When the mystery is revealed, many people will feel that way. This time is no exception.
Those who can get the title of Grand Duke are all excellent people. As long as they have low IQ, in the Karlsruhe Empire's environment of selecting merit rather than seniority, it is impossible to inherit the family business unless other heirs have
Death light.
Therefore, in the face of the Empress's invitation, the invited grand dukes actually arrived near the temple of the Church of Three Holy Lights early. They arranged their manpower and prepared to see who the other invitees were.
Although the real owner was well hidden, the capable people sent out to spy on the news just found out that they were all acquaintances. Everyone had interacted with each other publicly and privately. Who was the master behind who was who?
It's clear.
Now everyone has arrived, and there are no new faces around. A group of people simply met and gathered together, then turned around and reported to their respective masters. Only then did the grand dukes realize that the people who had been invited were all of the same rank as themselves.
old rival.
Now that the answer to the mystery was revealed, everyone did not intend to dance according to the empress's arrangements, and entered the temple of the Church of the Three Holy Lights directly. A group of people entered secretly from the side door, leaving only one personal guard, and the rest of the entourage were scattered around the temple.
, faintly surrounding the temple.
The priest on call quickly led these noble people to the prayer room where the empress was waiting. This was not a place where Acorus received treatment, but a place where people in the church really used to pray to the gods.
The three holy emblems of the Lord of Justice, the Lord of Life and the Lord of Protection were hung on the altar. Except for the last one, which was dark and dull, the other two radiated a faint holy light.
St. Alegria did not kneel down to pray. The emperor's pride was not allowed to kneel down to any god.
But when the grand dukes arrived, the empress looked at the sacred objects of the three gods with a hesitant expression. The rude and intrusive magician was beside her.
Apart from this, there are no other followers.
The grand dukes arrived early and did not cause any trouble to the inviters. The empress did not have a panic expression as the grand dukes imagined. When they appeared, she knelt down and asked for shelter.
On the contrary, the empress still maintained her usual indifferent demeanor. This made the grand dukes doubt the correctness of the words conveyed by the magician. Does His Majesty the Emperor really mean to seek peace?
"My lords, the meaning of the great magician Gabrash Tripwood is mine. He will discuss it with you in detail here." After making the opening remarks, the empress looked back at the holy symbol of the gods.
As if in silent prayer.
With the Empress opening the show, Lin directly asked a few questions that pointed directly to the soul, asking the masters present to prevent them from talking about their qualifications. If he really wants to argue with the nobles, he will not be able to see it for three days and three nights.
The end. So let’s get straight to the point.
Lin said: "My lords, how long do you think the current political situation can last? All the nobles unite to suppress His Majesty the Emperor until the end? Can the status quo be maintained if another emperor comes to power? Or can it be replaced?
Which emperor do you all feel satisfied with? The reason why His Majesty was able to be crowned and ascended the throne was because you thought she was qualified and could satisfy you. Why are you not satisfied today?"
Grand Duke Muxi, as the leading figure of the hard-liners, still said what he would say based on his character: "As long as I live, this situation will not change. Or do you think that with your own efforts,
There are ways to turn things around."
"My lord, I believe you can do what you say. But what about a hundred years from now? Even if we don't say a hundred years, this generation will all be dead. Each of you sirs is older than your majesty. Although the tomb only pretends to be dead, isn't it?
You just pretend to be an old man, but in terms of your remaining lifespan, Your Majesty has a chance to live longer than any of you. Then will the situation be the same then?"
"Just say what you want to say, and don't ask questions that are just like nonsense." Although the Grand Duke of Oz does not belong to any faction within the empire, the weight of his words is not light at all. Because he has maintained a relationship with the Haider Empire for a long time.
In a state of war, his style of conduct is quite lively and he doesn't like long-winded and hidden speech.
"If there is a way to make the current situation a regular practice and continue it for a long time. And the so-called long-term means that no matter who the emperor is, your family has been passed down for several generations, and political affairs are still dominated by the nobles; the emperor is far away from the power of governance.
It is only a symbol of the empire. Then would you, your lords, be willing to support Your Majesty, especially to keep her away from things like today?"
The most knowledgeable Archduke of Parma said: "It sounds like the Republican Parliament that existed in the Elven Empire a long time ago. If this is the case, then why do we support an emperor?"
Lin praised the other party and said: "Sir, you are indeed knowledgeable about the past and the present. This is very good. But you don't know why the Elf Empire was not transformed into an Elf Republic during the period when there was no emperor. The Republic Council lasted for a while, and then it was
There will be several generations of emperors; after several generations of emperors, the republic will become the leader. In this way, the ancient dynasty era, the golden age, the silver age, the elven empire went through a period of time, and finally fell apart."
