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Garter Empire.

His Majesty's death was without warning, and no one would have thought that Frans II, who was in his prime and always in good health, would be found dead in his study.

Everyone is used to His Majesty staying up late to correct documents, so he stayed in the study all night and did not allow others to disturb him easily, so no one thought it was strange, but in the morning, his personal servant opened the door and walked in. He wanted to ask His Majesty whether he was going to rest or have breakfast, but who knew, he saw Francis II lying on the table, unable to get up again.

There are no doctors in this world, and commoners are sick. If they can afford it, they can buy some magic potions in the pharmacy. The potions have different effects and prices depending on the dispenser. Potions prepared by low-level mages are comparable.If you are lucky, you can also ask the priest to heal you.

And in the palace, at the level of the emperor, there will definitely be many precious magic potions in the palace, and there will be some mages who are treated by the emperor and stay in the palace.

So after everyone found that His Majesty had stopped breathing, they hurriedly invited the mage over. As for the priest, since Yannick is not in the country, it means that there is no bishop in the Garter Empire. Can save His Majesty.

But unfortunately, no matter how hard the mages tried, the magic potion didn't work. Instead, an archbishop came, that is, Archbishop Lahe, who once served as a bishop in the Garter Empire. Everyone was an acquaintance, and the queen was not polite to him at all. , hurriedly asked him to save His Majesty.

But after checking on Francis II, Archbishop Lahe said to the queen: "I'm sorry, Your Majesty, I can't do anything."

"Why! This is impossible, I heard that the archbishop can perform resurrection!" The queen's face was pale, and she tried not to shed tears.

Archbishop Lahe: "Yes, but there is a prerequisite for the success of the resurrection technique, that is, the soul of the deceased is still around the body, and his soul can be summoned back into the body at any time, but I can't feel His Majesty's soul anymore, maybe it It has dissipated."

The queen finally covered her face and cried: "How could this happen! Your Majesty was fine yesterday!"

Archbishop Lahe looked at her with pity: "After a person dies, the soul will leave the body and stay around for a period of time, but this period of time varies from time to time, and there is no fixed standard. Sometimes because it is too attached to the world, It will stay for a long time, and sometimes it will dissipate quickly. This is also related to the strength of each person's soul. The soul of ordinary people cannot stay for too long. From your description, His Majesty passed away last night. It has been almost a day now, and generally speaking, the souls of ordinary people have long since dissipated."

The queen cried, "How did Your Majesty die!"

A high-level mage said: "When we checked with the magic potion just now, we found that His Majesty's heart is not in good condition. There must be a sudden problem, which made it too late for him to call for help."

Archbishop Lahe saw that the Queen was a little disoriented, and secretly sighed that it was not the right time for Yannick to leave.

Now that Frans II is dead, the Garter Empire must be in chaos. The heir, Prince Tang En, is still too young to govern the country. Judging by the Queen's appearance, it is impossible for her to be a powerful and shrewd person. Seeing that the power is about to fall into the House of Elders In his hands, then Frans II took the trouble to make Yannick the godfather of Prince Tang En, and the purpose of using the church to suppress the presbytery would not be realized at all.

And as the archbishop in red, before he set off, the Pope strictly ordered him not to interfere in the internal affairs of the Garter Empire, so seeing such a situation, Bishop Lahe could only help him.

As if to confirm the bad things one after another, when the whole country was mourning the death of Francis II, suddenly there was news that the Charlemagne Empire declared war on the Garter Empire, The reason was that their Prince Felton killed Princess Orthea, the most beloved daughter of Emperor Charlemagne. Emperor Charlemagne believed that the Garter Empire had no intention of living in peace with the Charlemagne Empire, so he launched a war, and even encouraged the surrounding two The Principality jointly deal with the Garter Empire.

The presbytery is really in a mess now.

Their plan was very good. They sent a prince with no real power and no use to the Charlemagne Empire for marriage. They could not only marry the other princess, but also maintain a more stable diplomatic relationship because the royal families of the two countries had a marriage relationship. The ally relationship, how can you say that His Excellency Prince Felton also has a pretty good face, and his figure is tall enough, except for the birth of an illegitimate child, and a little weird temperament, there is nothing wrong with it, and he is much better than many nobles .

Unexpectedly, the situation changed suddenly and disasters fell from the sky. Not only did the two countries fail to marry, but the prince even killed the princess, which made many people feel unprepared.

