Although in Lost Land, the divine power and the imperial power are not so harmonious, the two parties are not at the level where they will never interact with each other until death.
But in fact, the only one who is defensive is the imperial power. The secular church of the gods is very happy to provide help to emperors, kings, and even nobles. Just because doing so will help increase the influence of the gods.
So even though it was bedtime, the empress and her entourage still knocked on the door of the temple of the Church of Three Holy Lights and asked the Archbishop of the Lord of Life to receive him in person.
You must know that the status of an archbishop is a king-level status in a secular country. Although the empress does not have real power, she is a serious imperial emperor who was crowned eight hundred years ago. If the archbishop does not come forward, it will easily cause problems.
But for Alegria now, saving her close friend Iris is the top priority, and those red tapes don't matter.
The severely injured mixed-blood Sea Clan woman was carried into the prayer room of the Lord of Life under the arms of a powerful guard knight. This prayer room was integrated with the clinic and surgery room of a certain time-travelling home hospital.
Room, rehabilitation room, intensive care unit... and other functions are integrated into one.
Although the archbishop is a divine messenger, he is also a healer, researching ways to heal injuries and illnesses without the divine grace of the Lord of Life. This is because doing so will help treat the poor. The divine grace of the Lord of Life is not cheap at all.
However, with the financial support of the empress, the seriously injured Calamus was directly bathed in the holy light of divine grace. All the pain on the surface and internal organs were slowed down or even disappeared in the white light.
But the external injuries can be recovered, but the internal scars are not that simple. At least at this stage, there is no psychological consultation service in Lost Land. Although the comatose Sea Clan woman no longer has a painful expression, instead she has a look of pain.
The fear lingers.
Magic is powerless against psychological trauma. Perhaps belief in the gods can help, but there is no magic that takes effect for a short period of time. Even the Archbishop of Life is powerless against the psychological fear of Calamus.
Logically speaking, when the treatment reaches this stage, the person can be taken back to rest. However, at the request of the empress, the group stayed at the Three Holy Lights Church for an excuse. In name, they were taking care of Chang Pu's condition, but in fact they were preparing to come with Lin Invitation.
secret conversations of nobles.
The Church of Gods generally maintains a neutral position and is impartial in the struggle for power in the secular world.
Because of this, the Church of the Gods is also the most suitable place for multi-party negotiations. In places like the capital of the empire, where nobles gather, this kind of thing is often done. Setting up a secret meeting place or something is something that the attendants in the temple are very familiar with.
After confirming that Calamus had recovered, Lin left the temple to deliver the invitation letter written by the empress.
The invitation letter was not signed with the name of the invitee. This is quite rude among nobles, but this is also a normal formal invitation.
What Lin plans to do is to send secret letters and hold secret meetings. It is not certain who he will be able to meet; and he does not know whether he can invite the other party. With so many uncertain factors, there is no need to learn the formal invitation method.
The first wave of invitations he planned to invite were, in addition to the Grand Duke of Frias, who firmly supported Prince Behar, the other six Grand Dukes of the Karlsruhe Empire were also invited.
Although on the political stage of the empire, there was a duke who formed a camp that was not inferior to other great dukes, Lin still excluded this duke from the first wave of lists. Just because although he led
The strength of the camp is quite good, but the Duke's own strength is not ranked among the Grand Dukes, which explains a lot of problems.
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The process of sending invitation letters can be said to be the same, without so many fancy changes.
Lin used the flash technique to go straight into the grand duke's dormitory or study. He shocked these big shots and gave them a show of strength. Then he handed over the unsigned invitation card written by the empress, and said with a polite but emotionless smile:
"My lord, the Grand Duke, do you have the guts to hear the benefits of Your Majesty's visit to your door?"
"Oh, they are here to bring benefits, not to assassinate me?" Every grand duke will ask such a question.
"Haha, sir. You are important, but not that important. The only people who are qualified to negotiate directly with the empress are people with a noble status like you. It is not that important because if I really kill you
, will not help the empress’ current predicament. I believe that your family can quickly find a candidate to succeed the Grand Duke and maintain the current situation, or it may even get worse.”
Although the content is not pleasant to listen to, the analysis is reasonable and reasonable. Every Grand Duke who hears it will not argue on this. The second sentence they usually ask is: "What is your Majesty going to do?"
"Your Majesty, she is frightened and needs supporters to rescue her from fear. And what kind of person is more suitable than you, the Grand Duke?" Lin said bluntly.