"Why? This is how history is recorded, and how things change. There are so many reasons why it is easy to explain." said the Grand Duke of Piercenza, who belonged to the same camp as the Grand Duke of Parma and was still in a leadership position.
It was just such an explanation that even the Grand Duke of Parma, who was his younger brother, sighed and was too lazy to criticize. Of course, Lin was even less likely to accept such a brainless explanation, and said:
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"Whether it is a human or an elf, the trait of laziness exists in the personality. When it is in the republican parliamentary system, as long as a strong man comes out and solves most of the problems for the majority of people, then everyone will be happy to use their power.
Leave it to him so that he can deal with more problems. If this continues to accumulate, eventually this person will become the emperor, a being who combines all power. Then several generations will not be as good as the first generation, and the hereditary dynasty will be gone.
, and so on. If your lords plan to exclude the emperor and restore the old republican parliamentary system, are you hoping that one day I will be replaced as emperor? You must know that under such a system, once you fall from the altar, you will easily die.
The clan is destroyed. Even if it is not completely wiped out, it is still seriously injured. How many times can your family survive?"
"So, what are you going to do?" Duke Infanta, one of the two great dukes in charge of maritime affairs in the empire, knows more about things on Dragon Island than others, so his attitude is more cautious. He doesn't want to at all.
Mess with this magician who can face the Dragon God.
"It is true that it is still the parliament, but the parliament supports the emperor, and the parliament performs the responsibility of governing on the emperor's behalf. If this is implemented as a routine, even if a strongman appears in the parliament, he will not be able to establish himself as the emperor or replace him. Because supporting and loyal to the emperor is a big deal.
That’s the premise.”
As a rational member of the hard-liners, Grand Duke Montezuma said: "You speak very well, but how can you guarantee that His Majesty's successor will admit such a thing? If you cannot do this, then what you said before will not last long."
Continuation is a joke.”
Lin smiled and asked an irrelevant question. "You adults can play chess, no matter what kind of chess it is. What do you think is the most important thing in playing chess? Intelligence? Chess records? Guidance by famous teachers? Actually,
None. A kind of chess can be accepted by most people and they can study the methods to win. The most important thing is a common and unchangeable rule. What we have to do is not to support the emperor or Saint Alegre
Ya, but support this set of rules."
While speaking, Lin displayed the contents of the constitution he had prepared on the water mirror screen and enlarged it for the nobles to see. There were a lot of words, but it was not a history book-level tome. It took a while to scan it.
once.
The grand dukes naturally knew that the content of this text titled "Constitution" should be the focus of today. Even if they did not study the content carefully to judge the pros and cons, they still skimmed it briefly to give themselves an idea.
At the beginning of the content, it explains the powers possessed by human beings, the methods of election and being elected, and also involves the composition of parliament, then the legislative power, executive power and judicial power. Finally, it focuses on the legal status of the constitution and the ratification process.
In particular, the ratification procedure emphasizes that the parliament supports the constitution and swears allegiance to the emperor and performs its duties for the empire, so that the constitution can be effective. It can be said that once someone tries to abolish the emperor, the constitution will be abolished as well.
fell off and the two were tied together.
After reading it once, the grand dukes turned back to look at the part they were most concerned about, which was the composition of the parliament. The parliament was divided into an upper and lower chamber, and the upper chamber was composed of nobles, and all those who held titles were ex officio members.
The members of the lower assembly are elected by the people in various places and are re-elected regularly.
When forming a cabinet to govern, members of the lower assembly elect members of the upper assembly to form a cabinet, which then appoints the remaining ministers in power. The term of the cabinet is re-appointed following the election of the lower assembly.
It can be said that this cabinet minister, just like the imperial prime minister in the past, has the power to govern the empire. The difference between the two is that the imperial prime minister is appointed by the emperor. Basically, who the emperor wants to appoint depends entirely on the emperor's mood. And the cabinet minister
Kuei was elected by members of the lower parliament and appointed unconditionally by the emperor.
"Why is there a lower parliament? And what about this term?" Grand Duke Oz asked. In fact, this is also the question that other grand dukes are most concerned about.
Lin still asked a rhetorical question, but this time he didn't go off topic. "So, sir, how do you think Ge Kui came about?"
"Let the most powerful person serve." Grand Duke Mu Xi said decisively.
"Yes, that's the truth. But what kind of person is considered the most powerful? And will this perceived strength be recognized by others? Just like now, who do several adults think is the most powerful?
To serve as the cabinet minister?" Lin asked with a smile.
The current Karlsruhe Empire does not have the position of Imperial Chancellor. Basically, the positions of ruling ministers are divided among the great nobles of each camp.
To put it simply, although everyone is now united to deal with the emperor, no one is convinced by anyone. That's why the nobles are divided into five camps, because this is the current situation of the empire.