Of course, all of this is full of one-sided claims of the Charlemagne Empire. The envoys were all detained in Charlemagne and failed to return, and the House of Elders could not learn the truth.But most people are not fools. They know that this is probably an excuse. It is nothing more than Alfonso VIII knowing that his Majesty died suddenly, and then there is such a good reason in front of him. Started a war.

The only good thing is that Alfonso VIII did not send troops immediately. I heard that he has not killed Chris to avenge his daughter. There is room for maneuver, so what is this room for?

The House of Elders launched a long debate on this.

The war faction believes that although the Charlemagne Empire is known as the most powerful country on the mainland, our Garter Empire is not far behind. Even if there is a real fight, which side may lose, there is no need to bow to the Charlemagne Empire. Suo VIII can fight as long as he wants, and we also have excellent soldiers and powerful mages.

It needs to be explained here that since mages are not a well-managed organization like the Holy See, the Magic Guild does not have the power to enforce orders on mages. Therefore, when countries fight wars, mages often participate in it, which plays a key role in the war between the two sides. decisive role.Of course, those at the level of Fasheng almost never participate, because their exploration of the mysteries of the universe has far exceeded their interest in secular power.But under the law saint, the great magister, the magister, theoretically speaking, the more powerful mages the opponent has, the greater the chance of winning.

People from the Zhuhe faction believe that Alfonso VIII did not send troops immediately because he was clearly trying to blackmail him. If we can end the war with some land or donate some money, it should be the most cost-effective.

The main surrender faction believes that there is a gap in the strength of the two countries. After the death of our emperor, people in the country are now in panic. Who still wants to fight? This kind of army will definitely be defeated if it is pulled on the battlefield. It is better than this From the very beginning, he put on a low profile, expressing to the Charlemagne Empire that he was not good enough, and whatever conditions the other party wanted, he would do his best to meet them within the scope of being able to meet them.

The main peace faction and the main surrender faction have similar positions, but the main peace faction needs dignity and face, while the main peace faction thinks that the so-called imperial dignity can be completely abandoned. Anyway, what we bow to is the most powerful country in the mainland, and it is not a cat or dog principality , is not a shame.

The three parties have been arguing endlessly about this, and have not come up with a conclusion for several days, but there is also a tacit understanding and consensus among them: that is, Prince Felton, who was detained in the Charlemagne Empire, does not need to worry about it, and there is no need to find a way to get rid of it. There is no need to pay any ransom for the rescue. After all, murder pays for life. It would be even better if Alfonso VIII killed the prince to stop the fire and cease the war.

Of course, this kind of tacit understanding is fine if you think about it in your heart. No one would be stupid enough to say it openly, but no one would mention it.

Recently, the elders' home has a meeting every day, and each meeting is held for one day, and it is noisy every day.

Fortunately, most of these nobles are not mages. Even if they are mages, they are not allowed to carry staffs after entering the venue. Otherwise, the conference hall will be destroyed by so many noises every day.

Neither Her Majesty the Queen nor Prince Tang En attended. One was still grieving over her husband's death, and the other couldn't even speak. The power of the empire was completely in the hands of the elders' house.

Francis II has been the emperor for so many years, it is not that he has not cultivated his confidants and influence, but these people who were originally loyal to the emperor are inevitably at a loss when there is no leader, and some will give birth to their own small thoughts, saying After all, Frans II did not expect that he would die so suddenly, and he didn't even have time to say his last words. What's worse, he originally wanted to restrain the prince and godfather Yannick of the Presbyterian House, but at this time, because of Orthea The death of the princess was detained in Charlemagne and could not come back.

It stands to reason that when the emperor is dead, a new emperor should be elected. Even if it is only a ruler in name, Prince Tang En is of course the logical choice, but I don't know if it is because of the tense situation that everyone has forgotten it, or someone is pregnant. Different thoughts, all in all, the content of the quarrels in the elders' house these days did not include this point at all.

"Okay." The chairman of the House of Elders tapped the podium with the hammer in his hand, and he looked around until everyone became quiet. "The Charlemagne Empire may send troops at any time now. We can't delay any longer. We must discuss a result today. I propose to adopt a voting method. The minority obeys the majority. Everyone should have no objections?"

"No." Shi Shiran, a nobleman, stood up. "Your Excellency, with all due respect, everyone knows that our main battle is the smallest minority in the Senate. This voting method is definitely unfair to us."

"That's right!"

"White is right!"

The speaker had a headache: "Then do you have any good suggestions!"

The nobleman said: "I have a solution. Since we can't reach a unified conclusion because we can't argue, we can ask Her Majesty the Queen to come and help us with the final arbitration."