Some people sneered in response, while others sarcastically said: "Isn't it too late to ask for help now? And what kind of leverage does your Majesty have to impress me?"
If someone asked, Lin would answer: "Of course there is, how could it not be possible? She is His Majesty the Emperor, the person with the highest power in the Karlsruhe Empire."
"So what? Is it possible that she is willing to share this power?" The Grand Duke replied casually, usually frightened by his own delusions. Some people immediately thought of what kind of bargaining chip the empress had.
The grand dukes will not waste time asking questions like 'is it possible'. They need more evidence to judge the authenticity of this speculation and the true intention of this invitation. So their next sentence is to ask: "
Where to meet?”
If the meeting place is too desolate, there is a high chance that the invitation is just a bait for an ambush.
"In the temple of the Church of Three Holy Lights, the female attendant of the Empress is receiving treatment there. If you choose to meet there, under the eyes of the Lord of Justice, no one will use conspiracy, conspiracy, or use such unsavory methods as assassination.
, it is not impossible for the Lord of Justice to directly launch a holy war against injustice. So I think your Excellency, the Grand Duke, can rest assured."
Some grand dukes who like to find faults may reply like this: "The Lord of Justice will not care about such a trick of setting an ambush in my mansion on the way to the temple."
"Haha, Your Excellency, why bother so much. If His Majesty really wants you to die, wouldn't it be better for me to do it now?"
Whether he was in the study or the dormitory, the Grand Duke would realize again that his home, and the most private room, had been invaded by the magician in front of him, and no one had noticed it yet. If he really wanted to take action,
Now is the best time.
On the way to the temple, it is impossible for him to go alone. No matter whether he brings more or less people, he will definitely be safer than now. Choosing an ambush and assassination at that time will increase the difficulty in vain and is completely meaningless.
But even if they figured it out, the grand dukes would not give a direct answer. In their eyes, the magician in front of them was just a messenger at best, and he still used it in such a very rude way. He didn't show off to the other party.
You are so polite and you still expect to get something from your own mouth.
So most of them accepted the invitation card from the Empress. The less polite ones just ignored the magician waiting aside and looked like seeing off the guests. The more polite ones just said: "I understand."
No more talking.
Of course Lin wouldn't care about such trivial matters. As a grand duke of the empire, there are very few people with higher power in the world, so it is normal to have such a disdainful attitude.
But even if it is a matter of course, it does not mean that someone should be used to it. After the grand dukes accepted the invitation card, Lin took a few steps back and prepared to leave in a flash. Before leaving, he did not forget to say: "My lord, you are not
The only guest invited by His Majesty. So please don’t be too surprised when you see other people." After that, he flashed and left!
Because the magician left too quickly, none of the grand dukes had time to ask who else the empress had invited. Therefore, they had already made up their minds, and because of such an uncertain factor, they were in a dilemma.
Go, if you meet an enemy or an enemy, should you fight or not? When you meet someone who should be concealed, will you laugh or not? Is it possible that a life-threatening emergency will occur?
But they were all so curious about the bargaining chips that the empress might propose that they wished they could know the content on the spot. No matter how calm they pretended to be, it didn't mean they were really calm. If everything really didn't matter, everyone would still have to fight for power and strengthen their own power.
It's family.
It was supposed to be bedtime, or the time to deal with the government affairs of their respective territories before going to bed, but now no grand duke could sleep. They summoned their trusted guard chiefs one after another to make preparations for secret travel at night.
As for the trespassing magician, the grand dukes tacitly chose to ignore it. Maybe no one saw how the magician came in, but his departure all happened in front of the grand dukes.
The teleportation magic that requires no warning and no preparation can lead the magician to leave quietly, which means that he was in the same situation when he came. At this time, it would be unreasonable to review whether the security measures at home are complete.
Instead of letting too many people know that they have suffered such embarrassment and take revenge in a big way, it is better to let this matter be forgotten. What people who can get to their status need most is not strength or support from others.
, but a thick-skinned person with an iron wall.
They will not foolishly follow the time on the invitation card. All traces that may be exposed must be disguised or misled to a certain extent. This is the reason why these nobles live a long life.
Therefore, most of them choose to set off early and hide near the temple. They will only wait until the agreed time before showing up to meet other invited 'guests'. Maybe everyone can connect with each other first and then face the empress together.
This method of unanimously dealing with the imperial power is extremely familiar to them, so there is no need to prepare in advance. However, the grand dukes still invariably fell into a state of uneasiness about who the possible 'teammates' were.