Governor's Mansion.

But legally speaking, a normal change of governor requires a large-scale election to decide, and Lawrence obviously does not have so much time to hold and control an election at this moment.

However, Lawrence glanced at Bishop Aikobel in front of him and the unopened parchment in his hand, and understood that the bishop and the councilors must have solved this problem before specifically mentioning it in front of him, so he took the initiative. Following his words he continued:

"Well, this is indeed a problem. The country cannot fall into a state of chaos without a leader."

After hearing this, Bishop Aikbal's smile became even brighter. He quickly helped Lawrence spread the parchment roll in his hand and explained:

"However, just now, there was an extremely astute congressman, actually your brother, congressman Carlo. He discovered a provision in a certain corner of the Corsican Constitution."

Lawrence looked at the parchment in his hand. The ink on it was not completely dry yet, so it was obviously written just now.

As for the content, it is probably that the Corsican Parliament invoked a certain article of the Corsican Constitution. In the emergency situation when the Governor is vacant, the Parliament has the power to directly vote to select the new Governor. As for who the new Governor is, everyone has already It goes without saying.

At the signature desk, all nine members’ signatures were listed, indicating that all of them agreed with the parliament’s use of this power.

However, these signatures were written larger than the last, as if they were afraid that Lawrence would not notice them.

Lawrence glanced at the parchment twice and looked at Carlo gratefully. It was also thanks to his brother, a lawyer, that it was much easier for him to solve legal issues.

Looking at the respectful Bishop Aycobal and other councilors in front of them, it was already obvious what they wanted to express, which was to present Lawrence's legal status as governor as a meeting gift.

Lawrence nodded with satisfaction, smiled and said:

"Yes, it seems that the Corsican MPs are quite capable."

After hearing this, Bishop Aikobail and the congressmen behind him finally breathed a sigh of relief. Since Lawrence accepted the gift, it meant that his life and status were temporarily safe.

For Lawrence, the reason why he now adopts a moderate attitude towards these congressmen is that he really needs these congressmen to recognize the legitimacy of his position as governor.

But the more important point is that what Lawrence launched was an armed coup after all. He just changed the apex of the Corsican power system from Pauli to himself.

As for other people in the power system, including these congressmen, they were all Pauli's partisans before. If Lawrence took tough measures against them as soon as he came to power, it would inevitably cause chaos throughout Corsica.

In addition, there were not enough and suitable candidates around Lawrence to replace their seats, so when Lawrence saw these congressmen eagerly and horrifiedly offering this gift, he accepted it with a smile.

"We still have to wait until everything is settled before replacing these people with our own people."

Lawrence looked at the parchment, glanced at the MPs in front of him from time to time, and secretly made up his mind.

"Ahem." Bishop Aiko Baier straightened his clothes, put on a solemn and solemn expression, looked at Lawrence and said:

"Your Excellency Bonaparte, do you accept the appointment of the Assembly?"

"I accept."

Lawrence nodded and said.

After hearing this, Bishop Aikobaier straightened his somewhat stooped back and looked into Lawrence's eyes. Even though there were only a few people present, he still said solemnly like a church choir:

"Then, as the Speaker of the Corsican Parliament, on behalf of all members, in the name of the Corsican Parliament, I officially grant you the authority of the Governor of Corsica."

Finally, as Bishop Ecobel finished speaking, everyone present understood that, both factually and legally, the young man in front of him had reached the pinnacle of power in Corsica.

Corsica, this small island in the Western Mediterranean, has ushered in a new leader from this moment on.

As for Paulie, who was standing behind the new governor, he looked much more downcast. In order to distance himself from his relationship with Paulie, the congressmen directly regarded him as a ball of air and did not even dare to tilt their peripheral vision towards Paulie.

And Paulie no longer cared about this. He witnessed Lawrence taking over the power of Corsica with an expressionless face, and also witnessed the end of his era in Corsica.

Not far away, Grosso stared at Lawrence closely, his eyes burning, and he couldn't help but murmur to himself:

"Sure enough, I made the right decision when I chose to follow this kid."

Even the patrols on duty in the auditorium could not help but cast their fanatical eyes on Lawrence, and became more determined to follow Lord Bonaparte.

Bishop Aiko Baier looked at Lawrence respectfully, bowed deeply to him again with nine councilors, and said in a deep voice:

"God bless you, and may all the people of Corsica follow you in your glory, Governor Bonaparte."