"No!" The speaker refused without thinking. "Even His Majesty the Emperor has never been able to interfere with the decisions of the House of Elders. How can His Majesty the Empress come over!"

He felt that his words seemed too naked, and added: "And Her Majesty is still very sad now, how can we bother her?"

The nobleman sneered: "But in this way, the result is completely unfair. What's the use of an unfair result! Do you want to hug Alfonso VIII's thigh and lick his toes so much?"

The speaker said angrily: "White, pay attention to your wording, this is the House of Elders, I have the right to expel you..."

Before he finished speaking, he heard a noise from the guards at the door. The movement was very loud, accompanied by the clanging of weapons, which even overwhelmed the buzzing sound in the arena.

"What's going on!" the speaker asked loudly.

People who were originally sitting in their seats looked out one after another.

The captain of the guard who was in charge of guarding the order of the presbytery held his hat and ran in hastily, and said in embarrassment: "Your Excellency Speaker, it's too bad, His Excellency Prince Felton wants to break in!"

What?Prince Felton?

Everyone suspected that something was wrong with their ears.

But the next moment, they began to suspect that something was wrong with their eyes.

Prince Felton in a black robe came in from the outside.

He was not blocked by anyone, or in other words, those who blocked him had already been pushed out.

The captain of the guard panicked, and shouted forcefully: "Ah, you can't come in here!"

He wanted to do something, but he didn't dare to attack the other party. After all, he was also the brother of His Majesty the Emperor.

The meeting place fell silent in an instant, and everyone stared blankly at the Prince, who was supposed to be detained in the Charlemagne Empire. Even the speaker looked stupid with his mouth open, and forgot how to react for a while. .

"The emperor is dead. Instead of investigating the cause of the emperor's death or preparing for the enthronement of the new emperor, instead of arguing here?" Chris's voice was very calm, so calm that there was no ups and downs, but the sarcasm in the corners of his mouth and eyes was obvious , so obvious that no one can ignore it.

The speaker woke up as if suddenly pressed a certain button, and asked loudly: "Your Excellency Chris, why are you here! Could it be that Alfonso VIII released you, he didn't pursue the death of the princess?!"

Chris: "Oh, I escaped."

what!

Everyone was taken aback, and the speaker was even more annoyed: "Captain of the guard, arrest him quickly!"

The captain of the guard did not move, he looked at Chris with trepidation, no one here knew better than him what happened outside the door just now, His Excellency Chris just waved his staff, and all the soldiers were sealed in the water polo.

No one has ever told him that His Excellency Chris is still a mage!

Seeing that the captain of the guard did not obey the command, the chairman was almost furious, but it seemed that Chris had no intention of escaping, so he had no choice but to sternly say: "Your Excellency Chris, you know what your irresponsible behavior will do to the empire." Such consequences!"

Chris glanced at him, then looked away, and glanced at everyone in the venue, "I only know that what you are doing now is completely making an outstanding contribution to accelerating the demise of the empire."

"Why do you say that!" The speaker angrily said, "If you hadn't killed the princess of the Charlemagne Empire, we would never have fallen into this passive situation! You still dare to come back privately now, don't you plan to let us accompany you?" die with you!"

"Arrest him!!" I don't know who yelled first, and the venue echoed one after another.

"Arrest him!"

"Arrest him!"

"Did you hear that?" The speaker raised his chin proudly, "Captain of the guard, quickly call the guards in and arrest him!"

The captain of the guard was about to cry, but this time there was no need for him to embarrass him, because the second the speaker had just finished speaking, his body was already fixed there, maintaining a weird and funny posture and expression.

All the clothes on his body were burned to ashes, and then he was wrapped naked in a water polo, allowing people to "watch" like a work of art.

Everyone stared blankly at Chris.

It's not that no one noticed that he was holding a suspected wand in his hand when he came in, but no one would associate it with the "staff" until the speaker made a huge fool of himself.

Chris said calmly: "I think you don't want to be like him. If someone wants to go out before I finish speaking..."

He pointed at a nobleman who was about to sneak out with his staff. The nobleman burst into flames suddenly, and the flames quickly burned his clothes, and he was sealed in a water ball and couldn't move. Same as Speaker.

No one wants to be locked in a nude exhibition!Everyone shuddered, and the venue immediately became calmer than ever. I'm afraid that even the emperor's resurrection from the coffin would not have such a good effect.

Chris was satisfied: "Now, it's my turn to say a few words."